If Cao Cao had not retreated as soon as possible, he would have thought that Xun Yu would move in to rescue the troops, Cao Ren would lead his troops to capture Yinghua County, and march straight in to capture the Imperial City of Chu State, but what they waited for was despair, and no good news came.
It is a helpless move to withdraw troops to Hangu Pass now. Cao Cao is confident that an army of 500,000 people can deal with the Chu army at Hangu Pass. By then, he will have more time to seek reinforcements. Everyone in the world is benefiting, and Cao Cao firmly believes that
There is no one who will not be tempted in front of this fat sheep of Chu State.
A few moments.
Cao Cao led the tiger and leopard cavalry to the city. He learned that the Chu army was attacking the city. The army in the city had already assembled. Now that he heard the order to withdraw from Hangu Pass in the west, all the soldiers were overjoyed. They jumped on their horses and rode towards the west gate.
Ran away wildly.
Cao Cao was not stupid and incompetent, on the contrary, he was violent, vicious, cunning and suspicious. In order to prevent the Chu army from noticing the withdrawal of the army in the city, he left 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers on each of the southeastern cities to resist the Chu army.
Attack the city to buy time for the army to retreat.
Suddenly.
The rumble of horse hooves resounded in Luoyan City. Cao Cao personally led an army of 500,000 people to withdraw from the west city. Hangu Pass has always been guarded by one man, and no one can open it. This is because the natural barrier is steep. Once fifty
Ten thousand troops entered Hangu Pass, and the Chu army had no chance of capturing it for three to five months.
Under the south city.
Emperor Chu looked up at the city and found that the enemy troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty were not well deployed. He looked sideways at the generals on the side.
"Yue Fei, Ran Min, Li Yuanba, Xue Rengui, and Li Cunxiao obey the order and order you and the other five to lead the soldiers under their command to attack!"
"Got the order!"
War drums were blaring, wolf smoke was filling the air, hunting flags were fluttering, and the five-pronged army launched an attack on horseback with such a majestic momentum that it shocked the sky.
The army continued to approach the city, but there was no resistance at all. Emperor Chu was deeply surprised and watched intently. It was not until the Chu army arrived at the city that the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty launched a resistance.
The attack on the city lasted less than an hour before the generals of the Chu army discovered the clues. Yang Lin withdrew his gaze and sounded a determined voice. He had been on the battlefield for many years and had experienced countless battles. He could see through the tricks of the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty at a glance.
"Your Majesty, there is something strange in Luoyan City. There are at least 500,000 remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the number of soldiers guarding the city is up to 10,000. The reason why they have not launched an attack is because they are waiting for our army to enter the attack range."
"General Yang means..."
"Your Majesty, there can only be two reasons for leaving only a few soldiers to block the attack. First, the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty set up an ambush in the city to show the enemy's weakness and lure our army into a trap. The second is to buy time for retreat, leaving a few soldiers behind.
Soldier, use a cover-up trick."
"retreat?"
"Both the north and the south are under the control of our army, with Hulao Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west..."
"No, Cao Cao is trying to escape!"
"General Yang, please lead one hundred thousand troops to the east city and put down the pursuit. If you encounter Cao Cao's army, you don't have to fight. Send troops to inform you."
"Shi Dakai, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei obeyed the order and led an army of 100,000 to the direction of Xicheng to pursue. Don't stop fighting. If you find traces of the enemy soldiers, come and report them."
"The other generals will follow me into Luoyan City to see what tricks Cao Cao is playing!"
The Chu army instantly divided into three groups. Emperor Chu held a long halberd in his hand and flew towards the ink dragon, quickly charging toward Luoyan City.
Yue Fei ordered flying arrows to kill the defenders on the city. The strength of the two armies was very different. How could 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry stop the 400,000 Chu army? The flying arrows were like locusts, and the defenders on the city were crushed and did not dare to show their heads.
The Chu army arrived at the city gate with their rushing chariots. There was a rumble against the door, and the ground trembled. It was deafening. However, at this time, Bai Qi had already entered the north city. Luoyang City failed to bombard the city gate with gunpowder packets. Now in Luoyang,
Under the rock city is still very miraculous.
Sun Ce, Taishi Ci, and Zhou Taisan led their troops to attack the city, climbed up the steps of the city, and fought with the tiger and leopard cavalry. However, Bai Qi did not want to fight, and led Yang Zaixing, Zhang Xian, and others on flying horses to kill under the south gate.
A little while.
Under the joint attack of Bai Qi and the army outside the city, Luoyan City was completely destroyed. The city was empty, with traces of the Chu army everywhere. Cao Cao and his 500,000-strong army had long disappeared.
"The thief Cao is so cunning that he can escape from his shell as soon as possible!"
"Zilong, please take the lead and bring the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty to prison and ask them where Cao Cao fled with his troops."
The Emperor of Chu didn't know when Cao Cao would lead his troops to leave. He had previously ordered generals Yang Lin and Shi Dakai to lead troops to the east and west to pursue them. It was just a matter of chance. If Cao Cao had left a few days ago, he would probably be in Hulao now.
Pass or Hangu Pass have been carefully deployed.
Generals Lu Bu and Zhao Yun came forward with two tiger and leopard soldiers, and cold questions rang out.
"Tell me when Cao Cao will leave, whether from the east gate or the west gate!"
The two of them remained silent, which made Lu Bu and Zhao Yun very angry. They took out their swords and wanted to kill them.
Emperor Chu raised his hand to stop the two of them, and with a thought, he began to soul-search and scan the information in their minds.
"Take them down, I already know where Cao Cao left from!"
"Zilong, Fengxian, Yuanba, Su Lie, and Bai Qi gathered an army to pursue from the west gate. We must not let Cao Cao reach Hangu Pass!"
From the information in the minds of the two men, Emperor Chu learned that Cao Cao left from the west gate for Hangu Pass. Emperor Chu knew a little about this world-famous pass. He knew that once Cao Cao led his troops into it, it would take a lot of effort to defeat him.
Take some time.
Therefore, we must intercept him before he enters Hangu Pass and completely defeat the last remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty to prevent Cao Cao from causing trouble in the future.
The Emperor of Chu knew that Cao Cao was a centipede, and if he could not be completely killed, he would definitely become a serious problem.
The generals jumped on their horses and turtles, ordered their troops and horses, followed closely behind Emperor Chu, and galloped away, rushed out of the west city gate, and pursued him towards Hangu Pass.
Running all the way, and walking a thousand meters, Zhao Yun looked sideways with confusion on his face, and a puzzled voice rang out, asking:
"Your Majesty, how do you know that Cao Cao went to Hangu Pass from the west gate? The two enemy prisoners just didn't speak!"
"Zilong, when you just interrogated two prisoners whether Cao Cao left through the east gate or the west gate, one of them subconsciously looked in the direction of the west gate, which is enough to show what he was thinking."
Emperor Chu chuckled, pretending to be mysterious. Previously, he not only checked the information in the prisoner's mind, but also observed this small detail. However, the answer obtained by searching the soul was consistent with the information conveyed by this subtle expression.
"God!"
"My emperor is really aware of everything. This can confirm that Cao Cao's troops escaped from the west gate!"
"Zilong, Fengxian, this is called micro-expression analysis method. I can teach it to you when I have the opportunity in the future!"
Emperor Chu laughed loudly and was very happy. Although Cao Cao escaped, he abandoned the city and rose up, which shows that he did not wait for reinforcements. Otherwise, with Cao Cao's violent and ruthless character, he would not give up the opportunity to fight in Luoyan City.
"Cao Cao, you are at the end of your rope, I will definitely not let you escape easily this time!"
Emperor Chu thought to himself, slapping his legs on the horse, Mo Long speeded up, and soon left Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, and Li Yuanba behind.
Cao Cao led his troops to withdraw from the west gate. He knew that the Emperor of Chu would soon find out and send his troops to pursue him, so he broke up the 500,000-strong army into pieces and divided them into ten groups. Finally, at Hangu Pass
Next collection.
As a result, the sky outside the West City was covered with wolf smoke and the sound of horse hooves was in chaos. The Emperor of Chu had no way of knowing which of the pursuing armies would meet him, so he could only send his army to Hangu Pass. (To be continued)