With the return of the second general, the balance of victory began to tilt in the direction of the Chu army.
After several rounds of charges by the Canglong Cavalry led by Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's Qingzhou army formation began to be divided.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei, the commander of the Chinese army, panicked.
Why? Why did Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci of Chu State both return to the battlefield?
Where is the second brother? Where is Chen Dao? Are they all defeated?
It doesn’t matter if you lose, but don’t get into trouble!
How difficult it is to find someone in a chaotic battlefield.
Although Liu Bei was anxious about the safety of Guan Yu and Chen Dao, the situation in front of him did not give him a chance to think too much.
"Xiang Ji is here, who dares to fight!"
After charging and killing several waves of ambushes, Xiang Yu returned to the main battlefield with his horse.
With the arrival of Xiang Ji, the morale of the Chu army became stronger, but the Qingzhou army's position began to be in chaos.
Everyone knew that Mr. Zhang took his former ambush troops to ambush Xiang Yu.
But now, Xiang Ji came back, but Zhang Fei and his ambush troops were nowhere to be seen.
This situation is very obvious.
Zhang Fei and his ambush troops must have been defeated by Xiang Yu alone. The only thing that is uncertain is whether Zhang Fei escaped or was killed by Xiang Yu.
But no matter what the situation is, this is unacceptable in the eyes of the Qingzhou Army.
A thousand people, a whole thousand people, not one person has obtained this qualification.
In fact, the one thousand ambush troops Xiang Ji only killed more than 300 people, but the main general Zhang Fei ran away. Coupled with Xiang Ji's invincible bravery, the rest of the ambush troops naturally scattered in all directions as their morale plummeted.
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With the addition of Xiang Ji, the outcome of the two armies, which had a huge gap in the quality of their soldiers, became clear.
Seeing the Qingzhou Army defeated like a mountain, Liu Bei had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat to Chengyang.
Cao Mengde, brother Xuande, I can't defeat Xiang Ji in a single fight. Now it's up to you to see if you can do your best.
After being defeated, Liu Bei pinned his only hope on Cao Cao.
Yanzhou, Chenliu.
"I am Liu Bei, General Liu of Qingzhou, and I am not driving Sun Qian. I am asking to see Duke Cao on my lord's orders!"
Sun Qian arrived at Cao Cao's platform because he didn't know anyone, so he was so anxious that he could only go to Chenliu Mansion and shout into the air.
At the very least, shouting such a loud noise will always alert the guards, right?
As long as there is someone to pass it on, no matter who comes, Sun Qian with the official seal can send Liu Bei's letter to Cao Cao.
Sure enough, it was not what Sun Qian expected.
After a while, an eight-foot-tall scribe walked out of the government office.
Seeing the person in front of him with such an oppressive figure and wearing a scribe's robe, Sun Qian felt that his world view collapsed.
Nima, brother, with your figure, it would be a pity not to become a general. Why would you be a scribe?
"I am Cheng Yu who serves under Duke Cao. Are you here on Liu Qingzhou's order?"
Seeing Sun Qian's expression, Cheng Yu immediately knew what this guy was thinking.
I have a natural figure, are you envious of me?
You know, Cheng Yu hates others being surprised by his burly figure, but he has no way of doing it himself.
Knowing that this Sun Qian was acting this way because they met for the first time, Cheng Yu just sounded cold to him.
The eager Sun Qian had no time to pay attention to Cheng Yu's tone, and quickly told Cheng Yu about Xiang Ji's attack on Qingzhou.
"What!? Damn it, why didn't you tell me this earlier! Hurry up, follow me to see Duke Cao."
Seeing Cheng Yu running with great strides, Sun Qian wished he could give him a brick.
Nima, didn’t I tell you earlier?
You don't even have a disciple to report it. How long did it take me to wander around before I found this government office?
I found someone as weird as you in the government office. If I don’t explain it clearly, can you let me go see Mr. Cao?
Sun Qian, who traveled quickly and worked hard all the way, finally met Cao Cao.
"Mr. Cao, this is a letter from my lord Xuande Gong. Now Xiang Ji of the Chu State has raised troops to invade our Qingzhou. I hope that Gong Cao will take the overall situation as the most important thing."
The overall situation is the most important thing? Humph, what kind of subordinate is this Liu Bei? What does your beating have to do with me?
Cao Cao disagreed with what Sun Qian said.
Cao Cao's current situation is not optimistic. Gongsun Zan in the north can no longer withstand it. If Yuan Shao destroys him, he may cross the Yellow River at any time.
The same goes for Lu Bu in the west. Once Niu Fu is destroyed, Cao Cao will be in danger of being attacked from both sides at any time.
Although making friends with Liu Bei can indeed relieve some of the pressure, Xiang Ji of Xi Chu is not easy to get along with either.
Cao Cao was not surprised by Xiang Ji's establishment of the Chu State.
After all, people have always been shouting slogans. As a descendant of Xiang Yu, if he occupies two states and does not return to the country, then Cao Cao will look down on him.
With the mentality of watching the excitement, Cao Cao tore open Liu Bei's letter.
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Send the order! Let the generals from all ministries come to the meeting hall quickly!"
After reading Liu Bei's letter, Cao Cao was not calm anymore.
Is what Liu Bei said true or false?
Which Xiang Ji killed Emperor Xian? How is that possible? Wasn't Emperor Xian killed by Dong Zhuo?
However, what if it is really as Liu Bei said?
And if you think about it carefully, the time can be matched.
Emperor Xian had just been killed by Dong Zhuo, and then Xiang Ji appeared and killed Dong Zhuo?
Could there be such a coincidence?
Although Cao Cao now has ambitions, he still considers himself a Han minister.
It's just that there is no real Han Dynasty anymore, and there is no real Han Dynasty emperor.
That's why Cao Cao expanded his territory without any scruples.
But when Cao Cao saw what Liu Bei wrote, his numb heart of loyalty was ignited again.
The Han Dynasty is hopeless, but Emperor Xian's revenge must be avenged.
If Emperor Xian was really killed by this book, then Cao would not hesitate to fight him to pieces!
Seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind to join the war, Sun Qian, as the envoy, suddenly felt relieved.
My lord, Sun Qian has completed the task you gave me. Next, it depends on whether you can delay Xiang Ji's army.
Qingzhou, Chengyang County.
After continuously attacking for several days, Xiang Ji felt helpless when he saw that the city wall of Chengyang County was still as strong as ever.
I still have too few soldiers and belts.
Facing Liu Bei's garrison, which far surpassed his own, Xiang Ji felt powerless.
I underestimated Liu Bei. I thought I could push him all the way to Beihai County before entering the decisive battle.
Who would have thought that this guy would be so brave that he would come out to confront him in Chengyang?
Although the previous field battle killed less than 60,000 of Liu Bei's 80,000 army, Xiang Ji's Chu elites only had less than 40,000 left after successive battles.
Facing Chengyang County with 60,000 defenders, Xiang Ji deeply felt what it meant to be powerless.
Just when Xiang Ji was about to order Zang Ba to send his army north, a piece of news from a spy came first.
Cao Cao has sent out troops.
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