After Gan Ning captured Ye County, Liu Qi ordered Guan Yu and Xu Shu to stay at Bowang and personally lead troops to reinforce them.
News of Cao Cao's personal expedition came, and Ye County would become a meat grinding ground to fight against Cao's army. Zhuge Liang's plan also began to be deployed. This would be a fateful battle.
Three days later, dust was flying outside the city of Ye County, and Cao's army came again. The army of more than 100,000 people was so powerful that their banners covered the sun.
Liu Qi led people to the city to see, and saw that the Cao army that came this time had bright armor and a neat lineup. Compared with the previous troops of Xiahou Dun, they were more powerful.
Zhuge Liang looked at the formation and said: "These must be the Qingzhou soldiers that Cao Cao received. They are the elite of Cao's army."
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Well done, I like to fight elites!"
Gan Ning asked for his order: "It's better to kill the general before his position is stable."
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "This time Cao's army is coming. They are prepared. The left and right wings have formed a formation. If they send troops rashly, they will be trapped and there will be more casualties."
Gan Ning snorted slightly, quite dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang, but seeing that Liu Qi did not give the order, he had no choice but to step aside.
This time, Cao's army was indeed very patient. They set up camp first and deployed tightly along the mountain road. When everything was arranged, a group of men immediately came forward to call for battle.
Before the men and horses got close, Zhang Fei shouted: "It turns out it's Cao Ren again. I will capture him this time!"
Liu Qi saw that Zhang Fei was eager to fight and said with a smile: "Leave the first battle to Yide!"
Zhuge Liang said: "If Cao Ren is defeated and retreats, remember not to pursue the enemy to avoid falling into a trap."
"I know!" Zhang Fei didn't want to pay attention to Zhuge Liang, so he went to the city to fight.
Drums were beating loudly on the city, Zhang Fei led his troops out, and the two armies got into position. Cao Ren wanted to avenge his shame, and glared at Zhang Fei, breathing fire from his eyes.
Being used as a hostage in exchange this time, Cao Ren's official position was demoted three levels. This was second to none. The pain in his heart was that he was captured naked by Wei Yan.
Zhang Fei raised his spear and shouted: "Cao Ren, you white-eyed wolf, I entertain you with wine and meat in vain, you have no shame!"
Cao Ren knew he was no match for Zhang Fei, so he said solemnly: "I won't fight with you, call that red-faced guy out!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If you want to fight with my second brother, you must first defeat me."
Cao Ren gritted his teeth: "Call Wei Yan out, I will fight him to the death!"
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Hahaha, Cao Zixiao, you care so much about General Wei, do you still want to be captured by him?"
"Zhang Fei, don't go too far!"
At this moment, a man rushed out from Cao's army and raised his sword to kill Zhang Fei.
"Chang Diao, be careful!" Cao Ren was shocked and it was too late to stop him.
Zhang Fei sat on his horse and made an understatement. He only waited for the enemy general to rush forward before he raised his snake spear, held his sword, and suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly!
This shout was like a thunderbolt from the blue, even the sound of drums was drowned out. Chang Diao was seen swaying on his horse, bleeding from all his orifices, and fell off the horse.
Gan Ning exclaimed: "It turns out what this black man said is true!"
"He is truly a tiger general!" Zhuge Liang also nodded in admiration.
Zhang Fei cleared his throat, waved to Cao Ren and said, "Come quickly and let me capture you!"
Although Cao Ren was frightened, he had never suffered such humiliation before the two armies. He shouted and urged his horse forward, and the two men fought in the field.
Zhang Fei killed the enemy general without taking action, and Jingzhou's morale greatly increased. They raised their weapons and shouted. The two armies beat the drums vigorously, and the drums were loud.
The two fought hard, and there was no difference between the winner and the loser. Cao Ren fought to the death, while Zhang Fei became more and more courageous as he fought, like tigers fighting each other, the scene was fierce.
When Zhang Fei was in Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he was defeated by Cao Jun's tactics many times, and his martial arts skills were nowhere to be used. Now he was finally proud and proud, and he spared no effort when fighting. His snake spears were as fast as the wind and whined.
Under the setting sun, the horses were galloping back and forth, dust was flying, and the sergeants on both sides were shouting and cheering. This fight was thrilling to watch.
Although Zhang Fei was more skilled in martial arts than Cao Ren, he couldn't resist Cao Ren and fought to the death. He tried many times to injure both of them, but his sword was even more powerful than Zhang Fei's. The sword flew up and down like a roaring dragon.
The one who is horizontal is afraid of being stunned, and the one who is stunned is afraid of losing his life!
Cao Ren knew that if he was defeated again, he would not be able to see Cao Cao. He was determined to fight to the death, but Zhang Fei was forced to panic.
"Crazy, are you crazy?" Zhang Fei was beating and scolding him. He almost succeeded several times, but was forced to retreat by Cao Ren's desperate fight.
At this moment, the sound of gold ringing sounded in Cao's camp. Cao Ren was sweating profusely and panting like an ox. Seeing that he could not defeat Zhang Fei, he galloped back to his formation.
Zhang Fei was ready to kill, and he was about to pursue him. The sound of gold ringing also sounded in the city, and the two armies stopped.
Zhang Fei returned to the city and complained: "If I take advantage of the situation and charge, and the general responds, I will definitely defeat Cao's army!"
"Don't chase the poor enemy!" Liu Qi said with a smile, "Cao Ren is willing to fight to the death, why should Yide fight with him? It's not too late to fight again in the future."
Cao Hong called Cao Ren back and said comfortingly: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late! Tomorrow, in the small town of Ye County, all the troops will attack together. They can defeat him with a snap of his fingers. This will definitely make Zixiao get out of his bad breath."
Cheng Yu reminded: "Liu Qi knows that Ye County is in trouble and may come to rob the camp. He needs to prevent the defeat of General Xiahou."
Cao Hong said with a smile: "Having learned from the past, how can I be unprepared? If Liu Qi dares to come tonight, he will never come back."
Han Haoyan said: "The general didn't know something. General Xiahou also expected that Liu Qi would come to rob the camp, but he feinted a shot, so he fell into the trap. Zhang Fei and others rushed to the camp, and no one could stop them, leading to a huge defeat."
Cao Hong nodded and said: "Soldiers are more valuable than more soldiers. Sometimes more soldiers will cause chaos. I have my own countermeasures."
First, he ordered the soldiers to bury pots and make rice. After dark, they quietly divided the troops into three groups. After Cao Ren led the troops to the camp, there were ambushes hidden on the left and right mountains.
In Ye County City, Liu Qi ordered Gan Ning to patrol and defend the city. The generals returned to the camp to rest and have a rest. There was no plan to attack and rob the camp.
The town of Ye County is small and dilapidated, and is not as good as Bowang. Across the mountains in front is Kunyang, where there is a wide open area, and Cao's army can receive continuous reinforcements.
At this time, the Central Plains was like a dam, and Ye County was the gate to the Nanyang channel. Once this area was breached, Cao's army would pour in like a flood, becoming overwhelming.
Liu Qi said: "Although Cao Ren is defeated, Cao Ren's army is powerful. We can only defeat it wisely, not head-on. Sir, if you advance at the expense of retreat, you will weaken the enemy's spirit. How will you defend Ye County next?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Cao's army came with anger. They made great efforts, then weakened again, and exhausted three times. Cao Ren was defeated. We can use the strategy of tiring the army tonight, and it will definitely weaken."
Liu Qi asked: "What's the plan?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "To deal with the frightened bird, there is no need to use arrows, just the sound of the bowstring and you can enjoy the success."
Liu Qi smiled knowingly: "Sir, I'm sorry, Cao's army will definitely be disturbed tonight!"
After dinner, Liu Qi called Kou Feng over and arranged for him to act according to the plan.
Speaking of which, Kou Feng was a very talented man. He was not bad at martial arts and was clever. He was indeed a rare general. Otherwise, he would not have been adopted as an adopted son by Liu Bei.
It's a pity that fate played tricks on people. After all, the son of Bo Chan was not as good as his biological Liu Chan, and eventually died in the political struggle.
Changing your surname to your adoptive father may seem like a step to success, but it turns out to be a life-threatening talisman!
