Chapter 165: Earn Yecheng

Then, Zhang He and Gao Lan told Cao Cao about the mysterious formation that Yuan Shao had appeared some time ago.

It is impossible to verify why this mysterious formation was created by people. The broken bamboo slip obtained by Yuan Shao only retains the mysterious and scope of the formation. Other information has been eroded by the years and has been lost with the rotten bamboo pieces.

This mysterious formation was regarded by Yuan Shao as the last barrier of Yecheng. Although it can only be moved once, it can kill more than 100,000 enemies at least once. For Cao's army, which currently has only 130,000 troops, this is undoubtedly fatal.

Since this formation was so important by Yuan Shao, it was naturally extremely confidential to the outside world, and only a few senior civil and military officials knew about it. Zhang He and Gao Lan were among them.

When Cao Cao heard the general situation of Zhang He and Gao Lan's general formation, he was shocked and hurriedly sent a messenger to the front of the army to rush to the front of the army, telling all Cao's troops not to advance and stand by on time.

Therefore, this mysterious formation that could have caused severe damage to Cao's army was ultimately useless. I wonder if God's will was also helping Cao destroy Yuan.

After that, Cao Cao personally led a large army to the suburbs of Yecheng, and ordered the entire army to bypass the dense forests southwest of Yecheng and instead attack Yecheng from the southeast. The more than ten well railings and siege cars brought by Cao's army showed their power in the siege battle; plus Wu Fan's 25,000 Qingzhou fighters under his command rushed up to the city wall like a flying effect with the special effects of the new military music platform. The largest city in Hebei, Yecheng, was finally captured by Cao's army.

Before the city was broken, Yuan Shao rushed out of the Cao army and fled to Nanpi under the struggle of three generals of Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Huang, and the first-row death warrior. During this process, Xu Huang followed Yuan Shao closely; while Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were responsible for the severance of the rear, were intercepted by the Qingzhou fighters sent by Wu Fan.

It is not appropriate to say "intercept", and perhaps it is more appropriate to say "stay", because both sides did not take action from beginning to end. These Qingzhou fighters were led by Hua Xiong, and appeared in front of them when Yan Liang and Wen Chou were in a siege and were struggling to break through.

When the two saw Hua Xiong, the elder brother who became a swearing brother, they couldn't help but sigh. Hua Xiong stepped forward and supported the two of them on their shoulders and said:

"Brother, you two try to protect Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao has left this place, the two brothers are loyal and dedicated. At this time, we should put down our swords and guns. We four brothers gather together to kill the enemy in the future."

Yan Liang and Wen Chou had long seen that Yuan Shao would be defeated. The current situation was, no matter how hard they fought, it would be useless. If Wu Fan had not specially sent Hua Xiong to persuade them and ordered the Cao army around to stop the siege, they might have died in the chaos.

On the other hand, the sworn brothers who were in the same palace were in charge and worked together to pacify the chaotic times. Not only Wu Fan and Hua Xiong, but also what Yan Liang and Wen Chou have always longed for. Since Yuan Shao was not successful, it was impossible for the eldest and fourth brothers to surrender to Yuan Shao, so we had to surrender to Cao Cao.

In short, after a psychological struggle, the two of them finally surrendered to Cao in front of the battle, allowing Wu Fan to add two more powerful generals.

Afterwards, Wu Fan, who had handled the affairs around him, learned that Yan Liang and Wen Chou surrendered, rushed to meet the three of them. In this siege, since the number of Qingzhou fighters led by Wu Fan killed more than the sum of all the troops of Cao Cao's First Legion, Yecheng became a city under the rule of the Second Legion of Cao's Army, and Wu Fan was directly the prefect.

The four brothers met this time different from the past, because the four of them were finally in the same camp, and their mood was naturally very comfortable. The moment the four of them met, they held each other's hands tightly, forming a circle, with tears of joy flowing in their eyes, but laughing loudly in their mouths.

——From then on, we four brothers can finally run side by side, gallop on the battlefield, work together to equip the world

When the soldiers coming and going saw this scene, they heard the inside story and said it, and couldn't help but look at the four people with envy: Look at the four brothers, one is more majestic and one is more brave, and they are all first-class generals who are unstoppable and famous. These four people are now in a group together, which is really ridiculous and heroes in the world.

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When he returned to the prefect's mansion, Wu Fan ordered the soldiers to find Liu Ye. After staying in the prefect's mansion for a while, Liu Ye was led to the main hall by his soldiers.

Liu Ye is not a minister under Wu Fan. Although his official rank is much lower than Wu Fan, this time Wu Fan has to be polite if he wants others. Seeing Liu Ye walking to the main hall, Wu Fan stood up and greeted each other. Then, Wu Fan turned sideways and pointed at the dozen bamboo slips on the table, asking Liu Ye to come forward to take a look.

The dozen bamboo slips recorded the formation related to it. They were thrown into the brazier before Yuan Shao escaped and wanted to burn it. Unexpectedly, Wu Fan led the Qingzhou fighters to fly all the way. After all, the Qingzhou fighters had a ten-minute special effect limit, so they had to hurry up. Therefore, they rushed into the prefect's mansion first and took out the burning bamboo slips from the brazier.

About three-fifths of the bamboo slips were burned, and I couldn't understand what was written based on the remaining handwriting. This was of no use to Wu Fan. However, thinking that Liu Ye could design a new military music stand based on the abandoned military music stand drawings, Wu Fan called Liu Ye to see if these bamboo slips could see some mystery from them. It would be best if the mysterious formation could be broken, after all, Yecheng is now a city under his control, and it is always a bit uneasy to keep such a time bomb near the city.

Liu Ye looked carefully for a moment, his eyebrows were fixed, but he was not sure. Wu Fan remembered someone again and said to Liu Ye:

"Let's do it, Ziyang, take these bamboo slips back to study, and when will you inform me when there is news? How about?"

Liu Ye was just thinking about this and happily took the bamboo slips, used a cloth pericarp, said goodbye to Wu Fan, and left.

As soon as Liu Ye left the main hall, Wu Fan immediately ordered someone to find Hua Xiong, Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

The person Wu Fan remembered was Guan Yu.

Since the siege of Yecheng, Wu Fan has not seen Guan Yu. After the city was broken, Wu Fan ordered people to go to Guan Yu's army to inquire. He learned from the soldiers that Guan Yu had disappeared.

This guy seemed to be like in "historical". Seeing that Cao Cao was reluctant to leave, he turned to hang a seal and sealed gold and ran away directly.

As Xiahou Dun said: Meng De's refusal to kill you does not mean that I am refusal to kill you. Before you become a strong enemy of my Cao army, as the governor of the Cao army, I have the obligation to take off your head in advance.

After a moment, Hua Xiong, Yan Liang and Wen Chou came to the hall. Wu Fan asked the three righteous brothers to drink a cup of tea first, and then said:

"Three brothers, I want to entrust three brothers to carry out one task."

Although these three people are their subordinates, they should obey their own words. However, it is not harmful to be humble in interpersonal relationships at any time; and there is no one else in the main hall at this time, so he still respects the three brothers very much when doing this.

When the three of them heard this, they said "ah" with resentment:

"What are the words of the fourth brother saying, "The Duke is the Duke, the Duke is the Duke, and the Duke is clear and can only order the three armies strictly. When the Fourth brother issues military orders in the future, don't talk to us in such a tone, so as not to make people think that the fourth brother is unfair in rewarding and punishing."

What Wu Fan wanted was the statement of the three of them. He laughed and said:

"Since that's the case, then the fourth brother is abrupt."

After saying that, his tone changed, Wu Fan said solemnly:

"I'll ask three brothers to come here this time, not for anything else, just for one person, Guan Yu."

When the three of them heard this, they were all stunned. Hua Xiong and Guan Yu had always been disagreement, so they asked anxiously:

"What happened to Guan Yu? Could it be that he wants to rebel?"

Wu Fan shook his head and said:

"No, this person has learned about Liu Bei's whereabouts, and he will inevitably insist on joining Liu Bei in the next step. However, before that, he needs to return to Chenliu and pick up Liu Bei's two wives. At present, Liu Bei has fled to Nanpi with Yuan Shao, and there are three ways to go from Chenliu to Nanpi: from Chenliu to north, through Dongping Port, Ande Port, and Pingyuan to Nanpi. Second, from Chenliu to east, through Dingtao, Pengcheng, Langya, and Qinghe to Nanpi. Third, from Chenliu to west, through Hulao Pass, Chaoge, Henoi, Pingyang, and Changshan to Nanpi."

"These three paths have their pros and cons. It is not known which one Guan Yu will choose at this time. Therefore, in order to prevent Guan Yu from returning to Liu Bei, the three brothers can each lead 500 Qingzhou fighters to wait on these three roads. Once Guan Yu is in the whereabouts, send a Pegasus back to me immediately. The three brothers do not have to fight with him, so as not to be injured by Guan Yu who fights the trapped beast. As long as they can hold Guan Yu back to me, they can just wait."

The three of them received the order in unison. Then, Wu Fan asked the three of them to choose which road to wait on. Hua Xiong chose the Western Front, Yan Liang chose the Northern Front, and Wen Chou chose the Eastern Front.

After the three of them finished their choice, they said goodbye to Wu Fan and hurriedly led their troops to wait on their respective routes. Wu Fan sat in Yecheng, busy with the restoration of the city after the war, recruitment and other work, while waiting for the three of them to return.

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He begged Yan Liang and Wen Chou and said nothing, just Hua Xiong.

If anyone in this world is most unhappy with Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun will definitely be ranked first, and the next second is Hua Xiong.

The reason is not only because Hua Xiong was almost killed by Guan Yu in the Hulao Pass that year, and thus he felt hatred; but also because Guan Yu repeatedly did not take Wu Fan seriously, he mocked Wu Fan in both expression and language. As the most loyal friend with Wu Fan, Hua Xiong hated Guan Yu very much.

Here, Hua Xiong's intention to stop Guan Yu during this trip, and even kill this person with his own hands, so that he could be very happy.

When he was about to leave Yecheng, Hua Xiong ordered a fast horse to rush to the place he must pass on this route: Dongling Town, informing Kong Xiu, the Fenwei Captain who guarded the town, and told him that once Guan Yu appeared, he would try his best to keep him until he led his army.
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