Cao Ang rode his horse and rushed towards the two men in the battle,

At this time, Guan Yu no longer had Liu Beijun by his side,

Countless Cao soldiers surrounded the two layer by layer,

The battle between the two has also entered the white heat,

Cao Ang originally wanted to rush into the station circle,

Help Xu Chu to help,

But after seeing the battle situation between the two sides at this moment,

He decisively dismissed this idea,

Now Guan Yu has no hope of breaking through,

Apparently has begun to desperately,

Between the opening and closing of the move,

There is even a way of fighting that ends together,

Although Cao Ang also boasts of being strong in force,

But he knew very well,

The gap between him and top generals like Xu Chu,

At this moment of fighting for the life of both sides,

Not only did he not join in to help,

On the contrary, it is very likely to become a burden to Xu Chu.

At this moment, Guan Yu is dead,

On the contrary, it is even more unscrupulous,

The green dragon glaive knife in his hand is as light as nothing,

Dancing up and down with a piece of wind,

The big knife in Xu Chu's hand also danced out of a knife wall,

Splash the water of your own defense,

"Phew!"

After a loud bang,

The figures of the two sides are temporarily separated,

Both were out of breath,

The war horse under the crotch kept snorting one after another,

After this fierce battle,

Even the horses felt tired.

The two rested for less than a moment,

Hit the horse again and rushed up,

This time the two sides no longer pay attention to moves,

You come and go and I are all hard-hitting play,

The sound of huge gold and iron clashing is endless,

The Cao soldiers beside him watched it with great interest,

It's not common for such evenly matched masters to fight,

What's more, it's today's hard bridge and hard horse style of play,

It makes the people who watch it unconsciously boil their blood.

"Phew!"

The weapons of both sides were again fiercely exchanged,

At this time,

Guan Yu's war horse suddenly neighed,

One of the front hooves suddenly fell staggered,

The whole body immediately threw forward with an unstable center of gravity,

Even Guan Yu with the war horse rushed forward,

Guan Yu's eyes closed,

I couldn't help but shout in my heart:

"My life is at stake!"

The last sight he saw in his eyes,

It's a brilliant white sword.

Above the head of Tanxian County,

Tao Qian, who has gray hair, wears iron armor,

Standing on the front line of the city's defense,

Command the soldiers to defend the city,

Cao's offensive was very fierce,

has been attacking without sleep for two days and nights,

The Xuzhou army in the city is exhausted,

But the Cao army outside the city seemed to be tireless,

It's like an ant colony,

Swarming towards Tan County.

Countless arrows flew back and forth between the arrays of the two armies,

With bursts of screams and bright blood flowers,

In the distance, there are dozens of catapults,

Throw huge stones at the head of the city,

Where the boulder fell,

Immediately smash the strong walls,

If it hits a person directly,

Rub it a little bit,

Immediately, it was a blur of flesh and blood.

Nearby, a tall ladder was erected on the top of the city,

Countless heroic soldiers of Cao,

Biting the steel knife in his hand,

Alternately climb upwards with both hands,

The soldiers who defended the city took out special halberds,

Several people worked together to knock down the ladder,

Or with burnt boiling oil or sassa wood and color,

Let the enemies who are trying to climb,

Fleshy corpses fell to the ground.

The siege was fought very fiercely,

Tao Qian's voice was hoarse,

But he still gave one order after another.

Thanks to him, the old and strong Xuzhou pastor,

personally sit on the front line of the battlefield,

The soldiers and soldiers of Xuzhou who are under great pressure,

did not fail in such a difficult situation.

However, Tao Qian, who has been in battle for a long time, knows very well,

Now they are Xuzhou Army,

Just by virtue of himself being here,

Therefore, the soldiers insisted on holding on with a breath in their hearts,

But this persistence did not last long.

Sooner or later it will collapse,

Now in this situation,

can only drag it down with difficulty,

Although the number of Cao's army is large,

But they are the besieging side,

The energy they expend and the pressure they endure is even greater.

Even if you can rotate,

But like this, the non-stop continuous attack,

They are also at the end of their crossbows at this moment.

Tao Qian's personal soldiers,

Several times he advised him to go back and rest,

were all interrupted viciously by the old man,

Roaring violently:

"The soldiers are all working hard at this moment, as a pastor of Xuzhou, what reason do I have, what face do I have to rest alone! Swear to live and die with the soldiers! ”

Tao Qian's words,

Let the morale of the soldiers at the head of the city be greatly shaken,

With the words of the officers and the non-commissioned officers,

All the Xuzhou troops in the city knew the oath of their commander,

The soldiers of Xuzhou seem to have been shot in the arm,

Immediately became alive and vibrant,

drove another wave of fierce attacks by Cao's army.

At this moment, in the rear army of Cao Jun,

Suddenly there was a loud gong sound,

Countless Cao troops retreated as quickly as the tide,

Seeing the fact that the other party finally withdrew his troops,

The Xuzhou army at the head of the city immediately cheered and jumped.

Tao Qian held the head of the city wall with his hand,

The legs are actually numb and stiff,

The weight of his body weighed on the city walls,

At this moment, seeing that Cao Jun finally retreated,

The old man who has reached the limit of his body finally can't support it,

The arm that barely held on to the city wall shook violently,

The body is staggering,

and was ready to fall aside,

Fortunately, the leader of the guards beside him is quick-eyed,

An arrow rushed to the old man's side,

Hurriedly held him firmly,

"Big, sir......"

"Silence!"

Tao Qian shouted in a deep voice,

But the voice was unusually weak and trembling,

Took two heavy breaths,

finally smoothed out the anger,

"Help me back and try not to show a flaw."

The leader of the guards nodded hurriedly,

Turning his head to the subordinates around him,

A group of people surrounded Tao Qian,

Walking slowly towards the city,

seems to be guarding Tao Qian closely,

But in fact, it held him tightly,

Block all the Xuzhou soldiers who want to come forward along the way.

Tao Qian was in good spirits,

waved to the soldiers around him,

But his face was so pale that there was not a trace of blood,

It's just that everyone at this moment,

I didn't see that clearly,

Finally, under the 'protection' of the guards,

boarded a carriage that had been waiting for a long time,

Tao Qian can't support it anymore,

fell headlong in the wide wagon,

The maid in the car was so frightened that she almost screamed,

The leader of the guards instructed a few words outside the car,

The little maid nodded slowly,

When he stretched out his little hand to take off his armor for Tao Qian,

I was surprised to find that the old man had passed out.

The little maid stretched out her trembling little hands,

finally took off the heavy armor for Tao Qian,

It's really hard for this little girl,

emaciated stature,

Slender little arms,

After she took off the armor on Tao Qian's body with great difficulty,

I felt like my whole body was falling apart.

Tao Qian was in a coma this time until the sun set.

Fortunately, during this period of coma,

Xiahoudun's army retreated ten miles,

Presumably the other party is also because the soldiers are too tired,

Recuperate for a day,

Tan County finally got a rare respite.

When Tao Qian slowly opened his eyes,

There are many anxious figures sitting or standing or pacing back and forth in the room.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"Tao Gong!"

Tao Qian calmed down,

Only then did I finally see the faces of the people in the house,

The most striking thing is that

The one-armed general in the crowd was the most eye-catching,

Tao Qian really couldn't think of it,

This person is here at this time,

That person turned out to be Liu Bei.

After Tao Qian and everyone present greeted each other,

The leader of the guards next to him received Tao Qian's hidden look,

Hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Generals, generals, I'm really sorry, the doctor said that the lord needs to recuperate now, and the generals should go back first."

When the people heard that the leader of the guards had given an order to evict the guests,

They all had to withdraw from the bedroom,

After sending everyone out of the room,

The chief of the guards closed the door tightly.

Then came to Tao Qian's bed again.

The leader of the guards bowed down in front of Tao Qian,

Explain in detail what happened today,

It turned out that today's Xiahoudun army retreated,

Liu Bei led less than five hundred cavalry,

came to the outside of Tan County,

And Tan County can get a little respite,

It is thanks to this miracle that

Liu Bei actually led a thousand cavalry,

Suddenly made a detour and attacked the Cao army camp from the rear,

It is said that it burned Cao Jun's grain stockpile,

This made Xiahoudun's army have to withdraw in a hurry.

It finally solved the urgent need of Tan County.

But Liu Bei's second brother,

That brave Guan Yu,

It is said that it was folded in the camp of the Cao army.

"Is this news true?"

After Tao Qian heard this,

Gazing directly at the henchman, he asked.

The leader of the guards raised his head,

He nodded solemnly.

Tao Qian's brows furrowed together,

Lowered his head and thought for a long time,

Tao Qian raised his head again and asked:

"How many troops are left in our city now?"

Hearing Tao Qian's question,

The face of the leader of the guards changed slightly,

Still, he bowed down and replied earnestly:

"My lord, there are less than 30,000 soldiers in the city who can fight now."

"Thirty thousand."

Tao Qian finally put down his snack a little when he heard this,

At the very least, these losses are within an acceptable range.

After all, Cao's army is attacking the city day and night.

After a few days of hard work,

The pressure on the defenders of the city is enormous,

To be honest, this kind of battle damage is not huge.

After a pause, Tao Qian continued:

"Fortunately, Liu Bei hit the right one, if Xiahoudun's army continued to besiege the city, these soldiers defending the city would begin to suffer a lot of damage. After such a high-intensity continuous battle, not to mention the serious wear and tear of the equipment that defended the city, it is the spirit of the soldiers who have reached the peak, if it continues to be tightened, it will only be counterproductive. ”

After finishing speaking, Tao Qian seemed to feel a little tired,

Leaning back,

changed to a comfortable position,

Only then did he exhale slowly.

After a few breaths,

I feel that my chest and abdomen are not so stuffy,

Only then did he open his mouth and continue to ask:

"How's Cao Jun's injury?"

A smile appeared on the face of the leader of the guards,

Hurriedly spoke:

"Cao Jun's losses this time are really not small, and he has already lost nearly 10,000 people."

"Nearly 10,000 people!?"

Tao Qian exhaled comfortably,

There was finally a look of comfort between the eyebrows,

Apparently he was very pleased with the result.

When the leader of the guards saw Tao Qian's expression,

My heart is finally much easier,

Then he opened his mouth and said another message:

"My lord, there is one more thing."

Tao Qian raised his eyebrows,

Looking at the look on the face of the leader of the guards,

Apparently another exciting news,

He nodded, motioning for the other to continue.

The leader of the guards couldn't help but bend an arc around his mouth:

"Most of Xiapi has been recovered, and now Cao Jun can only retreat in Xiapi City, and the city will be broken in these few days."

After Tao Qian heard the news,

At first, I was shocked,

Then a look of joy appeared on his face,

casually asked:

"Who recovered it?"

The leader of the guards hurriedly replied:

"My lord, it is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande's troops. He sent the general Yan Xing and a strategist named Chen Gong to rescue Chen Deng and some other scholars in Xiapi, and then fought a fierce battle with Cao's army, winning consecutive battles, and finally recovered most of Xiapi ......"

The joyful smile on Tao Qian's face has not yet bloomed,

But in the words of the other party, it gradually became solemn,

The leader of the guards has been observing the expression of the lord,

Seeing this change,

He immediately became a little at a loss,

Asked softly:

"My lord?"

Tao Qian asked in a deep voice:

"You mean, this is Liu Bei's soldiers and horses again? How many exactly? ”

The heart of the leader of the guards sank,

From Tao Qian's words,

He faintly smelled an unusual smell,

Hurriedly replied:

"Originally, Liu Bei's army was only four or five thousand people, but during this period of time, there were constantly garrisons from various counties to support, plus those recruited along the road, it should now be close to 10,000 people, so it can complete the siege of Xiapi City."

Tao Qian's fingers twisted his beard unconsciously forced,

Pulled off a beard,

But at this moment he didn't realize it,

His brows furrowed tightly.

The leader of the guards had no choice but to ask in a low voice:

"Lord, isn't that a good thing?"

Tao Qian came back to his senses at this time,

With a wry smile, he said:

"Huh, a good thing? Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, blessings and misfortunes lurk, and misfortunes and blessings rely on ......"

The leader of the guard bowed his head,

He didn't understand the meaning of Tao Qian's words,

However, I can probably understand that

Today's situation,

For his lord, Tao Qian,

It seems to be much more serious than before.

Tao Qian lowered his head and muttered for a long time,

But the brows are wrinkled tighter and tighter,

The leader of the guards felt that the atmosphere was becoming more and more calm,

But he didn't dare to make a noise.

After a while,

When the leader of the guard couldn't help but drip cold sweat,

Tao Qian suddenly spoke,

The voice is soft and soft,

It makes people feel the emotion in it.

"What do you think of Liu Bei?"

The leader of the guards was stunned when he heard this,

reacted in an instant,

I didn't have time to think about the meaning of this question.

"Xuande is incomparably benevolent and righteous, and he is a member of the Han family, so he is naturally a person worthy of trust."

Tao Qian's expression changed when he heard this,

The gaze became extremely sharp,

It's as if it can pierce the depths of people's hearts.