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While speaking, Chu Yi stared at the guard beside him and shouted: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Didn't you hear my order?"
The guards who were a little confused by this scene finally reacted and saw two figures striding out and walking towards Cao Ren who was kneeling there.
Cao Ren knelt on the ground and seemed not surprised by Chu Yi's decision, but there was a look of relief on his face.
He was already mentally prepared when he made the decision to retreat to the city. After all, as the defender of an army, according to your duties, he should die on the battlefield, rather than giving up on himself for various reasons.
responsibilities.
There is nothing wrong with Chu Yi's approach. Military law is military law after all. If it can be changed at will, wouldn't it be chaos?
Cao Ren even said to Cao Cao who was standing aside: "Brother, I am entirely responsible for this crime. It is reasonable and reasonable for the Marquis to kill me to correct the military law. Please don't make it difficult for the Marquis."
In Cao Ren's view, Chu Yi only killed one of him this time, and he had already made a profit. After all, his life had replaced the lives of Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and thousands of soldiers. Otherwise, Ding Yuan's attack would have
Under this situation, with so many people present, there may be only a few who can survive.
Lu Bu and other generals on the side heard Cao Ren's words clearly, and then looked at Cao Ren's calm expression, seeing through life and death like this. To be honest, even the aloof and arrogant Lu Bu couldn't help but look at Cao Ren, and couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration in his heart.
The feeling comes.
Cao Cao raised his head and looked at Chu Yi, and Chu Yi also looked at him at this time, and their eyes met.
Just when Cao Ren was suppressed by Chu Yi's two personal guards, Cao Cao suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed towards Cao Ren's head.
Everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts when Cao Cao drew his sword. Could it be that Cao Cao wanted to assassinate Chu Yi?
After all, Cao Ren is Cao Cao's brother, but now he is about to lose his life at the hands of Chu Yi. It is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Cao has the motive to assassinate Chu Yi.
However, Chu Yi is only one step away from Cao Cao. If Cao Cao is willing, he can stab Chu Yi with his sword at any time. However, Chu Yi did not even frown when faced with Cao Cao's actions.
However, Fang Yue, Lu Bu and other generals standing next to Chu Yi subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands, as if they were ready to take action at any time.
When the sword in Cao Cao's hand slashed towards Cao Ren's head, Lu Bu, Fang Yue and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With one strike of the sword, the bun on Cao Ren's head was immediately chopped off, and a bunch of hair fell to the ground. At the same time, Cao Cao threw away the sword in his hand, turned over and fell to the ground, bowed to Chu Yi and said: "Please show me your filial piety, Lord Marquis."
When he had the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, Cao had cut off his hair and temporarily replaced his head. If Zi Xiao cannot make up for his fault in the future, Cao is willing to die together with Zi Xiao to apologize."
Chu Yi looked at him in submission and looked at Cao Cao with a pleading look. To be honest, it was really not easy to force Cao Cao to such an extent.
In other words, Cao Ren is Cao Cao's clan brother, and Cao Cao has not yet developed too strong ambitions. Otherwise, today would probably be a different situation.
Seemingly seeing Chu Yi's hesitation, Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I, the Cao family and the Xiahou family, are willing to be loyal to the Marquis, and I sincerely ask the Marquis to show mercy!"
"I beg you, Lord Marquis, to show mercy and let the general live!"
"I beg you, Lord Marquis, to show mercy and let the general live!"
Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan were all begging to Chu Yi now, and the soldiers who had saved their lives because of Cao Ren were all bowing to Chu Yi and begging endlessly.
Chu Yi took a deep breath, looked at the generals beside him and said, "What do you think?"
Lu Budang, who was standing next to Chu Yi, immediately said: "Master Hou, if you ask me, General Cao Ren will be punished for disobeying military orders. However, military law is nothing more than human kindness. In addition, killing a general in the army before the battle is really a big deal."
If you are afraid, why not just follow what General Meng De said and ask him to perform meritorious deeds to see what the consequences will be."
Being able to let the arrogant Lu Bu speak for Cao Ren obviously showed that Cao Ren's previous reaction was approved by Lu Bu.
Chu Yi turned to the others and said, "What do you think?"
Several people looked at each other, and Cao Cao looked at them with a pleading look. Obviously, Cao Cao was not a fool. He had already heard that Chu Yi meant to loosen up. As long as Huang Zhong, Fang Yue and other generals could speak up for Cao Ren.
If you plead for mercy, then Cao Ren might be able to escape this time.
With a slight sigh, Huang Zhong said: "It is unknown whether the general will be killed before the battle, but the military law cannot be violated. Today, I will cut off the head of the general and punish him with a stick, so that he will be punished and perform meritorious service to see the consequences."
As the number one general under Chu Yi, Huang Zhong's advice definitely plays an extremely important role. When he heard Huang Zhong speak, Cao Cao couldn't help but get excited and looked at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi looked around the crowd at this moment, and finally looked at Cao Ren. He walked slowly in front of Cao Ren, looked down at Cao Ren and said, "Cao Ren, did you hear me?"
Cao Ren originally thought that he would die this time, but he didn't expect that there would be such a turning point. Although he had seen through life and death, if he could live, who would be willing to die? So when Chu Yi asked, Cao Ren respectfully turned to Chu Yi.
Yi bowed down and said with disheveled hair: "I am willing to accept any punishment from the Marquis."
Chu Yi stepped forward and helped Cao Ren up. Chu Yi then gave a help to the soldiers, making everyone stand up.
Seeing Chu Yi's move, Cao Cao on the side breathed a secret sigh of relief, and his hanging heart finally dropped.
At this moment, Chu Yi looked at Cao Cao calmly and said: "I hope Meng De will remember today's promise!"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly in his heart. How could he not see that Chu Yi was trying to beat him? Why did he let him keep fishing under Chu Yi and not try his best?
Of course, Cao Cao also knew that if it weren't for his firm stance this time and if people were interceding for Cao Ren, Cao Ren might have been killed by now. After all, Cao Cao also knew that he had been under Chu Yi's command before.
As Chu Yi had already disliked him, even if Chu Yi took the opportunity to kill Cao Ren, he could not say anything else.
Chu Yi's move today does have the intention of beating Cao Cao, but it does not mean that Chu Yi was just bluffing. As the saying goes, military law is like a mountain. If not everyone intercedes for Cao Ren, he will not take advantage of the situation and do it to Cao Ren.
An opportunity.
After all, Chu Yi has been in charge of the army for a long time, and he is very clear about what an army commander can and cannot do. If nothing else, at least Chu Yi is clear about one thing, that is, he will not do anything that goes against the morale of the army.
In terms of military law, Cao Ren should indeed be killed, but after all, he had a favor for the lives of the soldiers guarding the city in Hulao Pass, and a group of generals interceded for him, so Chu Yi let Cao Ren go.
Seeing Cao Ren being dragged down and punished with a stick, Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and others looked at Chu Yi with a little more respect and gratitude in their eyes.
Even Cao Cao has become a lot more cautious. At least he doesn't look like he was just messing around like he did before, and has no sense of belonging to Chu Yi.
Thousands of soldiers and horses poured into Hulao Pass, but compared to the huge Hulao Pass, they were not many at all.
Including the original defensive soldiers in Hulao Pass who still have fighting ability, the total number is only 5,000 troops.
At this moment, thousands of troops climbed onto the city wall, and from a distance one could see Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops passing through the city.
After passing through Hulao Pass, it was like a trapped dragon ascending to the sky. Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others all breathed a sigh of relief. If they were really trapped between Hulao Pass and Luoyang City, they would still have tens of thousands of people.
There are many troops, but neither Ding Yuan nor Yuan Shao is sure that they can survive Chu Yi's encirclement and suppression.
Now they were finally out of the most dangerous situation. Although they also lost the best opportunity to occupy Hulao Pass, in comparison, Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others were not disappointed.
Although Hulao Pass is extremely dangerous, it must be taken with a life. Although they are facing the situation of attacking Hulao Pass, Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao are full of confidence in breaking Hulao Pass.
Of course, it's not that they have confidence in the men and horses under their command, but that they have confidence in the upcoming armies of more than a dozen princes.
They didn't believe that a mere Hulao Pass could withstand the fierce attack of hundreds of thousands of troops.
Standing on the city wall, looking at Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's troops who had set up camp not far from Hulao Pass, Chu Yi couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "Who is willing to go and charge for a while?"
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Chu Yi's words. In their opinion, Chu Yi had just entered the city at this moment, and his soldiers were also tired from the journey. Normally, they should be given a good rest at this time.
Ichiban was right. But unexpectedly, Chu Yi would suddenly have the idea of sending people to attack the enemy's formation.
Lu Bu was the first to speak: "The final general is willing to go!"
Chu Yi glanced at Lu Bu, nodded slightly and said, "If you go here first, you just need to charge and kill him for a while, don't fight with him."
Lu Bu took the order and left.
Soon the city gate was opened, and Lu Bu took the lead and rushed out of the city gate. Behind him were hundreds of cavalry. Although there were only a few hundred cavalry, under the leadership of Lu Bu, it gave people the impression of a thousand troops.
feeling.
Ding Yuan, Yuan Shao and others who were setting up camp never thought that Chu Yi would send people to fight. You must know that they subconsciously thought that Chu Yi had just arrived at Hulao Pass, and the most important thing to do was to deal with the affairs in Hulao Pass before taking care of it.
They didn't expect that Chu Yi would be so impatient.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao and Ding Yuan had sent troops to prepare for the accident in advance, so even though they were shocked by Chu Yi's actions, they were not too panicked.
Then a loud roar was heard, Lu Bu waved the halberd in his hand, and laughed loudly: "Nuyuan Lu Bu is here, who is fighting with a certain person!"
Lu Bu roared, and the sound shook the whole country. Many soldiers couldn't help but look frightened when they saw Lu Bu leading the way. Obviously, Lu Bu left a deep impression on Ding Yuan and Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses.
"Shameless villain, a certain Hu Che'er is here to meet you!"
I saw a burly man striding towards Lu Bu carrying an extremely heavy mace. The most important thing was that the man riding under him was a black bear, which looked very shocking.
Hu Che'er is riding on a black bear. He looks like a small black bear. When he dances with the mace in his hand, he is even more vigorous. He looks like a fierce general at first glance.
Zhang Ji, who had just surrendered to Yuan Shao, saw Hu Che'er who was in charge of patrol rushing towards him stupidly, his expression changed drastically, and he almost shouted to Hu Che'er to stop him.
But when Yuan Shao saw Hu Che'er rushing out, his eyes lit up and he said: "Whose soldiers are under his command? They are so brave."
Zhang Ji smiled bitterly, took a step forward and said to Yuan Shao: "To tell you what the general said, this person is a senior officer under the last general's command. He doesn't have much brains, but he does have some strength."
There was a loud bang, and Hu Che'er and the black bear under him flew backwards, but they were knocked away by Lu Bu's blow.
"Eh!"
Lu Bu knocked Hu Che'er and the black bear under him flying with one blow. He thought he could kill him with one blow, but he didn't expect that the other party actually received his blow. He couldn't help but watch and smash him to death.
Several soldiers glanced at Hu Che'er, who was vomiting blood.
Hu Che'er's face was pale, and the black bear beneath him had been shattered by the aftermath. All its internal organs had been shattered, and it fell to the ground without breathing. It was regarded as taking the hit for Hu Che'er.
At this moment, Hu Che'er looked at Lu Bu as if he was looking at some terrifying devil. He didn't even care about the blown away mace, turned around and ran away.
"Forehead!"
Zhang Ji, who was praising Hu Che'er's bravery, opened his mouth wide when he saw this situation, with a look of embarrassment on his face. Faced with such a situation, he really didn't know how to praise Hu Che'er's bravery.
A look of astonishment flashed across Yuan Shao's face, but he smiled slightly and said, "It's not bad if you can save your life from Lu Bu's blow."
As he spoke, Yuan Shao's face turned cold. Looking at Lu Bu who was leading his army into the battle, he couldn't help but snorted: "Order the elite soldiers in the army who are good at shooting to fire a volley for me. Be sure to stop Lu Bu in front of the army."
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In terms of force alone, to be honest, no one can guarantee that they can stop Lu Bu. Even if Yuan Shao is willing to release Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they can only hold back Lu Bu at most. As for repelling Lu Bu, to be honest, Yuan Shao, Ding Yuan and their subordinates
There really is no such strong general.
Just like Yuan Shao, Ding Yuan also made the same choice, and suddenly thousands of people who were good at shooting shot at Lu Bu and the soldiers behind him.
The black arrows fell. For Lu Bu, these arrows were not much of a threat, but for the soldiers, these arrows were deadly arrows one after another. If they were not careful, they might lose their lives.
life.
Whoops, whoops
Several arrows came through the air, and they were arrows shot by Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other generals. These generals were no match for Lu Bu based on force alone, but this did not prevent them from attacking Lu Bu secretly.
Compared with the arrows shot by the soldiers, these arrows are a great threat to Lu Bu, especially the arrows shot by fierce generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Even Lu Bu dare not underestimate them.
Even if you don't die after being shot with such an arrow, you will still be injured.
The painted halberd in his hand danced, and the sound of clanking came, and the arrows rushing towards Lu Bu were swept to the ground. However, due to his distraction, Lu Bu's footsteps were indeed blocked by these arrows.
The arrow was blocked.
Seeing that Lu Bu's momentum was gone, Yuan Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded towards Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
I saw that Yan Liang and Wen Chou each had an army of soldiers and horses behind them. The military formation was tight. A huge force supported Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and their momentum suddenly surged.
"Sweep!"
"Thousands of troops!"
Along with Yan Liang and Wen Chou, they shouted in unison, and immediately they saw a bloody ray of light passing through, slashing towards Lu Bu like a sharp blade that created the world.
Lu Bu, who was dancing the animated halberd, suddenly let out a loud shout, and the blood-evil energy spread all over his body. A terrifying momentum knocked away the arrows that were aimed at him. At the same time, he swept away the halberd in his hand, and fiercely
He fiercely attacked Yan Liang and Wen Chou and killed them.
