"It's a pity that Liu Bei didn't accompany the army, and I also prepared a whole sheep sacrifice for him!" Cao Cao sighed with regret, "If this person can't be used by the court, he will be in great trouble for the court in the future." ”

Before the army set off, Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei led a group of soldiers and horses alone and would be stationed in Lanling.

He didn't even follow Sun Guan and Lu You to act together.

This made Cao Cao very regretful, but at that time, the army had been reorganized and was about to set off.

There was no way for him to fool Liu Bei into jumping into the Shura City of Licheng.

"Tao Qian wants to use the general again, but he is a little afraid, he left Liu Bei and Zang Ba two soldiers and horses, completely to guard against the general." Xu Shu said, "But the general has nothing to regret, after this battle, it is difficult to stop the edge of the imperial army with only Liu Bei's soldiers and horses." Capture him, only sooner or later. ”

Cao Cao threw the sacrifice into the fire, clapped his hands and said, "I just regret that I can't burn it all." ”

Xu Shu: ......

The roaring flames were mixed with bursts of terrible screams that rose to the sky, and the whole sky seemed to be burned red.

Xu Shu looked up for a moment, silently took out a few pieces of jerky from his arms, tore them into very thin threads, and threw them into the fire.

……

Han Hao, who was covered in scars, escorted Wang Kuang to rush out from the north city gate.

Liu Dai had died under Sun Guan's knife, and there were only a dozen or so people left in their army.

There were not many garrisons in the city, five thousand.

But Cao Cao's attack came so suddenly, and almost instantly, the whole city was completely chaotic.

被打了个猝不及防的刘岱和王匡连召集兵马的机会都没有。

"Fujun, run away, the end will be cut off!" Han Hao shouted to Wang Kuang.

"Even if I go underground, I can't stand up to Cao Thief! Cao thief! Wang Kuang suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted.

Han Hao, who was exhausted, no longer had the strength to speak.

He slapped a knife on Wang Kuang's mount, endured the intense pain on his body and shouted, "Fujun, go!" ”

The war horse suffered pain and took Wang Kuang to seize the road.

"Han Hao......"

Faintly, Han Hao heard Wang Kuang seem to shout something, but the wind was too strong and he didn't hear it clearly.

"You guys go too, there's no need to waste your lives here!" Han Hao said to the dozen or so remaining subordinates around him.

"It really doesn't seem to make sense for us to die here. Maybe I died in battle with the general, but I think it makes sense, so I'm not leaving! One of the soldiers immediately said, "When we came out of the village together, it was as if we had said that we would live and die together, and today we have fulfilled our wish." ”

Han Hao looked at the dozen or so scarred and embarrassed subordinates, and smiled at the corners of his mouth.

Half of the dozen or so people were familiar faces to him.

These people were all partners who followed him and defended the county and township together.

In the past few years, new people have joined his subordinates, and people have died.

He almost forgot that he still had such a group of old buddies who had followed him for many years.

"Let's go, if you can survive, you can come and help me collect the body and take me back to my hometown." Han Hao said tiredly.

"Don't persuade the general, the eldest husband will come to this world for a trip, and he will die sooner or later, since this is a matter of time, then why don't we choose a vigorous death." The soldier had a long laceration on his face and an arrow in his arm, but he was still smiling bitterly.

"But...... How do I feel as if the enemy is not chasing after me? ”

Han Hao looked at the empty north city gate and the flames rising into the sky, and was also stunned.

"Probably something has happened again, in that case, let's withdraw!" Han Hao immediately made a decision and ordered everyone to retreat.

He has decided to fight to the death here, but in the face of the empty city gate, he has once again burned the hope of life.

Everyone supported each other and stumbled along the official road leading to the north.

Licheng has been lost, Han Hao thought about it, it seems that he can only go to Zhuqicheng now.

Then he sent someone to lose the situation of Licheng and told Ju Yi and Liang Wangmi who were stationed in Ganyu.

The night was deep, and the dim moonlight could only make them barely distinguish the way out, so that they would not accidentally fall into the ditch, and as for the surrounding scene, they could hardly see anything clearly.

"General, how do I feel like there is someone in front of me!" One of the soldiers suddenly whispered.

Someone immediately quipped, "Who's black?" Do you think they're all as poor as our bunch of people, and they don't even have a torch? Don't be suspicious, we all hold on to each other, we all have injuries on our bodies, and a few more falls may be fatal. ”

Han Hao suddenly stopped, "There are really people in front!" ”

The soldiers who were holding each other as if they were in a string stopped when they heard this.

"Could the general be mistaken?" Someone asked in a whisper.

As soon as he said this, a fire suddenly lit up in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, one to ten, ten to hundred, the fire instantly lit up!

There are not only people ahead, but also horses, and a lot of them!

The dozen or so subordinates under Han Hao's command, who were covered with scars and were already exhausted, saw this situation, and their legs directly weakened.

Just outside the city, they still have the courage to fight to the death.

But the thousands of cavalry in front of them, the momentum of the forest instantly crushed their will.

If they can fight a dozen, they may be able to hold on for a while.

But if this cavalry charges, they will only be tortured and killed.

Han Hao looked at the dozen or so subordinates around him who had to be sent to death with him, and shouted loudly: "Dare to ask which general is in front of him?" When General Cao Mengde entered the city, he promised me that if I changed my course, he would set up a reception banquet for me at any time, and now I agreed. ”

The faces of more than a dozen subordinates were like ashes, and their faces instantly brightened.

I didn't expect there to be such a thing.

他们好像可以不死了……

Ma Chao held a spear in his hand and rode over, "Who are you?" ”

"Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang's account is engaged in Han Hao!" Han Hao shouted.

The injuries on his body were painful, and he couldn't help but want to grin his teeth, but in the face of the very raw, but mighty general in front of him, he not only forcibly held back, but also deliberately stood up straight, so that his momentum looked a little stronger.

"Wang Kuang, he is not a Hanoi Taishou, but a thief!" Ma Chao's eyes swept coldly, and he said in a muffled voice, "Since you have an old relationship with General Cao, then I will spare your life!" The rest of the people will be punished! ”

"No, they are my siblings, they want to kill you and kill me together!" Han Hao immediately shouted.

Ma Chao raised his hand and stabbed one of Han Hao's subordinates under the horse, "Are you ordering me?" ”

Han Hao instantly raised his eyebrows, clenched his fists, and secretly gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Humble duty...... Just asking for the general! ”

Ma Chao's cold gaze swept over Han Hao and ordered, "Take it away!" ”

Dozens of horses immediately rushed out behind him, as if driving sheep, shouting and urging Han Hao and the others to turn back and walk forward.

"General, and with a little patience, this person can be left on the periphery by Cao Mengde, I'm afraid his status is not low. I'm going to die when I'm dead, and the general still needs to keep a useful body! A soldier pretended to deliberately support Han Hao's voice and persuaded in a low voice.

Han Hao, who was full of grief, had a calm face, and laughed at himself sadly: "I have a useful body, I just don't want to die so much, follow me, I will take you to make a living." ”

Everyone was silent, just silently moving closer to Han Hao's side.

Ma Chao rode his horse and walked beside Han Hao and the others, and his expression never relaxed in the slightest.

He didn't know what this defeated general had to do with Cao Cao, but at this moment, they were still only defeated generals, not his subordinates, and he didn't have the habit of giving others the habit of making mistakes.

……

The fire in Licheng burned until dawn, and then gradually subsided.

When the sky was just dawning, Cao Cao beat drums outside the southern city to gather generals.

Ma Chao rushed over with Han Hao, who he thought was Cao Cao's old friend.

Seeing Han Hao, Cao Cao's face was full of surprise, "Han Yuanhei, it's great to see that you are still alive." Sure enough, real talents, the sky is not collected, Liu Dai and Wang Kuang, the two fools, died in the city, but you are the only one who survived, this is all providence! ”

"I've seen General Cao, I'll come...... Na Down! Han Hao bowed and did not mention that Wang Kuang had been sent away by him.

Cao Cao grabbed Han Hao's hand and said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qijiu should not know the name of Han Yuanhei in Liangzhou, this is a loyal and heroic hero. When he was young, he summoned the township to defend the county and township, and then was recruited by Wang Kuang to engage in it, and was known for acting impartially and fairly. ”

Hearing Cao Cao say this, the look on Ma Chao's face finally eased a little, and he met Han Hao.

"I don't know heroes, I have offended a lot, please Haihan!" Ma Chao said politely.

Han Hao also knew that the person standing in front of him was Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, the son of Ma Teng, who was rumored to be the first fierce general in Liangzhou.

It's just that......

Suddenly, he felt as if something wasn't quite right.

Ma Chao...... Didn't you just surrender to the imperial court?

Why was this still in Liangzhou last month, and it has appeared in Xuzhou this month, and he has taken refuge in Cao Cao?!

"General Cao, I'm a little puzzled, it seems that General Ma shouldn't be here at this time, right?" Han Hao asked.

Cao Cao snorted and said, "There's nothing that shouldn't be." Two legs grow on his body, where in the world can he go? ”

"Now that you've met, let's talk about it."

Although Cao Cao did not answer directly, Han Hao had basically confirmed his guess.

What betrayed the court, this is clearly a conspiracy!

He remembered the fires that had sparked in the city last night, and the rain of rockets that had been like meteors for nearly an hour.

Han Hao couldn't help but shudder, and a chill rushed from the tail vertebrae to the back of his head.

At this time, Cao Cao said: "Although the battle of Licheng has ended, our war has just begun. ”

"Yuan Hei, you should know the things in the city best, did Liu Dai and Wang Kuang ask for reinforcements?"

Han Hao suppressed the shock in his heart, and the indescribable emotion, and said to Cao Cao: "There are no reinforcements!" ”

"At first, Liu Dai and Wang Kuang both thought that Tao Qian sent troops to attack at night, and almost sent people to Zhu Qi and Ganyu to ask for reinforcements, but then they thought that it was very likely that the general would lead the troops to arrive, so they gave up."

Cao Cao bowed his head, raised his hand and said to Xu Shu, "That being the case, Yuan Zhi, transfer troops!" ”

"Whoa!" Xu Shu didn't have any politeness and euphemism, and shouted directly: "General Cao Ren! ”

"In!" Cao Ren got up and glanced at Cao Cao in some surprise.

He was a little surprised why Cao Cao sent troops and gave Xu Shu the right to give orders.

"Please General Cao Ren lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, and 3,000 Langya soldiers, feign defeat and retreat, and attack Lanling." Xu Shu ordered.

"Whoa!"