Hearing that Cao Zhang was specially sent by Cao Cao to take care of him, Cheng Yu could not help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart.
Cao Cao was worthy of being a hero in troubled times, and it was indeed a smart decision. He had known that the Wuguan Pass could not be defended in the hands of Cheng Yu and Pang De. The Wuguan Pass and even Luoyang might have been a bait for him to restrain the pottery merchants.
Cheng Yu let out a long sigh. In any case, Cao Cao also arranged for Cao Zhang's troops to support him here, which could be regarded as being very kind to him.
He cupped his hands towards Cao Zhang and said, "Thank you, sir. General Pang was injured by the enemy's poisonous arrows last time. I'm afraid there was an oversight. We'd better evacuate as soon as possible."
Cao Zhang proudly waved the halberd in his hand behind him and said: "Speaking of this matter, it is not difficult at all. Zhongde Gong, you and General Pang will retreat first, and leave this place to Cao Zhang!"
Cheng Yu was stunned when he heard this: "Second Young Master, are you going to resist the pursuing troops for us?"
Cao Zhang waved his hand vigorously and said: "Don't ask! Leave quickly!"
The sound of pursuit from behind had already been heard, and Cheng Yu did not dare to delay. He hurriedly ordered his men to protect Pang De and leave first. Then he saw Cao Zhang drawing Fang Tian's halberd horizontally and leading the people he had led.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry sat on the same spot, waiting eagerly for the Jinling Army soldiers on the opposite side.
When he was young, he saw Jinling soldiers led by Zhang Liao and Zhang He advancing in front of Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang raised the Fangtian painted halberd in his hand, pointed at the two pieces from a distance and said: "Sikong is sitting down and the third son is Cao Zhang! Which of you dares to show off with me?"
When I was young, I saw Zhang He riding his horse out first, without saying a word, and swung his gun straight at Zhang He to kill him.
Zhang He is very capable. After all, he was one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei in the past. Now Admiral Jinling, facing a young kid like Cao Zhang, how could he take him seriously?
At that moment, Zhang He was seen waving his war spear and approaching Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang was not afraid of him and fought with him holding a Fangtian painted halberd.
Cao Zhang's courage far exceeded Zhang He's imagination.
Even though he had been marching for many years and was very capable, he actually felt helpless when facing this young junior.
Zhang Liao, who was not far behind Zhang He, was secretly frightened.
He took a deep breath and saw that after dozens of rounds, Zhang He couldn't hold on any longer, so he immediately rode out to replace Zhang He.
As a famous general, Zhang He naturally did not bother to engage Zhang Liao in a two-on-one attack on a junior, and then withdrew, leaving Cao Zhang and Zhang Liao to fight back and forth. But even so, Cao Zhang did not show any fear. After he defeated Zhang He,
He also fought against General Zhang Liao and still did not lose.
After another thirty moves, another burst of sand and dust rose not far behind Cao Jun.
Zhang Liao saw the situation in the distance, jumped out of the battle circle, returned to his horse and came to Zhang He's side.
He let out a long sigh and said: "This boy is so good. He can't even be defeated by you and me in battles. I didn't expect that Cao Cao actually has such a son!"
Zhang He looked at the tiger and leopard cavalry behind Cao Zhang who were looking at him with murderous intent. He then raised his head and looked at the dust in the distance, feeling quite reluctant to give up.
After all, if Cao Cao's third son could be captured alive and presented to the pottery merchant, so that he could be Cao Pi's companion, that would be a great achievement!
But obviously, the actual situation is not achieved.
Not long after, the soldiers and horses in the distance also arrived. It turned out to be Cao Cao's other Yuan army. The leader was Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, and with him came Cao Cao's general Yi Er... Wen Chou .
Since Wen Chou lost one ear, his character has become perverse and violent, quite perverted.
He looked around and finally laid his eyes on Zhang He opposite.
"Zhang Junyi!" Wen Chou roared angrily: "Thief! You traitor who betrayed Mr. Yuan! How dare you appear in front of me?"
Zhang He couldn't help but feel a little funny when he heard this.
"General Wen, the person who appears in front of me...should be you, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Traitor and traitor! Can you really pull off such a face?"
Zhang He smiled faintly: "General Wen, it's not just me who surrendered to Tao Shang, but you who defected to Cao Cao, isn't that a traitor and treason?"
When Wen Chou heard this, he became furious. He waved his sword and was about to rush out, but was stopped by Cao Ang.
When Cao Ang saw that Cao Zhang was safe and sound, he no longer wanted to quarrel with him.
He shouted to Zhang Liao and Zhang He: "Two generals, our army has been prepared for a long time, and you are not unprepared. In this case, we might as well stop our troops for the time being and retreat separately, how about it?"
Zhang He stared at him without saying a word.
Zhang Liao naturally saw that both sides were well prepared, and that his side might not be able to gain any advantage if the fight continued, so he simply obeyed him and said: "In this case, let's follow what the young master said."
After saying that, he waved his sword and said: "Retreat!"
Zhang He turned to look at him and didn't say anything more.
Both sides withdrew their troops.
Wen Chou turned to look at Zhang He and said: "Master, why do you want to withdraw your troops? With a certain family and Master Zi Wen, plus the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, it is easy to capture those two Tao generals!"
Cao Ang smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy... Besides, most of the pottery merchant's troops are at Wuguan, and reinforcements are likely to arrive at any time. At this time, we'd better not mess with them."
Although Wen Chou sneered at Cao Ang's strategy, he did not confront him. He just snorted softly and followed Cao Ang away.
After such a period of offensive, Wuguan was completely defeated by Tao Shang and others.
After Zhang Liao and Zhang He rushed back, they immediately reported what happened to the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant thought about it carefully for a while, and then said: "In this case, this matter has become interesting."
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and others stood nearby.
Xu Chu said carelessly: "Cao Cao sent people to pick up Pang De and Cheng Yu. What's the point of this?"
Tao Shang smiled and said: "This shows that Cao Cao did not think that Wuguan would be able to defend it from the beginning. He used this place as a place to hinder us and set up a stumbling block for us."
Everyone suddenly said "Oh", not knowing whether they understood it or not.
The potter touched his chin and said, "He's just setting up stumbling blocks for me, but what is he going to do himself?"
At this moment, I saw Guo Jia walking over in a hurry.
"Prime Minister, the school affairs office has sent news. I have something to tell you."
Guo Jia's expression was rather serious, and the pottery merchant couldn't help but ignore him.
The two of them carried others on their backs and walked to the side.
But Guo Jiadao said: "Prime Minister, it seems that Liu Bei went to Hanzhong to meet Cao Cao."
"Liu Bei went to Hanzhong to meet Cao Cao?" Tao Shang raised his eyebrows: "What does he want to do?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Guo can't figure out exactly what he wants to do at the moment, but he can roughly guess a thing or two. I think it's just to persuade Cao Cao to join forces with him on behalf of Liu Zhang."
"Are they uniting?" Tao Shang snorted: "With my current power, I'm not afraid."
"The key is where they are..." Guo Jia looked a little sad: "The terrain in Xichuan is too dangerous. If Cao Cao joins the alliance of Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and they work together to defend Xichuan, you will have to assemble millions of soldiers to fight.