Li Feng, one of Yuan Shu's subordinates, went to Xiangyang to ask for help from Liu Biao. He first went to see Liu Biao's brother-in-law, Cai Mao, and paid him a lot of gold and silver. He hoped that Cai Mao would tell him that Liu Biao would attack Huainan. Cai Mao led Li Feng to see Liu Biao. Li Feng said to Liu Biao,"Zhao Xin was a wolf with wild ambitions. He raised an unjust army and plundered the land of Huainan. Now my master Yuan Gong deeply feels that his strength is weak and weak, and it is difficult to resist Zhao Xin's tiger and wolf army. Now he has sent Feng to Xiangyang to ask Jingzhou to send troops to fight against Zhao Xin together. "
"I have no enmity with Zhao in Yuzhou," said Liu Biao."How can I make such a powerful enemy for no reason? "
"I have heard that the lips are gone, and the teeth are cold," said Li Feng."Now Huainan is the lips, and Jingzhou is the teeth. I hope you will think deeply. "
Kuai Liang said,"My lord, Sun Jian of Jiangdong has been amassing provisions and armaments by the river recently. He has the potential to invade Jiangxia. We can't easily mobilize our troops at this time. Moreover, Yuzhou is such a powerful enemy." "
At this time, Cai Mao was in a high position under Liu Biao without size. Many people were dissatisfied. Cai Mao was about to make some contributions to shut up everyone's mouth. He also received a lot of money from Yuan Shu, so he said,"My lord, Sun Jian is not worth worrying about. General Huang Zu of Jiangxia is enough to deal with him, and Zhao Xin is a thorn in Jingzhou's side. If we wait for him to annex Huainan, Jingzhou will be in danger. "
Seeing that Kuai Liang still wanted to speak, Cai Mao looked at Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun understood and quickly said,""General Cai Mao is right. My lord, do not hesitate. "
Liu Biao was originally an indecisive person. Seeing that what Cai Mao said made sense, he decided to send troops to save Yuan Shu.
He ordered Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Cai Zhong, and Cai He to lead 50,000 troops to Shouchun, and Wen hired them as the vanguard.
Yuan Shu was at a loss in Shouchun City. One day, a flying horse reported that Hefei had been occupied by Zhao Xin's army. Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun had died in battle, scaring Yuan Shu out of his wits. Not long after, Ji Ling and Yue returned to Shouchun with 2,000 remaining soldiers. Once Ji Ling returned to Shouchun, she immediately cried and went to see Yuan Shu, begging Yuan Shu to punish her. Looking at Ji Ling and Le Jiu's sorry state, Yuan Shu waved his hand weakly and said,""This is not the crime of war. You don't have to do this. I think the heavens want me, Yuan Shu, to die. "
It turned out that Ji Ling and Le Jiu were in Hefei City. They had escaped from the south gate, afraid that Zhao Xin's army would come after them. They had been running for their lives day and night. When they were about to reach Shouchun, the two heaved a sigh of relief.
Yuan Shu cheered up and gathered the generals to discuss. Yuan Shu said,""Everyone, our army was defeated in Hefei. Generals Zhang and Qiao died in battle. Only Generals Ji Ling and Yue led 2,000 troops to escape. Now that the enemy is strong and I am trapped in an isolated city, I hope everyone can quickly think of a way to retreat. "
Liang Gang said,"My lord, a few days ago, General Li Feng went to Jingzhou to ask for help. I think he must have had some results. If Liu Jingsheng is willing to send troops to help me, our army still has room to recover." "
Yuan Shu said: "I think it is impossible to count on Liu Jingsheng's reinforcements. I am afraid that Sun Jian has already sent troops to attack Jingzhou. Jingzhou is busy with its own affairs. How can he send troops to save me?" "
"My lord," said Le,"you can send someone to Tao Qian in Xuzhou to ask for help. "
"I'm afraid Tao Qian won't offend Zhao Xin, but it's good to send someone to try." "
"My lord," Ji Ling said,"I heard that your brother Yuan Benchu has just acquired Jizhou. Why don't you send someone to Jizhou to ask for help?" "
"Jizhou is too far from here. With the speed of Zhao Xin's army, I'm afraid Shouchun won't be able to hold on any longer before the reinforcements from Jizhou arrive." "
At this time, Yuan Shu was in a hurry to seek medical help. He did not care about these things. He quickly sent people to Xuzhou and Jizhou to ask for help. And ordered the Shouchun levy 30,000 soldiers and horses, directly made Shouchun people complain endlessly.
Soon after, the scouts reported that Zhao Xin was stationed in Hefei and there was no sign of advancing to Shouchun. Yuan Shu could not help but be overjoyed. Li Feng, who had gone to Jingzhou to ask for help, came back with good news. Liu Biao had sent 50,000 troops to rescue them. The army was already on the way. Everyone was overjoyed. The people sent to Tao Qian's place in Xuzhou came back and said that Tao Qian was unwilling to send troops. Then Jizhou reported that Yuan Shao had sent Ju Yi and Feng Ji with 30,000 troops.
Zhao Xin was preparing his army in Hefei. At this time, there were 64,000 troops in Hefei. In the middle of August, Zhao Xin heard that Liu Biao had sent 50,000 troops to rescue Yuan Shu, with Cai Mao as the leader and Wen Zhu as the vanguard. He couldn't help but smile, thinking that Cai Mao was good at water warfare, but not on land. So the civil and military officials discussed the strategy of retreating the enemy.
"I didn't expect Liu Biao to send 50,000 troops to save Yuan Shu. How do you think our army will deal with the enemy?" Zhao Xin asked. "
"My lord," said Xu Shu,"Cai Mao is a man of great ambition, impatient, and lacking in strategy. Liu Biao really underestimates our army by making him a general. "
"Yuanzhi is right," said Guo Jia."Our army can kill Cai Mao halfway. "
"Where do you think we should attack Liu Biao's army?" asked Zhao Xin. "
Guo Jia said,"My lord, I'm sure Cai Mao will be cautious before he reaches Hefei. When the army passes Hefei, they will relax their guard. It's better for our army to meet Cai Mao at the place where Cai Mao's army must pass through a hundred miles southeast of Hefei." "
Guo Jia spread out the map and pointed to a place a hundred miles southeast of Hefei City. He said to Zhao Xin,""My lord, we can kill Cai Mao here. "
Zhao Xin said,"How about this? I will lead 20,000 troops to confront Cai Mao's army. Zi Long and Wen Yuan will each lead 10,000 troops to lie in ambush on the left and right sides. When our army is engaged in a fierce battle with Liu Biao's army, they will lead their troops to attack." Zhang Jun and Feng Xiao will lead the rest of the army to guard Hefei. Zhong Kang, Zi Man and Yuan Zhi will follow me.
In September, Cai Mao's army arrived at Hefei. When they heard that Hefei had been occupied by Zhao Xin's army, they took a detour southeast to Shouchun. When they passed Hefei, they were afraid that the army in the city would rush out. When they marched more than 50 miles east of Hefei, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
When the scouts reported that the Jingzhou army was already ten li away, Zhao Xin led the army into formation and waited for the front line of the Jingzhou army.
The vanguard, Wen Pin, led 10,000 troops to clear the way. He received a report from a spy that 20,000 troops were blocking the way. He sent someone to report to Cai Mao and led his troops to meet the enemy.
Zhao Xin saw that Wen Pin had arrived, so he ordered Dian Wei to fight. He told Dian Wei to slowly kill Wen Pin, and only when Cai Mao's army arrived did he lead the army to attack.
Wen Pin had just set up the battle array when he saw a general from Zhao Xin's array come out to call for battle. He ordered the troops to hold their positions and raised his saber to mount his horse to fight. On the other side, Dian Wei received Zhao Xin's instructions and did not use his full strength. He slowly dealt with Wenpin. The two of them stood in the open space between the two armies and fought back and forth for hundreds of rounds, causing the soldiers of the two armies to be extremely excited.
Zhao Xin smiled as he watched Dian Wei and Wen Pin fight. He calculated the time silently. Cai Mao's army should have caught up by now. He ordered the army to set off firecrackers and beat drums to lead the army into the Wenpin Formation. He ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to lead the army out in an hour.
When Dian Wei heard the sound of the army's cannon, he knew that our army was about to attack, so he went all out to fight Wenpin. At this time, it was hard on Wenpin. He had fought with a fierce general like Dian Wei for a hundred rounds. Although Dian Wei did not use his full strength, Wenpin was exhausted to the point of panting. Seeing Dian Wei suddenly show his might, Wen Pin also mustered up his remaining courage and fought desperately with Dian Wei. However, Wenpin had already exhausted all his strength and was no match for Dian Wei. After twenty rounds, he could no longer hold on. Seeing that the two armies were already fighting fiercely, Wen Pin had no choice but to retreat to his own formation. Seeing that Wen Pin had such martial arts, Dian Wei felt a sense of appreciation for him. Seeing that Wen Pin had retreated, he did not chase after him and charged towards the enemy soldiers.
Cai Mao's army caught up from behind and saw that Wen Pin's army was gradually unable to hold on any longer. Without a word, he led his army forward. A total of 70,000 troops from the two families fought together until the sky turned dark and the sun and moon lost their light. About an hour later, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, who were hiding on both sides, led their troops out. When Zhao Xin's army saw that their reinforcements had arrived, they also started to fight. In just a short moment, Cai Mao's army was no match for them. In a short while, the Jing State army was defeated. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and the others saw that the situation was not good and retreated. Zhao Xin's generals were unwilling to give up, and each led their own troops to charge forward, only killing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun.
Xu Chu led Zhao Xin's 3,000-strong army to charge back and forth in the Jingzhou army as if they had entered a deserted place. Cai Zhong and Cai He were about to turn around and run for their lives when they saw Xu Chu charging over. The two brothers led their troops to turn around and fight Xu Chu. Xu Chu could not care less about this. He waved his knife and rushed straight at the two of them. With just one slash, he ended Cai Zhong's life. Cai He was scared out of his wits. The troops behind him desperately fought against Xu Chu, and Cai He only managed to escape with his life.
Wen Pin turned around to block Zhao Xin's army. When he saw Dian Wei rushing over, he panicked and turned around to escape. Dian Wei caught up with him. In just ten moves, he killed Wen Pin's mount with a halberd. Wen Pin fell to the ground, and the Zhao army caught up and caught him.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao led the army to chase for a hundred miles, killing until blood flowed like a river. The Jingzhou army fled to the west.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun only managed to escape with 3,000 remaining soldiers. Behind them, Cai He led dozens of cavalry to escape under the protection of the main army.
After the battle ended, Zhao Xin ordered his men to clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies of the Jingzhou soldiers. He then brought the bodies of his own soldiers back to Hefei. The results of the battle were calculated. They lost more than 4,000 people, beheaded 18,000, captured nearly 25,000 enemies, and the rest fled. After everything was over, Zhao Xin led the army back to Hefei.
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Li Feng, one of Yuan Shu's subordinates, went to Xiangyang to ask for help from Liu Biao. He first went to see Liu Biao's brother-in-law, Cai Mao, and paid him a lot of gold and silver. He hoped that Cai Mao would tell him that Liu Biao would attack Huainan. Cai Mao led Li Feng to see Liu Biao. Li Feng said to Liu Biao,"Zhao Xin was a wolf with wild ambitions. He raised an unjust army and plundered the land of Huainan. Now my master Yuan Gong deeply feels that his strength is weak and weak, and it is difficult to resist Zhao Xin's tiger and wolf army. Now he has sent Feng to Xiangyang to ask Jingzhou to send troops to fight against Zhao Xin together. "
"I have no enmity with Zhao in Yuzhou," said Liu Biao."How can I make such a powerful enemy for no reason? "
"I have heard that the lips are gone, and the teeth are cold," said Li Feng."Now Huainan is the lips, and Jingzhou is the teeth. I hope you will think deeply. "
Kuai Liang said,"My lord, Sun Jian of Jiangdong has been amassing provisions and armaments by the river recently. He has the potential to invade Jiangxia. We can't easily mobilize our troops at this time. Moreover, Yuzhou is such a powerful enemy." "
At this time, Cai Mao was in a high position under Liu Biao without size. Many people were dissatisfied. Cai Mao was about to make some contributions to shut up everyone's mouth. He also received a lot of money from Yuan Shu, so he said,"My lord, Sun Jian is not worth worrying about. General Huang Zu of Jiangxia is enough to deal with him, and Zhao Xin is a thorn in Jingzhou's side. If we wait for him to annex Huainan, Jingzhou will be in danger. "
Seeing that Kuai Liang still wanted to speak, Cai Mao looked at Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun understood and quickly said,""General Cai Mao is right. My lord, do not hesitate. "
Liu Biao was originally an indecisive person. Seeing that what Cai Mao said made sense, he decided to send troops to save Yuan Shu.
He ordered Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Cai Zhong, and Cai He to lead 50,000 troops to Shouchun, and Wen hired them as the vanguard.
Yuan Shu was at a loss in Shouchun City. One day, a flying horse reported that Hefei had been occupied by Zhao Xin's army. Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun had died in battle, scaring Yuan Shu out of his wits. Not long after, Ji Ling and Yue returned to Shouchun with 2,000 remaining soldiers. Once Ji Ling returned to Shouchun, she immediately cried and went to see Yuan Shu, begging Yuan Shu to punish her. Looking at Ji Ling and Le Jiu's sorry state, Yuan Shu waved his hand weakly and said,""This is not the crime of war. You don't have to do this. I think the heavens want me, Yuan Shu, to die. "
It turned out that Ji Ling and Le Jiu were in Hefei City. They had escaped from the south gate, afraid that Zhao Xin's army would come after them. They had been running for their lives day and night. When they were about to reach Shouchun, the two heaved a sigh of relief.
Yuan Shu cheered up and gathered the generals to discuss. Yuan Shu said,""Everyone, our army was defeated in Hefei. Generals Zhang and Qiao died in battle. Only Generals Ji Ling and Yue led 2,000 troops to escape. Now that the enemy is strong and I am trapped in an isolated city, I hope everyone can quickly think of a way to retreat. "
Liang Gang said,"My lord, a few days ago, General Li Feng went to Jingzhou to ask for help. I think he must have had some results. If Liu Jingsheng is willing to send troops to help me, our army still has room to recover." "
Yuan Shu said: "I think it is impossible to count on Liu Jingsheng's reinforcements. I am afraid that Sun Jian has already sent troops to attack Jingzhou. Jingzhou is busy with its own affairs. How can he send troops to save me?" "
"My lord," said Le,"you can send someone to Tao Qian in Xuzhou to ask for help. "
"I'm afraid Tao Qian won't offend Zhao Xin, but it's good to send someone to try." "
"My lord," Ji Ling said,"I heard that your brother Yuan Benchu has just acquired Jizhou. Why don't you send someone to Jizhou to ask for help?" "
"Jizhou is too far from here. With the speed of Zhao Xin's army, I'm afraid Shouchun won't be able to hold on any longer before the reinforcements from Jizhou arrive." "
At this time, Yuan Shu was in a hurry to seek medical help. He did not care about these things. He quickly sent people to Xuzhou and Jizhou to ask for help. And ordered the Shouchun levy 30,000 soldiers and horses, directly made Shouchun people complain endlessly.
Soon after, the scouts reported that Zhao Xin was stationed in Hefei and there was no sign of advancing to Shouchun. Yuan Shu could not help but be overjoyed. Li Feng, who had gone to Jingzhou to ask for help, came back with good news. Liu Biao had sent 50,000 troops to rescue them. The army was already on the way. Everyone was overjoyed. The people sent to Tao Qian's place in Xuzhou came back and said that Tao Qian was unwilling to send troops. Then Jizhou reported that Yuan Shao had sent Ju Yi and Feng Ji with 30,000 troops.
Zhao Xin was preparing his army in Hefei. At this time, there were 64,000 troops in Hefei. In the middle of August, Zhao Xin heard that Liu Biao had sent 50,000 troops to rescue Yuan Shu, with Cai Mao as the leader and Wen Zhu as the vanguard. He couldn't help but smile, thinking that Cai Mao was good at water warfare, but not on land. So the civil and military officials discussed the strategy of retreating the enemy.
"I didn't expect Liu Biao to send 50,000 troops to save Yuan Shu. How do you think our army will deal with the enemy?" Zhao Xin asked. "
"My lord," said Xu Shu,"Cai Mao is a man of great ambition, impatient, and lacking in strategy. Liu Biao really underestimates our army by making him a general. "
"Yuanzhi is right," said Guo Jia."Our army can kill Cai Mao halfway. "
"Where do you think we should attack Liu Biao's army?" asked Zhao Xin. "
Guo Jia said,"My lord, I'm sure Cai Mao will be cautious before he reaches Hefei. When the army passes Hefei, they will relax their guard. It's better for our army to meet Cai Mao at the place where Cai Mao's army must pass through a hundred miles southeast of Hefei." "
Guo Jia spread out the map and pointed to a place a hundred miles southeast of Hefei City. He said to Zhao Xin,""My lord, we can kill Cai Mao here. "
Zhao Xin said,"How about this? I will lead 20,000 troops to confront Cai Mao's army. Zi Long and Wen Yuan will each lead 10,000 troops to lie in ambush on the left and right sides. When our army is engaged in a fierce battle with Liu Biao's army, they will lead their troops to attack." Zhang Jun and Feng Xiao will lead the rest of the army to guard Hefei. Zhong Kang, Zi Man and Yuan Zhi will follow me.
In September, Cai Mao's army arrived at Hefei. When they heard that Hefei had been occupied by Zhao Xin's army, they took a detour southeast to Shouchun. When they passed Hefei, they were afraid that the army in the city would rush out. When they marched more than 50 miles east of Hefei, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
When the scouts reported that the Jingzhou army was already ten li away, Zhao Xin led the army into formation and waited for the front line of the Jingzhou army.
The vanguard, Wen Pin, led 10,000 troops to clear the way. He received a report from a spy that 20,000 troops were blocking the way. He sent someone to report to Cai Mao and led his troops to meet the enemy.
Zhao Xin saw that Wen Pin had arrived, so he ordered Dian Wei to fight. He told Dian Wei to slowly kill Wen Pin, and only when Cai Mao's army arrived did he lead the army to attack.
Wen Pin had just set up the battle array when he saw a general from Zhao Xin's array come out to call for battle. He ordered the troops to hold their positions and raised his saber to mount his horse to fight. On the other side, Dian Wei received Zhao Xin's instructions and did not use his full strength. He slowly dealt with Wenpin. The two of them stood in the open space between the two armies and fought back and forth for hundreds of rounds, causing the soldiers of the two armies to be extremely excited.
Zhao Xin smiled as he watched Dian Wei and Wen Pin fight. He calculated the time silently. Cai Mao's army should have caught up by now. He ordered the army to set off firecrackers and beat drums to lead the army into the Wenpin Formation. He ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to lead the army out in an hour.
When Dian Wei heard the sound of the army's cannon, he knew that our army was about to attack, so he went all out to fight Wenpin. At this time, it was hard on Wenpin. He had fought with a fierce general like Dian Wei for a hundred rounds. Although Dian Wei did not use his full strength, Wenpin was exhausted to the point of panting. Seeing Dian Wei suddenly show his might, Wen Pin also mustered up his remaining courage and fought desperately with Dian Wei. However, Wenpin had already exhausted all his strength and was no match for Dian Wei. After twenty rounds, he could no longer hold on. Seeing that the two armies were already fighting fiercely, Wen Pin had no choice but to retreat to his own formation. Seeing that Wen Pin had such martial arts, Dian Wei felt a sense of appreciation for him. Seeing that Wen Pin had retreated, he did not chase after him and charged towards the enemy soldiers.
Cai Mao's army caught up from behind and saw that Wen Pin's army was gradually unable to hold on any longer. Without a word, he led his army forward. A total of 70,000 troops from the two families fought together until the sky turned dark and the sun and moon lost their light. About an hour later, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, who were hiding on both sides, led their troops out. When Zhao Xin's army saw that their reinforcements had arrived, they also started to fight. In just a short moment, Cai Mao's army was no match for them. In a short while, the Jing State army was defeated. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and the others saw that the situation was not good and retreated. Zhao Xin's generals were unwilling to give up, and each led their own troops to charge forward, only killing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun.
Xu Chu led Zhao Xin's 3,000-strong army to charge back and forth in the Jingzhou army as if they had entered a deserted place. Cai Zhong and Cai He were about to turn around and run for their lives when they saw Xu Chu charging over. The two brothers led their troops to turn around and fight Xu Chu. Xu Chu could not care less about this. He waved his knife and rushed straight at the two of them. With just one slash, he ended Cai Zhong's life. Cai He was scared out of his wits. The troops behind him desperately fought against Xu Chu, and Cai He only managed to escape with his life.
Wen Pin turned around to block Zhao Xin's army. When he saw Dian Wei rushing over, he panicked and turned around to escape. Dian Wei caught up with him. In just ten moves, he killed Wen Pin's mount with a halberd. Wen Pin fell to the ground, and the Zhao army caught up and caught him.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao led the army to chase for a hundred miles, killing until blood flowed like a river. The Jingzhou army fled to the west.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun only managed to escape with 3,000 remaining soldiers. Behind them, Cai He led dozens of cavalry to escape under the protection of the main army.
After the battle ended, Zhao Xin ordered his men to clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies of the Jingzhou soldiers. He then brought the bodies of his own soldiers back to Hefei. The results of the battle were calculated. They lost more than 4,000 people, beheaded 18,000, captured nearly 25,000 enemies, and the rest fled. After everything was over, Zhao Xin led the army back to Hefei.
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