At that time, Cao Cao and his generals were standing on the top of the city wall. Seeing the Youzhou army and Li Jue's army confronting each other below the city, they felt somewhat proud.
After Dian Wei and Xu Huang had tested each other for dozens of moves, they both felt that they could not defeat the other, so they returned to their respective formations. Yang Feng saw that even his most capable subordinate Xu Huang could not defeat the other, and he became afraid. He thought that if Cao's army took the opportunity to attack the city, the Baibo army might not be able to stop them!
Cao Cao took the opportunity to step forward and promised not to harm the Baibo Army at all. Then the two sides entered the city in peace.
When the news came, Lu Bu, who was still venting his dissatisfaction to Kong Rong outside the city, just realized that he should have entered the city first without saying a word. Now Cao Cao got the upper hand!
Lu Bu cursed in his heart. He had thought that Cao Cao would fight with the Baibo Army, so how come the two sides made peace?
It was too late for him to regret now. Cao Cao had entered the city, but Lu Bu did not dare to go in. What if Cao's army and Baibo's army set an ambush in the city and joined forces to deal with him?
So even though Liu Xie's imperial edict came from the city asking him to enter the city, Lu Bu was still hesitant. He somewhat regretted not bringing Chen Gong with him. Now there was no one who could give him advice!
He stayed outside the city for a day, but Li Jue and Guo Si had already arrived. An imperial edict was issued in the city, ordering Lu Bu to lead his troops to repel the enemy.
Now Lu Bu was even more uncertain. Who knew if this order was issued by Cao Cao holding Liu Xie hostage in order to weaken his strength?
At this time, Zhao Yun stood up and said to Ju Shou: "My lord, we were asked to come to Anyi. It would be a disgrace to wait outside the city and do nothing. Why don't you let me meet the enemy first?"
Ju Su was helpless. Since Lu Bu was keeping his troops on hold, he could only let Zhao Yun go into battle. He cursed in his heart that Lu Bu was too hesitant. How could anything be accomplished like this!
Thinking that Yuan Shao had become increasingly indecisive in the past two years, Ju Su felt a little disappointed. In this regard, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were very different. As long as Cao Cao made up his mind to do something, he would immediately bet his entire fortune on it without hesitation!
When Ju Shou thought of this, he was suddenly stunned. It seemed that the way the young master did things was quite similar to Cao Cao?
Not only is his gambling nature similar to Cao Cao, but he is also decisive in his actions and dares to fight against Yuan Shu's army alone in Huaicheng. This kind of courage is very similar to the style of Benchu Gong in the Battle of Bai Ma.
He was standing in the center of the army with a worried look on his face, watching Zhao Yun challenge Li Jue's army to a fight. He thought to himself that the young master had entrusted his entire fortune to him and Zhao Yun, and if Zhao Yun was defeated, he would have no face to go back.
Cao Cao stood on the top of the city wall, looking very proud, and said to the generals behind him: "Who do you think will win?"
Cao Chun jumped out and gloated, "I heard that many soldiers in Liangzhou are proficient in riding. Now that they are sending the vanguard, they must be people with strong martial arts."
"I'm afraid this pretty boy from the Youzhou Army won't last more than three moves!"
Le Jin also said: "Although Zhao Yun of the Youzhou Army has made some name for himself in the past two years, as far as I know, one of his battles was when a group of people besieged Guan Yu under Liu Bei, and another was when he killed a leader of the Black Mountain Army. He has not shown any extraordinary qualities."
"I heard that he once served as a cavalryman under Liu Bei, but he didn't make a name for himself for many years. I'm afraid he may not be good at martial arts, right?"
Cao Cao was very pleased to hear this and said, "You all have been careful in your daily life. You can be so vigilant to potential opponents and win every battle. It seems that you have read a lot of my military books."
The two of them said hurriedly: "The Prime Minister's military book is full of pearls, and I have benefited a lot from it!"
Cao Cao was feeling proud of himself, but when he turned his head, he saw two people who seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Cao Ang, Cao Ren.
He was curious and asked, "Do you two have any ideas?"
After hearing this, Cao Ang hurriedly said, "Ang remembered that I failed to capture Xuzhou and Xiapi the day before yesterday, and I failed my father's trust, so I feel anxious."
Cao Cao listened and said, "The enemy's strength was great that day, it was not your fault."
Cao Ang lowered his head and said, "I did have some faults that day, but I didn't expect that Yuan Xi, the fierce tiger, could unite the three parties and plot against me and Sun Bofu at the same time."
"That fierce tiger is very good at planning and anticipating the enemy's moves. Ang is ashamed of himself."
"Ang is just confused. How could a man like Xionghu send a mediocre person as the chief general to Anyi to take charge of the situation?"
After hearing this, all the generals fell into deep thought. What Cao Ang said was indeed very reasonable. The fierce tiger of the Yuan family had been well-known in the past two years. Cao Cao's subordinates also often talked about this person and regarded him as a strong enemy of Cao's army. Judging from the fierce tiger's personality, it is indeed unlikely that he would make a mistake in such a matter!
Cao Cao saw Cao Ren's serious expression and said, "Zixiao, do you also agree with Zixiu's idea?"
Cao Ren hurriedly bowed and said, "My Lord, you have a sharp eye. I think Zhao Yun is a great threat and we must guard against him."
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed. "Zixiao has fought with Zhao Yun before, right? Why do you think so highly of him?"
Cao Ren sighed, "We failed to capture Huaicheng. I failed the envoy's trust. It was this person who blocked Ren and Miaocai at that time."
"Let's not talk about his martial arts skills. His vision for finding opportunities is extremely accurate. Miao Cai was injured because he was caught off guard by his ambush."
Xiahou Yuan was furious when he heard this: "I will avenge this sooner or later!"
He was shot by an arrow before he could even make a move. He watched Cao Ren fight alone for an entire night and finally failed. He felt very upset.
Cao Ren added: "That day, I led an army several times larger than mine and attacked Zhao Yun's camp fiercely for an entire night without taking it. His ability to command and mobilize soldiers was not inferior to mine, and was even better."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Among all the generals in Cao's camp, Cao Ren was known for his ability to lead troops. Even he had such a high opinion of Zhao Yun?
Cao Chun laughed and said, "Isn't it because Zixiao lost the opportunity at night that he looked up to him?"
"Even if he can command troops, I want to see how many moves he can withstand from that fierce general from Liangzhou!"
On the other side of the city wall stood the generals of the Baibo Army. When they looked towards Cao Cao, there was a flash of deep fear in their eyes.
Previously, the Baibo Army was intimidated by Cao Cao and thought they could not defeat Cao Cao in a fight, so they had to welcome him into the city to avoid a fight that ended in mutual destruction and Cao Cao taking advantage of them.
After entering the city, the two sides fought openly and secretly. No one was willing to take the lead in fighting against the attacking Li Jue and Guo Si, so as not to waste their strength and be attacked by the other side.
Finally, the two sides reached a tacit understanding and encouraged Liu Xie to issue an edict to let the coalition forces of Lu Bu and Youzhou Army outside the city to fight. At first, they all thought that the coalition forces would be passive and unwilling to fight, but they didn't expect that the other party would actually agree!
Han Xian said to Yang Feng, "That's perfect. Let them fight each other first. It will at least weaken Li Jue's spirit. Then we can look for an opportunity."
Xu Huang, who was standing behind Yang Feng, heard this and hesitated to speak.
As a subordinate of Yang Feng, although he had made great contributions in rescuing the emperor and was granted the title of Marquis of Duting, he was still some distance away from the four major leaders of the Baibo Army, namely Yang Feng, Han Xian, Hu Cai and Li Le.
In his opinion, the Baibo Army is now in a passive situation. If they do not try to win over Lu Bu's allied forces at this time, but instead try to frame the other side, if Cao Cao gets there first, the Baibo Army will sooner or later be killed without a burial place.
Moreover, since Lu Bu's army was defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si, didn't the Baibo army still have to fight?
It would be better for us to work together to defeat Li Jue!
Thinking of this, Xu Huang said: "I will go out to fight and defeat the enemy together!"
Yang Feng listened and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, Gongming is a great general. Let's wait and see for a while and be careful not to make mistakes."
While everyone was talking, Hu Feng had already arrived on horseback and stabbed Zhao Yun in the face!
Zhao Yun raised his spear to meet the enemy, and the two spear tips collided. Zhao Yun shook his arm, and a spear flower came out from the spear tip, which deflected Hu Feng's spear tip.
Hu Feng subconsciously shook his hand and adjusted the spear tip, using the same method to stick to Zhao Yun's spear tip and fight back!
The three basic movements of marksmanship are: lan, na and za.
"Zha" means to stab directly, which is an offensive action of shooting at the enemy's vital points.
Of course, the other party will not sit still and wait for death. In addition to using counter-stabbing to compete with the opponent in speed, the most common method is blocking and grabbing to remove the opponent's stabbing.
The two are reflected in the moves, which is "the gun can change in a thousand ways, but it remains within one circle."
The "circle method" is the backhand variation of blocking and grabbing. If you want to understand the magic of the spear, the backhand variation is the magic opportunity. It means to strike back and strike back, wait until the opponent's moves become old, and then counterattack to put the opponent in a disadvantageous position.
This was the case now. Hu Feng rashly drew his spear, but the spear shaft was bent by Zhao Yun as soon as he made his move, and he was instantly at a disadvantage!
He wanted to fight back in the same way, but just as he shook his spear, Zhao Yun would never give him a chance. He suddenly pointed out the spear, loosened and released his hand, moved the position of the spear back two feet, and suddenly thrust it forward!
Play long and hit far!
This time, the attack distance instantly increased by two feet. The tip of the gun passed through Hu Feng's gun flower and was already half a foot away from his face!
Hu Feng was horrified and quickly leaned back and lay down on the horse's back!
This is a life-saving trick used by the Liangzhou general. It requires a very skilled warrior to perform it. It is a unique trick to save his life in critical moments. At this moment, he is lying on his back, and the opponent cannot attack his face, throat and other vital parts!
However, this move is equivalent to giving your thighs, arms and other parts to the opponent, exchanging a minor injury for a life!
Hu Feng was ready to be stabbed, but at this moment two horses were charging towards him, and the opponent might not have time to change his tactics!
He felt resentful in his heart. The opponent was indeed a master and he was at a disadvantage with just one move. Once there was distance between them, he had to run back quickly!
Hearing the whistling of gunshots, he quickly raised his hand to cover his chin. This was his most fatal weakness. As long as he was not stabbed, he could survive!
He only felt the tip of the gun sticking out, cutting through the armor on his arm, and passing through his cheek. He was secretly delighted, thinking that the gamble had won!
Then with a loud bang, the leather strap that tied his helmet was cut off by a bullet. Hu Feng felt a lightness on his head, and the helmet flew off, leaving his hair loose.
The two horses passed each other, and in the blink of an eye, they were separated by a distance. Hu Feng was about to stand up when he suddenly felt a chill on his head.
The generals of Cao's camp were on the top of the city wall, staring in amazement as Zhao Yun, without even turning his head, turned his horse around like lightning and shot a spear that pierced the top of Hu Feng's head as he lay on the saddle behind him!
Zhao Yun rushed forward on his horse, pulled out his spear, and brought out a cloud of blood and brain matter.
Hu Feng's horse ran back to the camp carrying the dead body of Hu Feng. Red and white substances were still spewing out of the forehead of the corpse, leaving a shocking trail on the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Huang on the other side couldn't help but praise: "What a great counterattack!"
The generals in Cao's camp felt a chill in their hearts. They knew that this was a sudden attack, but why was it so fast and so accurate?
Zhao Yun didn't even look back, he just stabbed the opponent's head based on his feeling. Can such accuracy really be practiced?
If I were Hu Feng, I might not be able to dodge this shot!
Dian Wei could not help but clench his halberds and shouted, "I want to fight him!"