Chapter 225: Punish Wen Chou! [Subscribe]

Cao Cao received the news in the early morning and learned about the outcome of the first battle.

The entries also give hints.

[Your general Yu Jin activated the military skill 'Strict Order' to break through the Jizhou Army's Baima Camp, and was awarded the Battle Merit of Breaking the Camp]

[Your general Zhao Yun, using his war strategy magical power 'Creating Something Out of Nothing' to integrate into his spear style, killed Yan Liang, deputy general of the Jizhou army, on the battlefield]

Cao Cao put on his clothes and sat behind a low mat in the central military tent.

Yin was lying beside the marching couch, snoring loudly.

The tent not far from it swelled up as if blown by a blower when it exhaled, and turned concave when it inhaled, expanding and contracting, a spectacular sight.

During wars, one of Xu Chu and Dian Wei would stand guard outside Cao Cao's tent all night long.

At this moment, Dian Wei was outside the tent.

Xu Chu was taking a break during his shift.

Dian Wei took out an oily cloth bag and sat at the door. While watching the door, he took out food from the bag and took a bite from time to time.

"What happened when you met your wife Chen Liu last time?" Cao Cao asked Dian Wei.

In the neighboring tent, Xu Chu heard the noise and suddenly he was no longer sleepy. He came out of the tent and continued vigorously:

"That day I took him to see Chen Liu, and as soon as we met he told her he could sleep with her."

Dian Wei retorted: "The governor and his wives also said so."

So he learned it from me... Cao Cao thought.

"and after?"

Dian Wei said proudly: "The man ran away at that time."

"But let her family tell us later that she likes someone like me who is straightforward and open, and we can get married after the war."

Cao Cao was amazed and chatted with the two for a while before changing the subject:
"You two follow me around day and night, and you have lost many opportunities to make meritorious deeds."

"The enemy and I are fighting at the Yellow River crossing not far to the north. Leave one of you on guard, and the other one to go in and kill the enemy. If you make meritorious contributions, I can promote you two to higher positions and increase your salaries."

Dian Wei's eyes lit up.

Xu Chu said, "He is going to marry and start a family. I won't compete with him this time. Da Dian, you go first."

Dian Wei said okay and slowly stood up.

"When you go to the battlefield, you must not be arrogant or reckless. You must listen to the orders of the generals at the front line." Cao Cao warned.

"Understood, Governor, rest assured, we will listen to the commanders at the front."

Dian Wei selected a particularly strong warhorse, climbed on its back, led a small team of his own troops, and galloped northward.

Cao Cao sat in the tent, took out the marching map, and his eyes fell on the northeast direction, the border between Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and thought: There is no movement in Qingzhou... I guess Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong must be waiting anxiously.

Inside the tent, Yin's snoring suddenly stopped.

It opened its sleepy eyes and looked back at Cao Cao.

Seeing Cao Cao sitting behind a low mat, Yin moved to the seat next to him and lay down, soon falling asleep again.

At this time Cao Cao took out the two secret armor beasts to check.

He tried to force a drop of blood from his fingertips.

It is said that a drop of blood can make spirits recognize their master.

However, it turned out to be false.

Blood dripped, but the two secret armor beasts showed no reaction.

Cao Cao took out the Xiantai Seal again and tried to push luck into it.

The Xiantai Seal suddenly emitted a faint light, and a small part of the spell engraved on the surface flickered.

The secret armor beast has also changed.

The dark golden patterns on their armor plates then flashed with a slight halo.

Can the two sense each other?

It seemed that the Sendai Seal triggered the curse pattern on the armored beast.

Cao Cao rubbed the surface of the Sendai Seal with his fingers.

This artifact is so mysterious that after repeated attempts, we are still unsure of its function.

He tried several more times.

But the Sendai Seal and the Armored Beast returned to silence, and there was no sound anymore.

Cao Cao put the two things away, walked out of the camp and looked towards the north.

Yanjin is located southwest of Baima.

Qu Yi sent Wen Chou as the vanguard to lead the troops to pursue Yu Jin's retreating troops.

Yu Jin led his troops to march southwest and joined forces with Le Jin, another general of Cao's army who was attacking Yanjin.

After he met Le Jin, the Jizhou army, led by Wen Chou, chased after him.

The two sides engaged in battle again south of Yanjin, towards Wuchao!
The location of Wuchao is adjacent to the Suanzao Camp where the coalition forces gathered during the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

The surrounding terrain is open, which is most conducive to the two armies charging into battle.

At noon, as soon as the two sides started fighting, the sound of killing was earth-shaking.

To the north of the battlefield, Guo Tu was stationed in Yanjin, which had just been attacked.

He also ordered his troops to go into battle and join up with Wen Chou.

"Send out 2,000 troops from the left wing to attack the enemy's flag. Send out 500 troops from the right wing to attack the battlefield in an angled formation."

On the high ground on the southern edge of the battlefield, Yu Jin gave orders one after another and dispatched troops.

Le Jin was short, but had a violent personality. He was eager to try: "I will charge in for a while, and you will command the troops..."

Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by a long roar like thunder.

Dian Wei led his troops to gallop all night long, from Pingqiu to the north past Suanzao, and they heard the clash of weapons and countless shouts of killing.

A battlefield where thousands of troops were fighting appeared before their eyes.

"Just in time!"

Dian Wei let out a long roar.

After he obtained part of Lu Bu's martial fortune, he broke through the barriers that bound him ahead of time and touched the threshold of mythical martial fortune.

The sound of his long whistle actually set off a wave of ripples in the void. This sound merged with the strength of the Yanzhou army, like an invisible tide, sweeping across the battlefield, shaking the enemy's mind and suppressing their fighting will.

Dian Wei responded to the aura of the Yanzhou soldiers through his whistle, pushing and helping each other, then jumped off his horse and galloped towards the battlefield.

The closer you are to the battlefield, the louder the sound.

Suddenly, there was a communication between heaven and man. Thunder appeared out of nowhere in the sky and a bolt of lightning fell.

Dian Wei took advantage of the situation and drew out the Hun Tian Ji from his back.

The lightning fell on the halberd.

The entire halberd seemed to be refined by thunder, shining brightly.

Dian Wei strode into the battlefield holding a halberd.

Wen Chou also rushed into the battlefield and stabbed to death several Yanzhou soldiers.

He heard a whistle, looked back, and couldn't help but gasp.

Dian Wei suddenly exerted force and threw out the Sun Halberd.

The moment the Solar Halberd slipped out of his hand, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the end of the handle of the Solar Halberd. Using the force of the Solar Halberd to break through the air, he soared into the air and rushed towards Wen Chou.

Dian Wei's master Zhang Huai also used the same trick to chase the Taoist who sneaked into Cao's family in Qiao County.

Now that Dian Wei used it, its momentum was even stronger. In an instant, he crossed a distance of dozens of feet and came close to Wen Chou.

Around Wen Chou, his personal soldiers took action one after another.

But Dian Wei's halberd was thrown with such force and power that the Jizhou soldiers who tried to stop him were like colliding head-on with a heavy truck. They flew backwards and spurted blood.

At this moment, Wen Chou also exerted all his strength and delivered the most powerful attack in his life.

He raised the Sutie spear in his hand and stabbed Dian Wei directly.

Clang——

A roar resounded throughout the battlefield.

Wen Chou's face turned purple, and he put all his strength into pushing horizontally.

He saw that Dian Wei was coming at him with great ferocity, so he wanted to use his strength to push him away instead of confronting him head-on.

However, at the moment of contact, an expression of disbelief appeared on Wen Chou's face.

A force like a tsunami rushed into his body.

At the same moment, Dian Wei took a step in the air under almost impossible circumstances and came to his side.

Click!
Wen Chou's shoulder armor shattered, his chest exploded, and his whole body was charred, as if he had been struck by thunder.

Dian Wei's Sun and Moon Halberd hit Wen Chou without any order.

After this blow, Wen Chou fell backwards, and even his pores were oozing with blood mist.

Yan Liang was killed, Wen Chou was executed, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei were killed one each, and Guan Lao Er's luck was taken away again.

The entire battlefield fell silent for a moment.

Dian Wei captured a general on a battlefield where thousands of troops were fighting, and the man he killed was Wen Chou, who was also famous for his bravery. One can imagine the shock this must have had on the Jizhou army.

Yu Jin and Le Jin immediately gave orders to attack the enemy with all their might.

The two sides fought fiercely for half a day. The Jizhou army was finally defeated and retreated to the Yanjin camp, staying indoors.

Yu Jin, Le Jin and Dian Wei also withdrew their troops.

By the afternoon of that day, Qu Yi personally led his troops and slowly advanced to Yanjin, and then continued to advance southward.

Yanzhou was near Wuchao, and there were two armies responsible for blocking the enemy, led by Song Xian and Hou Cheng, two generals who surrendered from Lu Bu.

The two men still lead their old subordinates who served under Lu Bu.

After they joined Yanzhou, their weapons and supplies were all replenished, and their mental outlook was completely renewed.

It was learned that Zhao Yun, Yu Jin, Le Jin and Dian Wei had won victories at Bai Ma and Yanjin respectively.

Song Xian and Hou Cheng volunteered to stop the enemy, eager to make achievements.

The two men led their troops to occupy the advantageous terrain and, relying on the terrain of the mountain, encountered the Jizhou army from a high position.

However, as soon as Qu Yi's troops got a little closer, they formed a battle array with strong crossbows, protected the two wings with infantry, and pulled the strings with their feet, then fired thousands of arrows at once.

The bowstring vibrated with such power, and arrows shot down like a swarm of arrows covering the sky and the sun.

Song Xian and Hou Cheng relied on the terrain to build fortifications by digging earth, but they were shot through in a blink of an eye!

Earth and rocks flew everywhere, and the defense line was completely covered by arrows.

Including Song Xian and Hou Cheng, they were shot to death by powerful crossbows shortly after the battle began, and died without a sound!

Only a small part of their troops retreated hastily and managed to escape.

"Good shot, let Yanzhou have a taste of being killed."

Yuan Tan, who was accompanying the army, said excitedly: "General Qu, what shall we do next?"

Qu Yi said calmly: "The governor said that we must not only take steady steps, but also not fall into Cao Cao's trap. We must also fight quickly and defeat Yanzhou quickly. Forward!"

The next day, the Jizhou army approached Wuchao.

Yanzhou was in Wuchao, and additional troops were sent to garrison there.

As the Jizhou army approached, they continued to fire thousands of arrows.

Even the low wall outside the Wuchao camp was shot through and collapsed with a bang.

Due to the powerful force of thousands of crossbows, the Wuchao camp could only hold out for two days before it was captured by Qu Yi's troops.

The Yanzhou army in Wuchao suffered heavy losses and abandoned its position, continuing to retreat towards Guandu.

When the news reached Liyang in Jizhou, Yuan Shao and Yuan Wei were both delighted.

Cao Cao received the battle situation at the same time. He was somewhat surprised that Wuchao was broken after two days.

Lure the enemy deep into our territory and then destroy them in a concentrated area, which was a strategy that had been worked out beforehand.

But the battlefield changes rapidly and it is impossible to be exactly the same as expected.

Cao Cao thought: My Yanzhou is much stronger than the same period in history, but Yuan Shao is also more cautious and powerful than in the Battle of Guandu we know about.

Only then did Cao Cao set out from Pingqiu and head south to personally enter the Guandu camp.

When Yuan Shao learned that the Jizhou army had occupied Wuchao, he also set out, crossed the Yellow River from Liyang to the south, entered Baimazin, and set foot in Yanzhou.

The historically famous Battle of Guandu officially began.

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