Xiahou Dun slashed out with a knife, and his momentum was as heavy as a mountain. At the critical moment, Zhang Fei picked up the sword with his spear and picked the blade aside. Then he turned his hand and straightened the snake spear and stabbed it out quickly, with its momentum like thunder and lightning.

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The two of them fought fiercely. From a distance, they could only see the cold light flashing and the shouts were heard.

The two of them had been fighting for more than a hundred rounds but still had no choice. Just when everyone thought that the battle would be endless, changes suddenly occurred on the battlefield.

After a loud noise like heavy rain, Xiahou Dun's war horse suddenly fell and fell heavily on the grass with his men and horses.

Seeing this scene, the shouts of both sides stopped abruptly. The soldiers on Cao Cao's side all looked pale and showed an incredible expression. No wonder they did this. I think Xiahou Dun is definitely one of the best generals under Cao Cao's command. All the Cao army soldiers, including Cao Cao, never thought that Xiahou Dun would be defeated one day.

Just when Cao Cao's army was stunned, the cavalrymen in the North suddenly shouted loudly. They seemed very excited.

However, Zhang Fei did not show any excitement, but instead looked serious.

Suddenly, Xiahou Dun actually stood up, and he was not dead. Xiahou Dun seemed a little embarrassed, but he seemed not injured.

Cao Cao, who was at the gate, couldn't help but look happy when he saw this scene, and then he showed an anxious look. He hurriedly pointed at Xiahou Yuan beside him, and Xu Chu ordered: "Hurry! You two attack together, be sure to save Yuan Rang!"

The two had already had this intention. When they heard Cao Cao's order, they immediately stepped onto the war horse and led their troops out of the gate.

"I'm defeated! Kill me!" Xiahou Dun looked at Zhang Fei and said calmly.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Today's result is not counted! I will take your life again the next day!" Then Zhang Fei glanced at Cao Jun who was running over and said, "The person who saved you is here, and I should leave too. There will be a time later!"

After saying that, he ignored Xiahou Dun's reaction, and turned his horse's head with a rein and shouted, "Let's go back!". Then hundreds of cavalry rolled up a burst of dust and smoke and left Cao's army behind.

A moment later, Xiahou Yuan and Xu Chu led thousands of cavalry to Xiahou Dun. The main purpose of the two was to save Xiahou Dun, so they did not lead their troops to chase Zhang Fei.

"Brother, are you okay?" Xiahou Yuan jumped off the war horse and asked anxiously. Xiahou Yuan is Xiahou Dun's clan brother. Xiahou Yuan has always admired Xiahou Dun, so he is called the eldest brother.

Xiahou Dun shook his head, looked at the faint back in the distance with his eyes, and his expression seemed a little complicated.

Zhang Fei's challenge from leaving the country was to kill only one general and defeat one general of the other. His record was not ideal, but the basic goal was still achieved. The morale of Cao's army was hit hard, especially the defeat of Xiahou Dun's battle to Cao's army was particularly severe.

As soon as Zhang Fei returned to Huguan, Tian Feng came up to meet him.

"Congratulations to the general for winning the flag!" Tian Feng smiled and clasped his fists at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei laughed and asked, "How did Mr. Tian Feng know that I won?"

Tian Feng smiled and said, "The general looked happy, and the soldiers were all excited, and the answer was self-evident."

Zhang Fei smiled, walked up the city tower with Tian Feng, leaned against the wall and looked at the Cao army camp that was hazy in the morning mist, and said, "Although I won, I also won the luck."

Tian Feng couldn't help but feel a little surprised, so he asked, "What does the general mean? Victory means victory, defeat means defeat, how can you say luck?"

Zhang Fei shook his head, showed a look of memory on his face, and said, "I challenged Cao's army just now, and first killed an opponent's general, and then a general ran out of Cao's camp. This Cao's general is called Xiahou Dun. Does Mr. Tian Feng know this person?"

Tian Feng frowned and nodded, "I have heard of this person. Xiahou Dun is the descendant of Xiahou Ying and is of the same clan as Cao Cao. This person has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and is extremely brave. He is one of the best brave generals under Cao Cao's command. Has the general defeated or killed him?!" Tian Feng's expression became a little excited. No wonder he was like this. Xiahou Dun's status and influence in Cao's army are quite high...

His defeat will severely hit the morale of Cao's army.

"Although I defeated this person, I did not kill him. In fact, Xiahou Dun's martial arts are not inferior to me. I can beat him because of luck!" Zhang Fei said solemnly. Hearing Zhang Fei's tone, he obviously valued Xiahou Dun very much.

Seeing Zhang Fei looking at Xiahou Dun so high, Tian Feng couldn't help but feel strange, so he asked Zhang Fei: "Why did the general say that he was lucky to win Xiahou Dun?"

Zhang Fei thought for a moment and told the story about what had just happened.

It turned out that in the last round of Zhang Fei's fight with Xiahou Dun, Zhang Fei stabbed Xiahou Dun's war horse with a spear and stabbed Xiahou Dun's war horse. At the same time, Xiahou Dun's sword that slashed at Zhang Fei's horse head was avoided by Zhang Fei's war horse. The result was that after a fierce confrontation, Xiahou Dun fell to the ground with his men and horses.

In other words, although Zhang Fei won, it was not because of martial arts, but because of luck. If Zhang Fei was not lucky, the two should have fallen to the ground at the same time. It is precisely because of this reason that Zhang Fei said that he had won a lucky chance.

After listening to Zhang Fei's narration, Tian Feng nodded suddenly. Then he frowned and said in a slightly blameless tone: "General, you could have killed Xiahou Dun, but you didn't! This leaves behind any future troubles!"

Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and laughed: "I, Old Zhang, want to win openly and honestly, and will never take advantage of others' danger! Next time I fight again, I will be able to cut off Xiahou Dun's head!"

Tian Feng was speechless and didn't know what to say. As a strategist, he really couldn't understand the ideas of military generals like Zhang Fei.

Although Zhang Fei said that he was lucky to defeat Xiahou Dun, the impact of the battle between the two did not change because of this.

The flag of the Cao army camp hung weakly on the flagpole. Affected by Xiahou Dun's defeat, the morale of the Cao army became very unoptimistic. The Cao army's tent was also bleak.

Cao Cao sat high in the main seat, his face gloomy and silent. Guo Jia, who was beside him, frowned as if he was thinking about something. The generals under the tent looked dejected.

Among all the generals, Xiahou Dun looked the most ugly. Because his defeat had a serious impact on Cao's morale. Although Cao Cao did not blame him for this, he still felt very uncomfortable.

Xiahou Dun did not tell the truth at that time, because a proud general like him would never say those seemingly quibbling words.

"Lord, Dun was defeated by the enemy in front of the battlefield and lost his military power! Please punish him!" Xiahou Dun suddenly knelt down in the middle of the tent.

Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly walked down and comforted him: "Yuan Rang doesn't need this! Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, and defeat in this battle is not your fault!"

"Lord!" Xiahou Dun was moved and looked at Cao Cao who helped him up with both hands.

"Lord! When the war comes again tomorrow, Dun will definitely wash away his previous shame! Behead Zhang Fei's head to repay him!" Xiahou Dun clasped his fists at Cao Cao, his face full of firmness.

Cao Cao smiled with relief, patted Xiahou Dun's back of the hand and said, "Yuan Rang is brave, I believe he will be able to kill Zhang Fei to avenge his previous shame!" Cao Cao said this to him completely to comfort Xiahou Dun. In Cao Cao's heart, he didn't think Xiahou Dun could defeat Zhang Fei at all. After all, he did not see the real reason for Xiahou Dun's defeat just now.

After appeased Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao returned to the main seat and sat down. He turned to ask Guo Jia beside him: "Fengxiao, what should our army do next?"

Guo Jia bowed to Cao Cao with his fists and said, "Our army's morale is currently frustrated. The first thing we need to do is to revive morale. Otherwise, a force with morale frustrated attacks the pass, regardless of whether it can be captured or not, the losses will be unimaginable!"

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, then asked again: "Then how should our army regain morale?"

A hint of unbearance flashed in Guo Jia's eyes, and then replied: "Please send orders to the entire army and allow the soldiers of the entire army to rob several county towns after breaking the pass! Use women and wealth to rekindle the morale of the army!"

Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked, then he looked embarrassed and lowered his head to think. When the generals under the tent heard this, many people revealed...

It was so excited that Guo Jia's strategy was still very effective.

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao quietly, waiting for Cao Cao's decision. Although Guo Jia made this plan, Guo Jia was actually unwilling to accept it in his heart.

At this time, Cao Cao felt hesitant and difficult to decide. He knew that this strategy would be very effective, but he didn't want to use it, not because he pityed the ordinary people, but because he was worried that once this was the case, it would be difficult to curb the people's hearts after occupying Bingzhou in the future.

After hesitating for a long time, Cao Cao suddenly showed a ruthless and resolute look. Seeing this, Guo Jia knew that he had made a decision and also knew what his decision was.

Cao Cao looked around and ordered: "Yuan Rang, Zhongkang, you two immediately ordered the entire army. If any general captures Gu Pass first, I will grant him the prefect of Shangdang; in addition, after capturing Hu Pass, all the soldiers of the army will be allowed to loot Yangxian, Pingyang and Jiangxian counties for seven days. Within seven days, all the soldiers of the army will not be punished in these three counties without any sanctions!"

"Yes!", the two of them responded excitedly, and then left the tent and went to pass the order.
Chapter completed!