About three hundred miles southwest of Fox City, it is where the Pu River flows. Looking at the calmly flowing river in front of us, under the rising sunlight, the entire river surface seems to be coated with a layer of gold foil. And on the riverside
, the defeated Western Qin army that had just broken out was stopping on the river bank to rest. As the main generals of the army, Hao Zhao and other five generals were standing by the river to discuss the next move.
"General Hao! Aren't we going back to Dongming now?" Xu Yi frowned and turned to ask Hao Zhao beside him. Guo Huai volunteered to stay behind. Among the entire army, Xu Yi and Dian Man originally had the highest rank. But Xu Yi
He Dianman also knew himself. If they were to charge into battle, they would be good hands. However, they were not as good as Hao Zhao and Deng Ai in commanding the army, so they were willing to obey the command of Hao Zhao and Deng Ai.
Hao Zhao's face was gloomy. From last night's breakout to now, Hao Zhao and others' expressions have not looked better. After all, Guo Huai has not shown up yet, so it must be more serious. However, regarding Xu Yi's question, Hao Zhao remained silent.
He replied: "The enemies who ambush us last night came from the south. This means that our previous actions have been known to the defenders of Jiyin County. If the guess is correct, Dongming City should have been captured by Jiyin County."
The enemy of the county has been occupied! If we rush to Dongming City at this time, we will only fall into a trap!"
"That's right! I also agree with Brother Bo Dao!" Deng Ai on the side also nodded in agreement with Hao Zhao's opinion. Deng Ai squatted down, picked up a small branch from the side, and briefly drew it on the ground.
Said: "This is where we are now, just at the junction of Dongjun, Jiyin and Chenliu counties! Now we definitely can't go to Dongjun anymore! There is no way to turn back, we can only go west along the Pu River and retreat
Chen Liu!"
After Deng Ai finished speaking, everyone nodded frequently. Under the circumstances, this was the only way to do it. After the soldiers rested for a while, they started to pull up again, this time with a clear goal to go along the Pu River.
Advancing westward. Having a clear goal also has many benefits. At least the morale of the soldiers has improved.
Unfortunately, this level of recovery did not last long. This team of less than a thousand people only advanced for about half an hour before having to stop. Because in front of them, a far larger team
The enemy army that surpassed them was standing in front of them! The flag with the word "Wei" fluttering in the wind fell in the eyes of the generals, and it was so dazzling!
"Hahahaha!" A loud laugh came from the front, and a burly warrior wearing heavy armor rode a tall horse out of the enemy's formation. He pointed a spear at the Western Qin army and shouted: "I
This is Cao Zhang, the general under the command of the Marquis of Wei! I have been waiting here for a long time! If you don’t quickly take off your armor and surrender! Otherwise, your bones will no longer remain!”
This general is none other than Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang! Before Cao Pi rebelled, although Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and others were Cao Pi's brothers, they did not rebel with Cao Pi, so they were not implicated. Instead, they gained Cao Cao's support.
Trust. Not long ago, the secret letter sent by Chen Tai was handed over to Cao Cao through the hands of Xu Shu. Cao Cao immediately sent troops to prepare to meet the enemy. As Cao Cao's think tank, Xu Shu advised Cao Cao that there was no need to send troops.
Attack the Western Qin Army!
According to Xu Shu, the Western Qin army's sneak attack on Dongjun was originally intended to surprise them. But now that Dongjun has been prepared, this Western Qin army will undoubtedly be defeated. And the next thing to consider is not how to defeat it.
The problem of this Western Qin army is how to annihilate this bold Western Qin army! For this reason, Xu Shu asked Cao Cao to send a group of troops to guard the retreat of the Western Qin army, waiting for work and annihilating the defeated Western Qin army.
military!
Cao Cao also considered it again and again, and finally decided to let his third son Cao Zhang and his adviser Man Chong lead ten thousand elite troops to set up an ambush at Pu River. However, Cao Zhang and Man Chong did not expect that the Western Qin army would be defeated so quickly.
, what Cao Zhang just said about waiting for a long time is a bit false. In fact, they have just arrived not long ago.
But after hearing Cao Zhang's words, the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Western Qin Army on the opposite side fell to the bottom. Everyone's face was already full of despair. It was as if every move they made was being calculated by the enemy. They clearly felt that
It seemed that they had escaped, but they found that it was another dead end. Many soldiers even wanted to drop their weapons and let the enemy kill them so that they could be freed.
"Hmph!" Of course, this kind of thought only appeared in the minds of ordinary soldiers, but as Western Qin generals, Hao Zhao and others had no idea of giving up! Xu Yi snorted coldly and said to the left and right: "You guys
Let's hold down the battle, I'll go meet that guy!" After saying that, Xu Yi picked up the big hammer and rode forward to kill him.
Rushing out of the military formation in one breath, Xu Yi yelled at Cao Zhang: "You little thief! I am Xu Yi, the general of the Western Qin Dynasty. Do you dare to fight with me, little thief?" Xu Yi's voice was so powerful that it shook people around him.
The whole river was stunned, which shows how uncomfortable Xu Yi was from holding back the hard battle that night.
"Oh?" Cao Zhang was also a young master in Cao Wei's army. Seeing Xu Yi's arrogance, his eyes lit up. He immediately made a move and wanted to step forward to meet this warrior. But before Cao Zhang could make a move,
, but there was an angry shout from behind Cao Zhang: "You dare to be so arrogant? Why do you need the Third Young Master to take action! Wait until the end to take his head!" After saying that, a black shadow was seen passing by Cao Zhang's side.
However, he was one of Cao Zhang's lieutenants.
Cao Zhang also knew that although this deputy general was not as good as himself, he was still quite brave, so he simply asked this deputy general to test the waters first and see what Xu Yi's abilities were.
Seeing that the general was holding a big sword and charging toward Xu Yi with a strange cry, looking at that, it seemed that he could kill Xu Yi under the horse with one sword. When Xu Yi saw it, his eyes narrowed and a cold light flashed.
He flashed away and snorted coldly, but remained motionless. When the deputy general rushed in front of him, Xu Yi had no intention of moving.
When the deputy general saw Xu Yi's actions, he thought that Xu Yi was frightened by his own momentum and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. This Xu Yi was also a famous young general in the Western Qin Army, and the deputy general had naturally used it before.
I had heard of his name and thought that if I could capture Xu Yi, wouldn't I have achieved a great success? Thinking this in my mind, the deputy general suddenly felt full of strength and raised the sword in his hand high.
Suddenly he struck Xu Yi in the head!
Seeing that the sword was about to hit Xu Yi, suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of the deputy general. Then, the deputy general felt a huge force coming from the sword in his hand! Before he could wait,
The deputy general used his strength to resist, and the force hit him hard. He immediately felt a fishy-sweet taste in his throat. His whole body seemed to be light and he lost consciousness in an instant!
From the perspective of others, they only saw an afterimage flashing past. The hammer that had been parked behind Xu Yi a moment ago had directly hit the deputy general's sword, instantly knocking the sword into pieces.
Iron! And then, the hammer continued to rush forward and landed heavily on the deputy general's chest. It directly knocked the deputy general away and flew dozens of steps in the air before falling. His whole body was twisted.
It's so bad that I can't live without seeing it!
One hammer! Just one hammer! He killed a general who was considered brave among Cao Wei's army! Such martial arts made the officers and soldiers of Cao Wei's army stunned. The noisy scene before immediately became silent, and
On the contrary, when the officers and soldiers of the Western Qin Army saw it, their morale was greatly boosted. They all cheered and shouted for Xu Yi in unison!
Xu Yi slowly retracted the hammer, put it behind her back again, glanced coldly forward, as if she had just done an extremely trivial thing, and shouted in a deep voice: "Cao Zhang! Don't send these little pawns here to die again.
! Don’t you have the guts to step forward and test the power of my hammer?”
"Interesting! It's really interesting!" After hearing Xu Yi's words, Cao Zhang's face was not angry at all, but showed an expression of interest. He smiled, and the spear in his hand was already placed across his chest, and the other one was
But his hand held the reins, and he was about to raise the reins and move forward. But at this time, a hand suddenly grabbed Cao Zhang's wrist and stopped Cao Zhang's movement. Cao Zhang looked back and saw
The adviser who came with me this time was full of favors!
"Fourth Young Master! Don't be impulsive!" Man Chong said to Cao Zhang with a serious look on his face: "Now the Western Qin Army is at the end of its rope. Young Master only needs to order the army to rush and kill, and the enemy can be annihilated in one fell swoop! Why take the risk yourself?
?Master, please think twice!"
In response to Man Chong's persuasion, Cao Zhang smiled back, slowly broke away from Man Chong's hand, and said with a smile: "Master Man Chong! I think you are also a martial artist, why don't you understand my heart as a warrior? So...
If I can't have a good fight with my powerful rival, then why have I been practicing martial arts since I was a child?"
When Cao Zhang said these words, Man Chong, who had also practiced martial arts before, was speechless, because he knew that the reason why Cao Zhang insisted on fighting was not entirely his instinct as a warrior, but more importantly, it was Cao Zhang's true heart!
Back then, when Cao Zhang was young, Cao Cao asked Cao Zhang about his ambition, and Cao Zhang replied "I would like to be a general." However, Cao Zhang had some thoughts about that superior position in his heart. But with Cao Pi's rebellion, Cao Zhang
Although he was not implicated by this, it made the boss Cao Ang's position more stable. Cao Zhang also knew that his wish would never be realized again. It would be better to be a warrior who fights on the battlefield honestly, which would reassure Cao Ang.
! Only by reassuring Cao Ang, can Cao Zhang be able to save his life when Cao Ang comes to the throne.
Guessing Cao Zhang's true thoughts, Man Chong could only give up and continue to persuade Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang also smiled gratefully and shouted loudly: "Master Man, don't worry! Before the fight, the outcome is not yet known!"
After finishing, Cao Zhang clamped his legs and rode towards Xu Yi in front to kill him!