Xiahou Shang persuaded: "Repairing the fortifications is the responsibility of the general's pawn, and the general is the commander of the three armies, how can he come in person?" ”

Xiahou Yuan said: "In the future, the road will be cut off, the soldiers will be poor, and the food and grass will be insufficient, and the army will be slack. ”

"This is very true, I will go with my uncle." Xiahou was still stunned, ready to dismount and go together.

"The three armies must be without a handsome, the virtuous nephew sits in the big camp, and he will come when he goes!"

Xiahou Yuan stayed behind to guard the village and brought 500 elite soldiers to the front line to fight the fire.

Liu Qi was on the cliff, taking in all this, and saw Xiahou Yuan holding a wooden stake forward, and immediately ordered the drum.

Knock Knock Knock –

The muffled sound of war drums came from overhead, like thunder, Cao Jun was shocked, and Xiahou Yuan also looked up.

On the hillside, an army came out and went straight to the front camp trench, and the first general sprinkled his white beard, poured the golden sword, slapped his horse and galloped down, and in a blink of an eye he was close to the front.

"Huang Zhong?" Xiahou Yuan was shocked, stood up and roared angrily, and smashed the stake in his hand.

"Xiahou Yuan, those who descend will not be killed!" Huang Zhong raised his knife to cut off the wooden staff, crossed the vacancy of the antlers, and slashed at Xiahou Yuan with a volley.

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly drew his sword, seeing that this knife was very sharp, he didn't dare to parry, so he rolled on the spot and dodged to the side.

Huang Zhong took the lead, and with a swing of the big sword, several Cao soldiers fell, turned their horses and chased forward, and slashed at the back of Xiahou Yuan's head.

Xiahou Yuan got up in embarrassment, but he couldn't run past the war horse, he heard the wind in the back of his head, and knew that something was wrong, so he jumped directly into the trench to dodge

In the rear, Yan Yan led Ju Fu and Zhang Yi to follow closely, and they had broken through the enemy's defensive line, and the three of them each took one way and killed the Cao army camp in front.

Xiahou Shang had just returned to the camp, and was worried about the matter of food and grass, when he heard the drums outside, and hurriedly went out of the tent, he saw that Xiahou Yuan was attacked by a sneak attack, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to rescue.

When he hit his horse and left the camp, he was meeting Yan Yan to kill, blocking Cao Jun in the camp and unable to go out, the two armies were fighting, and the killing sound shook the sky.

Huang Zhong had already led his own soldiers to shoot the surrounding Cao troops, urged the horse to come to the trench, pointed at Xiahou Yuan and laughed: "You can know that a certain person retreated with a fraud before, and Miaocai is really a fool!" ”

Xiahou Yuan was dumbfounded and scolded: "You are a dog thief, there are many tricks, and I am inseparable from you." ”

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said: "A certain and Guan Yu have become relatives, you and I are considered a family, why bother?" ”

"Who's with you?" Xiahou Yuan raised his sword and roared angrily: "The eldest husband would rather die than give in, how can he be humiliated by being captured?" ”

Just as he was about to draw his sword and kill himself, a soldier next to him flew up and threw Xiahou Yuan down in the trench, and before he could react, he had already snatched the sword, and the rest of the soldiers stepped forward together and tied up Xiahou Yuan.

Huang Zhong persuaded: "Xiahou Yuan, do you know how much effort General Liu spent to capture you for a living?" In order not to hurt the harmony of the two families, I waited for ten days, and advised you to stop knowing what to do. ”

Xiahou Yuan struggled and roared, and actually slammed into the stake of the antlers, Huang Zhong shouted: "Xiahou Yuan, even if you are bent on death, you should think about Lingzi and nephew and these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. ”

Xiahou Yuan stiffened, his face was pale, panting like a cow, staring at Huang Zhong on the horse, eager to swallow him alive.

"We are all Hanchen, why fight and kill?" Huang Zhong sighed lightly, ordered someone to escort him back to Dazhai and go to the front camp to persuade Cao Jun to surrender.

Xiahou Shang had been beaten off the horse by Yan Yan, and Guo Huai was still suffering, but he was defeated by Zhang Yi and Ju Fu, and was forced to the bottom of the cliff, which was precarious.

At this time, the whole Han army was dispatched, and the Cao army was already demoralized, and when they saw that Xiahou Yuan was captured, they had no way to retreat, so they surrendered one after another.

In the evening, Xun Yu led the troops to arrive, and then sent Zhang Wei to lead the troops to chase them, seeing that the whole army was annihilated, he had no choice but to surrender, the matter has come to this point, there is no need to die and struggle.

Liu Qi personally persuaded Xiahou Yuan that in order to save his niece Xiahou Juan, he gave up his own son, and now his niece is close at hand, if he doesn't see him, wouldn't it be a regret in life?

Xiahou Yuan finally calmed down a little, no longer looking for death and life, just waiting to go to Xiangyang to see his niece, and then committed suicide.

The plan to delay the army worked, Liu Qi met with Xun You alone, and said: "Mr. Wen Ruo's letter, presumably Mr. has also received it, Xun is loyal to the Han family, and I also know the heart of the two Kuang to help the world. ”

Xun You said angrily: "In the past, Cao Mengde raised troops in Chenliu and was determined to be the king of Qin, and we followed left and right, which had the intention of setting things right. However, people have endless desires, high positions are ambitious, and weights are complacent, Cao Cao entered the Duke of Wei, lost the hope of the world, and lost consecutive battles, how different is it from Yuan Shao back then? Isn't this providential? ”

Liu Qi thought that he knew that Lao Cao had a lifelong career, and finally was picked by the Sima family, so he knew that the retribution was unhappy.

"Sir don't have to worry about uselessness, if this article sits in Jingzhou to dispatch the rear, but the southern war situation is undecided: although Shixie has the intention of attaching, he never pays tribute and listens to orders, and he is the master of one side, and Jiaozhou is too guarded to be governed by Lai Gong. If you want to ask Mr. to go to help in the war, completely recover Jiaozhou, stabilize South Vietnam, and explore the territory of the South Road, I don't know what your intentions are? ”

Xun You can also be regarded as a witness to the decline and fall of the imperial court, from the Huangmen Shilang to the assistant He Jin, and later participated in the murder of Dong Zhuo, but in his bones he still regarded himself as Hanchen, not as decisive as Xiahou Ba.

Seeing that Liu Qi was so thoughtful, he happily took the order and said: "In the past, the Qin State conquered Baiyue, and there were horses to help expand the South China Sea, I dare not speak in vain to expand the territory, and I am willing to help the general recover the territory." ”

In the evening of the same day, the whole battalion celebrated, and the two generals Huang Zhong and Yan Yan were deeply praised by the juniors.

Yan Yan rarely fought so happily, and boasted that he had no regrets in this life, and was persuaded by Zhang Yi and other Shu generals to drink in turn, but he was drunk.

Cao Yingzhong will set up a single seat, Liu Qi and Huang Zhong toast to everyone, Xiahou Yuan ignored it with a cold face, but Xiahou Shang accepted the reality and resolved the embarrassment.

To be honest, among this group of people, it is unlikely that Xiahou Yuan will contribute temporarily, and he is most interested in Guo Huai.

At this time, Guo Huai only came to prominence, although he was favored by Xiahou Yuan, but he had not yet been reused, and was called outside the tent by Liu Qi alone to agitate, and toasted three glasses of wine.

Liu Qi was overjoyed and said: "In this battle, I don't like Xiahou Yuan's father and son, but I also like Guo Boji!" ”

This young man is similar to Zhang Liao, he grew up on the border since he was a child, he has been fighting with the Hu people all the year round, he is smart and capable, and he has the ability to lead troops, and he is also a general when he grows up, which is much more valuable than Xiahou Yuan.

At this point, the battle of the army in the middle of the Northern Expedition was completely over, the plank road in front was burned, and the troops could not be entered, so they could only order Zhao Yun and Pang Tong to fully dispatch the troops into the pass.

Only sent Zhang Yi and Chen Shier to support Zhao Yun from Taibai Road to Chencang, and the army was led by two veteran generals, Huang Zhong and Yan Yan.

Liu Qi and Fa Zheng returned to Hanzhong first, firstly, to prepare for the battle of Luoyang as soon as possible, once Luoyang was broken, they would connect the eastern and western armies into one, and the battle situation would be fully controlled.

Second, he was also worried that Fa Zheng would retaliate against Xun You, at the celebration banquet, Fa Zheng was still talking about Meng Da's death, and he sprinkled three glasses of wine, Liu Qi was worried that Xun You would suddenly fall ill and die, so he would get rid of it.