Luo Luo Luo –

A heavy snowfall lasted only half a day.

As Cao Cao returned to the barracks, when Zhao Zhou continued to practice martial arts, at night, the dark clouds dispersed and the moon had appeared.

Later, the days gradually cleared up, and the snow gradually melted and seeped into the mud, or formed ice, which was a little slippery.

After a month.

197, the end of the first month.

In the first half of spring, the temperature rises, and the frozen soil is soft and firm.

Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops to set off.

Zhao Zhou also rushed back from the river and sat with Cao Cao in the front army.

And Xudu is more than 300 miles away from Wancheng.

In order to take him by surprise, Cao Cao listened to the opinions of Guo Jia and others, and ordered the army to march as fast as possible.

But there is also a limit to fast, provided that when you can reach Wancheng, you can retain the combat ability of the soldiers.

It's just that when the soldiers learned that Zhao Zhou went out with them, their morale was greatly boosted.

The captains and generals of the front, middle, and rear armies received military orders, saying that they were marching quickly, and the first day became a trot.

"Sir will go into battle with me, Cao Sikong has an order, march in a hurry!"

Cao Ren of the front army roared, and was the first to get off his horse and trot, and those who didn't want to trot, seeing that their companions and generals were running, they also hurriedly followed.

But the speed of their running was not very fast, because Cao Cao was afraid of encountering an ambush on the road, and the soldiers were physically exhausted, so they were defeated with one blow, and then limited to ten steps per breath, that is, about three steps per second.

Not only that, Cao Cao also ordered the pathfinders to divide more people and ride horses to explore the front.

"General Cao said, Marquis Wu will go on the expedition with us and others! This battle must be fought beautifully! "The captain of the Chinese army saw that the front army opened the gap, and also ordered to hear the word 'Wuhou', and then the excited soldiers jogged to keep up, and gradually put the team in order.

The rear army marched quickly, protecting the baggage.

Cao Cao, just in case, left Xiahou to guard.

Day.

The army drove more than 200 miles and regained its strength that night.

On the second day, because it was close to Wancheng, the army changed to a rapid march.

In the evening of the same day.

The army arrived directly near Wancheng and set up camp.

It can be said that the soldiers are fast! The journey of 300 miles was reached in two days with an infantry march.

The rear army set up camp in Weishui to support the former Chinese army at any time.

"Eat! When you're full, go into battle and kill the enemy! ”

Here in the former Chinese army, the soldiers finished setting up the tent and also ate meat and drank some soju under Cao Cao's order.

The firelight of cooking and heating is also unavoidable, surrounding the three sides of Wancheng, which is what Zhang Xiu and they can see. Let them think that Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of the 'speed of the soldiers', and when the soldiers were full, he attacked the city overnight before the Wancheng guards could react, and caught them off guard.

But in fact, the soldiers had to regain their strength.

Cao Cao's main purpose was to make the people of Wancheng 'I don't know if Cao's army was going to attack the city' nervous and panicked, to see if anyone would escape from the other side that had never been surrounded by the army.

Similarly, Zhang Xiu did not react.

It was still in the reflection of Cao Jun's fire in the night that Zhang Xiu and the others knew that Cao Cao's army had arrived in the city! Siege on three sides!

"Just after the New Year, how could Cao Cao attack in the first month?"

The night is late, on the wall of Wancheng.

Zhang Xiu, who learned of Cao Cao's attack, was dressed in armor, his face was ugly, and his fingers holding the weapon were white, as if he was blown by the cold wind of the winter night, and as if he was frightened by the fire of cooking and heating for miles outside the city.

"Are they going to attack the city..."Not only him, but the sergeants guarding the city looked at each other, and they were also worried, panicked and prepared all kinds of rolling stones and logs, and also ran to each other, waking up the soldiers who were still sleeping.

"Looking at the number of Cao's army, there are at least 30,000 people, and the general has to think twice...."Among them, there was a strategist beside Zhang Xiu, who saw the fire in the distance, his expression was also erratic, and he didn't know what to think.

"Mr. Wenhe!" Zhang Xiu saw the strategist bowing his head and pondering, and he also bowed, wanting to find a strategy to break the enemy.

But he didn't want this strategist, that is, Jia Xu raised his head and shook his head suddenly, avoiding the nearby soldiers who were panicked and preparing to roll wood, and whispered to Zhang Xiu: "I can only descend."

"Drop?"

Zhang Xiu didn't like it when he heard this, and he was about to make more openings, Jia Xu said again: "The New Year of our army has just passed, and the army's heart is not stable. Suddenly approaching the battle array, I am afraid that the army will be defeated! ”

Jia Xu said, and pointed to Cao Jun, who was faintly heard a mile away, shouting: "And the morale of the Cao army is greatly boosted, even if our army relies on the advantage of defending the city, it is difficult to guarantee that it will suffer from the disaster of breaking the city, and there will be no one in ten soldiers." It's better to take advantage of the war, we will vote for Cao Cao, with Cao Cao's example of not killing those who have surrendered in the past few years, we will definitely have no worries, and Wancheng is still a general. ”

After Jia Xu finished speaking with self-preservation, he stopped saying anything, and held his hands to listen to Zhang Xiu's answer.

"Okay...."Zhang Xiu sighed when he heard this, and also ordered the city gate to be opened in the eyes of the soldiers who were happy to survive, or held their breath and were annoyed.

And he led dozens of guards and personally went to Cao Cao's camp, indicating his intention to surrender.

Cao Cao learned that he also entertained Zhang Xiu's generals in the big tent, and because he didn't have to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers to get Wancheng, he was overjoyed, and Wancheng was still promised to Zhang Xiu to guard.

"Zhang Xiu has surrendered...."Zhao Zhou was next to the big tent, did not go in to discuss the matter, and listened to their conversation.

After stopping for a while, I heard the sincerity of Zhang Xiu's words in the tent, and it was also because I read that Zhang Xiu was a subordinate general who had just returned to him, and he did not have any intention of rebelling at present, and killing it would cause a bad impact, and the gains outweighed the losses, so he also left.

"Wait for the night to go to Wancheng alone to attack and kill, or wait for Zhang Xiu to reveal the handle, and then kill him under the fist." Zhao Zhou thought about it, so he lived next to the big tent and waited for Zhang Xiu to come out after the banquet.

It's just that the army was stationed here for two days, and Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu often stayed together in order to get closer to each other.

And with Cao Cao's suspicion of not using people, and employing people without doubt, he also regarded Zhang Xiu as his own person.

When Zhao Zhou learned of this situation, he was a little difficult to start. You can't kill Zhang Xiu and say to Cao Cao that now the respectful Zhang Xiu wants to kill him, right?

"I have practiced martial arts in the Three Kingdoms for eleven years, and I have known Cao Cao for more than seven years, and I have given me countless ginseng medicines. Since Cao Cao has spoken, he can't refute his face because of a Zhang embroidery...."Zhao Zhou tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a while, and chose to wait and see.

didn't let Zhao Zhou wait long.

Two days later, when the army should leave, Cao Cao didn't know what to think, and deliberately prepared to marry Uncle Zhang Xiu's widow and concubine, Mrs. Zou, on the day the army left.

Cao Cao also deliberately went to Zhao Zhou's camp on this day and told Zhao Zhou, who was practicing boxing.

"Sir, marrying Mrs. Zou is estimated to deepen our relationship with Zhang Xiu! Even if we leave, Zhang Xiunian will consider what he does when his aunt is in our army. ”

Cao Cao talked eloquently, saying some reasons why he wanted to take concubines.

However, when Zhao Zhou heard this, he did not congratulate Cao Cao, but knew in his heart that the opportunity to kill Zhang Xiu had come!

Because history is also the cause of this incident, Zhang Xiu was ashamed and angry, and suddenly rebelled a few days later, taking advantage of Cao Cao's unguardedness, he attacked Cao's army camp at night, and Cao Cao's army was defeated in Wancheng.

But although Zhao Zhou knew these things, he did not stop Cao Cao from marrying.

After all, I'd rather destroy ten temples than demolish a marriage.

"Kill Zhang Xiu, and this marriage will be done."

Zhao Zhou thought about it, glanced at the happy Cao Cao, and simply continued to punch without saying a word.

Anyway, with him, Cao Cao and Dian Wei's lives are fine, and if they marry, they will marry, regardless of what they do.

"Sir, you must come and have a drink!" And Cao Cao saw that Zhao Zhou ignored him, and specially went back to the big tent to bring Mrs. Zou over to invite, afraid that Zhao Zhou would practice for another day and not come to drink his wedding wine at night.

"I will definitely go."

If Cao Cao doesn't say it, Zhao Zhou will also go. Otherwise, tonight is a wedding wine, and tomorrow you will have to eat a feast.

And wait until Cao Cao leaves happily.

Zhao Zhou also went to Dian Wei's tent on purpose, asking him to pay attention tonight, don't drink too much, and beware of changes.

This is also Zhao Zhou's fear that Zhang Xiu will rebel in advance.

When Dian Wei heard this, he also remembered it in his heart, but he didn't ask more.

Wait for the notice to be over.

Zhao Zhou gave another military order, and asked Xiahoudun and others, as well as Guo Jia and other strategists to prepare more, among them, Guo Jia and others were thorough, and they probably guessed what Zhao Zhou meant, and cooperated with Zhao Zhou, and also asked Xiahoudun and other generals to order the sergeants not to drink alcohol at night to prevent unexpected changes.

Zhao Zhou did not inform Cao Cao of these things, and everything will be said after the wedding banquet is over.

It was also Zhao Zhou's military order to let the soldiers be on guard as usual, and it was difficult to see any changes.

It can also be seen that Zhao Zhou's power in Cao Cao's army is no different from Cao Cao's, and he can directly cross Cao Cao and mobilize Xiahoudun and others to send troops. But this order is also based on the premise of ensuring Cao Cao's safety and prudence, and everyone does not think about it, and there is not so much intrigue and filth.

also because of Cao Cao's marriage.

When the night comes, the feast in the camp is on full swing.

"Come on, come on!"

"Drink!"

The tents were drunk and singing, and the soldiers seemed to be drunk.

However, if you enter the tent, you can see that the soldiers' cups are full of water, and what they hold in their hands is not fragrant pieces of meat, but cold swords.

Similarly, Zhang Xiu really rebelled in advance, wanting to take advantage of Cao Cao's soldiers to get drunk on Cao Cao's happy day, and then kill Cao Cao by surprise, in the woods outside the camp, arranged for thousands of saber soldiers to wait for the night to be darker, and then kill into Cao Cao's camp.

In Cao Cao's big tent, more than a dozen generals sat in rows, some of them were embroidered and some were Cao Cao's people.

"Come on,!" Cao Cao sat at the head and toasted to everyone.

It was also at this time that Guo Jia came from outside the account.

"It's late, it's late!" He confessed to everyone, toasted a few glasses of wine next to each other, walked in front of Zhao Zhou, and toasted as before, but whispered: "There are ambushes outside the camp, the number is unknown..."

Zhao Zhou didn't say a word, drank a glass of sake, and looked at Zhang Xiu, who had no weapons in the tent, thinking about when to kill him.

"Tonight's plan has been completed, the soldiers are lurking outside the city, and there is no time to wait for me..."Zhang Xiu touched the wine glass, his eyes fluttering.

This time, he also risked his own danger and came alone, wanting Cao Cao to let down his guard, after all, there is only one chance.

It's just that he thought about it and saw Zhao Zhou coming, but he suddenly smiled again, and toasted to Zhao Zhouyao: "Wuhou is unparalleled in martial arts, Zhang Xiu has been famous for a long time!"

He said, standing up, "A thin glass of wine, please!" ”

"Northland Spear King, I've heard it too." Zhao Zhou saw Zhang Xiu's respectful appearance, turned around, and saw Cao Cao's face full of red light, Mrs. Zou also had a stable look of backing in the troubled times, and then she didn't want to see blood at this wedding banquet, so she put away her thoughts first, and said with a cup: "Please!"

After drinking a cup, Zhao Zhou didn't say anything, closed his eyes and recuperated, ready to wait for the wedding banquet to pass, or wait for Zhang Xiu to go out, and then kill.

On the other side.

One of Zhang Xiu's subordinates, Hu Che'er, also drank with Dian Wei in a big tent.

"General, come, drink!" Hu Che'er's figure was on par with Dian Wei, and he toasted Dian Wei after speaking.

But Dian Wei sat solemnly, and after drinking two glasses, he stopped drinking.

"Mr. said, don't let Dian Wei drink more...."He was straight-minded, saying that one is one, and two is two, since he agreed, he won't drink more. Especially he admires Zhao Zhou very much, who takes good care of him and promotes kindness, even if Zhao Zhou doesn't see it, he won't drink secretly.

At this time, a sudden sound of fighting came from outside the camp.

"Kill Cao Cao!"

"Rush!"

"The big camp over there is Cao Cao's residence!"

The noise was dense, and there was chaos inside and outside the camp.

Among them, with the clashing of 'sonorous' weapons, the roar of the soldiers, the wails of the wounded, and the frightened shouts such as 'hitting'.

"Look for death!"

It was also the moment the first roar of 'kill Cao Cao' reached Dian Wei's ears, he suddenly glared, and before Hu Che'er came over, he grabbed his hands and directly unscrewed off his head.

At the same time, Zhang Xiu, who was in the big tent, heard the sound of fighting, but he didn't say a word, stood up and ran towards the outside of the tent, afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the generals, and even more afraid that Zhao Zhou, who had been famous for a long time, would react and kill him.

After all, he doesn't have a weapon in his hand now, but Zhao Zhou's name is indeed fighting with his bare hands, so of course he doesn't dare to stay here.

"Do what you do!"

"Kill, protect the general!"

The soldiers he brought with him also suddenly overturned the table and obstructed everyone's figures.

'Dong' Zhao Zhou stepped on the table, like a high-speed train, suddenly smashed the sternum of a person blocking the way, killed with both hands, twisted the necks of the two people on his side, and stepped out of the account.

At this time.

There were already fires in the camp, and tents were on fire.

However, before the soldiers had drunk, they had already left their respective tents and fought with the ambush soldiers.

Suddenly, the Cao army's camp was filled with the neighing of war horses and the angry shouts of the soldiers.

"Kill me!"

Zhang Xiu also took a spear from the ambush soldiers who risked death, stepped on a horse, and the shadow of the spear passed, and the soldiers of the Cao army fell.

At this time, he also knew that he had been tricked and wanted to fight his way out of the encirclement.

But the soldiers of the Cao army also fought with their lives to surround Zhang Xiu in a hundred zhang radius of the big tent, and no matter how high his marksmanship was, he would not be able to get out of the tent 100 meters away.

"Protect Cao Sikong!"

Zhao Zhou saw that Zhang Xiu was surrounded, and he was not in a hurry, first exhaled and opened the sound, like thunder in the camp, although the sound of fighting was bursting, but it also spread hundreds of meters nearby, so that the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted.

Dian Wei also walked out of another big tent with a human head, and when he saw Zhao Zhou sitting outside the camp, he also reflexively killed the banquet tent, and was about to kill all the generals brought by Zhang Xiu.

Outside the account, Zhang Xiu rode his horse and looked around, and saw that he and the soldiers he brought were surrounded in the camp, and he also laughed wildly, knowing that his plan was broken, and whether he could fight out of the encirclement was a problem, and then he also had the intention of dying, and pointed his gun at Zhao Zhou outside the big tent and said: "Embroidery, I have long heard of the name of Wuhou!" But there are always doubts in my heart, I don't know if it is Wuhou's unparalleled martial arts, or the embroidered marksmanship! ”

The words fell.

Zhang Xiu galloped on the horse, turned the spear with both hands, and stabbed Zhao Zhou in the upper, middle and lower three ways, under the reflection of the firelight, the spear waved too fast, like drawing three spear flowers.

Zhao Zhou didn't make a hard connection, he walked sideways like a snake, dodged with a short body, easily bypassed the shadow of the gun, and on the side of the war horse, he slashed into a tiger's claw with one hand, grabbing the forelimbs of the war horse. Just like a tiger on the prairie, it suddenly jumped up, tore the neck of its prey with its sharp teeth, twisted, dragged, and snapped, and severed the forelimbs of the war horse.

"Ritsu...."The wail paused, and the war horse lost its forelimbs, and its running body was short, and it jumped sideways and smashed to the ground. In response to the sentence of shooting people first, hit the horse first, and then get off Zhang Xiu's mount first.

Click-

It's just that Zhang Xiu didn't seem to be affected, the spear was a little, a bend, stabilized the body that fell in mid-air, and took a step back when he landed, accompanied by the muffled sound of the 'bang' war horse landing, he half-picked up the gun body, and brought a handful of mud and sand to Zhao Zhou, who was attacking him.

Rustle Rustle –

Zhao Zhou's sleeves flicked, and with a tearing sound, the spear passed by his arm, drawing a line of martial arts training robes and passing through his shoulders.

Zhang Xiu was also ready to use his strength to pick it up again, accumulating his strength to smash Zhao Zhou's shoulder.

It seems that Zhao Zhou miscalculated, allowing Zhang Xiu to take advantage.

But in fact, this is Zhao Zhou's deliberate move, wanting to end this competition as soon as possible, after all, it is still in the battlefield, and there are 'dark arrows' everywhere!

Squeak –

was also next, when Zhang Xiu was about to smash Zhao Zhou's arm.

Zhao Zhou's right arm was wrapped, and he wrapped the spear with his open robe, tense, and at the same time his right hand took advantage of the situation to hold the center of the spear, and suddenly the darkness was vigorous, and he stepped forward, his left hand was like a goshawk's claws, and his fingers were stuck in the flesh of Zhang Xiu's body body, and the short nails were like sharp blades, cutting off his shoulder tendons, hurting his angry eyes, and he was powerless to let go of the spear in his hand.

Bang Bang –

As soon as he left his hand with the spear, Zhao Zhou's right hand holding his spear was withdrawn, and he kicked his feet cross-kneeled in front of him, and at the same time his left hand went deeper into his flesh and blood, clasping his shoulder blades, and the crocodile biting in the shape of a crocodile, it was really like a crocodile biting its prey and tearing and beating, twisting Zhang Xiu's body with one hand, rounding his body, and slamming it to the ground.

Bang! With a muffled sound, with the crisp sound of the 'click' bones, Zhang Xiu stood upside down, and the arms, back of the neck and spine that reacted and wanted to change his strength were all broken by the huge force, and his body was twisted, and he was silent in an instant.

"Wuhou be careful!" At the same time, when Zhang Xiu had just died, the soldiers also saw several archers in the distance drawing arrows and shooting behind Zhao Zhou.

And Zhao Zhou was also nervous on the battlefield, in order to prevent hidden arrows, he then destroyed a piece of clothing and killed Zhang Xiu.

Now, Zhang Xiudu is dead, and the catastrophe has been eliminated, how could he be injured by these hidden arrows?

And also before the soldiers shouted.

Zhao Zhou directly picked up Zhang Xiu's spear, pulled it with one hand, and the spear spun like a windmill, deflecting the arrows shot behind him.

There was a 'click', and then he stepped a little more, rushed out ten feet away, flipped up with both hands, and in an instant the spear seemed to twist and turn like a snake letter, and with a few clicks, the heads of several archers were mashed.

Then, Zhao Zhou seemed to have eyes all over his body, and he didn't look at it, the spear wheel was in a semicircle, and the 'whew' burst was like the sound of a steel whip pumping the wind, and after killing a dozen or so enemy soldiers around him, he took a few steps and rushed into the enemy's army, and the spear in his hand changed again, like a sharp sword splitting the water, light and agile, saving strength, or pointing, or teasing, a shot to seal the throat!

The enemy soldiers who block the road are all in different places, or the blood line on the neck is shallow, and the arterial blood is bursting, and they fall to the ground fatally!

"Wuhou!"

"Wuhou!"

After the soldiers saw that Zhao Zhou had killed dozens of people in an instant, their morale was greatly boosted! Shouting in unison, he followed Zhao Zhou's left and right neighborhoods, blocking arrows with his body, and rushing to kill the nearby archers.

Overnight.

Firelight.

The soldiers followed Zhao Zhou to kill all the ambushes in the camp, and then rushed out of the camp and followed Zhao Zhou to Wancheng.

Cao Cao also took advantage of the morale boost and asked Xiahoudun to prepare soldiers and horses that could fight again, preparing to take the city overnight.

It's just that he just waited for Zhao Zhou to come outside the city.

Jia Xu on the city wall hugged his fist towards Zhao Zhou from afar, and ordered the soldiers defending the city to open the city gate and surrender.

"Wuhou is heroic! Jia Xu is willing to surrender...."

Self-falling.

Today, Wancheng is returned to Cao Cao, and the rear of Xu Du is worry-free.

After the army returned to Xudu, the front of the army pointed to Jingzhou.

And the edict of the Son of Heaven is the great righteousness and surrender.

Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, thought about it and returned to Shun for the time being.

Moreover, Liu Bei, who was temporarily following him, saw Cao Cao conquering the territory for the Han Dynasty, thinking that Cao Cao was supporting the Han family, and then they also came to Xu Du and wanted to make a contribution.