Chapter 188: Siege and Killing
Xi Long's guess was not wrong, Cao Cao did not stay in Wuyuan in peace.
Tao Qian, with the assistance of Liu Bei, tens of thousands of Xuzhou troops went south, attacking the defense line of the Cao army, intending to break the blockade of the Cao army in one fell swoop and return to Xiapi, Cao Cao was in Wuyuan, after receiving the news of Tao Qian's attack on Liangcheng, he ignored Liu Bei's army that attacked Wuyuan, left most of the defensive forces, and only protected himself with 5,000 guards, and left Wuyuan County, and went directly to Liangcheng.
Cao Cao's heart is very clear, Cao Song is his father, the world knows, he is now a prince, with heavy troops, the world is afraid, few people dare to take such a big risk to kill his father for wealth, so Cao Song's death is by no means a small Zhang Min greedy for money, and must be inextricably linked with Tao Qian.
Father is the person he cares about the most, this revenge, he wants to take revenge in person, he must personally cut off Tao Qian's head, so he was angry in his heart, and left Wuyuan directly regardless of the advice of his soldiers.
Of course, Cao Cao is a generation of heroes after all, experienced in a hundred battles, although anger covers his heart, but still maintains a trace of caution, before this, he asked the scouts of Cao Jun to explore the movements of the Xuzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army clearly, and make sure that all the other party's forces are under his control, and there is no danger, before moving.
The elite soldiers and horses of the 5,000 guards under his command can match tens of thousands of troops, 2,000 cavalry, 3,000 foot soldiers, foot and horse matching, and the practice is the military formation with the foot and horse, the name of the tiger, each of which is after a bloody battle, a hundred battles elite, familiar with the military formation, and the general who leads the army is his personal general, the first military general Dian Wei, who is known as the ancient evil in the Cao army.
Dian Wei is not only strong in martial arts, born with divine power, and holding a double halberd, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan The two fierce generals can't match it when they join forces, so with Dian Wei by his side, he is naturally not afraid.
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Wuyuan is in the northwest corner of Liangcheng, from Wuyuan to Liangcheng, the distance is actually not far, the cavalry can arrive in one day, plus the foot soldiers, at most two days.
On this day, at noon, the sun was blazing.
Cao Cao's army marched rapidly all the way, and as far as a gorge, as long as it passed through the guò gorge, at most half a day, it could reach Liangcheng, Cao Cao rode on a group of tall horses, with armor on the inside and a long black cloak on the outside, he squinted and had a gloomy face.
"Lord, the terrain here is a little dangerous, you wait for a while, and a certain scout will go to explore the way." One of the captains in the front line of the Tiger Benwei stared at the dangerous terrain and rode back, cautiously speaking.
"No need, now the Xuzhou army is attacking four cities in a row, and there is no force to ambush us at all, all of us are advancing rapidly, be sure to reach Liangcheng before dark, and see Tao Gongzu's head in person." Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and his eyes flashed with a cold light.
In Tancheng, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops, and now he was a little impatient to kill Tao Qian.
"But?"
The captain and general of this tiger guard still wanted to say something, but he was stunned by Cao Cao's eyes, during this time, Cao Cao was short-tempered and cut off his head at every turn, he didn't want to touch this moldy head, and obediently continued to set off.
Cao Cao is the lord can be capricious, but several of the captains of the Tiger Benwei are all battle-hardened generals, and they still maintain a cautious attitude, protecting Cao Cao in the middle, and the gorge he walked through, but fortunately, he was not attacked.
This made the generals feel that they had a noisy atmosphere, and they suddenly began to relax a little.
After crossing the gorge, it is a plain area, as long as they walk through the plain, they will go straight to the official road of Liangcheng, this official road can go straight to Liangcheng, Liangcheng has Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 troops, they are relieved.
Da Da Da ......
At this moment, a sudden sound of horses' hooves resounded in the sky, knocking the ground like an earthquake, and instantly shocked everyone.
"Cavalry?"
"At least a few thousand cavalry."
The generals of the Cao army who had just relaxed, everyone looked up, only to see in the distance, the overwhelming cavalry was galloping, the cavalry was more than a thousand, the impact was like a rainbow, the cavalry was more than three thousand, and it looked boundless.
The cavalry of the Overlord Iron Cavalry, the black-armored spears, and the officers above the rank of military officer were all wearing black cloaks, like a black giant beast, carrying a terrifying momentum, galloping towards devouring them all.
"Not good, it's not our cavalry, Tiger Ben, on guard!"
The tiger general beside Cao Cao, a strong man with dark skin and a full beard at least two meters or more, was the first to react, and a long roar was like thunder, calling all the Cao soldiers back to their senses.
"Formation, protection!"
These generals of the Cao army are all experienced in a hundred battles, react quickly, and move in a hurry, but the speed of the opponent's cavalry is too fast, and this is a plain area, which will arrive in an instant, and it will also carry a strong impact, making it difficult for everyone to resist.
"Kill!"
Sun Ce took the lead, and had already rushed to the front of the Cao army, with an angry roar, as if the savings of the overlord iron cavalry were still murderous, and the black cavalry was like a torrent, directly penetrating the Cao army's military formation, tearing this line of defense, and killing Cao Cao in front of him.
It's not that Cao Cao's elite guards are incompetent, but this sneak attack, Sun Ce's fighter is too suitable, this time is really when the Cao army has just slackened, and the defense is at its lowest, plus the overlord iron cavalry has a saddle and stirrups to help, and the combat effectiveness is a few cups stronger than the cavalry of the Cao army.
Therefore, the overlord iron cavalry only charged fiercely, and the hundreds of people in the front of the Cao army's tiger guard formation fell under the iron cavalry, and the cavalry instantly broke through the Cao army's tiger guard and killed the condensed military formation.
"It's you, Jiangdong Sun Ce?"
Cao Cao was also blinded by this sudden sneak attack, and when he saw that the tiger guards under his command were actually penetrated by this sudden cavalry, his face turned pale instantly, and he regretted being so arrogant in his heart, but in an instant, he also saw clearly that the general was coming, it was a teenager.
Although there were only a few sides in the past, but Sun Ce, a brave young man, personally led troops to save him, he naturally remembered it deeply, and now Sun Ce is more mature than in the past, and his temperament is extremely domineering.
"Meng Degong, I'm sorry, today, you must die!" Sun Ce was a heroic young man, with a long roar of a black horse under his crotch, and he galloped on his horse, and the spear flew like a spiritual snake, directly picking a few Cao soldiers away and killing them.
"Thief, if you want to kill a certain lord, first ask a certain halberd if you agree?" A burly man, holding a double halberd, is like a mountain, guarding in front of Cao Cao.
"Kill!" Sun Ce's momentum was strong, and without saying a word, he killed directly.
"Thou shalt seek death!" Dian Wei was furious, the horse under his crotch moved, and he went up to greet him, with two short halberds in his hands, one halberd blocked Sun Ce's spear, and the other halberd waved, directly taking Sun Ce's head.
Clang!
A sharp clashing sound reverberated throughout the battlefield.
Sun Ce was suddenly shocked in his heart, knowing that he had underestimated the strong man in front of him, he only felt a powerful huge force that made him unable to move, and seeing that the shining halberd blade was approaching his neck, he was not slow to react, he bowed his head smartly, took the kill, drew back his spear, and hurriedly rode his horse back.
"Sun Ce, who is coming?"
Sun Ce felt that his internal organs were churning, the tiger's mouth had been broken, and he was left behind by donating blood, and his eyes were very jealous to look at this burly man, and the martial arts of this general were probably surpassed by his father Sun Jian.
"Chen Liudianwei, the lord's guard!" As soon as Dian Wei opened his mouth, it was like a thunderclap, and Sun Ce, who was blocked by Dian Wei, made Cao Jun's confidence on the battlefield greatly increased, and he was fearless, and quickly condensed.
"The overlord iron cavalry obeyed the order, surrounded and killed, regardless of a qiē, and took down Cao Cao's head!" Sun Ce's eyes were cold, although he was aggressive, but one came with a supreme offensive, but he was injured in a confrontation, he was obviously not Dian Wei's opponent, he didn't kill, naturally he wouldn't fight again, his goal was to kill Cao Cao.
"Kill!"
The Overlord Iron Cavalry is the most elite cavalry of the Jiangdong Army, which has experienced bloody battles again and again, and has made great achievements.
"General Dian, you lead the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Guard, escort the lord away first, and we will hold them." When the lieutenants of Huben saw this situation, they hurriedly rushed up and said loudly.
Now the Cao soldiers were scattered by the opponent's cavalry, a confrontation, in less than a quarter of an hour, thousands of soldiers have been killed by the other party, and the opponent's cavalry is definitely more elite than their cavalry, so it is not suitable to stay here for a long time.
"Let's go!"
Dian Wei's eyes froze, and he shouted, if he was alone, he would naturally fight generously, and it would be possible to kill Sun Ce, but now he still knows what is the most important thing.
Cao Cao's safety is the most important thing, I don't know if there are ambushes around, so I must take Cao Cao first.
"Hugh go, catch up!" Sun Ce looked at it, and naturally he would not let go of this piece of meat that had already arrived.
"Tiger Ben, block it!"
Hu Benwei is Cao Cao's guard, many of the military candidates are composed of generals of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan, absolutely loyal to Cao Cao, and can protect each other with death, one by one is not afraid of life and death, and Sun Ce's overlord iron cavalry is entangled to death.
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"Lord, if we go to the official road, we can go directly to Liangcheng County, and Liangcheng has 20,000 soldiers and horses of General Xiahou Yuan, and we will be safe."
Of the 2,000 cavalry in the Tiger Guard, more than 300 cavalry had been slashed by the charge of the Overlord's Iron Cavalry, and only more than 1,700 cavalry remained, under the leadership of Dian Wei, who took Cao Cao out of the battlefield and went straight to the official road.
"A good Jiangdong, a good Sun family, Jiangdong Xiaobawang, very good, I won't spare you and others." Cao Cao rode his horse and galloped rapidly, his face became more and more hideous, and he gritted his teeth, he probably never dreamed that the Jiangdong Army would appear here.
If the Jiangdong Army went north, the Cao Army would not have no news, but now the Jiangdong Army appeared so suddenly, which made him very puzzled, but he was also a prince who had experienced countless bloody battles, and he quickly calmed down.
"Let's not take the official road, take the small road to Lianggo." After Cao Cao calmed down, he looked around at the surrounding terrain, his heart moved, and he said coldly: "The Jiangdong Army wants to take the life of a certain family this time, it shouldn't be just such an attack, it is difficult to guarantee that the Jiangdong Army will not ambush on the official road, take the small road, and spare the road." ”
"No!"
The generals nodded, and one of the generals spread out the map, picked out a small path, and the cavalry turned in the direction and galloped in the direction of the left, and after walking for two quarters of an hour, they left this small plain, and entered a small road.
Woohoo......
Suddenly, on a hillside not far away, a dense rain of arrows shot overwhelmingly at the cavalry of Cao's army, and the hundreds of cavalry at the front, one by one, turned on his back and fell to his death.
"It's not good, there's an ambush here, retreat!"
Cao Cao in the middle looked at it, his eyes were red, and he was instantly stunned, and he pulled the reins of the horse and shouted.
"Retreat!" Dian Wei let out a long roar, and the double halberds in his hands kept cutting down arrows, and the cavalry of the Tiger Benwei reacted quickly, turned their heads in an instant, saved this Cao Cao, and withdrew from the trail.