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ishChapter Seventy-Nine

When Cao Cao personally led the tiger and leopard to ride south to pursue Liu Bei and returned from a great victory, the tiger and leopard horse was transferred to Wancheng, where Cao Zhen was located, the purpose was to strengthen the speed of Cao Zhen's army to rush to help, even when Fancheng was in an emergency, Cao Pi also moved the idea of letting Cao Zhen lead the tiger and leopard to the rescue, but was ultimately vetoed by Cheng Yu, Cao Wei's old advisers agreed that the deployment of Si Li was best not moving, it was an undefeated situation, once there was a slight change, it would cause unpredictable variables, but with Cao Pi called the emperor to reuse and promote the young new faction, and the rebellion of Ma Chao in Guanzhong attracted Cao Pi's attention to the northwest, which was originally the layout of the iron triangle, but it was instantly disintegrated, and it was the consequence of the whole body. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info//Fast update//

Cao Zhen, who sent troops from Wancheng, led the tiger and leopard cavalry to take the lead, and the remaining 30,000 foot soldiers followed closely in the rear.

But just after Luyang, Cao Zhen got a shocking news.

Just after he walked on the front foot, Wancheng fell.

Pang De led 50,000 iron horses to step on Wancheng and captured a city with a virtual defense line, Pang De led 30,000 Xiliang iron cavalry to catch up with Cao Zhen's foot soldiers, and now, Cao Zhen's 30,000 foot soldiers fell into the siege of Xiliang iron cavalry.

When the sun was shining, Cao Zhen was in a cold sweat, he had to make a decision, whether to take 20,000 tigers and leopards to ride to rescue Luoyang, or turn around to fight horses and super to save the pawns.

In the end, Cao Zhen decided to rescue the foot soldiers not far behind him first.

On the halfway plain from Wancheng to Luyang, the scarred foot soldiers under Cao Zhen's command hugged together and made the last resistance.

Xiliang Iron Cavalry is fully heavily armored, and he is good at throwing spears at medium distances, so it is easy to step on these foot soldiers.

The iron cavalry lined up in formation, and Pound was fully armed in front of the horse formation, and only 10,000 iron cavalry were dispatched, and he was on the side of the battle circle, so he had a good time, as if he was waiting for something.

In the north, the dust was flying, the sound of horses' hooves shook, and Pound's spirit was shaken, and he finally waited.

Cao Zhen, who was galloping on his horse, was furious, and he did not rest when he came back from the attack, and immediately ordered the tiger and leopard to ride the whole army to rush and kill.

Seeing this scene, Pang De calmly ordered to meet the enemy, 30,000 Xiliang iron cavalry against 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, the Taiping army had a slight advantage, but plus those foot soldiers who were boosted by morale and high will to resist, the two sides were evenly matched.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry are all well-equipped armies with extraordinary combat capabilities, and the two sides are extremely tragic.

Pound and Cao Zhen went toe-to-toe, and they fought each other one by one.

The two armies, which were originally in a neat formation, soon entered a melee in the plain field battle, and if it weren't for the clear characteristics of the armor, I am afraid that the red-eyed soldiers would have cut their own people by mistake.

The sky was dark, the blood flowed like a river, and the battlefield of more than 60,000 people was soon covered with bones.

When the sky was getting dark, another team of soldiers and horses came, Yan Yan led 20,000 soldiers and horses from the north, with long-range troops outside the battle circle, Yan Yan looked at this chaotic scene, and searched for a long time before finding Pang De's figure.

"Ling Ming, I have captured Luyang, so I don't need to fight."

After Yan Yan said this sentence in a roar, Pang De, who happened to be fighting with Cao Zhen, heard it, and immediately suppressed the blood in his heart, made a gesture and rode towards the south of the battlefield.

At this moment, you can see the tactical discipline of the Taiping army, after Mingjin, no one is in love, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry retreats to the south and quickly recovers the formation.

In the middle of the battlefield, Cao Zhen looked at the more than 10,000 soldiers left around him, and there were blood and corpses all around him, there were people and war horses, this was completely a Shura field.

To the south, Pang De rode with 20,000 Xiliang Tie.

To the north, Yan Yan commanded 20,000 archers and pikemen.

Cao Zhen was in the middle, although he had not yet reached the point of being defeated, but he deeply understood that he had just won a big defeat, a fiasco!

Not to mention saving Luoyang, he can't protect himself.

There is no road in the north and south, and it is even more impossible to go west, but there is only one road left, to the east, to Xuchang.

Having made up his mind, Cao Zhen made a quick decision and went straight east to Xuchang with the remnants of the defeated army.

Seeing Cao Zhen lead the army away, Yan Yan and Pang De joined forces and did not pursue, their task was completed, they took Wancheng, and almost wiped out Cao Zhen's 50,000 army.

When Zhao Yun and Ma Chao led an army of 100,000 to besiege Luoyang, Pang De and Yan Yan led an army of 80,000 troops to conquer Wancheng.

As a result, Xiangfan was almost in a desperate situation.

Luoyang

The 100,000 Taiping army, facing Luoyang, which had only 20,000 defenders, won the victory after paying nearly 40,000 casualties.

Ma Chao entered the city and vented his anger like thunder.

His face was gloomy and terrible, and Ma Chao scolded several times, because Gao Ran ordered someone to burn all the grain and grass in Luoyang City at the last moment, and there was nothing left for the Taiping army.

The former imperial capital is still depressed, mainly because Cao Cao did not invest energy in running it after occupying Luoyang, after all, it is Hanguguan next door, and he invested money and grain in the city to rebuild, and it was not good to marry others.

Cleaning the battlefield, burning corpses, and governing the whole city, a series of post-war actions were underway, while Ma Chao and Zhao Yun stayed in the barracks, patiently waiting for external intelligence.

Cao Zhen in the south, Pang De and Yan Yan went out of the martial arts pass to block the attack, so there was no need to be careful.

But there is still a Cao Xiu in the north, what he will do is what Ma Chao and Zhao Yun care about.

Two days later, the news came that Cao Xiu led his army to withdraw to the state and settle in Huguan.

When Ma Chao heard the news, he immediately kicked over the low table in the handsome tent.

"This Cao Xiu is really cowardly!"

Ma Chao's anger did not subside, and he scolded, and Zhao Yun, who was on the side, smiled slightly, and did not take it to heart.

Cao Xiu made a sound and correct choice.

If Cao Xiu also brought his 50,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Luoyang, if he lost it, Yecheng, the imperial capital of Wei, would be embattled!

Now that Cao Xiu has returned to Bingzhou, Cao Zhen has fled to Xuchang, and the next step is to make a choice between Xiahou Shang in Xuchang and Xu Huang and Cao Ren in Fancheng!

After taking Luoyang, the defense line of the Taiping army can be moved east from Hangu Pass, and Zhang Liao naturally does not need to guard Hangu Pass.

"Wen Yuan, this Cao Xiu actually ran away! Run! ”

Ma Chao complained when he saw Zhang Liao, it seemed that Cao Xiu did not come to Luoyang to die by himself was something that was extremely difficult for him to accept.

Zhang Liao pressed his hand and motioned to Ma Chao to dissipate his anger, and said with a smile: "Cao Xiu should always think about it for his Emperor Majesty, if he can't save Luoyang and loses his troops, is there still a soldier in Hebei?" ”

After drinking saliva to compress the air, Ma Chao raised his head again and asked Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, what are the instructions of the lord next?" Are we going south to fight Fancheng, or are we going out of the tiger prison to level Xuchang? ”

Zhang Liao hadn't spoken yet, and Zhao Yun, who had a calm expression, said: "Fancheng is now in an emergency on three sides, with 60,000 troops of General Pang Yan in the north, 50,000 troops of two Wu generals in the west, and nearly 70,000 troops of the lord in the south. ”

Ma Chao thought about it and agreed with Zhao Yun's words, he asked, "Then let's fight Xuchang?" Xuchang also has 50,000 soldiers and horses, counting the remnants of Cao Zhen's army, the total is no more than 70,000, and Luoyang now has 80,000 troops. ”

Zhang Liao chuckled a few times, walked up to Ma Chao and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Meng Qi, the lord's military order is to let us rest in Luoyang first, if you want to fight Xuchang, there should always be grain and grass, right?" It's time to let the soldiers rest, hehe. Oh, by the way, the lord specially stated in the military order that after the capture of Luoyang, the three armies will be rewarded and they can celebrate in advance. Let's go, the three of us must get drunk today. ”

After Zhang Liao's words, Ma Chao no longer stubbornly went to war, and he and Zhao Yun were pulled out of the big tent by Zhang Liao on the left and right, and prepared to celebrate the banquet.

Zhang Liao, who was full of smiles, knew very well that the current momentum of the Taiping Army was not far from dominating the world, and Ma Chao was eager to attack Xuchang, on the one hand, he had a blood feud with the Cao family, and he was eager to immediately enter Yecheng and slaughter the Cao family. On the other hand, he is also eager to make meritorious contributions, and wants to make more meritorious achievements when he is rewarded for his merits after Guo Jia dominates the world.

The war in the north ended for a while, and the Taiping army broke 150,000 Cao soldiers, giving Cao Wei a heavy and even fatal blow in the military deployment in the north.

South, Jingzhou

The Battle of Yiling ended, the 100,000 Jiangdong Army was annihilated, and Guo Jia came to Jiangling in Nanjun again from Yidu non-stop.

After getting the war report from the north, Guo Jia rested in Jiangling for five days, and went north to Fancheng with nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses, at the same time, Wu Yi, Fa Zheng, and Wu Ban also took the 50,000 Taiping troops in Shangyong in the new city to the east, plus Pang De and Yan Yan from Wancheng to the south with 60,000 soldiers and horses, and nearly 200,000 Taiping troops will be in Xiangfan.

Now, Guo Ye led an army of 80,000 from the Yangtze River to Jiangdong Wu Wang Sun Quan's governance office, and Jiangdong has no ability to resist at all, and it is only a matter of time before Guo Jia subdues the south of the Yangtze River.

The capture of Luoyang and Wancheng also announced that Cao Wei's Central Plains was facing a crisis of total fall.

The Battle of Yiling and the victory of Hangu Pass, after the two wars, the world overturned!

It's enough to blow everyone's mind!

Just a short time ago, Guo Jia was still a monarch facing the loss of Guanzhong, betrayed by his allies and losing his Jingzhou territory, and his confidants did not obey orders, at that time, his situation seemed to have reached the verge of ruling collapse, as long as he lost the war with Jiangdong, everything for Guo Jia would be over!

But it didn't take long for the situation to reverse abruptly, the Taiping army was on the offensive like a tide, invincible, only in the blink of an eye, it dominated its own destiny with the momentum of devastating and decaying, and forced the other two great heroes in the world into a predicament, and even, the king of Wu Sun Quan, who betrayed the covenant not long ago, has reached a desperate situation.

After crossing the Han River, Fancheng was close at hand, Guo Jia had not yet led the army to the city, but Pang Tong informed Guo Jia of the front-line information he had just received.

"Lord, Cao Ren led an army of 50,000 out of the city, and it seems that he is going to fight to the death with our army."

Guo Jia, who was riding on a horse, heard the news, and immediately called Gan Ning over, and after Gan Ning rode to his side, Guo Jia calmly instructed him: "Xingba, Cao Ren wants to drag our army in Fancheng, so that Xu Huang can take 50,000 soldiers and horses to Xuchang to join Xiahou Shang, you now lead Yinling to ride and chase me!" If Xu Huang leads the troops to stop, you will bite him all the way, if he stops, even if the Yinling Flying Cavalry will suffer heavy casualties, you can't withdraw, I will also send someone to send a letter to Ling Ming, so that he can take the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to pursue, but it will definitely be a step slower than you. ”

Gan Ning took the military order, and without hesitation, he took 10,000 silver feathers and rode to the northeast.