The mountains are high and the moon is small, and the water is vast, and the previous dynasty is busy. Nanshi had no intention of welcoming Wei Wu, and Dongfeng was interested in Zhou Lang. Just when Zhou Yu led Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals to exterminate the Cao soldiers of Shuizhai, the Cao army of the dry village was also suddenly attacked by Zhou Tai.

If it is said that Caoying Water Village was defeated because of Huang Gai's fraudulent surrender, the dry village was in chaos because of Zhou Tai's fraudulent surrender. Zhou Tai went all the way deep into Cao Zhai under the guidance of Cai Zhong, and no one stopped him, until Zhou Tai saw Cao Cao's grain place, so he cut Cai Zhong under his horse and led the troops to set fire on the grain and grass pile.

Lu Meng watched Cao Ying's fire break out from afar, and also began to set fire to Zhou Tai on the periphery. After the fire broke out inside and outside Cao's camp, Ling Cao, Pan Zhang, and Dong Xi set fire to it separately and shouted, and the drums shook loudly, shocking Cao's soldiers to disperse.

Cao Cao's dry village originally had more than 200,000 people and horses, if the response was timely and the organization was reasonable, it would not be so embarrassed by the Jiangdong generals, the key is that Cao Cao and all the generals went to the water village, and the water village was on fire, and the generals of the dry village all went to the shore to respond, and as a result, there were soldiers and no generals in the dry village, and the camp was blown up when the grain and grass were burned, and countless people died by trampling on each other. Lü Meng and other generals did not attack Cao's camp, so Cao's camp was in chaos.

Cao Cao, who had finally escaped from the water village, was protected by the generals and landed on the shore, so he gathered the rebellious army and quickly gathered thousands of men and horses. At this time, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan led the tiger and leopard to ride to respond. Cao Cao saw his cronies and said in his heart: "Zhou Yu's plan can't stay for a long time today, I don't know where to go?" ”

Xiahoudun said: "Only Wulin Road is open and feasible. ”

Cao Cao did not dare to hesitate and led his troops straight to Wulin. Not far away, an army from behind arrived and shouted: "Cao thief Hugh leave!" Cao Cao looked back, and the Lu Meng banner appeared in the firelight. Cao Cao didn't dare to fight, so he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to resist Lü Meng and led the horses forward.

Suddenly, the fire in front of him rose again, and an army poured out of the valley, and the leader of the general shouted, "Ling Cao is here!" ”

Cao Cao was frightened, and was about to arrange for the broken descendants, when a Biao army arrived and shouted: "The prime minister is panicking!" It's here! After saying that, the two armies fought in one place, and Cao Cao took the road to the north.

Not far away, Cao Cao saw an army in front of the hillside, Xiahoudun was just about to lead the troops to fight, and saw that the opposite side was also under the banner of Cao's army, and it was Cao Ren who gathered the chaotic army here. Cao Cao saw that Cao Ren had nothing to do and gathered a lot of people, and his heart was a little calm, but he was just about to step forward to ask, when he shouted behind him that the sound of killing rose again, and another army came out, and the general led by him shouted loudly: "I am Jiangdong Zhou Tai, Cao thief will come and die quickly!" ”

Cao Ren didn't have time to answer Cao Cao and said, "The lord goes quickly, and I will meet the enemy here!" After that, he led the troops to fight with Zhou Tai. Cao Cao and the generals turned their horses and left.

Cao Cao originally hoped that there would be soldiers and horses to rescue him in the direction of Heqi, but Zu Mao had already blocked the intersection of Heqi and cut off Cao Cao's reinforcements. At this time, Zu Mao saw Cao Bing fleeing, so he raised the fire as a signal, and Sun Quan's follow-up men happened to catch up and joined forces with Zu Mao to fight Cao Cao. Cao Cao saw that there were many soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, so he had to order Li Dian and Manzhong to lead the troops, and then he led the tiger and leopard to ride in the direction of Yiling.

This night, Cao Cao fought and retreated, and the faces of the group were all smoky and fire-roasted. Walking to the fifth watch to look back at the firelight, Cao Cao's heart settled a little, and asked, "Where is this?" ”

Xiahou Yuan looked at the terrain and said: "This should be the west of Wulin and the north of Yidu." ”

Cao Cao saw that the trees were dense here, and the mountains and rivers were steep, so he looked up on his horse and laughed. The generals were all disgraced at this time, and they really didn't know what was funny, so they asked, "Why is the prime minister laughing?" ”

Cao Cao lost his troops and generals this night, hundreds of thousands of horses were burned, and there was only bitterness in his heart, if he changed others, it would be good not to cry at this time, and he couldn't laugh at all. Cao Cao saw that the soldiers behind him were depressed and the morale of the army was sluggish, so he forced a smile to boost morale and said: "I don't laugh at others, I only laugh at Zhou Yu's lack of strategy, Zhuge Liang is less wise." If I come to use troops, wouldn't it be great to ambush an army here in advance? ”

Before the words fell, he heard the drums on both sides shaking the sky, and the flames were everywhere, so shocked that Cao Cao almost fell off his horse. Behind the mountain, a military horse came out, and the first one was a leopard with a head ringed around his eyes, and a black-faced steel beard shouted: "I Zhang Yide was ordered by the general of Kong Ming's military division, and I have been waiting here for a long time!" ”

Zhang Fei's deterrent power is much stronger than that of the previous Jiangdong generals. Cao Cao didn't dare to be careless, and directly ordered Xu Chu to lead two thousand tigers and leopards to meet the enemy. Zhang Fei saw that Xu Chu had a big waist and round tiger eyes, and knew that the other party was a fierce general, so he raised his spear and stabbed it.

Xu Chu did not show weakness, wielding a phoenix mouth knife to face Zhang Fei. As soon as the two of them fought, they used all their strength, a knife and a spear whirring in the wind, and there was a flying sand and rocks around them. Although the tiger and leopard cavalry is elite, but Zhang Fei's corporal is not weak, and the number is twice as many as the tiger and leopard cavalry, the two sides are inseparable from each other.

Cao Cao saw that Xu Chu had stopped Zhang Fei and hurriedly took the opportunity to escape. Cao Jun traveled a few more miles, and then he saw that the sky was faint. The night passed, and the dawn was approaching, just like the mood of the generals of the Cao army, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Just when Cao Yingzhong thought that the danger had passed and safety was coming, suddenly black clouds covered the ground, and the rain poured down, soaking through his clothes. This sudden rainstorm made the soldiers who had fought all night even more tired, and the good mood of escaping death was gone.

Cao Cao felt that the road ahead was difficult when he was drenched in the rain, and before he could relax, he urged his soldiers to brave the rain. The tiger and leopard cavalry deserved to be the elite of the army, although at this time they were soaked and hungry and cold by the cold wind from the southeast, but no one complained. However, no one complained that it did not mean that they were not cold, tired, or hungry, and the hunger on the faces of the soldiers was still difficult to hide.

A heavy rain came and went quickly, Cao Cao saw that the rain had passed and the sky was clear and there were no pursuers coming, and the bad premonition in his heart was slightly receded, and he ordered his soldiers to loot grain in the surrounding villages, look for fire, and prepare to bury pots to make rice. At this time, Cao Cao no longer cared about robbing the people, and the livelihood of the people was not as important as the elite soldiers under his command.

Just as Cao Cao was waiting for the return of the plundering troops, an army from behind arrived. It turned out that Xu Chu, Li Dian and others had completed the task after the break, and they gathered here one after another. Cao Cao saw that although most of the generals were wounded, and there were only dozens of soldiers left, none of them died, and he was slightly relieved. When the raiders returned, Cao Cao asked, "Where is the boundary further on?" ”

Xiahoudun said: "There are two roads ahead, one side is the South Yiling Road, and the other side is the North Yiling Mountain Road. ”

Cao Cao asked again: "Where is the closest to Jiangling?" Where can I stop the army and cook? ”

Xiahoudun said: "To the south, cross the gourd mouth to Jiangling closest, and there is a river nearby to take water to rest the army. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he encouraged the soldiers and said: "The mountains and forests here are dense and it is inconvenient to rest, so we will work hard to move forward for a while, and stay until the gourd mouth in front of us to eat and rest." ”

The soldiers did not dare to disobey Cao Cao's military orders, and saw that Cao Cao also did not eat, drink and rest, so they temporarily endured hunger and continued to move forward, only looking forward to arriving at the mouth of the gourd to have a full meal and sleep beautifully. At this moment, eating and sleeping has become the biggest dream of these defeated soldiers.