Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 22: The art of conquering the mind, what a brilliant idea!
"Victory!"

“We won!!”

The defenders of Dongyu City started crying while laughing.

It's so tragic.

Of the four thousand defenders, less than eight hundred were alive, and all of them were wounded and covered in blood.

Commander Cao Ren had more than ten wounds of varying sizes on his arms, back, and thighs.
There was not a single intact spot on the deputy general Cao Chun's body.

"Zi'an! Zixiu!! Haha...hiss~~~" Cao Ren laughed so hard that he accidentally moved his wound, and he gasped in pain.

Cao Yan led Cao Ang forward.

He looked at Cao Ren, who was bandaged like a dumpling, and couldn't help but teasing him, "Brother, are you playing Kuusipule?"

"What...what is coming at me?" Cao Ren looked confused.

"It's nothing, I'm just concerned about your injury." Cao Yan said perfunctorily with a smile.

"It's a small problem. I won't die." Cao Ren replied indifferently.

Indeed, as long as you don’t die, it’s a small problem.

While Cao Ren was talking to Cao Yan, his eyes were always on Cao Yan.

He suddenly realized that after not seeing him for more than two months, Cao Yan seemed to have become a completely different person.

Calm, confident, and with an outstanding temperament, he is completely different from the idle and hated Cao Zian of the past.

He couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that the Cao Zian before was a fake? Is the person in front of me the real Cao Zian?"

Seeing an opening, Cao Ang stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Greetings, uncle."

In fact, strictly speaking, Cao Ang should call Cao Yan his cousin, because Cao Yan and Cao Ang's father Cao Cao are brothers.

Cao Ang should call Cao Ren his clan father because they were from the same clan but different branches.

However, on weekdays, they are generally referred to as "uncle", which is only used to reflect the difference in generation.

"Ang'er has grown up and is already a brave general! From now on, I should call you by your courtesy name in front of others." Cao Ren said, patting Cao Ang's shoulder with a smile.

Cao Ang replied modestly, "It's all thanks to my father and Uncle Zi'an's good teachings."

Cao Ren suddenly turned to Cao Yan and asked curiously, "Zi'an, tell me the truth. Was that lazy look you had before just pretending?"

Cao Yan laughed and said, "Why should I pretend? I'm just adapting to the situation."

"What a quick thinker." Cao Ren punched Cao Yan lightly in the chest, then said with a serious expression, "In any case, thanks to your timely rescue, otherwise Zihe and I would have been killed.

Zi'an, please accept my and Zihe's greetings!"

Cao Yan reached out and pulled Cao Ren back, preventing him from bowing. "We're brothers, why do you have to do this? Could it be that you wouldn't come to my rescue just because I'm surrounded?"

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "Hahaha, that makes sense...hiss~~~" He was concerned about the wound again.

"How is Zihe?" Cao Yan asked when he didn't see Cao Chun.

"Zihe's injuries are quite serious. The doctor is treating him, but his life is not in danger for the time being."

"That's good." Cao Yan nodded, then said, "Brother, you will have to continue to guard Dunqiu City. Zixiu and I will continue to hunt down the Black Mountain Army."

"Go ahead and chase them. Strive to completely defeat the Black Mountain Army and prevent them from attacking Dongjun again!"

"Farewell!"

"Take care of yourself!"

[Cao Ren's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 77%]

Cao Yan, who had his back to Cao Ren, raised his lips slightly and thought to himself:

"Good, only 13% left to copy the gold entry. I'll try to find a chance to save you again!"

……

Cao Yan defeated Yu Du's troops and resolved the crisis in Dongqiu City.

However, they did not stay for long, but instead gathered their troops again and chased after the Bai Rao army, which had fled early when they saw that the situation was not right.

at the same time,

After defeating the cavalry of Sui Gu and Southern Xiongnu,

Cao Cao, leading his 1,500 cavalrymen, also galloped eastward. Mobility was cavalry's greatest advantage.

Since we have defeated the enemy's main cavalry,

Then the remaining Black Mountain infantrymen would be defeated by Cao Cao's tactics.

They are like lambs to be slaughtered, unable to fight back at all!

When Cao Yan and his soldiers chased for thirty miles, they finally met the rear guard of Bai Rao's army.

These defeated soldiers originally wanted to flee back to their old nest, Luchang Mountain.
Suddenly, they saw Cao's army flags coming all over the mountains and plains, and their camp was immediately blown up.

[Morale boosting] From the start, it’s a head-on confrontation!
Li Zheng rushed in first, and with his spear he knocked over three Black Mountain soldiers who were running around like headless flies.

Li Dian drew his bow and shot arrows in succession, and the Black Mountain soldiers fell one after another.

"Yuanyang formation, divide into small teams and charge!" Cao Ang shouted on his horse, ordering the Yuanyang Army to be divided into small teams of twelve people, and to penetrate into the enemy formation like casting a net, specifically picking out the enemy's weak points to stab and kill the Bai Rao Army so that they had no chance to fight back.

But Bai Rao saw that there were not many Cao soldiers chasing him, so he led his army back to fight, hoping to wipe out this daring Cao army.

Due to the huge advantage in numbers, the Montenegrin army gradually stabilized the situation.

But just when the Montenegrin Army stabilized its position and tried to find an opportunity to counterattack,
Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves from the west!

Cao Yan reined in his horse and looked into the distance.

In the distance, I saw a group of cavalry, carrying Cao Cao's black flag, galloping towards me, raising a cloud of dust!

The Bai Rao army had finally managed to stabilize its position, but at this moment a group of cavalry broke through the weak point of the formation and cut them in half, causing them to completely collapse in an instant.

The situation was hopeless, so Bai Rao decisively abandoned his army and fled with only a few hundred personal guards.

Cao Cao led his cavalry to break through the enemy's formation and happened to see Cao Yan who was commanding from a distance.

"Zi Lian, Wen Qian, you continue to lead the army to fight, I will go to see Zi An." Cao Cao said to Cao Hong and Le Jin.

Cao Hong grinned and said, "Just a petty thief, leave it to us!"

Kelejin, however, had no moral principles and rushed out silently.

"Eh? Eh!! Wait for me!"

"..."

Cao Cao brought ten personal guards and arrived in front of Cao Yan's formation.

"Brother, you've arrived at the right time!" Cao Yan saw Cao Cao coming and took the initiative to greet him.

"Zi'an, why are you here?!" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Me?" Cao Yan laughed. "The crisis in Dongwuyang and Dunqiu has been resolved. I figured that after you've ambush us, you'll definitely return to Dunqiu to provide support. So, I decided to lead my troops in pursuit and attack you from both sides!"

"You are worthy of being my second brother. You did a good job!" Cao Cao praised.

"You're too kind, brother." Cao Yan said modestly and looked towards the battlefield.

at this time,

The Montenegrin army has begun to disintegrate.
The Cao army's massacre of the current Black Mountain army was almost a one-sided massacre.

When Cao Hong and others were about to give chase, Cao Cao sent a military order: do not pursue a desperate enemy.

He looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the trembling surrendered soldiers and said, "Collect the surrendered soldiers and carry the wounded back to the city."

In the twilight, four thousand surrendered soldiers knelt before Cao Cao and others.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and he was thinking about killing him and throwing him into the river to be done with it.

Cao Yan saw Cao Cao's intention and advised: "Brother, these people are free laborers. It would be a shame to kill them."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "But we don't have enough food to feed these people."

"Those who want to leave, let them go. Those who want to stay, let them go back with us. We can still afford to feed them with one meal a day. As long as we can survive this spring plowing, we will not lack food." Cao Yan said.

Cao Cao frowned and said, "If we let them go, wouldn't that only strengthen the enemy?"

Cao Yan smiled and said, "Before letting them go, take them to Dongwuyang to get some food."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he praised, "A technique of attacking the heart! Brilliant!"

(End of this chapter)