"The last general Cao Mengde is guilty."

Cao Cao came to ask Chu Tian for guilt, and he was quite embarrassed.

In this battle, there were two people with outstanding performances, one was Boss Cao, who was almost captured alive by King Lanling's Baibao Xianbei, and the other was Xiahou Yuan, who shot Guan Yu with a cold arrow.

Cao Cao's performance reminded Chu Tian of the Battle of Tongguan and Cao Cao's defeat by Ma Chao.

It seems that Cao Cao's tiger and leopard army will be equipped with a fierce general in the future.

However, Cao Cao's defeat is not bad, and it can weaken Cao Cao's influence.

"Withhold a year's salary."

Chu Tian deducted Cao Cao's salary for one year as a punishment, and now he is the boss.

After losing the battle, he was not demoted, but only deducted a year's salary, which was enough to see Chutian's preference for him.

Cao Cao muttered in his heart, if it weren't for Chutian to leave Dian Wei, he might not be so embarrassed. Cao Cao was pursued and killed by the King of Lanling, but it was too chaotic at the time, and in fact, the losses of the Tiger and Leopard Legion were not large.

"Please ask the lord to ask the divine doctor Hua Tuo to help save Zihe."

"Zihe was seriously injured in the service of me, and he should save himself."

When Chu Tian saw the seriously injured Cao Chun, he couldn't help but admire his courage.

The Cao family has many talents, whether it is Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhang, they are all famous generals. Just the Cao clan can form 2-3 legions.

Chu Tian asked Hua Tuo to heal Cao Chun's wounds, win over Cao Chun, and indirectly win over Cao Cao.

Because Chu Tian only symbolically punished Cao Cao and healed Cao Chun's wounds, Cao Cao's loyalty increased a little.

After disposing of Cao Cao, Chutian rewarded Xiahou Yuan again.

Xiahou Yuan was able to shoot Guan Yu, which was unexpected.

Guan Yu was seriously injured, which was a heavy blow to Liu Beijun. Every time Liu Beijun sent troops, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were the vanguard, this time, it is estimated that Guan Yu did not dare to fight in a short time, or Liu Bei was not at ease to let Guan Yu, who had fallen in force, fight, for fear of losing a general.

"From now on, you will be a general, and I hope to make persistent efforts."

Chu Tian promoted Xiahou Yuan to a general, as the price of severely injuring Guan Yu.

Liu Bei is missing Guan Yu, and the threat will be reduced accordingly.

"Thank you, lord!"

Xiahou Yuan surrendered to the Chutian camp and was promoted from lieutenant to general, which is already good in the treatment of generals.

A few years ago, a lieutenant and lieutenant were quite rare, but now there are already a bunch of partial generals, generals, and lieutenants in Chutian's army, and even if they are miscellaneous generals, there are several.

After Chutian defeated Liu Bei, Fang Xuanling counted the prisoners, and there were about 30,000 people in Liu Bei's army, with countless armor and banners, among which there were many good horses from Youzhou.

Chu Tian announced the class teacher.

Because of the back road left by Wang Meng, Liu Bei was able to retreat to Handan safely and regain his strength.

Losing half of his troops at once, Guan Yu was seriously injured, and Liu Bei didn't dare to support Yecheng for a while, so he had to rest in Handan for a month or two to wait for his morale to recover.

"Chu Zimou's main army is fighting with us in Zhangshui and Fushui, hoping that Ashina Sheer's road can successfully burn Chu Zimou's grain and grass."

Liu Bei sighed from time to time.

He entrusted the army to Wang Jingluo, who in his opinion had the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, but they were all defeated by Chu Zimou and were almost wiped out by Chu Zimou in Fushui.

If it was him Liu Bei who personally commanded this big battle, would the result be even more tragic?

Liu Bei could probably guess the result in his heart - most of them would be wiped out, and he, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei would not be able to escape.

After the battle with Chutian, Chen Xi, the inhuman military advisor, was silent, and it was estimated that he was not very optimistic about Liu Beijun.

Now Liu Beijun can only see if Ashina Sheer, who went to attack the grain and grass, can achieve military exploits.

It stands to reason that in this battle, Chu Zimou poured out of the nest, and he had to guard against the defenders of Yecheng, and there should not be too many soldiers and horses guarding the grain and grass.

"General Ashina Sheer has arrived!"

When the Turkic prince Ashina Sheer went to Handan to join Liu Bei, Liu Bei was full of expectations.

However, when Liu Bei, Wang Meng, Chen Xi, and Zhang Fei came out of the camp, they saw a bloody man.

Ashina Sheer's armor was torn, he had dozens of wounds, and he still had blades on his face. It's a miracle that he came back alive.

Behind Ashina Sheer, there were cavalry who brought food and grass for the surprise attack, and only more than 200 cavalry remained, all of them wounded and scarred.

Liu Bei's scalp was numb, and he couldn't imagine what a tragic battle Ashina Sheer had experienced.

Ashina Sheer brought 8,000 cavalry, but only 200 cavalry came back alive with 200 cavalry!

Liu Bei hadn't even seen such a tragic loss ratio, a full forty to one!

"The last general has been ambushed, and the other party should use more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to block the retreat of the last general with war elephants. The last battle is to the death, and only then can you escape......"

Ashina Sheer was describing the scene at that time, and his whole body trembled. This night attack became his shadow instead.

Near, the whole army was wiped out.

"Wang Jingluo made a mistake in judgment and almost killed the general."

Wang Meng felt guilty about Ashina Sheer and couldn't help but blame himself.

He secretly ordered Ashina Sheer to attack the granary of Chutian's military camp, which was originally to give it a go when he was at a disadvantage. It's just that this time Wang Meng's bet failed.

Xia Liang directly called the rare war elephant troops to block the exit, causing Ashina Sheer to find the ambush, and he couldn't escape if he wanted to, but was trampled to death by the war elephants.

"Mr. Bian Que, please come to the rescue."

Liu Bei once again asked for help from the divine doctor who took refuge in him.

Bian Que also has some admiration for Ashina Sheer, who risked his life to break out of the encirclement: "This general is loyal and courageous, and he is naturally willing to heal his wounds." ”

With Bian Que healing Ashina Sheer's injuries, Liu Bei can rest assured, but thinking that the soldiers and horses on both sides have been defeated, he can't help but worry about it, and he can't cut it off.

Chu Zimou was too strong.

Not only is he strong, but his generals are also good at fighting, and more importantly, his wives and concubines can also fight......

"Alas......"

Liu Bei sighed heavily, he had a little experience of Cao Cao's crusade by Chu Tian at this time.

Chu Tian's squad returned to the camp in Yecheng and continued to prepare for the attack on Yecheng.

It will take a while for Liu Bei to recover his morale and replenish his troops, at least during this period of time, Chutian does not have to worry about Liu Bei coming to harass him.

"Gao Gong and the trial match did not go out of the city and attack the cavalry of the granary?"

"Of course, the defenders of Yecheng went out of the city to respond, but they were defeated by Joan of Arc and rushed back."

"Can the master who attacked the granary be captured alive?"

"He escaped and only captured five thousand captives alive, you won't blame me, will you?"

"Of course not. But...... Settle down, this is a barracks. ”

Chu Tian returned to the Yecheng camp, and rubbed himself hard in the summer when it was cold.

Since the Third National War, especially Catherine, who was called obscene by Xia Liang, appeared, Xia Liang tried every means to squeeze Chu Tian dry. She is really not Chu Tian's opponent, so she will be called Mulan......

"Wasn't the enemy driven away? Or are you thinking about that nasty Catherine again? ”

“……”

Chu Tian was powerless to refute, so he had to subdue Xia Liang before he could devote himself to attacking Yecheng.

The commander of the siege was Le Yi.

Facing a giant city that has been in operation for several years and has complete defense facilities, Le Yi may not be completely sure that it will quickly fall into the city.

This battle is a huge challenge for Le Yi.

……

In Yuzhang County, Sun Jian took his son Sun Ce and returned to his home in Chaisang.

"My righteous brother sent me to raid the land of Huainan, and I had to follow. If you die in battle, Quan'er, Yi'er, Kuang'er, Lang'er, and a few little girls will be taken care of by you. ”

Sun Jian was quite righteous and agreed to Tongque's attack on Huainan, but he did not break his promise, so he returned to the mansion and said goodbye to his two wives and concubines.

Nine-year-old Sun Quan followed his mother's side and said to Sun Jian: "Dad, I also want to go to Hefei." ”

"In a few years, you will have to be at least as tall as your brother before you can go on the expedition with your father."

Sun Jian rubbed Sun Quan's head dotingly, now Sun Quan is still a little kid.

However, in Sun Jian's opinion, Sun Ce, as the eldest son, is the closest to him, whether it is courage or force.

"That's right." Sun Jian remembered Tongque's suggestion to him, and looked at his daughter who had just been born for a short time, "This girl, it's better to be named Sun Shangxiang, how about it?" If my righteous brother can become the lord of Jiangdong, and marry this daughter and his son, our Sun family can also enter and leave the general. ”

"Everything is Yilang-kun's."

"Well, I think this woman has the appearance of a nobleman."

The more Sun Jian looked at Sun Shangxiang, the more he believed in the Mandate of Heaven.

Some people are born destined to have a golden spoon in their mouths, and some people are destined to do nothing when they are born.

Sun Jian believed that Sun Shangxiang was the daughter of destiny and could bring great benefits to the Sun family in Jiangdong.

It's just that when Sun Shangxiang grows up, it will be at least sixteen years later.

Huang Gai came to visit Sun Jian: "Lord, there are two people, Jiujiang Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to avoid chaos and hide in Chaisang. ”

Sun Jian was slightly moved: "You can invite them to the house to discuss matters, and I will see if they have real talent and learning." ”

Sun Jian wanted to attack Huainan, and he knew that he and the four generals of Jiangdong alone might not be able to capture the well-defended Hefei, and he had to recruit more talents to increase his chances of victory.

Not to mention that Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin are still from Jiujiang and are familiar with the terrain of Huainan.

Soon, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were invited to Sun Jian's mansion to meet Sun Jian.

Both of them are tiger generals, and Zhou Tai is a fierce general, which makes Sun Jian's eyes shine.

Sun Jian even thought that Zhou Tai's force was still above the four generals of Jiangdong, second only to himself.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin both fled to Chaisang to avoid chaos when Hou Jing, the general of the universe, caused chaos in Huainan. I heard that Sun Jian was recruiting troops here and lacked a team, so they came to take refuge.

Sun Jian's power has not yet grown, and he chose to take refuge in Sun Jian at this time, although Sun Jian is less likely to become bigger and stronger, but it also means that he can be reused, and he will soon become a minister of Sun Jian's power.

Sun Jian intended to win over the two, so Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin took refuge in Sun Jian's door.

Jiang Qin mentioned an incident: "A group of water bandits have recently appeared in Poyang Lake, claiming to be Liang Shanbo, and the people at the head seem to call themselves Song Jiang in time. There seem to be a few capable people under this person's command, if the lord can subdue this person for his own use, maybe he will attack Huainan and have a better chance of winning. ”

"Song Jiang?"

Sun Jian had never heard of this person.

Not surprisingly, though.

The entire Eastern Han Dynasty had a vast territory, and there were countless bandits, water bandits, horse thieves, nomadic tribes, Shanyue, and Qiang people, and it was impossible to eliminate all the bandits and water bandits in a short period of time.

Even in Chutian's territory, there were many water bandits and bandits. For example, in the Huainan area, there are bandits in all mountains.

There is only the Langya Kingdom of Chutian, so the bandits have been used for training for a long time, and the bandits are almost extinct.

There are so many water bandits, it is impossible for Sun Jian to know the names of the leaders of the various water bandits.

Zhou Tai also heard of Song Jiang in time: "He shouldn't be an ordinary water bandit." I heard that three or four years ago, Chu Zimou of Langya Kingdom fought for Xuzhou with Tao Qian and other Inhuman Lords, and this Song Jiang was the general of one of the Inhuman Lords of the East China Sea Kingdom, and he was later defeated and disappeared. Now it seems that he fled to Poyang Lake, recruited a few good men, robbed the people in Poyang Lake, and called his name, robbing the rich and helping the poor. ”

Zhou Tai heard the information correctly.

In the process of unifying Xuzhou, Song Jiang caused some trouble to Chutian. However, Chu Tian's mind was on Le Yi and Yang Ye, and he directly ignored Song Jiang in time, so that Chu Tian did not inquire about Song Jiang's whereabouts.

Song Jiang followed his lord to escape from Xuzhou, and the lord was killed by the water bandits on the way, but Song Jiang managed to subdue the group of water bandits, all the way south, and finally chose Poyang Lake as a stronghold, looting everywhere for a living.

Poyang Lake was originally not the territory of Tongque, and there were many lords near Poyang Lake, attacking each other, which also gave Song Jiang the opportunity to rise.

Song Jiang recruited more fishermen and villagers to join his ranks of water bandits, strengthened his troops, and at the same time absorbed the remnants of the defeated generals of the surrounding lords, and in a few years, he even gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and owned a thousand boats (including fishing boats).

Sun Jian focused his attention on pacifying the lords of Yuzhang County, if it weren't for Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to remind him, he really didn't know that there was such a number one person as Song Jiang in Poyang Lake.

Song Jiang annexed the generals of some surrounding lords, that is, if Song Jiang was subdued, Sun Jian's power could grow.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were obviously ready to make contributions before asking to see Sun Jian: "We have figured out the location of Liangshanbo, as long as the general intends to subdue this group of bandits, the two of us can be the vanguard." ”

Sun Jian thought for a while, and finally decided to attack Song Jiang, collect Song Jiang's soldiers and horses, and then attack Hefei: "The two of you can lead the way, and I will personally lead 50,000 sailors to attack Liangshanbo." ”