Chen Deng surrendered.
Tancheng was disintegrated by the Jinyiwei from the inside.
Xiao Bei only stayed in the city for a few days before returning to Lanling City.
Xiapi.
In Cao Cao's camp.
Man Chong handed the document over and said respectfully,""Prime Minister, this is the battle report from the Marquis of Beishou. He has returned to Lanling and is preparing to attack the last city. Once Lanling is breached, he will bring the First Battalion for a meeting!”
"What do you mean?"
Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and the others.
"Prime Minister!"
Cao Ren smiled bitterly." How would I dare to doubt Marshal Xiao? We have attacked Xuzhou twice, but we failed to return after leaving countless soldiers behind. This time, we have taken down half of Xuzhou at such a small price. Marshal Xiao is really a god!"”
"Yes!"
Xiahou Yuan nodded.
Cao Cao sighed." The new march is not limited to one style. Whether it is the use of the Embroidered Uniform Guards or the deployment of troops, it is as if it has opened a new door to war. It has allowed me to know how to fight and still come here!”
"Haha!"
Guo Jia and Jia Xu smiled bitterly.
They were also people with strategies, so they could take down Xu Prefecture.
However, his strategy was definitely not as easy as Xiao Bei's use of troops. The price was just so small!
Mid-June.
On the city tower.
Gao Shun looked at the camp outside the city.
It had been a month since Lan Ling was surrounded.
The resources in the city were severely depleted, and the soldiers ran out of food. The people's grain seeds for the next year were all requisitioned, but the soldiers were still only half full!
"Xiao Xinzhi!"
Cao Xing leaned on the battlements and said with a pale face,""This man is truly a god. We have been guarding the city for more than a month, but we have not seen any reinforcements. Pengcheng has fallen, and so has Tancheng. I'm afraid that Xia Qiu, where Cheng Lian was stationed, has long been breached, and even the lord is trapped in Xiapi!”
"Cao Xing!"
"How many years have we been out here?"
Gao Shun's eyes were filled with reminiscence as he asked absent-mindedly.
Cao Xing pinched his fingers and said self-mockingly," That year, I was still guarding Yunzhong. The Provincial Governor summoned all the commandants. It was exactly ten years since then. It has been ten years since we left Bingzhou!”
"Yes, I am!"
Gao Shun said with a complicated expression," At that time, I was guarding Shuofang. I thought that I was just going to the court to help the emperor. Who knew that I wouldn't be able to go back after I came out? I don't know how Bingzhou is now. I don't know if the people of Shuofang are still alive. I don't know if the Wuhuan and Xianbei invaded the border!”
Cao Xing looked into the distance and said unwillingly," Lu Fengxian said that he would bring us back to Bingzhou!”
"Haha!"
"Why are you thinking so much!"
Gao Shun suddenly laughed loudly and said,"Frontier men are born to die on the battlefield!"”
"Yes, I am!"
Cao Xing said fearlessly.
"Men!"
Gao Shun shouted.
"General!" a general shouted.”
Gao Shun's eyes were filled with fearlessness and determination as he berated,""Slaughter the warhorses. Tonight, the army will eat as much as they want. Tomorrow morning, we will charge out of the city. Even if a man dies, he should die on the battlefield. How can he starve to death in the city and implicate the people?”
"Here!"
The young general shouted.
In Cao Cao's camp.
Xiao Bei looked at the city tower and said with a smile,"As expected of the general of the northern border. Unfortunately, he followed the wrong person!"”
"That's right!"
Ma Yun Zao's eyes were filled with complex emotions as he mocked himself,""Perhaps in your eyes, people like Lu Bu deserve to die, but in the eyes of the people of the frontier fortress, he is a god of war who can defeat the Hu. This is why the Wolf Riders of Bing Province are willing to follow him!”
"You understand?"
Xiao Bei raised his eyebrows.
"Although I'm from Xi Liang, I'm also a child of the frontier fortress!”
"Bingzhou is no different from Western Liang. It's just that their northern border is more miserable than ours!”
"Everyone says that nine out of ten households in Western Liang are empty, but who would have known that ten out of ten households in Bing Province are empty? That's how the world-famous hundred thousand Bing Province Wolf Cavalry were created!”
"The court is corrupt, the aristocrats are rampaging through the rich lands, the borders are suffering, and countless foreign races are plundering the homes of the common people!”
"If I were Lu Bu and entered Luoyang, I would do the same as him. I would risk my life to survive and obtain better things!”
" Because we will all realize that the rear area that we have been protecting so hard is so rich and corrupt. It is much better than killing enemies in the frontier fortress every day and not even sleeping well!”
"Lu Bu is the God of War, the faith of 100,000 wolf riders, the guardian of the people of the northern borders!”
"The one who defeated him was not you, Marquis Beishou, Cao Mengde, or Dong Zhongying. It was the prosperity of Luoyang that destroyed his belief in conquering the frontier fortress. I think if he hadn't followed Ding Yuan to Luoyang, he would have become an existence like Wei Huo!”Ma Yun Zao's expression was desolate, and his words were filled with unwillingness.
Xiliang, Bingzhou, Youzhou.
These three places were too bitter, and the Central Plains was too rich.
The problem was not the lack of people, but the disparity. When one day, one would find that they were fighting day and night at the border just to survive, but in other places, they only needed to kill one or two people to live a better life, then they would also go crazy.
"Ridiculous!"
Xiahou Dun laughed angrily.
Xu Chu also said,"Can a cold-hearted person who has repeatedly killed his foster father be respected?"”
" You have your own understanding," Ma Yunzao sneered." The border has its own understanding. If you haven't lived in the border, how can you know that you won't become like Lu Bu?!"”
"You're sophistry!"
Xu Chu shouted angrily," It's our ambition to conquer the foreign races. Are the people at the border all like Lu Bu?”
Xiahou Dun also shouted coldly," If the Prime Minister can pacify the world, I'm willing to follow Commander Xiao to the Northern Expedition. So what if I die in the Northern Desert?”
"You guys!"
Ma Yun Zao was furious.
"He has to die!"
Xiao Bei turned around and walked to the commander's tent. He said indifferently," I will personally fight back the northern border. The three tribes of Donghu will perish in the north of the desert, and the royal court of the three tribes will cease to exist. In the past, he was the war god of the northern border, the faith of the hundred thousand wolf riders. But now, he is no longer the war god. Therefore, he must die in Xiapi and not continue to live!”
"Xiao Bei!"
"Then what about Western Liang?" Ma Yunzhao asked with a pale face.”
Xiao Bei's voice did not carry a trace of emotion as he said,"No one can stop the Rong Residence from pacifying the world. Either surrender or die!”
"Northern Expedition!"
Xu Chu's eyes were filled with passion.
The pacification of the world was a civil war, and the northern expedition was a battlefield that truly belonged to men.
Xiahou Dun walked to the commander's tent with his sword in hand. He glanced at Ma Yunzhao and said indifferently,""Zhongkang, we have to start preparing for war!”
"Yes!"
Xu Chu nodded.
"Barbarian!"
Ma Yunzhao gritted his teeth.
Xun You shook his head and smiled lightly." Men have their own integrity, and daughters have their own feelings. If you really think that there is a war god in the Northern Borderline and the people of Bing Province have guardians, then you might as well follow Marshal Xiao in the future and see what the Northern Expedition is!”
"Northern expedition?"
Ma Yun Zao's eyes were filled with confusion.
The frontier fortress had its sufferings, but did the Central Plains have its hardships?
One night.
Lanling City was brightly lit.
Countless soldiers chewed on the sour horse meat and drank the few jars of wine they had collected.
The next day.
A strong wind swept across the plains.
The flag of the Xu Prefecture Army fluttered in the wind.
Lushness and killing intent filled the nine heavens, clamoring with boundless fighting spirit.
Three hundred steps away.
Xiao Bei stood on the chariot.
On the left side, ten thousand cavalrymen were in formation, and on the right side, five thousand heavy armored infantry.
Like a forest of sharp spears, the snow-white Mo Blade, all of them flickered with a cold light!
"Gao Shun!"
"Cao Xing!"
Xiao Bei's gaze was deep and sonorous."After the Battle of Jiyan ends and the north is pacified, I will go north to the Great Wall. At that time, Zhang Wenyuan will be the vanguard. If you surrender today, you can join the Rong family and follow me to the northern expedition!”
"No need!"
Gao Shun stood in front of the formation with his shield and saber, and said hoarsely,""100,000 Bingzhou men died in battle. How can I return to Shuofang?”
"Fight to the death!"
Cao Xing rode out.
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
The 3,800 soldiers roared into the sky.
All of them took a step forward and approached Xiao Bei with the will to die.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with disappointment as he said in a low voice,"Death may be painful, but living with shame is even more painful. Don't you want to recover the Southern Desert, defend the northern border, and lead the army to the Northern Frontier?”
"Marquis Beishou!"
Gao Shun's eyes were filled with determination as he shouted,""If you have the heart, burn my body after I die in battle. When the northern expedition is launched, I will return to the northern border and clear the way for your army.”
"Kengchi!"
Xiao Bei drew his sword and shouted,"Xu Chu, abandon your horse and put on your armor. Lead the 5,000 soldiers of the second battalion to fight against Gao Shun's 800 troops!”
"Here!"
Xu Chu replied.
Walking out from the 1st Battalion, he put on his heavy armor, carried his Mo Sword and shield, and stood in front of the 5,000 soldiers.
Xiao Bei shouted again,"Xiahou Dun, turn into the vanguard. Yu Jin will command the 1st Battalion and Cao Xing's 3,000 troops. We will fight to the death today!"”
"Here!"
In the palace, Xiahou Dun shouted.
To mobilize troops and send generals, to fight the strongest against the strongest.
This was the last respect that Xiao Bei could give Cao Xing and Gao Shun!
"Kengchi!"
Xiao Bei put away the Cold Scholar Sword and reached out to take the strong bow from the side of the chariot. He said indifferently,"Yunzang, let's go!"
"Giddyup!"
Ma Yun Zao raised the horsewhip in his hand.
The two horses charged forward.
The 1st Battalion sent out their troops, the 2nd Battalion sent out their troops, Cao Xing and Gao Shun also charged forward with the determination to fight to the death.
In the vast plains.
The two armies collided with each other like black clouds.
The dust that was kicked up covered the sky, but the killing aura had already filled the sky.
Cao Xing's eyes were bright.
Like the stars in the dark night.
As he galloped, he drew his bow and shot out an arrow with a killing intent.
The cold killing intent was approaching. Even though they were more than ten steps apart, Xiahou Dun could still breathe the blood on the arrows.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Bei shot three arrows in a row.
Every arrow whistled.
The first arrow knocked down Cao Xing's arrow.
The second arrow shot into the eye of Cao Xing's horse.
The third arrow had already penetrated his right armor and nailed itself to his shoulder blade!
"Haha!"
Cao Xing fell off his horse and stood up from the chaotic army with a knife in his left hand. He charged forward and said,"Everyone thought that the Marquis of Beishou was just a weak mastermind. Who would have thought that he had such exquisite archery skills? If you were really a general, why didn't you use all your strength to kill me?”
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Bei shot another arrow.
The arrow whistled and pierced Cao Xing's throat.
The arrow flew into the crowd with a blood-red light and took the life of this fierce general from the frontier fortress.
"Boom!"
A loud sound rang out.
The 10,000 cavalry of the 1st Battalion clashed with the 3,000 Lanling soldiers.
The infantry in the front row were instantly sent flying, and many of them were trampled under the iron hooves.
None of the 3,000 soldiers were afraid. Even if Cao Xing, the commander, died in battle, they fought fearlessly against the soldiers of the 1st Battalion.
Breaking Ranks Camp Front Line
Before they could clash with the 2nd Battalion.
Seeing Cao Xing die in battle, Gao Shun said with a death wish,""If you go north, burn my body and raise it in the Yin Mountains of the Northern Desert!”
"Kill them!"
Xu Chu's eyes were filled with ferocity.
With one hand, he carried a heavy shield to block Gao Shun's blade.
His hand had already raised the snow-white Mo Blade into the sky.
Puchi!
The Mo Blade swung down.
The blade sliced through the shield, and the sharp edge swept through the armor.
Fresh blood sprayed onto the battlefield like a waterfall, emitting a colorful light under the sunlight.
"I remember!"
"Yang in the Yin Mountains of the Northern Desert!"
Gao Shun's eyes were filled with relief and hope.
He knew that Xu Chu had not held back, and he also understood why Xiao Bei had changed his team at the last minute.
The death of a general in front of the battlefield and the death of his subordinates was the sorrow of every soldier, but also a kind of glory.
3,800 troops.
They charged at the 15,000 soldiers with all their might.
With such a huge gap, everyone died in just one charge.
The war chariot left the battlefield.
Xiao Bei's gaze landed on the two corpses and he said in a low voice,"Zhongkang, use the two people's battle flags to collect the corpses, gather a big fire to burn them, and then put them in a pottery altar. Remember to bring them along when you go to the northern expedition in the future!”
"Here!"
Xu Chu shouted.
" Why won't they surrender?" Ma Yunzhao asked with a complicated expression." Why don't they learn from Lu Bu?!"”
"Ha!"
Xiao Bei mocked,"I've already told you that the current Lu Fengxian is not the Lu Bu who used to fight in the northern border. He is Marquis Wen, a duke of Xuzhou. Cao Xing and Gao Shun are still generals of Bingzhou. That's all!"”
"I don't believe it!"
Ma Yunzhao said stubbornly.
"This time, Lu Bu will still beg for mercy and acknowledge someone as his foster father!”
"The reason why the heroes of the Northern Borderline are worthy of respect is not because they are as brave as Lu Bu!”
"It is because they have been stationed at the frontier fortress to stop the foreign tribes beyond the Great Wall. I admit that you said that Lu Bu is the faith of the 100,000 wolf cavalry in the northern border, but that was only in the past. Otherwise, why would Cao Xing and Gao Shun fight to the death today?”Xiao Bei stepped out of the chariot!
"You're right!"
"I underestimated you generals of the Central Plains!" Ma Yun Zao mocked himself.”
"Wenze!"
Xiao Bei turned to look at Yu Jin and said in a low voice,"Gather Zhang Xiu and immediately attack the counties of Donghai and Langye. Yuan Rang will reorganize the first battalion and send troops to Xiapi tomorrow to destroy Lu Bu and pacify Xu Prefecture!”
"Here!"
Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun shouted.
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