Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle of Nanyang

Xun You dispatched a good army, Cao Ren and Xiahoudun each led about 50,000 horses, and Cao Cao was in the center. Follow? Dream?. The military order was handed down, and the army quietly packed up and returned.

Cao Jun Dazhai in the west of Wancheng is led by Cao Hong. Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother, and in layman's terms, he is an uncle and brother with Boss Cao. This person is notoriously greedy for money and stingy, and even Cao Cao said: "My family is as cheap as a child." "Boss Cao's property is not as good as his younger brother, it is conceivable that Cao Hong either has a way to make money or a way to collect money, which makes Cao Cao so emotional.

Liu Bei was ruthless and wanted Cai Mao to see what his subordinates were capable of. In the middle of the night, the south gate was quietly opened, Chen Zhijing went first, cleared Cao Hong's scouts, and led 10,000 horses around the city with Yan Ming and Wen Chou to Cao Hong Dazhai.

Cao Hong's armed forces are ranked in the middle and upper ranks among the generals of the Three Kingdoms, but this person dares to fight and fight, a typical role of "desperate Saburo". Because the army packed up and returned, he slept very late that night, and as soon as his head was next to the pillow, there was a low dragging sound in his ears.

Liu Bei's preparation is not insufficient, Malekou, the rank of people, a team of more than 10,000 people, silent, stuffy head fast. Approaching Cao Hong Dazhai, Chen Zhi stood up from the grass and said to Liu Bei: "The Cao army is very vigilant, and the patrol soldiers are constantly coming and going. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said in a low voice: "First attack with fire, disrupt its camp, and then wave the army to rush forward." ”

Three thousand hard bows quickly took aim with arrows, and the soldiers next to them lit torches and ignited the rockets. The soldiers of Cao Jun standing guard saw countless sparkling fires suddenly lit up in the wilderness, and shouted loudly: "Enemy attack!" Enemy Attack!! At the same time, the sound of gongs and drums rang out. With the shouts of the soldiers, the rockets first took the lives of the guards on the wall, and then extended into the camp. Half of the camp quickly burst into flames. Liu Bei saw that the time had come, and shouted: "Rush! "An army of 10,000 pushed to the wall and killed it.

Cao Hongxun put on his armor, found the adjutant general and said: "Lead 10,000 horses and horses, within an hour, you must withstand the enemy's attack." When the adjutant general heard this, he ran out of the big tent to arrange to block the enemy.

Cao Hong gathered 10,000 elites, came out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and quietly walked around the back of Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei's 10,000 elite soldiers, recuperating for a day, fought bravely in the Cao army camp, the Cao army could not withstand such a fierce attack, and was defeated and retreated, and it was about to break through and enter the second Dazhai. The adjutant general was anxious, suddenly threw off his battle armor, held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and opened his mouth and shouted: "Brothers, General Zilian is leading the army to copy the enemy's rear road, and it will only take half an hour for the army to arrive." It's a gentleman, kill the enemy with me! ”

The adjutant general rushed forward enthusiastically, wielding a knife to kill several enemy soldiers, and Sergeant Cao saw that the adjutant general was fearless, and his morale was greatly boosted, and he rushed forward one by one, and slashed and killed the enemy to the death.

Liu Bei saw the lieutenant general's lifeless fighting style, and sighed in his heart: "Cao Jun is really well-trained. He said loudly to Wen Chou: "Third brother, kill this lieutenant general for me, and the army will advance quickly and break through the second camp." ”

Wen Chou rushed over single-handedly, killing dozens of people in a row, the deputy general saw it, jumped up hard, applied a sword and shield in mid-air, and smashed it towards Wen Chou, Wen Chou shook his spirit, picked up the big gun, and swept it on the waist of the deputy general, and the deputy general turned over a few in the air and fell to the ground like mud. Surrounded by Chen Zhi and Bai'er elite soldiers, Liu Bei pulled out a double-strand sword, and the two swords flew and entered the enemy group. Liu Bei's soldiers saw that the lord was coming in person and was so brave, his morale shook the sky, and he screamed and slashed and killed. Captain Cao and the hundred generals saw that it was difficult to resist, so they had to retreat to the second Dazhai, and Liu Bei's army followed.

Cao Hong saw that Liu Bei had broken through the front village, and he was furious and charged Liu Bei's army from behind.

Liu Bei saw that his army was under attack on the back of the enemy, and he was not in chaos, and shouted: "Yan Ming, lead two thousand soldiers to stop the enemy army." ”

Yan Ming led 2,000 men and used the facilities in the camp as an obstacle to block Cao Hong. Cao Hong's broadsword shone with silver light in front of the two armies, and Liu Bei's sergeant had no enemy, Yan Ming stretched out a three-pointed two-edged knife and caught Cao Hong.

Chen Zhi's white-eared elite soldiers are not blown out, they are definitely tempered by blood and fire. Two thousand elites lined up in a formation and rolled back and forth in the Chinese army's Dazhai, crushing the soldiers in the Dazhai only passively beaten. Although Cao's military regulations were strict, at this time the army's morale was in turmoil, and the morale was taken away. Someone took the lead, and the soldiers immediately collapsed, and at this time, each took care of his own life, and Dazhai was suddenly empty. Liu Bei shouted: "Burn the camp and surprise the enemy." ”

Wen Chou and Chen Zhi rose up and led the troops to kill Cao Hongjun. Yan Ming is alone, Cao Hong is enough to deal with it, plus Wen Chou, Chen Dao, Cao Hong has a playful temperament, incarnates a desperate San Lang, left and right, Liu Bei sneered, opened his bow and took an arrow, and an arrow shot at Cao Hong, Cao Hong couldn't dodge, hit the left arm, Cao Hong panicked, was smashed in the back by Wen Chou's shot, Cao Hong spewed out a blood arrow, hit the horse and left. The general is the spirit of the three armies, the main general was wounded, the morale was frustrated, and a swarm of bees followed Cao Hong out of the camp. Liu Bei then chased after him and won countless victories.

Cai Mao watched Liu Bei's army at the head of the city, and said to Wen Ping: "Xuande is really a hero." ”

Wen Ping saw that the first army in the north rushed over with torches held high, and said to Cai Mao: "It must be the Cao army of Beizhai who is coming to answer, please ask the general Mingjin." ”

Cai Mao sneered: "Xuande's courage is commendable, and it is advisable to be strong." ”

During Liu Bei's fight, Chen Zhi rushed to his side and said, "Lord, Cao's reinforcements are coming." ”

Liu Bei looked up and saw that the torches were like dragons, "There are 20,000 enemies, so I ordered the army to retreat." ”

It was Cao Ren who came to meet Cao Hong, and seeing that Cao Hong was seriously injured, he drove his horse to Liu Bei. Liu Bei's soldiers fought for half the night, they were already tired, how could they dare to be 20,000 new troops, hurriedly came to the west gate, and shouted: "Open the city gate quickly." ”

Wen Ping looked at Cai Mao, Cai Mao deliberately delayed, Wen Ping said angrily: "Xuande Gong fought in the middle of the night, and the general wanted his whole army to be destroyed? ”

Cai Mao had no choice but to order the city gate to be opened. Cao Ren chased to the city, and saw that he was about to enter the range of bows and arrows, so he had to restrain his horse.

In the battle, Liu Bei used 10,000 horses to break Cao Hong's 30,000-person village, killed nearly 10,000 people, severely damaged the main general Cao Hong, and killed and injured countless deputy generals and captains. Therefore, his reputation was greatly enhanced, and the fire of Bowang made Liu Bei have the title of "invincible" in the Jingzhou army.

Cao Cao heard that Cao Hong was injured, and came to see it in person, and saw that Cao Hong was in a state of weakness and had a sallow complexion, so he couldn't help but burst into tears, and said in a mournful voice: "I raised my army, Zilian accompanied him, and fought more than 100 battles of all sizes, all of them charged forward, and he was really a fierce general of my family." I don't want to be poisoned by Liu Bei, I will revenge it. ”

Cao Hong opened his eyes with difficulty, "I have been seriously injured, and I am afraid that I will not be able to serve the Lord again." ”

Cao Cao choked up, and when he heard about it, he cried.

Xun You said: "Zilian is seriously injured, and there is no good doctor in the army. Cao Gong, Liu Rundong is really a national player, I don't know? ”

Cao Cao said: "I ask for friendship with the affection of a friend, and Rundong will not refuse me." ”

Cao Hong struggled and said: "Hong would rather die, than the lord begging for help." ”

Cao Cao patted Cao Hong's hand and said, "You and my brother too." What is the point of sacrificing a little face for a brother? ”

Outside Yexian County, Cao Cao accompanied Cao Hong's carriage and stood alone in the wind. The city gate was opened, and Liu Ze hurried over on horseback, "Meng De behaved like this, I don't know what is important?" ”

Cao Cao turned over and dismounted, arched his hand and said: "My disciple Lian, unfortunately seriously injured, the military doctor tied his hands, and I came to ask Rundong to save him." ”

Liu Ze dismounted, "Meng De's words are serious, your brother is my brother, what do you say?" After that, he stretched out three fingers, pressed them on Cao Hong's wrist, and said for a while: "It has injured internal organs, and it may take three months of careful treatment." ”

Cao Cao said: "I don't know if Zilian can hold a knife and gun again?" ”

"Meng De, don't worry, after three months, I will naturally give you a fierce Cao Zilian."

Cao Cao was overjoyed, bowed down for a long time and said, "Please Brother Rundong." After saying that, he turned around and got on his horse and left.

"Mengde!" Liu Ze shouted loudly, and when he saw Cao Cao stop his horse, he said slowly: "How many brothers can you get in a world?" Nanyang to Yuzhou gateway, there are large armies. Brother Meng De, in order to avoid disturbing the people, Ze stayed in the empty position of Luocheng for a long time. ”

Cao Cao shook his head, as if trying his best to shake off something, and said in silence: "Thank you Rundong for your kind words." You and I are really men, let's talk about the winners and losers. ”

"I hope Meng De thinks twice." Liu Ze said.

Cao Cao didn't look back, shook his hand on the horse, waved the whip, and hit the horse's buttocks, the war horse neighed, spread its four hooves, and went far away.

Liu Ze looked at Cao Cao's back alone, hesitated for a long time, and then beckoned Dian Wei and Xu Chu to come over and pull Cao Hong into the city.

Cao Cao returned to the camp and said abruptly: "Rundong will go east, and the gate will be closed. ”

Xun You said: "I'm afraid it's a lie? ”

"I know him very well, and Rundong will not deceive me."

Cao Ren said: "Today, there is only one way to attack. ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "When my army breaks through the portal, the two prefectures of Yan and Henan will all belong to Rundong. And how can Liu Biao sit back and watch me fight with Rundong? If our army is attacked by the enemy, the 200,000-strong army will be wiped out. ”

Xun You said: "Only by concentrating troops and storming Ye County, can the city be broken." ”

"It's not appropriate for Gongda's words." Cao Cao said in a muffled voice: "The remaining army takes advantage of my exhaustion and joins forces to attack me, which is also a fatal situation." ”

Xiahou Yuan was anxious, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, I can't wait and watch Erzhou lose." ”

Cao Cao Liang said for a long time: "I intend to attack Hanzhong and take Yizhou, which is fundamental." ”

All the generals were shocked, not for anything else, the families of the 200,000 troops were all in Yan and Henan, and they traveled thousands of miles, and the soldiers were unstable, which was a big taboo.

"Generals and soldiers' families, don't worry." Cao Cao took a sip of water, "The battlefield is fighting, and the dead and wounded are destined for each other." Rundong people are also Jieye, and they will never learn from Yuan Benchu and threaten his family. ”

"The army of 200,000 needs a huge amount of grain and grass, how can it be supplied?" Xun You got to the point.

Cao Cao said: "It's in Wancheng." ”

"Wancheng is difficult to get down." Xun You said: "Cai Mao, Wen Ping, and Liu Bei have more than 100,000 deaths. ”

"If we wait for a lie to attack Xiangyang, Cai Mao will definitely lead the army out of the city to block it, and it will not be difficult to break it by surprise." Cao Cao said confidently.