Chapter 379: Cao Cao Absconds and Li Dian surrenders
Yile Jin drove the pikemen like crazy, and tried to stop the state flying cavalry at the cost of casualties, but it was obviously in vain. Such tactics make no sense other than to further expand casualties on both sides. The 3,000 soldiers of the vanguard of the Cao army were rushed by this, and more than half of them were killed or wounded. The most valuable thousand archers were almost wiped out. Without the support of archers, Cao's infantry further expanded its disadvantage in front of the pure cavalry and state army!
You can't advance, you can't retreat. The generals of the Cao army finally understood where He Xian's previous arrogance was! Cao Cao's face darkened even more, and he realized that this would be the most dangerous battle since his debut! Is there no other way but to escape?
"Woo woo woo~" Just as Cao Cao hesitated, the sound of a horn came from the north side of the battlefield again! Another cavalry contingent appeared in Cao Jun's field of vision. A huge banner with the word "Zhang" is waving in the wind. Zhang Liao, who didn't defeat Xiahoudun, who was it?
"My lord! Withdraw! Li Dian risked his life and admonished: "While there are still hundreds of cavalry under his command, the lord hurriedly retreats to Dongjun!" ”
Le Jin had just suffered a big defeat and retreated to Cao Cao's Chinese army. Hearing Li Dian's words, Le Jin also echoed: "Manchester City is reasonable! The lord can divide the foot soldiers between me and the commander of Manchester City. Eight thousand foot soldiers are enough to resist the Nanyang army for half a day, and the lord can quickly turn back to Dongjun under the escort of Zihe's cavalry! ”
"If Benzhou is gone, how will Wen Qian and Manchester City break through?"
Li Dian and Le Jin both knelt down on one knee and said, "Don't worry, lord!" We will fight and retreat, and the state flying horse may not be able to wait for me! “
"My lord! Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood! Break through quickly! After bandaging the wound, Cao Chun also strode over and asked Cao Cao to break through.
Cao Cao nodded and said, "I understand!" Take care! If you can't do something, you can do it! Yuan Rang, Wen Lie is gone! I don't want to hear bad news from you again! Don't forget! ”
Li Dian and Le Jin glanced at each other, and then bowed and said, "Thank you, lord!" ”
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he didn't hesitate, rode his horse back, and distributed the remaining 8,000 foot soldiers under his command to Li Dian and Le Jin. Then, under the escort of Cao Chun and Dian Wei, he entered the Chinese military tent. When he came out of the account again, Cao Cao had already changed into the clothes of ordinary Cao army cavalry. And Cao Cao's armor was all worn on the body of a personal guard, who came to Lejin's side and stood under the banner of the word "Cao", instead of Cao Cao sitting in the Chinese army. At the same time, hundreds of cavalry of Cao's army broke through in several directions. Look at that posture, it's like a messenger going to ask for help.
He Xian didn't calculate this point, Cao Cao was able to abandon these more than 8,000 elite foot soldiers so simply and escape alone. If he had expected it, He Xian would not have just sent a team of 1,000 people to strangle him. By the time He Xian learned the news that Cao Cao was no longer in the formation, it was already after dark.
Eight thousand Cao army foot soldiers, under the leadership of Le Jin and Li Dian, there was no hope of breaking through the siege and not being able to hold out. No matter how He Xian and Zhang Liao attacked from all directions, the two of them were stubbornly defending. It wasn't until after dark that the 8,000 foot soldiers were reduced to less than 4,000. Cao Jun, a team of 100 people on the periphery, could no longer stand this feeling of waiting for death, and under the leadership of the tun commander, he discarded his weapons and defected to Bingzhou Flying Cavalry. With this team of 100 as an example, more and more Cao troops joined the queue to surrender.
He Xian ordered people to light torches and rode horses to Cao Jun's Chinese army tent. Here, under the banner of the word "Cao", there are still about 1,000 diehards who would rather die than surrender.
"Why did Mengde come from? Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. A wise man like you shouldn't be able to see the situation clearly! You can rest assured that as long as you are willing to surrender sincerely, Ben will not embarrass you or your subordinates. The position of the nine kings of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, you can choose, how about it? ”
"The hussar general is really not thin on my lord! But it's a pity, if the hussar general wants to see my lord, I'm afraid he will be disappointed! "A general came out of the Chinese military tent, but it was not Cao Cao himself.
He Xian frowned, his heart was not good, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you like a human?" Where is Cao Cao now? ”
Cao Jiang smiled faintly and saluted respectfully: "Young General Li Dian!" My father-in-law has returned to Yanzhou. Before my lord left, let the young general inform the hussar general that the enemy of Lu County, our army will definitely return it twice as much! ”
"Bold! The thief will be rude! Zhang Liao stiffened his halberd and scolded loudly.
He Xian stopped Zhang Liao, stared at Li Dian's eyes and said, "You're not afraid of death?" ”
Li Dian said solemnly: "I'm afraid! The young general is just a nobody, how can he not be afraid of death? Therefore, my lord said that as long as we sincerely beg to surrender, with the heart of a hussar general, we will not be embarrassed. Now, the young general Li Dian officially surrendered to the hussar general on behalf of this Cao army. I wonder if the hussar general would dare to accept it? ”
After speaking, Li Dian threw away the weapon in his hand, lowered his head, and knelt on one knee.
He Xian looked at Li Dian, and all kinds of flavors intersected. Cao Cao, who has the aura of the protagonist, is really not so easy to capture, and finally let him escape. As for Li Dian in front of him, as he himself said, as a hussar general, He Xian really disdains to get along with a captain.
"Appease all the Cao Army's pawns, and obediently accept the labor reform of the Nanyang Army. Although Ben disdains to kill pawns, he also does not tolerate half-hearted betrayal. Since you have chosen to surrender, you must be ready to surrender! ”
"General Xie! Youngsters saved! From now on, Li Dian will be a pawn under the general, as long as the general does not send Li Dian to fight Cao Jun, everything else is easy to say! Li Dian kowtowed and replied.
"Excellent! You're a smart guy! He Xian rode past Li Dian and pointed to a man wearing a general's armor who had fainted on the ground and asked.
"General Hui, this is Junior Colonel Cao Lejin! has an upright temperament, and wanted to resist to the end and serve Cao Cao to the death. Li Dian took advantage of his unpreparedness and knocked him unconscious. The general can rest assured that after he wakes up, Li Dian will definitely persuade him to work for the general together! Li Dian pleaded for Lejin.
"Li Dian, Lejin! Well, Ben will remember both of you. I hope that soon, you will be able to become the backbone generals of my Nanyang Army and work together for the revival of the Han Dynasty! After speaking, He Xian threw the two to Zhang Liao for training, and rode his horse out of Cao Jun's camp.
Li Dian was a famous Confucian general in Cao's army, and history called him "a wise man and a doctor, and if he was too late, he was called an elder in the army". Le Jin is one of the famous "five good generals", brave in battle, because of the courage to follow Cao Cao, many times have the merit of taking the lead. If you can really serve the Nanyang Army, He Xian will definitely have two more generals under his command. As the territory of the Nanyang Army continues to expand, He Xian needs more talents for himself. Demoting generals is actually the fastest way to obtain talents.