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Seeing that the remaining tiger leopard riding s were already far away, Zhang He was afraid that it would be difficult to catch up with them. He could not help but shake his head in regret, and ordered the whole team to gather together, waiting for the main army behind.

"I never thought that Youzhou would actually be so rich!" At this time, Cao Cao finally recovered from his shock, looking at the corpses of the White Horse Camp Cavalry and mumbling to himself.

Due to the distance between them, Cao Cao Cao couldn't see their appearance clearly, but he had spent a lot of effort to understand the situation of the Youzhou's generals, so without even thinking, he already knew that the tall and big black armored general should be Gongsun Xu. The other general was most likely the number one general under Gongsun Xu's command, Zhao Yun. Towards Gongsun Xu's discerning eyes, Cao Cao Cao Cao was still very impressed, Yan Rou and Zhao Yun were previously unknown, but now they became famous generals under Gongsun Xu's hands.

Gongsun Xu rode his horse slowly as he left. When he thought of how he was going to compete with this famed great hero, he was actually excited and excited in his heart. Gongsun Xu had seen a lot of famous people when he came to this age, but just from the status that he had in the future, no one could compare to Cao Cao, not to mention that his favorite people from the three nations were Cao Cao. In his previous life, when he was a mercenary, he had learned a lot of ways to win people's hearts from Cao Cao.

Over sixty thousand troops followed closely behind Gongsun Xu. Although they were in a scattered formation, their flags were like clouds, their spears and sabers were like forest, causing them to be unable to see the end of their line. Even though they were two or three kilometers away from Gongsun Xu, the strong killing intent still caused most of the people on the city to tremble in fear. The veterans who had fought alongside Cao Cao Cao for so many years were still alright, the new recruits from the Yanzhou and the county soldier s had never seen such a big scene, their legs were trembling. If not for Cao Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan who were standing at the side, and Cao Cao's supervising team was eyeing them covetously, some of them would have turned around and run away on the spot.

When he was more than two hundred steps away, Gongsun Xu stopped, raised his head and looked at the city walls, just in time to meet the gaze of Cao Cao who was staring at him. When he saw Cao Cao Cao's appearance, Gongsun Xu was a little disappointed. Like the historical records, this formidable character's appearance was indeed ordinary, with a round face and thin eyebrows, eyes that were not big, and also as tanned as his own. However, his figure was far inferior to hers, only around 1.6 meters or so in size in the future. However, Gongsun Xu did not dare to underestimate him. For Cao Cao to be able to achieve such a great achievement with such a normal appearance, it could be seen how charismatic he was.

"I once told Madame that being able to have a child as good as Gongsun Xu, now that I have seen her, she is truly extraordinary! "Gongsun Zan is really lucky!" Cao Cao saw Gongsun Xu's appearance clearly, he sighed in his heart, then turned to Xiahou Yuan and said: "Miao Cai, Gongsun Xu actually came personally, could it be Qinghe County?"

"Impossible!" Xiahou Yuan decisively shook his head: "Meng De, you're just worrying so much! Yuan Benchu had tens of thousands of troops, how could he lose so quickly? It should be because Gongsun Zanfuzi knew that we were leading troops to save them, he sent his troops to stop us! "

Cao Cao Cao nodded his head, the corner of his mouth revealing a bitter smile, tiger leopard riding's complete destruction of his army had completely disturbed his state of mind. At this time, he couldn't help but regret sending out his army this time around. Before even seeing Yuan Shao face to face, Yuan Shao had already lost the strongest horse in his hands, the troops outside the city seemed to have no less than fifty to sixty thousand people, and there seemed to be Trades and Crafts Camp following behind them. He was obviously going to take the materials on the spot to make the siege weapon, he simply didn't have much confidence in defending the Henei County.

"Meng De, this battle is going to be difficult!" Xiahou Yuan's tone was overcast, and he wasn't confident that he could defeat the army of Youzhou outside the city.

"Even if it's difficult, we still have to fight!" Cao Cao sighed softly, his fighting spirit quickly returned to his face. He looked at the soldiers around him and said in a deep voice, "If we leave without fighting, our reputation will be ruined. tiger leopard riding will die for nothing right?"

Xiahou Yuan nodded in agreement, he was very clear that Cao Cao Cao also had the intention to retreat, but just as Cao Cao Cao had said, their army had already won a lot of praise — whether it was Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, they were both aristocratic families, while the suddenly rising Gongsun Zanfuzi was attributed to the Humble Class. At this time, the Wealthy Class families and the Confucianism class families that controlled the world's public opinion had already decided who they wanted to retreat to, not to mention that Cao and Yuan Shao's friends in the capital had even used a few methods. Thus, under the praise of these people, Gongsun Zan became a traitor who committed a great sin (Gongsun Zanfuzi did indeed have the heart to chase deer away, but did not reveal it at all, and instead publicly expressed his loyalty to the Han Dynasty many times). Cao Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, on the other hand, became role models who upheld the orthodoxy and righteousness of the imperial court (the two of them were actually the same as Gongsun Zan, parting and revealing their strong ambitions.

In order to gain great reputation, Cao Cao Cao would have to have a good fight here. Even if he was defeated in the end, at that time, no one would be able to say a thing about him breaking out of the encirclement and returning to the Yanzhou. As long as Cao Cao had a certain reputation, there would be a lot of support from the rich and powerful families. It was because Cao Cao Cao had clearly thought through these matters that he had suffered the painful blow from losing the tiger leopard riding. He resolutely decided to fight with Gongsun Xu at all costs.

Just as Cao Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan were chatting, Gongsun Xu brought over ten shield wielding guards and slowly approached the city wall.

"Huh?" Xiahou Yuan was shocked, "Gongsun Xu is actually so audacious! Meng De, do you want to shoot? "

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No! Since Gongsun Xu's men were able to wear such strong armour, the armour on his body must be stronger. Furthermore, he had guards by his side, so it would be difficult to shoot him down on the spot. "Rather than trying to ruin his reputation for nothing, it's better to be generous and see what he wants to do."

On the battlefield, there was no end to Eryu's deceit. Losers could only blame themselves for their bad luck and had no right to criticize the victors. However, in front of everyone's eyes, he had shot an arrow at a high-ranking officer of the enemy. Moreover, the enemy was obviously trying to talk to him, which made people despise him and even hate him.

Gongsun Xu stopped a hundred steps away, raised his head and shouted: "I am Gongsun Xu, please come out and speak!"

Cao Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan previously went against Dong Zhuo together, so Gongsun Xu was considered Cao Cao Cao Cao's junior, so he could not call him Meng De directly, but Gongsun Xu did not want to call him Mu, so he called him the official General Fan from the imperial court.

Cao Cao's face sank, and said: "This brat! He looked simple and honest, but to think that he would be able to come up with all kinds of ways to address the other party. He truly had a lot of foresight in this matter! It's no wonder that after this kid suddenly shocked the world with his feat, an earth-shaking change happened to the Youzhou in the blink of an eye! "

"Why must Meng De care about such a small matter?" Xiahou Yuan advised softly: "Let's hear what he has to say first."

Cao Cao nodded his head, took a step forward and shouted towards the city: "This old man is Cao Cao!" Gongsun Xu, what do you have to say for yourself? "

Gongsun Xu carefully observed Cao Cao once again, and shouted loudly: "My father follows the orders of the imperial government to repel Yuan Shao, but not only did General Cao not help, he even led an army to assist the evil, what exactly is this logic? In the past, when General Dong Zhuo recruited the yellow scarfed traitor, and the traitor, Dong Zhuo, they both rendered great merits and were all considered loyal people, but today, they actually went along with the traitor, Yuan Shao, aren't they afraid of disgracing the Cao family's reputation? "

Cao Cao's face suddenly became gloomy, and shouted sternly: "Little brat don't you dare speak nonsense! Yuan Benchu comes from a family of four generations and has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty. It is proper and proper for him to seek revenge on the Army of Heishan. "If you were to use your sabre and soldiers rashly, causing the northern lands to be burned to ashes, and the ground to be covered with white bones, it would be clear that you will not submit to us. What face do you have to speak so arrogantly here?"

"Haha!" Gongsun Xu laughed: "I have long heard that General Cao is good at quibbling, seeing him today, he really lives up to his name! Since he mentioned the traitor Yuan Shao, I would like to ask General Cao, what position does the traitor Yuan Shao occupy now? What did the matters of the Jizhou have to do with him? Who is the Jizhou that the government has appointed? "

Cao Cao Cao was already prepared for this, and without hesitation, he shouted: "Han Fu has rebelled, and is currently causing chaos in Jizhou with your father and son. Only then did Yuan Benchu comply with the will of the people and enter the Jizhou, bringing a way for the people to survive. As for Zhang Yan, he was a traitor to the yellow cloth, what qualifications did he have to become the Jizhou? Furthermore, no one in the world did not know that the prefectural governor Zhang Yan had been bought from the traitor Li Que, and could not be counted! If the father and son of the Ji father had gone to the capital to beg for forgiveness, the king would have been merciful and would have let them go! If you insist on not realizing your mistake, then it will only be the end of the world for you to exterminate the Nine Clans! "

Gongsun Xu sighed, shook his head, and said: "General Cao is truly cunning, this general is ashamed of himself! This general would like to ask one more question, please answer truthfully, General Cao! "

Cao Cao laughed, raised his hand and made a gesture for Gongsun Xu to continue asking.