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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 442: Fierce Battle between Cao and Liu

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    "Drink!! Get up!!"

    After a moment, Dian Wei shouted loudly, and the power of the dragon and elephant was activated, blocking Pan Feng's axe.  Pan Fenghu's eyes widened suddenly, and he also unleashed the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, swinging his ax and striking again.  Dian Wei's dark arms swelled crazily, and his two halberds danced fast and fiercely. He and Pan Feng were fighting fiercely, forming a huge aura around the two of them. No soldier could get even close, and at the same time, there was a faint dragon elephant  The neighing and whistling sounds of cows and tigers continued to emanate from the surroundings of the two people.

    The storm is rolling, the light of the ax and the shadow of the halberd are so fast that people cannot see clearly. Whenever the two weapons collide, there will be a shocking sound.  The more the two of them killed, the more eager they became to fight. They fought for dozens of rounds without any victory.

    At this moment, Xiahou Dun galloped on his horse and was about to help with his gun.  Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei had led 10,000 infantry to attack. Zhang Fei roared with thunderous voice, and galloped on his horse, killing Xiahou Dun. Countless spear shadows were pierced by Zhang Fei's snake spear.  Embarrassed.

    On the other side, Taishi Ci, who was wearing lion's head silk armor, also led 10,000 infantry to kill Cao Jun's central army.  When Cao Hong saw that Taishi Ci was young, he felt a little contemptuous. He patted the horse with one hand and rode up to meet him.  Unexpectedly, Tai Shi Ci suddenly grabbed the horse, leaned on the gun, picked up the bow and arrow, and did it in one go.  I saw three arrows pulling on the bow string, and they shot out suddenly. The arrows pierced the void and came very fast.  Cao Hong was in full swing when he suddenly saw three arrows shooting at him. He didn't know how to avoid them.  Seeing that Cao Hong was about to be hit by three arrows, Cao Hong gritted his steel teeth, ignored his face, fell down, abandoned his horse and flew to the side.  Cao Hong rolled to the ground a few meters and was covered in dust. He was about to shout angrily when he saw Taishi Ci's bow with three more arrows. His eyes suddenly widened and his face became anxious.

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    The three arrows flew up again and shot towards Cao Hong.  At this moment, there were loud sounds of arrows piercing the void one after another behind Cao Hong. They surpassed Cao Hong's body like three rays of lightning, and just hit the arrows shot by Taishi Ci.

    Among Cao¡¯s troops, the only one who could achieve this skill in archery was Xiahou Yuan, one of Xiahou¡¯s brothers.  It turned out that Xia Houyuan knew that Tai Shi Ci was not an ordinary person when he saw that although he was young, he was very powerful.  Xia Houyuan also knew that Cao Hong was arrogant and was afraid that he would underestimate the enemy and be injured, so he quickly mounted his horse to plunder the formation.

    Seeing that his arrows were broken, Taishi Ci turned his eyes and landed on Xia Houyuan.  With a cold face, he suddenly burst out with extremely strong aura. He took out five arrows from the quiver in one hand, put them on the bow, pulled the bow string into a full moon shape, aimed at Xia Houyuan, and shot.

    Without superb archery skills, it would be impossible to shoot a chain of five arrows, let alone accurately.  However, Taishi Ci's five arrows flew at the same time, and their aim did not deviate at all, and they all hit Xia Houyuan's body.  Xia Houyuan concentrated his attention, picked up five arrows, put them in the bow, and with a loud sound of "breaking", the five arrows flew at the same time, colliding with the arrows shot by Taishi Ci in the void.  , ten arrows collided, stirring up gusts of wind.  The soldiers around him, whether they were Cao Jun or Liu Jun, were all stunned.

    Seeing that his arrows were broken again, Taishi Ci's eyes became colder and colder. After looking at Xia Houyuan from a distance for a while, the soldier next to him suddenly shouted.

    "General, be careful!!"

    It turned out that Cao Hong took advantage of Xia Houyuan and Taishi Ci's archery competition and rushed over. After rushing to Taishi Ci's side, he raised his hand and slashed with his sword.  However, Taishi Ci had already noticed Cao Hong's sneak attack, quickly grabbed his gun, and blocked Cao Hong's machete with one shot.  Cao Hong is fierce by nature, and once he raises his sword, it will be a crazy and non-stop attack.  Cao Hong screamed sharply, and slashed at Tai Shici's gun like a rainstorm.  Taishi Ci was seized by Cao Hong, so he had to block it first. When Cao Hong finished his fierce attack, his spear suddenly moved quickly and he stabbed Cao Hong in the throat.  Cao Hong was exhausted and did not expect Taishi Ci's sudden attack. It was too late to avoid it.

    Seeing that Taishi Ci's gun was about to stab him, Taishi Ci's ears suddenly trembled, and he quickly stopped the gun, then drew the gun and stabbed continuously, breaking all five arrows that were shot at him.

    "Yellow-haired kid! Don't be arrogant, Grandpa Cao will kill you right now!"

    When Cao Hong regained his breath, he remembered that he had almost been stabbed to death by this young general. He suddenly leaned over and was about to launch another fierce attack.  If fighting alone, Taishi Ci was confident that he could defeat Cao Hong, a tough guy like him. But at this time, there was a fierce general who was not inferior to him in archery. If the battle lasted for a long time, he might be injured.

    After Taishi Ci finished thinking, he suddenly stabbed out a spear, deflected Cao Hong's sword, and then galloped away.  When Cao Hong saw that Taishi Ci was about to run away, he was so angry that he blushed and cursed. However, he had no horse to chase him, so he had to watch Taishi Ci escape.  Cao Cao, who was secretly marveling at Taishi Ci's bravery, immediately came to his senses and ordered his rear army of 30,000 troops to attack the troops led by Taishi Ci.  When Cao Hong saw this, he reacted quickly and led 20,000 Chinese soldiers to pursue him.

      When Liu Bei saw that Taishi Ci's soldiers and horses were surrounded, he quickly led the remaining 10,000 soldiers to rescue him.  But don't forget that there are 20,000 soldiers in Liu Bei's army. They are newly surrendered traitors, so they are no match for Cao Cao's elite soldiers.  As soon as they made contact, they were killed by Cao Cao's 50,000 elite soldiers and retreated violently.  Pan Feng and Zhang Fei noticed the danger there and quickly led their troops to rescue them.  Seeing this, Dian Wei and Xiahou Dun hurriedly ordered their soldiers to cover up and kill them from behind.

    Tao Qian, who was on the top of the city, saw that Liu Bei's army was in chaos, and knew that if he did not take action again, sooner or later, Cao Cao's 70,000 elite troops would devour all the reinforcements.  Tao Qian hurriedly summoned Cao Bao and asked him to lead 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers in the city to rescue Liu Bei.

    Cao Cao, who was commanding the soldiers to fight, had been paying attention to Tancheng. Suddenly he saw a surge of people in Tancheng, and he knew that Tao Qian was going to send troops to rescue.  Although the current war situation is very good, once Xuzhou joins, the outcome will be difficult to determine, and even if he wins, Cao Cao will definitely get a miserable victory.  This is not the result Cao Cao wanted.  Nowadays, the general situation in the world is not stable, and the threats from forces from all sides are getting bigger and bigger.  If Cao Cao's troops are severely damaged, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with other forces in the future.

    Cao Cao thought about it and made a decisive decision. He first ordered the rear army to begin to retreat, and then ordered the middle army to slowly withdraw. Finally, the front army who fought fiercely with Liu Jun retreated for a while, and then quickly withdrew.  Liu Bei did not expect that Cao Cao would suddenly withdraw his troops when the situation was favorable. However, in the fierce fighting just now, he had lost nearly 5,000 troops.  The morale of the other soldiers was also low, so Liu Bei did not dare to lead the army in pursuit and allowed Cao's army to retreat.

    Soon after Cao Cao's army retreated, 20,000 Xuzhou soldiers rushed out of the city gate. Only then did Liu Bei realize why Cao Cao suddenly withdrew his troops.  But at this time, it was too late to pursue him.

    "Cao Mengde uses his troops well. He knows when to attack and when to retreat. He is calm and rational. If you want to defeat him, it will be difficult to reach the sky."

    Liu Bei marveled in his heart, the weight of Cao Cao in his heart became heavier and heavier, and even without realizing it, Liu Bei became deeply afraid of him.

    After Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to the stronghold, he rested his troops and horses, and then called Guo Jia, Xiahou brothers, Dian Wei, Cao Hong and other civil and military officials to discuss the matter of capturing Xuzhou.  Seeing that the originally good situation had been disturbed by Liu Bei's troublemaker, Xiahou Dun was afraid that the war in Xuzhou would be delayed for a long time. He was full of anger and bluntly suggested that Cao Cao lead a heavy army to attack Tancheng.  Cao Hong, who had a hot temper, immediately agreed with Xiahou Dun's words.  However, it was not Cao Cao's intention to attack by force. Cao Cao did not say a word and closed his eyes to rest.  Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong saw that Cao Cao had no reaction. The two of them were the first to follow Cao Cao. Even though they guessed Cao Cao's intentions, they also closed their mouths and remained silent for the time being.  As for Dian Wei, he stood beside Cao Cao like a huge statue, his mouth tightly closed and his face expressionless.  He knew that thinking about problems and strategies was not his scope. He just followed orders. If Cao Cao wanted him to kill, he would kill. If Cao Cao asked him to charge, he would charge.

    Suddenly, Cao Cao opened his eyes and looked at Guo Jia.  While Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong were speaking, Guo Jia had been deep in thought. When he saw Cao Cao looking at him, his face turned pale, and he stood up and said.

    "Lord, Liu Xuande came to help Tancheng. Although there were many rabbles among them, his troops also numbered tens of thousands. Now that they have entered Tancheng, the strength of the Tancheng defenders is 60,000, which is almost the same as our army. If we attack rashly,  Even if Tancheng is captured, it will be a miserable victory. This will be detrimental to the future development of the Lord, so I hope that the Lord will hold his troops for the time being and wait for the news of Guangling. Cao Zixiao is still a rare commander in this world, and he has Military Advisor Jia on his side. It is not right to take Guangling.  It's difficult. As long as Guangling is captured, Donghai County will become an isolated city and will be conquered sooner or later."

    Guo Jia's words were all what Cao Cao meant. Cao Cao nodded lightly, then condensed his eyes and sighed.

    "It's just that it will delay a lot of time. It's almost time for Chang'an."

    Cao Cao suddenly said something incomprehensible. The Xiahou brothers looked at each other, wondering why Cao Cao suddenly mentioned Chang'an.  Cao Hong was also full of surprise and looked at Guo Jia quickly. Cao Cao discussed everything with Guo Jia, and Guo Jia must have understood what Cao Cao meant.  As Cao Hong expected, Guo Jia's expression became slightly heavy and he said in a deep voice.  "

    "If this is really the case, for the sake of the overall situation, my lord needs to put aside the war in Xuzhou for the time being and rush to Chang'an. The matter in Chang'an is more than a hundred times more important than Xuzhou. If Chang'an is accomplished, the lord's foundation for taking over the world will be stable."

    "Well, what Fengxiao said makes sense. If we really can't catch up, we have to let go of Xuzhou first."

    Xiahou Dun listened to Cao Cao and Guo Jia talking to each other, saying some words that he couldn't understand. What was even more irritating was that there seemed to be something huge hidden in these words, and this matter was extremely important to Cao Cao.  .

    "Hey!!! Guo Jijiu, what are you and my lord talking about? Why can't I understand at all? What is the big deal in Chang'an!?"

    Guo Jia listens to Xia HouWhen asked, he first glanced at Cao Cao. Cao Cao nodded slightly, indicating that it was time for Guo Jia to tell the matter.  In this way, Guo Jiacai said with a serious expression.

    "Don't be anxious, General Xiahou. Fengxiao will tell you this. Chang'an will be in chaos soon, and then Li Cui and Guo Si will turn against each other. It will be the best time for my lord to lead the army to save the Holy Lord."

    "ah!"

    Xiahou Dun exclaimed, and then thought quickly in his mind for a while.

    "However, the Han Dynasty of Guo Jijiu has long since declined, and the imperial power no longer exists. The feudal princes of each party are divided into one party and take care of their own territory. If this is the case, why does the lord not hesitate to put down the war in Xuzhou, but also expend troops to go through the troubled waters of Chang'an?  ?¡±

    "Haha. General Xiahou, although the Han Dynasty is declining, the princes of the world are still Han ministers. As long as the Han Dynasty is not destroyed, they will not be able to get rid of their identity as Han ministers. As long as the lord holds the Holy Emperor in his hands, he can issue orders in the name of the Holy Emperor.  , whoever disobeys is a traitor. In this way, the lord can uphold the righteousness and imperial power and send out troops to conquer. In this way, he will be invincible.

    What's more, there are many loyal ministers in the Central Plains and Guanzhong areas. These people will flock to surrender. In this way, the lord can not only recruit talented people, but also obtain the jurisdiction of these loyal ministers without any effort. In less than three years, the lord will  However, a large area of ??land in the Central Plains has been taken away, and even the separatist forces in Guanzhong will come to join them one after another.

    By that time, the lord's power has been stabilized and he has taken over the world. There are few princes in the world who can threaten the lord.  "

    Xiahou Dun's eyes widened when he heard this, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling.  Like Xiahoudun, there were Cao Hong and Xiahouyuan, both of whom had expressions of surprise and ecstasy on their faces.  As for Dian Wei, bursts of sharp fighting spirit burst out from his evil eyes, as if he had seen countless battles waiting for him in the future.
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