Chapter 468: Trading life for life, one arrow enters the body
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 468: Trading life for life, one arrow enters the body
I wonder if something happened to Mi Yang in that battle, and no matter how successful the battle was, Liu Bei would have thrown them directly into the Han River to pay homage to Mi Yang.
Then how could it not make Fa Miao feel extremely anxious?
When he saw thousands of Wei troops charging toward the hillside, Fa Miao immediately grabbed Mi Yang's legs and tried to pull him away.
It is true that there are not many soldiers guarding Mi Yang at present, but they are not stupid and will wait obediently for the Wei army to come and kill him.
Please leave now as soon as possible, then the Qianwei army will not be able to cause a threat to Mi Yang for a while.
Just to delay for a while, the reinforcements from Wu Yi and Wei Yan arrived.
Facing Wufa Miao's tug, Mi Yang did not show any pretense.
Mi Yang was afraid of death, but he didn't want to capsize in the gutter.
If Qian Wei's troops were not afraid of death in their charge, any wise person would know that Dangdong should avoid its sharp edge.
Anyway, the victory of the Han army is now a foregone conclusion, and he does not need to stay in the east to boost morale.
Before leaving from Shanshan Mountain, Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng beside him and warned:
"I will quickly go east and lead some elite troops to pursue Cao Zhen. I will definitely not let him escape!"
Ding Feng and Fa Miaofu were equally anxious.
Just ask Mi Yang not to offend and be willing to avoid danger temporarily. He is willing to listen to any orders Mi Yang gives.
After seeing Ding Feng accept the order, Mi Yang felt relieved and quickly retreated towards the other side of the hillside under the escort of nearly a hundred soldiers.
As he got closer and closer to the hillside, the sharp-eyed Fei Yao spotted a young general wearing Mingguang armor, who was retreating toward the east of the hillside under the escort of nearly a hundred Han troops.
As the biggest enemy of the Wei Dynasty, the Mingguang Armor had already become Mi Yang's symbolic armor. Fei Yao knew whether the young man was Mi Yang.
But no matter how anxious Fei Yao was, he could just watch Mi Yang getting further and further away from him.
Because the Zai Qianwei army led by Fei Yao was determined to die, their marching speed was certainly not slow.
However, no matter how fast they were, there were still many fleeing Wei troops blocking their way, not to mention that if they wanted to really attack Mi Yang, they would have to step on a hillside.
The unfavorable objective environmental restrictions made it impossible for Fei Yao to rush in front of Mi Yang for a while.
To make matters worse, the elite troops led by Wu Yi and Wei Yan, who were eager to protect the emperor, also arrived not far behind the Qian Wei army led by Fei Yao.
Among the two, the Han army led by Wei Yan was closer to Fei Yao's Wei army.
Wei Yan looked at Fei Yao's back with almost red eyes.
Since his family knew his own affairs, Wei Yan was not unaware that his character was disliked by many people. He also knew that the only two people in the Eastern Han Dynasty who could reuse him were Liu Bei and Mi Yang.
Among the two, Liu Bei is old, but Mi Yang is in his prime, so for his future plans, Mi Yang is absolutely sure to make no mistakes.
Now in Wei Yan's eyes, Fei Yao seemed not to want to attack Mi Yang, but to cut off his official career. How could Wei Yan tolerate this?
In anger, Wei Yan unknowingly accelerated his pace, and soon after, he reached behind Qian Wei's army with a sword in his legs.
If he quickly approached the Qian Wei army behind him, Wei Yan led hundreds of Han troops to break away from the flank.
As the loud shout of "Don't hurt my lord" rang out, Wei Yan held a broadsword on his leg and led hundreds of Han troops to attack from behind and charge into the formation of thousands of Wei troops.
Due to the rush to the hillside, the formation of the Qian Wei Army was not close. Coupled with Wei Yan's bravery, the formation behind the Qian Wei Army was quickly torn open by hundreds of Han troops.
That made it impossible for Fei Yao to lead the army forward.
If he hadn't returned to the army first to deal with the hundreds of Han troops in the rear, it wouldn't take long before thousands of Wei troops would have died in the attack of those hundreds of Han troops.
When Wei Yan's reinforcements arrived, Mi Yang, escorted by nearly a hundred troops, arrived at a camp on the east side of the hillside.
The reason why Yangping Pass can be called Tiandong Dangerous Pass is not only because of the steep terrain outside, but also because there are dozens of strong fortresses of various sizes outside Yangping Pass.
Those dozens of fortresses divided the entire exterior of Yangping Pass into many independent areas from west to east.
The connected structure of the camps outside the pass has fundamentally strengthened the defense of Yangping Pass.
When Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, with the powerful military strength of the Wei army, the city gate of Yangping Pass was actually breached.
But after breaking through the Yangpingguan city gate, the densely packed camps outside the pass once again became an insurmountable chasm, blocking the Wei army's continued advancement.
Lao Cao was so angry that he almost asked to retreat.
Because of Liu Ye's accurate judgment and the good luck of the Wei army, the Wei army could not defeat Dongyang Pingguan back then.
In the same way, during the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei, who led countless elite troops to attack Yangping Pass for more than a year, was unable to occupy Yangping Pass for that reason.
Yangping Pass is a dangerous pass, but at the same time it is a huge military camp straddling the mountains.
I wonder if Yangping Pass has that kind of special structure. Even if Mi Yang tried to lure Cao Zhen with an empty city strategy, he would never let the Wei army easily break through the gate of Yangping Pass.
After returning to the first military stronghold and being safe, Mi Yangma climbed up to the stronghold wall and watched the battle in the east.
Although the Wei army led by Fei Yao was all determined to die, how could Wei Yan's hundreds of Han troops not be the same?
But the will to die does not represent morale. The morale of the Eastern Han Dynasty army was certainly higher than that of the Wei army at that time.
Therefore, even if the number of Han troops in the east is smaller than that of Wei troops, when the two are fighting, they will not be evenly matched for a while.
But that situation was instantly reversed soon after Wu Yi came to the rescue with a large number of Han troops.
Both Wei Yan and Wu Yi were not strong generals, and the soldiers on their east side were now highly motivated. At first, Fei Yao could probably rely on the Wei army's numerical superiority to fight the Han army.
But when that only advantage disappeared, Fei Yao's Wei army's eastern position seemed to be doomed invisibly.
As time went by, Wei Yan and Wu Yi joined forces and led their troops to rush into the Wei army's exterior. Soon they were in front of Fei Yao.
Although Fei Yao was loyal, he was not a strong general. How could he withstand the combined attack of Wei Yan and Wu Yi?
Fei Yao fought with Wei Yan and Wu Yi for several rounds, but in an oversight, Wei Yan personally beheaded him with a long knife in his leg.
When Fei Yao's headless body fell towards the ground, the fighting spirit of the hundreds of Wei troops remaining in the east was instantly dissipated.
After defeating the Wei army, Wei Yan, who had no blood all over his body, picked up Fei Yao's head from the ground, came to Mi Yang from the east of the village with excitement, and held Fei Yao's head on his legs like a treasure.
Pass it to Mi Yang.
Looking at Fei Yao's bloodied and dead head, Mi Yang couldn't help but sigh: "That man is not a loyal and righteous man. Let's put his head and body together so that he can be buried alive."
He knew that he was going to die, but he was willing to die in Honghong. Even if he was in a different camp, it was enough to arouse the respect in Mi Yang's heart.
After sighing with emotion, Mi Yang looked at the battlefield in the east again.
In the east of successive ambushes, the 10,000 Wei troops had already been routed.
In the east, the Wei army was fleeing in all directions, and the Han army was chasing the Wei army everywhere. Of course, many Wei troops began to kneel down and surrender after discovering that Cao Zhen and others were missing.
But the point is that Cao Zhen is missing!
Although he had just sent Ding Feng to lead the army to pursue Cao Zhen, the news had not yet come back, and Mi Yang did not know whether Cao Zhen was alive or dead for a while.
If you don't die, it will certainly not be the greatest gain. If you don't live, then Mingyue's victory will inevitably leave you with nothing to regret.
Thinking of that, Mi Yang sighed again: "When you are the leader, what's wrong with using it!"
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard Mi Yang's emotion.
That sentiment was also expressed by Liu Bei back then, but it was Liu Bei's sentiment after Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan.
Did Liu Bei mean what he said at that time: If you want to sacrifice, just offer Zhang He's head. What's the use of asking for Xia Houyuan's?
Mi Yanghua of the Ming Dynasty used Liu Bei's emotions back then, and anyone could hear the regret in his heart.
After hearing those words, Wei Yan felt guilty in his heart.
Then he discovered that Wu Yi, who had been fighting with him just now, had already disappeared.
I wonder if Wu Yi decisively led the army to pursue Cao Zhen.
Thinking of this, Wei Yan couldn't help but secretly cursed Wu Yi for being cunning, saying that if he continued to lead the army to chase Cao Zhen, it would obviously be too late.
He could pray silently in his heart that Ding Feng and Wu Yi would not let Mi Yang down.
Compared with Mi Yang's side who had Fei Wangcao, Cao Zhen's side looked very embarrassed.
Although Cao Zhen's strategy successfully delayed most of the Han army's pursuit of him, it created a good opportunity for him to escape.
But many roads behind him were already covered in fire.
Is this a big test for Cao Zhen?
But I have to say that Cao Zhen really deserves to be trained by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao also faced a similar situation to Cao Zhen during the Battle of Puyang. His retreat was blocked by a raging fire.
And what did Cao Cao do back then?
It's simple, one life for another.
To the east of Cao Zhen's strict order, his soldiers had no choice but to go forward and use their own flesh and blood to roll across the ground that was burning with fire.
The flammable substance Mi Yang used was not stone grease after all.
Whether fires caused by ordinary flammable materials can be extinguished with flesh and blood was already verified by Cao Cao back then.
When dozens of Wei soldiers waded through the fire without fear of death, the fire blocking Cao Zhen's front was really extinguished in the rolling east.
When Wang Shuang saw this, he immediately carried Cao Zhen on his back and fled through the passage that he had finally filled with his life.
In this way, Cao Zhen could escape safely, but the Wei troops who were responsible for opening the way...
Even if you don't mention it, Cao Zhen doesn't care about their lives anyway.
After escaping from the encirclement of the fire, the open city gate of Yangping Pass not far away was already in sight.
Seeing that scene, Cao Zhen's face showed an excited smile. Does that give him hope for life?
Not long after Cao Zhen was happy, the Han army's pursuers from behind had already arrived.
The one who led the attack was Ding Feng.
Although Ding Feng was unable to gather too many Han troops for a time due to the chaos on the battlefield, he also brought hundreds of Han troops to the east of the gathering to pursue Cao Zhen.
On the other hand, Cao Zhen's side only has hundreds of Wei troops following him.
Can the two sides be said to be equally matched in terms of numbers, but what about their momentum?
When Ding Feng screamed and led hundreds of Han troops to attack from behind, Wang Shuang had no choice but to put Cao Zhen away first. Then he picked up the weapon in his leg and led the remaining hundreds of Wei troops around him.
Block Ding Feng's troops.
The enemy was already chasing behind them, and they had no horses to rely on. If they didn't run away rashly, no one would be able to escape at first.
But Wang Shuang did not forget his mission. On the one hand, he led the army to resist the fierce attack of the Han army, and on the other hand, he protected Cao Zhen and kept retreating.
Fighting and retreating at the same time is the best portrayal of the Eastern Wei army's battle.
Ding Feng looked at Cao Zhen not far away. He wanted to break through the Wei army's obstruction as soon as possible, but Wang Shuang and other Wei generals knew that now was the time for them to fight for their lives.
In addition, Wang Shuang is indeed a rare warrior. If Ding Feng were not here, he might be able to compete with Wang Shuang, but Ding Feng does not have that kind of ability.
Due to Wang Shuang's bravery, the Han army was unable to successfully break through the Wei army for a while.
As the Wei army continued to retreat to the east, the Wei army quickly escaped from the city gate of Yangping Pass.
And not far outside the Yangpingguan city gate is the camp that Fei Yao built before.
If Cao Zhen and others were to escape into the Wei army's camp, then with the complete defense facilities of the Wei army's camp and the steepness of the Yangpingguan mountain road, Cao Zhen might really be able to escape.
Thinking of this, Ding Feng couldn't help but feel anxious.
He constantly commanded the Han army behind him to press forward. The Wei army also knew that they were about to escape, so their fighting will was also very tenacious.
Just as he was watching the Wei army flee into the camp, Wu Yi finally led his army behind Ding Feng.
Wu Yi saw that the mountain road outside the city was already crowded with soldiers from both sides, so he immediately led the soldiers to the city wall of Yangping Pass.
Taking advantage of his high position in Lindong, Wu Yi could easily see where Cao Zhen was.
Seeing that Cao Zhen was still within the range of the arrow, Wu Yi rushed to ask Zhu Dong to fetch a strong bow.
Although Wu Yi's bow skills are not as superb as Huang Zhong's, they are still good.
Wu Yi held his breath and took out an arrow and placed it on the bow string. At that moment, all his attention was focused on the fat mass.
But is Cao Zhen really too fat?
The fat body caused great trouble for Wu Yi to find the place where Cao Zhen wanted to harm him.
Cao Zhen was retreating continuously, and it was even more difficult to aim at his head at that time.
After taking aim for a long time, Wu Yi saw Cao Zhen quickly begging to get out of the shooting range. Wu Yi knew that he had no time.
Soon after, an arrow with overwhelming murderous intent came to Cao Zhen at an extremely fast speed, and before anyone could react, it shot directly into Cao Zhen's body.
A shrill scream instantly came from Cao Zhen's mouth.
After the Wei army saw that Cao Zhen had been hit by an arrow, they went crazy to block the Han army. Despite the Wei army's tenacious resistance, Cao Zhen was finally escorted into the camp by the Wei army.
Compared to Ding Feng's sigh, Wu Yi's face now showed an unreadable expression.
If he read it correctly just now, does it seem that what he shot was Cao Zhen's Eastern Body?
Well, he really didn't do it on purpose.
(End of chapter)
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