More than 1,000 Wu soldiers and flying horses galloped in all directions, constantly setting fire to the grain, the fire kept rising, and the lights suddenly lit up. Seeing that nearly half of the grain trucks were exhausted. At this moment, a wave of shouting and killing like a river and a sea roared ahead. Zhang Jaw first led thousands of cavalry to kill, seeing the grain cart being burned, Zhang Jaw was so angry that the lion looked hideous, under the firelight, just saw Lu Meng torture and kill the soldiers and horses of his own army, and immediately the anger rushed to his throat, and he shouted with all his might.

"Lu Ziming, you are looking for death!!"

As soon as Zhang Jaw's voice fell, he sat down and the BMW ran on all fours, like an arrow off the string to see Lu Meng flying and killing. Lu Meng opened his jaw and shouted angrily, shaking the whole mountain and forest as if they were shaking, and suddenly his heart was shocked, he didn't dare to hesitate, pulled out his horse, and ordered the troops to be withdrawn. Seeing that Lu Meng wanted to escape, Zhang Jaw gritted his teeth in anger and scolded angrily. Lu Meng ignored it and led his troops to rush in from the eastern path that had just rushed in. The open-jawed lion's eyes burst into flames, and he pursued frantically. Lu Meng led the troops through a junction, and suddenly dozens of Wu soldiers on both sides of the ground each pushed out a lot of firewood and grass, and the horsemen in front threw dozens of torches backwards, and the fire was raging in an instant, and it turned out that the firewood and grass had already been drenched with fish oil. Seeing this, Zhang Jaw's complexion changed greatly, and he hurriedly reined in the horse, and the soldiers behind him also stopped the horses in a panic, and suddenly collided with each other, and the people turned over on their backs, and screamed in amazement. The dozens of Wu soldiers immediately climbed towards the two hillsides, and soon disappeared into the night. Seeing the fire in front of him, Wu Bing gradually fled away, trembling with anger, slamming his helmet and shouting angrily.

"Lu Ziming, you remember for me!! Today's humiliation, in the coming day, I will pay back ten times!! ”

said that Cao Zhen was chasing Quan Cong's Wu soldiers, but Quan Cong was also cunning, and by familiarizing himself with the terrain, he took Cao Zhen around. Cao Zhen was so angry that his eyes were red and he chased frantically. Gradually, Cao Zhen's side became less and less riding, and when Cao Zhen came back to his senses, there were less than a few thousand people left around him, and most of the rest of the people and horses were scattered in the mountains and forests. It was dark at night, and Cao Zhen chased after him in a hurry just now, and he didn't bring many torches. Cao Zhen was afraid of being ambushed, so he hurriedly taught the soldiers to light torches, and dozens of torches were lit.

At this moment, under the light of the fire, suddenly a group of men and horses suddenly killed, but the leader was not Quan Cong, but a major general wearing a green robe and carrying a treasure gun, it was Zhu Ran. Cao Zhen's face changed, and he secretly said that it was not good. It turned out that after Zhu Ran fled, he saw that Zhang Jaw did not come to pursue, so he led troops to the agreed place according to Lu Meng's plan. At this time, Quan Cong led Cao Zhen over.

Cao Zhen knew that he was in the middle of the plan, and he dared to slack off at the moment, so he suddenly shouted, ordered the withdrawal of the army, and fled on horseback. Zhu Ran smiled coldly, reined in the horses, and intercepted Cao Zhen with a gun. Cao Zhen's eyes widened, and he twisted his spear and stabbed wildly. Zhu Ran twisted his gun to meet him, and the two killed for more than ten rounds. At the sudden moment, there was another burst of shouts and killings, and it was Quan Cong who led his troops back to kill. At this time, the two soldiers and horses of the Wu army attacked back and forth, the Wei soldiers were in chaos, Cao Zhen was so frightened that his face was pale, and he knew that if he didn't fight to the death, he would definitely die. Zhu Ran hurriedly chased after his horse, Quan Cong also led troops to kill, and the Wei soldiers scattered in all directions, and the terrible screams were earth-shattering. After Zhu Ran and Quan Cong pursued and killed for a while, the Wei soldiers had lost nearly 1,000 soldiers and horses. Zhu Ran's face sank, he stopped the gun, suddenly stopped Quan Cong, and said calmly.

"Wei Kou's army is huge, we can't rush deeper, just when I saw the fire rising in the mountain, I must have succeeded General Lu. Zi Huang, let's withdraw first!! ”

When Quan Cong heard this, his face turned cold, and he looked at the direction of Cao Zhen's departure with hatred, and shouted coldly.

"Humph! Cheap this Cao family dog thief!! ”

Quan Cong has always obeyed Zhu Ran's words, and immediately pulled out his horse and withdrew with Zhu Ran. On the third watch of the night, the fire gradually extinguished, and Lü Meng's fire could burn down half of the team's baggage, but fortunately, Zhang Jaw came in time, frightened Lu Meng's army, and ordered the soldiers and horses to extinguish the fire. Zhang Jaw's face was extremely gloomy, and when Cao Zhen returned with the remnants of the army, he hurriedly dismounted and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. The open-jawed lion's eyes were red, and he scolded angrily.

"When our army first came, you were burdened with heavy responsibilities and guarded the baggage, don't you know how to take precautions!? Now you have lost so much baggage, it is all your dereliction of duty!! Your Majesty ordered earlier that all offenders, no matter how big or small, will be dealt with by military law to prove the law!! It's up to you!! ”

After opening his jaw, he pulled out the sword at his waist and smashed it on the ground. 'Bang' a crisp sound, Cao Zhen was so frightened that he couldn't help but shudder, seeing that his open jaw was full of coldness, it didn't look like a scare. Cao Zhen suddenly fell into the abyss, his whole body was cold, his teeth trembled, and his tears flowed like a spring, but he didn't beg for mercy again. With a cold face, he looked secretly with his afterglow, and when he saw Cao Zhen like this, most of the anger in his heart disappeared. At this time, a member of the general next to Zhang Jaw whispered.

"General, this Cao Wenlie is His Majesty's adopted son, and he is deeply favored by His Majesty and a group of imperial relatives, although His Majesty has ordered it earlier, everything is strict. But if the general really executed this Cao Wenlie, even if His Majesty did not blame him, the other royal families would secretly have a grudge against the general. ”

When Zhang Jaw heard this, his heart was shocked, and he sighed, just as he was about to open his mouth. Suddenly, Cao Zhen suddenly picked up the sword on the ground, and shouted with shame on his face.

"The last general will have disappointed His Majesty's high hopes, so I will present my head to apologize!!"

After Cao Zhen finished drinking, he really twisted his sword and looked at his neck. Seeing this, Zhang Jaw stretched out his hand sharply, grabbed Cao Zhen's arm with one hand, and then made a knife shape with the other hand, knocked out the sword in Cao Zhen's hand, and shouted coldly.

"I thought you were a man, but I didn't expect you to be so incompetent!"

"Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated!! General Zhang, you don't want to humiliate me!! ”

When Cao Zhen heard this, his eyes suddenly burst with anger, and he roared with all his might. Zhang Jaw's face was cold, and the lion's eyes looked at Cao Zhen coldly, and said coldly.

"You are not afraid of death, now our army is the time to employ people, why not still have a useful body, shame and courage, and wait for the next day to make meritorious service and shame!"

When Cao Zhen heard this, he saw a little soft color flashing in Zhang Jaw's eyes, and his heart was suddenly shocked, knowing that Zhang Jaw intended to spare himself, and said with a cry.

"But Your Majesty has an order!!"

"Don't worry about it! Zhang will report this matter to His Majesty. You go and clean up first, and when you can make up for it in the future, Your Majesty will naturally not pursue it. ”

Before Cao Zhen could finish speaking, he opened his jaw and interrupted sharply. Cao Zhen vaguely saw a little concern in the stern expression of his open jaw, and he was grateful in his heart, and hurriedly bowed his head to thank him, remembering this great kindness. Zhang Jaw sighed, waved his hand, and then issued an order to teach each general to go to the ready. As the night passed, the sky began to lighten. Zhang Jaw set up a camp in the northeast of Nanchang City to rest first.

However, it is said that Zhang Jaw is outside the city of Nanchang, by the mountains and forests, under more than ten fences, heavily guarded, and strictly prepared for the attack of Eastern Wu soldiers and horses. After Cao Zhenjing suffered setbacks in the past, he was reined in by his spirit, and he did everything himself, and he was cautious in his defense. Sun Quan once sent people to investigate repeatedly, but Cao Zhen discovered it and caught many spies. When he heard this, he was also pleased.

A few days later, Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan each arrived with their troops and horses, only to see more than 200,000 soldiers and Wei soldiers one after another, crowded with people, all over all directions. Zhang Jaw hurriedly led the generals to greet him. Shaoqing, Cao Cao first went to the front of the village with the support of the Tiger Guard, first taught the generals to lead the team into the village, and after the order was completed, he dismounted to see Zhang Jaw. Zhang Jaw and the others finished saluting and asked Cao Cao to enter the account. After a while, the generals sat down, and Cao Cao was in the high hall and asked about the past of Zhang Jaw. Zhang Jaw didn't dare to hide it, and told them one by one. Cao Zhen knelt on the ground and kowtowed to plead guilty. Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, and wanted to behead the two of them to clarify military law. The officials rushed out to persuade each other, because they were excused. Zhang Jaw was demoted to a military position by Cao Cao and fined one year. Cao Zhen's capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable, and he repeatedly captured Wu thief, and made up for it, beat the military stick with a rod for thirty, and was demoted to a captain. Although Cao Zhen was severely punished, he had no complaints, knowing that Cao Cao intended to protect each other, but it was not too obvious, these thirty military sticks, for Cao Zhen, were not afraid. As for the position of military position, Cao Zhen is confident that with his ability and Cao Cao's favor for him, it will not take long to recover. After the punishment was completed, Cao Cao drank and ordered Zhang Jaw to return to his position, but Cao Zhen was beaten to the point of rotten flesh and went back to the tent to recuperate.

Cao Cao looked around at everyone, his face was majestic, and he snorted coldly, but he had already put the matter aside and said slowly.

"Listening to the report of righteousness, the blue eyes are tightly defended in Nanchang City, Nanchang City is fully defended, and the city gates on all sides have not only been reinforced, but also repaired, towering and thick. The moats are each wide to several zhang, and the outside of the city are all made of deep ditches and earth barriers, which are crisscrossed and longitudinal, and it is difficult to march. Nanchang is the most critical place in Eastern Wu, as long as this city is breached, I can follow the previous plan of righteousness, and then divide my troops to attack, and conquer the land of Jiangdong as soon as possible. In your opinion, what should we do now!? ”

As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, Xiahou Yuan was suddenly stunned, and he was in attendance, and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, why bother!! Our army is overwhelming, how can Nanchang City resist it!? You can quickly pull out troops and horses, surround Nanchang, and Nanchang can be conquered in less than half a month!! ”

After Xiahou Yuan finished drinking, his subordinates came out one after another, all wanting to fight and make meritorious contributions. When Cao Cao saw this, his brows furrowed, and he was silent. Jaw opened and said quickly.

"The Wu thief has been prepared for a long time, and he also knows that Nanchang is critical, and he is bound to protect it with all his might. If our army is strong and attacked, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of troops, and the previous Wu thieves burned a lot of baggage of our army, if the war is delayed and there is a shortage of food, what can I do!? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his expression changed, and he knew the stakes, and he bowed his head and said.

"The righteousness is reasonable. Nowadays, our army has just arrived, and it is a long way to trek, first rest, and recuperate. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is a hundred battles. In the past few days, I will first go to investigate to see what the defense of Nanchang is, and then plan for the future. ”

Cao Cao had made up his mind, and when the generals heard this, they didn't dare to entangle more, so they responded one after another. The next day, Cao Cao led the troops as the front team, rushed to Nanchang outside the city of seven or eight miles a high slope, looked at it from afar, only to see that the city of Nanchang is wide and wide, and the gates in the city are full of soldiers and horses, and the gates of the city are all over the city

The armament is dense, and the crowd is surging. I also saw that the moat under the city was deep and wide, and there were deep ditches and earth barriers outside the city, making it difficult to enter.

Cao Cao saw it, his brows were deeply locked, and he sighed with Zhang Jaw and Jiang Wei beside him.

"If I knew that Nanchang City was so sinister, I would not have sent troops to enter here. But now it has taken a lot of time, and if it were to be pulled out, it would take at least a few months! At that time, I am afraid that Xichuan will fall into the hands of Xitang early. I can't regret it! ”

Cao Cao's voice fell, Jiang Wei's eyes shimmered, and he silently looked at Nanchang City in front of him, his brows were tightly locked, and he did not react. As for Zhang Jaw, he bowed his hand, his face was solemn, and he said in a condensed voice.

"The soldiers have come to this, and Your Majesty must not be afraid of hard work. Think long-term. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his face was bored, so he led his troops back to the village. But he didn't know his whereabouts, and he had been discovered by the Wu soldiers who were lying in ambush around the mountain. Let's say that Cao Cao returned to the village, thought about it all night, but did not get a good plan. The next day, Cao Cao got on the horse, and took Zhang Jaw and Jiang Wei to ride together dozens of times to see Nanchang City. Dozens of horses turned around the hillside, and they saw the majestic Nanchang City, like a giant beast lying in the wilderness. Cao Cao looked at it for a long time, raised his whip and pointed at it, and sighed.

"So sturdy, so urgent!!"

The city of Nanchang is well defended, the terrain is steep, and it is difficult to march, and the city is strong and well-guarded. Cao manipulated hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand, but he still found it difficult to move. As soon as the words fell, suddenly, countless shouts of killing rang out at the foot of the mountain, and arrows burst into the air with a violent sound, shooting from the cracks in the trees. Several Wei soldiers were unable to avoid riding and fell from their horses with screams. Cao Cao's face changed, his eyes widened, and he saw an arrow stabbing at his heart. With a crisp sound, a silver light swept by, instantly breaking the cold arrow. Cao Cao came back to his senses, and heard someone shouting urgently.

"Your Majesty, there is an ambush of Wu thieves at the foot of the mountain, quickly withdraw!"

Cao Cao fixed his eyes, and the person who drank was Jiang Wei. At this time, I saw a group of people and horses galloping on the mountain road. Cao Cao didn't dare to slack off, slammed his horse, and fled. Jiang Wei's eyes were sharp, he shouted, and slapped his horse to meet him quickly, although he rode alone, he was like a thousand troops. In an instant, Jiang Wei had already rushed into the crowd of Wu soldiers, and the crescent silver halberd was like a shocking lightning, killing pieces of blood rain, and rushing straight to kill. The Wu soldiers swarmed around him, but he couldn't withstand Jiang Wei's fierce and swift offensive. I saw that wherever Jiang Wei killed, there was a burst of chaos and chaos. At this moment, two angry shouts erupted in the crowd.