The sergeants in the late Han Dynasty were generally mercenaries, these sergeants were soldiers as a profession, being a soldier was just a means for them to make a living, they risked their lives to fight for the generals, only to exchange some of the assets to support their families, even so, they these sergeants are often subjected to the exploitation and greed of the officials, if they can meet a general who is not greedy for ink, that is what they ask for.

Therefore, it is difficult to say who such a professional soldier will remain loyal to, and even if he does maintain loyalty, it will generally only be done when his life and property are guaranteed, and very few people will give up his life and property to show loyalty to the general.

Although Cao Ren can be regarded as a generation of famous generals, and he can be regarded as law-abiding in the army, so he can still win the hearts of the army, and a considerable part of them will be willing to sacrifice their lives for their main general, but the reason why they have to pay the price of their lives is also to let the main general remember their love for the bloody battlefield in the future, and take care of their families, but even if they all leave their lives behind, it is difficult for their main generals to escape, in this case, why should they give their lives in vain?

Therefore, in addition to Cao Ren's 1,000 personal soldiers, the other soldiers all threw down their weapons and surrendered to the Chu army, even this 1,000 personal soldiers, they all knew that they were mortal today, although they knew that their main general was difficult to escape, but they still protected Cao Ren at the core, hoping that the main general who could protect them would successfully break through.

They are all Cao Ren's personal soldiers, and their families usually receive special care from the state, even if they die, they will definitely not worry about the food and clothing of their families, but will be treated more favorably because of their loyalty, but if they choose to surrender, their family members will definitely be killed to vent their anger.

Because this was the general policy of the warlords everywhere at that time. Ordinary sergeants will not care if they surrender, but if their own soldiers surrender, their families will definitely be disposed of.

In fact, this matter can also be understood, after all, the benefits that pro-soldiers usually get are by no means comparable to ordinary sergeants, since this is the case. Of course, they need to take on more obligations.

Therefore, Cao Ren's personal soldiers all guarded Cao Ren with their lives, desperately impacting the Chu army's military formation, even though they knew that when facing the world's leading elite personal soldiers, their efforts were actually in vain.

Liu Qi's Praetorian Guards were able to do as immobile as a mountain ten years ago, and now they are even more stable, even if they are only defensive and do not fight back, they can be as stable as Mount Tai. What's more, these sergeants are all bloodthirsty wolves, only I take the initiative to provoke others, who dares to provoke me?

The number of Praetorian Guards in this army alone is already ten times that of Cao Ren's own soldiers, not to mention that in addition to them, there are also 10,000 Wudang Fei troops of Meng Shu?

Even against an average sergeant, it is absolutely unthinkable to be twenty, let alone a sergeant on the other side who is more elite than them?

Therefore, there is no suspense in such a battle situation, just rushing to kill the first formation. Cao Ren's 1,000 soldiers had already killed more than 300 of them, and as for the wounded. is in addition to Cao Ren. There is no longer a good one.

Although he knew that this was the end, he did not hesitate for a minute, and still fought bravely, seeing death as home.

Although they respected Cao Ren's own soldiers for their fearless spirit of death, this did not mean that the Praetorian Guards would show mercy, and they still ruthlessly slaughtered the enemies who came to the front one by one. There is no hesitation, no guilt.

Because they know that this is the battlefield, and since it is a battlefield, it represents blood and ruthlessness. There are no other rules than life and death.

The war lasted for one meal, and Cao Ren's personal soldiers were almost all dead, but his personal soldiers did not rush over even a single step, looking at the corpses all over the ground and the extremely unwilling faces, Cao Ren sighed deeply, he knew that his personal soldiers had died, and it was time for him next.

At this time, Jiao Touch came to him, protected him, and said: "General, now our army is completely here, only the last general and the general are left, but please rest assured that as long as the last general has a breath of saving, he will definitely not let the general be in danger." ”

"Hehe, I didn't expect that I, Cao Ren, would fight all my life, and in the end I could still have General Jiao as a companion, and I would go to Huangquan to have a companion, and from now on, you will be my Cao Ren's brother." Cao Ren had a faint smile on his face, and his face was calm.

But then his smile was gone, because then he felt a pain in his flanks, and when he looked up, he found that the long sword of Jiao Touch was stabbing under his coercion, and said with a smile: "Since you and I are brothers, why don't brothers help my brother with his own life?" Just like Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu back then, when he was dying, he handed over his head to his brother and asked me to make meritorious contributions. In the future, when my brother lives, I will never forget my brother's feelings today. ”

Although Jiao Touch's face still had a smile, the smile at this time was extremely indifferent.

Cao Ren knew that he was fooled, and he didn't talk much, snorted coldly, kicked Jiao Touch down, took out his saber randomly, and rushed forward at a lightning speed, slashing at Jiao Touch.

"Brothers of the Chu army, I have risked my life to eradicate the great enemy for you, and now I announce my surrender to your army, won't you come to help me?" Seeing Cao Ren's knife slashing over, he couldn't help but shudder when he handed it over, and in desperation, he had to think about the soldiers of the Chu army asking for help, but he found that they didn't even hear it, not only did they not have the intention of helping, but they looked disdainful.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that when I was dying, I would be counted by this villain, I, Cao Ren Hero I, would believe the words of such a capricious villain, I am really innocent." Cao Ren sneered as he raised the knife in his hand and chopped off Jiao Touch's head without hesitation, ignoring his wound and the blood splashed on his face from Jiao Touch's broken neck.

At this time, I saw that the general of the Chu army took a few steps forward and said in a deep voice: "Cao Ren, this general respects you as a man, which gives you the opportunity to get rid of the traitor, but you have also seen the shape of today, unless you surrender, I absolutely guarantee that you will not walk out alive." ”

Cao Ren glanced at the general and said lightly: "You are Liu Shi, the commander of the guards under Liu Qi, right?" I have heard of the great name, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation, but do you think I, Cao Ren, will surrender to you? Even if I do surrender now, can you believe it? ”

Liu Shi shook his head and said, "I naturally know that you will never surrender, and even if you surrender, we dare not believe it." Because Cao Cao is your master and your brother, how can you betray him? ”

"Hehe, you still know me Cao Ren, even so, I naturally know that you have no reason to survive today, when I am dying, there is something to trust, I hope that after I die, the stalemate can return my head to Luoyang, I wonder if the general can agree?" Cao Ren glanced up at Liu Shi and said solemnly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Shi shook his head and said slowly: "Your request is not busy first, in fact, you can not die today, as long as you obediently tie your hands and arrest it, we will ensure your safety, and also promise not to humiliate you, as long as Cao Cao is willing to release a person, you can return to Luoyang." ”

Cao Ren was slightly stunned, and then said: "Liu Qi wants to exchange this general for Xun You?" Hehe, he fought wishy-washy, but how could I, Cao Ren, be so stupid, willing to make Xun You's enemy? Although the general is confident that he has a lot of strength and a little talent for commanding troops, he can be regarded as a gong dog at most, and Xun Yu is a real talent of Liangping, but he is a meritorious person, Meng De can do without him, but he must not be sent to you, just like the damn Xun Yu, this time without his help, it will be difficult for you to get Yingchuan. ”

Cao Ren said that there is actually an allusion to this sentence, when the Han Gaozu Liu Bang pacified the world, Feng Xiao He was the Xiangguo, the generals were not convinced, went to question, Gaozu said: "Husband hunting, chasing and killing beasts and rabbits, dogs, and those who send longitudinal instructions to the beasts, people also." Now all the kings and disciples can walk with the ears of beasts, and the dogs are also good; As for Xiao He's traceability, he is also a meritorious person. ”

Cao Ren used this allusion, the original intention was to show that compared with people like Xun Yu in his contribution to pacifying the world, he was like a hunting dog and a person who issued orders during hunting, and he couldn't be compared at all, even if such a talent was not used, it could never be left to Liu Qi.

Cao Ren sneered, and then said: "Who is not dead, I, Cao Ren, are now forty and three, and I have a lot of military exploits in this life, even if I die now, I will definitely leave a name in history in the future, and now that I am gone, there is nothing to regret." Hehe, Brother Mengde, please forgive the younger brother for not being able to accompany him, and please take care of him in the years to come. ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Ren flipped the saber and slashed at his throat, and saw a slight rain of blood floating in the firelight, and then saw Cao Ren's body fall heavily to the ground.

A generation of famous generals Cao Ren fell like this, although he was so calm when he died, but it was difficult to hide the deep unwillingness in his heart, and at the same time, his death also meant that the huge Wei State lost a strong pillar stone, and the lack of this pillar stone will inevitably make the edifice of Wei no longer so strong.

Liu Shi didn't expect Cao Ren's determination to be so firm, nor did he expect Cao Ren to see his own positioning so clearly, he saw Cao Ren decisively kill himself, without leaving a trace of thought for himself, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and said silently: "Cao Ren, don't think that if you die, my lord will have no way to rescue Xun You, although this process will be more complicated and tortuous, and there will even be some risks, but I believe that since the lord is prepared in this regard, he will definitely succeed." However, this kind of thing is not something I can decide, my task is to report Cao Ren's death to the lord as quickly as possible, and send troops to guard Yingchuan in case Cao Cao goes crazy. (To be continued......)