According to the current situation between Dong Shouye and Xu Rong, there is no doubt that the right to command will be handed over to Dong Shouye. The reasons are as follows: first, the identity issue, Dong Shouye is Dong Zhuo's son, Dong Zhuo is Xu Rong's father-in-law, so Dong Shouye is naturally Xu Rong's young master; Second, there are more than 10,000 people in Dong Shouye, and Xu Rong is now only 8,000 people with the wounded; Third, the official position, now Dong Shouye is an official who worships the general, and now Xu Rong is just a lieutenant general; Fourth, the battle record and combat experience, Dong Bai commanded the 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army in Hedong to defeat the 100,000 Baibo Army, participated in the Battle of Tiger Pass, and his generals Xu Huang and Hua Xiong were strong in martial arts and famous all over the world. Of course, it is very far-fetched from this point alone, Xu Rong's record should be more brilliant, but there are not many records, so it can barely be counted!

Of course, Xu Rong also has quite a strong advantage, first of all, he has led the troops to fight for nearly 20 years, has countless large and small battles, and has rich experience. Secondly, he defeated Cao Cao twice independently, fought Cao Cao many times on the battlefield, and understood Cao Cao's tactics, command ability and command style. Finally, Xu Rong was the person in charge of the Xingyang battlefield designated by Dong Zhuo, and of course he had the right to control his own army on the Xingyang battlefield. Moreover, when Dong Shouye came, Dong Zhuo did not grant him the right to control the armies.

This Xu Rong is also ready to hand over his command without complaint, after all, how can a courtier compete with the lord for the command of the army, do you want to stay in the Xiliang army, can you play happily with the lord in the future. As a result, to Xu Rong's surprise, his son-in-law actually handed over the commander-in-chief to himself, and said that Dong Shouye himself completely obeyed his command. Xu Huang was also a little unhappy when he saw his third brother's approach, after all, the difference in identity was there, but he could vaguely guess the intentions and thoughts of his third brother, and from the previous experience of fighting side by side with Xu Rong, Xu Rong was indeed too strong in commanding operations, and he was indeed the most suitable person to be the commander-in-chief.

It turned out that Hua Xiong here didn't do it, and said loudly when he came out of the class: "Childe, you have a noble status, you use soldiers like a god, and you should command the whole army." If General Xu Rong commanded the whole army, wouldn't there be no distinction between master and subordinate. "Before that's enough, the sycophants started to shoot.

Seeing this, Dong Bai said: "I'm waiting to lead the troops to fight, what's the matter?" However, it was only to defeat the Kwantung rats, General Xu Rong was good at leading troops to command battles, and defeated Cao Cao twice, with remarkable achievements for all to see. This Cao Mengde is far-reaching and a strong enemy, and General Xu Rong has been defeated twice, and he has a deep understanding of him, so he is the most suitable candidate. ”

Xu Huang also said out loud at this time: "Third brother, the power to command the whole army is not trivial, and the third brother should think about it again." ”

Dong Shouye had already made up his mind at this time, and was ready to exclude public opinion, so he said loudly: "Big brother, I have made up my mind, I don't need to persuade again, General Xu Rong is the best candidate for command." From now on, everyone below me will be dispatched by General Xu Rong, and if there is any violation, the army will be punished. General Xu Rong, this is my sword, if anyone does not listen to your orders and kills him with this sword, he does not have to report it to me. ”

After that, he took off the saber he was carrying and handed it to Xu Rong. At this moment, Xu Rong was completely moved. Childe, how much he trusts himself, basically puts his little life in the hands of me Xu Rong, this trust, this kind of kindness of knowing me How should I repay Xu Rong in the future? I, Xu Rong, swear that from now on I will be loyal to my son, and I will sacrifice my life and forget death, if I violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!

In fact, Dong Bai didn't expect that his actions were so shocking and touching to Xu Rong and that he could take the initiative to swear allegiance to himself in his heart, in fact, Dong Bai thought very simply, leave professional things to professionals to do, and his current level of leading the army is definitely not as good as Xu Rong's, his own level, it is okay to fight against a low-end army like the Bai Bo Army, if you meet a soldier like Cao Cao, it will definitely not be enough.

This kind of thing that seems very ordinary in Dong Shouye's eyes is not ordinary in this era, and if you look at Cao Cao's record carefully, you will never find that he will hand over the command to others. From the basic psychology of people, ordinary people will believe in themselves more, but they will not be at ease with others.

Since the resolution has been made, it is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless to say more, Xu Rong immediately arranged for his subordinates to seize the time to feast on the war meal, and they did not have to set up camp and rest immediately. An hour later, the whole army was reorganized and continued to pursue, seemingly preparing to fight Cao Cao, an unbeatable little strongman.

But said that since Cao Cao was defeated by Xu Rong here, he was afraid that Xu Rong would pursue, so he led the remnants of hundreds of people, only picked the small road to walk, and did not dare to take the big road for fear of being caught up by Xu Rong, so he turned left and right, and made a mess around the road, and it took a long time to rush to Zhang Miao's camp, talking about his own experience and Wei Zi's death, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao were in tears and sad, but fortunately, when Cao Cao was defeated and retreated, Cao Ren and Cao Hong snatched Wei Zi's body out.

Cao Cao consulted with Zhang Miao to prepare to bring Wei Zi's body back to Wei Zi's hometown of Chen Liu for burial. After all the things were arranged, it was already dark, so he decided to rest in the camp for one night, and then lead the army back to Chenliu early tomorrow morning. So I arranged a sentry parade to rest at ease.

Here, Xu Rongyu and Dong Bai led the army to advance rapidly, and at this time, whether it was Cao Cao, Zhang Miao's army, or the troops of the Xiliang army, they were still in the Xingyang territory. This Xu Rong had been a Taishou in Xingyang before, and he was very familiar with the internal terrain around Xingyang, and released the meteor exploration horse with a radius of thirty miles, and found some fine works that he had left in Xingyang before. Inquire about the specific location of Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, so he did not stop, marching at night, preparing to attack Zhang Miao at night.

Cao Cao was emaciated due to successive failures, and the hundreds of remaining sergeants around him were also exhausted, so he had to ask Zhang Miao to arrange a sentry. Alert. If you want to say that this Miao Yin poem is endowed, Fengyue's article is an expert, and there is no problem. But if you talk about the military, you're basically a layman. At this time, Cao Cao was a little disheartened by repeated defeats, and now that his army has been disabled, no matter how good his personal relationship with Zhang Miao is, he can't point fingers at Zhang Miao at this time. After all, no matter what time it is, strength is the capital to speak. Therefore, Zhang Miao still has more than 5,000 men and horses, but the sentry and guard arrangements are average. And Cao Cao is also powerless about this, coupled with the current bitter mood, he still has the heart to care about Zhang Miao's arrangements for night defense!

After Xu Rong heard the exact news, he arranged for the soldiers to prepare for the attack. Listening to Xu Rong's order, the army quickly attacked, first with a strong bow, to kill the guards and sentinels, and then quickly used several chariots loaded with a section of giant trees to crash open the gate of the village, rushed into the village, killed people when they saw them, cut them when they met people, and arranged for soldiers to shout: "Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will die!" ”

Although this Zhang Miao arranged a ranger, he only released five miles, and not much, after all, he was just a literati who could recite poetry and do it right, and he could only be regarded as a second-in-command when it came to fighting, and he was still not professional enough and proficient enough. The defense arrangements are not complete and sufficient, and as a result, we can only eat the bitter fruits of our own brewing.

At this time, Cao Heizi was defeated again, and he started his escape again, and it was another desperate run. Although this time it was mainly commanded by Zhang Miao, it still bruised the young heart of Cao Cao Cao's repeatedly injured young heart. Boss Cao saw that it was still Xu Rong, the old man of the Xiliang Army who was chasing him, and couldn't help but wonder secretly: Could it be that this Xu Rong is the nemesis of someone Cao Cao's life, why hasn't he won a battle since he met him, he has always been defeated and defeated, and he fled and fled. What a bad luck! Is my Cao Cao really going to die here today? ”

Zhang Miao and Cao Cao each led a part of the people to escape, and when the battle was like this, they didn't care about the lives of others, it was important to flee for their lives! The other generals saw that the enemy was numerous, coming from all directions, and that their own army had no backhand and little resistance, and that the main general also took the lead in fleeing, so most of them laid down their arms and surrendered. Less than 1,000 people escaped with Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, and nearly 3,500 people were collected when they included the surrendered troops.

Xu Rong arranged some people to guard the prisoners, and led Dong Shouye, Xu Huang, Hua Xiong and others to continue the pursuit, chasing Cao Cao all the time. Cao Cao rode a horse and ran desperately in front, Xu Rong led the men and horses to chase after him, and he was about to catch up, at this time Xu Rong took out the longbow he was carrying, drew an arrow, and shot at Cao Cao's mount with the bow. The arrow hit the right front leg of Cao Cao's mount, and the mount suddenly lost its front hoof, throwing Cao Cao off the horse, and Cao Cao rolled on the spot, and no longer cared about his manners, immediately got up from the ground and continued to run forward.

At this time, Cao Hong came from the front, and gave his horse to Cao Cao to ride and he ran behind, Cao Hong had already saved Cao Cao's life before, this is how Cao Cao could bear to let his clan brother sacrifice himself for himself, so he said angrily: "What should you do if you give me the horse, hurry up and ride the horse and run away for your life!" ”

Cao Hong shouted: "The world can do without Cao Hong, but it can't be without Cao Cao!" ”

Cao Cao saw that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to get on the horse, and Cao Hong ran behind the horse, also to protect Cao Cao. Running all the way, panicking, it didn't take long for Cao Cao to come to a big river, and now there is only one way to cross the river immediately, and only by successfully crossing the river can he save his life.

The big river was difficult to cross, so Cao Hong hurried to see if there were any boats around. It was dark at this time, and there were no ships to be seen, and it was sparsely populated, unlike a place where people frequented. At the moment, there was nothing to do, so he gritted his teeth and could only escape by swimming across the river with his own body.

Not long after, Xu Rong and Dong Shouye led the pursuers to arrive. At this time, Xiahou Yuan led the remaining hundreds of people to prepare to snipe Xu Rong and buy time for Cao Cao to cross the river. At this time, Cao Hong saw that the shape was grim at this time, and he was impatient, and he could not tolerate the slightest hesitation. Immediately took off all his armor and Cao Cao's armor, and crossed the river with Cao Cao on his back, which was out in April, although it can be said that the spring flowers are blooming, but the river water at night is still cold and biting, and it can almost freeze people to death. This Cao Hong is also fortunate to have good water quality, otherwise Cao Cao would really not be able to escape this catastrophe.

Others also saw that Cao Hong was still going down the river with Cao Cao on his back, and they couldn't hesitate at the moment, regardless of the cold and biting cold of the river, they jumped into the river one after another, hoping to swim across the river.

Finally, due to the blockage of the river, Dong Cao and others escaped with their lives.

PS: The next chapter will be updated tomorrow at 11 o'clock