Li Dian has never felt that his martial arts are so bad as he is today. He met Guan Yu first, and now he is blocked by Zhao Yun on the road......

Guan Yu is famous, and Zhao Yun is not reckless! Not to mention anything else, Zhang Xiu, the famous gun king of the Northland, is a recognized strong man in Cao Ying. is such a rare opponent, he was beaten by Zhao Yun and was finally captured alive. Zhang Xiu is not an opponent, and he Li Dian is even more out of reach.

He was very annoyed, angry that there were so many fierce generals under Luan Yi's account, and he couldn't beat any one.

He glared at Zhao Yun angrily, pulled the reins sharply, and turned to the northeast again, "Let's retreat." Cao Bing was on full alert, adjusted his formation and ran to follow.

After Li Dian left, Luan Fu, who was hiding in the forest, secretly pinched his cold sweat, looked back at the more than 20 guards who were urging the puppets tied to the ropes, and said, "Okay, Li Dian is gone." Stop. Then he walked out of the dense forest, patted Zhao Yun's shoulder, let out a long breath, and said, "Zilong! You're so full of guts! Led such a few people and scared off hundreds of Cao soldiers, you dare to do this! ”

Zhao Yun did not take credit, nor was he arrogant, and said: "It is really a well-planned military plan, and I expected that Li Dian was terrified in his heart, and he would definitely not dare to fight with our army." If someone else comes, Li Dian will also retreat. Yun deserved not to be so praised by the patriarch. ”

Luan Fuwan smiled, looked at the retreating Cao Bing, and said, "We have driven Li Dian to General Huang's side, I don't know if General Huang can capture him?" ”

"Brother Han Sheng's archery skills are unparalleled, and Li Dian is difficult to fly with wings."

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As Zhao Yun and Luan Fu said in their conversation, Li Dian turned to the east again, and when he saw that he was about to cross the boundary of Shanyang, he was stopped by Huang Zhong again.

Huang Zhong's kamikaze guards are especially good at archery, and when a round of arrows rained down, the few Cao soldiers fell down like wheat, and only a few dozen people remained.

Fortunately, Li Dian had a great life, so he did not die in the chaotic arrows. He was so frightened that he fled.

Huang Zhong shouted and rode his horse to chase after him, seeing that Li Dian's back was becoming clearer and clearer, he drew his bow and arrows, "Go!" ”

Huang Zhong's archery skills are so good, it is enough to be on par with the flying general Li Guang back then, and he can achieve the effect of piercing Yang in a hundred steps.

What is a hundred steps through the poplar? Piercing through poplars from a hundred paces away - with incredible strength and precision.

Huang Zhong is one of the few people in the dynasty who can penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, with a five-stone big bow, the sound of controlling the strings, and the long arrow drew a streamer, shooting directly at Li Dian's heart.

Li Dian didn't see the arrow, he heard the sound of the arrow first, and the terrible sound of breaking the air was like a wolf hissing like a dog's howl, which frightened his heart and liver for a while, but he didn't have time to dodge.

At this moment, an exclamation came from behind him, "General, be careful! ”

A powerful henchman desperately twisted his horse body to catch up with the flying arrow before it stabbed Li Dian, blocked behind Li Dian, and resisted the arrow with his flesh and blood.

"Lu Wazi." Huang Zhong followed the pursuit, and Li Dian couldn't care about his grief and fled for his life.

But he and his men had been running non-stop all night, and even if they could hold on, the horses were tired. The inferior war horses have begun to foam at the mouth and are struggling.

Seeing that Huang Zhong was about to catch up, Li Dian was in a hurry. However, he was once again blessed by God at the critical moment of life and death. A familiar shout suddenly came from the forest: "General, don't panic, it's too late." ”

Li Dian fixed his eyes and saw that it was Li Mu himself.

It turned out that when the city wall collapsed, although the deputy general Li Mu fell to the head of the city, he did not fall to his death. He fell to the powder of the wall, which had turned to soft dust after the stone bombardment, and was not injured even an inch, except for a dizzy fall. The reason why Li Dian couldn't see him was because after the city wall fell, a layer of floating soil was pressed on him.

As soon as Li Dian retreated, he got out of the soil, gathered more than 400 remnants, and followed Li Dian to the east. It's just that Li Dian changed the marching route many times on the way, so he was separated from Li Dian.

Now, just in time to rush to the Shanyang border, I happened to meet Li Dian who was chased by Huang Zhong and ran all over the mountains.

Reunited after the catastrophe, Li Dian couldn't help but feel it.

Li Mu stopped Li Dian's words and urged: "General, you retreat for the time being." I'll take it here. ”

"No, you go. I stay. Li Dian said.

"The general is the commander of an army, the head of a thousand armies, how can he be rash. Come on. ”

"I ......" Li Dian still wanted to say more, but he didn't have time to say more. He listened to Li Mu's order to his personal guards, "Don't take the general away yet." ”

As soon as the order sounded, a few pro-soldiers didn't say a word, and took Li Dian and left.

Li Dian struggled several times to no avail, twisted his head, waited for his reddened eyes, and looked at Li Mu behind him commanding hundreds of gray-faced Cao soldiers to line up in a long snake formation.

A long snake...... What a ridiculous array, this military formation dedicated to interception, has always been to deal with weak enemy forces. But now, what Li Mu is about to face is thousands of Holy Mother Sect Iron Cavalry - Templars, which are the strongest cavalry known to the world!

"Li Mu, you have to give me back alive."

Li Mu didn't turn around, and waved his hand with his back to Li Dian.

He died, Li Dian knew, he couldn't survive!

……

With a crying voice, Li Dian recounted the entire process from the loss of Changyi City to his escape from Shanyang to Cao Cao in detail.

After learning that Luan Yi had a weapon in his hand that could throw boulders a hundred steps away, Cao Cao was so shocked that he sat on the ground. He originally wanted to rely on sticking to the two counties of Dongping and Rencheng, so as to delay time, wait for Zhang Xiu to return to Xuchang, and lead troops to rescue him with the full favor stationed in Xuchang.

The appearance of the thunderbolt car undoubtedly made Cao Cao's full plate plan come to naught.

"It's a big deal." Cao Cao thumped his chest.

"Don't panic, lord. I have something to beat the thunderbolt. ”

Cao Ren's words were like a life-saving straw, giving Cao Cao hope for survival. He shook Cao Ren's hand excitedly, "Zixiao, what can solve the urgent need?" ”

"Ballista too!"

Ballista? Speaking of this ballista, Cao Cao also knew that it was also an extremely powerful engineering equipment. The ballista is based on a wooden wheeled cart, which is convenient for transportation, and carries a 10-stone giant crossbow, which can throw a spear more than 200 steps, and is extremely powerful.

If the catapult is a powerful weapon for surface strikes, then the ballista is undoubtedly a powerful device for firing powerful arrows at a designated point. It's just that for a long time in the past, ballistas were used to siege cities, and this is the first time I've heard of them being used to defend cities.

Cao Cao suddenly realized and asked, "What does Zixiao mean...... Bring the ballista to the city? ”

"Yes!" Cao Ren shook his head again and again, "Set up earthen cannons at the head of the city, equipped with a spear of ignition, and shoot thunderbolts." Thunderbolts can set the city on fire with alcohol bombs. Conversely, it is also afraid of fire. Fighting fire with fire, and the ballista has a longer range, and the thunderbolt will be destroyed. ”

Cao Cao's plan was greatly used, and more importantly, Cao Cao prepared a large number of ballistae for the convenience of seizing the city before he came, all of which came in handy at this time, and could be used in city defense with only a slight change. "If there is no reminder from Zixiao, I don't know yet. So the city can be safeguarded. Of course, Cao Cao also knew that he couldn't count on defending the city to protect himself, and if he wanted to really turn the crisis into safety, he had to rely on Zhang Xiu's reinforcements.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... For a month, as long as he holds on for another month, Zhang Xiu will bring in troops to help. In other words, he personally led a large army to garrison Dongping, leading 8,000 troops to guard the important town to resist the surging Luan Yi army from the direction of Jinan in the west; At the same time, Cao Ren was appointed as Ren Ping's Taishou, with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and a number of ballistas, stationed in Renping County to resist Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Guan Yu who were killed from the direction of Shanyang in the west.

It stands to reason that such an arrangement can be regarded as rigorous, and the implementation was successful, and Luan Yi really couldn't do anything about him.

The reinforcements coming from the direction of Xuchang will rescue Cao Cao, and Luan Yi will take advantage of the situation to chase and kill, so that he can recapture the lost counties of Yanzhou. The territory of the two sides returned to the state before the war began, and once again fell into a standoff.

Such an outcome is exactly what Cao Cao wants to see now.

It's just that he ignored one of the important links, and in this link, there is another character who is crucial - Zhang Xiu.

When Cao Ren arrived at Rencheng, he glanced at the city wall full of Caozi banners, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Speaking of which, I have to praise Cao Ren for being so careful. It is precisely because of this carefulness that his ability to command troops reached one of the best levels during the Three Kingdoms period.

It turned out that he had inadvertently skimmed a piece of underwear covered by the armor of the defenders at the head of the city. The fabric of the robe was warp and weft, and although it was not gorgeous, it was considered a medium price among many fabrics. If you look at it in detail, it is not difficult to find that this cloth has a strong Jinan satin character.

Cao Ren was shocked, looked around from the city wall, and found that many soldiers in the city were wearing the same underwear......

Obviously, such an expensive fabric for military uniforms. In this way, the guards of the Cao army in the city are all pretending to be church guards?

In order to further determine this time, he ordered the scouts to go to the city gate and shouted: "Where is the main general of the city, Li Tong, and my general wants to talk to him." ”

Shaoqing, the head of the city responded, "General Cao, I am Sun Li, the deputy general in the city." My general is ill and can't see the wind, so he can't go to the city to answer. I hope the general will forgive me. If you have anything to say, you can tell me, or go into the city to talk to the general. ”

Although Cao Ren recognized Sun Li, when he heard that Li Tong refused to meet him, he didn't say a word, turned his head and left.

As soon as Cao Ren left, Sun Li was in a hurry, "Cao Jun, come to the city and not enter." Why? ”

"Hugh has to tell me, you have hoped to return to the cult. I can't be fooled by this dose. ”

The dust was heavy, and the rear team of Cao Jun quickly turned into the front team and left in a hurry.

At the same time, the gates of the city were opened, and a column of well-equipped church guards rushed out of the city. Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong on the left, Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng on the right, in the Guan Gong drama, followed and killed.

Cao Ren took a closer look, and found that there was another person beside Guan Gong, who was not Zhang Xiu.

"Zhang Youwei, you ......" he trembled angrily, "Have you forgotten the military order you made?" He repeated the military order: "'Within a month, bring in the rescue soldiers, and if you violate this oath, you will not be able to die.'" 'Now thou art treacherous, are thou not afraid of the wreath of heaven?' ”