The surrounding counties were also hurt by the Cao army, especially when the Cao army attacked Xuzhou for the first time, the place where it passed can be described as a river of blood, and now the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou still have a look of panic when they mention the original incident.

After Zang Ba led the troops to Xiapi, he also felt the solemnity of the atmosphere in the city.

"Gongtai, now Cao Cao led the troops to invade Pi, according to the detailed report, after the Cao army and the Xuzhou army were together, there were 50,000 people, known as 100,000 people, coming from Xiapi, and the defenders in the city were only 8,000 people." Zang Ba's tone was full of worry, the reason why he did not attack Pengcheng was because he was afraid of causing Cao Cao's jealousy, so he led a large army to attack, but he didn't expect that Xiapi had just stabilized for a few months, and Cao Cao personally led the troops to come.

Chen Gong said: "The general doesn't need to worry, although the Cao army is elite, Xiapi is high and deep, the general should appease the families in the city, and at the same time spread how ferocious the Cao army is in the city." ”

When Zang Ba heard this, it was a little difficult to defend Xiapi with 8,000 people, but if he got the support of the families and people in the city, the situation would be completely different.

Especially after the people in the city learned how brutal the Cao army was, they would definitely have hatred for the Cao army, so they spontaneously helped the defenders to resist the Cao army.

"Is there a good way to break the enemy?" Zang Ba asked, unconsciously, he had become dependent on Chen Gong in terms of strategy, if it weren't for Chen Gong's help, it would be difficult for him to capture Xiapi, but it was the elite soldiers under Hua Xiong who guarded Xiapi at the beginning.

Chen Gong shook his head slightly and said: "Cao Cao's strategists are like rain, and fierce generals are like clouds, don't wait for them to be taken lightly, and after Cao Jun arrives, it's not too late to make a decision." ”

Zang Ba was a little disappointed in his heart, if he could block the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Cao army with the 8,000 soldiers of Xiapi, it would mean that he had the opportunity to capture Pengcheng, and if he firmly contained the Cao army in Xiapi, he could also provide Lu Bu with an opportunity.

Chen Gong was only dissatisfied with Cao Cao in his heart, otherwise when he was in Yanzhou, Chen Gong would not have united with Jingzhou, intending to drive Cao Cao out of Yanzhou completely.

However, Cao Cao at that time could be said to have great trust in Chen Gong, leading his troops to fight in Xuzhou, and letting Chen Gong stay in an important position in the rear.

The 5,000-person vanguard army arrived outside the city, and quickly set up camp under Cao Ren's order, and Cao Ren led a thousand heavy cavalry to appear outside the city of Xiapi.

Thousands of heavy cavalry, appeared outside the city, causing turmoil in the defenders of the city, they know the strength of the cavalry, and now the cavalry outside the city, even the war horses are covered with armor, so that the protective ability of such cavalry on the battlefield will be greatly improved, and it is difficult for ordinary foot soldiers to cause damage to the cavalry.

Chen Gong, who heard the news, saw the heavy cavalry outside the city, and couldn't help but gasp, the wolf rode very well, although he still heard about it in Xuzhou, the heavy cavalry charged, it was definitely a lingering nightmare for the enemy.

Zang Ba saw Cao Ren showing off his might outside the city, and snorted coldly: "When General Ben leaves the city, he will meet Cao Jun for a while." ”

"The general should be cautious, and now there are heavy cavalry in Cao's army." Chen Gong reminded.

Zang Ba smiled: "Could it be that Gongtai has no confidence in General Ben? ”

Chen Gong said: "If the general goes out of the city and is defeated in the hands of the Cao army, it will be a great blow to the morale of the army, and the power of the heavy cavalry is not comparable to that of ordinary cavalry, and I hope the general will be cautious." ”

"Gongtai and wait and see in the city to see how General Ben breaks the enemy." Zang Ba said confidently, but his expression was a little unhappy with Chen Gong's words.

Chen Gong shook his head secretly, watching Zang Ba leave the city wall, and could only order the soldiers in the city to be on guard.

The city gate was opened, and Zang Ba, who was holding a long knife, appeared in Cao Ren's field of vision.

Cao Ren squinted his eyes and looked at the cavalry out of the city for a long time, he was slightly surprised in his heart, from these cavalry, he could feel the elite breath, no wonder Chen Deng had been defeated in the hands of Zang Ba many times before, if it was an ordinary cavalry team, the elite cavalry behind Zang Ba had no reason to win, but this time it was the heavy cavalry that followed him.

These cavalry were all selected from the elite training of the Cao army, even if they were the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry in the Cao army, they did not dare to compete with the heavy cavalry on the battlefield.

Zang Bace immediately stepped forward and shouted: "I am Zang Ba, does Cao Jun dare someone to come forward to fight?" ”

Zang Ba's prestige is very loud in Xuzhou, and fighting before the battle can also greatly boost morale, if you can kill the enemy generals, the effect will be better.

Cao Ren slowly stepped forward and said, "I am Cao Ren, the general of the Cao Army." ”

Feeling the momentum exuded by Cao Ren's body, Zang Ba secretly raised his vigilance.

"Shameless boy, he dared to lead the army to attack the rule of General Ben, and he didn't hurry forward to die!" Zang Ba scolded.

Cao Ren snorted coldly, and the prancing horse shot to kill Zang Ba, in terms of martial arts, he was also a famous fierce general in Cao's army, so he naturally would not be afraid of Zang Ba.

Seeing this, Zang Ba slapped his horse and killed Cao Ren, the sword and gun intersected, Cao Ren's heart was shocked, and the power transmitted through the spear was very strong, but Cao Ren was best at using the spear, and the spear took a flexible route, and the spear was far inferior to the spear in terms of the change of moves.

With a low shout, Cao Ren stabbed the spear at Zang Ba again.

Looking at such a quick shot, Zang Ba didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly drew a knife to resist, which was able to block Cao Ren's blow, Zang Ba looked at Cao Ren's gaze with a trace of solemnity, Cao Ren's marksmanship was extremely powerful, if it weren't for his strong martial arts, maybe he would have been injured under Fang Cai's blow.

"Look at the knife!" Zang Ba shouted, and the long knife in his hand was wrapped in boundless power and slashed towards Cao Ren, and the sound of breaking the air faintly came from the blade.

The two fought in a blink of an eye, Zang Ba realized that Cao Ren was a difficult person, a spear is changeable, and he can always resist his long knife in a dangerous moment, and Cao Ren's heart can not be calm, Zang Ba's knife skills are wide open and closed, and the strength is even more amazing, and he has already felt that his arm is slightly numb.

However, the more at this time, the more Cao Ren could not retreat, even if he could not kill Zang Ba, as long as he could defeat Zang Ba, it would be of great benefit to Cao Jun's next siege.

Zang Ba saw Cao Ren kill again, and he was not afraid.

The cavalrymen on both sides stared at the two people fighting on the battlefield with blazing eyes, and secretly shouted for their generals in their hearts.

In the battle on the battlefield, the defeated side of the general will inevitably cause some panic among their own soldiers, this is the best time to shoot, especially the battle between the cavalry, with the speed of the cavalry, this distance is just fleeting, and the side with high morale will naturally have a much greater chance of victory.

(End of chapter)