Xia Houli had a plan in mind. Anyway, she had been captured and all her subordinates were killed. Since Zhang He asked her to take them to find Cao Mengde, she took them to find it. However, the place she wanted to go was different from Cao Mengde's.
Going in the opposite direction.
When she was six years old, her parents were killed by bandits. She was left alone and she happened to meet Cao Mengde, who adopted her and gave her a name.
Xia Houli was bent on avenging his parents. He felt that he had no ability, so he took the initiative to learn martial arts. It happened that Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan brothers came to Cao Mengde, so he followed them to learn martial arts. At the same time, he did not forget to accept other people as his teachers. The martial arts he learned was very good.
She was very complicated and could use all kinds of weapons. When she was twelve years old, she found out the whereabouts of her enemies and went to seek revenge on them. A girl who was only twelve years old actually killed more than a dozen enemies.
At that time, he was wanted by the government. When Cao Mengde found out, he asked Xiahouli to disguise himself as a man. From then on, Xiahouli never showed her daughter to others. Later, Cao Mengde raised an army and formed the Tiger Guard, and he resolutely joined the ranks of the Tiger Guard.
, under the training of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, he became a small leader in the Tiger Guard together with Cao Zhen and Xia Houen.
Xia Houli led Zhang He and others forward for more than three miles. Zhang He felt something was wrong, so he stopped all the troops, pulled Xia Houli over, and asked, "Are you kidding me?"
"Haha, so what if I'm playing tricks on you? You know now that it's too late. The king is protected by Dian Wei and others. He has already left the woods at this time." Xia Houli estimated that Cao Mengde and the others had gone far away, so he stopped hiding it.
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"You..." Zhang He raised his hand and wanted to hit Xia Houli, and said angrily.
"You don't hit women, don't you?"
"I don't hit women, but you don't regard yourself as a woman at all, so why should I treat you as a woman?"
As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, he raised his hand and slapped Xia Houli unconscious.
Xia Houli's vision went dark, his body tilted, and he fell directly on Zhang He. Zhang He hurriedly reached out to hug him, but he didn't know that his hand accidentally touched Xia Houli's chest. He hurriedly held Xia Houli on his shoulders.
Then he asked the soldiers to bring a horse, tied up Xiahouli with five flowers, put him on the horse, and asked two soldiers to escort Xiahouli back to the camp, while he led the rest of the soldiers to pursue Cao Cao.
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At the city gate of Juan County, blood stained the ground. Broken limbs and weapons were scattered on the ground at the base of the city wall. The air was filled with the smell of blood. Even the city wall was dyed red with blood, turning it into a complete red wall.
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Wei Yan and Chu Yan stood on the city wall and saw the densely packed Wei army outside the city. They turned their heads and asked Xun Chen behind them: "Military advisor, I really didn't expect that Cao Hong actually attacked. What a surprise this day and night."
It’s so tiring.”
Xun Chen said: "Don't say anything. As long as you hold on to this city, the Wei army will never attack. You two go and prepare the equipment for defending the city, and have people move all the arrows to the city gate and wait for the lord."
The army returns to support."
"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong Dong..."
The war drums of the Wei army were beaten again, and the soldiers of the Wei army once again carried the ladders used to attack the city and attacked from all directions.
When Wei Yan saw this, he said angrily: "Grandma, it's endless, and I won't let you rest. The whole army will fight!"
In the distance, Cao Hong rode a horse and watched the soldiers attacking the city, but he thought to himself: "We have attacked seven times in a row, and were repulsed by the Yan army every time. I don't believe it.
I, Cao Hong, cannot capture the county seat!"
The battle started again, and it was extremely fierce. The attackers and defenders were competing. The two armies fought fiercely for a day and night, and they were exhausted. However, for the Yan army, the defenders still had an advantage. The walls were erected on the city walls.
The continuous crossbow carts, repeater machines, as well as the repeated crossbows and bows and arrows held by the soldiers all formed a tight firepower network, killing countless Wei soldiers who climbed the city wall.
Not long after the battle started, the Wei army's rear army suddenly fell into chaos. A group of Yan army's cavalry arrived from nowhere and was struggling to kill the Wei army.
Upon seeing this, Cao Hong hurriedly turned his head and looked over, but saw Yan general Wenpin and his cavalry trampling on his own men. He was startled and asked suspiciously: "Didn't the Yan army attack our camp?"
Before Cao Hong could react, Pang De led the heavy infantry and fought out from the side of the Wei army. Lu Heng led the heavy cavalry and fought out from the other side, and Wenpin surrounded it on three sides.
When Xun Chen on the city wall saw him, he immediately said with surprise: "Xun Gongda and Guo Fengxiao are back. Open the city gate quickly and attack the Wei army from a flank!"
When Wei Yan and Chu Yan heard this, they immediately got down from the tower and led the troops in the city to kill them. They formed an encirclement with Wenpin, Pang De and Lu Heng.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Cao Hong shouted as he retreated. When he saw a gap where Yan's army had not yet appeared, he rushed out there with his men.
After the melee began, the morale of the exhausted Wei army suddenly dropped. Except for some of them who followed Cao Hong and rushed out, the rest were surrounded inside. Some died, some were injured, and some surrendered. In only a quarter of an hour, the Wei army
Then everything collapsed, and the battle ended with the victory of the Yan army.
After the battle, Xun You and Guo Jia led the soldiers to escort the prisoners outside the county town, and Xun Chen also came out of the city. After the three met, they exchanged a few words.
"Why did the Wei army come here?" Xun You asked puzzledly.
Xun Chen said: "This is Cao Mengde's treacherous plan. He led his men to sneak attack Yuanyong City, and then took advantage of the momentum to attack here, and divided his troops to capture Beixiang..."
After Xun You heard this, he interrupted Xun Chen's words and shouted hurriedly: "Beixiang must not be lost. If it is lost, our army will not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains! Wenpin, Pang De, Lu Heng, lead quickly..."
"Gongda, there is no need to panic. I have sent Chen Dao to garrison Beixiang, and Zhang He has also left. It should not be a problem. Now I am only worried about the lord, and I don't know what is going on with the lord?" Xun Chen saw Xun You was so nervous, so he called
Cut off Xun You's words.
Xun Chen and Xun You are about the same age, only a few years older than Xun You, but in terms of seniority, Xun Chen is Xun You's uncle, not to mention, Xun Chen is Xun Yu's younger brother. The Xun family are all resourceful people, but they are talented
There are only three people who stand out.
"My lord is wise and brave, plus Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, and Zhang Liao are all here, and he has brought 15,000 elite cavalry, so he will be fine. Based on my guess, my lord should be on his way back now.
." Guo Jia analyzed.
"Sir, General Chen sent a message from Beixiang, saying that the overall situation has been decided. Once the Wei army retreats, please don't worry, sir." The scout ran to Xun Chen's side and said loudly.
After hearing this, Xun You said: "Now that the crisis in Juan County has been resolved, the army will rest for a while and escort the prisoners back to the city. After cleaning up the mess, they will send troops to return to the lord. The main force of the Wei army must be eliminated here."
Guo Jiadao: "Brother Gongda, leave this matter to me. Give me a cavalry and ask Pang De, Wei Yan, Wenpin, Chu Yan, and Lu Heng to follow me. I will lead this cavalry to pursue Cao Hong, and we can also fight with him."
Lord’s turn.”
Xun You said: "Okay, go ahead."
"Three military advisors, the chief military advisor has sent a message from a flying pigeon." Another scout came to Xun Chen, Xun You, and Guo Jia and said with his hands raised.
The three people circulated Fei Ge's letter. After reading it, their faces were filled with joy, and they said at the same time: "The chief military officer is really clever. The situation in Wei is over. The occupation of the Central Plains is just around the corner!"
It turned out that after Jia Xu received Gao Fei's order, he first sent Xun Chen with the Women's Army and the Jizhou garrison to Juan County to support Gao Fei. After learning about the situation in the Central Plains, he decided to lead an army of 100,000 to Han Meng and Zang.
Ba acted as the left and right vanguards and attacked the Wei army on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The Wei army was suddenly attacked by the Yan army and was caught off guard. Originally, the defense of Qingzhou was handed over to Zhu Ling, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houen. However, due to the needs of the war, Cao Zhen and Xia Houen were transferred out and returned to the Tiger Guard.
In this way, Qingzhou's defense fell entirely on Zhu Ling. Although Xun Yu looked after Qingzhou and Xuzhou, after all, he was in Xuzhou and not in Qingzhou. In addition, the transmission of news was very slow, so that he could not control the situation in time.
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Zhu Ling could not resist the fierce attack of the Yan army, so he had to withdraw from the bank of the Yellow River. He wanted to hold on to the city and block the Yan army's attack, but he did not know that the Yan army was easy and then difficult. Han Meng and Zang Ba's two armies swept through half of the city.
Qingzhou, together with Jia Xu, surrounded Jinan County where Zhu Ling was located, forming a confrontation.
The exciting news spread throughout the Yan Army camp, and everyone cheered. Two years ago, they tried to occupy the Central Plains, but were forced to retreat to Hebei due to insufficient troops and the turbulent situation in the Central Plains. They concentrated on development for two years.
After that, they once again stepped into the land of the Central Plains with the attitude of a king. This time, they will never take a step back, because they already have enough strength to occupy the Central Plains, and Cao Mengde will inevitably become a victim under their iron hoof.
Guo Jia selected 10,000 light cavalry and took Pound, Wenpin, Wei Yan, Chu Yan, and Lu Heng to pursue Cao Hong along the route he took.
Cao Hong led eight thousand infantry and cavalry, meandering forward along the way, and set up layers of obstacles on the road to block the Yan army's pursuit, and then returned to Yuanyong City.
Yuanyong City was in dilapidated condition. As soon as Cao Hong led his people back to Yuanyong City, they saw Dian Wei, Cao Zhen, Xia Houen, and Cao Xiu escorting Cao Mengde back from the north.
He hurriedly went up to meet them, and when he saw several people in such a mess, he asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"We were ambushed by the Yan army... If it were a human, it would be easier to deal with it. Unfortunately, the one who ambushed us was not a human..." Xia Houen said with heavy breaths.
"It's not a human being? What is that?" Cao Hong asked suspiciously.
"It's snakes, thousands of snakes!" Cao Zhen replied.
At this time, Xia Houyuan and Wen Ji also came back, also in a state of embarrassment. When they saw Cao Mengde, Dian Wei, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xia Hou En all gathered in front of the gate of Yuanyong City, they hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty,
…My God’s March…God’s March…”
"Stop talking, let's take a rest in the city for now, and then retreat back to the main camp in Niujiatun!" Cao Mengde couldn't see a trace of sadness on his face, but his heart was bleeding. He rode his horse forward and drove in.