Fan Chou, who had no way to retreat, had to retreat, but he met the Cao army who was waiting for the whole army head-on, and Fan Chou's face was full of despair. Dayan was finally pecked in the eye, and his momentary negligence directly led to his defeat, and 30,000 Xiliang Erlang died tragically here.

"Xiahou Yuanrang!" Fan Chou, who was in despair, saw Xiahoudun who was slightly pale behind Cao Jun, he didn't feel another pain in his heart, his throat was sweet, Fan Choudun looked at Xiahoudun and shouted hysterically: "Take your life!" ”

Xiahoudun looked at Fan Chou, who was frantically rushing towards him, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of mockery: "I have the courage to rush up now, it's too late!" ”

If Fan Chou had fought directly with him to the end at the beginning, he might still have a chance to break through, but now after fleeing back and forth, the Xiliang army has no morale and is not vulnerable at all.

Of course, Xiahoudun didn't know that there was a plan to fight against the water. If he is facing a famous general who is well versed in the tactics of war, it is estimated that it will be self-defeating now. But fortunately, Fan Chou and Xiahoudun are both half a bucket of water. In the case that Xiahoudun took the lead, Fan Chou was calculated and had no power to fight back.

At this last moment, Fan Chou, who suddenly became brave, was just the afterglow of the setting sun, which was quickly extinguished. Compared with the Xiliang soldiers who rushed to meet the battle, Cao's army was well prepared. Facing the retreating Xiliang soldiers, they were greeted by another fire.

Another wall of fire blocked the front of the Xiliang soldiers, and the entire army was completely surrounded by fire, with nowhere to escape. Fan Chou and his soldiers barely crossed the sea of fire at the cost of ignoring the lives of their comrades, but they were faced with countless arrows and the entire army of Cao for the rest of their lives.

In this way, all 30,000 Xiliang Iron Riders fell into a fire, and none of them were spared.

Xiahoudun looked at the raging fire that was constantly burning in front of him, and his face was resolute. It's so hurtful, but for the sake of the eldest brother's great cause, even if he slaughters all the people in the world, he will not hesitate to do so!

"General, the fire is about to burn! Let's go! The deputy general saw Xiahoudun standing motionless, looking at the fire in the distance with empty eyes, and hurriedly urged.

"Good! Peel off the armor of those Xiliang soldiers who broke out, and then rely on these things to take Tongguan. Xiahoudun nodded slightly, turned around and took a deep breath.

Cao Cao's plan is not only Tongguan, the 30,000 iron cavalry supported by Fan Chou is also Cao Cao's goal, and now that the reinforcements have been destroyed, it is time to take Tongguan.

......

"How? Fan Chou's reinforcements haven't arrived yet? Above Tongguan, Xu Rong was covered in blood and asked anxiously.

"General, General Fan Chou's reinforcements are already halfway there, and they are expected to arrive in two hours." The herald who had galloped all the way said breathlessly.

At this time, he didn't know that not long after he walked on his front foot, Fan Chou's reinforcements had already been served by Xiahou Dianlian.

"Good!" Xu Rong's nervousness was a little, and he looked at the soldiers who were fighting frantically not far away, and shouted: "Soldiers, the reinforcements will arrive in two hours, as long as they survive these two hours!" When the time comes, I will personally ask the Lord for your credit! ”

"Roar!" When the soldiers defending the city heard this, their morale was for a while, and the original stalemate was pushed back.

Cao Cao, who was under the city wall, saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "It seems that two hours later, this Tongguan is so-and-so." ”

Liu Bei, who was beside him, watched distressedly as the soldiers besieging the city continued to fall from the city wall: "In order to hide from Xu Rong's eyes, we have lost more than 30,000 soldiers, Brother Meng De, you really deserve to be a hero in troubled times!" ”

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao heard Liu Bei's half-admiration and half-sarcasm's words, and laughed disapprerovingly: "If you are loyal, if you are a traitor, if you are a hypocrisy!" Everyone in the world regards me as a traitor, what kind of person I Cao Mengde is doesn't need to be commented on, I am me after all, and I have never been afraid that others will misjudge me. ”

Liu Bei's heart was blocked, and his face was complicated: "Brother Meng De is really open-minded, and he can't do it!" ”

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Bei: "Instead of letting others love and respect you, it is better to be afraid of you." Pretending to be a gentleman will always be restrained, but it is better to be a frank and unrestrained villain. Does Brother Xuande think so? ”

Liu Bei's body trembled when he heard this, but then he smiled without changing his face: "What Brother Meng De said is very true. However, a certain thinks that a gentleman is a gentleman after all, a villain is a villain after all, and everyone respects a gentleman and hates a villain. As long as you do the things of a gentleman, you are a gentleman, so why do you need to distinguish between truth and falsehood? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he looked at Liu Bei with admiration, and his eyes showed jealousy: "What Xuande said is insightful. But I don't know if a gentleman can only do a gentleman's thing, if a gentleman does a villain's behavior, is a gentleman still a gentleman? ”

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "The situation is forced and has to be done, a gentleman will not do the act of a villain, but he will do things against his heart as a last resort, as long as he does not live up to his own heart." ”

"Huh. Perhaps! Cao Cao smiled slightly, as if mockery, as if admiration.

The conversation between the two was foggy, and the people around them were dizzy, but two of them remained awake all the time, Xi Zhicai and Liu Ye.

Are real villains and hypocrites?

The two muttered in their hearts. Just like the royal road and the domineering way, these two people are not equal to each other but opposite each other, and it is difficult to separate.

......

Soon, two hours passed, the sun was about to set in the west, and outside the city gate on the west side of Tongguan, a cavalry of 3,000 appeared, and they came to the city gate quickly.

"Yang Fan, the pioneer under the command of General Fan Chou, is now leading three thousand iron cavalry to support, and quickly open the door!"

At this time, the sun had set in the west, the sky was getting late, and the guards above Tongguan still couldn't see the figure of the leading general below, but when they heard the name "Yang Fan", their hearts were relieved, this was indeed the general under Fan Chou's command that he relied on the most.

"Please take out the military order and verify it!" Out of prudence, the guard will be on business.

"The military order is in the hands of the right general, and there is no such thing here. The general arrived immediately. The battle ahead is urgent, there can be no delay, open the door quickly! ”

"Yang Fan" said unceremoniously.

"If there is no military order, I can't let you enter the customs, and I hope the general will forgive me. Please wait a moment for the general to come in after the arrival of the right general. The guard suddenly felt that something was wrong and said solemnly.

"Now that the war is urgent, but you don't let someone enter the customs, if you miss a major event, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Yang Fan" heard that his tone changed instantly, and he reprimanded angrily.

"This is a certain duty, and I hope the general will forgive me. Even if the right general is demoted to a certain after that, a certain will admit it! Regarding the anger of "Yang Fan", the guard general felt more and more that it was wrong and said toughly.

"You!" Yang Fan's tone froze, and then he said viciously: "General Right will be here soon, and it will be up to you to see what else you have to say." ”

Seeing that "Yang Fan" only dropped a cruel word, it was no different, and the guard looked at the army that gradually appeared in the distance, and his heart was slightly settled, maybe he was too careful.

At this time, the adjutant general of the guard walked up to him and said in a low voice: "General, General Right has always been tough on people, you are so embarrassed to be with his beloved general and lose his face, I am afraid that you will be punished next!" Why don't you let it go directly, so as not to cause trouble! ”

The guard general hesitated and said: "I'm afraid that I won't act according to the rules, and then General Xu will punish him." You must know that General Xu had told him thousands of times before, and he must see the military order before he can be released. ”

The adjutant general smiled when he heard this: "At this time, the situation is urgent, and we are also taking into account the overall situation, General Xu will not punish you." What's more, Chang'an is only a day's journey from Tongguan, what can happen! General, you are too careful. ”

The guard lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded with a little hesitation: "Yes, then..."

Just about to agree, suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the army that was constantly coming in the distance, and the guard's face changed, and he whispered in surprise: "No, there are a large number of foot soldiers in this army!" It's definitely not my Xiliang soldiers, the enemy..."

Before he could shout "enemy attack", he suddenly felt a cold neck, and the whole person slowly lost consciousness. Before losing consciousness, he vaguely saw the familiar subordinate behind him, but there was an eerie expression on his face.

"General, how nice would it be if you didn't see anything? It's been in vain that I've worked so hard. A cold, low voice echoed in his ears.