Chapter 107: Rapid Change
Cao Cao barely hesitated, turned his horse's head and said, "Withdraw!" ”
Because of the heavy rain, the army, which was already in a scattered formation, immediately became even more chaotic, as if everyone was blocked by force.
Cao Cao ran the fastest, didn't care about his back, and fought desperately.
Xiahoudun was behind him, trying his best to appease the soldiers, and tried his best to break the back.
The Huns waited for work at ease, had been prepared, and rushed over to chase and kill frantically.
It was simply one-sided, Cao Cao's army had little strength to resist, and was killed at the slightest hindrance.
Cao Cao ran a long way before turning back, and seeing that not many people were coming, he looked up to the sky and shouted: "If I, Cao Cao, have a wise plan to follow, how can I have such a big defeat!" ”
Xiahoudun rushed over from behind and said, "Mengde, you can't stop, the Huns are chasing after you!" ”
Cao Cao's expression was like iron, his eyes were angry and hateful, and he had no other way but to continue to run.
The Huns were in hot pursuit, as if determined to slaughter Cao Cao's army.
Cao Cao was a little panicked, chased by the Huns, and actually fled all the way back to Shangdang.
Xiahoudun saw that Shangdang was in front of him, and suddenly said in shock: "Mengde, the purpose of the Huns is to be in the party, it is Your Majesty!" ”
Cao Cao also came to his senses that the Xiongnu deliberately drove them to Shangdang.
Xiahoudun looked at Shangdang County, which seemed to be close at hand, and said with a calm face: "Meng De, what should I do?" ”
Cao Cao calmed down surprisingly at this time, his eyes were full of coldness, and he said, "Whole army, array!" ”
Xiahoudun turned his head, and there were only less than two thousand soldiers and horses behind him who were tired and frightened, and then turned around and said, "Mengde, we will definitely not be able to stop it." ”
"If you can't stop it, you have to block it!"
Cao Cao's face was resolute, he suddenly pulled out his knife, his tone was high, and he shouted: "Protect Your Majesty, swear not to retreat, and those who retreat will be killed!" ”
Seeing this, Xiahoudun didn't say a word, and stood in front of him.
At the same time, the head of Shangdang County was solemn.
Liu Wei was wearing armor, and Dong Zhuo, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others stood behind him, waiting for him.
No one expected that a good situation would suddenly have such a change.
'The Han family has fallen to such a point! ’
Dong Zhuo sneered in his heart, before this war began, he was surrounded by the emperor, and it was bound to be a complete chaos!
Liu Wei was also a little speechless, the difference between Cao Cao, who had not yet risen and later generations, was really big.
"Pass him into the city." Liu Wei said lightly. Cao Cao is such an important person, but he can't just die.
Zhang Liao immediately raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Huns are behind, they drove Cao Zhonglang to take the opportunity to attack the city, which is not good for Your Majesty, please hold on to the city!" ”
Liu Wei's expression was calm, and he said: "Then I can't watch my Han soldiers being slaughtered outside the city, Zhao Yun, you go and pick up Cao Cao into the city." ”
"The last general commands!"
Zhao Yun responded without hesitation, turned around and went downstairs.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao hesitated and didn't say anything more, and began to adjust his defense.
Liu Wei looked at the swarming Hun cavalry, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart unconsciously became nervous.
Not long after, Zhao Yun led a thousand people to rush out of the south gate, dressed in silver armor and white horses, like arrows off the string, with a strong momentum and rumbling horses' hooves.
"General Cao Zhonglang, Your Majesty ordered you to enter the city, and I will break the queen!"
Zhao Yun shouted, holding a gun like thunder, and went straight to the Huns who were chasing over.
Seeing this, Cao Cao's heart shook, and his face turned red.
Xiahoudun looked puzzled and said, "Mengde? ”
Cao Cao was unwilling and helpless, turned his horse's head and said, "Enter the city!" ”
"Into town!"
Xiahou drank loudly and turned around with Cao Cao.
Less than 2,000 men bypassed the north gate and tried to enter the city through the south gate.
The Xiongnu chased after him and quickly fought with Zhao Yun's 1,000 men.
Liu Wei was at the head of the city, his hands pressed on the city wall, and his eyes were unusually calm.
Cao Cao can't die, and Zhao Yun can't die either!
Zhao Yun and the Xiongnu fought each other in close combat to block the Xiongnu's offensive, but the arrow from the string broke inch by inch, and soon fell into a disadvantage under the strength of the Xiongnu, and was about to be surrounded and devoured in a blink of an eye.
Zhao Yun looked back and saw that Cao Cao had gone away, and shouted: "Retreat!" ”
He forced his way free and retreated.
The Huns were in hot pursuit, biting and fighting.
Zhao Yun turned around the north gate, bypassed the west gate, and went straight to the south gate.
Above the north gate, the Huns rushed forward, and the arrows rained down.
"Protect Your Majesty!" Zhang Liao shouted in a deep voice.
One shield after another quickly blocked in front of Liu Wei.
One arrow after another poured down, Liu Wei could feel the sound of breaking the air in his ears, and an arrow shot to the flagpole in his ear.
The arrows shook violently, emitting a metallic trill, and they lasted for a long time.
Liu Bian's expression was as usual, motionless.
"Archery!"
"Archery!"
"Archery!"
Zhang Liao brandished a big knife and shouted urgently.
A soldier came over to protect Liu Wei and withdraw from the city tower, Liu Wei stiffly raised his hand, waved, and said with a smile facing forward: "I am not so timid. ”
When Zhang Liao saw this, his heart shook, and he shouted more and more.
Pan Yin, Zuo Li and the others were guarded by shields, hiding in the corner, they wanted to go down, but when they heard Liu Wei's voice, they couldn't help but look up.
The young majesty was not very tall, but I don't know if it was because they were squatting, and he looked very tall at this time.
Dong Zhuo also hid aside, looking at Liu Wei's back, his rough face was solemn, his small eyes flickered constantly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Said that it was too late, and when it came quickly, the Huns shot arrows frantically at the north gate, and the Hun soldiers who followed Zhao Yun and Cao Cao had already killed at the south gate.
"Not a single Hun is allowed to enter the city!"
At the head of the city, Cao Cao was embarrassed, his eyes were round, and he roared viciously.
Zhao Yun, dressed in silver armor, rode into the city on a white horse, and the Huns followed closely behind, surging like a tide.
The soldiers at the head of the city kept pouring into the city gates, and stones, rolling logs, and fire oil were constantly thrown downward.
The gate is even denser with people, fighting face to face.
Zhao Yun dismounted, holding a spear, his silver armor was full of blood, his helmet was knocked off, and his cloak was scattered at the gate of the city.
The main force of the Xiongnu continued to gather at the south gate, some rushed into the door, and some climbed the tower.
Between the Han and the Hungarians, around the south gate, there was a desperate struggle.
Not long after, Liu Wei came over and climbed the city tower.
Cao Cao was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, please sit in the palace, this place is guarded by ministers and other people, and the Huns will never be allowed to enter the city!" ”
Liu Wei looked indifferent, and said lightly: "Concentrate on defending the city." ”
Cao Cao knew his sins, gritted his teeth fiercely, hugged his fists, turned around and went to defend the city.
Zhang Liao was already at the gate of the city at this time, side by side with Zhao Yun, blocking the Xiongnu from entering the city gate.
Liu Wei stood in the arrow pavilion on the city tower, although he was wearing armor, but his characteristics as the emperor of the Han Dynasty were still very special.
He pulled out the sword at his waist and raised it high, his face was firm, his eyes were blazing, and he said loudly: "Today, the city is in the people, the city is dead, I and all the soldiers will defend the city together, live and die together!" ”
The soldiers on the city tower who heard Liu Wei's voice suddenly boosted their morale, roared and roared continuously, and fought with the Huns.
The battle has quickly heated up, and the two sides are desperately fighting on the city tower, like a huge meat grinder.
Bodies were constantly being carried down the towers, and more soldiers were coming up.
Liu Wei stood in the Arrow Pavilion, watching all this, holding his sword high in his hand, and everyone could see him.
Pan Yin stood behind Liu Wei, his body shaking.
Zuo Li's already snow-white face is now without a trace of blood.
Several waves of the Huns almost came close, frightening them.
After a while, Zhang Liao walked over, raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the soldiers in the city are full of food, and the Huns will not be able to hold on for a long time!" ”
Seeing that he was covered in blood and his armor was already tattered, Liu Wei took off his cloak expressionlessly, tied it around Zhang Liao's neck, and took his knife again.
Liu Wei handed his saber to Zhang Liao, raised Zhang Liao's long knife, which was somewhat damaged and full of blood, and shouted in a deep voice: "Kill the enemy!" ”
Zhang Liao held Liu Wei's sword, his heart was shocking, the corners of his face were agitated, he took a deep breath, turned around sharply and said, "Kill the enemy for Your Majesty!" ”
"Kill the enemy for Your Majesty!"
The soldiers on the city tower looked at the bloody knife in Liu Wei's hand, and roared again, and the sound of killing shook the sky and resounded in the sky.
On the tower of the city, which was originally a little declining, the Han army was like a rainbow and drove the Huns down again.
Zhao Yun at the south gate also struggled not to retreat, fighting back and forth with the Huns, trying his best to close the gate.
Up and down the tower, the drums beat like thunder, and the shouts of killing were like boiling.
The horns of the Huns were also sounding, and the fighting between the two sides was unprecedentedly fierce.
Cao Cao was exhausted, but looking at Liu Wei, who was motionless with a sword in the Arrow Pavilion, his eyes were blood-red, he hacked the Huns in front of him, and roared: "I'd rather die than retreat, I am worthy of Hanchen!" ”
Liu Wei heard his roar, and Yu Guang skimmed over, seeing that he looked crazy, and his heart was heavy.
Zhang Liao's knife was very heavy, and Liu Wei raised his arm with a sore arm, and his shoulder trembled slightly.
Liu Wei's expression was like iron, he didn't move, and his eyes calmly looked around the battle situation on the city tower.
Yu Guang patrolled the city tower, and caught a glimpse of Dong Zhuo hiding under the shield, only the Huns killed before they were desperate, and they did not have the demeanor of a general.
There was still a fight on the city tower, and the Huns seemed to have made up their minds to arrest Liu Bian, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, the other three gates also had the Huns trying to attack the city, and the small city head of Shangdang County was suddenly under pressure.
The battle lasted for half an hour, and the two sides fell into a stalemate, fighting back and forth at the city gate, with rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.
On the city tower, Cao Cao was almost unable to hold on, and Xiahoudun was seriously overdrawn and was carried off the city wall.
Everywhere in Shangdang County, fireworks are all over the sky, bandits are endless, there are people going back and forth, soldiers and people are staggered, shouting endlessly, and making a mess.
"Your Majesty, there are Yellow Turban bandits attacking the East Gate!"
Suddenly, Zhang Liao hurriedly came over and said.
Whining~
The horns of the Huns suddenly became louder, and more Huns flocked to them.
Zhang Liao's eyes changed suddenly, and when he turned his head, the Huns' momentum was soaring, as if they wanted to take Shangdang County in one go!
The corners of Liu Wei's face were numb, holding a knife, and said lightly: "Continue to defend the city." ”
"Yes!" Zhang Liao gritted his teeth fiercely, turned around and went to defend the city again.
Cao Cao was stabbed deep in the chest, but he still refused to retreat, and continued to defend against the enemy.
The shouts of killing from the top of the city pierced through the sky, reaching an unprecedented level of intensity.
Almost all the soldiers in Shangdang County were mobilized and put up desperate resistance, but they were still in danger.
Zuo Li looked at Cao Cao with a cold gaze, and secretly hated in his heart, if it weren't for this person, how could the situation suddenly become like this!
"Kill!"
Suddenly, on the left and right sides of the south of Shangdang County, a large number of soldiers and horses appeared, rapidly approaching the direction of Shangdang County.
All the people on the head of the city were shaken and looked at it.
"It's reinforcements! It's reinforcements! ”
Someone saw the flag and shouted excitedly.
Cao Cao, Zhang Liao and the others looked at Liu Bian, who smiled and nodded.
The two of them swept away their tired looks, straightened up violently, and shouted: "Reinforcements have arrived, kill the enemy!" ”
The morale of the Han army in Shangdang County was greatly boosted, and the murderous spirit was like a rainbow.
Not far away, Sun Jian led 3,000 men and horses straight to the north gate, while Yu Fuluo rushed to the Huns' camp.
The Huns retreated like a tide, quickly gathered and prepared to evacuate.
Zhao Yun ran up at this time, raised his hand and said loudly to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty, please pursue!" ”
Seeing that he was covered in injuries, Liu Wei glanced at Cao Cao and Zhang Liao again, paused, and said, "Order two thousand men and horses, and go with Sun Jian." ”
"Command!" Zhao Yun was overjoyed, and went downstairs with a gun.
The situation in Shangdang County changed drastically, and the Xiongnu withdrew, and Yu Fuluo followed.
Zhao Yun led his men and horses to join Sun Jian, bypassed the south gate of Shangdang County, and pursued and killed the Bai Bo army.
Waiting for the situation to stabilize, Liu Wei slowly put down the long knife in his hand, and then he felt that his legs were already numb, his temples were beating violently, and he was breathing heavily.
Pan Yin and Zuo Li reacted, and hurriedly escorted Liu Wei downstairs and returned to the official office.
Cao Cao saw that the corners of his face were tense, and hesitated to follow.
Zhang Liao stayed to clean up the mess and control the soldiers and horses to avoid any more chaos.
When Liu Wei returned to the official office, he found that his back was already soaked, his legs were trembling, and his whole body was shaking.
He chased everyone away and curled up under the covers, feeling terrified.
"This brave emperor is not easy to be......" Liu Wei muttered to himself in a low voice, his eyes sour.
He wanted to come down many times, and if Pan Yin, Zhang Liao and others were talking, he also wanted to push the boat down the river, but an inexplicable courage in his heart made him support it!
The people outside the door were very sensible, they didn't bother Liu Wei, and they were busy with their own things.
It took half an hour for Liu Wei to calm down, take a bath, change his clothes, and when he came to the courtyard, he saw Cao Cao kneeling on the ground, and when he saw Liu Wei, he fell to the ground and said in a deep voice: "Minister Cao Cao is incompetent, please condemn Your Majesty!" ”
Liu Wei looked at his back and sighed in his heart: Lao Cao, you have to grow up as soon as possible.
It is foreseeable that after this return to the dynasty, there will be at least 80 if not 100 recitals for the impeachment of Cao Cao.
From Lu Zhi to Huangfu Song in Jingli, from Shangshutai to Da Sima Mansion, the impression of Cao Cao's ability will inevitably be greatly reduced, and it is likely that there will be no more opportunities.
Liu Wei just sighed, rolled up his sleeves, and said with a smile: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, what is there to ask for, get up." ”
Cao Cao knelt on the ground, still bloody, his face was dark, his eyes were bloodshot, he knelt on the ground and did not move, and said loudly: "The minister underestimated the enemy's defeat, so that it endangered His Majesty, the crime is unforgivable, and the minister asks Your Majesty to punish him heavily!" ”
Xiahoudun's official position was too low to be qualified to come in, so he knelt at the door at this time, lowered his head, and listened to Cao Cao's words, feeling very uncomfortable.
Cao Cao devoted himself to the country, regardless of himself, when Nai's luck was not good, not to mention that he had not made meritorious deeds, and he had repeatedly done bad things.
"I will be forgiven."
Liu Wei was now full of comfort, laughed, and said: "Get up, take a rest, I will give you another 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the whole army will go north, and I will clear all the bandits in the state!" ”
Cao Cao's eyes were like copper bells, and he didn't expect that Liu Wei not only didn't ask for the crime, but was willing to give him a chance!
His heart was like a roller coaster, with violent ups and downs, unable to calm down, and difficult to intercede in complicated moods, both grateful for the grace of heaven and angry at his own incompetence.
"Minister's decree, thanks!"
Cao Cao almost gritted his teeth and said, after getting up, he raised his hand solemnly like never before, took a few steps back, turned around and walked out.
When he went out, Xiahoudun followed him closely.
Cao Cao's breath was short, his chest rose and fell violently, and he shouted: "I, Cao Cao, swear to be a Hanchen and be loyal to Your Majesty, if I violate this oath, heaven and man will be punished!" ”
Xiahoudun nodded heavily, Your Majesty is really kind to Cao Cao.
Liu Wei was sitting in the pavilion, and as soon as he poured tea, Dong Zhuo came.
He strode up, his rough face was full of solemnity, and he saluted: "Minister Dong Zhuo, see Your Majesty!" ”
Liu Wei took a sip lightly and said with a smile: "Niu Fu Zhonglang has been assigned to Lu Envoy Jun, and Dong Qing's family is still loyal to the monarch and the country." ”
Dong Zhuo said: "It's all the duty of a courtier. ”
Liu Wei nodded, took two notes from Zuo Li's hand, and handed them to Dong Zhuodao: "These people are either colluding with bandits, or they are rebellious, the Qing family will take a thousand people, and they will be arrested according to the list, if there is disobedience, the Qing family will act cheaply." ”
Dong Zhuo took it without moving, looking at the list, his heart sank, either it was a big local family, or it was a side, all of them were famous, surnamed, and powerful families!
"Command!" Without hesitation, Dong Zhuo answered with a loyal face.
Liu Wei glanced at Zuo Li again and said, "Zuo Li, you follow Dong Qing's family, if there is anything inconvenient for Dong Qing's family to deal with, you can handle it." ”
"The villain leads the way." Zuo Li hurriedly responded, he was very happy in his heart, this is a good errand, it can not only expand his power, but also earn countless benefits!
Dong Zhuo took the list, hooked his waist, and left the official office one after the other with Zuo Li.
Liu Wei looked at his back, thought carefully for a while, and said, "Clean up and go to Taiyuan tomorrow." ”
The Xiongnu were defeated here, so it was impossible to continue the war, and they would only withdraw from the territory of Bingzhou and Dahan as soon as possible.
"I don't know if they will have any results......
Liu Wei had some expectations in his heart, but he also understood that nine times out of ten, he couldn't.
The Hun cavalry came and went like the wind, and in the territory of the state, only Gongsun Zhan's 3,000 white horses were considered cavalry, which was not enough to leave the Huns.
At the same time, Yu Fuluo took his thousands of men and horses, biting the Huns to the death, and chased them closely.
When the so-called enemies met, they were very red-eyed, even if it was dark, Yu Fuluo did not quit the army.
The Xiongnu also did not stop, they had received news that Han troops had rushed over from all over Bingzhou to encircle and intercept them.
With the defeat of the Xiongnu, the entire state seemed to shake.
Lu Zhi was coordinating the soldiers and horses of the entire Bingzhou, while encircling and intercepting the Xiongnu, and at the same time suppressing bandits everywhere, and he was determined to solve the bandit problem in the Bingzhou in one go.
In fact, the soldiers and horses gathered by the imperial court in Bingzhou are close to 100,000, which is the largest action in recent years.
When Liu Wei went to Taiyuan, Sun Jian and Zhao Yun were chasing the Baibo army, all the way from Bingzhou to Youzhou, and entered the territory of the Montenegrin army.
In the face of the layers of obstruction of Gongsun Zhan, Hua Xiong, Guo Yan, Niu Fu and others, the Xiongnu constantly changed their direction and rushed left and right.
Compared with the Han army, which had to take care of the cities in various places and appease the people, Yu Fuluo kept chasing the Xiongnu, shouting revenge, and he would not give up.
This way we chased to Yunzhong County outside the Great Wall.
The Xiongnu seemed to have eased up, and suddenly set up a position and fought with Yuvro.
Faced with the enemy who killed his father, Yu Fuluo was full of resentment and fell into it.
Yu Furo was obviously inferior in numbers, but he had the upper hand in momentum, and the two sides fought from noon to evening.
"Shan Yu, retreat!"
The people around Yu Furo said loudly. With the passage of time, the advantage of the battle situation shifted to the Xiongnu, and Yu Fuluo gradually lost power.
Yu Fuluo had already killed the red eye and said, "Slaughter the Marquis of the Beard Bone for me!" ”
The people around him guarded him and said, "Shan Yu, if we don't retreat, we won't be able to leave!" ”
Su Yufu Luo was just about to speak, when suddenly, from the direction of Dingxiang County, a group of soldiers and horses came to kill.
Yu Fuluo's expression was lifted, and he shouted: "Reinforcements have arrived, kill the traitor of the Marquis of Xubu Gudu!" ”
The short and fat Niu Fu came from the side and went straight to the rear camp of the Huns.
For a time, the Huns were in turmoil, and the battle situation changed rapidly.
And at this moment, there was a violent disorder in the Hun camp, as if there was a civil strife breaking out.
Yu Fuluo had been trying to get closer, and vaguely heard the Hun language in it, and suddenly shouted: "Kill! ”
He rushed to kill desperately, and the Hun camp had collapsed, and it was not waiting for Fuluo to be killed, one of them fled, and some of them stayed to surrender to Yufuluo.
In the camp, Yuvro found the body of the Marquis of the Bones of Subu!
Killed by his men.
Yu Fuluo looked at the corpse of the Marquis of the Xubu Gudu, his ambition was surging suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he said: "Just say that I killed the Marquis of the Xubu Gudu, hand over the body to the Han army, and the others, follow me back to the royal court!" ”
Burned dizzy, forgot the time, sorry for being late.
(End of chapter)