Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers set off a few days in advance, so Cao Cao chased them until Xingyang and never saw any trace of the Xiliang soldiers.

However, there is no shortage of talented people around Dong Zhuo, as early as Bianshui, Dong Zhuo has already arranged an ambush in advance to prevent the princes of the eighteen towns from chasing.

At this time, Cao Cao was already a tired army when he arrived in Xingyang.

Due to the continuous day's march of the army, it was already sleepy and tired. In desperation, Cao Cao could only order the soldiers to bury the pot in Bianshui to make rice.

Under the dark night sky, torches lit up the night, and the soldiers relaxed their vigilance and began to light fires and cook.

At first, there was nothing unusual, but as time passed, when everyone relaxed their vigilance when the food was cooked, suddenly shouts of killing began in all directions, and dense arrows flew like raindrops.

"Not good! Enemy Attack ...... Array, shield hands quickly array......" Cao Hong heard the sharp sound of arrows breaking through the air, got up and shouted at the soldiers around him.

The arrows are so dense that even if you want to line up, you have to have a chance!

In just a short moment, the screams came one after another! Some soldiers have just picked up their shields and arrows will fly at their sides, giving them no chance to form a defensive formation.

Cao Cao was even more unlucky, when the first wave of arrows flew, Cao Cao was shot in the shoulder.

Fortunately, the personal soldiers around Cao Cao reacted quickly and used their bodies as shields to cover Cao Cao's mount, which allowed Cao Cao to escape.

More than 10,000 people and horses were ambushed, and the dead and wounded, even if they were lucky enough to escape, they were scattered and fled at this time.

……

Cao Cao rode a war horse all the way down the Bianshui to the east, and because of the lack of people and horses, it didn't take long for the war horse to foam at the mouth and fall to the ground and die.

Cao Cao, who fell from his horse, was even more disgraced, covering the wound on his shoulder with one hand, stumbling, and burrowing into the dense forest under the cover of night.

The thorns and artemisia grass were dense in the woods, Cao Cao drew the sword at his waist, endured the pain in his shoulder, and took advantage of the moonlight to chop and move forward.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, which frightened Cao Cao and almost collapsed to the ground.

But who is Cao Cao? He is also a military strategist and politician, and he is also a conspirator, not to mention anything else, but that kind of heart, which is not comparable to ordinary people.

Taking a deep breath and forcibly stabilizing his nervous emotions, Cao Cao didn't reply, pretending to be forced: "Dare to chase alone, aren't you afraid of death?" ”

Cao Cao heard the sound of the hooves of only one horse, and his heart felt a little more confident.

"Lord!"

“？？？”

Hearing a familiar person shouting his lord, Cao Cao subconsciously looked back, only to see Cao Hong turn over and dismount, come to Cao Cao, and support the swaying Cao Cao: "The lord first rode the last general's war horse and left, the last general led away the pursuers, the lord went quickly, if the chasing soldiers arrived late, I'm afraid I can't go if I want to!" ”

Cao Cao was so moved that he almost burst into tears, grabbed Cao Hong's hand and asked, "If you are gone, how can you escape the pursuit if you don't have a war horse?" ”

"My lord, go away! The world can do without Cao Hong, but it can't be without the lord! Cao Hong forcibly helped Cao Cao onto the war horse, and twitched it fiercely on the horse's farts ~ with a branch.

The war horse was in pain, put aside its hooves, and quickly disappeared into the night.

As soon as Cao Hong left the woods, he ran into Xiahoudun and others, looking at the escaped team, his heart was somewhat sour.

There are more than 10,000 people, and in less than one night, only a few hundred people are left in front of them.

"Where is the lord?" Xiahoudun asked eagerly.

"The lord has already ridden a certain horse to the east!" After finishing speaking, he glanced at the hundreds of remnants of the defeated general and asked, "Are there any other people who have escaped?" ”

Xiahoudun shook his head: "No, there are only more than 500 people, and most of the others who are dead and wounded have been captured alive!" ”

"That being the case, we still have to chase the lord as soon as possible, the pursuers will come at any time, if they are entangled, it will be difficult to leave!"

After speaking, everyone went to the east!

Not long after Xiahoudun and Cao Hong left, a large group of people chased after them.

The pursuers had a torch in their hands, illuminating the entire forest. A soldier carries a big flag, the flag is embroidered with red silk and blue edges, and there is a big bucket in the middle: the word "Xu"!

The banner was waving in the wind, and one of its generals was dressed in bronze armor, holding a spear, with upright facial features, bronzed cheeks as sharp and angular as a knife and axe, and a three-inch beard swaying in the wind. This person was none other than Xu Rong, the Taishou of Xingyang who ambushed Cao Cao.

Xu Rong sat on a jujube red war horse, and a soldier in front of the horse bowed his hand to report: "Report to the general, judging from the traces of the tilting of the grass and trees in the woods, there should be a team of less than a thousand people fleeing towards the east!" ”

Xu Rong pointed the spear in his hand towards the east: "Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were originally a tired army, after some escape, they were already sleepy and short of horses at this time, and they must not be given a chance to breathe, pass the order to go down, and catch Cao Cao's reward for a thousand gold!" Pursue! ”

"......"

Thousands of cavalry followed Xu Rong's order, and urged their horses to chase towards the east!

After a night of pursuit, it was not until the east gradually appeared that Cao Cao stopped in an unknown valley. Along with it, there were also Xiahoudun and others.

Cao Cao sat on a large bluestone, took a water bag handed over by Xiahoudun, took a sip of water, wiped his mouth with his palm and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are left?" ”

Xiahoudun lowered his head and sighed: "Alas...... That's less than six hundred! ”

Cao Cao slapped his thigh angrily, and due to excessive force, he tore the wound on his shoulder, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.

After waiting for the pain of the wound to be relieved a little, Cao Cao said: "Yuan Shao is so scheming, if he is bent on fighting against Dong Zhuo, how can we be defeated today!" ”

At this time, Cao Hong came over and said to Cao Cao: "Lord, the soldiers have not finished their rice for a day and a night, and they are already hungry at this time, it is better to kill a few wounded war horses, and let the soldiers collect firewood and make a fire to roast and eat some......"

Before Cao Hong's words fell, Xiahoudun immediately interrupted: "No! Ignition at this time is likely to attract pursuers, the Battle of Bianshui has already suffered heavy losses, if the pursuers are recruited, with our current strength, there is no way to compete with it! Let the soldiers rest for a while, and it's not too late to wait until they are in a safe place to eat! ”

"Good! Tell everyone to drink some water first and wait until they are in a safe place before eating! Cao Cao nodded and said.

What Cao Cao didn't know was that at this time, on the slopes around the valley, there were countless men and horses watching the defeat of their remnants.

This group of men and horses was none other than Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Huang Zhong, Gao Shun and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who followed Cao Cao.

Because Mu Yi asked the geese in the clouds to send a message, let them lurk in Bianshui after arriving in Xingyang, so they appeared here.

Originally, when Cao Cao was ambushed, Zhao Yun had already learned the news from the scouts. It's just that they didn't get Mu Yi's order, not to mention that they were here to wait for Mu Yi, not to attack Xu Rong, so they have been in a wait-and-see state.

However, Cao Cao ran here by mistake, forcing Zhao Yun and others to get involved.

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