I have to say that Cao Zhangshen is proficient in the art of war and can be regarded as a famous general of the previous generation.

It was not less than 10 days before he took office empty-handed that he had already established enough prestige in the army and won the respect of many middle- and lower-ranking officers.

Then in the face of the navy led by Huang Quan's generals, he attacked the east and west, mobilized back and forth, and led the army across the river in a day and night, not only did he not damage, but also broke the 2,000 people of Huang Quan's navy and destroyed nearly 100 Han ships, so that the Han army did not dare to march eastward, and could only retreat to the Mengjin and Chenggao lines.

After this battle, he established greater prestige in the army, and even Hu Zhen, Cao Rui's confidant, admired him very much.

After crossing the Yellow River, the army marched all the way west, and soon reoccupied the county towns of Juan County, Yuanwu, and Chuilong.

These cities were originally loyal to Cao Wei, but after the Han army attacked Luoyang, these county orders fell to the wind, and at this moment Cao Zhang led the army back, and they naturally flowed from the good.

Cao Zhang didn't embarrass them, but left a small number of men and horses behind to respond, and then drove straight forward, and soon the troops were in the tiger prison.

Tiger Prison Pass, also known as Bishui Pass, Chenggao Pass, Gukun Pass, one of the eight passes in Luoyang, is the eastern gateway of Luoyang and an important pass, as the eastern gateway of Luoyang and an important pass, this pass is connected with Songyue in the south, bordering the Yellow River in the north, the mountains are staggered, and it is a natural danger. There is a trend of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open", and it is a place for soldiers of all dynasties.

Whether it was the eighteen princes of the year to ask Dong Zhuo, or the current Cao Zhang led troops to rescue Luoyang, they must first overcome the tiger prison before they can enter Luoyang City.

Receiving the news of the Wei army's attack, Huang Quan immediately led his generals to the head of the city and looked out of the city.

At this moment, the sun is high, and the earth is illuminated by billowing smoke and dust.

Outside the Tiger Pass, a large army lined up in a strict formation and marched slowly towards the Tiger Pass.

Cao Zhang rode a tall horse, holding a spear, located in the center of the army, followed by several generals on the left and right, one of them had a calm face, extraordinary bearing, and sharp eyes, it was the former general Hu Zhen.

"Stop!" When Cao Zhang's spear was only two arrows away, the army immediately stopped advancing.

In a few breaths, the soldiers quickly recovered from the error of the march procession, and the formation became tight and invulnerable again.

Huang Quan was well versed in the art of war, and when he saw the formation of the Wei army below, he couldn't help but sigh: "Cao Zhangshen knows the art of war, and he has the prestige to lead the army, otherwise it is impossible to do such an order and prohibit it! If he attacks with all his might, he is afraid that the Tiger Prison Pass will be in danger." ”

He looked at the Jingzhou army under the city, and saw the Jingzhou army, the Chinese army Daxu wrote the three characters of the king of the city, and the banner was waving in the wind.

The humble general Xie Xiong said: "Although Cao Zhang led the army, he lived in seclusion all the year round, and I don't know if he can still dance the spear. Even if he is good at martial arts, how can Cao Rui easily trust him, I don't think he will dare to attack the Tiger Prison Pass easily. ”

General Gong Qi also said: "Although Cao Zhang is in person, he only brings tens of thousands of troops, and the Tiger Pass is the Xiongguan Pass in the world, even if he has ten times more troops, he can't attack it, and His Majesty leads 100,000 troops to be stationed in Luoyang, and he can rush to support at any time, why should the general worry"

Listening to the words of the general, Huang Quan sighed and said: "Don't underestimate Cao Zhang, you once led a thousand people to go deep into the north of the Saibei, wiped out the Wuchen clan, and then doubled the reward for the soldiers, and won the hearts of the army.

Xie Xiong disagreed: "Why should the general show the prestige of others and destroy his own ambition Although Cao Zhang is ten times as good as me, but the soldiers in the Tiger Prison Pass are well fed, what is there to be afraid of, if he really comes to attack, the last general will go out and defeat the Wei army!"

In the past six months, the Han army has won successive battles, which has made the Han army generals deeply despise the Wei army.

Huang Quan shook his head and did not speak, this time Cao Zhang led his troops to attack, the momentum was violent, the army was murderous, and the enemy must not be underestimated.

Under the city, Cao Zhang looked at the Tiger Prison Pass, which was ready to defend the city, and couldn't help but sigh: "The Tiger Prison Pass is the Xiongguan Pass in the world, and the Zhendong general Huang Quan on the opposite side is really a capable person, my army is violent, but he can block it, and he is ready to defend the city, it seems to be a strong enemy." ”

"King, is our army launching siege equipment and preparing to attack the city?" asked Hu.

"Don't worry, the weather has been hot recently, and the morale of the Shu army is low, wait for me to be shocked, and strive to scare the enemy!" Cao Zhang laughed, urged the horse under his crotch, lifted the spear upside down, and went straight to the tiger prison to get down.

After a while, Cao Zhang rushed to the city and shouted loudly at the city wall: "Cao Zhang is here, who dares to go out of the city to fight with me!"

"It's Cao Chang here"

"I heard that when he was weak, he was able to fight the tiger, and he was very good!"

"Who can beat him in our tiger prison!"

The defenders of the Han army were very panicked when they heard Cao Zhang's name.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

In the battle of Guanzhong that year, in the face of Liu Feng, who came to provoke from time to time, Cao Cao once said angrily: "Selling shoes is a child, and often makes a fake son resist the enemy! If I call Huang Xu'er, your fake son will be a piece of meat." ”

Before that, Cao Zhang was already a general outside the Wei Zhen Sai, and his hands were stained with the blood of many Hu people, and he was really a fierce general in the world.

Soldiers and horses are opposed, fighting is morale, Cao Zhang challenged under the city, no one fought in the Tiger Prison Pass, and after a while, the Wei army was in high spirits, high morale, and followed Cao Zhang to scold. The defenders of Tiger Prison Pass were demoralized and did not even have the courage to fight back.

Xie Xiong followed Huang Quan's side, looked left and right, and saw that no one dared to fight Cao Zhang, so he couldn't help but step forward: "General, Cao Zhang challenges, let the last general go to fight him!"

"You" Huang Quan looked at Xie Xiong, although Xie Xiong was brave, but in the face of the prestigious Cao Zhang, Huang Quan did not think that he had the ability to fight Cao Zhang.

"General, the last general has joined the army since he was a child, made many meritorious deeds, and also fought with General Wei, and lived steadily until now, now Cao Zhang is calling the battle outside, if he does not go out of the city to face the battle, he is only afraid of low morale. ”

Huang Quan nodded heavily and said, "The general is so brave, that general agrees that you will fight with Cao Zhang, which can also improve the morale of our army." ”

Xie Xiong thanked him, carried his weapons, and rushed out of the pass with 500 men and horses, shouting: "Cao Zhang'er is leaving!

Seeing Xie Xiong riding a horse, Cao Zhang didn't care, sitting on the horse, a pair of tiger eyes opened, exuding the momentum of the world: "Nameless rats, how can this king know you"

"Look for death!"

Dozens of zhang distance, in the blink of an eye, listening to Cao Zhang's words, Xie Xiong was furious, both arms carried dozens of pounds of iron guns in his hands, all his strength to transport to his arms, a move Mount Tai pressed the top, with the momentum of thunder, rushed to Cao Zhang's head.

"Banmen get an axe!" Cao Zhang looked disdainful, and waved the big gun in his hand!

"Boom!"

The two arrows collided, and suddenly emitted a powerful qi and dispersed in all directions.

Countless pieces of earth and dust rose up under the action of air waves, enveloping the two of them.

And Xie Xiong snorted even more, only to feel that his internal organs were burning, and he had no strength at all, and then he turned over and dismounted suddenly, fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and was already dead.

Not only him, but even the war horse under his crotch also fractured two forelimbs and fell to the ground and died.

Cao Zhang killed a Han general with one move, he was in high spirits, pointed his spear, and shouted: "Rush me!"

The army rushed forward and immediately slaughtered all the 500 men and horses who followed Xie Xiong to the pass.

Only a few remnants ran relatively fast and escaped back to the Tiger Prison.

The Wei army rushed towards the pass, Huang Quan was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the army to resist with all its might, and for a time the arrows and stones rained down.

However, under the leadership of Cao Zhang, the momentum of the Wei army soared, and Cao Zhang even risked the arrows and stones, charging forward, rushing to the pass twice in a row, and beheading the Han general Gong Qi.

If it weren't for the fierce general Jufu and hundreds of death squads to resist with all his might, I was afraid that Cao Zhang would have captured the Tiger Prison Pass.

But the momentum of the Wei army is like a rainbow, one after another, the momentum is huge, Huang Quan resisted with all his might, and finally blocked the offensive of the Wei army, and hurriedly flew the horse to seal the boat: "Cao Zhang is fierce, even beheaded my Han general, the Wei army is menacing, attacking the Tiger Prison Pass day and night, if it is not for the ministers to resist with all their might, it will be captured by the enemy!"