Wei Zi and Bao Tao led 5,000 men and horses to gallop all the way, and at the end of the fourth watch, they finally crossed the chasm and came to Zhongmu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info however, the whole city was dead silent, as if it had become an empty city with no people. This eerie and cold feeling made Weizi and Bao Tao can't help but feel suspicious in their hearts.

Wei Zi called Zhang Fen, a certain person who returned to Cao Cao with Ren Jun and Yang Yuan:

"Zhongmu Ling Yang Yuan is sure that he has already surrendered to Meng De? Can he be in the city at this time? ”

Zhang Fen nodded and replied affirmatively:

"Lord Yang is doing what he says, he is by no means a disciple of the Qin Dynasty, this time he responded to the righteous army, although he proposed it to him, but Lord Yang has already made up his mind, at this time, Zhongmu must have opened the city gate to welcome the righteous army to enter."

Wei Zi is not very familiar with Zhang Fen and Yang Yuan, but Ren Jun is righteous and heroic, and he is a person worthy of friendship. But Wei Zi was cautious by nature, and he still ordered more than 100 people to climb close to the city gate first, to determine whether Zhongmu would open the city gate widely, or whether there would be Dong Zhuojun inside.

One by one, the Xiandeng dead approached the city gate - the corpses in this area had already been cleaned by Xu Rong's order, so they didn't find anything out of the city except that they were unguarded, but they were surprised that there was no garrison at the city gate. One of the first of the group of dead soldiers, who was born tall and tall, happened to have a pair of eyes that seemed a little smart, and he said to everyone vigilantly:

"I didn't find a single defender at the city gate, this is inconsistent, and I think this place is dangerous, I'm afraid that Zhongmu has already been slaughtered by Dong Thief's men and horses, don't let Lord Wei lead troops into the city, otherwise I'm afraid of falling into the trap of the enemy!"

When the dead soldiers beside him heard this, they all drew their weapons and were ready to fight, and at the same time asked:

"Brother Dian, what should I do? When Lord Wei saw that the city gate was wide open, he must have been ready to lead his army into the city. ”

The big man known as "Brother Dian" was a righteous soldier recruited by Zhang Miao when he raised his army, named Dian Wei, who had killed people in the city in order to avenge others, and there were hundreds of people chasing him, but no one dared to get close, which shows his bravery. At this time, he was under the command of Sima Zhao Pet of the other department, he was infinitely powerful, and no one in the entire battalion was his opponent alone, and even he could wield the long and big Yamen banner erected by the Yuanmen with one hand, so no one around him disobeyed him.

Dian Wei said: "Immediately release a signal, inform Zhao Sima, and let Lord Wei quickly lead the army to turn around and join the rear army, and this place cannot be stayed for a long time." ”

"Good!"

So, Xiandeng released a signal, and Sima Zhao of the other department saw it, and quickly looked nervous, and he hurriedly said to Wei Zi:

"My lord, there is a change in the city, you must not enter the city!"

"What?"

Wei Zi looked at Zhang Fen in disbelief, and Zhang Fen looked suspicious at this time:

"Impossible, Lord Yang is definitely not a person who breaks his word and gets fat, there must be a misunderstanding!"

Wei Zi looked at Zhang Fen's solemn expression, and it didn't look like he was lying, but since Xiandeng had already released a signal, it was important to be careful in everything, so it was better to quit Xingyang first:

"Order the whole army, immediately turn around and retreat!"

As soon as Weiz's order was spoken, a row of heralds heard the sound of "Xiu Xiu" before they could open their legs, and rows of dense arrows rained down on Wei Zi and Bao Tao's military formation. In the blink of an eye, many soldiers were shot in the vital position before they could let out a scream, and they fell to the ground and died on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of the golden drum was loud, and the dense forests in Zhongmu City and on all sides killed the military horses like a tide.

Wei Zi was dumbfounded: he never thought that after so many days of travel, he was still one step too late, and Dong Zhuojun would suddenly kill Zhongmu.

The soldiers and horses in Zhongmu City are more than 1,000 people elegantly, and the 1,000 people of Zhang Liao's department who ambushed Weizi outside the city, in addition, Xu Rong also left them with 500 archers, under the sudden attack of several bursts of dense arrow rain, Weizi and Bao Tao's troops suffered heavy losses, the team was scattered, and it was already a broken army in a moment, and because it was still night at this time, the moonlight was hazy, surrounded by dense forests, and behind them was Bianqu, and the tired Yanzhou army trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties in an instant.

Wei Zi and Bao Tao were in a panic, and hurriedly commanded the soldiers and horses around them to put up a formation and engage the incoming enemy army, but at this time, they were already defeated, how could they still shout these frightened soldiers? The Yanzhou army that arrived in the Zhongmu area suffered heavy losses, and all the departments were in a state of complete collapse, and the hundred pioneers who had arrived at the Zhongmu city gate before were almost all cut down to the ground by the elegant men and horses, and only Dian Wei returned to Zhao Chong's side with a few people.

Zhang Liao's men and horses had already been killed in front of him, Wei Zi panicked, and at this time, Zhang Fen had already cut off his head by a cavalry of Dong Zhuojun who suddenly rushed in front of him. Fortunately, there was still a force of hundreds of people around Weiz who were not panicked, and under such a melee, they actually maintained a good formation, resisted the fierce attack like an angry wave, and protected Weizi's safety. It's a pity that the other departments are different, most of the soldiers are so frightened that their legs are weak after seeing their comrades-in-arms die tragically under Dong Zhuojun's strong crossbows and axes, and they can't even take care of running for their lives.

Bao Tao led dozens of horsemen around him to rush back and forth in the military formation, hoping to boost morale. After Zhang Liao saw it, he recognized at a glance that this person must be one of the main generals of this team, so he transferred more than 100 crossbowmen to release a burst of bows and arrows. Bao Tao led the men and horses to kill, at this time his eyes were red, there were enemy troops in all directions, he had no time to be distracted to deal with the arrows shot from afar, so even the people and horses were shot into "hedgehogs" by this array of bows and arrows, and they died on the spot. The poor man was brave and good at fighting, but he died in Xingyang before he was even twenty.

Wei Zi saw that Bao Tao and dozens of his relatives died in the battle in an instant, and he was very annoyed: General Bao was sincere to Meng De and him, but he didn't expect to go to Xingyang, but he couldn't even save his brother's life, how could he still have the face to go back to see Meng De and these old friends?

Sima of this unit, who had been guarding Weizi all the way and fighting and leaving, saw that Weizi was depressed and annoyed, and hurriedly said to him:

"Lord Wei, Zhongmu has encountered a strong enemy, which has exceeded Lord Cao's expectations, retreat quickly, and meet the rear army to escape with your life, otherwise, we will be wiped out!"

Wei Zi gritted his teeth and clasped his hands tightly: "General Bao Tao has already donated his life, how can I live alone?" Fang Jin can only die generously, and if he can kill one more Dong thief's soldiers, he will kill one more! ”

Sima of the other division hurriedly stopped Wei Zi, who was about to leap into the enemy formation, and said:

"Why should Master Wei blame himself? Since ancient times, victory and defeat have been a common thing in soldiers, and it is unwise to kill yourself for the sake of a defeat. Saving one's life is the most important thing, besides, Lord Cao, they are still in the chasm, we have to bring back the news of the defeat in the front to convey to Lord Cao and Lord Bao! ”

Wei Zi saw that this Sima of the other division was in strict order, and that he had both strategy and insight, and that he did not panic when he was defeated, and did not panic when he was in danger, and that he was a rare general, he asked:

"Who are you? What is your name? ”

Bebu Sima replied:

"The surname of the subordinate is forbidden by name, and the words are from Taishan Juping."

"Are you General Bao Tao's subordinate?"

"Yes! General Bao Tao was afraid that the adults would lose, so he specially ordered his subordinates to lead the people of the headquarters to receive the adults. I just didn't expect ......."

Yu Ban choked up when he said this.

When Wei Zi heard this, he silently shed tears: Bao Tao, a young brother, relied on his own martial arts and bravery, and did not care about his own safety, but let his own subordinates protect others...... It's just a pity that Bao Tao himself died in the battle.

"The kindness of Bao Tao's little brother will definitely be repaid in the next life!"

Weeds cried out, and immediately ordered:

"Yu Ban, I order you to take the men and horses to escort Ben Jiang back to the chasm and round with Meng De and the others."

"Subordinates obey!"

Wei Zi sighed very emotionally in his heart: his life was exchanged for Bao Tao's life, and at this time, he must not live up to Bao Tao's kindness because of a momentary impulse. He wants to withdraw the chasm and make Meng De change his plan, and the Xingyang area can no longer rush into the army.

At this time, Dian Wei took the remnants of dozens of people to defend Sima Zhao Pet and retreated, and Dian Wei asked:

"My lord, Lord Weizi, and the defeated troops from all walks of life have withdrawn to the chasm, let's also withdraw to the chasm, will they join Master Cao and Lord Bao?"

Zhao Pet was already frightened like a frightened bird, he finally calmed down on the horse, and after hearing Dian Wei's words, he immediately thought: If it weren't for Cao Mengde's plan to propose a surprise attack on Xingyang to everyone, he would not have been able to sleep all the way from the safe and sound of sour jujubes to this damn Xingyang, and only when he arrived in Bianqu Zhongmu, he encountered such a fierce attack, and hundreds of people under his command were now killed and fled, and only a few dozen people remained. Therefore, he was extremely dissatisfied with Wei Zi, Cao Cao and others in his heart, and he didn't want to put his life into it like this.

"Let's go, let's go away! Don't go back to the chasm. ”

Zhao Pet shouted sharply, at this time he no longer wanted to obey Wei Zi's orders.

"But...... Lord Weiz has just ordered that all troops and horses must retreat to the chasm......"

Dian Wei asked.

Zhao Chong was furious at the moment: "I'm Sima from other departments, you all listen to me!" We don't have that good luck, if there is another melee just now, we will die without a place to bury! Come with me, let's go back to Sour Jujube to meet Master Zhang! ”

"Back to sour dates?"

Dian Wei was puzzled: "My lord, we all have to obey Lord Wei's dispatch, how can we retreat from the battle and withdraw the sour dates without authorization?" ”

Zhao said hatefully: "Bold! Don't forget that you're still a subordinate of the general! ”

Dian Wei then closed his voice, but he was extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Pet in his heart.

So, Zhao Pet took his remnants of dozens of people to another way, bypassing the chasm and fleeing in the direction of sour jujubes.

By the time Wei Zi and the others crossed Bianshui and planned to continue the retreat, it was already the middle of the day, and the fierce battle lasted from the second half of the night to the present, and the five thousand people in the front were almost completely wiped out, Wei Zi was so anxious that he was covered with the blood of the enemy and friendly troops, and he only wanted to see Cao Cao's rear as soon as possible.

However, the chaotic arrows shot from the front completely shattered Wei Zi's thoughts: it turned out that Dong Zhuo's army had already crossed the Bianqu and blocked between the front and rear formations of the Yanzhou army, completely cutting off Wei Zi and the others' retreat!