However, it was said that Xiahoudun and Cao Hong died in battle, Cao Cao was angry, and he had a headache again, so he fell directly into a coma and fell off the horse.

This sudden change changed the entire battle situation.

No one could predict all the directions of the war, Cao Cao couldn't, Guo Jia couldn't, and Chen Xu couldn't.

Even Chen Xu himself didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

In Chen Xu's view, if you want to defeat Cao Jun in today's decisive battle, the possibility is actually very small, and the most likely is that the two sides will have a big battle, and they will win or lose each other.

But Cao Cao's sudden coma made Chen Xu see the opportunity for victory, and coupled with the fact that Xiahoudun and Cao Hong died in battle, Cao's army was demoralized.

Therefore, when Chen Xu commanded the army to charge in an all-round way, Cao's army immediately lost his armor and was defeated.

If it weren't for Cao Chun leading the tiger and leopard cavalry to appear in time and try his best to break off on the chaotic battlefield, I am afraid that even Cao Cao and others would have been captured by Chen Xu.

Although Cao Cao and the others fled, the tiger and leopard riders suffered heavy casualties again in the collision with the trapped camp.

This decisive battle can be described as a decisive battle.

After defeating the tiger and leopard cavalry, Chen Xu led his army to chase after him, from Yanzhou to Yuzhou.

However, when Cao Cao woke up, he quickly stabilized the situation again.

Although Cao Jun suffered a lot of casualties, the appearance of the tiger and leopard cavalry still retained a lot of vitality for Cao Jun after all.

In addition, Cao Cao's command was full of talents, and when they knew that Cao Cao was fine, they all stabilized their minds and began to work together to give advice to Cao Cao.

Subsequently, Cao Cao reined in the rout, gave up some cities, and let the generals of Cao's army hold the dangerous cities to the death and not engage the Guanzhong army.

Although Chen Xu entered the territory of Yuzhou, he was like a bamboo at the beginning.

However, when Cao's army began to gather forces and defend the city, the advance of the Guanzhong army suddenly stalled.

"Lord, Yu Ban defends Lu County, our army can't advance an inch for ten days, but what should I do?"

Listening to the report of the generals under his command, Chen Xu couldn't help but show helplessness on his face.

It is far easier to defend a city than to besiege it.

What's more, the generals defending the city are still a generation of famous generals, although this person's personal strength is not very good, it is very good to lead the army to fight.

Just as Cao Cao attacked Ningyang and couldn't break the city for a long time, the current Chen Xu has also encountered this kind of thing.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu said, "Storm the city at all costs." ”

Chen Xu knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If he can't take advantage of this opportunity to lead the army commander to drive in, after Cao Cao remobilizes his troops and horses, the Guanzhong army will completely lose the opportunity.

At this moment, Zhao Yun hurriedly ran in, his face full of anxiety.

When Chen Xu saw this, his heart immediately sank.

He couldn't understand what a serious thing had happened, and Zhao Yun, who had always been steady, would have such an expression.

"Zilong, why are you so flustered?"

Zhao Yun took a deep breath, tried his best to calm his mind, and then said: "Dongwu reneged on the covenant, Liu Bei sent strange soldiers, Gongming's troops were defeated, and half of Hanzhong was lost!" ”

The four sentences contained four major events, each of which was earth-shattering, making Chen Xu's heart twitch fiercely.

Chen Xu's face, which was still ancient and modern, suddenly became extremely pale. Even though the weather has turned cold now, there are still beads of sweat on Chen Xu's forehead.

"How is it possible, how is it possible, how is it possible?"

The three sentences of 'how is it possible' show Chen Xu's unbelief, I am afraid that not only Chen Xu, everyone will have this kind of performance when they hear the news.

Zhao Yun said: "This is a battle report sent urgently from Chang'an 800 miles, and there will be absolutely no mistake." ”

Chen Xu rubbed his face and shouted without the slightest hesitation: "Withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops quickly!" ”

After the news of the withdrawal of troops came out, everyone was shocked, and they couldn't understand why the Guanzhong Army would withdraw its troops now that the situation was very good.

Even if it is temporarily blocked by the ban, it shouldn't be like this.

After Tian Feng got the news, he came to meet Chen Xu in a hurry and asked, "Lord, why did you withdraw from the army!" ”

Chen Xu told Zhao Yun in his words, Tian Feng was also shocked, and then nodded fiercely: "Quickly withdraw troops to rescue Yizhou!" ”

It's nothing more than that the two of them will have this reaction.

Eastern Wu reneged on the covenant and quietly sent 50,000 troops to help Liu Bei, and the two sides combined their troops to attack Shangyong, resulting in the loss of half of Hanzhong.

If Hanzhong is lost, the Sun-Liu coalition army will completely cut off the connection between Yizhou and Guanzhong, and perhaps it won't be long before the entire Yizhou will change hands.

With such an important position in Hanzhong, there is absolutely no room for error.

If Yizhou loses, even if Chen Xu destroys Cao Cao, it will be more than worth the loss, not to mention that according to the current situation, it is extremely difficult for the Guanzhong army to destroy Cao Cao.

Moreover, a large number of people in Yanzhou have almost been relocated to Dongjun, and it will not be long before they can all enter Guanzhong.

Therefore, even if Chen Xu withdraws his troops now, it is equivalent to getting more than half of Yanzhou's population and gaining a lot.

Chen Xu and Tian Feng are extremely smart people who know how to choose, so they will not hesitate to order the withdrawal of troops.

This time the withdrawal of troops is not only to withdraw from the territory of Yuzhou, but also to withdraw from Yanzhou.

Only the East County will be kept for the time being, but after the people have all evacuated from the East County, even the East County will be abandoned.

During the withdrawal of troops, Chen Xu's face has not been good-looking, and the sudden change in Yizhou still has many doubts.

Maybe only by waiting a little longer will we understand the cause and effect of the incident.

The Han River traverses the entire Hanzhong from west to east, almost dividing Hanzhong into two territories, north and south.

Xicheng is located on the bank of the Hanshui River, which is the central city of the entire Hanzhong, whether from the north to the south or from the east to the west, Xicheng is in the most center.

Xicheng, which was originally located in the center, should be peaceful and quiet, but at this time, it was full of war, and the Sun and Liu coalition forces attacked the city every day.

"Kill! Chase them all down! ”

On the city wall, Xu Huang commanded the defenders in the city, and successively killed the enemy troops who climbed the city wall, and the battle was extremely tragic.

The shouting of killing continued until dusk, and then the Sun-Liu coalition army slowly retreated, and Xu Huang and the soldiers guarding the city breathed a long sigh of relief.

Even, many soldiers collapsed directly on the city wall.

"Finally retreated!"

Xu Huang let out a long breath, turned his head to look at his left arm tied up by bandages, but a melancholy flashed in his eyes.

He was not worried about his injury, but worried about the current situation in Yizhou, and he was gloomy because he couldn't kill the enemy with his own hands.

At this moment, Deng Xian came to Xu Huang's side and said softly: "General Xu, you have an injury, it's better to take a good rest." ”

After Xu Huang saw Deng Xian, his face looked better.

Although the two used to be their own masters, and they won and lost each other when they fought each other, after Deng Xian surrendered, he has been serving as a deputy general under Xu Huang.

Xu Huang's personality charm is undoubted, and Deng Xian has also personally learned it, so he is also very convinced of Xu Huang.

After several years of precipitation, the cooperation between the two has also become very tacit, if it weren't for Deng Xian last time, I'm afraid Xu Huang would have died in Shangyong.

"My injuries are fine, just recuperate for a while."

Deng Xian looked at the corpse under the city wall, and his eyes couldn't help but show worry.

"Actually, I haven't been able to figure out how Dongwu could form an alliance with Jingzhou, and I can't understand how Liu Xuande could allow the Jiangdong Army to enter Jingzhou."

"Could it be that he, Liu Xuande, is not afraid of the destruction of Dongwu with a false way?"

Until now, the surprise attack on Shangyong by the Sun-Liu coalition army still made Deng Xian feel puzzled.

Originally, Sun Quan had already started a war with Liu Bei, and the two sides were inseparable, until Zhou Yu and Guan Yu raided Shangyong, and Xizuo still did not hear any news.

This is also why, Shangyong, who was garrisoned by Xu Huang, was still broken by the Sun-Liu coalition army, and even Xu Huang was seriously injured because of his fight with Guan Yu.

From the beginning, Chen Zheng and Xu Huang were both at the border to intimidate Liu Bei, so as to contain some soldiers and horses, so as to reduce the resistance of Sun Quan's attack on Jingzhou.

At that time, because the Jingzhou army was at war with the soldiers of Eastern Wu, it had no time to look west, but only adopted a passive defensive strategy.

But things changed too quickly, and the two princes, who were originally like enemies and wars, suddenly united together, and then gave the Yizhou army a beating.

It can be said that except for Sun and Liu, no one expected that this kind of thing would happen.

It was precisely because of the unexpectedness, coupled with the fact that there was a detailed entry into the city in advance, that Shangyong was so easily attacked.

If it weren't for Xu Huang, who saw that he couldn't do anything, he immediately abandoned the city, saved a lot of living power, and then retreated to the west city to defend the city, I am afraid that the entire Hanzhong would have fallen.

Hearing Deng Xian's words, Xu Huang frowned and pondered for a long time, and said in confusion: "I don't understand why Liu Xuande has the courage to let the Eastern Wu soldiers enter Jingzhou. ”

"What if Zhou Yu suddenly turns his face and captures Jingzhou?"

"I don't understand what conditions Liu Xuande offered, so he said that Sun Zhongmou not only stopped the army and truce, but instead sent troops to help Liu Xuande attack Yizhou."

It can be said that from beginning to end, this matter has revealed a lot of strange places, even if Xu Huang wants to break his head, he can't figure out the key.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Huang couldn't help but set his eyes on the southeast direction, his face full of melancholy.

He said softly: "The soldiers asking for help have been sent out for more than a month, but for some reason, there has been no news until now. ”

At this moment, Xu Huang suddenly felt very frightened in his heart.

Sun Liu suddenly joined forces, not only did Xu Huang not guess it, but even Sima Yi, Fa Zheng and others did not expect it.

Otherwise, they would have sent a message to Xu Huang a long time ago, telling him to be cautious.

Xu Huang was caught off guard and had already lost Shangyong, and half of Hanzhong was also occupied by the Sun-Liu coalition army.

So, what will happen to Chen Zheng in Ba County now?

Outside the city of Xicheng, the Jingzhou army and the Eastern Wu army each established a camp, at this time the sky has darkened, but the two camps are still somewhat brightly lit.

In the Jingzhou military camp, Guan Yu sat in the camp tent, holding a book in his left hand, but gently brushing his beard with his right hand, reading in the dim light.

"Has the second general rested?"

Just then, a voice came from the door.

Hearing this, Guan Yu hurriedly put down the scroll in his hand and said in a deep voice: "It's cold outside, Mr. come in quickly." ”

"Stomp, stomp!"

A green-shirted scribe walked into the tent with a smile on his face and bowed to Guan Yu slightly.

In the face of this person, Guan Yu didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly returned the salute.

"What is the matter with the gentleman coming late at night?"

Staring at the eyes of the green-shirted scribe, Guan Yu couldn't help but show a look of doubt on his face.

The green-shirted scribe was a famous scholar in Jingzhou, Kuai Liang, and after hearing Guan Yu's inquiry, he immediately said: "Xu Gongming really deserves to be a famous general in Guanzhong, even if we jointly raid with the Jiangdong Army, we have not been able to take the entire Hanzhong. ”

"Now that the 80,000-strong army has been blocked here, the onslaught has not been able to conquer the city for a month, and the money and food consumed every day are incalculable."

When Guan Yu heard this, he was also silent.

Guan Yu's feelings for Xu Huang are very complicated, the two are fellow villagers, their personal relationship is very good, and Guan Yu also admires Xu Huang's talent.

But after all, the two are in different camps, and although they are confidants with each other, they have to fight each other.

When he raided Shangyong at the beginning, Guan Yu showed no mercy at all, and wanted to kill Xu Huang with one sword.

However, Xu Huang is not easy to match.

Even though he was seriously injured by the raid, he was still protected by Deng Xian and left with most of the soldiers in the city.

It is precisely because of the preservation of Shangyong's troops that Xu Huang was able to retreat to Xicheng and has been holding on until now.

Guan Yu retracted his thoughts and asked Kuai Liang: "I know a lot about Gongming's talent, if he defends the city, it will definitely be very difficult to break the city. ”

Kuai Liang sighed: "I thought that I could quickly take Hanzhong, and then cut off the connection between Yizhou and Guanzhong, but I didn't want to fail to get my wish after all." ”

"The war has dragged on for a long time, and if we can't conquer Xicheng again, I'm afraid that Guanzhong will soon send reinforcements."

Guan Yu was silent for a while, and then said: "I don't know if my brother's side has captured Ba County now, if he takes Ba County, Yizhou will be at his fingertips." ”

Kuai Liang shook his head and said, "This time, that time." ”

"The last time I attacked Yizhou, if I could defeat Ba County, with the Yiyue rebels as an echo, plus the rest of the princes to restrain Chen Wenzhao, I would definitely be able to capture the entire Yizhou."

"But now, the Yiyue tribes have surrendered, and even though Chen Wenzhao is at war with Yuan Cao, he can still advance and retreat freely."

"As long as Hanzhong is not lost, even if Ba County can be taken, it will be impossible to occupy Yizhou in a short time."

Guan Yu said: "Even so, as long as Ba County is taken, the gap in Yizhou will be opened, and more counties can be captured." ”

Kuai Liang nodded slightly, and suddenly changed his words: "Xu Huang is defending the West City, the army can't attack it for a long time, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu have left their hometowns, I'm afraid that some thoughts are already floating." ”

"The second general should visit Zhou Gongjin, don't let him lead the troops to retreat now."

Guan Yu frowned when he heard this, and then said with some disdain: "These Eastern Wu soldiers, although their water combat ability is good, but on land, their combat effectiveness is pitiful. ”

"If the 50,000 Eastern Wu soldiers were as brave as Jingzhou Erlang, I'm afraid Xicheng would have been conquered long ago."

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Kuai Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly.