Chapter 404: The Decisive Battle between Zhongyuan

The decisive battle in the Central Plains kicked off with Cao Cao's reluctance.

Under the gloomy sky, Cao's camp was right west, with hundreds of war drums pounding together, shaking the sky and the earth. Thousands of battle flags spread out in the strong north wind, making a clamor. Sixty thousand infantrymen were arranged in neat square formations. Under the leadership of the Longxiang camp's chief general Xu Huang and deputy general Zhang Zui, they pushed towards the Cao's camp step by step with the sharp north wind.

"Dong, dong, dong..." Every time the sixty thousand infantry took a step, the earth trembled. The rumbling footsteps overwhelmed the sound of the wind in the sky, drowned the sound of war drums on the ground, and became the only one in this world.

Ten thousand dragon cavalry were divided into ten teams, each with a thousand cavalry. Under the leadership of general Zhao Yun, they were scattered on the north and south sides of the Cao army camp.

Huangfu Jian's war god car slowly drove behind 60,000 infantry under the escort of two thousand personal guards.

Sixty thousand infantry and two thousand iron cavalry advanced together, advancing towards the Cao army camp without any rush.

This attack battle, the 60,000 infantry generals were responsible for the main attack, and the two generals Xu Huang and Zhang Su were responsible for the command.

Although Huangfu Jian was the general planner of this decisive battle in the Central Plains, he had delegated his command power to various departments, with Xu Huang, Ma Teng, Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun and others being responsible for the wars of all parties. Huangfu Jian only wanted to be a spectator this time, because there was no suspense in this war, and Huangfu Jian could no longer be very interested.

Cao Cao's performance disappointed him so much that he was no longer qualified to be his opponent.

When everyone heard the reward of the whistle cavalry in Cao Cao, they couldn't help but take a breath. They all looked at Cao Cao, the leader of the alliance, hoping that the leader of the alliance would be able to turn the tide and save them from water and fire in this time of crisis.

"Everyone understands the current situation. Huangfu Jian can't wait. We have no choice! If we fight to the death, there may be a trace of vitality. Sitting for death will only be suffocated by the enemy in the camp. We still have 160,000 troops, hundreds of generals, and the power of a battle. We can defend ourselves with our strong camp and keep the enemy out of the enemy, and there is still the possibility of victory!"

Maybe it was a moment, or a century, Cao Cao's black and thin face showed a sense of perseverance. Under the strong oppression of Huangfu Jian, the arrogance in Cao Cao's heart finally broke out, and Cao Cao finally had the posture of a hero.

If Huangfu Jian saw him, he would say: Is this right? This is my intention to Cao Cao! Unfortunately, Huangfu Jian did not see Cao Cao at this time. Cao Cao was just a coward who didn’t even have the courage to fight in Huangfu Jian’s eyes.

Cao Cao's study was very quiet. Everyone was calm and fell into deep thought. Only the sound of people breathing in the small study was heard. Whether it was the princes or the counselors, they were thinking about Cao Cao's words, deducing how much chance of winning this battle would be. The senior leaders of the Allied Army gathered in the study also understood that Huangfu Jian might have overwhelmed the lives of ordinary soldiers, but they had little hope to save their lives, and Huangfu Jian didn't even have the interest to persuade him to surrender.

"It depends entirely on the orders of the leader of the alliance!" After a while, everyone resolutely raised their heads and replied loudly.

At this moment, the senior leaders of the Allied Forces reached a high degree of consensus and united as one. Fight and fight to the death!

"Ha, ha, ha..." Cao Cao laughed, and his headache was also cured by Cao Cao's cheering up.

"Mr. Cao will fight with you!" After laughing, Cao Cao said loudly.

"I wish to fight with Cao Gong!" Everyone was also infected by Cao Cao's passion and shouted in unison.

For a moment, the small study room condensed into a huge fighting spirit! A determination to fight to the death!

"Xiahou Dun, Chen Gong obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" "I am here!" the two answered in unison.

"The leader of the alliance ordered you two to lead an army of 30,000 to defend the Northeast Camp and block Ma Teng's troops in the northeast."

"No!" Xiahou Dun and Chen Gong received the order.

"Xiahou Yuan, Cheng Yu obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" "The subordinate is here!" the two of them answered out of the list.

"The leader of the alliance ordered you and the two of you to lead a 40,000 army to defend the southeast camp and block the Taishici's troops in the southeast."

"As for the order!" Xiahou Yuan and Cheng Yu answered the order loudly.

"Xu Chu, Liu Ye obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" "The subordinate is here!" the two of them answered out of the list.

"The leader of the alliance ordered you and the two of you to lead an army of 50,000 to defend the western camp and block the enemy in front of Hulao Pass."

"As for the order!" Xu Chu and Liu Ye answered the order loudly.

"Time is urgent, you can act according to your fate quickly. Life and death are here in one move. You must do your best!" After ordering everyone, Cao Cao suddenly waved his fist and said fiercely.

The three generals who were the most capable of fighting in Cao's army and the three most intelligent advisers of the Cao army took everyone out of Cao Cao's study, went to the various battalions to dispatch troops and generals, and resisted the enemy outside the camp.

As soon as the six people left, there were only three great princes, some counselors and some nameless generals in the study. Cao Cao only realized that there were too few people around him who could fight, so he couldn't help but miss Liu Bei, Guan Yu brothers, Cao Hong, Cao Ren brothers, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian and other generals. How great would it be if these people were still there?

"Damn Huangfu Jian!" Cao Cao cursed himself in his heart.

"After the leader of the alliance, you will lead the remaining 40,000 soldiers to form the central army and support the four directions." Cao Cao looked at the people who were still in the study and said in a deep voice.

Everyone obeyed the order. Now everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, and there is no way out. They can only follow Cao Cao in one way and go to the dark! At this time, any thoughts are useless, and no regrets are too late. Even Tao Qian, who is most afraid of Huangfu Jian, straightened his back and followed Cao Cao with great strides.

For a moment, the soldiers and horses of Cao's army were moving, and the horses were neighing, and the camp, which was a little empty, suddenly became boiling. There were groups of soldiers gathering everywhere, and soldiers carrying swords and spears rushed to the walls everywhere, and the whistle and cavalry conveying orders everywhere. The sound of war drums that had been silent for several days also started to thunder...

While Cao Cao ordered people to order all the troops, he led the two princes and the counselors to the high platform in the middle of the camp. The platform as high as ten feet high stood in the middle of the central army camp. Standing on the platform, you could see the camps at a glance, and you could also see the movements of all parties. Now this has become the center for Cao Cao to command thousands of troops and carry out the final battle!

"Stop moving forward! Establish a formation at the base!" As the 60,000 infantry approached a mile from Cao's camp, Xu Huang waved his Xuanhua battle axe and shouted loudly.

"Boom..." The sixty thousand infantrymen stopped and made a huge roar.

"Ho, ho, ho..." The sixty thousand army was in awe of fighting spirit, like thousands of beasts roaring, emitting a shocking momentum. The spears were like forests, the formations were like mountains, the battle flags were rolling in the sky, the swords and shields attacked each other, and the roar was like thunder.

Even the 10,000 Cao troops who had just surrendered were all radiant and had a high fighting spirit. They did not feel uneasy about attacking their own camp a few days ago. Put on the Dawu Kingdom battle suit, hold the Dawu Kingdom battle spear, and carry the Dawu Kingdom battle flag, they are the glorious Dawu Kingdom soldiers.

Now, the surrendered troops of the 10,000 Cao army look like the other troops of the Dawu Kingdom.

Xu Huang and Zhang Su were leaning against the formation and observing the Cao army camp not far away. Seeing that several armies had arrived near the Cao army camp, the Cao army did not look like they were going out to fight. However, there were obviously more defenders on the walls of the broken villages. Archers were archers were raising arrows, and the sword and shield soldiers were ready to wait. There were deer antlers placed outside the camp to resist horses, and the trenches seemed deeper.

"Cao Cao thought that this broken camp could stop our Dawu Kingdom Iron Army, which was really a delusion!" After seeing it, Xu Huang shook his head disdainfully and said coldly.

"General, the last general is willing to lead an army of 10,000 to attack the camp!" Zhang Ruo carried a spear in his hand, was full of fighting spirit, and asked loudly.

"Okay! General Zhang doesn't need to fight hard. He first smashed their village walls with a catapult, burned all their antlers and refused horses, filled the trenches in front of the village, and then advanced layer by layer, gradually deepening!" Xu Huang looked at Zhang Su's excited look and replied with a smile.

"Abide by the order!" Seeing that Xu Huang agreed to his request, Zhang Zui was overjoyed and answered the order loudly.

At the command of Zhang Su, ten thousand old soldiers of Longxiang Camp slowly advanced towards the Cao army camp. In front of these ten thousand people were one hundred huge catapults and one hundred sharp siege crossbows. With such a sharp weapon, not to mention a Cao army camp built by civil engineering, even a strong city, Zhang Su was confident of breaking it.

"Stop moving forward!" When the ten thousand troops were three hundred steps away from the Cao army camp, Zhang Yu, who was leading the way, raised his spear in his hand and shouted.

The ten thousand army stopped, arranged the formation strictly, firmly guarded the catapult cart in front of them and the siege crossbow.

"Attack!" Zhang Su pointed the spear in his hand directly at the Cao army camp in front and shouted loudly.

"Woo, woo, woo..."

One hundred catapults, one hundred thick long poles were pulled high, and lit oil bombs were put into the ammunition bag, and flew towards the Cao army camp with the sounds.

"Swoosh, swosh, swosh..."

One hundred siege crossbows roared, and giant crossbows, thick and long as spear handles shot, left the crossbow strings and rotated at high speed, as if they were to tear the wind in the air, and rushed towards the guards in the Cao army camp.

The smoke rose, the fire started, and the screams of the Cao army guarding the city sounded...

The defenders stood tightly and densely packed on the city, staring at the black oil bombs in horror, spraying flames from the sky; watching giant crossbows as thick as spears rushing towards them. Their hearts were broken and their courage broke. Some jumped off the city wall and turned around and ran away, while others stood dumbly at the city, waiting for the nightmare to come.

After several rounds of oil bombs and giant crossbows, the defenders on the front wall of Cao Jun Village were swept away. They either ran away or were holed by the giant crossbow and fell into a pool of blood and cried bitterly. Then they became firemen and danced with the god of death in the flames. Even the Cao army general Xu Chu, who was responsible for defending the Xidaying, did not dare to step forward and retreated to safety, let alone others.

In the face of powerful weapons such as catapults and siege crossbows, Cao's defense is equivalent to being useless and collapses with one blow!

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