Chapter 283: Fleeing in a panic
Looking at the movements of the Youzhou Water Army, although Cao Ying was frightened, he was also confident.
As for the long-range strike distance of the Youzhou naval army, the Xiahou brothers personally experienced it in the Battle of Gaotang and reported it to Cao Ying. Therefore, Cao Ying was prepared.
I saw Cao Ying nodding slightly, Cao Ren waved the command flag in his hand, and saw a team of foot soldiers walking up to the arrow tower and the catapult, erecting a huge shield the size of a door panel and wrapped in cowhide, and a shield wall connecting the city, protecting the crossbowmen and trebuchets behind.
"Good means!"
Zhou Tai and Zhao Yun stood on the deck, looking at the rows of cowhide shields on the water village in the distance, and suddenly exclaimed: "I don't know how many ploughing cattle that Cao Ying killed, and I don't know how many ploughing cattle he has killed, and I don't know if the people under his jurisdiction still plough cattle and plough the fields?" ”
Zhao Yun frowned and said, "With the tenacity of the cowhide shield, the crossbow arrows shot at a distance of eighty zhang are probably difficult to penetrate!" ”
Zhou Tai nodded and said with a smile: "That's true, but Cao Ying has a plan, and I also have a plan!" ”
Zhou Tai was full of confidence and said, "Let's give him some sweetness first, and then, hehe"
"Giant crossbows, catapults!" Zhou Tai snatched the left and right flags and waved them again and again: "Ready!" Projection! ”
Woooooooo
A loud whine suddenly resounded across the river.
Huge arm-thick pure steel crossbow arrows shot out from the side of the warship in rows, cutting through the air in an instant, spanning a distance of eighty zhang, and hitting the cowhide shield wall!
Puff puff
The sound of defeat sounded in pieces, the shield wall was shot back again and again, and the soldiers behind the shield wall were trembling by the huge force, and some were even stunned!
Then, huge stones fell from the sky and smashed against the wall with a bang, and many soldiers and shields were knocked over, and blood flowed all over the ground. Some of the turrets were smashed and completely lost their defensive role.
But when Cao Ying saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In war, losses are inevitable. As long as the losses are not large, there is a chance to win!
Cao Ying's spirits perked up, and he said to Xun You: "It seems that this Youzhou water master is just a vain name, hehe"
It's just a confrontation, and I don't know where Cao Ying judged that the water master and apprentice in Youzhou have a false reputation. Xun You's face was a little worried, but he didn't want to interrupt Cao Ying's yy, so he just kept silent.
Suddenly, "Report! ”
A war horse rampaged through the village and rushed straight towards Cao Ying's side.
On that horse, a soldier took the arrow in his hand, turned over and dismounted, and fell down under the arrow tower.
"What's the matter?"
Cao Ying frowned and shouted.
"Report to the lord, Puyang City has been attacked by the enemy, and it is about to be unable to hold it! General Cao Xiu sent a small one to ask for help! ”
The warrior looked up, his face covered in blood. Look at him again, he is in tatters, he should have just come down from the battlefield.
"What!?"
Cao Ying was shocked, hurriedly got off the arrow tower, and shouted: "What's the matter?!" ”
"My lord," the soldier said anxiously, "it's Koji, it's Koyi's army attacking Puyang." When the little one got the military order of General Cao Xiu, the Puyang city wall had been broken and was about to fall! Lord, hurry up and send troops to the rescue! ”
When Cao Ying heard this, his brain was dizzy, and he almost fell to the ground: "How did Liyi get to Puyang?" What about Xiahou Chun? What about Xiahou Yuan?! ”
"Gongda, what should I do now!"
Cao Ying was anxious.
If Puyang falls, Baimajin will fall into a two-sided attack. The enemy is flanked by water, and he will be defeated sooner or later.
Xun You pondered for a moment and smiled wryly: "It's all the fault of his subordinates." The subordinates didn't think it through, thinking that Na Liyi did not pursue General Xiahou, but bypassed Onozawa and attacked Puyang directly."
Cao Ying quickly calmed down and said, "It's none of your business. The introduction of Koji into Onozawa is forced to be helpless, and it is also imperative, otherwise other places will not be able to stop Koji's progress at all. ”
Cao Ying said, muttered for a long time, and said: "The only plan for today is to send troops immediately and go to rescue Puyang; Either withdraw the army immediately, abandon Puyang and Baimajin, and save the strength! ”
"My lord, it is very unwise to send troops to rescue. What's more, I'm afraid that Puyang has fallen now, and it won't help to go any further. Therefore, in order to avoid being flanked, we can only retreat strategically. Xun Yu said.
Cao Ren spoke at this time: "Big brother, you and the military advisor will retreat first, and I will break the back!" ”
Cao Ying looked straight at Cao Ren for a long time, nodded slightly, and said, "Don't fight hard at the last moment, just surrender." I believe that Liu Zihong will not do anything to you. After that, he took Xun You and Xu Chu with 50,000 soldiers and horses, turned around and left.
In Baimajin, there were only 30,000 people left.
How big is the movement of the army in Hakumatsunai? Zhou Tai and Zhao Yunju all saw it.
"It seems that General Kojiyi has already made a move." Zhao Yun said firmly: "Cao Ying is determined to escape, General Zhou, immediately launch a general attack, take Baimajin as soon as possible, and pursue Cao Ying!" ”
Zhou Tai nodded fiercely and shouted: "The oil tank is ready!" ”
"Projection!"
One by one, the oil tanks fell into the air and shattered in the water village, and then, the fleet set sail and approached quickly, and then the rockets waited, and in an instant, the Baimajin water village fell into a sea of fire!
"Login!"
With Zhao Yun's order, the elite army of 50,000 Yuyang Legion swarmed up, crossed the sea of fire, and rushed into the remnants of the Cao army.
Cao Ren took the lead, and a big gun stood at the forefront like a mainstay, curbing the momentum of a part of the Youzhou army. But it didn't do much damage.
If it were an ordinary Youzhou soldier, Cao Ren might be able to kill some. But the first to land was Zhao Yun's personal guards, all of whom were second-rate masters or above. More than a dozen elite soldiers cooperated with each other to firmly encircle Cao Ren in the middle, gradually compressing the battle circle, making Cao Ren more and more pressured.
At the same time, other soldiers rushed into Cao's army and slaughtered on a large scale.
Although Cao Ren is brave, he is alone. And because Cao Ying temporarily led his troops to retreat, the morale of the remaining 30,000 troops fell, and they had no intention of responding to the battle, and many soldiers took the initiative to abandon their weapons and surrender after the Youzhou army landed.
Zhao Yun carried a spear, approached, looked at Cao Ren, who was suppressed by fifteen elite guards, and shouted: "It's General Cao Ren Cao in person!?" ”
"Exactly! How are you staying? Cao Ren forced back two war knives with one shot, and took the time to shout.
"General Cao, just tie your hands and arrest it, you are gone!" Zhao Yun took a step forward, drank back the fifteen soldiers besieging Cao Ren, and said, "Lord Cao Ying retreated, your army's morale has fallen, and you have no intention of fighting, how can you fight with my army with high morale?" It's just a matter of increasing casualties! ”
"You want me to surrender? Beat me and say it! ”
Cao Ren's face was fierce, and he shook his spear and killed him.
Zhao Yun's eyes narrowed, and he reached out and grabbed Cao Ren's blade in his hand.
Cao Ren wanted to withdraw his weapon, but found that he could not do anything.
It was not Zhao Yun's opponent in the first place, not to mention that he was pressed by more than ten soldiers just now, and his strength was consumed a lot, and now he was not the enemy of Zhao Yun, who was fierce and fierce.
"Let go!"
Zhao Yunqing shouted, his blood exploded, his wrist flicked, Cao Ren's spear took off his hand, and he was shocked and flew out.
"Tie up!"
Cao Ren was captured, and the remnants of Cao's army no longer had the will to fight, and all surrendered.
Then, Zhao Yun handed over all the matters of Bai Majin to Zhou Tai to deal with, and he did not stop, leading the army to find the traces of Cao Ying's escape, and quickly chased after him
In Puyang, Ko Yi led the army to launch a sudden attack, first using the siege troops to carry out long-range strikes with siege equipment such as catapults and well fences, and beat the Cao Xiu defenders completely out of temper, and then gathered 20,000 heavy infantry, and personally went into battle to break the city wall with the technique of joint attack!
Then the army entered the city, captured Cao Xiu, and Cao's army surrendered on all fronts
Cao Ying led an army of 50,000 people all the way, and within an hour, he rushed to the vicinity of Pingyang Pavilion.
"This Pingyang Pavilion"
Cao Ying's mind was a little uncertain. has just suffered a crushing defeat, because of that Luyi's raid on Puyang. Who knows if there are other means for the Koji prosthetic? Cao Ying, who was originally suspicious, was even more suspicious.
"Lord, my subordinates have left a back hand in Pingyang Pavilion, just move forward, and there will be no other obstacles." Xun Yu said in a timely manner.
"That's good!"
Cao Ying finally relaxed a little, but he was still very cautious, and ordered the army to be careful to guard against a surprise attack by the enemy. 50,000 horses and horses all the way, all the way through the Pingyang Pavilion town market, Xun You was about to send people into the Pingyang Pavilion, the defenders stationed in the pavilion gathered together, and withdrew together, suddenly the shouting of killing in all directions suddenly started, and a huge light blade that rose into the sky was cut down in the air!
I only heard a loud bang, and the Cao army was stopped and cut off, and the army exploded in an instant, and it was rapidly defeated!
"This is immortal?!"
Cao Ying's voice trembled a little, his eyes widened, and he looked back at the huge ravine that was hundreds of feet long, and he lost his mind.
"Let's go! Lord! ”
Xun You hurriedly shouted, Cao Ying came back to his senses, pulled out the horse's head, and fled in a hurry with a group of people and horses.
"Boss, Cao Ying has escaped!"
The general of the Youzhou Army's ambush waved his hand when he heard this, and said, "General Han Xiao is waiting for him in front, and he can't run." Let's deal with these routs first! ”
Cao Ying's escape was more than half an hour, and it was not until the horsepower under his crotch was exhausted and he was panting for breath that Cao Ying looked back in shock. At first glance, the 50,000-strong army, only the more than 1,000 people behind him followed closely, and his heart was bitter, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
In the end, it was a generation of heroes, and he quickly stabilized his mind, and said to Xun You, who was pale and tired on his side: "Where is this?" ”
Xun You took two breaths, looked around, and said, "It should be the boundary of the Wating Territory." ”
"Wating"
Cao Ying pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, and said: "If I were Na Liyi, I would have set up an ambush here, so that I, Cao Mengde'an, have a reason to escape?" ”
As soon as the words fell, suddenly, a cannon rang out, and a group of soldiers and horses came out.
Cao Ye was dumbfounded, Xun You was dumbfounded, and Xu Chu was at a loss.
More than a thousand remnants of the army were even more agitated, and all of them turned pale.
"Hahaha" With a clear long laugh, a handsome, long-ape arm bee waist ten-year-old general stepped forward and said, "But Cao Mengde and Cao Gong in person?" ”
"Cao is here!"
Cao Ying pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist and shouted, "Come and get the name!" ”
"Han Wen, the Weibei general of the Yuyang Legion under the command of the King of Yuyang, is waiting for Cao Gong here for a long time under the order of the commander of Zhao Yun's army!" Han Wen held the spear, slowly stepped forward, and said, "Gong Cao, tie your hands." ”
"The lord will go first, and I will stop him!"
Xu Chu raised the big knife in his hand, pulled out the horse's head, and was about to come forward to fight Han and ask.
At this time, Han Wen had 10,000 heavy soldiers in his hands, all of whom were fierce and fierce, waiting for work. There are only more than 1,000 people left in Cao Ying, and all of them fled in a hurry, with no morale and very tired people.
Will Cao Ying be captured?
(To be continued)