Guo Jiadou, Jia Xu, Liu Xun, and Zhang Liao
(shortcut key:
Jia Xu gave Liu Xun some advice, which made Liu Xun secretly read his mind. Poison Warrior Jia Xu was indeed extraordinary, his reading skills were incomparably shrewd.
After a while, Guo Si's messenger arrived. The messenger boasted that he was the special envoy of the imperial court, and he had a proud and arrogant appearance.
" The Imperial Court has decreed that Liu Xun be appointed General Wuwei. He has been ordered to lead his troops to Luoyang to rescue the Emperor and kill the traitor Cao Cao." The emissary took out an imperial edict and read it out in front of Liu Xun.
" I accept the imperial edict." Liu Xun merely cupped his hands in the direction of Luoyang. He did not kneel down to receive the imperial edict as the messenger had expected. Instead, he snatched it over and completely ignored the other party.
" Liu Yizhou, since you've accepted the imperial edict, quickly lead your troops and follow me to kill Cao Cao." The messenger saw that Liu Xun had accepted the imperial edict and thought that he had fallen into his trap. He was secretly delighted.
"I am the direct descendant of Emperor Gaozu, how can I be deceived? "Someone is using Your Majesty's banner to threaten the emperor and order the vassals around. How can I allow such a traitor to run amok?" Liu Xun sneered.
"This official is here to eradicate rebels and traitors. How can I follow the orders of a traitor? The emperor granted me the title of Wuwei General and asked me to crusade against the rebellious minister. How can I not obey?”Liu Xun's righteous words made the envoy break out in cold sweat.
Under the guise of Emperor Xian's order, Liu Xun was granted the title of Wuwei General, and then Liu Xun was ordered to crusade against Cao Cao. This was a plan devised by Guo Si's counselor, Zhang Tao.
In any case, Emperor Xian of Han was in Guo Si's hands. It was too easy for Guo Si to ask for an imperial edict from the Emperor.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xun received the imperial edict and became Wuwei General for no reason, but he blamed Guo Si instead.
Although these words did not indicate that Guo Si was a rebel, the meaning of the words was very obvious. It seemed that Liu Xun was here to help the king.
Fortunately, Guo Si had given him a second plan before he left. The messenger immediately changed his expression and said fawningly,"Liu Yizhou, this official has come this time because the Emperor has instructed Great General Guo Si to cede the territory west of Luoyang to you. As long as Daren and General Guo Si join forces against Cao Cao, the territory west of Luoyang will belong to Daren.”
As the messenger spoke, he took out a map and pointed to the place on it to introduce it to Liu Xun.
Liu Xun secretly laughed, thinking that as expected by Jia Xu, the other party had yielded so quickly.
Liu Xun pretended to ponder for a while before reluctantly saying,""Since it is the emperor's decree, this official will definitely obey. We will go to Luoyang together to save the emperor.”
Not long after the army left, the vanguard reported," Cao Cao's messenger requests to see you.”
" Please," Liu Xun said.
Hearing Liu Xun's words, Guo Si's messenger's heart skipped a beat.
Not long after, Cao Cao's messenger arrived." General Cao asked me to inform you that Guo Si and Yang Feng are plotting against the Emperor. Daren is a member of the Great Han Imperial Clan, so he should lead the army together with General Cao to save the king and turn the tide.”
" Cao Cao's words are nice, but he only wants to hold the Emperor hostage to command the vassals. He even wants me to be his pawn," Liu Xun said with a cold smile.
" Milord, you've misunderstood. General Cao is wholeheartedly devoted to the common people of the world. This time, he has come to protect us without any selfish motives. Heaven and earth can see for themselves," the messenger cried out.
"For the sake of the common people, Cao Aman really thinks of himself as a saint. Guo Si and Yang Feng are the ones who are dedicated to the country. Do you think I don't know?”Liu Xun said sternly," Men, push out Cao Cao's messenger and behead him.”
" Lord, don't! Since ancient times, when two countries are fighting, we don't kill the messenger!" The messenger's face was ashen as he howled at the top of his lungs.
"If you dare to speak up for the traitor Cao Cao, you are disloyal. What is the use of keeping a disloyal traitor?”Liu Xun was unmoved.
Not long after, the soldiers handed over the head of Cao Cao's messenger.
Guo Si's heart finally relaxed.
Liu Xun did this to numb Guo Si's envoy so that he wouldn't be wary of him.
On this day, when the army was only half a day's journey from Luoyang, Jia Xu suddenly said,""Pass down my order. Stop advancing. There's an ambush in the forest on the left.”
Liu Xun had always admired Jia Xu's wisdom and immediately said,""Stop moving forward."
"Brother Jia, why did you determine that there was an ambush in the forest ahead?”
"My lord, please take a look at those birds in the sky. How are their chirping and flying different from usual?”
"I see. These birds all look frightened.”
"In my opinion, what should we do now?"”
Jia Xu said,"If I were to follow my humble opinion, why don't my lord split up a group of men and horses and not take the main road, but instead take a roundabout route to outflank them?" The other team continued to move forward and used fire attacks. The other party was hiding in the forest and was most afraid of fire attacks.”
Poison Warriors were extraordinary, their schemes were often extremely vicious.
" Alright, it's settled then." Liu Xun gritted his teeth.
"In your opinion, whose army horse is this?”
"It's most likely Cao Cao's army."
" Cao Cao is indeed cunning. He first pretended to send people to join forces to lower my guard, but he secretly ambushed me here to catch me off guard." Liu Xun was once again on guard against Cao Cao.
" It's impolite not to reciprocate. Cao Cao wants to catch us off guard, so let's give him a surprise," Jia Xu said.
"Brother Jia, what do you think?" Liu Xun hurriedly said.
"My lord, you can send another brave general with Guo Si's messenger to ambush Cao Cao using a small path under the banner of Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao thought that we were stopped here, so he definitely didn't expect us to ambush them.”
" Good plan." Liu Xun was convinced." Zhao Yun, listen up. Quickly bring a group of people and take a small path to advance at full speed to sneak attack Cao Cao."
Zhao Yun immediately followed Guo Si's messenger and took a small path to attack Cao Cao.
"Xu Gongming, listen to my orders. Take a group of men and outflank the enemy in front."”
Xu Huang also left.
Liu Xun led his men and horses along the main road. Before they reached the forest, Liu Xun ordered,"" Set the forest on fire." In an instant, countless fire arrows were fired, and the forest was ablaze.
Cries and cries rang out as half of the people who were lying in ambush in the forest were burned by the fire.
The remaining ones covered their heads and fled like rats. How could they still have the heart to kill the enemy? Liu Xun led his army to attack, and it was as if he was cutting through bamboo.
With the sound of a cannon, a group of soldiers blocked the path and gathered the defeated soldiers into a formation.
A large 'Zhang' character fluttered in the wind, and he raised his saber and horse, blocking the way.
It turned out that other than the soldiers lying in ambush in the forest, the enemy had another army blocking the way. However, they did not expect that the ambush in the forest would be seen through. Seeing that the entire army was about to be destroyed, the troops in front had no choice but to show up in advance.
" Haha, just as Guo Jia expected, the Yizhou army will definitely pass by here." The saber-wielding general laughed at the sky, extremely pleased with himself.
" My lord, that enemy general is Lu Bu's traitor, Zhang Liao. I wish I could eat his flesh and sleep with his skin," Wang Kai said through gritted teeth.
" Alright, when I give the order, Zhang Liao will be handed over to your engineer battalion," Liu Xun said.
" Thank you, my lord." Wang Kai was extremely happy.
" Brother Yuan, you look like a talented person. Why don't you think about serving the imperial court? Instead, you're helping the traitor Cao Cao," Liu Xun said.
"Are you Liu Xun?"
"That's right."
"Ignorant child, what do you know? "Lord Cao has the world in his heart. Now that the world is in chaos, only a great hero like Lord Cao can turn the tide," Zhang Liao reprimanded instead.
" Breaking Ranks, listen up! Get into formation!" Zhang Liao ordered. A large group of shield-bearers appeared behind him. Behind the shields were axe-bearers and spear-bearers, all of them wearing heavy armor.
Behind the spearmen were groups of archers, who aimed their bows at Liu Xun's army.
This was the Breaking Ranks Camp that Lu Bu was famous for. Cao Cao had used it to deal with Liu Xun, obviously treating him as a great enemy.
Clearly, Cao Cao had done some research beforehand and knew that Liu Xun's army had more cavalry. The Breaking Ranks Camp was the most powerful weapon against cavalry.
" Since you're so stubborn and devoted to being a thief, I can only eliminate the traitors for the country," Liu Xun shouted." Wang Kai, listen up. Prepare the engineering battalion.”
Liu Xun's front line troops dispersed, and oddly-shaped carts were pushed out. This was the new engineering battalion that Liu Xun had established. The stone throwing cart invented by Wang Kai was used on the battlefield for the first time.
Liu Xun was waiting to see how powerful the stone throwing cart was.
Before Zhang Liao's army could react, countless rocks suddenly fell from the sky and flew towards the Cao army camp like locusts.
No matter how powerful the shields and armor of Zhang Liao's heavy infantrymen were, how could they withstand so many stones falling from the sky?
The soldiers of the Breaking Ranks Camp were dressed too heavily. In the past, they had relied on their heavy armor to withstand the attacks of knives and spears. Now, their heavy armor made it difficult for them to dodge, and they were smashed by rocks until they cried for their parents.
The axemen, spearmen, and archers were all smashed into pieces.
Zhang Liao's Breaking Ranks had always been successful in battles, but today was the first time they suffered a crushing defeat.
Seeing the enemy's formation fall into disarray, Liu Xun pointed his spear and shouted," Charge!" The army surged forward like a tide.
Zhang Liao's army quickly retreated. After retreating, they could no longer stop.
Zhang Liao let out a long sigh and waved his saber to cover the retreat. Although he was defeated, he did not panic and slowly retreated.
Before they could go far, another shout came from the front. Xu Huang led the army to block their retreat and charged forward.
After the battle with Zhao Yun, Xu Huang's martial arts skills had improved by a level, and he had already broken through to the early stage of Dao Force.
This time, Xu Huang brandished his axe and charged at the Cao army. His divine might was awe-inspiring and his killing intent was murderous, causing the Cao army to tremble in fear.
Zhang Liao's army either scattered or died, losing more than half of its soldiers.
Gao Shun intercepted Xu Huang and started fighting. With his martial arts skills, he could have fought Xu Huang for twenty to thirty rounds. In his panic, he was stopped by Xu Huang and captured alive after less than ten rounds.
" Brother Yuan, why are you so stubborn?" Liu Xun shouted." Cao Cao is a treacherous person. He's not worth your life."”
Zhang Liao didn't say anything. He led dozens of bodyguards and charged left and right. His saber was like lightning, and his momentum was like a crazy tiger. He killed gods and buddhas who blocked his path.
Liu Xun waved his hand and the army surrounded Zhang Liao.
Riding his Purple Lightning Sunchaser Stallion, he raised his spear and rushed in front of Zhang Liao like lightning.
He raised his spear and aimed it at Zhang Liao's left flank.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。