In the dark night, several cavalrymen galloped on the official road.
Originally, such a night was not suitable for galloping horses, even if it was summer, the sky was clear and clear, the moonlight was as bright as water, and the visibility was very high.
But night is night after all, and high visibility does not mean that horses can gallop freely.
Because horses are born with myopia.
Although horses' eyes are longer than the left and right sides of their cheeks, they have an amazing field of vision, just like two rearview mirrors, allowing them to clearly see what's going on behind them.
Their only blind areas of vision are directly in front of the tip of their nose and directly behind their buttocks.
During the day, the horse can run while looking down at the road, but at night, the field of vision is blocked and myopia is blurred. When people see the road ahead as silver-white illuminated by the moonlight, the horse's field of vision is dark.
group.
But thanks to Cao Ren's setting fire to the village, he ignited Niqiu Mountain near Zengyangju and some of the hills in the remaining mountains of Zengshan. The mountains and forests burned with raging flames, and flames could be seen soaring into the sky dozens of miles away.
The originally dark road was illuminated brightly by the flames. Cao Ren and other knights galloped and fled all the way north. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others chased after them, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
Under the moonlight, looking at the back of the enemy who was less than twenty feet away, he could even see Cao Ren turning his head to look back from time to time, with a ferocious expression on his face. The anger in Shen Chen's heart did not diminish at all, but instead burst out like a gushing wave.
Flame, his eyes are already red.
This famous Cao Wei general in history is regarded as a brave general and the most adept at defense in people's minds. Countless people regard him as a hero and believe that he is half of Cao Wei. Without Cao Ren, Xiangfan would have been defeated.
But at this moment, Shen Chen didn't have the slightest respect for him.
Because in addition to being one of the best generals in Cao Wei, he was also an extremely cruel executioner. He had a share in Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou and Wancheng.
Shen Chen didn't care about the adulation and following of him by the world. It was just because he had a different stance and looked at issues from God's perspective.
Those people have never been the people of Xuzhou or the people of the five counties of Xiapi who were massacred by Cao Cao. How do they know how cold the Sishui river is? How do they know whether their blood can dye the entire river red? How do they know their own
Can corpses block an entire river?
But Shen Chen is now personally facing the brutality of Cao Jun, so his position is on the opposite side of the massacre.
If there is still admiration but no hatred in the face of an enemy who wants to kill him, then where should the countless ghosts of Xuzhou and Wancheng who died in vain go to redress their grievances?
At least now Shen Chen doesn't have the slightest appreciation for Cao Ren. At this moment, he just wants to tear him alive, cut off his head and hang it high, crush his bones and throw away ashes, in order to pay homage to Zhengyang Ju.
Dead villagers.
"Cao Ren, suffer death!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were the heaviest, and the horses were overwhelmed and could not move fast. Only Liu Bei was lighter and had the best riding skills. The two were getting closer and closer, and when they were less than a foot away, he roared and tilted his sword.
prick.
At the critical moment, Cao Ren's running bodyguard on the right had no time to help block him. He gritted his teeth and flew forward, bumping into Liu Bei's sword and deflecting the blow.
"Good dead man!"
Faced with such a dead soldier who loyally protects his master, Liu Bei also praised him, but he was not slow in his skills. He switched from stabbing to slashing, and actually chopped down the flying dead soldier in mid-air.
Go down.
This split is not simple. Not only does it require changes in one's hand speed, moves, and techniques, but it also tests one's wrist strength the most.
Cao Ren, a personal guard, weighed over a hundred kilograms, and coupled with the inertial impact caused by jumping, if he was cut with an ordinary iron sword, it would probably break directly.
Even if it doesn't break, ordinary people's wrist strength is not enough, and it is very likely that they will not be able to break it, causing the enemy's body to hit their own horse, disrupting the pursuit speed.
But Liu Bei's own swordsmanship is extraordinary, his double sword is a magic weapon, and his wrist strength can separate Guan Yu and Zhang Fei from wrestling, and he actually knocked down the enemy in mid-air, preventing him from hitting his own horse. It is very terrifying.
of strength.
And this is just Liu Bei. Liu Bei can only be regarded as a second-rate general and cannot reach the level of first-rate or super-first-rate. However, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all top-notch generals.
This shows how powerful generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are a nightmare for ordinary soldiers. Unless they are surrounded by a large-scale military formation of hundreds or thousands of people, when dozens of people face them, they will just cut melons.
As simple as chopping vegetables.
However, although Liu Bei skillfully defused the attack, the horse had to slow down, and he himself lost his center of gravity and was temporarily unable to control the horse, causing Cao Ren to distance himself and escape further.
The two sides chased and escaped, and ran for about four or five miles. After all, Cao Ren had rushed for dozens of miles, and the horses did not get enough rest, and their physical strength was gradually exhausted. No matter how hard they beat, the speed became slower and slower.
"Am I going to die here? Where is Li Qian? I arranged for him to take over, why haven't you come here yet?"
Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, and the surrounding guards continued to die trying to stop the enemy, and the number of them was getting smaller and smaller, Cao Ren felt more and more fearful in his heart.
However, as the saying goes, "The house is leaking when it rains all night, and the boat is late and encounters the leading wind." The approaching troops were already very anxious. Cao Ren's horse suddenly lost its front hoof. Because the night was too dark, it stepped into the pit of the post road and fell to the ground.
, overturned him.
Seeing this situation, the surrounding guards called to the general anxiously, stopped and turned their horses, and quickly came over to surround him and protect him, but there were only five of them.
It seems that there is one more person than Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, but the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not directly proportional at all. The butcher knife of death has quietly come to them.
"Cao Ren, your death is coming."
When Liu Bei saw this scene, he laughed, reined in his horse and slowed down. Now the enemy was trapped in a battle. He was afraid of being sacrificed for his life by charging forward alone. He first waited for his second brother, third brother and Zilong to catch up.
It's the right way.
The three of them were not far apart, with only a few tens of feet between them. The last one was Guan Yu. He was more than two meters tall and weighed more than two hundred kilograms. An ordinary war horse would be overwhelmed by the burden of running on his back.
However, in this chaotic and critical moment, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out in the night, piercing the void like a ghost, and shot towards Liu Bei at the front.
Ding!
Liu Bei's eyesight was extremely good, and his archery skills were also outstanding. He noticed something unusual and knocked it away with his two swords.
The next second, someone in the distance shouted: "General Cao, hold on, Li Qian is coming!"
"Kill!"
"Save the general!"
"Quick, quick, quick!"
There was a roaring sound like a tsunami behind him, and Li Qian's troops arrived.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Cao Ren suddenly ignited hope of survival, struggled to get up from the ground, and shouted: "Liu Bei, you want to kill me, you are dreaming!"
Liu Bei anxiously reined in his horse and looked back. When everyone was chasing them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were too heavy and the horses couldn't run fast enough. Only Zhao Yun could catch up.
"Lord!"
Zhao Yun came closer and saw torches coming from all over the mountains and plains ahead.
Cao Ren is not stupid. He came out this time just to kill Shen Chen, so he only brought two hundred soldiers to prevent him from disturbing the enemy.
But north of Huangmen Pavilion, Li Qian was also arranged to deploy a thousand men to respond, fearing that Tao Qian's troops would be alarmed.
However, Tao Qian's troops did not alarm, but instead provoked Liu Bei and others, and Huang Menting actually formed his own clan guards, which he did not expect.
Fortunately, the backup plan was well arranged and life was saved at the critical moment.
"Uncle Zhao, kill him quickly."
At this moment, Shen Chen also arrived with Zhao Yun. Seeing this situation, he quickly begged Zhao Yun to take action.
Zhao Yun urged his horse to rush forward, but four of Cao Ren's personal guards immediately sacrificed their lives to block him. Several more sharp arrows came from a distance, forcing Liu Bei, who had planned to come up to help, to retreat.
From a distance, Li Qian and more than a dozen soldiers on horseback came quickly. They were the fastest, and they pulled down a large section of the infantry behind them.
Soon the two sides became entangled. Liu Bei and Zhao Yun fought hard to kill several people, but Cao Ren had already climbed onto a guard's horse next to him, turned the horse's head and ran about ten feet away, constantly shouting to the soldiers behind him to hurry up.
At this time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei finally arrived, together with Liu Bei's more than ten cavalry followers. The two sides fought for a while, and Li Gan was forced to retreat. Just as he was about to continue the pursuit, the army from behind had already arrived.
"hateful!"
Shen Chen's eyes were red. He never expected that he would fall short. Cao Ren actually arranged for manpower to take over.
"Hahahahaha."
Cao Ren laughed wildly and suddenly saw a child sitting in front of the white horse and silver spear commander in the distance. He looked at it intently and was shocked and said: "Shen Chen, you are Shen Chen, and you are not dead!"
At this time, the two sides had separated and were facing each other seven or eight feet away. Shen Chen looked at him indifferently and said coldly: "Do you really want me to die?"
"I didn't want to at first, brother wants to meet you."
At this time, Cao Ren didn't bother to make up lies, because it was already like this and there was no point.
Shen Chen thought for a while, nodded and said: "Cao Cao is indeed a tycoon. It seems that after finding out that all the people in Xiangben were fleeing, he learned that it was my idea and wanted to kidnap me to Yanzhou. Later, Lu Bu attacked and was afraid of me. Since I was captured by Tao Qian, I sent you to kill me to avoid future troubles, right?"
Cao Ren laughed and said: "Hahahaha, eldest brother is right. You kid is really a trouble. What a pity. If it weren't for Lu Bu, I would have brought you to eldest brother long ago."
"It doesn't matter, you let me kill you today, and I will send Cao Cao to you tomorrow. After a hundred years, we will eventually meet together underground."
Shen Chen's eyes already showed a fierce light, and he said viciously: "When the time comes, I believe that the hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou who were slaughtered by you will be happy to meet you in the Netherworld and have a good chat about the pain and sorrow you have brought to them. !”
"kill me?"
Cao Ren looked around and saw his ambush troops slowly getting into position. He snorted coldly: "Look at yourself first. Neither Liu Bei nor you can escape today."
"Yeah?"
Shen Chen glanced slightly to the right, and Zhao Yun quietly touched his waist. In addition to the silver spear in his hand, he also had a short sword on his waist. In the darkness, he wanted to see if he could throw it to kill Cao Ren.
But before he could take action, he heard a wave surging behind him.
"Kill!"
"Avenge the dead folks!"
"Don't let anyone go!"
With the help of Liu Bei and others, the tribesmen of Huangmenting killed all the defeated Cao army and came to help.