In an army duel, it is not the bravery of one individual that can turn the tide of the war. Unless the individual's bravery reaches an "extraordinary" level.
Lu Bu is very strong and has the power of an overlord, but his personal force cannot kill thousands of people and defeat ten thousand enemies.
Lu Bu took Zhang Liao and Gao Shun and fled toward Luoyang. The Bingzhou army behind him was chased and killed by the coalition forces of the princes.
Lu Bu originally had more than 40,000 people, but now there are only a few thousand.
Fortunately, the trapped camp led by Bingzhou Langqi and Gao Shun has not dispersed yet.
Zhang Liao looked anxious and said: "Fengxian, we can't run away in panic anymore, we must have someone behind us. Otherwise, our Bingzhou Army will be really doomed. Without the army, even if we return to Luoyang City, Dong Xiangguo will not It will give us a good life.”
If a general loses his army, then he loses his foundation.
The Bingzhou Army led by Lu Bu was not integrated into the Xiliang Army.
There were tens of thousands of Bingzhou troops, and Lu Bu was squeezed out by Li Jue, Guo Si, Hua Xiong and others. Oh, Hua Xiong is dead. Without the Bingzhou Army, Lu Bu would not be able to survive under Dong Zhuo.
Lu Bu said angrily: "Damn Sun Jian, damn Cao Cao. I will cut them into pieces!"
When pursuing the Bingzhou Army, Sun Jian and Cao Cao were the most vicious.
Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, was known as the Jiangdong Tiger. He was a peerless general and his force was definitely stronger than Hua Xiong.
It's just that Sun Jian is the "lord", a decent man and a fighting general. Under normal circumstances, he will not play in person.
What's more, Sun Jian also has careful thoughts. The purpose of coming to Huimeng to discuss the matter is to gain some political capital and enhance one's reputation.
Sun Jian did not work for Yuan Shao.
Before pursuing the Bingzhou Army, Cao Cao approached Sun Jian. I don't know what the two discussed, but they must have reached an agreement.
therefore.
Sun Jiancai cooperated with Cao Cao, biting Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army and chasing them fiercely. He was very proactive.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan and other princes were very passive, fearing that their military strength would be damaged, and wanted to take advantage of them later.
If you die, just let Sun Jian and Cao Cao's men go, and the benefits will be yours.
According to the comparison of military strength, it stands to reason that it is entirely possible for the coalition of princes to defeat Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army and Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army. Achieve the world in one fell swoop.
It's a pity that people's hearts are not unified. Everyone has their own thoughts and interests.
Who doesn’t want to reap the benefits of being a fisherman?
The allied forces of the princes raised the banner of "crusade against the national traitor Dong Zhuo" and shouted to rescue the emperor.
Just shouting slogans.
If anyone really believes it, then you lose.
The princes from all walks of life were just jealous of Dong Zhuo's power.
If given the opportunity, I could be the prime minister and take over Dong Zhuo's authority. I believe no one would refuse.
Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said, "Wen Yuan, Gao Shun, you two go and stop Sun Wentai. I'll kill Cao Mengde."
Lu Bu turned the red rabbit horse around, led fifty cavalry, and returned to attack.
After this break, Lu Bu wanted to make a sneak attack, not to fight Cao Cao's troops head-on.
Lu Bu believed that he could kill Cao Cao as long as he was unexpected.
Lu Bu is just headstrong and has a flawed character, but he is not a fool.
When you can't fight hard, you should use sneak attacks.
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Cao Cao's face was bloodied, his eyes were excited, he waved his sword and shouted loudly: "Kill. Kill all these damn Bingzhou troops!"
Chen Kang persuaded: "Lord, don't kill anymore."
Cao Cao was stunned: "Why?"
Chen Kang said: "My lord, among the eighteen princes, you have the smallest army. If you integrate these defeated Bingzhou troops, your power will definitely increase greatly."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
But he still shook his head and said: "I don't have that much food and grass, so I can't feed them. Once there is no food and grass, the morale of the army will be unstable, and there will be a backlash."
Chen Kang said: "Yuan Shu has food and grass there. My lord, just listen to me. If you have people, you will have everything. Let's find a way to deal with food and grass. If it doesn't work, let's kill a few powerful nobles and loot them. Now, the food and grass will be there naturally.”
Cao Cao glanced at Chen Kang and said: "Chen Kang, you are very courageous. Who dares to kill noble families easily? Even Dong Zhuo doesn't have the courage. Yuan Gongli will definitely not come up with extra food and grass. However, I will I’ll listen to you once and collect these defeated Bingzhou troops first!”
Cao Cao felt that what Chen Kang said was right, if there are people, everything will be possible.
People are the most precious.
Sun Jian killed too hard and killed many defeated Bingzhou troops along the way.
Cao Cao gathered those Bingzhou troops.
Without contrast, there is no harm.
Sun Jian gained a reputation as a murderer.
On the contrary, Cao Cao gained a reputation as "unrivaled in benevolence and righteousness".
Cao Cao and Sun Jian divided their troops into two groups to pursue the Bingzhou Army. Cao Cao's troops became more numerous as he fought, while Sun Jian's troops became smaller and smaller as he fought.
When Cao Cao gathered over 10,000 of the defeated Bingzhou Army, he was ambushed by Lu Bu on a mountain road.
Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse and carried Fang Tian's painted halberd, and rushed towards Cao Cao.
"Cao Mengde, suffer death!" Lu Bu roared, his eyes widening.
Cao Cao's face was full of fear and he panicked: "There is an ambush. Get out quickly."
The image of Lu Bu being invincible in the world has been engraved in Cao Cao's mind.
Encountering Lu Bu's sneak attack, Cao Cao panicked.
You can't blame Cao Cao for his poor psychological quality, but Lu Bu is really too strong.
Chen Kang said: "Retreat for what reason. Lord, don't panic! Lu Bu brought few people, less than a hundred cavalry. General Cao Ren, General Cao Hong, and General Le Jin, you lead people to entangle Lu Bu's cavalry. Don't fight forcefully. , we need to fight. Leave the safety of the lord to me."
Chen Kang's voice was loud and he could be said to have taken the lead.
Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Le Jin instinctively obeyed Chen Kang's orders.
At the critical moment, we must not lose our position.
As long as he stays steady, he can surely hold Lu Bu down.
Lu Bu ignored him and went straight to Cao Cao.
Chen Kang took Cao Cao's sword and said, "My lord, please stay away. I'll trap Lu Bu!"
Cao Cao is Chen Kang's boss.
Chen Kang still wanted to continue eating with Cao Cao, but he couldn't let Lu Bu kill Boss Cao.
Otherwise, Chen Kang will have to find another way out.
Lu Bu recognized Chen Kang at a glance.
Chen Kang defeated Hua Xiong with his dexterous martial arts, which left a deep impression on Lu Bu.
"die."
Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and struck at Chen Kang.
Chen Kang could grab Hua Xiong's long sword, but he didn't dare to grab Lu Bu's Fang Tianhua halberd.
Chen Kang's physical fitness is too weak and he cannot display many advanced martial arts skills at all.
Chen Kang's only option was to dodge.
Avoiding the attack of Fang Tian's painted halberd, the long sword seemed to come alive in Chen Kang's hands. The tip of the sword was full of spirituality, bypassing Fang Tian's painted halberd, and hit Lu Bu's throat directly.
Lu Bu said in surprise: "What an amazing swordsmanship. Boy, your swordsmanship is comparable to that of swordsman Wang Yue."
Wang Yue was a great master of swordsmanship and had been the swordsmanship teacher of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. He was known as the "Emperor's Master" in Luoyang.
Chen Kang is not a swordsman, but he is now simulating the mental state of "the sword's heart is clear". Although it is impossible to achieve the true transparency of the sword's heart, it is still no problem to imitate it 80% to 90%.
Chen Kang's control of the long sword is not inferior to that of the great master of swordsmanship.
Lu Bu blocked Chen Kang's sword with Fang Tian's painted halberd.
After failing to hit the target, Chen Kang drew his sword again.
This time, the target of his attack was not Lu Bu, but Red Tuma.
Shoot the horse first before shooting the man.
As long as Red Tuma is killed, Lu Bu's combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least 10% or 20%.
Lu Bu regards the red rabbit horse as a treasure and will not let the red rabbit horse get hurt.
Lu Bu said angrily: "Despicable boy, you dare to hurt my beloved horse. I will kill you."
Chen Kang said nothing.
As soon as he talks, he will be distracted and discouraged. When the time comes, with Chen Kang's physical strength, he may not be able to hold on any longer.
Chen Kang secretly said: "Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Le Jin, you three had better quickly surround and destroy the cavalry brought by Lu Bu. Lu Bu is too strong, and my physical strength will not last long."
After Chen Kang fired two swords, most of his physical strength was consumed, and he felt a little exhausted.
Physical fitness limits Chen Kang's martial arts and thinking.
Chen Kang's thinking is now much slower than before. It is too hard to avoid Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji.
If he is not careful, Chen Kang will be cut into pieces by Fang Tian.
Chen Kang was filled with anxiety and thought to himself: "If I take ten more moves at most, I will be exhausted. Once my speed and agility slow down, I will definitely die. Lu Bu is much stronger than Hua Xiong."
In a fight with Lu Bu, let alone win, even if he just slows down Lu Bu, Chen Kang will have to work so hard that every second feels like a year.
Every time Chen Kang struck out with his sword, he was risking his life.
Ding.
Fang Tian painted his halberd to deflect Chen Kang's sword again.
Chen Kang's footwork was like that of a civet cat, and he took more than ten steps back nimbly, his hand holding the sword trembling.
Sweat dripped from Chen Kang's chin.
Chen Kang's gentleness and skill were unable to neutralize the power of Fang Tian's painted halberd.
The force of the shock almost caused Chen Kang internal injuries.
Chen Kang said: "Lu Bu, as long as I am here, you can't kill the lord."
Lu Bu saw that Chen Kang was bluffing and sneered: "I didn't expect that Cao Mengde would have a swordsman like you beside him. You are good at martial arts, but unfortunately you don't have enough strength. Boy, are you almost exhausted? Within three moves. , I can take your head!"
Right now.
Of the fifty cavalrymen brought by Lu Bu, Cao Ren and his companions killed three of them.
Chen Kang sneered and said: "Lu Bu, your sneak attack failed. The people you brought are all dead. Do you want to rely on one person's force to stop so many of us? You can't do it. If you don't leave, you will Leave your life here."
Lu Bu glared at Chen Kang.
Feeling unwilling.
As long as Chen Kang is killed, Cao Cao can be killed.
But Chen Kang was right when he said that if the sneak attack failed, then the purpose of killing Cao Cao would be in vain.
Lu Bu calculated everything, but failed to calculate that Chen Kang was actually Cao Cao's subordinate.
Chen Kang is not very strong, but his martial arts is really dexterous, and his body skills are terrifyingly flexible. There are very few people in the world who can avoid Lu Bu Fang Tian's painted halberd, and Chen Kang is one of them.
Lu Bu glanced at Cao Cao in the distance, snorted coldly, turned around and left on his red rabbit horse.
Because Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Le Jin had already surrounded them with soldiers and horses.
If Lu Bu doesn't leave, he may really not be able to leave.
Wait until Lu Bu has just left.
Cao Cao ran over and shouted: "Chen Kang, Chen Kang, are you okay?"
Chen Kang supported his body with a long sword and knelt on the ground with one knee. His face was red, his eyes were bloodshot, he was breathing heavily, his heartbeat was like a beating drum, and he was sweating like rain.
Chen Kang was too tired and didn't want to talk.
Cao Cao supported Chen Kang and said, "Chen Kang, are you injured?"
Chen Kang said: "Lord, I am not injured, I am just exhausted. Please let me rest for a while."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Okay, okay, have a good rest. You must not get into trouble."
At first, Cao Cao was suspicious of Chen Kang, but now he gradually started to trust Chen Kang.
After all, with Chen Kang's martial arts skills, he had many opportunities to kill Cao Cao.
If Chen Kang hadn't worked hard to entangle Lu Bu just now, then Cao Cao would have died in Lu Bu's hands.
Chen Kang lay on the grass and began to regulate his breathing, calm his breath and regain his strength.
…
Chen Kang's physical strength was excessively exhausted, and it took him two days to fully recover his energy.
Fifty miles further, we will reach Luoyang City.
Sun Jian and Cao Cao reunited.
Cao Cao's army went from more than 2,000 people at the beginning to more than 15,000 people now, which made Sun Jian's eyes widen.
Sun Jian had just entered Hulao Pass, which had ten thousand troops and two thousand cavalry. He had lost more than half of his troops and one general.
Sun Jian thought he had won a big victory, but when he saw Cao Cao's team, he was quite disappointed.
Cao Cao laughed: "Wentai, let's rest for a few days. When Yuan Benchu and the others arrive, they will start to encircle Dong Zhuo. In my estimation, Dong Zhuo will definitely not be able to defend Luoyang City, and he will have no choice but to escape. At that time, you and I will join us. Enter the city."
Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army was defeated, and the allied forces of the princes surrounded Luoyang City. Without the need to attack the city, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army would collapse.
After all, there is not much food and grass in Luoyang city.
Dong Zhuo's only way to survive was to abandon the city.
If you abandon Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo will live, but if you stick to Luoyang, you will die.
Cao Cao was a military strategist and politician. His political wisdom and military ability at this moment have not yet reached their peak, but he can already see that Luoyang, the imperial capital, will be an isolated city.
Dong Zhuo could not defend Luoyang no matter what.
Abandoning Hulao Pass and going out to fight with the allied forces of the princes was a bad move made by Lu Bu. The good situation of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army was ruined.
Sun Jian said depressedly: "Cao Mengde, how could you integrate the Bingzhou Army? They are enemies."
Cao Cao looked pitiful and said, "Brother Wentai, although they are Bingzhou troops, they are all our own people. Cao couldn't bear to order them to be slaughtered."
Sun Jian asked: "One of our own?"
Cao Cao nodded and said with a serious face: "That's right. The vast majority of the officers and soldiers of the Bingzhou Army are Han people, and they are the army of the imperial court. Our army is also Han people, of course it is ourselves. Our alliance this time is to defeat the national traitors. Dong Zhuo is not here to kill ordinary soldiers. If I encounter the Xiongnu Xianbei, I will definitely order a mass killing without mercy."
Everyone present looked at Cao Cao with admiration.
Cao Mengde is so benevolent and righteous.
This wave was indeed tricked by Cao Cao.
When Sun Jian heard this, he was as depressed as if he had eaten a fly.
It would be impossible for Sun Jian not to envy Cao Cao when he saw that he was fighting more and more people and getting stronger and stronger.
If he had known this, he should have started to recruit the Bingzhou Army like Cao Mengde.
Sun Jian returned to the military tent and said to Huang Gai and others: "We can no longer kill people. We followed Cao Mengde's example and also collected and defeated the Bingzhou army."
Huang Gai and others looked at each other.
Sun Ce said: "Father, the defeated Bingzhou Army was wiped out by us along the way. Even if we want to recruit them, there will be no one left."
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Cao Ying.
Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Le Jin, Xiahou Dun and others were sitting in the military tent.
Chen Kang stood behind Cao Cao with his hands behind his back.
Chen Kang is now completely out of Cao Ren's command and has become Cao Cao's personal bodyguard, doing Xu Chu's job in the future.
Cao Ren said: "Brother, we only have enough food for two days. There are more than 10,000 mouths to eat. Even if we save more, we can't keep every soldier full."
Le Jin nodded and said, "Yes. If we don't solve the problem of food and grass, our army will mutiny. Lord, we must get food and grass within two days. Otherwise..."
Le Jin didn't finish his words.
But Cao Cao knew that if he couldn't get food and grass, his army would collapse without a fight.
Cao Cao looked solemn.
All the food within a hundred miles of Luoyang City has been plundered by the Xiliang Army. No matter how wise Cao Cao was, he couldn't conjure food and grass out of thin air.
The only way is to ask Yuan Shu for food and grass.
But.
Yuan Shu will definitely not hand over the food and grass.
When Cao Cao had 2,000 men, Yuan Shu was not happy to give him food and grass. It was like squeezing out toothpaste. He only gave a little at a time, barely keeping Cao's army alive.
What's more, Cao Cao now has more than 15,000 troops.
With food and grass in hand, Yuan Shu can easily manipulate Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others.
For a time, Cao Cao was in a dilemma.
Cao Cao and the others discussed it for most of an hour, but could not come up with a suitable solution.
Cao Cao suddenly asked: "Chen Kang, is there anything you can do?"
Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Le Jin all looked at Chen Kang.
Chen Kang said: "We can only ask Yuan Shu to hand over the food and grass."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Impossible. Yuan Jiujiu will not give me food and grass for fifteen thousand people."
Chen Kang sneered and said: "Nothing is impossible in the world. My lord, take me to see Yuan Shu. When we met in Mianchi, Lin Xiangru could threaten the King of Qin within five steps. I can also make Yuan Shu bleed with anger." Splash five steps. Yuan Shu's life is precious and he must be afraid of death. With the sword on his neck, he will definitely hand over the food and grass."
Cao Cao and the others looked at Chen Kang in shock.
Chen Kang is a kid who does things simply and roughly, but he is also neat and tidy.
Five steps of blood splatter?
Threaten Yuan Shu!
It's really the only way to get food and grass.
As for getting food and grass by threats, it offended the Yuan family to death.
How to deal with the aftermath?
Cao Cao slapped the table and said, "I can't care about that much. So what if I offend the Yuan family? I, Cao Mengde, am not afraid. Chen Kang, Cao Hong, let's set off immediately to meet Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gongluo. Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, you sit in the army and wait. I come back."
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Cao Hong led a thousand people and followed Cao Cao and Chen Kang to escort the grain and grass.
Cao Cao said he was not afraid, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart.
"Chen Kang, you came up with the solution." Cao Cao said, "Don't mess up the matter. Otherwise, we won't be able to get food and grass, and we will die without a burial place."
Chen Kang looked confident and said: "My lord, the matter has come to this, so don't hesitate anymore. We can only go to the dark side in one way. Don't worry, with my martial arts, it will be easy to capture Yuan Shu."
Cao Cao nodded and thought to himself, Chen Kang is even more lawless than himself. It is really strange that Chen Kang, a common man, had no respect for the nobles and nobles.
Cao Cao took Chen Kang and Cao Hong into Yuan Shao's camp.
When Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao, he looked unhappy and sneered: "Cao Mengde, I heard that you and Sun Wentai fought well. The Bingzhou Army under Lu Bu was actually defeated by you."
Cao Cao said: "Yuan Gongli, no more nonsense. I'm here to get food and grass. The food and grass you gave me last time have been used up."
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu looked at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao won the victory and was in the limelight. In fact, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were very unhappy.
Yuan Shu looked at Cao Cao with contempt and was about to refuse to mock Cao Cao.
Sudden.
Clang.
Chen Kang drew out the sword from Cao Cao's waist, ducked and approached Yuan Shu.
Before anyone present could react, Chen Kang had already put his sword on Yuan Shu's neck.
Except for Cao Cao, all the princes present were shocked.
Yuan Shao was shocked and said: "Cao Mengde, Chen Kang, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
Cao Cao said: "Alliance leader, highway, I want food and grass. Will you give it or not?"
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "Threatening this alliance leader? Cao Mengde, I don't believe you really dare to kill Yuan Gongdao."
Chen Kang said: "Don't believe it? Yuan Benchu, then I will kill him for you. Yuan Shu, your brother wants you to die. If you die, the Yuan family will respect Yuan Shao from now on."
Chen Kang exerted slight force, and the sword edge cut Yuan Shu's skin, and blood flowed down his neck.
Yuan Shu was so frightened that he quickly shouted: "There is food and grass, there is food and grass. How much food and grass do you want?"
Cao Cao's lion opened his mouth and said: "Food and fodder for twenty thousand people."
Yuan Shu did not hesitate at all, nodded and said: "Okay. Cao Mengde, tell Chen Kang to stop, and I will send people to send you food and grass."
Yuan Shu was afraid of death.
Not to mention food and fodder for 20,000 people, Yuan Shu would agree even if Cao Cao made more extreme demands at this moment.
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