Cao Hong stabilized the situation, regrouped the dispersed Cao troops, and followed Zhao Yun up Beishan.

Beishan, like Dingjun Mountain, belongs to Daba Mountain. It is close to Mianshui (Han River). The mountain is wide but not high. Because of the lush vegetation, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong camped here without being discovered.

Zhang Zhuo's remnant army retreated to the Beishan camp first. Zhang Yi, who stayed in the camp, received news of the attack from the front and was hurriedly preparing to close the camp and start a defense.

After Zhao Yun arrived, he asked Zhang Yi to open the gate of the camp, and led the rest of the soldiers to silence their troops and hide with strong bows and crossbows. He stood alone at the camp gate with a spear and a horse.

Since Huang Zhong was not in the camp at this time, Zhang Yi could only act on Zhao Yun's orders.

After a while, Cao Hong's troops arrived.

When he saw that Zhao Yun was alone and the camp was surprisingly empty and quiet, Cao Hong raised his hand to stop moving forward.

"General, Zhao Yun has few soldiers and the enemy camp is empty. It is a great opportunity given by God." General Bi, who was accompanying the army, reported the good news to Cao Hong.

Cao Hong frowned, thinking that Zhao Yun was so brave and there were hundreds of soldiers who had just escaped. Now there must be an ambush in the empty camp. At this moment, the mountain wind passed by and made a rustling sound as it swept through the surrounding vegetation.

"Zhao Yun is not a reckless person. He must have ambushed troops around the camp. He ordered the entire army to move from the rear to the front. We will retreat down the mountain immediately." Cao Hong turned his horse and prepared to retreat.

"Wei." Pi Jiang responded.

As soon as Cao Hong's army turned around, Zhao Yun took out the whistle in his arms and blew it quickly, calling out Zhang Yi's remaining three thousand soldiers.

"Catch up and keep Cao Hong alive."

Zhao Yun pointed his spear at the retreating Cao army and shouted, and the ambush soldiers chased out shouting and holding crossbows.

Cao Hong turned around and saw that there was indeed an ambush, so he left two battalions of soldiers and horses to take charge of the rear, while he urged his horses to run forward. Zhao Yun had already called his name, and he did not want to follow in the footsteps of Xia Houyuan.

The road down the mountain is circular but not steep. Zhao Yun's rear army is condescending, like a rain of locust arrows coming one after another.

Cao's army, which was behind them, initially went all out. They held shields to defend themselves against the flying arrows, but soon they discarded their helmets and armor and crowded forward, because Zhao Yun and his dozens of cavalry guards arrived in the blink of an eye.

The sound of horse hooves is like a reminder, and coupled with the unusual noise of the wind blowing on the grass and trees, it looks like there are thousands of troops and horses on the north mountain.

Cao's soldiers who were behind them also forgot about their mission. The desire to survive urged them to keep crowding down the mountain. In the process of escaping, someone accidentally fell down. What followed was trampled by people and horses, killing and injuring countless people.

When Cao Jun retreated to the foot of the mountain in embarrassment, a large number of soldiers and horses fell into Mian River due to road congestion. Zhao Yun led his troops to cover up and chase them for two or three miles before withdrawing his troops and returning to the camp.

Cao Hong fled westward to the Yangshui River. When he saw the open terrain, Zhao Yun did not pursue him again. He immediately asked someone to count the remaining troops, only to find that half of them were lost.

At this time, dark clouds came from the sky, and Cao Hong's face was uglier than the clouds.

"General, look quickly." General Pi pointed to the south and shouted.

Cao Hong was surprised after seeing it. He saw a group of men and horses walking towards this direction in the valley going south along the Yangshui River.

"The whole army is on the alert." Cao Hong shouted.

After a while, the sentinels from both sides met at the Yangshui River and realized that they were Zhang He's food protection troops.

Zhang He came to see Cao Hong on a flying horse, his face glowing red and looking good.

"Is the general here to rescue him? The last general has already defeated Mr. Huang Zhong." Zhang He couldn't hide his joy.

"Where is Huang Zhong's head?" Cao Hong asked with a frown while looking up and down at the excited Zhang He, thinking to himself, even you can defeat Huang Zhong?

Zhang He smiled awkwardly: "The old man fled into the mountains with hundreds of remnant soldiers. When I saw the lush vegetation on the mountain, I was worried about an ambush so I didn't pursue him deeply. However, there were more than 2,000 levels of beheading."

Cao Hong smiled coldly: "General Zhang has the strength to defeat Huang Zhong, why do you still ask for help from the lord? Isn't it a bit unnecessary?"

"Uh... The general didn't know that Huang Zhong only had such a small number of troops, so he asked for help because he was worried about the loss of food routes..." Zhang He heard Cao Hong's displeasure from Cao Hong's teasing voice.

Although Zhang He bullied the minority, the result was satisfactory. That was the man who killed Xia Houyuan.

Cao Hong saw that Zhang He was still quite proud, so he continued to ask: "It's gratifying that General Zhang defeated Huang Zhong, but did you hold on to your food route?"

"Could it be..." Zhang He stopped talking.

"Humph, General Zhang only wanted to chase Huang Zhong, but did he know that Zhao Yun was attacking the grain ships?" Cao Hong continued to sarcastically say.

"The last general has also been sent..." Zhang He lost his confidence mid-sentence, thinking that if what Cao Hong just said was true, the few troops he sent would be a sheep in the tiger's mouth.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Zhang He's forehead. Although it was gratifying to be able to defeat Huang Zhong, the merits and demerits may not be equal to the serious problems in the grain road.

While Cao Hong was silent, Zhang He carefully asked: "The last grain ship in Mianshui..."

Cao Hong's eyes rolled around as he thought about how to get the best of both worlds. He integrated the information he had obtained during the siege, and finally answered solemnly with a frown: "My general arrived already too late. Dozens of grain ships were destroyed by Zhao Yun.

The remaining grain ships have returned to Nanzheng."

"Then Zhao Yun..."

"Huang Zhong only brought out 3,000 soldiers. How many more do you think Zhao Yun has? My general is tied with him, but if we can prevent him from continuing to destroy the grain transport ship, this trip will be considered worthwhile."

Zhang He breathed a long sigh of relief. This batch of rice grains was used by Cao's army for two months. If something went wrong, it would affect the war situation. Seeing Cao Hong's serious expression and unwillingness, he followed up and said: "Since Huang Zhong only brought

With three thousand soldiers sent out as bait, Zhao Yun's remaining troops should not be too much. The general and I now have tens of thousands of troops together, why not go back east and seize their camp and stronghold?"

Cao Hong shook his head suddenly, "I have seen their camp just now. It is located on a mountain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There must be other roads connected to Dingjun Mountain. Now we must return immediately to report to the King of Wei."

"As for the battle here today..." Zhang He was a little worried.

"Zi Dan and Gong Ming were defeated at Jinniu Road. King Wei is now in an extremely low mood. I will report to him after returning to the camp. I, the general, will put in a good word for you. In short, your contribution is indispensable..." Cao Hong said calmly.

"Thank you, General..." Zhang He felt reassured.

The two men led the army back to the Zoumagu camp and saw Guo Huai, Du Xi, Liu Ye and others standing outside the tent again.

"Zi Yang, King Wei..." Cao Hong asked in a low voice.

Liu Ye replied in a low voice: "Today we stopped attacking. Instead, Liu Bei asked the fake man to come to the camp with Xia Houcheng's armor to start a fight. King Wei originally wanted to send Xu Chu to kill the guy, but in the end he was killed by Bo Ji (Guo Huai) and Zixu (Zixu).

Du Xi) stop."

"But why?" Cao Hong asked curiously.

At this time, Zhang He, who was behind Cao Hong, added, "It was Liu Feng who challenged the battle in front of the formation. Governor Xiahou left the camp out of anger to pursue him, but in the end he was killed by Huang Zhong..."

Cao Hong was startled when he heard this. He finally understood why Guo Huai and Du Xi stopped him.
Chapter completed!