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on to plundering the surrounding country。 They wanted him to go against it without loss of time。
〃With our soldiers fresh from victory; the city will fall at a tap of the drum;〃 said they。
So Cao Cao marched the army straight to the city。 An attack was quite unexpected but the two leaders; Xue Lan and Li Fang; hurried out their few soldiers to fight。 Xu Chu; the latest recruit; said he wished to capture these two and he would make of them an introductory gift。
The task was given him and he rode forth。 Li Fang with his halberd advanced to meet Xu Chu。 The bat was brief as Li Fang fell in the second bout。 His colleague Xue Lan retired with his troops。 But he found the drawbridge had been seized by Li Dian; so that he could not get shelter within the city。 Xue Lan led his men toward Juye。 But Lu Qian pursued and killed him with an arrow。 His soldiers scattered to the four winds。 And thus Yanzhou was recaptured。
Next Cheng Yu proposed an expedition to take Puyang。 Cao Cao marched his army out in perfect order。 The van leaders were Dian Wei and Xu Chu; Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan led the left wing; Li Dian and Yue Jing led the right wing; Yu Jin and Lu Qian guarded the rear。 Cao Cao himself manded the center。
When they approached Puyang; Lu Bu wished to go out in person and alone to attack; but his adviser Chen Gong protested; saying; 〃General; you should not go out until the arrival of the other officers。〃
〃Whom do I fear?〃 said Lu Bu。
So he threw caution to the winds and went out of the city。 He met his foes and he began to revile them。 The redoubtable Xu Chu went to fight with him; but after twenty bouts neither batant was any the worse。
〃He is not the sort that one man can overe;〃 said Cao Cao。
And he sent Dian Wei to attack Lu Bu from another direction。 Lu Bu stood the double onslaught。 Soon after the flank manders joined in………Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan attacking the left; Li Dian and Yue Jing surrounding the right。 Lu Bu had six opponents。 These proved really too many for him so he turned his horse and rode back to the city。
But when the members of the Tian family saw him ing back beaten; they raised the drawbridge。
Lu Bu shouted; 〃Open the gates! Let me in!〃
But the Tians said; 〃We have gone over to Cao Cao!〃
This was hard to hear and the beaten man abused them roundly before he left。 Chen Gong got away through the east gate taking with him the generals family。
Thus Puyang came into Cao Caos hands; and for their present services the Tian family were pardoned their previous fault。
However; Liu Ye said; 〃Lu Bu is a savage beast。 If let alive; he will be a great danger。 Hunt him down!〃
Liu Ye was ordered to keep Puyang。 Wherefore Cao Cao determined to follow Lu Bu to Dingtao whither he had gone for refuge。
Lu Bu; Zhang Miao; and Zhang Chao were assembled in the city。 Gao Shun and other generals were out foraging。 Cao Cao army arrived but did not attack for many days; and presently he withdrew fifteen miles and made a stockade。 It was the time of harvest; and he set his soldiers to cut the wheat for food。 The spies reported this to Lu Bu who came over to see。 But when he saw that Cao Caos stockade lay near a thick wood; he feared an ambush and retired。 Cao Cao heard that Lu Bu had e and gone and guessed the reason。
〃He fears an ambush in the wood;〃 said Cao Cao。 〃We will set up flags there and deceive him。 There is a long embankment near the camp but behind it there is no water。 There we will lay an ambush to fall upon Lu Bu when he es to burn the wood。〃
So Cao Cao hid all his soldiers behind the embankment except half a hundred drummers; and he got together many peasants to loiter within the stockade as though it was not empty。
Lu Bu rode back and told Chen Gong what he had seen。
〃This Cao Cao is very crafty and full of wiles;〃 said the adviser。 〃Do not act。〃
〃I will use fire this time and burn out his ambush;〃 said Lu Bu。
Next morning Lu Bu rode out; and there he saw flags flying everywhere in the wood。 He ordered his troops forward to set fire on all sides。 But to his surprise no one rushed out to make for the stockade。 Still he heard the beating of drums and doubt filled his mind。 Suddenly he saw a party of soldiers move out from the shelter of the stockade。 He galloped over to see what it meant。
Then the signal…bombs exploded; out rushed the troops and all their leaders dashed forward。 Xiahou Dun; Xiahou Yuan; Xu Chu; Dian Wei; Li Dian; and Yue Jing all attacked at once。 Lu Bu was at a loss and fled into the open country。 One of his generals; Cheng Lian; was killed by an arrow of Yue Jing。 Two thirds of his troops were lost; and the beaten remainder went to tell Chen Gong what had e to pass。
〃We had better leave;〃 said Chen Gong。 〃An empty city cannot be held。〃
So Chen Gong and Gao Shun; taking their chiefs family with them; abandoned Dingtao。 When Cao Caos soldiers got into the city; they met with no resistance。 Zhang Chao mitted suicide by burning himself。 Zhang Miao fled to Yuan Shu。
Thus the whole northeast fell under the power of Cao Cao。 He immediately tranquilized the people and rebuilt the cities and their defenses。
Lu Bu in his retreat fell in with his generals; and Chen Gong also rejoined him; so that he was by no means broken。
〃I have but small army;〃 said Lu Bu; 〃but still enough to break Cao Cao。〃
And so he retook the backward road。 Indeed:
Thus does fortune alternate; victory; defeat;
The happy conqueror today; tomorrow; must retreat?
What was the fate of Lu Bu will appear later。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 13
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