Chapter 525: The Decisive Battle at the Top of the Mountain

It is said that although Wen Ping was brave, he was defeated by Cao Mengde in person, not only did he lose his soldiers, but the father and son were also captured alive. Cao Cao ordered him to push down and strictly guard it, and when he saw that the east was already white, he couldn't help but murmur to the general on a war horse in the darkness behind him: "Zhongde, it is really as you expected." Yuan Rang and Zhongkang should also have news from there, right? ”

The war horse neighed lightly in the dark shadow, and the general known as Zhongde slowly controlled the horse to Cao Cao's approach, and said: "Lord, before dawn, as long as Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai enter the Erlong Mountain Canyon, Yuan Rang will cut off their retreat and burn them all to death in the valley with a fire." The voice was low and the speed of speech was slow, as if it was a normal conversation, but the content was extremely vicious.

The person who spoke was none other than Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde, the masterminds of Cao Cao's subordinates. Cao Cao hesitated slightly, and said: "Although Wen was arrested, it also exposed the layout of our army, I'm afraid that Xi Zhicai will not be able to get into his pocket so easily." ”

Cheng Yu replied in a deep voice: "Even if we can't kill Xi Zhicai and Huang Zhong, our strategic goal has been achieved. However, the Huangzu of Yuecheng surrendered to the lord, and we have a good port on the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River is no longer a moat. In time, an invincible naval army will be established, and whether it is crossing the river to destroy Sun or attacking Jingzhou against the current, it will be just a gesture. At the moment, as long as we block the exit of Qiyue City, Huang Zhong will not want to send troops to Hefei, Hefei is safe, then the only way out for Lujiang Sun Ce and Zhou Yu is to retreat to Jiangdong. At that time, the Yangtze River from the Lujiang River to the Jiangxia line will be controlled by our army, and who can resist our army to unify Jiangdong? ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Fortunately, I listened to Zhongde's strategic plan, and I really blocked Xi Zhicai's soldiers and horses here." If Xi Zhi is allowed to take Yuecheng, then the west of Hefei still needs to be heavily defended, and there will be worries about fighting Lujiang. Zhongde, if I can unify Jiangdong, I should remember Zhongde's first merit. ”

Although Cheng Yu was affirmed, there was no sadness or joy on his face, and he was really a good minister who was not shocked. As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, he suddenly saw the distant Zhangjiachong Mountaintop, and the torch light was scattered for a while, and the original bright torch was extinguished in the blink of an eye. Then the sound of shouting and killing resounded throughout the world, Cheng Yu and Cao Cao frowned at the same time, and it was Cao Cao's henchman Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang who was ambushed on the top of Zhangjiachong Mountain, according to the plan, after Xu Chujun condescendingly eliminated the Qinglong Pioneer of Wenpin, he should condescendingly rush down the hillside, block the mouth of Erlong Valley, and cooperate with the Xiahoudun troops who were ambushed on Erlong Mountain to completely eliminate the vanguard of the 10,000 Qinglong Army. Then go out of the Erlongshan Gorge and go down to the village, block the Erlongshan passage, take advantage of the victory to fight a field battle with Xi Zhicai and Huang Zhong, and finally use the invincible Qingzhou soldiers on land to conquer Hanyang City in one fell swoop, and completely take the north bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangxia. If successful, it will take control of the most important Jiangxia Sanjiang estuary, and all the important towns of Jingzhou will be exposed to the iron hooves and warships of Cao's army.

According to Cao Jun's intelligence, the Qinglong Army came from west to east, and now it is attacking Zhangjiachong's Xu Chu army, but it is Zhangjiachong who climbed up from the east, but I don't know whose troops? As soon as Cao Cao raised his hand, Cheng Yu had already ordered: "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will send twenty cavalry to reconnoiter immediately!" The rest of the men and horses all went down to the mouth of the Erlong Valley to assemble! ”

The black-pressed armored soldiers behind Cao Cao immediately flew out of the twenty cavalry, led by a very young general, who was the new deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Xiu and Cao Wenlie. Cao Xiu is the son of Cao Cao, Cao Hong's own nephew, not only strong martial arts, but also superb archery, Cao Hong personally recommended Cao Cao as a personal guard, Cao Cao was promoted to the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and his status was only under the orthodox leader Cao Chun.

Cao Xiu led twenty tigers and leopards to ride, galloped down the hills, beat the horses again, and went straight to the top of Zhangjiachong. On the way, he kept encountering the retreating soldiers of the Qinglong Army, and Cao Xiu ordered his subordinates not to delay, just go up the mountain. Not far from the top of the mountain, the sound of shouting and killing was endless, Cao Xiu whistled, and twenty tigers and leopards rode into the mountains and forests, using the cover of the forest to quickly approach the battlefield at the top of Zhangjiachong.

Finally came to the edge of the main battlefield, Cao Xiu jumped on a tall tree, brushed aside the branches and leaves to quietly observe the battlefield. What caught his eye was a melee between the two armies, on one side was the black-armored Cao Army under Xiahoudun, and on the other side it seemed to be red leather armor under the firelight, Cao Xiu was shocked, isn't this the standard military uniform of the Jiangdong Army?

Cao Xiu's surprise is not trivial, in his impression, since the Cao army went south, the momentum is like a bamboo, the victory is like a bamboo, has completely compressed the Jiangdong army in the Lujiang area can not move, where did this Jiangdong army come from?

Cao Xiu asked his four subordinates to quickly report back to the lord Cao Cao, tightened the quiver behind his back, threw the spear in his hand, drew out his short knife and ordered the remaining subordinates: "Follow me, go deep into the military formation along the woods, and find out who the enemy commander is." ”

Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry is equivalent to the special forces of the Blue Dragon Army, and also has considerable covert reconnaissance capabilities. Cao Xiu took the lead, using the cover of the mountains and forests to climb to the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain is quite flat, but the sound of the soldiers shouting and killing is much smaller, but the sound of weapons clashing is endless, when Cao Xiu drilled out of the grass to see, he saw two generals raising swords and guns at the same time, and it was difficult to distinguish between the killings.

One of them is full of iron armor, more than a foot tall, ten girths around the waist, majestic appearance, and peerless bravery, making a black iron machete, the knife is powerful and heavy, and it is not far from the head of the opponent's general, it is Xu Chu, the fierce general of the Cao Army.

Xu Chu, the word Zhongkang, the country of Cao Cao, Cao Cao's fellow countryman. When he was young, he was known for his bravery, gathering thousands of strong men and clans to build defenses against the invasion of thieves. At that time, more than 10,000 thieves attacked Xu Chu in Runan, Xu Chu was outnumbered, exhausted from the battle, and ran out of arrows, so he ordered both men and women to go to Dashi to defend against the enemy. When the enemy soldiers rushed up, Xu Chu Feishi retreated, so the thieves did not dare to approach. Until the grain was about to run out, Xu Chu pretended to make peace with the thief and discussed exchanging cattle for food. Xu Chu walked more than 100 steps in front of the battle, pulling the tail of the cow, and the thieves were so frightened that they didn't dare to come to fetch the cow again. Since then, the name of Xu Chu has been the land of Huai, Ru, Chen and Liang.

Later, Cao Cao occupied Huai and Ru, and naturally returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, Xu Chu sent the people to return to Cao Cao, and worshiped the captain on the same day, and introduced the guards. Since then, Xu Chu has followed Cao Cao to fight in the south and the north, and has made many military exploits. In the official history, Cao Cao conscripted Zhang Xiu, Xu Chu was the vanguard, beheaded more than 10,000 thieves, and moved to the school captain. followed Cao Cao to confront Yuan Shao in Guandu, when Xu He and others wanted to murder Cao Cao, but Xu Chu was always with him and did not dare to start. waited until Xu Chu left to rest, and Xu He waited to see Cao Cao with a sharp blade. At that time, Xu Chu was uneasy at home, so he immediately returned to Cao Cao's side. Xu He and others were shocked when they saw Xu Chu in the account, and Xu Chu saw that the situation was not right, so he immediately killed Xu He and others. Afterwards, Cao Cao trusted Xu Chu even more, went in and out of his peers, and did not let him leave his side. With Cao Cao's siege of Yecheng, he had military exploits and was given the title of Marquis of Guannei.

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Xu Chu accompanied Cao Cao to conquer Han Sui and Ma Chao in Tongguan. Cao Cao was about to cross the river, and when he arrived at the river, he let the army go first, and he and Xu Chu and more than 100 Hushi broke off. At this time, Ma Chao rode more than 10,000 horses to rob and kill Cao Cao, and the arrows rained down. Xu Chu said to Cao Cao: "There are many thieves, now that our troops have crossed the river, you should also go." So he helped Cao Cao to get on the ship, the thieves were unstoppable, and the rest of the troops were scrambling to get on the ship, and the ship was overweight. Xu Chu killed the boat climber, holding a saddle with his left hand to block Cao Cao's arrows, and pushing the boat across the river with his right hand. On that day, if there was no Xu Chu, Cao Cao would be in danger.

Later, Cao Cao talked with Han Sui, Ma Chao and others alone, and did not accompany him left and right, only taking Xu Chu alone. Ma Chao was conceited of his bravery and wanted to secretly attack Cao Cao, but he often heard of Xu Chu's name on weekdays, and suspected that it was this person who followed him. So he asked Cao Cao: "Where is the tiger marquis of Cao Gong?" Cao Cao pointed at Xu Chu with his finger, Xu Chu glared at him angrily, and Ma Chao didn't dare to move. A few days later, Cao's army defeated Ma Chao's army, and Xu Chu personally beheaded the enemy in the battle. Xu Chu made meritorious contributions to this escort battle, and was awarded the title of General of the Martial Guard. And because Ma Chao asked about the tiger marquis, the name of the tiger idiot has been famous all over the world since then, Cao Cao trusted him all his life, and said to people: "This is my fan." ”

Xu Chu is known as a tiger idiot, and his martial arts are among the best among the dragons of the Three Kingdoms, but at this moment, Zhang Jiachong is at the top, but it is difficult to distinguish from the person opposite. Cao Xiuyun had enough eyesight, and saw that the general opposite Xu Chu was wearing a golden helmet and gold armor, a white battle robe, and his appearance seemed to be very handsome.

Cao Xiu saw it from a distance and couldn't help but be surprised, an impossible name suddenly jumped into his heart, and blurted out: "Sun Ce! ”

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.