The sky was dimming, and Cao Cao was leading his cavalry toward the city of Yangzhai, when he saw a Wei army scout coming up the official road.
Cao Cao galloped up his horse to meet the scout, and shouted loudly: "What's the situation ahead?"
The scout replied: "Yangzhai was occupied by the Yan army overnight, and now it is impossible to leave."
"What?" Cao Cao exclaimed.
The scout hurriedly told Cao Cao how Zhang Liao captured Yangdi City. After hearing this, Cao Cao felt his scalp numb. He did not expect Zhang Liao to be so smart. He then asked: "Where is Xuanyuan Pass, Lei Bo, Lei Xu, have you ever returned?"
Stationed there?"
"Lei Bo, Lei Xu has been stationed at Xuanyuan Pass, and there has been no movement yet."
"Your Majesty, let's bypass Yangzhai City and go to Xuanyuan Pass!" Xu Chu, who was following Cao Cao, said.
Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No! Go northwest to Hulao Pass."
"Hulao Pass?" Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu were all shocked and said hurriedly, "Hulao Pass is where the Qin army is stationed. Ma Chao has not yet retreated. When the king goes to Hulao Pass, doesn't it mean that he has just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again?
What's more, Ma Chao is our army's formidable enemy..."
"I have my own ideas. Now that the world is so big, the only one that can accommodate me is the Qin army." Cao Cao's eyes showed a glimmer of light, and it disappeared in an instant. The ambition buried in his heart was gone.
It was revealed little by little that this was the escape route he had planned all along, but he didn't expect that he would make such a big circle at the time.
The generals were puzzled, and Cao Cao didn't bother to explain. He just said confidently: "If you still believe in me, come with me to Hulao Pass. I promise that within three years, you will be able to make a comeback!"
Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and others worshiped together and said: "We will follow the king to the death, even through mountains of swords and seas of fire."
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said to the scout: "Hurry to the back quickly and notify Xia Houyuan and Xu Shu, asking them to turn back and go to Hulao Pass. I will wait for them there."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao took Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and other only 500 cavalrymen and rushed towards the northwest direction, hurrying up for fear of missing something.
Xia Houyuan, Xu Shu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Cao Zhen, Xia Houen and others, with five thousand horse infantry, escorted Cao Cao and everyone's family members on the official road. Although the road was bumpy, it was a last resort.
They didn't dare to stop because they didn't know when the Yan army would catch up. They had to rush on as hard as they could.
Along the way, many of the vehicles of this team, which was dragging their families with them, were damaged, and some soldiers left the main force for some excuses and have not been heard from since.
Xia Houyuan walked in the front. He was known as the "Magic General". His only advantage was that he could run extremely fast, so in order to increase the speed of his march, he took the initiative to give up his horses to others. He moved forward on foot, but he could still keep up with the horses.
Speed, but you have to take into account the family members. After all, they are not soldiers. After traveling a long distance, they will inevitably be tired.
As a result, Xia Houyuan ordered him to stop by the roadside and rest for a while.
It was at this time that a scout came from the front. When he saw Xia Houyuan, he immediately dismounted and bowed: "See the general, Your Majesty has an order, and ordered the General to lead people to turn northwest and go to Hulao Pass. Your Majesty.
He said he is waiting for you at Hulao Pass."
"Hulao Pass? Isn't that where the Qin army is stationed? Why has the king already occupied Hulao Pass?" Xia Houyuan asked in surprise.
Xu Shu stood beside Xia Houyuan and said: "I'm afraid the king wants to compromise and temporarily surrender to the Qin army, and then wait for an opportunity to make a comeback!"
After hearing this, Xia Houyuan stopped talking. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since the king has spoken, let's go to Hulao Pass and pass on the order..."
"General, there is a group of soldiers and horses coming from the south, flying the banner of the Chu army!" At this time, another scout quickly rode from the south and immediately reported what he saw to the police.
Xia Houyuan.
"Chu army? Liu Bei's soldiers and horses? What does he want to do? How many people came?" Xia Houyuan was taken aback and asked a series of questions hurriedly.
"The dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun. I couldn't see many soldiers and horses. I only felt that thousands of horses were galloping and the momentum was majestic. And...the leader was Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, the king of swordsmen with beautiful beards..." When the scout answered, his words were obviously a bit vague.
It's unclear, but it can be seen that he was frightened by the sudden momentum of the Chu army.
Xu Shu immediately made a decision and said to Xiahou Yuan: "The Chu army is taking advantage of the situation to rob us. General Xiahou, please immediately divide the soldiers into two groups, advance lightly, and take the royal family members away from this place first."
Xia Houyuan knew that the matter was urgent and said hurriedly: "Cao Zhen, protect your family and leave here quickly, go straight to Hulao Pass, don't stop!"
After Cao Zhen heard this, he said "Promise" and quickly left the place with his family, abandoning many useless things and only used a carriage to pull people away.
Xia Houyuan turned around and said to Xu Shu: "Military advisor, please mount your horse quickly and leave this place with the Prime Minister and other lords first. I will resist the Chu army!"
"Uncle! You all go away, I will leave this place to you. The King of Swordsmen with Beautiful Beard is just a false name. I, Xia Houen, will not be afraid of him!" Xia Houen drew out the green sword at this time, and the sword light was cold.
It's very compelling, "I have a sword in my hand, which can cut iron like clay, so why should I be afraid of the King of Swordsmen with Beautiful Beards!"
Xia Houyuan didn't think much, he just patted Xia Houen's shoulder and said, "Take care!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Houyuan, Xu Shu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, and Man Chong left the place with their cavalry and followed the army of family members.
Xia Houen commanded the remaining army, and immediately piled up the remaining vehicles and messy debris to form a long circle. The soldiers hid behind the circle, holding bows and arrows, waiting for the Chu army to arrive.
In just a moment, Guan Yu wore a helmet and armor, carried a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, rode a red rabbit horse, took the lead, and rushed over quickly. Behind him, the dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun, and the sound of the cavalry's hoofbeats was even more like a roaring giant.
Thunder made the ground tremble.
Guan Yu saw Xia Houen forming a position, with all the crossbowmen hiding behind, and Xia Houyuan and others had just left. Suddenly, a cold light flashed across from the opposite side, making his eyes lit up. He saw the green sword in Xia Houen's hand.
, he immediately praised in his heart: "It is indeed a good sword!"
He took another look at the owner of the sword and thought: "I have heard for a long time that Cao Cao had two ancestral swords, one is the Yitian Sword and the other is the Qingzhi Sword. Cao Cao brought the Yitian Sword with him, but gave the Qingzhi Sword to a man named Xia Houen.
Man, it seems that the person holding the green sword should be Xia Houen. If someone doesn’t take such a sword for his own use, wouldn’t it be a waste of natural resources?”
Guan Yu didn't even answer. He clapped his horse and waved his sword, and rushed directly to the position Xia Houen had just formed. His long beard was fluttering in the wind, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his red phoenix eyes were slightly opened. Two rays of light were shot out from his eyes, and they exploded at the same time.
With a shout, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword kept slashing at the arrows, and clamped the red rabbit horse under the seat with both legs. The red rabbit horse sensed the call of its master, soared into the air, and directly passed over Xia Houen's head.
Just when Xia Houen and many soldiers were surprised by Guan Yu's incredible leap, they saw Guan Yu and the red rabbit horse perfectly fused into one, covering the sun in the sky, and looking down like a temple.
Pressed it down. At the same time, a cold air was forced towards everyone, and a cold light flashed, Xia Houen's head flew into the air, and a stream of blood sprayed out.
"boom!"
Guan Yu and the red rabbit horse landed together, hitting four or five soldiers immediately. The cold saw flashed through the soldiers. Many people didn't even see how Guan Yu drew the sword, and their heads were already missing. In just a moment
In a short time, more than 20 corpses were lying around Guan Yu and Chi Tu Ma. The other soldiers were shocked and frightened, not daring to approach Guan Yu.
"If you surrender, you will avoid death. I will never kill indiscriminately!" Guan Yu's eyes were like torches. He looked around at the horrified soldiers and let out a low roar, but he had an aura of looking down on the world.
At this time, the cavalry brought by Guan Yu galloped over and surrounded the Wei soldiers.
In the end, most of the Wei soldiers surrendered, and a few soldiers who resisted died at the hands of the cavalry.
The battle ended soon. Guan Yu took the Qingzhi Sword from Xia Houen's body, played with it carefully, put it away, and said to his subordinates: "Take the troops back to the camp!"
"General, the enemy is right ahead. If we pursue him, we will definitely gain a lot. Wouldn't it be a pity to just go back to camp?" said a general.
Guan Yu sneered and said, "No, just leave it to Yide!"
After saying that, everyone escorted the prisoners and went back.
Cao Zhen led his soldiers to escort Cao Cao and the families of the adults and rushed towards Hulao Pass. Halfway through, he suddenly saw a black-faced evil god blocking the way. Cao Zhen hurriedly reined in his horse. He knew this man.
The person was Zhang Fei with a leopard head and ringed eyes, but except for Zhang Fei, no one else could be seen.
"Does this person know you, Grandpa Zhang?" Zhang Fei, wearing heavy armor and an iron helmet, carrying a snake spear eight feet long in hand, and a black horse at his hip, opened his mouth and shouted to Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen didn't speak and looked around. When he saw faint figures moving on both sides of the road, he knew that Zhang Fei had already ambushed him. He frowned and hurriedly said to a general beside him: "Quickly lead the people from one side.
In a roundabout way, I will stay and deal with Zhang Fei."
"Hey! Huangkou kid, why don't you answer what I said?" Seeing that Cao Zhen didn't answer, Zhang Fei became angry and thrust his snake spear forward, shouting at the same time, "Kill!"
This loud shout was like a thunderbolt from the blue, resounding throughout the world, shocking Cao Zhen and his subordinates' horses, who all became anxious.
Cao Zhen finally calmed down the horse, but when he saw Zhang Fei galloping towards him, and smoke and dust began to appear in the woods on both sides of the road, he was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "Go, go!"