Let’s not mention how Luo Yang was wary of Lu Bu’s Xiliang army. Let’s just say that Cao Cao’s army gathered in Chenliu, Congjiyin, Liangdu and Qiaojun quickly arrived outside Chenliu city. In order to destroy Luo Yang this time, Cao Cao
He also mobilized all his troops and used all the troops and horses he had accumulated over the years! They included the Yanzhou army that Cao Cao had commanded for many years, the Taishan bandits that he had recruited back then, and Yuan Shao's old troops who had been recruited from Jizhou some time ago, totaling
More than 53,000 people! The generals dispatched include Cao Cao's trusted generals, the Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers, as well as the four Hebei Tingzhus who recently defected to Cao Cao's tent: Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Jia and Gao Lan
Four generals! Of course, Cao Cao has more than just these generals, but after all, Cao Cao still has to be wary of other princes. The generals of the Taishan thief Zang Ba were arranged by Cao Cao to the east of Yanzhou, Li Dian was stationed south of Yanzhou, and Yu Jin was the guard
North of Yanzhou, Cao Cao himself sat in Dongjun to observe the changes.
Arriving outside Chenliu City, Cao Jun did not dare to delay any longer, and immediately began to attack Chenliu City. As the commander of the attack on Chenliu, Xiahou Dun led a group of Cao Jun generals to kill them in front of Cao Jun's formation.
A row of people formed a row, and with the beating of war drums, they were clearly provoking the soldiers and horses in the city!
But Man Chong, who was behind Xiahou Dun, said to Xiahou Dun with a worried look on his face: "General Xiahou! This attack on Chenliu is no small matter. Why does the general need to engage in such a meaningless competition with the enemy? He should have launched his army immediately and attacked the city directly.
That’s right!”
Regarding Man Chong's inquiry, before Xiahou Dun could answer, Xun You, another counselor behind Xiahou Dun, smiled helplessly: "Master Man, General Xiahou is helpless! Based on the previous intelligence, I originally thought that Luo Yang was here.
After learning about the appearance of the Xiliang Army, they would immediately mobilize a large army to resist the Xiliang Army! Unexpectedly, Luoyang actually left 20,000 troops! Our army only has more than 50,000 people. If we attack Chenliu by force, I am afraid that the gain will outweigh the loss!
So it’s better to hold off Chenliu’s defenders for the time being, and wait until the Xiliang army arrives, then we can besiege Chenliu! General Xiahou’s challenge is actually just a cover, lest the enemy troops in the city become suspicious!”
After Xun You's explanation, Man Chong suddenly understood. He looked at Xiahou Dun and Xun You with admiration, bowed with his fists in his hands, and said, "The general is wise! I have learned from you!"
Xiahou Dun nodded, but looked at Xun You with deep meaning. Even though Xun You looked honest and frank, he was quite arrogant. Xun You had also mentioned what he just said to Xiahou Dun before.
That's why Xiahou Dun acted like this. Originally, Xiahou Dun looked down on weak scholars like Xun You. Now it seems that the role of this counselor is not much worse than that of a strong general like him! Nodding, Xiahou Dun looked forward again.
Chen Liucheng's eyes flashed with a fiery fighting spirit! As a warrior, Xiahou Dun certainly hoped to compete with the strong. When Luo Yang, Huang Zhong, and Dian Wei were captured in Hulao Pass, Xiahou Dun's
It lingers in my mind. If possible, Xiahou Dun would rather fight with them! Xiahou Dun would agree with Xun You's suggestion. In fact, this is more or less his intention!
After the three-way war drum was finished, looking from a distance, the city was already full of people. Xiahou Dun squinted his eyes, but he couldn't see clearly whether the three Luo Yang people were on the city. He even took a step forward on horseback and shouted loudly.
: "I am Xiahou Dun, the general of Yanzhou! By order of my lord, I am here to conquer Chenliucheng! The enemy dares to fight me!"
Xiahou Dun's words were a declaration of war. If the garrison generals accepted his challenge, they would go out of the city to fight Xiahou Dun. If they did not dare to accept the challenge, although Xiahou Dun could not do anything to them, at least he could
Destroying the morale of the defenders! In Xiahou Dun's heart, he naturally hoped that the enemy troops would come out to fight!
After Xiahou Dun finished speaking, he could clearly see a commotion on the opposite city wall, which made Xiahou Dun feel happy. It seemed that his challenge had worked! Sure enough, not long after, he saw the gate of Chenliucheng creaking.
It was opened with a sound, and two generals were seen slowly dispatching from the city gate with nearly a thousand soldiers and horses. Immediately, one of the tall generals with a dark face was seen, waving a handle and his body
He wielded a single sword about the same size and shouted: "The enemy generals should stop being so arrogant! Let me, Zhou Cang, capture you!"
"Zhou Cang?" Xiahou Dun was somewhat impressed by the name, but he really couldn't remember who the other party was. At this time, Cao Ren, who had attended the battle against Dong with Xiahou Dun, whispered in Xiahou Dun's ear: "Yuan Rang
Brother, have you forgotten that Zhou Cang was the black-faced general who followed Luo Yang to fight at Hulao Pass? I heard that this was the man who killed Hua Xiong at Sishui Pass!"
After Cao Ren's reminder, Xiahou Dun finally remembered. However, what impressed Zhou Cang the most was not his achievement of killing Hua Xiong, the powerful general under Dong Zhuo's tent, but the fact that Zhou Cang was tied up with both hands at Hulao Pass.
Sitting on a war horse, shouting and yelling! Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun was inexplicably angry. Luo Yang actually sent such a clown to deal with him. It was clear that he looked down on himself! Xiahou Dun immediately snorted coldly and turned around.
He turned to the generals behind him and shouted: "This man is just a clown! Can you go and capture him on my behalf?"
As soon as Xiahou Dun finished speaking, he heard the young general Cao Hong shout: "Brother Yuan Rang! Please let me capture that ugly man!" Cao Hong has the most impatient temper and has never cared about Luo Yang.
, he no longer cares about the generals under Luo Yang. Now he wants to immediately defeat all the fierce generals under Luo Yang, and finally defeat Luo Yang to prove his bravery!
"Okay! Zi Lian! I'll leave this person to you! Don't delay! Fight quickly!" Xiahou Dun didn't care much when he saw Cao Hong asking for a fight. Zhou Cang's embarrassed appearance left a deep impression on Xiahou Dun.
, and Cao Hong's skills are indeed good, so Xiahou Dun can rest assured to leave this battle to Cao Hong!
When Cao Hong saw Xiahou Dun agreeing to his invitation to fight, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He clasped his fists at Xiahou Dun and shouted: "Brother Yuan Rang, don't worry! I will definitely not waste too much time!" After that, he grinned, showing his white teeth.
, then he picked up his own spear and rushed out of the army. As he rushed back, he shouted: "How dare an unknown person be so arrogant! Let me, Cao Hong, take care of you!"
"Oops!" Seeing Cao Hong rushing out like this, Cao Ren couldn't help but be anxious, but he didn't have time to stop Cao Hong. Seeing Cao Hong running away, he quickly said to Xiahou Dun: "Brother Yuan Rang, Zi Lian is still young, too young
If you go into battle impulsively, I'm afraid something will happen!" Cao Ren knew very well how much Cao Cao valued Cao Hong. Among the Cao brothers of his generation, Cao Hong was the youngest, so Cao Cao always regarded Cao Hong as his
If something happens to his own brother, Cao Hong, Cao Ren really doesn't know how to explain it to Cao Cao!
Xiahou Dun also thought of this. Although he didn't think that a clown like Zhou Cang could hurt Cao Hong, he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. So Xiahou Dun still turned around and said: "General Yan! General Wen! Why don't you invite you?
How about stepping forward to hold the battle for Zi Lian?"
The two people Xiahou Dun entrusted were Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were the best in martial arts among Yuan Shao's old tribe! In the past, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both proud people, how could they tolerate others treating them as bodyguards. But now
People under the eaves have to lower their heads! Although Xiahou Dun is not as skilled as the two of them, he is the Lord's confidant after all. As surrendered generals, they are close and distant, but they have to keep their tails down and behave like they are gritting their teeth.
, and at the same time clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, General Xiahou! Leave it to us brothers!"
Seeing Yan Liang and Wen Chou agreed, Xiahou Dun was naturally happy and made a gesture of invitation to the two of them. However, Yan Liang and Wen Chou could only suppress their tempers and ride forward.
At this time, when Zhou Cang saw Cao Hong rushing out at the city gate, he curled his lips and hummed: "They didn't even want to send a general, but they sent such a brat! I'm not a teacher in a private school.
Leave it to the Ministry of Education of Cao Mengde if you have nothing to do! Humph! Xu Chu, I’ll leave this person to you! If they don’t send a general, we can’t lose our status, can we?”
Xu Chu didn't care about those rules and regulations. After hearing Zhou Cang's instructions, Xu Chu chuckled, got off his horse, held his huge hammer, and ran forward with his head held high. There was nothing he could do.
, Xu Chu’s big hammer is too heavy. How can ordinary war horses bear such a heavy thing? So if Xu Chu fights now, it will only be on foot. However, Xu Chu is tall, but he is no better than others on horseback.
It's much shorter, so I don't suffer much at all!
Cao Hong was about to step forward to fight, but when he saw such a tall and strong guy running out of the enemy's formation, holding a huge hammer in his hand, Cao Hong couldn't help but be startled. This
He was dressed like a general who came to fight. He was no different from an ordinary blacksmith! Cao Hong was immediately angered by the opponent's actions. The enemy actually sent such a blacksmith to fight against him.
, it was clear that he looked down upon himself, so he roared angrily and charged towards Xu Chu with his spear! He vowed to kill the blacksmith with one shot!
Xu Chu was running when he saw the opponent suddenly speeding up and was about to rush to him in the blink of an eye. However, Xu Chu smiled and put down the big hammer in his hand while running and dragged it on the ground. Seeing
As Cao Hong was about to rush in front of him, Xu Chu suddenly swung the big hammer from bottom to top. With such a simple swing, Cao Hong just raised his spear and pointed it at the big hammer, wanting to strike.
The gun offset the force of the hammer! However, as soon as the spear touched the big hammer, Cao Hong felt a huge force coming from the gun. If he couldn't control it, he flew backwards!