Chapter 63 - Boss Cao in Distress
Yuan Shao fought against the clam, but the fisherman's plan to benefit brought great benefits to Dong Zhuo, which also relieved his pressure.
Cao Cao could no longer sit still. The streets were filled with displaced people, the crying of children, the tearing of the people, and the idea of Dong Zhuo moving the capital was gradually implemented, kidnapped most of the wealthy businessmen and old ministers in Luoyang City, and the gold, silver and treasures were even empty, not to mention those who were useful to Dong Zhuo. In order to increase the downward pressure on the Allies, Dong Zhuo personally ordered the Xiliang army to burn, kill and rob in Luoyang City, and do all kinds of evil.
This also made some poor people unable to migrate outside the city.
The common people were thinner and thinner, with yellowish-waxed faces and ragged clothes. Some people were covered with blood. Although the blood had solidified, they still looked so intimidating.
The old man who was walking in front of him was covered with dust, his eyes were covered with blood, and his clothes had long been torn to pieces. He was swaying left and right with the wind, his legs were tilted a little, and his whole body was covered with blood. Cao Cao stood on the horse's head, watching all this quietly.
"Dong Zhuo is not a human being for me..." Cao Cao cursed angrily, and then ordered the soldiers behind him to distribute some dry food to these ordinary people, which can be regarded as doing some good deeds for the ordinary people. Although they will not be able to eat enough, they can survive a little.
As a generation of heroes, Cao Cao is also a traitor and a slick man, but Yu Dongzhuo's cruelty is still a little far apart. Seeing the scene in front of him, the kindness in Cao Cao's heart was also inspired.
Cao Cao led the army to continue moving forward. It is necessary to catch up with Dong Zhuo and others, and sent out a batch of sentries. After receiving the news, it was all Dong Zhuo's subordinates who killed innocent people indiscriminately, but they never got Dong Zhuo's accurate news.
"The troops must catch up with Dong Zhuo as soon as possible," Cao Cao urged.
"Lord, now our army is moving forward rashly, without strong support behind us. Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army is also brave and good at fighting, and none of them are good at fighting... Once the two armies conflict, the consequences will be unimaginable at that time." Cao Ren reminded Cao Cao with his fists.
"Now, Dong Zhuo, who has brought the emperor and many court ministers to Chang'an, has now turned into a ruin in Luoyang. As ministers, we should serve the country. Don't say much, listen to my orders." Cao Cao said firmly.
The dark night seemed to be smearing heavily on the sky, without even the glimmer of stars. The twilight fell quietly like a large gray net, covering the entire earth.
Cao Cao quickly ordered people to raise a torch and set up camps on the spot. He continued to chase Dong Zhuo and others tomorrow. The continuous running of several days has exhausted Cao's army and was exhausted.
The melodious sound of horse hooves was sometimes far away and sometimes near. From a distance, I could only see the flying sandstorm rolling, and instantly the drums were loud, and Hua Xiong suddenly led his troops to fight.
Hua Xiong laughed and said, "As the Prime Minister saw, someone really moved forward rashly. It seems that I will make great contributions today."
Cao Cao woke up in panic, walked out of the camp quickly, picked up the sword beside him and pointed directly at Hua Xiong's forehead. "You people who help the evildoers, hold the emperor hostage, bully the people, and take their lives. Get off the horse and surrender quickly."
Hua Xiong cursed: "You villains don't even get off the horse and surrender, so that grandpa will waste his time."
Cao Ren also led his troops to fight with Hua Xiong at the first time. The two fought together without a chance of winning and losing, and the two armies entered a stalemate.
The sound of horse hooves played drums on the ground, and a sad and vigorous neighed. Another army broke out from the right. This person was Li Jue, a subordinate of Dong Zhuo.
Cao Cao was shocked in an instant and broke out in cold sweat. The Liangzhou army was brave and good at fighting, with rich experience and tacit cooperation. Now there was a Hua Xiong that made him unable to bear it and added a Li Jue. It seems that this time it must be a life-threatening life.
However, the Western Liang cavalry fled all the way, and the soldiers were a little tired. In addition, Cao's army occupied the favorable terrain. It was possible to turn defeat into victory. Cao Cao hurriedly ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead troops to meet the enemy and commanded the soldiers to arrange troops.
The sound of killing sounds on the battlefield was loud. Cao Cao was well-trained and his soldiers were not weak. In addition, the generals of each unit were brave and brave, and the two armies were in a stalemate.
Suddenly, the drum sounded again on the right, and the sound of killing came everywhere. Guo Si led his troops to kill him. The leader Guo Si raised his sword and shouted: "Cao thief quickly dismounted and died." Cao Cao was shocked and could only divide the army into part again, and hurriedly ordered Cao Hong to lead his troops to meet the enemy.
The three groups of soldiers and horses were killed together, the enemy was large and we were few. The Xiliang army had many generals and brave soldiers. Cao's army could not resist and could only retreat step by step. Hua Xiong was so angry that so many people besieged a small Cao Cao. Even though he could not take him down, he personally led a thousand iron cavalry into Cao's army, wanting to take the head of a million troops directly. Although Cao's army was defeated and directly dispersed the Cao army formation, he did not even see Cao Cao's figure, and then he could only rode the horse Yang army to directly take the central army.
Seeing Hua Xiong leading the army, his posture seemed to be unstoppable without catching Cao Cao, Cao Ren hurriedly brought people to kill him: "Lord, go quickly, after I come to the section, lord hurry up and escape."
At this time, failure was inevitable. There were too many enemies. Cao Cao had no choice but to gather the remaining defeated generals and flee north.
Xin Hao and Huaxiong just led his troops to chase after him for a while, then began to clean up the battlefield and count the spoils, and did not chase Cao Cao.
The battle consumed a lot of physical strength. Every soldier was hungry. The soldiers lay on the ground regardless of the cold ground, gasping for breath. The overnight pursuit had caused every soldier to be overdrawn.
Seeing that the soldiers were tired and the enemy did not catch up, Cao Cao ordered the army to camp on the spot, bury the pot and cook rice, rectify for a while, and then make plans.
Looking at the remnants behind him, Cao Cao felt extremely desolate. Cao Cao burst into tears in an instant. He used to be more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but now there are only 3,000 people. Thinking about the great ambitions and how many ambitions were written, I thought of reviving the Han Dynasty and becoming a meritorious person and planning a good world for the people of the world, but I didn't expect that this would end up like this.
At night, everyone had already fallen asleep. Suddenly, the sound of drums shook the sky, and there were sounds of killing sounds coming from all around. It turned out that Xu Rong led all the ambushers and attacked the camp at night. It seemed that Dong Zhuo was already familiar with all Cao Cao's actions.
"Cao Cao, why don't you dismount and accept surrender quickly, those who are willing to surrender are not guilty," Xu Rong shouted.
This loud shout made the Cao army soldiers think of surrender. At this time, Cao's soldiers were trapped and had no strength to fight. Many soldiers put down their weapons, raised their hands and knelt down to surrender.
Seeing this situation, Cao Cao sighed to the sky, "It seems that my life is over!"
Cao Ren rode his horse forward and said, "Lord, leave quickly, keep the green mountains there, and is not afraid of burning firewood. Even if I die in battle, I will let you escape."
Even though Cao Ren was brave and good at fighting, he had many scars on his body at this time, and only a few dozen personal soldiers were led by him.
Looking at this scene, Cao Cao smiled bitterly, now he was helpless and was about to dismount and surrender.
Suddenly, behind Xu Rongjun, there was a sudden shout of trembling, and sand and dust rolled. It turned out that Zifan led the army to arrive.
"Kill!" Zifan Fang swung his spear, and Dian Wei followed closely and rushed towards Xu Rong.
Just after a meeting, the Liangzhou army was instantly defeated. Seeing the waves of soldiers being dispersed by the iron cavalry, and Dong Zhuo personally instructed that Yu Zifan could not fight head-on, it would be no more worth the loss...
I originally thought that killing a prince was enough, but I didn't expect that Zifan would be ruined again. The impact of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry had already destroyed the formation of the Western Liang Army. If I did not retreat, I would be the one who was trapped in the siege by then.
"Retreat..." With Xu Rong's order, the Xiliang army began to retreat. It has to be said that the Xiliang army is an elite force, both in combat and retreat seem to be orderly, and there is no chaos in the army.
"Thank you, Brother Zifan, for saving my life! If I hadn't come, my life of Cao Cao would have been dead." With Cao Ren's support, Cao Cao walked forward alone, clasped his fists and said, "The life-saving good will be rewarded. Brother Zifan helped me twice. In my lifetime, I, Cao Cao, will repay me."
"Brother Meng De is polite. Dong thief is unrighteous, and everyone will be punished. Brother Tai's injuries must be cured." Zifan slowly helped Cao Cao up and clasped his fists.
Chapter completed!