As the sun sets in the west, twilight gathers, and the sunset glow appears on the horizon, shining on Yuanyong City. The dilapidated Yuanyong City is surrounded by a bloody color, which is just in harmony with the sunset glow.
After a while, after it got dark, there was a thunderbolt in the sky, rolling thunder, and the thunder was deafening.
Then, heavy rain poured down, washing the bloody land.
In Yuanyong City, Cao Mengde was sitting in the hall, with a look of distress on his face. The 30,000-strong army could be defeated so tragically. In just one day, more than 20,000 people were killed in the battle, including the Tiger Guards, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry,
All three elite troops of the Divine Marching Army were wiped out. This was the first time in his history that he had been defeated so miserably.
"Your Majesty, the food is already cold. How about you eat a little?" Dian Wei glanced at the sad Cao Mengde who was still sitting there quietly. The food in front of him had already lost its heat, and he couldn't bear to remind him.
"Is there any news about Li?"
Dian Wei shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Xia Houli is good at martial arts, not to mention that he is protected by the Tiger Guards and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. He should be fine. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"Li... I hope you can be well..."
"Your Majesty..." A loud roar came from outside, and Xu Chu strode into the hall. His body was soaked by the rain, and his hair was dripping with water. He clasped his fists as soon as he entered the door.
Cao Mengde and Dian Wei saw Xu Chu suddenly appearing with panic on his face, so they asked in unison: "Zhongkang, why are you here?"
Xu Chu walked up to Cao Mengde, grabbed Cao Mengde's wrist, and said: "Your Majesty, please come with me quickly. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Gao Fei is leading the army and is coming here. The military advisor asked me to take the King away."
"Didn't Gao Fei attack the Niujiatun camp?" Cao Cao asked hurriedly.
Xu Chu said: "No, Gao Fei came for a while and then immediately retreated. Now he is rushing here. The military advisor sent me to take a shortcut first, and ordered generals Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Yu Jin and others to lead the way.
The cavalry is pursuing us, and the military advisor has personally led the army to meet the king. Please leave this place quickly. If it is too late, it may be too late."
"Your Majesty, it's not good. The Yan army is coming. Guo Jia, Wei Yan, Pang De, Wenpin, Lu Heng, Chu Yan and others have arrived at the west gate and are attacking the city. Cao Hongzheng is leading his troops to resist. Please hurry up.
Evacuate immediately." Cao Xiu ran in in a panic and shouted before he even had time to bow.
"I didn't expect the Yan army to come so quickly?" Dian Wei said, "Zhong Kang, Wen Lie, gather good soldiers, and together we will protect the king from here."
"promise!"
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In the woods outside Yuanyong City, Gao Fei led Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and fifteen thousand elite cavalry to hide there. Looking at Yuanyong City on the other side of the Liuzi River, Gao Fei turned his head.
, said to everyone: "Yuanyong City is ahead. The Wei army has occupied it. There will be a big battle soon. No matter who it is, they must not let them go."
"promise!"
"Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, you two each lead three thousand fine cavalry to the two wings of Yuanyong City. Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Zhang Liao, all three of you stay here, spread out, ambush first and bite tightly at the back
Our army's Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others prevent them from joining the troops in Yuanyong City!" Gao Fei ordered.
"promise!"
Once the order was given, everyone dispersed.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the rain curtain blocked everyone's sight. In addition, it was dark again, and the location of Yuanyong City could only be seen dimly against the lightning. The heavy rain fell hard, so that everyone could not hear anything else.
sound.
Everyone was wet from the rain, and the bows and crossbows could not be used in such heavy rain. When the two armies of Huang Zhong and Gan Ning crossed the Liuzi River, they saw Cao Mengde and Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xia Hou.
Well, Wen Ji's escort came out on horseback. When the two armies met, they were extremely jealous. Huang Zhong and Gan Ning led their cavalry to kill them.
When Cao Mengde saw Huang Zhong and Gan Ning, he was startled for a moment. Before he could say anything, Dian Wei, Xia Houyuan, Cao Xiu and others rushed out first. Xu Chu, Cao Zhen, Xia Houen and Wen Ji led people to guard Cao Mengde.
around.
Huang Zhong faced Dian Wei, Gan Ning blocked Xia Houyuan, and the rest of the cavalry resisted Cao Xiu. The two armies fought in front of the gate of Yuanyong City.
As soon as there was a melee here, Gao Fei, who was hiding in the woods, took out his binoculars and glanced at the battlefield ahead. When he saw Cao Mengde, his face immediately showed great joy, and he immediately shouted: "Zhang Liao led the three men
Thousands of troops will stay here to hold off Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Yu Jin and others. The rest of the army will rush over to me and kill Cao Mengde. The one who gets his head will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"
After hearing this, Taishi Ci, without saying a word, clapped his horse and raised his halberd. He was the first to gallop into the Liuzi River. Then, after crossing the Liuzi River, he waved a halberd and charged forward.
Zhao Yun was not willing to lag behind and rushed out. Gao Fei was also extremely excited. He raised his gun and rushed out with his men. Twelve thousand Yan army cavalry blocked Cao Mengde and others at the gate of Yuanyong City.
When Cao Mengde saw that the Yan army was strong, he immediately ordered: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Once the order was issued, Cao Mengde withdrew to the city under the protection of Xu Chu and others. Dian Wei was fighting with Huang Zhonghan. After ten rounds of fighting, Dian Wei immediately feinted with his halberd, forcing Huang Zhong away and quickly withdrew from the city.
Li. Xia Houyuan and Gan Ning were fighting inextricably. Seeing that the situation had reversed, he left Gan Ning and rode back to the city.
Cao Xiu also returned to the city with the remaining cavalry, and the melee ended.
Gao Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning gathered together and did not force Cao Mengde further. After blocking Cao Mengde back, they stood firm outside the city and allowed the heavy rain to hit their armor.
At the west gate of Yuanyong City, Guo Jia led 10,000 cavalry including Wei Yan, Pang De, Wenpin, Chu Yan, Lu Heng, etc. Because they left in a hurry, they did not bring enough arrows, so when the arrows in the crossbows were used up,
, facing this small city, there is nothing we can do, not to mention it is still in the rain.
Therefore, Guo Jia temporarily ordered to stop the attack and divided his troops to surround the city.
Guo Jia left Wenpin to guard the west gate and separated Chu Yan. Lu Heng intercepted the Wei army outside the north gate. He took Wei Yan and Pang De to the south gate. As soon as they arrived at the south gate, everyone saw a wave of swallows outside the east gate.
When I got closer, I saw that it was Gao Fei and others, so the entire army gathered together and handed them over to Gao Fei's command.
Cao Mengde returned to the city, first counted the soldiers in the city, and then had people eat a meal, and selected 3,000 elite soldiers to prepare for a breakout at night.
At the same time, Zhang He also led his army to the outside of Yuanyong City and joined forces with Wenpin. In the woods to the east of Yuanyong City, Zhang Liao was setting up traps, trying to use the traps to stop Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others.
Half an hour later, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren rode forward together. Behind them were all cavalry, about 10,000 people. Li Dian and Yue Jin were in the middle, and Yu Jin was in the rear. Everyone was riding in this rainy night with thunder and lightning.
, walking in the woods.
Xiahou Dun held a spear, and Cao Ren held a broadsword. The two walked side by side, walking through the woods, constantly complaining about the horrible weather.
A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, illuminating half of the night sky, and the woods were clearly visible. Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren simultaneously saw a river at the end of the woods. On the other side of the river was a small city. Apart from that, what was there outside the city?
None.
"Strange..." Cao Ren stopped the army's advance and muttered.
Xiahou Dun asked: "Zixiao, what's so strange?"
Cao Ren said: "We came here chasing Gao Fei, but the city in front of us is lifeless. There is not a single Yan army. Isn't it strange?"
"There's nothing surprising. The Yan army must be in the city. Let's kill them right away, occupy the city first, and then go to meet the king." Xiahou Dun said impatiently.
"Brother Yuan Rang, don't be so anxious. You must find out first before you can act. Otherwise, acting rashly will only be dangerous." Cao Ren said cautiously.
Xiahou Dun said: "Well, what you said makes sense, so what should we do now?"
Cao Ren said: "Send five hundred people to test the city below. If there is no ambush, we can attack the city immediately."
"good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiahou Dun sent out five hundred cavalry and asked them to disperse and head towards Yuanyong City.
The five hundred cavalrymen gladly accepted the order. After walking less than a mile, the horses' hooves suddenly missed the ground. The whole ground seemed to have sunk in, and they fell directly into a large pit. The sharp wooden stakes were spread in the pit.
Stabbed to death.
"Sure enough, there is an ambush, everyone retreat!" Cao Ren shouted hurriedly.
With a roar, the Yan army suddenly emerged from the woods. The Wei army's rear army was suddenly attacked. Zhang Liao led his men to kill them. At the same time, Zhang He on the left and Tai Shici on the right all came out together to attack the Wei army.
Cut off the Wei army's return route.
Seeing that he could not retreat, Cao Ren had no choice but to gallop forward. He liked to assemble in the open space outside Yuanyong City. After giving the order, he and Xiahou Dun led the cavalry across the Liuzi River and appeared outside Yuanyong City.
Suddenly, the gates of Yuanyong City opened wide, and a group of cavalry came out and charged towards Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun.
At this time, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, lighting up the night sky. Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun immediately saw clearly the people who came out of the city. The leader was Xiahou Yuan. As soon as they saw each other, they immediately woke up and joined forces.
place and quickly entered the city.
Li Dian and Yue Jin stood at the edge of the ban and retreated. In addition, the Yan army did not press hard and seemed to just want to drive the Wei army into the city. The three of them were able to lead the people into the city.
Here Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's cavalry had just entered the city, and over there Gao Fei led Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to block the city gate.
It turned out that this was Guo Jia's plan for Gao Fei. Instead of fighting in the wild and increasing casualties, it would be better to drive all the Wei troops into the city and surround them.
When Gao Fei saw all the Wei troops entering the city, he smiled and said: "Fengxiao's plan is very clever. In this way, we can catch turtles in the jar, hahaha..."