"Quick! Get out of the city! Get out of the city!" Cao Bao said to a few close followers around him.

At this time, Cao Bao realized that he had fallen into the trap of luring the snake out of its hole, but he did not dare to shout loudly.

He could only remind a few people around him to take advantage of the chaos and escape from the city first. Otherwise, when all the soldiers in the front row were dead, or when Wei Xu and his back-up troops arrived,

He couldn't run even if he wanted to.

Although Cao Bao figured it out, the captains around him didn't.

"General, why are we running? Now we only need to guard the city gate and wait for Duke Xuande's army, won't we win?" A school captain couldn't understand.

"Stupid!" Cao Bao cursed: "Don't you think this is too coincidental?"

"We just sent people out of the city, and we met Zang Ba, and then Wei Xu. Now even the city gate has collapsed! Isn't this a trap?"

"Ah?" When everyone heard Cao Bao's words, they suddenly panicked: "General, what should we do now?"

"Leave the city first! Once we leave the city, we will have more choices. If we are blocked in the dead end of the city gate, we will definitely not survive today." Cao Bao said directly without thinking.

"But general, although we fell into the trap, there are also Xuande Gong's troops outside the city. Wouldn't it be okay if we just guard the city gate and wait for Xuande Gong's troops?" When a school captain heard Cao Bao's words, he was still very angry.

I don't understand why people like me want to leave the city.

"Are you stupid? Since we have fallen into the trap, the people outside the city may also be fake! If we continue to stay here now, we will only die!" Cao Bao said angrily.

As soon as they heard that the large army outside the city might be fake, the captains began to panic.

"Then General, I will tell my brothers to withdraw now!"

"Come back!" Cao Bao grabbed the captain and lowered his voice and said, "Go call someone now. Do you think you didn't die quickly enough?"

"How big is the city gate? How many people can pass through at the same time? If you ask the people in the front row to withdraw, then everyone will only be blocked at the door."

"Besides, they have all withdrawn. Who is going to resist Wei Xu and Zang Ba? Do you want them to chase us and chop us in the back?"

"Then general, what should we do?" The captain suddenly panicked.

When Cao Bao heard the captain's words, he did not answer directly. Instead, he quickly walked to the city wall and shouted to the crowd who were still fighting below: "Brothers, stop the enemy! Xuande Gong's army is coming soon."

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"Wait for you to win Xiapi! I will give you many rewards! Everyone will be promoted to level three and will be rewarded with a hundred golds!"

When the crowd fighting under the city heard Cao Bao's words, their morale immediately improved significantly.

"The general is mighty!"

The people below the city cheered, and then worked harder to kill the enemy, blocking the attack of Wei Xu and Zang Ba.

When Cao Bao saw this scene, he immediately retreated back to the other side of the city wall. Then he grabbed the rope that had previously sent the scouts down the city and slid down the city.

Only then did the captains present understand what Cao Bao was thinking.

What he just said to encourage the soldiers in the city was just an encouragement. Not to mention whether it can be fulfilled, it is hard to say how many people can survive after Cao Bao's encouragement.

However, there is also an advantage, that is, these people are like taking a shot of chicken blood at this time, rushing up one by one, which can buy them a lot of time.

After a while, Cao Bao and a dozen other captains slid to the bottom of the city, and then ran away into the distance.

They want to run to the dense forest in the north of the city. As long as they hide in the dense forest, they can hide themselves with the help of the trees in the dense forest.

But they had just run a normal distance when they suddenly noticed a large amount of dust appearing in the north direction of the city.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Cao Bao immediately understood that it took a large number of cavalry to create such a big movement.

"Quick! Turn around!" Cao Bao panicked a little, then turned around and ran towards the south.

The other captains did not say anything and just ran with Cao Bao.

But it was the same in the south, the dust was flying, and it was obvious that there were a large number of people and horses approaching him quickly.

At this time, Cao Bao could choose to stop and see who the opponent was, or speed up and rush out. Of course, he could also choose to go back.

After stopping and looking around, it was obvious that this road was not suitable.

It would be fine if the other party was from Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, he could sit back and relax, but in Cao Bao's view, the possibility was very small.

The other is to rush out. No matter whether the other party is from Yuan Shao or Liu Bei, he will flee for his life first.

But it was obvious that the opponent had a large number of cavalry. They climbed over the wall and walked with only two legs. In the open area of ​​Xiapi, it was impossible for two-legged people to outrun four-legged horses.

Even if they run away now, it's just a matter of fate. If you're lucky, you can escape. If you're not lucky, someone will chase you out and stab you from behind.

Of course, retreating back to the city wall is also a way. Although you can't touch the current danger, you can at least save your life temporarily.

Thinking of this, Cao Bao no longer hesitated. He turned his head again and ran towards the city wall again.

After three clicks, Cao Bao climbed up the city wall again along the rope.

After the captains under him followed him back to the city wall, Cao Bao also saw clearly the army outside the city.

Although the people outside the city were all holding banners with the characters "Yuan" and "Liu", Cao Bao was not happy.

Because he saw that those people, although they were flying the banners of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, there were no signs of fatigue or scars on their bodies.

You must know that even elite soldiers cannot face a siege without being injured or exhausted.

At this time, the fact that these people can present themselves like this can only mean that their siege battle is fake, and these people were acting before.

This also indirectly shows that these people are Lu Bu's men in disguise.

Cao Bao even recognized the two leaders, one was Song Xian and the other was Hou Cheng.

Seeing this scene, Cao Bao understood everything. Where Liu Bei's army was besieging the city, everything was just a show.

He even said that in order to make himself believe it, Lu Bu sent his troops out of the city, disguised themselves as enemy troops, and even damaged the west gate.

Tens of thousands of people spent countless amounts of money and food over several days just to be fooled.

Cao Bao, who had figured everything out, suddenly had a wry smile and helplessness on his face.

At this time, the soldiers who were still fighting under the city also felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and they began to shrink their defense lines.

However, Wei Xu and Zang Ba in the city did not pursue them, but only asked people to stick to the defensive line.
Chapter completed!