Chapter 458: Three Days of Looting in the City, Jiangdong’s Predicament

"Hahahaha, okay, the young master is so powerful! He is indeed the son of the lord. A tiger father has no dog son! The young master has really inherited the lord's domineering attitude!"

Dian Wei roared and cheered for Cao Zhang, and the soldiers behind them also raised their arms and shouted.

"Young Master is mighty! Young Master is mighty!"

Cao Zhang didn't feel embarrassed when facing the cheers from the crowd. Instead, he stretched out his arms to accept the cheers from the crowd. Cao Zhang, who grew up in a military camp since childhood, was not used to this kind of thing, but was already used to it. On the contrary, he enjoyed the feeling of being cheered by the crowd.

"The Five Kings of the Xiongnu have been completely destroyed! The Xiongnu can no longer pose any threat to our Han Dynasty! Return to the court!"

Cao Zhang raised his halberd high and said loudly to more than 15,000 soldiers. In this war, they lost five cavalrymen. Of course, the vast majority of them were ordinary cavalry, not including the tiger and leopard cavalry. .

And they completely annihilated more than 40,000 elite cavalry of the Xixian Royal Court. In other words, their battle losses with the Huns' elite cavalry reached a terrifying battle loss ratio of one to eight.

It can be said that this was a rare victory, but more importantly, Dian Wei was finally promoted to a legendary general in these battles, and Cao Zhang was also promoted to a famous general, allowing Cao Cao's men to fight again Add a strong fighting force.

This trip to the Xiongnu had benefited them a lot. Just as they were preparing to go to the King's Court of Xixian to search for some gold and silver treasures, a troop suddenly appeared in sight to their south. At the end, and the army was approaching them at a fast speed, which made Dian Wei and Cao Zhang couldn't help but look in that direction, and at the same time tightened their weapons.

Dian Wei's natural aura was released again, wrapping all the soldiers present in it. These Cao Jun cavalry instantly felt a boost from unknown sources acting on them. Among them, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry felt the deepest. They felt a courage boost from Dian Wei, which greatly boosted their morale.

Dian Wei, holding a big halberd, stood in front of 15,000 people. He had the aura of one man blocking the way for thousands of others. In the distance, countless soldiers surged towards them like a frenzy.

Just when Dian Wei was about to take action, he suddenly discovered Xu Chu, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun at the front of the team. Only then did he realize that the people who came were friends rather than enemies. They were in such a foreign country, and they were still deep inside the enemy's territory. At the same time, Another battle had just ended, so Dian Wei didn't have time to take a closer look at who the other party was, so he went into a state of alert. After he reacted and saw clearly who they were, he controlled his aura.

Among the three, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu had the biggest reaction. When they saw Dian Wei, they suddenly realized that they had faced this special aura before, and that aura made him remember it until now. Now Dian Wei's aura and The man was exactly the same. Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu looked at each other and knew immediately that Dian Wei had stepped through that shackles himself.

"Zhongkang, why are you here?"

After Dian Wei calmed down, he asked curiously whether these three people had any special tasks to perform, or maybe after he left, the lord also assigned them special tasks. Regarding Dian Wei's question, Xu Chuze He kept silent. After all, before he came, Cao Cao had always told him to listen to Cao Ren on everything, and Cao Ren's first order to him was to speak less.

Seeing Xu Chu's expression of wanting to say something but not saying anything, Cao Ren rolled his eyes and almost rolled his eyes to the sky.

"Zhong Kang, whatever you say is fine. All the enemies have been defeated. It doesn't matter what you say now."

After receiving Cao Ren's instructions, Xu Chu immediately came to Dian Wei and chatted with Dian Wei. When Dian Wei learned that their trip to the north was to intercept Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, Dian Wei Wei was immediately interested.

"Chasing Huang Zhong and Ma Chao? What will be the result?"

"Well, those two are not soft persimmons. We tried our best and forced them into desperate situations several times, but in the end they used various means to escape."

Xu Chu said with some regret, while Dian Wei was even more confused.

"This grassland is so vast. As long as we keep biting each other and deny them a chance to go south, we shouldn't let them escape, right?"

Anyone who looked at Xu Chu's regretful expression just now could tell that he must have been escaped by the other party. Otherwise, killing two of Liu Bei's generals would not have had such an expression.

As expected, Xu Chu sighed helplessly the next moment.

"Originally, this is what we planned and did. However, at the last moment, Guan Yu suddenly appeared on the grassland of Wuhuan. We were defeated and could only retreat to the north. We watched helplessly as Guan Yu single-handedly defeated Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong. Ma Chao took Wuhuan away."

After hearing that it was Guan Yu again, Dian Wei couldn't help but clenched his fists and said with some anticipation.

"Guan Yu, it's you again, Guan Yu. Next time we meet, I want to see if you can still be as arrogant as you are now."

After Cao Ren and others joined together, the team grew stronger. Dian Wei, who had been promoted to a legendary military general, was in charge, as well as four famous generals: Xu Chu, Cao Ren, Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun. Their strength could be said to be superior to the others. They are now If they go on an expedition with more than 30,000 cavalry, there may not be any country nearby that can stop their attack.

Several people rushed to the Xixian Royal Court in the southwest. In fact, the Xixian Royal Court was very close to the territory of the Han Dynasty. It could almost be said that it was within easy reach. It was only a hundred miles away from the northernmost part of Dunhuang County. , it can be seen that Liu Bao really did not take the Han Dynasty seriously, and the royal family was so close.

However, now that the Xixian Royal Court has been destroyed, the Xiongnu's five royal courts have also been fragmented, and the Xiongnu area has temporarily settled down.

"General, ahead is the royal city of Xixian Royal Court."

A scout, who was a senior cavalryman in the army, came quickly and reported to Cao Ren the situation ahead. When Cao Ren heard this, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and he immediately ordered the entire army to speed up.

They had already plundered countless rare treasures from the Wuhuan Royal Court. If they could loot them again from the Xixian Royal Court, then this trip to Wuhuan by the Xiongnu would be considered a fruitful one.

There is not much money left from the former Colonel Touching Gold. After all, during this period of time, Cao Cao has been recruiting troops, building iron cavalry, going to Liangzhou to buy horses, and avoiding Pang De. Setting up defenses, casting armor, and preparing food and fodder all cost money.

Cao Cao is not like Gu Rubing, who has a steady stream of money. He only has so much money. Once it is spent, it is gone. He has to get it again and fight. In the final analysis, it is money. Who has more money? Whoever has more will last longer. As long as the difference in strength between the two sides is not too big, then the one with the money will definitely win in the end.

Although Wuhuan is not a big place, Cao Ren and the others still gained a lot from their trip to Wuhuan.

As the team deepened, a city suddenly appeared on the grassland. This royal court was more generous than the Wuhuan Royal Court and Nanxian Royal Court they had seen before, but it was only slightly stronger. , at best, it is bigger than some small military towns in the pass, but it is far inferior to the county town, let alone the state governance.

They soon arrived at the foot of the city tower, and no one blocked them until they entered the Xixian King's City, and the journey was smooth.

"It seems that those escaped Huns cavalry did not dare to come back to the Court of the Xixian King."

Cao Zhang said softly to Cao Ren on the side. Cao Ren nodded slightly, then looked back at the nephew he had deliberately alienated since childhood. It can be said that Cao Ren had taken a fancy to Cao Zhang when he first joined the army, but in order to avoid His brother, who was suspicious by nature, had some misunderstanding about him, so Cao Ren's attitude towards Cao Zhang was neither cold nor indifferent.

Just now, he pulled Dian Wei when no one was around and asked some details about the two men's trip to the Huns. When he learned that Cao Zhang single-handedly killed Liu Bao, the king of Xixian, and Zhang Xiu, the former spear king of the North, Cao Ren became more optimistic about his nephew, but at the same time, Cao Ren also felt sorry for him.

Cao Zhang is an invincible general on the battlefield, but this does not mean that Cao Zhang can be a good lord. Thinking of this, Cao Ren sighed secretly, nodded, and said to Cao Zhang.

"Go down with the order, search the treasure house of the Xixian Royal Court, and go into the city to rob it for three days. It's not within the pass, so don't worry."

Cao Ren ordered in a deep voice. Cao Zhang grinned and loudly announced Cao Ren's order behind him. Then the army's roar resounded over the entire Xixian King's City. There was no such thing as breaking the city within the pass and going into the city to rob it for three days. The good thing is, after all, if they do it today, it will be spread tomorrow. Everyone in the north and south of the country knows that Cao Cao's subordinates have done such a bad behavior, which will have a great impact on Cao Cao. Therefore, for them, this can be said to be a long-awaited madness. .

As the cheers fell, Cao Jun's soldiers began their crazy looting. These three days were destined to be sleepless nights.

The battle on the Xiongnu side has ended. In the end, this trip to the north ended at the cost of the complete destruction of the Five Kings Court. Dian Wei was also successfully promoted to become a legendary military commander, Cao Zhang became a famous general, and they also obtained Wuhuan and The Xiongnu accumulated gold and silver money and various rare treasures in the past hundred years.

Gu Rubing and Cao Cao both gained a lot from this dungeon battle. At this moment, in the southeast region, Sun Ce, who was attacking the Shanyue tribe, also gained a lot. After all, the Shanyue tribe It was a small clan within the Han Dynasty, and it was not very powerful. There were only two first-class generals in total, and they were both not top-notch.

Therefore, when Sun Ce defeated the Yue people in the mountains, it could be said that it was effortless. This made Sun Ce feel itchy. Although Sun Ce had the characteristics of a little overlord, which could reduce the legendary military commander points he needed to advance to a legendary military commander, he was not two first-class generals. A military commander is enough.

Therefore, after solving the Shanyue tribe, Sun Ce immediately returned to Jiangdong Wu County. At this moment, he was still far away from being promoted to a legendary general.

Sun Jian also looked solemn. Gu Rubing now had Guan Yu under his command, and Cao Cao also sent Dian Wei to the Xiongnu to hunt down the Xiongnu generals so that he could be promoted to a legendary general. However, due to the geographical reasons, he was unable to conquer The only foreign races are the barbarians in the southwest and the Shanyue tribe in the southeast.

The Shanyue tribe in the southeast is located within the boundaries of Yangzhou, and their power is low. There are not many generals at all, and there are only two first-class generals. Now Sun Ce is still far away from the legendary general point required to be promoted to a legendary general.

If Sun Jian does not have a legendary general under his command, then he may not be qualified to participate in the final battle.

Among the five existing princes, the three major princes are Gu Rubing, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and the two weaker princes are Liu Zhang and Shi Xie. However, if he has no legendary generals under his command, he is destined to fall out of the first team. At that time, the general trend of the world will have nothing to do with him. He can only go with the flow and gradually disappear in the torrent of history.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian no longer hesitated, his eyes were stern.

"Go and call the governor, Xingba and others to come."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan, who was sitting in the lower position, stood up immediately and walked out of the house. Sun Ce looked at his father in confusion, and didn't understand why he suddenly called Zhou Yu, the governor, over. Sun Jian also noticed Sun Ce's gaze, but he didn't rush to explain. This kind of thing is really difficult to say.

Soon, all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong came to the meeting hall, but Zhou Yu was late. Since the all-round preparations for war began, Zhou Yu, the Grand Commander, personally took on the important task of training soldiers. After all, Zhou Yu was the only one in Jiangdong who had a training feature that could increase the speed of soldiers' transfer to regular army. After being promoted to a famous general, this feature was also upgraded, which not only increased the probability of transfer to regular army, but also increased the probability of these soldiers becoming military generals.

In other words, as long as there is enough time, Sun Jian may really be able to build an army composed of military generals, and Sun Jian's real pain point is that he does not have any special arms under his command, which means that when he encounters special arms such as Bai Li soldiers under Gu Rubing, Qinglong school swordsmen or Hubaoqi under Cao Cao, he can only avoid their sharp edge. If there is no way to avoid it, it will be a fierce battle, which is the most headache for Sun Jian.

There is still a way to solve the problem of legendary generals, but there is really no way to solve the problem of special troops. When all three parties have legendary generals, the role of legendary generals will no longer play the role of final decision as before. They will form a balance between the three parties, so the number of famous generals and the number of elite troops such as special troops will become the key to determine the victory or defeat.

Just when Sun Jian was having a headache, a group of generals and civil officials from Jiangdong came to the meeting hall. On Sun Jian's left, Gan Ning sat in the first seat, and the next ones were Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, Han Dang, and Sun Ce who sat at the end.

On the right, Zhou Yu was the leader, and the next ones were Lu Xun, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Yu Fan, as well as Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin and his son Zhuge Ke.