Cao Jun, who was guarding Xiao Pass, had been worried about the past few days, although the safety of hiding in the corner was relatively high, but there was always that unlucky guy who was "favored" by the stone ball that fell from the sky and had a close contact. A living person may be still laughing with himself one second, and the next second he will be separated by yin and yang, and he can't even leave a complete corpse.

The huge psychological pressure made Cao Jun's morale disheartened, and Cao Ren couldn't come up with a way to deal with it for a while, so he could only watch Cao Jun's morale decline like an avalanche.

Cao Ren thought about going out of the pass and fighting to the death with the Han army, but the Han army outside the pass had no intention of fighting to the death with the Cao army at all, and the "shameless" only used the catapult to continuously throw stone balls, as if he planned to bury Xiao Guan completely with stone balls.

Cao Ren, who had nothing to do, could only endure the baptism of the Han army's stone ball on the one hand, and on the other hand, he ordered someone to return to Cao Cao for advice. After persisting like this for ten days, Cao Ren finally couldn't hold on, there were more and more deserters, and the effect of deterrence through killing was minimal. There is one death on the left and right, it is better to risk escaping, as long as you escape, there is a way to live.

Withdrawing troops has become Cao Ren's only choice at present. If you don't withdraw, Cao Ren has been sensitive to the eyes of the people around him in the past two days, and if he wants to go his own way, Cao Ren is very worried that he will be tied up by those people under his command and dedicated to Liu Xie to pray for a way to live.

As soon as Cao Ren's decision to withdraw his troops was issued, the Cao army in Xiao Pass breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Ren didn't have a premonition, those who felt that there was no hope of escaping were indeed using the idea of capturing Cao Ren and surrendering in exchange for their own lives. But now that Cao Ren has offered to withdraw his troops, there is no need to make the following moves.

Cao Ren, who didn't know that he had escaped, quietly opened the east gate of Xiao Guan in the dead of night, and rushed to Xiaopei with Xiao Guan and Cao Jun, intending to join Cao Cao. It's just that what Cao Ren didn't expect was that on the way to Xiaopei, he met Cao Cao's former army Xiahoudun.

"Zixiao, Xiao Guan is lost?" Xiahoudun couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw Cao Ren, and hurriedly asked.

Cao Ren's face was a little embarrassed, and he said with a wry smile: "Yuan Rang, it's not that the Han army captured Xiao Pass, but I really can't hold it anymore." Where is the lord? I'm going to plead guilty in person. ”

Seeing that Cao Ren didn't want to talk more, Xiahoudun didn't ask any more questions, and told Cao Ren, the lord of Cao Ren, that after the Chinese army was now, he would continue to rush to Xiaoguan with the front army. Cao Ren continued north, looking for Cao Cao to plead guilty.

"This withdrawal of troops is not a crime of war, and Zixiao does not have to blame himself. There is no good way for anyone to deal with this matter. Cao Cao did not blame Cao Ren for losing his ground, and comforted him with kind words.

"Lord, Cao Ren is guilty, if you hold on for two more days, wait until the lord leads the army to arrive......" Cao Ren said with a look of self-reproach.

"Zixiao, you misunderstood, I didn't plan to lead the army to Xiaoguan. I already know what the Han army did in Xiao Pass, even if I led the army to Xiao Pass, it was nothing more than to let the Han army have more targets. ”

"Then what did the lord lead the army for?" Cao Ren asked puzzled.

"Compared with the Han army, defending the city is not my forte. Defending the city is just to avoid one's own strengths, and will take the initiative to give it to others. Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to give it a go. ”

“…… The lord intends to fight to the death with the Han army? ”

"Well, I've thought about it clearly in the past few days, the division of various places is just to give the Han army a chance to break through, it's better to concentrate all your strength and fight with the Han army, if you are lucky and win by luck, then your and my wishes will still be realized."

“…… Lord, Cao Ren asked for war and washed away the shame of Xiao Guan. Cao Ren solemnly asked Cao Cao for battle.

"Okay, I agreed. Zixiao went to rest, nourished his spirit, and believed that in a few days, it would be the time for a decisive battle with the Han army. ”

……

"What? Cao Jun camped at the foot of Jiuli Mountain? After receiving the scout's return, Liu Xie was slightly stunned. Cao Jun's behavior is a little strange, the day before yesterday I received news from the direction of Lingbi that Xiahou Yuan led his troops north, there seemed to be signs of convergence with Cao Cao, yesterday night Cao Ren led his troops to leave Xiao Pass, and today he got Xiahou Yuan to send troops to the foot of Jiuli Mountain.

What does this Cao Cao want to do? Broken jars? Abandoned the city and defended it, planning to fight to the death with the Han army in the field? Liu Xie can't figure it out, but it doesn't matter if Liu Xie can't figure it out, someone under him can figure it out.

"Lord, it seems that Cao Cao is planning to make a desperate gamble this time." Fa Zheng said to Liu Xie in a deep voice.

"Huh? How so? Liu Xie asked when he heard this.

"My lord, our army's siege equipment is sharp, and the Cao army has no countermeasures, and if we defend the city, we will only let our army break them one by one. But if the battle is in the field, then our army's siege equipment will not be of great use, and in this way, it will increase the chances of Cao Jun's victory. Cao Cao has been using soldiers for many years, and he naturally knows the trade-offs. Fa Zheng explained to Liu Xie in a slow voice. His explanation, not only Liu Xie agreed, but Ma Chao, Dian Wei and others on the side also nodded in agreement.

"Since Cao Cao wants to fight a decisive battle with our army, then I will fulfill his wish. The generals listened to the order, sent their troops to Mangdang Mountain, and prepared to fight to the death with Cao's army. There is no need to spare hands in this battle, and the generals must do their best. ”

"The last general commands." Ma Chao, Dian Wei and others shouted in unison.

The Cao army was stationed south of Jiuli Mountain, and the Han army was stationed east of Mangdang Mountain, and the place where the two armies were separated was the east pass of Xiao Pass. The flag waved, the army marched slowly, and on a sunny day, suitable for war, the second army of Han and Cao waved their horses, ready to fight to the death for their respective goals.

Cao army 100,000, Han army 100,000, Cao Cao has taken out all his family resources, if this battle is lost, it means that Cao Cao and the forces he represents will withdraw from the stage of princes competing for hegemony. And if Liu Xie wins, it will not only solve Cao Cao, the biggest threat to the Han family, but also lay the foundation for the elimination of the remaining three princes in the future.

No one can afford to lose this battle!

Omitting the pre-war nonsense, as the war drums sounded, the Han army and the Cao army attacked almost simultaneously, and the Cao army led by Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Xu Chu, Cao Ren and other generals in the Cao group launched an attack on the camp of the Han army. On the other hand, Dian Wei, Ma Dai, Guan Ping, Zhang Yan, Gao Shun, Ju Yi and others of the Han army also led their own men and horses to kill the Cao army that rushed over.

The battlefield is brutal, and individual lives are insignificant on the battlefield. Fortunately, it was not the first time that Liu Xie had been on the battlefield, and the scene of flesh and blood was difficult to shake Liu Xie's nerves, and he calmly looked at the Han and Cao armies fighting together, Liu Xie suddenly said to Ma Chao, who had been waiting for a long time: "Meng Qi, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard ride is dispatched." ”

"The last general will fight." Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked for his life.

"Go ahead, I have long heard that all the tigers and leopards under Cao Cao's command have the strength of the uncle or above, and today let the world know that even if everyone has the strength of a captain, they are not your opponents of Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi." Liu Xie also replied loudly.

The only thing that Cao Jun called Liu Xie felt a little uneasy was the tiger and leopard cavalry, which was the top soldier on the battlefield and could play a role in determining the outcome of the battle when it reached a stalemate. In order to deal with the tiger and leopard cavalry, Liu Xie deliberately did not let Ma Chao fight, and even temporarily replaced Li Tong of the Xiao cavalry battalion and changed it to Ma Chao, in order to deal with the tiger and leopard cavalry.

And Ma Chao did not disappoint Liu Xie, the Xiaocai battalion was originally the elite selected from various armies, and they cooperated tacitly with each other, even if their personal strength was not as good as that of Bo Chang, but they were enough to kill Bo Chang when they cooperated. Coupled with the fierce general Ma Chao personally leading the team, the tiger and leopard rider who was pinned on by Cao Cao naturally could not play the role of instinct.

Seeing that the ace tiger and leopard cavalry in his hand was blocked by the Han army's cavalry battalion, Cao Cao, who was watching the battle in the Chinese army, couldn't help but feel anxious, although he had been psychologically prepared before the war, but when he really saw the tiger and leopard riding being blocked, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel disappointed in his heart.

This Liu Xie really doesn't leave anyone with a way to live.

"Come, follow the general forward, pass the order, whoever can capture the main general alive, reward a thousand taels of gold, and the official will be promoted to three levels." Cao Cao urged his horse forward and announced loudly.

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. Hearing the heavy reward from Cao Cao, Cao Jun's morale was greatly boosted. It's just that when Liu Xie heard Cao Cao's reward, he couldn't help but pout, "It's really stingy, am I worth a thousand taels of gold?" The order went down, and those who captured Cao Cao alive were rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold, and the official was promoted to the third level, and those who captured the general of Cao Cao's army were rewarded with 5,000 taels of gold, and the official was promoted to one level. ”

is richer than wealthy, and Cao Cao, who is only in Xuzhou, is naturally not as good as Liu Xie today. As soon as the bounty, which was obviously higher than Cao Cao's, came out, Cao Jun immediately felt a lot of pressure.

In order to boost morale, Cao Cao took the lead, and naturally became the target in the eyes of many people, and when he felt bad and wanted to retreat, he found that he was already under siege and it was difficult to return to his own position. In order to survive, no one in the Han army released cold arrows, but it was surrounded by three layers here, and Cao Cao would be captured sooner or later.

In the romance, Zhao Yun was able to enter and exit seven times in Changban Slope, and the biggest reason was that Cao Cao wanted to capture Zhao Yun alive, otherwise even if Zhao Yun was fierce, how could he prevent it from being able to prevent cold arrows. It was precisely because of Cao Cao's order that Zhao Yun did not need to worry about the matter of cold arrows, which created a reputation of being full of guts.

But Cao Cao is not Zhao Yun, even if Zhao Yun is seven in and seven out, there is a time to rest in the middle, but Cao Cao has no time to rest, looking around, there are enemies in front and back, left and right, and they all want to capture themselves alive to ask for a reward. Seeing that there were fewer and fewer guards around him, Cao Cao couldn't help sweating on his forehead.

Impulsiveness is the devil! Looking at Liu Xie, who was immobile in the Chinese army of the Han army, Cao Cao couldn't help but regret his personal move. It's true to boost morale, but if you make a mistake, it won't be a waste of your efforts.

There is no regret medicine in this world, what Cao Cao can do at this time is to persevere, and persist until Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan and others bring people to kill and respond. It's just that Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan and others, who were pinned on by Cao Cao, were too busy to take care of themselves at this time, how could they have the time to save Cao Cao.

With the release of Liu Xie's bounty order, Cao Cao is of course the biggest target, but Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan, the generals of the Cao army, have not been easy, although the reward is less than half of Cao Cao's, but no matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is not meat, and this is not a mosquito leg.

The soldiers of the Han army who were far away from Cao Cao did not give up the near and far, but fell on the leading generals such as Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan.

What do people want to live a lifetime? It is nothing more than the words wealth and glory. Now that the opportunity is in front of us, there are a few more people who can withstand the temptation. Cao Junzhong's generals are all in danger, how can they have spare time to care about Cao Cao's life and death, they themselves are the targets of others.

First Li Dian and Yu Ban, followed by Le Jin and Zang Ba, the main generals of the Cao army were constantly being captured alive, and every time one person was captured alive, the Han army cheered loudly, frightening the generals of the Cao army who had not yet been caught.

"The lord is lying, Xu Chu is here." Xu Chu finally arrived when Cao Cao was about to be caught and rescued Cao Cao.

"Zhongkang......" Cao Cao exclaimed excitedly.

"My lord, time is running out, and the last general will open the way ahead." Xu Chu didn't have time to take care of Cao Cao's excited mood, and after shouting, he rushed in the direction of Cao Jun's main formation.

Xu Chu is the first fierce general under Cao Cao, and he is brave, and when others are too busy to take care of themselves, he is the only one who has the spare strength to take care of Cao Cao. With his bravery, Xu Chu fought his way out and forcibly took Cao Cao, who was under siege, out. However, the price paid was also extremely heavy, the Tiger Guard composed of Xu Chu's own children was almost wiped out, Xu Chu himself was injured in more than ten places, and his body was almost stained with blood, and what was worse was that Cao Cao was not out of danger at this time.

"The lord is lying, Xu Chu is here." Xu Chu, who has almost become a bloody man, is still stubbornly guarding Cao Cao's side. Cao Cao's eyes were sour, if he wasn't on the battlefield, Cao Cao might have burst into tears.

"Zhongkang, you and I live and die together today." Cao Cao said to Xu Chu in a deep voice.

“…… Well, if the lord is interested, Xu Chu will give up his life to accompany him. Looking at the approaching Han army, Xu Chu shouted loudly.

Before the words fell, I saw a commotion on the periphery of the Han army, and then I saw a group of men and horses rushing through the encirclement of the Han army. As soon as he saw someone coming, Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Yue Xi, come and save so." ”

Yue Xi was Cao Cao's new general when he was in Xuzhou, and Lu Su personally invited him to deal with Zhao Yun, and after Zhao Yun retreated, Yue Xi also returned home. And after Cao Cao learned that there were such a person in Xuzhou, he personally came to the door three times to invite him, which made Yue Xi agree to help. However, unlike Xu Chu and other generals who were loyal to Cao Cao, Yue Xi would help Cao Cao only so that he could have a chance to fight with the generals in the Han army, but he did not serve Cao Cao as the main one.

But now is not the time to worry about this, the most important thing is to get out of the predicament first. With the help of Xu Chu and Yue Xi, Cao Cao once again broke out of the encirclement of the Han army. However, as soon as he broke out of the encirclement, Cao Cao met Ma Chao, who had just killed the tiger and leopard rider and was about to come to find Cao Cao's bad luck.

"Haha~ This luck is coming, I can't stop it!" When Ma Chao saw Cao Cao, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. When Liu Xie issued a reward, Ma Chaozhen took people to ride with the tiger and leopard, and when the tiger and leopard were killed, Ma Chao thought that he had no hope of capturing Cao Cao alive, but he didn't want to be favored by God, he just came to try his luck, but Cao Cao crashed into his head.

"My life is at my disposal." Seeing Ma Chao, Cao Cao couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

"Yue Xi, protect the lord and go quickly!" Just when Cao Cao was about to kill himself and not give Ma Chao a cheap, Xu Chu shouted loudly and urged Ma Chao to go straight to Ma Chao.

"Oops~ Hugh is a good thing to ruin me!" Ma Chao couldn't help but be anxious when he saw this, but Xu Chu was desperate at this time, although Ma Chao had the heart to chase Cao Cao, but he couldn't get rid of Xu Chu's entanglement.

defeated Cao Jun's ace tiger and leopard rider, and it was only a matter of time before he won, Ma Chao didn't want to fight Xu Chu for his life at this time, which is the same as the barefoot who is not afraid to wear shoes.

With Xu Chu's coming to the rescue, under the escort of Yue Xi, Cao Cao finally got out of the battlefield, but at this time he still had no safety at all. With the issuance of Liu Xie's reward order, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and after the generals of the Cao army were captured alive one after another, the battle line of the Cao army could no longer be maintained.

If there is a surrender, it will have a chain effect, Cao's army is defeated like a mountain, and those who see the opportunity are quick to lead the troops to retreat, and those who are deep in the enemy formation can only resist to the end.

Although Cao Cao was out of the battlefield, he was unwilling to let the biggest reward slip away like this. As soon as he saw Cao Cao running away, even if someone chased him. Cao Cao fled all the way, during which Yue Xi left alone to block the enemy in order to create a chance for Cao Cao to escape, and when there was finally no pursuer behind him, Cao Cao was already alone.

The defeat was so complete that Cao Cao couldn't help but feel sad, anyway, there was no one around, and Cao Cao didn't have to worry about losing face as the lord, so he couldn't help crying loudly. Crying and crying, Cao Cao couldn't think about it, his own family was defeated, and his ambitions could no longer be realized, and those who followed him were probably unlucky......

Seeing the crooked neck tree on the side of the road, Cao Cao dismounted and walked over. He looked up and estimated the height, then brought a stone from nearby to step on, and then unbuckled his belt and put it on the branch.

Hanging is very uncomfortable, and once a person hangs himself, as long as he hangs in the air, it will be too late to regret it. Because as long as a person hangs himself in the air, his hands will never be lifted, and at most he can reach his chest. Cao Cao didn't regret his choice, his neck was stretched into the rope sleeve, as long as he kicked off the stone, then this life would be over.

But Cao Cao doesn't regret it, someone doesn't want him to die. Just when Cao Cao closed his eyes and kicked away the stone, the two of them rushed over from a distance, and when they saw that Cao Cao was going to hang himself, they couldn't help but be in a hurry, desperately urging the horse to come over, and shouted in his mouth, "Father, don't think about it." ”

Cao Cao, who was already hanging in the air, suddenly heard someone calling his father and wanted to follow the reputation, but his neck did not obey the call, and he could only struggle in vain. Just when Cao Cao felt that his consciousness was gradually disappearing, he suddenly felt that his body sank, and the whole person fell to the ground.

Before Cao Cao could come to his senses, he felt someone rush to his side and shout, "Father, wake up, wake up." Barely opened his eyes, it turned out to be his two sons, Cao Ang and Cao Zhang.