Although Cao Cao had the intention to personally lead his troops to attack Xuzhou. But he had just put down the war in Yanzhou, coupled with the great drought and locust plague in Yanzhou in 195. He was powerless, so he could only send Cao Ren as the commander, Li Dian and Le Jin as the deputies, with 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Xuzhou.

When Xu Rong heard about it, he was slightly disappointed. Half a year ago, he dug a pit for Cao Cao in Xiapi, but he didn't come!

When Gongsun Kang heard about it, he couldn't help laughing! Historically, Cao Cao had many advisers, and every time he fought a military operation, he would always send a military advisor to accompany him. But this time Cao Ren sent troops, Cao Cao couldn't send a military division, which shows that he has dug up Cao Cao's corners in this life.

Gongsun Kang Fei told Xu Rong that he should not use water to flood Picheng. This is a one-time trick, to be kept by Cao Cao.

Originally, Xu Rong had a way to attract Cao Jun to Xiapi City. But now that Cao Cao didn't come in person, it doesn't matter, whatever they attack.

Although Xu Rong transferred the soldiers and horses of Pengcheng County, opened his arms, and said to Cao Ren: "Come and fight me, you come to fight me." ”

But Cao Ren still passed through Taishan County and began to attack Langxi County. The reason is very simple: the people of Pengcheng County have been killed, from where to go, to rob ghosts?

Zang Ba is angry, see if I'm a bully, right? When I'm a soft persimmon isn't it? Ordered 20,000 horses, didn't even defend the city, and faced Cao Ren outside Kaiyang City!

There were few people from Cao Jun because they didn't have much food and grass. But it's all elite soldiers! Cao Ren rode with a thousand tigers and leopards.

"Book of Wei" said: "The tigers and leopards of the pure superintendent are all sharp in the world, or they will be made up for by a hundred people." It can be seen that the members of this unit are all one in a hundred. To exaggerate a little, a person who can serve as a hundred generals in an ordinary army is just an ordinary soldier in the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry", and it is conceivable that his combat effectiveness is the top among the troops of the Three Kingdoms.

And Li Dian and Le Jin are both tiger generals! The 20,000 infantry they brought with them this time were all elite soldiers from Yanzhou, not the kind of Qingxu Yellow Turban Army that could only fight a smooth battle.

When the two sides set up positions, it is inevitable that there will be a war of words.

Zang Ba said: "Your Cao army has repeatedly attacked Xuzhou, killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people, and beat the rich Xuzhou to the point that there are white bones along the road, and there are no people for thousands of miles. It's too much! ”

Cao Ren said: "My uncle Cao Gong Jugao, isn't he innocent? He was killed by you in Xuzhou, and we are not allowed to retaliate? ”

Zang Ba said again: "There is a debtor and a debtor, the original Xuzhou Mu Taoqian is dead, don't you give up?" ”

Le Jin pulled impatiently and shouted: "No matter how much you talk about saliva, isn't it going to be done?" Does it make sense that the world has a big fist? We have big fists, are you not convinced? ”

Zang Ba is also a rough person, and scolded: "I serve your mother!" "Gun forward.

Le Jin used a knife, and without saying a word at the moment, he also patted his horse to meet him.

Both of them are tiger generals, and you have fifty rounds of fighting back and forth, no matter how big or low.

The stinky and shameless Li Dian shouted: "Wen Qian, I'm here to help you!" "Shoot the horse and step forward with a gun, and fight Zang Ba with Lejin.

Le Jin, the word Wenqian, is a native of Yangping Weiguo (now Shen County, Shandong).

Li Dian, whose name is Mancheng, is a native of Juye County, Shanyang County (now Juye, Shandong).

Lejin and Li Dian are both tiger generals, and alone, Zang Ba can fight even if they are up and down. But when the two of them went together, Zang Ba couldn't parry, and if he didn't count, he shook a shot and was defeated.

Le Jin and Li Dian pursued the victory, and Cao Ren's tiger and leopard riders also took the lead. Zang Ba was defeated, and the army scrambled to flee first, with countless casualties.

When Zang Ba ran into the city, Cao Ren and the others wanted to take the opportunity to enter the city, but countless arrows were shot on the city, and the Xuzhou soldiers who could not enter the city also fought to the death. Cao Ren and the others had no choice but to retreat.

In this battle, Zang Ba's soldiers and horses lost more than 5,000 people. Zang Ba deeply blamed himself and regretted it, closed the city gate and never fought again.

Cao Ren was very confident in capturing Kaiyang City and set up a camp at the moment. Let the soldiers have a full meal and a good night's rest. The siege began the next day.

But siege is not the same thing. First of all, the tiger and leopard are not needed, and secondly, Kaiyang City is tall and strong, and the prepared arrows are sufficient, and the rain is pouring down, and the Cao army has suffered countless casualties.

The battle lasted ten days. Cao Jun's method is simple, that is, to climb up the ladder, and at most to hit the city gate with a log.

If there is a military advisor, there may be a few more, such as digging tunnels or something.

After a long attack, Cao Ren also gave up and began to indulge the soldiers, looting all over Langxi County.

Xu Rong's reinforcements had already arrived in Langxi County, and they concentrated 20,000 Liaodong iron cavalry. I've been waiting for the best time to strike.

Now that Cao's army is scattered, it is just the right time to attack. Xu Rong divided the Liaodong Iron Cavalry into 10 teams, each with 2,000 people, and went to Sixiang to intercept and kill Cao's army. According to Gongsun Kang's order: Don't take prisoners, kill them all!

On the Great Plain of Xuzhou, the two legs of the infantry could not outrun the four legs of the cavalry. And to engage in battle, the impact of cavalry alone is terrifying. What's more, the unique repeating crossbow of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry and the Xiangyang Iron Knife have brought great lethality.

Cao Jun viciously grabbed the villagers and threatened the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to let them go. The Liaodong soldiers didn't say a word, picked up their bows and arrows and began to shoot. Even if he shot a villager by mistake, he didn't care.

It doesn't matter if Cao Jun is threatening, or kneeling and begging for mercy. Just one policy: kill them all! Even slaves were not allowed to do it. He said to them, "None of them eat human flesh!" It's a brute!

Cao Jun cried: Last time we attacked Xuzhou, we didn't come! We haven't eaten human flesh!

Liaodongbing didn't care: Who knows if you ate or not? Besides, I haven't eaten it before, and I will eat it in the future! Kill it first!

When Cao Ren got the news and hurriedly recalled the army, only 12,000 of the 20,000 horses remained, and the remaining 8,000 were all killed by the Liaodong Iron Cavalry!

At this time, Cao Ren was honest, shrunk in the camp, held on, and at the same time sent someone to ask Cao Cao whether to withdraw troops or reinforcements?

Xu Rong looked at it and was happy: "Shout, you still dare not run away, isn't that looking for death?" ”

It could have been easy to eat this 10,000 Cao army, but for the greater good. Xu Rong decided to besiege the city and send reinforcements.

Xu Rong did not enter the city, but set up a large camp 5 miles near Cao Ren and confronted Cao Ren.