Through the firelight, Wu Dun saw an unfamiliar face, and he was sure that he had not met this person before.

"Who are you, General Ben remembers that among the cavalry captains, there is no such person as you." Wu Dun asked.

Xiahou Yuan immediately replied: "General, the humble position is to fight on the battlefield in Xiapi, and he was promoted to captain by General Zang Ba. He also didn't expect that Wu Dun even knew a lieutenant in the cavalry.

When the Han Dynasty was stable, the captain might be a big official position, but in the case of frequent wars and unknown Korean style, the value of the captain has become lower and lower.

"Hmph, it's nonsense, General Ben knows the cavalry generals under General Zang very well, if you are promoted to captain for meritorious service, the lowest rate before is also the team rate, but General Ben has never seen your team rate." Wu Dun shouted.

Xiahou Yuan's face changed slightly, "Please also ask the general to open the city gate quickly, Cao Jun is coming, and after entering the city, he will definitely explain the reason to the general." ”

As soon as the words fell, a little fire lit up not far away, and the rumble of the cavalry charging also reached the city.

"General, these people are most likely the cavalry under the command of General Zang Ba, why don't you open the city gate and let them enter the city, once the Cao army kills them, they will be in danger." The goalkeeper persuaded.

Wu Dun's heart kept struggling, and after squinting at the cavalry outside the city for a long time, he shouted: "The cavalry outside the city obeys the order and meets the Cao army, and this general will lead the soldiers to support Er and others." ”

The general guarding the gate had to admire Wu Dun's wit, if these cavalry were indeed his own soldiers and horses, there would definitely be no mercy on his subordinates in the fight with Cao's army, and there were more than 300 of these cavalry.

Xiahou Yuan's mood at this time can be imagined, it took a lot of words, but he didn't earn the city gate, and his hatred for Wu Dun can be imagined, if Wu Dun didn't arrive, the city gate would have been opened at this time.

After the Cao army outside the city chased after them, they were also a little surprised to see that Xiahou Yuan still did not lead the cavalry into the city.

And Xiahou Yuan knew that he had been recognized by the defenders outside the city, and did not lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to meet him, judging from Wu Dun's performance, he was a very cautious general.

The pursuing Cao army did not have the big fight expected by the gatekeeper general, and the cavalry of their own side outside the city did not even make the slightest movement after hearing the order, and the cavalry of the two sides actually met in one place.

Wu Dun sneered: "I don't know which general of the Cao army dared to lead the cavalry to raid the East China Sea and spread rumors outside the city. When he said this, Wu Dun secretly rejoiced, fortunately he asked two more words, otherwise, the city gate may have been lost at this time, and it is late at night, and the number of defenders at the city gate is not much, after the city gate is occupied, without waiting for the defenders in the city to mobilize, these cavalry have already entered the city, even if they can drive these cavalry out of the city, they will pay a heavy price.

After receiving Wu Dun's hint, the gatekeeper understood that at this time, the tiger and leopard riders outside the city were within the attack range of the thunderbolt and bed crossbow, and since the other party dared to deceive the city gate, he might as well teach them a painful lesson.

"I am the general Xiahou Yuan under the account of Cao Gong, and now Xia Pi City has been broken through by the army led by Cao Gong, if you open the city gate and surrender, you will avoid the disaster of swords and axes, and stubborn resistance can only be a dead end." Xiahou Yuan shouted, Wu Dun saw through the plan, and his mood can be imagined.

Wu Dun asked, "If General Ben is willing to join Cao Gong, what kind of official position will he get?" ”

Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, if he could capture the East China Sea without bloodshed and get the defenders in the city, it would definitely be a great achievement, "Your Excellency, rest assured, this general still has some status in the Cao army, if Your Excellency is willing to take refuge, you will be the Taishou of the East China Sea in the future." ”

Wu Dun was silent when he heard this, as if he was thinking.

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan keenly heard the sound of squeaking from the city, although it was very weak, but it made Xiahou Yuan shocked, the previous combat experience, is an arrow away from the city wall, Fang Cai was thinking about how to persuade Wu Dun, but ignored this aspect of the problem.

"Withdraw!" Xiahou Yuan gave the order without hesitation.

Just as the cavalry turned their horses' heads, huge rocks and crossbow arrows poured down on the city, and the tiger and leopard cavalry lost a lot of troops.

Even though the tiger and leopard cavalry is the elite cavalry in Cao's army, it does not have the strength to fight against boulders and bed crossbows.

When the defenders of the city saw this scene, they burst out into a shocking shout, and the enemy troops outside the city could not succeed in earning the city gate, so that they naturally had greater doubts about the Xiapi captured by the Cao army that Xiahou Yuan said, Zang Ba's bravery is famous in the army, and the popular has absolute confidence in Zang Ba.

Xiahou Yuan gathered his cavalry and shouted: "Shameless man, after breaking through the East China Sea in the coming day, this general will definitely kill you!" ”

Not only failed to capture the East China Sea, but also lost more than 30 tigers and leopards outside the city, Xiahou Yuan's depression can be imagined, he is a famous general in Cao's army, but he is aware of Wu Dun in such circumstances.

After the Cao army retreated, Wu Dun's expression was not the slightest relaxed, these cavalry appeared in the East China Sea, it is very likely that Xiapi failed to hold, this time the attack on Xiapi was 50,000 Cao troops, and Zang Ba occupied the same amount of shrimp for a short time, the family in the city must have doubts about Zang Ba, in the face of Cao's successive sieges, they are likely to rebel.

"Order the soldiers in the city to be on guard, beware of Cao's army, scouts to closely probe the situation outside the city, and not give the enemy a chance to take advantage of it." Wu Dun ordered.

The gatekeeper was afraid, before Wu Dun arrived, he was ready to give an order to let Xiahou Yuan and others enter the city, if he did that, at this time, Donghai was already a different scene.

Two days later, Zang Ba led the cavalry to appear outside the city, all the way from Xiapi escaped, the cavalry's expression could not hide the panicked, the blood stains on the armor had dried up, and the cavalry's face was even more dusty, looking very embarrassed.

After Wu Dun got the news, he hurriedly opened the city gate and welcomed Zang Ba into the city, but he had some doubts in his heart.

After Zang Ba entered the city, he sighed and said: "The family of Xiapi secretly seized the city gate to respond to Cao Cao, so that Xiapi was lost. ”

Wu Dun and the generals in the field changed their faces when they heard this, in fact, they had vaguely guessed the result from when Zang Ba appeared outside the city.

"General, two days ago, the Cao army sent cavalry to disguise themselves as our cavalry, intending to seize the East China Sea and find out for General Wu." A general said.

(End of chapter)