Chapter 418: Chasing the Central Plains (11)

The sun is slowly setting, and the sunset is like fire, dyeing the sky red.

Under Kaiyang City, there are stumps and broken bodies everywhere, and the ground has been stained red with blood.

After 8,000 cavalry entered the city, the resistance of Cao's army was quickly broken, and the heralds could not come in.

The cadres had three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounding Xiahoudun and the 800 Cao Legion.

"Kill!"

A cadre lieutenant with a hideous face, roared, and swung his knife to pounce.

Kill Kill Kill ......

Countless cadres and soldiers fought bravely to be the first, fighting for their lives in the narrow streets and alleys.

Xiahoudun's armor has been torn, his helmet has also fallen off, and the steel gun has long been replaced with a ring knife for melee combat, and the blade has been cut and rolled up, and he is still fighting for his life at the front, but like a tiger trapped in a fierce man, he can no longer laugh at the mountains and forests.

Under the overwhelming attack of the cadres and troops, the 800 dead soldiers were rapidly decreasing at an alarming rate.

In just two pillars of incense, there were only more than 20 personal soldiers left around Xiahoudun.

These pro-soldiers all had red eyes, their faces were as hideous as ghosts, although they were exhausted and covered with injuries, but the murderous aura on their bodies was terrifying, holding knives by Xiahou Xuan's side, and they refused to retreat.

"The city is in the people! ใ€‹โ€

Xiahoudun suddenly raised his knife to the sky and roared.

"Follow the general to the death!"

More than 20 pro-soldiers shouted in unison, although there were not many people, but the momentum was extremely amazing.

"Well done!"

The lieutenant who led the troops to attack gave a loud shout of praise, and then laughed cruelly. "Kill, Xiahoudun is Cao Cao's first general. The head is worth a lot of military merits, enough for Lao Tzu to be a marquis. Kill Xiahoudun. Lao Tzu's descendants will not worry. โ€

Kill, kill, kill!

The officers and men of the cadre army immediately turned red in their eyes, and they fought bravely to be the first and move forward with their lives.

Blood was shining and there was a terrible howl.

The remaining 20 or so personal soldiers of Xiahoudun were quickly killed by the soldiers of the cadre army who were bravely advancing for military merit, and the commander of the military colonel saw the opportunity and made a fierce pounce from behind, knocking Xiahoudun to the ground, who was about to lose his strength.

Before Xiahoudun could get up, dozens of cadres and soldiers had already rushed up and held Xiahoudun down.

"some!"

Xiahoudun roared wildly. With all his strength and his arms, the soldiers of the cadre army who held him down immediately fell to the sides.

However, as soon as he jumped up from the ground, a cadre colonel next to him had already laughed evilly, threw a long rope over and put it around his neck, and several cadre soldiers pulled it violently, and the rope was immediately tightened.

"Ahh

Xiahoudun burst into rage, roared, grabbed the rope with both hands, and was about to pull back.

Dozens of cadres and soldiers rushed up early. Pulling the rope from both ends, the thick hemp rope of the baby's arm became tighter and tighter, and Xia Houdun was unstoppable again, and he was already exhausted at this moment. And how can you pull the rope back.

Ahh......hhh

Xiahou roared sharply, but he was like a tiger being bound.

The rope was pulled tighter and tighter, and it was strangled on Xiahoudun's neck. It continues to tighten.

Xiahou Xuan's eyes widened and widened, and the corners of his eyes were already cracked. There were red bloodshots slowly dripping down the corners of his eyes, and he was finally dragged down by several soldiers and soldiers. And the knots that were bound with hemp rope were strong, and they were taken away for meritorious service.

At the north gate, Luo Zheng is entering the city.

On the long street ahead, a ride is like flying.

Yan Xing rushed to the front of the horse and said with his hand: "Lord, the Cao army has been completely defeated, and Xiahoudun has been captured alive. โ€

"Oh, captured Xiahoudun alive?"

Luo Zheng's spirits perked up, and he immediately said, "Where are the people?" โ€

Yan Xing hurriedly lifted the reins of the horse and flashed to the side, and saw a group of soldiers turn out from the corner of the street not far away, and escorted Xiahou Dun, who was clothed and tied up by five flowers, and when he got close, a Dubo kicked a few times from behind, kicking Xiahou Dun to his knees.

"If you want to kill, you will kill, why humiliate people!"

Xiahou was upside down, his eyes were about to split, and the flames in the tiger's eyes were about to erupt.

Luo Zheng waved his hand and ordered the sergeant to retreat, only to carefully look at Xiahou Dun a few times, and suddenly he was a little excited, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, so he waved his hand, "Drag it down, cut it!" โ€

"Yes!"

A personal soldier had already stepped forward and escorted Xiahoudun down.

This time, Xiahou calmed down, didn't yell anymore, and was escorted down very quietly.

Soon, a soldier came back with a bloody head.

Luo Zheng glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and ordered: "Send someone to give the head to Cao Cao!" โ€

"Yes!"

The pro-soldier agreed, and immediately held the head and retreated.

At this moment, a meteor scout horse rushed over from outside the city like a whirlwind.

"Pengcheng urgent!"

The cavalry on horseback carried the arrow order, and at first glance it was a messenger who transmitted military information.

The fast horse quickly galloped to the gate of the city, and the messenger on horseback saw Luo Zheng who was about to enter the city at a glance, and quickly rolled his saddle and knelt on the side and said loudly: "Lord, Cao Cao abandoned Pengcheng and left, and General Gao Shun has led the army to chase down." โ€

"What?"

Luo Zheng was taken aback, "Cao Cao abandoned Pengcheng? โ€

Jia Xu, Cheng Ying, Yan Xing and others couldn't help but change color when they heard the news at first glance.

The messenger replied, "Exactly!" โ€

Jia Xu slammed the knot and said: "Cao Cao has such a decision, Xuzhou is the last foundation of Cao Jun, but now Cao Cao can still decisively abandon Pengcheng." Giving up Pengcheng is like giving up Xuzhou, which is not something ordinary people can do. โ€

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Lone has long said that Cao Apu is a big trouble for King Lone's henchmen, and if he gives up Xuzhou, even King Lone may not be able to make up his mind for such a thing, but Cao Apu has done it." If this guy escapes this time, it will be another disaster in the future. โ€

Jia Xu thought deeply and said: "What the lord said is extremely true, General Gao Shun has already led the army to chase down, and I don't know if he can drag Cao Cao's army, the lord should lead the cavalry south, and Cao Cao must not be allowed to escape." โ€

Yan Xingdao: "However, where can Cao Cao go if he gives up Xuzhou?" โ€

Jia Xu said: "There is no place for Cao Cao in Hebei. Jingzhou has Liu Qi, and Jiangdong has Sun Ce. It is impossible for Cao Cao to occupy the magpie's nest if he wants to occupy it, so he can only go to Huainan. Only by uniting with Sun Ce can he resist the lord's army of more than 100,000. โ€

"Huainan?"

Yan Xing was puzzled: "Huainan is in the hands of Sun Ce, does Cao Cao want to fight with Sun Ce for territory?" โ€

"Not necessarily!"

Luo Zheng said coldly: "Even if Sun Ce doesn't know that King Gu will not only destroy Cao Apu in one fell swoop, but also take advantage of the situation to drive him back to Jiangdong, he can also expect that if Cao Apu is defeated, Huainan and the two counties of Lujiang will be in the pocket of King Gu sooner or later, so with his only 350,000 soldiers and horses, what can he do to resist King Gu's more than 100,000 troops." Sun Ce also has the courage to take advantage of Cao Cao's interests. It is not surprising that Sun Ce ceded the two counties of Huainan and Lujiang. โ€

Jia Xu nodded again and again and said: "The lord is wise, let out the two counties of Huainan and Lujiang, and let Cao Cao take the lead, Sun Ce can not face the pressure of our army, and join forces with Cao Cao to resist our army going south. โ€

Yan Xing suddenly said, "The last general understands. โ€

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and then said: "Order the army to seize the time to rest and recuperate, and the troops will go south tomorrow." โ€

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "The lord can lead 30,000 cavalry to the south. The infantry was left to continue to attack Langya counties and Donghai counties. โ€

Luo Zheng said categorically: "Good, just according to the text and his opinion." โ€

Gaotang, on the wide river, the flag is waving. There are many soldiers.

Gan Ning stood on the deck of a Mengchong ship, looking at the Wei army camp on the opposite bank from a distance.

Yuan Shang led his army to the plains and tried to cross the river several times to advance eastward. were all broken by the Ganning Navy Bandu, and ordinary fishing boats couldn't kill the warships of the Ganning Navy at all. And the infantry is not a naval opponent at all when it reaches the river.

Even if the Ganning Navy is slightly inferior to the Jiangdong and Jingzhou Navy, it is a Navy Army after all.

Yuan Shang failed to cross the river. The army had to be stationed on the north bank of the river, facing the Ganning Navy across the bank.

Originally, Yuan Shang divided his troops to cross the river, after all, the river is not as good as the river, and thousands of miles of rivers can be crossed everywhere, and it is impossible for the Ganning Navy to block all the ferries, but they were dissuaded by the trial, Feng Ji and others.

Sending troops to fight for Qingzhou, the Wei army is famous. After all, Qingzhou is the territory of the Yuan family, but because Yuan Tan took the initiative to send troops to provoke Luo Zheng, but Luo Zheng recaptured Qingzhou, Yuan Shang wanted to send troops to recapture it, and he also said it in the past.

But if you enter Yanzhou, it will be equivalent to a full-scale war with Luo Zheng.

It is difficult to predict the consequences of an all-out war with Luo Zheng, and neither the trial nor the discipline wants to provoke Luo Zheng at this time.

At present, Yuan Xi is still eyeing the titles of Jizhou and the King of Wei, and the attitude of the senior cadres is also unclear, and Yuan Shang can actually control the territory of Jizhou, so it is unwise to provoke Luo Zheng to death at this time.

After a stalemate for half a month, the Wei army could not cross the river, and Yuan Shang did not agree.

The vigorous killing came to Qingzhou, and going back in disgrace will inevitably greatly damage the prestige.

Although Yuan Shang has no ability, he still knows this, and he is willing to withdraw his troops like this.

On the deck, Gan Ning was about to return to the cabin, when a boat rushed over not far away.

"Governor, catch a spy!"

Walking to the side of the big boat, a naval soldier pointed to a middle-aged scribe who was tied up with five flowers, and said loudly: "This guy wants to secretly cross the river, and he was caught by the brothers, saying that it is the old of the governor, and the villain does not dare to cut it indiscriminately, please deal with it." โ€

"Guo Tu!"

Gan Ning glanced at the scribe, and his eyes were immediately condensed.

Guo Tu was disheveled, describing a wolf as bรจi, with a dejected face.

"Hahaha!"

Gan Ning laughed and said: "A certain attack on Linzi, looking for the foot but not seeing, not wanting to step but coming to the plain." Why, if you want to secretly cross the river, is it possible that you want to take refuge in Yuan Shang's child? โ€

Guo Tu said miserably: "But ask for a life!" โ€

"Spare your life?"

Gan Ning smiled cruelly: "I don't have such a big right, come, take this guy down, and wait for the lord to fall in the future." โ€

"Yes!"

Several sailor soldiers immediately took Guo Tu to the big ship and took him into custody.

The two armies under Lu'an City faced each other, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Since Zhao Yun led the army out of the Qingni Pass to attack Hefei, Sun Ce decisively returned from Anfengjin to the south, intercepted Zhao Yun's army in Lu'an, and the two armies fought several battles in the past few months, each with victory and defeat, and there was always a stalemate.

Zhao Yun was cautious in his use of troops and never took the enemy lightly, so that Sun Ce had no opportunity to take advantage of it.

Sun Ce is eloquent and strategic, and there are many wise and resourceful people under his account to staff the military, and Zhao Yun has entered several times, but he has not been able to bargain.

Zhao Yun didn't have much military rations, and he wanted to lead the army to Anfengjin, but was stopped by Sun Ce.

The two armies fought several battles, and there was no more chariot and horse fighting, Sun Ce ordered Tai Shi Ci to invite a battle in front of the array, and wanted to kill a few cadres and generals to strengthen the army, Zhao Yun sent a few fierce generals to fight, but they were all beheaded by Tai Shi Ci.

Seeing that the morale of the army was greatly frustrated, he had no choice but to go out to fight in person to meet Tai Shici.

This is really a good talent, and chess is an opponent.

Zhao Yun and Tai Shici both used guns, and the two of them exchanged guns, and the killings were not tragic.

The officers and men of the two armies watched with enthusiasm, and the cheers never stopped.

Sun Ce saw clearly in front of the battle, seeing that the two hundred had been combined, Zhao Yun became more and more courageous, but Tai Shici was at a disadvantage, he could only parry with all his strength and was unable to attack, he couldn't help but praise it greatly, and said left and right: "I heard that Zhao Yun is the first brave general in Xiqian, and he once fought with Lu Bu and Lily without winning or losing, and he is a fool under his reputation, and even Ziyi is slightly inferior." โ€

All the generals of Eastern Wu are awe-inspiring, if you don't count Sun Ce, the lord, Taishi Cishi is the first fierce general in Eastern Wu.

And even if the lord Sun Ce Yong crowned Jiangdong, he was only a draw with Tai Shi Ci.

Now that Tai Shi Ci is gradually losing to Zhao Yun, that is to say, Sun Ce, who is brave and champion Jiangdong, is also not Zhao Yun's opponent.

If Zhao Yun is just a brave man, it is not a matter of concern.

But Zhao Yun is also good at commanding troops, but it is very rare.

Just when Sun Ce was talking to the princes under his command, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici fought for more than 20 times, and Zhao Yun had a shocking battle with Lu Bu outside Yuzhong City back then, and he had a slight gain in marksmanship, and his martial arts had improved a little.

At the beginning, he retained most of his body, but at this time, when Tai Shi Ci was not strong, he suddenly attacked with a gun, and Tai Shi Ci suddenly felt the pressure soared, and his heart was secretly awe-inspiring, and he secretly thought that the first brave general of Xiqian was really worthy of his name.

Even Lu Bu, who claims to be invincible in the world, is afraid that it is nothing more than that.

After more than 30 more battles, he was already powerless, sweating from being killed, and he was weak to parry.

"Ziyi and stand back, let so-and-so come!"

Seeing that Tai Shici was clumsy and already in danger, Sun Ce immediately broke off and urged the horse to kill.

Tai Shici immediately took advantage of the situation to withdraw from the battle circle, took a few breaths, and watched Sun Ce fight Zhao Yun.

Sun Ce was extremely belligerent, and he was even more conceited, seeing that Zhao Yun Wuyong was still above Tai Shi Ci, he couldn't help but have some itchy hands, and he was even more unwilling to fight Zhao Yun with Tai Shi Ci, so he ordered Tai Shi Ci to retreat and wanted to fight with Zhao Yun.

"It's good to come!"

Zhao Yun shouted, gave up Tai Shi Ci and slapped the horse and went straight to Sun Ce.

I heard that Sun Ce was known as the little overlord of Jiangdong back then, and he had the courage to be unstoppable, so he wanted to meet him for a while.

While!

In the piercing sound of gold and iron, Zhao Yun's iron spear and Sun Ce's ancient ingot knife slammed together, and then swung away at the same time, the two horses staggered in an instant, and both of them had a preliminary understanding of each other's strength in an instant.

Zhao Yun was surprised, this Sun Ce really lived up to his name.

As the master of one party, it is rare to have such martial courage.

Sun Ce was secretly in his heart, secretly thinking that this Zhao Yun had fought with Ziyi for more than 160 years, but now his strength was not short at all, and he could still be equal to himself, and he really lived up to the name of the first brave general in Xiqian. (To be continued......) R1292