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Chapter 458: Three days of looting in the city, Jiangdong's predicament

"Hahaha, good, young master is so mighty! He is worthy of being the lord's son. Like father, like son! Young master has really inherited the lord's domineering nature!"

Dian Wei roared and cheered for Cao Zhang, and the soldiers behind them also raised their arms and cheered.

"My lord is mighty! My lord is mighty!"

Cao Zhang did not feel embarrassed in the face of the cheers from the crowd. Instead, he stretched out his arms and accepted the cheers from everyone. Having grown up in a military camp, Cao Zhang was not surprised by such things, if not commonplace. On the contrary, he enjoyed the feeling of being cheered by everyone.

"The five Xiongnu kings have been completely destroyed! The Xiongnu can no longer pose any threat to our Han Dynasty! Return to the court!"

Cao Zhang raised his halberd high and shouted to the more than 15,000 soldiers that in this war, they had lost a total of five thousand cavalrymen. Of course, most of them were ordinary cavalrymen and did not include the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

They annihilated more than 40,000 elite cavalrymen of the Xixian Royal Court. In other words, the casualty ratio between them and the elite cavalry of the Huns reached a terrifying one to eight ratio.

It can be said that this was a rare victory, but more importantly, Dian Wei was finally promoted to a legendary general through these battles, and Cao Zhang was also promoted to a famous general, adding another powerful fighting force to Cao Cao's army.

This trip to the Huns was very beneficial to them. Just as they were preparing to go to the Xixian Royal Court to plunder some gold and silver treasures, a troop suddenly appeared at the end of their sight in the south, and that army was approaching them at a rapid speed, which made Dian Wei and Cao Zhang look in that direction and clench their weapons at the same time.

Dian Wei's natural aura was released again, enveloping all the soldiers present. These Cao cavalrymen instantly felt a boost from somewhere unknown acting on them. Among them, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry felt it the most. They felt a boost of courage from Dian Wei, which greatly boosted their morale.

Dian Wei held a halberd and stood alone in front of 15,000 people, with an imposing manner that one man could block the passage of ten thousand. In the distance, countless soldiers rushed towards them like a raging tide.

Just when Dian Wei was about to attack, he suddenly discovered Xu Chu, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun at the front of the team. Only then did he realize that the newcomers were friends rather than enemies. In such a foreign country, deep in the enemy's hinterland, and having just finished a battle, Dian Wei did not have time to take a close look at who the other party was and went into a state of alert. After he reacted and saw clearly who they were, he restrained his breath.

Among the three, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu had the biggest reaction. When they saw Dian Wei, they suddenly realized that they had faced this special aura before, and that aura made them remember it until now. Now Dian Wei's aura was exactly the same as that person. Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu looked at each other and immediately knew that Dian Wei had stepped over that shackles himself.

"Zhongkang, why are you here?"

After Dian Wei restrained his breath, he asked curiously if these three people had any special tasks to perform, or if the lord had given them special tasks after he left. Xu Chu remained silent about Dian Wei's questions. After all, before coming, Cao Cao had always told him to listen to Cao Ren in everything, and the first order Cao Ren gave him was to talk less.

Looking at Xu Chu's expression that seemed like he wanted to say something but didn't, Cao Ren almost rolled his eyes to the sky.

"Zhongkang, you can just say it. The enemies have all been defeated. It doesn't matter what you say now."

After receiving instructions from Cao Ren, Xu Chu immediately came to Dian Wei and chatted with him. When Dian Wei learned that they came to the north to kill Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, Dian Wei immediately became interested.

"Chasing Huang Zhong and Ma Chao? What was the result?"

"Alas, those two were no pushovers. We tried our best to force them into desperate situations several times, but in the end they escaped using various means."

Xu Chu said with some regret, while Dian Wei was even more confused.

"This grassland is so vast. As long as we keep biting them and don't give them a chance to go south, they shouldn't be able to escape, right?"

Anyone who saw Xu Chu's regretful expression just now could see that the enemy must have escaped. Otherwise, after such a great military achievement as killing two generals under Liu Bei, he should not have had such an expression.

Sure enough, the next moment Xu Chu sighed helplessly.

"That was our original plan and that's what we did. However, at the last minute, Guan Yu suddenly showed up on the Wuhuan grasslands. We were defeated and had no choice but to retreat north. We watched helplessly as Guan Yu took Huang Zhong and Ma Chao away from Wuhuan."

After hearing that it was Guan Yu again, Dian Wei couldn't help but clench his fists and said with some anticipation.

"Guan Yu, it's you again. Guan Yu, next time we meet I want to see if you can still be as arrogant as you are now."

After Cao Ren and his men joined forces, the team grew stronger. With Dian Wei, who had been promoted to a legendary general, in charge, as well as four famous generals, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun, their strength could be said to be unrivaled. If they now go to conquer with more than 30,000 cavalry, there may be no foreign country nearby that can stop their attack.

Several people rushed together towards the Xixian Royal Court in the southwest. In fact, the Xixian Royal Court was very close to the territory of the Han Dynasty, almost within reach. It was only a hundred miles away from the northernmost part of Dunhuang County. It can be seen that Liu Bao really did not take the Han Dynasty seriously, and the royal family was so close.

However, now that the Xixian Royal Court has been destroyed and the five major royal courts of the Xiongnu have also been shattered, this area of ​​the Xiongnu has been temporarily stabilized.

"General, the royal city of the Western Sage King's Court is ahead."

A scout who was a senior cavalryman came to report the situation ahead to Cao Ren. Cao Ren's eyes flashed with joy when he heard it, and he immediately ordered the whole army to speed up. They had already plundered countless rare treasures in the Wuhuan King's Court. If they could plunder again in the Xixian King's Court, then this trip to the Xiongnu Wuhuan would be a fruitful one.

The silver and money that the tomb-raiding captain had obtained before are now almost gone. After all, during this period of time, Cao Cao had been recruiting troops on a large scale, building cavalry, buying horses in Liangzhou, avoiding Pang De's defense, casting iron armor, and preparing food and fodder, all of which cost money.

Cao Cao was not like Gu Rubing, who had a steady source of money. He had a limited amount of money, and once it was spent, it was gone. He had to get more. In fact, wars ultimately came down to money. Whoever had more money could last longer. As long as the gap in strength between the two sides was not too big, the winner would be the wealthy side.

Although Wuhuan was not a large territory, Cao Ren and his party still gained a lot from their trip to Wuhuan.

As the team went deeper, a city suddenly appeared on the grassland. This royal court was more generous than the Wuhuan royal court and Nanxian royal court they had seen before, but it was only slightly stronger. At best, it was larger than some small military towns inside the pass, but it was far inferior to a county town, let alone a provincial capital.

They soon arrived at the foot of the city wall and entered the Xixian King City. No one stopped them and they had a smooth journey.

"It seems that those Xiongnu cavalrymen who escaped did not dare to return to the Xixian Royal Court."

Cao Zhang spoke softly to Cao Ren beside him. Cao Ren nodded slightly, then turned around to look at this nephew whom he had deliberately distanced himself from since childhood. It can be said that Cao Ren had taken a liking to Cao Zhang since Cao Zhang first joined the army, but in order to avoid any misunderstandings from his suspicious brother, Cao Ren's attitude towards Cao Zhang was neither cold nor indifferent.

Just now, when no one was around, he pulled Dian Wei aside and asked him about some details of their trip to the Huns. When he learned that Cao Zhang had single-handedly killed Liu Bao, the Wise King of the West, and Zhang Xiu, the former King of Spears in the North, Cao Ren became more optimistic about his nephew, but at the same time, he also felt sorry for it.

Cao Zhang is an invincible general on the battlefield, but this does not mean that Cao Zhang can be a good lord. Thinking of this, Cao Ren sighed, nodded, and said to Cao Zhang.

"Pass the order to search the treasury of the Western Sage King's Court. Enter the city and rob it for three days. It's not inside the pass, so don't worry."

Cao Ren gave the order in a deep voice. Cao Zhang grinned and loudly announced Cao Ren's order to the person behind him. Then the roar of the army resounded throughout the entire Xixianwang City. Breaking into the city from inside the pass does not have the advantage of looting for three days. After all, if they do it today, it will spread tomorrow and everyone in the country will know that Cao Cao's subordinates have committed such a bad act, which will have a great impact on Cao Cao. Therefore, for them, this can be said to be a long-lost madness.

As the cheers died down, Cao's soldiers began their frenzied looting. These three days were destined to be sleepless nights.

The battle on the Xiongnu side has ended, and the journey to the northern border ended at the cost of the complete destruction of the five royal courts. Dian Wei was successfully promoted to a legendary general, and Cao Zhang became a famous general. They also obtained the gold, silver, money and various rare treasures accumulated by Wuhuan and Xiongnu over the past hundred years.

Both Gu Rubing and Cao Cao gained a lot of benefits from the battle of this copy. At this moment, in the southeast region, Sun Ce, who was attacking the Shanyue tribe, also reaped a lot of benefits. After all, the Shanyue tribe was a small tribe in the Han Dynasty and its strength was not strong. There were only two first-rate generals in total, and they were both mediocre.

Therefore, when Sun Ce pacified the Shanyue tribe, it could be said that it was effortless, which made Sun Ce feel itchy. Although Sun Ce had the Little Overlord trait, which could reduce the legendary general points needed to be promoted to a legendary general, two first-class generals were not enough.

Therefore, after dealing with the Shanyue tribe, Sun Ce immediately returned to Wu County in Jiangdong. At this moment, he still needed a lot of legendary points to be promoted to a legendary general.

Sun Jian also had a solemn expression. Now Gu Rubing had Guan Yu under his command, and Cao Cao had also sent Dian Wei to the Xiongnu to hunt down Xiongnu generals in order to be promoted to a legendary general. However, due to the geographical location he was in, the only tribes he could conquer were the barbarians in the southwest and the Shanyue in the southeast.

The Shanyue tribe in the southeast is located in the territory of Yangzhou. They are weak and have few generals. There are only two first-rate generals. Now Sun Ce is still far from the legendary general points needed to be promoted to a legendary general.

If Sun Jian does not have a legendary general under his command, he may not be qualified to participate in the final decisive battle.

Among the existing five princes, the three major ones are Gu Rubing, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and the two weaker ones are Liu Zhang and Shi Xie. However, if he does not have legendary generals under his command, he is destined to fall out of the first queue. At that time, the general trend of the world will have nothing to do with him. He can only go with the flow and gradually disappear in the torrent of history.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian no longer hesitated, his eyes flashed.

"Go and call the governor, Xingba and the others to come over."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan, who was sitting in the assistant position, immediately stood up and walked out of the house. Sun Ce looked at his father in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly called General Zhou Yu over. Sun Jian also noticed Sun Ce's gaze, but did not rush to explain, as this kind of thing was really difficult to talk about.

Soon, all the backbone civil and military officials of Jiangdong came to the meeting hall, but Zhou Yu was late. Since the all-round preparations for war began, Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief, has personally taken on the important task of soldier training. After all, in the whole Jiangdong, Zhou Yu is the only one who has the trait of training soldiers, which can increase the speed of soldiers' transfer to regular army. After being promoted to a famous general, this trait has also been upgraded, which can not only increase the probability of transferring to regular army, but also increase the probability of these soldiers becoming military generals.

In other words, as long as there is enough time, Sun Jian might really be able to build an army composed of military generals. However, Sun Jian's real pain point is that he does not have any special troops under his command. This means that when he encounters special troops such as the Bai Li soldiers under Gu Rubing, the Qinglong Daomen, or the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under Cao Cao, he can only avoid their attacks. If he cannot avoid them, it will be a fierce battle. This is what gives Sun Jian the most headaches.

There is still a way to deal with the legendary generals, but there is really no way to deal with the special forces. When all three parties have legendary generals, the role of the legendary generals will not play the decisive role as before. They will form a balance between the three parties, so the number of famous generals and the number of elite troops such as special forces will become the key to determining victory or defeat.

Just when Sun Jian was having a headache, a group of military generals and civil officials from Jiangdong came to the conference hall. Gan Ning was sitting in the first seat on Sun Jian's left, followed by Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, Han Dang, and Sun Ce who was sitting at the last seat.

On the right hand side, Zhou Yu was in the lead, attacking Lu Xun, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Yu Fan, as well as Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin and his son Zhuge Ke.

(End of this chapter)