In the third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou.

In order to help his father-in-law Lu Bu, Liu Chuang rushed to Xuzhou with Huang Shao, Xu Sheng and Xu Chu to rescue.

That time was also the most miserable defeat he had.

Due to Zang Ba's defection, Liu Chuang's retreat was cut off, and a Huang Shao was broken in Xuzhou.

At that time, if it weren't for Lu Zhu's help, Liu Chuang might even die in Donghai County. Liu Chuang has never forgotten this matter. In particular, Huang Shao's death is also a thing that he has never been able to let go. Huang Shao was the first person he saw after he was reborn, and then he surrendered to Liu Chuang, not to mention Xuezhou. Although his talent may not be as amazing as Zhuge Liang, he is loyal to Liu Chuang.

That time, Huang Shao saw Zang Ba's flaws and reminded Liu Chuang.

It's a pity that Liu Chuang underestimated Huang Shao and didn't take his warning to heart, so that he was forced to go to Xudu later......

In a flash, five years!

It is now the end of the eighth year of Jian'an, and it has been five years since Huang Shao's death.

Previously, when Liu Chuangxun, Chen Zhuge Liang and Xu You got together to discuss the countermeasures for the Battle of Jizhou, Xu You offered a plan, why not attack Qingzhou?

Before this, Liu Chuang's eyes were only focused on Liangzhou and Jizhou.

However, with Xu You's mention of yì, it made his horizons relax a lot.

Yes, everyone in the world thought that he would capture Guanzhong, seize Jizhou, and unify Hebei...... But I'm afraid no one would have thought that he would sneak attack Qingzhou at this time. That's right, the result of the sneak attack on Qingzhou will expand the battlefield and the situation will become more chaotic.

But if it succeeds, I'm afraid that Cao Cao will be even more hurried.

You must know that if Liu Chuang can occupy Qingzhou, it will be equivalent to his tentacles extending to Henan. The most important thing is that after the war against Qingzhou, it will be very important to meet Lu Xun of Donglai and relieve the pressure he is currently facing. You must know that even if Liu Chuang and Cao Cao had already negotiated peace before. Skirmishes between the two sides continued...... Especially with the head-to-head confrontation between Liu Chuang and Cao Cao in the Battle of Liangzhou, the conflict in Donglai also intensified. Fortunately, Lu Xun has a strong navy behind him, and fortunately, Gan Ning can charge into battle.

But after a long time, Lu Xun may not be able to resist the frontal attack of Cao's army......

It's time to relieve the stress of Yi Donglai!

At the same time, if there is a war against Qingzhou, Liu Chuang will certainly have a lot of pressure, but Cao Cao's pressure will be even greater.

As you can imagine. Once Liu Chuang invaded Qingzhou and crossed the Yellow River, what kind of thoughts would Sun Quan, Liu Biao, and even Liu Zhang have? Cao Cao's foundation is better than Liu Chuang's, which is his advantage. But in the same way, he occupies the Central Plains and is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Not to mention that he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and was feared by the princes; And what about Liu Chuang? With the annexation of millions of Montenegro to the state, the situation in northern Xinjiang gradually stabilized.

Even if there are Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Ding Ling, these alien races are still alive, but in a short period of time, these alien races cannot pose a threat to Liu Chuang.

In this way, Liu Chuang has only one opponent: Cao Cao!

And what about Cao Cao?

You'll have to face more enemies!

The pressure on Cao Cao may not be less than that of Liu Chuang. It will be even bigger.

The General's Mansion had a great controversy over the battle of Qingzhou. Xun Chen and Zhong Xuan thought it was not suitable to use troops rashly; Xu You and Zhuge Liang believe that now is the best time to use troops. In the end, it was Tian Feng and Fu Zhu who said: The war is prolonged, and the lives are ruined. Uncle Huang certainly has to bear the pressure, Cao Cao is much easier? This kind of thing is on both sides, and it depends on who can seize the opportunity.

From a strategic point of view, Tian Feng's vision is better than that of Xun Chen.

These two old gentlemen still refuse to serve Liu Chuang. But for the sake of their son, they still stood up and spoke out......

Liu Chuang immediately decided to attack Qingzhou.

The war between the left and right has begun, and he and Cao Cao are also under great pressure. It's up to whoever can hold on to the end and who wins!

After Liu Chuang made a decision, he immediately secretly transferred Tai Shi Ci and Xu Chu's troops to Bohai County to assemble.

This qiē operation was carried out very secretly.

Tai Shici and Xu Chu are both veterans of Liu Chuang's side. Especially Tai Shici, who is also from Qingzhou. At that time, he withdrew from Donglai to Liaoxi, which was a last resort. Now that he has the opportunity to return to his hometown, Tai Shici is naturally extremely enthusiastic.

As for Xu Chu. He and his old camp couldn't bear the loneliness and were eager to try.

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On the banks of the Pushui River, Cao Xiu finally successfully crossed the river after a long day of trekking and going through many dangers and obstacles.

It's not that it's a long road, it's that it's too difficult to travel. On the official road, there are countless horse pits, and there are broken trees in many places. There was even a section of the road that was covered with thistles for six miles, making Cao's army defenseless. It can be said that every step forward comes at a great cost, so much so that the journey that could have been completed in half a day has been walked in a full day.

Cao Jun lost more than 100 horses and hundreds of casualties along the way......

However, Cao Jun did not even find any trace of the enemy.

This also made Cao Xiu extremely angry in his heart, and scolded the Han army for being shameless several times.

However, the more the Han army is like this, the more it shows that they lack confidence. Cao Xiu did not dare to hesitate, forced his way forward, and finally crossed the kettle at nightfall.

After arriving in Pushui, Cao Jun was also exhausted.

Seeing this, Cao Xiu also knew that if he continued to advance rapidly, he was afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses.

In desperation, he had no choice but to order to set up camp in the village, ready to rest for one night before setting off. During the day, there was plenty of light, and so many soldiers and horses were damaged. The line of sight is blocked at night, in case the Han army ambushes and sneaks up, Cao Jun is afraid that it will be difficult to guard against, and the losses will be even greater at that time.

Therefore, after going down to the village, Cao Xiu sent people to inform Cheng Yu on the one hand, and led people to strengthen the inspection on the other.

After making sure that there was no trace of enemy troops around, Cao Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, asked people to boil a bucket of hot water, washed his feet well, and then went to bed.

It's just that Cao Xiu likes to read.

Even when the army is marching and fighting, it will not be easy to put it down.

After he went to bed, he picked up a new book of Meng De and flipped through it, until the middle of the night, when sleepiness came in, he fell down with his clothes and fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, and there was a shout of killing, which made Cao Xiu wake up suddenly.

He quickly rolled over and sat up. He said loudly: "What's the noise outside?" ”

"Major General, the big thing is not good...... The thieves steal the camp. ”

A pro-army hurriedly reported it, Cao Xiu was shocked, hurriedly stayed, ordered someone to put on armor for him, and then picked up the big gun and walked out of the big tent.

If the thief really thinks I'm a bully, then I'm wrong!

I know you're good at sneak attacks. How can you be defenseless?

After Cao Xiu rushed out of the big tent, he turned over and got on his horse.

But I saw a group of Han soldiers, all dressed in white robes, with a fiery red chicken feather on their heads, rushing into the Cao army camp under the leadership of a general.

The Han general, with a gun in his hand under the crotch. Kill bravely.

The generals of Cao's army stepped forward to stop him, but no one was his opponent......

This man will run rampant through the camp and head straight for the Chinese army.

Seeing that he was about to reach the gate of the Chinese army, he suddenly turned back and led his troops to rush out to kill.

When Cao Xiu saw it, he couldn't help but be furious, so he chased after him with his horse...... There were not many people in the Han army who stole the camp. It is estimated that there are more than 100 people. However, these more than 100 Han troops descended the mountain one by one like fierce tigers, and when they followed the general to the gate of the Yuan, they suddenly turned their horses' heads and entered the camp again......

"Dog thief, dare you deceive me!"

Cao Xiu was furious, this gang of Han soldiers was so rampant that they simply didn't take Cao Jun up and down in their eyes.

He rode forward. Stop the general of the Han army, twist the gun and stab. But seeing that the other party's general, he was not in a hurry on the horse, raised his gun and collapsed outward, only to hear the sound of the bell, and the two warhorses let out a long neighing at the same time. Cao Xiu's heart trembled, and he asked loudly, "Who is coming?" ”

"Somebody. Yanmen Zhang Wenyuan! ”

Before the words fell, Zhang Liao came over with a gun again.

This time, Zhang Liao cheered up, and a big gun flew and danced. It's like a strange python coming out of a hole.

Cao Xiu is in the second generation of Cao, and when it comes to gun and horse martial arts, it can be said that few people can resist. Except for Cao Peng, only Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ba can beat him. In addition, there is Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang, I don't know what kind of monster it is, he has reached the peak of qi cultivation at a young age, and few people can match him with guns and horses. Cao Xiu's martial arts are also at the peak of qi cultivation, but in the face of Zhang Liao, he is obviously powerless. After only six or seven rounds, Cao Xiu was killed by Zhang Liao with crooked armor and was unable to parry.

Seeing that Cao Xiu couldn't resist it, the generals of the Cao army swarmed up and joined forces to resist Zhang Liao.

Facing more than ten opponents, Zhang Liao was not afraid.

The big guns whirred, and the guns flew up, only killing the generals of the Cao army and retreating......

Seeing this, Cao Xiu did not dare to fight with Zhang Liao alone. As soon as he gave the order, the soldiers of the Cao army swarmed up, trapping Zhang Liao in the center.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Liao did not love war, so he broke through with his horse.

"Sons, Hugh is in love, kill me out!"

He took the lead, the big gun in his hand trembled, and the soldiers of the Cao army were wolf and left.

After a while, Zhang Liao was killed at the gate of the Yuan...... He looked back, only to find that dozens of his subordinates were trapped in Cao's camp, so he came back again. That white robe had long been soaked in blood. Zhang Liao rampaged through the Cao army's camp like a bloody man, and after meeting with the dozens of subordinates, he greeted him and then rushed out to kill.

Cao Xiu watched the battle from a distance, and he couldn't help but be terrified.

No wonder people say that Zhang Liao is the tiger general of the world, and when I saw it today, it was really worthy of his name.

In his stunned effort, Zhang Liao rushed out of the Cao camp with the hundred warriors and walked away.

Cao Xiu hurriedly stopped the pursuit of the soldiers and horses, "It's the middle of the night, and no one knows the situation outside. ”

He took a deep breath and said softly: "Pass the order, people do not take off their armor, horses do not take off their saddles, and the whole army strengthens its vigilance, so as not to attack the thieves again." ”

When Cao Xiu said this, the soldiers of the Cao army did not dare to pursue.

Cao Xiu is right, it's dark outside, and it's not far from Handan, if there are thieves in ambush, wouldn't it be a trick?

After Zhang Liao led everyone out of Cao's camp, he ran for more than 20 miles, and when he saw that there were no pursuers behind him, he stopped.

"This Cao Xiu is a cautious person!"

He suddenly smiled and said to the left and right: "But this is just right, stealing the camp tonight, Cao Xiu will inevitably be more nervous."

When we leave tomorrow, the speed will not be too fast, and we don't have to force it, just act when the opportunity comes...... It is estimated that Handan is ready now! ”