The battlefield at the foot of Huoshan Mountain.
After Cao Jun fell over the earth wall, the dead horses piled up together, seriously hindering the charge of the cavalry behind them.
At this time, the archers who had retreated to the hillside were ready for the second round of shooting. Gan Ning gave an order and thousands of arrows were fired, creating another dense rain of arrows.
Cao Jun also reacted.
Dian Wei roared at the cavalry who were still galloping behind him: "Run and shoot!"
The cavalrymen behind them took out their bows and arrows and shot towards the archer position on the mountain.
Two arrows coming towards each other met in mid-air. The clear and harsh sound of metal collision was mixed with the sharp sound of breaking through the air, and they were shot towards the camps of both sides.
Suddenly, there were screams from both camps.
Gan Ning held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other. He screamed with all his strength and roared with a ferocious face: "Kill——!"
Then, thousands of people behind Gan Ning roared and rushed towards the Cao army camp brought by Dian Wei and Xu Chu.
Because the horse was stabbed to death, Dian Wei and Xu Chu charged towards Gan Ning with swords in their hands and roared. Cao Jun followed their general and charged bravely.
When the two armies fought, Gan Ning's men were all Nanyang recruits. They had never seen such a bloody scene. As soon as the two sides fought, the Nanyang recruits were so frightened that they trembled and lost the courage to fight.
But there were still brave recruits who got used to the battlefield a little and then went on to kill them.
Gan Ning had known such a result for a long time, so the first person to come into contact with the battlefield was not the Nanyang recruits. Instead, he led his 800 men to hold the battle line, allowing the Nanyang recruits behind him enough time to react and adapt.
On the battlefield, Gan Ning bravely charged into the enemy camp with a sword in his hand, killing the corpses of Cao Jun who rushed over. Suddenly, Gan Ning, who was covered in blood, was like a god of war, and a long stream of hot air came out of his nose. He glanced angrily, and for a moment, the frightened officers and soldiers of Cao's army avoided looking directly.
When the Nanyang soldiers saw how brave their general was, they were greatly encouraged. With a roar, they raised their swords and charged into the enemy camp desperately, killing Cao's troops who were charging back.
But Dian Wei and Xu Chu are not vegetarians either.
They saw that Gan Ning was extremely brave and unstoppable. If Gan Ning continued to kill like this, their position would be defeated.
In an instant, the two of them killed Gan Ning in unison.
The two men attacked each other from the left and the right, stopping Gan Ning from charging forward. Cao Jun's position was stabilized under the leadership of the general.
Gan Ning roared angrily, and while his chest heaved violently, he held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, blocking Dian Wei with his left and slashing Xu Chu with his right. Because Gan Ning was already red-eyed and full of momentum, two first-rate generals were unable to defeat him.
When Nanyang soldiers saw that Gan Ning was one against two, their momentum surged. They roared and opened their eyes red. The battle line that Cao Jun had just stabilized began to retreat again.
On the mountain, Zhang Xiu made some adjustments. Seeing Gan Ning's extraordinary bravery with one against two, but fearing that he would make a mistake, he immediately ordered the cavalry to mount and prepare to charge down. At this moment, galloping horse hooves sounded behind Huo Shan. Voice.
Then, a killing cry resounded throughout the world.
It was three thousand cavalry led by Wei Yan who came over.
During the battle, Dian Wei and Xu Chu heard the sound of horse hooves behind them and immediately and decisively chose to withdraw their troops, otherwise they would be attacked from both sides and risk the entire army being destroyed.
The second general retreated decisively, leaving the rear to his own soldiers.
Afterwards, Cao Jun retreated from the earthen wall while fighting, mounted his war horse and retreated towards Huoshan City. Wei Yan led his army in pursuit for a while. When he saw the flag order on Huoshan Mountain to withdraw his troops, he returned with unfulfilled interest.
In this battle, Gan Ning fought against two generals, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and became famous in one battle. After experiencing this battle, the Nanyang soldiers changed from new recruits to veterans.
Wei Yan came on horseback. In this battle, he had a clear understanding of Gan Ning's strength. At the same time, he also admired Zhang Xiu's ability to recognize people.
"Gan Wu Camp!" Wei Yan clasped his fists and looked at Gan Ning with sincere eyes. Needless to say, this look contained his admiration and recognition of Gan Ning.
Feeling Wei Yan's sincere gaze, a heartfelt smile appeared on Gan Ning's face: "Wei Qiying arrived just in time, otherwise, the outcome of this battle would have been unpredictable!"
Wei Yan laughed loudly: "There is no need to be humble in the Ganwu camp. I see that you fought hard against the second general of Cao Jun and did not fall behind. You are truly a hero. I, Wei Yan, admire you. I will definitely have a good time with Xingba today!"
This was the first invitation Gan Ning received from his colleagues after entering Zhang Xiu's tent, and he happily said: "Please!"
The two of them smiled and walked up to meet Zhang Xiu.
Seeing his subordinates working together, Zhang Xiu was naturally happy. He helped them up and said, "Xingba fought hard against Cao Jun's two generals today, and he will be famous all over the world in the future! Wen Chang diverted Cao Jun's eyes, bought time for the large army, and We are indispensable for arriving in time to attack Cao Jun. We will hold a banquet tonight and we will not return until we get drunk!"
There was a banquet in the tent, and the three of them drank heavily.
…
Lu Bu was so drunk that night that he didn't even know how he got back.
But Zhang Liao had a profound memory. When Zhang Xiu thrust the secret letter into his hands, he was keenly aware of the importance and confidentiality of the letter.
When leaving, he stared at Zhang Xiu's eyes as if he knew what the other party was up to, but Zhang Xiu didn't reply to his eyes.
Returning to the military camp anxiously, he first helped Lu Bu to get down, and then quickly entered his tent. He picked up the lamp and took out the secret letter Zhang Xiu had given him. He saw twelve words written in the letter: Send your daughter south, force her to go south. Break the enemy stronghold and respond outside the city.
Zhang Liao was confused and stared at these eight words, eager to see through the secret letter and get the final answer.
"What does Zhang Xiu mean by this?" Zhang Liao put down the secret letter and paced back and forth in the tent, trying to figure it out carefully. "Whose daughter is it that is being sent south, and to whom? Who is the enemy who will break through the enemy's stronghold? The person outside the city who is taking care of her is probably Zhang Xiu."
After thinking hard all night, Zhang Liao had no clue, but the letter was too confidential, so he hid it close to his chest until he could find out later.
The next day, Zhang Liaoyuan was going to ask Zhang Xiu secretly, but Zhang Xiu had already set up camp.
At this time, a scout secretly reported: "This morning, Cao General Dian Wei and Xu Chu left first with 10,000 light cavalry."
"Huh?" Zhang Liao immediately thought that the ten thousand Cao troops were most likely targeting Zhang Xiu, and his mind raced. Finally, he waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat.
Although Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu were in an alliance, it was too late to send troops to rescue them, which would arouse Cao Cao's hostility towards Lu Bu.
He knew that Lu Bu had captured Liu Bei's Xuzhou, and the three Liu Bei brothers had no good impressions of Lu Bu. If Cao Cao took action, Liu Bei would definitely not stand idly by, and Lu Bu alone could not stop them.
After careful consideration, Zhang Liao decided not to send troops.
Zhang Xiu is valuable only when he is alive. If he was killed by Dian Wei and Xu Chu, he would not be worthy of Zhang Liao's imagination. Looking in the distance towards Nanyang, he murmured to himself: "If you are really lucky, even ten thousand riders will definitely not kill you. I would like to see if your secret message comes true."
