Thousands of fire pots rose from the ground and flew toward Cao Jun's camp. Black smoke and fire were everywhere, there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and heavy rain poured down.

Yuan Shao's nearly 20,000 troops filled Cao Cao's defense circle. Cao Cao's army opened the middle camp and 5,000 cavalry rushed out.

"Who do you think will win?" Even though Qilin had seen countless big scenes, he still felt very shocked under the direct impact of this battle of ten thousand people.

"The cavalry led by Cao Mengde is not as good as mine. They are disorganized." Lu Bu said indifferently: "The infantry is well trained. I guess the infantry is the trump card."

Qilin said: "Where is Yuan Shao?"

Lu Bu said, "It's a mob, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Yuan Jun's cavalry group charged, the mountains shook and the ground shook, and Cao Cao came head-on. The plain became a huge meat grinder. From dawn to afternoon, for three full hours, both sides filled the battlefield with nearly 50,000 people!

Lu Bu was always watching the battle attentively, and explained to Ma Chao the fighting intentions of both sides from time to time. Ma Chao was convinced.

There were corpses everywhere on the plain. Before both sides even had time to collect the corpses, Cao Jun beat the drums and sent out troops again!

"We are all tired of killing. Let's see who can persist. Whoever can win will win." Lu Bu said indifferently.

As Lu Bu expected, Cao's army's infantry formation was in order, with their arms moving like their hearts and pointing their hands. Looking down from a high place, Cao's army's formation looked like a giant bird with its wings spread out. The central army changed into a shield shape and stood up.

He raised a large shield to withstand Yuan Shao's cavalry attack.

Qilin said: "Eagle Formation."

Lu Bu nodded and said: "Exactly, as long as the central army can resist for a moment and the two wings are surrounded by 10%, Yuan's army will be defeated."

Ma Chao's blood boiled with excitement: "Fengxian, give me two thousand soldiers, and I will lead them to attack Yuan Shao's rear formation!"

Qilin said: "No, don't mess around. Watch first and learn from it. Then I can help you get revenge."

Lu Bu stretched out his finger and poked it from afar, saying: "There is an opportunity to take advantage of the gap in the shield wing. If there is a flag to give orders - for example, if you are commanding from a high place, and I personally lead the army, I can tear a gap there and break the formation easily."

.I don’t know who the military advisor in Cao’s camp is, so it’s unlikely that we need to change our formation.”

"Do you understand?" Qilin asked.

Ma Chao nodded.

Lu Bu was indeed a master of tactics. In less than half a quarter of an hour, the shield formation changed again. A large formation of double-wing infantry held shields to resist desperately, forming an iron barrel formation, and successfully encircled the enemy.

Cao Cao made a desperate move and sent out the last cavalry at hand to rush into the encirclement. The leader was as brave as Lu Bu!

Lu Bu was slightly moved: "Who is that person?"

Seeing the cavalry raising a banner with the word "Guan", Qilin understood and said: "That is Liu Bei's sworn brother, his name is Guan Yu. Have you forgotten that you fought against him before?"

Lu Bu had no impression of Guan Yu. He looked at him for a while and said, "Yuan Shao is going to lose."

Yuan Shao's army was already in disarray. At this moment, he was defeated like a mountain and began to flee hastily. The entire plain was full of Yuan's troops who fled towards the Yellow River.

The morale of Cao's army was high. Four generals, Zhao, Dian, Guan and Xiahou, each led 2,000 soldiers and horses in pursuit. Yuan's army abandoned their helmets and armor and could no longer organize effective resistance. Yan's flag was shot down by Zhao Yun with an arrow!

Qilin said: "Let's go after him and take advantage of him."

Lu Bu wagged his tail: "Robbery! Robbery!" He patted his horse and followed Qilin. Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, then he wagged his tail and said: "Revenge! Revenge!" The two of them happily followed Qilin and ran away huffing and puffing.

When they arrived at the Yellow River, Yuan Jun had already grabbed rafts to cross the river. The river was long, thousands of miles long, and the river was full of floating corpses. Several of Yuan Shao's vehicles pulled up to the shore to pick up troops, but Zhao Yun shot an arrow and cut off the sail ropes, and the giant sail was capsized.

When they came down, Cao Jun shouted to kill Zhentian and attacked the ship by force.

One after another, the big ships caught fire, and a small boat raised its sail and took advantage of the wind to sail northward.

Lu Bu said: "I guess he ran away. We don't have a boat. What should we do?"

"He is finished." Qilin said: "Cao Cao will cross the river and pursue Yecheng. We will return to Chang'an immediately!"

Ma Chao said: "Leave now!?"

Qilin said: "Listen to me, Yuan Shao will definitely flee to Chang'an. As long as there is time, we can catch him with our own hands."

Lu Bu immediately mounted his horse and led his army to march day and night towards Hangu Pass. Along the way to Hulao Pass, the defenders in Sili and other places heard about Yuan Shao's defeat. They all received orders and hurried to Yecheng to support them. There was no one there during the several days of running around.

Obstruction and questioning.

These are the real troubled times, Qilin thought to himself. Along the way from Guandu to Hangu Pass, people dragged their families and fled from place to place. The battle in Henan destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of residents, and some people fled to Xichuan, Jingzhou, etc.

Land, more people flocked to Xiliang.

The Liangzhou army mixed in with the migrating people, and Qilin ordered: "Now is not the time to take in refugees. We have to march in a hurry and ignore the people for now."

Lü Bu originally had sympathy and wanted to take the person out of the pass along the way, but after hearing Qilin's advice, he had no choice but to give up. He traveled day and night and finally returned to the outside of Chang'an.

Chang'an City is heavily guarded.

"Where's Wenyuan?" Qilin frowned and said, "Why is there no movement?"

A large flag with the character "Zhang" was hung on the city wall. Lu Bu shot a sentry arrow, and the city tower was alerted.

"The lord is back——!"

Qilin breathed a sigh of relief, the city gate sling was lowered, and Zhang Liao personally led his troops to pick him up.

"Well done." Qilin said, "How long did it take you to capture Chang'an?"

Zhang Liao said: "Thanks to Jia Wenhe and Gan Xingba this time!"

It had been nearly five months since Qilin Lu Bu entered the Pass to join the war. Gan Ning's naval forces had been well trained and had no warships. They were causing chaos in Liangzhou every day. Jia Xu was so distressed that he sent Gan Ning and Zhang Liao.

Go on an expedition together.

Gan Ning had only 2,000 soldiers under his command, but all of them had mastered the skills of holding one's breath underwater and swimming underwater. Zhang Liao led more than 8,000 Bingzhou troops to ambush outside Chang'an City.

According to Jia Xu's plan, two thousand soldiers soaked pig urine to store gas and jumped into the moat at night. It was called "Eight Rivers Around Chang'an" in ancient times. The rivers in the city are crisscrossed, and there are also the layout of streets and palaces left by Qilin.

Gan Ning led his men to take several breaths, sneaked into the city through the waterway, captured the city gate overnight, and then let Zhang Liao enter the city. The street fighting lasted for three days and three nights, and finally took full control of Chang'an.

Qilin originally planned to attack the city of Chang'an, wear down the defenders, and then he and Lu Bu would rush in and deliver the final blow. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, the entire city of Chang'an had surrendered, but he still couldn't help but be afraid: "In the future, the waterways must be tightly guarded."

point."

Zhang Liao laughed and said: "Apart from Brother Xingba, no one else has this ability to bring out sailors."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Well done, I will give you a reward when I go back."

After several years, when I returned to Chang'an, it still looked like the ruins where Yuan Shao set fire to the city. It was dilapidated and desolate everywhere and no longer the bustling scene of Xijing.

"Chang'an was under Yuan Shao's command a few months ago. The advisors were reviewing the matches, and Yan Liang was guarding them. You were fighting in Guandu, and Yan Liang was taken away. There were only 5,000 defenders and 20,000 people in the city."

Shanglin Garden, General's Mansion, Weiyang Palace, and Taihe Hall were all burned to tatters.

Qilin couldn't laugh or cry. No wonder Yuan Shao didn't send heavy troops to guard it. What's the use of robbing such a broken city?

Zhang Liao let Lu Bu and others into the palace all the way. Ma Chao said: "This is where the emperor lives?"

Qilin sighed and said: "Yes, Chang'an is completely ruined. To rebuild it, it will probably take three years of food and grass in Longxi."

It was early in the morning. Lu Bu passed through the front hall and passed by Xuanwu Lake. He looked at a place in the middle of the lake in trance.

It was autumn when the leaves were falling, the pond was full of broken lotuses, bricks and tiles were scattered everywhere, and a few mice squeaked through the grass. By the Xuanwu Lake, a half-ruined pavilion was covered with moss and vines.

Qilin explained to Ma Chao: "In the past, we also lived in Chang'an. We were honored by the Emperor's rites and competed with the three ministers. One of us was able to ascend to heaven with a chicken or a dog. Even when we entered the palace, we never had to inform..."

Ma Chao asked: "What are Fengxian looking at?"

Zhang Liao said: "Lord?"

Lu Bu came to his senses and said calmly: "That place is called Fengyi Pavilion, let's go."

"Why are these two big golden vases still there?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously: "No one moved them away?"

Qilin shrugged and said, "It's too heavy. It's gold-plated and can't even be moved."

Lu Bu flicked the huge gold bottles on both sides of the palace with his fingers, and with a crisp sound, he walked into the main hall of Weiyang Palace. There were only three people in the hall.

Two handsome young men from poor families knelt beside the dragon chair. Gan Ning sat ruffly on the dragon chair. A young man picked grapes sent from Longxi and fed them to Gan Ning's mouth.

The other one was holding a golden cup filled with goat's milk. Gan Ning greeted him: "Come on, come on, feed me again, I love you..."

"Gan Xingba!" Lu Bu roared with thunder.

The two teenagers were so horrified that they poured goat milk all over Gan Ning. Gan Ning rolled up and got up, saying with a smile: "My lord is mighty!"

Lu Bu was furious and said angrily: "Is that a seat you can sit in?!"

Gan Ning chuckled, nodded and bowed. Lu Bu waved his hands and sent the two young men away. After looking at them for a while, he swaggered forward, sat on the dragon chair, and said with satisfaction:

"Well, very good, the military advisor is here."

Everyone: "..."

Qilin said angrily: "Get down here - if word spreads, you'll be finished!"

Lu Bu said: "It's okay, let's practice first."

Qilin: "..."

Lu Bu said: "Where is the imperial seal? I remember bringing it."

The soldiers brought the imperial seal and presented it to Lu Bu. Qilin snatched it with his hand and was completely speechless. He said, "Ignore him. Wen Yuan goes and gets the map and military register. Let's study the follow-up battle plan."

Zhang Liao went to get the map and military register. Lu Bu looked around, swaying the pheasant tail on his head, stretched out his hand to wave to Qilin, and said: "Come here, little darling, sit down here."

Qilin was angry and funny. Looking at Lu Bu, he felt an indescribable warmth in his heart.
To be continued...