Caoying on the Han River.
Cao Zhang made a routine inspection of the camp. As a commander-in-chief, he could never be as cold and ruthless as Cao Pi.
After personally visiting Youzhou and fighting Wuhuan, Cao Zhang saw the bitter cold of the frontier army.
Even though he could not personally lead the troops in this battle, he was still willing to bring some encouragement to the soldiers.
"Gongming, you and Zijun are going to carry out the backwater formation?"
Cao Zhang suddenly became interested when he heard Xu Huang and Wang Ping's battle plan.
"Not bad! In the past at Bailang Mountain, Zhang Wenyuan dared to kill Tadun on his own."
"The last general is also willing to put up a defensive formation and fight to the death with Liu Mang!"
"Master Ziwen, are you interested in fighting alongside us?"
Xu Huang looked at Cao Zhang, his eyes full of hope.
If it were Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, Xu Huang would never say such things.
After all, those two young men are good at writing poems and picking up girls, but they are complete idiots when marching and fighting.
"this……"
Cao Zhang looked hesitant. As a general, he naturally wanted to participate in the battle.
Otherwise, they would not have come from Youzhou to the Hanzhong battlefield.
It's just what Cao Pi said today. If he loses the battle, he will most likely be reported to his father by his eldest brother.
"General, although Wang Ping cannot read more than ten words, he also knows that morale is important."
"As the commander, you have never personally participated in the battle. How can the soldiers be convinced?"
"I have heard that Mr. Ziwen fought bravely in Youzhou and always took the lead in every battle!"
"How come you arrived in Hanzhong, but you only want to stay behind?"
Wang Ping's words made Cao Zhang ashamed.
"Forget it! The young master will fight with you tomorrow!"
"Liu Mang is nothing but a prick of ears!"
"I have written three letters to humiliate my father, and I will make sure he returns double the amount tomorrow!"
Xu Huang was happy. Cao Zhang participated in the battle. Even if he lost, as the coach, he would take the blame.
He and Wang Ping are just lieutenants, at least they will not be questioned.
No matter where you serve as a general, the battlefield is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships!
"Zi Jun, what you just said is good!"
After Cao Zhang left, Xu Huang said with a smile: "Master Ziwen's joining will surely make us even more powerful!"
Wang Ping cupped his fists and said, "Everything depends on the general's arrangements!"
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The next day.
Cao Zhang personally led his army to scold the formation.
However, after arriving at the Han army camp, Liu Mang was nowhere to be seen.
"Cao Zhang, the son of King Wei, is here. Does Liu Mang dare to come out and fight?"
Facing Cao Zhang's scolding array, Xing Daorong made a silent gesture.
"Shh! My young master slept late yesterday and is still resting now."
"If you want to fight, come back at noon!"
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, my young master is angry when he wakes up!"
Cao Zhang was furious when he heard this, "This is a battlefield. How dare you, Liu Mang, humiliate me!"
After saying that, he took the spear in his hand and walked away directly from Xing Daorong.
"Well, you thief!"
Xing Daorong was also unambiguous, holding a mountain ax and fighting with Cao Zhang.
The first moves of the two were equally matched.
Cao Zhang lamented that Xing Daorong was extremely powerful, but the latter was also uncomfortable.
After three moves, Xing Daorong showed signs of exhaustion.
After all, his ax usually only has three moves!
Seeing that Xing Daorong was defeated, Huang Zhong was furious and came to fight with his sword.
"The old soldier didn't go home to take care of himself, but he came here to die?"
Cao Zhang became more and more courageous as he fought. Under the sweep of the iron spear, he suddenly forced Huang Zhong back.
This is what Huang Zhong wanted, and the sixty-year-old man bent his bow and set an arrow!
Whoosh!
Cao Zhang couldn't dodge and was hit by an arrow in his arm. Xu Huang and Wang Ping were nervous.
"The old pawn is awesome, get out of here!"
Cao Zhang tried to escape, how could Huang Zhong and Xing Daorong let each other go so easily?
This was Cao Cao's son. If he was killed or captured alive, it would greatly demoralize the enemy.
"Chase!"
Huang Zhong brandished the Fengzui Dao and galloped away with his strength.
"Sir, is it okay?"
Xu Huang looked at Cao Zhang's arm, only to find that the other man was holding Huang Zhong's arrow with his arm. From a distance, it looked like he had been shot.
"The arrow just now could have been blocked, but in order to deceive the old soldier, I made this move!"
"Gongming, Zijun! We must kill Huang Zhong in this battle and avenge uncle Miaocai!"
Cao Zhang's eyes showed murderous intent. He looked back from time to time and saw that the Han army was indeed chasing him.
"It's not far from Hanshui River!"
Cao Zhang had no way to retreat at this time, so he ordered all the soldiers to stop and confront the Han army.
"Old man, you have fallen into my trap!"
"Today, our army will fight in a last-ditch battle. The one who kills Huang Zhong will be awarded the title of marquis and defeated general!"
Although Cao Zhang was a warrior, he was also interested in the position of the crown prince.
But he does not have the political talent of his elder brother, nor the poetry and poetry of his third brother.
He can only continue to make military exploits to gain recognition from his father, Cao Cao.
Unfortunately, even if Youzhou defeated Wuhuan, Cao Cao still had no intention of making him his heir apparent.
Xia Houyuan died at the hands of Huang Zhong. If the old soldier could be killed, his father might change his mind.
"Behind us is the Han River, and now there is no way to retreat!"
"If you want to survive, there is only one way, and that is to defeat Liu Mang and fight a bloody path!"
Cao Zhang rode his horse and held a gun, personally boosting morale and saying, "What about that fellow Huang Zhong just now? Isn't he still no match for victory or defeat with me?"
"As for the man with the axe, he was beaten back by me with just a few moves!"
"Liu Mang is not invincible! Let us use the blood of our enemies to wash away our shame today!"
Encouraged by their coach, Cao Jun's fighting spirit was high, especially Cao Zhang's performance just now, which gave them the confidence to fight against the Han army again.
The Han army's pursuit reached this point and also disturbed Liu Mang, who was sleeping soundly.
"Are you Huang Xu'er? I think you're just like a sick cat."
Liu Mang's eyes were sleepy and he rubbed his eyes. Yesterday's deduction of the Battle of Hanzhong took a lot of energy from him.
"You have your back to the Han River. What does that mean?"
"This is to train watermen. Are you familiar with water properties?"
Liu Mang was puzzled. What kind of ignorant person would do this to fight with his back to the Han River?
How much preparation did Han Xin make in order to fight for the last time?
Why do some fools always think that a last-ditch battle can be easily repeated?
"Our army must fight to the bitter end!"
Cao Zhangyi spoke sternly, and the soldiers were even more prepared to fight to the death!
Unexpectedly, Liu Mang said nothing and had no intention of engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Cao Jun.
I saw that the crossbowmen had already aimed at Cao Jun, who had his back to the Han River.
For the so-called last-ditch battle, now they have no place to hide from bows and arrows!
"Like a last-ditch fight? Shoot me an arrow!"
The crossbow fired vigorously, and the arrows were like locusts!
Now it was Cao Jun's turn to be dumbfounded. He had promised to fight with his back against the enemy, but what about facing each other with swords?
You Han army actually use bows and arrows, you simply have no martial ethics!
"Liu Mang! You don't follow martial ethics!"
"Sick cat! I advise you to use rat tail juice!"
Liu Mang yawned and urged: "Brothers, shoot your arrows quickly, I still have time to go back and take a nap!"
Cao Zhang was furious, but he saw the soldiers around him being shot and killed one after another. Some even wanted to escape, but had no choice but to plunge into the Han River!
Don't shoot Cao Jun, countless people will drown!
Only then did Cao Zhang remember Wang Ping who had given him advice.
"Where is Prince Jun?"
