According to the time specified by Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu organized his troops and marched along the border of Runan County towards Nanyang County.
Li Jue's soldiers and horses are currently stationed at the junction of Nanyang County and Runan County, waiting for the soldiers and horses sent by Cao Cao to guide him into the country.
But from the beginning, Zhang Xiu had no intention of welcoming Li Jue back to Xuchang.
He led a group of old Xiliang troops headed by Hu Che'er and rushed straight to Nanyang County.
When they arrived at the capital of Runan County, the general who led the heavy troops stationed here was Cao Cao's subordinate Le Jin, who led his deputy Niu Jin to station here.
After Zhang Xiu's troops arrived, he immediately sent people to deliver customs clearance documents to the city and asked Lejin Switch to give way.
After the envoy entered, within a quarter of an hour, Cao Jun's soldiers threw his head down along the city wall.
Zhang Xiu, who was waiting at the foot of the city, was shocked when he saw this.
He stared blankly at the head, then raised his head, looked at the city wall above, and cursed loudly: "Le Jin! How dare you kill my people! I have been sent out of Yuzhou to handle matters under Cao Sikong's personal order.
You are so rude! Aren't you afraid of being punished by Sikong if you turn around?"
Not long after Zhang Xiu finished shouting out his words, Le Jin appeared on the city wall with a smile on his face and said to Zhang Xiu: "General Zhang, Sikong has an order. If General Zhang turns back now, it's still too late, but if he is stubborn,
If you have to act recklessly, hey, don’t blame my men for being ruthless with swords!”
Zhang Xiu was horrified when he heard this, and realized that Cao Cao had seen through his thoughts and had asked Le Jin to ambush him here and ambush his troops.
In this way, I fell into Cao Cao's careless plan.
Seeing that Zhang Xiu did not answer or show any expression, Le Jin did not hesitate and directly ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows on the tower.
Countless arrows rained down from the tower and shot straight towards Zhang Xiu's army.
Zhang Xiu's troops were caught off guard and retreated in a hurry.
At this time, the city gate opened, and a cavalry group of Cao's army, led by a general holding a big ax, went straight to the center of Zhang Xiu's army to kill the general.
Although Niu Jin is young, he is a capable general. Under his leadership, the cavalry under Le Jin's command are so brave that they can compete with the Xiliang cavalry under Zhang Xiu's command.
Zhang Xiu saw that Niu Jin was no ordinary person, so he immediately jumped into the battle and fought Niu Jin personally.
Although Niu Jin was brave and brave, his opponent was Zhang Xiu, who was known as the spear king of the North. After confronting him, Niu Jin gradually fell into a disadvantage.
But it is a pity that the troops deployed by Cao Cao are obviously not the only ones on Le Jin's side.
From the other four directions, there were sudden and earth-shattering shouts of death.
The five ambush soldiers deployed by Cao Cao took advantage of this juncture to move towards Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses.
One way is Cao General Shi Huan, the other is Jia Kui who recently joined Cao Cao from Hedong County, the other is Yuan Huan, and the other is Zhang Ji.
The one in the middle is the most powerful, and it is Cao Xiu, who was praised by Cao Cao as the Cao family's thousand-mile horse.
After the five-pronged army attacked Zhang Xiu fiercely, they overturned the people his Xiliang soldiers had killed. At this time, Le Jin in the city also led another group of soldiers out. The seven-pronged armies were at odds with each other and were defeated.
Zhang Xiu's soldiers and generals.
Zhang Xiu himself, protected by Hu Che'er and a group of fierce Xiliang cavalry, fought his way through Zhang Ji's army and rushed back straight to the rear.
A group of Cao generals chased after him, killing the Xiliang soldiers who were left by Zhang Xiu, and divided their forces to pursue Zhang Xiu as much as possible.
Not to mention Zhang Xiu ran out of Nanyang, he was driven back by Cao's soldiers without even touching the edge of Yuzhou leading to Nanyang County.
Zhang Xiu led the remnants of the Xiliang cavalry, bumping into each other like headless flies along the way, panicking like a bereaved dog, and fled towards the east.
When the soldiers and horses reached the boundary of Woniu Mountain, they were blocked by the Yellow Turban bandits, Huang Shao, He Yi, Pei Yuanshao and other generals who had surrendered to Cao Cao earlier.
There were soldiers and horses blocking him in front, fierce generals chasing him behind, and there was no way to go from heaven to earth. Zhang Xiu's first reaction was to pull out his weapon, prepare to wipe it on his neck, and said loudly: "I'm almost dead."
, died here!"
Hu Che'er and a group of Xiliang generals rushed forward to prevent Zhang Xiu Hengjian from committing suicide.
Just when they were trying to prevent Zhang Xiu from committing suicide, a panic suddenly appeared behind He Yi, Huang Shao, Pei Yuanshao and other people.
However, they saw several powerful soldiers and horses charging over to fight with these Cao generals. The flags and costumes turned out to be those of the Xuzhou army.
Li Feng, Chen Ji, Lei Bo, Gong Du and others each led their troops to repel He Yi, Huang Shao and others. Troops from Guan Hai, Dong Xi, Jiang Qin and others came forward to greet Zhang.
Xiu and others surrounded him.
At first, Zhang Xiu had a glimmer of hope in his heart when he saw someone helping him defeat the encircling Cao army. However, when he saw that the soldiers were actually Tao's army, his newly raised heart suddenly fell to the bottom again.
A huge chariot, protected by a group of Tiger Guards, arrived in front of Zhang Xiu. The man on the chariot was wearing golden armor and a red robe, with a white face and no beard, and was very handsome.
His eyes first saw Zhang Xiu's banner, and then fell on Hu Che'er's face, saying, "Your Excellency, is this Zhang Xiu?"
Hu Che'er hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, I am Hu Che'er, and I am General Zhang's deputy general."
The potter suddenly slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Sorry, I got the wrong person... Looking at your amazing bones and your domineering look, I naturally thought you were the commander-in-chief of an army. It's me, Meng Lang."
Regardless of whether what the pottery merchant said was true or not, it felt very comfortable to Hu Che'er's ears.
This Mr. Taiping is really good at chattering and looking at people!
The pottery merchant looked at Zhang Xiu, whom Hu Cheer was pointing at.
Looking at Zhang Xiu's disgraced face, he smiled softly and said, "General Zhang, Tao has been waiting for you here for a long time."
As soon as Zhang Xiu heard the potter announce his purpose, he couldn't hold his breath and almost died from suffocation.
"You, you... how long have you been waiting for me here? Is that denunciation letter really your plan to alienate me?"
Tao Shang gently shook his head and said: "It is not a estrangement plan. What I described in that letter is the true story. My uncle Zhang Ji was indeed killed by Cao Cao, and Yuan Wan and Mrs. Feng are now able to
They are all alive in Xuzhou. If General Zhang doesn't believe it, follow me back to Pengcheng and we will find out once you ask."
In this situation, Zhang Xiu has nowhere to go, and there are seven Cao troops chasing him from behind. It is impossible for him not to follow the pottery merchant to Xuzhou.
Zhang Xiu took a deep breath and said: "There are Cao's troops chasing me in the rear. Please ask Tao... Taifu to stop them."
"Easy to say!"
The potter lightly snapped his fingers and saw Pei Qian behind him waving his command flag.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Qin, Li Feng, Chen Ji, Lei Bo, Gong Du, Guan Hai, Dong Xi, and the two generals Gan Ning and Zhou Tai who had not yet taken action were seen behind Tao Shang just now, each leading his troops.
, and rushed straight towards the chasing Cao army.
Although the Xuzhou Army's killing power was overwhelming, their discipline was strict and their formation was not chaotic at all. Facing the seven pursuing generals of Cao's army, they had a vague advantage. In a short time, Cao's generals led by Le Jin were temporarily defeated.
Although Zhang Xiu also knew that the Xuzhou Army was extremely powerful, seeing this situation, he couldn't help but be speechless.
Seeing that Cao Jun had retreated, Tao Shang immediately said to Zhang Xiu: "General Zhang, don't be stunned. Let's go. It's time for us to return to Pei County to talk. If Cao Jun's main force arrives later, Tao will have no way to protect him."