Gan Ning came to vote, and Guan Yu urgently reported to Qingzhou. Liu Bei was also overjoyed when he heard that this historical Jiangbiao Huchen had been transferred to the Jiujiang Guan Yu Army, so the appointment was quickly down. Gan Ning was ordered to be the lieutenant, and the soldiers and horses were given the position, so that he could assist Guan Yu in training the sailors in Jiujiang.

Guan Yu got the letter, invited Gan Ning, and told him about it. I was afraid that Gan Ning's position was too low, so he specially explained: "The current highest rank in my Qingzhou Army is Zhonglang General and Commander, such as I am Fushun Zhonglang General and Commander of Qingzhou First Army." The following generals and commanders are the captains and soldiers. Our army has the most important military merits, and those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have done so will be punished. With the ability to rejuvenate and hegemon, he will be in charge of an army alone, no problem. ”

Guan Yu, who is faintly the head of the generals in Qingzhou, is just a Zhonglang general. As soon as Gan Ning came, he worshiped as the captain, what else could he not be satisfied with. You must know that Wei Yan is in the Fifth Army, because he didn't fight, he is only a captain. In fact, it doesn't matter how big or small the official position is, after hearing Guan Yu personally say that meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, he will be punished, Gan Ning's heart was relieved, and he felt that he had come to the right place. With his own art industry, he is not afraid that he will not be able to make meritorious contributions, but he is afraid that the rewards and punishments will not be clear. Like Liu Biao and Huang Zu, that's fatal.

Guan Yu also ordered the deputy general Wu Kuang to accompany Gan Ning to familiarize himself with military affairs, without mentioning it. But he said that Cao Cao was in Nanyang, and when he heard that Liu Bei was sending a general to attack Peiguo, the generals were shocked, and Cao Ren said: "My lord, if Liu Xuande raises troops to attack me, I am afraid and uneasy." It is better to collect the troops and go east to reject the Qingzhou soldiers. ”

Cao Cao knew Liu Bei very well, and he was very wise, so after thinking about it for a while, he smiled and said: "It's okay, Xuande is a plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei." He is determined to be in Jizhou, and has no intention of attacking me. And let him go, I will be filial piety and Yuan Rang will stick to it. ”

Before long, Liu Bei's letter of reprimand also came, and when Cao Cao saw Liu Bei's letter of accusing himself of not obeying the law and vainly promoting the words of the unknown teacher, he smiled heartily, and his heart was indeed like this.

Cao Cao did not guess Liu Bei wrong. Liu Bei just asked the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou to be dispatched, but he stared at Yuan Shao motionless in Qingzhou. Yuan Shao was actually very depressed, and he also received a letter from Liu Biao asking for help. But he did not move to watch Qingzhou. Now that the south is in a mess, if Liu Bei goes south, he will raise troops to the north and crusade against Youzhou again. As a result, Liu Bei stayed in Qingzhou and didn't go anywhere.

Liu Biao asked for help in three ways, but only Liu Bei dispatched troops and horses to attack Yang and Yu. Although there is no obvious effect for the time being, Liu Biao is also a little relieved. I thought in my heart, at the critical moment, my family is still reliable.

Zhang Xiu was in Nanyang, and got Cai Mao's 20,000 steps to ride to help, and his confidence increased a few points. Hearing that Liu Bei had sent troops to help, he was even more determined in his heart, thinking that there would be nothing to do in Jingzhou this time. So he shook his spirits and came to reject Cao Cao.

Zhang Xiu was not good at city warfare, so he asked Cai Mao to guard Bowang City, and he led the people of Liangzhou outside the city. Cao Cao saw it from afar, and said left and right: "The war in Liangzhou has been repeated, and it has not stopped for a hundred years, so everyone is accustomed to war, Zhang Xiu's department, and the western army is also." The words were full of admiration.

Dian Wei next to him listened to it, and was quite unconvinced, and said: "Lord, I am under my command, and I am also the elite of the world, and I am willing to fight it." Xu Yu next to him also jumped out, wanting to hit Zhang Xiu to show his prestige. These two people, the brave generals, and the leaders under their command, are all elites in the army, either Huaiyang swordsmen, or hundreds of generals. One is called tiger riding, and the other is called leopard riding. On weekdays, he guards Cao Cao's side, and in wartime, he destroys the enemy and attacks strongly.

Cao Cao listened to Dian Wei's words, and said: "There are few tigers and leopards, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat Zhang Xiu." ”

Dian Wei was furious and bowed: "If you are willing to accept the military order, you will retire Zhang Xiu." ”

Cao Cao agreed. So Dian Wei led a battalion of people to fight Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu saw Ruomo thousands of people coming out of Cao Cao's camp from a distance, and wondered: "What does he want?" "When I saw Dian Wei's intentions clearly, I couldn't help laughing, I want to rely on thousands of people and want to fight me in Liangzhou, Cao Cao, are you daydreaming?

So Zhang Xiu led the crowd to come and fight with Dian Wei. Generals who can leave their names in the history books, regardless of their identity and origin, will inevitably lack bloodshed and killing in their successful careers. Zhang Xiu is naturally no exception. He started from the bundle and joined the army in Liangzhou, and he didn't know how many people's blood was stained with his hands and how many people's heads were cut off. For war, he is familiar.

In the roar of the horse's hooves, looking at Cao Jun, who was getting closer and closer in his eyes, was still motionless, Zhang Xiu's heart moved, and the extraordinary sense of smell cultivated in the killing made him feel that something was wrong. So with a loud shout, the whole army changed formations, drew an arc, and wanted to skip in front of the Dian Wei formation. No longer charge directly.

When Dian Wei led the crowd to charge, Dian Wei's heart thumped, and a halberd was held in his hand and pinched to death. He stood at the front of the formation, wearing heavy armor and holding a huge shield in his left hand, waiting for Zhang Xiu's arrival. It's close, it's close, but unfortunately, at the last moment, Zhang Xiu changed his formation. However, Rao was like this, and Dian Wei didn't plan to let Zhang Xiu go, only to see him roar: "Vote!" Then the halberd flew out. Following his tiger roar, the subordinates in the formation all threw out their short spears in their hands. In a whistling sound, the Liangzhou cavalry and the horses that Kankan had slid in front of the Dian Wei formation were nailed to the ground.

Zhang Xiu rode around in a circle with his horse, and there was a mess in front of the Dian Wei formation, and countless corpses and horse corpses were nailed to the ground by grass-like iron spears, and blood flowed out, dyeing that place dark. Zhang Xiu was afraid for a while, the enemy who was so cunning in his heart, if he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, how could he block the oncoming iron spear if he hit it headlong? I am afraid that these people will not be the ones who will die.

This kind of tactic was researched by Dian Wei and Xu Yu. The troops they led were all elite in the army, and each of them was infinitely powerful. Therefore, they were not equipped with bows and arrows, and each had several short spears. Specially designed to deal with cavalry coming and going. They felt that the cavalry was too fast, and the archers could only shoot a few arrows in a short time, which did not play a role. It's better to throw it away. And one by one, they were accustomed to close combat, thinking that it would be better to let the cavalry come closer, and then throw their spears at them. and then melee with it. Throwing spears at close range, even if you are wearing heavy armor, you can't stop these people from throwing, not to mention that the current cavalry is all light cavalry in leather armor.

This line of thinking of the tiger and leopard cavalry is already very close to the cavalry of Gongsun Zhan, who broke the boundary bridge in the first camp of Liyi. At that time, Lu Yi led a mere 800 people, and when the Youzhou elite cavalry rushed to a place only a few dozen steps away from him, he suddenly jumped out with a knife and slashed, and then made a thousand strong crossbows behind him fire together, and Gongsun Zhan's cavalry was hit so intensively that it was in chaos.

Of course, while Dian Wei made Zhang Xiu suffer a big loss, he also suffered a slight loss on his side. Zhang Xiu changed formation when he was about to break in front of Cao's army, and at the same time, Liangzhou did not forget to shoot the arrow in his hand towards Cao's army. Although the tigers and leopards were all wearing strong armor, there were still people who fell and died under the intensive blows.

After figuring out what was going on, Zhang Xiu no longer faced Cao Jun directly, but kept wandering in front of the Dian Wei array, taking turns shooting a rain of arrows to lure Cao Jun into throwing spears. When his spears are exhausted, he can lead the cavalry to charge. Zhang Xiu's good calculation, Dian Wei is naturally not without a countermeasure. He ordered the soldiers to raise their shields and move forward slowly, approaching Zhang Xiu. But it will never waste a spear again.

Zhang Xiu saw that Dian Wei was not fooled, so he came with a turtle shell, and had no choice but to retreat. Although he was sure to defeat the Cao army in front of him, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. His troops are guest troops, and here they fight one less one. When it is all gone, will Liu Biao still be polite to him?

Dian Wei saw Zhang Xiu's cavalry retreating slowly and disappearing from his field of vision, and let out a long roar, so he beheaded and led the army back. came to see Cao Cao and bowed: "Lord, Zhang Xiu retreats." ”