While they were talking, the mighty cavalry army could already see the majestic Hulao Pass. The majestic Hulao Pass stood between the mountains and rivers, and despite the steep mountains and rivers, it could really be called one of the most majestic passes in the world.
Lu Bu, who was holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in one hand, looked at the majestic Hulao Pass in front of him and said with a sparkle in his eyes: "With such a majestic pass, the coalition of mere princes is nothing, but the Marquis wants to come in person this time. It's really
I look down upon these rabble too much."
The air above Hulao Gate, which had experienced a big battle not long ago, was still filled with a bit of blood evil aura. Although it was several miles away, the blood evil aura could not be hidden from everyone.
Lu Bu subconsciously clenched the halberd in his hand and said in a deep voice: "All soldiers, cheer up."
We are now approaching Hulao Pass. If nothing unexpected happens, we may encounter Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops at any time.
They came with such a huge momentum, and the movement of thousands of fine knights was not small at all. Even Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others, no matter how slow their reactions were, could not fail to notice the approach of thousands of fine knights.
Maybe Ding Yuan and others are already waiting in formation at this moment, and it is more likely that they will suddenly attack in the middle of the battle, so Lu Bu shouted to remind the entire army to be vigilant to be prepared for Ding who may appear at any time.
It turned out that Yuan Shao had men and horses.
As the army got closer and closer to Hulao Pass, until they could clearly see the entire Hulao Pass, Chu Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
At this moment, not only Chu Yi, but also Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others all showed doubts. You must know that they were only a few miles away from Hulao Pass, but they had not suffered any attacks from Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and the others.
It's nothing more than an ambush. Maybe the other party wants to fight them openly.
But the key point is that they didn't find any trace of soldiers and horses at all under Hulao Pass.
That is an army of tens of thousands. It cannot be easily hidden by just a few or dozens of people. Even with such great means, it is difficult to hide an army of tens of thousands without a trace.
Lu Bu looked even more surprised and said: "It's strange, people are not all dead, right?"
To be honest, even Lu Bu himself didn't believe that all the tens of thousands of troops were dead.
"No, look at how the city gate is so open. Could it be that Hulao Pass has been breached?"
Fang Yue exclaimed, looking at the open door of Hulao with a look of surprise on his face.
The city gate of Hulao Pass was wide open. Fang Yue didn't need to remind him of this. Chu Yi and Cao Cao had already noticed it. When they saw the open city gate, Cao Cao's face became very ugly.
Just looking at the open city gate, one can imagine that the situation of the defenders of Hulao Pass is quite bad. If we think about the worst, all the soldiers guarding the city may have been destroyed. Otherwise, it would be impossible to let them go.
The city gate is open.
At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly understood why they did not encounter Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and his men nearby. If nothing else happened, these people must have passed through Hulao Pass and escaped.
Since the city gate is wide open, the garrison soldiers responsible for guarding Hulao Pass will most likely be in danger.
When he thought that Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xia Houyuan might have died on the battlefield, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel endless grief and anger in his heart.
"Zi Xiao, Zi Lian, Miao Cai..."
Cao Cao couldn't help but let out a cry of grief and anger, his eyes were filled with anger. You must know that just a moment ago, he was mentioning Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xia Houyuan to Chu Yi. Chu Yi even promised to express his gratitude to Cao Ren and others.
Gong, seeing that his brother was about to have a prosperous official career, he never thought that it would be like this.
At this moment, the nearly two thousand remnant soldiers who were retreating to the General's Mansion in Hulao Pass were holding weapons tightly in their hands and looking at the long street in the distance with wary faces.
Whether they live or die depends on what choices Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao will make when they enter the city. If the other party only intends to pass through the city, then the possibility of spending huge energy to deal with them is not high, but if
If the other party plans to occupy Hulao Pass, I'm afraid they will soon face a siege from the opponent's army.
It can be said that Cao Ren really took a gamble. If the bet wins, the whole army will survive. If the bet loses, it will be nothing more than death.
Anyway, based on the situation at the time, even if they did not choose to give up holding on to the city, it would only cost Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao more troops to lose, and it would not change the outcome of the city's defeat at all.
Xia Houyuan patted Cao Ren on the shoulder with his big hand and said with a smile: "Don't panic, son of a filial piety, we will live and die together as brothers. At worst, we will die together today."
Cao Ren nodded slightly and said, "I hope I don't have a gambling problem!"
The ground shook slightly. Located where the General's Mansion was, everyone could feel the loud noise of the cavalry galloping on the long street, and realized that Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops had already entered the city.
Soon a group of people appeared on the long street, and the leader was Wen Chou, Yuan Shao's general.
The black soldiers and horses behind Wen Chou stopped more than a hundred feet away from the general's palace. When they saw Wen Chou leading his army towards Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others' hearts sank, but when the other party stopped
Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But even so, facing Wen Chou and the army behind him, Cao Ren and others did not dare to be careless at all. It can be said that everyone remained alert enough, holding weapons in their hands tightly and ready to take action at any time.
A cup of tea passed, and no one made any move between the two parties. Otherwise, no one could guarantee that a random move on their side might trigger a war.
By this time, Cao Ren and others have realized that Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and the others should not intend to occupy Hulao Pass. Although they are very doubtful about this, after all, it can be said that now is the best time to occupy Hulao Pass. If they miss this
If so, it will not be that easy if you really want to attack Hulao Pass head-on.
Until a messenger rushed over and whispered in Wen Chou's ear. Wen Chou glanced at Cao Ren and others, waved his spear in his hand and shouted: "All soldiers follow me!"
Seeing Wen Chou leading his troops away, Cao Ren and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. It felt like they had walked away before the gate of hell.
Cao Hong couldn't help laughing and said: "Hahaha, retreat. Ding Yuan and the others retreated. Brother, you expected it..."
Even Xia Houyuan on the side couldn't help but smile.
Cao Ren let out a long breath and sighed at the same time: "It's a pity that we did not complete the order of the Marquis and intercepted Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others in front of Hulao Pass."
Cao Hong frowned and said: "How can you blame us for this? You know that we have tried our best. I think the Marquis of Pingze Township should not be the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong."
After speaking, Cao Hong added: "Besides, my brother obeys his command and is said to be highly valued by him. Even if it is for the sake of brother Meng De, he will not hold us accountable..."
At this moment, Cao Cao's roar came, calling the names of Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xia Houyuan, full of infinite grief and indignation.
Hearing Cao Cao's voice, Cao Ren and others couldn't help but froze, with a bit of surprise on their faces. Cao Hong even said excitedly: "Brother is here, brother is here."
As he spoke, Cao Hong roared in response: "Brother, we are here!"
Cao Cao, who was immersed in the emotion of his brother's death in battle, suddenly heard Cao Hong's shouts and couldn't help but froze for a moment, with a look of astonishment on his face. Then he looked in the direction of the sound, his face gradually changing.
A look of excitement emerged.
Cao Cao suddenly clamped his horse under him and headed straight towards the General's Mansion.
In just a blink of an eye, Lu Bu, who was the first to rush into the city, and Cao Cao and others saw from a distance the defenders who had gathered before Jiang Jinfu.
Almost all of these city defenders were injured, and it was obvious at first glance that they must have experienced an extremely brutal battle. In front of these people stood several figures, none other than Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xia Houyuan.
When Cao Cao saw the blood-stained figures of several people, there was infinite surprise in his eyes. He immediately got off his horse and strode towards the people. He grabbed Cao Ren by the shoulders, looked at Cao Ren carefully, and then said
After looking at Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan, and seemingly confirming that the three of them were safe and sound, Cao Cao finally felt relieved. He couldn't help but hug the three of them and said, "It's good to be alive. It's good to be alive..."
It can be seen that Cao Cao was really hit hard before. After all, although the Cao family and the Xiahou family are full of talents, as the best among them, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan are definitely the backbone of the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
If the existence of three people is lost at once, it will definitely be an unbearable blow to the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
After relaxing their mood, the people hugging each other finally let go. At this moment, Chu Yi had already entered the city with the army and saw the scene in front of the General's Mansion from a distance.
At this moment, Cao Ren had already informed Cao Cao of his previous response. After all, Cao Ren was not a fool. His choice was justified by emotion, but unreasonable. If Chu Yi really wanted to hold them accountable
If so, even if they were pushed out and killed, no one would be able to say anything.
Cao Cao is such a person. In fact, when he saw a few people in front of the General's Mansion, Cao Cao roughly guessed Cao Ren's plan. Now that Cao Ren said this, Cao Cao just nodded towards Cao Ren.
When Chu Yi arrived, Cao Cao took a deep breath, patted Cao Ren on the shoulder and said, "Zixiao, follow me!"
Cao Ren nodded towards Cao Cao, and the two of them walked towards Chu Yi. When they got closer, they saw Cao Cao and Cao Ren bowing to Chu Yi in unison.
At the same time, Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "Cao Ren is guilty of betraying the entrustment of the Marquis, so that he escaped from Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's army. Please be punished by the Marquis!"
Cao Cao just bowed in front of Chu Yi and didn't say anything. After all, Cao Ren's guilt was there and he couldn't allow others to excuse him. Therefore, Cao Cao could only express his attitude through his own actions, hoping that Chu Yi would take it for granted.
I can spare Cao Ren for once.
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and looked down at Cao Cao and Cao Ren prostrating themselves in front of him. He slowly said: "Cao Ren, you were ordered to garrison Hulao Pass, but you escaped from Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan's troops, causing me to surround Yuan Shao.
, Ding Yuan’s plan has come to nothing, this crime must be justified!”
Cao Ren kowtowed and said: "Cao Ren has nothing to say. He is willing to accept the crime. I also ask the Lord Marquis to remember that everything was done by Cao Ren. All officers and soldiers will obey Cao Ren's orders and forgive the sins of all officers and soldiers."
As soon as Cao Ren finished speaking, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan said in unison: "We are willing to share this crime with the general..."
Although Cao Ren had been in Hulao Pass for a short time, he had won the recognition of the army officers with his own skills and charm. In addition, they had fought together before, it could be said that they lived and died together. In addition, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan led the
, the remaining soldiers reacted and all bowed to Chu Yi and said: "We are willing to accept this crime with General Tong!"
There was silence all around, and everyone's eyes were turned to Chu Yi, but at this moment, Cao Cao, who was prostrate to the ground, was secretly sweating in his heart.
He didn't expect that Cao Ren would win the hearts of the soldiers so much and make all the soldiers bow down together. Originally, Cao Cao planned to fight for dignity and tried every means to plead for Cao Ren, but before he could do anything, this happened.
One scene.
Far from being surprised, Cao Cao felt uneasy. Apparently, Cao Cao was worried that Chu Yi would misunderstand that Cao Ren was coercing him to retreat with his military spirit.
What a coach hates the most is when his generals join hands with their subordinates to defeat their superiors. Of course, this depends on how open-minded the coach is. If he is an open-minded person, he will only think that his generals have won the hearts of the generals.
A good general, but if he were a narrow-minded person, that would be a recipe for disaster.
Chu Yi's eyes swept across the soldiers, especially when he glanced at Cao Cao's figure. Cao Cao couldn't help but admire him even lower.
Just when everyone was curious about how Chu Yi dealt with Cao Ren, they saw Chu Yi dismounting from his horse, striding up to Cao Ren, and said with a smile: "General Zixiao, what's wrong? All the soldiers, please get up quickly."
After helping Cao Ren up, Chu Yi gave a help to the soldiers, making everyone stand up.
Seeing Chu Yi's actions, Cao Cao on the side breathed a secret sigh of relief, and his hanging heart finally dropped.
At this moment, Chu Yi smiled again and said to Cao Cao who was standing up: "Does Meng De think that I will indiscriminately punish General Zixiao?"
Cao Cao quickly lowered his head and said: "How dare you, Cao Cao? Lord Marquis is broad-minded and discerns everything. It is a great blessing for the officers and soldiers of the three armies to have Lord Marquis as the leader."
Feeling the gratitude in the eyes of Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and even Cao Cao, Chu Yi couldn't help but nodded secretly. If Cao Cao hadn't always been very honest under his subordinates, Cao Ren would have had another outcome this time.
After all, if Cao Cao's family, especially brothers from the same clan like Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan, could not be used for his own purposes, Chu Yi would definitely kill these people without hesitation to prevent them from causing harm in the future.
