(Thanks to the Alliance, support is always so timely. Thank you Zhao Wuxiu for 2014, I cry and bloody, ufgw, the glorious charter.)

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On July 20, on the 20th of the first year of Xingping, Lu Bu joined forces with Satolan and led 7,000 troops to attack Cao's camp at night. There was a bloody battle between the two sides, with heavy casualties.

When the war began, Cao's army was severely damaged and underwhelmed by the commander Xiahou Dun, and was in danger by the coalition forces. But at this critical moment, several events that were enough to affect the situation of the war suddenly occurred on the battlefield.

First, Li Dian attacked and killed Su Lan, leaving Juye Army without a leader; then Lu Bu and Ma Han confronted each other. Although the time was short, the battlefield situation changed rapidly. A chief general was not in the command post, but ran to fight with someone alone, and missed several opportunities to break through the defense of Cao's army. Finally, what changed the situation was that Xiahou Dun fought with a single incisive battle, with his eyes and hair disguised, holding a long spear in his hand, and rushing alone to the formation, killing dozens of enemy soldiers. He even rushed to the front of the Bingzhou Army with a spear and then flew his helmet with his spear, then hit Cao Xing, spitting blood in his mouth, and was rescued by his entourage, thus stopping the coalition offensive.

At this time, Han Hao also urgently assembled a team of cavalry, bypassed the flanks of the coalition from the north gate, and raided the flanks of the weak Juye Army, and defeated the Juye Army in one fell swoop. When the Juye Army was defeated, the flanks of the Bingzhou Army and Yanzhou Army were exposed. Originally, Lu Bu wanted to reconstruct the flank defense line with his powerful Bingzhou cavalry, but at this moment, reinforcements were sent from Zhencheng to attack the flanks of the coalition.

Lu Bu knew very well that Zhencheng had not many troops, and even if it was all brought, it was only a thousand miscellaneous soldiers, which was not threatening at all. But he knew it was one thing. Whether the soldiers knew it was another thing. Especially the Yanzhou Army, an enemy army suddenly appeared in the darkness and rushed from the side. He was immediately panicked, his courage was released, and the entire army was in chaos.

The left-wing Juye Army of the coalition forces was defeated first, and then the right-wing Yanzhou Army was defeated. No matter how brave Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army was, he could not support him. In the end, he had to retreat in disappointment.

In this battle, Lu Bu lost more than 2,000 troops. Although he failed to defeat Cao's camp and captured Xiahou Dun, he did not have any gains. The remaining nearly 2,000 (1,000) of Juye soldiers in Satolan were all annexed by Lu Bu. This battle was worth it. He just wanted to kill two birds with one stone, assassinate Xiahou Dun, defeat Cao's camp, and then led his troops to Rencheng Kingdom to cut off Cao Cao's return, but it was too late.

Xiahou Dun was much worse. His five thousand troops were less than half of them, and it was difficult to resist Lu Bu's next attack. He had to withdraw his troops back to Zhencheng and defend him behind closed doors. He gave up the initiative to fight for Yanzhou.

History has changed a little bit here. Both Lu Bu and Xiahou Dun are more tragic than the original history and are more damaged.

At this time, Cao Cao's army was also on the way back.

There were two roads for Cao Cao to return from Xuzhou, one from Langjia to Dongping through Taishan County, and the other from Pengcheng to bypass Yuzhou and Lu State to Rencheng State.

If Lu Bu and Zhang Miao's army could station troops in Dongping Kingdom, send troops to guard the country in Taishan County and Rencheng, Kangfu, who was in danger, resisted Cao Cao's army outside Yanzhou, and cut off Cao Cao's connection with Yuan Shao's army. He trapped Cao Cao in the siege of Tao Qian and Yuan Shu's coalition forces, and he could defeat him when his food was exhausted.

As for the three cities including Juancheng, they have more than enough self-defense and little threat. Just send troops to monitor them. It should be said that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's suggestion is very strategic, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, such as Xiahou Dun's restraint, the local forces along the way are full of concerns and do not cooperate, etc., and they were ultimately unable to implement it.

On the way back to Yanzhou, Cao Cao looked at Kang's father's dangerous feeling: "Once Bu gets a state, he cannot occupy Dongping, and stops Kang's father. The way of Mount Tai wants me to take advantage of the danger, and then stations in Puyang. I know that he is incompetent."

Having said that, Lu Bu was just losing in strategy, which does not mean that Cao Cao could defeat Lu Bu.

Compared with the strength of the two sides, Cao Cao had no less than 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers and Yanzhou troops loyal to him, as well as some surrendered Xuzhou troops, with a strength of less than 50,000. However, he needed to leave some troops in the Langjia Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom and Taishan County of Yanzhou to prevent Tao Qian's army from counterattacking. Only more than 30,000 troops could be taken to Yanzhou to fight against Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was also under the same command, with no more than 40,000 people at most. Those who supported him in name were Chenliu County, Dongjun, Dongping State, Jiyin County, Shanyang County, and Sili Yindong County in Henan. The other Rencheng State and Jibei State did not respond to the rebellion. However, among these 40,000 people, Lu Bu was able to command the command of the headquarters, 2,000 people in Salan, and more than 10,000 people under Chenliu and Zhang Chao. The rest were Li Feng in Juye, as well as the prefects of Wu Zi, Liu He, Gaoya and other counties. The county magistrates were holding troops to watch and nominally obeyed Lu Bu's command, but Lu Bu absolutely could not command, which was even more than the guest army.

The battle between Lu Bu and Cao Cao for Yanzhou has just begun.

...

Onozawa, sand beach, vast sky and boundless storm.

On the beach, Li Dian, dressed in white, was sprinkling wine to worship the river. Looking at the sand gulls rising and falling on the sandbank, their young faces were joy and sad.

One of the culprits, Sato Lan, was awarded the title of the head, and the great revenge was revenged. It was indeed gratifying that none of the sixteen dead men who accompanied him survived. It was a pity that they sought kindness. Among these dead men, not only were there disciples, but also members of the Li clan, one of them was his cousin.

Is it worth it if so many people die just to avenge one? For the Li family of Cheng family, one word is worth it!

He is bloody and hates his enemies, only asks about the result, and uses any means. This is the Cheng Li family, who upholds the spirit of heroism.

Ma Han also sat on a big rock on the beach, stroked his right forearm with his hand, savoring the exchange of lightning and fire with Lu Bu - his arm strength, amazing archery skills, and extraordinary cavalry battles. Such an all-round top general can become the best in the Three Kingdoms.

We have fought twice, and it seems that everyone is evenly matched and no one has taken advantage of anyone. But Ma Han knows very well that there is only one person who is truly invincible in his body, that is Lu Bu.

"I hope there will be no third duel. Lu Bu, I don't want to kill you, nor do I want to die at your hands. There are countless peaks in this world, and you and I will choose one to climb." Ma Han vomited a long breath of turbid air in his chest and raised his clothes.

At this time, Li Dian came towards him with a solemn look. He raised his hands, stood with his elbows and chest, his arms horizontally, he held his sleeves together and bowed to the ground. He saw him with a very solemn gift from his peers and said, "Mengma Jun saved each other three times, and his kindness was rebuilt. Dian thought deeply and could not repay him. He wished to use this small body to drive him, and he would not refuse even if he could not refuse."

Ma Han's reaction was not happy, so he stepped forward to help him up, and then he had some sensational and bloody words such as "I'm willing to throw him alone?"

Ma Han's words made Li Dian's mind blow, and he was confused for a moment. He kept his bowing gestures and remained stiff. Yes, is he willing to throw himself over?

During the Three Kingdoms period, there were two very similar characters, often compared to later generations: one was Dian Wei and the other was Xu Chu. However, the promotion paths of these two people were very different.

Dian Wei, Chen Liuyi, a typical grassroots figure like a ranger and assassin. When he first entered Cao's camp, he was just a big-headed soldier. Even though he was brave in fighting, no one could recognize him. He could not be promoted for a long time. Because one time, the tooth gate flag of the Sima Zhao Chong of Cao's army was shaking by the wind, Dian Wei fixed the thick tooth gate flag with one hand, which surprised Zhao Chong. Later, when Xiahou Dun went to various camps to select healthy soldiers, Zhao Chong recommended it.

In the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu for Yanzhou, he made great achievements and became promoted to the Sima of the Army. Later, in the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu, he was trapped in the siege of Lu Bu, Cao Cao recruited the men who were trapped in the battle, Dian Wei, and he held more than ten small halberds with his arms, rushed to the formation with arrows, killed the enemy in five steps, fought bloody battles, and curbed the offensive of Lu Bu's army and made great contributions to Cao Cao's breaking through the siege and escape.

This battle of sacrificed his life and death finally changed Dian Wei's fate. After the war, Cao Cao appointed Dian Wei as the commander and led him to lead hundreds of personal soldiers, often patrolling the army's tents, and was very trustworthy.

He had no background, no talent and knowledge, and was a grassroots player who climbed from a cannon fodder level to a high of 2,000 stones step by step. Except for part of his luck, Dian Wei relied on hard work. It was exactly the same as the saying "Three points are destined to heaven, and seven points are determined by hard work."

And Xu Chu was named the chief lieutenant as soon as he joined Cao Cao. It was really a matter of death!

Because Mao is a powerful general of similar nature, the treatment gap is so big? The reason is very simple: Dian Wei joins the army alone, has no reputation, has no father, and has no help. I'm sorry, you start from the bottom. If you die as cannon fodder, it's your fate. Surviving and climbing to the position is your luck.

Xu Chu brought more than 1,000 households in the entire family to invest - they brought capital to invest, can this treatment be the same?

The same is true for Li Dian. If he comes to vote alone, it is Dian Wei; if he brings his family to vote, it is Xu Chu. If it were you, would you rather be Dian Wei or Xu Chu?

Of course, Ma Han is not Cao Cao. He can join his father for a thousand miles to meet his father with nothing, and he will never treat Li Dian unfairly. The question is, what will Li Dian think? Give up the resources in his hands, help behind him, and have nothing to follow. Will he be willing to do it? Even if he is willing now, what will happen in the future?

Seeing Li Dian being stunned and speechless, Ma Han smiled and patted his shoulder: "Go back to Chengshi! Maybe one day, we will see you again. Maybe you are no longer Li Dian with nothing at that time, and I am no longer a mere city guard..."

In Ma Han's memory, he had never heard of the person Li Zheng of the Three Kingdoms, but at the moment, this person's strength and status are very important, and Cao Cao could not have pulled him into the camp. So, why had he never heard of this person? There is only one possibility, this person is like a meteor in the sky, fleeting, so Li Dian's rise. If Li Dian follows him now, let alone whether he is willing or not, he will first lose an important opportunity to inherit the huge resources of the family.

Li Dian wants these resources, and Ma Han also wants them. If you want to get them, you must first give up. If you want to give up, you will be able to give up. If you don’t want to give up, then you will get them? Li Dian is the person who Ma Han wants to give up now. Ma Han believes that with his bond with Li Dian, the opportunity must be greater than that of Cao Cao. Everything depends on how far he can go in the next year.
Chapter completed!