Lu Meng seemed to be calm and said: "This must be Zang Ba who comes to take revenge."
Ling Tong sneered and said: "What's the point of a mere bandit? I will go and kill him again."
Lu Meng pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "For public performance against the enemy, no matter whether we win or lose, we should stop at the appropriate time. The choice between Xuzhou and me is up to us, so we can't be motivated by temporary anger."
Lingtong took the order and led the troops out of the city. Lü Meng went down to the city to plunder the formation in person, so that Deng Guang could see that he acted according to his orders without making any mistakes.
Tan County's garrison is insufficient. If you want to deal with Cao's army, you must first weaken its spirit. If you can kill Zang Ba, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Ling Tong rode out of the city and shouted with his sword: "I was the one who killed the thief, are you Zang Ba, the thief of Mount Tai?"
Zang Ba's eyes were slightly glaring, and he said coldly: "You have such a big tone."
Just as he was about to take action, he saw a general behind Zang Ba riding out and shouting: "Leave this yellow-mouthed brat to me, why does the boss need to take action?"
When Zang Ba saw that it was Wu Dun, the third child, he pulled his horse back and watched the battle in front of the formation. He glanced at Lu Meng at the gate of the city, thoughtfully.
After several fights, Ling Tong became more and more knowledgeable. No matter who came, he would kill him first, and then he swung his sword to kill him.
Wu Dun was eager for revenge. Seeing that the opponent was a young man, he didn't take it seriously. He pointed his spear and stabbed him. The two fought for more than ten times in front of the battle. He couldn't help but be secretly shocked. This young man was indeed very powerful. No wonder his second brother was beheaded.
With his mind turning, he had the intention to retreat, and with a feint shot, he turned his horse back into the formation. Ling Tong was chasing after him, but Zang Ba turned his horse out and blocked it with his sword.
when--
There was a loud noise, and the two horses stood up, raising their hooves and neighing. Zang Ba said coldly: "Young man, don't do it-"
"Noisy!" Ling Tong was furious. He pushed away the opponent's weapon and slashed at him with his backhand.
Zang Ba snorted slightly and held the Hengdao again, which made his arms sink. He couldn't help but frown slightly, not expecting such a young man to appear in Jiangdong.
"I don't know how high the sky is!" Zang Ba's fighting spirit was aroused. He shouted loudly and drew his sword away. When the two horses were intertwined, he also swept across with the sword.
Ling Tong snorted coldly, and faced Zang Ba head-on with swords raised. The two fought for more than ten times without deciding the winner. Cao's army was all shocked, and they all shouted in support.
Zang Ba has been famous for a long time, but Ling Tong is not afraid of tigers as a newborn. The Cao generals he killed before were all unknown people. This time he fights against Zang Ba, which is the real test of his strength. The more he fights, the more brave he becomes.
Sima Yi also came to the front of the battle at this time and saw that Zang Ba was inextricably killed with a young man. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "There is another hero from Jiangdong!"
Wu Dun was sweating profusely and gritted his teeth and said: "This kid has some abilities, but he is no match for my elder brother. He will definitely die."
Sima Yi thought about the current situation in Cao's camp, and couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart. Since the defeat in the Battle of Nanyang, the talents in Cao's army have been declining day by day. Several famous veteran generals have been repeatedly captured and humiliated by Liu Qi. The younger generation has been embarrassed and used, and the situation is declining. .
Looking back at the Sun and Liu families, it goes without saying that Liu Qi promoted talents and was prosperous. There was also a lack of rising stars in Jiangdong. Lu Meng was well-versed in both civil and military affairs, Ling Tongying was brave and brave, and the young generals such as Zhu Huan and Zhu Ran who had fought against each other before were also very capable.
After thinking about it, the two of them had been fighting for more than thirty years. Lu Meng saw that Zang Ba's sword skills were calm and sophisticated, and he was worried that Ling Tong would make a mistake, so he ordered his troops to retreat.
Zang Ba chased him to the moat, but was shot back by the Wu army's random arrows. He had to return to his own formation, disperse his troops and camp, and prepare to besiege Tan County.
Sun Guan's younger brother Sun Kang led people to snatch Sun Guan's body back, knelt in front of it, and cried loudly: "Ling Tong killed my brother. Please take revenge and take his head as a memorial to my elder brother."
Zang Ba helped Sun Kang up and sighed: "This boy does have some abilities, but don't worry, Sun Guan is also my brother, and this revenge will be avenged!"
Wu Dun and others also threatened revenge and asked for orders to besiege Tan County overnight. After breaking the city, Ling Tong was cut into thousands of pieces.
Sima Yi advised: "My condolences, general. Lu Meng and Ling Tong are both elite troops from Jiangdong. The Wu army is at its peak and it is getting late. At this time, the gains outweigh the losses."
Sun Kang said angrily: "It's not your brother who died, just say some sarcastic words."
"Don't be rude!" Zang Ba's face was gloomy, he stopped Sun Kang, clasped his fists at Sima Yi and said: "Military advisor, since I gathered people in Mount Tai to fight against the bandit army, I have put loyalty first, so that I can get all the brothers to follow me. If I can't be a brother, Revenge, how to convince the public?"
Yin Li, who joined the army, also said: "The Wu army made a surprise attack on Tan County with only three to five thousand men. They arrived in a hurry and were poorly prepared. Now our army has 20,000 people, several times more than the enemy. We attack in turns day and night. The Wu army will definitely not be able to sustain it. Tomorrow we can break the city and take revenge.”
Wu Dun was humiliated in front of the formation. Feeling that his face was dull, he clenched his fists and shouted: "Yes, break through Tan County and take revenge!"
A group of generals from the Taishan Army responded one after another, waving their weapons and shouting that they wanted to avenge Sun Guan.
A cold light flashed in the depths of Sima Yi's eyes, but he nodded slowly and said: "The general has a deep sense of loyalty, I admire you. Now that the three armies are angry, if we can use the opportunity to break the city, there is nothing wrong with it!"
"Thank you, military advisor, for your understanding!" After all, Sima Yi came on the orders of General Cao Ren, so Zang Ba still wanted to give Sima Yi face and cupped his fists to thank him.
Then he turned around and sent an order: "At Shen Shi, the whole army attacked the city and took Tan County with all our strength. I want to take Lu Meng's head as a night pot."
Wu Dun and Sun Kang immediately returned to the army to deliver orders. Cao's army each returned to the camp to prepare, buried pots to make rice, and lit torches an hour later to attack Tan County.
Sima Yi returned to the tent silently, took out a secret letter from Cao Pi from his sleeve, read it again, burned it under the lamp, and sighed when he looked at the ashes.
Although Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao, he led the Taishan troops and some Qingzhou troops, and was very close to Cao Cao's generals. Cao Cao first appointed him as Langxie prime minister, cutting off Qingzhou and Xuzhou to protect the east. Then the war in Huainan became tense, and he was appointed governor of Xuzhou. , showed off his power as a general against Jiangdong, but was never able to be used as a confidant.
Since Cao Cao's northern expedition to Xianbei, there were rumors in the army that Zang Ba was seriously ill and unable to return to the Central Plains, and it was rumored that Zang Ba wanted to be independent.
Cao Xiu first secretly reported to Zang Ba that he had complaints in his heart. He once said: "The country is unwilling to reuse Zang Ba. If you can lend me thousands of people on foot and cavalry, you will be able to recapture Huainan and run rampant across the river."
Cao Pi felt uneasy about this, and wrote a secret letter to Sima Yi, asking him to try to weaken the Taishan Army in Huainan, so as not to lose its tail, or even switch to Jiangdong and bite back.
When Sima Yi went to Xiapi, he saw that Zang Ba was calm and experienced, and he listened to his advice more. He thought that Cao Xiu was afraid of Zang Ba's ability and kept it secret.
Today's scene in front of the formation revealed that the nature of these Taishan thieves is hard to change. Although Zang Ba has restrained himself, his nature is unruly and he has always acted arbitrarily. Even Cao Cao was afraid and did not dare to forcefully recruit them.
Since they insisted on attacking the city, Sima Yi stopped and stopped trying to persuade them, which just made them both lose and took the opportunity to get rid of this hidden danger.
Night fell, but the lights around Tan County were brightly lit. Cao Jun carried tree stumps and lit bonfires outside the four gates. With torches surrounding the city, people and horses formed formations and divided into eight teams and four gates to launch a fierce attack on Tan County.
Zang Ba personally mounted his horse to inspect and supervise the battle, followed by Sun Kang who was gritting his teeth, staring at Ling Tong on the city, wishing he could fly up to the top of the city with wings and devour the young man alive.
