The Most Powerful Man in the World

Wu Lan and Gao Pei looked at each other and respectfully took orders.

Liu Yan discussed with everyone again, and the content of the discussion was nothing more than speeding up the recruitment of soldiers and building armor.Prepare food.

Fortunately, the land of Tianfu in Yizhou was severely poisoned by the Yellow Turbans compared to the land of the Central Plains. Although the land of Sichuan and Shu was also affected by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was much lighter than the land in the Central Plains. is not lacking.

The Golden Bull Road is the gateway to Sichuan, and the road to Sichuan is inherently steep, and even some roads are problematic, not to mention the army crossing.

The Jinniu Road pass was built extremely steeply. It is located between mountains and rivers, and it is so steep that it can be said that a pass can withstand tens of thousands of troops with just a few thousand soldiers and horses.

Zhang Ren, Liu Yan's right-hand man, sat here, commanding tens of thousands of troops.

Originally, Liu Yan ordered Zhang Ren to sit on the Jinniu Road, and the goal was to wait for Zhang Lu to fight with the imperial army to lose both, and then take the opportunity to send troops into Hanzhong, one to retreat the enemy, and the other to occupy Hanzhong.

It's just that Zhang Ren stood on the top of the city with his brows furrowed at the moment, watching the black army in front of him rushing towards the city gate.

To be honest, Zhang Ren didn't quite believe it when he learned about the fall of Hanzhong not long ago, but it was his confidants who came to Tongbing.

Knowing that Zhang Lu brought Hanzhong to the imperial court, Zhang Ren almost lost his temper and cursed.

After all, standing on Zhang Ren's position, Zhang Lu and the court would fight to lose both would be in line with his wishes. Now that Zhang Lu offered Hanzhong to let their calculations fail, it would be strange if Zhang Ren was not angry.

However, Zhang Ren was worthy of being a good general. He quickly cleared up his emotions, and immediately rectified the troops and horses in the city and raised his vigilance.

Sure enough, in less than half a day, Zhang Ren saw the traces of the imperial troops and horses, and now tens of thousands of troops appeared in sight.

Although it was said that the imperial army appeared under the city gate, Zhang Ren was not at all flustered. Zhang Ren had been an official in Sichuan and Shu for many years. It can be said that no one knew the danger of Sichuan and Shu better than him.

As long as the dangers here and there are guarded carefully, even if there are many soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to break through. He believes that the defense is not bad, and coupled with the sufficient soldiers and horses, he is not afraid even in the face of the imperial army.

Cao Cao's commander-in-chief army looked at the dangerous pass in front of him from afar, and his expression became solemn.

This time, Cao Cao commanded the army and made up his mind to show it in front of Chu Yi. Even if he knew that the Chuan-Shu Pass was dangerous, but in Cao Cao's mind, no matter how dangerous it was, could there be a pass that could not be filled with human life?

Looking at the pass now, Cao Cao realized that he had really underestimated the danger of Sichuan and Shu before.

To be able to make a character like Cao Cao have such a feeling, one can imagine how dangerous the gate where Zhang Ren sits in front of him is.

Not to mention Cao Cao, the Cao Clan and Xiahou Clan who followed Cao Cao on the expedition also opened their mouths one by one, gasping for breath as they looked at the dangerous pass.

"Brother, this... how to break the city!"

Looking at the precipitous pass, Cao Hong was at a loss. It was because of the precipitous pass that he could not see any hope of breaking the pass.

Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun also had the same expressions. Although they didn't say anything, they could tell what they were thinking by looking at their expressions.

In addition to the Cao Clan and Xiahou Clan, there were not many generals who accompanied the army this time, including Dian Wei and Xu Chu who could be called peerless generals.

There are Cao Cao generals, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Cao Chun and other Cao clan generals, plus Dian Wei and Xu Chu, this lineup can already be regarded as a luxurious level for the generals of Shangchuan and Shu.

But this time, everyone frowned at the dangerous pass.

On the city wall, Zhang Yi was in armor, holding a long spear in his hand, standing tall and straight on the city wall, shouting at Cao Cao from a distance: "Cao Mengde, Zhang is here, you can't even step into Sichuan and Shu for half a step. ."

Cao Cao frowned. Since he was going to attack Sichuan and Shu, it was impossible for the imperial court not to collect information on Liu Yan's martial arts, so Cao Cao also knew the details of Zhang Ren.

In the huge land of Sichuan and Shu, there are not many generals who can do it, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan can be regarded as the best among them.

Now the first person to meet is Zhang Ren, a representative of the Sichuan and Shu generals. Naturally, Cao Cao did not dare to underestimate the opponent. With a smile on his face, he drove his horse forward and said to Zhang Ren: "The general was also the court in the past. Mingguan, why do you help Zhou to be abusive and help the rebel Liu Yan to occupy the land of Sichuan and Shu, isn't it a loss of your reputation as a general?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ren immediately shouted, "Boldly, my prince was originally the Yizhou shepherd who was proclaimed by the Son of Heaven. Today, the imperial court is under the control of the traitor Chu Yi. You and the others are all the minions of the traitor. How can you accuse Zhang Mou."

Cao Cao just smiled when he heard the words. He never hoped that his words could persuade a general like Zhang Ren. If a general like Zhang Ren recognized something, it could not be changed by a few words.

Therefore, if you want to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu, it is impossible to expect Zhang Ren to make way, and the only option is to storm the Golden Bull Road.

After taking a deep look at Zhang Ren, Cao Cao turned around and left, and the generals Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, who had been protecting Cao Cao against Zhang Ren's sneak attack, followed closely behind Cao Cao.

Watching Cao Cao and others leave, Zhang Ren's heart suddenly rose, because Zhang Ren knew that the next thing was a tragic fight.

As expected, Cao Cao gave an order and the army attacked the city.

The battle of the siege was extremely tragic, especially in the face of the pass built on the Golden Bull Road, which was extremely dangerous.

However, under Cao Cao's tempting reward, a large number of soldiers rushed forward desperately.

It's a pity that the gateway was used as a support. The arrows rained down, and a large number of soldiers were shot and killed before they could rush to the city. Even if they were able to rush to the city, they looked at the high city wall and the surrounding cliffs. Despair is born.

In a short wave of offensive, more than a thousand soldiers were killed under the city wall, at least half of them fell off the cliff and died.

Cao Cao and other generals who were watching from afar frowned, looked around at the crowd and said, "This pass is dangerous and cannot be broken by a strong attack. Do you have any good strategies?"

As a military advisor, Xun You was under Cao Cao's command. He was watching the tragic city siege from a distance, frowning with his beard and said, "Zhang Ren is a good general. There are dangerous gates as a reliance, and I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the city gates."

No matter how many strategies Ren has, but facing such a good general, Xiongguan, is helpless.

Cao Cao couldn't do anything, but he was very unwilling. He was ordered by Chu Yi, but he made up his mind to show it. Could it be that Zhang Ren would block him here, and even the land of Chuan and Shu would not be able to enter. Go a step further, if this is spread out, what face does he have to sit on the position of Weiwei, one of the nine emperors.

But looking at the Xiongguan in front of him, Cao Cao felt a sigh of anger in his heart, which is called a suffocation.

"Could it be that my trip to commander Cao Mengde's army will come to an end here?"

When Cao Cao felt aggrieved in his heart, Xiahou Yuan roared, "General, the last general invites you to fight."

As soon as Xiahou Yuan's voice fell, he heard Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Cao Chun and several other Cao and Xiahou generals begging for battle.

After glancing at a few people, Cao Cao took a deep breath, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "When you go to battle, be careful."

Such a precipitous city gate, coupled with Zhang Ren sitting in the town, linking the army, and suppressing the suffocation of the army, even such fierce generals as Xu Chu and Dian Wei can't show their strength, even if they are not careful. They could all be besieged by the army.

If it wasn't because he was suffocated, Cao Cao would never allow Xiahou Yuan to rush into the battle. After all, it was too dangerous. If one did not do well, some of them might never come back.

With Cao Cao's permission, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and others were dressed neatly, and they were all filled with evil spirits, and they led their own soldiers straight to the city gate.

He let out a breath of turbid air and looked at the figures of several people, Cao Cao couldn't help flashing a bit of worry in his eyes.

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He brought Xiahou Yuan and other clan brothers this time, but he wanted to get a military exploit for his brother, or a good future.

However, even a fool can see that it is extremely difficult to break through the barrier in front of us, and the biggest damage in the siege battle lies in this. It can even be said that during the siege, if one is not careful, even if Even the top generals may stumble and die on the battlefield.

If it wasn't for Xiahou Yuan and a few people asking, plus the surrounding generals watching, Brother Cao Cao actually didn't want a few people to go out in person.

After all, the opportunity for meritorious service can be found in the future, but there is only one life. If he loses it here, he is afraid that he will regret it.

Just in front of so many people, even if Cao Cao wanted to show that he had no selfishness, it was impossible for him to refuse Xiahou Yuan's request.

However, Cao Cao was the commander of the first army after all. At this moment, his eyes were taken away from Xiahou Yuan and the others, and he looked at Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were on the side.

Along the way, under Cao Cao's deliberate friendship, the relationship between Cao Cao and Dian Wei and Xu Chu suddenly became much closer.

At this time, Cao Cao solemnly said to Dian Wei and Xu Chu, "General Dian, General Xu, please invite the two generals to take action later."

Whether it is Dian Wei or Xu Chu, both of them can be called peerless generals. After all, according to what Chu Yi said, Dian Wei and Xu Chu are strong enough to rank among the top ten military generals in the world. They can be called divine generals. .

If the two of them are willing to take action, even if they can't win the barrier in front of them, they can still attract Zhang Ren's attention.

Without Zhang Ren's targeting, even if Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun appeared on the battlefield, with their strength, they might not be able to break through the barrier, but there was no problem in protecting themselves.

Of course, the premise is that Dian Wei and Xu Chu are willing to take action.

Since Cao Cao opened his mouth, he naturally had a certain degree of certainty, not to mention that Dian Wei and Xu Chu were both kind of straightforward temperaments, and the two were extremely eager to fight on the battlefield, so Cao Cao was fully confident that he could ask the two to take action.

As expected by Cao Cao, Cao Cao just opened his mouth, and the two responded without hesitation.

Dian Wei even stretched out his big fan-like hand and patted Cao Cao: "General, don't worry, Lao Dian, I will go out in person later, and keep this pass for you."

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing. For Dian Wei's assurance, he just thought he didn't hear it. Dian Wei's words couldn't be taken seriously. If this barrier was so easy to break, he wouldn't have to worry.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao smiled at Dian Wei: "General Dian will do his best."

Dian Wei stretched out his hand to grab it, and saw two halberds fall into his hands, and then stepped out one step, and the whole person had already appeared on the battlefield.

A terrifying suffocating aura spread out, and with Dian Wei as the center, all the soldiers within a radius of several dozen meters subconsciously avoided.

Compared to Dian Wei, who was extremely rude, Xu Chu was not much better than Dian Wei. With his upper body on, Xu Chu held a large saber in his hand and strode forward, taking one step at a time. With each step, the ground shook slightly, and a faint head could be seen. A huge black bear appeared behind him.

Xu Chu, who was full of strength, stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and saw that a mountain in the distance was suddenly pulled up by Xu Chu, and then that mountain was thrown out by Xu Chu.

A mountain like a mountain roared. With such a big momentum, as long as anyone who was not blind could see it, the soldiers on both sides were even more taken aback by Xu Chu's actions.

Especially above the city wall, many soldiers just watched a small mountain fly towards them, and all of a sudden they were scared and subconsciously retreated a few steps.

Not to mention these soldiers, even Zhang Ren couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, his attention shifted from Xiahou Yuan who had just killed him to Xu Chu and Dian Wei.

Although it is said that the strength displayed by Xiahou Yuan made Zhang Ren look at him, who made Xu Chu and Dian Wei too conspicuous? There is no harm if there is no comparison. Compared with Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong, Xu Chu and Dian Wei are naturally is more dangerous.

"The mere brute force wants to break the city, it's just delusional!"

Zhang Ren watched Xu Chu bombard the pass with a small hill. If it wasn't for the blessing of the formation, maybe such a hill would fall and the pass would be smashed on the spot. Under the control, under the suffocation of the tens of thousands of troops, not to mention a hill, even if Xu Chu really moved to a mountain, he would never want to fall.

With a bang, Zhang Ren gathered the suffocation of the military, and saw a sword beam with a length of several hundred meters roaring out, hitting the mountain in the middle, and smashing that mountain into powder on the spot.

With Zhang Ren's own cultivation, it is naturally impossible to have such an effect. The key point is that Zhang Ren, as the commander of the first army, can use the strength of the whole army with the help of the army formation. Therefore, as long as Zhang Ren is willing, he is in the army. Among them, as long as the army does not collapse, he can fully exert his incomparable strength.

The strength of one person is limited, even if they are as strong as Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they cannot compare with the strength of tens of thousands of troops, so it is still difficult for Dian Wei and Xu Chu to break Zhang Ren's defense.

However, as soon as the two made a move, the morale of the siege soldiers was naturally high. In the blink of an eye, some soldiers took the opportunity to attack the city wall, but Zhang Ren was a good general defending the city. When attacking the city wall, I saw a group of spearmen suddenly burst out, and spears slammed out, and the few soldiers who had just stood firm on the city wall had not had time to climb the city wall for themselves. When they got excited, they were stabbed into hedgehogs by spears one by one.

Under the suppression of the military formation, Xiahou Dun, whose cultivation was only a few percent, turned over the city wall, just in time to see several spears rushing towards him and stabbing him.

The spearmen in this group are extremely fast in firing their guns, and they are completely straight. If they were replaced by ordinary soldiers, they might have been assassinated on the spot, but Xiahou Dun is also a top military commander. Facing such a scene Naturally, he was not in a hurry. With a sharp swipe of the long knife in his hand, several long spears were cut off on the spot in the blink of an eye, and he swept away a few soldiers and flew out.

After turning over and landing, Xiahou Dun, who had stabilized his figure, had not had time to react when he saw a sound of breaking through the air.

A spear came out of the sky, and even Xiahou Dun was startled when he heard the sound of breaking through the air, and he couldn't help but scolded at a glance, but Xiahou Dun didn't move slowly, he turned over and jumped in surprise. go down.

The moment Xiahou Dun jumped off the city wall, several spears roared past Xiahou Dun's head almost, and the holy ones blasted the soldiers who had just climbed up on the spot.

Under the support of the suffocation of the army, dozens of ballistas were shooting, not to mention Xiahou Dun, even if it was Dian Wei and Xu Chu who faced the dozens of ballistas, they would still suffer.

There are not many good generals under Zhang Ren, and there are very few generals that can be used, but this does not prevent Zhang Ren from taking other methods to defend against the powerful generals sent by Cao Cao.

If it is said that the generals alone can easily break the city, then Zhang Ren has three or two cats, big and small, compared to the dozens or hundreds of generals under Cao Cao, so what kind of city is there to defend, just surrender and admit defeat.

Here, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong were obviously being targeted, but when they boarded the city wall to greet them, they were shot by ballistas.

Here, Zhang Ren's attention was attracted by Xu Chu and Dian Wei. Dian Wei went on a rampage. Although it was not as terrifying as Xu Chu's direct capture of a mountain, it was not much worse.

They are not afraid of anyone, but they are far apart when it comes to the military formation and even the army. In the face of Zhang Ren, who leads an army of tens of thousands, the two of them can't help Zhang Ren even a little bit. Bobo's arrows rained, and there was a commotion.

After half an hour, the siege battle was in a stalemate. Zhang Ren commanded, and the order on the city wall was orderly, and there was no sign of chaos.

On the contrary, the siege side suffered considerable losses, with a large number of soldiers killed and wounded, and the high morale that had been encouraged by Dian Wei, Xu Chu and other generals no longer existed.

Cao Cao, who saw such a situation from a distance, sighed in his heart. Although he said that he had expected such a result, but seeing that even Dianwei and Xu Chu had taken action, there was still no way to take Zhang Ren. points lost.

However, Cao Cao is someone who can afford to let go. He took a deep breath and ordered: "Ming Jin withdraw his troops."