A fast horse galloped into Xinzheng City.

"Finally come..." Xu Huang lowered Jian Shu in his hand and took a deep breath. His slightly white eyebrows frowned into the shape of Sichuan.

Xu Huang was never afraid of challenges. The more severe the challenge, the more excited he was. However, this time it was a little different - on the battlefield in Yanzhou, the battle of tyrant Cao Cao's encirclement and suppression against his friend Guan Yu had reached a full-scale level.

From the bottom of my heart, no matter who Cao Cao and Guan Yu were defeated, it was not Xu Huang's wish. But as a soldier, he must have his own position!

Although the general situation of the war was indeed passive, Xu Huang's confidence in Cao Cao had never been shaken. He believed that as long as Cao Cao defeated Guan Yu, the current decline would definitely be reversed.

But the premise is that Liu Bei's army must be firmly nailed to prevent it from interfering with the battlefield in Yanzhou. This is Xu Huang's responsibility.

This task is undoubtedly extremely difficult. According to the information I have learned in detail, the Liu Bei army in Guanzhong and Guanxi's western front may have a total force of no less than 100,000, including tens of thousands of Western Liang Iron Cavalry.

In comparison, Xu Huang had only 30,000 troops available, and some of them would definitely be divided into parts to maintain Xuchang's stability. The remaining troops were also divided into multiple routes to prevent the enemy's attack.

Whether in terms of number of people or the elite level of soldiers, Xu Huang had no advantage or even was at a big disadvantage.

As an opponent, Zhang Fei doesn’t need to mention it. Even Lu Xun and Ma Dai, none of them are easy to deal with.

In short, this battle will be very difficult. Xu Huang knows this, and Cao Cao also knows this. However, when Cao Cao expressed his desire to entrust this important task to his beloved general, Xu Huang still accepted it resolutely.

"Send a letter to Lord Man Chong, and order him to rely on the northern lineage of Funiu Mountain to guard Yuan Wu."

"Transfer the order, the ancestor mountain of the army..."

Accompanied by Xu Huang's series of orders, the peak fire on the western Henan battlefield that had been silent for nearly a month has rekindled.

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On the eighth day of the fourth month, Xu Huang rushed to the ancestor mountain.

Before he could recover, the overwhelming army of cavalry had appeared on the horizon, and the dust that had risen soared into the sky, like a piece of yellow mist.

Standing on the mountainside more than a hundred feet high, Xu Huang and his soldiers could feel the trembling and trembling of the earth. The sound of the wind on the branches of plants and trees seemed to be the sob of the mountain due to fear and fear.

Xu Huang himself is also an expert in cavalry warfare. Based on the flying dust in the distance and the degree of earth shaking, he has judged that the number of enemy cavalry will not be less than 20,000 cavalry, or even more.

Gradually, the enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer and the speed was slowing down.

At the forefront, on the light yellow flag fluttering in the wind. A proud and vigorous northwest wolf is roaring at the sky. On the other side, it is scattered with a simple and straightforward look.

The huge word "horse" indicates the identity of the leader.

"Ma Dai?!!!" Xu Huang's eyes suddenly widened, and then slowly narrowed into a line. The sharp cold light quickly locked the mighty figure of the white horse spear.

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10 miles west of Puyang, Cao's army camp.

Central Army Commander's Account

"The main force of the Jinfan Navy was led by Ding Feng. After advancing east to join Ganning, Baimajin and Guandu have been blocked. Yanjin Ferry will probably be controlled by him soon.

Every time the Jinfan Navy controls a ferry, it will leave a warship to patrol the river within ten miles of left and right, strictly preventing our north-south trip.

So far, more than ten groups of messengers from north to contact Yecheng have been intercepted in the past five days, and only two groups of people have successfully crossed the river. Only one group of messengers from Hebei have successfully crossed the south.

"Jia Xu said to Cao Cao with concern, "If Henan and Hebei cannot communicate smoothly, the consequences may be even more serious than expected..."

"Yeah..." Cao Cao nodded slowly. He understood what Jia Xu meant——If we could not learn about the decisive battle in the Central Plains, there would definitely be people in the court and Hebei provinces to make random guesses. Then they would create chaos.

Similarly, Liu Beifang's detailed work would never miss such a good opportunity. Due to the failure of the Western Front War, the hearts of the people in Hebei were originally not very stable, just like an explosive barrel with exposed wires.

A little bit of Mars may cause a earth-shaking explosion.

The Jinfan Navy's actions of blocking the Yellow River are a detonating red flag.

"Gan Ning could not seal every part of the Yellow River, and try to cross the river from some remote sections of the river to communicate." Cao Cao thought for a while and said to Jia Xu. "By the way. Have you contacted the people in Puyang City?"

Jia Xu nodded at first, then replied: "There is no reply yet. The enemy is very strict in patrolling the city, and he can't find a chance to enter the city in detail."

"Chief Yun used his troops very steadily this time. He saw that it was not convenient for me to attack the city alone. He was determined to drag me to Puyang..." Cao Cao smiled.

Up to now, Cao Cao has not launched an attack on Puyang in a real sense. He originally intended to lure Guan Yu to attack, and then incite civil strife in Puyang to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy.

But Guan Yu seemed to have realized this intention and firmly seized the city and defended the city.

"Send someone to urge Zi Xiao and Yuan to make a move. As long as one of them can attack Puyang, it will be no problem!" Cao Cao pondered for a moment and ordered, "In addition, start from tomorrow, attack the city!"

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The next day, at dusk

Dragging the dead bodies of his companions, Cao's army retreated from the messy siege area like a tide. The blood-stained land contrasts with the sunset, making it look like a different kind of magnificent.

On the west city tower of Puyang, the soldiers of the city guards laughed at Cao's army to attack the morale of the other party. This move is very useful for those rookies who are just starting to the battlefield.

The recruits lack experience, lack of experience in life and death, blood and fire, and their morale is likely to be depressed after being hit hard.

Cao Cao and Jia Xu looked at the distant city walls, their eyes full of thought.

During this day's siege, Cao's army lost dozens of equipment and nearly a thousand soldiers, but one-fifth of the moat could not be filled.

Although such a battle result is really not satisfactory, it was within Cao Cao's expectations. A new army with a short-term army and almost zero practical experience is not so realistic if it wants to capture Puyang City, which is more than 20,000 enemy troops.

Cao Cao was not joking about the lives of soldiers, he had his own purpose.

One is to test Guan Yu's strength, but the more important reason is to tell the officials and gentry in Puyang City that Cao Cao has returned.

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On the third day of the attack on Puyang, Cao Cao still did not wait for the news that the officials and gentry in the city responded to the uprising, but he received another even more gratifying news - Cao Ren broke through Zhu Ran's defense line, crossed the Yishui River, and was moving towards the Puyang attack.

"Miscellaneous, great!" Cao Cao was wearing a single robes and was wearing a light. He read the general's secret book, then slapped the table and shouted.

Although it was only three o'clock in the morning, Cao Cao was not tired at all and looked excited.

Xu Chu, dressed in military uniform and had almost no rest, took a fur cloak and put it on Cao Cao, and then quietly retreated to the side.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Cao Zhengnan should be able to arrive in Puyang in three days." Jia Xu also looked happy, "With more Cao Zhengnan's elite, you will not have to worry about not being able to take Puyang."

"Zi Xiao has made great achievements, and has made great achievements..." Cao Cao laughed, "If Yuan Rang could also break through Dingtao in time, then this battle will definitely be won!"

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In Puyang City, news of the loss of the Yishui Defense Line was almost at the same time.

A group of generals, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang gathered in neatly dressed in the conference hall to discuss the change.

"What the hell is Yifeng doing? He can't even hold on for such a few days..." General Bi Chen Wu was angry and complained in a muffled voice.

Zhou Cang, who was in the lower head, pulled Chen Wu's clothes and signaled him to calm down first. The atmosphere in the hall was already very serious, so don't add fuel to the fire.

"It's impossible to have all the strange Yifeng..." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan in his hand and said calmly, "Cao Ren is a few generals in Cao's camp and is not easy to deal with. Yifeng lost because he was not familiar with the terrain, so he was successfully smuggled by Cao Ren!

The most urgent task at the moment is to discuss how to deal with this change. Although Yifeng lost his guard against Yishui, he is still leading his army to block the enemy. It is expected that Cao Ren will only be able to arrive in Puyang to meet Cao Cao within three to five days.”

"Your Majesty, military advisor, why not attack Cao Cao before Cao Ren arrived." Quan Cong put forward the suggestion he had made before, "You can send an army out of the city from the east gate, go around to the flank of Cao's army, and form an internal and external attack with the troops in the city.

Cao's army has weak combat power and is neglected in the battle formation. Such attacks inside and outside have great hope of defeating it in one fell swoop."

After two days of offensive and defensive battles, the generals of Guan Yu's army had seen Cao Cao's real combat power with some of the new Hebei army, and their confidence was greatly enhanced.

"I'm afraid this is exactly what Cao Cao wants..." Zhuge Liang said in a shocking way, "In the past two days, the people in Puyang City have become very unstable, and many wealthy families in the city seem to be ready to move.

Moreover, Liang suspected that Cao Cao might have made some arrangements in Puyang earlier, just to wait for the opportunity to be at this moment.

If all our troops were out, Puyang would have fallen before defeating Cao Cao.”

"Kong Ming, what do you mean..." Guan Yu nodded slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"Stay steady! At the same time, General Gan Ning led the main force of the navy to come east to prepare for emergencies..."

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After getting Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong finally broke through Zang Bahe's blockade. When he was in a hurry to help Dingtao, Xiahou Dun took a desperate bet and launched the most fierce attack.
Chapter completed!