After a long sleepless night, in Cao Cao's temporary official office, all the civil and military officials discussed countermeasures.

"Brother, if this continues, there will be no food and grass. We can't just sit here and wait for death." Cao Hong said anxiously.

"How much military rations are there in the city now?" Cao Cao asked Li Dian, who was responsible for the management of grain and grass supplies.

"It can only be used for ten days." Li Dian said bitterly.

"Brother, you can't hesitate any longer. The longer the time goes on, the more passive we will become. When Tao Qian's army gathers, we will have no chance to breathe." Xia Houyuan urged.

"Do you have any news about Yuan Rang and the others?" Cao Cao ignored Xia Houyuan and turned to Cao Ren, who was standing aside, to ask.

"We have temporarily lost contact. Yuan Rang and their actions are relatively secretive. After all, Tao Qian cannot be aware of them." Cao Ren said in a low voice.

"Throw yourself into death and then survive, fall into death and survive. I believe Yuan Rang and the others will not let us down." Cao Cao resisted all opinions and still hoped to wait until Xiahou Dun took action first.

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The sky was getting brighter, and Cao Pi was woken up by the loud shouts of killing. This was the sixth day in a row that he was woken up. Rencheng had been besieged for seven consecutive days, and Tao Qian had been sending troops to reinforce the Rencheng front.

The city is also closed to the outside world.

When Cao Pi saw the messengers reporting the news in front of Cao Cao's office, he even felt a little numb. Only when he saw soldiers with broken arms and lame legs covered in blood being sent to a safe place did he feel that these were all important.

It's real.

And how did these soldiers, who were tensing their nerves all the time, persist for so long? Cao Pi found that the war was far more difficult than he imagined, and the dual torture of body and soul was really difficult to describe in words.

"Dongying requests support!"

"Urgent report! Urgent report!"

"The enemy to the west has been repulsed!"

The noisy shouting made Cao Pi feel extremely irritated. He was now doubting whether his decision was correct. Being a noble man with no worries about food and clothing would be much better than what he was experiencing now.

When Cao Pi was thinking about life, he saw a crowd of people in front of him. Cao Cao was riding a horse with more than a dozen soldiers heading towards the south camp. Cao Hong and Cao Ren had been waiting in the south camp for a long time.

"Are everyone here?" Cao Cao straightened his helmet and asked.

"There are no more than a thousand people, and many of them are old brothers who followed us from Chenliu." Cao Hong responded.

"Then get ready to go." Cao Cao said to Cao Hong and then turned to Cao Ren and continued, "The affairs in the city will be left to you and Miaocai. Remember not to reinforce or attack blindly. You can deal with Zhicai for anything.

Discuss."

"Brother, do you have to go in person? Otherwise, let me go. I will definitely clean up all the troublemakers behind us." Cao Ren said with some worry.

"These brothers have been with me for so many years. They will protect my safety. Just follow my orders." Cao Cao waved his hand and led Cao Hong and a thousand Qingqi towards the city gate.

The south gate of Rencheng City suddenly opened wide. The Xuzhou Army who was attacking the city was at a loss. Why did they open the city gate while fighting?

Xia Houyuan led four thousand soldiers to file out and charge towards the Xuzhou army. Xia Houyuan used the cover of arrows on the city to cut a bloody path. Several fast horses used the cover to break through the encirclement and flew away.

"Chase me, I must catch up with them. I want to see what Cao Cao wants to do?" Xiao Jian ordered the people around him to continue observing Xia Houyuan's movements, but found that Xia Houyuan had no intention of retreating.

Xia Houyuan held a long sword and rode a white horse. He repeatedly charged into the Xuzhou army formation. The Xuzhou soldiers were so frightened that they did not dare to get close. The mane of the white horse under his crotch was dyed red by the blood dripping from the tip of the knife.
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"No, he wants to cover Cao Cao's breakout. The general will quickly send troops from other battalions to support him. Cao Cao must not be allowed to escape." Xiao Jian saw a man in luxurious clothes riding a horse at the south gate from a distance, as if he was waiting for something.

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"Is that person Cao Cao?" Cao Bao asked incredulously. After all, after so many days of siege, Cao Bao did not see Cao Cao making any move to escape.

"We have been surrounding Cao Cao for seven days. There should be no food in the city now, but we cannot let Cao Cao escape." Xiao Jian said excitedly.

"Quickly, transfer the North Camp, West Camp, and half of the East Camp." Cao Bao threw the soldier talisman in his arms to the deputy general, staring in the direction of the south gate.

Xia Houyuan led his troops with swords and constantly attacked the southern defense line of Xuzhou Army. The battle lasted from early morning to night. Xuzhou lost nearly 3,000 men and horses, and Xiahou Yuan's men also consumed more than half of their troops. Xia Houyuan only

Can drink hatred and return to the city.

"How's it going?" Xia Houyuan changed his sad expression after entering the city and looked at Cao Ren and Xi Zhicai expectantly.

"My lord has sneaked out from the north gate with General Zilian." Xi Zhicai looked at Xia Houyuan, who was covered in blood, with a smile, "General Xia Houyuan has been working hard to accompany Tao Qian and the others for so long."

"It's okay. I just hope that Yuan Rang can receive our news and respond quickly. I'm not too worried about Brother." Xia Houyuan wiped the dust on his forehead and said.

"Uncle Miaocai is really brave." Cao Pi admired sincerely.

Cao Pi saw Cao Cao leaving the official office and came to the city tower. He found Xi Zhicai who was directing the crossbowmen to support archery. After listening to Xi Zhicai's plan, Cao Pi stood on the crenel and watched Xia Houyuan's performance.<

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"It's not worth mentioning. Those people are just timid people who are afraid of death." Xia Houyuan said contemptuously.

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"Brother, we found it. It's in the woods three miles ahead. There are not many people, only a few hundred people." Cao Hong said in a low voice, bending his waist.

"You lead a team to go around from behind, and I will lead a frontal assault." Cao Cao wiped the long sword on his waist, his eyes full of killing intent.

After receiving the order, Cao Hong led 400 men secretly around the woods, quietly waiting for Cao Cao's surprise attack. As soon as Cao Cao started to attack, Cao Hong would double-team the enemy from behind.

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"Who is it?" An angry shout outside the woods disrupted Cao Hong's plan. After the man finished shouting, he realized something, dropped the barrel in his hand, turned around and ran away.

"What bad luck!" Cao Hong cursed secretly and called his four hundred elite soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the camp.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard the shouts of killing. He thought that Zi Lian might have been discovered by the enemy. When he was about to command the remaining 600 men to charge, he was stopped by the soldiers on the side.

"Lord, look over there." Cao Cao followed the direction of his finger and discovered that some Xuzhou soldiers were heading towards the camp. If the two were combined into one place, Cao Cao would probably face a dilemma.

"Stop them, we must not let them send troops." Cao Cao made a prompt decision, mounted his horse, drew his sword and took the lead in charging towards the Xuzhou soldiers.

"Who?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao cut off the neck of the person who asked the question with a sword. The six hundred elite soldiers who followed also entangled with the Xuzhou soldiers. The shouts of killing suddenly started one after another, and the birds that were resting on the trees fled in panic.

A Xuzhou soldier stabbed Cao Cao's war horse with the halberd in his hand tightly. Cao Cao pulled hard on the reins with his left arm. After the war horse let out a long groan, its front feet flew into the air, its hind feet stepped on the ground, and it stood up incredibly.

Cao Cao waved his right hand, and another Xuzhou soldier was killed. The six hundred soldiers behind him were also deeply shocked. They followed Cao Cao closely and rushed to kill the enemy as if they were desperate. Cao Cao personally went into battle to kill the enemy. This scene has not happened since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

, these soldiers have rarely been seen before.

It only took Cao Cao a moment to annihilate this group of unlucky Xuzhou soldiers. The stimulation of blood made Cao Cao laugh loudly, and his eyes revealed a very vicious murderous intent.

"Return to Zilian's aid! Annihilate all the enemy troops!" Cao Cao turned his horse around and gave the order, charging towards the Xuzhou Army hiding in the forest camp again.

"Destroy all the enemy troops!" The soldiers behind Cao Cao were deeply affected by Cao Cao. Some thought of Chen Liu, some thought of jujube, and some thought of Dongjun, the places where they had fought, and those who had given their wives and wives the title of Yinzi.

Dreams all spewed out with a roar.

The broadsword in Cao Hong's hand kept slashing at the enemy's body. He didn't know what happened to Cao Cao and didn't come to help him. He only knew that he had to persist until Cao Cao came.

The combat literacy of the soldiers in the camp exceeded Cao Hong's imagination. Cao Hong thought that it would be easy to encounter this kind of thing on weekdays, but he didn't expect that he encountered a tough fight today. Not only did the Xuzhou soldiers not run away, but they fought with him.

When I got up, there was actually a Xuzhou soldier who was desperate for his life and opened his left arm with a bloody wound.

Cao Hong's consciousness gradually blurred, and the things in front of him gradually began to overlap, drift, and even scatter. He felt that the sword in his hand was getting heavier and heavier, until finally he was unable to hold it, and Cao Hong fell to the ground with the sword in his hand.<

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"Zilian, Zilian, wake up." This was the voice of his eldest brother, Cao Hong thought, but he couldn't come up with any response. His eyes were getting darker and darker, and he really couldn't hold on any longer.

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"Ah!" Cao Hong woke up suddenly, feeling a sharp stabbing pain in his arm. He found himself lying on the bed, and the sound of breaking porcelain bowls came to his ears.

"What the hell is your name? I'm shocked, this is freshly cooked medicine." Cao Ren said helplessly as he looked at Cao Hong who was sitting up.

"Where is the eldest brother? Where has the eldest brother gone?" Cao Hong asked eagerly as he looked around.

"Eldest brother is supervising the army on the tower." Cao Ren motioned to the maid to cook another bowl of medicine, and then smiled at Cao Hong, "Don't worry, eldest brother is fine, but you were half dead when you were sent back. I thought you were going to...

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"Bah, bah, bah! I almost died, and you still have the time to make fun of me." Cao Hong said dissatisfiedly after hearing this, "How many days have I been lying in bed? What is the fighting situation outside the city now?"

"You've been lying down for six or seven days..." Cao Ren was interrupted by Cao Hong's shout before he could finish speaking.

"Hasn't the food and grass in the city been used up?" Cao Hong's head was covered with sweat, and his pale lips seemed a little incongruous with the fleshy face.

"Don't be anxious. Let me tell you slowly... After you and the eldest brother defeated the enemy, you met Cao Chun who came to support you. Otherwise, how could you and the eldest brother enter the city so easily? Now that food and grass are in supply, Yuan Shao

People have been sent over there to support you, so don’t worry."

"You brothers are still like this..." Cao Hong felt relieved after hearing this. He was about to discuss matters related to Cao Chun with Cao Ren, but was interrupted sharply by Cao Ren.

"Bullshit! Just lie down and wait until I take Tao Qian's head. Your injury will be almost healed." After Cao Ren said that, he stood up and left. Cao Hong, who looked innocent, could only digest what Cao Ren said to himself.
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