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Chapter 538: A perfect plan, losing two generals

Feeling the strong wind, Cao Zhang swung the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and cut the flying arrow in half.

"Haha, little Cao Zhang, my prime minister has asked me to wait for you here for a long time."

As the voice fell, Taishi Ci rushed out of the woods with Wei Yan, followed by the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun.

Seeing the two men setting an ambush here, Cao Zhang's face showed no panic, but rather he was very excited.

He had long known that these two were famous generals, and a great battle was imminent. If he could get rid of one of them here, it would definitely be good news for them.

"Your Prime Minister is not asking you to ambush here, but to send you to your death."

After saying that, Cao Zhang waved his Fang Tian Hua Ji and rushed forward.

Wei Yan snorted coldly and used the White Tiger Sun-Devouring Sword to directly block Cao Zhang's attack.

Both sides are famous generals with strong strength, so naturally there will be a lot of fighting.

The Eighteen Riders of Yanyun were also not idle. Under the command of Taishi Ci, they rushed into Cao Zhang's army.

The mission Cao Zhang received this time was not to fight. He did not bring out his Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but ordinary cavalry. Naturally, they could not hold out. All of them were second-rate generals, and they could not withstand the charge of the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun.

After just one encounter, Cao Zhang lost 800 of his 5,000 cavalrymen.

When Cao Zhang saw this situation, he knew that his men could not hold on for long, and the speed of swinging the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand gradually increased.

The young and heroic boy used the Tianyuan Jueming Halberd Technique, which not only increased his attack power by 600%, but also had a 100% armor-piercing effect.

Faced with Cao Zhang's sudden increase in speed, Wei Yan failed to react for a moment, and his armor was pierced by the Fang Tian Huaji, causing a minor injury to his abdomen. Fortunately, Wei Yan reacted in time and avoided this fatal attack.

Looking at the armor on his body, Wei Yan shook his hands and looked at Cao Zhang.

"Good boy, you have some skills. I underestimated you. Come and try mine."

Wei Yan no longer hid his abilities and directly used the last move of the White Tiger Devouring Sun sword technique, White Tiger Devouring Sun.

The thick blade, carrying the wind, slashed towards Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang held the Fang Tian Hua Ji above his head and managed to withstand the attack.

However, at the moment when the two sides came into contact, Cao Zhang almost threw the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand away. The powerful force caused his arm to bend instantly.

Cao Zhang felt that he was not blocking the opponent's sword, but rather it was like a mountain pressing down on his Fang Tian Hua Ji.

Gritting his teeth and shaking Wei Yan's sword away, Cao Zhang hurriedly retreated. After putting himself at a safe distance, he couldn't help but move his numb arm.

Both of them are famous generals, and their potential and standing strength are almost equal, so it is difficult for each other to completely kill the other.

Cao Zhang realized this and was preparing to find an opportunity to retreat when a sound of breaking wind came from behind.

There was a crisp "ding" sound.

Cao Zhang subconsciously held the Fang Tian Hua Ji behind him, and an arrow hit the halberd of the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

At this moment, Cao Zhang broke out in a cold sweat, because he just remembered that this time Liu Bei sent not only the famous general Wei Yan, but also the famous general Taishi Ci.

It’s just that after Taishi Ci shot the first arrow, he left the battlefield, causing him to forget about it.

Faced with the pincer attack from two famous generals, even Cao Zhang was a little hasty and could only defend passively.

Even if he used the Tianyuan Jueming Halberd Technique, he could only barely resist.

However, Huang Xuer's characteristics, +200% defense and +200% toughness, did give Cao Zhang some help, at least allowing Cao Zhang to temporarily defend against the siege of the two people.

Just when Cao Zhang was entangled by the two famous generals, the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun had completely defeated the thousands of cavalry brought by Cao Zhang, and their own losses were less than three hundred people.

But after all, there were only two thousand people, and several hundred cavalrymen took advantage of the chaos to escape.

Cao Zhang was delighted when he saw this. Once these cavalrymen ran back, the news of his being surrounded would be conveyed to Cao Cao, and reinforcements would arrive soon.

But a scene that soon appeared made Cao Zhang completely despair.

"Wenchang, Ziyi, you haven't finished yet. I have already finished my work. I also encountered 600 cavalrymen on the way, and I dealt with them all."

As soon as the voice fell, Zhang Liao led his white horse volunteers and rushed over from the direction of Cao Cao's camp.

Obviously, this team of White Horse Volunteers went to disrupt Cao Cao's rest rhythm. Now that their mission has been completed, they happened to run into them.

After Cao Zhang figured it out, his movements became a little flustered.

"Wenyuan, we're almost there too."

Wei Yan found a loophole in Cao Zhang's defense and used White Tiger Devouring the Sun again. The Fang Tian Huaji in Cao Zhang's hand was shaken out of his hand, and Taishi Ci's double halberds were placed directly on Cao Zhang's neck.

"Cao Zhang, you've been arrested."

Taishi Ci smiled triumphantly. After hearing that Gu Rubing had obtained the so-called war reparations from Sun Jian by using Sun Ce, Taishi Ci knew that what he had in his hands was not a prisoner, but a moving mountain of gold!
Before Cao Zhang could say anything, Wei Yan punched him and knocked him unconscious.

Then Cao Zhang was tied up roughly.

"Oh my, please be gentle with our gold mountain. If someone breaks an arm or a leg, our gold mountain will be much less!"

Taishi Ci looked at Wei Yan and shouted hurriedly, after all, his value was here.

"It's okay. Even if it's a broken arm, I don't believe Cao Cao won't want it. He's his son, and a famous general at that."

The three of them chatted and laughed along the way and returned to Nanjun.

Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang had already been waiting on the city wall.

When he saw the three people coming back, he immediately went to the city gate to greet them.

"Lord!"

The three of them bowed in front of Gu Rubing at the same time.

"Get up, how did you three perform this time?"

Gu Rubing helped the three people up, and at the same time looked curiously at Cao Zhang who was tied on the horse.

"My lord, we have completed the prime minister's mission. Bai Ma Yi has returned safely. Zi Yi, we also captured Cao Zhang who attacked us."

"Oh? Cao Zhang?"

When Gu Rubing heard that it was Cao Zhang, his eyes widened immediately.

He was originally dragged to the city wall by Zhuge Liang, who said he wanted to give him a surprise, but he did not expect that the surprise would be Cao Zhang.

Since Zhuge Liang switched to the military advisor status, his ability on the battlefield has become stronger. He can predict everything and almost guess the opponent's next move.

"Congratulations, my lord, on winning the Golden Mountain."

Zhuge Liang stood aside and bowed to Gu Rubing.

"Okay, okay, all four of you have made contributions this time. After the war is over, we will reward you all together."

Sheriff's Mansion.

Cao Zhang woke up in a daze, just in time to see Gu Rubing sitting in the first seat, with Zhuge Liang and the three generals who had captured him beside him.

"You are a bunch of despicable villains. You actually used your numbers to bully the minority. We agreed to a decisive battle in five days, but you started now. You have no credibility at all. I didn't expect that Liu Bei, who is known for his benevolence, would be such a person behind the scenes."

When Cao Zhang saw Liu Bei, he knew that he was in trouble, so he just cursed him to his heart's content.

"Bullying the minority with the majority? You, the four-party coalition forces, attacked my Nanjun. Isn't this bullying the minority with the majority? The decisive battle will be held in five days. I haven't broken my promise. This is at most a sneak attack, not a decisive battle, right? If you put it this way, it seems that you are the shameless ones."

Listening to Gu Rubing's words, Cao Zhang held back all the words in his heart. He always felt that what Gu Rubing said was not right, but he just couldn't put his finger on it. What was wrong?

"Okay, take General Cao away and treat him well. Tomorrow morning, ask Cao Cao to come out. I want to talk to him." "My lord, wait a minute! This matter is not over yet. Cao Zhang is indeed very important, but since we have already taken action, Cao Zhang alone is not enough."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he smiled mysteriously!
In Cao Cao's military camp.

At this time, the soldiers were still tidying up the camp that had been messed up by the White Horse Volunteers.

Looking at such a chaotic camp, Cao Cao felt a little angry, but when he thought that his Cao Zhang should have arrived at the city of Nanjun by now, and that Liu Bei, like himself, could not sleep well, the anger in his heart could not help but subsided a lot.

However, by the time the camp was set up, an hour had passed and there was still no sign of Cao Zhang returning.

Cao Cao was also a little anxious, and immediately sent Cao Ren with five hundred tomb-raiding lieutenants to check it out.

If a fight really breaks out, five hundred tomb raiders can also help Cao Zhang break out.

Cao Cao guessed that Cao Zhang was probably held back in Nanjun and that was why he did not come back. He wanted to ask Cao Ren to go and support him and, by the way, dampen Liu Bei's prestige.

However, when Cao Ren had just walked halfway, he saw corpses all over the ground, all wearing Cao's army's armor.

There are still many traces of fighting around.

Cao Ren knew something had happened and was about to take people back to report it when an arrow shot over from a distance.

As Cao Ren swung his sword to block it, the force from the arrow surprised him.

Immediately afterwards, two thousand White Tiger Sun-Devouring Guards rushed out from the woods and surrounded the five hundred tomb-raiding captains.

"It's bad! We've fallen into a trap."

"The Prime Minister asked us to ambush here, but unexpectedly, a big fish came."

As the voice fell, Huang Zhong and Xu Rong rode their horses slowly towards them from two directions.

When Cao Ren saw the two men appear, he knew that he might not get away with it. The only way now was to let his men rush out, tell Cao Cao the news here, and find people to reinforce him.

"I will try my best to get you out in a while. After you go back, quickly ask the lord to send reinforcements."

After hearing this, a centurion immediately shook his head.

"No, General, we will fight to the bitter end with you."

"Didn't you see how many people there were on the other side? With just our small number of people, even if all of us died, the other side wouldn't suffer many casualties. Move away quickly. This is a military order!"

After hearing this, the centurion felt unwilling but had no choice but to give in.

"Take care, General! Wait until we come back!"

Cao Ren laughed loudly, then rushed towards Cao's camp with the tomb-robbing captain.

The one guarding the direction of Cao's camp was Xu Rong.

When Xu Rong saw Cao Ren coming towards him, he was not panicked at all. After being promoted to a famous general, he felt that he had become stronger than ever before and he felt more confident.

However, at the moment when the two sides fought, Xu Rong knew that there was still some gap between him and these veteran generals, but it was not big and acceptable.

Cao Ren saw that his first strike did not defeat Xu Rong, and was about to strike with a second strike when a strong wind blew from behind him again.

You don't need to look to know that it must have been Huang Zhong who took action.

Cao Ren dodged the arrow by leaning sideways and was about to attack Xu Rong when Huang Zhong appeared behind Cao Ren holding a red-blooded knife.

Facing the famous general Cao Ren who was alone, Huang Zhong did not underestimate him and used all his strength.

The Red Blood Sword absorbed Huang Zhong's heart blood and instantly turned golden.

Seeing Huang Zhong's red blood knife about to chop up, Cao Ren did not dare to hesitate and swung his knife again to stop it.

But this powerful force made Cao Ren's whole body freeze.

Cao Ren originally wanted to end the battle quickly, but he didn't expect that the real Huang Zhong wanted to end the battle even faster, and he used all his strength from the beginning.

Just when Huang Zhong and Xu Rong were fighting with Cao Ren.

After sacrificing 400 of their own men, the 500 tomb raiders finally broke out of the encirclement and rushed towards Cao's camp.

However, he had just taken a few steps.

"put!"

A voice sounded in the distance.

A rain of arrows appeared and directly shot and killed the hundred tomb-raiding captains on the spot.

Then the captain of the mobile crossbow army and the Baiyu light cavalry, a total of 400 people, walked out from a distance.

After seeing that all the five hundred tomb-raiding captains he brought with him were killed, Cao Ren's eyes suddenly turned red, and his moves became a little messy.

Huang Zhong took this opportunity to chop Cao Ren off his horse with one blow.

After Cao Ren landed, he still wanted to resist, but Xu Rong put a knife to his neck.

Seeing this, Cao Ren closed his eyes.

"Kill me."

"Kill you? That won't do. The Prime Minister said he wants to exchange you for a lot of good things. I heard that Cao Cao is very rich, but I don't know if it's true."

Huang Zhong looked like a profiteer, smiling smugly.

As for why it looks like this, it is entirely due to Gu Rubing's true teachings.

When Cao Ren heard that he was going to be used to threaten Cao Cao, he gritted his teeth and prepared to use the knife in Xu Rong's hand to commit suicide.

Huang Zhong saw what Cao Ren was thinking and threw the Fang Tian Hua Ji directly in front of Cao Ren.

"You should be familiar with this thing, right?"

"Sir?"

Cao Ren was of course familiar with the Fang Tian Hua Ji, as its owner was none other than Cao Zhang.

Since the Fang Tian Hua Ji is in Huang Zhong's hands, it means that Cao Zhang may have been captured as well.

Huang Zhong's words soon verified Cao Ren's guess.

"The young master of your family who is good at fighting is in the hands of my master. My master said that if you dare to commit suicide, he will let your young master be buried with you."

Hearing this, Cao Ren gritted his teeth.

"I'll go with you."

After receiving this reply, Huang Zhong nodded with satisfaction.

Huang Zhong was not as rude as Wei Yan. He simply tied Cao Ren to his horse and returned to Nanjun.

Before leaving, he placed a letter written by Zhuge Liang on the body of a tomb raider.

Cao Cao didn't know why, but he always had a bad feeling ever since Cao Ren left.

And as time goes by, that bad feeling becomes stronger.

It took a long time for Cao Cao to react. He had been busy arranging the camp, sending Cao Zhang to disturb Nanjun, and sending Cao Ren to reinforce. Until now, he seemed to have not received any news from the scouts.

And according to the calculation of time, the scout disappeared at the same time when he sent Cao Zhang out.

(End of this chapter)