Chapter 88: The will to fall into battle, there is death but not life!
But it was said that Chenliu County still had an army of ten thousand people, led by Yu Jin and Man Chong, and was secretly marching towards Dongjun.
At that time, Zhang Chao, the governor of Dongjun, also happened to lead 10,000 soldiers to march into Chenliu County...
Neither side expected that there would be an enemy army ahead, and as fate would have it, they met near Dunqiu!
Both sides thought they were launching a sneak attack.
So neither side was prepared,
So in the end, the sneak attack between the two sides turned into an encounter halfway!
Zhang Chao had served as the prefect of Guangling County before.
He was also the eleventh prince who once fought against Dong Zhong. He was born with outstanding majesty and outstanding martial arts.
How much water is in it is unknown.
Zhang Chao complied with Zhang Miao's intention, sold Boss Cao's ass, introduced Lu Bu to Dongjun, and gave away most of Yanzhou.
Lu Bu was in a happy mood, waved his hand and gave him 10,000 men, followed Zhang Chao's wishes, and asked him to attack Chenliu County to avenge his brother.
Zhang Chao still has some ability in leading troops and martial arts, but they are only second-rate. Compared with Yu Jin and Man Chong of Cao's army on the opposite side, they are really not good enough.
Yu Jin's martial arts skills are not weak, he has a second-rate peak strength, and his ability to command troops is at a first-rate level.
And Man Chong is a wise general, both in terms of command and intelligence, he is at the top of the class.
In addition, Man Chong has been hanging out with Lu Yan and Guo Jia for several months, and his strength will only become higher.
The soldiers of Chenliu County are well equipped and have high morale. The generals are united and commanded properly.
On the other hand, Zhang Chao's men mostly consisted of lowered soldiers, and when the strength of both sides was equal, there was basically no suspense in this battle.
Zhang Chao's army could not last for long.
When Yu Jin led a cavalry group to break through the flank of Zhang Chao's army, Zhang Chao's army began to collapse...
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Cao Cao, who was in the East China Sea of Xuzhou and was confronting Tao Qian and Liu Bei in Tancheng, finally decided to withdraw.
There is no way, Yanzhou has lost most of it, how can there be military rations to support the Xuzhou battlefield?
Although unwilling to do so,
But Boss Cao is not depressed either.
"Since Mr. Lu, the prefect of Chenliu, and Xun Yu, the governor of Yanzhou, are here, they will definitely not let Lu Bu and Chen Gong succeed."
Xi Zhicai continued to say to Cao Cao and the civil and military officials under Cao Cao,
"We only need to quickly return to the army and cooperate with Mr. Lu and Xun Biejia's troops internally and externally to defeat Lu Bu.
As for those lost lands, after Lu Bu’s defeat, they will naturally be able to recover them very quickly.”
The expression on Cao Cao's face was calm, but he sighed in his heart:
"It's just Liu Bei's advantage.
Mr. Lu seems to have mentioned in his diary that Liu Bei used me to conquer Xuzhou and then withdrew his troops, inheriting the huge Xuzhou...
Alas... I didn't count Zhang Chao despite all the calculations. It was a mistake, a mistake!"
At this time, Xi Zhicai raised his hand to Cao Cao and said: "My lord, Zhong has an idea, maybe it can make Tao Qian and Liu Bei have a headache for a while after we withdraw our troops."
"Oh?" Cao Cao finally became interested and asked, "What's the plan?"
Xi Zhicai pointed to the map hanging in the tent and said: "Xiapi, Quexuan!"
"Is this Que Xuan who claims to be the emperor and wants to recruit An Mengde?" Xiahou Dun was quick to speak and asked first.
"Yes, that's him." Xi Zhicai replied with a smile: "We have to leave, but there are some things and prisoners that we can't take away with us. Why not be a favor and give these to Que Xuan so that he will not be defeated?
Too fast."
"If the court finds out about this, will it happen..." Cao Ren asked worriedly.
"Of course we can't give it away openly." Cheng Yu explained for Cao Ren: "We can fight him first with the excuse of being rebellious, and then pretend to be defeated and throw those things to him."
"After Que Xuan's strength grows, it will definitely give Tao Qian and Liu Bei a headache for a while. This will also delay Xuzhou's recovery of strength, making it easier for us to attack again next time."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "This is a good idea."
Xiahou Dun was convinced, nodded and said: "It's indeed good!"
Cao Cao suddenly showed a wicked smile and said:
"Then Yuan Rang, this task will be left to you! You must pursue the truth of defeat and defeat without any flaws!"
"Ah?!" Xiahou Dun was dumbfounded, "Mengde... Then my lifelong reputation..."
Maybe it’s because I’ve read Lu Yan’s diary for too long,
Boss Cao's bad taste was also cultivated quietly, "That's it!"
"No! Meng De! Brother! We have something to discuss..."
"..."
All the civil and military officials in the camp tried their best to suppress their laughter, and did not show any signs of sadness or worry about being forced to withdraw their troops.
What gave them the confidence?
"Chen Liu!"
"Lu Yan!"
"Zhao Zilong!!!"
...
"General Zhao, General Zhao!"
Zhao Yun was leading the Chinese army to attack Zhang Liao's military formation.
But suddenly a slightly childish voice came into Zhao Yun's ears.
He reined in his horse and took a few steps back,
Zhao Yun turned around to look at the person who came, only to find that he was a young general in his seventeenth or eightyth year old.
Zhao Yun himself was only twenty years old. Although he had already become famous all over the world, he still did not underestimate this young general.
"That's Zhao Yun, I dare to ask..."
"Ah! My Excellency, Cao Ang, Cao Zixiu, has met General Zhao!" Cao Ang rode up to Zhao Yun. After hearing Zhao Yun's words, he immediately introduced himself.
Your surname is Cao?
Zhao Yun was moved in his heart and asked, "What is your relationship with Duke Cao?"
"He is my father!" Cao Ang grinned.
Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard this, and immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "It turns out to be the eldest son! Yun, I'm disrespectful..."
Cao Ang didn't have the airs of a eldest son at all. He helped Zhao Yun up in a hurry and said:
"General Zhao's name has already resonated in my ears, and I have long wanted to meet him.
Today I can see General Zhao’s heroic appearance with my own eyes, and I finally got what I wanted!”
"Ashamed..." Zhao Yun replied with some embarrassment, and then he asked Cao Ang: "Master Huanyun, do you have something important?"
The subtext is: I am busy right now. If you want to chase stars, can you wait until you are done with your business?
Zhao Yun became famous in a battle outside Hulao Pass when he was eighteen years old.
In the following two years, he followed Cao Cao in his southern and northern campaigns, defeating the Xiongnu and slaying the Yellow Turbans without any defeat. He had long become the idol and goal of Cao Ang, a man of similar age.
However, Cao Ang is not that kind of crazy fan, and he will not miss his business because of chasing stars.
He came to Zhao Yun because Cao's army, which was strangulating Lu Bu's remnant army in the rear, could no longer hold on!
When Zhao Yun asked about business, Cao Ang immediately replied: "General Zhao, a remnant of Lu Bu's army has come from behind. They are extremely powerful and my soldiers cannot resist them at all!"
"Huh?" Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard this, "There are Lu Bu's troops at the rear... Could it be that Ziyi's team was defeated?"
"The remnant army..." But after thinking about Cao Ang's words carefully, Zhao Yun felt: "It is very likely that both sides suffered losses... That army is indeed extremely powerful!"
Just then,
A thundering roar sounded:
"The ambition to be trapped in a battle will lead to death but not life!!!"
Those were less than 400 soldiers who were trapped in the camp.