Faced with Le Jin's sword, Dian Wei was calm and pulled out an iron halberd from his back and met him.

Le Jin's martial arts skills are good. Dian Wei was so excited when he saw the hunting. The two attacked and defended each other, and they were considered to be in a difficult battle. However, Dian Wei was at ease, but Le Jin was exhausted. This shows that Le Jin's martial arts are not a little worse than Dian Wei.

Yang Fan and Cao Cao stood aside, chatting and talking, not caring about Dian Wei and Le Jin at all.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Bowen, are you really not afraid of me at all and will enter Jizhou?"

Yang Fan glanced at Cao Cao and replied disdainfully: "You are determined to be Xuzhou. Even if you are asked to take Jizhou, can you sit steadily?"

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. Yang Fan could actually tell his next goal in one word. He smiled and said, "That might be, if I fell in love with Jizhou, maybe you could be disappointed!"

Yang Fan shook his head and said, "Meng De! You are good at everything, but you are too suspicious. Even if I really take down You and Jizhou, the next step is definitely Xiliang. If it is not unified north of the Yellow River, it is not easy to enter the Central Plains! Don't worry, I will not cause trouble for you in the past few years. I hope you will not be in a decisive battle with you in the Central Plains in a few years!"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Bowen, you are really a full man. He doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry. I have several states in the Central Plains and surrounded by enemies on all sides. How can you, the northern overlord, be as steady as you!"

Yang Fan and Cao Cao are both contemporary strategists. They do not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place, but rather they are more like brewing a big game of chess.

Cao Cao knew that he had no chance of the north for the time being, and Yang Fan knew that even after he took the north, he had to deal with the barbarians on the grassland first. In addition, Sili bordered Xiliang, Yang Fan's ambition was not only to unify the Han states, but also to the countries west of Liangzhou. Yang Fan had been coveting for many years. Even if he could not temporarily capture it, he would open up the Silk Road again and lay the foundation for future planning.

Thinking about this, Cao Cao's ambition was still somewhat limited, but Yang Fan no longer saw the various princes in the Han area. Even though Yang Fan did not have the strength to sweep the world, it did not hinder him. He hoped for his tall and vast ambition.

Cao Cao intentionally speculated about Yang Fan's attitude, and Yang Fan also wanted to reveal his thoughts to Cao Cao. Maybe next time he met, he would really be facing each other and become a great enemy of life and death, rather than testing each other's bottom line like now.

The two seemed to be chatting, but in fact they had already divided half of the land of the Han Dynasty.

Yang Fan waved his hand and said, "Okay, Le Jin is no match for evil, please tell them to stop!"

After Taishici stepped forward and separated the two generals, Yang Fan turned to look at Cao Cao and said solemnly: "Meng De, I, Yang Fan, have been fighting in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and have been a big fight in hundreds of times, and I have always believed in one sentence!"

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yang Fan laughed and said, "If anyone doesn't offend me, I won't offend me. Before I change my mind, take your men and return to the south bank of the Yellow River. Otherwise, I will call you tens of thousands of people to come and go!"

"Bold!" Le Jin was anxious and shouted angrily: "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak so arrogantly? My Lord can defeat Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and are you still afraid that you will not succeed?"

Yang Fan looked at Le Jin, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and replied, "Don't compare me to Yuan Shao! He is just a fool who relies on his family! Although I am gentle, I am not anyone. I can speak loudly in front of me. Today, for Meng De's sake, I will spare your life. If you dare to shout like this again, you will not have to leave!"

Yang Fan's words sounded dull and impermanent, but to Cao Cao, it sounded like a bolt from the blue. He knew that Yang Fan now has a noble status and is not something that others can shout in person. Even Cao Cao would not dare to say these words.

Seeing that Le Jin still wanted to speak, Cao Cao quickly grabbed Le Jin and smiled and said, "Bo Wen Qian is straightforward. There will inevitably be offensive in his words. I hope Bo Wen will not blame him!"

Yang Fan glanced at Cao Cao and said disdainfully: "I tell you, Cao Mengde, with me, Yang Bowen, even if it is a grass in Jizhou, if you dare to stretch your claws, I promise you will regret it! For our past relationship, I will give you three days. If you don't retreat again, don't blame me, Yang Bowen, and don't miss the old love!"

Yan Luo, Yang Fan took Dian Wei and Taishi Ci back to Liyang City.

Cao Cao was also humiliated. Yang Fan's words were a naked slap in the face, which made Cao Cao so angry that he almost cursed. However, the Yang family army is really not something he, Cao Cao, can easily provoke.

At first, Cao Cao didn't believe it, but when he personally led his army across the river and headed north, the 30,000 army was actually tricked by Lu Bu and thousands of cavalry. After a few days, he never took a step forward from Li Yang. This shows how elite the Yang family's combat power is.

When he returned to the camp decadently, Cao Cao was disheartened. Yang Fan just said a few words to him, and he was so scared that he was confused and did not dare to act without action. The generals of Cao's camp did not understand why at first, but after listening to Le Jin's words, they were all excited and cursed.

"Enough!"

Cao Cao was so annoyed that he was quarrel that he roared angrily.

Xiahou Dun said anxiously: "Lord, since he, Yang Bowen, dares to bully you like this, why do you still have to endure it? Why do you better send troops to Li Yang directly and fight him in a decisive battle. As long as you capture Yang Fan, our army may get some benefits!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Liu Ye's bitter laughter, "General Xiahou, it's not easy to capture Yang Fan! In the past few days, just one Lu Bu has made our army exhausted. If we face Yang Fan's Dragon and Tiger Guard again, the result can be imagined!"

When Cao Cao heard the name of Dragon and Tiger Guard, he had just ignited hope and then shattered. In the battle of Sili, the performance of Dragon and Tiger Guard was too eye-catching. Even if Cao Cao did not see it with his own eyes, he was heard from him. He knew the power of Yang Fan's guards.

As he thought about it, Cao Cao said hatefully: "Yang Bowen is too bullying others, but he dares to look down on me so much. I, Cao Cao, cannot defeat him now, but it does not mean that I, too, cannot defeat him in the future! If you pass the order, you will withdraw immediately! Return to Yanzhou, and I will also form an elite soldier like the Dragon and Tiger Guard!"

Cao's army retreated. Just because Yang Fan said a few words to Cao Cao, Cao Cao decisively retreated to the south of the Yellow River. Yang Fan then wrote a letter to Guo Si of Luoyang, asking him to mobilize 20,000 troops to enter Liyang, while he himself brought 20,000 Dragon and Tiger Guards to rush towards Yecheng like a mountain and water.

Nowadays, the Yang family army has many famous generals and the advisers are like drizzle. Naturally, Yang Fan does not need to do everything by himself. Just like this attack on Jizhou, Yang Fan has discussed and practiced it with Xi Zhong and others many times. Even the character, terrain, and climate of the generals on both sides are considered. As long as the generals leading troops are not stupid, it is no problem to take down Jizhou! What's more, famous generals like Gao Shun, Xu Chu, Zhang He, Lu Bu, and with the assistance of advisers like Guo Jia and Xun Chen, if they still cannot defeat Yecheng, it will be difficult to tolerate the laws of nature!

In fact, the attack and defense battle in Yecheng started just after Cao's army crossed the river.

The war that day has to start three days ago.

By the way, Xu Chu, with ten thousand soldiers in the camp, left Huguan, rushed all the way and finally arrived in Yecheng.

Due to Yuan Shao's death, Yuan's army was defeated again. The cities in Jizhou were in great turmoil. Yuan Xi knew that division of troops was not the opponent of the Yang family army. He had already transferred all the soldiers and horses in Wei County into Yecheng, and obtained 30,000 troops, trying to rely on the high walls of Yecheng to block the Yang family's offensive. At the same time, Yuan Xi followed Cao Cao's method and gathered troops from all over Jizhou, only guarding the key passes and preparing to defend and wait for assistance.

The troops of each city were empty, and the troops under Xu Chu were also powerful soldiers and generals. Therefore, wherever they passed, each city was surrendered by looking at the wind.

Looking at the camp that was lined up outside the city, Yuan Xi looked heavy and asked, "Everyone, why are the soldiers outside the city wearing heavy armor and holding strong soldiers? Wouldn't they be tired?"

Shen Pei was knowledgeable and explained immediately: "The lord doesn't know that the soldiers outside the city, called the camp of the trap, were the strongest soldiers under Yang Fan's command. When Yang Fan went away from Shuofang, he was able to gain a foothold with this army."

Lu Weihuang frowned and said, "Since he is the strongest soldier in the Yang family's army, why did Yang Fan send this army from the beginning? Are you really bullying me, Jizhou, no longer have any cavalry?"

Yuan Xi said in confusion: "Why did General Lu say that?"

Lv Weihuang pointed to the camp outside the city and explained: "My lord, please see, the infantrymen are all wearing heavy armor. From this we can see that their movement speed is definitely not fast. In addition, with such heavy armor on the body, even a cow will have to be exhausted, let alone people shout it? It is not difficult to break this army. Just send cavalry to harass its military formation and let them directly drill through the military formation after they are in chaos, and they can break the enemy!"

Yuan Xi's heart moved and said uncertainly: "If we send light infantrymen with agile action, can this effect be achieved?"

Lu Weihuang shook his head and said, "No!"

Yuan Xi asked, "Why can't it?"

Lu Weihuang smiled bitterly and said, "Lord, the soldiers in the camp of the trap are all wearing heavy armor. From this we can see that their defense is definitely good. Even if light infantrymen are sent to disrupt the opponent's formation, they can still resist with their heavy armor! If it is a war horse, it is different. The cavalry charges, and they are unstoppable. They are not able to fight against them. Even if the camp of the trap, they are definitely not the opponent of the cavalry!"

Yuan Xi asked: "There are 800 cavalry troops in my city. Can we break this camp?"

Shen Pei said inexplicably: "Lord, why do you have to fight against the camp? As long as they dare to attack, our army will defend the city!"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "No, no, it's also true that long-term defense will lead to a flaw. Instead of defending the city, it's better to try to break the camp outside the city. Since this army is the most powerful army under Yang Fan's command, as long as we can defeat them, how big the blow to the Yang family army will be? It will also be of great help to improve our army's morale!"

Lu Weihuang's eyes lit up and he asked, "Lord, are you trying to defeat the camp? Cut Yang Fan's arm?"

Yuan Xi nodded and smiled, "If he could defeat the camp, he would definitely hurt the morale of the Yang family army!"
Chapter completed!