Chen Gong saw this scene and was secretly delighted, in this battle, Zang Ba used his bravery to say that he won the respect of the generals of the Eastern Navy, after all, there was Zhu Bao in the battle against Huaxiong who was killed before, and the generals in the army naturally did not want to follow Zhu Shu to death, Zang Ba appeared at this time, which was their life-saving straw.

Zhu Shu, who was full of smiles, naturally didn't know what Chen Gong thought, otherwise he wouldn't have such a good mood.

That night, the lights in the Taishou Mansion were bright, and the civil and military generals in the city gathered, and in the past, the status of the civil officials was much higher than that of the military generals, but now the East China Sea is in danger, and they have to rely on the generals in the army to defend the city, in order to resolve this crisis, but there is no arrogance in the past.

During the banquet, the generals in the army went to Zang Ba from time to time to toast, Zang Ba used his martial arts to impress the generals in the army today, most of the generals admired people with skills, such as the previous general Zhu Bao, but because of the flattery of Zhu Shu, he came to the current position, there is no prestige in the army, he died in battle to bring the shock of the soldiers in the army, not others.

Zang Ba's amount of alcohol is good in itself, and in the face of the toast of the generals in the army, he also drank it all, and he was extremely bold.

Zhu Shu, who noticed this scene, did not look very good, and the generals in his army had such respect for Zang Ba, and it was clear that he did not take him to heart.

"I wish you too much, and now the Xuzhou army is still outside the city." Chen Gong reminded at the right time.

Zhu Shu suddenly woke up, now the strength in the city is not enough to resist the Xuzhou army, he still has to rely on the cavalry in the hands of Zang Ba, "Mr. Chen, the enemy army outside the city has General Lao Zang and Mr. Chen." ”

"To repel the Xuzhou army, I will work hard with General Zang." Chen Gong said lightly.

Compared with the heat in the city, in the Xuzhou military camp outside the city, Hua Xiong once again quarreled with Cao Hong, Cao Hong is Cao Cao's clansman, and may be inferior in ability, but his status in Cao's army is far from being comparable to that of ordinary generals.

And Hua Xiong was the first fierce general in the Xiliang Army in the past, how could he be angry under Cao Hong's men, and the result of the two not getting along was that Hua Xiong once again led the soldiers to be stationed separately from the Xuzhou Army.

Chen Deng looked helpless when he saw this, originally Hua Xiong was not enthusiastic about attacking the East China Sea, and in the past, Chen Deng persuaded him with good words on the side, but after Cao Hong came, it was good, and the thunderbolt used for the siege lost seventy-seven eighty-eight, and the relationship with Hua Xiong was also stiff.

"Chen Zhoumu, that Huaxiong doesn't know how to lift up, and doesn't listen to orders, this matter of the general's return to Yanzhou will definitely be truthfully explained to the Marquis of Shanyang." Cao Hong said, "Chen Zhou Mu has a good command of the army, no wonder he can be reused by the lord." ”

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "The general praised it, the most important thing at present is to break through the East China Sea, there is Zang Ba in the city to lead the cavalry to help, if you want to capture the East China Sea, I am afraid it will be difficult, and today the air is getting cold." Although his appointment has not yet come down, it is already an established fact to become the pastor of Xuzhou.

Cao Hong said: "Chen Zhou Muxiu wants to mention the matter of retreating, this general came on the order of the lord, and said about the retreat without making an inch, how to represent the lord." ”

"General Cao, the elite soldiers under the command of the Marquis of Shanyang, but the Xuzhou army is negligent in training and breaks through the East China Sea, but General Hua has elite cavalry in his hands." Chen Deng vaguely reminded that at such a time, the relationship with Huaxiong is stiff, which is not beneficial to both parties.

"Huaxiong is so rude, don't pay attention to it, this general will inform the lord about the East China Sea, and ask the lord to send reinforcements again." When Cao Hong said this, his tone did not lose his previous arrogance.

Eighty thunderbolts were lost, and after the news of this reached Yanzhou, even if he was Cao Cao's clansman, he would be punished, and Cao Cao's army would not be forgiven because of your status.

"So there is General Lao Cao." Chen Deng arched his hand and said that he lacked enough understanding of Cao Cao, otherwise he would not have treated Cao Hong as respectfully as he did now.

That night, Zhu Shu and Zang Ba listened to Chen Gong's strategy, attacked the east and west, first sent generals to raid the Xuzhou military camp, and then Zang Ba led the elite cavalry, directly turned the Xuzhou military camp upside down, but Huaxiong did not suffer too much loss.

What Chen Deng wants to do most at present is to withdraw his troops, in the East China Sea, he no longer feels the hope of victory, he has been attacked by the defenders in the city twice in a row, the morale of the army has dropped to the lowest point, and it is useless to stay in the East China Sea.

"General Cao, about the withdrawal of the army, I will make it clear to the Marquis of Shanyang that the Xuzhou army will attack the East China Sea again in the coming year." Chen Dengdao.

Seeing that Chen Deng's intention had been decided, Cao Hong could only reluctantly agree, he admitted that he had neglected the defenders in the city, and even more ignored Zang Ba's ability.

Hua Xiong is naturally happy to be so, he himself is to preserve his strength first, he does not want to fight with the defenders of the East China Sea at such a time, attacking the East China Sea, is also forced by Cao Cao's might, and now Cao Cao withdrew from Xuzhou, after he returned to Xiapi, he will not be afraid of Chen Deng, as long as the strength accumulated in secret is enough, he is the next Zang Ba in Xuzhou.

The retreat of the Xuzhou army outside the city made Zhu Shu overjoyed and thanked Zang for his hegemony.

However, Zang Ba and Chen Gong could obviously feel the vigilance between Zhu Shu's words, and the cavalry under Zang Ba was too strong, and the cavalry in the city was not a grade at all compared to the cavalry under Zang Ba, and Xuzhou was already short of war horses, and Zang Ba could have two thousand cavalry, which was a strong force in itself.

Zang Ba didn't want to leave the East China Sea so easily, the existence of the East China Sea can provide a barrier for Lang Xie, as Chen Gong said, only by taking this barrier in his own hands is the most secure.

The Xuzhou army was able to retreat, mainly because of Chen Gong and Zang Ba, and the generals in the army were also respectful when they saw the two.

It happened that Zang Ba heard that Zhu Shu punished the deputy general in the army, and the things that the deputy general committed were not too big, maybe the anger was a little too big, and Zhu Shu ordered the deputy general to beat the twenty boards.

Zang Ba listened to Chen Gong's strategy and secretly contacted the deputy general, there was no main general in the city, and the deputy general had a great say in the army.

The adjutant general resented Zhu Shu's unkindness, and turned to Zang Ba, under the secret contact of the adjutant general, half of the generals in the army who fell to Zang Ba accounted for it, which is also due to Zang Ba's prestige, even the generals have their own judgment, from Zhu Shu's body, they don't feel too much respect, and Zang Ba is a general, at this point, the same as them, it is easy to get their favor, plus the vice general's heavy beating, so that the generals in the army are cold, which has the phenomenon of the generals in the East China Navy throwing themselves to Zang Ba.

(End of chapter)