Chapter 29: Pursuit and Ambush
The battle broke out suddenly while Cao Cao was unprepared. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Liu Beijun seems to be scattered, but in the scattered, there is a certain formation trajectory of the rushing general. They were divided into several waves, the first, second, and third waves of pikemen armed with spears, and behind them were the short-handeded soldiers. Because it was an ambush, Cao Cao's side was not prepared to defend in an instant, and with three consecutive impacts, the long tip of the spear easily pierced the body of Cao's soldiers. Some of them are so powerful that they not only pierce one person, but even two or three people. After the impact, Cao Cao's formation became more and more disordered, but it was impossible to cover up Liu Beijun's tide.
This is where the scuffle begins. Liu Beijun is the best army in the whole world, and no one can object to this. At first, Cao Cao's army instinctively wanted to sacrifice a part of it and reorganize its team, which had been somewhat chaotic under the frantic cover-up, but they quickly discovered that such an intention would not only help to turn the tide of the battle, but even that they might become the target of the enemy's slaughter in such a rectification. If the current Cao Cao army is like a wall with cracks, then Liu Beijun is undoubtedly like flowing water, but the gaps along the wall are pervasive.
There is no way to stop it, so we can only continue to fight in this melee. There was no neat formation, no arrows flying in the sky, only red eyes, a beast-like roar, and the three-foot-long sword in his hand. The cavalry is useless, and in such a scuffle, the cavalry cannot run, but like the flat boat that is about to be annihilated in the rolling waves, it may capsize at any time and at any time.
All of a sudden, Cao Cao fell into a bitter battle. Liu Bei's army ambushed here was 50,000 people, and Cao Cao's cavalry connected with Xiahoudun also had a total of 30,000 people. It is true that when they met on flat ground, Xiahoudun's 10,000 cavalry alone was enough to destroy Liu Bei's 50,000 soldiers, but the situation was different in the battlefield near the river beach: the soil here was relatively soft, and fast horses could not speed up when they ran here. And speed is the most important thing for cavalry, once this speed is lost, then the power of cavalry is not as good as infantry. Before Cao Cao could fight, although the speed of the cavalry led by Xiahoudun did not completely stop, it also became slow because of the terrain, which made a stalemate with Liu Bei's infantry. At that time, it was already such a situation, and at this moment, when Liu Bei's army ambushed his troops and increased his strength greatly, Xiahoudun's cavalry lost their speed even more, and became a horse warrior who acted slowly and attacked unfavorably, and such horse soldiers were planted one after another in Liu Beijun's soldiers, who sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, and the situation was not optimistic.
"What should I do......?" Xiahou dun sighed in his heart. He is a general who is good at commanding cavalry, and he can't know what kind of power the cavalry has, and what kind of shortcomings it has. In his opinion, cavalry is called powerful because it has a speed far beyond that of the infantry and the impact that arises from this speed, and in the present obvious dense battle, the two points of pride of the cavalry have been lost, and it seems that it has become less terrifying.
This is not terrible, it may be a good thing for Liu Bei, but it is not so wonderful for Xiahoudun. Although he is constantly trying to find a solution to the problem, it seems that there is always a gap between the ideas in his mind and the current situation. In the absence of any way, Xiahoudun can only make his own decision, which is the only thing he can do at the moment - rely on his own force to fight his way out of the chaos.
Gun stab, gun pick, gun sweep, gun back! The immediately Xia Houdun danced the spear in his hand, and he used his own consciousness, his own skills, and his own strength to make a bloody way in the melee between Liu Beijun and Cao Cao. Although he was also left with a lot of scars on his body because of this, he didn't care. It's no wonder that who made Xiahoudun a peerless ruthless man who could swallow even his own eyes when he was injured.
After killing through the enemy formation without much hindrance, Xiahoudun's body was already covered with blood. With a slight sigh of relief, he slowly turned his horse's head and resumed his operations. It stands to reason that the face that should have been happy was solemn, the battle was still going on, and he himself was still trapped in the formation to his lord Cao Cao. Although he also knew that the strength of Cao Cao and the guards around Cao Cao would not be extremely dangerous in this kind of battle situation that was not aimed at them, unless there was one in ten thousand, but even so, Xiahoudun was still not at ease. He decided to charge again to rescue Cao Cao. "The world can be without floods, but it cannot be without justice." This sentence was said in the past, when Cao Hong rescued Cao Cao, but at this moment it is the same for Xiahoudun: "The world can be unashamed, but it can't be unjust!" "Xiahoudun is loyal to Cao Cao, just like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are loyal to Liu Bei.
Looking back at the soldiers beside him, Xiahoudun couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's really hard for them." He thought so. The soldiers who greeted his eyes were all covered in blood, and their appearance was not much better than the Shura mentioned in the legendary Futu Sect. Although it was quite a bit more powerful, Xiahoudun clearly saw their embarrassment from behind the might. Xiahoudun knew that the strength of these soldiers was far below his own, but they used this strength to fight with themselves, although there were their own efforts to help them share a lot of responsibility, but more of it was also the embodiment of their own will and combat power. Thinking that their strength was not high, but they were like this, Xiahoudun was naturally moved. So, he gave them a choice: "Are you going to rest here?" Or who will I kill again? ”
"Naturally, I followed the general. Wherever the general goes, we will go. In response to Xiahoudun's questioning, these soldiers invariably said so. This is what they really think in their hearts. Although their strength is inferior, they are very tired, and they inevitably have a lot of pain, but their fighting spirit is raised because of Xiahoudun's bravery. He believed that by following his generals, they would be rewarded on the battlefield.
"That's good!" Hearing their answers, Xiahoudun nodded with satisfaction. He felt that he was still attractive, so he became happy, and his fighting spirit was even higher. The spear in his hand pointed forward, and he said loudly to the soldiers behind him, "Everyone, let me charge and kill for a while." You are all warriors, and true warriors are fearless, and I believe you are too. The Lord is just in this chaotic array. He didn't flinch and fought with us. This certainly touches us, but we, as courtiers, can't just put our lord in a dangerous situation. Everyone, come with me. Go and get the lord out. ”
"Oh!" The soldiers behind Xiahoudun shouted at the same time, and their eyes were red for a while, but they were very powerful.
"Come with me......" Satisfied with the performance of his subordinates, Xiahoudun didn't say anything more. He roared angrily, but with a gun in one hand and a reins in the other, he rode out again and entered the battle formation, and behind him were the two hundred horsemen who had followed him closely and killed with him.
The spear kept waving in Xiahoudun's hand, and the sharpness of the spear traveled lightly in the enemy's vital places left and right in front of Xiahoudun. Just a slight sweep of it, it picked up strings of crimson blood, taking away the lives of one enemy after another. Almost no one in Liu Bei's entire army was Xiahoudun's enemy. This made Xiahoudun naturally feel the pleasure of being invincible between the horses.
But the pleasure didn't take long before it stopped. Just when Xiahou Dun, who had already rushed to the formation, happily stabbed the iron spear in his hand like lightning into the heart of a soldier of Liu Beijun, a trace of alert realization suddenly rose in the bottom of his heart, he raised his eyes, but saw a streamer of dazzling silver flying towards his face.
"It's a silver spear ......!" Xiahoudun's sharp gaze quickly caught the entity's presence. Because this change came too suddenly, and the gun in his hand was already old, Xiahoudun, who had no choice, could only choose to dodge in the end - he leveled his body in time, and the spear in his hand went up with the momentum of his body, but it also provoked the body of the soldier Liu Beijun who had just killed. The corpse naturally has weight, although this kind of weight, Xia Houdun usually doesn't care, but at the moment, this weight makes his dodge speed slow down slightly. A sharp wind passed over his face, and a tingling sensation spread across his face. He knew that the slowdown he had just made him not completely out of the range of the spear's stabbing attempt. The swift spear still drew a slight picture of his face, raising a streak of blood.
"This guy is very strong," Xiahoudun showed such a trace ......of realization in his heart. Although the other party relied on a "sneak attack" to injure himself, judging from the fact that the other party could cut people's skin just by relying on the wind pressure generated by the gun, he was sure that the other party was the same master as himself.
"Liu Beijun's subordinates, in addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there are ...... such characters? That shot almost killed me. Xiahoudun thought so in his heart, but a look of excitement appeared on his face. It's no wonder that being able to fight against such a tough opponent can't excite him, who is also a fierce general.
He leveled his body and looked up at the opposite side, only to see a military general in silver armor standing with a gun, but looking at him solemnly. Although the other party is very handsome, Xiahoudun's gaze did not linger on his face for long, for Xiahoudun, the appearance of the other party is irrelevant, the key is the momentum exuded by the other party and the weapon in the opponent's hand.
The momentum of the other party is the proof that the other party is a master, and the other party's weapon is the proof of the person who attacked him, when these two coincidentally appeared on a person, Xia Houdun was sure that the handsome general who appeared in front of him was the enemy who had just caused him to suffer this slight injury.
"General Xiahoudun of the Great Han Left......" Xiahoudun stared at the other party and whispered his name. The spear in his hand pointed obliquely at the other party, but the battle intent on his body rose to the sky like a beacon of fire in the sky.
"Chen Zhi...... of the Central Protector Army" seemed to respond to Xiahoudun's fighting spirit, and the momentum on Chen Zhi's body also rose even higher, he calmly looked at Xiahoudun's gaze, and the spear in his hand was pointed downward, and he grasped it more tightly.
The two momentum were entangled and collided between the two, and the confrontation of the weapons in their hands had not yet begun, but their spiritual confrontation had already begun. Although the momentum is a bit mysterious, it can still be felt by ordinary people. They can't depict this feeling, but they can be coerced by this feeling and retreat far away.
"Kill ......" As Xiahoudun and Chen Zhi let out a shout in unison, the weapons in the hands of the two finally exchanged blows when the momentum contest could not fully play a role. When the ......" sounded like a clear sound of gold and iron, a brilliant spark naturally burst out under such a strong force. There is no running, no horse momentum, and the two people in the duel rely on their own strength to make moves. Although it was only a blow of strength testing, the two of them who had used all their strength involuntarily shook on their horses, but it was an equal situation.
"Not bad......" The two of them had such a thought in their hearts at the same time, but their faces became more solemn, and the improvement of their fighting intent continued to manifest themselves in them, and when the fighting intent turned into a killing intent, they invariably shot again. Unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Liao's "fake fight" in the past under the city of Xu County, Xiahoudun and Chen Zhi, who are facing each other at this moment, have no friendship to say, and the battle between them can only really fight and beat each other to death because of the existence of hostile relations.
The blades of the guns and blades of the guns exchanged in the air very quickly, making a clanging sound. Because it was in the melee, although the soldiers around them involuntarily retreated a lot due to the strong momentum of the two, the space that opened up was still not enough for them to fight in the way of cross-horse fighting. So, without any agreement, they chose a close-fitting style of play at the same time: the two were about four feet apart, but they fought like turning lights.
Fights of equal strength are always very sustainable. Ten rounds, twenty rounds, thirty rounds, and the tie between battles remained the same. Such a long delay made Xiahou Dun, who had been worried about the situation on the lord's side, couldn't help but feel anxious. In the battle with Chen Zhi, he had to devote two-tenths of his energy to paying attention to the situation around him because he was worried about this matter. Although Chen Zhi on the other side was in almost the same situation, Xiahoudun could clearly feel that Chen Zhi's heart was slowly retracted - because the battle situation had gradually divided the winners and losers.
"It can't be like this......" Xiahoudun became increasingly anxious, and he decided not to entangle with Chen Zhi anymore. At this moment in the battle, he already understood what Chen Dao's strength was-it was similar to his own strength, he couldn't tell the winner from him without hundreds of rounds, and it would undoubtedly take time to fight hundreds of rounds, but what Xiahoudun lacked at the moment was only time.
"Yike...... Ho ho! Xiahoudun roared and unleashed a few powerful pistols, and after forcing Chen Zhi to retreat a few steps, he quickly turned around and fled in the other direction. Although he himself did not recognize himself as fleeing, it seemed to others to be the same: Xiahoudun, the general of the Cao army, had fled. Cao Jun's morale, including those of the soldiers around him, was reduced a lot because of this. On the contrary, the morale of Liu Beijun's side is naturally high.
This result did not surprise Chen Zhi, he pursued Xiahoudun for a few steps, and finally found that the pursuit could not be pursued, so it was good to put this matter aside. Although he also knew that this battle was aimed at Cao Cao and them, he did not understand that Cao Cao was in the array, surrounded by them.
The slaughter of Cao Cao's army gradually came to an end. Although there were brave generals like Xiahoudun in the Cao army, and Cao Cao himself was in charge, under the ambush of Liu Beijun's absolute advantage, he had cavalry, but the cavalry was greatly restricted, and Cao Cao's army naturally couldn't hold on soon. It is not easy for them to fight until this hour in such a situation where they are short of themselves and the strengths of others.
"There's no way...... I didn't expect that I would end up with such an accident. Watching the soldiers around him fall one after another, although he already understood that today's situation was not pleasing to him, Cao Cao still couldn't help but feel a trace of despair in his heart - just like the kind of despair that arose in Puyang, Wancheng, and Huarong Dao before.
It's just rare, and Cao Cao himself feels strange, as if today's despair is deeper than usual. "How so, am I going to die here today?" Cao Cao thought like this, and only then did he remember why he was so uneasy. Xu Yu is no longer by his side, which is what makes him feel uneasy.
For Cao Cao, Xu Yu is just like Dian Wei, who died for himself in Wancheng in the past, and is not just as simple as his own generals, more often they exist as their bodyguards. Now Dian Wei has died in Wancheng because of his own mistakes, and Xu Yu was also sent to Wancheng because of his attention to Zhang Fei. At the moment, he was in a desperate situation, and there was no one around him, although he didn't see the other party's general clamoring to harvest his life, but just watching the scene of enemy soldiers surging up one after another, Cao Cao's heart was apprehensive.
"Who can save me?" He muttered this sentence helplessly.
was thinking restlessly, and suddenly saw a wave of rolling in the rear of the enemy army in front of him, but he saw a general struggling to kill the enemy who surrounded him and rushed in, but he turned over and dismounted and knelt in front of him: "Yuan Rang, the rescue lord is late, please forgive the lord." The man knelt on the ground and raised his face, but it was an anxious face with tears, and there was a faint look on his face, which was to get rid of Chen Zhi Xiahou Yuanrang, who hurried here.
"Yuan Rang...... Sure enough, it's Yuan Rang, ......! Cao Cao wiped the water stains on his face, and he didn't know if it was anxious sweat or tears of excitement, he only knew that at this moment, seeing that his name was a different surname, but he was actually a brother of the same clan, the uneasiness in his heart could finally be put down. Although Xiahoudun's force was not as strong as Xu Xu's, Cao Cao believed that at the moment when he was in trouble, Xiahoudun would definitely be able to keep himself safe. Because Xiahoudun's heart of self-protection is no longer under the promise of Xu, as long as there is a need, he will save himself from ascending to heaven even if he fights for his own life. Of course, this is also what Cao Cao himself does not want to see. The loss of one Dian Wei, he thought was enough. He didn't want his generals under him, especially those who were close to him like Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, to suffer any more losses.
At that moment, Cao Cao didn't say anything, just silently followed behind Xiahoudun, watching Xiahoudun rush in front of him, and open up a path for himself without being hurt. Seeing Xiahoudun protecting himself like this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be more and more moved while being relieved. At this moment, he once again found the feeling of being escorted by Xu Yu across the Weishui in the past.
"It's good to be protected......" Cao Cao, who has always been strong, rarely flashed such a fragile thought. Of course, such thoughts also disappeared in a flash, but after flashing in his mind, they disappeared without a trace. After settling down a little, Cao Cao began to think about his danger today. Like any great person in the world, Cao Cao is also a person who is good at summarizing.
“…… There is nothing wrong with the tactics of dividing the army and encircling each other, but the most crucial thing is that the area where the technique of dividing the army and encircling the encirclement is too large, which has caused problems in the communication between our armies. If we can make the connection between each other smoother, or shorten the scope of implementation, then everything may be ......" Cao Cao thought so, and was about to make the next conclusion that "everything is possible", when a "whirring" sound suddenly came to mind. Cao Cao raised his hand in surprise and looked at the sky, only to see a hundred and ten crossbow arrows rushing towards him across the sky in front of him. With so many numbers and such a strong strength, Cao Cao was shocked, "Am I going to die here?" With this thought, Cao Cao's eyes widened. Even if it is death, I have to see what it is that reaps my life. He was already resolute.
Cao Cao thought that he was going to die, but how could Xiahou Dun, who was guarding him in front of Cao Cao, let Cao Cao die so easily. I saw that the spear in his hand was dancing rapidly, just like the whirling wheels of the carriage, from the line to the surface, but it was like a huge shield firmly blocking Cao Cao's face. He was completely protective of Cao Cao for several terms, and as for the others, he didn't care so much.
"Pounce...... While! A flurry of voices rang out. The power of the five-stone strong crossbow is really not to be underestimated, although Xiahoudun has already resisted with his heart and knocked most of the arrows away, but even so, Cao Cao behind him still inevitably hit two arrows: one arrow flew towards Cao Cao's front door, but it was blocked by Xiahoudun's spear, and there was not much strength, just knocked Cao Cao's two front teeth. The other one came through Xiahoudun's spear, and stabbed heavily under Cao Cao's left ribs, with huge force, like a heavy hammer hitting Cao Cao's chest, Cao Cao involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood, and even the two front teeth with destruction also spurted out. This time it was heavy, Cao Cao shook twice on the horse, but his face suddenly turned pale, and he looked completely shaky.
"Lord...... Lord!" Xiahoudun turned around and saw Cao Cao's face covered with blood from the arrow in his left shoulder, but he turned around anxiously, hugged the weak Cao Cao from the horse with a concerned face, and called out his name with concern.
"Huh...... It's Yuan Rang. Cao Cao opened his eyes weakly and glanced at Xiahoudun, who was holding him, but asked vaguely and leakyly, "Are you okay?" ”
"It's okay......" Xiahoudun replied. I don't know if it was because of his good luck just now, none of the arrows that came from him pierced his body, and he was injured.
"That's good......" Cao Cao, who was extremely weak, smiled slightly, but fainted for the first time. Despite the three short words he spoke, Xiahoudun could still hear his concern for himself from his words. This concern naturally moved Xiahoudun. A monstrous battle spirit...... No, it should be hatred and correctness, rising from Xiahoudun's body. Corresponding to the touching was his hatred for Liu Beijun's "despicable" people. Because he still had to fight, he could not put his lord on his horse. After handing Cao Cao over to his guards, Xiahoudun looked in the direction of the crossbow arrows with red eyes, and the anger contained in them seemed to burn everything in heaven and earth.
Stunned, Xiahoudun's red pupils shrank suddenly, but the momentum exuded from his body seemed to suddenly solidify, making his guards who stretched out their arms involuntarily have a feeling of suffocation.
"What's wrong?" The guards looked curiously at the face of their general, but saw that the anger and hatred on Xiahoudun's face deepened a little, and the whole person looked in one direction like a fierce beast staring at its prey, and put on a look of choosing people and loving them.
"Could it be that this is where the people who harm the lord are?" With this thought in mind, the guards followed Xiahoudun's eyes and looked in that direction. Sure enough, they saw the enemy soldier who seemed to be reloading the hard crossbow in formation, and also saw the red Liu Zi Shuai flag erected behind the enemy soldier, and the commander standing under the Liu Zi Shuai flag, Liu Bei, who also appeared on the battlefield. Obviously, the wave of crossbow attacks just now was caused by his command.
The words "hateful ......" were clearly heard by the guards coming from the mouth of their own general. It was almost a gritting sound of steel teeth, and it sounded like it had a strength of its own. Everyone felt this power, looked at Xiahoudun in front of them with reverence, and waited for his actions.
At this moment, Xiahoudun's position and Liu Bei were about forty zhang together. This seems to be a very awkward position for Xiahoudun: in this position, Liu Bei's hard crossbow can easily attack Xiahoudun, but Xiahoudun's own strong bow cannot pose a threat to Liu Bei in this position - perhaps it is because of this that Liu Bei will be so majestic and appear in front of the battle with such a banner on his head. He may have gotten the news that Cao Cao was here, and came to eliminate Cao Cao with his own hands.
"It's a wonderful idea. But I ...... And how can you succeed? Xiahoudun was not angry, but laughed, but resolutely came to pick up his bow and arrows, and pointed the long mang in his hand at Liu Bei on the opposite side. He stood with bated breath, the essence of his whole body was focused on the arrow, and for a while he only felt that his surroundings were quiet and darkened, except for Liu Bei's distinctive figure, he couldn't see more.
Silent waiting. The bow had already been drawn in his hand like a full moon, and the timing was caught in his eyes. With a soft drink from his mouth. The bowstring made a crunch sound of "......", but the arrows on the bow shot out like wind and lightning and went straight to the door of the opposite person.
This was the most powerful arrow ever shot by Xiahoudun. It seemed to have completely exhausted the strength of Xiahoudun's body, making Xiahoudun feel tired for a while. Of course, this exhaustion did not make Xiahoudun feel any discomfort, on the contrary, he laughed and smiled very happily. Because in the blink of an eye, the arrow had a result - although Liu Bei's guards were also very loyal to Liu Bei and desperately stopped in front of Liu Bei, but Xiahoudun's full strength of this arrow was completely unexpected by everyone, the arrow actually penetrated the chest of the guard, and then pierced Liu Bei's chest, completely nailing the two together, falling off the horse and not knowing whether to live or die.
"Let's go......" Xiahoudun smiled with satisfaction, and then ordered his subordinates. Since Liu Bei has already appeared in such a situation, Liu Beijun is naturally in chaos, which is really the best time for Xiahoudun to break through, how could he let it go. At the moment, he protected Cao to manipulate the horse to open the way in front, and Liu Beijun, who suddenly became chaotic, couldn't stop him at all, so he could only helplessly watch him fight his way out of them again.
The tide of the battle has changed dramatically as a result.
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