Chapter 429: Whoever retreats first in the collision loses
"Lord, Xu Huang has caught up."
Cao Hong, who was in charge of the broken end, rode a war horse to Cao Cao's side.
Cao Cao was at the entrance of the snake road, watching the 100,000 people slowly approach the snake road.
"How far is it?" Cao Cao asked.
"In less than five miles, he only brought five thousand elite soldiers, and the speed was very fast." Cao Hongdao.
Cao Cao knew that after he changed direction this time, Xu Huang would definitely chase at full speed.
However, this distance was still unexpected by Cao Cao.
He didn't expect Xu Huang to react so quickly.
In his original estimate, it would take at least an hour for Xu Huang to chase here.
At this moment, only half of the 100,000 people entered the snake road, and 50,000 gathered outside in a chaotic manner.
After waiting for an hour, there are at least 20,000 or 30,000 of the 50,000 people outside who will be able to enter the snake path.
However, Xu Huang only led 5,000 elite soldiers to chase after him, and Cao Cao was not very worried.
Cao Cao asked Cao Ren and Cao Hong to also lead 5,000 men to hold the rear.
The terrain outside the snake path is still relatively open, and it is not suitable for ambushes.
But Xu Huang pursued, five thousand elite soldiers, and he would definitely be tired.
And the soldiers in Cao Cao's hands have now rested for an hour.
is also 5,000 people, the 5,000 Cao soldiers led by Cao Ren and Cao Hong, the current combat power will definitely be stronger than the 5,000 elite soldiers in Xu Huang's hands.
But Xu Huang had no other way, he had to catch up as fast as he could.
Even if the soldiers are tired, Cao Cao will take advantage of it.
And he still has to do it.
Although the value of 100,000 people is not as good as the 50,000 elite soldiers in his hands.
But if there was no effort to stop it, Cao Cao was let go back with 100,000 people.
Xu Huang will not be reconciled.
Only if you work hard, you will not regret it.
And he's not hopeless.
In Xu Huang's opinion, he still has a great chance to keep Cao Cao.
Xu Huang was a little later than Cao Hong's estimate.
In the last five miles, Xu Huang took almost half an hour.
In the five miles of the road, Xu Huang slowed down a little.
One is to be careful of Cao Cao's ambush, and the other is to let the soldiers recover a little bit of physical strength.
After marching more than 30 miles, even these 5,000 people were the strongest soldiers carefully selected.
Even if everyone is traveling lightly, the armor and weapons on their bodies weigh more than a dozen pounds.
Thirty miles down, their physical exertion is very large.
And before they can recover their strength, they are about to experience a big battle.
A very unfair fight.
Five thousand, when they came, knew their purpose.
I already knew that there was going to be a battle to the death.
Ninety percent of them will probably be killed in battle.
But not a single one flinched.
Thirty miles down.
Everyone just kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word more.
Try to conserve your stamina.
Ensure your physical strength and be able to experience another bloody battle.
They all lived through the battle of Donglai County.
Then he experienced Xu Huang's retraining.
Compared to them two months ago, they have been reborn.
is not only an increase in strength, but also a change in spirit.
These soldiers are not afraid of the battlefield.
They will not choose to give up because of a little disadvantage, there is no order to retreat, even if the disadvantage is great, they will fight to the death.
Even if they marched thirty miles in a hurry, they would immediately be thrown into a battle in which they were outnumbered, and they would not flinch.
Because their generals are still rushing ahead of them.
They have nothing to be afraid of.
In just over two months.
Xu Huang, who came from the airborne, has completely conquered these ordinary soldiers.
Not only because of Xu Huang's own strength.
also because they saw their own future from Xu Huang.
I see the hope of a better life for my wife and children.
They are no longer the Yellow Turbans for a bite to eat.
He now has a dream of his own.
Those who want to get by and live a messy life have long been kicked out by Xu Huang.
Xu Huang disarmed, except for those who are not in good health, they are those who want to mess around.
With these people, it is difficult for the army to be cohesive.
When they see the benefits, they rush to it.
When they see danger, they run faster than anyone else.
The army is completely incapable of forming a strong fighting force.
Xu Huang would never tolerate that there were such black sheep in his army.
If before the physical strength is not consumed, five thousand against five thousand, Xu Huang is really not afraid of Cao Jun at all.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong took 5,000 people and stood guard in the open space outside the snake road.
Xu Huang finally appeared in front of them with five thousand people.
Didn't say much.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong directly killed five thousand people.
They all knew that Xu Huang's soldiers and horses had been running all the way, and now was the time to be tired.
They won't give Xu Huang time to rest.
War is never fair.
They didn't say that they would wait for Xu Huang's soldiers to recover their strength before fighting.
If that were the case, they would have been killed no longer than they had.
Cao Cao also failed a long time ago.
Xu Huang would not be naïve to think that Cao Jun would not attack him.
Along the way, he had already prepared.
When Cao Ren and Cao Hong rushed over, Xu Huang first ordered the soldiers at the front to shoot a rain of arrows, and then raised the spear in his hand.
Then the soldiers in the back shoot arrows in turn.
Five thousand soldiers, each carrying a bow, as well as two arrows.
After shooting the arrows, they immediately threw away the bows and arrows in their hands, grabbed the spears, and followed Xu Huang towards Cao Jun.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong didn't expect countless arrows to fly in front of them.
They were defenseless, and the five thousand Cao soldiers lost more than a thousand people at once.
If it was the previous Yellow Turban Army, when they suddenly encountered such a rain of arrows, they would immediately turn around and flee, where would they listen to the orders of the commander.
But now it's Cao Bing.
These Cao soldiers are also elite soldiers.
Under the leadership of Cao Ren and Cao Hong, they did not panic because of the rain of arrows.
is still rushing towards Xu Huang's soldiers and horses.
It seems that when falling from the sky, it is not arrows, but just rain.
Either way, no one flinched.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong took the lead.
Xu Huang also rushed to the front.
It's like two torrents of steel, colliding together.
Although the soldiers on Xu Huang's side consumed a lot of physical strength.
However, more than 1,000 people in Cao's army have been killed by the rain of arrows.
Whether it was Cao Ren, Cao Hong, or Xu Huang, they didn't take a step back.
All three are famous generals.
Although Cao Ren and Cao Hong are not good generals of the five sons, the abilities of the two will definitely not be lower than Xu Huang.
In terms of force, it will not be weaker than Xu Huang.
They all know very well that the competition now is who has the strongest morale.
Whoever retreats first will lose.
Because Dian Wei was cut off by Zhao Hui.
Xu Chu has not yet been subdued by Cao Cao.
In Cao Cao's hands, although there is no shortage of generals now.
But there is no top-level general.
Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia, Hou Yuan and others can only be regarded as first-class generals.
(End of chapter)