Chapter 1109 The Central Plains War (8)
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The horn of 'Woo-' was blowing, and the 50,000 Huang Zhong's army waiting in the south was already eager to try. The long sound of the horn came, which was a signal of attack. Huang Zhong waved his big sword and shouted, "Kill!"
"Kill!" The 50,000 army was like a crazi wave, killing towards Cao's army in fierce battle.
The Cao army was fighting fiercely. Although Cao Ren also knew that there was still a Han army eyeing the south, he could no longer care about it during the melee. He shouted loudly, commanding the Cao army to fight, and his voice became hoarse.
At this moment, a personal soldier beside Cao Ren shouted in surprise: "Look at the Grandmaster!"
He pointed to the northeast with a terror on his face. Cao Ren looked at him with his fingers, and his heart suddenly sank suddenly, as if he fell into an abyss. An army broke out from the northeast, with about ten thousand people. The flags were waving and the momentum was terrifying. He rushed towards the back of Cao's army. He was the black dragon treasure horse under the general's crotch, holding a golden back and cutting mountain sword, wearing a silver helmet, and his hair was white. It was General Huang Zhong, Zhennan.
Cao Ren held the war horse and was so shocked that he took a few steps back. The Han army came from the south. He felt the pressure like a mountain. He tried his best to calm his mind. With a swing of his sword, he shouted: "Let the tiger and leopard cavalry fight!"
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was commanded by the general Wu Jian, who was from Beihai County. He was extremely brave and had a thousand pounds of strength with his arms. This time, Cao Xiu led 10,000 tiger and Leopard Cavalry to the south to assist Xuzhou, and 5,000 cavalry led by Cao Xiu and stationed in Xuzhou. The other 5,000 people were commanded by Cao Xiu's confidant Wu Jian, who followed Cao Ren to rescue Qiao County.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is the killer weapon of Cao's army and is only mobilized at critical moments. At this time, the situation is critical, and Cao Ren can only throw the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry into the battlefield.
Hearing Cao Ren's order, Wu Jian immediately raised his horn and blew it. Dozens of horn hands blew together, "Woo--" Wu Jian waved his horse spear and led five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to rush towards the opponent's cavalry.
The five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry are heavy armored cavalry, and the horses are armoured and can resist bows and arrows. The cavalry is selected from hundreds of thousands of Cao troops. They are all outstanding in martial arts and well-equipped, becoming the most elite cavalry of Cao's army and rarely participate in battles.
Five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry galloped quickly, like a powerful iron stream, and instantly rushed to the eight thousand trapped troops led by Zhang Fei with murderous aura. With a shocking sound, the powerful impact of the tiger and leopard cavalry overturned several soldiers in the trap.
Zhang Fei was silent in Jiaozhou for many years and his murderous aura was suppressed. This time he was appointed as Deputy General Huang Zhong, who had long been eyeing him like a wolf, waiting for an opportunity to fight against Cao's army. Today, the battle between the Han army and Cao's army finally made him wait for a long time to fight.
Fifty thousand Jingzhou troops surrounded the tiger and leopard cavalry from all directions. Zhang Fei took the lead and led the eight thousand army of zombies to extremely brave. In an instant, he cut several tiger and leopard cavalry and barbed them. He was covered with broken limbs and bodies on the ground, and his bloody and pungent body was so bloody that he couldn't breathe.
Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is powerful in combat, they still suffer heavy losses in front of the Jingzhou Army, which is ten times more powerful than that of them. When the blade passes, people are overturned and horses are overturned, and blood flows like a river.
Wu Jian couldn't help but feel angry. He roared, rushed forward, waved his horse's spear and stabbed dozens of people in a row. The rest of the Jingzhou soldiers turned around and fled. Wu Jian saw the enemy in a panic and laughed. Before he could finish his laughter, Zhang Fei came from the slanting sting, and the sound was like a tiger's roar. The spear tip was as fast as lightning. He picked Wu Jian under the horse, and the spear took his life.
The main general was killed, and the tiger and leopard cavalry began to lose their support, and gradually showed signs of defeat.
At the same time, a crisis occurred on the right wing of Cao's army. The two thousand cavalry guards on the left side of the gunman formation were assassinated by the Han spearmen, revealing the left gap of the gunman formation. This is the weakness of the gunman formation. Before Cao's army can change the formation, Pang De led 5,000 cavalry to kill him. He yelled, "Strike the left side of the gunman formation!"
Five thousand Han cavalry rushed up, and the impact was like a storm, and instantly broke out the pirates' formation. The large array of pirates, which had been killed and injured and had been hit by the Han army, could not hold on anymore. The formation was in chaos and showed signs of collapse.
At this time, the sound of trumpets sounded again in the distance, and the sound of Han sergeant drums was like thunder. Liu Jing issued the final order to attack. He personally led the most elite Han army, shouting and killing sounds shook the sky, like the strong wind blowing under dark clouds, sweeping towards Cao Ren's central army.
Huang Zhong's 50,000 Jingzhou troops also defeated the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The cavalry was defeated, and 50,000 troops came from behind. Zhang Fei was even more brave and brave, killing Cao's soldiers overturned their horses and their positions were in chaos.
Cao's army was attacked from both sides. Seeing that the situation was not good, Man Chong immediately urged his horse to run forward and shouted to Cao Ren: "Governor, you must retreat quickly now, otherwise our army will be wiped out!"
Cao Ren's face was pale. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Retreat troops immediately and withdraw to Qing County!"
He rode his horse and ran, and a thousand personal guards surrounded him and rushed towards the Qing County more than 40 miles away. As Liu Jing personally led the elite Han army to kill, the morale of Cao's army suffered a heavy blow, and the large formation of spearmen collapsed first. Then, the left-wing Cao army also quickly retreated east under the leadership of Han Zheng, and Cao's army was defeated like a mountain.
"Kill!"
The Han army shouted loudly, and their morale was greatly boosted. They chased the enemy and left. The defeated soldiers fled desperately. They trampled on each other, suffocated and trampled to death.
There is a river ten miles east of the river, about seven or eight feet wide. There was originally a wooden bridge, but the Han cavalry had demolished the bridge, and the defeated soldiers had nowhere to escape, so they jumped into the river and swam.
Most of the Cao army did not know the nature of water. Countless people drowned in the river. The bodies blocked the river. The limbs were buried and the corpses were piled up like mountains, forming a bridge of flesh and blood. The defeated soldiers behind them stepped on the corpses of their companions and ran to the other side. Only moans, screams, and cries were heard, and everything seemed like crazy, terrifying and chaotic.
The rumors that the Han army killed Xuchang prisoners of war made these poor soldiers dare not surrender and just flee. The land east of Qiao County was full of Cao's defeated soldiers scattered everywhere.
But they couldn't escape much, so they were chased and surrounded by Pang De and Xu Sheng, and all the rebels were killed. In the end, tens of thousands of desperate Cao troops had to kneel down and kowtow beg for mercy...
When Cao Ren led thousands of remnants to Weijun County, he unexpectedly met Gao Lin and more than a thousand defeated soldiers who fled from the county town. Gao Lin led a thousand troops to guard Weijun County under the order of Cao Ren. Unexpectedly, he was also defeated by the Han army, which made Cao Ren quite frightened. He immediately ordered someone to call Gao Lin to ask questions.
"What happened? How is the situation in Qing County now?" Cao Ren asked after he waited for Gao Lin to speak.
Gao Lin was ashamed and knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to the Governor, Lu Meng led the Wan Han army to attack the county town. He really couldn't defend his humble position. Please punish the Governor!"
Cao Ren sighed for a long time, "I should have thought of it, but I didn't take it to heart. This is my fault, get up!"
Gao Lin stood up and asked in a low voice: "Governor, where are we going?"
Cao Ren pondered for a moment, then ordered people to find all the generals who followed him and said to Li Tong and the generals: "The intention of the Han army is to not allow me to return to Xuzhou, but I will return to Xuzhou to defend no matter what. This is our only chance to protect the Central Plains. In order to avoid the Han army, I decided to lead my personal soldiers back to Xuzhou first. You can summon defeated soldiers here and continue to fight my flag. Then you will find a way to return to Xuzhou."
Cao Ren's meaning was very obvious. He wanted to avoid the Han army's tracking and only led a small number of personal guards to leave quietly. The other Cao army used it to confuse the Han army. Although this was a bit of a abandonment of everyone, he was also helpless.
Li Tong understood that Cao Ren's good intentions were not to leave everyone behind. He nodded and said, "Please rest assured by the Governor. The Husbandry Association will definitely find a way to return to Xuzhou, but the Governor himself must be careful."
Cao Ren was quite pleased, and he said to everyone: "Everyone obeys General Li's orders. If anyone dares to refuse to obey the orders, he will be killed without mercy!"
Everyone bowed and agreed. Cao Ren no longer wasted time. He immediately led Yu's personal guards to turn their horses and run northwards, gradually disappearing.
At this time, the sound of killing sounds shook the sky from afar. The Han cavalry had already chased them here and had no time to collect the remaining troops for them. Li Tong had no choice but to lead thousands of defeated generals to the south and lead the Han army to pursue the pursuit line.
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The Pengcheng that Cao Ren was going to return was located in the northeast of Qing County. He could bypass Qing County and go directly to Liang County first, and then travel from Liang County to Pengcheng from east to Cao Ren. Cao Ren was defeated in Qiao County, and he was very panicked.
Although he knew in advance that his chances of winning were very small, he felt great pressure after being defeated by the Han army. He knew very well that the consequences of Qiao County's defeat might lose the entire Central Plains.
At this time, Cao Ren had only one idea, to do his best to defend Pengcheng, use Pengcheng to restrain the Han army's attempt to occupy the Central Plains, and to buy time for Cao Pi as much as possible.
Cao Ren led the famous guards to the north. That night, the group entered Liang County. Cao Ren breathed a little relieved. Seeing that his subordinates were exhausted and his war horses could not support him, he said to everyone: "Stay for two hours before rushing."
The soldiers dismounted, buried the pot and cooked, and looked for water separately. Cao Ren also found a big stone to sit down. He turned around and ordered: "If you don't light the fire, you can only eat dry food!"
Although he had entered Liang County, he still did not dare to be careless. He knew very well that the scouts of the Han army were powerful. Unless they entered Pengcheng, they would be discovered by the Han army at any time.
Cao Ren took out a map and looked at it for a moment in the moonlight. They should be in Dang County now. He looked up again and looked around. There were hills and plains intersecting, with large forests distributed, and a small river not far away.
Cao Ren felt that he had been here. If he remembered correctly, the county town should be about ten miles north, but his view was blocked by a gentle hill that lasted more than ten miles long.
At this moment, a personal soldier rushed over and reported nervously: "The governor, the patrol brothers found several Han cavalry on the official road to the north.
"What!"
Cao Ren stood up and found the Han cavalry. He suddenly realized that something was wrong. Regardless of whether the Han cavalry had discovered them, the appearance of the Han cavalry in Liang County was an unusual signal. Cao Ren suddenly realized that danger was coming, and he immediately ordered: "Get on the horse immediately and leave here quickly!"
Chapter completed!