Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 791: Three Caos vs. Zhang
Although Cao's army was already very tired, Cao Cao had issued such a death order, so after resting for half an hour, tens of thousands of troops had to continue on their journey.

Fortunately, the distance from here to Xinzheng City is only about a hundred miles. The army hurried and rested, and by midnight, they had finally covered most of the distance.

Although the four counselors rode horses like Cao Cao, they were also very tired. Xi Zhong looked at the many soldiers, all of whom looked pale, and felt sorry for them.

"My lord, why don't we set up camp here and rest for a night? Otherwise, even if we rush to the city of Xinzheng, with our army's current morale, we will never be able to defeat Zhang Yong."

"This……"

Although Cao Cao was very reluctant, he turned around to take a look at the situation of his soldiers. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even Cao Ang, Cao Shu and Cao Hong all looked tired.

Helplessly, he had to nod in agreement.

When the soldiers heard that they could take a rest, they immediately became alert and set up the camp in a short time.

It was not until after midnight that the soldiers in Cao's camp finished their meal and went to sleep one after another. The huge military camp soon became quiet.

In a tent not far from Cao Cao's tent, Guo Jia was unable to fall asleep. He tossed and turned, and finally sat up from the bed.

"No, this matter is too strange. I am afraid there must be a trick. My lord is anxious to save the two Generals Xiahou. I am afraid he will fall into someone's trap. I must go and warn him."

He grabbed his clothes, put them on, opened the tent curtain, and walked out quickly.

"My lord, have you slept well? I am Guo Jia, a subordinate, and I have something to report."

He stood outside Cao Cao's tent and called out respectfully.

Cao Cao's voice came from inside the tent: "It's Fengxiao, come in."

The guard outside the tent immediately let him in, and Guo Jia walked in. He saw Cao Cao, wearing a brocade robe and pajamas, pacing back and forth in the tent, looking very worried.

Seeing Guo Jia come in, Cao Cao asked him to sit down.

"Feng Xiao came here late at night, could it be that he wanted to stop our army from continuing to attack Zhang Yong?"

Guo Jia said: "Nothing can escape the master's eyes, that's right."

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I don't have any insight. It's just that you have been suspicious of this matter from the beginning to the end, so I know it. If I really had such insight, how could I let our army suffer such a loss?"

"My lord, I think that the things reported by General Liang are suspicious. Our army should not rashly go to Xinzheng. Otherwise, if we fall into the enemy's trap, we may be wiped out. Please think twice."

Cao Cao listened to his words and did not refute immediately. Instead, he raised his head and sighed slightly.

"Alas, I know what Fengxiao said. But Fengxiao should also know what I am thinking."

Guo Jia bowed his head and said, "I know a thing or two. The two Xiahou generals were captured, and the battle in Yanzhou was a great defeat. The army lost all its morale. My lord, we urgently need a big victory to stabilize the morale. We must also capture Zhang Yong and exchange him for the two generals. This matter cannot be delayed, otherwise the army's morale will gradually slacken, and the lives of the two generals will be in danger."

Cao Cao frowned: "Since Fengxiao already knows, why bother asking even though he already knows the answer? There is no need to persuade him about this matter. This trip is inevitable. If Zhang Yong has any plan, hum..."

Having said this, his aura suddenly regained some of its domineering edge.

"Although I, Cao Cao, have just been defeated, I am not someone who can be bullied. Zhang Yong wants to eat me, but I am afraid he does not have the teeth to do so."

When Guo Jia was about to speak, he suddenly heard the sound of killing outside. The military camp, which had just quieted down, instantly became chaotic again.

Cao Cao walked out of the tent quickly and asked, "Why are you so panicked? What's wrong with you?"

A soldier ran over and knelt before him, "My lord, something bad has happened. The Han army has suddenly come to raid our camp and has broken through it."

"What? The Han army raided the camp?" Cao Cao looked shocked.

"Isn't Zhang Yong in Xinzheng City? It's still nearly 40 miles away from here. How could he come to raid the camp?" Guo Jia followed and asked: "Where is the envoy sent by General Liang now?"

When Cao Cao heard what he said, he immediately thought of something: "Yes, go find the messenger!"

After a while, a soldier ran up to Cao Cao and said, "My lord, the messenger left at some point and has long been missing from the camp..."

"I've fallen into a trap!" Guo Jia sighed.

"This man must be a soldier under Zhang Yong. He must have broken the ambush of General Liang and killed him, and selected a soldier from Qiao County from the army. It is difficult for the lord to recognize ordinary soldiers in the army. When he was defeated, he heard this good news. Since he is from the same hometown, he naturally has no doubts. Even if he has doubts, he will come here because he is eager to save people. Zhang Yong must have been lying in ambush here for a long time."

Although there was no sign of panic on Cao Cao's face, he looked very solemn.

"Great Zhang Yong, Great Liu He..."

Thousands of Han soldiers emerged from the darkness around Cao's camp.

The Han army was well-rested and full of energy, while the Cao army had no morale and was so exhausted that they had no desire to fight. Moreover, in each of the four Han armies, there were hundreds to a thousand Golden Sword Battalions fighting together. Every time the Golden Swords were chopped out, the Cao army was terrified.

Even though the number of Cao's troops was more than twice that of the Han army, they were still defeated by the Han army for a while and had no power to fight back.

On the west side of the military camp, Zhang Yong rode on Red Hare and joined the battle in person.

He was different from Gao Shun. Gao Shun seldom participated in fighting personally. Although Zhang Yong was steady, he had never neglected his martial arts and often fought with the enemy in person.

Zhang Yong was over thirty years old, and his martial arts skills were basically finalized. His basic strength of 94 had basically reached the limit, and he could only be considered second-rate among the generals. However, with the help of the King of Soldiers, the King of Armor, the divine horse Red Hare, and the "Ghost Axe" stunt, he was able to gallop back and forth among the thousands of troops and be invincible.

There are no great generals left in Cao's army now. There is only Cao Hong, whose martial arts are not even as good as the two Xiahou brothers, and he is definitely not his opponent.

However, despite this, when Cao Hong saw Zhang Yong coming to kill him, he still rushed towards him without hesitation.

"Enemy general, please stop being so arrogant. Cao Hong is here. You must accept your fate."

Zhang Yong was not surprised but delighted: "Cao Hong? You came at the right time. I was just thinking of borrowing your head to spread the prestige of the Han Dynasty."

He swung his axe and chopped at Cao Hong.

Cao Hong's basic strength was only 92, and his weapons, armor, and mount were all inferior to Zhang Yong's, and he had no special skills. With just this one move, the weapon in his hand was almost knocked away by Zhang Yong, which horrified him.

"I originally thought that under the dog emperor Liu He, only Guan Yu, Zhu Ye, Zhao Yun and others could be regarded as fierce generals of the time. I didn't expect that Gao Shun and Zhang Yong, who are good at commanding troops, are also extraordinary. I couldn't even resist one of them."

Just as he was frightened, Zhang Yong's second axe came at him.

Cao Hong was so frightened that he could not dodge at all, let alone resist. Just as he was about to be beheaded by the axe, two spears suddenly came from the side and stabbed Zhang Yong in the face.

Zhang Yong had no choice but to throw his axe back to block, knocking both spear heads away.

When he looked carefully, he saw that it was two young generals who were attacking him from his left and right sides respectively.

One of them shouted, "Uncle Zilian, the three of us, uncle and nephew, worked together to capture Zhang Yong and get our two uncles back."

When Cao Hong heard this, he thought of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and he became eager to fight.

"Okay, Zixiu, Anmin, you two attack from both sides, and I will face the enemy head-on. If the three of us join forces, I don't believe we can't defeat a mere Zhang Yong."

He clenched the weapons in his hands with both hands, shouted loudly, and attacked Zhang Yong on the head. Cao Ang and Cao Shu also attacked immediately.

(End of this chapter)