"Watch the sword!" Cao Cao and the others heard a loud shout from a distance, and saw Dian Wei exchanging blows with a big, muscular man. The shout just now was obviously from that man, just by looking at the sword in his hand. Huhu was full of wind and had great strength. He and Dian Wei were able to attack each other head-on. Dian Wei's iron halberd was so powerful that he could see sparks flying every time he attacked. The two of them had fought for hundreds of rounds before they knew it. , both admire each other very much.
"Who are you, that yellow-faced man of yours? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Xu Chu shouted. As the owner of Xujiazhuang and the number one master in the area, Xu Chu is still very graceful.
"I am Dian Wei, a subordinate of Lord Cao Cao, the shepherd of Qingzhou!" Dian Wei shouted. At this time, he also saw Cao Cao and others arriving, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, fearing that Xu Chu would take the time to go over and kill Cao Cao.
"Haha, I thought you were a remnant of the Yellow Turban Army, a rogue bandit here!" Xu Chu laughed. Since you are not the Yellow Turban Army, then the people in his village can be saved!
"This brave man, may I ask his name, I am Cao Cao!" At this time, Cao Cao spoke just right!
"Ah! I pay my respects to Mr. Cao. I am Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang! He is the owner of this village!" Xu Chu quickly saluted. This is a person who has become famous recently. I heard that he loves the people very much!
"Hero Xu, please get up quickly!" Cao Cao quickly helped him up, feeling happy. This is a treasure. If he can conquer him, his power will be doubled! "Why did Master Xu get into a fight with me, General Dian Wei?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
"Well, it's a long story. Recently, some remnants of the Yellow Turban Army have been coming to the village every day to ask for food. The last time they came, I happened to be away, so they robbed several carts of food. A few days ago, they came to rob the cattle. I beat him away and said he was coming back in the next few days. I just saw this general coming over and he looked rather fierce. I misunderstood him!" Xu Chu said a little embarrassed,
"Oh, it seems there's something wrong with my appearance!" Dian Wei, a big boss, suddenly said humorously, making everyone burst into laughter. They didn't expect that this guy would still make a joke, and his timing was so coincidental!
"It's my fault for not being able to protect the tranquility of this place. Xiahou Dun obeyed the order and ordered you to lead a thousand elite soldiers to clear out all the bandits in the area!" Cao Cao said and gave an order to Xiahou Dun, making Xu Chu even more cautious. I respect Cao Cao and have begun to recognize Cao Cao in my heart. Although Cheng Feng is famous, Xu Chu has never seen him. Now Cao Cao looks good!
"Quickly, please come to the village. You can't talk on the road!" Xu Chu quickly invited Cao Cao and others into the village. On the way, Cao Cao realized how powerful Xu Chu was. Through chatting with the villagers, Cao Cao understood Xu Chu gathered thousands of families in the village to fight against the bandits. Once, due to lack of food, he exchanged cows with bandits for food. The cow ran back after it was in the hands of the other party. As a result, Xu Chu dragged the cow's tail backwards with one hand and walked a hundred steps. The bandits were shocked and did not dare to ask for the cow and left. Cao Cao wanted this general even more. After chatting with Xu Chu, he also found that this boy was relatively simple and not so petty, which was exactly what Cao Cao needed. With Dian Wei in hand, he would definitely meet him next time. Lu Bu can even challenge him directly!
"Master Xu, I won't hide it from you. Your martial arts skills are buried here. If you think highly of me, Cao Cao, then be born here. Everyone in this village will follow me and go directly to Xuchang City. Here, you and General Dian Wei will serve as my bodyguard generals, what do you think?" Boss Cao was so happy that he did not ask for information in any roundabout way, and expressed his thoughts directly to Xu Chu, but he did not know that what he did was just right for Xu Chu. appetite.
"That's great. I've been listening to Sir Cao's reputation everywhere recently. His courage to assassinate Dong Zhuo alone is admirable. His thoughts for the country and the people are as bright as the sun and the moon! Since you don't mind it, then I will surrender to you, and Xu Chu will pay homage to your lord!" Xu Chu became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally gave a big salute, which made Cao Cao overjoyed: "Get up, get up! Haha, I'm so lucky to have Zhong Kang and Dian Wei this time!"
"Thank you, my lord!" Xu Chu was also very happy. Finally, his martial arts skills could no longer be hidden! At this time, Xu Chu discovered that Cao Cao and others were all wearing plain clothes, and he couldn't help but be a little confused. Seeing Xu Chu's expression, Cao Cao explained what had happened. Xu Chu was a well-known filial son, and Dian Wei was famous for his loyalty. At that moment, the two of them were furious and directly asked Cao Cao for troops to fight, demanding that their horses trample Xuzhou City!
Cao Cao did not rush into the army. Instead, he arranged for the tribesmen of Dian Wei and Xu Chu. The tribesmen of Dian Wei were all year-round hunters. After following Cao Cao this time, they even raised war horses and tigers together. Unknowingly, He created a powerful unit for Cao Cao - the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which made Boss Cao feel very good!
Sun Jian quietly transferred all his forces to Jiangdong. As for his hometown of Xiapi, Sun Jian simply gave up. Tao Qian had 100,000 Danyang soldiers there, and it was difficult to get along with him. Now that something like this has happened, then The situation became even more chaotic. After Sun Jian withdrew from Luoyang, he directly joined Sun Ce and rushed to Chaisang with all his belongings and children. Although the court appointed him the governor of Changsha, anyone who is not a fool knows that Changsha is now under Liu Biao's control. In his hands, he only had a reputation. After spending a few days in Xiapi, Sun Jian took advantage of Yuan Shu's reaction and crossed the Lujiang River in Shouchun directly to the edge of the Yangtze River.
"Everyone, be careful. You can reach Chaisang by crossing the Yangtze River!" Sun Ce said. Sun Ce is now eleven years old, but no one dares to underestimate him. During the days when Sun Jian was away, Sun Ce beat Xia Pi. Well organized.
"Young Master, we are taking a safe route. We will surely arrive there soon. However, the route our lord takes has to pass through Liu Biao's territory, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy!" Cheng Pu said with a smile, regarding Sun Jian's strategy of dividing the troops into two groups. He had always disagreed, for fear that something would go wrong, especially Liu Biao's attitude. You must know that the temptation of the national jade seal is very great!
"It doesn't matter, even if Liu Biao sends troops, he can't stop father. Let's hurry up and hurry up. I made a bet with father that I have to get to Chaisang first!" Sun Ce said confidently, and this confident young man was also affected. The others all smiled, but Cheng Pu felt a little uneasy, but seeing that everyone was of good temperament, Cheng Pu didn't say much.
"Get on the boat, target Chaisang! Let's go!" Sun Ce said enthusiastically, and with a squeaking sound, they set sail and headed towards Chaisang along the Yangtze River. But at this time, Sun Jian was in trouble!
"Kill!" Sun Jian heard the shouts of killing coming from all directions and was a little confused. He didn't expect that Liu Biao would really dare to attack him. In this Jiangxia land, Sun Jian could be said to be unfamiliar with the place and had no available resources. , seeing that he was ambushed, Sun Jian was also a little anxious.
"Lord, hurry up and seize the Jiangxia port. Let's go by water!" Zu Mao shouted
"Follow me!" Sun Jian shouted, asking Huang Gai to attack with him, leaving it to Zu Mao to resist. Sun Jian was highly skilled in martial arts and Huang Gai was brave. The two took the lead and charged directly towards them. Cai Hao and Zhang Yun directly attacked. Unable to resist, Sun Jian rushed out of the encirclement.
"Shoot the arrow and kill me quickly!" Cai Mao was a little anxious. He had made a guarantee with Liu Biao and would definitely keep Sun Jian here. He also found out clearly that Sun Jian brought thousands of people this time. As long as you seize the opportunity, you can kill Sun Jian, and then you can get the national jade seal!
Zu Mao and Sun Jian changed their armors in advance. They were about the same size and could not be distinguished in the chaos. Now that Sun Jian and Huang Gai rushed out, Zu Mao felt relieved. Now the Jingzhou army surrounded him layer by layer and wanted to It was really difficult to rush out. Zu Mao made up his mind to use the 3,000 men in his hands to drag the Jingzhou army here and create opportunities for Sun Jian and Huang Gai. "Kill!" Zu Mao shouted, carrying a big sword in person. In the battle ahead, there were no generals in the Jingzhou Army, and few of them were Zu Mao's opponents. This made him feel at ease here, and he quickly repelled several of Cai Mao's attacks!
"Grand Governor, we have to capture Sun Jian quickly. His generals have already rushed out. If we wait for them to bring reinforcements, it will be difficult for us to deal with them!" Zhang Yun said,
"That's right. I have informed Huang Zu to come over. With his joining, we will be much more relaxed. Huang Zu doesn't know what kind of bad luck he got. He actually recruited the Jinfan thief. What a good luck. !" Cai Mao said sourly. The Jinfan thief was actually talking about Gan Ning. At this time, Gan Ning had been robbing houses and houses on the Yangtze River, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Later, after being persuaded by others, he felt that he could not continue like this, so he took refuge with Liu Biao. Unexpectedly, Liu Biao sent him to Huang Zu's place in Jiangxia without even seeing him, which made Gan Ning have a very bad impression of Liu Biao. In fact, Liu Biao also looked down on him and thought that recruiting a bandit would be a bit of a loss of status. If not for Gan Ning's familiarity with Xichuan. , Liu Biao probably won’t even accept him! Unexpectedly, as soon as Gan Ning came under Huang Zu's command, he immediately wiped out all the water thieves in the area, and created a powerful navy army for Huang Zu for no reason, which made Cai Hao and others jealous!
"No, Sun Jian is going to break out!" Zhang Yun suddenly shouted, which shocked Cai Mao. Sure enough, Sun Jian in the encirclement was commanding the soldiers to attack.
"Quick, you all press up on me and shoot them to death with random arrows. Don't be reluctant to use them anymore. Hurry up and release the arrows!" Cai Mao shouted. With an order, the Jingzhou Army's arrows rained down, causing Jiangdong Army to suffer heavy losses. Zu Mao smiled bitterly, it seemed that he couldn't leave this time.
"Lord, hurry up!" Huang Gai killed several Jingzhou navy and captured a small boat. He didn't care about others. He quickly pulled Sun Jian and ran towards Chaisang with four or five people. Just as they gradually disappeared into the distance , Jiangxia navy arrived.
"Hmph, let them go. Follow me and surround Sun Jian. As long as you kill Sun Jian, Jiangdong can be pacified!" Huang Zu said with great enthusiasm, and then led the army directly to where Cai Mao and others were.
"Haha, come on, let's see who else dares to come!" Zu Mao laughed. He didn't know how many people he had repelled. Now there are less than 500 people left around him. There are corpses everywhere. All the Jiangdong Army They are Sun Jian's closest relatives. At this time, in order to create opportunities for Sun Jian, they are doing their best to delay time!
"Attack me, who told you to stop!" Cai Mao said angrily. The Jingzhou Army was so frightened by Jiangdong Army that it did not dare to advance. This made him, the governor, a little embarrassed. He brought 30,000 troops this time. Against Sun Jian's 3,000 men, it was ten to one, but they were so frightened that they didn't dare to step forward. How embarrassing it would be if word got out about this!
"Kill! Killing one is a crime, killing ten thousand is a hero. Let's kill quickly today. Where are Jiangdong's disciples? Do you dare to charge with me!" Zu Mao shouted loudly. He estimated that Sun Jian must have escaped. , now we can finally let go and fight!
"Jiangdong disciples are still here and are willing to fight for the king!" The remaining five hundred Jiangdong soldiers shouted in unison. The sound was louder than the Jingzhou army's shouts of killing. Cai Hao and others were so surprised that they forgot to attack. !
"Kill!" Zu Mao shouted and went forward to fight in person. Everywhere he passed was barren of grass and heads were rolling in. The killing made Cai Mao and others frightened. No one dared to stop him, "Kill! Kill! Kill!" Five hundred people His momentum directly overshadowed the Jingzhou Army. Huang Zu, who was looking far away, almost cursed, Cai Mao and the other two were such wastes.
"Gan Ning listened to the order and went to kill Sun Jian quickly!" Huang Zudao said. In fact, he was a little frightened, but since they were here, he couldn't let them go! Gan Ning didn't say any more nonsense. He directly picked up the knife and charged forward with one blow. Jiangdong's army was already exhausted after fighting for most of the day. Now it was just holding on with faith. Cai Mao and others did not dare to They could hold on for a while longer if they took action. Gan Ning was not afraid of anything. He immediately discovered the problem when they fought directly. They saw that Gan Ning was chopping melons and vegetables. He killed four or five people in one encounter. These few This guy is not good at fighting, but he is still good at opportunism. He figured it out in an instant. He saw Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others rushing forward with howls and screams. Zu Mao felt bitter for a while. The only thing he was thankful for was that Sun Jian was sent away!
"Take your life!" Huang Zu shouted, his spear was like a dragon, and he quickly killed Jiangdong's army with a cold light. Zu Mao's five hundred elite soldiers were slaughtered in the blink of an eye, leaving him facing the wolf-like tiger of Jingzhou. Army, "Sun Jian puts down his arms and surrenders, I can spare your life!" Cai Mao laughed and said,
"Idiot, you are worthy of calling me by my name. If you dare, come here and I will chop you with one hand!" Zu Mao sneered. The murderous intent in his words made Cai Hao feel cold from head to sole, and he couldn't help but laugh a few times!
"Sun Jian, stop talking nonsense. Now you are alone. If you want to survive, just be obedient and don't try to play tricks!" Huang Zu said, directing people to clean up the battlefield as he spoke.
"Haha, you are really stupid!" Zu Mao laughed. It seems that this group of people didn't know that the real Sun Jian had left long ago. Zu Mao was completely relieved now. He thought about it silently and found that he really couldn't escape. He couldn't even kill a few more soldiers because he had already I have no strength left, but I can't take advantage of these guys. Thinking of Zu Mao's mouth, he started to work, greeting everyone with various classic quotations from the Three-Character Sutra, which made Cai Mao and others look livid!
"Haha! It's so good, so good! You despicable villains will not end well. It's impossible to get news from me! Someone will avenge me!" After Zu Mao finished speaking, he waved the big knife in his hand and fiercely He slashed his neck hard, and then fell down in front of everyone's horrified eyes.
"He's dead like this? I haven't asked him about the whereabouts of the jade seal yet!" Cai Hao said anxiously, "Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. Bring me all your clothes and armor. Don't throw anything away!" Zhang Yun was also shouting loudly. Gan Ning frowned slightly, and he could tell that this person was not Sun Jian at all. He was about to speak, but when he saw Huang Zu's expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he knew that things were not simple. It seemed that there was someone there. There are rivers and lakes!
After Cai Hao and others cleaned the battlefield, they quickly went to report back to Liu Biao. When he heard the result, Liu Biao frowned deeply. This was such a loss. Countless soldiers were killed and injured, but nothing was gained. They also formed a big feud with Sun Jian, no matter who was killed. If it weren't for Sun Jian, neither Jiangdong nor Jiangdong would be stable in the future. Liu Biao glared at Cai Mao helplessly. This guy really failed to achieve anything but failed! Sun Jian and Huang Gai finally escaped back to Chaisang. They waited for a few days to get the news. When everyone in Jiangdong knew that Zu Mao died in the battle for Sun Jian, they were all excited. However, because they had just arrived in Chaisang, there was not much news. In terms of military strength, Sun Jian endured it for the time being, and planned to take the opportunity to let Sun Ce capture Jianye, Kuaiji, Wu and other places, so that he would have six counties and eighty-one states in Jiangdong.
"Father, don't worry. My son will definitely take over these places. It's just that father still needs to wait for a few days. Don't fight Liu Biao these days. The most important thing is to conquer the talents and families in Jiangdong. Only in this way can we gain a firm foothold." !" Sun Ce said
"Well, that makes sense. Then let's post the recruitment list, and I'll go to the four major families in person and try to reach a consensus with them!" Sun Jian said with a smile. Sun Jian was also sincerely happy to see Sun Ce thinking so carefully!
While Jiangdong and Jingzhou were preparing for war, Chen Deng also came to Pingyuan County. As soon as he told Liu Bei the whole story, Liu Bei immediately agreed to help. He finally found an opportunity to show his face, and maybe he was lucky enough to occupy it. In Xuzhou, such a good thing may not be found even with a lantern. Liu Bei took the opportunity to take his three thousand troops and break away from Gongsun Zan, just in time to jump out of the quagmire of war in Jizhou. At this time, Gongsun Zan was busy intervening with Liu Yu. He didn't pay much attention to Liu Bei, but unfortunately no matter how Gongsun Zan tried to deceive him, Liu Yu would not be fooled. In the end, Gongsun Zan got angry and killed Liu Yu directly, taking the opportunity to occupy the entire Youzhou. In this way, Gongsun Zan's good reputation accumulated was completely destroyed. After all, Liu Yu is a well-known saint and gentleman. Now Gongsun Zan is a little crazy and doesn't care about anything. He must first capture the soldiers and horses.
After Cheng Feng got the news, he didn't make any arrangements. He just quietly called Zhang Liao, Tian Yu and others to briefly sort out the situation in Jizhou, and then asked Zhao Yun to pay more attention to the developments of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. As for Cao Cao, At the same time, Cheng Feng could only smile bitterly. He had too few troops to deal with them at the same time, so he could only deal with them one by one.
