Jiangxia, north of Gucheng north of the Yangtze River.

Xu Huang's camp is located one or two miles away from Gucheng.

In the camp, there are many tents, scattered, if someone stands in front of the camp gate, they must be able to feel a fierce aura rushing towards them.

It's just that at this moment, the groans of wounded soldiers can be heard from time to time in the camp.

The siege of Lian Yue caused great casualties among the army, especially the wounded, and the pain of each wounded inevitably dealt a great blow to morale.

However, these things can still be suppressed by Xu Huang's personal prestige.

Based on Xu Huang's calculations, as long as he attacked the city for ten more days, the fortified city, and the land within a radius of hundreds of miles, would belong to Cao Gong.

But the problem is that just now, a spy came with news that the barbarians were defeated and Sima Yi was captured. All the three county guards were killed.

The news is astonishing.

It made Xu Huang's mood very irritable, and now he even avoided the siege.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xu Huang waved away all the generals and colonels. Sitting alone in the handsome seat, I fell into deep thought.

The defenders on the Gucheng side are very good. Whether it is to motivate morale or mobilize the people to defend, they have done a good job. Because of this, he did not do his best in attacking the city for so many days.

I heard that the guard was only a teenager. This has to be chilling, he has this kind of ability when he is only ten years old, if he is given time to grow, wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with?

This son will definitely become the enemy of Cao Gong.

So, Xu Huang attacked very hard, and he wanted to kill this general. Seeing that the city was about to be broken, bad news came from the front.

Xu Huang was unwilling, but he also knew that the time was wrong.

Since Liu Feng has already broken the barbarian soldiers in the south and the three counties are guarded, it is difficult to make a difference with only his more than 10,000 elites.

Moreover, Xiakou also has a naval army of 6,000 people. Now that the situation is clear, Xu Huang believes that Liu Feng is happy to send this group of sailors to Gucheng to help protect Gucheng.

Then it won't be long before Liu Feng's southern army will finish resting, send troops to the north, come to Xiakou, and then eat his troops and horses.

If he continues to stay here, there will be danger.

After struggling in his heart for a long time, Xu Huang let out a long breath and said secretly: "Now that the situation is not good, this land in Jiangbei can only be given up for the time being." When Cao Gong goes south, I will be the vanguard and sweep the southeast for Cao Gong. ”

With a decision in his heart, Xu Huang shouted outside the door, "Someone." ”

"General." The soldiers outside the door walked in.

"Order, drive back to Wancheng." Xu Huang said in a deep voice.

"No." The soldiers answered the order and walked out.

It would be too late to leave when Liu Feng slowed down, and leaving early now would save a lot of trouble. As for ordering a retreat privately, Xu Huang didn't care.

As a general, Xu Huang himself has a high judgment ability, and he also has a certain authority to make decisions automatically.

After instructing the pro-soldier to give the order to be pulled, Xu Huang picked up his pen and wrote an official letter to Cao Ying, which recorded in detail the defeat of Sima Yi and the ashes of the army of the three counties, and explained the reason for his retreat.

Although retreating privately is not a big deal, it is still necessary to report it.

After writing it, Xu Huang instructed someone to send the official document to Xu Du as a fast horse.

After doing all this, it also indicates the end of his southern expedition. In retrospect, it was just decent, and there was no fault.

Xu Huang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he still had some regrets.

The young general in Gucheng failed to capture. It's a shame.

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Of course, Deng Ai couldn't imagine that Xu Huang would have such a high evaluation of him, and he wanted to deal with it quickly.

If you know, even with Deng Ai's calm surname, I am afraid that you will feel a little favored now.

Cao Ying relied on Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Jaw, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Li Dian and others to attack the world.

As time passed, Cao Ying's territory became larger and larger, and his status and power became higher and higher. Xu Huang and others also began to become famous all over the world and became famous generals in the world.

It is remarkable to have such a high evaluation from Xu Huang.

However, in this battle, Deng Ai's courage and ability were also greatly demonstrated, and he braved arrows and stood on the front line when he defended the city. Sometimes, they even use Chu knives to defend against the enemy.

Once, he was shot in the left button by an arrow and was slightly injured.

Xiang Lang, who originally assisted Deng Ai in defending the city, planned to persuade Deng Ai to rest. But Deng Ai just asked the healer to pull out the arrow and bandage the wound.

And he stood again on the city.

Despite his tall stature, Deng Ai looks a lot like a young man. But his soldiers knew that Deng Ai was actually only more than ten years old. The age of the weak crown.

Deng Ai was good enough to command the army and defend the city. Now he can still brave the arrows himself, and even when he is injured, he still insists on standing on the front line.

This has boosted your morale in a big way. It is also an important reason why Deng Ai can defend Xu Huang's attack.

It is believed that after this battle, Deng Ai's prestige will reach a level. For him to command the soldiers in the future, it will play a very good role in fighting the enemy army.

When Xu Huang pulled out the camp, Deng Ai was standing at the head of the city. He wears a smaller armor with a slight difference between his right shoulder and his left shoulder.

That's because of the injury in the shoulder, which didn't get better. It's still bandaged. Because of this, Deng Ai's small face was a little pale, and there was a hint of exhaustion between his eyebrows.

But the whole person is very strong, standing there like Liu Feng, who is one size smaller, heroic and compelling.

Although Deng Ai was standing on the city wall, he did not pay attention to his surroundings. He was contemplating.

He was predicting when Xu Huang would retreat. I have to say that Xu Huang is a general who is very sensitive to military affairs. Xiakou's defender, Gan Ning, has indeed been dispatched, preparing to lead 6,000 troops into Gucheng.

In order to fight for Pang Tong and Huang Zhong's time to rest.

If Xu Huang retreats, it will be good. If he didn't retreat, Liu Feng did have a plan to gather an army to keep Xu Huang in Jiangxia forever.

But Deng Ai guessed that Xu Huang might be leaving.

Because, today's Xu Huang's army did not attack. Deng Ai guessed that Xu Huang had received news from the south and decided to withdraw his troops.

Thinking about it, Deng Ai exhaled a long breath, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

This war, strictly speaking, was his first battle, leading thousands of people to fight to the death with the famous general Xu Huang in Gucheng.

Although this side is a partial division, it does not have much impact on Liu Feng's strategic plan in the south, even if he loses the solid city, Liu Feng is only missing a few hundred miles of land and more than 100,000 people.

But Deng Ai himself attaches great importance to it, and his opponent is Xu Huang, so there is a lot of pressure.

Now that Xu Huang is finally leaving, Deng Ai is really relieved.

After this breath of relief, the perseverance and hardness in Deng Ai's eyebrows were immediately replaced by tiredness and fatigue. After all, he is only a teenager, and he is still a few years away from reaching adulthood at the age of twenty.

The ability to bear it is not enough to compare with that of adults. Especially the pain from the arrow wound on the left shoulder from time to time.

Let Deng Ai have a feeling of lying down and resting immediately.

"General, look, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp." Suddenly, the soldiers around him shouted. The voice was full of joy, excitement.

"Xu Huang has pulled out the camp, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp." With the shouting of the pro-soldiers, countless soldiers in the city also discovered that whether they were tired or injured, this moment was full of joy and strength.

Listen to the cheers on the city.

A smile bloomed on Deng Ai's little face. It's just that as soon as this smile came out, it dissipated.

Because Deng Ai couldn't stand the fatigue anymore, his eyes fell to the ground.

"General, General." With an exclamation, the soldiers rushed forward.

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Xu Du, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Ying was having dinner with his wife, Mrs. Bian.

In the inner house, Cao Ying was wearing civilian clothes, his eyebrows were very gentle, and his appearance was not good, so he couldn't see that this person was the most prominent Cao Gong and Prime Minister today.

Mrs. Bian has a tall figure of a Central Plains woman, very graceful, but her face is very soft, not stunning, but she has a gentle temperament.

Mrs. Bian was born as a singer, not a prostitute, but a singer raised by Cao Ying in her own house, and later gave birth to three sons, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang. has a gentle surname and is very loved by Cao Ying.

Cao Ying is a very prodigal person, and after Mrs. Ding left, he straightened Mrs. Bian.

"Prime Minister, there is General Xu's urgent report." Suddenly, a voice sounded outside the door. This voice was very familiar, and Cao Ying immediately heard that this was Chen Zhang, the habitual little official beside him.

As a personal official, Chen Zhang should know that he was dining with his wife in the inner courtyard at this time. It should be the time to avoid being disturbed by outsiders.

But Chen Zhang walked in with a blank eye.

Cao Ying immediately knew that something big was about to happen.

Southern Xu Huang, Sima Yi, Sha Mohun, Jin Xuan, Liu Du, Zhao Fan, this group of nearly 100,000 people has always attracted Cao Ying's attention.

Because Cao Ying attaches too much importance to Liu Feng, he regards him as a little lion, a little overlord like Jiangdong Sun Ce. Even, he attaches more importance to it than Sun Ce.

But from the beginning of the war to the present, Cao Ying's heart is very relaxed.

First, the 100,000-strong army crusaded against Jiangxia, Cao Ying and his ministers were very confident, confident that Liu Feng would definitely be in a hurry, and even the chassis was shrinking and his power declined.

At present, Xu Huang, Sha Mohun and others are leading troops to press Changsha and fortify the city, and I believe that it will not take long to break through this county and a city.

Complete the initial suppression of Liu Feng, and then go further, attack Liu Feng's old nest Jiangxia, weaken Liu Feng, and even eliminate Liu Feng.

Isn't it that Xu Huang has already taken the solid city? Hundreds of miles of land?

Cao Ying was first surprised, and then overjoyed.

By the way, only this kind of happy event will Chen Zhang risk his displeasure and hand over the news at this time.

Xu Huang pulled out the solid city, and then threatened Jiang Xia, which greatly increased the pressure on Liu Feng's back. Then the morale of Sima Yi, Liu Du, Jin Xuan and others will increase greatly, and I believe that it will not be long before Changsha will be broken.

In the midst of great joy, Cao Ying couldn't wait to see Xu Huang's official documents.

I couldn't help but put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said to the door: "Come in." ”

However, the joy is fleeting, and at this moment Cao Ying has regained his calmness and nature. But it was this fleeting moment, but it was also captured by the careful Mrs. Bian.

She wondered in her mind what had happened to her. Cao Ying, who has always been moody, is actually happy.

Although curious, Mrs. Bian didn't ask that she could stand out among Cao Ying's many women and give birth to three sons.

It's not just well-behaved, it's gentle. There is also a certain amount of scheming, knowing what to ask and what not to ask. Therefore, although Mrs. Bian was curious, she did not ask anything.

Just as Mrs. Bian was guessing, Chen Zhang walked in.

After Chen Zhang came in, Cao Ying's complexion changed, and Mrs. Bian was also nervous.

Chen Zhang, born in the Yingchuan Chen family, is Chen Qun's brother, with a family tradition, everything is very decent, and there are few times when he loses his temper.

But at this time, Chen Zhang's steps were hurried, and his face was very solemn.

"Prime Minister, Sima Yi was defeated, captured, surrendered. There were 50,000 barbarian soldiers, 30,000 in the three counties, and 80,000 troops were wiped out. Saying that, Chen Zhang took more than ten steps forward, regardless of Mrs. Bian's presence, Cao Ying was eating, and directly handed the bamboo slip to Cao Ying.

Cao Ying's face turned pale, and then there was a dizziness in his head. Fortunately, Cao Ying's concentration is not bad, and he barely suppressed the dizziness. He closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment, he opened them. From Chen Zhang's hand, he took over the bamboo slips.

After unfolding and taking a look, a little sigh appeared on Cao Ying's face.

"Prime Minister, how should this matter be handled?" Chen Zhang asked.

Cao Ying knew how to deal with Xu Huang and Sima Yi. Xu Huang is basically innocent, and he is also very sober, knowing that he can't do anything and retreat.

How to deal with Sima Yi is a problem.

Cao Ying will feel very angry at the malicious betrayal of others. But they are generally more tolerant of betrayal in the desperation of others.

Just like Chen Gong, although he betrayed Cao Ying, he assisted Lu Bu to attack Cao Ying, and almost let Cao Ying's forces perish. Later, Cao Ying attacked Lü Buyu in Xiapi and captured Chen Gong alive. But at that time, Cao Ying still cared about the old feelings and wanted to let go of Chen Gong.

However, Chen Gong was rigid and asked for his own death. After Chen Gong's death, Cao Ying took good care of Chen Gong's family, and even personally helped Chen Gong marry his daughter.

It can be seen that although Cao Ying is regarded as a hero, he is not cold-blooded and ruthless.

Although Sima Yi surrendered, it was not a crime of war. Sima Yi tried his best, but he was destroyed by a shamoke. It is the will of heaven, coupled with the power of the Sima clan.

Thinking of the power of the Sima clan and the prestige of the government and the opposition.

Cao Ying's heart made a decision.

"Please ask the Son of Heaven to will, Xu Huang has a basis for advancing and retreating, and he will reward fifty horses of silk and three hundred gold." Cao Ying said.

"No." Chen Zhang realized Cao Ying's mind that he did not pursue Sima Yi, and responded, and he was very interested in not pursuing Sima Yi's mistakes.

Soon, Chen Zhang went down with Cao Ying's instructions.

After Chen Zhang left, Cao Ying couldn't stay calm. A face turned iron-blue, and there was a very jealous glint in his eyes.

Looking at the many dishes on the table, Cao Ying swept the meal violently and let out a loud shout, "This son is here, how can I eat alone." ”

(To be continued)