Chapter three hundred and thirty seventh cooperation again
Chu Nan's military formation was dominated by Feng Zimi, who was not good at defense. But on Feng Zimi's side, Chu Nan was already top-notch. Zhou Cang felt that his whole body was much lighter. He roared and ran wildly.
He rushed to Cen Bi in an instant.
"Kill!" With a roar, the power of the army gathered into a three-foot-long sword and slashed hard at Cenbi's military formation.
This trick again!?
Cen Bi's eyes widened in astonishment. Although it was far less shocking than Xia Houyuan's 40-meter spear, a guard could actually hack out such a thing. Cen Bi's newly regained confidence was crushed again.
"Bang~"
The battle formation shattered, and the blades turned into wind blades and rushed in all directions. The charging Qingzhou Army was swept away. The unlucky ones were directly cut in the vital parts by the wind blades, and lost their lives directly. The momentum of the charge also followed.
The battle formation was shattered and slowed down.
Zhou Cang grabbed the confused Cen Bi, turned around and ran away. Under the influence of Feng Zibi, his flying legs were as fast as the wind. The soldiers around him had no time to react, and the general was carried away.
When Cen Bi was brought to Chu Nan by Zhou Cang, he had a look of despair. This was not only the second time that his confidence was hurt today, but also the second time that he was captured.
"What happened? Why did you attack our army!" Chu Nan looked at Cen Bi with an angry face and shouted angrily.
If he hadn't known that Chu Nan had witnessed the entire process of Yuan Tan's defeat, Zhou Cang would have almost believed it.
"If a man dies, he will die. Why humiliate me!?" Cen Bi was also angry, looked at Chu Nan and roared.
Is it fun to play with yourself?
"It was obviously the general who attacked me first, when will I humiliate you!?" Chu Nan frowned and said, "I came here with good intentions to warn you, but why are my swords facing each other?"
"A warning?" Cen Bi sneered: "You clearly sent someone to notify Cao Jun to ambush us, so how could it be a warning?"
"What good does this do to me!?" Chu Nan asked.
Cen Bi was startled when he heard this. Yes, what good would it do to Chu Nan to betray them?
"I won't tell you. It seems I'm still late. Tell Brother Xiansi that I want to see him!" Chu Nan kicked him and signaled Zhou Cang to let him go.
"You want to let me go?" Cen Bi looked at Chu Nan and said.
"Go quickly, don't miss the important event!" Chu Nan kicked him again.
Cen Bi had no choice but to pack away his complicated mood and leave Chu Nan. When he went back, the five hundred soldiers he brought out were not completely defeated. Cen Bi gathered these soldiers and returned to the formation.
"My lord, the general is incompetent!" When he said this, Cen Bi's eyes were a little dull. At this moment, he felt that he was really incompetent.
"What's going on? Why did Chu Nan let you back!?" Yuan Tan was too lazy to listen to this.
"There seems to be something fishy about this matter. It seems that Chu Nan is here just to warn." Cen Bi recounted the conversation with Chu Nan: "My lord, I feel that Chu Nan is not faking it."
Yuan Tan was also a little confused: "Chun Nan wants to see me?"
Cen Bi nodded.
After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Tan nodded and said: "Let him come over, I want to see what he has to say!"
At that moment, Cen Bi made another trip to convey Yuan Tan's words to Chu Nan.
Chu Nan immediately led his troops and followed Cen Bi to Yuan Tan's place.
"Brother Xiansi, this is really not what I did." Chu Nan asked Zhou Cang to wait outside the formation, then came to Yuan Tan's side and said with a frown.
"Then you are saying that what Xia Houyuan said was a lie to me?" Yuan Tan snorted coldly.
"It doesn't matter. The person who reported the news did come from my account." Chu Nan shook his head and said.
"Ha~" Yuan Tan was angry, looked at Chu Nan and said: "You mean, the people under your command went to report the news for no reason, but you didn't know anything about it? Chu Ziyan, do you really think that this person is a three-year-old child?
!?"
"Brother Xiansi has this doubt, and I understand it. However, if brother Xiansi knew who was tipping off the news, I think brother Xiansi would not be suspicious." Chu Nan said in a deep voice.
"Oh? Then tell me, who reported the news?" Yuan Tan sneered.
"The surrendered general Lu Qian, I wonder if Brother Xiansi knows this person?" Chu Nan asked.
Of course he knew it. Didn't Chu Nan bring Lu Qian with him when he blocked him before? What's more, Lu Qian was guarding Taishan County and was an important general of Taishan County. How could Yuan Tan not know?
"Is it him!?" Yuan Tan's original anger dissipated a lot in an instant, and he frowned and looked at Chu Nandao.
"Yes, when I was passing by Guishan, General Gongming told me that I originally asked Lu Qian to continue suppressing the rebellions in Taishan County. Who would have thought that after he took the order, he actually asked the deputy general to lead the troops, and he quietly passed by, even
I also wanted to persuade General Gongming to betray me with him." After Chu Nan said this, he sighed and said: "It's my fault that I didn't notice it in time. When I found out, I had already been gone for a day. I was worried that Brother Xiansi would be killed.
, so I hurriedly chased him all the way, but in the end I was unable to inform him of the news in time."
"Zi Yan, since you know this person is unreliable, why do you still use him?" Yuan Tan asked with a frown.
"Our army has been expanding too fast during this period, and there is a shortage of manpower everywhere. I came here on a light horse, and there is no one around except Xu Huang. Seeing that Lu Qian has some skills, and Cao Cao is dead, he
I begged hard, I was short of people, and I accepted him in a moment of soft-heartedness. Who would have thought that it would lead to such a disaster and almost kill Brother Xiansi. Fortunately, my brother is fine, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life!" said
In the end, Chu Nan said with a lingering fear on his face.
The anger in Yuan Tan's eyes was a little less. He frowned and thought for a moment. He felt that what Chu Nan said was quite reasonable. He snorted for a long time: "I didn't expect that Cao Jun was so cunning!"
The misunderstanding was resolved, and the tension between the two parties was no longer as tense as before. Chu Nan looked around, then looked at Yuan Tan and said, "Brother Xiansi is going back like this?"
After Yuan Tan was silent for a moment, he sighed bitterly: "What can we do if we don't go back? One Xia Houyuan and three thousand soldiers and horses almost wiped out our army. I think we should wait until my father returns to the army before we worry about it."
Although the misunderstanding was resolved, Xia Houyuan's slap today destroyed his confidence. He brought 10,000 Qingzhou warriors with him, but he couldn't survive even one meeting.
I chose to retreat, firstly to avoid further humiliation, and secondly because I was a little intimidated by the beating. I knew I was no match, so it was better to give up voluntarily.
Chu Nan looked at Yuan Tan and said, "Brother Xiansi, I think this is the time to send troops."
Yuan Tan looked at Chu Nan and said nothing, but the resistance in his eyes was very obvious, and he was obviously afraid of being beaten.
If Xia Houyuan beats him again next time, who knows whether Xia Houyuan will hold back?
"As far as Cao Jun is concerned, it is obviously impossible for Brother Xiansi to go back at this moment, but because of this, if Brother Xiansi goes back, he can be caught off guard." Chu Nan said while gesturing: "If Brother Xiansi doesn't believe it,
, I can stay here to help brother Xiansi. In addition, I will send a message to General Zhang Liao and others, asking them to attack with all their strength, so that Cao Jun has no time to take care of us. Then brother Xiansi will lead his army to capture Xuchang, which is a must-win for military strategists.
This place is also an important retreat and supply ground for Cao's army. Once this place is captured, Shouzhang's rear will be threatened. Brother Xiansi doesn't even need to do anything else. He only needs to stick to this place to completely suppress the morale of Cao's army!"
Xuchang has a long history. Xuju, a descendant of Fuxi, once moved his capital here and it became the Xuju Kingdom. The terrain is not prominent, but it is a hub and is extremely important.
Chu Nan guessed that Cao Jun was probably heavily guarded here, and this was their retreat. As long as they occupied this place, Cao Jun's retreat would be cut off, and Shouzhang would become an isolated city. If he didn't want to fight to the death, Cao Jun would have no choice but to run to Dongjun. In this way,
Dongping was completely captured.
Chu Nan's goal is to take all the troops south of the river, and as for the generals of Cao's army, they can keep as many as they can.
If Yuan Tan can help, it can save him a lot of time, and for Chu Nan and even the entire Lu Bu force, what they need most now is time.
Yuan Tan was a little moved by what he said, and looked at Zong Wang, Cen Bi and the counselor beside him.
Cen Bi's eyes were a little dodgeful. In today's battle, he was really scared of being beaten, and he was hit twice in a row.
The counselor was also a little unsure of his judgment. If something unexpected happened to Yuan Tan in this battle, he would probably have no good ending. There was no need to take risks. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Lord, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
Chu Nan frowned slightly, but saw Zong Wang on the side also said: "Master, our army has lost its vigor. Now the morale of the soldiers is low, and it is really not suitable to fight anymore."
"That's alright." Chu Nan sighed and said, "I thought that there were many heroes in Qingzhou, so I wanted Brother Xiansi to give it a try to regain the reputation he lost today. But now it seems that it is my fault, no matter what
There is so much to look forward to.”
"What do you mean by Zi Yan's words?" Yuan Tan didn't like hearing it. Although he was also afraid, it was impossible for him to admit it.
"Brother Xiansi, don't blame me for your rude remarks. It's just that in the current situation, it's hard for Cao's army to do anything. If we advance, we can not only redeem the reputation of today's defeat, but also make our name famous throughout the world in one battle. If we retreat, we will naturally have no losses. But if Cao's army
If we are defeated, Brother Xiansi will never have the chance to wash away today's shame."
Speaking of this, Chu Nan sighed and said: "I thought that Brother Xiansi wanted to restore his reputation, but I didn't expect that Brother Xiansi and you all were frightened out of fear by Cao Jun. That's all. Brother Xiansi, go ahead and wait for me."
When I win, I will avenge today’s revenge on Brother Xiansi!”
Yuan Tan felt an unknown anger in his heart and coldly snorted: "Although I am not a general, I have experienced hundreds of battles. Today, when Xiahou Dun came to attack, he just had the upper hand. How could you be afraid of him? Zi Yanxiu
It’s nonsense!”
Say it, he looked at the generals and snorted coldly: "I have made up my mind, I will send troops immediately, attack Xuchang first, and then attack Shouzhang!"
"My lord, think twice!" the counselor was shocked and said quickly.
"Stop talking, pass on my military order and send out troops!" Yuan Tan said in a deep voice, then looked at Chu Nan: "Zi Yan is really willing to come with me?"
"Of course it's true!" Chu Nan gave him an affirmative reply and smiled.
"Okay, send troops immediately!" Yuan Tan nodded. With Chu Nan here, he will be handed over at the critical moment.
"Wait for me to write a letter to General Wenyuan. This battle should be decided quickly, otherwise things may change later!" Chu Nan said with a smile.