Liu Pi and Gong Du were about to lead their brothers to rob the grain. At this time, there was a team that was also planning to rob the grain. The commander of this team was Wei Yan. Wei Yan led 3,000 elite soldiers under Chen Dao's lead and quietly hid nearby. They were waiting for the grain to arrive so that they could take advantage of it. Firstly, it was to replenish themselves. Secondly, it was to disrupt the enemy's retreat. Of course, it would be best if they could take the opportunity to attack Xi Yang or Ling Bi. Three thousand troops were hiding in the woods on both sides of the road, waiting for the grain team to arrive.
Furthermore, Gong Du led his soldiers and brazenly headed towards the path where the Cao army usually escorted grain. When they arrived at a high hill, Gong Du looked at the terrain and nodded in satisfaction. He waved his hand, and the soldiers hid themselves in ambush. Not far away, Liu Pi had also led his army to lie in ambush, waiting for the grain team to arrive. The Cao army's troops slowly walked along the road. Recently, there had been many incidents of rations being robbed, and many of their brothers had already died. It was really hateful. This time, he must capture all of them in one fell swoop, the military marquis thought to himself.
He looked up and saw Gao Gang not far away. Damn it, something would happen every time he was here. General Xia Hou should be ready by now. A smile appeared on the general's face, but it soon disappeared. He continued to slowly move forward with the grain carriage. Liu Pi looked at the grain convoy that was getting closer and closer and felt that something was wrong. The carriage was not light. The tracks left on the road and the soldiers pulling the carriage could prove this. However, why did it feel so strange? He counted the number of people, about 200. Seeing that the convoy had arrived at Gao Gang's place, they heard a drum beat. Gong Du led his men and charged out.
Seeing so many people, the general hurriedly led the soldiers, abandoned the carriage, and turned to run. Seeing this, Gong Du laughed out loud and did not chase after them. Instead, he led the soldiers and prepared to pull the carriage away. At this moment, Liu Pi suddenly realized what was wrong. None of the scouts he had sent out had returned. He was shocked, and beads of sweat fell from his forehead.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Immediately after, a general led a group of men and charged over, charging straight at Gong Du's men who were still in a mess. Perhaps it was because the looting of food had been too easy recently, many soldiers had yet to react when the dozens of cavalry at the front had already charged into the middle of them. Some were knocked away by warhorses, some were slashed to death by sabers, and some were pierced by spears.
Gong Du's heart bled as he watched. These were all his old brothers, and they had died just like that. Looking at the Cao army that was galloping on their horses, Gong Du roared and charged towards the leader. At this moment, Liu Pi had already led his soldiers over to rescue Gong Du. The Cao army was in a state of chaos, obviously not expecting that there would be people lying in ambush. However, under the command of the lieutenant, they immediately turned around and started fighting. For a moment, Liu Pi was stopped less than a hundred meters away from Gong Du.
Then, Liu Pi saw a scene that made him go crazy. Gong Du charged at the leader of the generals, and with a single strike, Gong Du's head flew up. Blood spurted out from his neck, and Gong Du's corpse swayed for a moment before falling to the ground. The general curled his lips in disdain and then charged left and right again. When Liu Pi saw the scene of Gong Du's death, he couldn't help but feel great sorrow in his heart. He shouted,"Brother." He charged towards Gong Du's corpse while fighting left and right. To be honest, Liu Pi's martial arts skills were quite good. At least, in his moment of grief and indignation, the Cao Cao soldiers in front of him were forced to retreat. The general had obviously noticed this situation. He pursed his lips disdainfully and looked at the distance. He put down the iron spear in his hand and nocked an arrow. He aimed at Liu Pi and was about to shoot.
At this moment, a shout could be heard from the corner of the high hill. Immediately, soldiers dressed in Xu Prefecture's uniform charged out, causing the Cao army to fall into chaos. Unable to resist the enemy, they retreated. The general heard the shouts and was slightly distracted. The arrow had already left the bowstring and hit Liu Pi's left arm. This arrow was originally aimed at Liu Pi's throat. The general frowned slightly. He hung up his bow and arrow, took out his iron spear, and charged towards the source of the shouts. When Liu Pi was hit by the arrow, the surrounding personal guards immediately fell into disarray and hurriedly surrounded Liu Pi to escape. Liu Pi endured the pain and pulled out the arrow. He shouted angrily,""Revenge for Chief Gong. Brothers, the reinforcements have arrived. Kill them with me.”He took the lead and charged at Cao Jun with his saber.
The soldiers were encouraged by him and saw that reinforcements had arrived. They all had courage and immediately entangled together to kill. The general charged towards the source of the shouts. At the same time, the commander of Liu Bei's army saw the banner of 'Xiahou' behind the general. Wei Yan's heart jumped. It was one of the Xiahou brothers, but he didn't know who it was. However, if they won this battle, then the position of deputy general wouldn't be far away. It was even possible that he would become a deputy general.
Wei Yan was calculating in his heart, but he didn't stop. He urged his horse to charge at Xiahou Yuan and shouted,""Wei Yan is here to announce his name." "You're a nobody," Xiahou Yuan said disdainfully.”He rushed up but did not know his name. Wei Yan's eyes turned red. This was blatant contempt. He immediately urged his horse to charge forward. He did not command the army to charge forward. In any case, with the commanders of the various divisions commanding, there was not much of a problem.
Chen Dao frowned and immediately charged over on his horse. His target was Xiahou Yuan, and he wanted to attack him from both sides. Xiahou Yuan had just exchanged blows with Wei Yan. When he saw Wei Yan's expression, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He thought to himself that Wei Yan did look a little similar to Guan Yu. They both had red faces, but they lacked a long beard. Although his martial arts skills were not bad, they were much worse than Guan Yu's. Xiahou Yuan thought to himself, but his hands didn't stop pressing down on Wei Yan. Wei Yan was only in his early twenties and had yet to master his martial arts. Xiahou Yuan was at his peak, so Wei Yan was no match for Xiahou Yuan. However, with his natural valor, he was able to hold on.
At this moment, Chen Dao urged his horse to arrive. Without a sound, he stabbed his spear at Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan was fighting with Wei Yan, so he didn't mind attacking from both sides. Xiahou Yuan felt that it was a little difficult. After twenty rounds, Xiahou Yuan felt that he was no match for Wei Yan. He feigned a spear attack and turned to leave. Wei Yan was unwilling to give up and wanted to chase after him. Chen Dao hurriedly said,""Lieutenant, it's more important to save General Liu Pi first.”Wei Yan was slightly stunned. He looked at the battlefield and saw that Liu Pi's troops were in a precarious situation under the Cao army's attack. On the other hand, his own subordinates were forcing the Cao army to retreat. Seeing this, Wei Yan rode his horse towards Liu Pi, followed closely by Chen Dao.
The Cao army had already discovered that Xiahou Yuan had fled. In addition, the Xu Prefecture army in front of them was very brave. They could not help but shout and scatter. Seeing this, the Xu Prefecture army did not pursue. Under the command of the garrison commander, they charged towards Wei Yan. As the saying goes, a general is the soul of a soldier. After Xiahou Yuan's defeat, the Cao army no longer had the will to fight. In addition, Wei Yan and Chen Dao led the Xu army to charge forward, causing the Cao army to flee. Soon, Wei Yanchen saw Liu Pi. He abandoned his horse and weapons and laid on Gong Du's corpse, crying miserably. Fortunately, this situation lasted for a while before it ended. Liu Pi stopped crying and immediately greeted Chen Dao and Wei Yan. After the ceremony, Liu Pi invited the two of them to Ru Yin to discuss what to do in the future. Wei Yan and Chen Dao naturally agreed. They cleaned up the battlefield and rushed to Ru Yin City.
There was a flat area at the foot of the mountain where the soldiers of Nine Mile Mountain used to train. It was now a battlefield. On the other hand, Cao Ren was a cautious and meticulous person. When he heard that Li Dianle had been defeated, he slowed down his march and repeatedly sent scouts to check for ambushes. He only moved faster when he received Cao Cao's order to march quickly. However, it was already the morning of the next day when his troops arrived at Jiuli Mountain. At this time, Cao Cao's army had already arrived. They set up camp and joined forces. Cao Cao told Cao Ren about his plan to break Xiapi of Xiaopei in Jiuli Mountain, cut off the wings of Tancheng, and then attack the city.
Cao Ren pondered for a moment and said,""It's a good plan. If we fail to deceive the world and are discovered by Liu Bei, and we haven't taken Xiaopei of Jiuli Mountain, then Yu Jin and Xu Huang will be in danger.”Cao Cao laughed and said,"Zixiao is right." However, there were only 10,000 troops in Xiaopei, and the leader was Wei Xu, an old subordinate of Lv Bu. Although he was brave, he did not know how to use strategy, so Xiaopei was bound to be defeated. There were only 25,000 soldiers in the Jiuli Mountain camp. In the battle with Li Dianle the day before yesterday, there were probably only 20,000 people who could fight. Now I have 100,000 troops here. It will be easy to break Xiaopei first and then attack Jiuli Mountain.”Cao Ren pondered for a moment and said,""Since my lord has made up his mind, we can attack the city now to prevent any more trouble.”Cao Cao nodded with a smile. Generals, follow me to attack the city." The generals agreed and left.
On the top of Xiaopei City, Wei Xu no longer had the leisure he had a few days ago. His red eyes stared at the Cao camp below Xiaopei City, and the flesh on his cheeks kept trembling. I'm afraid that I can't hold on to Xiao Pei anymore. However, I still have to follow my lord's wishes and hold on. Aren't we going to attack the city? Then let's have a competition. After all, I have the strength of the city and 10,000 elite soldiers. It won't be so easy to send them away. As for the city gate, it had long been blocked by Wei Xu's order. In his words, since the lord ordered them to defend to the death, then they would defend to the death. No one could think of leaving. As for the idea of surrendering, it was not that Wei Xu had not thought about it. However, when he thought of his wife and children in Tan City and the red eyes of his soldiers, Wei Xu wisely dismissed this idea. If they surrendered, although the lord would not harm his wife and children with his benevolence and righteousness, the Xuzhou people who had a deep hatred for Cao Cao would not be so particular. Especially these soldiers, they all knew and had seen the scene of Cao Cao's massacre. If they surrendered, they would probably be dismembered by their lieutenants.
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, he heard the drums of the Cao army and the shouts. The soldiers carrying the scaling ladder swarmed towards Xiao Pei like a swarm of ants. At this time, Wei Xu had also returned to normal. He kept commanding the soldiers to shoot arrows. Looking at the fallen soldiers below the city, Wei Xu suddenly felt that he might be able to defend Xiao Pei. In the stronghold of the Nine Mile Mountain, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba heard the shouts not far away. Their faces darkened. It wasn't that they didn't want to fight, but Cao Ren's soldiers were waiting at the foot of the mountain. The two of them knew that such a siege battle was a battle of attrition. Unless they could suddenly attack from behind, they would have a chance to turn the situation around. However, looking at the continuous Cao camp and the Cao army waiting for them in formation, the two of them knew that if they went down the mountain now, they would undoubtedly be walking into a trap. All they could do was hope that Wei Xu could persist.。
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