Chapter 5 Flicking Failure
Ailang led his army to join Xu Rong, and Xu Rong asked excitedly: "Have the general caught Cao Cao?"
Ailang shook his head quietly and said, "He ran away."
Xu Rong looked sad. Seeing that the army was still chasing Cao's army, Ailang said, "I don't know if there will be pursuers coming, let's retreat quickly." Xu Rongshen nodded with consent.
Xu Rongjun and Lu Bu's army stopped pursuing the remaining Cao army and retreated to the west. The Cao army, who had escaped for a while, had no intention of fighting again and retreated to the east.
Cao Cao walked not far away and gathered the remaining soldiers. He found that less than half of the original 20,000 troops were left, so he simply said that the generals were all there. Xiahou Dun cursed angrily: "Why are there no other princes? Where did they all run?"
Cao Cao's face was cold, his eyes were filled with endless anger, and he said, "Go to Luoyang!" Then he led his remaining soldiers to rush to Luoyang.
The next morning, Lu Bu's army and Xu Rong's army retreated near Mianchi. The soldiers and soldiers of each army were trapped and exhausted. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from behind. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads and look, and saw two horses galloping forward and backward.
Xu Rong immediately asked nervously, "Is it a pursuer?"
Seeing that the opponent was aggressive, although only two cavalry had exuded aura that only tens of thousands of cavalrymen, Ailang immediately did not dare to neglect and ordered the army to stop. Although Xu Rongjun and Lu Bu's army were very tired, they were still quickly formed into battle formations. Ailang, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Xu Rong came to the front of the army. Seeing that the two cavalry rushed forward like a rushing wildly, they rushed forward for dozens of steps, and the war horsemen stood up and let out a dragon roar. The two young generals were heroic as if they were descending to earth. Ailang couldn't help but lit up and praised: "The two of them looked very good!"
The young general on the left came out with a spear, pointed at Ailang and shouted: "Lu Bu, I want to take the head on your neck!"
Xu Rong was furious and scolded: "The boy who is not dry is really shameless! You want to fight with Mr. Wen too!"
Ailang smiled and waved his hand, then said to the young general: "Who are you?"
The young general pushed his gun across and shouted, "I am Ma Chao in Xiliang!"
When Ai Lang heard this, he suddenly realized and looked at Ma Chao up and down, looking at him droolingly. Seeing this, Xu Rong next to him couldn't help but feel cold on his back.
Ailang's eyes fell on another young general. Seeing his white horse, silver spear, and his heroic spirit soared into the sky, he couldn't help but feel moved and asked, "Are you Zhao Zilong in Changshan?"
Zhao Yun felt a little strange, holding a spear and fisted, "It's Zhao Yun. Yesterday, General Lu returned to the siege regardless of his personal safety, and he deeply admired him! However, the general values love and friendship so much, but why should he serve the traitor Dong Zhuo? If the general can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, he will definitely become a pillar of the Han Dynasty!"
Ailang smiled and said, "Zilong, I ask you, do you think that the Han emperor is in power and the people will have a good life?"
Zhao Yun was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does the general mean?"
Ailang looked sarcastic and said, "Is there a decent generation of emperors in the Han Dynasty, except for the founding emperor Liu Xiu? He only cares about his own enjoyment, regardless of the lives of the people, and the number of tyrants and taxes is simply uncountable. Under their rule, how many people sold their children, how many were displaced, and how many people starved to death on the streets? If not, how could there be the Yellow Turban Rebellion? How could those demons Zhang Jiao incite the people to rebel? If life can continue, who is willing to rebel? How could the world become like this? In my opinion, Dong, Taishi Dong is much better than the emperor!"
Zhao Yun frowned and looked thoughtful.
Ma Chao had been impatient for a long time and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, come and take your life!" As he said that, he rode his horse and rushed straight towards Ailang.
Ailang laughed loudly, rushed out to meet Ma Chao, and the two started a fight. The dragon cavalry rifle in Ma Chao's hand was like a flying dragon and a flying cloud, with a huge momentum, and the cold light was like lightning, which shocked the murderous intent! Xu Rong did not take these two young generals seriously, but when he saw Ma Chao's force, he couldn't help but look pale and sweated!
Ailang and Ma Chao fought for fifty rounds without a chance of winning or losing. Seeing that the opponent's offensive became more and more powerful, it was like a tiger going down the mountain. He couldn't help but be amazed and secretly exclaimed: No wonder Ma Chao is no less than Lu Bu, he is really powerful!!
Ailang cheered up and plucked up his all to fight. With the roar, Fang Tian's painting halberd danced, and the cold light hit the sky, making the opponent's dragon cavalry spear sound. After more than eighty rounds, Ailang gradually gained the upper hand.
Zhao Yun, who was watching the game, was worried that Ma Chao would make mistakes, and immediately urged Ma to thrust the gun to join the battle group. This time he immediately made Ailang feel the pressure increased sharply. Zhao Yun's silver spear flashed, like a series of lightning flying in the sky. His speed and ruthlessness were not inferior to Ma Chao at all! The two generals attacked Ailang, and turned around like a lantern, killing the sun and the moon without light and the wind and clouds changed color! What a battle between the two sides! The battle between the two sides did not determine the outcome for more than a hundred rounds. However, Ma Chao and Zhao Yun's offensive became more and more fierce, while Ailang gradually became a little overwhelmed. Although Lu Bu's body that Ailang possessed was extremely strong, his opponent Ma Chao and Zhao Yun were also powerful generals, and he was still hard to match with one against two.
However, at this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly withdrew from the battle circle. Ma Chao felt strange and subconsciously withdrew from the battle circle, asking Zhao Yun: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Yun looked at Lu Bu, a little panting, and said, "I can't fight him for more than 100 rounds. How can I fight again? Besides, Lu Bu fights fiercely, but we wait for it. Even if we win, it will be unfair!" Ma Chao thought of this and nodded. Then he shouted at Lu Bu: "Lu Bu, let's stop today, and we will definitely separate you from the male and female tomorrow!"
Xu Rong said coldly, "Do you still want to leave?" Then he waved his hand, and the army rushed forward and surrounded and killed.
Ailang raised Fang Tian's painting halberd and sang: "Don't move, let them go." The troops stopped immediately.
Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said, "Thank you." Then he turned his horse's head and galloped away. Ma Chao also turned his horse's head and went away. Ailang shouted loudly, "Hey! I like you very much. Think about what I just said, I'm waiting for you in Chang'an!" The two of them did not respond to Ailang, and their figure quickly crossed the hill ahead and disappeared.
Xu Rong secretly forgot Ai Lang's eyes and muttered in his heart: "This Lu Bu won't have a Long Yang fetish, right?" As soon as he thought of this, Xu Rong couldn't help but chill and subconsciously stayed away from Ai Lang a little.
When Cao Cao rushed to Luoyang, he saw that Luoyang was fine, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He heard that the princes were having a banquet at the palace hall, and he couldn't help but feel angry and rushed to the palace hall.
While drinking all the princes suddenly saw Cao Cao in a mess, they immediately became silent. Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan were ashamed to see Cao Cao, pretending to bow their heads to drink. Yuan Shao smiled and said with a smile: "Brother Meng De was chasing Dong Zhuo, and he must have won a great victory, right?"
Cao Cao glared at everyone, pointed at everyone and shouted: "You are a scumbag, I, Cao, are so good men, so ashamed to be with you!" Yu Luo then turned his sleeves away. Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere was very awkward. Yuan Shu sneered and mocked: "If he fails to pursue Dong Zhe, he will suffer heavy losses. He is so angry." Several princes immediately agreed.
At this moment, a small school rushed in and reported: "Report to the lord, Cao Cao led his army to leave." Yuan Shao said oh, but he didn't have any concerns.
Sun Jian took a sip of wine, put down his glass, and said, "Don't worry about Cao Cao's affairs. Now we should discuss the current affairs. Luoyang has finally been completely recovered, but who should I leave it to to manage it?"
Everyone looked at each other, and they all looked ambiguous and didn't say anything. Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, stood up first and said, "Since our coalition forces have taken Lord Yuan Shao as the leader, now that Luoyang is recovered, it should naturally be handed over to Yuan Shao to manage." Several princes agreed.
Yuan Shu did not make a sound, while Sun Jian smiled coldly. Sun Ce, who stood behind Sun Jian, shouted: "As the saying goes, those who succeeded in great success will be responsible for great responsibilities! Today we can expel Dong Zhe and recover Luoyang, all because of the bloody battle between my Jiangdong children. Who can compare the merits made by my father? Luoyang should be handed over to my father to manage!"
Yuan Shao looked a little annoyed, but he couldn't refute it. He surrendered to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu pretended not to notice it.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but curse secretly. Seeing this scene, he couldn't insist on Luoyang, so he had to say, "I'll discuss it now. Let's stop here today. Let's go back and rest." Everyone stood up one after another and left.
On the other hand, Ailang and Xu Rong retreated into Tongguan. At this time, the two received an order from Dong Zhuo from Chang'an, ordering Xu Rong to lead his troops to join the Tongguan defenders to guard Tongguan, and summon Lu Bu back to Chang'an to report his work. Ailang and Xu Rong separated in Tongguan, and Ailang led his troops to Chang'an all the way. What he saw on the road was still peaceful, and the people were still living and working in peace, and there was no such scene in the history books that "Dong Zhuo moved westward, and his corpses were piled up like mountains and wailing everywhere." However, it is said that the people of several prefectures and counties near Tongguan were indeed forcibly moved to Guanzhong, but basically there was no rape and looting incident and everything was still calm.
Chapter completed!