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Chapter 472: Defeat Meng Huo for the Fourth Time and Meet Sun Ce

In Yizhou, on the border of Yongchang County, there is an unknown military town. At this moment, two armies are facing each other. Under the city wall, two people are fighting a great battle. One of them holds a Fang Tian Hua Ji, and the other holds a Pangu Axe. The two are fighting vigorously, their weapons collide, sparks fly, and waves of invisible and substantial energy are spreading around with the two people as the center.

Cao Cao and Liu Zhang sat high on their horses, squinting their eyes as they watched Cao Zhang and Meng Huo fighting in the distance. They were all a little shocked in their hearts, because this was not the first time Cao Zhang and Meng Huo had fought. Before this, he had fought three battles with Meng Huo, and each time ended with Cao Zhang's success, but each time he failed to keep Meng Huo alive.

At the same time, what they couldn't understand the most was that Meng Huo became stronger and stronger, until now, he was almost on par with Cao Zhang.

The two men fought more fiercely on the battlefield. Only the afterimage of the Fang Tian Hua Ji could be seen in the air, and the main body could not be seen at all. Meng Huo held up his Pangu Axe and fought hard, while adjusting his posture to avoid being seized by Cao Zhang and knocking down the Pangu Axe, otherwise it would be difficult for him to escape.

After a full-scale fight, the two separated briefly to take a breath, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and inhaled a breath of fresh air. Cao Cao raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji, pointed at Meng Huo and said slowly.

"Barbarian thief, I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly."

"Hahaha, there are many things you didn't expect."

Meng Huo retreated instead of advancing, his body spinning in the air, and with the help of the momentum of his rotation, he drove Pangu Axe down fiercely. Cao Cao's pupils constricted, and he exerted all his strength to the extreme. The Tianyuan Jueming Halberd Technique evolved from the Fangtian Huaji, and it became even more powerful. With one slash of the halberd, it seemed as if the heaven and earth were dimmed.

The two men's full-strength attacks collided in the air with a loud bang, and a white energy that had already condensed into substance burst out violently, shaking the surrounding Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to the point that they could not stand steadily. They could only use their spears to support themselves on the ground to avoid being knocked to the ground by the fierce energy.

When the strong energy dissipated, the two people in the center of the battlefield had separated. Where Cao Zhang was standing, the ground collapsed several inches and was full of cracks all around. Cao Zhang was still standing there holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji. Looking at the attacking Meng Huo, he had been beaten back dozens of feet by Cao Zhang. He knelt on one knee, supporting his body with the Pangu Axe, so he did not fall down.

After the two of them fought with all their strength, the winner was immediately decided.

However, Cao Zhang did not have the energy to continue chasing and killing. After all, he did not have the ability to slow down the consumption of physical energy, nor did he have Zhang Fei's abnormal attribute of ignoring physical energy consumption. Cao Zhang, who was already exhausted, could only watch the opponent's city gate open, and several first-class generals rushed out, carried Meng Huo onto their horses and left.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on the periphery did not dare to act rashly, because in the previous few times they wanted to take advantage of this situation and rely on the cavalry's fast speed and high mobility to rush directly into the city, but they were forced back by the row of archers wearing feathers on the city wall. After several charges, they lost hundreds of people.

You know, they broke through the entire Xiongnu royal court, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry suffered only a loss of more than a thousand people. Now, after several sieges, they have lost hundreds of people. This kind of loss made Cao Cao no longer order sieges.

Although cavalry is powerful and is the trump card among soldiers, it is not suitable for use in this kind of offensive and defensive battles.

Watching Meng Huo retreat, Cao Zhang, who was on the spot, gradually recovered some strength. He hooked his finger at Meng Huo, who had not yet closed the city gate and could still see him, full of provocation.

Although Meng Huo wanted to fight again, he was powerless. As the city gates closed, Cao Zhang and Meng Huo were completely separated.

Cao Zhang mounted his horse without any help and came to Cao Cao's side?

"Father, I am useless and cannot capture Meng Huo."

"Ziwen, there is no need to do this. We just need to wait until they run out of food and start rioting. By then, this small city will naturally fall without a fight. Now letting you fight Meng Huo is just to give you more experience so that you will not be without a way to deal with Liu Bei's group of people on the battlefield in the future."

"Yes, father. I will remember this."

Cao Zhang clasped his fists in salute, and Cao Cao waved to him.

"From now on, all matters here will be handed over to you. I have to go back to Xudu. Some things need to be put on the agenda early."

"Is father ready?"

"Yes, the sooner the better. Now that you have accumulated enough energy, it is time to show your strength."

Cao Zhang did not respond, but saluted Cao Cao again. Before Cao Cao left, he took another look at the military town in the distance.

"As for Meng Huo, if you can subdue him, then subdue him. If he really refuses to obey, then just kill him."

"I understand, father."

"Ji Yu, don't just sit there and watch. Call over all the generals under your command who can still be used. When they can no longer hold out in the city, we can defeat them in one fell swoop. We don't have much time left."

Cao Cao didn't even look at Liu Zhang, but just gave the instructions in a cold voice. Liu Zhang was a little confused.

"What do you mean by running out of time? Isn't it that Meng Huo's time is running out?"

Liu Zhang's words elicited an extremely disgusted look from Cao Cao.

"Is this little Meng Huo the only enemy you see?"

Cao Cao's words seemed to awaken Liu Zhang from his dream, and he suddenly realized.

"You mean Liu Bei? Is he going to take action soon?"

Cao Cao nodded slightly and looked towards the northwest.

"Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He have already started to return from the Xianbei royal court. I believe they should be about to enter Youzhou by now."

"Xianbei? Liu Bei went to fight the Xianbei?"

Liu Zhang was somewhat confused. He had some understanding of the royal courts established by the three major nomadic tribes in the north. He knew that the Xianbei's strength was far more than what was shown on the surface. At the same time, he also knew that the most noisy Xiongnu and Wuhuan were most likely just shields of the Xianbei.

Liu Zhang had already acknowledged Cao Cao as his master, so Cao Cao no longer hid some things from Liu Zhang and continued.

"We didn't go to fight the Xianbei, but we have already destroyed the Xianbei royal court. Several major tribes in the Xianbei territory, including the Tuoba, Qifu, Tufa, Budu and nearly ten other tribes, have all been destroyed by Liu Bei's men. After this battle, the nomadic forces in the north will be paralyzed for more than a hundred years."

Cao Cao's eyes were cold. He originally wanted to attack the Xianbei royal court, but for various reasons, he finally chose the Xiongnu royal court. Not only was the Xianbei royal court farther away, but their strength was even stronger. Each of the several tribes just mentioned had famous generals. According to his intelligence, the Xianbei royal court had no less than five famous generals, and even more first-class generals.

This is not to say that Cao Cao did not have the strength to defeat the Xianbei, but that Cao Cao did not have the strength to send out people to respond and conquer the Xianbei while he was on guard against Guan Yu. At the same time, he had to be on guard against Liu Bei's attacks at all times. For all these reasons, he was unable to attack the Xianbei and could only attack the Huns nearby.

Last time, he sent Cao Ren, Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun to hunt down Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, and almost killed them. This was another blood feud. If Liu Bei waited until everything was ready and took the lead in attacking, he would face an extremely dangerous situation.

Cao Cao told Cao Zhang and others that he was returning to Xu Du, but he was actually going to go from Yizhou, bypass Wuling County in Jingzhou, cross Jingzhou, and find Sun Jian. If Sun Jian also had legendary generals under his command, then Cao Cao would not mind reconciling with Sun Jian and joining forces again. If not, Cao Cao would use a trick to divert the trouble and let Sun Jian fight Liu Bei first, and then he would reap the benefits.

In this way, Cao Cao was protected by Dian Wei alone. The two of them disguised themselves and after leaving Yongchang County, they detoured eastward, passed through Zangke County, and began to move towards Jingzhou along the majestic mountain range that divided Zangke County into two.

And just as Cao Cao said, at this moment at the border of Youzhou, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Zhang He, with their subordinates whose losses were almost negligible, had begun to enter the territory of Youzhou.

The four of them all had smiles on their faces, chatting and laughing all the way as they headed straight towards Linzi, Qingzhou.

Two days later, in Wuling County of Jingzhou, the three men met in a vast and empty wilderness. The atmosphere between them was tense and they could fight at any time, until one of them revealed his identity, and a super war was avoided between the two.

"My dear, I am the Prime Minister of the current court, Cao Cao! May I ask your name? Who do you serve under?"

Cao Cao's eyes were fixed as he looked closely at the hooded general in front of him. The other party was holding a weapon wrapped in cloth. One could only vaguely see that it was a gun, and nothing else could be seen. However, Cao Cao felt an aura from that man that he had only felt from Dian Wei, which made him tremble with excitement.

"Of course I know it was Prime Minister Cao, but I don't know why Prime Minister Cao took General Dian and sneaked through Jingzhou?"

"Oh? It seems that you know me? Could you please show me your true face so that I can see who you are, my old friend?"

Cao Cao was a little surprised, but he already had a guess in his mind that the other person still had no intention of revealing his true face, so he continued speaking.

"Only when I know whether the Prime Minister is an enemy or a friend, will I dare to reveal my true identity. Otherwise, if General Dian, who is beside the Prime Minister, attacks, I won't be able to handle it."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of continuing the conversation, Cao Cao lost interest.

"Since you are unwilling to talk, let's say goodbye."

Faced with a legendary general who appeared out of nowhere, and who was most likely under Sun Jian's command, Cao Cao naturally did not want to start a conflict at this time. If he could be sure that Sun Jian had a legendary general under his command, then Cao Cao could be sure of what attitude he should take towards Sun Jian.

"Prime Minister Cao should be planning to go to Yangzhou, right?"

Hearing the other party ask this question, Cao Cao became more certain that the other party must be under Sun Jian's command, but he just couldn't tell who he was.

"Yes, I am going to Yangzhou to discuss important matters with your master."

Cao Cao didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose. After hearing this, the man was obviously stunned, and then he spoke slowly.

"Why, Prime Minister Cao is so sure that I belong to Yang Zhou?"

"If not, you probably wouldn't have been talking nonsense here for so long."

After hearing this, the man on the other side took off the hood that was covering his face, and Cao Cao and Dian Wei also saw clearly who this newly promoted legendary general was. When they saw that it was Sun Ce, they showed astonishment on their faces. Before this, Cao Cao had thought it was Zhou Yu and Gan Ning, but he never thought it was Sun Ce.

Because the last time they worked together, Sun Ce wasn't even a famous general, but now he has become a legendary general in the blink of an eye? This span is really too exaggerated.

"Since it's my father's, then please come with us. My father also has something to discuss with Prime Minister Cao."

Just like that, the original group of two people became a group of three. At this moment, Cao Cao can be said to be at his safest. With two legendary generals by his side, who in the world can break his back?
The group of three went straight through Wuling County, and then, under the leadership of Sun Ce, went straight into Jiaozhou via Cangwu County, and then went to Longbian County City in Jiaozhi County.

Both of them were legendary generals with incredible speed. If they had not been taking care of Cao Cao, they would have reached Jiaozhi County long ago with their speed.

When Sun Jian saw Sun Ce coming back with Cao Cao and Dian Wei by his side, he knew that the decisive battle for the world was not far away.

Even Dian Wei and Sun Ce were not qualified to attend the meeting. There were only Cao Cao and Sun Jian in the room. And it was here a few days ago that Sun Jian and Shi Xie completed their negotiations.

Half a month ago, Cao Cao had just completed negotiations with Liu Zhang.

Now, the two are having their first meeting.

It can be said that during this period of time, there have been more talks that were enough to change the situation than wars that changed the situation. In the face of this trend, no one is willing to waste their own military strength, and everyone wants to decide the final victory or defeat with their strongest posture.

Inside the room, Cao Cao and Sun Jian sat opposite each other. Outside the room, the two legendary generals Dian Wei and Sun Ce were in charge of guarding the place. This kind of treatment had never been seen before and would probably be rare in the future.

"Brother Wentai, to show my sincerity, I will tell you some bad news first."

Cao Cao smiled and raised his glass to signal that this was a negotiation tactic he learned from Liu Zhang. A glass of wine and a few words would speed up the pace of the negotiations. This would make a big difference between having a plan in advance and not having one, and more favorable conditions could be obtained this way.

This is how he was tricked by Liu Zhang at that time, so the conditions he proposed at that time were not the best, but they were not bad either.

Sun Jian also raised his cup and drank it all, then extended a hand to Cao Cao, motioning him to continue speaking.

"Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He destroyed the Xianbei royal court and killed at least five famous generals of the Xianbei royal court. Huang Zhong and Ma Chao destroyed the Wuhuan royal court. My subordinates tried to kill them but failed. It is certain that the two of them have been promoted to famous generals. As for the other four, we don't know yet."

As soon as Cao Cao arrived, he threw out a shocking bomb.

(End of this chapter)