Although Cao Cao actively participated in the previous battle with Dong Zhuo's former army, in terms of credit, he actually didn't have much credit.
Although the thief general Niu Fu was captured alive in the end, it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.
For credit like this, there will definitely be no shortage of rewards. Liu Bei could have reported to the jujube coalition and then fought for Cao Cao to be promoted to a higher position.
As for the actual benefits, Cao Cao thought it would be good if he could allocate one thousand of the seven thousand surrendered soldiers.
In fact, he is content with a thousand people. After all, he only had 2,000 men under his command, and including the enemy troops who ambushed and captured the prisoners that day, there were less than 3,000 men.
But he never expected that Liu Bei would actually allocate three thousand men to him!
Including the surrendered soldiers he had captured before, and Liu Bei did not want to go back, there were a total of four thousand people.
In other words, in the previous battle, Liu Bei gave himself half of the fruits of victory.
Liu Xuande is indeed a sincere gentleman!
However, Cao Cao was not a man who did not know how to advance and retreat. He immediately waved his hands and said: "It's too many. Brother Xuande doesn't need to be so polite. What's the use of it? If you can get so many soldiers and horses, please take back your life, Brother Xuande!"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Brother Meng De, don't be too humble. I know that you have great ambitions and want to kill thieves and serve the country. But this is not an easy task. Only when you have soldiers and horses in your hands can you achieve great things."
A touch of emotion flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he stopped being pretentious. He cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said, "In that case, Cao Cao would like to thank Brother Xuande!"
"You're welcome. Our two families have joined forces to challenge Dong, so we should watch and help each other." Liu Bei smiled and stretched out his hand, "Let Ziyi handle the rest. Brother Meng De, how about we go into the city to celebrate first!"
"good!"
Cao Cao nodded heavily and grabbed Liu Bei's outstretched hand.
The two smiled at each other and entered the city hand in hand.
There wasn't much left to do. Zhang Heng first ordered Zhang Liao to count the battle damage and the number of prisoners, and then ordered everyone to return to the city.
It is worth mentioning that when the count was halfway through, Zhang Fei returned with his army. After learning that he had missed a big battle, he couldn't help but beat his chest, shake his head and sigh.
After doing all this, Zhang Heng climbed up to the Xingyang City Tower, stood at the top of the city and looked into the distance, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
Lu Bu is here, which proves that Dong Zhuo is not far away.
The real ace unit of the Xiliang Army is finally here.
It can be expected that this will be a war, and it may even be protracted.
Although Dong Zhuo now only has 70,000 soldiers left in his hands, Liu Bei has even fewer troops, and including the reduced soldiers, the number is less than 30,000.
Where are the reinforcements? Why haven't they arrived yet?
Without them, whoever rushes ahead will become cannon fodder for themselves!
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In fact, the jujube coalition army has already arrived. As early as the second day after Zang Hong and Wang Gong returned to jujube, the army set off.
Liu Dai's small group did not notify Zhang Miao and others, but Zhang Miao and others also did not notify Liu Dai's small group. But when troops were sent out the next day, both sides suddenly discovered each other's presence, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for a while.
But fortunately, these princes have no other special qualities, except being thick-skinned. Since the two sides had bumped into each other, they couldn't pretend they hadn't seen each other. They immediately dismounted their horses and greeted each other, and then talked about some things and other things, and finally decided on a plan - since neither of them could get rid of each other, then everyone would march towards Xingyang together.
Zhang Miao and other Yuan Shao princes had nearly 100,000 troops, and Liu Dai's small group also had 60,000 troops. Together they had a total of 150,000 troops. Naturally, the marching speed was not too fast.
But counting the time, it should be here in two days.
But it was Dong Zhuo who arrived in Xingyang first.
After Lu Bu was defeated that day, he rushed towards Chenggao without stopping, but encountered Dong Zhuo's vanguard, Zhang Ji, on the way.
Dong Zhuo kept his promise and actually appointed Zhang Ji as the vanguard and ordered him to lead 3,000 troops to charge forward and clear obstacles along the way for the army.
After learning the lesson from last time, Dong Zhuo learned wisely this time and did not give Zhang Ji the right to make decisions on the fly. Instead, he had to report everything to himself, hoping to avoid making the same mistake as Niu Fu.
Zhang Ji was also overjoyed. After learning from Jia Xu that the last flood was man-made, Zhang Ji actually no longer wanted to fight.
Prime Minister Dong has Mr. Wen He on his side, and the enemy also has a man of great intelligence and calculation. The two sides square off and fight to the death. In the end, no matter who wins or loses, the unlucky ones are himself and his soldiers.
Under the banner of the Chinese army, Zhang Ji marched slowly while teaching his nephew how to survive.
"Bo Yuan, you must remember not to act recklessly in this battle. There are powerful people in the enemy army. If there is another wave of floods, you, my uncle and my nephew will definitely die."
Zhang Xiu still didn't believe it, "Uncle, do you really believe that the flood last time was caused by the enemy?"
"Mr. Wenhe said yes, then it is." Zhang Ji said decisively, "Even if it is not, the enemy can seize the fleeting opportunity to launch an attack on our army, which shows that there must be an expert behind it."
Zhang Xiu could not refute this and could only nod silently.
"For such an expert, there is only one thing we have to do: hide!" Zhang Ji said earnestly, "If you want to escape from the coming war, hide as far away as possible. Don't get stuck in the quagmire of the war. , otherwise your life will be hard to save.”
When it comes to things like working hard but not working hard, Zhang Ji can be said to have it at his fingertips. After all, he has been doing this for so many years.
Zhang Xiu nodded, but still looked a little dissatisfied.
Seeing this, Zhang Ji wanted to continue to give his nephew a few words, but suddenly he saw a puff of smoke rising in the distance.
"This is... an enemy attack, an enemy attack, hurry up, get your troops in formation!"
Zhang Ji hurriedly ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.
But when the troops and horses got closer, Zhang Jicai discovered that the character "LV" was written on the banner headed by him, which was the subordinate of the defeated Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu saw Zhang Ji, he was also frightened. He thought Liu Beijun had arranged an ambush in advance. When he got closer and saw that it was one of his own, he felt relieved.
Zhang Ji naturally knew Lu Bu, but he didn't know why Lu Bu was here, so he rushed forward with dozens of soldiers.
"I've met Marquis Lu!"
Zhang Jizong immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands.
When Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo, he was made Dutinghou by Dong Zhuo. Although there are only a few hundred households in the city, he is at least a lieutenant, not a Marquis of Guannei.
Lu Bu stepped forward and returned the greeting.
"I've met General Zhang."
Zhang Ji asked: "Where did the king come from?"
"I was ordered by Prime Minister Guojun to go to investigate the enemy's situation." Lu Bu replied with his hands in hand.
Zhang Ji nodded when he heard this, and seeing that all Lu Bu's men were in a panic, he knew that he had already fought against Liu Bei's army.
As for the result, there is no need to ask anymore.
If he wins, with Lu Bu's personality, he will definitely boast about his achievements, instead of not mentioning it at all like now.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's army has left Chenggao. It is now thirty miles away. You can go and pay your respects on your own." Zhang Ji kindly reminded.
"Thank you, General Zhang, for informing me. I will take the first step."
Lu Bu bowed his hand to Zhang Ji and continued to move forward with his troops.
"Bo Yuan, have you seen it..." Zhang Ji pointed at Lu Bu who was walking away and said to Zhang Xiu, "You always boast of your bravery, how can you be more fierce than Lu Bu? Didn't he get any advantage from the enemy? Even defeated.
So, put away those little thoughts of yours, stay calm in this battle, and save your life is the most important thing. "
"Uncle, nephew understand."
Zhang Xiu nodded and said his answer was more serious this time.
