Cheng Xi led 30,000 elite troops to Anqiu, where he saw that the Wu army had already been prepared. Although there were not many soldiers and horses, the army was in good order. Under the scorching sun, the armor was bright and the flags were flying.

The first general was wearing white robes and soft armor, and his weapons were majestic. From a distance, he had an aura that looked down on the world. He guessed that he was Zhou Yu, and he motioned to his deputy, Li Xue, to step forward and call for battle.

Li Xue was a general under Cheng Xiong and was a brave man. Knowing that this was a moment of meritorious service, he rushed out of the battle and shouted: "Where is Xu Sheng? Come and die!"

Xu Sheng came out to fight, and the two fought for more than ten times without deciding the winner. Cheng Xi frowned and said: "My brother was killed by Xu Sheng at once. Why is this?"

The general said: "General Cheng must have underestimated the enemy. From the perspective of his subordinates, the Jiangdong troops are nothing more than this."

However, Cheng Xi slowly shook his head: "Zhou Yu came from a long way to charge into the battle. There is no room for failure. The people he sent must be elite. My brother died in the battle. I am afraid that he was out of power. This shows that I am nepotistic and harm others and myself."

The general was surprised and said: "Why did the Lord say this?"

Cheng Xi sighed: "If I hadn't supported Cheng Xiong too much and selected capable men from the army, the army might not have been completely defeated by Li Xue before, and my brother would not have died as a result."

The general couldn't help but look at Cheng Xi in a different light, clasped his fists and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Fu!"

There had been more than 30 fights on the field. Cheng Xi had a love for talents and was about to promote Li Xue. He sent an order to withdraw his troops. Li Xuezheng dared to fight hard, so he showed off his weakness and drove his horse back to the battle.

"The rebels should leave!" Xu Shengsheng shouted and chased him on horseback. Cheng Xi ordered the archers on both wings to force him back.

Xu Sheng stepped aside and laughed: "Is there no one in this northern land who can fight?"

All the generals in Cao's camp were angry. One general shouted loudly and came out with his spear straight at Xu Sheng. Cheng Xi looked over and saw that it was Wang Cheng, the captain of the left camp.

This Wang Cheng was the deputy general of Yang Yong. Seeing Li Xue's victory, he was also eager to make contributions. The general was killed in battle. It was the time for him to be promoted, so he killed the general before he could ask for his orders.

Wang Cheng's spear skills were sharp, and he killed Xu Sheng in a few seconds. He stabbed Zheng's robe with one shot, and there was only a hissing sound, and half of the red corner of the robe flew up into the air.

In the Wu army's formation, Ding Feng hurriedly rode out to catch Wang Cheng. The two fought for more than ten times, but Wang Cheng gained the upper hand and killed Ding Feng until he was unable to fight back.

Cheng Xi was overjoyed. He tugged at his beard and gasped: "Ah, ah, I didn't expect that there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in our army. There are so many people who have neglected their talents. How can we not know how to employ people?"

The general was also surprised and doubtful, clasping his fists and saying: "Since ancient times, there have been many heroes in Qingdai. The ruler has always focused on people's livelihood and governance, neglecting military affairs. Although he is praised by the people, he has buried the talents of the generals. Fortunately, it is not too late!"

"Cheng Xiong has mistaken me!" Cheng Xi sighed, twisting his beard and smiling: "We have such talents in our army, why should we be afraid of Zhou Lang's son?"

Li Xuesheng had been victorious for a while, and his face was glowing red. Hearing this, he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, the general is here. I will avenge General Cheng and take Zhou Yu's head to repay his merits."

"What a magnificent statement!" Cheng Xi's confidence increased and he looked forward to the fight on the court.

In the past, he had entrusted military affairs to Cheng Xiong, but he did not expect to suppress his subordinates in this way. His sadness at the death of his clan brother instantly turned into anger, and he realized that Cheng Xiong's death was just right.

While he was observing, he suddenly heard Wang Cheng shouting violently, causing Ding Feng to shake on his horse. He stabbed Ding Feng several times with all his strength, forcing Ding Feng into danger, so he turned his horse and ran away.

"That's it!" Cheng Xi became energetic, drew his sword and shouted: "Beat the drum, kill——"

Li Xue heard the order and rode out. Three groups of Cao's troops dispatched at the same time, followed closely behind and moved forward to cover the enemy.

Xu Sheng was coming to meet Ding Feng. When he saw Cao Jun charging towards him, he hurriedly retreated. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Yu hurriedly sent an order to retreat.

"Capture Zhou Yu alive and you will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!" Cheng Xi was so excited that he wished he could rush forward in person and ordered his soldiers to shout in unison to cheer up the front army.

The Wu army retreated in embarrassment, and their formation was in chaos. Wang Cheng pursued Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, and Li Xue stared at Zhou Yu and shouted: "The one in the white robe is Zhou Yu!"

Zhou Yu fled in panic. When he heard the shouts of Cao's army, he took off his military robe. His helmet fell to dust in the panic, and was escorted back into the city by Wu's army.

Xu Sheng and Ding Feng fought hard to protect the Wu army from retreating. Arrows were shot down from the top of the city. Cao Jun pursued them to the moat, but was shot back by random arrows.

Li Xue picked up Zhou Yu's robe, Wang Cheng snatched the helmet, and Cao Jun fought for the weapons left by Wu Jun, and returned with a great victory.

Cheng Xi saw the two generals returning with supplies and went to greet them personally. Cao's army was all happy and their morale was greatly boosted.

Li Xue cupped his fists and said, "It's a pity that Zhou Yu was never captured, only the helmet tassel was retrieved."

Wang Cheng also said: "This is Zhou Yu's collection of robes. The next time we fight, the general will definitely capture Zhou Lang."

Cheng Xi laughed and said: "Tian Yu was timid before fighting. From what I can see, Zhou Yu is nothing more than the same."

Joining the army, he praised: "The Lord of Fu personally took action and won the victory. Let's see who else in Qingzhou is dissatisfied!"

Cheng Xi took Zhou Yu's silver and gold helmet and looked at it again. He was very proud. If it was true as Tian Yu said, how could he achieve such a great victory by hiding in the city?

Immediately sent an order to promote two captains, Li Xue and Wang Cheng, to generals to take charge of the Qingzhou army and select elite generals from the army.

Li Xue was promoted to general. He was very energetic and said with clasped fists: "At the end of tomorrow, the general is willing to lead troops to attack the city and capture Zhou Yu alive."

Cheng Xi was convinced, and ordered his men and horses to be stationed outside Anqiu City, where they buried pots to make rice, prepared weapons and the entire army to attack the city, and ordered people to send Zhou Yu's robes to Beihai to show off his achievements to Tian Yu.

Tian Yu was defending the Liaodong Army at this time. Liu Yi called for battle several times, but Tian Yu just ignored him and ordered the three armies to defend the city and not leave the city without permission from the general.

In the evening, as soon as the enemy troops were attacked and retreated, Cheng Xi's cronies arrived in the city. Tian Yu saw Zhou Yu Zhengpao and asked about the battle of the front army. He couldn't help frowning.

Tian Pengzu, the eldest son, wondered: "Cheng Cheng won the first battle and is helping the army. If he can defeat the Wu soldiers, Liu Yi will be unable to support him alone. There is no need to worry. Why is my father not happy but worried?"

Tian Yu shook his head and said: "Zhou Yu knows the art of war very well. This time he goes north and will definitely lead an elite army. How can he be easily defeated by a partial general? Cheng Xiong was beheaded before, but today he was defeated. I'm afraid there is some fraud involved."

Tian Pengzu was about to say something but stopped, and sent him away with a generous reward. He then said: "My father doesn't know. Cheng Xiong is jealous of talents. Because he is the younger brother of the governor of Cheng, there are rumors in the army that he often suppresses his subordinates, lest anyone surpass him."

He. This time King and Li have made meritorious deeds, which shows that the rumors are true. Are there no heroes in dozens of counties and counties in Qingzhou?"

Tian Yu sighed and frowned: "This must be Zhou Yu's trick. It's a pity that Cheng Xi is jealous of my military power and refuses to fight the enemy together. I expect that he will be defeated when he goes there. If he is killed by Zhou Yu's army, the two armies will attack

, I am afraid that the North Sea cannot be defended, so I must try to defeat Liu Yi first, and then I can calmly face the enemy and wait for General Xiahou."

Tian Pengzu asked: "The Liaodong Army has 30,000 soldiers and horses. Liu Yi is attacking fiercely. There are less than 8,000 defenders in the city and only 5,000 elite troops. How can we defeat the enemy?"
Chapter completed!