Huang Zhong fought with his life, and fought with Lu Bu for more than 80 rounds, and the killing was inseparable. Wei Yan was worried that Huang Zhong would lose, so he waved his army to cover up the killing.

Seeing the situation, Cao Cao also sent troops forward. The two armies fought in a scuffle, and each withdrew its troops.

Huang Zhong returned to the camp, and all the generals celebrated, praising Huang Zhong for his bravery.

Lu Bu originally wanted to borrow Huang Zhong's head to increase his worth, but he didn't expect to fulfill Huang Zhong's prestige. Originally, there was a Changshan Zhao Zilong who made him very unhappy, and now there was another Huang Zhong who could fight with him alone. Lu Bu's position as a man of bravery seems to have become more and more shaken.

Cao Cao didn't say anything, with a relaxed demeanor, he asked everyone: "Huang Zhong is brave, no one can match him." In your opinion, what should be used to break it? ”

Xun You got up and replied: "Lord, in the opinion of his subordinates, Huang Zhong will retreat soon."

"Oh?" , Cao Cao wilted his beard and said with a smile: "Why did Gongda say this? ”

Xun You said again: "The land of Liu Biao is south of the Han River. Huang Zhong crossed the river and came, but he was a lone army and would not be able to last. The lord himself led the army here, and although Huang Zhong temporarily gained power, after all, the troops were insufficient. If you can't advance, you will retreat. The lord can send an army first, cross the Bishui in the east, march south along the river, and camp in the south of Xinye. Huang Zhong was afraid that the retreat would be intercepted, and he would inevitably retreat south. The lord can take advantage of the situation to march and capture Xinye. In Xinye City are the remnants of Yuan Shu, and there are no more than 10,000 ownerless soldiers. As soon as the main soldier arrives, it can be broken immediately. If he gets Xinye, Huang Zhong has no intention here, and he will definitely retreat. At that time, the lord will wave his army to cover the killing, and he will win a complete victory."

Cao Cao nodded and said that he was good, and immediately ordered the general to ban, led 20,000 soldiers and horses, crossed Bishui to the east, and marched south along the river to contain Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses were all camped near Xinye, and Bishui flowed twenty miles east of Xinye. It flows from the northeast to the southwest and joins the Han River. Yu Ban's army crossed Bishui, went south along the east bank of Bishui, and camped fifty miles south of Xinye, crossing the river to cut off Huang Zhong's retreat.

Huang Zhong was shocked when he heard that the scout was coming. Discussed with Wei Yan, Chen Wu and other generals: "At present, the enemy is outnumbered, and if the retreat is intercepted, it will cause great harm. I intend to ask the army to retreat temporarily and confront Yu Ban across the river to prevent the other army from crossing the river. What do you think? ”

Chen Wunai said: "The general's plan can certainly prevent Yu Ban from cutting off my retreat. But in Xinye City, only Yu Gu led more than 10,000 remnants of the army to garrison, and now Yuan Shu is dead. If our army retreats south, Cao Cao will inevitably take the opportunity to enter Xinye. So how is the Lord's decree completed? ”

Wei Yan waved his hand and said, "General Chen's words are wrong. If our army is stationed here, it will certainly not be able to advance into Xinye. However, the supplies of our army all came from Xiangyang, and during the Han River blockage, it was deeply inconvenient. If you come to the west of the forbidden river, the north bank of the Han River will be cut off immediately. Before Cao Cao sent troops to attack our army again, how could he resist it? Once the food is exhausted, the whole army will be wiped out, so how can we talk about enterprising Xinye? ”

Chen Wu thought about it carefully, and this is also the truth. At the moment, saving life is the most important, and as for enterprising Xinye, you can slowly try to figure it out. So he nodded yes and said no more.

Huang Zhong asked the rest of the generals again, and they all thought that Huang Zhong's strategy was feasible and agreed on it.

Huang Zhong knew that Yu Ban had already Chen Bing Hedong, and he was afraid that he would have a long night and many dreams, so he didn't dare to hesitate. Immediately gather troops and horses, divide into two armies, alternate cycles, each other is the queen of the palace, and slowly retreat.

Cao Cao originally intended to pursue Huang Zhong's army, but when he heard the scout's report, he dispelled the idea. exclaimed: "Huang Hansheng is not only brave and unmatched, but also knows the needs of soldiers, and he has the way to advance and retreat, and he is a real general!" ”

Everyone also admired Huang Zhong's rival and agreed. Only Lu Bu was not angry, bowed his head and was silent, and his face was pale.

Cao Cao knew that Huang Zhongnan's retreat was just an expedient measure, and if Liu Biao sent troops to help, he would have to let Yu Ban withdraw. Then Huang Zhong will definitely come again.

Therefore, without hesitation for a moment, he immediately sent troops and went straight to Xinye. General Xinye was a general of Yuan Shu, and he knew that Yuan Shu was still dead. It's just that I can't understand who can win Huang Zhong or Cao Cao, so I don't know which side to surrender.

Seeing Cao Cao's army approaching the city, he knew that Huang Zhong had retreated on time. Hurry up and give the order, and the four cities will erect the flag of surrender. Lead his soldiers and generals to go out of the city together, bow to the Tao, and kowtow to surrender. Cao Cao's soldiers were bloodless, took down Xinye, and won the remnants of Yuan Shu.

This result was expected by Huang Zhong, and he had already sent a horse back to Xiangyang to ask Liu Biao for reinforcements. Liu Biao looked at Huang Zhongzhan and was not surprised.

Originally, Huang Zhong was only the front, with only 50,000 soldiers and horses, intended to contain Cao Ren. Cao Cao's soldiers came in person, divided the troops to suppress, and Huang Zhong retreated, and there was no problem at all.

Liu Biao's original plan was to lead a large group of soldiers and horses to arrive first before Cao Cao's army left Xuchang, take Xinye, and defend the city to block Cao Cao.

But he didn't expect that the military food preparation was unfavorable, so that the timing of sending troops was repeatedly delayed, but Cao Cao occupied Xinye first. Liu Biao was angry, and ordered the grain superintendent that if he did not complete the grain and grass within three days, he would be beheaded.

This time it worked, and before the third day, the grain supervisor Zhao Sheng completed the preparation of the general grain and baggage, and handed over the order in the hall.

Liu Biao's anger calmed down a little, and immediately ordered Xu Sheng and Ding Feng's generals to transfer troops and horses to prepare to go out and compete with Cao Cao for Xinye.

The two generals were all ordered to arrows, and just about to turn around, a relative outside the hall hurriedly ran up to the hall and knelt on the ground to report: "Lord Qi, there is an urgent military situation in Yidu."

Liu Biao was startled, and hurriedly opened the military report, and at a glance, his complexion changed greatly. It turned out that Liu Bei made Zhang Ren a general, Fa Zheng joined the army, Pang De was the queen, and Ma Chao was the vanguard, raising 200,000 Sichuan troops and stationing in Yong'an, which was very unkind.

This report is no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Liu Biao is most worried about Liu Bei. Although Cao Cao is strong, after all, there is still Han water to defend. Even if you can't hold it, you can temporarily retreat to Jingnan and rely on the Yangtze River natural insurance.

And dealing with Liu Bei is different. The Sichuan army went out of Badong to attack Jingzhou, which was a smooth road and the ground was open; But to send troops from Jingzhou to fight Xichuan, it was a rugged road, with mountains and mountains, and it was almost impossible.

Therefore, Liu Bei has a great advantage over Liu Biao, and he can advance and retreat for a long time. As soon as Liu Biao heard that Liu Bei's 200,000 soldiers and horses were in Zha Badong, where did he dare to think about Xinye again. Hurriedly sent a horse out of the city, summoned Huang Zhong to return to the army, and defended Jingzhou.

Liu Biao knew that Liu Bei was plotting against him, and it was naturally impossible for Cao Cao not to know that the Sichuan army was entering Linzigui. He was greatly overjoyed, and immediately issued an order to let Yu Ban cross the river to the west to prevent Huang Zhong from retreating sharply.

Huang Zhong had just received Liu Biao's order to recall the army, and immediately received scout reports one after another, Cao Cao led the army out of Xinye, close to the base camp; Yu Ban also crossed the water and came from the east.

Huang Zhong was shocked, hurriedly gave up all the grain and grass, gathered soldiers and horses, and retreated to the south.