Coming from Liangzhou, Cao Cao was rushing to Hanzhong.

At this moment, he had already received the news, and he didn't expect that in this short period of time, Wudu County would be taken by the enemy.

And Cao Ren's stubborn defense of the lonely city made him reluctantly relieved.

For Cao Ren, Cao Cao still trusts him very much, as long as he guards the main road and does not let the enemy army go north to Liangzhou.

At the same time, Cao Cao also felt more and more that time was pressing.

He must solve the problem in Hanzhong as soon as possible, otherwise even if Cao Ren defends, it will not last long.

At this moment, Cao Cao didn't expect that Xu Shu didn't plan to kill Cao Ren at all. Instead, he led the troops directly around the rear, preparing to take advantage of Cao Cao's southward movement to do things in the rear and disturb the morale of the army.

It's just that at this moment, Cao Cao once again got an urgent report.

The face is a little unsightly.

Cao Cao rode his horse, and a soldier sent news from Nanzheng, which made Cao Cao a little puzzled. It stands to reason that Nan Zheng is in the north of Hanzhong, and there should be no problems, how can there be an urgent report?

But when you open it, it's a different story.

"How is this possible?"

Cao Cao couldn't believe it, as far as he knew before, Liu Qi was clearly leading his troops to confront Xu Huang and them in Dingjun Mountain, how could there be soldiers and horses attacking Nanzheng, and now it had changed hands.

The news came and there was nothing false about it.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao began to panic a little, if Nanzheng was taken by the enemy, wouldn't Xu Huang's situation be extremely critical, and they would even be in a desperate situation.

He hurriedly summoned all the advisers over.

When they saw Cao Cao's expression, they also looked a little surprised, Cao Cao did not hide it, and said:

"Fang Cai got the news that Liu Qi actually sent troops to attack Nanzheng, and now Zhang Lu has surrendered again, Nanzheng has changed hands, Xu Huang and they are afraid that they have fallen into danger."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions were awkward.

They also didn't expect such a change.

Because before that, the plan they considered was based on the fact that there was no change in Hanzhong, and Xu Huanger would delay Liu Qi's situation, but now it is completely different.

With Nan Zheng belonging to Liu Qi, not only could they not get help, but they also wanted to go south to support, and the first hurdle they faced was Nan Zheng, and things were not so simple.

Xun You let out a long breath, and said with an ugly face:

"It's a lack of consideration for his humble duties, and most of Liu Qi's soldiers and horses are passing along the waterway. There are many rivers in Shu, and the Jingzhou Navy can just give full play to its advantages.

Only in this way can they not make a sound, directly bypass Xu Gongming's defense line, and kill in Nanzheng. And all the soldiers and horses of Nanzheng were transferred, even if Zhang Lu did not surrender, it would not be delayed for long. ”

Cao Cao suddenly understood the reason for the matter.

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Cao Cao said with a serious expression:

"Now that Liu Qi is occupying Nanzheng, they can't let me wait for me to pass easily, there will be a battle here.

Our army should not be taken lightly, now they are still fighting the front line, if they delay for too long, I am afraid that they are in a dangerous situation, and send orders to the three armies to speed up their advance. ”

Everyone understood Cao Cao's determination.

Xu Huang and Zhang He, both of them are Cao Cao's camps, and they are ready to be strictly guarded.

From the beginning of being used by Liu Qi, Wenpin has not had the opportunity to show his ability. Now that Liu Qi has given him this task, he will defend Nanzheng at all costs.

When Liu Qi solves the Dingjun Mountain Cao Army, he will immediately support.

And the Cao army was menacing, and if they wanted to hold Nanzheng, of course, they arranged the camp, responded with the city, and did not go out to meet the battle.

Otherwise, with the troops in the hands of Wenhi, once he starts a frontal battle with Cao Cao, he will definitely die a miserable death. Cao Cao went south this time, but he brought more than 100,000 troops, and his strength was quite terrifying.

Cao Cao was in front of the army, looking at the strong camp, and Nanzheng, who was waiting in the rear.

He narrowed his eyes and said:

"I have long heard that Wen Zhongye is a famous general in Jingzhou, but I have never seen it with my own eyes, and when I see it today, it really deserves its name."

Cao Cao and Wenpin, of course, are not the first contact.

But in the previous battle of Jingbei, Wen Ping had no sense of existence, and he could not show his ability.

But at this moment, defending the city has finally shown something.

Although he saw the arrangement of the clerk, Cao Cao did not hesitate, he was direct

Cao Zhang was sent to lead the troops to attack the city.

Previously, Cao Zhang's soldiers were lost, and now he is allowed to redeem his merits.

After receiving Cao Cao's order, Cao Zhang did not hesitate, he was a brave general and had strong strength.

led the soldiers and horses to the camp outside the city to call for battle.

But Wen Ping had already made arrangements, and the defenders could not hold out, and their task was not to defeat the enemy army.

If you rush into battle at this moment, the result will be unpredictable.

After a lot of rushing, except for wasting time, no effect was achieved, and Cao Cao was a little depressed.

But at this point, he can't slack off.

It was Cao Cao who sent several generals to lead the troops to attack the camp outside the city, first take the camp and then attack Nanzheng.

Anyway, if they want to go south, Nanzheng must be captured.

Tens of thousands of troops went straight to the camp.

But in this battle, they still did not achieve much, because the defenders had laid many traps, and before they could get close to the camp outside the city, there was a lot of damage.

Later, when they were killed outside the camp, there were arrows raining down.

All sorts of defenses were put into play.

The battle lasted for a long time, and finally Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat.

But this is only temporary, although the defense has achieved good results at the moment, but Cao Cao's numerical advantage is here, and if it is really consumed like this, Wen Ping is by no means an opponent.

On the second day, Cao Cao continued to send troops to attack.

The defenders' equipment was extremely expensive and their physical strength was difficult to maintain, so Cao's army had the upper hand. Just as they were entering the camp, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

It turned out that there was a fire all around.

When Cao's army came in, Wen Ping had people set fire to the camp and retreated into the city at the same time.

This wave has caused Cao Cao to lose a lot.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and when something like this happened, of course his mood couldn't be good.

But what can he say?

can only encourage the soldiers, preparing to attack the city in the coming day.

On the other side, Huang Zhong had already led people to attack Zhang He.

Xu Huang has been blocked, Zhang He has no way out, and there are no reinforcements, so he can only fight alone.

How long he can keep it depends on his own ability.

At this moment, there is a camp on the mountain.

Zhang He was a little panicked, he also understood his situation, Liu Qi did not attack Xu Huang first, but attacked his own side, the pressure was huge, and it was really a little unbearable.

But as a generation of famous generals, Zhang He will not give up easily.

He has a condescending advantage, although the enemy army is outnumbered, and it is not easy to defeat him. But if he stays here, there shouldn't be any big problems.

Zhang He did not hesitate and immediately led the soldiers to act.

Prepare the next defensive equipment.

However, it didn't take long for Huang Zhong to appear in front of the camp all the way. Zhang He gathered soldiers and horses, waited for the battle, and did not dare to take it lightly, he also knew the name of Huang Hansheng.

When Huang Zhong followed Liu Biao, he was not a famous general.

But now the situation is completely different.

Whether it was Cao Cao in the north or Sun Quan in Dongping, Huang Zhong played a role that could not be ignored.

Such a general, of course, needs to be taken seriously.

"Liu Qi asked Huang Zhong to lead the troops here, but he can afford to look up to me Zhang Junyi, but if he wants to break the village in this way, it is too simple to think about it!"

Zhang He's expression was solemn, and at the same time he said.

Huang Zhong, who was outside the camp, let the soldiers rest for a short time, and then launched an attack without hesitation.

They want to be quick.

The confrontation between the two armies began directly.

The battle was particularly fierce.

Zhang He is under a lot of pressure, don't look at this Huang Zhong is not young, but he is the first soldier and has strong combat power.

Fortunately, they can still hold on.

However, it didn't take long for Zhang He to be happy, and something happened.

Behind the camp, there was a sudden shout of killing.

When Zhang He didn't know, Huang Zhong and Yan Yan's soldiers were divided into two ways, Huang Zhong led the troops to attack head-on, and Yan Yan attacked the camp in the rear, attacking back and forth, and breaking Zhang He in one fell swoop.

The sudden change made Zhang He unexpected.

In the case of the two lines of soldiers and horses, they couldn't hold on. But he still can

It is to grit his teeth to support, swear to fight to the death, and have no idea of kneeling and begging at all.

When he surrendered to Cao Cao from Yuan Shao, it was helpless, Yuan Shao had no room for people, if he didn't surrender to Cao Cao, I am afraid that he would die in vain.

And now, Cao Cao has the grace of knowing him, and he has not treated Zhang He badly.

He certainly wouldn't rebel easily.

The two lines of soldiers and horses flanked and soon attacked the camp.

Zhang He still fought to the death, and fought and retreated.

The battle lasted for a long time, and the fighting lasted for almost half the night, and finally Zhang He was exhausted and became a prisoner.

Huang Zhong's strength is even better, but seeing such a determined Zhang He, he can't help but sigh with emotion:

"Hebei Zhang Junyi really lives up to his reputation."

After fighting for so long, Zhang He felt a little out of strength, but he still had a cold face, and said without hurrying:

"If you want to kill, you will kill, if you want to chop, why bother."

He's begging for death at the moment.

But Huang Zhong didn't care, but smiled:

"Want to die? How can it be so easy, when Ben will take you to see the lord, it will not be too late to deal with it. ”

Hearing this, Zhang He tilted his head and didn't speak.

In this battle, Huang Zhong and Yan Yan defeated Zhang He, but the losses were not small, which was caused by Zhang He's death battle.

The leader of the troops returned, and the second general begged to see Liu Qi.

Liu Qi saw the blood-stained second general, and his heart was full of emotion, such a veteran fought on the battlefield, and even showed his might, which was really extraordinary and embarrassing.

It was Liu Qi who stepped forward, helped the two up, and said:

"The two generals are really old and strong, and today's capture of Zhang He in Hebei can make Cao Jun tremble."

Huang Zhong still clenched his fists and said:

"The last general is fortunate to live up to his mission, and he should do his best to repay the lord."

Between the talk and laughter of everyone, Zhang He was brought in, Liu Qi looked at one of the good generals and asked:

"Zhang Junyi, I have long heard that you, a famous general in Hebei, have been defending the camp this time, and I have not lived up to Cao Mengde's kindness, I don't want a good general like you to die, are you willing to surrender?"

Hearing Liu Qi's words, Zhang He's mood was a little complicated.

The main thing is that Liu Qi blows too loudly.

But in Zhang He's opinion, he could never surrender. He is under Cao Cao, and today, there are only two forces, Liu Qi and Cao Cao, if he surrenders, then he can only fight Cao Cao.

This is something he can't accept.

It's better to die.

In fact, on the battlefield, he wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide, but was stopped and captured by Huang Zhong, otherwise there would be no such trouble.

Soon, Zhang He said in a firm tone:

"Thanks to the praise of the envoy, Zhang He begged for death, and did not betray the prime minister, please give the envoy an order!"

Seeing Zhang He like this, Liu Qi couldn't help laughing, then he shook his head and said seriously:

"No, no, no, you don't have to answer in a hurry, I won't kill you like this, come on, take Zhang He down."

Zhang He looked dazed and was taken away.

When Zhang Ren was captured, Liu Qi killed him without thinking too much, because killing Zhang Ren would help him take the whole of Yizhou, but Zhang He was different.

Anyway, Zhang He has become a prisoner, and it doesn't matter whether he kills or surrenders.

Killing a Zhang He is impossible for other people under Cao Cao's command to have different intentions and backstab Cao Cao.

Because Cao Cao's side is not the same as Liu Zhang.

Under Liu Zhang's command, the hearts of the people are not aligned, Zhang Ren is Liu Zhang's ironcore, kill Zhang Ren, and other factions in Yizhou, of course, are not willing to die.

There is still a way to live if you surrender, and if you don't surrender, you will really die.

Therefore, keep Zhang He first, when Cao Cao will be solved, it will not be too late to surrender.

The army rested for the time being, and their next target was only one, and that was Xu Huang on another mountain.

At this moment, Xu Huang also sensed the problem.

Although the two mountains are not close to each other, some situations can still be judged.

After a day of bloody battles, Zhang He was more than lucky.

In other words, Xu Huang has become a real lonely, and there is no one left and right who can help him.

After thinking for a while, Xu Huang had it

Decision.

He can't wait any longer, the enemy army has solved Zhang He, and he will definitely turn the spearhead and attack himself.

Only by taking advantage of this gap to break through, even if the losses are heavy, it is better than the annihilation of the whole army.

After determining the plan, Xu Huang quickly mobilized his troops and horses.

He has already sent people to investigate, and the soldiers and horses defending below are about 20,000 people, and if he breaks through with all his strength, there is still a great chance to kill them, and this is the only way to survive.

As for the breakthrough, they can only force their way across the water.

In the end, how much can be left, only resigned to fate, Xu Huang dare not guarantee, and cannot guarantee.