Chapter 865: Ambush
Cao's army attacked Luoyang for a long time and could not capture it. At this moment, news that several reinforcements of the Qin army were coming came. Cao Pi accepted Sima Yi's suggestion and immediately ordered General Cao Zhang to lead an army of 50,000 to the Yellow River Ferry to prevent the Qin army coming from Sishui Pass to cut off their retreat. At the same time, he ordered General Cao Ren to lead another 50,000 troops south to resist the Qin army coming from Xuanyuan Pass.
Huang Zhong led a 30,000 army through the Sishui Pass and raided the Yellow River Ferry, which happened to be hit by the 50,000 army led by Cao Zhang. The two sides fought fiercely on the banks of the Yellow River. The two sides fought fiercely for a day and a night, and the Yellow River was so sad that the sky and the earth were so sad. Until dusk, the two sides still had no choice but to withdraw from the battle, and came to an end. Huang Zhong retreated several miles and set up a camp, preparing to find another opportunity to seize the ferry.
At about the same time, the army led by Cao Ren and the 20,000 troops led by Zhuge Mengxue fought fiercely at Dagu Pass south of Luoyang. Zhuge Mengxue was outnumbered and fought and retreated, retreating to Xuanyuan Pass. Then Cao Ren led his army to the bottom of the pass and launched a strong attack on Xuanyuan Pass. The Cao army soldiers fought bravely one after another, and the situation of Xuanyuan Pass was in danger.
When Ailang received the news, he was very worried about Zhuge Mengxue's safety. He immediately led the five thousand war horses out of the southern gate of Luoyang to drive directly to Xuanyuan Pass after receiving the news. It was already midnight. The five thousand war horses led by Ailang were galloping on the official road. The rumbling sound of horse hooves sounded like the thunder rolling in the darkness in the night.
Not long after, two terrain with a shallow ditch appeared in front of him. Ailang pointed to the other side and asked Dian Wei, "That's Dagu Pass!" Dian Wei said, "It's Dagu Pass!" Ailang couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt in his heart when he saw such a terrain. However, when he thought that Zhuge Mengxue was trapped in Xuanyuan Pass, the doubt disappeared instantly and was replaced by anxiety. Ailang couldn't help but wave the whip, and the Red Rabbit Horse ran faster and faster, and soon ran to the front of the team. Seeing this, the soldiers rushed to the full speed.
After a while, Ailang and the others rushed to the front of Dagu Pass. Although this place is called a pass, it actually does not have the pass that it should have, which is no different from the ordinary mountain valleys and canyons. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a city gate here, but at that time, the pass wall was only left with a little broken wall that was submerged among the thorns and grass.
As soon as Ailang and the others arrived in front of the pass, they saw the corpses of people and horses lying on the ground, and the air was filled with disgusting bloody stench! Ailang couldn't help but strangled the Red Rabbit Horse and looked around. He saw that the corpses on the ground were layered, most of them were the corpses of their Qin army officers and soldiers! This scene made Ailang even more anxious. Then he saw a battle flag on his side lying in the blood pile of corpses, and immediately rode his horse over and bent down to pick up the battle flag that had been dyed black by blood. He frowned and turned around and handed it to an officer beside him.
Ailang looked into the distance and shouted, "Let's go!" Then he activated the Red Rabbit Horse to run towards the Dagu Pass Canyon first, and the officers and soldiers quickly activated the war horses to follow. The rumbling sound of horse hooves echoed in the canyon, and the five thousand war cavalry meandered into the valley like a huge black dragon. At this time, the moonlight was blocked by the mountains on one side, and the canyon seemed very dark.
Ailang looked around and felt that it was inappropriate to be in such a terrain. He immediately ordered the army to speed through the canyon.
Suddenly, the sharp roar of the arrow suddenly rose from the mountains on the right. Ailang was shocked. Before he could take action, a loud noise of arrows breaking through the sky came from the mountains on both sides! The Qin soldiers in the canyon were shot and turned over! Ailang waved the Fang Tian Hua Ji and pushed away the several powerful arrows that were shot at him, shouting: "Run out with me!" Then he urged the Red Rabbit Horse to rush forward. The officers and soldiers waved their swords and guns to urge the war horses to run wildly. Thousands of cavalry were walking through the flying rain of arrows, and people kept falling down! The screams of the officers and soldiers and the sarcasm of the war horses echoed in the canyon!
The canyon was not long. Not long after, Ailang and the others rushed out of the canyon and suddenly became clear. However, a scene that was beyond Ailang's expectations suddenly appeared in front of him. Under the reflection of the moonlight, tens of thousands of Cao troops were in a dark shape, surrounding him in half a moon. Ailang couldn't help but stop the war horses, and the officers and soldiers also stopped the war horses and stopped. The officers and soldiers suddenly saw this scene, and everyone was at a loss, but seeing their Qin King calm, the little panic that had just risen suddenly disappeared.
Ai Lang looked at the scene in front of him with a cold expression, but felt extremely depressed: ‘Is Lao Chen really arguing! These turtles really set up an ambush!’ Then he felt a little annoyed: ‘Is my mind so easy to guess by others?’ In fact, for a strategist of Sima Yi, it is indeed not difficult to guess Ai Lang’s mind. Because Ai Lang couldn’t even give up ordinary people being surrounded by alien races, let alone his beloved wife was in danger. Therefore, after receiving the news that Cao Ren successfully repelled Zhuge Mengxue and ordered Zhuge Mengxue to retreat to Xuanyuan Pass to support him, Sima Yi immediately judged that Lu Bu would not be able to sit idly by and would lead the army to rescue him personally. Therefore, Cao Pi asked Cao Pi to immediately send general Xiahou Yuan to lead 30,000 elite troops to ambush the Dagu Pass. The development of the subsequent things was indeed as Sima Yi expected, and Lu Bu came indeed!
Xiahou Yuan immediately laughed in the military formation, and said proudly: "Lu Bu, the Prime Minister had expected you to come here! You are surrounded by us now, dismount and surrender quickly! The Prime Minister will not treat you badly!" The soldiers of Cao's army also shouted.
The female general Wang Yi stared at Lu Bu who was surrounded by his side, with inexplicable expression in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ailang ignored Xiahou Yuan's words and turned to his soldiers and said, "I'm sorry, I'm implicating you!" The officers and soldiers were shocked, and Dian Wei shouted loudly, "Why did lord say this! I am the lord's subordinate. No matter what decision the lord makes, I will follow him to the death!" The officers and soldiers also shouted excitedly, expressing their desire to live and die with the lord. Ailang glanced at the officers and soldiers under his command, and was very moved. Then he became bold and shouted: "Okay! Today I'm
We fought happily! It was not that easy for the enemy to kill us!" The officers and soldiers shouted one after another, and their fighting spirit soared into the sky! Xiahou Yuan was shocked when he saw that the Qin army, which had been trapped in the siege, was not only not panic, but also in a fierce fighting spirit! Then annoyed emotions surged into his heart, and he raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Preparation!" A huge sound of war drums suddenly sounded from the Cao army, and tens of thousands of Cao soldiers made huge shouts. The sound was like a mountain collapse like a tsunami, which was extremely thrilling.
Ailang stared at the enemy formation in front of him, and felt his blood boiling in his heart. He raised Fang Tian Hua Ji high, and thousands of war cavalry raised their swords and guns and arranged behind Ailang, preparing to charge! The Qin army's war cavalry advanced but not retreated, and even faced several or even dozens of times their own enemy. Although their number was very thin compared to the Cao army in front of him, the momentum of being ready to fight desperately made no one dare to look down on him at all! Seeing this, some friends might feel strange that the Cao army was just surrounding the Qin army on three sides.
Why didn't the Qin army turn around and escape from Dagu Pass? Why do we need to conflict with the enemy that has an absolute advantage in front of us? In fact, the reason is very simple. There are ambushes in the Dagu Pass. At this moment, I am afraid that the passage will be blocked with stones and wood. Moreover, the terrain in the canyon is narrow, and the Qin army's fighting horses are like tigers falling into cages. If they are chased into the canyon by Cao's army, the Qin army will become a turtle in the jar. At most, they will kill a few more Cao's troops. However, it is impossible to break through. At that time, they can only die in the battlefield.
Seeing that the opponent was about to charge, Xiahou Yuan immediately shouted loudly: "Prepare to fight!" Cao's army shouted in waves, the shield-handed spearman was ready to welcome the impact, and the crossbowman bent his bow and arrows ready to go, waiting for Xiahou Yuan's order.
The Fang Tian Hua Ji in Ailang's hand suddenly waved forward, and thousands of Qin army cavalry suddenly burst out with shouts, like thunder dying! At the same time, the war cavalry rushed up, as if a sudden storm of wind rushed towards the Cao army in front of him! The iron hooves roared, the earth trembled, and the momentum of thousands of Qin army cavalry was no less than that of the current tens of thousands of Cao army! The iron horse and golden swords were moving forward, and this was the terrifying power of the Qin army cavalry to dominate the world!
In a blink of an eye, the storm caused by the Qin cavalry had already rushed to the front of the Cao army. Xiahou Yuan opened his eyes and shouted sternly, "Shoot the arrow!"
The crossbowman, who was holding his breath and ready to go, couldn't help but fire an arrow. He heard a loud noise from the old man, and a storm seemed to be shaking in the night sky! In a blink of an eye, people in the middle of the Qin army were overturned, as if countless ripples were aroused in a rushing wave!
As the arrow rain passed, the Qin army's charge momentum was not only not curbed, but was even more amazing. The people roared and sacrificed their lives forward!
Chapter completed!