Chapter 204: The power of the Gaixia

On the night of late July, summer cicadas that were dormant on the Huai Si Plain for one day began to chirp. Amid their one-and-a-half sounds of war horses hitting their noses, making people feel both quiet and terrifyingly quiet. This is the last tranquility before the war comes.

On the hills around the Tucheng City in Gaixia, the bonfire that was lit and illuminated had turned into ashes. Cao soldiers, who had been tired for a day, lay down on the ground lined with wormwood, and slept soundly. Even the rangers who were on guard could not help but yawn. The enemy could not defend it. The battle was really boring. For the Cao army cavalry who were used to galloping, the small Tucheng in front of them was so inconspicuous.

Youyan is a man of generous and tragic sarcasm. Throughout history, those who can conquer the fierce northerners will be able to do their best to do their best and achieve great things.

After a series of victories on Youyan battlefield, Cao Zhang's prestige rose sharply and he was promoted to Cao Cao's successor. Especially after Cao Cao's praise of "I have Huang Xuer", the number of officials who curry favor with Cao Zhang gradually increased.

This time, according to official title, Cao Zhang was just a Hu Ben Clerk, and he could command only a team of thousands of people. But in fact, the total force of Cao Zhang's troops surrounded Gaixia reached more than 10,000.

When many sons fight, those who follow them will prosper, and those who go against them will perish.

In the officialdom of intrigue, the so-called transcendence of things, being indifferent to the world can only stand aside. As long as there are smart people, they know that they must choose a good backer. Therefore, except for some old people who have followed Cao Cao Cao for a long time, young newcomers have all found their loyalty partners, such as Sima Yi, the master who is close to Cao Pi, and Yang Xiu, who often comes in and out with Cao Zhi, etc.

Those who expressed their affection for Cao Zhang were the middle and lower-level generals, and those generals who were much bigger than Cao Zhang's official title were all happy to rely on the big tree of Cao Zhang. Their minds were not as far-reaching as Sima Yi and Yang Xiu thought deeply. The reason why they defected to Cao Zhang was entirely because of Cao Zhang's courage and strength.

After suddenly becoming rich, the young Cao Zhang was at a loss. Before that, when he led the army to chase Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, he led only 2,000 people. How to command an immature army to fight a tough battle was completely unfamiliar to Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang's military camp is located on the most conspicuous high hill outside Gaixia City. Looking out from here, you can clearly understand the situation in all directions. Similarly, no matter where you are in the wilderness, just look up, you can instantly find Cao Zhang's bloody red thorny flag.

"Damn, these guys behind are really damn, as slow as a pot of scramble." Before he fell into his dream, Cao Zhang cursed because he heard that the successor troops were still in Yingshui.

During his expedition to Hebei, Cao Zhang led his troops alone to pursue Yuan Shang's remaining soldiers, and created a miracle of rushing hundreds of miles a day and a night. At that time, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fled to Liaodong in a hurry. They thought they had already An Yu Wuyou, but they expected that Cao Zhang would be hunted down and immediately lost their lives. Compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao was not an opponent. It was their turn to fight against him. Yuan Benchu's three sons could not match Cao Zhang's one.

Where is the weakness of the cone array? It is on its rear wing. As the battle extends, more and more soldiers need to be supplemented, and the loopholes in the rear defense will become more and more obvious due to the insufficient number of people.

"Don't pay attention to the back and move forward at full speed!" Almost at the same time as Cao Zhang ordered a counterattack, Zhang Liao also conveyed the order to charge to the warriors behind him.

This is a life-and-death decisive battle!

Both sides are looking for each other's weaknesses in order to defeat the enemy with one blow.

Out of confidence in his own force, Cao Zhang did not order the left and right troops to shrink to Gao Gang, which left only more than a hundred cavalry beside him guarding him. In Zhang Liao's view, Cao Zhang became the weakest link in the battlefield.

"kill!"

Time froze in an instant. When Zhang Liao raised his gun and rushed closer, Cao Zhang's yellow eyes were no longer the burly man in front of him.

With a spear in front of the block, Cao Zhang felt an extremely heavy force rushing into his body from the spear body. His other hand couldn't help but hold the handle of the spear. His arms used to use the power to open the mountain to be Cao Zhang's most proud ability. He thought that blocking with one hand could remove Zhang Liao's gun power, but he didn't expect that Zhang Liao's power was not inferior to others.

"The Yellow Bearded Tiger Ben is indeed well-known!" Zhang Liao held the slightly trembling soul-snatching gun in both hands, looked at Cao Zhang on the opposite side, and then rushed forward.

Now, it is not a time to be amazed and admired. The war is in a stalemate. It is better to fight quickly. If you wait until the surrounding Cao soldiers are surrounded, the situation will be completely controlled by the enemy.

"It's impolite to come but not go, go to death, Zhang Liao!" Cao Zhang sneered and turned his spear and stabbed towards Zhang Liaoji. The stab filled the strength of Cao Zhang's whole body. After the first round of competition, Cao Zhang's intention to underestimate the enemy was gone, and his desire to compete for power suddenly arises.

"Bor—!" The spear broke through the armor and the clothes were covered with a spear. Cao Zhang's spear was heavily slapped to Zhang Liao's left flank.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy!" Cao Zhang was overjoyed.

But before he could come back to his senses, he unexpectedly discovered that Zhang Liao had captured the gun with his right hand and approached his face.

"Ah!" Cao Zhang screamed in surprise, rolling his saddle in the sudden change. In the middle of this sudden change, Cao Zhang's hair tie had been knocked down by Zhang Liao's shot. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise his head would have moved.

"Protect Major General!" A general who showed his favor in the near future shouted loudly and directed the soldiers to take Cao Zhang off.

The momentum of the horses running between the two sides was not exhausted after this round. When Zhang Liao came back to fight again, dozens of guards had surrounded Cao Zhang, pointing directly at Zhang Liao with swords and guns as bright as forests.

In just a moment, the opportunity to kill the enemy was lost!
Chapter completed!