In order to lure Cao Cao and others out of the camp, Xu Rong personally led the troops to feign an attack on the camp, and after the attack on the camp failed, the soldiers around him fought to the death, which saved Xu Rong.

Cao Cao saw Xu Rong and the others fleeing in the wilderness, but he didn't expect that this was Xu Rong's strategy, so he fell into Xu Rong's ambush.

The soldiers behind him, without the lighting of torches, suddenly turned black in their eyes, and they couldn't see the appearance of the person in front of them clearly. Without the torches around them, the soldiers' hearts suddenly began to breed the inexplicable fear of darkness in the bones of human beings.

In addition, the army of Cao Cao and others was originally gathered together by several groups, and they were said to be allies, but it was inevitable that they had their own ghosts, and as soon as Xu Rong's soldiers who mixed in were mixed in, the army of Cao Cao and others was suddenly chaotic. No one could tell whether the people around them were friends or foes, and in order to save their lives, they all raised their knives and slashed at those who could see them.

By the time Cao Cao found out that something was wrong, the army of six teams was already in a scuffle.

"Stop! Stop! Cao Cao shouted hoarsely to the army behind, but at this time the soldiers were already red-eyed, who could care about Cao Cao's shouting, it was important to save his life first.

Seeing this, Cao Cao and the others were horrified, and Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and the others hurriedly rushed into the formation with their lieutenants to stop the chaotic scene.

With the pacification of the people, the mood of the soldiers eased somewhat, but there were still some places where the scuffle was still going on.

Just as Cao Cao and the others were about to go to stop the soldiers who were still fighting, suddenly on all sides of the team, countless torches suddenly appeared, followed by a shouting of killing that shook the sky.

Cao Cao yelled "not good", only to see Xu Rong, who had fled like a lost dog just now, actually killed his soldiers back with his soldiers at this time.

Looking at the enemy army that surrounded and killed like hungry wolves, and then looked at the soldiers who had fled in all directions that had been frightened on his side, Cao Cao's heart suddenly cooled, and he looked at Zhang Miao beside him and shouted, "Brother Meng Zhuo, you and I are ready to break through!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Miao looked at Bao Xin and the others, who were already a little frightened in the distance, sighed secretly, and then took Cao Cao to reorganize the soldiers and horses, and then thought about breaking through to the north.

When Dong Zhuo sent Xu Rong to stop Cao Cao and others, he specially instructed Xu Rong that if he had the opportunity, he must capture Cao Cao.

At this time, Xu Rong had already led his troops to contact the army of Cao Cao and others, and when he thought of Dong Zhuo's entrustment before leaving, Xu Rong immediately took the surviving lieutenant generals around him and chased them all the way to the direction where Cao Cao and others fled.

When Cao Cao came, he left Chen Gong in Chenliu, and brought the only four generals, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong.

At this time, the four of them were guarding Cao Cao's left and right, fighting all the way, protecting Cao Cao and Zhang Miao to break through to the north.

"Where is the thief going!" Cao Cao was fleeing in a hurry, when he suddenly heard a loud shout behind him, which frightened Cao Cao and hurriedly turned around.

I saw that Xu Rong was holding a steel gun in his hand at this time, with about two dozen soldiers behind him, and he was rushing in his direction with blood on his face. Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly fought with the enemy who was rushing up beside him

Xiahou Dun shouted: "Quickly block the enemy general!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that in the strong bow in Xu Rong's hand, an arrow shot towards Cao Cao like a talisman.

Fortunately, the night was too dark, and the scene was very chaotic, Xu Rong's arrow did not hit Cao Cao's vital point, but only scratched Cao Cao's left arm, but this time it did scare Cao Cao enough, and he drove his horse into the distance with a shout.

Xu Rong behind him saw the turn, took out an arrow from his back and hung it on the bow, and before Xu Rong could pull the bow, he saw Xiahou Dun, who had killed all the enemies around him, screaming and running out.

"Rest hurting my lord!"

Xiahou Dun screamed and then raised his spear and killed Xu Rong.

Seeing that he was fierce, Xu Rong hurriedly threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, pulled out the steel gun inserted in the ground, and then rushed forward with a shout.

The battle lasted for nearly an hour, and by the time Cao Cao and Zhang Miao had already run to Aocang, a few miles away, they could almost hear the sound of fighting outside Xingyang County.

At this time, there were only less than 300 soldiers behind Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, and the two of them originally had an army of more than 10,000, but after this battle, they were almost completely wiped out! Fortunately, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Ren were still by Cao Cao's side, but Xiahou Dun, who had been cut off before, never came back.

"Brother Meng De, let's go quickly, if Xu Rong chases after us, we have only a few soldiers under him, and we can't resist it at all!" Zhang Miao said to Cao Cao anxiously.

I saw Cao Cao glance at Zhang Miao and did not speak, but turned his head to the remaining three hundred soldiers and ordered, "Leave two hundred people to kill me back, and the rest will protect Lord Zhang and go elsewhere!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Miao grabbed Cao Cao, "Meng De, what are you doing?" ”

"Brother Meng Zhuo will go first, I have to pick up Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dunzi)!" Cao Cao cut the railway.

Although Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao are brothers, at this time of life and death, Cao Cao can abandon his personal life and death for the sake of Xiahou Dun. This made Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Ren beside Cao Cao extremely moved.

"The lord will go first, and Yuan will let me go there!" Cao Hong stepped forward and shouted. Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan, who were behind them, also hurriedly went up to comfort Cao Cao when they heard this.

Just as several people were scrambling for who would pick up Xiahou Dun, the sound of a burst of military horses suddenly came from a distance.

Cao Cao and the others thought that Xu Rong was chasing after them, and hurriedly turned their horses' heads and prepared to escape.

"Don't panic, don't panic, let Yuan come!"

Seeing that it was Xiahou Dun coming back, Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly ran up to greet him.

I saw that Xiahou Dun was hurrying towards everyone with about 200 soldiers behind him at this time, and after a few breaths, everyone took a look.

"My lord! Your subordinates have repelled the enemy! As soon as he saw Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun hurriedly dismounted, knelt on one knee, and saluted Cao Cao with both hands in fists.

"It's good to be back! It's good to be back! Looking at Xiahou Dun, who was covered in blood in front of him and had injuries in many places on his shoulders, arms and waist, Cao Cao's tears of emotion were about to fall, although he had ten thousand words in his heart, he only said these two sentences.

After lifting Xiahoudun, the people did not dare to delay, and hurriedly mounted their horses and ran in the direction of Hanoi to the north, because the river was stationed there

Neijun guarded Wang Kuang's army, and Han Fu, Yuan Shao, and Liu Yi were also rushing in that direction at this time.

As for the safety of Liu Dai, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, and Qiao Mao, Cao Cao didn't have the heart to care about it at this time, so he could only pray silently for them in his heart.

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Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi County, was originally a subordinate of He Jin, and later after the rebellion of the "Ten Standing Servants", he was appointed by the imperial court as the Taishou of his hometown Hanoi County.

Through the development of Hanoi in the past few years, coupled with the temporary requisition, Wang Kuang's subordinates at this time can be regarded as having an army of nearly 10,000.

Since forming an alliance with everyone and raising troops, in order to wait for Yuan Shao and others, Wang Kuang sent his subordinates to engage Han Hao and lead the army to the two ferries of Mengjin and Heyangjin to station.

In Han Hao's camp, two scouts were reporting to Han Hao the news they had just arrived.

"General, Dong Zhuo's Li Yu's army has arrived in Pingyin County, and it looks like it will cross the river soon!"

Hearing this, Han Hao was shocked.

"So fast!"

After shouting, Han Hao hurriedly called several of his lieutenants into the tent.

"A few of you immediately reorganize your military horses and concentrate your forces to defend the bank of the Pingyin River, and you must not let Li Yu's army come ashore!"

"No!" Several lieutenants answered, and then went down to prepare.

At that time, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Yu and Guo Yan to come to attack Wang Kuang, but at this time, in Han Hao's Tanma investigation, only Li Yan's movements were discovered, but Guo Yan's movements were not discovered for a long time.

Two days later, in the evening, Li Yu came to the ferry port in Pingyin County with an army of 7,000, looking at the brightly lit Han Hao's army on the opposite bank and already waiting for him, Li Yu showed a sneer on his face.

"General Li, General Guo sent a letter from there, saying that he had arrived at the designated place, please make it clear to the general, when will he start?"

Hearing the Tanma report behind him, Li Yu laughed twice, and then turned back to the Tanma and ordered, "Go back and tell General Guo that you will do it in three days!" ”

"Yes!"

Looking at the probe horses rushing into the distance, Li Yu turned his head to a lieutenant behind him and asked, "How is the fishing boat prepared?" ”

"Returning to the general, the fishing boats along the nearby coast have been requisitioned by his subordinates, and his subordinates are ordering people to build new boats, presumably in less than two days, the boats for the army to cross the river will be gathered!"

Hearing this, Li Yu was overjoyed in his heart, and he felt "Okay!" ”

Two days later, in the afternoon, when all the ships were ready, Li Yu called the adjutant general and ordered, "Tell the soldiers, hurry up and rest, and send troops tomorrow morning!" ”

"Order!"

At the ugly moment of the next day, it was still dark at this time, and in the Han Hao camp on the other side, the soldiers were sleeping soundly, but the army on Li Yu's side on the other bank was ready to go.

Seeing that the troops had been assembled, Li Yu immediately gave the order to cross the river and attack.

It was late summer and early autumn, and a thick fog had risen on the river in the morning.

Taking advantage of the dense fog, Li Yu's army quietly approached the opposite riverbank.

By the time the soldiers on Han Hao's side found Li Yu and the others, Li Yu's army had already gone from the shore

Less than twenty meters.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The piercing screams resounded throughout Han Hao's camp.

Han Hao, who was resting in the tent at this time, hurriedly got up and ran out after hearing the shouts outside, and began to organize soldiers to block the enemy.

"Shoot the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! Han Hao and several of his lieutenants greeted loudly while sprinting.

At this time, the soldiers who had already run out of the camp and lined up in formation, after hearing the orders of Han Hao and the others, hurriedly picked up their bows and arrows and began to shoot at Li Yu and the others on the river.

Although it has the advantage of fog, after all, it is on the river, and the number of soldiers on Han Hao's side is also more than that of Li Yu's, under Han Hao's emergency command, for a while, Li Yu's army did not take any advantage.

But just when Li Yu's army was blocked on the river and could not enter the shore for a long time, suddenly an army of four or five thousand people came out from behind Han Hao's camp.

This sudden army is under the banner of the word "Guo", and the main general led by it is Guo Yan, who has disappeared for a long time!

(End of chapter)