Chapter 693: Reinforcements Arrive
"Brothers, kill!"
"Kill, seal the king and marquis, it's up to today!"
The battle inevitably began, and the army of Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, with their expectations and longing for the future, attacked the army guarding the Son of Heaven like a tide. At this moment, whether it was Yang Feng or Dong Cheng's soldiers, they were enemies in their eyes, enemies who hindered their promotion and wealth.
Hundreds of officials, palace maids, and eunuchs were all slaughtered, with countless deaths and injuries, which makes people sigh.
"Soldiers, Your Majesty is watching us, we will not back down!"
"For Your Majesty, for glory, fight!"
Dong Cheng roared hoarsely here, it was time to fight to the death at this time, and he would never allow him to retreat. Even if they retreat, the murderous enemy forces will not give them a way to live.
So, there is only fighting!
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Knock Knock"
The rapid and messy drums sounded, and I saw the officials such as Guozhang Fuwan and Taiwei Yang Biao beating the drums in person, obviously they also understood what the situation in front of them was, they could not personally go on the field to kill the enemy, only the drums were within their power.
"Die!"
A soldier guarding the Son of Heaven, who seemed to be stimulated by the blood of the battlefield, was stabbed several times but did not fall, still fiercely shouted to kill, and tried his last breath to cut down an enemy soldier, and he finally fell with a satisfied smile, he killed one person, and returned to his roots.
"Loyal to Your Majesty!"
Another soldier was shot several times, roared angrily, and slashed his knife through the necks of several of them in the stunned eyes of several enemy soldiers on the opposite side, apparently they would not understand why the enemy who had been stabbed by so many of them did not die, but gave them a blow.
"Hahaha..."
Grinning, the soldier just stood and closed his eyes, and no one dared to approach him for a long time. It wasn't until it was certain that he was really dead that the enemies around him rushed up, as if to vent their fears, and dismantled him alive.
On the battlefield, there are countless such situations!
However, no matter how Yang Feng and Dong Cheng's soldiers resisted, in the face of the hundreds of thousands of troops of Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, the two of them had only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it seemed that they could not save the decaying situation, and by this time nearly half of the soldiers and horses had fallen. And Li Dao's soldiers are still rushing like a tide.
"Knock knock!"
On the battlefield, suddenly the drums sounded again. It's just that this drum is not on Li Dao's side, nor is it on the side of the Son of Heaven, the drum sound is extremely fierce, heavy, and solemn, full of incomparable atmosphere, which makes people feel intimidated.
"Kill!"
A shout of killing came from the flank of Li Dao's army, and I saw a soldier carrying a large flag, and the word 'Cao' on the banner was extremely clear.
"Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao is the king of Zhaoqin, I am Cao Zixiao under the command of Caozhou Mu!"
Behind the Cao Zi banner, Cao Ren rode a brown horse and shouted majestically, as the Yanzhou soldiers shouted in unison, making Cao Ren seem like a god of war.
Originally, Cao Ren planned to hide in the dark, and waited until Liu Xie and the others successfully crossed the Yellow River before they looked for an opportunity to appear. However, the plan was not as good as the change, first Zhang Ji and Li Ji and they united, and then encountered heavy rain, and Liu Xie refused to leave. Otherwise, if Liu Xie is willing to leave, Cao Ren still doesn't need to make a move. It wasn't until the battle went on for a long time that Cao Ren finally decided to make a move, otherwise, Liu Xie was afraid that he would be taken down by Li Ji and them.
After all, Li Dao and the others have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and Cao Ren only has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and there is still a gap in numbers. Of course, Cao Ren's soldiers and horses have been recuperating for a long time and are full of energy, which has some advantages in this regard.
The three Li Dao, who were commanding in the rear, saw Cao Ren appear, and their faces were a little ugly.
"Cao Cao's guy actually intervened in it, it's hateful!" Li Dao looked angry, you must know that it was a decision made by him and Guo Yan to let Cao Cao serve as the pastor of Yanzhou in the first place, but he didn't expect it to develop to such a point now, and it also hindered their actions. If he knew that there was today, he should not have let Cao Cao take the throne in the first place. It's a pity that it's too late to regret it.
Guo Yan was also angry, and said in a cold voice: "Since you dare to participate, let them have no return!" Seeing that there are not many soldiers and horses in this army, only tens of thousands, can we wait for the Xiliang soldiers to be afraid of it, at the beginning, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the princes' alliance could not help us, Cao Cao thought that these tens of thousands of troops could take away the Son of Heaven. ”
"That's right!"
Zhang Ji looked approving, perhaps because the original Xiliang soldiers were famous, and as the generals of the Xiliang army, they naturally felt honored.
"Divide a team of soldiers and horses to intercept, as long as you take the Son of Heaven, the victory is still ours!"
The three of them quickly made the decision to send a group of soldiers and horses to deal with Cao Cao, and the other soldiers continued to attack Dong Cheng and Yang Feng's soldiers and horses, and the situation did not seem to have changed much.
"Humph!"
Cao Ren snorted coldly, feeling that he was being underestimated. Licking the rain from the corner of his mouth, Cao Ren smiled slightly, this is fine, after they see the bravery of the Yanzhou soldiers, they will know that they are afraid.
"Attack, follow General Ben to kill the thieves!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
As a military general, Cao Ren's martial arts are also top-notch, although fighting is not his hobby. However, when it is time to fight, Cao Ren will not back down either.
The 30,000 Yanzhou soldiers rushed into the battlefield like fierce beasts.
The Yanzhou soldiers who are full of energy after resting for a long time and have participated in countless battles deserve the name of elite, if it is the Xiliang Army led by Dong Zhuo at the beginning, the Yanzhou soldiers may be worse. After all, the Xiliang Army is known for its bravery, and the idle soldiers can't be compared with it at all, and even a fierce general like Lu Bu is also apprehensive in the face of the fierce Xiliang Army. However, after years of decadence, the Xiliang Army is no longer the original Xiliang Army, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the beginning.
How can today's Xiliang Army be the opponent of the Yanzhou soldiers, as soon as they saw their faces, they were slashed and slashed.
"The Xiliang Army is nothing more than that, how can it be compared with my Yanzhou soldiers. Cao Ren had a disdainful expression on his face, of course, he also knew that the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army was not as good as before, after all, the original Xiliang Army was famous, how could he not know. However, now that there is an opportunity to boost the morale of his side, Cao Ren naturally spares no effort to strike at the Xiliang army.
"Invincible!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The prestige of the Xiliang Army is known to the world, who knew that it was so weak now, the morale of the Yanzhou soldiers was suddenly stimulated, and the soldiers and horses of Li Dao and others who came to stop were beaten without backhand power in a short time.
"What's going on?"
The three Li Dao, who were watching the battle in the rear, had been paying attention to the situation on Cao Ren's side, and when they saw that their soldiers and horses were about to be unable to support them, they were furious at the moment. If Cao Ren is allowed to kill from the flank, it will separate their army, and then the formation of the army will be interrupted, not to mention that the Son of Heaven will not be able to make meritorious contributions, I am afraid that their soldiers and horses will also suffer heavy losses. Although the three of them have no strategy, they also know that if they want to survive, soldiers and horses are the tools they rely on to survive. Without these soldiers and horses, the county commander of any county can take them down.
"We can't let him continue, otherwise, the situation will not be in our favor! ”
In such weather, the cavalry did not play a big role on the battlefield. However, the situation is unfavorable, and they have only this way.
"Boom!"
At the beginning, the cavalry of the Xiliang Army could be described as invincible in the world, and under the leadership of Lu Bu, the princes' coalition army did not dare to rise to the top. Of course, it is naturally much worse now. However, the momentum of this appearance is shocking and lives up to its reputation!
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The five thousand cavalry of the Xiliang Army roared into the battlefield, but the heavy rain was pouring and the ground was slippery, and the cavalry did not dare to charge with all their might. Otherwise, not to mention killing the enemy, you are very likely to overturn. Of course, cavalry is cavalry after all, your uncle is still your uncle, and in the face of infantry, cavalry still has a suppressive advantage.
The appearance of his own cavalry naturally brought encouragement to the Xiliang army, and Cao Ren immediately felt the pressure. Of course, Cao Ren's face did not change much, and the cavalry was not unique to the other party, they also had it.
"Boom!"
Another rush sounded, and apparently, another cavalry contingent appeared. Of course, this is Cao Cao's cavalry, the 10,000 Yanzhou cavalry led by Xiahou Yuan.
"Xiahou Miaocai is here!"
Xiahou Yuan took the lead, wielding a big sword, rushed into the battlefield, raised his sword and cut down several Xiliang cavalry, and behind him, the Yanzhou cavalry followed closely.
Li Dao's cavalry had not been used before, so their energy was not bad. However, the number of people is a little worse after all. Moreover, the general is the soul of a team, and the cavalry in Yanzhou has the commander of Xiahou Yuan, charging ahead, but on the other hand, the Xiliang cavalry is a general who has no hand. Since Lu Bu left, the Xiliang cavalry has not been as good as before, otherwise, with a fierce general like Lu Bu leading, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be doubled.
"Hateful!"
Li Dao and the three of them were furious again and scolded. I didn't expect that Cao Cao, who was a little Cao at the beginning, would have caused such a big obstacle to them now, if he had known, he should not have raised Cao Cao in the first place. However, it is too late to regret it, and now I can only think about how to deal with it. Naturally, they still have cavalry Li Dao, but it is worth considering whether to send them out.
"Otherwise, if we send out all the cavalry, we won't believe that we won't be able to kill Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan!" After thinking for a moment, Zhang Ji proposed.
"No!"
Li Daodang objected and said: "It is natural to win by sending out all the cavalry, but now only Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan have appeared, and Cao Cao himself has not yet appeared." If all our soldiers and horses are sent into the field and Cao Cao suddenly attacks, what will it be? Even if we can repel Cao Cao, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses and will be extremely unfavorable to our future situation. If you don't have the backing of soldiers and horses, I'm afraid that there will be no place to die. Therefore, you can't lose too much unless you have to. ”
"That's right!"
Guo Yan and Zhang Ji both agreed with Li Ji's words, although the Han dynasty is in decline, as long as the Han Dynasty does not fall one day and is not completely replaced, the world is still the Han family. Li Dao's actions, after there are no soldiers and horses, whoever can kill them will be able to gain fame, and they all know this in their hearts.
Seeing that both of them agreed with his words, Li Dao continued: "In terms of the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, our Xiliang army is naturally fearless. However, due to the current weather, it is impossible to give full play to the advantages of our cavalry, otherwise, how can Xiahou Yuan be allowed to run rampant. However, there are some problems with the infantry. We fought with Dong Cheng's soldiers and horses for days, and the soldiers were exhausted, but Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were recuperating for a long time. Therefore, I think we can retreat temporarily, I don't know how many days this heavy rain will fall, just take this opportunity to rest, and after the soldiers have recuperated their spirits, we can fight Cao Cao again, how about it?"
After pondering for a moment, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji nodded in agreement. Now that the three of them are grasshoppers on a rope, and Cao Cao is also involved, if they are not united, I am afraid that they will be defeated by Cao Cao one by one, compared to their lives, the previous contradictions are not a matter.
"Order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!"
"Mingjin retreats!"
Li Dao's soldiers and horses may have been fighting for a long time, and they were really tired, and after hearing that Ming Jin had withdrawn his troops, they quickly retreated from the battlefield. And Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Dong Cheng, and Yang Feng did not dare to pursue on their side, after all, the gap in strength was too big, and besides, it was raining heavily, so it was better to be safe.
The army withdrew from the battlefield, and Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan came to Liu Xie's camp to meet them.
"Minister Cao Ren greets Your Majesty!"
"Chen Xiahou Yuan greets Your Majesty!"
Liu Xie stepped forward, excitedly took the hands of the two, and said earnestly: "The two generals don't need to be polite, if there is no support from the two generals, I am afraid that my life will be in danger." The two generals have made great contributions, and when I return to Luoyang, I will definitely not treat the two generals badly. And all of you, all of them have made meritorious contributions, and I will reward them one by one!"
Now that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have arrived, Liu Xie finally has the confidence, and the tone of his speech is sufficient.
"These are the duties of the minister, and the minister does not dare to take credit!"
Cao Ren excused himself for a while, and then continued: "My state pastor personally led the troops to King Qin, and now the army is still in the rear, and I think it will arrive in a few days." Caozhou Muwen Tao Wu strategy, the use of soldiers like gods, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are just local chickens and dogs, when my state herd arrives, they are all powder!"
"Okay, well, I am very relieved to have the general's words! The two generals came from afar, and they should rest first!"
Liu Xie's kind words soothed him, and then let Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan go to rest. After Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan left, Liu Xie's face suddenly changed. Although Cao Ren politely refused his reward just now, Cao Ren's meaning was also very clear, they were ordered by Cao Cao to come to the rescue, and without Cao Cao's order, I am afraid that they would not care about his Liu Xie's life or death at all.
"When I return to Luoyang, I will definitely rectify the forces of various states. ”
Looking at the gate of the tent, Liu Xie said hatefully.