Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 76: Extreme Pull, Defeat Them One by One
Cao, who was being thought of by Liu Xiang and Yuan Shu, had now arrived in Puyang and was hiding in a corner that was not easily discovered.

Extreme pulling and defeating one by one is Cao Cao's favorite tactic.

Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo and others are now stationed in Qicheng, about twenty miles west of Puyang City.

The city wall of Qicheng is a rammed earth wall, two zhang high and only about three miles long. It is a small city that can only accommodate three thousand soldiers and horses at most.

Therefore, most of the Black Mountain Army and the Huns' troops set up camp outside the city near the banks of the Yellow River.

Only the leaders and their personal guards entered the relatively comfortable city to rest.

There is a ferry outside Qicheng City, which is the nearest thoroughfare between Dongyu City and Puyang City to the south.

By cutting off this point, the connection between Dongyu and Puyang can be cut off.

But they seemed to have forgotten that there was more than one ferry crossing along the Yellow River, namely Qicheng.

Since Zhang Yan and Yu Du of the Black Mountain Army went to harass Yuan Shao, and Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others were all on the south bank of the Yellow River, the threat faced by Dunqiu was greatly reduced.

Cao Cao then sent an order to Cao Ren.
He asked him to gather many civilians to pretend to be soldiers and to station them on the north bank of the Yellow River, facing Bai Rao and his men across the river.
They also pretended to be ready to march south at any time to confuse the Montenegrin army.

But in fact, Cao Ren and Cao Chun led 3,000 troops to bypass Cangtingjin and joined Li Dian and Li Zheng, who also received orders to march south, and marched south together.

In Puyang City, there were two thousand cavalrymen led by Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, plus three thousand garrison soldiers.

Cao Cao, Le Jin, and Xu Chu had more than 6,000 men.

In addition, Cao Yan led 30,000 Qingzhou troops and 3,000 Flying Dragon Riders who had withdrawn from Kuangcheng and headed north...

An invisible net has been slowly spread out towards the Black Mountain Army and others outside Puyang City!

Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo and others were completely unaware of the danger slowly approaching.

Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo and others were completely unaware of the danger approaching quietly.

After snatching the grain near Puyang,

He was in the Qicheng government office, happily eating meat and drinking wine, feeling very happy.

The bonfire in Qicheng was dancing in the twilight, and the aroma of barbecue mixed with the sour smell of turbid wine filled the sky above the entire city.

Holding a leg of lamb in his left hand and a wine bag in his right, he said drunkenly, "General Yuan said that after we capture Yanzhou, the Black Mountain Army will also be able to get a county. Then we can clean up our identities and turn bandits into officials!"

"Hahahaha! Following Zhang Yan means we are just bandits after all. If we surrender to General Zuo, maybe we can become high officials soon! Wise, really wise!" Sui Gu responded with a big laugh.

Sitting in front of them was a general whose appearance was obviously different from that of a Han Chinese. He was Yu Fuluo, the Left Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu.

The son of the Chanyu was wrapped in a sheepskin coat, and the golden sword hanging from his waist swayed with his body, casting a cold arc of light in the firelight.

After Bai Rao and Sui Gu finished speaking, he interrupted and said, "We Xiongnu are not good at farming. After this revenge is accomplished, I will take the 5,000 war horses promised to me by General Zuo and return to Hetao to take back what belongs to me."

"We also have to thank King Zuo Xian for his help! If you need us brothers in the future, please let us know!"

"Come, Lord Zuo, let's drink first as a sign of respect!"

"Thank you, brothers!"

The three of them raised their bowls and drank it all in one gulp, full of heroic spirit.

After finishing his drink, Bai Rao slammed his wine bowl to the ground and angrily said, "Puyang City was about to fall into my hands, but Cao Cao caught me off guard! This time, I will definitely take Puyang back!"

But before Bai Rao could finish his words, a sentry suddenly ran up to the door and reported, "Report, Commander! Cao's army camp has appeared on the north bank of the Yellow River!"

Bai Rao, Sui Gu and Yu Fuluo stood up suddenly, and their drunkenness instantly dissipated.

Arriving at the shore, Bai Rao and his companions could vaguely see a dense network of tents stretching for miles across the other side. After a moment, Bai Rao sneered, "It's just bluffing! Cao's army in Dunqiu only has three to five thousand men. If he dares to cross the river, I'll throw them all into the water to feed the fish!"

Sui Gu frowned.

Bai Rao was defeated head-on by Cao Cao.

At the beginning of this year, Sui Gu was ambushed by Cao Cao with thousands of troops, and his entire army was almost wiped out. He had personally experienced the cunning and treachery of Cao's army.

There were so many tents on the other side that he couldn't tell how many people were there, so he suggested, "Why not send some people across the river to scout out the situation?"

"It's always better to be cautious. Send a team over to check it out." Bai Rao nodded in response, then added, "We've arranged many visible and hidden sentries. As long as Cao's army crosses the river, they will be discovered immediately. Bai Tu, don't be too nervous. Let's go back and continue drinking!"

Sui Gu also felt that he was making a fuss out of nothing and seemed too guilty.

So he deliberately raised his voice and shouted, "Drink, drink! If Cao's army doesn't come, it's fine. But if they do, we'll make sure they never come back!"

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At the same time, Cao's army's net was quietly closing in.

After a long journey, the 3,000 soldiers led by Cao Ren and Cao Chun successfully bypassed Cangtingjin and successfully met up with the 3,000 soldiers led by Li Dian and Li Zheng who set out from Dongwuyang.

After crossing the Yellow River, they headed along the Yellow River towards Qicheng, aiming directly at the Black Mountain Army's camp outside Qicheng.

In Puyang City, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan had already organized two thousand cavalrymen, waiting for the order to rush out of the city and attack the Black Mountain Army camp head-on.

After completing the task of ambushing Ji Ling's army, the more than 6,000 people led by Cao Cao, Le Jin and Xu Chu turned around and headed north.

At this moment, he has arrived in a forest south of Puyang City, waiting for the opportunity.

The 30,000 Qingzhou troops led by Cao Yan, after withdrawing from Kuangcheng and heading north, also rushed towards Puyang day and night.

However, they did not come to Qicheng, but went to Baima, southwest of Puyang, intending to cut off the Black Mountain Army's retreat.

It is obvious that this time Cao Cao wanted to completely annihilate the Black Mountain Army and the Huns, and thoroughly eradicate this hostile force that might threaten him at any time.

When Cao Cao received the message from Cao Yan,

Cao Cao made a prompt decision.
A message was sent to Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, and they agreed to launch a surprise attack at dawn!
The troops of Cao Ren, Li Dian and others took the lead.

They took advantage of the night and quietly approached the camp outside Qi City.

The Montenegrin Army sentries outside the camp were drowsy and had no idea of ​​the approaching danger.

At Cao Ren's command, his men quickly launched an attack. For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky.

The sudden noise coming from outside the city woke Bai Rao up from the wine table.

He shouted, "What's going on? What's the noise outside?!"

At this moment, a personal guard stumbled in and reported: "It's bad, Commander, the camp outside the city was attacked by Cao's army!"

"A surprise attack by Cao's army? Where did Cao's army come from?" Sui Gu's eyes were a little hazy, his mind was not clear yet, he just asked subconsciously.

Yu Fuluo reacted the fastest. He raised his golden sword and shouted, "Quick, gather the brothers and leave the city to fight back!"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Fuluo had already run out of the yamen, mounted his warhorse, and galloped out of the city.

When Yu Fuluo disappeared,
Bai Rao and Yu Du then put on their armor one after another.
Grab your weapons and rush out the door.

(End of this chapter)