Text Chapter 666 Xiahoudun was killed
Obviously, Cao Cao also knew that if Xiahoudun was left at this time, there was basically little hope of survival.
Cao Cao happily gave this order, and soon someone went to carry it out, and then under the protection of 30,000 tigers and leopards, the group rushed towards the corner of Dafeng Mountain not far away.
As Cao Cao left, it began to rain heavily, as if to cry that he had given up on his comrades.
After a pillar of incense, Zhang Liao led the army of the Seventh Army to Mi County.
In more than four days, Zhang Liao used the wheel tactics to destroy 50,000 people of the Wei army, and at the same time captured the wounded Hao Zhao.
Although it was a little later than the original plan, fortunately, it also arrived, and as soon as Zhang Liao arrived, he ordered Bao Mi to lead 100,000 troops to block this place, prohibiting any Wei army from escaping from here, and he took the remaining 100,000 troops into the battlefield before Mi County.
Cao Cao left suddenly, and Cao Zhang also took it away, so that the morale of the Wei army began to decline, and now with the addition of the Seven Legions of the Celestial Empire, many Wei soldiers knew that the general trend was going, and in order to survive, they surrendered one after another, and the battle situation soon became clear.
It's just that half a day has passed, and only less than 10,000 soldiers led by Xiahoudun are still resisting in the Wei army.
But even these 10,000 soldiers are indeed mostly covered in blood now, and even if the heavy rain is still falling now, it can't wash away the bloody breath on their bodies.
In addition to Xiahoudun's 10,000 soldiers, there were 100,000 soldiers of the Celestial Empire, who blocked every direction in which the other party fled, and surrounded them, even a bird would not want to fly out of the middle.
At this moment, Xiahoudun was still riding on a horse, but his haggard face really showed that he was already exhausted at this moment, far from the heroic state he had before.
Noticing that most of the Wei army had surrendered and Cao Cao had fled, Xiahoudun knew that the general situation was going away, and he was thinking about the words of the messenger, saying that the Cao family and the Wei state would always thank him, and he actually laughed out loud at this time.
The relationship between Cao Jun and the Xiahou family has always been excellent, and even Cao Cao can have today's achievements, and the support of the Xiahou family is completely inseparable, I thought that after so many years, everyone has long been life and death together, and will never be separated, but I didn't expect that before life and death, Cao Cao chose to take his son Cao Zhang away when he left, and finally abandoned him.
Death is not terrible, but the act of being abandoned by others is indeed chilling, it can be said that although Xiahoudun is alive at this moment, his heart has indeed died.
He didn't know if it was worth it to work for Cao Cao in this life, but now he really had no choice.
Of course, some people will say that he can still surrender, with his ability, he may be favored by Zhang Chao, but Xiahoudun really doesn't want to do this, he won't forget that his younger brother Xiahouyuan died in the hands of the Celestial Empire, and just by virtue of this, he can't make a surrender.
Xiahoudun, who had the will to die, raised his eyes to look at the 10,000 Wei troops who were also in the rain, and looked at the generals such as Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou who were gathered outside, and suddenly shouted: "Brothers, you are all good, today is my Xiahoudun died, and it is a great honor to be with everyone to die." Come on, let's fight in the end, let everyone know that there are also heroes in our Wei army, rush! ”
After shouting, Xiahoudun took the lead in riding out, and the direction he traveled was where Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and several other important generals of the Celestial Empire were located, obviously even if he wanted to die, he didn't want to die in the hands of the Nameless Clan.
Seeing Xiahoudun riding straight forward, Dian Wei and Yan Liang also jumped out of the horse, but Zhang Liao and Wen Chou did not move, obviously they all wanted to hand over this great work to the Sixth Army Corps.
The 10,000 Wei troops followed in the footsteps of the main general Xiahoudun and rushed outward, but although their courage was commendable, in the face of an opponent whose strength was far greater than theirs, such a charge was nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg.
In just half an hour, all 10,000 Wei troops were killed, and Xiahoudun was killed.
Xiahoudun was stoned to death by Dian Wei's halberd on the head, but only he knew that when the halberd was smashed, he still had the ability to dodge, but he did not do so, maybe this was a kind of death he was pursuing.
With the death of Xiahoudun, the Battle of Mixian was finally declared over, and finally ended with the victory of the Celestial Empire and the escape of Cao Cao.
I'm afraid that no one would have thought that outside a small county town with less than 10,000 people, there would be a million troops here one day.
In this battle, Cao Cao's 800,000 troops were killed more than 270,000, wounded 300,000, and captured more than 200,000. In the end, only Cao Cao escaped with 30,000 tigers and leopards.
In comparison, in order to win this battle, the Celestial Empire also paid a lot of price, one of the legions killed 70,000 and wounded 130,000; The Sixth Army Corps lost 120,000 dead and more than 100,000 wounded; The Seventh Army Corps lost 30,000 dead and more than 70,000 wounded.
This is also the biggest loss after the establishment of the Celestial Empire, fortunately, Cao Cao's main force was destroyed in this battle, and hundreds of thousands of prisoners were captured.
"Rest for three days, and then the army will set out for Runan City." Zhang Chao issued a decree as the first emperor of heaven, and also announced the end of this war.
From then on, even if the so-called Wei State cannot be said to be non-existent, it will be a great loss of vitality, and it will be difficult to have the strength to compete with the Celestial Empire.
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Xuzhou Donghai State.
Cao Ren finally arrived here with the main force of the Wei army of nearly 500,000.
General Buqi had received the military report early, and seeing that the enemy army was in front of him, he asked the adjutant general in charge of intelligence, "Where is the Waterway Corps now?" ”
"Returning to the general, the Waterway Legion has landed from Guangling by sea and is now advancing towards the land of Houqiu.
"Bring me the map." Bu Qi knew that this time he was faced with a choice.
Previously, he appeared in the East China Sea Country with 20,000 Zhang family light cavalry, and quickly occupied it, and he had not been attacked yet, all of which were Zhang Chao's orders. And it was precisely because he was under the banner of the Seventh Legion that he did not come to attack him.
Cao Cao didn't let Cao Ren do it, he just wanted to contain them here.
And as Cao Cao was surrounded outside Mi County, when he knew that there was the main force of the Seventh Army behind him, he knew that the Seventh Army in the East China Sea was fake, so he naturally ordered Cao Ren to retreat, and seeing that Yuzhou could not be saved, he put his hope on Xuzhou.
This led to the fact that Cao Ren suddenly gave up the confrontation with Lu Bu in Qingzhou and retreated to the East China Sea, and even he would rather lose nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses as a rear army to resist Lu Bu, but also desperately rushed towards the East China Sea.
Even so, whether to defend or withdraw also needs to make your own decision.
Before, when Zhang Chao ordered him to lead the army here, he only said that he wanted him to capture the East China Sea Kingdom in the shortest possible time and create the momentum of the Seventh Army here, but he did not say what to do next, but now, seeing that the battle situation has changed again, it is indeed time for him to make his own decision.
Bu Qiu knew that he was very lucky to be favored by Zhang Chao, if it weren't for the fact that he had always wanted to join the Celestial Empire, he was afraid that even if he inadvertently captured Li Dianzhi, it would be far from enough, and this time it would be a test to be able to lead the army alone.
To say that it is only 20,000 soldiers and horses, it is not a heavy army in the Celestial Empire, but the 20,000 people he brought are indeed completely different, they are the Zhang family cavalry with the most elite title. Although it is only a light cavalry, its combat power is just as good, which can be seen from the fact that it can easily capture the East China Sea Country this time.
The best is used, the best is worn, and the treatment is also the best, these 20,000 light cavalry can be said to have been treated as a treasure by Zhang Chao, and they will not shoot easily, this time it is indeed handed over to themselves, which is a great trust, but at the same time, it makes people feel that the burden on their shoulders is also extremely heavy.
If it was just himself, Bu Qi wouldn't have asked someone to discuss what he was going to do, but now, he really had to be cautious. "Come on, invite the three generals to the mansion to narrate."
In the face of Cao Ren's 500,000 army coming from the backlash, Bu Qi did not dare to be careless, so he decided to discuss with others, and the three generals who commanded the Zhang family's light cavalry were naturally the best choice.
The order was issued, and after a while, the three generals Zhang Dao, Zhang Jian, and Zhang Gun came to Buqi's mansion and saluted with their fists.
As a general in the Zhang family's army, unless you see the Zhang family, you don't need to see the courtesy, this is their privilege, and now seeing Buqi is just a matter of hugging your fists.
Bu Qi is indeed unimpressed, he believes that true respect for a person is manifested in the heart, not in the face of the work. "Come, the three generals are invited to take a seat, and someone will serve tea."
After inviting Zhang Dao and the three generals to sit down, Bu Qi told the story of Cao Ren leading the army, and even pointed to a map and said: "Three generals, please see, the waterway army has landed from Guangling, and now it is almost to Houqiu City, as long as we can hold the East China Sea Kingdom, once the waterway army arrives, we can complete the goal of intercepting Cao Ren's army in front of the city. ”
Seeing that the three generals were all nodding their heads after hearing his words, Bu Qi knew that they understood what he meant, and then he continued: "But if we give up the East China Sea Kingdom now, it will be equivalent to creating an opportunity for Cao Ren's army to flee south, I am afraid that even if the Waterway Army is rushing here, the Wei army can take advantage of the situation, in that case, it will be very difficult to annihilate them all,"