Han Shimou

After a while, Pan Zhang led his troops to arrive first.Pan Zhang saw a group of Cao soldiers in the distance, he was startled, and hurriedly led the soldiers to detour.Ling Tong, who was behind, also saw it, and hurriedly swung his army straight up, trying to block the Cao soldiers.

Xia Houyuan's tiger eyes were shining, and he saw Pan Zhang fleeing around the road, but he didn't pursue him. Instead, he ordered the army to meet Ling Tong's troops, and the two armies mixed together.Xia Houyuan charged into Jiangdong's formation with his spear straightened out, Ling Tong waved his whip to resist, and the two fought for dozens of rounds.Seeing that Pan Zhang had gone far away, Ling Tong quickly ordered the army to retreat.Xia Houyuan chased after him, and when he was not far from the city of Xiapi, Sun Ce led a group of troops out of the city to help.Xia Houyuan seemed to have expected it long ago, and immediately ordered the soldiers to retreat.Ling Tong retreated into the city, but Sun Ce saw that Cao Bing had fled, but he did not go after him, so he asked Ling Tong if Pan Zhang had made a breakthrough.Ling Tong quickly reported the past, and Sun Ce knew that his heart was hanging high in his throat, and he just calmed down a little.

It is said that Zhou Yu marched in with his troops in Yuzhou. There were so many soldiers in Jiangdong, and there were so many fierce generals.The Jiangdong army was in full swing, occupying almost half of the land in Yuzhou within a month, and went all the way to Chenliu County.In the past few months, the Jiangdong Army has fought dozens of battles, large and small, all of which have won complete victories.Just when the soldiers in Yuzhou were defeated repeatedly and the situation was extremely bad, Man Chong received a military order from Cao Ren. As if he had taken a reassurance, Man Chong immediately dispatched soldiers and horses from all counties to concentrate all the troops in Yuzhou Xuchang city.

Xuchang is the place where the Cao family made their fortune, and most of the noble families in the city are members of the Cao clan, so Cao Cao repeatedly sent people to repair and renovate Xuchang City.

At this time, Manchong gathered [-] troops to guard Xuchang City closely.Zhou Yu swung his army all the way to [-] miles away from Xuchang City, a total of [-] to [-] Jiangdong troops spread all over the country, with camps and camps lined up, with great momentum.

The name of Jiangdong Zhou Lang is powerful in the Central Plains, and everyone in the Cao family who hears this name is like a tiger changing color.

Let's say that Zhou Yu was in the camp at this time, gathering all the generals to discuss the plan to attack Xuchang City.Zhou Tai walked out proudly, and said with cupped hands.

"Our army has repeatedly won victories, and its morale is like a rainbow. On the other hand, Man Chong has repeatedly lost battles and lost half of Yuzhou's territory. The morale of Yuzhou soldiers is low, and the morale of the army is in turmoil. The current governor should take advantage of the situation to attack Xuchang in one fell swoop, and establish the battle of Yuzhou!!!"

As soon as Zhou Tai said this, most of the Jiangdong soldiers in the tent echoed.Zhou Yu smiled lightly, and said calmly.

"Thanks to your bravery, our army has now captured half of Yuzhou. However, Xuchang is a major city in Yuzhou, and most of the aristocratic families in the city are from the Cao family. If our army attacks in a powerful way, the other army will fight with their lives. The female wall in Xuchang City is extremely high, extremely strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is really a bad idea for our army to resist it head-on!"

Veteran Han Dang heard the words, frowned, and asked in a low voice.

"Then according to the opinion of the great governor, what should we do?"

"Don't you hear about the law of war. () The way to use soldiers is to attack the mind first, and attack the city as the bottom. The heart is the top, and the military is the bottom."

Zhou Yu's eyes were shining brightly, and Han Dang and the others nodded their heads repeatedly.Zhou Tai was in a hurry, but he didn't know why, so he hurriedly asked.

"If you follow what the governor said, how can you attack your heart?"

Zhou Yu's smile became brighter, so he taught him the trick.All the generals were horrified when they heard the plan, and they all said it was wonderful.Zhou Yu's strategy was finalized, and all the generals made their own deployments.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Tai led a large army to the city of Xuchang, causing the soldiers to curse in every possible way and condemn Cao Cao's three generations of ancestors.The defenders in the city listened to the scolding, and no one was angry.The Cao family in the city was even more indignant, and each came to find Man Chong, forcing him to send troops to meet the Jiangdong army under the city.

Since the matter is serious, Man Chong didn't dare to tell everyone about Cao Cao's secret strategy, but he didn't dare to offend these Cao clansmen, so he tried his best to persuade them to retreat.Unexpectedly, the Jiangdong soldiers and horses outside the city seem to be addicted to cursing. They divide their troops and scold non-stop day and night, and the overwhelming sound of cursing shakes the entire Xuchang City.

Five or six days later, Zhou Yu even pulled out the stronghold on the spot, and set up a big stronghold five or six miles outside Xuchang City. He drank alcohol every day, and each of them would drink until he was very drunk, and then sat outside the city and insulted him.The defenders in the city sent out reports every day, and Man Chong was suspicious when he saw Jiangdong's soldiers being so weird.

One day, Zhou Yu taught to put wine under the tent, and ordered the soldiers to drink with great fanfare.There was a detailed report to Man Chong, and Man Chong couldn't help being startled when he heard the report. He came to the city to wait and see, and saw that the Jiangdong generals headed by Zhou Yu were sitting in the tent drinking, and made the soldiers sumo wrestle for fun.On the other hand, there were soldiers drinking and cursing at the city.The Jiangdong army seemed to regard the defenders in the city as nothing, and their arrogance was so arrogance that it was outrageous.

"This week Gongjin is really deceiving people too much!!!"

Man Chong yelled in rage, threw his sleeves and left the city. Just after returning to the county, he saw many people from the Cao family besieging the gate.The leader was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was born with a strong back and a strong waist, with a pair of huge and powerful ape arms, which seemed to have the power to tear a tiger, and his eyes were powerful.When Man Chong saw the young man, he was startled, and thought to himself that the devil incarnation was not practicing under Wang Yue, when did he return to Xuchang! ?

Man Chong was full of surprise, and hurriedly bowed his hands and prayed.

"Man Boning has met the third son! I have lost my way, and I hope the third son will forgive me!"

This son is Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang and Cao Ziwen.It is said that when Cao Ziwen was born, there was a vision in the sky. At that time, it was dusk, the golden light was shining, and the clouds in the sky faintly formed the shadow of a giant dragon.Cao Cao once invited a minister to ask, and the minister told him that this is a sign of the Dragon Emperor, and this son will become a great weapon in the future, either an emperor or a king.Cao Cao was naturally overjoyed when he heard the words, and since then he has devoted himself to cultivating Cao Zhang.It's a pity that Cao Zhang didn't like articles and the art of war, and he aspired to be a general since he was a child.For this reason, Cao Cao repeatedly punished Cao Zhang heavily, but Cao Zhang still practiced martial arts in secret. Cao Cao had no choice but to secretly order Cao Zhang to practice under Wang Yue's command.

As for Wang Yue, since the demise of the ten permanent attendants, he originally retired to the mountains and forests.However, it was later seen that the world did not return to normal due to the death of the ten permanent servants. The Han Dynasty was almost overthrown after the rebellion of Dong Zhuo, Li Cui, and Guo Si.Fortunately, Cao Cao appeared at that time and rescued Han Xiandi from the dire straits.But the good times didn't last long, Cao Cao's ambition was obvious, and Han Xiandi was still a puppet in the hands of others.

In order to save the Han family, Wang Yue decided to go out of the mountain again, intending to assassinate Cao Cao.But later, for some unknown reason, Wang Yue not only failed in the assassination, but was persuaded by Cao Cao to become a mysterious eater in his mansion.After that, Cao Cao even handed over his beloved son Cao Zhang to Wang Yue, and asked him to follow Wang Yue to practice everywhere.

Besides, Cao Zhang is born with great strength, impassioned ambition, and quick thinking.The most unreasonable thing is that I often like to hoe the strong and help the weak.Most of the playboys in Luoyang have been taught by Cao Zhang.However, because Cao Cao was an extremely human minister and his power was poured into the government and the public, all the officials in Luoyang saw their children being beaten until their heads were swollen and their eyes were blue, but they dared not speak out.When he was young, Cao Zhang loved hunting with Cao Cao the most.One time, when Cao Cao saw a giant tiger, he missed three arrows in a row, and was so angry that he smashed his bow to the ground.At that time, Cao Zhang, who was only twelve years old, suddenly snapped his horse and rushed towards the giant tiger.Fearing that Cao Zhang might make a mistake, Cao Cao hurriedly ordered his cavalry to follow closely.

However, what Cao Zhang was riding was a Dawan horse, which was so fast that it disappeared without a trace.When those cavalry found Cao Zhang, they first saw a broken bow not far away, which frightened the cavalry to think that Cao Zhang was injured by a giant tiger.But he saw Cao Zhang covered in blood, holding half of the giant tiger's body with both hands, walking out from one place with a bright smile.

So far, the story of Cao Zhang tearing the tiger with his bare hands has spread all over Luoyang, and everyone in Luoyang knows about it. Prime Minister Cao has three sons, only twelve years old, who can fight fierce tigers, and Cao Zhang's title of "devil king of the world" was spread from that time.

"Jiangdong army outside the city is extremely arrogant, scolding my ancestors of the Cao family for days! Man Boning, you are my minister of the Cao family, but you stand by and do nothing, why!?"

Cao Zhang stared at a pair of giant eyes as big as copper bells, and Man Chong secretly groaned. Just when he didn't know what to do, he realized that there was an old man with a broken arm in black plain clothes, gray hair, and a cold face behind Cao Zhang. It's Wang Yue.Man Chong immediately rolled his eyes, Wang Yue nodded silently, then whispered a few words in Cao Zhang's ear.Cao Zhang seemed to have great respect for Wang Yue, so he immediately suppressed his anger.Man Chong and a group of members of the Cao family confessed their crimes, then led Cao Zhang and Wang Yue into a secret room, and told Cao Cao's plan.

When he was young, Cao Zhang stared at Man Chong with some doubts and asked.

"Is this really my father's plan?"

"If it weren't for the king's order, how would Chong dare to let the Jiangdong rats be so arrogant!"

Man Chong hurriedly bowed again, feeling uneasy.This Cao Zhang is a formidable master, he acts lawlessly, once the blood rushes forward, he dares to rush even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire.

Cao Zhang pondered for a while, his big eyes gliding around nimbly.Suddenly Cao Zhang's face darkened, and he shouted in a concentrated voice.

"Even so, we can't let those young people be so presumptuous. The Jiangdong army outside the city is not prepared. Why don't you send a police force to frustrate them!?"

When Man Chong heard this, he hurriedly said.

"Although Chong has this intention, he has no power to do so. Zhou Gongjin has so many strong generals under his command. Many generals and schools in my Yuzhou have died in battle. At this time, there is really no general in my account!"

As soon as Man Chong's words fell, Cao Zhang's eyes burst into two brilliant lights, and a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Sir, don't worry too much! Let's see how I can defeat these Jiangdong rats!!!"

When Cao Zhang wanted to go into battle, Man Chong's face changed drastically when he heard this, he hurriedly stopped him, and remonstrated loudly.

"Third Young Master is a man of ten thousand gold, how can he personally risk himself! Besides, Zhou Gongjin is a scheming person, I'm afraid there may be fraud! If there is any accident, this Yuzhou context military official!"

"Hey!! Why so much nonsense!! Don't worry, sir, with my martial arts skills, these Jiangdong rats can't hurt me!"

Cao Zhang pushed Man Chong aside with one hand, and Yu stepped forward.How could Man Chong dare to let Cao Zhang, a recruit who had never been honed by the flames of war, go into battle, and hurriedly blocked him desperately.At the same time, he eagerly cast his eyes on Wang Yue for help.

But this time Wang Yue stood on Cao Zhang's side and said in his unique and emotionless voice.

"Sir, don't worry too much. Immediately, the old man will guard the third son and ensure that he is safe."

Even so, Wang Yue was nearly seventy years old, Man Chong couldn't rest assured, he was hesitating how to refuse.Wang Yue seemed to be aware of Man Chong's worries, and smiled coldly.

"Although the old man is old, his martial arts skills are not unfamiliar. If you are still worried, you can teach the soldiers to prepare early tonight. If the battle situation is not good, send troops to respond immediately. The old man will protect the third son with all his might and come back!"

"Can!"

Man Chong was about to answer the conversation, when suddenly, Wang Yue's seventy-year-old body burst out with an extremely huge aura, forcing Man Chong to retreat back again and again.Man Chong came back to his senses again, and suddenly saw Wang Yue holding two thin needles in his hand, and suddenly shot, the needles flew past, hitting two tiny flies in the middle.Man Chong was amazed, and when he came back to his senses, Cao Zhang and Wang Yue had already left the secret room.