Chapter 408: Mr. Cao can’t swallow his meal (first update)

Jiangxia, north of Gucheng north of the Yangtze River.

Xu Huang's camp is located one or two miles away from Gucheng.

There are many camp tents in the camp, and they are arranged in a staggered manner. If someone stands in front of the camp gate, he will definitely feel a solemn aura coming towards him.

But at this moment, the sound of wounded soldiers was heard from time to time in the camp.

The continuous siege caused great casualties to the army, especially the injured. The daily pain of the injured will inevitably hit morale a huge blow.

However, these things can still be suppressed by Xu Huang's personal prestige.

Based on Xu Huang's calculations, as long as you attack the city for ten days, Gucheng, and this land of hundreds of miles will belong to Cao Gong.

But the problem is that just now, a spy heard news that the barbarians were defeated and Sima Yi was captured. The prefects of the three counties were all killed.

This news is amazing.

This made Xu Huang feel very irritable, and he even spared the siege today.

In the central army's tent, Xu Huang waved back all the generals and schoolmen. He sat alone in the commander's position and fell into deep thought.

The guards on Gucheng were very outstanding. They did a good job in encouraging morale or mobilizing the people's defense. Therefore, he failed to do his best after so many days of siege.

I heard that the guard general was only over ten years old. This made people feel disappointed. He had this ability only in his ten years old. If he was given time to grow up, wouldn’t it be even more difficult to deal with?

This son will definitely become a great enemy of Cao Gong.

So, Xu Huang was very hard at attacking and was extremely eager to kill the general. Seeing that the city was about to break down, bad news came from the front.

Xu Huang was unwilling to accept it, but he also knew that the timing was wrong.

Since Liu Feng had defeated the barbarians and the prefects of the three counties in the south, it would be difficult to achieve something with his more than 10,000 elite troops alone.

Moreover, there is a 6,000-man naval army in Xiakou. The situation is clear now, and Xu Huang believes that Liu Feng is willing to send this group of naval army to Gucheng to help protect Gucheng.

Then, in a short while, Liu Feng's southern army would be rested, sent troops to the north, came to Xiakou, and then ate his troops.

He will be in danger of staying here.

After struggling for a long time, Xu Huang let out a long sigh and said to himself: "The current situation is not good, and the land in Jiangbei can only be given up for the time being. When Cao Gong goes south in the future, I will be the pioneer and sweep the southeast for Cao Gong."

With a decision in his heart, Xu Huang shouted outside the door: "Come."

"General." The personal soldiers outside the door walked in.

"Appoint an order to drive back to Wancheng." Xu Huang said in a deep voice.

"No." The personal soldiers responded and walked out.

It would be too late to leave after Liu Feng recovered. Leaving early now would save a lot of trouble. As for ordering retreat privately, Xu Huang didn't care.

As a general, Xu Huang himself has high judgment ability and has certain authority to make decisions automatically.

After instructing the personal army to order the expedition, Xu Huang picked up his pen and wrote a document to Cao Cao, which detailed the defeat of Sima Yi and the destruction of the army of the three counties, and explained the reasons for his retreat.

Although private retreat is not a big deal, it is still necessary to report it.

After writing, Xu Huang ordered someone to send the official documents to Xudu with a fast horse.

After doing all this, it also indicates that his southern expedition was over. Looking back, it was just a matter of justice and no result.

Xu Huang felt relieved, but he was still a little regretful.

That young man in Gucheng failed to capture and kill. It was such a pity.

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Of course, Deng Ai couldn't have imagined that Xu Huang's evaluation of him was so high that he wanted to get along with him quickly.

If I knew, even with Deng Ai's calm personality, I would probably feel a little favored now.

Cao Cao relied on Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Li Dian and others to attack the world.

As time passed, Cao Cao's territory became larger and his status and power became higher and higher. Xu Huang and others also began to become famous all over the world and became famous generals in the world.

It's amazing to have Xu Huang's high praise.

However, in this battle, Deng Ai's courage and ability were greatly demonstrated. When he was defending the city, he took arrows and stood on the front line. Sometimes, he even used Chu sword to defend the enemy.

Once, he was shot at the left button by an arrow and was slightly injured.

Xiang Lang, who was originally assisting Deng Ai in defending the city, planned to persuade Deng Ai to rest. However, Deng Ai just asked the doctor to pull out the arrow and bandage the wound.

Then he stood on the city again.

Although Deng Ai is tall and looks like a young man, his soldiers know that Deng Ai is actually only over ten years old and is in his twenties.

Deng Ai is already outstanding enough to command the army to defend the city. Now he can still take arrows and stand on the front line when he is injured.

This greatly improved his morale and was also an important reason why Deng Ai was able to defend Xu Huang's attack.

I believe that after this battle, Deng Ai's prestige will reach a higher level. It will play a good role in his future control of soldiers and fighting with the enemy.

When Xu Huang pulled out the camp, Deng Ai was standing at the top of the city. He was wearing a smaller armor. The outer side of the armor was slightly different from the right shoulder and the left shoulder.

That was because the injury on his shoulder was not healed and he was tied with a bandage. Therefore, Deng Ai had a little pale face, and there was a sense of fatigue between his eyebrows and eyes.

But he was very strong, standing there like Liu Feng, the number one, and was very heroic.

Although Deng Ai stood on the city wall, he did not pay attention to the surroundings. He was meditating.

He was predicting when Xu Huang would retreat. I have to say that Xu Huang was a general who was very sensitive to military affairs. Gan Ning had indeed dispatched the commander of Xiakou and was ready to lead 6,000 troops into Gucheng.

To win the rest time of Pang Tong and Huang Zhong.

It would be great if Xu Huang retreated. If he did not retreat, Liu Feng would have a plan to gather a large army to keep Xu Huang in Jiangxia forever.

But Deng Ai guessed that Xu Huang might be leaving.

Because today's Xu Huang's army did not attack. Deng Ai guessed that Xu Huang had already received news from the south and decided to withdraw his troops.

Thinking of this, Deng Ai let out a long breath, feeling relieved.

This war is strictly considered his first battle, leading thousands of people to fight to the death with the famous general Xu Huang in Gucheng.

Although this side is a partial teacher, it has no big impact on Liu Feng's southern strategic plan. Even if he lost Gucheng, Liu Feng would only lose hundreds of miles of land and more than 100,000 people.

But Deng Ai himself attached great importance to it, and his opponent was Xu Huang, so he was under great pressure.

Now that Xu Huang is finally leaving, Deng Ai is really relieved.

After this breath was relieved, Deng Ai's perseverance and hardness were immediately replaced by fatigue and fatigue. After all, he was only a teenager in his teens, and he was still several years old until he was twenty years old.

The ability to bear is not enough to compare with adults. Especially the pain that comes from time to time when the arrow wound on the left shoulder is coming.

It made Deng Ai feel like he was lying down to rest immediately.

"Look at General, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp." Suddenly, the personal soldiers beside him shouted. His voice was filled with joy and excitement.

"Xu Huang has pulled out the camp, Xu Huang has pulled out the camp." As the personal soldiers shouted, countless soldiers on the city also discovered that they were tired or injured, and were filled with joy and strength at this moment.

Listening to the cheers coming and going on the city.

A smile appeared on Deng Ai's little face. But the smile disappeared as soon as it came out.

Because Deng Ai could no longer bear the fatigue, he fell to the ground with one stroke.

"General, General." In the screams, the personal soldiers rushed up.

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Xu Du, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Cao was having a meal with his wife, Mrs. Bian.

In the inner house, Cao Cao was wearing plain clothes, his eyebrows were very gentle. In addition, his appearance was not good, so he could not tell at all that this man was the most prominent Cao Gong and Prime Minister today.

Mrs. Bian has the tall figure of a Central Plains woman, very graceful, but her face is very soft, not stunning, but she has a gentle temperament.

Mrs. Bian was born into a singer. She was not a prostitute, but a singer who Cao Cao raised in her house. Later, she gave birth to three sons, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang. She also has a gentle personality and is very popular with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was another very erratic person. After Mrs. Ding left, he straightened Mrs. Bian.

"Prime Minister, General Xu's urgent report." Suddenly, a voice sounded outside the door. The sound was very familiar, and Cao Cao immediately heard that this was Chen Zhang, the common minor official around him.

As a personal official, Chen Zhang should know that he is eating with his wife in the inner courtyard at this time. It should be a time to avoid disturbing outsiders.

But Chen Zhang walked in with a gaze.

Cao Cao immediately knew that something big was going to happen.

The nearly 100,000 army of Xu Huang, Sima Yi, Shamohun, Jin Xuan, Liu Du, and Zhao Fan in the south has always attracted the attention of Cao Cao.

Because Cao Cao attached great importance to Liu Feng, he regarded him as a little lion, a little overlord like Sun Ce in Jiangdong. He even attached more importance to him than Sun Ce.

But from the beginning of the war to the present, Cao Cao felt very relaxed.

First, a hundred thousand troops attacked Jiangxia. Cao Cao and his ministers were very confident. Liu Feng must be in a hurry, and even his chassis narrowed and his power declined.

The development of things was as Cao Cao expected. At present, Xu Huang, Shamohun and others led their troops to attack Changsha and Gucheng. I believe that it will not take long to break through this county and a city.

Completed the initial suppression of Liu Feng, and then went further, attacking Liu Feng's nest, Jiangxia, weakening Liu Feng, and even destroying Liu Feng.
To be continued...