There was basically no war in the East China Sea, which also led to the fact that the defenders in the city were far inferior to the Cao army in terms of elite, and they were negligent in training in peacetime, but now they had to face the elite Cao army, and Zhu Shu did not have much confidence.

"Why hasn't General Zang Ba arrived yet?" Zhu Shu asked.

Zhu Bao, the commander of the army, replied: "My lord, I expect that General Zang Ba will arrive soon. ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier ran in quickly, "My lord, General Zang Ba has led the cavalry to the outside of the city. ”

As soon as Hua Xiong led the cavalry to the outside of the city, he saw the dust and smoke billowing not far away, and wondered: "Where are the soldiers and horses coming?" "In Xuzhou, it is said that there is no cavalry of such a large scale, judging from the momentum of the cavalry in the distance, I am afraid that there are two thousand cavalry, this kind of force is definitely a strong force on the battlefield.

"General, the scout has sent news that ahead is the soldiers and horses of Lang Evil Zangba." Liang Gangce stepped forward immediately.

"Zang Ba's soldiers and horses, you will go with this general to kill the enemy, let Zang Ba see what an elite cavalry is." The long knife in Hua Xiong's hand was raised, and he shouted excitedly, in his opinion, the strength of the cavalry in Zang Ba's hands must not be strong, what kind of ability can he have in a place like Langxi.

"General, the enemy cavalry is coming towards us." Sun Guan Dao.

Zang Ba snorted disdainfully: "No matter what kind of cavalry it is, those who dare to stop our cavalry will be killed!" "Different from the army of the East China Sea, the cavalry under Zang Ba has always maintained strict training, and it is usually the same as clearing the bandits, although they have not experienced too many harsh battles, far from being comparable to the defenders of the East China Sea.

"Sun Guan, you take someone to protect Mr. Chen, and the rest will be killed with Ben!" The long knife in Zang Ba's hand waved and shouted

The four thousand cavalry soon collided together, and the battlefield was full of dust and smoke, and the war horses galloped.

After only a moment of fighting, Hua Xiong put away his contempt, he saw the shadow of the flying cavalry from the body of this cavalry, he would definitely not be wrong about this kind of thing, the faint cooperation between these cavalry charges, he will never forget.

The cavalry of both sides were entangled in one place, and from time to time the cavalry fell off their horses.

Zhu Shu, who got the news, appeared in the city, saw the battle scene in the distance, and ordered: "Zhu Bao, you lead three thousand soldiers and horses out of the city to welcome General Zang Ba into the city." ”

"Whoa." Zhu Bao hugged his fists and walked down the city wall quickly, as the main general in the army, Zhu Bao's ability is average, but he is loyal to Zhu Shu, without Zhu Shu, there is no Zhu Bao today.

The city gate was wide open, Zhu Bao led 3,000 foot soldiers to battle, Hua Xiong saw that there was nothing to do, and led the cavalry to leave.

Seeing this, Zang Ba ordered the cavalry to close the formation, and did not pursue, he went to the East China Sea, not to fight to the death with the Xuzhou army, in order to let Zhu Shu not give up so easily, the East China Sea is the barrier of Lang evil against the Xuzhou army, the East China Sea is lost, and there will be a war in Lang Xie.

As soon as he entered the city, Zang Ba saw Zhu Shu with a happy face, Zang Ba had a relationship with Zhu Shu before, and he was no stranger.

"General Zang was able to lead the cavalry to the rescue when Donghai County was in danger, and this officer is very grateful." Zhu Shu arched his hand and said, literati like him look down on military generals in ordinary times, and it is not easy to do this.

Zang Ba clasped his fists and saluted back: "I wish you too polite, Cao Jun is brutal, Xuzhou suffers from it, but it is a pity that Chen Deng secretly took refuge in Cao Cao, so that Xuzhou fell into the hands of Cao Cao, this guy is now leading soldiers and horses, how can this general stand by and watch." ”

"General Zang is high-minded, and this official admires him." Zhu Shu politely bowed his hand.

"This is Mr. Chen, who is a military advisor under the general's account, and he is quite strategic." Zang Ba briefly introduced, after all, Chen Gong had worked under Cao Cao before, and it was inconvenient to disclose his identity.

"I wish you too much." Chen Deng arched his hand.

Zhu Shu saw Chen Deng's actions, and there was no dissatisfaction, but all literati with some skills have some temperament, and they are also literati, Zhu Shu saw Chen Gong more than Zang Ba.

Entering the Taishou Mansion, Zang Ba suddenly felt something called luxury, which shows that Zhu Shu is usually a person who can enjoy it very much.

After taking a seat, I wish Shu the people to put on the wine and food, "The general and Mr. Chen came from afar, there is a Cao army besieging the city outside the city, and only a little thin wine can be prepared for the two to catch the wind, and after the Cao army is repulsed, the official must have a heavy thanks." ”

"Zhu Taishou is polite, General Ben and Mr. Chen came here just for Cao Jun's business, although Zhu Taishou can rest assured, with Mr. Chen here, Cao Jun is not worried." Zang Ba has a lot of respect for Chen Gong between his words.

This made Zhu Shu's gaze at Chen Gong a little different, Zang Ba is a person he knows better, unruly, but he has such respect for a literati, it can be seen that Chen Gong has extraordinary skills.

"In the city, there is Mr. Lao Chen." Zhu Shu picked up the wine cup and said.

Chen Gong didn't drink alcohol, and at such a critical moment as fighting Cao Jun, he had to stay sober enough, "Thank you Zhu Taishou for your trust, I can't drink enough, and after I repel Cao Jun, I will get drunk with Zhu Taishou and rest." ”

"Okay." Zhu Shu put down the wine cup, and there was no unhappiness in his expression.

"When the Xuzhou military arrives, Hua Xiong is a nobody, and he will definitely be negligent in his precautions, if he sends cavalry to raid, he will definitely be able to succeed." Chen Gongdao.

Zhu Shu nodded, "Although there are tens of thousands of troops in the city, there are only five hundred cavalry. ”

Chen Gong didn't seem to hear the meaning of Zhu Shu's words, "Five hundred people are enough, I heard that when the Jizhou army attacked Dangyin in the past, Zhang Liao, the general of the Jizhou army, only relied on a hundred cavalry, so that tens of thousands of Jizhou fell into a panic, and none of the cavalry was lost." ”

Having said that, Zhu Shu naturally couldn't refuse, and besides, Zang Ba had just fought with Huaxiong today, and he was embarrassed to let Zang Ba send troops again.

Hua Xiong returned to the camp, after telling the encounter outside the city, Chen Deng frowned slightly, he expected that Zang Ba would come to the rescue, but what he didn't expect was that Zang Ba had such a strong cavalry, although Hua Xiong was not good at strategy, but the elite cavalry under his command, this point was the most elite cavalry in Liu Bei's hands could not be compared.

"General Hua, do you mean that when you fight with the cavalry under Zang Ba's command, you have a sense of fighting against the flying cavalry?" Chen Deng asked.

Hua Xiong said: "Maybe General Ben feels wrong. ”

"After General Hua returns to the camp, he should order his soldiers to be vigilant." Chen Dengdao.

Hua Xiong said goodbye and left, walked out of the camp, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's just a traitor seeking glory, and he dares to hold it up so in front of this general, hum." As for what Chen Deng said, Hua Xiong had long been thrown aside.

At the time of the third watch, the Xuzhou military camp was silent, and the successive rushes made the Xuzhou army tired, although the generals in the army conveyed Chen Deng's advice, but how the people below behaved was not something that Chen Deng could control.

(End of chapter)