Three Kingdoms: I, the Emperor of Wei, am loyal and pure!

In the second year of Jian'an, early July.

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Lu Bu stood at the northeast corner of the city wall, looking up.

Looking at the unobstructed view of the village wilderness, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed:"It's been how many days, why haven't Zang Ba Changxi's men arrived yet! If it's a few days later, wouldn't it be really necessary for Cao Ang to train the new soldiers to some extent?!"

On the side, Zhang Xun, the general under Yuan Shu who had been there for a few days, laughed and said:"Don't be anxious, Mr. Feng, it must be because the weather is hot, Zang Ba and the others are just marching a little slower. In such hot weather, it will be dawn at the fifth watch. It started to get hot, and the sun didn't set until after Xu hour.

Only night is suitable for marching.

And because there are many mountains in the north, marching can only be done at night, so it is understandable that it comes slower.

I came from Shouchun, and the same is true. , the journey that usually takes six or seven days took ten days to arrive."

At this point, Zhang Xun said again:"As for what Feng Xianggong was worried about, Cao Ang will train the newly recruited soldiers and horses into shape. This is really too much worry. Even if Cao Ang can train his troops again, it will take at least half a year to train the new soldiers.

And when Zang Ba arrives, we will have several armies pressing on the border, and we will defeat Xiaopei in less than ten days."

Zhang Xun's words made Lu Bu's His expression softened a little.

Think about it and it's true.

There are tens of thousands of Taishan tribesmen such as Zang Ba Changxi and others. Although most of them are rabble, the cannon fodder also has some fighting power, it's just a few.

As long as Cao Ang can be defeated and this serious problem is eradicated, Lu Bu can wait a few more days.

Beside Lu Bu, Chen Gong looked a little solemn, looking like he was hesitant to speak.

He subconsciously felt that something was wrong with Zang Ba's delay in coming, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

After thinking about it again and again, Chen Gong had no choice but to give up. He felt that it was probably because the weather was too hot, as Zhang Xun said, that Zang Ba came slowly.

Little did they know that Zang Ba, the reinforcement they had been waiting for, would no longer be able to come!

It is true that"747" means it is not impossible to come back, but it is impossible to come back to support Lu Bu and Zhang Xun.

At least, when they appear in front of Lu Bu, they won't be reinforcements...

At this moment, eighty miles northeast of Pengcheng, Fuyang City.

This is a small border town of Pengcheng State under the rule of Xuzhou, between Lanling and Pengcheng.

More than 100,000 troops were stationed inside and outside Fuyang City at this time.

A few days ago, Cao Ang killed Chang Xi near the mountain road of Lanling, attacked Zang Ba, and surrendered Zang Ba and other hundreds of thousands of Taishan bandits. He then marched and reorganized, captured Fu Yang along the way, and temporarily stationed them.

Here, Cao Ang completed the complete reorganization of Zang Ba and other tribes.

Originally, Zang Ba, Chang Xi, Wu Dun and other commanders under his command totaled 110,000 to 20,000 soldiers and horses.

However, in the battles of the past few days, Cao Ang led his army and killed six to seven thousand people in front and rear formations, and thousands more thieves were injured or killed due to trampling on each other and other reasons.

So when Zang Ba finally surrendered, he only had a little over 100,000 left.

Among them, Chang Xi was killed by the formation, so his nearly 20,000 troops lost their leader.

So Cao Ang temporarily asked Xu Chu and Guan Yu to take 10,000 horses and 20,000 men each.

At the same time, several hundred strong soldiers were selected from the subordinates of Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others to form an elite force of three thousand, commanded by Li Cunxiao.

As for the other tribes, Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Sun Guan and others continued to lead.

Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious.

What's more, Cao Ang also knew something about Zang Ba, and in the battle of Lanling, he defeated Zang Ba's army head-on and subdued Zang Ba.

Cao Ang was sure that Zang Ba would not rebel again after he surrendered.

Therefore, just like how Cao Cao treated Zang Ba in history, he still let him command his respective tribes, and did not make any arrangements to disrupt the situation. He just selected 3,000 strong soldiers.

Indeed, as Cao Ang thought, Zang Ba had no intention of rebelling since he had surrendered.

Cao Ang's fame and achievements have been well known in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou and other places in recent months.

Zang Ba also heard about Cao Zi's reputation for cultivating dragons and phoenixes and using soldiers like gods.

There was no friendship between him and Lu Bu in the first place. They were just stationed in the Langya area of ​​Mount Tai, supporting their troops and supporting themselves.

Lu Bu promised to use Langya's grain, grass and military supplies as reward, and asked Zang Ba to attack Cao Ang together, and Zang Ba came.

However, Lu Bu was incompetent and failed to keep an eye on Cao Ang, so Cao Ang led only two thousand light cavalry and attacked for hundreds of miles, defeating Chang Xi and Zang Ba's troops.

It is understandable that Zang Ba surrendered after being defeated, and there is nothing sorry for Lu Bu.

The main blame is Lu Bu's incompetence, which put the reinforcements in danger.

Moreover, Cao Ang was famous, and in front of Zang Ba, he showed his courage, bravery, resourcefulness and military skills with a beautiful running battle, which made Zang Ba convinced, respectful and fearful.

Under this situation, Zang Ba had already determined that Cao Ang was a man of great talent and would surely do great things in the future, so he naturally followed him sincerely.

Since the tribes of Mount Tai were surrendered by Cao Ang, Cao Ang has been training his troops according to local conditions while marching in the past few days.

In just a few days, decay turned into magic, and the Taishan tribe under Zang Ba and other generals changed from a ragtag group to something like a regular army.

Although there is still a long way to go before we can become elite soldiers as a whole, at least we will no longer drag ourselves out during marches and panic when encountering problems.

The men and horses were still the same men and horses, and even the flags and uniforms had not been changed, but the morale was obviously different.

This made Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Sun Guan and other generals even more convinced of Cao Ang.

"General Zang Ba, let us stay here in Fuyang City for a few days and let the soldiers repair it.

After I conveyed the message to Wang Yanzhang and Liu Bei who were left behind in Xiaopei, and Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County, and agreed on the time to attack, we marched towards Pengcheng."

At the top of Fuyang City, Cao Ang looked towards Zang Badao while looking in the direction of Pengcheng.

"The young master is like a god in using troops, and we all only obey the young master’s orders!"

Zang Ba bowed his hands in salute and replied solemnly, the armor on his body jingling.

He originally wanted to call Cao Ang his lord, after all, it was Cao Ang who surrendered.

But in Cao's camp, Old Cao is the lord, so Zang Ba He also called Cao Ang the son.

But in Zang Ba's heart, Cao Ang was his real master.

Seeing Zang Ba's submissive attitude, Cao Ang was also very satisfied. This general was completely conquered.

Cao Ang waved to the sky, The Thousand Mile Falcon hovering in the sky roared over and landed on Cao Ang's arm.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Ang tied the written letter to the Thousand Mile Falcon's feet and let it fly back to Xiaopei to deliver the letter to Liu Bei..

At the same time, Cao Ang called Hu Che'er again, explained something, and asked him to take the token to Chen Deng's office in Guangling to deliver the message.

Hu Che'er was one of those thin and powerful people. Although he looked thin, he could The load was five hundred kilograms.

Moreover, Hu Che'er was as light as a swallow, had superb riding skills, and had special horse-controlling skills. He could travel seven hundred miles a day without sacrificing horsepower.

Cao Ang asked him to bring five prepared horses to go Guangling Chen Deng office delivers the letter, and it can be delivered in one day and one night at most.

……

Two hours later, the Qianli Falcon landed under the banner of Cao at the top of Xiaopei City.

Wang Yanzhang took the letter from Qianli Falcon's lap, glanced at it, and handed it to Liu Bei who was standing aside.

After Liu Bei read the letter, a look of shock appeared on his face:"So the young master left Xiaopei and went to attack Zang Ba!

In only seven or eight days, he traveled hundreds of miles and attacked more than ten thousand people. Young Master You really use your troops like a god!"

After some emotion, Liu Bei felt a little solemn in his heart.

Although he admired Cao Ang's talent, the more outstanding Cao Ang was, the more worried Liu Bei became.

Cao Cao has this Qilin son. If he can wipe out Lu Bu this time and defeat Yuan Shu's army again, he will dominate the five states of Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, and Yang!

And will Liu Bei still have a chance to achieve his own fortune?

At this moment, Liu Bei even had the urge to secretly send a message to Lu Bu to warn him.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Liu Bei sighed in his heart and gave up the idea.

Now Cao Ang has recruited Zang Ba and other hundreds of thousands of people. Even if Liu Bei rebels with more than a thousand of his old troops, it will not have much impact on Cao Ang.

Moreover, Cao Ang had more than two thousand elite cavalry, two thousand elite infantry, and peerless generals such as Xu Chu, Li Cunxiao, and Wang Yanzhang.

Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County, will also lead thousands of county soldiers to help Cao Ang.

Even if Liu Bei helps Lu Bu at this time, he may not have any chance of winning.

What's more, his general and sworn brother Guan Yu are still with Cao Ang.

Wang Yanzhang of Xiaopei is in charge of the main military power. Even if Liu Bei wants to escape, he may not be able to escape Xiaopei.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei could only take one step at a time and said to Wang Yanzhang:"Since you have given the order, we will rectify the army and horses and send troops to Pengcheng in five days!"

When Liu Bei said this, Wang Yanzhang put his sword on his waist. The hand on him slowly let go.

If Liu Bei had done something slightly wrong just now, Wang Yanzhang would never hesitate to act.

Late at night more than a day later, Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County, was hurriedly awakened by his entourage and saw Hu Che'er coming from Fuyang City.

After checking the tokens, Chen Deng received a verbal message from Hu Cheer.

This made Chen Deng's eyes light up, and he looked overjoyed:"Young Master is really a genius!

When I heard that Young Master came with only five thousand soldiers and horses, I knew that Young Master must have some clever tricks.

But I didn't expect that Young Master had hidden so much. The war horses galloped back and forth for thousands of miles, and defeated Zang Ba and others first!

Now that the young master has surrendered more than 100,000 Zang Ba, plus Xiaopei's remaining soldiers and horses and my Guangling County soldiers, there are 120,000.

Lu Bu Zhang Xun's army totals only one hundred thousand.

In this battle, the advantage lies with me!"

Chen Deng was so happy that he was so excited that he no longer felt sleepy. He immediately ordered drums to be beaten to gather troops, and he broke camp and sent out troops overnight.

A few days ago, Chen Deng was already ready to respond to Cao Ang at any time.

Now that we have received the information, we can just go straight away.

Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, was awakened by the sound of war drums as the soldiers gathered, and hobbled over on crutches. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

From Chen Deng’s words, after learning that Cao Ang’s light cavalry attacked and defeated Zang Ba, he also smiled:"Master Zixiu is a dragon and a phoenix among men, he is indeed worthy of his reputation!

This time the young master will defeat Lu Bu, and then the power of Cao Sikong and his son will pursue Yuan Shao. No one in the world can stop him! When my son goes, he will definitely be effective in front of the young master's account.

The young master uses troops like a god, but he practices benevolence and righteousness..

If Mr. Zixiu leads Xuzhou, it will be a blessing to our Xuzhou family and the people.

Moreover, if I go to the Chen family in Pi, I may be able to serve the dragon in the future."

After giving Chen Deng some instructions, Chen Gui said: He waved his hands and said,"My son, go away now. I will take care of the matters at home."....."

So, within an hour, it was still dark.

Chen Deng led four thousand soldiers from Guangling County and set off overnight to Pengcheng.

Because Guangling was far away from Pengcheng, the army had to march for at least three or four days, and it took more than a day for Hu Che'er to deliver the letter, so Chen Deng set out overnight.

Xiaopei and Liu Bei are only less than a hundred miles away from Pengcheng, so they will set off in five days.

When Cao Ang delivered the message, he controlled these variables.

Five days after Cao Ang sent the letter, it was evening on the sixth day.

Lu Bu, who was at the head of Pengcheng, looked far to the northeast and saw a large group of people arriving belatedly.

Moreover, there was also a leading sentry horseman who came to report:"General Lu, I am a subordinate of General Chang Xi of Taishan County. My general will lead his troops and horses and will arrive immediately.

Behind him are General Zang Ba and other troops with more than 100,000 troops.

Please. The general designated a place to set up camp and sent some food and grass to reward the soldiers."

After hearing this, Lu Bu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Although I was dissatisfied with the late arrival of Chang Xi Zang Ba and others, nearly ten days later than expected.

But at this moment Lu Bu also knew not to show it, so he patted his chest and said:"Easy to say, I will arrange food, grass, pigs and sheep to reward the soldiers who have come from afar. Please go and repay the favor. Please ask General Chang Xi to lead his troops to the city wall. When we go down to the stronghold in the northwest corner, I will personally lead my troops with General Zhang Xun from Huainan to greet you!"

After the messengers who reported the news left, Lu Bu gathered his generals and notified the garrison of Zhang Xun in the southwest corner of Pengcheng. Xun, let’s get ready together.

Under Chen Gong's persuasion, and also to demonstrate the eliteness of his troops, Lu Bu pulled all his thousands of elite troops out of the city to form an array.

This was to prevent Chang Xi and other Taishan tribesmen from feeling that they had too many soldiers and were unruly.

Not long after, the soldiers and horses from afar arrived nearby.

Lu Bu saw that their formation was quite orderly, not like a ragtag group of people marching without a queue as he imagined.

This made Lu Bu even more happy:"The troops and horses of Chang Xi look very neat.

If Zang Ba and other troops are also like Chang Xi, and they join forces to attack Xiaopei, I'm afraid they can capture it in three days." , take off the head of Cao Ang!"

On the side, Chen Gong also nodded, but felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

I just don’t know where the source of this uneasiness lies.

"I am Marquis Wen, Lu Bu. I wonder where General Chang Xi is!

I have prepared food, grass, pigs and sheep to help the general and soldiers."

Seeing that the leading army of 20,000 soldiers and horses, carrying the general's flag with the word"Chang", came a hundred paces away.

Lu Bu immediately rode out and greeted with a big smile.

"Changxi’s head is here!"

A loud shout was heard from the army on the opposite side, and then a salted human head was thrown from a distance, rolling in front of Lu Bu's horse.

Lu Bu saw a face suddenly flying over from the opposite side. The ferocious head was suddenly startled.

At this moment, the people of Changxi tribe on the opposite side directly threw the big flag with the word"Chang" and raised the big flag with the word"Xu" and the big flag with the word"Guan" from the rear.

As the flags were raised , , the army formation on the opposite side separated. Xu Chu and Guan Yu each dragged a sword and shouted, and charged towards Lu Bu and Zhang Xun.

"Xu Chu, Guan Yu! []

Why is it you!"

Lü Bu was shocked again. He never expected that Cao Ang's general Xu Chu and Guan Yu would be killed in the so-called reinforcement Changxi on May 7.

"Come on, prepare for battle!"

Although he was surprised, Lu Bu didn't think too much and hurriedly ordered preparations for war.

"Li Cunxiao is here. The slaves of the third surnames dare to fight with me!"

At this moment, Li Cunxiao galloped his horse, and from another direction, he led 3,000 strong soldiers, including 200 fine cavalry, and rushed towards him.

Seeing Li Cunxiao leading thousands more soldiers and horses to fight, Lu Bu was shocked again. :"What's going on, why do Cao Ang's men have so many soldiers and horses!"

Besides, Chen Gong's face had darkened, and he finally understood where the uneasiness came from:"Don't you understand, my lord? Cao Ang didn't know when, he had already attacked Changxi and surrendered all his troops!

The heads of Chang Xi are all here. I am afraid that Zang Ba, Wu Dun and other tribes will also be in trouble, and they will either die or surrender!"

When Zang Ba and Zang Ba arrived, as soon as Chen Gong finished speaking, Zang Ba and Wu Dun's troops, who were following Xu Chu and Guan Yu, shouted and came over to kill.

Wu Yangyang didn't know how many people, so Lu Bu, Chen Gong and Zhang Xun Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

They were shocked and angry!

"How could this be?

How could this be? Lu

Bu was so angry that he shouted:"The Taishan generals are the reinforcements I invited. How dare you surrender to Cao Ang and attack me instead?""

"Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County, is here to carry out the imperial edict to fight against the rebel Yuan Shu and his accomplice Lu Bu!"

Lu Bu was still roaring, but from the southeast of Pengcheng, another army came to kill him, it was Chen Deng!

"General Zuo leads Yuzhou Shepherd Liu Bei here to punish the thieves!"

Immediately afterwards, to the west of Pengcheng, Liu Bei, Wang Yanzhang, and Zhang Fei also led Xiaopei's 3,000 elite soldiers and 4,000 new soldiers to fight together.

"General Chariot and Cavalry led Xuzhou Mu Cao Ang to fight against the rebels according to the emperor's edict. All the soldiers listened to my orders and went all out to kill the thieves!"

Finally, Cao Ang led thousands of fine cavalry and attacked like thunder. Together with other soldiers and horses, they surrounded Lu Bu and Zhang Xun's army under Pengcheng!

And the expressions of Lu Bu, Zhang Xun, Chen Gong and others were... It turned from shock to horror……