Chapter 698: The Situation Is Critical
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
Xu Huang and Li Wei staggered past, staring at each other, gasping hard in their mouths. The two had just fought for more than 20 rounds, and their mental and physical strength were extremely draining. Li Wei's consumption is large because he is old, and he has enjoyed wealth and wealth for many years, and his energy is not as good as before, while Xu Huang is so tired because he has fought three consecutive battles before, especially Xue Zhuang's battle, and consumes too much energy. Otherwise, Xu Huang would be more than enough to deal with Li Dao.
"Hey, I didn't expect you to have some strength. Wouldn't it be a pity to follow Yang Feng, don't you feel that you are wasting your talents? If you are willing to follow this Sima, make meritorious achievements, and glorify your ancestors, what if it is just around the corner?"
"Phew!"
Li Dao was not annoyed by Xu Huang's attitude, although Xu Huang had the ability, he was not the kind of master who was invincible, and Li Dao was not very strong in wanting to recruit. If it is Lu Bu, and Guan Yu who killed Hua Xiong in front of the Tiger Prison, Li Dao is hot-eyed, and he has seen fierce generals like Lu Bu and Guan Yu, and Xu Huang is not looking forward to it.
Cao Ren looked at the battlefield of Li Dao and Xu Huang, contemplated for a moment, and suddenly said: "General Dong Cheng, General Yang Feng, please order the soldiers under your command to be on guard, Li Dao and they are afraid that they will take some action." ”
"General Cao Ren, what does this mean?"
Dong Cheng looked at Cao Ren with a puzzled expression, and said disapprerovingly: "The scouts have already been dispatched, and there is no abnormal news. Xu Huang slashed three enemy generals in a row, and their morale plummeted at this moment, could they still attack. ”
"Be careful!"
Cao Ren said a word, and then ordered Xiahou Yuan to be on guard in the army. Dong Cheng and Yang Feng's soldiers and horses are not the soldiers and horses of their own lords, Cao Ren kindly reminded that if the two of them are not careful, then it is no wonder that he is not interested. If Yang Feng and Dong Cheng's soldiers and horses can be damaged, it will be easier for Cao Cao to control Liu Xie in the future, and Cao Ren doesn't mind doing so. Now that their morale is high, it is obviously impossible to let them rout. That's why Cao Ren did this.
As for why Cao Ren thinks that Li Dao and they have taken action, it is because of Li Dao's appearance.
Of course, as a military general, it is normal for Li Dao to play in person. However, Xu Huang has won three games in a row, and if Li Dao can kill with one blow on the field, then he can save their fallen morale; That's why Cao Ren is so careful.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Li Dao and Xu Huang shouted and rushed towards each other again. I have to say that Li Wei's strength is still good, if it weren't for his old age and his long-term wealth, when he was just like the Xiliang Army, his strength would be comparable to Xu Huang. It can be seen that the original Xiliang Army is still very powerful, and it is no wonder that the princes' coalition army is frightened. In addition to Lu Bu's bravery, the strength of the Xiliang Army is also a very important reason. Otherwise, no matter how strong Lu Bu is, the soldiers below are the same as the soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, they will throw down their weapons and flee when they see the enemy, I am afraid that Lu Bu will not be able to fill many lives.
It's more than a dozen rounds of confrontation, but the two sides are fighting equally, if it continues like this, I'm afraid that both of them will inevitably lose their strength. In such a state on the battlefield, I am afraid that it is quite dangerous, but if there is a marksman sneak attack, it is estimated that it will not be able to dodge.
At this time, Li Dao turned his back to his own camp, his left hand was unexpectedly placed behind his back, and his thumb was facing upwards in his fist. Guo Yan and Zhang Ji had been paying attention to Li Ji's movements, and when they saw the hint, they began to give orders immediately.
"Charge the whole army and crush the enemy!"
"Kill me!"
"Kill!"
With the order of Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, the army of the three rushed out with a roar, while Li Dao turned around and returned to his own army. The two armies clashed, and he continued to stay in the middle of the battlefield, but it was extremely dangerous.
"Archer, shoot!"
Li Dao's side had already premeditated, and when the two armies began to charge, the archers of the Chinese army immediately began to shoot, and the rain of arrows covered Dong Cheng's army like raindrops.
"Shieldmen, defense!"
It's just that Cao Ren has long been on guard, and at the first moment of the opponent's archers' attack, the generals who charged with the army commanded loudly, and the sword and shield soldiers who rushed in front raised their shields and continued to rush forward, and Li Dao's archers did not bring them much damage. This is true even for Dong Cheng and Yang Feng's soldiers. Although they didn't pay much attention to Cao Ren's reminder, they still gave an order in the spirit of being careful and not making a big mistake. Now, it has saved them some losses.
"Archer, shoot back!"
Dong Cheng also has archers on their side, so naturally they will not be polite. However, Li Dao's side was naturally on guard, so the archers also failed to make a contribution. In a matter of moments, the armies of both sides were brought together, so that the archers could no longer shoot and temporarily retreated to the rear to prepare.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Before the war starts, both sides can still find their own reasons for fighting for what reason. However, when the two armies fight together, there is only you and me, and there is no point in any reason. Some people want to be promoted and make a fortune for themselves, and some people want to be able to survive on the battlefield, as for those nonsense reasons, to hell with them.
"Damn, I didn't expect them to be on guard!"
Seeing that his surprise attack had failed to work, Li Dao was immediately annoyed. Although Guo Yan and Zhang Ji didn't say anything, Li Ji always felt like a clown and lost face in front of the two of them.
"It's okay!"
Guo Yan and Li Dao used to be colleagues and had a good relationship. Although there was a scandal in the middle, but now that the two sides are united, Guo Yan will not embarrass Li Wei, but comforts him: "Even if they are prepared, what can they do, my Xiliang soldiers are brave and invincible, will they be afraid that they will not succeed? Besides, we have the advantage in troops, and it is we who will win in the end." ”
"That's right, we will win!"
Zhang Ji also echoed a sentence, his experience was quite bumpy, and now he can only hope, or the only hope is his own victory. Otherwise, he will have nowhere to stay, but to find a mountain to occupy the king. This is still a relatively good situation, maybe his life may not be saved.
Morale boost is not the decisive factor, but at the beginning, you can make your soldiers braver. However, as the saying goes, under the huge difference in troops, the enemy army cannot be killed in one go, and under the splash of flesh and blood, morale cannot have an immediate effect. Compared with Li Dao's army of more than 100,000 people, Cao Ren, Dong Cheng, and Yang Feng only had 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, so they were under some pressure. Although it seems to be a one-on-three situation, small factors on the battlefield may have a huge impact. Think about it, Cao Ren and Dong Cheng's soldiers have to face three enemy soldiers, as long as they are killed, in this small area of the battlefield, assuming the situation of one to one battle, the other soldier will have to face five enemy soldiers, so that it will increase in steps, and the consequences will be extremely terrible. Therefore, if there is no way to deal with it, the defeat of Cao Ren and Dong Cheng is only a matter of time.
If it is a normal war and the situation is unfavorable, it is naturally good to retreat. However, the current situation does not allow them to retreat, Liu Xie is behind them, and once they withdraw, they will give Liu Xie away. Yang Feng doesn't care, when it comes to a critical moment, he will inevitably retreat, however, Dong Cheng can't do this, his net worth and life are here with Liu Xie, and he has no way out. And Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan came on Cao Cao's orders, so they would naturally resist desperately, at least, to complete Cao Cao's orders.
"Miaocai, the situation is critical, and let the cavalry play!" Cao Ren's face was grim, and after a moment of silence, he could only say to Xiahou Yuan helplessly.
Originally, Cao Ren planned to let Xiahou Yuan's cavalry keep it for the finale. Now, the situation of his own infantry is unfavorable, and he can only use cavalry to save it, but Cao Ren knows that Li Dao also has cavalry, and there are quite a few of them, obviously, cavalry may not be able to change the situation. However, in a head-on battle, any strategy is false, and it can only be fought in a real way.
"Boom!"
10,000 cavalry charged forward with the order and rode towards the enemy infantry.
"Boom!"
It's just that Xiahou Yuan's cavalry failed to get close to Li Dao's infantry formation, and the same group of cavalry on the other side also rushed up. Judging by the number of people, it is definitely not under Xiahou Yuan's 10,000 cavalry.
"It's ridiculous, Ben Sima has been on guard for a long time, and let you know the power of my Xiliang cavalry!"
Li Dao laughed loudly, looking high-spirited. In the previous battle, their cavalry was not all sent to the field, so that Xiahou Yuan's cavalry was caught off guard, and now that they know Xiahou Yuan's existence, how can they still let him be arrogant? The three of them have a total of 30,000 cavalry, but now they have only sent 20,000 cavalry to the field, and the remaining 10,000 cavalry are on standby at any time, and they can give Cao Ren and Dong Cheng a fatal blow.
The situation is obviously unfavorable to Cao Ren and Dong Cheng.
Yang Feng also seemed to feel that something was wrong on his side, so he rode his horse closer to Dong Cheng and Cao Ren, and said in a low voice: "General Dong Cheng, General Cao Ren, now that the war is not good for us, what should we do?
"You... Don't..."
Dong Cheng wanted to scold, but thinking that the situation was already very unfavorable now, if Yang Feng was taken away again, it would probably be even more useless. Therefore, he endured it alive, and said kindly: "General Yang Feng, Your Majesty is in the rear of our waiting, if we wait, Your Majesty will inevitably fall into the hands of Li Dao and these thieves, and we will wait for the courtiers, how can I bear it." ”
Bah!
Yang Feng sneered disdainfully in his heart, he knew that Dong Cheng's daughter was Liu Xie's concubine, so he naturally wanted to sell his life. And he Yang Feng is just to get rich, but now it seems that he can't do it, how can he give his life away. However, he also knew that if he insisted on retreating, maybe Dong Cheng and the others would kill him if they were ruthless, and then take the opportunity to receive his troops. Therefore, for the time being, we can't completely tear our faces, and it is the best policy to find an opportunity to retreat. When the time comes, Dong Cheng and they will have no time to take care of themselves, and where will they have the leisure to pay attention to themselves.
Therefore, Yang Feng showed a look of shame on his face and said, "What General Dong Cheng said is reasonable, and General Ben doesn't want it to be like this. However, if we lose all the soldiers and horses here, I am afraid that Your Majesty will have no way back. Li Dao and they need His Majesty as a talisman, naturally they will not harm His Majesty, as long as we look for an opportunity, there is still hope to rescue Your Majesty, wouldn't it be better?"
"Previously, Li Dao and they still needed His Majesty as a talisman, but now it is not necessary. ”
Cao Ren glanced at Yang Feng, as if to see him through, then turned his gaze to the battlefield and said lightly: "Previously, Li Dao and they needed His Majesty's identity to give them a correct name, but now Li Dao's behavior has been completely torn apart, and His Majesty is dispensable for them. Besides, they killed His Majesty, and it was not much of a problem to find a random person of royal blood and establish him as the Son of Heaven. Therefore, once His Majesty falls into the hands of Li Dao and them, his life is in danger. ”
"As General Cao Ren said, we can't take half a step back!" Dong Cheng listened to Cao Ren's analysis and strengthened his heart.
"Oh, I see!"
Yang Feng made an expression of sudden realization, as a former subordinate of Li Dao, how could he not understand Li Dao's methods. Just like Liu Wei at the beginning, he was not killed by Dong Zhuo, and then he supported Liu Xie to take the position. As for the heir of Emperor Ling, there is only one Liu Xie left, that's not much of a problem, there are more descendants with royal blood in the world, just pull one casually, maybe it's more obedient. Moreover, it is even more excessive, it is not impossible for Li Dao to establish himself as the emperor. Of course, there is no need to say what is in his mind. Anyway, Yang Feng insisted on running away under the irreparable situation, as for Liu Xie's life and death, what does it have to do with him?
On the battlefield, Dong Cheng and Cao Ren were completely suppressed, and more and more soldiers fell. Because the morale of Xu Huang's generals has also been wiped out, many soldiers have appeared desperate and seem to have given up resistance. If we continue like this, we will either surrender or be defeated, and I am afraid that there will be no other choice.
"Haha, Dong Cheng and their vain attempts to resist our soldiers and horses, they don't know whether they are alive or dead!"
Seeing the situation on the battlefield, Li Wei immediately laughed proudly, looked at Guo Yan and Zhang Ji, and said: "Now that it has reached a critical moment, I will wait and send the last cavalry to crush them, so that they will completely lose confidence, after this battle, you and I can enjoy the glory and wealth!"
"Yes!"
"Right!"
Guo Yan and Zhang Ji did not object, and at that moment, the order was conveyed, and the 10,000 cavalry retained by Li Ji and the three were also sent. Now, Dong Cheng and Cao Ren have also gone up with their soldiers and horses, what can they use to resist these 10,000 cavalry?
"Boom!"
10,000 Xiliang cavalry rushed towards the battlefield with awe-inspiring momentum!