At the end of December of the third year of Jian'an, Sikong Cao Cao was furious after learning that Xiao Guan was attacked and occupied by Gao Chong. On the one hand, more than 30,000 elite troops from Xuzhou entered Xiao Guan, and on the other hand, Xiahou Yuan and Cheng Yu led their troops to attack Gao Chong from the north and south.

Even though Xiaoguan was a place of birth, Gao Chong still had no way to find him under the three sides of Cao's army and surrounded by more than 40,000 people.

Compared with Cao Cao's revenge, Gao Chong was not only far inferior in terms of military strength, but also had an absolute disadvantage in terms of combat effectiveness, time and place in terms of factors such as soldiers.

Pengcheng - on the road of Xiaoguan.

An army is moving towards the cold wind.

The embroidered large characters with the character "Cao" on the flags were swept by the wind and made a rustling sound.

In the central army, Cao Cao was peaceful under the light yellow umbrella. Under the gorgeous brocade robe, the antique green rainbow sword sheath exuded a terrifying cold light. In order to obtain this rare sword in the world, Cao Cao secretly ordered Xu Chu to lead his personal guard to dig up several Han tombs near Zhongbian, and finally obtained the sword.

"Gao Chong, if you must play, I will play with you for a while." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and listened to the neat and orderly marching footsteps of the soldiers beside him, and felt a sense of pleasure.

Cao Cao was a hero in his early years and was a tyrant and a flew dog. Since he took the emperor to command the princes, he has a strong power and his wandering spirit gradually faded. This time he met an opponent like Gao Chong, but Cao Cao felt brave and fierce.

Gao Chong, what kind of opponent is this?

It is unlimitedly speculative but unpredictable. Even if it is Yuan Shao, Hebei and Liu Biao, Jingzhou, never made Cao Cao so interested!

So far, there are only two people who can interest Cao Cao, one is Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, who is not far away, and the other is Gao Chong, who has never met before.

Although Liu Bei concealed his ambitions well, Cao Cao could still see some clues. However, this time Liu Bei helped to defeat his old enemy Lu Bu, which could be regarded as a great effort for the court. As long as Liu Bei could obey orders, Cao Cao would not want to make things difficult for him for the moment. After all, compared with Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's strong strength, Liu Bei could not rank as a rank.

Cao Cao leaned forward a little and asked Cao Xiu, who was guarding the left front, "Wenlie, Zi Lian, where is Zi Xiao now?"

Wen Lie is Cao Xiu's name. Cao Xiu was originally a son of Cao Cao. He lost his father in his early years and once crossed the river to Wu with his mother. Later, he heard that Cao Cao had launched a righteous army and changed his name to go north to surrender. Since then, Cao Cao would send Cao Xiu to lead a tiger and leopard cavalry to accompany him whenever he encountered an expedition. Once, Cao Cao said after drinking: This is a thousand-mile horse in my family, which shows his kindness.

Zi Lian is Cao Hong's name, and Zi Xiao is Cao Ren's name. Both of them are Cao Cao's consuls and are also the pioneers of this campaign to conquer Gao Chong.

Cao Xiu bowed on the horse and said, "Uncle Ren, Uncle Hong has arrived at Xiaoguan, and he has just waited for an order to attack the city."

"Okay——, I'll send an order to set up a camp." Cao Cao said.

After learning Gao Chong's tricks, Cao Cao, who had learned from his mistakes, would certainly not make mistakes of underestimating the enemy again. If the heavy army encircled and suppressed him this time, the Eastern Expedition would have achieved a successful result. If he could not win, it would be like a fish bone stuck in his throat, which made Cao Cao feel very unhappy.

"Yes!" Cao Xiu led the order and rushed towards the front army by destroying his horse.

The blood is Huai Du. The Huai River, which runs through the junction of Xu and Yang prefectures, is composed of many tributaries. On the south side of the Huai River, there are tributaries such as Feishui and Luojian. On the north side of the Huai River, the largest river is Yingshui.

Just when Cao Cao's heavy troops invaded Xiaoguan, Gao Chong led his army to withdraw from Xiaoguan and move to Yingshui. For Gao Chong, it was difficult and inevitable to make the decision to give up the dangerous Xiaoguan.

Because Chen Deng had contacted Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others in Taishan for more than ten days without any progress, General Zhenwei Cheng Yu and General Polu Xu Huang under Cao Cao increased their efforts to clear the Taishan area. Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li were unfavorable to fight and were forced to sneak into the mountains to avoid Cao's army.

The contact with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao was also possible because Xiahou Yuan was stationed in Xia Cai area and needed to bypass the Cao army's defense line. In order to ensure the smooth communication, Chen Deng decided to rush to Shouchun in person to meet Gao Shun and Zhang Liao once.

The purpose of occupying Xiaoguan is to leave the land of death; the purpose of giving up Xiaoguan is to seek life in death.

When the enemy pounces on you from all directions, the best way is to hide your traces so that the enemy cannot find your place. Gao Chong, Zhou Yu, and Xu Shu have the same views on this.

After leaving Xiaoguan, where should we go? Gao Chong's first intuition told him that only going home to the south was the right way, because as long as we break through Xiahou Yuan's line of defense, Cao Cao would be out of reach.

"Gong Jin, Yuan Zhi, do you think if Cao Cao found out that Xiao Guan was already an empty city, would he be furious?" Gao Chong, dressed in military uniform, wades through Yingshui, who was not deep, and asked Xu Shu at Zhou Yu who had been waiting on the south bank.

In a dangerous place, Gao Chong was still in a hilarious state. Zhou Yu and Xu Shu were also relaxed by Gao Chong's words.

"Well, Gong Hui said, "The prince is so hateful!" Zhou Yu was so handsome and elegant.

Xu Shu said: "Gong Jin is joking. As far as I see, Cao Cao will order the elites to pursue after he is furious, and the test we face has just begun."

Seeing Xu Shu speaking seriously, Zhou Yu stopped smiling and said solemnly: "Pamperor, for the past ten days, we have set up a suspicion array in Xiaoguan, and put on a decisive battle with Cao Cao, so as to slow down the attack of Cao's army. Unfortunately, the contact with Zang Ba, Shouchun Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao was not successful. At this time, a safe retreat became our top priority. Yu agreed with Yuan Zhi's opinion. Cao Cao would not give up even if he was shamed."

Gao Chong stopped his horse and looked back at the direction of Xiao Guan. He couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Since he went north, he has broken Pengcheng, seized Xiao Guan, and walked through Yingshui. The way forward was like hanging on the edge of a cliff. If he was not careful, he might be crushed to pieces. Cao Cao and Cao Mengde were indeed a peerless hero. In just over ten days, he launched an extremely fast counterattack, mobilizing heavy troops to encircle, and cutting off Gao Chong's contact with Zang Ba, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao. This move is no less than Gao Chong's surprise attack on Xiao Guan. With such an opponent, the battle is satisfying.

Gao Chongfu thought and said loudly: "What can Cao Cao do if he doesn't stop? I, Gao Chong, can come to Xuzhou safely, and will definitely return to Jiangdong safely. The vast wilderness of Huaibei is so vast that we should be smart prey and let Xiahou Yuan, the hunter, act according to our plan."

Youngness and confidence were written on Gao Chong's face, as if difficulties could never scare him. Zhou Yu and Xu Shu were infected by Gao Chong's heroic spirit of rising sky, and their hearts were fluctuating for a while and it was difficult to calm down.

"I have a good idea to pamper the handsome guy?" Xu Shu said happily.

Gao Chong smiled sly and nodded, "It's not that easy for Cao Cao to destroy us through encirclement."

Under Xiao Pass, Cao Ren and Cao Hong looked at the dangerous pass with flags floating. The flags in the middle of the pass were summoned to guard the pass. Gao Chong seemed to be trying to fight with the favorable terrain.

Cao Ren smiled coldly, and circled his horse and said, "Zi Lian, I have never fallen behind in the Hu Ben Camp. This time, Duke Ming handed over the important task to you and me. I should repay such kindness with death."

"If you don't say too much in a secret way, how can Hong let down my reputation as Cao's clan!" Cao Hong said proudly.

The next morning, the Lianjin camp built by 40,000 soldiers made the once boundless plain appear to be crowded, and the commander's determination to seize Xiaoguan made the Cao army muster up the courage.

"Gongda, look at the flags flying on this pass. Obviously, Gao Chong's son is overestimating his ability and wants to rely on the terrain to fight our army. It's okay, let's let him see the power of the real Central Plains soldiers." Cao Cao laughed.

Xun You swept his eyes to the closing and said in a deep voice: "There is no movement at all at this closing. Can Gao Chong be so calm when facing the formation we set up?"

"Haha—— Gongda, is it really calm or pretending to be calm? Let Zi Lian and Zi Xiao try it?" Cao Cao looked at the elite gathered together and ready to go, with a passion in his heart.

"Steal!" Cao Cao's short words were spoken, and Cao Ren, who had already been ready to go, shot out like a sharp arrow.

Two hundred steps—.

One hundred steps-.

Twenty steps-.

The Cao army vanguard had approached Gao Chong's army camp guarding the first pass. It is logical that the counterattack was the best time to fight back at this time, but strangely, only the flags were flying at the end, and no guard was seen.

"No one is closed?" Cao Ren, who rushed forward with a knife, spoke in surprise.

Cao Hong heard Cao Ren's shouting in front of him and hurriedly rushed over and said, "Zi Xiao, may these flags and banners be all Gao Chong set up a suspicion array? There is actually no one in the entire Xiao Pass."

"Gao Chong--!" Cao Ren cursed hatred in his heart while leading the soldiers to search step by step.

Apart from the frightened birds, there was no one around Xiaoguan. After Cao Ren and Cao Hong patroled around, they gained nothing except for seizing hundreds of flags abandoned by Gao Chongjun.

"Quickly report to Gong Ming, saying that our army has taken down Xiaoguan and the enemy has been defeated by me." Cao Ren shouted loudly.

"But General Cao, we didn't--." The little school looked at Cao Ren with hesitation. Reporting the military information was a serious crime of beheading. The little school's half words had not been finished, and we did not encounter the resistance of the enemy.

Cao Renhu glared and shouted loudly: "The flags of our army are all planted in Xiaoguan Pass. What are you still talking about here?"

Although Cao Ren and Cao Hong were surprised by the pass that was obtained by a soldier and a soldier, they did not hesitate to exaggerate the results of the battle in the face of merits and glory. Compared with the shame of Li Dian and Lu Qian's failure, Gao Chong's escape made Cao Ren and Cao Hong more powerful. In the past, with Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, the first merit was not generally discussed. Cao Ren and Cao Hong. This time, this eastern expedition to Xuzhou, Xiahou Dun fought Gao Shun and Zhang Liao early in defeat, and Xiahou Yuan was in Xia Cai, which gave Cao Ren and Cao Hong a chance.

Cao Cao, who had been watching the battle under the pass, was happy when he heard the report from the school. He was first happy, but then surprised. He was happy that Xiao Guan was so easy to capture, but he was shocked that Gao Feng had no intention of abandoning the battle. How could Cao Ren and Cao Hong be so smooth? He ran away after hearing the news. Gao Chong ran so fast.

With Gao Chong's strength shown before, Cao Cao originally expected that Gao Chong would choose to fight with him in Xiaoguan. Unexpectedly, Gao Chong would flee without a fight.

"Isn't it abominable?" Cao Cao became more and more angry as he thought about it, and he couldn't help but curse.

The most unpleasant thing in this world is that it was an opportunity to play games with opponents. One side had already prepared almost, while the other side gave up the battle without saying anything. For the sake of Xiaoguan, Cao Cao had carefully prepared and ordered Xiahou Yuan and Cheng Yu to surround Gao Chong and Lu Bu's old subordinates from the north and south. Then he recruited 30,000 troops to defeat Xiaoguan, but he never wanted to lose.

In fact, after Cao Cao said the hateful words, he still had four other words in his heart, which was "The young man is terrifying."

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's angry expression and advised: "Don't be angry in Ming Gong. Gao Chong would just be defeated late if he lost his guard to Xiaoguan. Now our army is facing the enemy's encirclement from the south, north and east. Even if Gao Chong gave birth to his wings, he would still be unable to escape."

Xun You also said: "Ming Gong, Gao Chong was attacked from three sides and could only continue to flee westward. In this way, we can drive him to Yu and Yan. Just imagine the farther away from Jiangdong, what else can Gao Chong do with those more than 8,000 people?"

When Cao Cao heard Guo Jia and Xun You and the others said this, he turned anger into joy, and laughed and said, "Fengxiao, Gongda, Zhenwu's Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are both ridiculous and lamenting that Gao Feng has Jiangdong, but he is a little bit dangerous. What should he do if he doesn't die?"

Xia Cai.

The military tent of Xiahou Yuan, the Dianjun Academy.

He could not wait to receive the letter from Cao Cao's quick horse. Earlier, after hearing the news that Gao Chong had attacked Xiao Guan, Xiahou Yuan wanted to go north to help, but he was not allowed to fight due to orders. Now, a great opportunity to make contributions is placed in front of Xiahou Yuan. Even if Gao Chong and himself are still nominal relatives, Xiahou Yuan will destroy his "kind" for justice.

"General Xiahou, 3,300 elite cavalry are ready to go, just waiting for your order." The other general Lu Zhao lifted the curtain and reported loudly.

"Okay——, have the scout sent out clearly find out where Gao Chong was going?" Xiahou Yuan put his helmet and armor on his armour, held the big knife placed next to the tent, and quickly stepped out of the tent.

Lu Zhao said: "One hour ago, scout Hou Fei reported that the enemy was advancing south along Yingshui."

"Yingshui——, it's only a hundred miles away from Xia Cai. Gao Chong, your death date is here this time!" Xiahou Yuan smiled coldly.

Among the Cao army, no one can compare to Xiahou Yuan's speed, so there is a rumor in the army: Xiahou Yuan, a military captain, has 500 in three days and 1,000 in six days. The journey of only 100 miles is nothing for Xiahou Yuan.

"Lu Zhao, you are the vanguard and lead 300 cavalry first. Don't get close to the enemy when you encounter it. Just bite it tightly. When our army arrives, you will annihilate it together." Xiahou Yuan shouted.

"Yes!" Lu Zhao responded loudly, stepped on the war horse and led the crowd to fly away.

On the south bank of Yingshui, an army under the banner of Gao Chong's army was swaying south. Their marching speed was comparable to Xiahou Yuan's fast flying cavalry, like a turtle and a rabbit racing, and it was incomparable.

"Father, what medicine do you think of the gourd selling in the gourd? Why do we need to walk south slowly first, and then quickly move westward when we meet the enemy, then run away, and then turn our heads and walk south again. It's so hard that we can't figure it out." Ling Tong looked energetic in his shiny armor seized from Cao's army.

Ling Cao smiled silly and said, "There must be his reason for pampering us to do this. You and I want to do this more, just follow the execution."

Ling Tong sighed unwillingly and said, "Oh, I would have thought of the reason!"

Ling Cao glanced at his son lovingly and replied with a smile: "If you can figure out why, then wouldn't you become the commander of the army?"

"Ideas are all thoughts. If others can, I, Ling Tong, can definitely do it." Ling Tong muttered in a low voice. Young is Ling Tong's capital. There is nothing that young Ling Tong dares to think about and nothing that cannot be done.

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Ling Cao was shocked. Cao's army bitten so quickly, and the speed was really fast. He calmed down for a moment and ordered: "Order the entire army to quickly cross the Yingshui River and advance westward without hesitation."

"Yes!" The young master responded and quickly sent the order.

Ling Cao and Ling Tong tightly clamped their horses' belly and rode their horses to the shallows of Yingshui. Behind them, 1,500 Jiangdong soldiers walked as fast as they could. They changed their previous slow and laziness and crossed Yingshui in a moment.

At this time, Gao Chong, Zhou Yu and Xu Shuzheng quietly stationed in Xiyang.

Xiyang is located at the junction of the three states of Yu, Xu and Yang. Its military position is quite important. It is always a place that military strategists must fight for. The meaning of "Yang" is to be the south of the northern mountain of the water. Xiyang City is located in the north of Xishui, so it was named. It was named Xinyang in the Qin Dynasty, and later it was renamed Juyang, and it was renamed Xiyang at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Gao Chong was hiding here, with the purpose of using Ling Cao's troops to attract Xiahou Yuan's attention and let Xiahou Yuan follow Ling Cao's crossing Ying River to the west, so that Gao Chong could point Cai and Ying from the Xiyang soldiers, so as to achieve the goal of escape from the south.

Whether this strategic attempt is successful depends on Ling Cao and whether Ling Tong can play the role of luring troops; second, it depends on whether Xiahou Yuan will fall into the trap; third, it depends on whether Cao Cao has a killer weapon.
Chapter completed!