Standing at the top of the city, looking at the densely packed enemies outside the city, Cao Ang's heart was already numb. Although Cao Ang had never seen the soldiers and horses in front of him before, he also recognized the flags fluttering in the wind.
The Youzhou Army should have been trapped in the Bohai Sea!
Seeing the Youzhou Army appearing outside Dongjun City, Cao Ang knew that the situation was over. Looking at General Cao Wei who was also frightened beside him, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. Originally, there was at least one Yu Jin in Dongjun City who could be regarded as powerful.
An experienced general, he didn't expect that Cao Zhen had just received news that Yu Jin, who was trusted by his father, was actually a spy sent by the Western Qin Dynasty! Even such a person betrayed Cao Wei, and Cao Ang suddenly felt that he had no one he could trust anymore.
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"What's going on? Why are you all standing here stupidly? Why aren't you ready to meet the enemy when they come?" A loud shout came from behind, and Cao Ang couldn't help but tremble. When he looked back, he saw a burly figure.
He had already reached the top of the city and was striding towards this side. Cao Ang could see clearly that this person was Cao Ang's younger brother, Cao Zhang!
After seeing Cao Zhang coming up, Cao Ang's expression became more and more complicated. His dead father had always hoped that the brothers could work together. Among the brothers, Cao Zhang was the least ambitious, and Cao Ang should have been the least ambitious.
Don't worry, Cao Zhang is the one, but for so many years, Cao Zhang has supported his compatriot Cao Pi. Although he has not competed with Cao Ang for inheritance rights, he is also a serious problem for Cao Ang! There was even a time when Cao Ang wanted to send someone
The assassin killed Cao Zhang!
However, Cao Pi later rebelled, but Cao Zhang did not blindly follow Cao Pi, which also allowed him to survive the subsequent great purges. Despite this, in Cao Ang's mind, he never truly trusted Cao Zhang! It is precisely because of this,
Since Cao Ang became the Marquis of Wei, he deliberately stripped Cao Zhang of his military power. During this period, Cao Zhang has been idle at home. But now, looking at the entire Dongjun City, there are only three people who can be regarded as generals.
One is Zang Ba who returned from Xuzhou, and the other is Cao Zhen who is in charge of the city's defenders! Zang Ba is a Taishan thief. Although he is capable, at this moment, Zang Ba has no intention of getting ahead. Obviously if he relies on him, God knows.
Will he be turned around and sold? Although Cao Zhen deserves Cao Ang's trust, he is the only one who can't take care of too much. If he stays at the top of the city, no one will go out to fight. If he goes out to fight, no one will guard the city.
, all the major aristocratic families are now watching with eager eyes, and Cao Ang definitely does not dare to take it lightly. The last general who can take on a major responsibility is Cao Zhang, but if the general power is handed over to Cao Zhang, it is difficult for Cao Ang to guarantee that Cao Zhang will not bite him back!
While Cao Ang was thinking paradoxically, Cao Zhang strode up to Cao Ang, glanced at the enemies outside the city, and shouted in a deep voice: "The enemy troops have already arrived at the city! How can our army hold on to the city? Brother Zidan! Inside the city!
How many troops and horses do the defenders still have?"
Cao Zhen, who was beside Cao Ang, glanced at Cao Ang beside him, and finally replied: "There are only more than 3,000 defenders in the city now!"
"Three thousand!" A cold light flashed in Cao Zhang's eyes, and he finally nodded and said: "A rough estimate of the enemy outside the city should be less than 20,000! But the enemy is attacking for a long distance, which is the most vulnerable time! If we wait for the enemy to rest, we will
The army will no longer have a chance of winning! For this plan, we must go out of the city and fight! First, weaken the enemy's energy!"
At that time, Cao Cao evaluated Cao Zhang as "the champion of the Cao family", which shows that Cao Zhang was quite successful in marching and fighting! In just a few moments, Cao Zhang analyzed a set of strategies, and even Cao Zhen had to secretly nod his head in admiration for Cao Zhang.
Ability. It’s just that Cao Zhang’s strategy is indeed good, but who can be the one to make a surprise attack out of the city? You know, although Cao Zhang’s analysis is very reasonable, after all, there are fewer enemies and more enemies, so the danger of this battle is no less than pulling chestnuts from the fire.
!Cao Zhen secretly glanced at Zang Ba, who had been standing in the corner of the city, but he always stood there with his eyes closed and said nothing. It was obvious that he didn't want to fight anymore! After gritting his teeth, Cao Zhen turned around and faced
Cao Ang shouted: "Lord!"
"Lord!" Cao Zhen just started to speak, but was interrupted by another shout! What surprised everyone present was that the owner of this voice turned out to be Cao Zhang! Note that according to Cao Zhang and Cao Ang,
During the years of conflicts, Cao Zhang never took the initiative to say hello to Cao Ang, nor even called him "big brother". After Cao Ang came to the throne, Cao Zhang never called Cao Ang his lord in front of others. It was clear that he did not agree with Cao Ang's position as the Marquis of Wei.
But now, Cao Zhang not only called Cao Ang my lord, but also knelt down to Cao Ang with clasped fists and shouted loudly: "My brother is willing to take a thousand iron armors and go out of the city for a surprise attack! Please allow me, my lord!"
One thousand? After hearing Cao Zhang report this number, everyone was shocked again. Although compared to the three thousand soldiers and horses in the city, these one thousand people were already 30% of the soldiers and horses, but there were people outside the city.
More than 20,000 people! Originally, even Cao Zhen's bottom line was only 1,500 people, but Cao Zhang actually brought only such a few people and prepared to leave the city for a raid. Isn't this the same as committing suicide? Cao Zhen immediately shouted:
"Absolutely not! The number of soldiers and horses brought by the Third Young Master is too small. How can a thousand men be useful? It is better for the last general to lead 1,500 people and go out of the city for a surprise attack! Let the Third Young Master guard the city!"
"No!" Cao Zhang flatly rejected Cao Zhen's proposal and shouted in a deep voice: "Brother Zi Dan is certainly better than me in strategy, but when it comes to charging into battle, Brother Zi Dan is far inferior to me! This is a surprise attack out of the city.
I'm willing to shoulder the responsibility! Please allow me, my lord!" As he said that, Cao Zhang kowtowed three times to Cao Ang!
At this moment, Cao Ang had completely understood Cao Zhang's intention. What else could he say? His nose felt sore and his eye circles were hot. Cao Ang immediately choked, pulled out the sword from his waist, and pointed it at the man kneeling in front of him.
Cao Zhang! Cao Ang's move also startled everyone around him, thinking that Cao Ang was going to kill Cao Zhang on the spot? Even Cao Zhen was so frightened that he immediately rushed forward and shouted to Cao Ang: "Lord! Think again!"
Cao Ang turned a deaf ear to Cao Zhen's words. He stared at Cao Zhang and thrust out the sword in his hand, directly inserting it into the bluestone in front of Cao Zhang. The sword was extremely sharp and immediately penetrated more than an inch.
!Cao Ang shouted in a deep voice: "I will give you a thousand soldiers, plus a thousand cavalry, and you will personally lead a raid out of the city! This is my father's sword Yitian! Now I entrust it to you to help you kill the enemy.
!Third brother!”
When the third brother shouted, Cao Ang stepped forward and helped Cao Zhang up. His hand held Cao Zhang's arm tightly, containing infinite trust! Cao Ang had completely let go of those past events at this moment. Now Cao Ang
When the family is facing a crisis of survival, if the brothers cannot work together, will they give away the inheritance that their father has worked hard for all his life?
Feeling the power coming from his arm, Cao Zhang nodded hard, reached out and grabbed it, and pulled out the Yitian Sword. Cao Zhang saw this Yitian Sword in Cao Cao's hands more than once, and Cao Cao was also
Holding this Heavenly Sword, you can navigate the troubled times and build up the great foundation of Cao Wei! As early as the first time he saw this sword, Cao Zhang wanted to get it, but Cao Cao didn't agree to it back then, but now Cao Ang wants to get it.
The sword was handed over to him, which showed Cao Ang's trust in him. Immediately, Cao Zhang held the Yitian Sword upside down, saluted Cao Ang, and said in a deep voice: "Please wait patiently for the good news of my brother!" After saying that, Cao Zhang turned around and went to Cao Ang.
He walked down the city without even looking back.
Seeing Cao Zhang's leaving figure, Cao Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath. Before that, Cao Ang thought that Dongjun would be defeated, but now, a trace of confidence ignited in Cao Ang's heart! My Cao brothers are united, what else is there?
The enemy cannot be defeated? Cao Ang immediately shouted: "I will beat the drum myself to cheer for my third brother!" After saying that, Cao Ang also threw away the cloak behind him, walked quickly to the war drum at the top of the city, picked up the drumstick,
He started beating the drum hard. Even though Cao Ang was the eldest son of the dignified Marquis of Wei, he had never beaten a war drum before, but at this moment, the fighting spirit in his heart filled Cao Ang's body. The drumsticks hit the drum surface, making a war drum sound.
, but it greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers!
Cao Ang beat the drum himself. Naturally, the soldiers beside him did not dare to just watch. They also picked up the drumsticks and started beating in time with Cao Ang's drum beat. The drum beat, and with the sound of war drums and horns, the city
The originally low morale above their heads was also aroused by the arrogance of brothers Cao Ang and Cao Zhang, and a group of Cao family's children and Xiahou family's children also roared one after another! Although most of them are descendants of the Cao family and Xiahou family, they are not related to Cao Wei.
They were all lost, and many of them followed Cao Zhang down the city with an angry shout, wanting to go out of the city with Cao Zhang for a surprise attack!
Compared to the excitement of the Cao family and Xiahou family's children, Zang Ba, who had been silent on the other side, always watched with cold eyes. Only when Cao Zhang turned around and went down, there was a slight hint of approval in his eyes, but Zang Ba still did not change.
His idea. A close confidant behind Zang Ba asked quietly: "Commander, do we also want to help them?"
Regarding the words of his cronies, Zang Ba just waved his hand and directly rejected his proposal, snorting coldly: "Cao Zhang is certainly worthy of being the son of the Marquis of Wei, but it's a pity that the two brothers reconciled too late! Fighting a war does not rely solely on passion.
It will be useful! We spent too much strength in Xuzhou that day, and now we only have five or six hundred people! Instead of wasting here, it is better to wait for the price! When the city of Dongjun is destroyed, I believe Western Qin will not refuse.
Our surrender!" Zang Ba was a bandit. In his opinion, only being able to survive can be considered true wisdom. In this troubled world, nothing is more important than his own life!