The night was dark, the wind was howling, the rain was pattering, the Qingzhou soldiers were shouting in terror, running in confusion, and the light spots of oil-soaked torches were driving them away like a swarm of sharks.
All the camps within a radius of twenty miles were brightly lit or burning. The red fire was shining in the darkness. A streak of red lightning pierced the sky. Two booms overlapped and it was hard to tell whether it was an explosion or thunder.
"God is mighty." Tao Qian was shaken. He stood on the city gate tower, composed himself, wanted to say something, swallowed it back, and just squinted at the continuous heavy rain.
The shouts of "Wow" sounded like a tide, and an enemy army rushed out from the darkness. Cao Ren, as the commander of the partial division, led 3,000 personal troops to support...or more realistically, he was organizing the chaotic troops.
The military strategist immediately made a report. The governor was furious when he heard the report, and his face became more and more gloomy: "Does he want to die if he disobeys orders?"
The generals in Yu Jin were silent, and the governor's strategy was easy to understand, which was to "hold the stronghold and wait for changes."
Ye Qing's charge into the camp was limited by physical strength, and the Qingzhou soldiers' panic would not last long. No matter what, as long as it was delayed until morning, the chaos and injustice would be over.
This is not wrong, but it is only two battalions that are tragic. Once the third battalion is breached, it has reached the critical line of danger. If it is not saved, there will be a chain reaction, and the complete bombing of the camp is just around the corner.
Three of the southeastern ones were lost in the daytime battle, leaving 200,000 Qingzhou soldiers in the 15th battalion. No matter how good or bad they were, they were important bargaining chips in the confrontation. Three of them were breached at once, showing the ominous sign of a chain reaction. The situation was allowed to take a turn for the worse, and they failed.
It's right in front of you, why not take the risk...
Regardless of whether they agree with Cao Ren's decision or not, all the generals are well aware of the pros and cons and will never interrupt at this time... After the daytime battle, not only were their generals exhausted, but the sergeants were also extremely exhausted. There were no magicians in this dark and rainy night.
Support is by no means more soldiers the better.
Several generals sent by Yuan Shao watched with cold eyes, not only acting as temporary allies, but also assessing the strength and details of Cao's army.
The governor calmed down for a moment and realized that it would not help the situation and that he could not lose this loyal commander in vain. He immediately went out to watch the battle and ordered the magician to send a message: "Tell me to be filial and defend to the end. If you lose, retreat to the main camp."
"yes"
The message circulated among the magicians for seven miles and reached Cao Ren's ears in an instant.
At this time, he could only smile bitterly, while arranging more than ten thousand Qingzhou soldiers, slowly withdrawing from the remaining camp, retreating towards the main camp, and commanding three thousand elite rearguards to resist the pursuit of the red-armored light cavalry.
"The commander's rear team has been surrounded by enemy cavalry. If this continues, the enemies will all come towards us." A group of generals rushed over.
Cao Ren's eyes were firm: "This is the only way, and this is also my intention not to attract them and make them consume their physical strength. In this case, I just hope that each battalion can hold on, but when I see that the camp is alone and helpless, I feel so cold that I can't do anything.
come out?"
"This group of thieves..." The leader gritted his teeth, but when Cao Ren glared at him, his voice became softer.
"We are all our own people now," Cao Ren said, "I am not here to defeat Liu Bei's army, I am just here to encourage the Qingzhou barracks and stimulate them to hold on. Now as long as one can withdraw and return to the camp, the goal will be accomplished... This
As long as you know the plan, don't make it public."
The derogatory term "thief soldiers" can only be talked about in secret, but cannot be put on the table. Cao Ren also has a headache in commanding such a bandit soldiers. In the past few days, any situation has arisen, except for taking action against his own friendly forces.
But he didn't know that in the history of the earth, when the war situation was chaotic and Cao Cao's whereabouts were unknown, the Qingzhou soldiers had no scruples and really robbed their own friendly troops, not to mention money and goods, even their armor and clothes.
He even stripped off his underwear and even kidnapped the general and asked for ransom. Cao Cao was so angry that he was half-dead. However, Cao Cao had to lead his troops to attack the Qingzhou barracks to save the whole army from chaos.
At this time, Cao Ren set an example and could not abandon these ten thousand burdens. He could only order the generals to return to command and minimize the casualties of the three thousand regular troops.
When these generals returned, they faced the red-armored cavalry. Seeing that the soldiers were too tired to resist, they could only encourage their morale and say: "Don't be afraid, hold on."
"Youzhou horses can only charge three or four times at a time. If they let go of their energy, we can escape...
"I'll be back safely soon...ah..."
More than a thousand red-armored cavalrymen suddenly separated into an avenue. In the shocked eyes of the three thousand Cao Jun soldiers, two hundred heavy cavalry in human and horse gear appeared on the opposite side - Xiliang heavy war horses were covered with horse armor, and the knights were wearing raincoats.
, wearing Mingguang armor, this heavy plate armor is obviously only for generals... What's even more terrifying is that each of them exudes the fierce murderous aura of a hundred battles, and they are all carefully selected veterans.
"It's an armored cavalry." Cao Ren was immediately excited, knowing that this was a real killing machine. He didn't have time to think where Liu Bei would get such a lot of money and iron to build the horse, and he immediately knew that he had fallen into a trap.
He reacted quickly before the battle and immediately made arrangements: "Stop immediately, form a spear formation, use Taoist magic, and prepare to shoot down Ye Huolei..."
Opposite, heavy war horses were trotting and accelerating. The ground shook like thunder. Two hundred horsemen spread out in three rows, and heavy lances up to seven meters long were lowered.
Cao Jun only had time to form two layers of thin spear formations, barely able to get the strength of the magicians to help, when he saw that the heavy cavalry was charging at high speed, and a series of icy gazes were cast from under the hood.
The forest of spears is dark, the red tassel blooms in the wind, the cold light flashes on the head of the spear, and there is a hint of... gun aura
This veteran of the Baiye family fought several times on the ground and down below. Although there was only a trace of gun aura in this moment, two hundred resonances vibrated into the air with a deep roar, which had already scattered the first layer of the gun forest.
"Boom -" The next moment, the torrent of steel directly smashed through the two layers of gun formations. Guns, knives, iron armor, and human bodies were as fragile as tissue paper in front of the continuous rows of gun gas, crushing a bloody thoroughfare.
More than a thousand red-armored light cavalry followed closely, widening the wounds of the formation. Their weak and shapeless resistance, not to mention poking through their red armor, even their coir raincoats and bamboo hats were not scratched much.
At this time, everyone in Cao's army was frightened. Although they heard Cao Ren shouting loudly, the organized resistance was so weak that they only held back for a while. As another thousand red-armored and heavily-armed infantry arrived, they immediately
collapsed.
"Killing" Cao Ren refused to retreat under the commander's banner. Under such circumstances, hundreds of soldiers immediately set up a defensive array.
"Charge!" Someone gave the order with a hoarse voice, and the armored cavalry ran over directly to the big flag. Suddenly, they were met with several sharp roars, and a splash of blood instantly spattered - this soldier among the soldiers
There is a sharpshooter.
But this is a drop in the bucket after all. The horses neighed, and the horse hoofs kicked up the slippery soil. The thunderous sound of the horse hoofs shook the entire array. The steel and armored cavalry rushed into the enemy's formation in an instant. The impact of several tons hit the enemy's body, and there was a sudden cry.
, screams, and the muffled sound of human bodies being smashed filled everyone's eardrums.
There was a continuous muffled sound of flesh colliding with each other, and with the crisp sound of broken bones, hundreds of people instantly disappeared under the hooves of the armored horsemen, turning into human skins spread on the ground.
"Ah" Cao Ren roared angrily, but faced with such an impact, he shuddered and saw the body of his own soldier broken into several pieces. His facial features, including the bloodshot eyeballs, were all clearly visible, showing great fear.
Before the charge could stop, he hit Cao Ren hard. At this moment, along with the flash of light on his body, there was a loud cracking sound, and the seven-meter heavy lance broke.
This was the defensive talisman on Cao Ren. Even so, facing the impact of several tons, he groaned, fell out, and fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing the fall of the commander's flag at the rear, the Wanqingzhou soldiers in front suddenly burst into an uproar, their fighting spirit completely gone. They broke through the obstruction of the supervising team and started running wildly - thus decisively abandoning the friendly troops at the rear and completely ignoring the kindness of being rescued.
His true nature is undoubtedly revealed.
The armored cavalry's charge slowed down. Every charge they made consumed a lot of horsepower. It was definitely not the task of the heavy cavalry to pursue the enemy.
And this is when Qingqi really comes into play.
Zhang Fangbiao, the leader of the team, shouted and chased him. He caught up in the blink of an eye. How could his footsteps match the speed of the horse?
Thousands of people abandoned their armor. When they finally saw that they could not escape, they suddenly fell into darkness and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Zhang Fangbiao ignored him when he saw it. He picked up Cao Ren's helmet and flag and trotted around the camp in a show of force. Even the main camp could see the broken flag under the firelight from a distance. All the soldiers were filled with grief and anger.
"It's a pity that my son is so filial..." the governor sighed, rationally suppressing the uncomfortable surge in his heart, thinking about the loss of another general.
Cao Chun and others had already burst into tears: "Brother..."
When he was young, Cao Ren was good at bowing, horse riding, and shooting. He did not practice martial arts, but he was sincere to his brothers. As an adult, he became strict, prudent and martial, and he was very popular among the clan brothers, second only to his eldest brother Cao Cao.
Even the older Xia Houhan was angry: "Zi Lian and Zi Xiao will definitely seek repayment from the big-eared thief."
This sentence recalled what happened to Cao Hong in the past two days. Thinking of the losses he suffered from Ye Qing again and again, the governor's face turned livid and pale.
But when the generals asked for a fight, the governor confirmed the situation of the magician and shook his head for a moment: "Without the protection of Taoism, you fell into Ye Qing's trap in the past. How can your flesh and blood body be worth the power of Ye Huolei?"
"Wait a little longer..." was all he could say.
"Okay, come back and attack the fifth battalion." Ye Qing sent a message from a distance and recalled Zhang Fangbiao who was going crazy.
From the beginning to the end, Ye Qing only paid attention to this sentence. He invested only 3,000 infantry and cavalry, and directly defeated Cao Ren's 3,000 and 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers. He also took advantage of Cao Ren's lack of troops to personally lead the 7,000 main force to break through.
Cao Ren originally guarded the fourth branch camp.
This time the battle situation changed, and the Qingzhou soldiers near the two branch camps turned pale and their morale was greatly reduced. Now facing the fifth battalion pointed by Ye Qing's soldiers, they felt like falling into the ice abyss, with no fighting spirit left.
Some even clamored: "How can we fight if there is a meteor punishment?"
"Don't be afraid, these are just Taoist products..." Several other magicians stationed in the assisting defense camp shouted, mobilizing their few remaining mana to jointly intercept and shoot down two Ye Huolei, both of whom were killed on a small scale in mid-air.
It exploded and did not exert its power.
Hong Zhou, who was commanding the Fire and Thunder Team, came over in a cold sweat: "My lord, Ye Huolei can't withstand this kind of wear and tear, maybe he can use a disguised wooden thunder. His opponent has little power. Do you want to take a gamble?"
Chapter completed!