Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 795 The End of the War
Cao Hong quickly rolled on the ground to put out the fire, thus avoiding being burned into a fireball.

Cao Cao, who was not far away, looked indifferent and said, "Send in the spearmen."

About a thousand soldiers, holding spears more than ten feet long in their hands, suddenly emerged from all directions.

Zhang Yong was shocked when he first fought with them.

"Oh no! These spears are too long. As the saying goes, an inch longer, an inch stronger. When I was at my best, I still had to be careful to deal with them. Now that I have used up more than half of my strength, I will definitely find it difficult to deal with them. Could it be that today is the day when I, Zhang Yong, will die?"

Although he was extremely anxious in his heart, he was not panicked at all. He leaned against a tent with his back, and turned the situation from being surrounded on four sides into being surrounded on three sides. Although it was still a little difficult to hold on, he was safe for the time being.

At the same time, the Golden Sword Camp and the rest of the Han army were fighting in Cao's camp and had gained the upper hand. Cao's army had more than 70,000 soldiers, and after more than half an hour, more than 10,000 of them were killed, and thousands were seriously injured and unable to fight again.

As a result, the battle situation, which was already unfavorable to Cao's army, became even more difficult to sustain, and it was obvious that defeat was inevitable.

However, Cao Cao seemed to turn a blind eye to all this and was indifferent.

Seeing that he still couldn't take down Zhang Yong, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

"Go to the crossbowmen. Remember, you are only allowed to shoot at his legs. Do not kill him."

Hundreds of carefully selected archers ran out from Cao's army, drew their bows and aimed at Zhang Yong, while the spearmen immediately retreated.

Zhang Yong's pupils suddenly dilated and he was extremely nervous.

"This is bad. I will be pierced by thousands of arrows today..."

At this moment, Zhang Yong thought of how Liu He gave him his current name, and how he later studied literature and martial arts with him in Huangshui Township, trained local militia, became sworn brothers with him, raised an army to pacify the world, and many other memories.

"Brother... brothers, I'll go first..."

"Report... disaster... great disaster..."

A soldier hurriedly came in front of Cao Cao and almost knelt on the ground, rolling and crawling. His miserable appearance and his shrill shouting caused the Cao army soldiers who were already somewhat uneasy to turn around and look at him. Even the hundreds of archers who were aiming at Zhang Yong stopped their actions unconsciously.

Not to mention them, even Cao Cao felt something was wrong when he saw him like this.

Cheng Yu shouted, "You are such a jerk. How can you be so panicked?"

The soldier didn't care about all these etiquettes.

"My lord, something terrible has happened. Generals Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan, leading 10,000 light cavalry, are marching south from Chenliu and are now less than 40 miles away from our army..."

Upon hearing this news, even Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

"Zhao Yun? Our spies stationed on the west and north sides of Chenliu clearly reported that they had not found any trace of the imperial army coming to support them?"

The soldier said, "My lord, the enemy is coming from Jizhou to the south. The governor of Jiyin County in Yanzhou was killed by Deng Yuan three days ago."

"What a good Zhao Yun! He must have attacked Yanzhou directly from Jizhou. He rode lightly and galloped at full speed, covering more than 300 miles day and night. Most of the troops from various places in Yanzhou were dispatched by the lord to attack Chenliu, so they could have directly bypassed the city. Even if the garrisons in various places found out their movements, they would never dare to chase and kill them. I think the governor of Jiyin allowed his troops to go out of the city to attack, but they were killed by him instead."

Guo Jia quickly analyzed the cause and effect of the matter.

Xi Zhong said hurriedly, "What Feng Xiao said is very true. Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan are both capable of fighting ten thousand men. Their cavalry are famous for their archery skills and are truly the best of the time. It's only a forty-mile journey. After daybreak, they will catch up with our army. My lord, please make a quick decision, otherwise our army will be in danger."

"My Lord, make a decision quickly!" Cheng Yu and others also hurriedly spoke up. Cao Cao hesitated for only a moment, then quickly gave the order: "We have finally trapped Zhang Yong here, and we are about to succeed. How can we give up so easily? As long as we capture Zhang Yong, we can use him as a hostage. Even if Zhao Yun catches up, we can force him to retreat. Otherwise, if we withdraw our troops, not only will we lose soldiers and generals without gaining anything, but we will also be attacked by Zhang Yong and Zhao Yun at the same time, which will inevitably become more dangerous."

"This..." The four counselors found it difficult to refute for a moment.

Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently and said, "Shoot your arrows immediately. After wounding Zhang Yong, Zi Lian, Zi Xiu and An Min will join forces to capture him."

"I obey your command!" The three of them shouted at the same time.

It is a great honor for them to be able to capture Zhang Yong, one of the world's top generals, alive.

Just as the archers were preparing to release their arrows, another scout from Cao's army came running over, his shouting becoming more and more miserable.

"My Lord...Yanzhou...Yanzhou is gone...My Lord...Yanzhou is gone..."

When he shouted like this, many people in Cao's army felt a shock in their hearts. More than half of Cao's soldiers were from Yanzhou. How could they not be shocked and worried when they heard that their hometown was gone?

Fortunately, the battlefield was chaotic and noisy, and the people who heard the scout's shouting were no more than a few thousand people in total. Otherwise, this one sentence alone would have been enough to cause chaos in Cao's army.

Cao Cao was furious. He jumped off the scout's horse and kicked him down.

"After finding out the news, you dared to shout it out in front of the army, disrupting our army's morale. What crime should you be punished for?"

The scout was now crying bitterly, filled with indescribable grief.

"My Lord... my home is gone... my home is gone..."

This scout, also from Yanzhou, had followed Cao Cao for many years. Now that Yanzhou was completely lost, he could hardly control his emotions. He was a real man, but he cried like a child in public.

Cheng Yu shouted coldly, "Nonsense! Explain the matter quickly and then I will judge your guilt."

The scout barely stopped crying and sobbed a few times before telling the whole story.

"Gongsun Fan of Youzhou died in Ji County four days ago...outside the city. Xu Huang and Qian Zhao are still alive. Gongsun Fan has a general under his command named Tian Chou. He was originally a general under Gongsun Zan. He pretended to surrender and secretly took Xu and Qian into a secret room to recuperate..."

"Tian Chou?" Xizhong interrupted him.

"I have said a little about this man. He and Tian Yu are known as two great generals under Gongsun Zan. They are quite trusted, so it is reasonable for them to act like this. What happens next?"

Guo Jia shook his head. "The subsequent developments are predictable. Gongsun Fan was full of pride and had no defenses. He sent troops to attack Wuhuan and Gongsun Du in an attempt to dominate Youzhou. As a result, Tian Chou, Xu and Qian designed a plan to seize Ji County and lure them back to attack. As a result, the siege was unsuccessful, and Gongsun Du and others would definitely counterattack. How could they not be defeated?"

The scout nodded repeatedly. "Xu Huang and several generals under Qian Zhao deceived the generals under Gongsun Fan, causing them to quarrel internally. They took the opportunity to attack Ji County and seized the military power in the city. They also tricked the magistrate of the nearby Changping County out of the city to report to Gongsun Fan, and then took advantage of the situation to attack. After Gongsun Fan returned, Ji County held the city firmly, and Changping took advantage of the situation to attack. Then, Gongsun Du and Wuhuan had tens of thousands of troops attacking from the rear. Within two days, Gongsun Fan was defeated and fled, and was killed by Ke Bineng."

"Afterwards, Xu Huang and Qian Zhao guarded Youzhou and cleaned up the mess. Guan Yu personally led 20,000 cavalrymen south to Yanzhou. Two days ago, he had already captured...captured..."

Having said this, the scout's eyes turned red again.

"We have already conquered four counties, namely Taishan, Jibei, Dongping and Dongjun... I am from Dongjun. My mother, wife and children have all been killed by the enemy..."

After saying this, the scout suddenly fell to the ground and cried loudly.

(End of this chapter)