Fan Xu did not mention the battle with Cao Qi, and said that Han Xin led 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Gaonu City, 40,000 soldiers and horses in the city, Dong Fei and Cao Qi each brought 20,000, and there were only more than 1,000 people in the city at this time.

This kind of Gaoyang City is no different from an empty city, Han Xin immediately ordered someone to forcibly break the city, and in less than a moment, the soldiers in the city took the initiative to surrender, opened the city gate, and let the Han army enter the city.

Han Xin left 10,000 soldiers to guard, still relieved that Fan Hao and the others were not at ease, and led 10,000 soldiers to support, and Cao Qi and Fan Xu were divided into red eyes after they met.

Although Cao Qi had 20,000 soldiers and horses, Fan Xue didn't seem to be afraid, and still confronted Cao Qi, "Qin thief, I thought you were going to be unable to shrink in Zhai Wang's Mansion, but I didn't expect that you really had a bit of guts." ”

"The thief Hugh wants to say more, and he will fight me quickly!" Cao Zhi said that, he rushed forward directly, Fan Xu was not afraid at all, and he also fought with a long halberd.

The two fought for twenty rounds, Cao Zhi was cowardly, and hurriedly retreated, Fan Hao did not give Cao Xue a chance to retreat at all, Cao Xue saw this, and immediately stabbed Fan Xue sideways.

Not only did Fan Hao not dodge, but he directly grabbed Cao Qi's halberd, and pulled it back very fiercely, Cao Xue frowned slightly, and immediately pulled back, Fan Xu deliberately sold a flaw and loosened it slightly, making Cao Qi almost fall off the horse.

At this time, Zhai Wangbing immediately waved the flag, 20,000 soldiers rushed over in an instant, the Han army was not afraid at all, and when they saw Zhai Wang's soldiers coming, they also held a long halberd to face the battle.

The leaders of both sides were holding their breath, although Fan Xu's army was only 10,000, and he was not afraid of Cao Xu, the two soldiers and horses came and went, and the blood flowed continuously, Cao Shen saw that Fan Xu did not retreat in the rear, so he had to wait and see what happened, and Dong Peng was the same.

Han Xin led 10,000 soldiers to the place where the ambush had just been laid just now, set up an ambush on the spot, and sent dozens of small soldiers to replace the service of Zhai Wangbing to inform Dong Peng.

Dong Fei was ambushed in the north of Bishui, and when he saw that there were soldiers coming from Gaonu City, he immediately intercepted him, inquired about the situation, and learned that Gaonu City was occupied by Han Xin.

So, Dong Fei withdrew his troops first and rushed to Gaonu City, Han Xin's detectives got the news, they were overjoyed, and ordered people to prepare until Zhai Wangbing walked to the hills, first release arrows, and then send troops.

But in half an hour, Zhai Wangbing really came to the hilly, and with the waving of the Han flag on the hill, Dong Fei didn't have time to react, and the arrows rained down in an instant, and everyone was surprised.

"Don't panic, prepare for battle!" Dong Peng was very calm.

However, Han Xin shot arrows three times in a row, causing Dong Fei's army to lose a small half, and then ordered people to kill from the hills, and Dong Fei and others had to rush to meet the battle.

Coupled with the back and forth from Gaonu and Bishui, Dong Fei's army was exhausted, and Han Xin actually killed most of the enemy army, Dong Fei knew that if he returned to Gaonu, he was afraid that the city would not be able to be taken back at all, and he would have to pay for his life.

He immediately led his troops back the same way, prepared to make peace with Cao's army, defeated Fan Xu's army, and then crossed the Yellow River and defected to the Chu army, so as not to be slaughtered by the Han army here.

At this time, Cao Zhi and Fan Xu, the fierce battle continued, the losses of both sides were countless, Fan Xu was a little disadvantaged, after Zhai Wangbing fled, Han Xin did not chase after Cao Shen sent troops, and Cao Dong and the two must be captured.

Sure enough, less than half an hour later, Dong Fei's army rushed from Gaonu, and Cao Ji saw Dong Fei rushing to help, and his momentum was a little stronger, after all, he didn't know that Dong Fei had lost the battle.

Seeing the increase in Zhai Wang's soldiers, the Han army couldn't help but feel a little weak, although Fan Hao was a reckless man, he also knew that if Zhai Wang's soldiers arrived, the whole army would be annihilated, and immediately led the army to retreat.

Cao Ji was overjoyed when he saw Fan Xue retreating, so he joined forces with Dong Yi and prepared to annihilate Fan Xu, but Dong Yi rode his horse to Cao Xu's side, which couldn't help but surprise Cao Xu.

"Why is the king so embarrassed, could it be that Gao Nu was attacked?" Cao Qi asked very directly.

"Han Xin's crotchman, while I sent troops to help you, I actually led soldiers to ambush Gaonu from Bishui, and sent someone to tell me that Gaonu City was broken, and I turned back to the city, but I was ambushed by Crotchman! More than 10,000 soldiers were lost! Dong Peng said with annoyance.

Seeing this, Cao Ji was not much surprised, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal: "Don't worry, the king, we can annihilate Fan Xu's army, and we can cross the Yellow River to join the overlord, so that we can be safe." ”

"The general's opinion is also what I think in my heart!" Dong Fei said with a little confidence.

So, the two joined forces of more than 18,000 people to pursue Fan Xu's deserters, and at this moment Fan Xu was between the Yellow River and Bishui, and Cao Shen was two miles behind.

Dong Peng led the army to see that Fan Hao was no longer moving forward, and he was overjoyed, and immediately went forward with Cao Ji to kill, and at this time, Cao Shen Wang Ling also led the army to kill.

Fan Hao and Cao Shen joined forces, which made Dong Fei feel shocked, "General Cao, what should I do now?" ”

"King, now that Gaonu City is occupied by the crotch man, he will definitely be captured by Han Xin when he goes back, if he fights to the death here, he may be able to fight his way out!" Cao Ji said very decisively.

Dong Peng thought again and again, and felt that there was no other way than this, so he led the army to face the difficulties, Cao Shen and others were not afraid of Zhai Wangbing, in front of the two armies, Fan Xu's armor was already covered with blood, but he was still enthusiastic.

"King Zhai surrendered quickly, or he could avoid a death, now the city of Gaonu is broken, the general is behind him, you can't wait for the beast trapped in the cage." Fan Hao shouted very loudly.

Seeing this, Cao Ji pretended to be calm, "Don't listen to this rumor, if you win today, you can join the overlord, and go forward with me to kill the enemy, and you will definitely be able to ask for merit and reward in front of the overlord." ”

As soon as the words fell, Cao Zhi rushed forward first, so as not to say too much and confuse the army's heart, but the current Zhai Wang's soldiers were disheartened, and when they heard Fan Xu's words, they didn't feel lost.

The two armies fought for less than a moment, and some soldiers of Zhai Wangbing abandoned their armor and fled, and in an instant, Dong Peng's army was in chaos.

Fan Hao and others fought until noon, killing 10,000 enemies, Dong Fei Cao led a thousand people to rush to the bank of the river, was surrounded and intercepted by the Han army, and seemed to have no power to return to the sky, so the two committed suicide in the water, so as not to be humiliated by the Han army.

Since then, the land of Sanqin has been pacified by Han Xin for two months, so Liu Bang's strategic plan can be regarded as entering a turning point, of course, the defeat of Pengcheng is only a small turning point.

The strategic plan of Zhang Liangxiao and others should be roughly that Han Xin led his troops to continue the Northern Expedition, while Liu Bang led his troops to capture Xingyang, that is, the intersection of Chu and Han, and take advantage of the overlord's unpreparedness to occupy Pengcheng.

Liu Bang and Han Xin are also two strategic routes, one of the two sides goes north to capture the princes and kings, while the Han king does nothing, as long as Xiang Yu is contained.

In this way, when Han Xin captures a city, the land of the Han army will be expanded, and Xiang Yu and Liu Bang will only shrink day by day.

Fan Zeng was the first to realize this, but Tian Rong was really a hard bone, and Xiang Yu just refused to give it up, so he didn't listen to Fan Zeng's words, so Liu Bang's army marched to Xingyang.