This battle was beyond Cao Cao's expectations.

It was also unexpected by Cao Ying's generals.

In their imagination, Lu Bu has entered his twilight years, and he must not be as capable as he was at the beginning, so he should be able to complete the quick kill with one rush.

As a result, Lu Bu proved to everyone with his actions that with Lao Tzu here, the world's martial artists will never want to cross this hurdle.

What they didn't expect was that not only Lu Bu could fight, but among the three people who suddenly killed, except for Wei Yue, who knew him, two fresh faces were also able to fight.

Especially the spear man in silver armor chased into this village alone, giving people a sense of pride in the world.

A rain of arrows poured on both sides of the Cao Ying stockade failed to keep up with his speed, and a captain and two military marquis joined forces to block him, but they were swept away by Ma Chao's shot, and the horse pistol behind the wrong horse stabbed the captain over, and before the two military marquis reacted, he had galloped away like a gust of wind.

There were many obstacles along the way, all of them were hit by Ma Chao's gun and swept the horse out of a bloody road, he was just such a person, facing the sergeants pouring out from both sides of Cao Ying's army like arrows piercing the clouds, and even Pang De couldn't catch up with him.

Is this guy crazy, Cao Cao, who looked back from time to time, only felt that the comer was like a tiger coming down the mountain, and no one could stop him.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu also looked at it, but no one dared to turn back, but they were not afraid of Ma Chao, after all, there was no one to guard Cao Cao now, and once Lu Bu rushed in with people, it would immediately become a purgatory battlefield.

Compared with restraining Ma Chao, it is obviously more important to protect Cao Cao.

Along the way, the tiger head Zhan golden gun left and right, there is no enemy in front of him, and those who are close to three steps are all splashed with blood on the spot.

But as he slowly deepened, more and more Cao troops besieged him, like a tide, and finally stopped his momentum.

After all, this is a camp of 80,000 or 90,000 people, and Fa Zheng has made a suggestion before choosing the plan of fighting generals, and the sergeants in the village are mainly guarded, and they cannot be taken lightly, and at this moment, the effect has finally been seen.

The speed of the war horse slowed down, Ma Chao was not afraid, as soon as he pulled the reins, he jumped in the flying sand, and after running into the crowd, the spear pierced the chest of a recent sergeant, and with his amazing strength, he swept it up, and there were seven or eight people in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the tiger-headed Zhan golden spear swept backwards, and the sharp tip of the spear pierced the throats of five or six Cao army soldiers, and the blood mist filled the air.

"Let you go together, I'm not afraid!" Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, at this moment, he was alone in the Cao army team of thousands of people, like a cheetah that jumped out, and no one could stop him.

Blood splashed like ink, Ma Chao's face, body, and even the flying sand were dyed red, but his spear never stopped, and several people died every time he moved.

On the other hand, Cao Jun, even though there were many people, some wanted to sneak attack Ma Chao's back, some wanted to restrain his spear, and some even stabbed Li Feisha's buttocks, but none of them succeeded.

As Ma Chao, who has long been accustomed to charging into battle and winning the reputation of stepping on a horse to Xiliang by killing the Qiang tribe with the courage of one person in that barren land, he knows too well how to deal with this situation when he is alone.

He would not stay in the same place for more than five breaths at all, and every time he killed a piece, he would immediately instigate flying sand, or rushing forward, or jumping, irregular, and unstoppable, like a messenger of seducing souls harvesting the lives of mortals.

It's back, and the feeling is finally back!

Ma Chao was not only not afraid, but even enjoyed this feeling very much, he fell in front of Zhao Yun, and was ravaged by Lu Bu, Ma Chao was once a Dao heart collapsed.

But on the bloody battlefield, he felt that the once dazzling Jin Ma Chao was back.

Just when Cao Jun and everyone were helpless, a commotion suddenly broke out from the back of the encirclement.

Shuofeng Hanmang's sword swept under the thousands of troops, and the five Cao soldiers flew out as if they had been hit on the back by the city hammer, and after sticking to the crowd in front, they overwhelmed more than ten people.

"Nan'an Pang Lingming is here, who dares to make a mistake!" Pang De rushed into the crowd, the long knife in his hand swept left and right, playing a big opening and closing, and Cao Jun fell one by one.

There were only two of them, but thousands of Cao Jun were helpless.

Cao Cao, who finally hid outside the tent of the Chinese army and was escorted by the Tiger Army, watched this scene, opened his mouth, and turned into a long sigh, "I originally thought that Zhao Zilong's posture under Xiaoguan City was invincible in the world, but I didn't expect to meet such a fierce general here." ”

"Lao Xu, you protect Sikong, the others, kill me with me!" Dian Wei could finally let go of his hands and feet, so he ordered Zhang He and Xu Huang to accompany him.

Taking advantage of the height of the wooden steps of the Chinese military tent, Cao Cao glanced intently at the outside of the stockade, it was dusty, and it was obvious that Lu Bu had also rushed in with people.

It's not surprising at all, fighting at the door of his own stockade, and was killed by a Wu Lan, Mingjin escaped, how could Lu Bu not try to be reckless under this momentum.

What's more, the fences and antlers outside the stockade were smashed by the thunderbolts, and they could no longer serve as guards.

He said in a deep voice: "Let Ling Bao, Deng Xian and Liu Bi all lead their troops to surround them, and be sure to stop them!" ”

At this moment, Cao Cao was very glad that he listened to Fa Zheng's words, and did not rashly let them lead his troops to guard both sides of the stockade to prepare for pursuit, but as the depth of defense.

Otherwise, today's troublesome military turmoil, and Lu Bu rushed like this, he would really dare to kill the stockade.

When Dian Wei and the others approached, Lu Bu rushed to the battlefield first, and he couldn't help but feel a little happy when he saw the scene in front of him, this stunned young man was not only impulsive, but his strength was also able to put it on the table, and he immediately picked up Fang Tian's halberd to help in the battle.

However, the speed of reinforcements in the rear is not slow, especially the cavalry, the antlers in the stockade are criss-crossed, and the cavalry can't do a horse Pingchuan sprint, after all, not everyone has a red rabbit horse, ordinary obstacles can be jumped over, they can only continue to bypass these obstacles, and the speed is naturally not fast.

Ling Bao, Deng Xian and Liu Bi, who were originally ambushed on the left and right sides of the Chinese military tent, each led their troops to rush out of the formation.

Crossbowmen, pikemen, shield men, and axe men were lined up in an orderly manner, and at this time, more than 20,000 Lu troops were also killed.

The sergeants who had originally surrounded Lu Bu, Ma Chao and Pang De began to disperse under the shouts of Dian Wei and Zhang He, so that the prepared troops in the rear would not be disrupted by the formation.

The rain of arrows poured by the Cao army could not pose a threat to Lu Bu, Ma Chao and others at the forefront, but the follow-up cavalry was still shot a lot.

Lu Bu danced his halberd to block the arrows, and at the same time commanded the cavalry to break through.

At this time, the movement of the cavalry is actually very inconvenient, there is no way, the tents in the stockade and the rejection of horses are all obstacles, which is also a problem that the village has to face.

If you want to get close as soon as possible, you must give way to the shield soldiers behind you and let them get close to this distance.

Ma Chao didn't seem to care about this set at all, and carried out the reckless word to the end, rushing forward in the face of the rain of arrows, the tiger head Zhan golden gun stabbed down, lifted a shield weighing dozens of catties, and after stabbing the shield soldiers with one shot, the tip of the gun was pestle, and he jumped with the help of his strength, and kicked hard in front of a row of shields.

The shield-bearers who had been trained were top-notch in terms of strength and endurance, but they couldn't withstand the kick and fell to the ground one after another.

This kid is too similar to when I was young, Lu Bu only felt angry and funny, and he didn't care about many and rushed up to help.

With the three-yuan warrior to open the way, the shield array that was already killed without a hole was missing, and Rao had two rows that couldn't withstand their dazzling killing moves, and the shields were either overturned or shattered.

Lü's saber and axe men were able to take advantage of this opportunity to rush forward, and the two armies began the bloodiest hand-to-hand combat.

Except for Xu Chu, who was guarding Cao Cao, all the generals of Cao's army rushed to the front line to fight.

This is not a close battle, it can be seen with the naked eye that the Lu army has pushed the front forward all the way, not to mention destroying the withering and decaying, but also occupying the advantage.

After all, this team is the most elite in the entire Lu Lin Group, not to mention the elite of a hundred battles, but they are all the troops who have fought many vicious battles.

In addition, the fifty percent armor rate is not good, and the number of sword and axe men who went first is not large, but all of them are wearing triple armor, and the knives of ordinary sergeants cannot be cut at all, and even bows and arrows cannot be pierced when they fall on it.

Cao Cao, who was standing at the door of the Chinese military tent, watched this scene, and a piercing chill came from the depths of his back, and even his breathing became more and more rapid.

I have prepared so much, I shouldn't be worn by their recklessness.

He rolled up his sleeves and ran to the war drum next to him, and after holding the drumstick, he beat it desperately, and the main man beat the drum to cheer.

After all, this is Cao Jun's home field, eighty or ninety thousand people, even the tactics of adding oil can make Lu Jun's scalp numb.

Seeing the waves of sergeants falling, and finally barely stabilizing the momentum of the Lu army's advance, Cao Cao finally shouted at Xu Chu: "Quick, take the Tiger Ben army to kill from the flank!" ”

"Sikong, but you."

"Go!" Cao Cao didn't give Xu Chu a chance to finish speaking, so he shouted loudly.

"The two of you will bring someone to stay here, and the others will come with me!" Xu Chu could only lift the Huoyun Knife, and after instructing the two centurions, he led people around.

The Lü army was brave and well-equipped, the Cao army was numerous, had a geographical advantage, and had the most elite tiger army to help in the battle, and the situation seemed to have finally improved.

This battle was fought until the end of the day, and the Lü army was finally willing to withdraw.

Originally, once such a battle retreated, it would definitely be an endless pursuit, but Cao Cao didn't dare to let the soldiers leave the stockade too far, and just symbolically drove a distance to make people mingle.

After all, this battle has been fought for most of the day, and who knows if Lu Jun directly chose to transfer all the soldiers and horses in Tongguan to the end.

At this time, once Lu Bu chose stud, Cao Cao asked himself if he was powerless to resist.

The black curtain began to shroud over this land, and it also shrouded the hearts of everyone in Cao Jun.

The Lu army retreated, not defeated, but because their losses in such a fight were not small, and there was no backup, so I was afraid that they would suffer a loss if they continued to fight.

But when they cleaned up the battlefield, they all knew that the corpses on the ground were more than Cao Jun's Lu Jun.

And they also knew that there were still tens of thousands of Lu Bu's new troops in Tongguan, and a village with a destroyed wall would not be able to resist the attack of the Lu army.

Tomorrow, it is not known how many people will survive.

Cao Jun, who was carrying the corpses, was like ashes, the cold wind was cold, and he was terrified in his heart, such a team had no combat effectiveness.

"Xiaozhi, am I really going to die here?" Cao Cao felt the frustration pervading the army, and his heart couldn't help but feel sad.

In the west, north, and east directions of the Central Plains, Xuzhou is the weakest, but he resolutely chose Sizhou in the west, just because he felt that Lu Bu could handle it easily.

In addition, Fazheng's conspiracy is too subtle, containing many mysteries, once it is acted, it will be as difficult to stop as a conspiracy.

But who would have thought that Lu Bu would use such a blunt method and succeed in one fell swoop.

No casualties were counted in this battle, but it is estimated that the number of dead is approaching 20,000, not counting the wounded.

The stockade in front of him is just a façade, and it can't bring shelter to his own troops at all, even if a few thunderbolts at the door have been destroyed, but tomorrow Lu Bu only needs to bring tens of thousands of fresh troops over, and it will really be like rolling thunder sweeping the autumn wind and falling leaves.

Fa Zheng frowned tightly and did not answer Cao Cao.

He didn't know what he could say, after all, it wasn't just Cao Cao, he didn't expect this battle to be like this from the beginning.

On this wilderness, if you retreat, I am afraid that you will be eaten up by the cavalry of the Lu army one by one.

Once defeated again this time, the Central Plains will be tantamount to giving up to Lu Bu.

Liu Bei of Jingzhou is afraid that he can't bear to take advantage of the fire to rob, and even Yizhou, which has just arrived, will be in civil strife.

He knew that Cao Cao was not exaggerating, and now it was really a matter of life and death.

The cold wind poured into the tent made people feel that their faces hurt, and Fa Zheng picked up the hot tea he had just brewed to warm his body, but found that the tea was cold after only a moment.

Looking at the sad face reflected in the teacup, he seemed to think of something in a trance, his eyes flashed with surprise, he put down the teacup and laughed: "Sikong, God bless, there is a way below!" ”

In Tongguan, there was no large-scale celebration banquet, but today's military exploits were registered in detail.

In fact, strictly speaking, there was also a celebration banquet, at least the soldiers did not need to eat dry food, and everyone had meat to eat today.

It's just that there is no wine.

Because, tomorrow will launch a general attack on Cao Cao, and wine will be a bad thing.

The western part of Cao's camp was first smashed by thunderbolts, and then the gap was greatly enlarged by the army, and they couldn't repair it in one day.

Without the camp as protection, Lu Bu of course planned to attack directly.

Besides, he also saw in today's battle that the combat effectiveness of this Cao army is far from being comparable to that when he was in Xuzhou.

In the final analysis, his troops are mixed with the Yizhou Army, the Jingzhou Army and the Central Plains Army, and the equipment is not as sophisticated as his own, and his combat quality cannot be compared, isn't it normal to lose?

Of course, the casualties in today's battle are actually not small, and they have not yet been fully counted, but according to the situation when they returned, it is estimated that at least six or seven thousand people have been lost, and the wounded soldiers are counted separately.

But this does not prevent tomorrow's general attack, here in Tongguan, there are still forty or fifty thousand capable troops, afraid that he will not be able to take him Cao Cao?

"Wen Hou, today the dog killed in front of the battle, rushed into the enemy village without Wen Hou's military order, and asked Wen Hou to forgive his sins." In the council hall, there were roast chicken and lamb legs in front of everyone, but Ma Teng felt that he had no appetite and had to stand up and plead guilty for his stupid son.

Lu Bu chuckled and looked at Ma Chao, who laughed and scratched his head.

In fact, on the way back, he realized this problem, but he forgot his identity at that time.

As soon as Ma Teng said this, he also got up and arched his hand with interest: "Please forgive Wen Hou." ”

Lu Bu shook his head, "Don't worry, young man, it's normal to have some sharpness, but this temperament must also be restrained when it should be restrained, otherwise how can I rest assured that I will hand over a team to you in the future?"

Besides, you also made meritorious service before today's battle, and the thousands of Cao troops in the Cao army camp that you and Ling Ming stirred up were in chaos, which can be regarded as your merits and demerits. ”

"Thank you, Wenhou." Ma Teng pinched a cold sweat, the four words of merit and demerit sounded easy, but if Lu Bu wanted to gather the military heart of hundreds of thousands of troops, after all, he could not do without iron-like military discipline, so in Ma Teng's view, this was extremely precious.

But the point that Ma Chao heard was that Lu Bu wanted to give him an army, which was a great thing.

There are so many capable people under the command of Lu Jun, but there are actually few who can really lead the army independently, Zhao Yun is counted as one, Wen Chou is counted as one, Zhang Liao of course has nothing to say, it is all Lu Jun's team.

Others, that is, the opportunity to lead troops are all to do some garrison tasks, and rarely have the opportunity to fight.

Therefore, in Ma Chao's opinion, Lu Bu is taking himself as a confidant.

Does that mean that he can also teach himself the kind of killer moves that go against the principles of mechanics?

When I learn, I will go to Zhao Zilong to fight, I will definitely be able to beat him, and when the time comes, I will be the first fierce general under Wen Hou!

Ma Chao felt excited when he thought about this, and secretly swore that tomorrow's general attack would not be able to take his Cao Cao's head, and Dian Wei would always kill him.

At this time, Ma Chao just wanted to do a few more things to make Lu Bu happy.

Of course, I am also very happy to be able to raise soldiers and horses, but learning Lu Bu's unique skills is what really excites Ma Chao.

"Your merits will be recorded in the merit book, and after I break Cao, I will be rewarded for my merits." This sentence can be regarded as a summary.

On the battlefield today, in addition to himself, the most dazzling ones are, of course, Ma Chao and Pang De.

But during the war, several strong generals in Guanzhong were also very good, and the performance of Cheng Yin and Liang Xing was remarkable, and they could not be ignored.

Sometimes, a word or two from the master can be like a warm sun to dispel the haze in the hearts of the soldiers.

For this, Lu Bu has become more and more clear.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Lu Bu ordered his troops and horses to prepare to leave the customs, but the cavalry of the vanguard had just left the customs, and a scout ran back to report that a city had suddenly appeared in front of Cao's military camp.

Who sounds like this thing thinks it's a fantasy, Cao Jun's timber is only enough to garrison the village, and the sand and soil in this desert place can't be solidified, how can there be a city.

He asked Wei Yue and Man Chong to lead the Chinese army, and he, Ma Chao, and Pang De galloped towards the direction of Cao's army with 8,000 cavalry.

The journey of thirty miles, because of the flat river, arrived in only half an hour.

In front of me, a city appeared literally, which looked to be three feet high, and was covered with a layer of ice.

Lu Bu, Ma Chao and Pang De were all dumbfounded, and then looked at the city after looking at each other.

Is this a city of ice?

(End of chapter)