Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong meet, continue north, all the way to the county seat of Xinye county. More than 50000 troops, vast and powerful, were soon discovered by Cao Cao's Sentinel.
The news reached Guo Jia in Xinye county. Guo Jia looked at the news and came to the room on the upper floor of the city. Seeing Cao Cao, he reported: "Lord, there is news about Deng county."
Cao Cao took a look at Guo Jia's face and his heart sank.
In my heart, I am extremely worried.
It's over!
It must be bad news.
Otherwise, Guo Jia would not look like this.
Cao Cao put his hands on the desk in front of him, stood up and said, "fengxiao, but Deng county is falling down?"
"Yes
Guo Jia nodded and replied,
Cao Cao said again, "is there any news from Cao Hong?"
"No!"
Guo Jia shook her head and answered.
Immediately, Guo Jia said: "the news sent back by the sentinel is that Huang Zhong has broken Deng county. I don't know anything else. After all, in many places south of Xinye, there are checkpoints set by Zhang Xiu. Now, we don't have more detailed information. "
"Zi Lian, Zi Lian, you must come back."
"Be sure to come back!"
Cao Cao clenched his fist and murmured to himself. He even reproached himself: "at the beginning, I shouldn't have left Zi Lian in Deng county. I didn't expect that Deng county would become the burial ground of Zi Lian. "
Zi Lian is Cao Hong's character.
Guo Jia said: "my Lord, don't worry. General Cao Hong is very lucky. He will come back safely if he can adapt to circumstances."
"I hope so!"
Cao Cao nodded solemnly.
At this moment, Cao Cao's heart suddenly became restless and extremely uncomfortable. Originally, he was defeated in the first World War in Yinxian county. Although Cao Cao lost his army and killed countless soldiers, he was not so sad.
On the battlefield, victory and defeat are inevitable.
This is normal.
Cao Hong is not the same, that is his most trusted confidant, but also like a brother in general.
Seeing that Cao Cao was agitated, Guo Jia advised: "Lord, in the present situation, we must not mess with ourselves just because of general Cao Hong's affairs. If Zhang Xiu has not arrived, she will be in a mess. The next war will be more difficult to deal with. "
"Now, we have to guard Xinye."
"Whether general Cao Hong is here or not, we have to cheer up."
"If general Cao Hong escapes, it's the best. And if general Cao Hong is here, we can't lose Xinye. If, if general Cao Hong is really not here, we have to avenge general Cao Hong. "
"In any case, we must have the spirit to deal with this war rationally."
Guo Jia looked serious and said, "if you think so much that after Zhang Xiu comes here, you will be at a loss. In the end, we will suffer."
"Hoo!"
Cao Cao took a deep breath and a long sigh of relief.
At this moment, Cao Cao quickly straightened out the mood in his heart and made himself calm again. After half a sound, Cao Cao's mood gradually stabilized, and his expression also returned to calm. Then he arched his hand and said, "fengxiao, thank you for your reminding."
"It's a matter of humble duty," Guo said
Cao Cao inquired: "how long is the distance between the army led by Zhang Xiu and Xinye?"
Guo Jia said: "one day at most. If Zhang Xiu is on her way faster, she will arrive at Xinye in half a day."
Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "how is the recruitment going now?"
Once back in Xinye, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were both recruiting soldiers to strengthen themselves.
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Xinye county was once under the rule of Zhang Xiu, and the people were deeply influenced by Zhang Xiu. We have recruited soldiers. To this day, only more than 4000 have joined the army. Liu Bei only recruited 2000 soldiers. In fact, in a big county like Xinye, if we want to recruit soldiers under normal circumstances, we can easily recruit tens of thousands of people. "
Cao Cao sighed: "this is Zhang Xiu's ability to convince the people under her rule. However, we have recruited more than 4000 soldiers, and with our own more than 20000 troops, we have nearly 30000. With Liu Bei's nearly 10000 soldiers, about 40000. Such a force, to resist Zhang Xiu's attack, should not be difficult. Now, after all, we are on the side of the city. "
Guo Jia said, "what the LORD said is true."
Cao Cao said, "have you ever prepared the weapons for guarding the city, such as grain and equipment?"
Guo Jia said: "everything is ready. Now, we just need to wait for Zhang Xiu to arrive. Last time, when we were in Yin County, we stormed Yin county and suffered countless losses. This time, let Zhang Xiu try to attack Xinye. Although Zhang Xiu has a large number of troops, as long as Zhang Xiu makes a strong attack in this war, the gap between the two sides will be even after his troops are reduced. "
Cao Cao nodded in agreement.
They talked about the arrangement of the war, and time passed unconsciously.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was close to the time of the afternoon.Cao ang came to Cao Cao's room in a hurry and reported: "father, I just got the latest news. The army led by Zhang Xiu is less than six miles away from the county seat. Here comes the army of Zhang Xiu. "
"Come on, let's go up to the castle!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao stood up and went out.
Guo Jia and Cao ang came to the tower.
Lu Bu, Xu Chu, Dian Wei and others, in addition to Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan and others, all came to the city tower one by one. All of them were ready for the arrival of Zhang Xiu.
Time goes by little.
Soon after, I saw the official road outside the city, suddenly smoke everywhere.
Boom!!
The dense sound of horse's hooves, trampling on the ground, made the ground tremble.
White figures, running fast.
Three thousand white horses are coming from here. The three thousand white horses under Zhao Yun's command were fierce. In the twinkling of an eye, they were already stationed outside the city. The horses were snorting, and the soldiers had high morale on their faces.
After baimayi was in the array, the Feixiong army and the Heishan army were in the array together.
Zhang Xiu rode forward to the front of the army.
Cao Cao swept Zhang Xiu's army and flashed a dignified look in his eyes. It has to be said that Zhang Xiu's army is indeed a division of hundred battles and a real elite.
Da! Da!
The horse's hooves sounded.
Dressed in armor, Zhang Xiu rode forward. He came to the South Gate of the county, looked up to the city floor and said in a loud voice, "where is Cao Sikong
"I'm here!"
Cao Cao raised his head and said, "Zhang Xiu, I didn't expect that you had arrived in Xinye so quickly."
Zhang xiudao said: "how can I dally when the enemy comes into my home. If I slow down a bit, I'm afraid Cao Sikong will empty my belongings. However, Cao Sikong had to come to Nanyang County in the air crash. I prepared a little gift for Cao Sikong. "
As soon as he waved, a soldier came forward with a brocade box and quickly came to the foot of the tower. The soldiers put the brocade box outside the city and quickly returned it.
Cao Cao had a puzzled look in his eyes and said, "Zhang Xiu, what tricks are you playing?"
Zhang xiudao said: "what tricks can Cao Sikong see."
As soon as Cao Cao waved his hand, some soldiers went down to the city tower. First they opened the city gate, then they put down the suspension bridge, walked out of the city along the suspension bridge, and quickly got back the brocade box. With the suspension bridge pulled up and the gate closed, the soldiers came to Cao Cao and handed over the brocade box.
One side of the Dian Wei, first step forward to open, to avoid the box has adverse effects on Cao Cao. Just when Dian Wei opened the brocade box, he couldn't help exclaiming.
"Cao Hong!"
Dian Wei called out the name of the head in the brocade box.
This is Cao Hong's head.
Boom!!
In Cao Cao's mind, there seems to be thunder. In a flash, Cao Cao's mind was blank, and his face was full of pain.
Dead!
Cao Hong is dead!
His brother Cao Hong was killed.