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Chapter 464: Meng Huo attacks, Zhang Ren is defeated

After a long time, Cao Cao finally spoke.

"It's okay, they are just children after all."

As soon as Cao Cao said this, the tense atmosphere in the tent disappeared instantly, and Liu Zhang turned around and glared at Liu Xun.

"Why don't you get out of here? Are you getting in the way?"

Liu Xun stood up quickly as if he had been pardoned and walked out of the tent without any delay. The reason why he had just cursed Cao Cao was because he felt that this was his own territory and Cao Cao could not do anything to him. But he was not a fool. After seeing his father's expression, he knew that he had offended someone he should not have offended.

That's why he admitted his mistake quickly, but just as he walked to the door of the big tent, Cao Cao's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"I'm your uncle, so I don't have to worry about what you said. If you continue to be so outspoken outside, it will be hard to say."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Xun, who was about to walk out of the tent, stopped, then turned around and faced Cao Cao again, bowed to apologize, and walked out of the tent backwards, leaving behind a group of nervous people.

Liu Zhang quickly spoke to ease the atmosphere. Originally, he had the upper hand in the secret confrontation with Cao Cao, after all, it was Cao Cao who concealed the truth from him first. But after Liu Xun's actions, the situation became different. Liu Zhang no longer had the upper hand, but had to speak nicely to Cao Cao. After all, they all knew that it would not do him any good to fall out with him at this time. He just acted like that just to let Cao Cao know that he, Liu Zhang, was not a soft persimmon that knew nothing and could be manipulated by him.

However, Liu Xun's action completely suppressed Liu Zhang's previous complaints. It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao did not care about Liu Xun's disrespect. After all, he did not come here to get angry with a junior.

As Liu Xun walked out of the tent, the atmosphere in the room gradually became lively. Just when several people were talking enthusiastically, suddenly war drums sounded outside and Liu Zhang stood up abruptly.

"what's the situation?"

"Report! Meng Huo leads a large army and is outside the camp."

A young servant came into the big tent out of breath, speaking incoherently.

"My lord, Meng Huo, leading an army of nearly 100,000, has arrived outside our camp!"

"What?! Quick, organize people to fight the enemy. Gongyi, go fight Meng Huo. Don't let Meng Huo break into the camp."

Zhang Ren said nothing, stood up, picked up his gun, clasped his fists and left.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and dispatch your troops to stop Meng Huo's attack!"

Liu Zhang was extremely confused at the moment. He had thought that after Meng Huo's retreat this time, he would at least stay quiet for a while before attacking again. He was planning to take this time to have a good talk with Cao Cao about the things between them, but it turned out that Meng Huo had just suffered a defeat and turned around and attacked back again.

However, after Liu Zhang calmed down, he figured out the reason. The last time Meng Huo was furious and led his army to attack Yongchang County was because he had seriously injured his younger brother Meng You, so he launched a large-scale attack.

So how could he let it go after killing his brother this time? It was only then that Liu Zhang realized that he had just been immersed in joy and had forgotten that Meng Huo valued family affection the most.

"Ji Yu, why are you so worried? Didn't you say you can handle Meng Huo? If you can, then you don't have to worry about it anymore."

Cao Cao spoke at the right time with a smile on his face. Liu Zhang did not look at Cao Cao's smug face, but just snorted coldly.

"Don't bother Brother Meng De. I have enough strength to deal with Meng Huo. Brother Meng De just needs to watch from the sidelines."

"Hahaha, ok, of course."

Cao Cao stood up and said to Liu Zhang.

"I wonder if Brother Ji Yu would mind if we watch the fight. After all, I also want my boys to learn from it."

"Why not?"

Liu Zhang actually had no idea what to do, but he was unwilling to bow down to Cao Cao no matter what, so he brought Cao Cao to the junction of the camp.

At this moment, this place has become a battlefield, and in the center of the battlefield, where the fighting is most intense, Meng Huo and Zhang Ren are fighting.

Zhang Ren had been promoted to a famous general, and with his superb marksmanship, although he was unable to defeat Meng Huo, Meng Huo could not defeat Zhang Ren in a short period of time. The fight between the two men affected the nearby soldiers, who could not stand and were forced to stay away from the battlefield to avoid being affected by the attacking aura of the two men.

Cao Cao watched Meng Huo and Zhang Ren on the battlefield with great interest. Although both of them were famous generals, there was no difference between them to Cao Cao. He could basically solve the problem without even Dian Wei taking action. And judging from the situation on the battlefield, it was only a matter of time before Zhang Ren was defeated by Meng Huo.

"Zhang Ren! I will kill you first today, and then I will kill the thief who killed my brother."

Meng Huo gritted his teeth and continued to swing Pangu Axe. His roar echoed on the battlefield. Every swing of the axe was accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder. Although Zhang Ren was an expert in spearmanship, he gradually felt overwhelmed by Meng Huo's violent attacks.

He had superb spear skills, and his exquisite spearmanship was able to achieve great results with little effort, but under Meng Huo's fierce attack, he could only barely hold on, and was in a state of retreat. The situation on the battlefield had begun to change, and the balance of victory had now completely tilted towards Meng Huo.

Cao Cao smiled and said to Liu Zhang beside him, "Ji Yu, although your generals are brave, they seem unable to resist Meng Huo's attack. How about letting my generals join the battlefield and lend him a helping hand?"

Although Liu Zhang was anxious, he still did not want to show weakness in front of Cao Cao, so he replied coldly: "I appreciate Brother Meng De's kindness, but this is my battle, so I won't bother Brother Meng De's men to take action."

Cao Cao smiled and shook his head, then sighed, as if lamenting that Liu Zhang was still cherishing his so-called face at this time. Then Cao Cao fixed his eyes back on the battlefield.

The two people who were fighting fiercely on the battlefield had now entered a white-hot stage. Zhang Ren had been suppressed by Meng Huo and had retreated more than ten feet away. He was only a stone's throw away from the camp. If the fight continued like this, Meng Huo might break into the camp before the two armies decided the outcome. This would be a huge joke. If it got out, Liu Zhang and his Yizhou army would never be able to raise their heads again.

Zhang Ren also knew that he couldn't continue like this, otherwise it would only be a matter of time before he was defeated by Meng Huo.

With a determined heart, Zhang Ren used the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix spear technique that Zhang Xiu had once used on the Xiongnu grasslands. However, the emphasis of his spear technique was different from Zhang Xiu's. The moment Cao Zhang saw Zhang Ren use the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix spear, his eyes narrowed and his aura was almost unsuppressed.

On the Xiongnu grasslands, Cao Zhang was almost killed by Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao under the pressure of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear. Now, seeing the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear again, Cao Zhang felt as if he was back on the grasslands, experiencing that life-and-death battle. Fortunately, Cao Zhang quickly adapted to it, otherwise he might have to fight Zhang Ren.

After performing the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" spear technique, Zhang Ren finally got a chance to catch his breath from Meng Huo's violent attack. The red tassel spear in his hand began to become strange and unpredictable. Every strike could find the weakest point of Meng Huo's attack, thus resisting Meng Huo's attack by attacking instead of defending.

After dozens of moves, Meng Huo felt more and more uncomfortable. He had strength but nowhere to use it. Every blow he threw seemed to be hitting cotton, and his strong strength could not be vented.

Zhang Ren took advantage of this opportunity and kept looking for Zhang Ren's weaknesses, trying to win the first place in this life-and-death battle with his superb marksmanship.

Just as he expected, as time went by, Meng Huo became more and more anxious and his attacks began to become full of loopholes. Faced with Meng Huo's repeated weaknesses, Zhang Ren did not act decisively. In that situation, the best result was to seriously injure Meng Huo with one shot, but it was absolutely impossible to kill him with one shot. Zhang Ren knew very well that he only had this one chance. After this opportunity, Meng Huo would no longer attack so recklessly.

Therefore, Zhang Ren gave up the attack several times. This scene was also seen by Dian Wei and Cao Zhang who were watching the battle on the side. What they saw was different.

"Who will win or lose between these two?"

Cao Cao opened his mouth and asked the two people beside him in a low voice. After all, he was not a military general, and could not see many things clearly. He could only ask the two people beside him. Cao Zhang leaned close to Cao Cao's ear and spoke in a voice that Liu Zhang could not hear.

"This Zhang Ren might really be able to defeat Meng Huo."

However, this statement was refuted by Dian Wei who was beside him.

"My Lord, you have only seen the obvious. Meng Huo has an absolute advantage. The outcome will be clear in less than a hundred moves."

"Oh? Dian Wei, you mean Zhang Ren will lose?"

"Not only will you lose, you will die!"

Dian Wei answered simply, and Cao Cao frowned slightly.

"It's OK to lose, but you can't die. Is there any other way?"

"Yes, I will save Zhang Ren's life when he uses his killing move. You can join me in the battle. I will only be responsible for saving people, and you can leave the killing to me."

Dian Wei whispered instructions to Cao Zhang who was standing beside him. Cao Zhang didn't quite understand what Dian Wei meant and asked in confusion.

"Why did you attack when Zhang Ren was performing his killing move? Instead of when Meng Huo was performing his killing move?"

Dian Wei did not answer, but just watched the two people fighting on the battlefield quietly. Although Cao Zhang was confused, he did not ask any more questions. After all, Cao Cao on the side did not speak.

During this trip to the Xiongnu, he had already figured out Dian Wei's character. This newly appointed first-rank general would not give face to anyone except in front of his father and wine.

On the battlefield, the fight between the two men continued. Meng Huo exposed more and more weaknesses. Finally, when Meng Huo raised his axe to chop again, his lower and upper body were wide open. Zhang Ren's eyes focused, and he no longer hesitated. He lightly tapped Meng Huo's axe handle with the butt of his gun, causing Meng Huo's attack direction to deviate. Then he turned around abruptly, and with a fierce dragon out of the sea, he stabbed Meng Huo's vitals with a gun.

Meng Huo was horrified and wanted to retreat, but it was too late.

When Zhang Ren saw Meng Huo's frightened face, he no longer had any worries. The tip of his spear quickly moved forward and approached Meng Huo rapidly. Before that, when he stabbed out the spear, Zhang Ren was still on guard, so he chose to turn around and stab out instead of attacking directly.

Just when he was about to kill Zhang Ren with a shot in the throat, Meng Huo, who was in a panic, suddenly smiled evilly and rushed forward. Zhang Ren was so frightened by this sudden change that he couldn't raise his gun and even forgot to dodge.

"Haha, kid, you finally got fooled!"

Before Meng Huo finished his words, he grabbed Zhang Ren's neck, and his big hand like an iron clamp locked Zhang Ren. A strong feeling of suffocation came over him in an instant, submerging Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren was unable to swing the red tassel spear, but was swept away by Meng Huo's axe. Then he raised the Pangu Axe high and chopped it down fiercely.

At the critical moment, Meng Huo felt a breath that almost shattered him appear in front of him, and then disappeared the next moment. Along with the breath, Zhang Ren, who was originally in his palm, also disappeared. When he looked up again, the enemy in front of him had changed from Zhang Ren to a big man holding a halberd.

Next to the military camp, Dian Wei put the pale-faced Zhang Ren on the ground. Zhang Ren lay weakly against the wall, gasping for breath. Only then did Liu Zhang react and looked at Zhang Ren belatedly.

"Justice, that's all right."

Cao Cao came to Zhang Ren before Liu Zhang. It was not only because Cao Cao reacted faster, but also because Dian Wei intentionally or unintentionally placed Zhang Ren next to Cao Cao. Zhang Ren's lips were pale and his face was bloodless. Although he was only caught by Meng Huo for a moment, he almost suffocated to death.

"Thank you very much for saving my life, Prime Minister."

Zhang Ren struggled to stand up and bowed to Cao Cao. Although he rejected Cao Cao's attempt to poach his talents, it did not mean that he would not distinguish right from wrong. It was a fact that Dian Wei saved his life, so he naturally could not ignore it.

This scene between the two people looked quite different in the eyes of Zhang Ren who was standing aside. It seemed as if Cao Cao was Zhang Ren's lord, and he, the real lord, had become an outsider.

"I'm glad you're okay. What's the point of talking about saving my life?"

Cao Cao patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder, smiled suddenly, then turned and looked at Liu Zhang.

"Ji Yu, Gongyi is seriously injured. His energy and blood are weakened and he can no longer continue to fight."

What Cao Cao said was really brilliant. Even if he hadn't said it, Liu Zhang would never let Zhang Ren go to the battlefield again. But after Cao Cao said this, no matter how Liu Zhang answered, the final credit would have to be attributed to Cao Cao.

Liu Zhang couldn't help but roll his eyes, but the other party had just rescued his general and hadn't yet pursued the matter of his son. If he turned against Cao Cao at this time, Liu Zhang would inevitably be labeled as inhuman, which Liu Zhang naturally didn't want to do.

"Thank you, Brother Meng De, for your help. Leave justice to me."

Liu Zhang stepped forward and said that after all, it was Cao Cao's men who really saved Zhang Ren. Under such circumstances, Liu Zhang could not continue to speak coldly to them. After thanking Cao Cao, he supported Zhang Ren and walked towards the camp.

(End of this chapter)