One by one, Cao Cao's personal guards also ran wildly and rushed towards the crossbowman in front of them.
"Fire the arrow."
With an order, hundreds of crossbow arrows shot out in an instant, directly shooting Cao Jun to death on the ground, but the guards behind them continued to charge forward while carrying the bodies of their companions.
"Fall into camp, encircle and suppress."
Gao Shun looked at the charging Cao army and couldn't help but shook his head. Although they were brave and not afraid of death, the overall situation was determined and these people could not change the situation.
The trapped camp surrounded them on all sides, directly stopping the charging Cao Jun, and then began to squeeze them into the middle with the help of shields and heavy armor, and then spears were thrust out, specifically attacking the face, throat and other positions that could not be protected by the heavy armor.
In a short time, Cao Cao's elite troops were wiped out on the city wall. At this point, the entire battle on Dantu's city wall was basically over.
"Wen Chou, Xu Huang, I hope you can catch up with Cao Cao, otherwise there will be endless troubles if you let the tiger return to the mountain."
Cao Cao's soldiers are not only superb in combat skills, but also extremely tenacious in fighting will. If Cao Cao had not escaped, the battle on Dantu's city wall would not be over yet. He did not want to fight such an enemy anymore.
Even though Gao Shun thought so, what he didn't know was that a fire immediately put the pursuit on hold. He was really speechless.
"My lord, Dantu City has basically been taken, but Cao Cao escaped through the south gate with the remaining army. When Ma Chao led the cavalry to pursue, he was blocked by the sky-breaking flames. Now he is following Wen Chou and Xu Huang with his troops.
Putting out fires.”
The scout quickly reported the situation in Dantu City to Yuan Shu outside the city.
"Cao Cao is a very human being. It's not easy to catch him."
When Yuan Shu heard that Cao Cao set fire to the city, he was speechless. This was indeed something Cao Cao could do.
"Let's go to town."
Since there is no way to pursue him anymore, let's take down the alchemist first.
"My lord has orders to enter the city."
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Dian Wei roared, and the guards escorted Yuan Shu. Behind them, the guards began to enter Dantu City.
When Yuan Shu entered the city, the fire at the south gate gradually subsided under the efforts of all the soldiers to put it out.
"General Wen Chou, I leave this place to you. I will lead my troops to pursue Cao Cao immediately."
The fire was less intense, but Ma Chao didn't want to let Cao Cao go, so he handed the place over to Wen Chou and rode out of the city with more than 10,000 cavalry to pursue Cao Cao.
"My lord, although the fire at the south gate can delay Yuan Shu's pursuit, their cavalry will definitely come after them. I suggest setting up an ambush and counterattacking them."
Cao Cao led the remaining army towards Danyang County at high speed, but Xun Yu clasped his fist at him.
"Well, what Wen Ruo said is right, I think it's right here."
Cao Cao nodded to Xun Yu. Although the fire could be temporarily delayed, there would always be hidden dangers. If Yuan Shu's cavalry caught up, it would be difficult.
"Well, I think this place is good."
After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu glanced around. The dense woods here were not conducive to the fact that there was only one path extending into the distance. It was indeed a good place for an ambush.
"Li Dian, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Le Jin."
Cao Cao named his four generals.
"The end will be here."
The four of them clasped their fists together to receive the order.
"Immediately scatter the flags and baggage on both sides of the road. Remember to scatter them forward. Arrange some soldiers and horses at the end of the path to show a little panic. Then you lead your troops to ambush in the mountains and forests on both sides. When the enemy cavalry arrives, they will attack on all sides.
Siege.”
Cao Cao directly issued the order.
"promise."
After hearing Cao Cao's order, the four of them did not hesitate, and each took their troops and horses to start arranging Cao Cao's tasks. Cao Cao came among the cavalry and walked towards the distance under their protection, waiting for the arrival of Yuan Shu's pursuers.
Ma Chao led his cavalry out of the south gate and followed the traces on the ground to pursue Cao Cao westward.
Along the way, there were flags and baggage dropped by Cao Cao's army, all the way to the path where Cao Cao ambushed.
"Come on, whoever catches Cao Cao will receive a reward of a thousand taels and be promoted to the third level."
Seeing the baggage extending into the distance and seeing soldiers moving in front of him, Ma Chao knew that he had caught up with Cao Cao, so he took the lead and rushed over without hesitation.
"Kill,"
"Come on, capture Cao Cao."
"Don't let him go."
Ma Chao charged, and the fifteen thousand cavalry behind him did the same, rushing in after him.
"Fire the arrow."
A voice suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests on both sides, and then countless arrows fell from the sky, directly shooting the horses and cavalry under their horses.
"There is an ambush, there is an ambush. Charge forward."
Seeing the sudden rain of arrows, Ma Chao screamed inwardly. He didn't expect that this was the case. Cao Cao actually dared to lead his troops to ambush him here. He was really careless.
The path is not wide. Their cavalry has already occupied the path. It is impossible to retreat now. Instead, it will cause their own team to fall into chaos. Therefore, their only way to survive is to move forward. The only way to survive is to rush out from here.
, they have a glimmer of hope.
Ma Chao's cavalry were all elite. After hearing Ma Chao's order, they all started to charge forward with all their strength. For a while, the path was filled with dust.
"rush."
With another order, countless Cao Jun troops rushed down from both sides of the mountain forest into the cavalry like tigers, and began to attack Ma Chao's cavalry.
The charging cavalry instantly became extremely confused. The cavalry were unable to charge and could only engage in hand-to-hand combat with Cao Jun who rushed to their side.
"Kill, come back with me."
Ma Chao's eyes almost popped out of his head. The four or five thousand cavalrymen who were charging the fastest with him charged directly behind Ma Chao.
Even though Cao Jun took the lead, the cavalry brought by Ma Chao were real elites who had experienced countless battles. Although they were a little panicked, they still fought with Cao Jun without fear.
"Charge with me."
Just as Ma Chao led his troops to counterattack, Cao Cao from far away also turned back with his cavalry. With an order, five thousand cavalry launched a direct charge.
"Everyone, break through them."
Seeing Cao Cao's cavalry appear, Ma Chao knew that if he could not repel them, the battle would be over.
Ma Chao took the lead, and four to five thousand cavalry followed him and rushed towards Cao Cao's cavalry.
"kill."
Cao Hong came over with a big sword in his hand and a look of madness on his face.
The tiger-headed spear pierced Cao Hong's face with great force, but was cut open by the broadsword in his hand, and then the sharp blade slashed directly at Ma Chao's horse.
Ma Chao whipped up his tiger-headed spear and knocked Cao Hong's sword away. Then he turned the spear point and stabbed Cao Hong in the chest, only to be cut open again by Cao Hong's sword.
When the two were fighting, the cavalry behind them also fought together. One side was Cao Cao's most elite cavalry, and the other side was Yuan Shu's cavalry who had experienced hundreds of battles. Not to mention that they were evenly matched, they could be regarded as equals.
Blood bloomed again, and each of the cavalrymen fell off their horses and were trampled into pulp.
"Li Dian is here."
While Ma Chao and Cao Hong were fighting fiercely, Li Dian snatched a horse and killed it from the alley. At the same time, groups of infantry also charged towards them from the alley.
"Walk."
Seeing that the situation was critical, Ma Chao could only repel Cao Hong with one shot, then chose the right direction and led the cavalry to break out.
Ma Chao led his army to break through. Cao Hong and Li Dian turned around and were about to lead their cavalry in pursuit.
"Don't chase the poor enemy, use all your strength to strangle the enemy on the path."
Cao Cao appeared, looked at Ma Chao's soldiers and horses going away, but shook his head, now is not the time to get entangled, it is only right to seize the time to deal with the divided cavalry.
"promise."
After hearing Cao Cao's order, Li Dian and Cao Hong gave up their plan to pursue and began to lead their troops into the path to encircle and suppress Yuan Shu's cavalry inside.
Facing the superior force of Cao Cao, they fought hand to hand again. Soon the cavalry in the path were beaten back steadily. Even so, the Weilu army inside continued to fight without fear of death. In the end, the Weilu army was completely destroyed.
The remaining thousands of Xiongnu cavalry saw that the situation was wrong and surrendered to Cao Jun one after another.
"The soldiers and horses of Jizhou are indeed the best in the world. Yuan Gongdao is so powerful in running the army that no one can match him."
Looking at the bodies of the Weilu soldiers who died in the battle, Cao Cao felt a wave of emotion in his heart. He could still continue to fight in such a situation. His fighting will shocked him.
"Lord, don't sigh, we should go."
Hearing Cao Cao's sigh, Xun Yu appeared beside him and signaled that it was time to retreat.
"Clean the battlefield and retreat."
Cao Cao nodded and ordered his soldiers to clean up the battlefield and move towards Danyang.
