Chapter 4 Section 14 Defeat

On February 17, 396 of the Han Dynasty (the first year of Chuping, 190 AD), Dong Zhuoqiang ordered Emperor Xian and his ministers to go west, and millions of people inside and outside Luoyang City were forced to move west. On the road, the people were trampled by the Liangzhou military chariots, starved and sick, died one after another, and the corpses were all over the road.

Dong Zhuo himself stayed in Luoyang Biguiyuan, assigned Xu Rongshuai Liangzhou Army to garrison Xingyang City, Lu Bushuai and the state army to garrison Hujiaoguan, and burned the palace, temple, government and home within 200 miles of Luoyang in Luoyang. Within a radius of 200 miles from Luoyang, it is unified into a red land, and chickens and dogs are not left.

At night, the fire of Luoyang obscured the sky, and the whole sky was reflected red. During the day, black smoke from burning can be seen hundreds of miles away, rushing straight into the sky. In a few days, the architectural relics of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Luoyang in the past two hundred years were destroyed.

Dong Zhuo's soldiers looted everywhere, while Lü Bu excavated the tombs of the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty and took their treasures. The Liangzhou soldiers and the Bingzhou soldiers were interested in jeweled women, and ignored the royal collection of books accumulated over hundreds of years, and in the end, these unmovable treasures were set on fire by the soldiers. The knowledge accumulated over thousands of years, and the unique ancient books that have been treasured for thousands of years, have been reduced to ashes.

Luoyang was on fire, and Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, did not know what was going on, so he commanded 30,000 horses and horses to march into Heyangjin and peep into Luoyang. Dong Zhuo used suspicious soldiers to challenge, sneaked sharp pawns from Xiaopingjin, went around to Wang Kuangjun's back, attacked back and forth, and broke Wang Kuangjun's army.

Many of the captured Wang Kuang soldiers were wrapped in Dong Zhuo's military cloth, poured with anointing oil, and then burned on the soles of their feet, and called this method "candle lighting". The fire burned from the bottom up, and it took a long time for the captives to burn to death, and the wails shook the earth and made it unbearable to hear and see.

Wang Kuang was defeated and returned to Hanoi, reported to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shaozheng learned that his family was slaughtered by Dong Zhuo, he was very sad and angry, and ordered the troops to reorganize their soldiers and horses, and prepare to march into the tiger prison, but Wang Kuang's army was defeated and returned, and 30,000 horses and horses collapsed in half a day without support under the attack of the Liangzhou army, and the princes from all walks of life were terrified, and even Yuan Shao was hesitant.

In order to cover up the cowardice of the princes from all walks of life, in the fire of Luoyang at night, the princes chanted poems on wine, thinking that this was also a rare beauty - Dong Zhuojun was afraid, they were preparing to move the capital, and if they garrisoned for a few more days, maybe Dong Zhuo would retire, and the great cause of the princes from all walks of life would be completed. No matter how many people groaned and wailed in the fire.

In the early morning of the 19th, Cao Cao, the unbearable general of Fenwu, was angry, and at this moment, the generals did not want to take the opportunity to march, but regarded the fire as a sign of Dong Zhuojun's fear. Cao Cao impassionedly said to the princes from all walks of life: "We are waiting for the volunteers to punish the riots, and now that all the people have gathered, why are the kings hesitating?"

To make Dong Zhuo hear that the Shandong soldiers rose, relying on the weight of the royal family, according to the danger of two weeks, the east to face the world; Although they do not do the way, they are still enough. Today, Dong Zhuo burned the palace, robbed the Son of Heaven, the sea shook, and he didn't know where to go. If you can fight with the west, you can calm the world in a war! ”。

Although Cao Cao was earnest, the generals looked at each other and did not say a word. At this time, Bao Xin, who was most likely to support him, was oppressing Liu Bei's subordinates in Taishan County, scavenging grain and grass to transport sour dates. Without Bao Xin's support, the camp was basically Yuan Shao's sphere of influence.

Cao Cao was deeply disappointed, although such a rotten Confucian who only talked about the country's righteousness every day, but at the moment when the troubled times came, the princes were not only afraid of Dong Zhuo's strong soldiers, but also wanted to preserve their strength in the troubled times, so as to take the opportunity to seize the greatest benefits for themselves. Dedicating oneself to the righteousness of the country and the prosperity of the people is a natural morality and requires others to do it. And maximizing one's own interests is a real morality, and it is the principle pursued in one's actual operation -- who cares about the destruction of the family, who cares about the separation of the wife, and who cares about the hatred of the country and the family.

Later generations talked about the performance of Confucian scholars in China for thousands of years, and reluctantly summarized such a sentence: "Confucian treason rushes to be the first, and widows keep festivals without hesitation." ”

For thousands of years, Confucian scholars have not understood the concept of loyalty as much as a young woman. The love of the Confucian group for the country is not even comparable to the love of a young woman for her husband. For thousands of years, there have been more women who keep chastity than Confucian scholars who keep festivals, and these Confucian scholars are indeed the elite class who control the lifeblood of the country......

Cao Cao's persuasion was ineffective, and he watched the princes look at him with idiotic eyes, but they didn't say a word. scolded angrily: "Shaft, lack and conspiracy." Then he left the table.

Back in the camp, Cao Cao issued an order to lead his troops westward alone, intending to occupy the military position of Chenggao to threaten Luoyang and take the opportunity to spy on the tiger prison.

Watching Cao Cao's back disappear at the mouth of the big tent, the princes in the camp accused Cao Cao of his recklessness in order to hide his cowardice, however, Cao Cao's brave move caused different repercussions among the princes' strategists, and the strategists who despised the princes' cowardice applauded Cao Cao in private.

In the big camp, in the midst of the chaotic accusations of the princes, the elder of Dongping and Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao secretly left the table, greeted the general and Chen Liuxiao Lian Weizi outside the big tent, and said: "When Meng De raised the army, I heard that you had scattered all your family wealth to help Meng De recruit troops. Now, Meng De plans to lead his troops westward alone, and you have a good relationship with him. I'll give you 2,000 men, and you can help Meng De. ”

Wei Zi received the order and was about to turn around, Zhang Miao called him again, muttered for a long time, and said to Wei Zi: "Don't set up a camp in Qingzhou, don't communicate with the alliance leader, maybe you don't know the situation in the big camp." Before you send your troops, go to the Qingzhou barracks and tell them about the situation in Luoyang. I heard that Liu Bei is fighting with Gongsun Du in Donglai, in such an urgent situation, Qingzhou will not withdraw the army, I estimate that Liu Bei must have a plan in his heart, you tell them, as for whether they can send troops or not, don't force it. ”

Cao Cao angrily led his troops out of the camp, and the 5,000 men and horses marched along the Pushui, and at noon, the army began to prepare to cross the Wolf Tang Canal, at this time, the Weizi army caught up with Cao Cao.

"Mengde, Mengde", Wei Zi ran out of breath, and called out repeatedly: "Brother Mengde, my lord asked me to lead the army to help in the battle, and your army moved too fast, making it difficult for me to rush all the way." ”

Cao Cao opened his arms and welcomed happily: "Brother Wei, among the 200,000 troops, only you are willing to help me." Okay, okay, let's join forces together, touch Dong Thief's Liangzhou army, and let those cowards see, the heroes of the world, only Weizi and Cao Cao. ”

Wei Zi said humbly: "How dare I Wei Zi call myself a hero, besides, the world's heroes are not only you and me, before I came, I went to the Qingzhou barracks, I heard that Liu Bei has cut off the back road of Gongsun Du's army, and waved his troops to encircle the Liaodong Army under the city of Yecheng." Guan Hai, the commander of the Qingzhou army, has received the news: the Liaodong army is about to be broken, and once the siege and annihilation of the Gongsun Du army is completed, the new commander of Qingzhou will be sour in the future. By the way, I asked Guan Hai for help, and he promised to wait for the soldiers to finish lunch, and then the whole army would set up camp and echo our army. ”

Cao Cao was taken aback: "What, I heard that the Liaodong Army has 300,000, and Liu Bei actually didn't transfer back the main force and surrounded the 300,000 Liaodong Army so quickly?" ”

Wei Zi sighed: "Yes, Qingzhou's strength is really terrible, but unfortunately the road is far away, and we don't know the details of the battle." I had previously heard Bao Xin say that Qingzhou only mobilized the township guards in Donglai this time, and the rest of the counties lived as usual. With the power of one county to destroy 300,000 elite soldiers, Qingzhou Liu Bei is worthy of an old bear."

"The bear dominates the land, and the tiger does not dare to peep, so the bear is better than the tiger. However, the tiger roars all over the world, the dragon soars thousands of miles, and the bear is just a slave who guards the house. Liu Bei, I heard that his son is still young, and his subordinates are all tigers and wolves, and several of his sons are extraordinary people. In the future family business, whether Liu Bei's children can keep it, let's take a look first. Cao Cao sighed.

Wei Zi nodded, then looked at the soldiers, and suggested: "Since the Qingzhou soldiers have agreed to send troops to respond, should we slow down and wait for their army to come up, I think, our army will also rest here, have lunch, and then set off to cross the Pushui." ”

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed, "Liu Bei's army can be so extravagant, eating three meals a day. That's because his army set up a battalion, Bao Xin, who transported grain and grass, and they wore a pair of pants, and how much grain and grass Liu Bei wanted, and how much Bao Xin gave. And the camp of our army is with the alliance leader, and the grain and grass must first go to the alliance leader, and then distribute it to the various armies. If our army eats three meals a day, the supply of grain and grass needs to be increased by half, and the alliance leader will not give my army this privilege. In my opinion, our army should hurry forward and hurry forward, cross the Bianshui and cook in the buried country. ”

Weizi said: "It's okay, Guan Hai promised my whole army to pull out the camp and take over our army." I think he must have been preparing for the supply of military supplies, otherwise he would not have used the excuse that the army wanted to eat lunch as an excuse to stay behind and straighten out the queue.

Besides, our army and the Qingzhou soldiers are stationed together, how can Bao Xin not supply our army with military supplies according to the supply of Qingzhou soldiers. Our army can take advantage of the delay of lunch, rest here, and wait for Guan Hai to catch up. The Liangzhou army is strong and has been in battle for a long time. There are only 7,000 men in our combined army, and most of them are recruited recruits and lack training. If there is a response from the Qingzhou soldiers, a hundred battles of heroic divisions, our army will not have to face the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry alone. ”

Cao Cao shook his head and vetoed: "The soldiers are very fast, our army has not been able to attack in Suozao for many days, and Dong Thief will not think of our army's sudden action." If we are fast, we will take Aocang tonight, and use the grain of Aocang to support our army to the west, and tomorrow our army can attack Xingyang Pass (Tiger Prison Pass) and advance to Chenggao. In this way, the general trend of the confrontation between the two armies can be changed, and if one or two more coalition forces wake up and act at the same time as us. Our army can wave its army to Luoyang and disrupt Dong Thief's plan to move the capital. ”

Wei Zi was silent for a long time, and resolutely said: "According to what Brother Meng De said, our army took Ao Cang today and camped in Ao Cang. ”

At the same time, Qingzhou, under the city of Yecheng in Donglai County, Han Dang, who came in a hurry, handed over Sun Jian's letter to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was taken aback after reading it: "What? Miss Yan'er was actually taken captive and didn't know what happened; Huang Wan's father-in-law was dismissed, and his life was in danger; Zhang Gong (Zhang Wen) was killed, and Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital to ......"

Frustrated and surprised, he hurriedly took the letter and browsed it. Liu Bei was furious, smashed the tea bowl, pushed the table and chair, and said angrily: "Dong Fatzi, I will never stand under the same sun with you." There is you without me, there is me without you. ”

Immediately, Zhang Yan'er's flower-like beauty appeared in front of Liu Bei, and in the courtyard of the dragon, the smiling face said without knowing the taboo: "Hmm? Liu Bei, this name is so familiar, ah, you are the one who made the forbidden army take off his pants and enter the city, hehe, you are so bold......"

The voice disappeared ethereally, and immediately, the back of Zhang Yan'er, who was as big as a fight, and Liu Bei when she broke up appeared in front of Liu Bei's eyes, got out of the car in a panic, and quickly flashed into the door of the mansion. The back was so clear, it grew bigger, and it filled the heavens and the earth.

Liu Bei couldn't help but cry like rain, crying silently.

This cry infected the generals in the camp, but unfortunately, the generals misunderstood Liu Bei's cry.

Gao Tanglong sat paralyzed on the ground, pounded the ground, and howled: "The emperor is out of control, and the imperial family is in trouble; People are displaced, families are ruined; The ministers and doctors are precarious, and they are hanging from each other; A lonely grave for thousands of miles, and thousands of households wail. Is this the end of my 400 years of great power? Shall I live this fatherless and kingless life in the future? Oh my God, if thou hast a spirit, strike me to death with thunder, and if thou art a god, open thy mouth and swallow me. I want to die with this world. ”

Guan Yu sat on his knees on the ground, kept slamming his head on the ground, and kept wailing. Zhang Fei's eyes widened like cowbells, tears flowed silently, Tai Shici hurriedly stepped forward, supported Liu Bei, and cried with him.

After reading the letter carefully, he coughed and said: "Under the city of Yecheng, the Liaodong soldiers have lost their courage, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit and no ambition. I think that in view of the current situation, at this moment, the stage of the lord should not be limited to Qingzhou, but should go west, to Luoyang, and take the world as the stage of the lord. Leave the remnants of the city to me. ”

Liu Bei nodded, and said angrily: "At this moment, the spring ploughing has passed, and we can draw our strength." The order was issued, Le'an County, Qi County and Jinan County were mobilized, and each of the three counties recruited a regiment of meritorious soldiers to defend their homeland. The battle of Yecheng is under the sole responsibility of the Duke of Fu, and the army is all handed over to you. I went to Guanghuan and took the Ironclad Legion and the Sixth Auxiliary Legion away. Urgent order: Xu Shu immediately mobilized the Iron Armor Legion and the Sixth Auxiliary Legion, and when I arrived in Guanghuan, he would immediately go with me on the expedition. ”

Looking up at Han Dang, Liu Bei asked, "Is Sun Wentai (Sun Jian) good in Luyang?" ”

Han Dang sighed and shook his head silently.

Liu Bei expressed his intentions: "Yuan Highway (Yuan Shu) has dry bones in the mound, jealous and jealous, Brother Wentai must be very bitter in Luyang." So, how many people do you bring? ”

Han Dang clenched his fists and replied: "I came all the way down and died of four war horses." With 200 soldiers with him, there were countless people who fell behind along the way, and now there are only more than 30 people around. ”

Liu Bei generously said: "I will support you with 500 sets of armor, 1,000 blades, 200 horses, and send 500 soldiers to escort you to Luyang." You return now, gather your men along the way, and collect your armor and weapons and guards in Mu County, Taishan County. Tell Sun Wentai that I will arrive at Sujube in five days, and on February 24, we will march at the same time to attack Dong Thief. ”

Han Dang's nose was sour, and tears of gratitude filled his eyes. Clasp your fists and salute, and take the order.

Liu Bei silently pondered for a while, and then ordered again: "Sun Wentai is so impulsive when he encounters something, I'm afraid that he can't help but make the first move, Yun Chang (Guan Yu), a few days ago I have ordered Guan Hai to act when he sees the opportunity, you immediately take the guards and join the army, take my military talisman to Suozao, command the 14th and 15th legions, cooperate with Guan Hai, and prepare for battle."

Yide, you immediately set off to Guanghuan, the Shuai Iron Armor Legion rushed to Suojube, and let Xu Shu then take the Sixth Auxiliary Legion to follow slowly, and when I arrange the affairs of Yecheng, I will chase you with light horses.

Fu Gong, immediately went to Taishan County to give an order, and ordered Tian Chou to rush back to Guanghuan to sit in the town and be in charge of Qingzhou military affairs. As soon as the battle of Yecheng is over, you immediately send Zheng Qi to Mount Tai and order him to guard Mount Tai County; The main force of our army returned to the army and went around widely, and the third and fourth armies marched into the plains; Disbanded the conscripted meritorious brigade and ordered the Donglai Army to resume production with all its might. ”

Gao Tanglong calmed down and said: "The people of Taishan County have been transferred by Bao Xin, the main force of our army is going to Luoyang to fight again, Sanhan is still at war with Lelang County, this winter, we have the people of three counties to take care of, and Donglai must restore grain production." The Lord ordered that this year's tax exemption for fishery products encourage farmers to go to sea. Guarding such a sea, I don't believe that the people of Qingzhou can starve. ”

"Yes, I suggest that the canning factory be moved to the seashore, and as soon as the fisherman's boat docks, the factory immediately buys the fish products and makes them into cans. If possible, we build big boats, move canning factories to ships, and one boat is a canning factory, and let women work on the boats. Freshly caught fish products can be canned immediately on board to keep them fresh and preservative. When the boat docks, the fishermen can sell canned food directly. Liu Bei replied.

"In this way, the fishermen will not worry about the corruption of their catches, they will be able to stay at sea longer, the catch will be more, our shipbuilding industry will be more developed, the sales of spices (spices) will be greater, the sales of metal mining will also increase, the income of farmers, fishermen, boatmen and miners will increase, the tax revenue of the government will increase, and the ships will sail farther. ”

"Not to mention so much, the defenders of Yecheng have held out for many days, and we need to reward them heavily. Unfortunately, Qingzhou has limited land, so I decided to create a different way of rewarding and creating a badge as a symbol of warriors to reward the soldiers. Special treatment is given to warriors who wear this medal, for example: in the township and county meetings, warriors wearing medals can sit in the front row, and every year on the agricultural and animal husbandry festival, warriors with medals can enter first, etc. Try to give the warriors all kinds of honors.

In the future, if you fight on the battlefield, you will not be rewarded with land unless you open up territory. Only military medals and coins are awarded. This military merit medal is divided into several levels, you will formulate the standard of rewards and the level of the military merit medal, and submit it to the Senate for approval, and we will promulgate and implement it. ”

He received the order and asked again, "What else does the lord command?" ”

Liu Bei thought for a while, shook his head and said, "My heart is in turmoil, Zizheng (frustrated), it's all up to you here, I'll leave for Guanghuan now." ”

By the Wolf Tang Canal, Cao's army successfully crossed the river and advanced towards Aocang. Ao Cang is the reserve granary of the Beijing Division, Dong Zhuo has heavy troops in Xingyang and Chenggao Tun, and the vigilance of Ao Cang is not strict. What's more, it is impossible for too many people to garrison the grain and grass land, which strictly prohibits fireworks—it is difficult to manage when there are too many people, and it is easy to catch fire. If Cao's army can secretly march and take Aocang as soon as possible, the pattern of military confrontation will be broken.

At noon, Cao's army was walking, suddenly, the former army general Xiahoudun waved his hand to stop the army, and the army was surprised, Cao Cao's herald arrived and ordered loudly: "The smoke and dust are high in the direction of Bianshui, and the lord is afraid that there will be an enemy attack, so he ordered the front army to stop." ”

Xiahoudun replied loudly: "The earth is trembling, it may be a cavalry, tell the lord that the whole army is on alert." ”

The herald turned around and returned to his life, and Xiahoudun shouted loudly: "Brothers, the whole army is on alert. Stand close to the point, rest your shoulders on the shoulders of the brother next to you, raise your halberd, and get ready for battle. ”

In a blink of an eye, Cao Ren, the general of the left army, and Cao Hong, the general of the right army, also made the same reaction. Seven thousand soldiers formed a tight formation, quietly waiting for the opposing army to reveal its true colors.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the army on the opposite side showed their true faces: "Liangzhou soldiers are Xu Rong's Liangzhou soldiers." Soldiers, lean tighter, raise halberds, fight. —Xiahoudun shouted loudly. Cao Bing suddenly encountered a strong enemy, and he was shaken for a moment, but under Xiahou Xuan's stern call, he stabilized.

Immediately, 30,000 Liangzhou soldiers pounced on Cao Jun like tigers and wolves, and in an instant, like a huge wave hitting the rocks, they slammed into Cao Jun's camp fiercely.

"Hold the halberd, hook the cavalry to dismount, strictly guard the formation, and cut down the fallen soldiers." The sound of Bing Ge's slashing couldn't suppress Xiahoudun's roar.

The momentum of the first wave of the Liangzhou army's attack was very amazing, and within a few minutes, the first line of defense of the Cao army's camp was easily penetrated like a layer of tissue paper. Immediately, the second layer of the front was also broken, but slowly, as they continued to slash and advance, the Liangzhou soldiers felt that the reaction force was increasing, the attack became sticky, and the pressure from the flanks continued to increase.

"Resist, resist, hook the enemy to dismount, chop, chop, chop", the former army Xiahoudun shouted.

"Hold on, hold on, get close to the enemy, slash, slash, slash," shouted Cao Ren, the general of the left army.

"Brothers, get closer, kill and kill," Cao Hong, the general of the right army, shouted.

In the Chinese army, the herald urgently reported: "My lord, the front army's defense line has been broken through, and Xiahoudun asked for reinforcements." ”

Cao Cao turned his head and ordered Xiahou Yuan beside him: "You go, block the enemy army for me, don't let them advance an inch, the Qingzhou soldiers are behind, our army blocks the attack of the Liangzhou soldiers, and you can join forces with the Qingzhou soldiers." ”

Another herald came to report: "General Cao Ren, the general of the Left Army, has asked for reinforcements. ”

Cao Cao was furious, drew his sword and said: "There are no reinforcements, let him fight to the end and wait for the arrival of the Qingzhou soldiers." ”

The cloud-like Liangzhou soldiers charged with sharp cone-shaped and wedge-shaped cavalry, repeatedly impacting the Cao army's camp, screaming and pounced on the Cao army like wolves. The combined army of Cao Cao and Weizi trapped in the middle was like a fierce boar surrounded by a besieged wild boar, baring its long fangs, gnawing violently, and the trapped beasts were still fighting.

The battle lasted from noon to sunset, and the long-awaited Qingzhou reinforcements still did not arrive. Cao Jun is still struggling to support himself.

Xu Rong, the commander of the Liangzhou Corps, stayed behind the battle, and when he saw that his troops could not fight for a long time, he quietly began to deploy the army. The most elite assault cavalry of each department was drawn out to form a strong assault group, specializing in the backbone of Cao's formation. The remnants spread their wings and surrounded the Cao army in a roundabout way.

In the center of the Cao army, Cao Cao and Wei Zi keenly felt the changes in Xu Rong's corps, and Cao Cao exclaimed: "Xu Rong's ability to command troops is really extraordinary, and between battles, he can easily deploy men and horses. It is a pity that he deceived us into having few soldiers, and if I had another reserve in my hand, I could take advantage of the gap between his deployment of troops to attack his own formation, and at that time, his army would be in chaos without a fight. ”

As soon as the words fell, the Liangzhou assault cavalry launched a strong assault on Cao's central army. A group of elite Liangzhou cavalry suddenly exerted their strength, like a hunting dog holding the wolf ****, biting the weak Chinese army of the Cao army, rushing violently, sweeping like a splash of wind, fighting for a long time, the already weak Cao army soldiers couldn't help the assault of the iron cavalry and the encirclement of the two wings, and suddenly, like a broken wall, the whole piece collapsed to the ground!

Wei Zi suddenly helped Cao Cao to get on his horse, and said gloomily: "Brother Mengde, the general trend has gone, go quickly." ”

In the front army, Wu Zi heard Xiahou shouting hoarsely: "Sons, don't disperse, form a formation, and fight." ”

Left Army, Cao Renrusi corresponded: "Sons, we can still fight, don't panic, don't expose your back to the enemy, form a formation!" ”

Cao Hong, the general of the right army, appeared in front of Cao Cao with blood stains and rotten armor, shouting: "Big brother, the right army has collapsed, and nothing can be done." The brothers are still fighting in front of you, buying time for the eldest brother, big brother go quickly, I will protect you out of the encirclement. ”

In the hazy night, the Liangzhou soldiers had rushed to the Chinese army, and their figures were still faintly visible. Wei Zi sighed, slapped his palm on Cao Cao's horse, turned around and drew his sword, and rushed towards the Liangzhou soldiers.

Cao Cao urged the horse and rushed to the rear camp with his life. Behind him, there was the screams of Weiz.

A Liangzhou soldier shouted: "Cao Cao is here." Immediately, the thunderous hooves of the horses sounded, and the Liangzhou soldiers gave up the enemy troops around them and pursued Cao Cao.

Behind the shouting and killing, the sound of bowstrings sounded again and again, Cao Cao looked left and right, behind him, Cao Hong urged the horse to follow, and kept dialing arrows for him, and the heavy cow gasping sounded non-stop. After half a day of fierce fighting, Cao Hong was exhausted, and he was fighting his last strength to block the rain of arrows for Cao Cao.

The sky is dark, the road is dark and difficult to walk, at a critical juncture, the sound of the bowstring was suddenly heard, Cao Cao did not have time to make a dodge action, he had been hit by an arrow, and then there was a bowstring, and the horse under Cao Cao fell with the sound, and Cao Cao overturned to the ground. Horses' hooves roared. Several enemy soldiers hurried to kill Cao Cao, and Cao Hong, who was left behind the enemy army, rushed to the scene and scattered the enemy soldiers with his sword.

Then, Cao Hong jumped off the horse, helped Cao Cao up, pulled out the arrow, picked Cao Cao up and sat on his horse, pulled the reins of the horse, and urged Cao Cao to go quickly.

The brotherhood was deep, Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Cao Hong and asked, "How can my brother be without a horse?" If the pursuers come, you have no blades and horses, how can you fight! ”

Cao Hong rebuked sharply: "The world can be without Cao Hong, not without Cao Cao!" Big brother, let's go. ”

Cao Cao was sighing, and the shouting of killing returned, Cao Hong whipped on the horse, and the horse was startled, and he hurried forward, gradually moving away. Immediately, Cao Cao tried to turn around and look back, only to see Cao Hong lose his strength and slowly soften.

Cao Cao's tears rained down and he was heartbroken, but he could only gallop wildly. About to go to Rich, suddenly the torch was shining in front, and an army was rushing to the night road. Cao Cao panicked and hid in the woods to take a closer look—in the midst of the firelight, a silly bear on the military flag was smiling at him.

Cao Cao cried with joy, the Qingzhou soldiers, the long-awaited Qingzhou reinforcements finally arrived.

Urging the horse to rush out of the forest, Cao Cao whimpered: "General Qingzhou Guan Hai is here?" I am Cao Cao, the general of Fenwu, our army was attacked in front of us, and we have been fighting all day, please send troops to rescue quickly. ”

The Qingzhou military horn sounded, and after a while, a short and stout general urged the horse to come to the front of the army, glanced at Cao Cao, and exclaimed: "It's really General Cao, please enter the battle quickly." The front army, blowing the trumpet, the whole army is on alert, raising guns, and attacking forward. ”

The sound of the military horn sounded continuously, and the Qingzhou soldiers slowly lined up in a phalanx on the avenue, and a low voice sang the military song sadly, and the whole army moved slowly and vigilantly:"

How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear, and share the same enmity with the son.

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd, and work with my son!

How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers, and go with my son! ”

In the song, the Liangzhou soldiers who were pursuing on the opposite side turned their horses back, and the defeated Cao soldiers hid in the rear to rendezvous. During the song, Cao Cao asked Guan Hai silently: "Why did the general come so slowly, if he came a moment earlier, the victory might be ours." ”

Guan Hai saw that Cao Cao was very embarrassed, pulled a horse with his hand, replaced the tired horse that Cao Cao was riding, and explained apologetically: "Cao Gong's army is going too fast, our army is all out of camp, and the delay must be a little longer. ”

Looking at the chaotic army in the night, Guan Hai said angrily: "It's not too late to catch up, the enemy has been fighting all day, if he is willing to fight with our army, we will just destroy this dynasty." The order was given to the 14th Army Corps to speed up the march and spread out on the left flank of our army, and the 15th Army Corps to spread out on the right flank of our army, beat drums, and the whole army advanced. ”