Chapter 221: The End of the Battle of Bianshui
Suddenly, a Dong Zhuo army appeared on the retreat path of Wei Zi, Yu Ban and others, which shocked Wei Zi in his heart:
"How is that possible! There is no other way to cross the Bianshui here, could these horses have fallen from the sky? ”
This is exactly the cavalry of Xu Rong's own formation that had been around behind them long before Wei Zi and Bao Tao led the army to Zhongmu, Xu Rong didn't have the time to deal with Wei Zi, her hand waved lightly, and the arrows were released, and in an instant, most of the hundreds of people in the forbidden area were shot down, and then immediately launched a charge. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The two sides engaged in a white-knuckle battle on the north bank of Bianshui, and Weiz himself drew his long sword and vowed to fight the enemy to the death. It's a pity that the two thousand people and horses brought by Xu Rong are all masters of one in a hundred, and in less than a quarter of an hour of short combat, more than seventy or eighty percent of the people in the forbidden department have been slashed and killed, and Yu Ban himself was shot with two arrows in the fight, and then fell off the horse's back and fell into the water beside him. The water potential of Bianshui is not turbulent, and Yu Ban himself is a rare swimmer among the northerners, so he was washed along the Bianshui to the Yuanwu area, and was later rescued by the rebels and picked up a life.
It's just a pity that the "quite talented" Wei Zi didn't have the luck of banning, although he was a literati, but he was not much different from Cao Cao in terms of sword dancing, so he waved a long sword like a cloud, and even Xu Rong's soldiers secretly admired his superb swordsmanship. Weizi continued to kill the enemies who approached him, at this time the guards around him had all died, more and more soldiers surrounded him, and he was still shrinking the encirclement, although Weizi was excellent at swordsmanship, but after all, it was difficult to last, and there were more and more wounds on his body, and finally, he was overwhelmed by the soldiers who came up one after another......
"Weeds' head is here!"
Someone cheered, Xu Rong stretched his neck, and saw someone hold Wei Zina's still angry head on the tip of the gun and raise it. At this time, more than 5,000 people in the front of the Yanzhou army were wiped out, and their main generals Wei Zi, Bao Tao, and Zhang Fen and others who led the way were all killed.
Xu Rong didn't give the army time to breathe, and the next thing he had to face was the 30,000 coalition army led by Cao Cao, the "Emperor of Wei Wu" in later generations, and the real battle had not yet begun. Xu Rong ordered all the soldiers to cross the Bianshui again, withdraw to Zhongmu, and wait in this area for the arrival of Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others.
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Since Cao Cao woke up from his sleep at dawn, he felt a chill, and he always felt as if something had happened to Wei Zi and the others in front of him. However, he was confident: it was impossible for Dong Zhuo's main force to rush to Zhongmu, besides, Wei Zi and Bao Tao had 5,000 people, and they were still the most elite 5,000 people, and they would not be defeated in the blink of an eye.
The group continued to march, and in the afternoon, they finally arrived in Zhongmu. However, the situation in front of them made Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others shudder: the area along the river in Bianshui has turned into a sea of corpses and blood, and almost all the soldiers and horses in the front line who separated from them last night died here.
And what is even more terrifying is that on the Bianqu, someone has built a huge "pontoon bridge" with the corpses of ordinary people, blocking the water. Last night, because the moonlight was hazy in the second half of the night, Wei Zi, Bao Tao and others did not see this "pontoon bridge", and now it is daytime, so Cao Cao and others can see it clearly.
Bao Xin shuddered when he saw it: "Such a brutal act...... Dong Zhuo is simply unpunished! ”
Cao Cao was slightly surprised for a while, but then became nervous:
"Zixu! Zixu!! ”
When Bao Xin thought that his younger brother Bao Tao had also followed Wei Zi to this place first, and then saw the corpse in this place, his heart suddenly cooled: "Isn't my brother Bao Tao already ......?" ”
Xu Shao, a strategist among Cao Cao's subordinates, had already been like a mirror: they did not encounter a single defeated soldier along the way, which shows that Dong Zhuojun did not let anyone come back to report the news, so it can be imagined that Bao Tao and Wei Zi and others were probably killed. Moreover, the situation at this time can be said to be extremely critical!
Xu Shao hurriedly ordered his horse to approach Cao Cao, who was in mourning:
"Lord Cao, presumably, Dong Zhuojun has been waiting for our army here for a long time!"
Cao Cao suddenly woke up: "This place is dangerous, evacuate immediately!" ”
Bao Xin also immediately understood, so he ordered the brigade to stop, turn around and retreat, and the men and horses who had already crossed the Bianshui hurriedly returned to the north bank.
Gao Shun's headquarters, which had already been ambushed in Zhongmu, saw that the Yanzhou army planned to evacuate, so he immediately blew the sound of a loud military drum, and then, ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, and a locust-like arrow array smashed into the Yanzhou army.
Immediately, Xu Rong, Gao Ya, Zhang Liao and other troops also came out from all directions, and in just a short time, the area around Bianshui became a battlefield where tens of thousands of Yanzhou troops and more than 10,000 Xu Rongjun fought each other. Xu Rongjun's arrows rained down, most of the Yanzhou army that was still crossing the river was shot down by the rain of arrows, when the arrows were just exhausted, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun's iron cavalry rushed to kill the past, although the front of the Bao Xin army had 20,000 people, but when they saw the group of charging horses, most of them lost the courage to resist.
Therefore, although Bao Xin continued to issue orders to meet the enemy in array and gather and annihilate Xu Rong's cavalry troops with numerical superiority, it could not be conveyed to the ears of these chaotic troops at all. The area around Bianshui was filled with noisy cries.
Bao Xin led the guards closer to Bianshui, and he and his brother Bao Tao had similar ideas, both of which were intended to boost the morale of the army in the rout by himself on the battlefield. Xu Rong saw Bao Xin's tooth flag from afar, so he shot an arrow over, right in Bao Xin's arm, Bao Xin was injured and fell off the horse, and was quickly rescued by his cronies, because the war was too dangerous, these cronies ignored Bao Xin's constant shouting "kill thief", but went straight to the battlefield with Bao Xin.
Cao Cao saw that even Bao Xin was shot and fell off the horse, and life and death were unpredictable for a while, he remembered that last night, he had a very happy conversation with Wei Zi, Bao Xin and others, and now in just ten days, Wei Zi and Bao Xin were already very lucky, and he was suddenly full of grief and indignation. He looked behind him, and now Bao Xin's 20,000 horses were in front, and they had been defeated by Xu Rong's soldiers and horses, and they were retreating one after another, but fortunately, the 5,000 elite soldiers in his headquarters had not suffered much loss.
Cao Cao said loudly to his headquarters:
"Dong Zhuo is brutal, and his subordinate Xu Rong is even more dehumanized! Previously, Wang Kuang's thousands of troops surrendered in Heyangjin, but all of them were pushed into the river and drowned; Later, after Kong Ling's troops surrendered, they were killed by Xu Rong with hot ointment. Such atrocities are rare in the world! Meng De doesn't want you to fight to the death, however, the thief army has always killed and surrendered soldiers, and if we surrender on the spot, there will be no way out! If you scatter and flee, this place is near the river, the terrain is narrow, and it is difficult to save everyone's lives. Only by fighting hard and repelling the thief army can you find a glimmer of life! ”
As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Xiahoudun roared with his headquarters:
"I am willing to follow General Cao, fight against the Han thieves, and swear not to surrender!"
Since surrender is a dead end, then you can only fight anyway. Cao Cao successfully instigated the soldiers' desire to survive, so the five thousand elite soldiers under him had the consciousness of fighting to the death, and all the troops lined up in formation, maintaining a strict formation in the chaotic army, and slowly pressed towards Bianshui.
At this time, all the soldiers and horses of the Yanzhou army were already in a state of collapse, and Xu Rong's several troops were fighting back and forth in the chaotic army, controlling the initiative on the battlefield. However, Xu Rong soon found that the situation had changed: when the elegant soldiers and horses collided with a soldier, these foot soldiers did not scatter and collapse, but became more and more warlike, and then several soldiers and horses approached, surrounding the elegant more than 1,000 cavalry in the formation. Although the noble soldiers were brave and invincible, these soldiers attacked with great desperation, even at the cost of their own bodies as a shield for the friendly forces behind them.
Seeing that the Yanzhou army had been dispersed and could not form an army, there was a force of men and horses that maintained their combat strength and began to surround the elegant department in a hurry, which made Xu Rong a little surprised, but when she saw the word "Cao" written on the banner of the horse's teeth, she understood: Cao Cao, who is worthy of being a god with soldiers, can sweep most of the Han country in the future, and it is really extraordinary.
Fortunately, at this time, the other Yanzhou armies were no longer able to fight, in addition to the heavy casualties, the remaining soldiers also fled, and now only the thousands of men and horses under Cao Cao are left. Xu Rong immediately ordered all the soldiers and horses to gather at Cao Cao's headquarters, and Cao Cao vainly tried to use the numerical advantage to eat the elegant thousand-step cavalry, so he would give him a "counter-encirclement".
Although Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were not very strong, they all regarded death as home, which made Xu Rong's subordinates, who were accustomed to fighting tailwind, suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, and they were evenly matched with Cao's army. Xu Rong saw that the loss of soldiers and horses in the front began to increase, and the 1,000 cavalry of the Gao Ya Department fell by more than sixty percent, so she personally led more than 100 elite cavalry to kill them, and with Xu Rong's participation in the battle, the situation changed again.
Xu Rong's bow and arrows were aimed specifically at the leader of each army, so after she shot seven or eight other Simas, Cao Cao's army in the front line was in disarray, and was finally crushed by the cavalry. Xu Rong secretly rejoiced: This is enough, and the embankment of thousands of miles will be destroyed in the anthill.
As long as Cao Cao's army has a slight chaos, its position is very easy to be disrupted, as the so-called "one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion", Cao Cao's instigated morale, after all, can only temporarily improve the combat power of its soldiers, but can not be long, in the face of a large number of people, experienced Xu Rong's army, Cao Cao's 5,000 men and horses finally began to collapse.
At the moment when Xu Rongwei was about to defeat Cao Cao and was slightly relieved, a dark arrow shot straight at her! It turned out that Cao Cao's brother Cao Ren had already seen Xu Rong's position, and Cao Ren was also good at bows and arrows, so he took advantage of the moment and shot an arrow at Xu Rong's chest.
"Danger!"
Ah Chu and Qi Li's hearts hung in their throats.
"Whew!"
Xinyi frowned, and couldn't help but snort coldly, it turned out that at the moment of great crisis, she forgot about her life and death, and rushed out to block Xu Rong, this arrow was shot on Xinyi's arm.
"Xinyi!"
Xu Rong opened her mouth with a little surprise, she herself didn't expect that this maid could actually save her life at this juncture.
"Take her down and clean her wounds."
Xu Rong hurriedly ordered the military doctor to take Xinyi down and bandage the wound. Qili and Ah Chu looked at Xinyi with gratitude in their eyes, and then approached Xu Rong, they didn't want the danger to happen again.
At this time, Cao Cao's men and horses were already at the end of their crossbows, and more and more Cao soldiers were cut down by Xu Rongjun, the sky had already darkened, and the fierce battle lasted all day. Cao Cao's men and horses became fewer and fewer, and in the melee, Cao Cao only led a few people to run along the Bianshui, and arrows kept shooting from behind, which was Xu Rong's pursuers.
"General Cao, be careful behind you, danger!"
Everyone exclaimed, Cao Cao's forehead was grazed by an arrow, and then another arrow was hit in the back, and his horse was shot by the arrow and fell to the ground, Cao Cao snorted, and fell into the dirt with the horse.
Several soldiers around him were immediately shot by random arrows, and all of them fell to the ground and died.
"Unexpected...... I, Cao Mengde, will die here today...... Okay, General Bao, Zixu, and Meng De will also go on the road with you. Cao Cao spat out a mouthful of blood, but in fact, the injury on his back was not serious, because the distance was too far, and the arrow only shot into half an arrow, and did not hurt the internal organs. But at this time, Cao Cao was already in despair: Dong Zhuojun was brutal and unreasonable, and if he fell into their hands, he would definitely die without a whole body, so it was better to commit suicide here, so as not to suffer and die like Li Min and others.
As soon as Cao Cao gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he pulled out his sword and planned to kill himself.
"Don't kill yourself, adults!"
At this time, a man and a rider rushed over and shouted at Cao Cao.
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