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At this moment, Li Jie was already dumbstruck. Zhuge Liang had actually done this? Was that really okay?

After all, Cao Cao was different from Sima Yi. Moreover, the environment would affect the development of the matter. If Cao Jun attacked, wouldn't he be finished?

If he knew it was an empty fort strategy, he, Li Jie, could still have gone up.

As the city gate slowly opened, the relaxed Cao Jun also entered a state of alert, listening to the melodious zither music. However, they didn't take any further action and didn't rush up as Li Jie had imagined.

At this moment, the city gates were suddenly opened. If they rashly entered the city, they would definitely be held responsible for the loss of their troops.

"Sigh, we …"

However, when he turned around, he found that there was no one around him.

Hm? Where was he?

Don't tell me that they threw me here and they already ran back into the city.

For a moment, Li Jie didn't know what to do.

Just as he was about to go back into the city, there was a sudden flash of light from the lower city.

Subsequently, beams of light shot out one after another. Li Jie slowly realized that it was a rocket fired from within the city. Now, he finally understood why Zhuge Liang told him to be unsatisfied with the inflammable items around the Cao army. It turned out that this was the most important part.

"Oh no, I've fallen into a trap!"

It was unknown who shouted from within Cao Jun's formation.

However, it was already too late. The city gates and the sound of the zither were all being pulled in, so no one paid attention to what was happening around them.

Countless rockets flew towards Cao Jun's position.

The previously silent city had now turned into a sea of fire. The pitch-black night was as bright as day, and dazzling flames spread in all directions.

Li Jie quickly distanced himself from Cao Jun's position, afraid that he would be accidentally injured. Wouldn't it be great if he found a high ground to watch the show?

After finding his position, he could clearly see that Cao Jun was already surrounded by a huge circle of fire.

Some of the soldiers wanted to ride their horses and rush out, but the horses were afraid of the flames, so it was impossible for them to rush out.

Just when Li Jie thought that it was over, who knew that more than a dozen round barrels would be thrown out from the city wall. Whenever the barrels hit the ground, they would burst into a violent flame.

It looked like Zhuge Liang was going to have a big barbecue today.

In a split-second, flames soared into the sky outside the city as the soldiers howled in grief. The originally overcrowded Cao Jun had now turned into a pot of porridge.

"Dong, dong, dong!"

Despite the noisy environment, Li Jie could still hear the loud drumming sounds. The city was already preparing to attack.

A group of people rushed out of the city gate that was just opened.

The leader rode a flying horse with a halberd in his hand and was clad in majestic armor.

Presumably, it was Lu Bu. He was already in the mood to go all out. He could only accept Zhuge Liang's plan, otherwise, he would have been left to die.

Cao Jun and his army had been in a state of chaos, and now that Lu Bu had suddenly led his men to charge at them, the soldiers became even more panicked. Some of them simply wanted to avoid being cooked alive.

Just like this, under the siege of Lu Bu's army, the Cao family was unable to withstand a single blow and was defeated all the way. Lu Bu's soldiers were like a hot knife through butter, becoming more and more valiant as the battle went on, even though there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, most of the Cao family's army was wiped out, leaving only a small portion to escape.

At this moment, Lu Bu unexpectedly didn't bring his horse forward, but turned around and led the troops back to the city.

This was something Li Jie had never thought of. It should have been arranged beforehand. Otherwise, with Lu Bu's personality, it would have been strange if he hadn't attacked the opponent's base.

Soon, peace was restored outside the city gate.

This crisis could be considered to have been resolved.

The military tent in Lower Pi City.

"Mister, you are really clever. This fire attack could be said to have achieved a complete victory." Lu Bu's face lit up with happiness. He cupped his fists and bowed to Zhuge Liang.

"It's just a small scheme, the main thing is that General Jiang is brave enough to force Cao Jun to retreat. This way, the danger will be resolved for the time being." Furthermore, Li Jie must have contributed greatly to this victory. If it weren't for the fact that he spent the entire night making good progress with the sulphur and saltpeter, his plan would not have been that easy. " Zhuge Liang's words were very true, he did not take all the credit for himself.

Originally, Li Jie thought that these two were just bragging about their business, but he didn't expect that he would be very happy after obtaining confirmation of what he had done. It was just that he wasn't prepared to appear in the future for such a dangerous thing.

"Anyways, I would like to thank the two of you for helping me out. If I can be of help in the future, I will do my best to help."

After Lu Bu said this, Li Jie knew that the mission this time was also complete.

"Congratulations to the Group Owner for completing the 'Breaking through the heavy encirclement' mission. System reward: 2 years cultivation points, and Qing Gong 'Traceless Snowsteps'.

Just like before, a large amount of information poured into Li Jie's head. He could clearly feel that his body had become a lot lighter.

He didn't know how to use this superior Qing Gong, but it was the kind of skill that countless people yearned for even in their dreams.

Once again stepping out of the whirlpool passage, Li Jie found himself still in his office.

It seemed that as long as he was in the middle of completing a mission, his original location would not change.

However, Li Jie discovered that it was already afternoon and the sky was about to turn dark.

The time between the two sides was indeed somewhat different and not equal.

"Great!" "I was lazy during work hours and caught him red-handed."