Outside the city of Tanxian County, Cao Cao agreed to meet Tao Ying. So, Tao Ying led a thousand soldiers and horses escorted by Guan Yu out of the north gate of Tanxian County, and out of the north gate, Tao Ying came all the way to the center of the battlefield. Here, Cao Cao also asked the army to retreat ten miles to show his sincerity.

Seeing Cao Cao again, Tao Ying did not go to talk alone like last time. Because he no longer trusts Cao Cao. The two teams approached, Tao Ying took a few steps forward, and the civil officials who followed next to him also took a few steps forward.

Cao Cao laughed when he saw Tao Ying, but Tao Ying looked at Cao Cao and said, "Gong Cao, don't come to harm!" ”

Cao Cao also waved his hand and said: "I'm naturally fine, but it's you, why don't you stay in Xiapi and run to death so soon!" It's a pity that he died like this at a young age! ”

At the mention of sending him to death, Tao Ying also laughed. Tao Ying took out the Yishui Covenant signed by Cao Cao from his body and handed it to Cao Cao, Cao Cao took it and looked at the covenant and tore it up casually.

"It's really disappointing that Cao Gong didn't keep his promise!"

Tao Ying shook his head and sighed, as if he felt a little sorry for Cao Cao. Cao Cao said with a smile: "Tao Qian'er, if I don't keep my promise, I will sign an agreement with you not to attack each other, but your father should not kill my father, if I don't repay the revenge of killing my father, it will be unfilial!" ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Tao Ying with a cloudy face. Tao Ying wanted to speak, but he couldn't seem to find a reason to refute his sending troops.

"But Cao Gong, you said that you would send Cao Pi to be a hostage after you went back, why haven't I seen Cao Pi's shadow after a few months have passed?"

Tao Ying questioned again, and Cao Cao laughed again: "After I went back, I summoned my son Cao Pi, he didn't want to come, what can I do?" I can't be strong, isn't it the second son! ”

Seeing that Cao Cao was so shameless, Tao Ying also smiled and said, "Historian, have you ever written down Cao Gong's words?" The historian nodded, and seeing that Tao Ying actually recorded his words, Cao Cao also laughed: "I don't think I need to remember it, I will break Tan County in less than a month, what's the use of you writing these down when the time comes?!" ”

Tao Ying also laughed along: ", don't be arrogant." I have calculated a hexagram yesterday, and the hexagram shows that my Xuzhou is not only safe and sound, but will be more powerful. On the contrary, you Yanzhou is going to create a catastrophe. I'll make you look good then! ”

Cao Cao also laughed: "You don't want to bluff me, how can I believe you?" ”

Tao Ying didn't care about him, just dragged the horse back, turned around and left, and said as he walked: "If you still don't withdraw in two months, I will give you the whole of Xuzhou!" If you retreat, I will beat you to your knees and beg for mercy! ”

Cao Cao also waved his hand at Tao Ying and said: "If I withdraw the army, I will give Yanzhou to you, if I don't withdraw the army, I will beat you to kneel and beg for mercy!" ”

"Okay, the historian has written down your words, see you on the battlefield tomorrow!"

After speaking, Tao Ying led the troops back to Tan County, and Cao Cao also retreated. In the afternoon, the two armies were again at peace.

After Tao Ying returned to the city gate, he and Liu Bei watched Cao Cao's camp outside the city. The evening gradually came, and the twilight of the evening fell, and the earth was shrouded in a vast expanse.

Until nightfall, there was no moon in the sky in July, the sky was somewhat overcast, and the sky was full of dark clouds, with only a few stars looming in the dark clouds.

Tao Ying walked down from the city wall, Yu Ban also led the soldiers to rest, and Liu Bei guarded the city at night. Before leaving, Tao Ying comforted Liu Bei: "General Liu rest assured, he occupies the tiger ben, which means that the time for him to withdraw from the army is not far away." These days, let's stick to the city, we don't have to go out of the city to fight, he can't capture Tan County, so he will naturally retreat! ”

Liu Bei nodded, Tao Ying went back to rest, and Liu Bei walked up to the city gate and began to patrol the night.

On the night shift, when everyone was a little dazed and asleep, there was a sudden sound of climbing the wall outside the city. The soldiers hurriedly went to tell Zhang Fei, and on the top of the city tower, Zhang Fei took an arrow, lit a fire, and shot an arrow into the sky.

This bow and arrow was like a small flare, a small firelight streaked across the night sky, and in an instant, the place thirty or forty meters opposite was illuminated by the firelight.

The rocket landed on the ground again, and a low pile of firewood creaked and burned. The surroundings were still quiet, and it seemed that there were no attacking enemies outside the city, but the soldiers were too careful.

However, after this arrow was shot, Zhang Fei checked the bow and arrow in his hand, and couldn't help but take another arrow in his heart, and with a whoosh, an arrow flew into the night, making a sharp cry. Zhang Fei was a little surprised, this arrow could actually make a sound, and it was so loud! What he didn't know was that this Zhi bow and arrow was the signal arrow invented by Tao Ying.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but put another arrow on the bow, and Liu Bei, who came next to him, stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei put away his bow and arrows and couldn't help but admire.

"Big brother, although this second son is hateful, the arrows he brought are really good arrows! Look at it, where is this usual arrow making so sophisticated? And this arrow is far farther than the others! ”

Zhang Fei boasted as he handed Liu Bei an arrow. Liu Bei was a little unconvinced, took the bow, and then took the bow and arrow, the bow was like a full moon, and with a whoosh, an arrow flew out of the city.

There was a sharp sound from the sharp arrow piercing the air, Liu Bei picked up the bow, and couldn't help but admire: "The bow and arrow made by the second son really deserves its reputation!" ”

Guan Yu came from under the city, and Liu Bei also asked Guan Yu to try. Guan Yu's arm strength was amazing, he picked a particularly bulky bow, and then selected a very long arrow, in order to test how far the arrow could fly, Zhang Fei deliberately set the bow and crossbow on fire.

Guan Yu tried the bow and put on the arrow, and there were more and more soldiers watching, and suddenly Guan Yu shouted: "Hey! Then a hula drew a bow that counted stones into a full moon, and the soldiers applauded.

Immediately after that, a white light shot into the distance, and the arrow shot at least nearly a hundred meters away! Seeing a bright light flashing, suddenly a scream from outside the city: "Ah! ”

Liu Bei looked at it, and saw that a rocket actually hit a soldier, and the soldier's body was immediately ignited, and the bow and arrow were tied with grease, which burned the soldier all over the body.

"It's not good, Cao Bing is attacking the city!"

Zhang Fei roared, and the soldiers next to him hurriedly beat the drum, and the entire north gate was alarmed for a while. Hearing the rumbling drums, Tao Ying hurriedly got up and led the soldiers and horses to the city, and nearly a thousand soldiers and horses were also stationed on the city wall.

As more and more rockets were fired, the darkness of the city finally saw the appearance of the enemy. Thousands of soldiers outside the city were pouring towards the edge of the city with shields.

Bows and crossbows and arrows flew everywhere in the city, but the Cao soldiers below had shields that couldn't hurt them at all. The bows and crossbows under the city also kept shooting upwards, and many soldiers fell in the city.

The night is dark, which is not conducive to defending the city, Tao Ying hurriedly shouted in order to save bows and arrows: "General Liu, we have a lot of people and horses, and we don't know where the enemy is in the dark, so it is better to take the initiative to attack than to passively defend the city!" ”

When it came to taking the initiative to attack, Liu Bei was also stunned, this is too risky, I don't know where the enemy's military horses are in the dark, if the enemy takes the opportunity to enter the city, the city will be broken!

But looking at the bows and arrows that kept shooting, Liu Bei could only let the soldiers defend with shields, Tao Ying knew that if he continued to fight like this, it would be difficult for the enemy to use his shield to block the bow and arrows, so he hurriedly shouted again: "General Liu, I don't know where the enemy is in the dark, empty waste of ammunition, oh no, empty waste of bow and crossbow, I have a plan, I can see where the enemy is!" ”

Liu Bei slashed the flying bow and arrow to the ground with a sword, more and more bows and crossbows flew up, seeing the danger in the city, Yu Ban hurriedly persuaded: "Lord, there are too many bows and crossbows on it, the lord will go down to the city first!" ”