Chapter 196: Soldiers on All Sides: Moonlight Cold
As soon as Niu Fu's voice fell, with a loud "clang" sound, the city gate had been broken by Lu Bu's pioneer battalion, and the huge thick door panel was directly broken at the riveting place, and the city guards who were pushing the city gate with their bodies in countless door holes were hit by a huge force, and fell to the ground with the door panel, smashing down countless soldiers.
When the siege soldiers saw the city gate wide open, there was a thunderous roar of joy for a while, and tens of thousands of soldiers poured into the city gate like a tide, and only a little defender at the city gate was difficult to resist, and they were cut into meat in an instant.
Li Ru saw that there were more and more Lu Bu soldiers climbing on the head of the city, and they were already on a par with the defenders of the city, and at this time, the city gate was broken again, and his heart was like ashes, and he urgently ordered everyone: "Withdraw, withdraw quickly!" β
After that, he led his relatives to the steps of the city tower and rushed away, a group of defenders had suffered heavy casualties, and they had already had no intention of fighting, but they were hindered by the military order, and they did not dare to flee from the battle.
Lu Bu shouted: "Heh! Don't you think it's too late to leave? β
The painting halberd in his hand turned over and turned, and the dozen or so soldiers who were surrounded in front of him and did not have time to retreat were cut to the ground, and the painting halberd hit Niu Fu two or three feet away, and then regardless of Niu Fu, who was flying down and bleeding repeatedly, he led the vanguard battalion generals who ordered to run to the head of the city, closely pursued the remnants of Li Ru, and killed hundreds of people one after another, one to the bottom of the steps in the city.
But the rout soldiers ran desperately, throwing away their armor all the way, and as soon as they got off the city wall, they were pervasive, and they disappeared into the night, running so fast that Lu Bu and others who were chasing behind them could only look at the shadow and sigh.
At this time, the city gate has been lost, countless soldiers will swarm in from the city gate, the captain Ding Xu led hundreds of elite cavalry, saw Lu Bu's figure in the distance, and hurriedly led the horse forward, and said urgently: "Ding Xu did not disgrace his mission, and he was lucky to capture the city gate, and now the enemy army is scattered and fleeing in all directions in the city, how to deal with it, and ask the prince to show me." β
Lu Budao: "Don't be busy clearing the remnants of the city first, you quickly send sergeants to guard the exits of the streets and alleys, and be sure not to let the remnants of Li Ru wander in the city." β
Ding Xu was ordered to leave, and at this time, the defeated and scattered Cao army had already disappeared around the streets and alleys, leaving only the legs to sprint slowly, and was attacked and killed by countless swarming Lu Bu's army one after another.
At this time, the city wall had been completely occupied by the vanguard battalion, and Guo Yan personally escorted Niu Fu, who was seriously injured and tied up by five flowers, and other cadres, walked down the steps of the city at the head of the city, and shouted: "There is no Cao army soldier on the city wall, and these Cao army generals and soldiers are handed over to the prime minister for disposal." β
A group of captives of hundreds of people, all tied up by the long rope one after another, even the city, like cattle waiting to be slaughtered in the market, each with a blank eye, in the shouts of a group of vanguard battalion generals, Shi Shiran descended from the city one after another.
Lu Bu naturally didn't care about these captives at this time, and said to Guo Yan: "Li Ru fled to the city, there are my heavy troops at the east and west gates, he will run to the south gate, you quickly lead a cavalry, and immediately rush to the south gate, be sure to take the south gate of Caicheng before Li Ru and the other remnants of the army escape, and don't let an enemy escape." β
Lu Bu besieged Xia Cai with heavy troops from the three gates, leaving only the south gate unattacked, so that the Cao army defending the city did not have the heart to die, so that they thought that they still had a way back, and they had no intention of fighting to the death, so that the army could easily take the city.
Unexpectedly, Li Ru and Niu Fu had the will to die, not only refused to surrender, but also ordered the defenders to fight to the death, without the slightest intention of retreating south.
Although this battle killed countless defenders, Lu Bu's own army also suffered countless casualties, and thousands of people died in front of Xia Cai City.
The overall situation of the battle has been decided, the defenders scattered and fled, Lu Bu ran everywhere, gathered the various armies that were still pursuing the stragglers everywhere, and ordered them to arrange formations, form groups in turn, and divide their troops along the main roads of the long street, leaving no dead end for the rout to hide. He also issued a strict order that the army should not disturb the people, but only clear the remnants of the soldiers who were wandering through the streets.
On the night of the battle, when the moon hung obliquely, and the east was white, it was dawn, and all parts of the city were shrouded in shadows, and all the places where the fire had been calmed down, but it was not as bright as the full moon in the previous war. The entire city was like a beast lurking in the dark, which made Lu Bu also jealous and did not dare to disperse his forces too much.
Lu Bu led the army from the long street to the city, and chased to the intersection of the long street in the city, and suddenly heard the sound of killing in front of him, which was the direction in which Li Ru and the others fled.
Lu Bu hurriedly led the army to meet him, only to see countless Cao troops in the darkness like a flock of sheep driven by hunting dogs, rushing in his direction in a panic, many people were disheveled, most of the weapons and helmets had disappeared, and some people lost their shoes in a panic, bare feet, and ran with their heads down, only hating that their parents had not been able to grow more feet for him when they gave birth to him.
LΓΌ Bu ordered the army to line up to meet the enemy, firing a volley of crossbow arrows to stop the enemy from approaching.
In the rain of tens of thousands of crossbow arrows and arrows, the defeated soldiers were killed and wounded, and they all fell to the ground with screams, only to find that there was no way ahead, so they hurriedly stopped, pushed and shoved into a ball.
Countless soldiers and horses roared from the long streets on all sides, the armor was bright, and the torches were one after another, reflecting the bright lights of the long streets in all directions. However, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and other departments have already captured the east and west. After Zhang Liao captured the East Gate, he divided 3,000 elite cavalry and detoured to the place where the enemy army must pass through on South Street, and blocked Li Ru and others who fled in panic.
In the face of tens of thousands of incomplete armored soldiers, the 3,000 cavalry really used a knife to kill chickens, and only one charge killed tens of thousands of deserters, and then reflexively fled back the way they came.
At this time, Lu Bu's army, which was finally surrounded and killed from all sides, was surrounded by the long street, and the four main roads were blocked by the soldiers, and there was no way to escape. The defeated soldiers were all colorless, and they were huddled together in panic, and Li Ru and other cadres were escorted by the defeated soldiers in the center.
And around them, as far as the eye can see, they are surrounded on all sides, with long halberds like forests, soldiers and armor like clouds, filling countless streets, and countless crossbows and strong bows are ready to be fired.
Even if Li Ru was conceited and smart, at this time, facing an army of Lu Bu ten times his own and being under heavy siege, he couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness, and his heart was like ashes for a while.
At this time, a glimmer of brilliance rose in the east, dyeing a few clouds in half of the sky red, the sky was already bright, and the occasional rooster crowing sounded from all directions, but it showed that the long street was congested by 100,000 troops and impermeable, and it was eeriely quiet.
Lu Bu rode forward, rode out of the column alone, approaching the rout's array, thousands of rout troops had floating expressions, and they were all taken by Lu Bu's momentum, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, and the uneasy atmosphere permeated the surroundings for a while.
Lu Bu immediately stabbed the knife and coldly glanced at the crowd: "You are already under siege, and it is difficult to escape, those who follow me today will live, and those who oppose me will die." β
Li Ru set aside the guards in front of him, slowly walked out of the crowd, and stared at Lu Budao: "If the prime minister can treat my generals well and not pursue their past, they can return to obedience with peace of mind." β
Lu Bu sneered: "You have no other choice, today's choice is only life and death." β
Li Ru raised his head and closed his eyes and said: "My family is all in Shouchun, if they join the enemy, they will not die well, Li Ru's skills are not as good as others, since you are defeated, I only want to die." β
Seeing that he was bent on death, Lu Bu no longer talked to him, and drew a halberd to the sky and asked everyone: "What about you?" β
The remnants of the army were at a loss for a while, the main general would not surrender, how could they dare to take the lead in submission, but seeing Lu Bu painting a halberd pointing to the sky, it seemed that as long as an order was given, ten thousand arrows would be fired, and their routs would disappear from this world forever.
With a clang, a general finally threw away his weapon, knelt in front of him, and said in a panic: "I am willing to submit to the prime minister in order to serve the work of dogs and horses." β
Someone took the lead, and the defeated soldiers finally stopped watching, and each knelt on the spot, and said in unison: "We are willing to submit to the prime minister." β
Lu Bu saw that thousands of people were kneeling on the ground in front of him, only Li Ru was the only one who closed his eyes and waited for death, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, if these people really swore to the death, he had no choice but to order to shoot them, and then I was afraid that the name of the butcher would be with him for life, and he would be scolded by the world.
ordered Song Xian to escort the soldiers to be reorganized, and said to the left and right: "Take this person down, and the generals will rest in the city for a day, and tomorrow they will go straight to Shouchun with me." β
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