Outside the city, the entire Xiliang army pressed forward, and the fight was fierce. The city was also in chaos. After the Liangzhou army in the city was dispersed, they could not get out of the city, and the trapped animals continued to fight. In the end, almost all of them were wiped out.
However, something unexpected happened at this time. First, Bai Bojun took the opportunity to attack Dong Cheng and Yang Ding, but in the end, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan plotted against both sides.
After Xia Houyuan shot Yang Ding to death, Cao Ren killed Hu Cai, and the two surrounded and suppressed the remaining soldiers. Han Xian took the opportunity to break out and led his men to escape desperately.
Cao Ren saw this and led his troops to intercept Han Xian, while Xiahou Yuan pursued Dong Cheng.
Four groups of troops fought in the city. Han Xianjun and Dong Chengjun were discouraged. They were defeated by Cao Jun's attack. People kept falling down on the long street.
Xia Houyuan chased after Dong Cheng, killing Dong Chengjun to pieces. When he was about to catch up, an army rushed out from behind.
Xia Houyuan took a closer look and saw that it was Zhang Liao. His heart sank. Wasn't Zhang Liao guarding the east gate? Why did he lead his troops into the city?
Dong Cheng saw this and shouted: "General, save me!"
Zhang Liao let Dong Cheng pass, stopped Xia Houyuan and asked, "Why are you general chasing after the emperor's close ministers?"
Xia Houyuan's face froze and he shouted: "Follow your orders, don't meddle in other people's business!"
Zhang Liao said calmly: "Whose order?"
Xia Houyuan was at a loss for words, "Of course it was in the name of the Emperor. Dong Cheng colluded with the Baibo Army to hijack the Emperor. The crime cannot be punished!"
Dong Cheng trembled and pointed at Xia Houyuan: "You are talking nonsense!"
"How could the emperor do this to me?"
"I want to meet the emperor!"
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan said coldly: "Wait until I hold your head to see the emperor!"
Dong Cheng was immediately frightened into silence. Zhang Liao waved his gun and said, "General Dong is right. When you meet the emperor, the truth will naturally come out."
Xia Houyuan narrowed his eyes: "Is Marquis Wen determined to become an enemy of Cao Shijun?"
"Does Marquis Wen also have evil intentions towards the Emperor?"
Zhang Liao said calmly: "The emperor will naturally understand what Marquis Wen is thinking."
"Whoever is loyal and who is traitorous will be judged by the Emperor when he comes before him."
Xiahou saw that Zhang Liao refused to accept the offer, so he couldn't help but tighten the long bow in his hand.
The nights are long and the dreams are many, the tasks assigned by Cao Cao must be completed no matter what!
Although Zhang Liao is difficult to deal with, it is not necessarily impossible to deal with him. As long as you delay, wait for Cao Ren to come back after killing Han Xian, and then join forces to kill Zhang Liao!
However, Xia Houyuan was depressed. Zhang Liao's appearance here obviously saw through Cao Cao's plan. Is Lu Bu so smart?
Or is it the fault of Youzhou Fang?
The two parties just faced each other silently, always ready to make an attack.
Over there, Cao Ren had already caught up with Han Xian at the city gate and was charging towards him with his troops. Han Xian resisted desperately and asked his soldiers to open the city gate.
As soon as the city gate opened, Han Xian fled to the east of the city desperately. He wanted to see Yang Feng and tell Cao Cao about his betrayal!
As a result, just after running a few steps, a troop of troops and horses outside the city had already blocked the road. It turned out that Xun You, who was stationed on the top of the city, had already seen Han Xian fleeing and gave orders on the city to mobilize an ambush that Cao Jun had arranged in advance.
There were not many soldiers and horses in this group, only about a hundred or so, but it was very troublesome for Han Xian who escaped with dozens of people at this time, because the other party blocked his route to surrender to Yang Feng!
Seeing that Cao Ren was chasing him out of the city and there were obstacles ahead, Han Xian panicked and fled south. At this time, he didn't bother to notify Yang Feng. He just wanted to save his own life and ran away in an instant.
Cao Ren saw this and sent dozens of cavalry to chase Han Xian. He was afraid that the city would be lost, so he turned around and led his troops back to the city. However, he saw Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao confronting each other.
He rode over and said to Xia Houyuan: "What's wrong?"
Xia Houyuan was overjoyed to see Cao Ren back. He whispered about Zhang Liao's trouble, and then said: "Let's go over now and kill him!"
"Otherwise, it will be troublesome for Ming Dynasty's bus transportation!"
Cao Ren only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"
Seeing that his opponent wanted to take action, Zhang Liao couldn't help but tighten his grip on the spear in his hand. He knew that the next moment would be a fierce melee. Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan were both fierce generals in Cao's camp. He was one against two, and he had no chance of surviving!
At this time, on the other side of the long street, there was the sound of countless horse hooves, approaching the three of them rapidly. When the three generals heard this, their expressions suddenly changed.
Why is there still a cavalry army?
All the troops and horses that can be mobilized inside and outside the city are performing their duties. Whose soldiers are these?
Listening to the sound of horse hooves, there are at least a thousand people on the other side. This force, no matter which side it belongs to, is enough to change the current situation!
Not long after, a cavalry army rushed over. When everyone saw it, they were flying the banner of the Jizhou Army!
The first general rode up to the crowd and said: "Zhang He, who is in Jizhou, has been ordered to assist Marquis Wen and welcome the emperor!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan changed drastically. They knew that the plan in the city had completely failed!
Zhang He is one of the fierce generals in Hebei, with a well-known reputation. Now that he has joined forces with Zhang Liao, the hope of Cao Ying's second general to take down the opponent is extremely slim. He may even be counterattacked by the opponent, which is unknown!
After hearing this, Zhang Liao was relieved and said, "Thank you, General Zhang!"
Cao Ren tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand, and wanted to attack suddenly several times, but finally let go of his hand in frustration.
Even if we take action next, there is no point. Not to mention that there is no chance of winning. Even if we defeat the opponent, it will be a miserable victory. There is a third party Dong Chengjun present, and Cao Ying still cannot take away the emperor.
For the current plan, he could only lead the troops and confront Xiahou Yuan, and wait for Cao Cao to win outside the city and come back to take charge of the overall situation.
But looking at it like this, the winner is almost decided outside the city, right?
Yang Feng outside the city had no idea that Bai Bo's army in the city had been wiped out. He and Xu Huang were attacking Guo Si from both sides. Both sides were capable of killing, and the soldiers under his command suffered heavy casualties.
When Yang Feng saw that Cao Cao's infantry was only probing the perimeter and had no intention of helping him, he couldn't help but curse.
But Liu Xie appointed Cao Cao as the head coach this time, and Yang Feng had no choice. He figured out that the previous actions of Bai Bo's four generals had seriously violated Liu Xie's bottom line, so Liu Xie wanted to fight against Bai Bo's army and let Cao Cao make contributions!
Yang Feng secretly hated himself. After the battle was over and he returned to the city, he would join forces with several others to deal with Cao Cao!
At this time, Guo Si was gradually feeling exhausted. Because the opponent Xu Huang was getting more and more aggressive in killing, and Yang Feng himself was not bad in martial arts. Guo Si was at a disadvantage one-on-one, and the Xiliang cavalry lost its mobility advantage and was entangled by the infantry, causing a large number of casualties.
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Seeing that the situation was not good, he feinted a shot and fled towards the main formation with his cavalry. Yang Feng would not let him go when he saw it, and shouted to Xu Huang: "Kill him together!"
Guo Bang ran in front, and the two men chased him. After all, Guo Bang was proficient in equestrian skills and escaped back to his own formation. Xiliang soldiers blocked Xu Huang and Yang Feng. Guo Bang took a breath and shouted to the general: "Go and fight."
Li Jue joins forces and defeats them together!"
As a result, the general said: "General, General Li is entangled by the opponent and cannot break out!"
"What!" Guo Si was startled and quickly rode to the front of the formation. He found that Li Jue's flag had been surrounded in Gaixin, and there was no way out of the conflict!
He yelled: "What's going on?"
The general replied: "Duan Xuan rebelled and surrounded General Li with the Youzhou Army!"
After hearing this, Guo Si's vision went dark. He was entangled by Yang Feng and didn't know about Duan Xuan's attack on Li Jue's retreat. He also thought that if Duan Xuan entered the battlefield, his side would immediately decide the victory.
Now that Duan Xuan has rebelled, it will be difficult for him to escape!
He waved his hand and said: "Come with me to save Li Jue!"
As a result, there was no progress. Yang Feng and Xu Huang had already rushed in. Guo Si had no choice but to return and fight.
Over there, Li Jue was entangled with a spear from Zhao Yun. Seeing that Duan Xuan's army behind him had beaten his rear army into disarray, he couldn't help but said angrily: "How dare you, thief!"
"When I get away, I'll kill you all!"
Zhao Yun didn't answer, but pointed his spear at Li Jue.
Cao Cao saw in the middle that Li Jue and Guo Si were attacked by Duan Xuan, and his formation collapsed. He couldn't help but feel great. This time, he hardly lost any strength and won the battle!
In this way, if Bai Bo's army and Dong Cheng's army are destroyed in the city, he will become the most powerful party. The remaining Lu Bu, Yang Feng and others will not be his opponent even if they join forces!
At this moment, a spy rode into the central army from behind and whispered a few words to Cao Cao. After hearing this, Cao Cao's face changed greatly and he couldn't help but look back towards the city.
The Jizhou Army came out to disrupt the situation?
The person who came turned out to be Zhang He, one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei. Could it be that he was sent by Yuan Shao to ruin his affairs?
He lowered his head and thought, this was really beyond his expectation. He thought that by tying Lu Bu to death outside the city, and using false military sentiments to lure Li Le away in advance, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan alone would be enough to clean up all the forces in the city.
At the beginning, things were in line with Cao Cao's expectations. Cao Cao's army killed Yang Ding and Hu Cai, drove away Han Xian, and defeated Dong Cheng. There was nothing wrong with what he did.
Although Zhang Liao who was guarding the east gate came to disrupt the situation, he was not unable to deal with it. But with Zhang He appearing out of nowhere, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan had no chance of winning!
His face was gloomy, should he wait until he had driven away Li Jue and Guo Si, turn against him when he returned to the city, and kill Zhang Liao and Zhang He?
He hesitated. Zhang He's identity was sensitive. If he killed him, it would be equivalent to falling out with Jizhou in advance. Now was not the best time.
Damn it, why did the Jizhou Army appear here!
Could it be that Yuan Shao saw through his idea of serving the emperor to command the princes?
And by the time the war is over, it will be too late!
Now ignore Li Jue and Guo Si and directly return to the city to kill Zhang Liao and Zhang He and control the emperor?
He looked towards the field, his eyes becoming more and more gloomy, and then he caught a glimpse of Lu Bu beside him, and he was horrified.
He trapped Lu Bu here, but didn't the other party take notice of him?
If Lu Bu suddenly gets angry, will he still be alive?
Thinking of this, cold sweat ran down Cao Cao's back.
Jushou had already been on top of the city, and he had seen everything going on inside and outside the city from beginning to end.
Sometimes his mind is just right. Most of what is happening in Anyi now appeared in the countless possible deductions made by Guo Jia and Yuan Xi a long time ago.
But to get to this point, many deviations have occurred. Fortunately, in the face of Cao Cao, these deduction predictions were more or less effective.
The emperor was not controlled by Cao's army, Li Jue and Guo Si were about to be defeated. Cao Cao wanted to control Lu Bu in the middle army, but wasn't Lu Bu also fighting against Cao Cao?
The situation has turned to one's advantage.
Of course, there are still many variables.
How involved was the Emperor in what Cao Cao did?
If the emperor is biased towards Cao Cao, then everything done here will not only be in vain, but at least be greatly compromised.
Moreover, if Cao Cao disregarded the overall situation and entered the city to forcibly control the emperor, there would be no hope of success!
Jushou looked at Xun You who was at the top of the city in the distance, and happened to be looking at him from the opposite side. The two looked at each other and turned their heads in unison.