Whether it was Han Zhan or Guo Jia, they all felt that since Chen Gong had been ordered to go to Dongjun to serve as a taishou, and was escorted by Gao Ran's five thousand soldiers and horses, he would definitely not encounter any danger.

But as soon as the soldiers and horses entered the territory of Dongjun, the horses in front came back and reported to Gao Ran and Chen Gong: "General Qiqi, Chen Taishou, there are soldiers and horses in Dongjun blocking the road in front?" ”

"Dongjun soldiers and horses blocking the road?" Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, thinking that the imperial court had already informed the officials of Dongjun that he was about to serve as the Taishou, how could there be soldiers and horses blocking the way, could it be that Tanma didn't make his identity clear? He hurriedly asked Tanma, "Have you ever told them the identity of this official?" ”

"Go back to Taishou." Tanma hurriedly replied, "The little one has already told them. But they said that they only knew that there was Cao Taishou in Dongjun, and they had never heard of Chen Taishou. ”

"How unreasonable!" Lu Kuang, who was following behind the two horses, was so angry that he shouted angrily after listening to Tanma's words: "General Gao, wait for your subordinates to lead the troops to meet these Dongjun soldiers and horses." After speaking, without waiting for Gao Ran to give orders, he led a thousand people from the headquarters and left in a hurry.

In less than two sticks of incense, Tanma ran back in a panic and reported to the two: "General Qiqi Gao, Chen Taishou, Dongjun military horses set up a formation in front, Captain Lu led the troops to rush into battle, and soon fell into a heavy siege, and now it is in danger, please send someone to rescue quickly." ”

Knowing that Lu Kuang was in danger, Lu Xiang was anxious. He hurriedly clenched his fists and said to Gao Ran: "General Gao, my subordinates are willing to lead the troops to the rescue, please ask the general for permission." ”

Just when Gao Ran was about to agree, Chen Gong suddenly asked Tanma: "Have you ever seen the other party's banner clearly?" ”

Tanma thought for a moment and replied: "When I returned to Chen Taishou's words, I only saw a flag, with the word 'Cao' written on it. ”

"It's him, I see." After Chen Gong said this to himself, he said to Lu Xiang: "Captain Lu is a little restless, the leader of the troops in front is Cao Ren, he is quite strategic, and the formation he has laid out is a little exquisite. If you go rashly, not only will you not be able to save Brother Ling, but you will also be put in. ”

Fearing an accident to Lü Kuang, the army accelerated its march. In less than half a pillar of incense, they rushed to the area of engagement. At this moment, it can already be seen that Lu Kuang is in a precarious situation, and there is a possibility that the entire army will be annihilated at any time. Lu Xiang hurriedly asked Gao Lang for his life: "General Gao, my brother is not good, please send troops to help as soon as possible." ”

"Wait!" Chen Gong put his hand on the pergola and looked into the distance: "Wait for this official to see what kind of formation the other party is arranging." ”

"Chen Taishou," Seeing Chen Gong's unhurried look, Lu Xiang was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "If you don't send any more troops, my brother will die soon." ”

"Captain Lu, don't worry." Chen Gong turned over and dismounted, drew his sword, and drew a sketch on the ground: "General Gao, come and see." ”

Chen Gong dismounted, Gao Ran and Lu Xiang naturally couldn't sit on the horse anymore, and they also dismounted one after another, surrounding Chen Gong to see what he wanted to paint.

While drawing a picture, Chen Gong said to the two of them: "Cao Ren is setting up the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array. The Eight Gates: Rest, Life, Injury, Du, Jing, Death, Shock, and Open. If you enter from the birth gate, the view gate, and open the door, it is auspicious; If you enter from the injured door, the shocked door, or the closed door, you will be injured; From the door of Dumen, the door of death, and the people die. Although the eight gates are neatly arranged, they are only undersigned to the host in the middle, so this array is just a false appearance. ”

As soon as Gao Ran waited for Chen Gong to finish speaking, he immediately couldn't wait to ask: "Chen Taishou, then how should we break it?" ”

"General Gao can lead 2,000 troops, enter from the southeast corner of Shangshengmen, and go to the west Jingmen, and his formation will be chaotic."

After listening to Chen Gong's method of breaking the formation, Lu Xiang hurriedly said: "Chen Taishou, let me lead the troops to rescue." ”

"Captain Lu, you are not Cao Ren's opponent." Regarding Lu Xiang's request, Chen Gong shook his head and refused: "If you can't fight from the West Gate for a long time, then you won't be able to break this formation." ”

Lu Xiang was about to say a few more words, but Gao Ran put his hand on his shoulder: "Captain Lu, according to what Chen Taishou said, I will lead the troops to break the formation, and you will take the rest of the people to sweep the formation here." ”

Lu Xiang thought to himself for a moment, thinking that not to mention himself, even if he joined forces with his brother, he was not Gao Ran's opponent, and if he went out to rescue his brother, then the odds of victory would be much higher. Then he hugged his fists and said: "There is General Lao Gao!" ”

Cao Ren trapped Lu Kuang, and when he was secretly complacent, he suddenly saw a soldier and horse coming from the opposite side, and he actually entered directly from the Shengmen in the southeast corner, and went straight to the formation, and hurriedly drove forward to meet the battle.

When the two met, they didn't sign up, so they started a fight. Don't see that Cao Ren is a famous military general in Dongjun, but compared to Gao Lan, he is slightly inferior. At first, the two could fight to a draw, but as soon as the twenty rounds passed, Cao Ren gradually fell behind.

After fighting two more battles, Cao Ren couldn't resist the enemy, so he turned his horse and left. Gao Ran didn't chase after him, but according to Chen Gong's instructions, he went straight to Jingmen in the west.

When Cao Ren was defeated, the formation began to be a little messy, and at this moment, Gao Ran came out of Jingmen again, and this vain Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation suddenly fell into chaos. Chen Gong saw that the enemy formation was in chaos, so he said to Lu Xiang beside him: "Captain Lu, the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation has been broken, hurry up and lead the troops to kill and rescue your brother." ”

After hearing this, Lu Xiang agreed loudly, and killed the rest of the soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses of the Eastern County in the formation had long been in chaos, and now when they saw a new force entering, the soldiers shouted and fled in all directions.

Gao Lan, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang joined forces, and then covered up and chased them for more than ten miles. Fortunately, they considered that these soldiers and horses would all be subordinates of Chen Gong in the future, so they only drove instead of killing, killing no more than 500 people, but capturing more than 4,000 people.

When Chen Gong brought people over, Gao Ran clasped his fists and saluted him, and said in his mouth: "Congratulations to Chen Taishou, congratulations to Chen Taishou, today I broke Cao Ren's Eight Gate Golden Lock Array so easily, presumably no one will go against Chen Taishou in the future." ”

Chen Gong calculated in his heart that there were about 10,000 soldiers and horses used by Cao Ren to set up the formation today, and more than 2,000 people were killed when the formation was broken, and now more than 4,000 people have been captured, plus some scattered on the road, there are only 3,000 soldiers and horses who can follow Cao Ren back to Dongjun City. If he wants to go to Dongjun to take office, these soldiers and horses are not to worry. He hurriedly thanked Gao Ran: "Thank you General Gao, if it weren't for General Gao and the two Lieutenants Lu who were brave and good at fighting, I'm afraid it would not be easy for Gong to reach Dongjun smoothly." ”

"Chen Taishou," Gao Ran asked Chen Gong, "Shall we rush to Dongjun immediately?" ”

"It's only thirty miles away from Dongjun City, and it's getting late, so even if you rush over, you can't enter the city. It's better to rest here for the night, and it's not too late to enter the city tomorrow. ”

Gao Ran nodded, and then gave an order to his subordinates: "Order the whole army to camp here." ”