Chapter Twenty-Six
Cao Cao's army, who is burying the pot to make rice, where did he think that there would be an ambush here? How can people who were already tired for a day suffer another big defeat and finally got a chance to breathe, so how can they remember to be vigilant? Not to mention them, even Cao Cao and the others were immersed in the joy of escaping death, thus forgetting the fact that they were still in danger. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This time, even if Cao Cao has no majesty, and Xiahoudun and others have the power to control in the hearts of the sergeants, they will not be able to recover the fact that the camp was bombed. This rout is not like just now, although everyone is running away just now, but in general, it is still organized, Cao Hong is in command in the front, and Xiahoudun and the three of them are in the back, although it is a retreat, but the retreat is still a bit orderly. This time, due to the relaxation of his mind and the fact that Xu Rong came out too suddenly, the bombing of the camp was completely unavoidable, because the hearts of the sergeants had collapsed. In such a state, everyone is full of thoughts, but how can they escape with their lives, and who can continue to obey the command of their general?
Seeing the situation like this, Xiahoudun couldn't help but be furious, and even beheaded several deserters, it was useless to ask everyone to line up, but Cao Cao on the side calmed down and said: "Okay, Yuan Rang, the matter has come to this, the defeat has been decided, it is better to retreat first." ”
"Hmph, I didn't expect there to be ambushes here, it's really a good calculation! Zilian, protect the lord and go first, I'll go and get Xu Rong's dog head! Xiahoudun shouted, but instead of retreating, he rushed straight to where Xu Rong's Chinese army was.
Xu Rong was on the mountain bag, watching the battle situation, and couldn't help but secretly admire Li Ru in his heart. He retired from Xingyang the day before yesterday, and caught up with the team all the way, and immediately received Dong Zhuo's summons, originally thought that Dong Zhuo was going to let his men and horses hurry up, and by the way, to appease his confidant and beloved general, but he didn't expect that Li Ru actually gave him a combat mission! When he heard that he was going to stop the pursuing soldiers, Xu Rong's brain moved, after all, although his martial arts were not ranked among Dong Zhuo's troops, when it came to soldiers, Li Dao could be compared with himself. Therefore, as soon as I heard about the task of sniping and chasing soldiers, I immediately thought about countermeasures.
It's just that what Xu Rong didn't expect was that he was interrupted by Li Ru just after he started to think, and only heard Li Ru say: "I abandoned Luoyang, and it is unlikely that I want to come to the coalition army to pursue it." However, just in case, it is still necessary to test Xu Taishou to break off. ”
Xu Rong has always known that Li Ru is a person with great wisdom, and Dong Zhuo's ability to develop from a vulgar and reckless man to the point where he is now in power and opposition depends on Li Ru's planning. And Li Ru is not only good at calculating people's hearts, but also good at using troops, when he was fighting against Beigong Boyu, Dong Zhuo's army was in the north of Wangyuan County, surrounded by the Qiang people and the Huns, coupled with the lack of military food, the situation was extremely critical. When everyone was helpless, it was Li Ru who offered a plan to let the soldiers stop the water in Weishui and repair the embankment, falsely claiming that it was fishing to satisfy hunger, but in fact he let the army pass through the embankment quickly, if not, Dong Zhuo's army would not be able to retreat with the whole division, and maybe it would end up being annihilated like the other horses under Zhang Wen. It was also from then on that Xu Rong did not dare to underestimate Li Ru's ability.
Since Li Ru has spoken, he will listen carefully and see what Li Ru has a good plan. Who knew that Li Ru's plan was so bold, letting his men and horses ambush in the mountain dock, and just let it go when he saw the army coming. Wait until the coalition forces are defeated and flee back here, and then take them by surprise. This plan sounds very good, but if the enemy pursues a large number of men and horses, I am afraid that the rear army alone will not be able to resist it. Even if there is Lu Bu, isn't there a master like Gao Ye in the coalition army!
But now it seems that Li Ru's strategy has simply worked, there are only a few thousand people who come to pursue, and they are all foot soldiers, and you can know that it is Cao Cao's men and horses when you look at the banner. The most important thing is that they are in such a hurry that they don't even have a scout to inquire when they pass by. Just these 3,000 people, how can they be the opponents of Lu Bu, Li Dao, and Guo Yan. And Li Ru saw it very accurately, and let himself ambush in the mountain dock, perhaps the main reason was because he expected the defeated army to retreat here, but he was afraid that he would bury the pot and cook and rest temporarily. Although it is not far from Luoyang, there is Luoshui passing by, even if they want to return to Luoyang, they have to find a way to swim across Luoshui, so it is inevitable to rest in this place.
Xu Rong admired Li Ru's accurate calculations, but on the other hand, he saw Xiahoudun who was rushing straight towards his own army. To be honest, martial arts are indeed not Xu Rong's strong point, so Xu Rong has no idea of fighting with Xiahoudun at all. Such a character, if he is brave, he will be brave, and he will be killed by random arrows. Xiahoudun, who rushed all the way, finally had to retreat in defeat under the attack of the rain of arrows in the sky, but Xiahoudun, who turned around, saw that Cao Cao and Cao Hong were no longer there, and he couldn't help but let go of his heart. As long as Cao Cao escapes, he will be much easier.
However, Cao Cao's escape was not as smooth as Xiahoudun thought, Cao Cao, who was hit by an arrow in the shoulder in the chaotic army, didn't even have the kung fu to cut off the arrow, just beat the horse and fled, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as panicked. Now Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan with their only few hundred personal soldiers, they are still in the back of the battle for themselves, and they have been defeated to this point, and at this time, they really have no other choice but to flee for their lives.
Who knows, just after escaping not far away, his horse was actually killed by two Xiliang soldiers who had been ambushed a long time ago, with two spears, and he also turned over and fell off his horse, and fell straight into the ground. If Cao Hong hadn't arrived in time, he would have been a prisoner of Xu Rong at this moment! After Cao Hong shouted the famous sentence: "There can be no flood in the world, no justice", Cao Cao resolutely turned over and got on Cao Hong's horse, Cao Hong followed on foot, and the two fled in a panic.
Seeing Cao Cao fleeing, Xu Rong immediately ordered the army to separate, 2,000 men and horses to encircle and suppress Xiahoudun and others who were still in the middle of the wall, and personally led the remaining 8,000 people to chase Cao Cao. But as soon as the order was given, he heard the rumbling hooves of horses coming straight here, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, where did this man and horse come from? How did you get here?
It was none other than Gao Ye, who was chasing Cao Cao all the way. To be honest, even Gao Ye didn't expect that Cao Cao's men and horses would be so difficult to chase. The most important thing is not Cao Cao's marching speed, but Cao Cao's marching direction. According to the record of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao encountered Dong Zhuo's army near Xingyang. According to the record of "Three Kingdoms", the same is true, but the problem is, this Xingyang is originally in the south of Bishui, east of the Tiger Prison Pass, and Cao Cao has chased into the Tiger Prison Pass, how can he go to Xingyang?
According to history, the army has always been stationed in Sujuo, so Cao Cao marched westward and passed through Xingyang before being defeated by Xu Rong. In history, Xu Rong not only defeated Cao Cao here, but also repelled Sun Jian later, which made Xu Rong famous. It's just that now, although the big events still follow the trajectory of history, many details have changed. The Tiger Prison Pass has been broken, and the army is stationed here, so it is impossible for Cao Cao, who attacked, to turn over and go to Xingyang. This made Gao Ye really wonder which way he caught up with him.
He marched for a long time, and according to the footsteps, it was estimated that he should have caught up with him Cao Cao's men and horses in the afternoon, but he still did not find Cao Cao's shadow. The direction of Cao Cao's pursuit was relatively northern, and as soon as he came out of Luoyang City, he rushed straight to the direction of Hangu Pass in the west. I also chose this road, but there was too much rubble in Luoyang City, so I had no choice but to take a detour from outside the city; Second, Gao Ye chose to walk along the river, because it was not easy to be ambushed. It's just that what he didn't expect was that he hadn't seen Cao Cao's men and horses, but he had already heard the shouts of killing on the battlefield. The most terrible thing is that he has just arrived near the battlefield, the scouts have reported, Cao Cao has been defeated, the Xiliang army and horses have returned, and the formation is still not chaotic, and there is Lu Bu here, Gao Ye naturally will not be bored.
Since Cao Cao has been defeated, it is good to rush to Cao Cao's aid now. However, everyone had been on the road for too long, and the people were sleepy and tired, so Gao Ye had to give an order to let everyone rest in peace, eat something, and prepare to go back. But who would have thought that he, who was still marching, actually heard the shouting of killing again, which would make Gao Ye's head bigger! Is it really like what is written in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao was ambushed again?
Gao Ye hurriedly ordered, and the whole army rushed to the battlefield, and sure enough, he saw Xiahoudun and others who were fighting here. Seeing that Xu Rong's army was scattered and had no formation to speak of, Gao Ye immediately ordered the whole army to attack. Seven thousand cavalry were almost invincible in such a messy formation. From the moment the cavalry appeared, it was the natural enemy of the infantry, not only because of the speed and impact of the horse, but also because of the condescending advantage in the melee. Xu Rong originally thought that this battle was already a sure victory, thousands of people besieged hundreds of people, where is the reason for defeat? Therefore, he gathered his troops and horses and prepared to pursue Cao Cao. But who would have thought that a cavalry army would appear in the sky like this, and the most fatal thing was that it appeared from its own west, and he didn't even have any consciousness, didn't they pass through the road under their feet before? Why haven't I received any news at all?
But now is not the time to think about this problem, his men and horses don't even have a decent formation, where can they withstand the impact of this large group of cavalry, so he has to abandon Cao Cao and hurriedly let people line up. It's just that Xiahoudun and the others, who were already at the end of the crossbow, couldn't take care of it anymore.
Seeing that Gao Ye's reinforcements had arrived, Xiahoudun couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly led his troops to break through in the direction of Gao Ye, as for why Gao Ye came from the west, it didn't matter! It's all about surviving now.
By the time Xiahoudun's men and horses and Gao Ye converged, Xu Rong had already completed the formation with the remnants of his men and horses, beat his horses out, and shouted loudly: "Which way is the soldiers and horses, report your life!" ”
Gao Ye was reminded by Xiahoudun that he knew the identity of the other party, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he didn't expect that after a big turn, Cao Cao was still killed by Xu Rong! However, such a bull man, he can't let him die in the hands of Wang Yun's brainless guy, if he can recover it, it will add a big help!
Gao Ye raised the gold boring in his hand and chuckled: "Wuyuan Gao Ye is here, Xu Rong, get off the horse and surrender!" ”