My Three Kingdoms is not right

Cao Cao's face darkened, and he waved his hand, ordering, "Beat the drums, attack the city!"

"My lord!" Cheng Yu couldn't help but remind him, "Her Highness the princess is on the city wall; there's a risk of being hit by arrows. Should we temporarily move to this section of the wall?"

Cao Cao remained silent, his gaze fixed on the figure on the city wall, as if he wanted to etch that figure into his heart, or as if he was afraid that if he blinked, he would never have the chance to see him again.

Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw Liu Xun, who had been standing still, move—he raised his right hand and extended his index and middle fingers.

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly narrowed.

The scene from a few months ago at Wannian Villa flashed through my mind.

In the afternoon sun,

The boy took a bite of the oddly shaped dumpling, half of which had spilled its filling.

He stretched out his hand with a grin, extending his index and middle fingers while tucking the other three fingers in.

"tasty!"

His eyes crinkled into crescents as he smiled.

"What kind of gesture is that, Your Highness?"

"Victory, success."

"Oh……"

Stop playing with your hands! Eat it while it's hot; you can't waste what you made yourself.

……

Cao Cao felt a surge of heat in his eyes, quickly turned his head away, spurred his horse back as if to flee: "Just a normal siege! No need to hold back!"

Far away, atop the city wall, Liu Xun watched Cao Cao turn around, a smile playing on his lips.

Anyway, he already knew that Cao Cao, with her cunning and scheming nature, would never abandon her goals for his sake. So he might as well take the opportunity to establish a persona of someone who is fearless, selfless, and understanding.

In this way, we've gained another favor from Cao Cao.

"Your Highness," Chen Gong keenly sensed something amiss and asked warily, "is there a deeper meaning behind this posture?"

Lu Bu also cast a questioning glance his way.

Liu Xun smiled brightly and said frankly, "This is a prayer from the palace to wish for 'victory at the first sign of victory.' I admire General Lü's unparalleled archery skills and couldn't help but pray for the general's success."

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu's heroic spirit soared: "Very well! I'll take your kind words, Your Highness! Today, I'll show Your Highness what the greatest woman in the world is like!"

"Bring me my sun-piercing bow!"

The soldiers quickly brought over a specially made longbow and quiver. The bow's extension and the arrow shaft's length were far beyond what was usually available.

At this moment, before Cao Cao's vanguard had even entered the range of ordinary crossbows, Lü Bu had already drawn his bow and nocked an arrow. With a quick aim, the bowstring twanged like thunder and the arrow flew like a shooting star. A Cao Cao officer who was giving orders in the distance fell from his horse in response!

Cheers erupted from the city walls.

The war drums in Cao Cao's rear suddenly accelerated, urging the troops to charge and boost morale.

Lu Bu sneered, the bowstring twanged again, and another captain fell from his horse.

Liu Xun was dumbfounded: This is simply a sniper from the era of cold weapons! Accurately sniping the enemy commander would be a devastating blow to morale.

Fortunately, Cao Cao's main force had arrived in force, unleashing a hail of arrows, and the two sides entered a phase of mutual fire. Cao Cao's archers outnumbered the enemy below the city, raining down arrows; while Lu Bu's army on the city walls, taking advantage of their superior position and using shields and parapets for cover, launched a fierce counterattack.

Under the cover of a hail of arrows, Cao Cao's infantry carried sandbags and planks and charged toward the moat, attempting to fill it in. Shouts of battle, screams of agony, and the sound of arrows piercing the air gradually rose to a fever pitch, and the battlefield was no longer focused solely on Lü Bu.

However, Lü Bu did not stop. She scanned the battlefield like a hawk, and whenever she spotted a Cao army officer within range, she would fire an arrow. With each twang of the bowstring, almost every Cao army leader fell.

Although Cao's army launched a fierce offensive, whenever the troops approached the city wall, the officers in charge were repeatedly sniped. The soldiers, without command, fell into chaos and could not organize an effective attack, thus greatly reducing the threat to the city wall.

The world Liu Xun comes from has long entered the era of systematic warfare, where individual abilities have been weakened to the extreme.

Therefore, he naturally believed that the novel exaggerated the role of military generals.

No matter how strong one person is, they can't beat ten or a hundred people, right?

Witnessing Lü Bu's performance firsthand, one realizes that in the era of cold weapons, a top-tier general, with his extraordinary martial arts skills, can truly influence the outcome of a battle.

Lu Bu stood atop the city wall, like a pillar of strength, not only inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy's command but also greatly boosting the morale of the defending troops.

Cao Jun was clearly unable to withstand such losses, and before long, the sound of retreating troops rang out from the rear, and the first wave of attacks came to an abrupt end.

Soon, a second and third wave of attacks followed. However, Lü Bu's army defended tightly, and Lü Bu himself constantly moved among the arrow slits, frequently unleashing stray arrows, specifically targeting officers. Cao Cao's army was unable to gain a foothold outside the city.

As the sun began to set, Cao Cao's army finally ceased its attack. The army slowly retreated, setting up camp at a safe distance outside the city, digging trenches, and constructing fortifications, thus preparing for a long-term siege.

Lu Bu handed the Sun-Piercing Bow to his personal guard, exhaled a breath of stale air, and his eyes were full of pride.

"Your Highness," she turned to Liu Xun, raising her chin slightly, "how is it?"

Liu Xun sincerely bowed and said, "General Lü's archery is unparalleled; I have truly broadened my horizons today. With you here, Xiapi is as impregnable as a fortress."

While there was an element of flattery in those words, the spirited woman before him was indeed dazzling.

"Well said!" Lü Bu laughed heartily, then asked with some doubt, "Isn't Your Highness worried that Cao Cao will be defeated by me?"

Here it comes!

It's time to fool those idiots again!

Liu Xun feigned surprise, paused for a moment, and then said, "Cao Cao is arrogant and domineering, treating the emperor as a puppet. How can I worry about her?"

Lu Bu scratched his head: "Then... why did Your Highness lead your troops to oppose me?"

Liu Xun sighed and said, "Of course, Cao Cao forced the Imperial Guards to participate in the war in order to show that he represented the court and highlighted his position of acting on behalf of the emperor to punish the disobedient."

Lu Bu's already limited intelligence began to falter: "So, Your Highness thinks I'm not a traitor?"

"Of course!" Liu Xun answered decisively, "General Lü is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, I have never had the slightest doubt about it, and my elder sister also agrees with this."

"After meeting you last time, I admired your demeanor even more. However, Cao Cao holds immense power in the court, and in order to protect my elder sister and uphold the dignity of the Han Dynasty, I have no choice but to submit to her."

Lü Bu nodded, then suddenly realized, "Then why did Your Highness lead the Imperial Guards to fight me to the death?"

Liu Xun looked aggrieved: "It was precisely because I didn't want to be enemies with the general that I ordered the imperial guards to camp fifteen miles away from the city. Who would have thought that the general would launch a full-scale attack, forcing us to fight desperately to defend ourselves."

Lü Bu suddenly realized, "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! How could I know Your Highness's intentions, let alone intentionally attack the Imperial Guards? I was merely setting up camp at the location designated by Chen Gongtai."

Liu Xun sighed inwardly: "Xu Huang, Xu Huang, the campsite you chose is truly something else. I really don't know whether to praise your excellent judgment or lament your terrible luck..."

He smiled slightly and said, "It's both a misunderstanding and a rare coincidence. I am truly delighted to have the opportunity to witness your heroic bearing. I often meet you in Xiapi."

"Excellent! Excellent!" Lü Bu was overjoyed upon hearing this, pounding his chest until it swelled. "Your Highness, please stay in Xiapi and watch as I defeat that treacherous Cao Cao, serve Your Highness and the Emperor, and uphold the state!"