The three coalition forces that besieged Zhencheng Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's main force rushed into the city but found that the main force of Cao's army had evacuated Zhencheng, which made Lu Bu, Dian Wei, Zang Ba and others very depressed.

Tian Feng immediately proposed that the Canglang Army pursue Sun Li and Cao Xiu's army who were feinting Puyang, and the Heishan Army, Xiongwu Army and Feihu Army jointly pursued the main force of Cao's army to the north, completely cutting off the retreat for Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren to move and escape again.

Lu Bu said with some concern: "Mr. Yuan Hao, now we are pursuing Cao's army in the rear, I am afraid that there will be no time to stop Cao's army from crossing the Yellow River north. At present, all the forces of the Jizhou Corps have gathered in Yanzhou. Once the main force of Cao's army lands on the north bank of the Yellow River, wouldn't it be that Hebei will fall into war and chaos again?"

Dian Wei, who had never spoken, said confidently: "Fengxian doesn't have to worry about this matter. This time we will definitely eliminate the main force of Cao's army along the Yellow River! Don't forget that Marshal Zhao has not yet appeared. He has 20,000 Yanzhou native infantry under his command who are not afraid of death, which is enough to block the Cao army that crosses the river on the north bank of the Yellow River!"

After hearing this, Lu Bu felt a little calm and no longer worried about the safety of Jizhou. As the top leader of the Jizhou Legion and the deputy commander of the Eastern Route Army, Lu Bu had to bear the main responsibility for the victory or defeat of the battlefield in Jizhou. If this time, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren crossed the Yellow River in reverse, resulting in significant losses to the Jizhou area, no matter how great the contributions were before, Lu Bu would inevitably be questioned and criticized by the Crouching Tiger Command. Lu Bu was almost fifty, but he could not afford to lose this person.

According to Tian Feng's suggestion, the main force of the Zhencheng coalition was divided into two, of which Zang Ba led 20,000 Canglang troops to pursue Sun Li and Cao Xiu westward, and left 10,000 cavalry to temporarily stay in Zhencheng; Dian Wei and Lu Bu led the cavalry and infantry to leave Zhencheng, heading straight to the Yellow River channel to the north, and pursued along the route of Cao's retreating north.

Sun Li and Cao Xiu, who were feinting the attack on Puyang westward, came to the city of Puyang a few days later. As a result, they were greeted by the roar of the divine power cannons on the top of the city that had been repaired, and there were also a few more terrifying muffled sounds of the Shenwu General's cannons.

Although Sun Li and Cao Xiu brought 30,000 Cao troops, they had to face the 10,000 Xiongwu Army, which was commanded by Pang De himself, which was known for its tenacious defense. In addition, the seventeen Shenwu General's cannons that had not been transported to Zhencheng (three cannons were damaged when attacking Puyang City), so they had no chance to get close to Puyang City at all.

Sun Li and Cao Xiu, who were hit by a blow, privately discussed urgently and felt that the task of our army being responsible for the feint attack on Puyang had been completed. If they were still fighting in the city of Puyang, they would be likely to be blocked by the Jin cavalry besieged Zhencheng and made dumplings. So Sun Li and Cao Xiu immediately led 30,000 Cao troops to pass by Puyang City and actually headed straight to Chenliu City, two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Puyang.

Unfortunately, when Sun Li and Cao Xiu led their troops to halfway and arrived at Kuangting on the bank of Pushui, they happened to bump into the Xiliang cavalry that entered the Yanzhou area to "find food"! Although the only one who blocked the way was the 10,000 troops led by Murong Ping and Ma Wan, the 30,000 Cao army, which had already become a frightened bird, could not have the courage to fight the decisive battle with the Jin cavalry.

Sun Li and Cao Xiu gritted their teeth and led their troops to flee east along the Ji River, hoping to use the dense water net between the Pu River and the Ji River to get rid of the pursuit of the Xiliang cavalry. However, when Sun Li and Cao Xiu's escape route was completely over when they reached Jiyang, because they encountered the Donglai Army, who had been waiting for it in Jiyang!

After Gao Shun led the Donglai Army to cleanly kill 20,000 Cao troops from Li Dian's troops south of Chengshi, he immediately led his army to advance westward to Chenliu, the Yanzhou capital. When the Donglai Army arrived near Jiyang from the downstream along the Ji River, he happened to receive a report from spies scattered everywhere, saying that Sun Li and Cao Xiu were leading a Cao army to flee to Chenliu. So Gao Shun immediately ordered the troops to set up a formation twenty miles northwest of Jiyang, and was just waiting to run and panting. Sun Li and Cao Xiu fell into the trap.

Sun Li and Cao Xiu found that the road ahead was blocked by the Donglai Army, and the Xiliang cavalry came from behind, so they gritted their teeth and prepared to escape again in the direction of Puyang when they came. Unfortunately, the Canglang Army, which was full of fire, also rushed to the northeast of Jiyang and completely surrounded the 30,000 Cao troops.

Perhaps because they were worried that they could only drink soup if they were too late, the Donglai Army, the Canglang Army and the Xiliang Army, which surrounded Sun Li and Cao Xiu's troops, actually launched a fierce attack on the 30,000 Cao Army.

If anyone wants to experience the feeling of being attacked from four directions by 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantrymen at the same time, then come to Sun Li and Cao Xiu’s command!

The battle of encirclement and annihilation was not so fierce. When the magic arrow Murong Ping shot Cao Xiu with one arrow to death, and when the general Gao Shun of the formation beat Sun Li to death, the 30,000 Cao troops lost the courage and determination to resist in the end, and put down their weapons in groups to surrender to the soldiers of Jin.

The Battle of Jiyang was soon over, and the number of casualties between the soldiers on both sides participating in the war was not too large. It was probably because the battle was one-sided from the beginning, so the repeated tug-of-war and close-kill combat were less, which saved the lives of many soldiers on both sides. Of course, the Cao army was the most likely to survive. Otherwise, with 30,000 Cao army infantry in the wilderness against the cavalry and infantry of Jin State in the state of battle, the casualties ratio between the two sides was likely to reach 8 to 1 or even 10 to 1.

After encircling and annihilated Sun Li and Cao Xiu, Gao Shun led the Donglai Army to continue to advance towards Chenliu. Although he had learned that another cavalry led by Ma Chao himself had attacked Chenliu City, Gao Shun still wanted to lead his troops into Chenliu City. Gao Shun led his army to Chenliu, not to compete for credit with the Xiliang Army, but to enter the northern assembly area where he besieged Xuchang.

The Canglang Army, who had nothing to do, turned around and went to Baima and escorted the food and grass in Baima City to Chenliu City, thinking that the coalition forces from various groups would be ready to gather Chenliu next.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, who had successfully crossed the Yellow River, are not yet known about the fate of Sun Li and Cao Xiu, who were killed and seriously injured and captured. However, their original plan to capture Dunqiu and then march into Yecheng was stopped by a force without any number that suddenly appeared in front.

Although the only one who stopped Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's 80,000 troops was only a "miscellaneous unit" with no number, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren seemed to be heavily pressed onto an insurmountable mountain.

Because, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren saw the person they least wanted to see in front of these 20,000 troops!

There are only a few people who can be seen by Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, looking at the entire Jin State, there are only a few people. Guan Yu, who has a blushing face, is naturally not missing. Zhang Liao, who always likes to laugh, is also one, but Zhao Yun, who holds a bright silver spear, makes Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren the most afraid.

The reason why Zhao Xing is not because Zhao Xing's military command is inferior to the other few people, nor because Zhao Xing's overlord gun is not scary. It is mainly because once Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren see Zhao Xing, they will definitely have a strong impulse to kill Zhao Xing at all costs. Under this crazy impulse, the original fear and worry of Cao's army will become insignificant. This is precisely because Zhao Xing doesn't like to appear on the front line of the battlefield now. Once he appears on the battlefield, the "hate value" he will pull up is probably much higher, which is not a good thing for our army.

It was precisely because Zhao Xing did not appear on the north bank of the Yellow River that Xiahou Dun and Cao Renjun did not show too manic and crazy behavior. They were just concentrating on studying how to break through the action plan of Zhao Yun's blocking troops, and did not think about breaking through the crisis of the siege of the Jin army in scattered all over the place.

After repeated deductions by Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, they felt that if they wanted to arrive in Yecheng, they had to break through the nameless army that blocked the road. However, the army that blocked the road was not a native chicken and a dog, and was led by Zhao Zilong himself. How could they break through if they wanted to break through?

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