At that time, the sky in the distance was covered with a trace of fish maw, and after a simple breakfast, the first army led by Cao Ren and Cao Hong sent troops from Wancheng under the gaze of Cao Cao, and 20,000 elite horsemen opened the way and went straight to Xinye.

The flag covers the sun, the smoke and dust are billowing, and there is a great tendency to swallow the thorns.

Wancheng is far from Xinye, choose the road to move forward... However, it is one hundred and twenty miles, and the terrain along the way is flat, and there is basically no danger to defend.

Out of strategic considerations, the day after Cao Ren and Cao Hong occupied Wancheng, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already withdrawn the defenders of Jianyang and Yuyang.

One hundred and twenty miles, for Hanzhong Zhang's, Yizhou... The army under the command of these princes may be a kind of extreme speed.

Can... For the elite of the Cao Army, who have been through a hundred battles and are drawn from all over the world... Far from the limit.

"Newspaper... Cao Ren's army has gathered after the south..."

"Newspaper... Cao Ren's vanguard army has passed the thorny sun..."

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"Newspaper... Cao Ren's army has passed Yuyang..."

In just three and a half hours, Cao Ren and Cao Hongtong led 100,000 elite divisions to cross Yuyang, the last city in front of Xinye.

Every time there is news from the front, the ... Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others looked a little heavier.

"Cao Ren and Cao Hong's march is too fast! And so on... I'm afraid it will arrive an hour earlier than we expected. ”

"Go! Ordered General Zhao Yun to attack and harass Cao's army along the line, and it is necessary to delay... An hour. ”

Staring at the mountains and rivers on the north side of Xinye on the map, the feather fan in Zhuge Liang's hand swayed non-stop, and after half a ring... Immediately stopped, pulled out an arrow from the case, and handed it to the herald in front of him.

"The time has come for the generals to do as they are told... Wan Mo went out of the pool. ”

After the herald left, Zhuge Liang turned around and stood in front of the generals with Liu Bei's sword in his hand... After a slight admonition, he asked Guan Yu and Zhang Feizhu to act according to the strategy discussed in advance.

In the blink of an eye... In the huge General Zuo's mansion, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are left... and Chen to a few people.

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"Newspaper... General Zhao! The military advisor has an order to convey! ”

Thirty miles north of Xinye, Zhao Yun led two thousand elite cavalry to lurk in the dense forest along the river after annihilating several Cao army scouts.

"Oh! What do you command? ”

Seeing the person coming, Zhao Yun immediately stood up and hurriedly asked.

"The military advisor asked the general to try to stop the Cao army, and he must delay the Cao army for an hour..."

In Liu Beijun, Zhao Yun's appearance rate may not be as good as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but... The influence is not weaker than the two of them, looking at the idol close at hand, the herald... There was a surge in my heart.

"I see! Please go back and inform the military advisor that Zilong will live up to the trust of the military advisor. ”

With 2,000 elite cavalry to delay Cao Ren's 20,000 forward elite cavalry, the difficulty of which is... It's not ordinarily big, but... Zhao Yun is Zhao Yun after all, so he nodded and responded without fear.

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After the 100,000-strong army crossed Yuyang, Cao Ren temporarily handed over the Chinese army to the deputy general Niu Jin, and led dozens of personal guards himself... caught up with the 20,000 elite cavalry led by Cao Hong.

"Zixiao, this is the fourth time Zhao Yun has attacked and disturbed, swimming but not attacking... What did Zhao Yun pay attention to? ”

Looking at Zhao Yun's disappearing figure again, Cao Hong frowned, showing a little impatience.

Although they took the main road, there were not a few dense forest trails on both sides... Compared to the two thousand elite cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun, although they have strong troops, they are not familiar with the trails along the way, when facing Zhao Yun's first and second attacks, Cao Hong sent a small elite force to pursue, but he didn't expect... On the contrary, Zhao Yun took advantage of the advantage of being familiar with the terrain to fight two waves of counterattacks, and many soldiers were damaged.

"What can you pay attention to? It's nothing more than stalling for time... It's just a matter of buying time for Liu Bei to retreat. ”

Zhao Yun can defeat Xiahoudun, for Zhao Yun's force... Cao Ren agrees, but... Talking about the battle array, Cao Ren raised his head in disdain.

The method Zhao Yun uses today, in the final analysis... It's just the old routine he used when he fought with Cao Cao in the south and the north, to put it bluntly, there is no military art content, with the strong troops under his command... He has at least seven ways to cook Zhao Yun.

But... All this in front of you doesn't matter anymore.

It is only twenty miles away from Xinye, and it is only a blink of an eye. Tonight... Cao's battle flag is bound to be planted in every corner of Xinye.

"Leave him alone! Ordered the army to speed up, and in addition... Send someone to inform Niu Jin that if you encounter a small attack by Liu Beijun along the way, don't pay attention to it, and rush to Xinye to join me as soon as possible. ”

With a wave of his hand, Cao Ren responded lightly to Cao Hong, urging the army... Whip up and go to the new field.

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In the dense forest on the left, Zhao Yun led the cavalry into the prepared ambush circle early, but after waiting for half an hour, he didn't see a single Cao army chasing after him...

"General Zhao, Cao Hong didn't send elite cavalry to chase after you... Rushed straight to Xinye, we... Are we going to continue to harass..."

It wasn't long before several sergeants along the trail who were searching for news came quickly, panting and reporting.

"No need! The commander's command... It's done. If the attack continues, it will disrupt the arrangement of the military division. Go, gather all the brothers, we... Back to Shinno. ”

Looking at the smoke and dust rising above the southeast, Zhao Yun's expression gradually became heavy.

Some time ago... The military advisor took Xiahou by surprise with the right time and place, but... This time, there is no more location... Can the military advisor still turn the tide?

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"Lord, it's almost, we... It's time to go. ”

In front of General Zuo's mansion, Zhuge Liang and Chen Zhi stood on Liu Bei's left and right, looking at Liu Bei who fell silent... Whispered reminders.

At this time, the people in Xinye City who were willing to go, and the people who were unwilling to go, all evacuated Xinye under Zhuge Liang's small means, so to speak... At this moment, only they and more than a hundred soldiers were left in Xinye Castle.

"Yes! ... It's time to go. ”

For Xinye, Liu Bei naturally has extraordinary emotions.

Although Xinye is small, after all, it has been sheltering from the wind and rain for several years, and here... He met Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, and here, he cried, laughed, and hurt... Angry, frightened...

Although I knew that there would be such a day, but... Unexpectedly, this day has finally come.

With a long sigh, Liu Bei turned around quite lonely, rode on Lu, and took Zhuge Liang and Chen Zhi out of Xinye from the West Gate.

Soon after everyone left... A human head that was watered with blood was hung on the north gate tower by Liu Beijun's soldiers, and that person... The name is Xiahou Lan.

For some reason, Zhao Yun... After all, he endured it and did not plead with Liu Bei.

Not long after Liu Bei and the others left, Cao Ren and Cao Hong led the army to the outside of Xinye City, and the sky was getting dark at this time, but with a little moonlight sprinkled in the sky, Cao Ren and Cao Hong could still see clearly... A human head hung up in the Xinye Castle Tower, and his expression suddenly became a little gloomy.

"He Lin, you lead the headquarters to the city to investigate."

Recruited a military marquis, Cao Ren commanded... He let him lead hundreds of elites to ride into Xinye, not worried that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang would hide ambushes in the city.

Fortunately, Xinye City is not big, and He Lin didn't let Cao Ren and Cao Hong wait for long, about two quarters of an hour, I saw He Lin leading dozens of elite horsemen to gallop from Xinye City.

"General, there are no enemy troops in the city, not even the people... I haven't found one, and I've never found one, New Wild City... Now it's an empty city. ”

Coming to Cao Ren and Cao Hong, He Lin immediately turned over and dismounted, half-kneeling on the ground and replied.

"The man in the castle tower... Who is. ”

Cao Ren and Cao Hong saw it clearly, and the elite cavalry who went to the city to investigate had already taken down the heads on the city tower.

"General..."

Meeting the eyes of the two, a trace of cold sweat appeared on He Lin's forehead, he lowered his head deeply, and responded with a little trepidation:

"It's General Xiahoulan! Liu Beijun killed General Xiahoulan before leaving, and when he found General Xiahoulan's body... The residual temperature is still hot..."

"Liu Xuande... I, Cao Ren, will kill you..."

Hearing He Lin's words, Cao Ren only felt a roar in his ears, looking at the empty Xinye City... couldn't help but look up to the sky and roared.

As a god-refining general, he is a rising star in the army,... With the word Xiahou, Xiahou Lan naturally got the expectations of the generals of the Cao family.

The army went out to fight, but did not behead Liu Bei, but made Xiahoulan beheaded by Liu Bei to sacrifice the flag, which was important for the morale of Cao's army... The prestige of the Cao family is a blow that cannot be dealt to him.

"Zixiao... Liu Bei wants to kill, but not now. Now the most important thing is... Collect Ziyuan's corpse, and inform the prime minister of this matter quickly..."

After seeing a soldier behind He Lin present Xiahoulan's unsightly head, Cao Hong calmed down before Cao Ren... Looking at the new field shrouded in darkness, his face was cold.

"I know..."

As the mainstay of the Cao family, Cao Ren's heart is naturally extraordinary, and after a moment of catharsis, he calmed down slightly.

"Where is Ziyuan's body? Take Ben with you! ”

said a word to He Lin coldly, and Cao Ren pulled his horse and walked towards Xinye City without looking back.

Cao's generals can die, but after death... It should never be humiliated.

As Cao Ren and Cao Hong entered the city successively, the 20,000 elite horsemen behind him... In a moment of silence, he stepped into Shinno Castle.

About an hour later, the adjutant Niu Jin... led 80,000 foot armor and also arrived outside Xinye City, and the whole army was up and down... It also looks a little low, and it doesn't have the joy of occupying Xinye at all.

Because... On the way here, they met Xinye's fast horse heading to Wancheng... also learned that Xiahou Lan was beheaded by Liu Bei and sacrificed the flag.