Chapter 70: Cao Chun's Death and Yangping Pass Break
"General, everything is ready, do you want to act according to the plan?" The troops and horses from the outer branch of Hangu Pass quietly approached Hangu Pass. The tall city wall was like a crawling giant beast at this moment, exuding a bloody and majestic atmosphere.
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Cao Chun frowned slightly, looked up at Hangu Pass, which was ten feet high, and said doubtfully: "I have heard that Qingtian City will set up beacon towers all over the city in order to prevent the enemy from attacking at night. Once the enemy is found, they will be there."
The beacons are the signal, so why didn’t we find these beacon towers along the way?”
Zhong Yao smiled slightly and said: "After all, we have just arrived at Qingtian City, and we may not have time to prepare yet. Besides, the guard of Hangu Pass is Zhang Ren, a famous general in Shu. Not long after Qingtian City landed in Xichuan, Qingtian revealed his
With his cruel nature, he set out to suppress the nobles, which has already aroused a lot of dissatisfaction. This mission... haha."
Zhong Yao did not continue speaking, but the meaning of his words was already clear.
Cao Chun felt slightly relieved, but he always felt that something was missing, and asked again: "Then why not directly recruit Zhang Ren? The 100,000 Sichuan troops at Hangu Pass may be a big help for our army to occupy Xichuan in the future!"
"No, General!" Zhong Yao was shocked and hurriedly advised: "This operation is of great importance. My lord is mainly dealing with Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses. If he makes a mistake and fails to succeed, Qingtian City's vitality will be greatly damaged, but it will make him angry.
Then Qingtian, our army will be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides!"
Cao Chun nodded. Although Cao Cao blocked Yuan Shao's millions of troops from the south with one-tenth of his troops, and Cao Chun also had great confidence in Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's millions of troops were no joke. They were like a heavy
The burden of the war is weighing on the hearts of many generals in Cao Ying. At such a sensitive moment, every step must be taken with caution. A little carelessness may bring subversive consequences to the entire force.
"Then just act according to the plan!" Cao Chun said solemnly, but he didn't notice that a cold smile flashed in the eyes of Zhong Yao behind him.
The soldiers and horses behind him quietly sneaked into Hangu Pass from the ground through the previously dug tunnel. Cao Chun did not bring many men and horses this time, but they were the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Cao's account. There were less than ten thousand soldiers.
But on the battlefield, it is absolutely comparable to a hundred thousand elites, and it is Cao Cao's trump card.
Seeing the last tiger and leopard rider following Cao Chun into the tunnel, Zhong Yao breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the sky, tears flashed in his clear eyes, and murmured: "My lord, General Junyi, Zhong Yao
If you are not talented and want to survive in this world, I will cut off the thief Cao's arm today, and one day, I will use Cao thief's head to pay homage to my lord, the generals, and the spirits of the righteous men in heaven!!!"
Inside the Hangu Pass, there was silence. It was like an empty city. There was a dead silence. A head suddenly popped out of a dry well. He looked around vigilantly. After confirming that there was no danger, he breathed a sigh of relief and emerged from the dry well like a civet cat.
He rushed out, and within a few breaths, he checked the surroundings. After confirming that no one was there, he walked to the wellhead and quietly made a gesture. Then, figures kept emerging from the dry well, drilling around like ghosts, occupying each and every one.
From the commanding heights, monitor the entire nearby area.
"General, there is no danger! There seems to be no enemies nearby!" A tiger and leopard rider came to Cao Chun's side and bowed.
"Yes." Cao Chun nodded and said in a deep voice: "Stay vigilant! Let's go!"
"Hey~" A sharp and sharp whistle sounded, tearing the tranquility of the night sky. Then, the originally silent Guancheng suddenly became noisy. Countless torches were lit, and people swarmed out from all directions. Tigers and leopards were seen pouring out from all directions.
The commanding heights occupied by the cavalry suddenly collapsed without any warning. Many tiger and leopard cavalry were unable to escape and were killed and injured many times.
"Fire the arrows!" A loud shout rang out from the crowd, and then thousands of soldiers holding powerful crossbows came out of the crowd neatly...
The icy arrow clusters shone with a cold light under the cold moonlight, and flew towards them with a shrill roar. Dozens of tiger and leopard riders did not even understand what was happening, and were hit by the dense arrow clusters.
He was shot down without making a sound.
"Fight to the death!" Seeing the tigers and leopards falling to the ground one by one, Cao Chun's eyes were filled with blood. He pulled out his sword with a cry, roared, and rushed towards the enemy first. At this time, if he hadn't seen that he had been tricked, then it would be too late.
He is no longer worthy of becoming a famous general trusted by Cao Cao.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were worthy of being the pinnacle arms of this era. They were in a desperate situation, but no one flinched. It seemed that the blood of their comrades could not bring fear to them. They quickly pulled out their swords and entered combat mode, followed closely by Cao Chun.
Launched a death charge against the enemy.
One man fought tooth and nail, but ten thousand men were invincible, not to mention the thousands of tiger and leopard cavalry who were in dire straits. Knowing that they were destined to die, they burst out with astonishing fighting power and actually tore a hole in the enemy army. Cao Chun took the lead with both hands.
Each held a sword, and the two swords rotated like windmills. All the Qingtian soldiers who came close to him fell to the ground with howls. From a distance, they looked like a bloody killing god.
"I don't think there is such a person in Cao's army!" From a distance, Zhang Ren, who was watching the battle, looked at Cao Chun who was rushing left and right in the siege of the army. His eyes couldn't help but shine, and he sincerely admired, and then sternly said: "Here comes the bow!"
A lieutenant had already presented him with a gold-painted eagle bow. Zhang Ren took the eagle bow, his eyes were gleaming, he bent the bow and set an arrow, and with his energy, he slowly locked onto Cao Chun who was like a madman in the crowd, causing him to shout with anger.
With a sound: "Hit!" the bowstring trembled, and a wolf-fang arrow turned into a meteor, heading straight for Cao Chun.
One of the great characteristics of the generals in Shu is that they are good at shooting. As a famous general in Shu, Zhang Ren is one of the best. Among the generals under Qin Tian, Zhang Ren is probably ranked outside the tenth place when it comes to martial arts.
But when it comes to Taoist archery, Zhang Ren is definitely qualified to win the top three prizes, and he can easily defeat Yang with a hundred steps!
The moment Zhang Ren's energy locked onto Cao Chun, Cao Chun instantly sensed it and subconsciously made evasive movements, but it was too late. The gold-painted eagle bow in Zhang Ren's hand was Zhang Ren's exclusive equipment - the Luofeng Bow.
, although it is not as dazzling as the divine weapon, it is still much stronger than the ordinary first-grade equipment. Almost at the same time that Cao Chun sensed something bad, the arrows were already flying towards him with an aura of death. Cao Chun only looked at it.
A cold light flashed across the air, and then there was a pain in the center of his eyebrows. His body froze for an instant, and he looked forward unwillingly, but his pupils had lost their luster. A cold arrow was inserted straight into the center of his eyebrows, piercing through it.
It passed through his head and penetrated his head.
"General!" A tiger and leopard rider watched helplessly as the arrow passed through Cao Chun's head. For a moment, he felt that the whole sky had collapsed, and he let out a heartbreaking roar. More tiger and leopard riders
Found this scene.
A majestic anger enveloped the small battlefield. Zhang Ren looked at the soldiers who had lost their generals in surprise. Generally speaking, after the generals died in battle, the morale of the troops would quickly weaken, but this army in front of him seemed to be a little counterintuitive.
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"Kill!" A famous tiger and leopard cavalryman focused his attention on the culprit who killed Cao Chun. An unknown person roared, and then all the tiger and leopard cavalry launched a final charge towards Zhang Ren.
Each soldier rushed towards Zhang Ren with an aura of "death-defying" in his eyes. Ice-cold arrow clusters kept taking away the lives of his companions in the night sky, but the remaining people were unaware of their target.
only one!
Zhang Ren sighed slightly, and slashed the air with his raised right hand. Suddenly, the arrow rain became more intensive. This was destined to be a battle without any mercy, but the last tiger and leopard rider was penetrated all over his body.
When hundreds of arrows fell at Zhang Ren's feet with an unwilling roar, even Zhang Ren gasped. What kind of army is this!?...
On the entire battlefield, every Tiger and Leopard Cavalry warrior died on the way to charge, and there was no trace of fear in their eyes until they died.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Ren said solemnly: "Give these people's corpses a good burial!"
Although they are enemies, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's unyielding momentum is enough to make any soldier admire him. Even if he dies, all will be lost. To a true warrior, any soldier will show high respect.
At Yangping Pass, the sound of killings shook the sky. Ling Yiyi cut an enemy soldier who had just rushed up the city wall in half with his sword. His bloodshot eyes flashed with despair. There were fewer and fewer Qingtian City soldiers around, but the enemy was
As if endless, they kept rushing up from the city. Although Yangping Pass was still in his hands until now, Ling Tong knew that it wouldn't take long before Yangping Pass would be lost!
"Wei Yan, what are you doing!?" Ling Tong let out a desperate roar in his heart.
"Boom~" A loud noise came, followed by the cheers of the enemy troops. Ling Tong closed his eyes in despair. That was the sound of the city gate being broken. He didn't expect that he would be on his own for the first time in his debut.
It ended in failure. This blow was unacceptable to the originally arrogant Ling Tong. Seeing the enemy troops pouring into the pass like a tide, Ling Tong became worried and fiercely placed the sword across his neck.
"Ding, a cold light flashed, Ling Tong's tiger's mouth was hot, and the sword flew away from his hand as he couldn't hold it.
When he opened his eyes and looked, he saw a burly figure appearing in front of him. Ling Tong's heart trembled and he blurted out: "Father!?"
The person who came was Ling Cao, the navy general of Qingtian City. Ling Tong couldn't help but asked: "Why are you here?"
"If I don't come, my Ling family will be extinct! A man born in heaven and earth, how can he commit suicide just because of a single failure? I think back then, King Wu never failed, but now he is the dominant overlord. Look at you
Such a bear!" Ling Cao snorted angrily, glanced at the city wall that was about to fall, and said bitterly: "I will take care of you later. My lord and General Wei have already made plans, so why don't you follow me to break out of the encirclement!"
"Yes!" Ling Tong's tiger body trembled, he picked up his sword, followed closely behind Ling Cao, and shouted sternly: "My sons, follow me to break out of the encirclement!"
"Brother, the barrier is broken!" Zhang Fei waved his fist excitedly.
Liu Bei shook his head, but there was not much excitement on his face. He sighed: "I don't think a small city can hold our army back for three days!"
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Although Qingtian City has many soldiers and generals, the chaos in Xichuan has become chaos now, and there is nothing we can do to save it!" Xu Shu stood beside Liu Bei, and naturally knew why Liu Bei sighed, so he couldn't help but smile and persuade.
Nodding, Liu Bei turned to look at Xu Shu, with a gentle smile on his face again: "The ability to break through this barrier this time depends entirely on the strategic planning of the military advisor. Please accept Xuande's bow!".
