After Huang Zhong and Liu Pan retreated, they attacked Chencang City several times but returned without success.

On one occasion, Liu Pan personally led his troops to the top of the city to fight, but Wang Shuang suddenly sent troops for reinforcements. As a result, Huang Zhong's army was attacked from both sides and suffered a defeat. Both sides paid a heavy price.

After this battle, the strength of both sides cannot be underestimated. Huang Zhong used new military systems, combat methods, and advanced weapons to make up for the lack of personnel. Cao Jun's sacrifice of life, large number of personnel, and local advantages formed a bond with Huang Zhong.

A tug-of-war lasted for a month.

Wait until Lu Bu's army arrives.

But he said that Lu Bu's army would set out a month after Huang Zhong did, so he waited until Lu Bu's army arrived.

Lu Bu led Zang Ba, Cao Xing, Ma Chao, Li Yan, Liu He, Gan Ning, Su Fei and other generals to form the West Route Army.

After Lu Bu's army and Huang Zhong met, together with Xu Shu's staff, the two sides had some discussions and decided on a clever plan to capture the city.

The next day, Huang Zhong led his soldiers to launch another landslide attack. This time, both Hao Zhao and Wang Shuang saw Huang Zhong and Liu Pan leading more than 20,000 troops to capture Chencang City.

But Huang Zhong was still defeated, and they began to retreat to the Pingling area one after another.

Lieutenant General's Mansion in Chencang City.

Hao Zhao was quietly drinking the fine wine that Zhong Yao ordered to transport from Chang'an.

Hao Zhao has a relatively withdrawn personality and has always been strict with his subordinates. However, his harshness is not a scolding or beating, but an invisible force of not being angry. But there is one thing that Hao Zhao does better, and that is

Rewards and punishments are clear, which is why all soldiers are able to fight tooth and nail.

While Hao Zhao was slowly drinking the glass of victory wine, a soldier suddenly came in a hurry to report that General Wang Shuang came to see him.

Hao Zhao didn't think much about it, because Wang Shuang led the reinforcements all the way from afar. In order to save Chencang City these days, he had to cut through the waves without caring about his own life or death.

"Please!"

"yes."

After a while, a burly general walked into Hao Zhao's room.

Hao Zhaoyi raised his head and looked at this general. He was covered in black armor. He was about 1.8 meters tall and weighed about 200 kilograms. His face was all full of flesh.

Hao Zhao and Wang Shuang had never met before. He saw Wang Shuang standing on the top of the city, looking at a general in black armor walking back and forth in the Chu army's formation. He was invincible, but there was no real

We had met each other before, and when we met today, it was indeed extraordinary.

Hao Zhao motioned Wang Shuang to sit down, and Wang Shuang bowed and said, "See General Hao, the prefect of Chencang."

Hao Zhao asked: "Excuse me, General Wang, why are you here?"

Wang Shuang replied: "General, please hand over all Chen Cang's troops to my command. I will lead my troops to pursue the retreating Huang Zhong Army and be sure to defeat them in one fell swoop."

Hao Zhao felt a pressure invisibly. He stood up slowly and said: "General, the order I received is to garrison Chencang City. I'm afraid I am incompetent in this matter."

At this time, Wang Shuang's fiery temper suddenly came up and he said sternly: "Hao Zhao, let me ask you, if Prime Minister Cao handed over all the troops and horses in the Sili area to Lord Zhong Yao, the captain of Sili, would Lord Zhong Yao just...

You have the right to mobilize all the troops and horses in the Sili area, right?"

"What the general said is, but..."

Before Hao Zhao could finish his reply, Wang Shuang ordered: "Hao Zhao takes the order."

Hao Zhao looked up and saw that the king actually held the token for Zhong Yao to mobilize his troops in his hands. Hao Zhao knew that seeing the token was like seeing Zhong Yao himself. Hao Zhao had to be rude and said: "See you, sir, please give me instructions."

"Now I order you to hand over all your troops and horses and follow me to pursue the enemy."

After listening to the order, Hao Zhao said bluntly: "General, the mission of all my troops is to defend Chencang City."

Wang Shuang held the sword in his waist tightly and asked, "Don't you want to disobey me?"

Hao Zhao obviously saw that Wang Shuang was about to pull out his sword, cut himself with his own hands, and then seize the military power. Just when Wang Shuang made a move, Hao Zhao's soldiers also took the lead in pulling out their swords, and the door

Soldiers from outside may attack at any time and kill Wang Shuang.

Seeing this situation, Wang Shuang couldn't get off the tiger for a while, but Zhong Yao was kind to Hao Zhao. In addition, Zhong Yao was also the captain of Sili, in charge of all military and political affairs in the Sili area. Although Zhong Yao himself did not come.

, but the arrival of the token is equivalent to the arrival in person. Hao Zhao still worried about Zhong Yao's face and said: "General, let's do this. I will hand over half of the troops and horses in Chencang City to the general. What do you think?"

Wang Shuang looked helpless, so he had no choice but to say, "Thank you, General."

Then he ordered the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Chencang City, plus the more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, for a total of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and pursued them all the way to the Chencang crossing.

Chencang Road intersection.

Wang Shuang led more than 30,000 troops and horses and ran wildly for two hours. They were already exhausted.

At this time, the captain who was familiar with the local geography reminded: "General, we have arrived at the Chencang crossing. There is a valley in front of us. Do we want to stop the pursuit?"

Wang Shuang shook the sword in his hand and said: "We have been chasing for a whole day, and my sword has long been thirsty. How can I go back like this? The whole army is attacking me."

Wang Shuang led his army forward to attack. Wang Shuang had also been leading troops for a long time. Before he entered the valley mouth, he already felt something dangerous.

The mountains on both sides of the Chencang crossing are layered on top of one another. The tops of the mountain peaks seem to be covered with a layer of gauze, shadowy and shadowy, appearing far and near in the misty clouds and smoke, almost as if they are far away. It is like a few strokes of light ink smeared on the blue sky.

The mountains at Chencang Pass are picturesque, but also extremely dangerous.

Wang Shuang couldn't help but sigh: "It is indeed a dangerous place. Inform the whole army to help me pass through the valley mouth quickly."

The captain reminded: "General, are we going back to Chencang City? There may be an ambush ahead."

Wang Shuang pointed at the mountains on both sides with his broadsword and said: "Look at the mountains on both sides of the river. They are all bare rocks. The troops hiding here are obviously a joke. Listen to what I say, enter the valley, and attack and pursue them."

The whole army began to pass through the valley mouth quickly, and they had just entered the valley mouth about 500 meters away.

Wang Shuang, who was running quickly, suddenly found a group of soldiers and horses in front of him. The leader turned out to be a general with a golden crown and a Fang Tian painted halberd.

At this time, a captain told Wang Shuang, "General, this is Lu Bu. I have seen him in Jingzhou."

After Wang Shuang heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Lu Bu, I really want to know this best general in the world."

Wang Shuang took the lead to walk out of his military formation and shouted: "Wang Shuang, who can fight with me?"

At this time, Wang Fei and Chen Hao, two Jingzhou surrendered generals from Lu Bu's army, took the lead and went to fight. They saw two men, one wielding a spear and the other wielding a broadsword, arriving in front of Wang's horses.

Wang Shuanghuang raised the big knife in his hand and met Wang Fei's spear. Hearing a "clang" sound, the spear in Wang Fei's hand had been knocked away. Wang Shuang slashed Wang Fei's shoulder with another knife.

Wang Fei let out a scream that echoed throughout the valley.

Chen Hao's sword also came forward, and it was impossible for Wang Shuang to withdraw his sword to meet Chen Hao. Wang Shuang freed up his right hand, grabbed a hammer in the bag behind him, and then struck Wang Chen Hao.

There was another scream, and everyone was stunned. Chen Hao was hit by a heavy object on his horse. Chen Hao's chest armor had been smashed, and streams of boiling blood flowed from Chen Hao's last body.

When it flowed out, first the long sword fell on the war horse, and then Chen Hao also helplessly dropped his own war horse.

Wang Shuang laughed loudly and said: "The legendary Chu army is nothing more than this. Who of you dares to fight me?"

At this time, a captain of the rear army reported: "General, Ma Chao led the Xiliang cavalry to seal the entrance of the valley, and we are surrounded."

At this time, Wang Shuang showed his true colors as a hero. He raised his sword and began to attack the Chu army's central position.

Lu Bu shook the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand and wanted to meet this so-called fierce general of Cao's army in person.

The Fang Tian Painted Halberd in Lu Bu's hand collided violently with Wang Shuang's long sword. With just one move, Wang Shuang's long sword was ruthlessly suppressed. Wang Shuang felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. Wang Shuang knew that

This character is difficult to match, so when he returned to his horse, he threw the meteor hammer casually, and Lu Bu easily dodged it. The red rabbit horse had already felt Wang Shuang's horse in front of him. Lu Bu just gave him a light halberd, and Wang Shuang fell down.

Dismount your horse.

Lu Bu took the lead, and 20,000 to 30,000 Xiliang cavalry marched through the smoke and charged at these Cao troops. Their iron hooves passed by, leaving only pieces of bloody corpses.

Lu Bu's Fang Tian painted halberd danced like the wind, killing so smoothly.

The remaining generals, Zang Ba, Cao Xing, Li Yan, Liu He, Gan Ning, and Su Fei also used their weapons to kill whoever they encountered. It was very uncomfortable. The entire Cao army had become a frightened bird. What they faced in front was a tiger and wolf force.

Teacher, there is a group behind you

There are also the Xiliang cavalry led by Ma Chao. Their fighting style is to throw javelins at the enemy and never fight with you. The soldiers of Cao's army who were attacked from two sides were attacked one after another under their charges and arrows.

to lose his life.

The entire Chu army soldiers were like tigers descending from the mountain. When they saw Cao Jun, they pounced on them, especially the Huang Zhong army who had turned around. The anger they had been holding back for a long time was about to be vented today. Everyone of them was brave, and they were walking on blood.

The carpet paving the road went straight to the center of Cao's army.

Lu Bu, known as the "God of War", cut off countless heads with his halberd. He used the Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand to tear through all obstacles. In a moment, he had vaguely seen Ma Chao's army.

When both sides were fighting with loud noises, Lu Bu shouted, "Stop it all, stop it all."

The hero's shouts were so thrilling that all the soldiers in the battle stopped attacking and fighting.

"Your leader, Wang Shuang, is dead. Those who surrender will avoid death."

At this time, a soldier stood up and asked: "General, I heard that the King of Chu exempted the newly ruled areas from taxes for three years, and then implemented twelve taxes and one tax after three years. Is this true?"

The soldiers of ancient countries were all farmers. The reason why they sacrificed their lives to protect their country was because they wanted to obtain a piece of land of their own and obtain their own income.

So this soldier who turned out to be a farmer would ask such a question.

Lu Bu replied loudly: "Yes, now Maolin, Pingling, and Wugong counties have implemented my new law."

Some of the surrounded soldiers whispered: "Yes, yes, my hometown is from Maolin. I heard this from my brother's letter."

Everyone below was talking about the good things about the King of Chu. Suddenly a soldier stood up from the team, threw his spear and said: "I quit, I want to fight with the King of Chu."

One soldier took the lead, and the remaining soldiers took the lead in throwing down their weapons and surrendering to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu looked at Xu Shu, who had arrived late, and said with a smile: "It's just as expected, sir. It's time for us to take the next step."
To be continued...