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After Cao Cao led his troops away from the Guandong coalition, he directly followed the trail and marched straight towards Xingyang City.

Xingyang City is located west of Suanzao City. The garrison there had already withdrawn to Hulao Pass. The Guandong Allied Forces easily captured the city.

Xingyang City is currently under the control of the Guandong Allied Forces. However, because it is located in the rear, the city is not heavily guarded, with only a mere 100,000 troops remaining.

Coincidentally, this army of 100,000 was left behind by Cao Cao!
In the temporary camp.

"My lord, we have found out that there are two commanders of this force: Li Jue and Fan Chou!" Xiahou Dun reported back to Cao Cao.

"The exact number of troops cannot be ascertained, but it exceeds three million!" Xiahou Dun added.

"Brother, what are Li Jue and Fan Chou trying to achieve by doing this?" Cao Hong asked, puzzled.

"Could it be for the grain supplies of Xingyang City? Or is it to attack Suanzao City for the grain supplies stored there?" Xiahou Dun also chimed in.

In fact, some grain and fodder were still left in cities like Xingyang and Suanzao, for use in the subsequent withdrawal of troops.

But these supplies were not decisive enough to affect the outcome of the battle, so why did Dong Zhuo's army need to launch such a large-scale attack?

"No matter what they do, since they've entered this trap, we must be prepared for total annihilation!" Cao Cao declared confidently.

"This time, we will not only defeat them, but also capture them. We will use their soldiers to replenish my camp!" Cao Cao laughed.

"Rest assured, my lord, we are confident that we can defeat them this time!" Xiahou Dun was equally confident.

Just as Cao Cao was holding a meeting, a messenger rushed in to report: "My lord, someone has come to visit."

"Is this Brother Bao?" Cao Cao asked.

Bao Xin's willingness to abandon everything to help him was extremely important to him. Therefore, he was directly addressed as Brother Bao.

"No... the visitor said his surname was Wei," the messenger said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao abruptly stood up. He then quickly walked out of the tent, mounted his horse, and hurried towards the camp gate.

Soon, Cao Cao arrived at the camp gate. Upon seeing the newcomer, he was overjoyed: "Zixu, what brings you here?!"

Cao Cao immediately dismounted to greet him. This shows that this person was very close to Cao Cao.

The newcomer was none other than Wei Zi, the son of Wei Xu, a subordinate of Zhang Miao, the Prefect of Chenliu!

Like Bao Xin, Zhang Miao also thought highly of Cao Cao and wanted to improve relations with him, which is why he sent his general Wei Zi with a portion of his troops to assist Cao Cao.

Wei Zi had provided financial assistance to Cao Cao at the very beginning of Cao Cao's military campaign!

That's right, Wei Zi is also one of Cao's angel investors.

"Mengde, I came here today on Meng Zhuo's orders to help you."

"I have led 400,000 troops here," Wei Zi said solemnly, as Cao Cao held his hand.

Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, had an army of 600,000, but after his campaign, he had only 500,000 left. Yet, he immediately dispatched 400,000 troops to assist Cao Cao, which shows how much he valued him.

"Good! Good! Good!!" Upon hearing Wei Zi's words, Cao Cao gripped Wei Zi's hand even tighter.

He now has 1.5 million troops, Bao Xin has 800,000 troops, and Wei Zi has 400,000, totaling 2.7 million. Dealing with Dong Zhuo's mere 3 million ordinary troops is as easy as taking candy from a baby!

After exchanging pleasantries, Cao Cao summoned Wei Zi and Bao Xin for a long talk that very night.

After resting for another day, the three armies were finally mobilized and headed straight for Dong Zhuo's army. Whether it was because their troops were strong and well-equipped, or because they were in a hurry, Cao Cao and his men marched hastily and recklessly pounced on Dong Zhuo's army.

In the first battle, Fan Chou's rear army was defeated by Cao Cao, and Fan Chou himself was seriously injured by Xiahou Dun. If he had not been unprepared, Fan Chou might have died!

The first battle was won so easily, with more than 100,000 enemy soldiers killed, greatly boosting the morale of the three-man allied forces.

Through this battle, Cao Cao and others learned that Li Jue and Fan Chou had divided their forces into five routes to attack Xingyang. They had only just reached the outskirts of Xingyang.

In order to save the 100,000 troops left in Xingyang, Cao Cao disregarded the exhaustion of his soldiers and, after only a short rest, marched again and headed straight for the outer city of Xingyang.

By the time Cao Cao and his men arrived outside Xingyang, Dong Zhuo's army had already stormed into the city.

The 100,000-strong army was no match for Li Jue's attack. They even obeyed Cao Cao's orders, abandoned the city walls, gathered their troops in one place, and retreated continuously to await reinforcements.

"Gentlemen, kill!!!" Cao Cao shouted, riding a blood-red steed and pointing his sword at the banner with the character "Li" engraved on it fluttering on the city wall.

Meanwhile, Bao Xin and Wei Zi, located in the other two locations of Xingyang City, also responded to Cao Cao and led their troops to charge directly.

At this moment, all the city gates of Xingyang were open, and the city walls were densely packed with soldiers busily working. It was clear that the city had just been captured and they hadn't had time to set up defensive measures yet.

"Retreat! Retreat first!!!" On the city wall, Li Jue saw the densely packed Kwantung Allied Army and shouted through gritted teeth. His voice echoed continuously above the city wall.

"Haha!! Li Jue, you still want to leave? Xingyang City will be your burial ground!!" Cao Cao's voice drowned out Li Jue's.

"Boom!!!" Cao Cao's army easily broke through the city gate's defenses and stormed into the city.

Bao Xin and Wei Zi's troops followed closely behind, quickly pouring into the city and forming a three-sided encirclement.

Xingyang City is neither a formidable pass nor a stronghold, but one side of it is built along a large river that forms part of its city wall.

This river is called the Bian River!
Cao Cao did not send troops to surround them.

In this way, Cao Cao's more than two million troops quickly poured into the city.

However, what Cao Cao didn't know was that after their troops poured into the city, a dense swarm of soldiers emerged from the dense forest outside the city.

The person in the lead was none other than Zhang Ji!

"Wenhe, why did you come here? This is the rear area of ​​the Kwantung Allied Forces, it's very dangerous," Zhang Ji asked Jia Xu beside him.

"There's danger over there with the escort team!" Jia Xu didn't say much, just dropped this bombshell.

"Okay..." Zhang Ji was also helpless about this.

"Now that you're here, what do you think will happen in this battle?" Zhang Ji asked in a low voice.

“Just follow Li Wenyou’s plan. However, I thought it was Yuan Shu, but I didn’t expect it to be Cao Cao…” Jia Xu shrugged as he looked at Xingyang City, where shouts of battle filled the air.

"Since that's the case, then beat the drums and kill!!" Zhang Ji was a decisive man and immediately began to charge.

Like Cao Cao, Zhang Ji's troops were also divided into three groups, following behind Cao Cao!
Thus, Cao Cao was besieged in Xingyang City!
Not only were there ambushes behind them, but there were also ambushes inside the city!

As soon as Cao Cao's troops entered the city streets, they were attacked by many crossbow carts.

Clearly, Dong Zhuo's army had already laid a deadly trap within the city!
Xingyang City had already fallen! (End of Chapter)