From Xinye south to Xiangyang, the distance is not too far, but it is only a three-to-five day journey.

However, this section of the journey was not smooth, and the army commanded by Xu Sheng was waiting for Wen Ping's arrival on the road, and it was full of murderous opportunities.

Not to mention the predicament that Wenpin is about to encounter, on the other side, Cao Hong and Gan Ning are finally going to face each other.

From Wancheng to the south, hundreds of miles away, is Xinye City.

From Zhangling to the west, to Xinye Castle, about the same distance.

Cao Hong led the army from Wancheng, and Gan Ning led the army from Zhangling. It can be expected that the collision between the two will be very exciting.

Compared with Cao Hong, Gan Ning's advantage is that Cao Hong didn't know that Gan Ning and himself got the news at the same time.

On the main road between Wancheng and Xinye City, the dust was flying, and Cao Hong wore a helmet and armor, held a spear, and beat his horse in front. Dozens of guards behind him held a large flag with the word "Cao" and fluttered in the wind. After that, 3,000 elite soldiers, clad in stubbornness, followed quickly. If Sun Ce was here, he would have to admit that the quality of these Cao soldiers was indeed very good.

Cao Hong led 5,000 soldiers to garrison Wancheng, just to deter Liu Biao and make him dare not move lightly.

To be honest, 5,000 soldiers is really not much. But after all, Cao Cao was gathering heavy troops in the Guandu area, and it was impossible to stay in the rear with a large army.

This time, in order to successfully seize Xinye, Cao Hong pulled out 3,000 people at once, which shows the importance he attaches to it.

Even though the soldiers' marching speed was already very fast, Cao Hong was still not satisfied.

"Order the soldiers to speed up the march, be sure to occupy Xinye before Gan Ning gets the news!" Cao Hong rode on his horse and said to the military Sima beside him.

The army Sima nodded yes, and then ordered the whole army.

Soon, Cao Jun's speed increased again.

On the road from Zhangling to Xinye, it was also dusty, Gan Ning was dressed in red armor, holding a double halberd, riding on a horse, looking heroic and extraordinary. The thousands of soldiers who followed were also extremely elite, and they were not worse than Cao's soldiers.

After Gan Ning got the news, he didn't dare to relax in the slightest, he clearly knew the importance of Xinye City.

In order to be more sure, Gan Ning's choice was the same as Cao Hong, personally led the army, and directly pulled out 3,000 elites to go to Xinye. Now, the two of them are racing for time and speed, whoever goes to the city first, this Xinye is who's.

For the soldiers on the march, time may pass slowly.

However, there will be a moment when it will come to an end.

Gan Ning rode on his horse, looked from afar, and finally saw the outline of Xinye Castle. "Sure enough, it's a big fortified city!" Gan Ning shook the reins and couldn't help but say in admiration.

"General, look over there!" A military Sima beside Gan Ning pointed to the north of Xinye City where the smoke and dust were flying, and exclaimed.

When Gan Ning heard this, he raised his eyes and was immediately furious.

"Cao Hong, this bastard, is not slow!" Gan Ning scolded angrily, and then ordered: "The whole army accelerates, prepare for battle!" ”

Under Gan Ning's order, the three thousand soldiers quickly accelerated towards Xinye City.

On the other hand, Cao Hong also noticed that something was wrong.

There is a black line outside the east gate, apparently Wu Jun is also coming. This made Cao Hong feel a kind of anger that he was toyed with, but in fact he was toyed with by Wen Pingxiao.

But this time it will cause a bloody battle between thousands of people.

And Cao Cao and Sun Ce, the relationship between the two princes, I am afraid that it can no longer be restored to the past.

But then again.

There is no good relationship between the princes, and each other is just interests.

Now that Xinye Jiancheng is in front of him, what kind of alliance do you care about, isn't that nonsense?

Cao Hong and Gan Ning both understood that this was going to take over this Xinye Jiancheng, and everything else was easy to say. But if it can't be captured, it will naturally be a loss of soldiers. Even if both of them are the favorite generals of their own fathers, a reprimand is indispensable.

I saw Cao Hong riding on a horse, clamping the horse's belly, and shouting: "Marching at full speed, rush me!" ”

Whether it was Cao Jun or Wu Jun, all the soldiers and soldiers used their strength to eat milk and ran towards Xinye City with all their might. Fortunately, after there was no garrison in Xinye City, it was a mess. The gates were wide open, which provided convenience for both sides.

Thousands of troops, like a rolling torrent, from the north and from the east, converged into the city of Xinye.

A hand-to-hand encounter is inevitable.

In all cities, the center of power is located in the center of the city. Outside the gate of the county office, there is a long street leading directly to the north and south gates. The long street paved with bluestone slabs was clean and empty. The shops on both sides of the long street are all closed. The windows were also closed, and no one wanted to take a look.

The tense and solemn atmosphere was almost suffocating.

"Kill!" Cao Hong roared angrily, held a spear in his hand, took the lead, and rushed from the north gate to kill. Three thousand soldiers with guns and knives followed without fear.

On the other side, Gan Ning, who entered from the east gate, also did not flinch, brandished the double halberd in his hand, and rushed to kill.

Wu Jun, who bypassed the long street, finally met Cao Jun.

The soldiers in the front row can even clearly see the enemy's facial features.

Gan Ning roared loudly: "When the narrow road meets, the brave wins!" ”

The rolling torrent finally collided together.

Between the swords, guns, swords, and halberds, countless sparks splashed out. There is no great grudge between Sergeant Cao and Sergeant Wu. But war is like this, as soon as you enter the battlefield, you can't help yourself.

Individuals, after all, are small on the battlefield. Only by following the torrent of the great army can victory be achieved and life can be left.

Countless people roared and screamed, unleashing the most powerful attacks. Swords and swords can be seen everywhere on the battlefield. The fierce fighting soon stained the entire long street red, and blood beads fell from the wound and gently fell on the bluestone slab, shattering.

There were stumps and severed arms everywhere, and corpses littered the roads.

Gan Ning and Cao Hong have also become a group. Cao Hong's martial arts are naturally inferior to Gan Ning's, a spear has already been beaten by the double halberd in Gan Ning's hand, and it can only hold the key point.

Gan Ning has a short-tempered personality and is belligerent and fierce, such a general, and his soldiers, are naturally as belligerent and fierce as him.

Although Sergeant Cao was elite, under the attack of such a group of lifeless madmen, he gradually fell into decline. Seeing this, Cao Hong had a great hatred in his heart, especially the strongest resentment towards Wenpin.

Cao Hong naturally understands that this is a small means of Wenpin, but there is no way.

Seeing that Gan Ning's style of play was becoming more and more desperate, Cao Hong just waited to use all his strength to block Gan Ning's blow, and then turned his horse to flee, and even the soldiers under his command couldn't take care of it.

Seeing this, Gan Ning was naturally ferocious, roared angrily, and commanded the soldiers to press on.

Cao Jun's soldiers, seeing that the main general was running away, suddenly lost their morale, some directly knelt on the ground and surrendered, and most of them threw down their weapons and fled out of the city.

Gan Ning fought out of the city and did not chase much. The Wu army also suffered a lot of losses in this battle, and more than 1,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, after all, the Cao army was not a vegetarian.

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