After a while, Cao Bao heard that Zhang Jaw and others had withdrawn, but he was annoyed and angry, and ordered the army to kill, but Zhang Jaw and others withdrew very quickly, and Cao Bao led his troops to pursue for several miles, and saw that he could not catch up, so he ordered to collect his troops.

On the same day, after Cao Bao reorganized his army, he crossed the dense forest area and set up camp in a plain place to rest the army.

That night, in Cao Bao's tent, he saw Cao Bao's face like frost, thinking that Zhang Jaw only led five or six hundred men and horses to attack his army today, not only robbed a hundred carts of grain, but also killed many of his soldiers. Even he was almost taken by open jaws. Thinking of this, Cao Bao's heart was on fire, but he thought that his jaw was so powerful, it might be extremely difficult for him to break his department, not to mention that he still had Licheng to rely on.

"I knew this was the case, I shouldn't have led this position of commander to that Tao Qian Lao'er in the first place, it's difficult to fight now, but how can it be good!?" Cao Bao had a painful experience in the first battle, and now he lost his fighting spirit and was discouraged. Chen Deng saw Cao Bao's ugly expression, and also knew that this person was strong on the outside and weak on the inside, and Xuzhou had few wars for many years, this person was used to being pampered on weekdays, and his will was also very weak.

Chen Deng sighed secretly, shook his head and said, "Eh, I repeatedly persuaded the lord that day, but the lord just didn't listen." In this war, I don't know how much I have to sacrifice my Xuzhou son! ”

Chen Deng's mind turned. At this time, Mi Fang suddenly stood up and said with a contemplation: "General, don't worry too much." Although Zhang Junyi is brave, but my Xuzhou hero is not weak, and that Zhang Junyi has achieved such a beautiful victory today, maybe I don't know how proud I am now, tomorrow I can teach the soldiers to fight, and secretly do so. ”

Mi Fang offered a plan, but it was Cao Bao, who was helpless, who couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "This plan is very good, tomorrow I will definitely capture that Zhang Junyi!" ”

"General Cao, slow down!" As soon as Cao Bao's words fell, Chen Deng hurriedly shouted. Cao Bao couldn't help frowning and said, "What objections does Yuanlong have?" ”

"Although General Mi's plan is good, Zhang Junyi has experienced the war and has sufficient experience, and this person is meticulous, so it is difficult to get by. I see that Zang Ba is irritable and fiery, but if he sees that he is captured, he will definitely come to the rescue. Wouldn't it be better for our army to rise up and capture it again? As soon as Chen Deng's words came out, although Mi Fang was a little displeased with Chen Deng's intervention in his strategy, she couldn't help but praise it. Cao Bao's face sank, and it was hesitation. Mi Fang suddenly stepped out and replied: "General Cao, I think the staff officer's plan is very clever, you might as well listen to it." ”

When Cao Bao heard this, he finally had a certain heart, so he praised Chen Deng, and quickly made allocations according to Chen Deng's revised plan.

So, early the next morning, Cao Bao quickly gathered his troops and horses, rushed to the outside of Licheng City, and set up a battle in formation. And the Flying Lion Army won the first battle yesterday, it was excited, and now seeing Cao Bao fighting again, they reacted fiercely and wanted to fight.

At this time, above the city, all the generals asked for their lives. Zhang Jaw's eyes were cold, and when he saw that the Xuzhou Army was neatly arranged, he couldn't help but condense slightly.

"I heard that Xuzhou Chen Yuanlong is rare and heroic, such a strict formation, eight or nine times out of ten must be from his hands. I have to be careful with this person. The thought of opening his jaw turned.

At this time, a loud roar was heard, which shook everyone's ears.

"General Zhang, the morale of our army is high, what are you waiting for!? Please also ask the general to give an order quickly, so that I can wait for my subordinates to make contributions and serve the Lord~~!! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but respond. Zhang Jaw turned his eyes to see that it was Zang Ba shouting. At this moment, a general suddenly drove out of the city and shouted: "The guy who broke into my big array first yesterday dares to come out and fight with my Xuzhou Erlang!?" ”

As soon as this shout came out, Zang Ba immediately cheered up, glared angrily, and hurriedly asked Zhang Jaw again: "General Zhang!! Please let the last general play, I will never let you down!! ”

"Zang Ba's temperament is too strong, and it is okay to charge into battle, but if you meet a scheming person, it is easy to fall into the enemy's ambush. Moreover, the enemy formation is tightly organized, and it is not as chaotic as yesterday, but if you fall into it, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to escape. Thinking of this, Zhang Jaw's face was solemn, and he said cautiously: "General Zang, don't worry, the enemy army is the attacker, and its goal is to break the city and seize the land, while our army is the defender, and its purpose is to stabilize the city." Why fight for your life? ”

As soon as Zhang Jaw said this, Zang Ba and many soldiers felt quite shocked, and they were all surprised and anxious.

"But!!" Zang Ba glared anxiously. At this time, the soldiers under the city began to curse again. Zhang Jaw listened to the man's insult to Zang Ba, scolded ugly, and felt annoyed, and saw everyone gritting their teeth, Zang Ba blushed even more.

Zhang Jaw turned his thoughts, and suddenly sank: "It's not impossible to let you fight, but you must promise to listen to the orders of the city and return immediately, otherwise I will be severely punished!" ”

Zang Ba was scolded and full of anger, and he just wanted to fight, and when he heard Zhang Jaw say this, he immediately agreed without thinking too much. Zhang Jaw was satisfied, so he sent Zang Ba to fight.

When he was young, Zang Ba led hundreds of cavalry to kill out of the city and quickly set up a formation. saw that the general who was scolding on the other side was Mi Fang.

"Hmph, but I still thought that there could be any heroes under the command of the ghost god Ma Xi, and that Zhang Junyi could be regarded as a hero, and I thought I was not his enemy. But as far as you're a bandit, I haven't been able to catch it yet, and you dare to fight me? But seeing Mi Fang's face full of disdain, he said coldly.

"Don't be presumptuous, watch me smash your white face!!" When Zang Ba heard this, he was furious, and with a dance of the mastiff in his hand, he immediately flew out and killed. Mi Fang saw that Zang Ba was planning to kill, and couldn't help but be secretly happy, and immediately pulled the bow and shot. Suddenly, seeing Mi Fang firing several arrows in a row, Zang Ba waved his stick and broke them one after another, and when he was about to kill, Mi Fang suddenly fled. Zang Ba saw it and hurriedly called for Hugh to escape. Mi Fang ignored it and quickly galloped back to the formation. Seeing Zang Ba chasing away, his men and horses were all excited, and they were ready to kill. But at this moment, suddenly the sound of a golden horn sounded in the city. It was the murderous Zang Ba who heard this, and suddenly his momentum was discharged, although he was not angry, but he still gritted his teeth and turned his horse to withdraw.

At this time, in the Xuzhou army, Cao Bao was about to lead everyone to besiege and kill, but Zang Ba suddenly withdrew, and he couldn't help but be anxious. Seeing this, Chen Deng shouted loudly: "It seems that the other army has already taken precautions, and the general can give an order to cover up the whole army, and it is better to win a small victory first to boost morale." ”

As soon as Chen Deng's voice fell, Cao Bao immediately reacted and hurriedly ordered the culling. As soon as Cao Bao's order fell, the Xuzhou army immediately pounced furiously, surging and scolding endlessly.

Zang Ba was full of grievances, hurriedly returned to the formation, shouted and withdrew, leading everyone to retreat quickly. At this time, Mi Fang returned to the horse and chased after him, pulled the bow and shot repeatedly, and shot several people off the horse. Seeing this, the Xuzhou army was even more demoralized and rushed forward. However, Zhang Jaw gave the order in time, and soon after Zang Ba led his troops back to the city. Chen Deng saw that the crossbowmen in the city had already prepared, so he urgently persuaded Cao Bao to withdraw his troops. Cao Bao was bent on killing, and he was persuaded by Chen Deng, but he hadn't reacted yet. Chen Deng hurriedly shouted and said: "General, the city is full of archers, but if the pursuit is too close, it will be attacked by its random arrows. ”

As soon as Chen Deng's words came out, Cao Bao reacted and hurriedly withdrew. When he was young, all the units of the Xuzhou Army listened to the order, and hurriedly stopped each other, and turned back one after another.

On the same day, Cao Bao returned to the camp, angry, but he felt that he had won a small victory on the surface, but he had nothing to be proud of.

Seeing this, Chen Deng was afraid that Cao Bao would be eager to attack, so he hurriedly persuaded: "General Cao, don't be impatient, now the two armies are still in the tentative stage. Moreover, that Zhang Jun is really delicate and cunning, and it is difficult to deceive. However, it seems that the two prefectures of Yan and Hebei are attacked by people, and the Ma Jiajun is walking on thin ice, but if there is an accident on any battlefield, there will be a chain reaction. In my opinion, but you can wait and see what happens. ”

When Cao Bao heard this, his eyes narrowed, but in fact, he was not in a hurry to fight with Zhang Jaw, if he could easily take down Licheng and make great achievements, it would naturally be good, so he followed Chen Deng's advice, and ordered the generals to strengthen the camp first, and guard it tightly, so as to wait for the war to change.

However, it was said that there was no progress in the Xuzhou army here, and on the other side, Liu Beijun, who was dozens of miles away from Fenggao City, made even more difficult progress. However, he said that Zhang Liao was well prepared and had already set up a village outside Fenggao City. Among them, Zhang Liao personally led 8,000 troops to set up a camp on the Heavenly Wolf Plain, and on the hills on the left and right sides, there were two armies of Gaolan and Wenpin to set up a stronghold, three key points, forming a solid barrier. As soon as Liu Bei saw Zhang Liao's arrangement, he knew that if he didn't break through this barrier, the soldiers and horses would want to be half a step closer to Fenggaocheng.

On this day, it was said that Liu Bei's army was also based on the Heavenly Wolf Plain, and it was more than ten miles away from Zhang Liao's camp, and the two armies could see each other.

It is said that Liu Bei has been confronting Zhang Liaojun for five or six days. During this period, Liu Bei followed Tian Yu's plan, and deliberately showed a lax appearance to tempt Zhang Liaojun's three troops to come to fight, but he didn't know that the other army was not moved at all. Liu Bei didn't dare to attack lightly, so Zhang Fei, Zhang Yan and other generals were quite restless, and repeatedly asked for battle, but Liu Bei refused.

On this day, Liu Bei asked Ji Tianyu again. Tian Yu frowned and was silent. At this time, a person suddenly walked out, showing an uninhibited smile and said: "It's not difficult to break the other army, but there is a plan available." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei couldn't help but be overjoyed, and looked at it anxiously, seeing that the person was personable, chic and handsome, quite chivalrous, and there was a sword in his waist, which was Xu Shu who came to take refuge not long ago.

"Haha, Yuan Zhizhi is slightly outstanding, there must be a clever plan to teach me." Liu Bei said in shock, but he had a deep understanding of Xu Shu's skills. Speaking of which, he and Xu Shu met on the street half a year ago, and Xu Shu sang loudly, with a passionate singing voice and extraordinary rhetoric. When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but stop listening, and when he finished singing, he was invited to the state capital and set up a banquet to entertain him. That night, Liu Bei invited Tian Yu, Fu Zhu, Yi and other elegant people, everyone saw Xu Shu's arrogant expression, and there was a little unruly, there was a heart to make it difficult, and the questions were examined, who didn't know that Xu Shu answered like a stream, and one person dealt with the three people, not only did not have stage fright, but said that the three of them were like facing the enemy, and the eloquence of the slightly weaker Yi was said to be speechless several times. Liu Bei is a heroic figure, and immediately saw Xu Shu's talent, and honored Mr., and lamented that the world was disordered, and the Han family was in danger, and implored Xu Shu to teach him how to save the country. Xu Shu made another wonderful remark, and his words shocked the audience, which made Liu Bei, Tian, Fu, and Yi all deeply admire. Tian Yu and Fu Zhu both wanted to give up their positions as military advisors, but Xu Shu politely refused on the grounds of 'not making meritorious contributions and not being subject to his position', and temporarily served as the main secretary.

"Hehe, the lord is a false praise. But he saw that Zhang Wenyuan divided the soldiers and horses into three parts, each based on the guard, and it seemed that they could respond to each other to consolidate the defense line, but in fact, it was an ignorant and resourceless strategy! ”