Cao Ren leaped on his horse and danced his spear, stabbing an oncoming knight under his horse.

Qin Mu was in a hurry and beckoned more knights to surround him. Sun Ce ordered him to set up suspicious soldiers here, and Cao Ren came to investigate the truth and immediately encountered the ambush soldiers. Originally, I thought that waiting for work with ease would be enough to stop Cao Ren, but I didn't think that Cao Ren was brave, and killed three people in a row in one go, caught Qin Mu off guard, and rushed directly to the suspicious soldiers, saw the truth clearly, and quickly killed back.

"Help, help!" Qin Mu shouted while chasing with a spear, trying to stop Cao Ren and prevent him from taking the truth away.

A knight of Qianghu raised a bull's horn hanging from his waist and whined. The sound of the horn was low, but it could travel farther, not only the cavalry in the distance heard it, but even Cao Cao and Sun Ce on the hillside, and they all broke out in a cold sweat.

Sun Ce's scalp was numb. Xu Rong broke through the martial arts pass and killed him? He turned his head to look at Yuan Shu, eager to kill him with a knife. If it weren't for Yuan Shu chasing Cao Cao, they should be in Wancheng at the moment, there is a city to defend, even if Xu Rong kills the city, they won't be so nervous. Now it's a field battle, and the two sides together have less than 5,000 men, and they are killing you to death. If this is pushed flat by the Xiliang cavalry, whether it is him or Cao Cao, it will be difficult to escape.

Cao Cao, who had just arrived on the hillside, was also frightened. The battle outside Xingyang City suddenly came to mind, and he didn't care about adjusting the battle formation to besiege Sun Ce, and rode his horse up the hillside, looking into the distance. Only then did I realize that the smoke and dust in the distance was a little strange, not only did it seem to have not moved, but it also did not look like a sign that the cavalry was approaching. The cavalry came quickly, and the smoke and dust were often high and straight. The infantry was slow, and the soot was low and wide. The smoke and dust in front of him were filled, high and wide, and the distance had not changed much, and there was no cavalry in sight.

What's going on?

Cao Cao didn't move for a long time, and his palms were full of sweat. At this moment, he couldn't take care of Cao Hong's expectant gaze and Sun Ce. If it was really the Xiliang soldiers who came, it didn't matter whether they killed Yuan Shu and Sun Ce or not, they would definitely die. For him, it would be better if Yuan Shu died at the hands of the Xiliang people, at least he wouldn't have to bear any consequences.

In contrast, he had at least a chance to escape, though not much, and only on his own.

Just when Cao Cao was thinking wildly and trying to smear oil on the soles of his feet, Cao Ren broke through Qin Mu's interception and rode his horse up the hillside. He fought hard for an hour, he was already exhausted, and he had just had a vicious battle with Qin Mu, the war horse was exhausted, his mouth was full of white foam, and as soon as he rushed up the hill, the war horse lost its front hooves and fell to the ground. Cao Ren didn't have time to get off the horse, and his legs were pressed by the war horse, and he couldn't get out.

Cao Cao hurriedly rode his horse to the hillside, rushed to Cao Ren's side, ordered someone to lift the war horse, and dragged Cao Ren out.

"Zixiao, how can there be the horn sound of the Qianghu people?"

"There are some Qianghu people, but there are not many." Cao Ren swallowed his saliva, his face was covered with sweat, and even the dried blood stains were washed away. "General, there are no reinforcements, only suspicious soldiers, it is the dust stirred up by some cavalry who tie branches to the tail of their horses and run back and forth."

Cao Cao was surprised and delighted, and his heart finally fell back into his abdomen. "Really?"

"General, it's true, I dare to vouch for it with my life."

Cao Cao looked back at Sun Ce in the chaotic stone formation, shook his head, and gritted his teeth in anger. "What a treacherous erector, see that I killed him today." He got up and strode up the hillside. A guard pulled a bareback war horse, and Cao Ren climbed up and rushed to Cao Hong's side.

Cao Cao sat in front of the horse, checked the situation, and selected a breakthrough, with a whip.

"The sword and shield men retreat, the crossbowmen flank cover, the spearmen step forward, dense formation!"

Cao Hong immediately passed down the order. As soon as the drums sounded, the spearmen lined up behind the sword and shield men rushed forward through the gap between the sword and shield hands, shoulder to shoulder, and the line was so dense that they could not escape if they wanted to, so they could only hold their spears and fight forward. The gap between the front and rear rows is also very small, and the spears even have to be placed on the shoulders of their comrades in front, forming a dense forest of spears. They stepped on the drum and pressed towards the stone henge. In order to maintain the formation, they have to stop and adjust every ten steps.

The sword and shield men spread out to the two wings, and they were also densely arrayed to prevent Sun Ce and the others from attacking, and the crossbowmen stood behind them, raising their crossbows and crossbows, ready to shoot. At such a close distance, even if Sun Ce and the others have heavy armor, it is difficult to protect them, and if they are shot in the face or have legs and feet without armor leaf protection, they will also lose their combat effectiveness.

As soon as Sun Ce saw this posture, he knew that trouble was coming. He looked at Cao Cao under the banner and gritted his teeth with hatred, but he was helpless. Surrounded by the opponent's superior forces, and without long-range fire support such as bows and crossbows, he suffered a lot.

"Pack up the weapons on the ground, and the rocks will do the same, and smash them!" Sun Ce shouted. "Triangle formation, pay attention to cover."

"Whoa!" The righteous servants responded loudly and prepared for battle. Although the situation is urgent, they usually train strictly, not only are their combat effectiveness far stronger than ordinary soldiers, but their mentality is also more confident.

Seeing this, Cao Cao nodded secretly. These are all elites, but unfortunately there are too few, only three hundred, even if ten are exchanged for one today, I will destroy you. While directing the attack, he ordered people to beat drums and ordered Xiahoudun to divide his troops to reinforce, especially the crossbowmen. Since it is a suspicious soldier, it makes no sense for Xiahoudun to set up a formation at the bottom of the slope, and it is the right solution to besiege Sun Ce and solve the battle as soon as possible.

Hearing the sound of war drums, and then seeing Xiahoudun changing formations under the hillside, Sun Ce secretly complained to himself. Needless to say, the suspicious plan was discovered by Cao Cao, and the only hope was that Zhou Yu could arrive sooner, otherwise he would have to kneel this time.

Or, simply cut Yuan Shu's burden and break through by yourself? Anyway, if you want to kill in the end, it's better to take advantage of this great opportunity.

Sun Ce's eyes flickered, and he quietly clenched Qianjun Po.

Yuan Shu squinted his eyes, looked at Cao Cao in the distance, and looked at the Cao soldiers who were slowly approaching, his face became more and more pale, and his eyes became darker and darker. No matter how stupid he is, no matter how confident he is in Sun Ce, he knows that this time there will be more bad luck. Cao Cao had more than 4,000 people, more than ten times the advantage of troops, unless the righteous servants were all as good at fighting as Sun Ce and Dian Wei, or Cao Cao was as stupid as Cao Hong, there was no possibility of survival.

"Bo Fu, leave me alone, you can break through." Yuan Shu said suddenly.

Sun Ce didn't hear it clearly. "What did you say?"

"I said, leave me alone and break through on your own. With your ability, it will not be a problem to kill them. Yuan Shu pulled out the scabbard on his waist, together with the Qiyao knife that was only half cut off, and then pulled down the leather bag on his waist and put it in Sun Ce's hand. Leave a few people for me, and I will fight to the death with Cao Cao, and cut off the queen for you. Remember, marry my family Ah Heng and take good care of her. Boy, I believe in you, you are stronger than Cao Cao, and you are stronger than that concubine, you are affectionate and righteous, and you know how to hurt people, you will definitely be able to do something great in the future, and Ah Heng will not suffer if she marries you. ”

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, ashamed and ashamed, and a wave of blood surged up. He stuffed all the things in his hand back to Yuan Shu, and said loudly: "General, where do you still have the momentum of a ghost on the road?" Isn't it Cao Cao, isn't it just 4,000 soldiers, it's okay, I'll take you out! Come and change the armor for the general. Zigu, with him on his back, is ready to break through. ”