When a master fights, the winner is only in an instant.

When Cao Ren was young, he fought against the sword in the world and fought countless times. His skills and courage were all outstanding. Otherwise, he would not have lived to this day, nor would he personally lead the cavalry to assault Zhou Yu's central army.

Cavalry generals must lead by example, and strong personal martial arts are a necessary condition.

Cao Ren was confident that as long as he did not meet a master like Xu Chu and Dian Wei, he would be fearless and had the opportunity to break through the blockade of Zhou Yu's personal guards with the impact of the cavalry and his personal force and kill the central general.

He knew that Zhou Yu also had martial arts skills, and Xun You was also a master of stabbing, but he didn't think they were his opponents.

Battlefield martial arts and personal self-cultivation and character cultivation are completely different concepts.

But as soon as he fought with this Dub, he realized that he might have made a big mistake.

The martial arts of these Wu soldiers were stronger than he expected, not one or two, but everyone.

When he killed the three soldiers just now, he felt this, but the difference between the three people and he was not enough to pose a threat to him. The Dumai in front of him was different. He could kill him, but it took more time.

And what he lacks the most now is time.

If these Wu soldiers cannot be defeated quickly, Zhou Yu will calmly dispatch troops to reinforce the central army camp. The fighter will be fleeting, and he will never have the chance to win in a narrow range, and he may even be wiped out and will be destroyed here.

Should I advance or retreat? This thought flashed through Cao Ren's mind.

But the Wu army did not give him too many opportunities to think. Du Bo took advantage of Cao Ren's hesitation and slashed three times in a row, forcing Cao Ren to defend himself. Then he pulled away and shouted loudly, reorganized the position. Several swords and shields stepped forward, shoulder to shoulder, formed a shield formation, swung the sword from under the shield, and took Cao Ren's waist and abdomen. Several spearmen thrust the spears and rushed straight to Cao Ren's face, cooperated with tacit understanding, and the offensive was fierce.

Cao Ren did not dare to be careless, and danced the sword into a ball with his hands, knocking out several spears that had pierced in succession, but he was still not well prepared for it. His calf was cut twice, thanks to the protection of the armor, although it was severely painful, he would not lose his combat effectiveness.

Seeing that Cao Ren was in danger, the personal guards rushed over, protected Cao Ren's wings, and squeezed forward desperately. They were all warriors who had followed Cao Ren for many years. They were skilled in martial arts, far superior to ordinary soldiers, and had good protection, but they were hard to distinguish from the Wu army.

Cao Ren was anxious. It would be detrimental to him if he continued to hold on.

He took the time to take a look around.

Zhou Yu's central army camp was spacious than ordinary camps, but it still could not accommodate hundreds of additional Shu cavalry. Although he was caught off guard by Cao Ren and broke into the camp, the Wu army soldiers were not defeated as Cao Ren hoped. Under the leadership of the sergeant commander and Shi Zheng, they quickly organized and counterattacked on the spot, and used their lives to block the speed of Shu cavalry.

The impact speed of the cavalry dropped significantly and they fell into a struggle.

The cavalry running back and forth outside the Central Army camp and blocking the reinforcements of the Wu army were fiercely fired by the Wu army. Even through the camp, Cao Ren could feel the terror of the Wu army's arrow formation. If no changes were made, these knights would soon be severely damaged by Wu until the entire army was wiped out.

Opportunities are like hourglass, quickly slipping away from their fingers. Cao Ren must make a decision to fight to the death or retreat.

Just as Cao Ren hesitated, several more guards fell in the pool of blood, right in front of him.

Under the command of the Du Bo, the Wu army had stabilized its position and launched a powerful counterattack. The swords, spears, bows and crossbows were used to attack Cao Ren's personal guards and fell to the ground one after another. The 100-person square formation on both sides also squeezed over, not only blocking the impact of the Shu army's knights, but also cutting into the knights and surrounding Cao Ren's retreat.

Cao Ren subconsciously looked up and saw that on the stage of the central general dozens of steps away, Huo Jun was dancing the command flag in his hand and constantly issued orders. The sound of war drums changed the rhythm with the command flag in his hand.

Behind him, the two figures sitting opposite each other were still calm.

Cao Ren sighed and made a quick decision. He let out a long roar, swung his sword and rushed in, opened several spears, forced the two shields to break away, and killed several people in a row at the cost of three injuries on his waist and abdomen, and rushed to the Duma.

Du Bo was not afraid and waved his sword to fight again.

"Kill!" The two of them roared in unison and exchanged swords.

Cao Ren used all his strength to press the long knife down with force, and at the same time raised his right leg, pressed the knife ring with his knee, and stabbed the long knife into the other party's lower abdomen.

Du Bo opened his eyes widened, and a sharp smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He flipped his hands and snatched the long sword into Cao Ren's arms. The blade was facing Cao Ren's face, and then he lowered his head and hit the back of the knife. Cao Ren knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly turned his head and narrowly avoided the bad luck of being split from the front of the knife. He drew the knife, but was firmly held by the other party. In desperation, he had to abandon the knife, turn around and leave.

With a "swish", Du Bo returned a knife and slashed Cao Ren on the back. Unfortunately, he was stabbed in the abdomen and was not strong enough to cut off Cao Ren's armor. He just cut a long hole, which made Cao Ren pounce forward and almost fell to the ground.

Cao Ren dared not fall in love with the battle and ordered his retreat repeatedly.

The knights of the Shu army had not completely lost their speed. When they heard the order to retreat, they immediately turned their horses and kicked the war horses hard, accelerating in the melee. The war horses were crazy, kicking their feet and forcibly rammed. Although the Wu army soldiers were brave, they cut their swords and stabbed their spears and killed several war horses, after all, human power could not be in the enemy's battle horses. They were knocked down and unstable, and several soldiers were knocked down by the war horses and stepped on them to death.

With the desperate assistance of the personal guards, Cao Ren jumped on an empty saddle war horse and ran past the central army general.

He glanced at the figure sitting opposite the stage, gritted his teeth, took off the bow from his waist, slapped the arrow, and shot three arrows in a row. Then he didn't bother to see the results of the battle, kicked the horse and galloped out of the camp, joined the cavalry outside the camp, and quickly evacuated.

Wherever they went, the Wu army fired their bows and crossbows, and the arrows came like locusts, and one knight after another fell off the horse.

The guards were desperate and rode their horses to protect Cao Ren and blocked the arrows with the shields in their hands. From rushing out of the central army camp to leaving the battlefield, the guards around Cao Ren changed at least four groups, and dozens of people were caught and fell off the horse, giving their lives to protect Cao Ren.

Thousands of cavalry assaulted, and in the end less than 300 people could leave with Cao Ren.

After rushing out of the Wu army camp and leaving the Wu army's crossbow range, Cao Ren tied his mount, turned around and looked around, looking at the surviving soldiers covered in blood, wanting to cry without tears. The Wu army's strength exceeded his imagination, and the rushing suffered heavy losses. If it weren't for the timely decision, I'm afraid that even these 300 cavalry would not be able to come out.

Just as Cao Ren was regretting, there were suddenly a hurried sound of horse hooves, chaos of horse hooves, war drums, and shouts of killing, and someone shouted.

"Don't leave Cao Ren!"

Cao Ren's expression was trembling, his anger surged up, and he turned around and saw more than a hundred cavalry galloping over the fire, with bright armor and battle flags dancing wildly, and there was a phoenix spreading its wings on it. It was actually a Wu army cavalry. The one who rushed in front was a general who was not the most common spear, but a long-handled sword with a slightly curved tip, which looked a bit like Guan Yu's unique weapon - the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

But the visitor is obviously not Guan Yu. He does not have Guan Yu's iconic long beard, and his face does not look like a middle-aged man, and he looks younger.

"Who is coming?" He failed to rush to the battlefield and almost wiped out the entire army. Cao Ren was so angry that he was now provoking his name in person. He was murderous in his heart and prepared to kill the general and let out a sigh of anger.

"Wei Yan, Nanyang!" Wei Yan shouted loudly, and before he finished speaking, he rushed to Cao Ren and slashed with a knife.

Because of the war horses, the personal guard cavalry had a strong smell. They were not stationed in Zhou Yu's central army camp, but were stationed in a camp next to them. Cao Ren rushed to the camp, and suddenly Zhou Yu had only time to order Huo Jun to lead the infantry to fight. Wei Yan rushed to the nearby camp, gathered the personal guard cavalry, and prepared to fight back.

Unexpectedly, Cao Ren reacted quickly and immediately retreated as soon as he saw that the situation was not good. Wei Yan rushed out of the camp and stared at Cao Ren's battle flag and chased him wildly, so he caught up with Cao Ren outside the camp. Seeing that Cao Ren had only two or three hundred cavalry beside him and his formation was scattered, he immediately launched a charge and took Cao Ren straight.

The cavalry behind him also rushed over and rushed forward with spears.

The cavalry around Cao Ren was unable to respond and several people were dismissed.

Cao Ren was furious, swung his spear to block it, and fought back, stabbing Wei Yan in the chest. Wei Yan turned sideways, allowing Cao Ren's counter-spuncture, and cut a long sword in his hand half a circle, like a harrier eagle turning over, and the shiny blade headed straight to Cao Ren's neck, extremely fast.

Cao Ren was shocked and had no time to change his moves to block it. He subconsciously leaned back and lay flat on the horse's back.

A long sword passed by his face, and the cold blade was less than a single finger from the tip of his nose, which made Cao Ren stand up all over his body. The feathers on his helmet were cut off, and several thin feathers fell on Cao Ren's face.

"What a quick knife!" Cao Ren exclaimed in secret.

"What a pity!" Although Wei Yan did not look back, he could know from his touch that the knife was slashing the sky.

The two were about to part with each other, and Cao Ren did not dare to fight and quickly evacuated under the protection of his personal guards.

Wei Yan was not familiar with the nearby terrain, afraid of being in a hurry, so he dared not chase too far, so he could only turn around and intercept Cao Ren's subordinates. These knights fought continuously with Cao Ren, and their men were exhausted. They were not the opponents of Wei Yan and others. After a fierce battle, only more than a hundred people escaped with Cao Ren, and the rest either died or surrendered.

Under the stage, Zhou Yu looked at the chessboard in front of him and cursed: "This Cao Zixiao is really hateful. It would be fine if I didn't let me rest well. It was rare to talk to Gongda, and he was also disrupted by him."

A feathered arrow shot in the middle of the chessboard, and the chess piece was shaken away from its position, and it could no longer be seen.

Zhou Jun and several shield-holding guards lowered their heads and stood aside with a look of shame. Their task was to protect Zhou Yu and Xun You to prevent being injured by the trap. Unexpectedly, Cao Ren shot three arrows before leaving. They blocked two arrows, but one arrow passed through the gap in the shield and shot the chessboard, almost hurting Zhou Yu himself.

Although Zhou Yu has armor and golden silk and brocade armor, even if he is shot, he will not be in danger of his life, but it is a fact that they are not well protected.

"It's okay." Xun You's face remained unchanged and said lightly: "You're still young, but You remember it briefly. You will be able to return the account and review it later. However, Cao Zixiao dares to fight and rush, and his decision in the battle is beyond ordinary people. This time he escapes and retreats to the Tao, and it is probably inevitable to attack."

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed slightly. "What's the trick of Gongda?"

Xun You pulled up the arrows on the chessboard. "Why not lure him again and buy some time for He Qi and Zulang?"

Zhou Yu understood and smiled with his palm. "Very good."

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Cao Ren retreated to Fangshan Camp overnight.

There were only more than a hundred cavalry left after him. Even if some of them were separated, they would return to the camp one after another. The losses would be heavy, only one step away from the annihilation of the entire army.

The battle did not last long, and the infantry who attacked the feint did not suffer much loss, with a total of less than a thousand people.

But morale was severely frustrated.

After Zhang Song returned to the camp, he did not say a word, and did not even do the statistics on the battle damage, so he went back to the tent to rest.

Cao Ren couldn't rest. He asked the doctor to bandage his body briefly, and despite his fatigue, he rushed to various battalions to visit the soldiers and calm the morale of the army. Although the ambush failed, the divisions suffered little losses. Seeing that Cao Ren was safe, the generals were in a much better mood and their morale recovered a lot.

Cao Ren was busy all night and didn't take the time to take a nap until it was dawn.

He was quickly woken up by Zhang Song.

Zhang Song looked happy, completely different from yesterday's frustration. Cao Ren felt uneasy and didn't know what was wrong.

Did Zhang Song control the military power while he was asleep and wanted to tie himself up and give it to Zhou Yu as a meeting gift?

Cao Ren moved quietly and found that he was not tied up, and the long sword around his waist was also there. He looked around again and saw that the tent was full of personal guards he could trust and there was no suspicious person. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yongnian, what's the matter?"

"General, God bless Da Shu, God bless Da Shu." Zhang Song was happy and almost danced. "The general fought hard and achieved miraculous results. If it weren't for the destiny of heaven, how could this be done?"

Cao Ren was confused and didn't know what Zhang Song was talking about.

Seeing this, Zhang Song quickly suppressed his ecstasy and told him the news he had just received. After dawn, the defeated troops returned to the camp one after another and brought back some news. After the battle last night, the entire Wu army camp was in martial law, and the atmosphere was strange. The sound of war drums indicating warnings rang out one after another until dawn.

Zhang Song didn't take it seriously at first. After the attack, the entire army was on guard to prevent the Shu army from making a comeback. This was also a normal reaction. However, the situation changed a little later. The Wu army ordered troops to go out everywhere, the right guard Sun Yi, and Pan Jun's troops stationed in Jiangyang all increased their guard. Sun Yi himself rushed to the central army and took over the command of the army. The central army replaced the flag.

This was a bit abnormal. Zhang Song immediately stepped up the news and asked the defeated soldiers who returned to the camp carefully, and then got an amazing news.

Zhou Yu may have been injured, and it is likely that he was seriously injured and could no longer be in charge of the director.

Cao Ren remembered the three arrows he shot before retreating, and couldn't believe it. Could it be that God blessed Dashu, and I actually shot Zhou Yu? Although Zhou Yu was injured and Sun Yi, it was impossible for the Wu army to collapse, but with the strength of the Wu army, he fought hard to attack the central army and seriously injured Zhou Yu, which was still a victory that could greatly boost morale.

It may even be more meaningful than Huang Quan's heavy blow to Sun Quan.

"Yongnian, take it seriously?" Cao Ren's voice trembled a little.
Chapter completed!