The letter continued from the previous chapter, saying that Le Jin was no match for Zhang Liao. When he urged his horse to escape, he heard the Xuzhou army shouting that Li Dian was dead. He also saw that Li Dian's flag had fallen and the soldiers were in chaos. Knowing that the battle had been lost, he turned his horse and fled to Cao Cao's camp outside Tancheng. At dawn, Cao Cao met his beloved general in the tent. Le Jin was covered in dust as he knelt in the tent, waiting for his punishment.
Cao Cao looked at Le Jin and was speechless. After a long time, he said,""As a general, victory and defeat are common in the military. Wenqian, get up." Le Jin was still kneeling and sobbing."My lord. Not only did he fail to capture Xiao Pei, but he also fell into Zhang Liao's trap and defeated General Li Dian. Lord, please punish him according to the law." Cao Cao frowned and sighed in his heart. Mancheng, why did you go?
Seeing this, Xiahou Dun hurriedly knelt down and said,""My lord, we are currently in the midst of a great war with Xu Prefecture. We can't kill our generals before the battle and mess up the morale of the army.”Cao Cao glared at him. I didn't want to kill him, what are you doing? When the generals in the tent saw this, they all knelt down and said in unison,"Please forgive me, my lord." Cao Cao looked at his generals and was about to speak when a soldier reported,""General Li Dian requests an audience."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then their faces lit up. When Le Jin heard this, he forgot that he was still apologizing. He jumped up and asked repeatedly,"Where is Mancheng?" Suddenly, he saw the surprised gazes of the generals and remembered the current situation. He hurriedly knelt down again. Cao Cao glared at him and ordered,""General Li Dian, please enter the tent." He ordered everyone to get up, but Le Jin was still kneeling.
In Li Dianjin's tent, he saw Le Jin kneeling there. He was slightly stunned and then knelt on the ground,""The defeated general is here to accept his punishment." Cao Cao looked at Li Dian. His head, arms, and body were wrapped in cloth, and there were traces of blood seeping out. It was obvious that he had fought a hard battle. Hearing Li Dian's apology, he hurriedly stood up and said,""Mancheng, it's been hard on you. This battle is not your fault, it is Zhang Liao and Zang Ba who are too cunning, and your military strength is insufficient. Get up." The last sentence was directed at Le Jin.
Cao Cao then asked Li Dian for details. That night, Li Dian had led his army to fight Zang Ba and had already gained the upper hand. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao led his army to attack from the rear and disrupted the formation. For a moment, the morale of the army was in chaos. The soldiers under his command were attacked by the Xuzhou army and their formation was thrown into chaos. The military forces around Li Dian were also in chaos. It was unknown who had cut down the flag, and the soldiers became even more chaotic. In the chaos, Li Dian, who was fighting, had his horse's leg cut off by someone and fell down. The Xuzhou army took advantage of the chaos and shouted. This time, it was even more chaotic.
Li Dian mounted another horse under the protection of his personal guards. He wanted to fight again, but the situation was already hopeless. He couldn't find Le Jin, so he could only escape to Tancheng under the escort of his personal guards. Along the way, he gathered the remnants of the army and defeated generals. Out of the 15,000 troops, he only managed to gather 2,000 people. At this moment, Le Jin understood that he had escaped when Li Dian fell off the horse. He had not seen it and thought that Li Dian had died in battle, so he had escaped. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, kneeling on the ground with a thud and asking for forgiveness from Cao Cao.
Cao Cao saw this and quickly comforted him," Wenqian, don't blame yourself too much. A real man can bend and stretch. The situation at that time was not your fault."”Le Jin stood up and retreated to the side. Cao Cao saw this and said,"Wen Qian and Man Cheng, you can go down and recuperate."”The two of them agreed and left.
Cao Cao looked at all the civil and military officials in the tent, and his eyes flashed as he asked,"Everyone, the walls of Xu are high and deep, and General Liu Bei has already arrived in Qi. What plan do we have to defeat Liu Bei?”Everyone was silent. Xun You looked at the silent generals in the tent and then at the frowning Guo Jia. He said,""My lord, I have a plan to break Xu Prefecture.”"Oh, Gongda, you have a plan. Hurry up and say it." Cao Cao was immediately interested.
Xun You pondered for a moment, then looked at Guo Jia and said,""It is now September, almost October, and the autumn flood is coming. If the Si River were to flood Xiapi at this time, the city would definitely fall.”
Hearing this, Cao Cao thought for a long time before looking at Guo Jia. Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's questioning gaze and coughed."My lord, when we attacked Xuzhou in the past, General Xia Hou massacred five prefectures and counties, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Now if the Surabaya River is dug to irrigate Tancheng and Xiapi, the first to suffer will be the people. In this way, you will certainly lose the hearts of the people of Xuzhou. Besides, how can Liu Bei not know that Surabaya is suffocating? I'm afraid he's already prepared. I'm afraid this plan won't work.”Hearing this, Cao Cao's brows furrowed tightly, and no one knew what he was thinking. Everyone knew that Cao Cao was making a decision and was waiting for orders.
At this moment, a soldier came to report that there were Xuzhou troops moving between Daoqiao County and Xiyang, and the grain transport route had been blocked. There was also the Yellow Turban Liu Pi and Gong Du of Runan, who harassed the prefectures and counties and coordinated with the Xuzhou army to harass the grain road. Cao Cao was shocked and hurriedly pointed,""Miaocai, go to Lingbi and talk to Ren Jun clearly. Lead the army to escort the grain and ensure the safety of the grain.”Xiahou Yuan hurriedly agreed.
At this moment, another soldier came to report that Sun Ce had come to see him. When Cao Cao heard this, he invited him in. Sun Ce entered the tent and bowed to Cao Cao.""Cao Gong, Ce Te has come to ask for his resignation." Hearing this, Cao Cao's expression changed and he asked,""What does Bo Fu mean by this? Could it be that you're afraid of fighting?"
Sun Ce's expression changed when he heard this. He said solemnly,""What does Cao Gong mean by this? Ce had never been afraid of anyone since he started his army in Jiangdong. There was another reason for this farewell.”"What is the reason?”Cao Cao looked at Sun Ce and asked.
Sun Ce looked at Cao Cao and said coldly," I received news this morning that my brother has been defeated in Guangling and has retreated to Jiangdong. Therefore, there is nothing we can do in Guangling." Gongjin also sent a letter saying that Yuan Shu had raised an army of 150,000 in Yuzhou, with Ji Ling as the general. He had rushed to Huainan to take back Shouchun. Our army in Shouchun, Huainan, only has 20,000 people. Moreover, Shouchun City has just been breached, and the city wall measures are not perfect. How could they resist Yuan Shu's army? If Huainan is lost, our army will have no way back. I hereby ask for your resignation.”
Cao Cao frowned when he heard this. At this moment, a soldier handed over a letter. Cao Cao opened it and saw that it was Li Tong who had sent a military report. He said that Yuan Shu had raised an army of 150,000 and was charging towards Shouchun. When Cao Cao saw the letter, he said to Sun Ce,""Since there are matters in Huainan, then please return. However, Yuan Shu was a traitor, so Bo Fu did not want his subordinates to show mercy.”"I know," Sun Ce snorted.”He cupped his hands and turned to leave. The generals of Cao Cao's camp looked angry.
Seeing this, Cao Cao was about to give some instructions. He heard the drumming outside the tent and a general shouted,""Xiahou Dun, quickly come out and accept your death.”All the generals hesitated, and Xiahou Dun's face turned black as if he wanted to devour them. Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly ordered the drums to beat.
Outside Tan City, the two armies got into formation. On Cao Cao's side, Xiahou Dun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Cao Hong and Lu Qian were all present. On Liu Bei's side, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, and Huang Zhong were all in front of the formation. There was even a young general in front of the formation who was riding a horse and showing off his might. He had called for Xiahou Dun to fight. Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly asked,"Who is this?"”Cao Hong replied,"This is Yang Lei, a general under Liu Bei. Chen Wu and Dong Xi were both injured by him."”"It is said that Liu Bei is very fond of his talent and calls him his fifth brother," Yu Jin said.”
"Fifth brother?" Cao Cao frowned." Doesn't that mean there's a fourth brother? What enmity does he have with General Xia Hou?" "I heard that Yang Lei is from Suiling, Xuzhou. He was one of the counties that General Xiahou massacred that day."”Hearing this, Cao Cao recalled and felt a little regretful. At this moment, Xiahou Dun heard the curses and was extremely angry. He asked Cao Cao to fight,""My lord. I am willing to cut off Yang Lei's head and present it to you.”"Yuan Rang, be careful." Cao Cao nodded.”Xiahou Dun answered loudly and urged his horse out of the array.
Yang Lei had won yesterday and had a feast with Lu Bu and the others. During the feast, Mi Zhu suddenly talked about how Cao Cao had avenged his father and massacred Xuzhou. He also talked about how Xiahou Dun had led the vanguard and massacred Suiling, Huai, and Pu counties. As he spoke, he looked at Yang Lei, implying that Yang Lei had escaped by luck. When Yang Lei heard this, he couldn't help but think of the piles of corpses outside the forest, the houses that had been burned to ashes, and the smell of barbecued meat when he first arrived in this era. Thinking of this, Yang Lei felt that he couldn't drink the wine in front of him anymore. He immediately said angrily,"Tomorrow, I will behead Xiahou Dun and avenge all the villagers.”
"Yuting, rest for a few days." Zhang Fei hurriedly said. As for revenge, your third brother will do it for you.”"Xiahou Yuanrang deserves to die." Guan Yu snorted coldly.”"This fellow is comparable to a Hu." When Lu Bu heard this, he couldn't help but think of the civilians who were often slaughtered by the non-humankind at the border of Bing Province. He couldn't help but sigh. Seeing that everyone was depressed, Sun Qian hurriedly comforted them,""Let's celebrate today and talk about killing tomorrow.”Liu Bei was also very good at persuading people to drink, and everyone's mood was slightly relieved.
They had breakfast early in the morning. Yang Lei left the city to challenge, while Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Lu Bu stepped out to hold the line for Yang Lei. As Yang Lei was cursing, a horse flew over and the general shouted,""Don't be that brat. Xiahou Dun is here.”Yang Lei smiled coldly and urged his horse forward. The two horses clashed, and the two of them had already exchanged a move. The two of them reined in their horses and fought again. Yang Lei mustered all his strength and brandished his spear. The sky was filled with spear shadows. Xiahou Dun felt that there were cold spots in front of his eyes and could not help but be shocked. He also used all his courage and used a fighting method that would cause both sides to suffer, forcing Yang Lei to be on guard.
The more Yang Lei fought, the more excited he became, while Xiahou Dun became more and more shocked. This Yang Lei was unknown, but his martial arts were extraordinary. Unlike Guan Yu's swift saber and Zhang Fei's domineering aura, Yang Lei's spear was fast and accurate, each strike never missing his vital points. The two horses circled around and after exchanging more than fifty blows, Yang Lei shouted,"Here." Xiahou Dun roared loudly and threw away his weapon. He covered his left eye with his left hand and leaned on his horse. He urged his horse to run back to the formation. Yang Lei was unwilling to give up and urged his horse to give chase.
Cao Cao was shocked and urged his army forward. All the generals came out and snatched Xiahou Dun back. Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong also urged their troops forward. The two armies fought for a while and then withdrew their troops. Meanwhile, Xiahou Dun was rescued back to the camp and was treated by the army doctor. He immediately said,"General Xia Hou's left eye will be lost. If the tip of the spear had pierced a little deeper, it would have pierced through his brain and he would have been incurable. Although he was heavily injured and had lost his left eye, his life was saved.”Only then did Cao Cao and the others relax.
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