Tian Kai nodded.

Kong Rong and Tian Kai recommended, Liu Bei had the heart to show his skills, so he also took the lead, and combined with the two: "Cao Cao has 100,000 people, fighting head-on, and we have little chance of winning, so I dare to ask the two to help." ”

"Xuande, please speak."

Liu Bei said: "Wait a while, we will march to Tanxian, and the two of them will lead the army to feint and attack the Cao army's main formation, if Cao Cao sends someone to intercept and kill, you don't have to fight, just retreat." I took the opportunity to enter the city and first rendezvous with Taozhou Mu. ”

The two thought for a moment and nodded in response.

Subsequently, they gathered their armies and began to reinforce Tan County.

The sky gradually dimmed amid the sound of countless battles.

The sunset slanted on the hillside.

Above and below the city, abandoned corpses were piled up, and blood flowed uncontrollably.

"Lord, go quickly, I'm afraid Tan County won't be able to hold it!"

Cao Bao withdrew from the front line, threw away the blade in his hand, and retreated to Tao Qian, gasping for breath.

After two consecutive days of fierce fighting, it was true that the Cao army besieging the city paid a heavy price. But on their side, most of the soldiers defending the city were also killed, and Tao Qian had to mobilize the civilians in the city to transport supplies and defend the city together.

At this moment, even Cao Bao lost his confidence in fighting, Tao Qian hid his face and cried bitterly: "Could it be that the sky is going to kill me in Xuzhou!" ”

"Father, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, let's withdraw first!" Tao Qian's two sons shrank timidly, not daring to look at the bloody battlefield outside.

Cao Bao nodded and agreed: "What the two sons said is very true, as long as the lord nods, I will immediately arrange manpower to escort us to evacuate Tan County." ”

"What about these soldiers?"

"Let them fight to the death with Cao Jun on the city tower, and it can be regarded as a full loyalty to the Lord." Cao Bao lowered his voice, if these words were heard by the soldiers, knowing that if they were to leave them, they would definitely cause a mutiny immediately.

But if no one resisted Cao's army at the head of the city, Tao Qian and the others wanted to evacuate safely, I am afraid it would not be so easy.

In comparison, the lives of these soldiers and civilians are less important.

The front line was in full swing, and although the defenders of Tanxian County had the upper hand in numbers, their will was extremely firm. Even if the body was pierced by a spear and sword into several fist-sized blood holes, and only one breath remained, no one wanted to fall.

They resisted to the death, exchanging their lives with the invading thieves, and all they wanted was to guard their last home.

Tao Qian retracted his gaze, he raised his hand, and his two sons hurriedly came over to help.

After getting up, Tao Qian coughed slightly, but without much hesitation, he set off with his son and cronies, preparing to walk down the city tower and retreat to the north.

However, at this time, the guards on the city tower suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Reinforcements have arrived, reinforcements have arrived!" ”

This cheering for a while has brought back a lot of morale.

Even Tao Qian, who had walked to the stone staircase, turned around and came back, and under the escort of Cao Bao and his own soldiers, he came to the edge of the city wall again.

The wall looked out, and two forces of soldiers and horses came from the flank of the Cao army, and the eye-catching flag was written with the surnames of "Kong" and "Tian".

Tao Qian was overjoyed in his heart, it must be Kong Rong and Tian Kai's rescuers who have arrived!

Cao Cao below obviously noticed this, he squinted his eyes, looking at the posture of these two soldiers and horses, as if they were coming towards him.

The general of the defeated army, still dare to sneak attack?

Cao Cao sneered again and again, and immediately shouted: "Yuan Rang, Wen Qian!" ”

"The last general!"

Xiahoudun and Le Jin replied loudly, and at the same time hugged their fists.

"You two each have 5,000 soldiers and horses, go and cut them off quickly!"

"Order!"

The two led the soldiers and horses to rush over, and Cao Cao turned around and shouted: "Pass the order, don't stop the horn of the attack!" Today, I have to break through Tan County! ”

"Big brother, Cao Jun has attacked!"

Seeing Cao Jun's movements, Zhang Fei, who was holding a spear in his hand, was very excited.

Liu Bei's eyes were solemn and he reformulated his plan.

He made a simple sketch on the sand, indicating Cao Jun, Tan County, and their location.

"Now Cao Cao's Chinese army, there are probably more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, if we do the opposite, Cao Cao will not be expected, so this is a good time."

Liu Bei's gaze swept over Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun, and asked, "The three of you, who is willing to lead the troops?" ”

"Big brother (envoy), I am willing to go!"

All three of them asked for help at the same time.

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and decided to let Zhao Yun out.

When Zhao Yun rushed towards Cao's army, he took Guan, Zhang, and the rest of his footmen and rushed into the city to join Tao Qian.

"Zilong, be careful! Even if you can't repel Cao Cao, please come back safely! When leaving, Liu Bei bowed his hand to Zhao Yun and said very sincerely.

Zhao Yun nodded, "Rest assured, Yun will live up to your high expectations!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Yun turned around and beckoned the horsemen he brought, turned over and got on his horse.

The sound of galloping horses' hooves quickly attracted the attention of Cao Jun, and Dian Wei, who was standing beside Cao Cao, pointed at his finger and said in a loud voice: "Lord, another wave of enemy troops has emerged!" ”

Cao Cao looked at it, this cavalry was about seven or eight hundred people, the number was small, but there was a very distinctive feature.

Everyone rode a white horse.

In recent days, Cao Cao has fought again and again, and his confidence has been unprecedentedly inflated.

He thought that these cavalry were just empty shelves with bells and whistles, so he didn't pay attention to it for a while, and asked the generals sideways: "Who wants to go and break the enemy!" ”

When the words landed, a majestic general clenched his fists and begged: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

In the eyes of everyone, this person is wearing armor and holding a gun, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is born with a dignified appearance and extraordinary weapons.

The breeze blew across his face like a knife, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in his perseverance.

Behind it, there is also a sword on its back, which is particularly conspicuous.

This person's surname is Xiahou, and his single name is a grace character.

According to the clan seniority, he still has to call Cao Cao uncle.

Cao Cao also liked Xiahouen very much, and often took it with him when he marched and fought.

When he became the pastor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao also deliberately cast two swords, called "Qingyu" and "Yitian".

The Heavenly Sword Cao Cao wore on his waist, and the Qingyu Sword was handed over to Xia Houen to carry for him.

In Cao Cao's own words, the Heavenly Sword is powerful, and the Qingyu Sword kills.

From this point of view, Cao Cao is also very important to Xia Houen.

Hearing that Xia Houen took the initiative to ask for help, Cao Cao was also very happy, and immediately waved his hand and agreed: "Okay, it's rare that you have this ambition, so I will give you two thousand light horsemen to destroy this little cavalry army for me!" ”

"Please rest assured, within half an hour, the subordinates will take the head of the enemy general and dedicate it to the lord's account!" Xia Houen didn't say much, and first made a big death declaration for himself.

Then, Xia Houen said goodbye to Cao Cao and yelled at the cavalry behind him.

"Sons, come with me!"