When Xiahou Dun's 30,000 troops arrived one mile outside Dongping City, everyone stopped involuntarily.
Looking up, there were only a few flags of the Chu army scattered on Dongping City, but not a single soldier could be seen. It was already dinner time, but there was not a trace of smoke in the city.
Xiahou Dun had already received news that most of the people in Rencheng and Dongping had fled, and all the houses in the city were empty. But such a scene still can't help but make people suspicious and hesitant.
The setting sun was setting in the west, and the huge Dongping City looked like a ghost town.
There was a muffled sound that made everyone in a daze jump. In the blink of an eye, it turned out that the gate of Dongping City had opened.
The city gate is open?
Tuk-tuk-tuk~~
A brown horse carried a grizzled veteran in military uniform and walked quickly to the front of the Wei army. Xiahou Dun knew him. He was the target of Xiahou Dun's trip - Huang Gai.
"General Xiahou, I haven't seen you for more than half a month. How are you?"
Huang Gai's calm voice reached Xiahou Dun's ears, causing him to narrow his eyes.
The scene before him was far beyond Xiahou Dun's expectation. In his plan, he was supposed to besiege Huang Gai and force Sun Ce to send troops to rescue him. He then made some excuses and retreated for dozens of miles to contain Chu's troops, adding new variables to Xiaopei's battle situation.
But Huang Gai walked up to him in such a grand manner, what should he do?
catch him?
Xiahou Dun's head suddenly got stuck.
"The Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of Wei have become friendly countries. I wonder what the purpose of General Xiahou suddenly broke into our defense line with 30,000 elite troops this time? Could it be that the Kingdom of Wei also wants to imitate Liu Bei and betray his trust?"
Huang Gai didn't give Xiahou Dun much time to think, but Xiahou Dun had already prepared many excuses.
"Haha, don't get me wrong, General Huang. How could Wei do something treacherous? But, I heard that the Chu army came from Shouchun to massacre the city for revenge. These are hundreds of thousands of people! It's really hurtful. He, how can I bear it? This time I came specifically to remonstrate with the King of Chu."
Why didn't Cao Cao see you talking when he slaughtered the city all the way to Xuzhou under the pretext of avenging his father?
Otherwise, how could it be that Liu Bei borrowed troops from Gongsun Zan to rescue Tao Qian, and Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei?
"Are you bringing troops and horses to remonstrate with my king?"
Huang Gai smiled coldly and continued.
"The massacre of the city was just a message spread by the Han army. Some people in the countryside just believed it. Couldn't General Xiahou, a general of Wei, not see clearly Xu Han's little tricks?"
Xiahou Dun was not embarrassed to be exposed by Huang Gai. An excuse was an excuse and an excuse was an excuse. He never expected that these things could deceive anyone with a discerning eye. He just wants an explanation, and nothing will change what he wants to do.
Pointing at Dongping City, Xiahou Dun said calmly.
"Old General Huang said it was a rumor, but how can we explain this empty city? Didn't the Chu army massacre all the people? It's useless to say more. Old General Huang should please go back. When did the King of Chu come to explain it to me? , I will withdraw my troops at any time."
Upon hearing this, Huang Gai was furious and scolded.
"Bold! Xiahou Dun, you, a foreign minister, dare to let my king come here to see you! Who do you think you are? Is this how King Wei disciplines his subordinates?"
The young generals around Xiahou Dun suddenly lost their temper and drew out their swords as if to step forward and capture Huang Gai. Xiahou Dun was startled and quickly waved his hands to stop them with fierce eyes.
Huang Gai still showed no fear when he saw this scene, pointed the tip of his gun at Xiahou Dun and cursed.
"If you want to impose a crime, why bother? Xiahou Dun, I tell you the truth, I have asked Dongping's soldiers and horses to evacuate to Rencheng with the remaining people. Only me and a few veterans guarding the gate are left here. You can take the empty city if you want. But you have to think clearly, this is already the land under the rule of Chu, if you want to take Dongping, you have to wait until Wei declares war on Chu!"
One person and one army stared at each other, and there was silence on the battlefield.
The plan to use Huang Gai and the Dongping Chu army to attract Sun Ce's reinforcements went bankrupt.
This old man is just looking for death!
He was betting that he didn't dare to kill him and that he didn't dare to completely break up with Chu State.
Xiahou Dun's eyelids jumped. He didn't expect Huang Gai to be so talented! So bold!
If the entire Dong Ping was placed in front of him without any defense, he would suddenly have a bold idea!
kill him!
Kill Xiaopei!
After unexpectedly attacking the unprepared Sun Ce's main force, he will definitely be able to join forces with Guan Yu to defeat Sun Ce!
Cao Cao did not want to antagonize Chu State because although Chu State's vitality was severely damaged, its strength was still there. But if this plan succeeds, Chu State may die!
So what if it's a breach of contract?
In the face of huge interests, how much is that covenant worth?
As he thought about it, scarlet murderous intent filled Xiahoudun's eyes.
"Huang Gai's death is not a pity. I'm afraid that once Huang Gai dies, Rencheng's men will lose their composure and rush into Wei. They will become red-eyed and kill behind the King of Wei. General Xiahou will have a hard time explaining to him."
Huang Gai's calm voice made the blood in Xiahou Dun's eyes quickly recede. Only then did he think about it. It was not that the Wei State did not dare to break up with the Chu State, but that it was unable to do so.
Don't take advantage of Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo then!
The military advisor general Sima Yi hurriedly stepped forward and said to Xiahou Dun.
"General, you must not start the war lightly. These old ministers are not light in Sun Ce's heart. It was because Han Dang died under Guo Jijiu's strategy that Sun Ce's last Northern Expedition was launched. Although Liu Bei's betrayal It greatly damaged the Chu State's national power and diverted Sun Ce's hatred, but if Huang Gai is killed here now, no one knows what Sun Ce will do."
"This time Sun Ce devoted all his national power to attack Xu Han, which shows that he is close to madness. If Sun Ce is angered again, I am afraid he will go crazy and attack Xu Han and Wei Dynasty at the same time. This is what Xu Shu wanted, but it is at odds with me. Wei’s interests are inconsistent.”
"Right now, Lu Bu has broken through Hangu Pass, and General Zhang He is in danger of retreating to Luoyang City. Our Lord's powerful army is at a stalemate with Ma Chao. If we start a war with Sun Ce again at this time, causing the defense line to collapse, I'm afraid our army will be defeated thousands of miles away. We can retreat to Hebei."
Xiahou Dun nodded, looking at the empty Dongping City and the Yiqi in front of him with reluctance. If Huang Gai tightly closed the city gates and defended Dongping, he could use this as a pledge to attract Sun Ce's reinforcements; who would have thought that now that Huang Gai had withdrawn his troops and opened the city gates, he would have nothing to do with Huang Gai.
He whispered to Sima Yi.
"Military advisor, how about I send an elite team to sneak behind the Chu army and pretend to be bandits to attack the Chu army's food and grass?"
Sima Yi only hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Inappropriate. If you send too many troops, you will be exposed, but if you send too few, it will not be enough to be effective under the encirclement and suppression of the 10,000 Chu troops in Dongping and Rencheng. Besides, our army has already contained 30,000 Chu troops from Shouchun, Rencheng, and Dongping. Army, that's enough. It's not that easy for Sun Ce to take down Liu Bei, so why not betray Sun Ce now to save face?"
Xiahou Dun nodded again, then took a few steps forward and shouted to Huang Gai.
"The Wei State really has no intention of becoming an enemy of the Chu State. Since the previous massacre of the city was just a rumor, Dun naturally retreated."
"But the old general is really admirable. He stayed alone in the city to tell me the reason. His courage, insight, and strategy are far beyond the comparison of Gan Ning and Taishi Ci. If I had not known that it was impossible, I would have really wanted to invite the old general to come to me. Wei Guo, I would like to give up my position as general above."
Seeing that Xiahou Dun was willing to withdraw his troops, Huang Gai stopped saying those radical words and just held his fists in the air.
"General Xiahou is joking. There are so many talented people in the Wei Kingdom, how can I be missing an old man?"
After a few compliments to each other, Xiahou Dun ordered the troops to withdraw.
Wei Jun came and left quickly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Huang Gai kept watching Cao Jun go away, then turned around and returned to Dongping City.
"The general is mighty!"
As soon as they entered the city, deputy general Shen Pei led hundreds of soldiers to help Huang Gai off his horse.
Huang Gai dismounted and leaned on his old master.
"Hmph! You're so awesome, but it scared me. Today I bet my life on that brat Ji Shu's guess, but fortunately he guessed it right!"
"Hey, Shen Pei, do your best, and you young people will rule the world from now on."
Shen Pei smiled. Every time Huang Gai said he was getting old, but when did he not rush to the battlefield again?
"Hey, general, what if the military advisor guesses wrong?"
"Wrong? Wrong, then my life will be decided here today."
Huang Gai said it lightly, as if dying in battle was a common and normal thing.
He sat down and took a rest, then quickly gave instructions as if he remembered something.
"That's right! Shen Pei, quickly send people to the ambush points in various places in the city to ask them to remove the fire starters. Don't let the fire break out at that time. If the Wei army doesn't come in, we will burn Dongping City ourselves."
"Yes! Take the order!"
