Chapter 872 During the Xiangyang War
Cao Cao listened, just when everyone thought that Cao Cao would definitely scold Cao Ren in anger, Cao Cao laughed.
"Hahaha!!! Zhuge Pifu is really resourceful, and he is worthy of being alone!"
Cao Cao laughed. For a moment, Dian Wei and Cao Hong also led the remnants to arrive, and both generals knelt down and pleaded guilty. Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled. He didn't seem to be defeated because of this, and he felt a little angry. I only heard Cao Cao laugh.
"Won or lose is the common thing in the military. Zhuge Liang is the most outstanding person in the world. His wisdom is high, which is not inferior to Jiang Ziya in Xingzhou and Zhang Zifang in Wang Han. You should take this defeat as a lesson. If you fight against it in the future, you must be cautious and don't underestimate the enemy!!!"
As soon as Cao Cao said this, the generals remembered it in their hearts. Cao Cao did not dare to make the army rush again, so he ordered all the people to go to the village to rest and refresh himself.
So, Cao Cao ordered the three armies to be more than 20 miles outside Xiangyang City, covering the mountains and villages. Zhuge Liang sent scouts to find out. Knowing that Cao Cao did not dare to attack, he immediately ordered the soldiers in the city to prepare all kinds of defensive materials for the upcoming offensive and defensive war.
A few days later, Cao Cao urged the three armies, so that Xia Houyuan led 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the camp, raised 80,000 troops, and fought turbulently to Xiangyang City. Zhang Fei heard that Cao Cao led the army to kill, and quickly asked Zhuge Liang to fight. Zhuge Liang saw that Zhang Fei was high-spirited, and it was not easy to frustrate his ambition. He immediately made Zhang Fei cautious and should not underestimate the enemy. Zhang Fei listened to Zhuge Liang's promise, laughed and remembered it directly, but he didn't pay attention to Zhuge Liang's words.
Zhang Fei then ordered 20,000 troops and led the troops out of the city to meet the enemy. When Cao Cao saw Zhang Fei leading the army out of the city, he immediately ordered the army to prepare for the battle. When he was young, Zhang Fei also led 20,000 soldiers to set up a position, two rounds. Zhang Fei came out of the horse and ran out of the battle. He pointed a snake spear at Cao Cao and cursed harshly.
"Cao Mengde, you Cao's three generations are all Han ministers and are deeply favored by the emperor. But you are not greedy enough. You manipulate the society and hold the emperor today. In fact, you are the generation who bullied the king and destroyed the ancestors. What's the difference between a benevolence, righteous and shameless person and beasts!?"
Cao Cao laughed angrily when he heard the words, looked around at the generals behind him and shouted.
"Who dares to fight and kill this madman who doesn't know the depth of heaven and earth!!!"
As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, Xu Chu roared, clapped his horse out, and went straight to pick up Zhang Fei. When Zhang Fei saw Xu Chu coming, he grinned and hurriedly greeted the horses. Xu Chu patted the horse and danced the knife to kill him, and Zhang Fei fought with a spear. The two people's knives and spears kept flying, and the offensive was fierce. The spear moved like a storm, and the knife moved like the power to break the sky. They twisted a fierce battle, killing the soldiers of both armies in horror. Zhang Fei stared, and Xu Chu suddenly opened his eyes. The two roared and roared, and both of them used their weapons. They fought for fifty or sixty rounds, regardless of victory or defeat.
Zhang Fei's offensive is continuous and extremely strong. Cao Cao saw a burst of panic and looked back at the generals under the banner of the door.
"This wing virtue is not as brave as the king Lv Bu in those years!!!"
The words were endless, and there was an exclamation from left and right. Cao Cao looked back in a hurry and saw Xu Chu trying to cut out a knife. Zhang Fei was extremely sensitive and dodged. At the same time, a spear suddenly stabbed out and flew straight to Xu Chu's face door. Xu Chu waved the knife horizontally, and the snake spear hit it with horribly. With a loud bang, the spark burst. Xu Chu and his horse retreated a few meters, and Zhang Fei rushed there.
Seeing that Xu Chu was in danger, Xu Chu roared and cut three knives in a row with a knife. The first knife hit Zhang Fei's snake spear, and the second knife was ready to rise. He pulled the knife once and suddenly cut it horizontally. Zhang Fei tilted his head, and the blade almost brushed the bridge of Zhang Fei's nose. Zhang Fei was about to fight back, and the third knife came quickly and flew back to Zhang Fei. The sound of a broken knife is like a giant tiger roaring. Zhang Feihuan's eyes were slightly shocked, and his muscles suddenly rose. A spear pierced the sky, and the spear broke through the void, like a leopard's roar. Between the lightning and the stone, the knives and spears collided, and the two tried their best, and the two faces became particularly ferocious.
Zhang Feihuan stared, shouted, and suddenly pulled back the snake spear. Xu Chu didn't expect it, and the knife style was falling. Zhang Fei raised a snake spear and a spear swept Xu Chu's chest. Xu Chu was swept by Zhang Fei. His strange eyes burst, endured the severe pain, and split a fierce spark on Zhang Fei's armor.
Mars flashed by, and two horses hissed. The two of them retreated almost at the same time. Xu Chu stared at Zhang Fei and gritted his teeth. Zhang Fei stared at Xu Chu and grinned.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, and this black warrior's martial arts is a little stronger!!!"
Xu Chu thought secretly in his heart. At the same time, Zhang Fei was also thinking secretly.
"This Xu Zhongkang is still so difficult to deal with!!!"
In a moment, Xu Chu suddenly patted the horse and retreated. Zhang Fei thought that Xu Chu was not strong and wanted to escape. He grinned and smiled. Suddenly, he chased after him and pulled back and shouted.
"Xu Zhongkang, escape is not a hero!!!"
Xu Chu ignored Zhang Fei's scolding and galloped. At the same time, he secretly cast a wink at Xia Houyuan in the array. Xia Houyuan understood, immediately held down the gun, grabbed the bow and arrow, and was ready to sneak attack at any time.
In the city, Zhuge Liang saw Zhang Fei chasing Xu Chu, his face changed, and he shouted to Pan Feng beside him.
"It's not good!! Xu Zhongkang still has the power of a fierce battle, but he deliberately retreats. It must be fraudulent!!! General Pan, quickly lead the army out of the city to prepare to respond!"
Pan Feng heard the words and was afraid that Zhang Fei would lose. Without saying a word, he immediately rushed down the city and led the troops out of the city.
It was said that it was late and then. Xu Chu suddenly deliberately slowed down the speed. Zhang Fei saw that he was getting closer and closer, and it was the time of joy. Suddenly, Xu Chu suddenly turned around, and the tiger-headed knife flew up like a thunderbolt. Zhang Fei was shocked and quickly picked up his spear.
There was a loud bang. Xu Chu's knife was so fierce that he split Zhang Fei and his horse. At the same time, a bow and string sounded, and the sound of arrows flew. When Zhang Fei found that the dark arrow was coming, the arrow had arrived in front of him.
Zhang Fei couldn't resist and shot Zhang Fei's helmet with an arrow. Zhang Fei shouted miserably and fell off the horse. Xu Chu was overjoyed and was about to get off the horse to cut Zhang Fei's head. Unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Chu jumped off his horse, Zhang Fei, who fell to the ground, suddenly attacked Xu Chu like a black panther. Xu Chu didn't expect that this fly was a fraud. When he came to his senses, Zhang Fei's burly and huge body had already rushed to him. Xu Chu was thrown down by Zhang Fei, and an iron fist of a casserole hit Xu Chu's head. Xu Chu was punched several times by Zhang Fei, and he only felt dizzy. He didn't know that he would continue to be rampant by this fly, otherwise he would be killed alive. Xu Chu drank violently, suddenly grabbed Zhang Fei's wrist with both hands, and grabbed Zhang Fei back hard. The two grabbed the rolling ground and fought, and the robes were pulled to pieces. The soldiers of the two armies saw it and thought that the two beasts were biting.
At this moment, the two soldiers rushed out. It's Zhang Ji and Xiahou Dun. The two of them had already heard Cao Cao's military order and came to surround and kill Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei heard the sound of horses' hoofs and knew that it was Cao Cao who sent someone to surround him. Zhang Fei was angry from his heart, evil to the side of courage, biting the steel teeth, roared, grabbed Xu Chu with both hands, and bumped into Xu Chu's face door. Xu Chu was hit and screamed bitterly. He only felt a roar in his head. His eyes were so painful that he couldn't open them. It was dark, and he was so angry that he punched. Zhang Fei took the opportunity to escape and jumped back to his mount. Seeing that Xia Hou Dun and Zhang Kui were killed, he pulled out his horse and fled. When he fled, he did not forget to provoke the two people and laughed.
"Hahaha!!! You wait for more to bully less, not a hero. Grandpa Zhang won't accompany you anymore!!!"
Hearing this, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Kuai were so angry that they taught Zhang Fei to stop and fight. After a while, Xu Chu's eyesight recovered. Hearing Zhang Fei's arrogant words, he was so angry that he rushed straight to his mount and slapped the horse to chase Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei galloped all the way and retreated back to the array. Seeing that Xiahou Dun and Zhang Ya were still coming, he immediately ordered the crossbowman in the array to shoot arrows, and thousands of arrows were fired together. Xia Hou Dun and Zhang Ya quickly strangled the horses to resist.
In a moment, Pan Feng arrived, stared at Feng's eyes and looked over. Xu Chu also rushed to Xiahou Dun and Zhang Jian, and the two generals stared at each other. For a moment, no one dared to kill easily.
Cao Cao was afraid that Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu, Zhang Ji and others under his command would lose, and made Xiahou Yuan and Dian Wei go out of the battle. Pan Feng saw another fierce general in Cao's array and hurriedly winking at Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei understood and quickly ordered the army to retreat. Seeing the situation, Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and Zhang Kuai immediately patted their horses behind and chased them for a while. Pan Feng and Zhang Fei rushed to fight and got the time to withdraw for the army. Pan Feng and Zhang Fei are very good at martial arts. Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and Zhang Qian can't stop them.
When he was young, all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou entered the city. Later, Cao Generals came. Pan Feng and Zhang Fei rushed to the road and escaped together. Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and Zhang Aju did not dare to chase and kill.
Cao Cao took the opportunity to drive the army to Nanyang City. After Pan Feng and Zhang Fei entered the city, they closed their doors. Cao Cao quickly ordered 80,000 troops to surround Xiangyang City,
Drink and scold the defenders in the city to fight. Seeing that Cao Cao was powerful, Zhuge Liang would not easily go to war and order the soldiers to guard closely. However, when he saw Cao's army approaching, he immediately shot him with random arrows and blocked it with flying stones.
Cao Cao personally rode a horse and leaned forward to inquire. He saw that the trench of the city was very wide, the water was deep, and it was difficult to get close to the city. If it is a tough attack, it will be a heavy loss. Cao thought that Sun Ce would send troops to attack the abdomen and back of Jingzhou at any time in Jiangdong. He was not in a hurry to fight with Zhuge Liang. He immediately ordered the sergeant to transport soil to fill the trenches under the city, and mixed them with earth cloth bags and firewood and grass. He made ladder stools on the edge of the city, and stood a cloud ladder to peep at the city. The Jingzhou garrison in the city looked at it and was anxious. Zhang Fei asked Zhuge Liang for war many times. However, Zhuge Liang was not always impatient. Instead, he was calm and only taught Zhang Fei to be impatient. Immediately, he had his own clever plan to deal with it.
By the way, Cao Cao personally rode around the city and explored the terrain around Xiangyang City for three days. Three days later, Cao Cao urgently sought Guo Jia to discuss, and Guo Jia laughed.
"According to the king, the color of bricks and soil in the southeast corner of the city varies from new to old, and most of the antlers are destroyed. It must be caused by the war in the past year. If the king gathers a large army to attack, he can break through the female wall and enter the city without a night. However, there are many defenders in the city. With the wisdom of Zhuge Liang, how can we not detect our intentions? The king can go to the northwest to accumulate grass, cheat the momentum, and earn Zhuge Liang to gather troops to defend the northwest. If Zhuge Liang really cheats, the king will immediately take advantage of the night to kill the army to the southeast corner, so that Xiangyang City can be broken!!!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and laughed.
"Hahaha!!! The plan of filial piety coincides with loneliness!"
Cao Cao then ordered the sergeant to pile up firewood on the west gate corner, gather the generals, and go up the city there. Seeing such a situation in the city, Pan Feng and Zhang Fei rushed to find Zhuge Liang. They told Cao Cao that he would gather 80,000 soldiers and horses to attack the west gate, and advised Zhuge Liang to withdraw the soldiers and horses in the city to the west gate to stop Cao's soldiers.
Zhuge Liang heard the words, his eyes lit up, and he smiled.
"Two generals, don't be impatient."