Chapter 504: Cao Cao's Death
On the second day, when it was still dark. Liu Fan began to order the whole army.
And the princes of all walks of life got up earlier than him, but they did not plan to crusade against Dong Zhuo with Liu Fan and Cao Cao. Instead, he came to say goodbye to Liu Fan.
The letters of Yuan Shao, Qiao Mao and others were sent by him, and they contained Xun You's heartfelt words and alarmism.
The reason for this is very simple, since they don't want to follow him to pursue Dong Zhuo, Liu Fan doesn't want them to stay in the Tiger Prison Pass.
According to the trend of history, if the princes of all walks of life stay here, there will soon be friction and a rush.
Hundreds of thousands of troops fought together, and it was thousands of miles of scorched earth.
These princes who fought were not Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Yang and other people that Liu Fan cared about. So Liu Fan didn't want them to fight.
More than a dozen princes, Liu Fan has the confidence to control a few people, and these people are all his pawns in the east.
As for what they will do when they go back? Liu Fan couldn't take care of it.
The army of Dong was dispersed in front of this tiger prison.
Next, it is the pursuit of Liu Fan and Cao Cao.
"The Kwantung armies are called Dong Zhuo, but in fact, they each have ghosts in their hearts, and they are trying to wait for an opportunity to develop their own forces, even Sun Jian is not honest, only Meng De is righteous!"
After the princes outside the gate left, Liu Fan praised Cao Cao.
"I began to promote righteousness, to eliminate thieves for the country, and all the princes came to fight for righteousness, and I thought that great things would be accomplished. The original intention of Cao Cao was that Yuan Shao led the people of Hanoi, Linmengjin and sour dates; The generals stuck to Chenggao, according to Aocang, Sai Yuyuan, Taigu, and controlled its dangers; Yuan Shu led the army of Nanyang, stationed in Dan, analysis, and entered Wuguan, with three auxiliary shocks. All deep ditches and high bases, do not fight, benefit from doubtful soldiers, and show the situation in the world. To be obedient and disobedient, you can also be determined. ”
Cao Cao mobilized his strategic vision and put out the strategy in his heart.
"Good strategy!"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Liu Fan had a map in his mind and nodded.
In this way, Dong Zhuo can be surrounded, as long as all the princes work together, so that Dong Zhuo can't care about each other.
But if you want all the princes to work together, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"Our army is cavalry, and your men are infantry. After entering the Tiger Prison, there are many roads to Luoyang, you and I each choose one, I will lead the fine horse to run wildly, and I will be able to catch up with Dong Zhuo! ”
Liu Fan said to Cao Cao.
Liu Fan didn't know if Dong Zhuo would leave an ambush like in history.
But more is better than less, let's separate from Cao Cao!
Because there was no Cao Cao in Liu Fan's plan. You don't need to harvest your own fruit for others.
Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were all rabble without a few days of training, and even if they did not encounter ambushes, they would be defeated if they encountered a Xiliang cavalry.
The soldiers recruited by Cao Cao in December came to the division in January, and there was no time to train soldiers and horses.
"Good! I led my troops to pursue from Chenggao Road. ”
Cao Cao knew his strength, and he couldn't go with Liu Fan at all, so he simply chose a straight road that could go directly to Luoyang.
"Well, I led the ride from Yanshi straight to Luoyang."
Liu Fan patted Cao Cao's shoulder and said, "Brother Mengde, take care!"
Liu Fan could have kept Cao Cao in danger, but Liu Fan didn't do that.
In a sense, Cao Cao blocked his way.
Cao Cao died, he would only regret it!
"Take care of the people!"
Cao Cao returned the salute to Liu Fan.
After the two dispersed, Cao Cao led his nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses to Chenggao Road.
And Liu Fan led more than 30,000 cavalry to run in the direction of Yanshi.
Whether it was Cao Cao or Liu Fan, they didn't expect that Sun Jian did not take either of these two roads.
Instead, they went south and went around to the area of Yuyuan and Taigu first, and then went to Luoyang.
Sun Jian has the courage and talent to be good at using soldiers, and he feels that if he is Dong Zhuo, he will definitely set up ambushes. He now has only 3,000 soldiers and horses left, and he must be cautious.
Cao Cao followed the Chenggao straight road and marched westward.
Along the way, you can see a column of smoke in the distance.
In the originally prosperous Sili area, there are no more chickens and dogs.
Walking on the straight, you can see the corpses of people everywhere.
Cao Cao even vaguely heard the cries of the people of Sili when they migrated to Chang'an.
He has been in Luoyang for many years, and he seems to have seen the tragic situation in Luoyang City.
A generation of heroes, touching the scene, opened a sad song:
However, Han XXII was not sincere.
Mu monkey and crown belt, know small and strong.
He hesitated and did not dare to decide, because he hunted the king.
Bai Hong is the sun, and he has also suffered first.
The thief holds the authority of the country, kills the lord and destroys Yujing.
Overthrew the emperor's foundation, and the temple was burned.
Sowing more and more westward migration, crying and walking.
The city of Zempolo, the micro-child is sad.
This is the first poem in Cao Cao's life, Xue Lu Xing.
At this time, Cao Cao marched to the bottom of the barren mountain corner, it was noon, the march was tired, and Cao Cao was about to bury the pot to make rice. Shouts were heard from all directions.
Between the mountain docks, archers probed and fired at Cao Cao's army. Thunderstone rolling logs rolled down the mountain.
Cao Cao's army was tired from the march and caught off guard, suffering heavy casualties for a while.
Xu Rong sent two generals, each leading 5,000 soldiers and horses down the mountain, attacking both ends of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.
Xu Rong ambushed all his troops, the two sides collided, and those who fell were Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, and Cao Cao's recruits were not the opponents of Xiliang's elite soldiers at all.
"I'm careless, you can break through on your own, withdraw to the Tiger Prison Pass, and converge at the Tiger Prison Pass."
Cao Cao held a sword and ordered Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, Le Jin and other generals.
"No!"
The generals were ordered, and they led their troops to rush and kill, and broke through to the outside.
Cao Cao's force was not as good as that of his generals, and he planned to break through to the west, but the west was already interspersed with a Xiliang cavalry, and he couldn't break through at all.
Unable to return the same way, Cao Cao could only break through to the south.
Cao Cao killed and opened a way out, and Xu Rong led the cavalry to chase after him.
In order to protect Cao Cao, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses patted their horses to let Cao Cao leave, blocking Xu Rong's cavalry with death.
Xu Rong was only a hundred steps away from Cao Cao, he saw the opportunity, opened his bow and took an arrow, and shot Cao Cao in the shoulder.
Cao Cao fled with an arrow and crossed the hillside ahead.
Behold? In the dead grass lurked two Xiliang soldiers.
Seeing Cao Cao coming, he raised his spear and stabbed Cao Cao's horses.
The horse neighed and fell to the ground.
Cao Cao also rolled off his horse.
Just when the two Xiliang cavalrymen were about to step forward to capture Cao Cao, a flying horse galloped over, and the long knife was waved twice, and the two Xiliang soldiers were hacked to death.
Cao Cao grinned, covered his shoulders, saw Cao Hong coming, waved his hand and said to Cao Hong: "I am seriously injured, the horse is dead, I can't go anymore, brother Xian hurry up!"
"Please get on the horse, Hong is willing to walk!"
Cao Hong dismounted and led the horse to Cao Cao, and said to him urgently.
"The thieves catch up, what can you do?"
Cao Cao asked.
"There can be no flood in the world, and there can be no justice!"
Cao Hongzheng said with a smile, and he was going to hold Cao Cao and get on the horse.
Cao Cao was moved in his heart and promised Cao Hong: "If I am reborn, you will also have the power."
Cao Cao mounted his horse and galloped south.
Seeing Cao Cao leaving, Cao Hong drilled into the mountains and forests.
Dozens of horsemen chased into the mountains and forests, and Cao Hong suddenly appeared from behind the tree, cut off one of the people, grabbed the horse and fled, catching up with Cao Cao's pace.
(End of chapter)