In the third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou.

In order to help his father-in-law Lu Bu, Liu Chuang took Huang Shao, Xu Sheng and Xu Chu to Xuzhou for rescue.

That time was also the most miserable defeat of him.

Due to Zang Ba's turnaround, Liu Chuang's retreat was cut off, and even Huang Shao was broken in Xuzhou.

If it weren't for Mi Zhu's help, Liu Chuang might have even died in Donghai County. Liu Chuang has been obsessed with this matter. Especially Huang Shao's death was something he could never let go. Huang Shao was the first person he met after he was reborn. After that, he surrendered to Liu Chuang and even said that he surrendered to Xuezhou. Although his talent may not be as amazing as those of Zhuge Liang, he was loyal to Liu Chuang.

That time, Huang Shao saw Zang Ba’s flaws and reminded Liu Chuang.

Unfortunately, Liu Chuang underestimated Huang Shao and did not take his warning to heart, so he was forced to go to Xudu later...

In a flash, five years!

It is now the end of the eighth year of Jian'an, and it is a full five years since Huang Shao passed away.

Previously, when Liu Chuang, Xun Chen, Zhuge Liang and Xu You gathered together to discuss countermeasures for the Battle of Jizhou, Xu You offered his advice, why not attack Qingzhou?

Before this, Liu Chuang's eyes were only focused on Liangzhou and Jizhou.

However, with Xu You's proposal, his vision was much easier.

Yes, everyone in the world thought he would conquer Guanzhong, seize Jizhou, and unify Hebei... But no one would have thought that he would attack Qingzhou at this time. Yes, the result of the sneak attack on Qingzhou will expand the battlefield and make the situation even more chaotic.

But if it succeeds, I am afraid that Cao Cao will be even more busy.

You should know that if Liu Chuang could occupy Qingzhou, it would be like his tentacles extending to Henan. The most important thing is that after the war against Qingzhou, Lu Xun from Donglai will be able to greatly support Donglai's Lu Xun to alleviate the pressure he is currently facing. You should know that even if Liu Chuang and Cao Cao had already negotiated peace, the small conflict between the two sides was still not the same... Especially with the head-on decisive battle between Liu Chuang and Cao Cao in Liangzhou, the conflict between Donglai has also intensified. Fortunately, Lu Xun has a powerful navy behind him, and fortunately Gan Ning can charge into the battle.

But over time, Lu Xun may not be able to withstand Cao's frontal attack...

It's time to relieve the pressure on Yidonglai!

At the same time, if the war against Qingzhou begins, Liu Chuang will certainly be under great pressure, but Cao Cao will be under greater pressure.

It is conceivable. Once Liu Chuang attacked Qingzhou, crossed the Yellow River, Sun Quan, Liu Biao and even Liu Zhang, what would he think? Cao Cao's foundation was better than Liu Chuang's back. But in the same way, he occupied the Central Plains and surrounded the enemy on all sides. Not to mention that he used the emperor to command the princes, which was feared by the princes; and what about Liu Chuang? As millions of black mountains entered Bingzhou, the situation in the northern border gradually stabilized.

Even if there were the Huns, Xianbei, and Dingling, these alien races could not pose a threat to Liu Chuang in a short period of time.

In this way, Liu Chuang had only one opponent: Cao Cao!

And what about Cao Cao?

You need to face more enemies!

One rises and the other falls, and Cao Cao may not be less pressure than Liu Chuang. It will even be greater.

The General's Mansion has a lot of debate on the battle in Qingzhou. Xun Chen and Zhong Yao think it is not suitable to use troops rashly; while Xu You and Zhuge Liang think that now is the best time to use troops. In the end, Tian Feng and Ju Su said: The war is protracted and the lives are in trouble. Although the emperor's uncle has to bear the pressure, Cao Cao is much more relaxed? This kind of thing is from both sides, it only depends on who can seize the opportunity.

From a strategic perspective, Tian Feng and Ju Shu's vision is better than Xun Chen.

These two old men still refuse to follow Liu Chuang. But for their son, they still stood up and expressed their opinions...

Liu Chuang immediately decided to attack Qingzhou.

The left and right battle has begun, and he and Cao Cao have to bear tremendous pressure. It depends on whoever can persevere to the end, whoever can win!

After Liu Chuang made the decision, he immediately secretly transferred Taishi Ci and Xu Chu's troops to Bohai County to gather.

All these actions were carried out in a very secretive way.

Taishici and Xu Chu were both veterans of Yuan Cong beside Liu Chuang. Especially Taishici, who was from Qingzhou. He retreated from Donglai to western Liaoning, and he had no choice but to do it. Now that he has the opportunity to fight back to his hometown, Taishici naturally showed great enthusiasm.

As for Xu Chu, he and his old camp could not stand the loneliness and were eager to try it out.

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On the banks of the Bushui River, Cao Xiu finally successfully crossed the river after a long journey and many obstacles.

It’s not that the road is so far, but that it’s really hard to move along the way. There are countless horse pits on the official road, and there are broken wood barriers in many places. There are even a section of the road, six miles of iron caltrops, making it difficult for the Cao army to guard against. It can be said that every step forward requires a huge price, so that the journey that could be completed in half a day took a full day.

Cao's army lost more than a hundred war horses along the way, and hundreds of casualties...

However, Cao's army did not even find any trace of the enemy.

This also made Cao Xiu particularly angry, and he cursed the Han army for being shameless several times.

However, the more the Han army did, the more they showed that they were not confident. Cao Xiu did not dare to hesitate and forcibly advanced, and finally crossed the water of the pot at night.

After arriving at the cauldron, Cao Jun was exhausted.

Seeing this, Cao Xiu knew that if he continued to make a rush, he might not be worth the loss.

In desperation, he had to order a camp to camp and prepare to rest for a night before setting off. There was plenty of light during the day and so many soldiers were damaged. At night, the sight line was blocked. If the Han army ambushed and attacked, it would be difficult for Cao's army to guard against, and the losses would be greater.

Therefore, after getting out of the village, Cao Xiu sent someone to notify Cheng Yu while leading people to strengthen the inspection.

After confirming that there were no traces of enemy troops around, Cao Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the central army tent, burned a bucket of hot water, washed his feet well, and then went to bed to rest.

However, Cao Xiu likes to read.

Even when marching and fighting, I will never put it down.

After he went to bed, he picked up a new book in Meng De and read it. It was not until midnight that he felt sleepy that he fell down with his clothes and fell asleep.

I don’t know how long I slept, but a shout of killing made Cao Xiu suddenly wake up.

He quickly turned over and sat up and shouted, "What's the noise outside?"

"Major General, big things are not good... the thief army steals the camp."

A personal army quickly reported it. Cao Xiu was shocked and hurriedly stayed and ordered someone to put on his armor for him, then picked up a big gun and walked out of the tent.

If the thief really thinks I am easy to bully, then he would be wrong!

I know you can use sneak attacks. How can you be without precautions?

After Cao Xiu rushed out of the tent, he turned over and his horse.

But a team of Han soldiers, all wearing white robes and a fiery red chicken feather on their heads, rushed into the Cao army camp under the leadership of a general.

The man and the general were shot in his hand with a horse under his crotch. The killing method was brave.

The Cao army general stepped forward to stop him, but none of them were his opponents...

The man will rush around in the battalion and head straight for the central army.

Seeing that he was about to reach the gate of the central army, he suddenly turned back and led his troops to rush out.

When Cao Xiu saw this, he was furious, so he chased after him with a urging horse... There were not many people in the Han army's camp. It was estimated that there were only more than a hundred people. However, these more than a hundred Han soldiers went down the mountain like tigers. When they followed the general to the gate, they suddenly turned their horse's head and entered the camp again...

"How dare you bully me?"

Cao Xiu was furious. These Han troops were too arrogant and did not take Cao's army seriously.

He rushed forward, stopped the Han general, twisted his gun and stabbed him. However, he saw that the other general was calm and raised his gun and collapsed. He heard a clang sound, and the two-box war horses made a long neigh at the same time. Cao Xiu's heart trembled and asked loudly, "Who is here?"

"Some family. Zhang Wenyuan from Yanmen!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao shot him again.

This time, Zhang Liao was energetic and a big gun flew and danced, like a strange python coming out of a hole.

Among Cao Xiu's second generation, in terms of gun and horse martial arts, few people can resist it. Apart from Cao Peng, only Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ba can beat him. In addition, Cao Cao's third son Cao Zhang, who is not sure what kind of monster he is, he has reached the peak of qi cultivation at such a young age, and few people can defeat him. Cao Xiu's martial arts is also at the peak of qi cultivation, but when facing Zhang Liao, he is obviously unable to do so. After only six or seven rounds, Cao Xiu was killed by Zhang Liao with a crooked helmet and slanted armor, and he was unable to resist.

Seeing that Cao Xiu could not resist, the Cao army generals rushed forward and worked together to resist Zhang Liao.

Facing more than ten opponents, Zhang Liao was not afraid at all.

The big gun whistled, and the guns flew, killing the generals of Cao's army retreated one after another...

Seeing this, Cao Xiu did not dare to fight alone with Zhang Liao again. With his order, Cao's soldiers rushed forward and trapped Zhang Liao in the center.

Seeing this, Zhang Liao was not interested in fighting, so he broke through the siege.

"My boys, don't fight in love and follow me to fight!"

He took the lead, and the gun in his hand trembled, killing the Cao army soldiers and leaving in a mess.

After a while, Zhang Liao rushed to the gate... He looked back and found that dozens of troops were trapped in Cao's camp, so he returned to kill the general. The white robe had long been soaked in blood. Zhang Liao rushed around in the Cao army camp like a blood man. After joining the dozens of troops, he greeted him and rushed outward.

Cao Xiu was watching the battle from a distance, and couldn't help but be frightened.

No wonder people say that Zhang Liao is a tiger general of the world. It turns out that he is well-known when he sees it today.

Just as he was stunned, Zhang Liao rushed out of Cao's camp with the hundred warriors and left.

Cao Xiu quickly stopped the troops from chasing, "It's midnight now, and no one knows the situation outside. If you pursue it rashly, you will be ambushed by the thief."

He took a deep breath and said softly: "Send the order, no one will remove the armor or the horse will remove the saddle. The entire army will strengthen its vigilance to prevent the thieves from attacking again."

When Cao Xiu said this, the soldiers of the Cao army did not dare to pursue him.

Cao Xiu was right. It was pitch black outside and it was not far from Handan. If there were thieves ambushing me, wouldn’t it be a trick?

After Zhang Liao led everyone out of Cao's camp, he ran for more than twenty miles. Seeing that there were no pursuers behind him, he stopped.

"This Cao Xiu is a cautious person!"

He suddenly smiled and said to the left and right: "But this is just right. Cao Xiu will definitely be even more nervous when he steals the camp tonight.

When we set off tomorrow, the speed will not be too fast, and we don’t have to force ourselves to stop it. Just act according to the opportunity... I guess Handan is ready now!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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