Chapter 1418 tug of war
The two sides fought fiercely, and Cao Jun fought with all his strength, but the attack power of the opponent's cavalry became more and more fierce, and finally they were defeated in pieces!
The defeated generals lost their fighting spirit and fled in all directions. Liu Xianjun's cavalry chased them from all sides. The entire Liu family mansion seemed to have turned into a hell at this moment, with corpses covering the ground and blood turning the pond into a blood pool!
Liu Xian's army attacked fiercely in various battlefields. Cao's army tried their best to resist, but they were defeated one after another.
I have to say that Cao Cao is very good at training his troops. After several months of training, these newly recruited officers and soldiers were able to fight Liu Xianjun to such an extent. It is really admirable.
At the same time, on the west bank of Surabaya, Ma Dai led the 5,000 men and horses left behind in the camp to fight fiercely with Cao Cao's 10,000 troops who came down from the mountains. The two sides were fighting inextricably.
At this critical moment.
Ma Dai suddenly heard the sound of surging horse hooves behind him, and couldn't help but turn around and look. He saw a cavalry force of about a thousand people galloping towards him from the west.
Ma Dai was confused and muttered: "Is it our army? Whose subordinates are they?"
Ma Dai looked far into the distance and suddenly realized that it was not his own cavalry at all. His expression suddenly changed and he shouted: "No!" Even though he wanted to divide his troops to resist, at this moment his troops were all engaged in a frontal battle.
There is no way to divide the troops.
Xiahou Dun led a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry into the camp and attacked Liu Xian's army from behind.
Liu Xian's army was in chaos, and the situation suddenly reversed.
Seeing that the situation was urgent, Ma Dai immediately led his troops to break out of the encirclement to the north and the camp was lost.
Xiahou Dun and Wang Shuang met. Wang Shuang clasped his fists at Xiahou Dun and said, "General, the situation in Xia Pi is critical. Let's go to rescue Xia Pi quickly!"
Xiahou Dun looked towards Xiapi City on the other side of Surabaya River, and heard a huge sound of fighting in the distance. He said to Wang Shuang: "Please ask the general to lead five thousand infantry to guard Gefeng Mountain, and I will send other soldiers and horses to support Xiapi City!"
Soon after, the 6,000 men and horses led by Xiahou Dun rushed to the suspension bridge between Gefeng Mountain and Xiapita Bridge. The soldiers and horses quickly crossed the Sishui River and ran straight towards the west gate.
At this moment, there was a sudden surge of people ahead, and many people ran out of the city.
Xiahou Dun was worried that he was an enemy, so he immediately ordered his army to stop advancing and prepare for battle.
Xiahou Dun sat on his horse and looked forward. He saw that the people running towards him were all his own officers and soldiers, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
After a while, the group of broken soldiers rushed to Xiahou Dun, and the leader shouted in a surprised tone: "General Xiahou!"
Xiahou Dun took a closer look and recognized that the man was Liu Ye, the guard in Xiapi whom King Wei had accepted his fate. He immediately stepped forward on his horse and asked, "Sir, how is the situation in the city?"
Liu Ye looked as if he had just recovered from the shock, and then said urgently: "General, our army has just been defeated. Maybe there is still time. General, please lead all the troops here to fight back immediately!"
Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "Sir, please stay outside the city." Then he raised his sword and shouted: "Everyone obeys the order and follows me to fight back. Anyone who dares to fight will be killed without mercy!" Then he urged!
He moved his war horse and ran straight towards the city gate.
The six thousand people brought by Xiahou Dun, as well as the defeated troops who escaped from the city, immediately followed Xiahou Dun and rushed towards the city gate.
At this moment, a crowd surged at the city gate, and a cavalry unit led by Ma Chao rushed out.
Xiahou Dun opened his eyes, raised his sword and shouted sternly: "Come with me!" Cao Jun shouted and charged towards the opponent's cavalry.
The opponent's cavalry urged their horses to charge, and the two sides immediately collided and started fighting.
Xiahou Dun bumped into Ma Chao, and the two started a fierce battle among thousands of troops. The sword and the spear collided fiercely, and an astonishing loud noise echoed over the battlefield!
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty rounds passed, and the two of them still couldn't decide the outcome.
At this moment, Cao Jun let out a huge shout and actually repelled Ma Chao's cavalry from the front.
Xiahou Dun was overjoyed, looked at Ma Chao, and said with a smile: "Your army has collapsed!"
Ma Chao smiled and said: "Isn't it too early to be happy now?"
Xiahou Dun smiled coldly, thinking that the other party was just being tough.
However, at this moment, the cavalry who had been retreating just now let out a huge shout, divided into two wings and swept towards the two wings of Cao's army!
This change came so suddenly that Cao Jun did not even react.
The cavalry rushed into the middle of Cao's army like a strong wind, and thousands of troops swept forward! Cao's army was caught off guard and was rushed to the ground!
The Tigers and Leopards rushed to the front to try to withstand the opponent's offensive. However, the number of Tigers and Leopards was too small, and numerous cavalry overflowed from both sides of the Tigers and Leopards, continuing to attack Cao's infantry, which was already in disarray.
Xiahou Dun, who was fighting Ma Chao, saw that his side was in a bad situation and felt anxious and angry.
However, as a general, he did not lose his cool because of this. He immediately deceived Ma Chao with a feint of his sword, turned his horse and ran back to his own army, leading his army to break away from the battle with Ma Chao's army and retreat towards Xiapita Bridge.
The Tower Bridge mentioned here is not the kind of Tower Bridge that modern people think of. In fact, it is just a dirt hill built on the east bank of the Sishui River. It is as high as the mountainside of Gefeng Mountain on the opposite bank, so that a suspension bridge can be built between the two.
Xiahou Dun and others led the army to retreat to Tower Bridge.
Ma Chao led a group of cavalry to rush in. Cao's army was almost unable to reach them in such a hurry. The entire army was overwhelmed by the cavalry led by Ma Chao, and was surrounded by danger.
At this critical moment, Wang Shuang led the troops stationed at Gefeng Mountain to rush over through the suspension bridge to assist in the battle, and finally stabilized the defense line.
Ma Chao couldn't attack for a long time, and he was worried that the battle in Xuan City was not over yet, so he gave up the attack and led his army to retreat into Xiapi, intending to attack the enemy here again after wiping out the remaining enemies in the city with all his strength.
Ma Chao retreated into the city and immediately ordered people to close the city gate. Then another group of soldiers and horses guarded the city gate. He himself led the rest of the troops into the city to kill the remaining enemies.
At the same time, Li Dian led hundreds of people to escape from Xiapi through the south city gate, bypassed the city and came to the Tower Bridge to join Xiahou Dun and others.
Liu Ye quickly asked: "How is the situation in the city?"
Li Dian shook his head and sighed: "The main force has been wiped out by the opponent. Although there are still people resisting, they are all sporadic troops. They are not strong enough and cannot hold out for long..."
Liu Ye said depressedly: "I didn't expect Xiapi to be lost after all!"
Xiahou Dun asked angrily: "The King of Wei gave you the important task of defending Xiapi. How did you do it? You abandoned Xiapi so quickly. It is simply unreasonable!"
Liu Ye and Li Dian were ashamed and speechless.
Chapter completed!