Therefore, not only Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi had never heard of it, but even Cao Cao and Xiahou brothers had no clue, and shook their heads to say that they didn't know.

Just when everyone was looking at each other, Zhao Yun, who had been guarding near the tent door, suddenly stepped forward:

"If I remember correctly, Ding Bei is a general under Yuan Shao."

"What? Yuan Shao's people? Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows in confirmation.

"That's right! A few years ago, when I was in Jizhou, I spent a few months in Yuan Shao's army, and I remember that there was a middle-aged general named Ding Bei. At that time, he gave me a list and asked me to go to Youzhou to purchase armaments, and the handwriting on it was exactly the same as this letter. ”

Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Zhang Liao no longer had any doubts.

Jumping up from the chair with a whoosh, with resentment in his eyes, he picked up the crescent halberd and walked out the door:

"It was a good thing that Yuan Shao did? Hum! Zilong and Lingqi obeyed the order, quickly ordered troops, and immediately went with me on the expedition! ”

Seeing that Zhang Liao was going to lead troops into battle, Cao Cao certainly wouldn't agree, so he hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.

However, Zhang Liao, who has been blinded by hatred, can't listen to anyone's words at this time.

No matter how Cao Cao persuaded him, he just wouldn't give up.

Although the Cao and Chinese armies became allies, in the final analysis, they were still two independent forces.

Therefore, even if Cao Cao did not agree, he had no right to interfere with Zhang Liao's decision.

In the end, he could only watch Zhang Liao lead the Chinese army and rush towards the enemy camp like moths to a fire......

Seeing that Zhang Liao couldn't persuade him, Cao Cao had no choice but to return to the military tent with reluctance.

Seeing that Hua Tuo was squatting on the ground to deal with the corpse, Cao Cao immediately stepped forward, clenched his fists and said:

"Hua Lao, Cao has a reluctant request, and I hope you can agree."

Seeing Cao Cao go and return, Hua Tuo slowly stood up: "What does the general command, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"To be honest, General Hua is very important to our coalition forces, and it is no exaggeration to say that his influence is much greater than that of Cao. Now that he has died suddenly, if the soldiers know about it, it will definitely affect the morale of the soldiers. Therefore, Cao begged Hua Lao to keep it secret for the time being, and wait until the war is over before mourning, I don't know if it is feasible? ”

Hua Tuo had no opinion on the matter of secrecy, and quickly nodded in response:

"General Hua confessed before his death, let us keep our mouths shut. Therefore, the general can rest assured that the old man will block the news and try to hide it as much as possible. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, left the military tent with the Xiahou brothers, and hurried towards the inner city......

Seeing that there was no one else in the tent, Hua Tuo leaned down and sat next to Hua Xing.

While touching the pulse under his ear, he rolled his eyes and muttered to himself:

"You stinky boy, just die, and arrange a bunch of jobs for the old man...... Alas! It's really troublesome, if I knew it was like this, I shouldn't have done you a favor. ”

……

An hour later, east of Xuchang, in Yuan Shu's tent.

After having dinner with Yuan Shu, Lu Pu was just about to go back to the tent to rest, when a rush of footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent:

"The last general, Zhang Xun, has an urgent military situation and asks to see the lord!"

Hearing the words "urgent military intelligence", Yuan Shu immediately summoned Zhang Xun into the account.

Zhang Xun, about thirty years old, was a general under Yuan Shu.

It has not been reused before, and he is considered a second-rate general in Yuan Shu's army.

But recently, with Ji Ling, Qiao Rui and others being arrested one after another, there are fewer and fewer people available around Yuan Shu.

Zhang Xun took the opportunity to jump up and became the "first general" beside Yuan Shu.

"What military situation is it? Hurry up! ”

"Whoa! The spies reported that an enemy army was coming from the west to our army, attempting to launch a surprise attack. ”

"What? Yes, there is an enemy attack? ”

Since the last encounter, Yuan and Cao have been very restrained, and there has never been a large-scale fight, and they seem to be waiting for a good opportunity.

But today, the other party suddenly attacked, causing Yuan Shu to suddenly mess up:

"Damn! Raid at this time? Send this news to my brother, who is a concubine, and ask him to deal with it with all his might...... In addition, you will send another 5,000 men and horses and retreat east with me. When the battle is over, let's see another opportunity. ”

After saying this, Yuan Shu didn't even look at Lu Pu, threw down the wine glass and ran out of the tent.

"General, please!"

Seeing that Yuan Shu was about to run away without asking anything clearly, Lu Pu felt a burst of disdain in his heart, but he still said respectfully on his face:

"At this time, it is sunset, and it is extremely unreasonable to say that black is not black, white is not white, and the enemy army is attacking now. Maybe it's just a feint, please don't panic, general. Why don't you let General Zhang finish the military situation and make a decision? ”

Being persuaded by Lu Pu like this, Yuan Shu calmed down a little, turned his head to Zhang Xun and asked:

"Tell me, how many people are here? Is it a feint, or is it real? ”

"Well, about five or six thousand. Is it a feint...... The last general is not clear. ”

"What? Only five or six thousand? Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

After glaring at Zhang Xun fiercely, Yuan Shu immediately returned to normal and sat back in his chair:

"Is this a piece of? It's not enough to plug between your teeth. Zhang Xun listened to the order, you quickly take 30,000 soldiers out of the camp to fight, let them know that we are powerful! ”

Counting the reinforcements of Luoyang and Hongnong, Cao's army currently has a strength of about 70,000;

On the second Yuan side, plus the reserve army transferred from Yingshui, there were about 90,000 people.

From the point of view of troops, the gap between the two sides is not large, and the Yuan army only has a slight advantage.

But now, Cao Jun has inexplicably sent 5,000 men and horses to provoke, which is less than one-tenth of the total strength.

Trying to win a victory with this little force is a pure fool's dream, like hitting a stone with an egg.

Therefore, in Lu Pu's opinion, there must be another mystery in this move, so he didn't believe that Hua Xing and Cao Cao would make such a low-level mistake!

So, without waiting for Zhang Xun to leave the account, I heard him say again:

"General Yuan, regardless of the strength or timing, the enemy's trip is extremely suspicious, and most of them have other plans. Therefore, Lu suggested that only 10,000 troops should be sent to meet the attack, so as not to fall into the enemy's ambush or divert the tiger away from the mountain. ”

Hearing Lu Pu say this, Yuan Shu also felt reasonable, and immediately changed the military order, so that Zhang Xun only led 10,000 troops to go out to fight.

After Zhang Xun left, he ordered someone to inform Yuan Shao of the news, and informed the soldiers in the battalion to prepare for battle in case the situation changed.

……

An hour later.

The tent door, which had been silent for a long time, finally came a noisy sound.

As soon as the curtain opened, I saw Zhang Xun holding a bright silver helmet and walking in triumphantly.

"Lord Qi, the last general will not fail in his mission, and he has annihilated all the enemy forces in the future!"

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shu, who was sitting in the middle, immediately showed joy and pride, feeling that his subordinates had won glory for themselves.

But Yuan Shao and Lu Pu, who were sitting on his left and right, frowned, their eyes full of doubts.

After Yuan Shu finished his words of commendation, he heard Lu Pu take the lead in asking:

"General Zhang, can you tell us about the battle just now?"