When the sun turned to the west, the war continued. The Eastern Army relentlessly pursued the right wing of the Western Army, trying to capture or kill half of the Western Army's soldiers on the bank of Cetian Lake. The Western Army on the north side also fully launched a counterattack. They were completely
Ignoring the Xianbei army not far away, they directly penetrated the Eastern front line in front of them, and attacked from Wenying Lake to Xiaopu Township in one go. At this point, the Western forwards could clearly see the Eastern Army's camp.
Ma Dai's troops were at the forefront. At this time, he was like a pebble in the tide among the vast number of Dongren, but he could not be shaken. The Dongren who were in chaos like a flock of sheep dispersed automatically when they saw him, which made him
You can lead more than a hundred people to rush to the camp gate.
Seeing the rustling black flags in Dongying, Ma Dai showed a smile of success, and then ordered his subordinates to burn flag fodder in Dongying. Due to the strong sunshine and the dryness of the north, the flames quickly spread from the flags.
The haystacks spread to the wooden fences and cloth tents, and thick smoke with the pungent smell of the lake rose. The smoke clouds soared and dispersed as if connecting the sky and the earth, and painted a thick and colorful stroke on the sky.
This terrifying black sky pillar can be seen on the battlefield within ten miles.
The Dong people who were still chasing the Western army by the Cetian Lake were confused and panicked when they saw this. They all said, "Haven't the Western bandits been defeated in front of them? How come there are still people flying behind them?" Then a rumor quickly spread.
It spread: "The Western bandits in the north set up an ambush and defeated our army. Even the Xianbei people rebelled!"
This thought made the Dong people slow down their pursuit and start looking for their leader. It was only at this moment that they were shocked to discover that due to the excessive depth and chaos of the pursuit, the Dong people's organization had been completely disrupted. People from Hebei Prefectures
Most of the county's soldiers remained within the Shiwu organization, looking around and unfamiliar with each other. There were very few soldiers who could find their own generals. The dilemma faced by the Westerners in the Battle of Huoshibu was now completely repeated on the Easterners.
Now.
At this moment, only Cao Cao's main formation and several surrounding troops could maintain their structure, with about 4,000 people. Cao Cao and his subordinate Zuo saw the thick smoke billowing behind them, and knew that something was wrong with their flanks. Cao Zhen, who was following Cao Cao, whispered at this moment
Asked: "Marshal, should you continue the pursuit, or return to defend the camp?"
Seeing Cao Cao's hesitant expression, Sima Yi immediately stepped forward to admonish him: "Marshal, now our army has killed tens of thousands of enemies and captured many. If we continue to pursue the enemy now, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve greater gains. After all, the Western Thieves
There is still a flat city behind us, but behind our army there is only a camp. If the camp is burned down and we cannot stand, then victory will turn into defeat."
After hearing this, Cao Cao remained silent. He looked back at Xun You and found that he also had a troubled and unwilling look. This was also extremely rare for Yingchuan Yujun, who was always known for his pleasant appearance. Cao Cao knew that Xun You was
Therefore, he is willing to help himself, and most likely he still has the idea that only he can unify him. But now the good opportunity to mix things is right in front of him, but he has to miss it. This kind of pain is far better than having no chance of winning, and he himself has no chance of winning.
Feel the same.
But Xun He finally relaxed his brows and said to Cao Cao: "Ming Gong, please withdraw your troops with the money. It is always difficult for a military strategist to achieve a great victory. Eight points is easy to be arrogant, and ten points is arrogant. Today's victory of six points is enough to make the enemy proud."
The officers and men are satisfied." Cao Cao looked at Xun You's clear eyes and knew that he had passed the test in his heart, so he also passed it.
So he ordered the money to be paid, but he was not in a hurry to return to the camp for rescue. He was aware of the chaos in his own army. With such a large army, he rashly engaged Chen Chong. He did not have any luck of being able to win. Instead, he fought with Chen Chong.
On the contrary to Chen Chong's vigilance, Cao Cao actually picked a thousand-man cavalry army from his own formation and gave it to Cao Xiu to lead, letting him continue to chase the defeated Westerners.
Although Cao Cao was vague, he only asked Cao Xiu to look for high-ranking officials and celebrities who killed the Westerners. But Cao Xiu heard what Cao Cao did not say: he wanted to see if Liu Bei could be found among the corpses and prisoners of the defeated army.<
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The sun continued to walk slowly, and the Eastern Army also gathered part of the army, about 40,000 to 50,000 people. Cao Cao ordered Ju Shou, Yu Jin and others to continue to gather various troops where they were, and he led these people and began to slowly move toward the east.
Move. At this time, the thick smoke on the horizon still has not dissipated. The closer we get, the more we can smell the smoke of the burnt lake, and the floating human voices gradually become clearer like mosquitoes. p>
At this time, the east wind blew again, the dust was flying, the smoke was filled, and the light on the battlefield began to fluctuate. A group of people vaguely appeared in the sight of the East people. When these people saw the black flag of the East people, they couldn't help shouting loudly.
They ran over. But within a few dozen steps, a group of cavalrymen flying red flags suddenly appeared behind them. They held long poles and chased the group in front of them. They stabbed the people running barefoot in front of them to death like slaughtering sheep, and then returned very quickly.
The earth leaves, coming and going like the wind, and even more like a ghost in the eyes of Easterners.
When the Dong people came closer, they checked the bones of the people on the ground and found that they were all Dong people. One of them was wearing the precious Mingguang armor. After cleaning the blood on his face, people recognized him as the captain Han Juzi. Han Juzi was in the army.
Zhongbu is not known for being good at fighting, but he has a reputation for being calm. But now when they see his expressionless head with eyes open, the people in the East can't help but feel horrified.
At this time, the Westerners also noticed the return of the Easterners, so several battalions gathered together and were displayed on the north side of the Easterners like wolves watching for tigers. Although they did not block the way back to the camp, there was a side to attract the Easterners.
Pay attention to the effect of delaying the speed of returning to camp.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes for a moment and found the character Zhao written on the flag opposite him, so he asked the army commander Xia Houshang next to him: "Who among the Western Bandit Generals are named Zhao?"
Xia Houshang said: "The only famous ones among the Western thieves are Zhao Yun and Zhao Ang. However, Zhao Ang is stationed in Longyou and has never fought with our army. It must be Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong who are in front of us."
Speaking of Zhao Yun, Cao Cao was confused for a while. He remembered that Cao Hong died at the hands of this person, so he looked back and said to the generals: "What a Zhao Zilong. Two years ago, Zi Lian died at the hands of this person. Now Captain Han
And he killed him, who among you can avenge him!" However, no one dared to respond for a while. After all, Zhao Yun's deeds of riding alone and taking Cao Hong's head had already spread among the Eastern Army. The soldiers asked themselves,
I'm probably no match for anyone who challenges me.
At this time, Le Jin stepped forward and said to Cao Cao: "Ming Gong, I would like to go." When Cao Cao saw him coming out, he was filled with emotions. Back then, when his power was weak and he was still the prefect of Dongjun, Le Jin was often the first to go.
He charged into the battle, but unexpectedly after so many years, he was the first one willing to take the risk. Cao Cao sighed for a moment. He patted Le Jin on the shoulder and said: "What a good Wen Qian! What a man! Let the Western thieves see our army today."
The bravest man in the world!"
Le Jin nodded slightly, then mounted a big green-maned horse, led four of his companions up the horse, and announced to the Westerners loudly: "I am the great Han general Le Jin, who of you dare to fight with me?"
?" The sound fell for a moment, and soon a knight in silver armor and white robes walked out, stared at Le Jin and said slowly: "I am the guard of the Han Dynasty, General Longxiang Zhao Yun, please enlighten me."<
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After saying that, the two men immediately rode out, Zhao Yun holding a long spear and Le Jin holding a long sword. Their figures flew into each other. Both armies watching the battle could not help but hold their breath and concentrate, but they only heard a crisp golden iron sound.
After the clash, the two passed by each other, both still sitting on their horses.
After running a short distance, the two men turned their horses back again and continued to charge. When they were about to collide, the two men suddenly turned their horses and turned to keep pace. Then they fought with their troops at the same time, and the clash of gold and iron was like the sound of waves.
Both armies were dazzled by the ups and downs, but they couldn't tell who was winning and who was losing.
Suddenly there was a sound of the pole breaking, and the two horses immediately separated, the green horse galloping south, and the white horse returning north. When Zhao Yun returned to the formation, the knights hurriedly stepped forward to ask about the outcome, and then they discovered that the commander had only one horse in his hand.
The stick was broken, and the face was full of regret.
When Le Jin returned to the formation, Cao Cao went to greet him in person, but found that Le Jin had lost his coat, and a gash on his face could be seen between his disheveled hair, and blood was still oozing out. It turned out that just now,
Zhao Yun wanted to use his spear to kill Le Jin directly. Unexpectedly, Le Jin was short and nimble and could barely avoid it, and then cut off his spear pole. Before that, Zhao Yun had hit Le Jin three times, causing Le Jin to bleed.
Dyed military uniform, staggering when walking.
Cao Cao hurriedly helped him up and asked him how he was injured. Le Jin replied: "A small injury from mustard moss is nothing to worry about!" Cao Cao was relieved when he saw that his life was not in danger. He used this to boost his morale and said: "You are cutting off the west."
The weapon of the most brave man, even if it is damaged, is still slightly better." While laughing and chatting, he thought solemnly in his heart: "The Western thieves are like a cloud of powerful generals, how can we return to the camp smoothly?"
While he was thinking about it, he began to mobilize and deploy, intending to use his superior strength to defeat Zhao Yun's troops in front of him. However, before the formation was fully deployed, the sound of ringing gold suddenly came from the sky in the north, and the Westerners not far away heard it.
He looked back to the north, and then quickly left to the west like a rabbit running away.
The Easterners didn't know the reason and were afraid it was a trick, so they moved north cautiously, intending to observe the changes on the battlefield in the north first. When they reached a hill, they happened to see the Western army all over the mountains and plains holding red flags, like
Their backs receded like a tide. And on the dirt they ran over, fallen black flags and soldiers' bones could be seen everywhere, making the ground a mess.
The Dongren looked back at the billowing black smoke at the camp. At this time, there were finally signs of dissipation, but this also meant that most of the Dongren camp had turned into ruins full of ashes and residual fire. In this kind of situation
Under the circumstances, Cao Cao did not pursue the Westerners, but braved the heat wave and returned to the camp. While sending people to rebuild the camp, he took stock of today's results and losses.
In the evening, Cao Cao got the result: today's entire army was beheaded and captured, and it was estimated that more than 20,000 Western troops had been killed or injured. However, the northern battlefield also suffered heavy losses, with tens of thousands of casualties, and two-thirds of the fortresses burned by the Westerners.