Chapter 536: Zhanyan County (4)
The defense was instantly broken by Cao Zhang, which did make Chen Zhi's face look difficult to look at in an instant, others didn't know, but Chen Zhi knew that this big shield was difficult to break through with all the strength of ordinary men at the same time.
But Chen Zhi didn't know that Cao Zhang's arm strength was strong, and he was more than 200 catties stronger than Xu Chu. And the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand is not simple, it is the Fang Tian painting halberd, the personal weapon of Wenhou Lu Bu, the first person in the world, who was given by Cao Cao to his third son Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang's success in the first blow was overjoyed, and he shot repeatedly, but he tore the gap in the defense even bigger again, and killed five or six Chu soldiers in a row.
In normal times, this is enough to chill the whole body, but at this time there is not much deterrence, except for the sergeant who was killed on the spot, although the faces of the others changed slightly, but the military formation is not chaotic, still each sticks to themselves, and some people immediately step forward and try to fill the gap.
Seeing that Cao Zhang broke through the enemy's defense so easily, the others stepped forward one after another, attacking the big shield with all their weapons, but the previous scene did not appear, but the strong backlash made their arms numb.
Chen finally put his mind at this time, and understood that it was not his own defense that was poor, but that Cao Zhang was really strong, but the others were still unable to defend themselves.
"Kill!"
A loud shout was issued again, and the defensive battle array changed abruptly, and "hard thorns" instantly "grew" outside the steel city wall, and grew rapidly, piercing into the body of the attacking Cao army's soldiers and horses.
Due to being caught off guard, except for Cao Zhang, who broke the attack in time, the others were shot one after another, or the war horse was injured and went crazy and fell off the horse, trampled to death.
Cao Zhang's face was ugly, and his three hundred and one first-class guards died as many as fifty or sixty people in an instant, which made his heart feel like blood.
"Ahh
"Bang!"
Cao Zhang broke the two large shields again, and took advantage of the situation to slash the halberd in his hand and kill the sergeants behind.
"Shoot!"
A cold shout sounded again, and the sound of breaking the air sounded instantly, and crossbow arrows like flying locusts shot out from the back row, angrily killing Cao Jun's horses.
"Ahh The terrible screams immediately sounded indiscriminately, and Cao Zhang's personal guards, who could not be attacked by the spears that could be stabbed, were shot by crossbow arrows!
Chen Zhi naturally did not forget to deliberately "take care" of Cao Zhang, the arrows in front of him were even more dense, but he was excellent in martial arts, and he danced Fang Tian's halberd into an impermeable wall with both hands, and the arrows were all counted at the moment, unscathed. Looking back, he found that his command had once again decreased by fifty or sixty people.
However, when Cao Zhang looked at Chen Zhi angrily, he unexpectedly saw the particularly conspicuous royal flag on the Yanqiu behind Chen Zhi and the figure standing under it.
"Liu Yong?" Cao Zhang blurted out, looked at Chen Dao, and saw that Chen Zhi's face was gloomy.
"Kill them all, and don't let any of them go!" Chen Zhi roared. The formation of the Chu army changed, and they actually surrounded it.
"Retreat! Hurry back! "Although Cao Zhang's limbs are developed, his brain is not stupid, knowing that Liu Yong's appearance here must not be simple, he has too few people, if he doesn't retreat immediately, it is really possible to be left here.
The crossbow arrows were shot more violently than before, leaving Cao Zhang's men and horses with only more than a hundred people. Cao Zhang didn't care about it, turned his horse's head and galloped away, all his troops were cavalry, and they instantly distanced themselves from the Chu army, and the crossbow arrows were no longer a threat to them.
"I, Cao Zhang, will definitely come back!" Cao Zhang's furious use of Fang Tian's halberd pointed at Yan Qiu angrily, and then he walked away with the remnants.
Cao Zhang was far away, and the gloom on Chen Zhi's face suddenly disappeared, but it was a sneer: "It's a pity to let you go, but it will be in exchange for a big victory, it's worth it!" ”
"Quickly clear the battlefield, immediately return to the defense, and prepare for battle!" Chen Zhi gave an order, and walked along the strange route towards Yanqiu.
The forward camp of the Cao army has become the main camp of the Cao army at this moment, and Cao Ren is in the main position in the middle, glaring at this Xu Chu.
Cao Zhang left privately, and the impact of this matter was too great. If Cao Zhang is unfortunate enough to encounter a large group of men and horses besieged, it is okay to die on the spot, but it can arouse the hatred of the soldiers and stimulate morale, what he is most worried about is that Cao Zhang will be captured and blackmailed by life, and he will not know what to do when the time comes.
"Why hasn't the man sent to pick him up yet?" Cao Ren asked angrily.
Xu You comforted: "The general is angry! You also know the temper of the third prince, he insists on this, and it is no wonder that General Xu is in this matter. According to the previous spy report, no one in Yanxian County will leave the city, presumably the third prince will be fine, and he is strong in martial arts, even if he encounters the enemy and is invincible, it is definitely possible to escape, and the general is waiting for a while, there should be news soon. ”
"Humph! If the third prince makes a mistake, you Xu Chu will definitely not be able to escape the mistake of not governing the army strictly! Cao Ren said angrily.
Xu Chu was also depressed, but he was at fault, and it was not easy to argue at this time, he was silent, his face was red, and his eyes were spewing fire, like a volcano about to erupt.
"Report!" Suddenly, a loud shout came, and I saw a sent scout hurriedly running in, "General Qiyu, the third prince is back!" ”
"Where are the people?" Xu Chu was the first to roar, although his tone was angry, it was obviously mixed with a trace of joy, and his face eased a lot.
"It's already outside the camp gate!" The scout replied immediately.
"Bring it in!" Cao Ren hurriedly said that if something happened to Cao Zhang, he would definitely be unable to escape the responsibility with his identity.
Soon, a person walked into the big tent, but he was covered in blood, which made everyone's hearts tense for a while.
"Third son, you ...... You okay? Where did it hurt? Cao Ren was more anxious than anyone else.
"Quick, ask the healer!" Xu Chu's loud voice immediately sounded.
"Uncles, generals, it's okay!" Seeing that everyone was very nervous, Cao Zhang's heart was a little moved, especially Xu Chu's somewhat angry eyes.
"Third son, are you really okay?" Xu Chu kept looking up and down, left and right.
Cao Zhang couldn't stand it a little, and hurried over: "Uncle Xu, it's really okay, this blood is someone else's." ”
"Tell me, who did you meet along the way?"
"Who intercepted you?"
Several people asked nonsense, and Cao Zhang told the situation along the way.
"What do you say? Liu Yong in Yanqiu? Cao Ren's voice immediately raised an octave, obviously shocked.
"I see, this Liu Yong is also afraid of death, worried that he will not be able to escape from the city of Yanxian County, and he is not worried about the war, so he secretly went out of the city and prepared to hide in Yanqiu to watch the battle!" Cao Ren sneered, but there was no lack of appreciation in his words.
"What a Chu king Liu Yong, there is no shortage of courage and scheming, no wonder there is today! But now that he has been broken by the third son, it is also his fate. General, without further ado, you should immediately send troops to Yanqiu and besiege Liu Yong! Xu Chu said angrily.
Cao Ren's eyes lit up: "Good! The order was given, and the whole army immediately besieged Yanqiu! ”