A moment ago, the confidence of the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry skyrocketed, thinking of defeating the Shu cavalry with the help of the new weapons in their hands.

However, when the Han sword in his hand shattered, the hearts of all the soldiers fell to the bottom.

Some soldiers couldn't help but shake the hilt of the knife in their hands and asked secretly, "Is this a Han knife?" ”

The Han sword is sharp and tough, sharpening iron like clay, but the weapon in his hand is not even comparable to an ordinary war knife. Even if it is an ordinary war knife, as long as the workmanship is a little finer, it can fight with the Han knife, and the result is nothing more than being cut out of the gap, which will not be broken immediately, and there is the strength to fight. But the Han knife in his hand shattered, and the three thousand tigers and leopards rode into lambs to the slaughter.

The light cavalry rushed to kill, killing more than 600 tigers and leopards in an instant.

These people did not have time to take precautions, and they did not blink to death, and nearly a thousand people were wounded.

The brave and combative tiger and leopard rider was killed and injured in the blink of an eye.

Cao Cao saw what was happening, and it was difficult to face it, and he couldn't see the next battle, because Jean had already fainted in the carriage with grievances. The tiger and leopard cavalry was slaughtered, and there was a clanging sound in the military array behind Cao Cao, and more than 20,000 soldiers holding new-style Han swords, they threw away their weapons and were stunned after seeing the tragic situation of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Man Chong immediately ordered: "Order, immediately Mingjin and withdraw the troops!" ”

"Bell! Clang!! ”

The sound of gongs continued to sound, recalling the Wei soldiers who were fighting.

Man Chong shouted again: "Le Jin, you lead the rest of the cavalry to break off, and you are responsible for blocking the Shu army." ”

"No!"

Le Jin knew that the situation was critical, and when he saw Cao Cao fainting, he understood that this battle was defeated. He led the cavalry that did not participate in the battle to kill out, lined up on the road, and prepared to intercept the Shu army.

The Haw Par Knights had no weapons to resist and had to retreat again and again. Hearing the sound of Mingjin withdrawing troops from the military formation, they all retreated frantically. At this point, whoever does not retreat is a fool, and he has no weapons for all his life, so what else is there to fight? Even if there are nine lives, it is not enough for the soldiers of the Shu army to cut and kill.

Xu Chu and Dian Wei were in the middle of a battle, and his martial arts were slightly worse than Dian Wei, but he was still below the tribe. At present, Xu Chu can stabilize the situation, and even threaten Dian Wei from time to time. When Xu Chu saw the tiger and leopard riding being slaughtered, he was immediately upset. Hearing the voice of Mingjin Sou and merging again, Xu Chu decisively did not entangle with Dian Wei and immediately withdrew from the battlefield.

Xu Huang and Zhang Jaw received the order to withdraw their troops and also began to withdraw their troops.

The armies led by the two of them clashed with the Shu army, and the troops were slightly smaller, but they were all elite. Even if they don't have an advantage, they are still fighting hard and working hard for the victory of the Wei army.

When Lu Meng saw the tragic situation of the tiger and leopard riding, his eyes widened, and he immediately showed a happy expression, clenched his fists and said, "Teacher, the disciple led the army to chase and kill Cao Cao." ”

Wang Can bowed slightly, with a smug smile on his face.

This time, Cao Cao really fell hard.

The elite under Cao Cao's command is the tiger and leopard horseman, and these three thousand tiger and leopard horsemen can even be worth tens of thousands of troops. However, at the moment, because of a little negligence, nearly a thousand people have been lost, which is definitely a huge blow to Cao Cao.

Lü Meng led his army into the battlefield, wielded a long knife to kill, and shouted: "Defeat the Wei army, kill Cao Cao!" ”

The Shu army launched a final charge, storming the Wei army.

The situation on the battlefield was controlled by Wang Can, and the Shu army poured out of the nest and seized the opportunity to attack the Wei army fiercely. Chasing and killing all the way, the Shu army became more and more courageous, and the corpses of dead Wei soldiers were everywhere. The Shu army pursued the Wei army, and finally killed outside the Wei army's camp, and could no longer pursue and kill, so they withdrew.

In this battle, the Wei army suffered heavy casualties.

According to statistics, the Wei army lost at least 20,000 elite soldiers. As for the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Cao, there were only more than 1,000 people left, and most of them were wounded.

Inside the Tiger Prison Pass, the barracks.

The Shu army cheered and celebrated, rejoicing that Cao Cao had been defeated.

The big tent of the Chinese army, the military general of Wenchen smiled.

Dian Wei had a smile on his face, but said: "Your Majesty, although this battle has severely damaged Cao Cao's army, it has not been cool. If there is a little more time, the last general can suppress Xu Chu. It's a pity that Wei Jun ran faster than a rabbit, and Xu Chu also slipped away. ”

Wei Yan also shouted: "It's just that I haven't killed enough." ”

The generals who participated in the war agreed with Dian Wei and Wei Yan's statement.

In the final analysis, tens of thousands of Wei troops were killed in this battle, and some Wei troops were captured, but no breakthrough was made, no general Cao Jun was killed, and no general Cao Jun was captured, which was what made the generals dissatisfied.

Lu Meng thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the Cao army was defeated, why didn't you take advantage of the victory to pursue it?" ”

Wang Can shook his head lightly and said, "Cao Cao did lose some of his soldiers, and the tiger and leopard cavalry also suffered heavy losses, but this is not Cao Cao's main force. Cao Cao still has seventy or eighty thousand elites in his hands, if he attacks strongly, can he annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop? ”

Lü Meng replied: "Attacking the Wei army, even if you can't destroy Cao Cao, you can defeat him." ”

Wang Can sneered twice and said solemnly: "What can you do if you defeat Cao Cao?" Can we unify the world? Apparently not. Cao Cao fled back to Yanzhou and will continue to recruit troops to resist. If we and Cao Cao are defeated, our strength will be greatly reduced, and we will lose the strength to advance towards Yanzhou. Now confronting Cao Cao, slowly consuming Cao Cao's troops in the Tiger Pass, and then with the help of the pressure of the three armies of Bingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou, Cao Cao was gradually forced to take the initiative to retreat, and we slowly advanced, and finally swallowed Cao Cao. ”

Pound asked, "Your Majesty, do you have to wait for the rest of the three-way army to win?" ”

Wang Can nodded and said, "So to speak." ”

When everyone heard this, they were discouraged for a while, but they didn't expect to see the performance of the other three armies. If you knew this, you should have chosen to stay when you were in Nanyang, and you would have had the opportunity to fight.

……

The camp of the Wei army, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Cao Cao was lying on the bed, his face was a little pale, and his eyes flashed with remorse.

It is a great irony that the weapon he relied on the most was a fake, and it shattered after two blows. Even if Cao Cao was a fool, he understood that he was cheated by Wang Can, and Hua Xin and Fu Zhu had already expected Wang Can. As soon as he thought of this, Cao Cao felt discouraged.

Wang Can is always in control of the situation, and he is always the one who loses.

No, he will never throw in the towel!

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, with a serious look on his face, and he secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

Seeing Cao Cao wake up, the military general Wenchen hurriedly walked over and looked at Cao Cao worriedly. If Cao Cao has three long and two short, the situation will be very bad. As long as Cao Cao is still there, no matter what happens, he can still be saved.

Cao Cao shouted: "Full of favors? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is here." Man Pet hurriedly walked to Cao Cao's side and stood up.

Cao Cao asked, "After I fainted, who presided over the overall situation?" ”

Man Zhong replied: "After Your Majesty fainted, the minister saw that the situation was not good, and ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and return to the camp to avoid a fight. Where the ministers trespass, please condemn your majesty. ”

"What a crime, you have made a great contribution to the Wei State!"

Cao Cao sighed with emotion and asked, "What is the result of this battle?" ”

The corners of Manzhong's mouth twitched slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, in this battle with the Shu army, our army suffered heavy casualties. More than 20,000 soldiers were killed by the Shu army, and more than 3,000 were taken prisoner. ”

Cao Cao was keenly aware that there was no mention of the tiger and leopard horse, and asked, "What about the casualties of the tiger and leopard horse?" ”

The tiger and leopard riders bore the brunt of the attack, and the casualties were even more serious, which was Cao Cao's main concern.

Man Zhong sighed and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there are only more than 1,000 people left in the three thousand tiger and leopard riders. Among them, 60 percent of the Haw Par Riders were wounded, and only 40 percent of the Haw Par Riders returned safely. Compared with the loss of troops, it was more of a turmoil in the morale of the army, and the weapons in their hands were fake, which made it difficult for the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to accept. Not only that, but the soldiers have already hyped up the hype, saying that the weapons of His Majesty's efforts are fake, regardless of their life or death. If you don't explain this matter, it's not easy to do. ”

This matter has already caused a lot of trouble in the barracks.

Most soldiers think that the person who is an officer does not think about the life or death of the soldier, and even uses fake weapons to fight. Fighting on the battlefield is desperate, and fighting with an inadvertent weapon is simply sending you to death.

Cao Cao grinned, a hideous look on his face.

Wang Can's move is really amazing.

He tugged at the quilt on the bed tightly, his eyes were cold, and his mind kept thinking about how to appease the soldiers. As Man Zhong said, if he doesn't give an explanation, the army's morale will definitely be unstable.

Cao Cao's eyes rolled, swept over the civil and military officials in the big tent, and asked, "Tell me about the fake Han knife, how to deal with it?" ”

When the people heard this, they immediately felt embarrassed.

If he said in front of all the soldiers that Cao Cao had fallen for Wang Can's scheme, wouldn't it be a shame for Cao Cao? It will cause the soldiers to have no confidence in defeating the Shu army, so it is impossible to admit it calmly.

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to stabilize the morale of the army.

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I rely on you, and at a critical time, can't you think of a way?" ”

In fact, it's not that there is no way, but that it is difficult to do.

It is true that Cao Cao's advisers are loyal to Cao Cao, but they have some scruples.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to keep the hearts of the army, and at the same time, it will also increase the hatred of the soldiers against the Shu army, so that they can fight harder to kill the enemy." Just when everyone was not speaking, a confident and proud voice suddenly came from the big tent. The person who spoke was about forty years old, with a thin build, deep eyes, and thin lips.

This person's name is Xu You, who was once Yuan Shao's advisor, and after the Battle of Guandu, he surrendered to Cao Cao and became Cao Cao's advisor. Xu You and Cao Cao were friends when they were young and were close friends, so Xu You was arrogant, very arrogant, and not welcomed.

Seeing that everyone couldn't speak, Xu You immediately stood up and spoke.

Cao Cao opened his mouth and asked, "Ziyuan (Xu Youzi), what's the trick?" ”

Xu You stroked the short beard under his chin, raised his head slightly, and showed a contemplative look on his face.

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and asked again: "Ziyuan, why do you teach me?" ”

Xu You said at this time: "Your Majesty, don't worry, a plan will definitely stabilize the morale of the army." "This guy is Cao Cao's friend, and he thinks that he made a great contribution during the battle of Guandu, and he didn't regard Cao Cao as a monarch at all. This kind of practice made the surrounding Wenchen generals disgusted and very unhappy.

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