Chapter 42: Cao's camp is in turmoil! Xianzhen Camp! Gao Shun! Who is the one holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji? !

Chapter 042: A stir in Cao's camp! Xianzhen Camp! Gao Shun! Who is that person holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji? !

"Everyone go this way!"

"First count the 1,000 Shanyue from Jiangdong, and then hand over 1,000 Cao Jun prisoners to you. Follow this example for the rest of the time."

"You bunch of Shanyue barbarians, if you don't behave yourself, I'll whip you!"

"No! I won't go to Jiangdong! If you dare to exchange us for the Shanyue barbarians, when Prime Minister Cao's army arrives...ah!"

"Haha, Nai Gong's whip can't tell the difference between Shanyue barbarians and Cao's prisoners!"

Outside Xiling City, the river waves crashed against the shore, and there was noise and wailing everywhere, the whole place was in chaos.

A large number of ragged Shanyue young men were escorted off the boats by the Jiangdong soldiers, and they were counted and handed over to the Xiling soldiers who were escorting 5,000 Cao's prisoners.

In the distance, Lu Su and Lu Xun stood with their hands behind their backs, witnessing the exchange of captives between the two sides.

Lu Xun felt a little relieved. With the addition of these 5,000 Shanyue troops, Xiling's capital to resist Cao Cao finally increased a bit.

"Lu Boyan, do you, the [Lu's Thousand-Mile Horse], really want to surrender to the current Lord of Xiling?" Lu Su looked at the handsome young man beside him, his eyes full of doubt.

This Lu Xun is the direct descendant of the Lu family, one of the four major families in Jiangdong. He is the nephew of the head of the Lu family and is personally identified by the head of the Lu family as the leader of the next generation of the Lu family.

His talents far surpassed his peers. Even many important officials of Jiangdong were not as talented and knowledgeable as Lu Xun. The Marquis of Wu even personally praised him as a pillar of Jiangdong in the future.

But now he has abandoned his bright future in Jiangdong and fled to the small city of Xiling on the other side of the river, accepting an unknown thief general as his lord? !
Given Lu Xun's arrogance, would he be willing to acknowledge a mere bandit general as his lord?

"What do you mean by surrender or not?" The river breeze blew on his face, and Lu Xun smiled casually: "It's just doing work. It doesn't matter where you do it, it's still work."

Seeing that Lu Xun lightly avoided his question, Lu Su shook his head helplessly: "You said it lightly, and you Jiangdong Lu family just don't care?"

"Alas, there are some things that I cannot control just because I want to. Anyway, I cannot stay in Jiangdong any longer." Lu Xun sighed, "Now the great commander-in-chief Gongjin is so handsome and heroic. He destroyed 800,000 Cao's troops at the Red Cliff and shocked the world!"

"You, Mr. Zijing, are also in the prime of life, and the Marquis of Wu has made you his confidant."

"There are so many talented people in Jiangdong. When will it be my turn to stand out? Life is fleeting. If I, Lu Boyan, want to make achievements, I will have to wait until the end of time."

"I am now nineteen in reality, twenty in illusion, twenty-one in appearance, and twenty-two in appearance! I am also about to come of age, and I am anxious to earn some fame and build a family business!"

If Lu Xun worked for Liu Wu at the beginning, it was because of the Dajiang Alliance. Later, he became loyal to Liu Wu because he was grateful that Liu Wu was willing to exchange Cao Ren for his life.

But when Liu Wu handed over the entire Xiling to him before leaving the city to capture Cao Ren alive, Lu Xun completely understood...

My lord really trusts me and regards me as his trusted and right-hand man!

As long as Xiling City can withstand this wave of attacks by Cao Cao, and as long as the lord can take root on both sides of the river, his future will surely be far better than staying in Jiangdong!

"Mr. Zijing, it's not that I'm impatient and can't wait, it's really..."

"Lu Boyan!"

Lu Xun was still talking when he was suddenly interrupted by a loud shout.

He looked up blankly, and saw more than a dozen figures suddenly jumped down from the Jiangdong ship and strode towards him with great momentum.

they are……

The faces of Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others appeared in Lu Su's eyes.

They are the Twelve Generals of Jiangdong!

Why are they here?

No! My uncle must have asked these veterans to take me back to Jiangdong!

Lu Xun was startled and without saying a word, he turned around and ran away!
The veteran generals of Jiangdong were about to ask Lu Xun about the news of Xiling's commander, but when they saw Lu Xun running away, they immediately became anxious and chased him fiercely, "You little bastard from the Lu family! Don't run!"

……

Boom! ~
In Jingzhou, somewhere on a road running from north to south, yellow dust was everywhere, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

The mighty army, layer upon layer, like a roaring tide, rushed towards the south, as if to swallow everything!
The flags are like clouds,

Ge Mao Ruo Lin,

The big shield is like a wall!

The sharp weapons of the army reflected the sunlight, and the coordinated footsteps of tens of thousands of people made the surrounding ground tremble slightly.

It was Cao Mengde’s army heading south!
In the central army, densely packed armored soldiers surrounded a huge banner with the word "Cao" on it. Under the banner, a man wearing a helmet and armor rode on a horse. He was the leader of the army, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty who now controls the entire Central Plains!

A group of counselors and generals followed Cao Cao.

Suddenly, a burst of noise in front interrupted Cao Cao's thoughts. He frowned and looked up, only to see a rider flying towards him. It was Li Dian, a general under Cao Cao's command.

"Prime Minister!" Li Dian grabbed the reins tightly. "There are 10,000 new defeated soldiers gathered in front of us. They are all Jiangling soldiers who were defeated in the battle of Xiling. Most of them are intact and still have fighting power."

"In addition, there are many generals under General Zixiao who are also mixed in."

This was the first good news Cao Cao received after learning of Cao Ren's defeat.

Cao Mengde felt much better. "Very good. Temporarily organize these defeated soldiers into the rear army... Call the generals under Zixiao. I want to personally ask about the situation of the battle of Xiling that day."

"Yes, sir!" Li Dian rode away on his horse.

Cao Cao looked around and saw that the scenery looked familiar, so he pointed with his whip and asked, "Where is this place?"

Xu Chu rode out immediately and reported in a deep voice, "Prime Minister, our army has arrived at Changbanpo!"

Changbanpo?

Prime Minister Cao revisited the old place and was a little dazed for a moment: "Changbanpo... Hey! Back then, that big-eared thief tried to take the people across the river. My army chased him here and beat the big-eared thief to death!"

"What a pity! In the end, the big-eared thief got the chance. With the support of Jiangdong, he revived and even won a victory against me in the Battle of Red Cliff..."

"Now that he has jumped out on his own, let him die this time!"

Of course, what Cao Cao remembered most at Changbanpo was the man who traveled all over the place, Zhao Yun, the Zhao Zilong.

He marched in and out of the army seven times, how brave he was! He also killed fifty generals of Cao's army, what a fierce general he was!

Prime Minister Cao sighed softly: "Such a brave general, but why can't I use him in the end."

Da da da! ~
The sound of horse hooves once again interrupted Cao Cao's thoughts, and Li Dian led several generals to Cao Cao's horse.

"We, the defeated generals, are here to see the Prime Minister."

A group of generals under Cao Ren who escaped from the Xiling battlefield knelt down in front of Cao Cao in fear and trepidation.

"Get up." Cao Cao said calmly, "Zixiao has always been prudent in his use of troops. How could he be defeated so miserably when attacking the small city of Xiling with an army of 30,000?"

"You must explain the cause and effect of this battle clearly, otherwise... you will not be spared by military law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the generals behind Cao Cao came forward one after another.

Cao Ren's crushing defeat not only shocked Cao Cao, but also the other generals of Cao's army. After all, Cao Ren's battle record and abilities were obvious to all, and they also wanted to know how Cao Ren was defeated.

Deputy General Cao Ren, who escaped, swallowed hard and said, "How dare we, the defeated generals, deceive the Prime Minister..."

"That day, after General Zixiao arrived at Xiling, he set up camp thirty miles outside of Xiling City, and then led more than thirty cavalrymen including me out of the camp to scout the enemy."

"Unexpectedly, the bandit general and a young scholar also intended to come and explore our army camp. The two sides met head-on and a chaotic battle broke out. The bandit general was very brave and defeated 30 of our elite cavalrymen by himself, and even captured General Zixiao alive."

"We took advantage of the chaos to capture the young scholar, and only then did we get General Zixiao back..."

Cao Zixiao was captured as soon as he arrived in Xiling?

Cao Cao and the generals behind him were all stunned, except Xiahou Dun, who had a strange expression on his face. He remembered the letter from Cao Ren he had received not long ago, and what this man said matched what was said in Zixiao's letter.

The deputy general continued: "After we exchanged General Zixiao back, General Zixiao fought with the thief general for the second time. Each side led 800 soldiers to compete in battle formations. General Zixiao was defeated again..." The generals of Cao's army had already widened their eyes. Who was this thief general of Xiling? How could he make Cao Zixiao suffer a series of setbacks?
Cao Cao's expression also became serious: "And what happens next?"

Deputy General: "Then, General Zixiao will lead the army to attack the city the next day!"

"At that time, our army attacked the west gate of Xiling fiercely, but the defense on the city was very fierce and tenacious. Crossbows, pounding stones, rolling logs, and gold juice did not stop for an hour!"

"Our soldiers who attacked the city suffered heavy casualties, and it was difficult to even approach the walls of Xiling. Seeing this, General Zixiao moved his banner forward and personally went to the foot of Xiling City to supervise the battle."

"At this moment, that thief general led more than a hundred cavalrymen and sneaked out of the city secretly. He cut into the rear of our army and entered the formation of our 30,000-strong army!"

At this point, the deputy general shuddered subconsciously, as if he saw the tragic scene of that day again: "The thief general held a painted halberd, smashing and chopping horizontally and vertically!"

"Wherever he went, blood splattered and flesh flew everywhere!"

"The soldiers around him tried their best to stop him, but they could not stop him at all. They could only watch helplessly as the thief general led more than a hundred cavalrymen straight to General Zixiao's banner!"

"When General Zixiao discovered something was wrong, it was too late. The guards around him bravely protected General Zixiao, but the thief was so brave that the guards around him were no match for him. All of them were beheaded and trampled into mud by their horses..."

call! ~
A light breeze blew by, and although the sun was shining brightly at this time, many generals felt their hair stand on end when they heard the deputy general's words, and subconsciously tightened their weapons.

The deputy general swallowed hard and said, "The Xiling bandit general will kill all the guards who are blocking his way and ride straight to General Zixiao!"

"When the two horses crossed, he had already lifted General Zixiao onto his horse's back, and without turning around, he carved out a bloody path and rushed out of the 30,000-man army!"

"They just held General Zixiao hostage and walked away like that!!"

The deputy general told everything he knew and saw.

There was silence.

Even a brave man like Xu Chu was stunned at the moment. If he were in a different place, could he carve out a bloody path through the army of 30,000 people and then kidnap the enemy general and escape? !

That is definitely not possible.

The other generals were also stunned at this moment. They were thinking the same thing as Xu Chu. He led more than a hundred cavalrymen to kill through an army of 30,000 and captured the commander alive in front of the battle! Even if King Xiang were reborn, he would be no more than this.

This Xiling bandit general is truly a fierce general of unrivaled caliber!
Cao Cao looked stunned for a long time...

A hundred cavalrymen broke into the army of 30,000, captured the main general alive, and fled away!

Since Lu Bu, is there really such a powerful general in the world?

Who in the world can be a match for such a fierce general? !

Cao Cao was silent for a long time, then slowly spoke: "Back then at Changbanpo, I watched Zhao Yun go in and out seven times, and I once said that since Lü Feng, there has been no such a fierce general!"

"I never thought that there would be such a brave general in the world today."

"If what you said is true, this man can move freely among an army of 30,000, and he is truly comparable to Lu Bu!"

When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, the shadow left by Lu Bu was too deep.

At that time, Lu Bu defeated his army several times and was chasing him from behind. There was even one time when Lu Bu's painted halberd hit his helmet. If he had not covered his face with cloth to hide it, he would have died under his halberd!

Even when Cao Cao and Lu Bu were fighting, a locust plague broke out. Cao Cao's army was out of food and was besieged by Lu Bu. Cheng Yu had no choice but to mix human flesh with the limited food. Although Cao Cao knew the inside story, he could only acquiesce in Cheng Yu's actions.

Even though Lu Bu has been dead for many years, Cao Cao still feels a little uncomfortable whenever he thinks of him.

"My lord!" As Cao Cao finished speaking, Xiahou Dun rode out and said, "Some time ago, I received a letter from Zixiao. It was written before Zixiao attacked Xiling. In the letter, he mentioned the Xiling thief general."

"But what Zi Xiaoxin said was quite absurd, so I never reported this to my lord."

Did Cao Ren write a letter to Xiahou Dun about the bandit general in Xiling?

Cao Cao's eyes lit up instantly: "Yuan Rang! Do you have the letter with you? Take it out and read it to me!"

"Yes!"

Xiahou Dun took out a piece of silk from his bosom and read aloud: "I, your younger brother, bow before you, Brother Yuan Rang. After receiving the order from the Prime Minister, I dare not hesitate for a moment and lead my army straight to Xiling..."

"I set up camp thirty miles away from Xiling, and personally led thirty elite cavalrymen to Xiling City to scout for the enemy. Unexpectedly, I met two cavalrymen coming towards me. One of them was holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, and he was the Xiling bandit general."

"The Xiling bandit general was very brave. I fought him but was unable to fight back..."

Fang Tian painted a halberd?

The main generals of Cao's army looked at each other in bewilderment. The deputy general just now also said that the Xiling bandit general used a painted halberd.

"There is no other famous general in the world who uses the Fang Tian Hua Ji except Lu Bu."

"After Lu Bu's death, the Heavenly Dragon Halberd Technique was lost. Even if someone else uses the Fang Tian Hua Ji, they will never be as powerful as Lu Bu."

"Strange thing, could this Xiling thief be really related to Lu Bu?"

The generals whispered to each other that it was really Lu Bu's painted halberd that left such a deep impression on the hearts of the generals all over the world.

Xiahou Dun's voice continued: "...I think this general is as brave as Lu Bu in the past. In the past, when Dong Zhuo got Lu Bu, the 18 princes could not move eastward and could only sigh at the sight of Hulao Pass."

"If we can get this general to submit to you, you will be even more powerful!"

"I then made an agreement with the enemy general to fight with 800 soldiers. If I win, this general will follow me north to Xuchang and serve the lord!"

It turns out that Zixiao made a bet with the villain in order to get a powerful general for himself?
This cousin is really loyal to me!
Cao Cao was stunned, and then he remembered that Cao Ren had been captured and his life or death was still unknown. He couldn't help but moisten his eyes: "Zixiao, ah Zixiao, my cousin Cao Zixiao!"

Xiahou Dun held a silk cloth in his hand and said, "... I led eight hundred elite soldiers to fight against the enemy general's eight hundred soldiers. The enemy general did not have shields in his formation, but only held spears, and his formation was like a square."

"From a distance, the formation looks the same, but up close, it is awe-inspiring. They advance without retreating. Although there are eight hundred of them, their movements are like one."

"When the two armies met, my eight hundred elite soldiers were shaken, so I personally entered the battle line to supervise the battle. The momentum of our formation was revived, but we could not hold out for a while and the formation became unstable again. Looking at the momentum of the enemy's formation, it seemed as if it was the style of the Xuzhou Xianzhen Camp back then!"

The trapped camp?!

boom! ~
All the generals of Cao's army were stunned. When they attacked Lu Bu that year, the shadow left by the Xianzhen Camp was too deep.

"That's impossible. Lü Bu and Gao Shun both died long ago. How could there be another Xianzhen Camp in the world?"

"The trap camp is helping lunatics!"

"When Xuzhou attacked Lu Bu, how many of our brothers died in the Xianzhen Camp?"

"First there was Lu Bu's Fang Tian Ji, then there was Gao Shun's Xian Zhen Zhen. Where did this Xiling thief come from?"

The generals of Cao's army, who had originally not taken Xiling seriously, now all became serious. This thief general of Xiling could not be just a thief general.

"…My main formation was shaken twice in a row. I stabilized it and the momentum of my main formation was strong. I was about to counterattack when someone in the enemy camp suddenly shouted [We will break through the enemy’s formation and die!]!"

Xiahou Dun's voice became strange: "Then I saw a general suddenly thrust out of the enemy formation with a spear, hitting the neck of the horse I was sitting on. The enemy general swung the spear, and both I and the horse were thrown into the air..."

call! ~
Under the banner of Cao's army, there was no other noise except the whistling of the wind and the sound of Xiahou Dun reading a letter.

Everyone stared at the silk in Xiahou Dun's hand. They could hardly believe their ears... Xianzhen Camp! That was the slogan of Xianzhen Camp!
Many generals began breathing heavily.

"In a moment of great urgency, I looked towards the enemy formation and saw clearly that the one who stabbed my mount was Gao Shun! It must be Gao Shun!"

boom! ~
In an instant, all the generals subconsciously rode forward and almost surrounded Xiahou Dun. They were all dumbfounded, with veins bulging on their hands.

Gao Shun is still alive?

Gao Shun is still alive? !
Cao Cao was completely numb. He sat on his horse in a daze, his mind in a mess...

Impossible, this is impossible! Back then on the White Gate Tower, I killed Gao Shun first, and then killed Lu Bu.

But now, first Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji came out, then Xian Zhen Zhen also came out, and now even Gao Shun came? It can't be that the Xiling thief general is Lu Fengxian? !
Xiahou Dun finally read to the end of the letter: "…At that time, I only heard the sound of 800 enemy soldiers [breaking into the enemy’s formation], the sound was heard in all directions, their speed was like a strong wind, their force was like a raging fire, their spears were like a forest pressing into our formation, destroying everything in their path!"

"In a short while, the elite soldiers in my camp lost their courage, their morale collapsed and it was hard to control them. The morale of the army collapsed!"

"Eight hundred guards were completely destroyed!"

(End of this chapter)