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Under the protection of Huang Zhong, Liu Hu gathered the remaining defeated generals.
Afterwards, he ordered to retreat fifteen miles, set up camp and stabilize the position. Then he found Huang Zhong and expressed his gratitude to him in person.
Looking at Huang Zhong, Liu Hu felt very uncomfortable.
He didn't expect that little Huyang would be so troublesome. Originally, he wanted to suppress Huang Zhong, but in the end he had to rely on Huang Zhong to stabilize the battle situation. On the one hand, he secretly admired it, but on the other hand, he was a little annoyed.
Liu Hu was angry at his failure and also angry at Huang Zhong for stealing the limelight... Of course, he also knew that without Huang Zhong, he might have been killed under the walls of Huyang City.
"Han Sheng, thanks to your timely arrival this time, we didn't suffer a disastrous defeat."
Huang Zhong said quickly: "General Juyan, don't be polite, Zhong just happened to meet you.
However, now that the little thief from the Cao family has arrived in Huyang with reinforcements, the general should make plans as to how to deal with it next. Zhong is under the city of Huyang and has a fight with the little thief. This person is not that person.
General, I would like to ask you to be more careful with people who are not worthy of their name."
Speaking of which, Huang Zhong has good intentions.
He just wanted to remind Liu Hu not to take it lightly.
But this originally ordinary sentence completely changed the taste in Liu Hu's ears.
Feeling awkward in his heart, Liu Hu glanced at Huang Zhong and said with a smile: "Thank you, old general, for reminding me. I understand... The old general came from Tangzi Township to escort grain and grass. He must be tired. Why not first?"
How about going to have a rest and go out to fight with the army tomorrow?"
Huang Zhong originally wanted to say that he was not tired, but when he saw that Liu Hu didn't seem to be interested in talking to him, he swallowed his words immediately.
"In this way, General Juyan also takes a rest early and will say goodbye."
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he resigned and strode out of the military tent.
When Huang Zhong left, Liu Hu's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He spat and cursed in a low voice: "How dare you look down on me with such a bright head? Tomorrow, I will behead Cao Peng.
, I’m going to humiliate you, an old man like you, and see if you still dare to be proud of yourself.”
At this moment, the curtain was raised.
A scribe came in from outside and bowed his hands towards Liu Hu.
"Who are you angry with, Major General?"
Liu Hu saw the person coming clearly and smiled immediately. He waved to the person to sit down and said with a smile: "Who else can I be angry with? Isn't it the old man Huang Hansheng? Bo Fu, have all the soldiers stabilized?"
What are the casualties today? But do we still have the strength to fight again?"
The visitor's name is Han Xuan, whose courtesy name is Bofu, and he is from Nanjun.
This person works under Liu Biao's account. Although he is from Jing, he is not particularly close to the Jingxiang Group. On the contrary, he is very close to Liu Hu. He is now working under Liu Hu's account, serving as the chief clerk and responsible for the army's supplies, etc.
After hearing Liu Hu's inquiry, Han Xuan quickly took out the file and presented it to Liu Hu with both hands.
"General, all losses have been registered.
Today, Huyang withdrew its troops, resulting in about 1,500 casualties, but the damage caused to Cao Jun must have been greater...
Xun Chen seemed to have been killed by the Eight-Niu Crossbow. Based on the battle situation in the past two days, Huyang was not equipped with such a weapon... However, Cao Peng arrived with reinforcements today, and he may have brought the Eight-Niu Crossbow. If so.
, I will fight Cao Jun again in the future, please be more careful, general, to avoid being attacked by Cao Jun."
What Han Xuan said really won Liu Hu's heart.
More than a thousand of us died, and the losses in Huyang must have been even greater.
Although he was also reminding Liu Hu to be careful, the way he reminded Liu Hu was obviously different from Huang Zhong's.
Huang Zhong was reminding Liu Hu to be careful about Cao Peng; but Han Xuan was telling Liu Hu to be careful about the Laoshizi Eight Ox Crossbow. They were all kind reminders, but the effect was completely different. Liu Hu was young and energetic, and he had just eaten
It was a big loss, and of course I felt uncomfortable. He lost, but Huang Zhong won. Isn't this obviously a mockery of his incompetence? But if he was just careful about ordnance, that would be a different concept.
Because the ordnance was brought by Cao Peng, Cao Peng naturally needed a place.
Han Xuan's words were to comfort Liu Hu: You lost, but not to Cao Peng. Cao Peng only relied on some strange items to win, not his real ability.
In this way, Liu Hu felt much more comfortable...
"How is the situation over there in Huyang?"
Liu Hu changed the topic and no longer cared about his own losses, but asked about the status of Cao's army.
Han Xuandao: "Cao Peng did not enter the city, but ordered to be stationed outside the city. He and Li Yan, one stationed in the west of the city, built on the mountain, blocking the official road; the other set up camp by the Tang River, with each other on the left and right.
Echoing. But according to the scout reports, Cao Jun’s reinforcements were not many, and they seemed to only have a few thousand people. They set up camps on the left and right to buy time for Huyang to build the city wall... Therefore, Xuan speculated that Cao Peng’s troops were insufficient, and Cao Peng must be
He wants to defend Huyang to get reinforcements to arrive. Therefore, the Major General must not give him time to breathe. He should immediately request additional troops and continue to put pressure on Huyang... Since Li Wende has persuaded the young master, why not ask him to increase troops? "
Liu Hu heard this and nodded repeatedly.
Han Xuan said it was watertight, which made him very satisfied.
After he pondered for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "What Bo Fu said makes sense, so I'll trouble you to make a hard trip to Chaoyang overnight and ask Li Wende to increase his troops for support. We must capture Huyang within three days. In this way, even if it's
Even if uncle takes the blame, he won't make things difficult for you and me."
"That humble duty will start immediately."
Han Xuan showed the attitude that a counselor should have and quickly stood up to answer the order.
After sending Han Xuan away, Liu Hu's mood improved a lot. He walked out of the military tent, took his personal entourage with him, and patrolled the military camp...
"Today, if General Han Sheng hadn't arrived, he would have almost lost his life."
"Yeah yeah……"
"But I just can't understand why General Liu didn't use General Han Sheng. General Han Sheng's bravery was enough to scare the enemy, but it's a pity to leave him in Tangzi Township and abandon him."
"You know nothing!"
Liu Hu suddenly stopped and listened intently outside a tent.
"It's not that the Major General is narrow-minded and worried that General Han Sheng will steal his limelight... As a result, he has to rely on General Han Sheng to stabilize his position.
Pity!
If General Jushi had commanded the troops, this situation would not have happened."
Liu Hu's face suddenly turned livid.
He stood outside the military tent without saying a word. For a long time, he suddenly turned around and walked directly to the military tent.
Even those soldiers felt that they were inferior to Liu Pan, and even inferior to one of Liu Pan's dogs? How could Liu Hu swallow this tone?
No, Huang Zhong must not be allowed to fight again, otherwise people will look down upon him even more.
"General, why bother paying attention to a bunch of people who don't know right from wrong?
Otherwise, I will bring people over, arrest them, and punish them severely... to see if they dare to talk behind my back again."
"Doesn't that mean I feel guilty?"
Liu Hu was furious and shouted: "What do you guys say? Why bother? Besides, it is indeed the old general who made the contribution today. Don't mention this matter again, I have my own plan."
Liu Hu drove all his followers out of the military tent and sat alone in the tent.
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.
There seemed to be a fire in his chest, and if he couldn't vent it out, he would be angry to death. However, he had to admit that today was indeed thanks to Huang Zhong. No, this matter can't just be forgotten.
!If I can't save face, how will I be able to command troops and conquer the masses in the future? Not to mention, I won't be able to gain a foothold in front of my uncle in the future... If I use Huang Zhong, others will say that it is Master Liu who knows people.
Ming knows how to use people well; but if I don't use Huang Zhong, it will be really difficult to defeat Cao Peng.
What should I do? What should I do?
Liu Hu tossed and turned on the couch and couldn't sleep. He didn't fall asleep until the fifth rooster crow.
But even so, he couldn't feel peaceful in his sleep...
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On the second day, Liu Hu still couldn't come up with a solution.
Unexpectedly, before he could send out troops to fight, Cao Jun suddenly arrived outside the camp.
Liu Hu was shocked and turned pale. He quickly ordered his troops and horses and led the crowd out of the barracks. As the sun rose, he saw a group of troops and horses in the distance, already in position.
Under the flag gate, a general dismounted his horse, drew a halberd in his palm, and was walking and circling.
Liu Hu recognized at a glance that the general was the man who almost took his life yesterday... According to Huang Zhong's introduction, this man should be Cao Peng, the governor of Nanyang County. Looking at his appearance, he looked like a tiger and his horse looked like a dragon.
Spirit. Although the number of Cao's troops was small, they were all full of morale and high energy. Liu Hu's eyes turned red when he saw it was Cao Peng, and he immediately rushed out of the army formation...
"Cao Peng, are you here to consecrate me?"
Are you here to die?
Cao Peng reined in his horse in front of the army and glanced at Liu Hu with contempt.
"You still dare to fight when you have a defeated general?"
Cao Peng sneered, turned his horse and walked back.
That look clearly showed that Liu Hu was not taken seriously, and Liu Hu was so angry that his body was shaking.
He roared and urged his horse to rush forward and fight Cao Peng against San Baihe. Unexpectedly, before Cao Peng could take action, a general rushed out from under the flag gate. He dismounted his horse and took a gun in his hand, and stopped Liu Hu immediately.
"The clown, how can my young master take action? Li Yan is here, waiting for you for a long time!"
Li Yan!
Liu Hu was furious, raised his gun and jumped on his horse, and then fought with Li Yan.
To be honest, Li Yan's martial arts skills are not bad, he has crossed the threshold of a first-class military commander, and he can compete with Liu Hu. Cao Peng was under the flag sect and did not pay attention to Li Yan and Liu Hu.
He paid attention to the movements of Jingzhou soldiers, but did not see Huang Zhong.
This shows that what Kuai Zheng said is right.
There must be some unknown contradiction, or conflict, between Liu Hu and Huang Zhong.
Otherwise, after Huang Zhong made such great contributions yesterday, how could Liu Hu not bring Huang Zhong with him when he went to battle today? Cao Peng's eyes could not help but narrow up.
Li Yan said: "Huang Zhong is invincible!"
Cao Peng thought so.
Li Yan proposed, "Since Liu Hu and Huang Zhong are not harmonious, no matter what the reason is, as long as they continue to stir up conflicts between the two of them and cause them to misunderstand, there is nothing to fear about Huang Zhong. The general will feel that
, why not use the means of alienation to intensify their conflicts?"
A divorce plan?
Li Yan's words yesterday echoed in Cao Peng's mind, and a strange smile flashed across his face unconsciously.
It seems that Li Zhengfang's plan is very likely to succeed...
