When Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and others met, both Cao Zhang and Cao Pi were stunned on the spot.
Cao Zhang didn't expect that the man who was once calm and reserved, and who finally got everything he wanted after going through all kinds of hardships, would now be in such a mess.
And Cao Pi didn't expect that even though he hadn't stepped into the battlefield again for so many years, Cao Zhang still looked so majestic and majestic now wearing armor.
As always....
He still remembered that not long ago, all the countries in the Western Regions came to pay homage, and with him was the King of South Vietnam who had gone through all kinds of hardships to come to pay homage.
They donated countless treasures to themselves, as well as a giant snow-white elephant.
It was this brother who happened to enter the palace for his annual pilgrimage. He held an elephant's trunk to subdue him, and held up a giant bell to frighten the envoys from various countries. For a time, the civil and military officials in the court were astonished.
Although Cao Pi was even more afraid of this brother, he must also admit that he really gave the Cao family momentum!
But Cao Pi never imagined that when their brothers met again, they would no longer be the aloof emperor and the mighty King Rencheng.
Instead, he turned into a miserable, bereaved dog, and... General Cao Wei, the city king Cao Zhang.
At this moment, Cao Pi had mixed feelings in his heart.
However, Cao Zhang didn't care much anymore. Now Cao Pi had fled near Xinye.
I originally wanted to use Xinye to rest temporarily, but thanks to the arrival of Cao Zhang and Cao Ren, Cao Pi was given a chance to breathe.
At this time, Cao Ren immediately led the army to protect Cao Pi, while Cao Zhang rushed directly towards the chasing Han army with red eyes.
This time Huang Quan and others had to stop. The two sides fought briefly. Even though Huang Quan was very capable, he was faced with the charging cavalry.
Coupled with the bravery of Cao Zhang, they still suffered a lot of losses in a fight.
Fortunately, the morale of the Han army is now strong, and Huang Quan, Wu Ban and others are very capable, so they did not suffer any serious losses in a fight.
On the contrary, it was Cao Zhang's charge that made everyone understand a truth.
This is already considered the edge of the Central Plains. It is no longer the hinterland of Jingzhou and Jiangdong surrounded by rivers and intertwined waterways.
On this plain, cavalry is the real king.
Jiangdong, who was extremely short of cavalry, and the big Han, who also had no cavalry, were indeed somewhat weak when facing Cao Zhang, who came with the cavalry.
But even so, they would not just let Cao Pi go.
Sun Quan in the rear seemed to be completely convinced. Lu Xun sent troops again after occupying Xiangyang and Fancheng.
This time, Lu Xun personally led the troops, and with a large number of additional troops, Lu Xun was not a simple person.
He did not have enough horses, but he produced a large number of simple chariots, which were pushed by human power.
Then countless crossbowmen began to rush forward with the help of chariots, constantly harassing Cao Pi's retreating troops with rain of arrows.
When Cao Zhang and others tried to break through the formation again, Lu Xun once again took action and relied on his numerical advantage to suppress them.
It has to be said that Lu Xun's ability is truly unparalleled in this world.
With Lu Xun's blessing, Cao Pi was finally suppressed again, constantly weakening Cao Jun's troops and suppressing Cao Jun's morale, and their front line continued to advance.
The original plan of Xinye had been abandoned again. Under Lu Xun's command, Cao Pi had no chance to enter Xinye to rest, so he passed directly through the city.
After leaving Xinye, if you want to stay any longer, the only place left is Wancheng, the important town in Nanyang County.
After seeing this, Cao Pi ignored his sadness and directly led his troops to speed up the pace again. This time he finally joined Jia Xu and others who also started to retreat.
When Cao Pi, Jia Xu and others met, Cao Pi's eyes even felt sour, as if he was going to cry bitterly in the next moment.
Cao Jun gathered all the troops and horses, and then Zhuge Liang also joined Lu Xun.
The soldiers and horses of Dahan and Jiangdong may never have imagined that not long ago they wanted to eat each other alive, but now they actually cooperated with each other to surround Cao Wei's soldiers and horses.
This strange situation also gave rise to countless emotions in the hearts of the soldiers.
But fortunately, they are not fools. They know that they don’t ask what they shouldn’t ask, and they don’t think about what they shouldn’t think about.
Waiting for orders from his general, he launched attacks against Cao Jun again and again.
Break out... chase... besiege... break out again... chase again...
After breaking through and chasing after him again and again, it was not until Cao Pi left the area around Wancheng that it was completely over.
Cao Pi, who had tens of thousands of troops at his side, when he actually evacuated the battlefield with the remaining defeated soldiers, he suddenly found that there were less than 10,000 troops around him.
The generals under his command suffered serious losses.
In addition to Xu Chu who died during the breakout, Grand Sima Cao Ren was also injured again in the pursuits and interruptions. Cao Ren, who was holding on to his body, died in the army before they even returned to Luoyang.
Cao Pi cried bitterly.
As for the other middle and low-level generals in the army and the subordinates who accompanied the army, they suffered even greater losses.
In the battle of Xiangyang alone, Huang Quan captured Zhonglang General Pu Zhong and more than forty lieutenants, large and small.
There are also more than ten people who have joined the army and are in charge.
There were more than 10,000 captured soldiers and horses.
Of course, Dahan and Jiangdong also suffered a lot, but compared to the benefits they gained, their losses were less heartbreaking.
Needless to say, all the surrendered troops of the Han Dynasty, together with the surrendered troops of Cao Jun in Jiangdong's hands, are all the spoils of war of the Han Dynasty.
And this is also one of the transactions between Dahan and Jiangdong.
In fact, until now, Zhuge Liang didn't know whether to tell Liu Chan. He originally planned to let Huang Quan rescue Liu Chan.
Because Jia Xu's sudden appearance was indeed beyond Zhuge Liang's expectations.
At the beginning of the war, he transferred to Shangyong to prepare for the capture of Wuguan. Later, he left Huang Quan and others to contain Cao Pi, and at the same time stayed with Zheng Du, a famous scholar in Yizhou, just in case.
Jian Yong's letter was sent to the army. After Zheng Du saw Cao Pi's conditions, he knew that ceding Jiangling was nonsense.
I also guessed that Cao Pi probably wanted to exchange Jiangling and other places for Sun Quan's support.
Therefore, he immediately ordered Liao Hua and others to withdraw, instead of rescuing Liu Chan, he headed to Xiangyang.
At the same time, before Jiangdong actually took action, he also personally visited Sun Quan's army.
Negotiated terms with Sun Quan.
The Han Dynasty did not have enough soldiers and horses to garrison enough key points in the city.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty is willing to give up all the city passes obtained by Nanjun, Xiangyang County, and Nanyang County to Jiangdong.
In exchange for Jiangdong's support and all the prisoners of Cao's army that Jiangdong got in this battle, after all...he couldn't keep them even if he didn't give them to the Han Dynasty...
