He once told Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan that no matter what, they could not come to the rescue without his own orders. It was important to block Liu Bei's pursuing troops.
Now that Xia Houyuan has arrived without any orders, it can only mean one thing: they have failed.
Taking a closer look, I saw that their armor was in tatters, their bodies were covered in blood, and their faces were full of fear.
However, Guan Yu, Tai Shici and others did not know this. When they saw enemy soldiers coming from a distance, numbering in the thousands at least, they couldn't help but be frightened.
Cao Cao now has reinforcements to help him, so he may be defeated.
I thought so, but I couldn't just run away when I saw enemy soldiers coming. Besides, I already had the advantage. If I attacked hard, I might be able to defeat the enemy soldiers now.
Once these people are defeated, reinforcements may have no effect.
"Whoever beheads Cao Cao will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."
Guan Yu saw a military cap not far ahead. Under the military cap was a man wearing a red robe and a flowing beard. It was Cao Cao. He hurriedly shouted and clapped his horse to kill Cao Cao.
"Kill Cao Cao and get the reward!"
Guan Yu's soldiers shouted repeatedly, on the one hand to embolden themselves and on the other to frighten the enemy soldiers so that they could kill more easily.
However, the appearance of Xiahou Yuan also gave Cao Bing hope. Thinking that there were reinforcements, they advanced in excitement, but they were inextricably linked to Guan Yu's troops, refusing to give in to each other.
At this time, Cao Cao thought that although Xia Houyuan might have been defeated and failed to stop Liu Bei, they were here now, just in time to help him, kill Guan Yu, and he could return to Xudu.
For this reason, he showed a slight joy on his face, looking at Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang and others who were running closer and closer.
"Miaocai, Gongming, why are you here?"
When Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang approached, Cao Cao still asked.
"General, Liu Bei attacked the camp. Our camp was breached and we were unable to stop Liu Bei." Xia Houyuan sighed.
Cao Cao did not scold him, but smiled and said: "Haha, Liu Bei has a strong army and a brave general. It doesn't matter if he can't stop him. You are here, just in time to help Gu defeat Guan Yu and return to Xudu."
"Ming Gong, there are soldiers chasing you."
Xu Huang said suddenly.
Cao Cao was shocked: "Ah! There are pursuers? How far away are the pursuers?"
"It's not far away. Zhang Fei is leading his troops to pursue us." Xia Houyuan then responded.
"Zhang Fei!"
Cao Cao felt a chill in his heart. Now that Guan Yu is in front of him and Zhang Fei is behind him, is there any way for him to survive?
"The pursuers are coming!"
While Cao Cao was stunned, someone shouted in a trembling voice.
Cao Cao looked around hurriedly, and sure enough he saw smoke billowing in the distance, and a group of enemy soldiers running toward them. The leader was none other than Hei Zhangfei, who was holding a snake spear.
Zhang Fei's reputation is well known and feared by everyone in Cao Cao's army.
Suddenly many people started shouting: "Zhang Fei is coming! Zhang Fei is coming!"
The shouting was filled with fear, and those who heard the shouting seemed even more frightened.
"General, run away quickly!" Xia Houyuan said urgently.
"Escape, where to escape!"
Cao Cao looked around and found that beyond the battlefield were fields.
It is difficult to ride a horse in the fields. If you escape into the fields, you can only abandon your horse and walk.
"Go north, escape here first, and then circle back to Xudu." Xia Houyuan said again.
"Quick, let's go." Cao Cao also panicked and quickly clapped his horse and ran north.
Cao Cao ran a dozen steps, and when he turned around to look, he found that the soldier holding the umbrella cover was still following closely behind him, and he shouted angrily: "Throw away the umbrella cover quickly, are you afraid that the enemy soldiers will not know where they are?"
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Dian Wei slashed with his halberd, cutting off the umbrella cover, and the paratrooper was dragged off his horse by the fallen umbrella.
"Ming Gong, let's go quickly." Xu Huang urged from behind again.
Cao Cao did not dare to stay, so he patted his horse and ran away.
They had to pat their horses and run to the edge of the field, then abandon their horses and walk.
With the appearance of Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses, Cao Cao fled again. Especially after the umbrella cover fell, Cao Cao's soldiers did not know where Cao Cao was. At this time, they heard the opposing soldiers shout loudly: "Kill Cao Cao and get the reward!"
Many people thought that Cao Cao had been killed by the enemy soldiers and had no intention of fighting anymore, so they followed the others and fled north.
"Hurry up and chase, don't let Cao Cao escape!"
Guan Yu shouted and led his soldiers to chase him.
Zhang Fei and Chen Dao led five thousand soldiers to chase Xia Houyuan. When they arrived here, they happened to see the battle between Cao Cao and Guan Yu in front of them. They couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking that they would make great achievements again this time.
The two men were chasing the enemy soldiers. When they saw that the enemy soldiers were running north, they immediately went north to kill them.
Zhang Fei was killing enemy soldiers while looking for Cao Cao, but he could not find Cao Cao even though he searched the entire battlefield.
"Hey, where is Cao Cao?"
Zhang Fei stopped his horse and asked a soldier led by Guan Yu.
The soldier didn't know where Cao Cao was now, so he just pointed to the north and replied: "The one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao."
Of course Zhang Fei recognized Cao Cao, but the troops were in chaos and could not find Cao Cao. If he had seen him, Cao Cao would have recognized him even without his clothes on.
He also heard Guan Yu's soldiers shouting: "Kill Cao Cao and get the reward."
An idea struck him and he quickly shouted: "The one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao. Don't let Cao Cao escape. Kill Cao Cao and get the reward."
When the other soldiers heard this, they quickly shouted: "The one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao."
Now the entire battlefield is in chaos. The mountains and plains are filled with people. Soldiers and horses from both sides are mixed together, and people can only be recognized by their military uniforms.
However, Cao Cao's soldiers were running away, while Liu Bei's soldiers were chasing.
Qin Yi was chasing the fleeing enemy soldiers. He accidentally glanced and saw a group of horses running not far from him. Immediately there was a man wearing a red robe, it was Cao Cao.
He quickly pointed to Cao Cao and shouted: "Where is Cao Cao?"
At the same time, he patted his horse and hurriedly chased after him.
At this time, Cao Cao didn't hear the shouts of his pursuers, so he just ran forward and saw that he was not far from the field.
Qin Yi only focused on chasing Cao Cao. When he saw the fleeing enemy soldiers, he ignored them and crossed directly. He quickly caught up with Cao Cao and shouted: "Cao Cao, wherever you run, leave your head behind."
Cao Cao heard the shouting and hurriedly looked back, only to see a man chasing him more than ten steps away. He was so frightened that he shouted: "Dian Wei, save me!"
Dian Wei had already heard Qin Yi's shout, so he reined in his horse and stopped, holding his two halberds, waiting for Qin Yi to approach.
Qin Yi only stared at Cao Cao and did not notice Dian Wei. Even if he did, it would be useless. With his force, he could not withstand Dian Wei's attack.
Dian Wei struck with his halberd, causing Qin Yi to fall from his horse and fall to the ground dead.
He probably didn't even know how he died because it was so sudden.
Dian Wei then patted his horse and followed Cao Cao, and soon ran to the edge of the field.
"General, dismount quickly and leave."
Xia Houyuan dismounted first, ran to Cao Cao's horse and helped him dismount.
Now even if he was not running in the fields, Cao Cao himself would have to dismount and walk. Riding on a horse would be too conspicuous and would be easily found by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
I just got off the horse and ran into the field. Fortunately, there was no water in the field at this time, so it was not too difficult to run.
Cao Cao suddenly heard someone shouting not far behind him: "The one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao. Behead Cao Cao quickly to collect the reward."
He was so shocked that he took off his shirt as he ran and threw it to the ground.
Dian Wei, Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang followed him, but Guo Jia had gone somewhere.
Someone picked up Cao Cao's discarded red shirt, remembered that Cao Cao had a long beard on his face, and shouted loudly: "The one with the long beard is Cao Cao."
When Cao Cao heard many people shouting like this, and the voices were getting closer and closer, he quickly picked up his sword, grabbed his long beard, cut it off, and threw it to the ground.
But not far away, someone picked up Cao Cao's long beard that he had thrown on the ground. Knowing that Cao Cao must be afraid of being recognized, he cut off his long beard and shouted: "The short one is Cao Cao."
When Xu Huang saw Cao Cao abandoning his red robe and then cutting off his beard, he quickly said: "We have Huang and others to protect you, so don't be alarmed, sir!"
But Cao Cao heard someone not far behind him shouting loudly: "The short one is Cao Cao."
How could he not be shocked? At this moment, he no longer dared to look back, fearing that he would see Zhang Fei and Guan Yu standing in front of him.
The red robe can be thrown away, and the long beard can be cut off. How can such a short body be made longer?
Cao Cao was in a hurry and finally thought of a countermeasure. He quickly stopped and said to Dian Wei, "Dian Jun is leaving alone."
Dian Wei immediately stood in front of Cao Cao and knelt down, saying, "My lord, please get on your back!"
Cao Cao jumped on Dian Wei's back, hugged him tightly, and ran forward joltingly.