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West of Yeyuan, Caoren's village.

After receiving Xiahou Yuan's letter, Cao Ren decisively ordered 30,000 elite troops to echo Xiahou Yuan from the west and north sides, and rushed to the fierce killing generals of Runan County until he arrived west of Yeyuan and met the blocking troops stationed here by Liu Bei's army. Only then did Cao Ren's army stop and ordered the entire army to set up camps, and immediately sent scouts to inquire about the deployment of Liu Bei's army and wait for Xiahou Yuan's movements.

The scouts under Cao Ren's command were extremely efficient in their work and soon found out the news, and even roughly drew the leather formation diagrams of the enemy's formation.

In the tent of the commander at this time, Cao Renzheng and his captain Niu Jin carefully studied the temporary map of Liu Bei's army.

Cao Ren looked about in his early thirties, with a solid figure and a rough and broad eyebrows. At this time, he was in the handsome tent, and he was not wearing armor and he was just wearing a thin robe with a thin robe. The autumn was cold and steep, but he seemed to not feel cold at all, which was really amazing.

After carefully studying the sketch for a while, Cao Ren couldn't help but applaud and sighed with emotion: "Liu Bei is indeed a person who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years. By looking at the formation of this camp, people can deeply appreciate the three flavors. Ye Yuan is the only way for our army and General Miaocai to go to Runan. Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to guard Xitun at this moment, Guan Yu was resisting the northward direction, and Yuan's army was divided into two routes of Hu to support him. Liu Bei himself mediated in the south, and the camps and camps were connected, and the army was connected, and each other supported each other! It was indeed wonderful, mercy... very wonderful!"

On the left side of the tent, a man with a strong and energetic appearance was very dissatisfied when he heard this and said, "Why should the general be more ambitious and destroy his own power? Liu Bei is just a mere foot seller who has been defeated repeatedly and repeatedly, and even the traitors who are wandering are hundreds of sets stronger than him! With the power of our army and General Xiahou Yuan, it is like killing an ant! If we fight in the future, there is no need for the general to take action, but only the last general leads three thousand troops out of the camp, and one battle will definitely be defeated!"

Cao Ren smiled and shook his head and said, "Niu Jin, don't underestimate Liu Bei and others. This person is resolute and courageous and has a heroic posture. This is what the lord admitted in person. It is also the courage of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others are all good at literary and monuments. Now there are Yuan troops who go south to help and support each other. Their power is stronger. We must not be careless against them, and we must be careful and cautious."

Niu Wen was angry when he heard this, and snorted heavily, saying unconvincedly: "General Cao's words are really too praise for them. Liu Bei's army and Yuan's branch combined with each other, and their strength seems to have increased significantly, but in fact they are just a group of mobs! Thinking about the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, one with a black face, the other with a blush face, and the other with an ear bigger than the other two combined! People are not like humans, and ghosts are not like ghosts, so how afraid are they!"

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this.

Niu Jin's face remained unchanged, and he continued to say angrily, "As for Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and Jian Yong, it's even more unfair to worry about... three little guys!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Cao Ren immediately coughed when he heard this, and it took him a long time to recover. He nodded and praised: "Master Niu's evaluation... is very pertinent, but he has a great sense of pride and is really not advisable. He still needs to be encouraged in the future."

Niu Jin was not convinced and was about to speak, but a guard strode and bowed to Cao Ren: "General, Liu Bei's army sent an envoy to send a letter of war to invite the general to set up a battle tomorrow!"

"Oh?" Cao Ren was surprised when he heard this and waved his hand and said, "Take the letter to me and read it."

The guard then sent the book to the request for battle. Cao Renxin opened his hand and read it for a while. He couldn't help but smiled and said, "Haha, I thought the person who invited me to fight would be Liu Bei, but I didn't expect it was Zhang Fei. It was really interesting, very interesting."

Niu Jin heard this and said, "Why did the general say this? The general doesn't understand very much."

Cao Ren gently tapped the table with his hand and shook his head and said, "Liu Bei has been through the battlefield for a long time. Although he is well aware of military tactics, he is unfortunately not able to use tricks. It would be fine if he just acted like a sensation to attack the west, so how could he deceive others? It was so ridiculous."

Speaking of this, Cao Ren touched his beard and continued to say, "He asked Zhang Fei to invite me to fight tomorrow. He just wanted to use the reckless man and I to delay the time. He wanted to concentrate all his troops to fight Xiahou Miaocai, and strive to break the whole way between us first, turn defense into offense, and turn guest into hosts. Hehe, I will fight with the lord for many years. In terms of using strategies, I will get the lord's tips on it on weekdays. How could I get such a child's plan??"

Speaking of this, Cao Ren turned his head and looked at Niu Jin, waved his hand at him, and smiled and said, "Captain Niu, come here with your ears, and wait for me to tell you the way to win tomorrow..."

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The next day, Zhang Fei indeed led 3,000 troops from the headquarters to Caoren Village and fought outside the Beizhai Gate.

Niu Jin climbed the arrow tower and watched carefully, but saw that the three thousand soldiers outside the camp were already lined up, all of whom were strong and strong, with a bold look. He took the lead and sat down on the black horse, holding the serpent spear in his hand. He was majestic and murderous intent, and it was Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei rode his horse and galloped in front of Cao Ren's village, galloping back and forth, extremely arrogant. While galloping on his horse, he shouted angrily: "Wu Cao Ren, do you have the courage to come out and fight Grandpa Zhang for 300 rounds!?"

Niu Jin looked at Zhang Fei coldly for a while, couldn't help but smile, and said to the soldiers behind him: "Get my sword, see me out, and kill Zhang Fei within thirty rounds!"

When he was young, the guards took a long sword for Niu Jin. Niu Jin immediately got on his horse and ordered people to open the gate of the village, leading a group of soldiers to rush out, and set up a formation at the gate of the village.

But seeing that the Cao army in Wancheng were all strong and fiercely armored and murderous intent, the moment they left the camp, they actually suppressed the aura of Zhang Fei's three thousand Liu Jun elite troops.

Niu Jin waved his big sword and pointed at Zhang Fei and shouted angrily: "Don't shout at the thief general on the opposite side, your grandpa Niu comes to meet you!"

Zhang Fei narrowed his eyes and looked at Niu Jin, and said with a strange voice: "Who is you?"

Niu Jin stood up his sword in front of his chest and said loudly: "The prefect of Wancheng, General Cao's lieutenant Niu Jin! I'll kill you, the ring-eyed thief!"

Zhang Fei turned his head when he heard this, and even looked at Niu Jin, shook his head and said, "The nameless general is not my opponent. I only talk to Cao Ren today. Other irrelevant people will know each other and get out of here!"

"Good tone!"

Niu Jin was furious and rode his horse and took a knife to kill Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei smiled and raised the snake spear in his hand. Looking at Niu Jin who was rushing towards him, he was still in the place and did not move: "I was born with such a big tone. What kind of onion is your man with a fleshy face..."

When he said the last word, Niu Jin was already rushing towards him. Zhang Fei flew up with his left hand, and the snake spear slashed away horizontally, just in time with Niu Jin's sword. A powerful force followed the weapon and rushed towards Niu Jin.

Niu Jin was caught off guard and almost fell off his horse. Fortunately, he was skilled in archery and horse skills and was not weak in martial arts. He firmly held his waist, his lower abdomen slightly sinking, and his body stabilized, but his arms were painful and numb, and he gritted his teeth and couldn't speak.

Zhang Fei glanced at Niu Jin and thought to himself that this Cao General was quite good, and he thought he was also a first-class person under Cao Ren's command.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fei suddenly stepped up, and the Pegasus and Niu Jin were fighting together.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

The soldiers of Cao and Liu both sides shouted and responded, cheering for their generals. The strong murderous aura and fighting spirit permeated the battlefield, as if they were in constant excitement.

"Go to die!" Within more than ten rounds of battle, Zhang Fei suddenly stabbed Niu Jin's left arm with a spear, and blood suddenly became like a pillar and sprayed like a spring.

“Ah~~~!”

Niu Jin roared to the sky, and hurriedly turned back with a feint. Zhang Fei did not chase after him, but just roared with the snake spear and said loudly: "Who else will come!"

"Who else will come!"

"Who else will come!"

"Who else will come!"

The morale of Liu Bei's army suddenly rose unprecedentedly. The soldiers all shouted loudly to Zhang Fei, wishing to smash the camp gate of Cao's army and defeat the camp of Cao's army with their roars.
Chapter completed!