Cao Zhen is used as bait to lure the snake out of its hole
Author: Tough Bronze
Cao Zhen is used as bait to lure the snake out of its hole
Outside Wuhuan City, Huang Xu led Bai Qi to charge back and forth among Cao Zhen's army and fired no less than ten times, directly killing most of the enemies.
But at this moment, Cao Chun, who had escaped the disaster, arrived here at some unknown time.
However, when he saw Wu Huancheng with the suspension bridge lowered, his expression became more solemn.
I thought that opening the city gate would be my only hope for survival, but who would have thought that I would encounter evil stars like Huang Xu again.
Not only were the ropes of the suspension bridge cut off, but all the soldiers who came out to support were also slaughtered by the evil star.
At this moment, Cao Chun and Cao Zhen, with only three to four hundred people left, were all in deep despair.
Speaking of which, this was the first time the two fought side by side since the estrangement began at the riverside. Cao Zhen's heart was full of resentment.
If Cao Chun had listened to his advice earlier and the armies of both sides had watched each other, I am afraid that the 30,000-strong army would not have ended up like it did today.
Not to mention, at least in the first confrontation with Huang Xu, the defeat would not be so tragic.
"My nephew, it seems we can't run away now."
Cao Chun sat astride the horse, panting heavily, looking very tired, and even the long sword in his hand seemed to be in danger of falling.
But the most tired thing was the war horse beneath him. Even if he was just standing, his limbs were trembling slightly.
"Okay, just say a few words less!"
Cao Zhen was very angry when he heard what he said. How could he not know what was going on at the moment?
But...looking at the broken soldiers who came out of the city gate to support but were killed in an instant, he really didn't know how to answer them.
At this point, no matter how stupid he is, he can see that the original plan to severely damage Huang Xu and others through internal and external attacks was a joke.
At the moment, Huang Xu had killed his entire army, leaving no trace behind.
It was obvious that Wuhuan City was very close. Although there were not many cavalry in the city, there were thousands of them at least, but no one could walk in front of him.
This kid Huang Xu is really ruthless.
They surrounded themselves and Cao Chun without killing them, just to attract the soldiers in the city to come out.
How dare you neglect the lives of two generals in defending the city?
But if they want to save people, they must sacrifice the lives of a large number of soldiers.
I don’t know whose hand this strange style of play came from.
He thought well. This strategy of encircling a point and calling for reinforcements was specially prepared by Xi Yu for black and white cavalry like them who were good at attacking from a distance.
"Damn it, there's no way out!"
The more he thought about it, the less he could find a way out. Cao Zhen sighed deeply. At this moment, he was almost exhausted.
Looking at Cao Zhen, who was no better than himself, Cao Chun's face became even more ugly.
He looked into the distance, and then whispered: "Actually... we still have hope, look to the east."
"East?"
Cao Zhen turned his head when he heard this, but was stunned when he saw a narrow path that could be used as a road. It seemed that only one person could pass through this path at a time!
"You...what do you mean?"
"You escape!"
Cao Chun said calmly: "Although I am a generation older than you, when it comes to military qualities, I am not as good as you in terms of talent. You are the future of our Cao Army, and the responsibility of being a clan general will definitely fall on you in the future!"
"So... take off your armor quickly!"
"Take off your armor? Me? Why...why is this?"
Cao Zhen was a little confused. He couldn't guess what the other party was thinking at the moment.
"If I tell you to fade away, you will fade away. Why are you talking nonsense? Hurry up!"
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Cao Chun could no longer control his emotions and growled: "I have no strength to escape anymore, but you still have a little bit of strength left. Although this move is dangerous, it is your only chance to escape."
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"What happens in the future depends on your own fate!"
Cao Zhen was shocked by these words, but he also understood the other party's intention.
"You mean-"
"Okay, leave quickly, it's better than everyone dying!"
Cao Chun said lightly, his eyes full of grief and anger.
Upon seeing this, Cao Zhen no longer hesitated, immediately dropped his weapon, took off his armor, and dismounted his horse when no one was paying attention.
"Grab some more dirt, cover your face, roll around on the ground, and then leave with the defecting soldiers!"
The location where the two of them were currently was just blocked by the dense mountains, so no one paid attention when they were doing these actions.
After a few brief conversations, we decided on an escape plan.
After a while, there were shouts from the side of the mountain forest. The two seemed to have a dispute over something, and then the soldiers from both sides started fighting endlessly.
"Ouch, is this going to start an internal fight?"
Huang Xu, who was not far away, was watching all this with amusement in his eyes.
His white cavalry has not lost many people recently, and the total number is still above a thousand, but it has gained an advantage on the battlefield and stole the show.
Now he saw that there was internal fighting among the enemy like a turtle in a urn, which really made him happy.
but······
At such a critical moment, why did they get into chaos?
"There's a problem!"
"This matter is not difficult to guess."
Wang Long saw Huang Xu's curiosity and took the initiative to step forward and said: "When I inquired about the news earlier, I learned that when Cao Zhen and Cao Chun were camping near Jinghe, they did not deal with them."
"At that time, Cao Zhen sent someone to tell Cao Chun that if he wanted the two armies to be closer, it would be better for both sides to strengthen their defense system together to prevent our sneak attacks. But who would have thought that Cao Chun not only didn't listen, but also sent Cao Zhen to
The person who went to deliver the message was beaten."
"Oh? And this one?"
Huang Xu, who had some doubts at first, immediately smiled and felt relaxed after hearing this.
Although the life and death of these people is already in his own hands, he is naturally happy to see his enemies fighting among themselves at such a critical moment.
"Since it's an internal fight, let's not rush forward. Let's just rest here for a while and watch the show."
"But you must always be alert to what's going on in Wuhuan City. We have already eliminated some of their soldiers. If anyone comes out again, we will attack the city decisively!"
"promise!"
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Wrapped in a layer of mud, put on a soldier's armor, and made himself unkempt, Cao Zhen looked just like an ordinary soldier.
At this moment, I'm afraid even Cao Zhen's mother might not be able to recognize her own son when he comes.
After all, his son was a majestic general, so how could he ever be so embarrassed that he was mistreated like this?
Yes, abuse!
Because behind him, Cao Chunzheng was riding a tall horse and kept waving his whip at him.
The two sides are obviously in the same camp, but they are hiding from each other while being chased by the other side. This scene is really heartbreaking to watch.
Of course, only the guards stationed in Wuhuan City felt this way.
Seeing this scene, an anxious city guard couldn't help but said: "General, you see, there must be a rebellion in the army outside the city. If we don't send troops, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
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"You don't need to say this? I know this. Everyone, please come with me on the expedition. At the very least, you must bring those two generals back!"
"promise!"
Although there are white knights waiting for him below, but whether they are sincere or not, they can't really watch the fire from the other side and sit idly by.
After all, the two generals in that mountain forest were both descendants of the Cao family.
At present, Cao Wei has long become a principality with Yecheng as its capital. If they refuse to save their clan generals, they will probably be severely punished in the future, and even lose their lives. It is not impossible, and even worse.
, maybe it will also involve family members.
Therefore, everyone had no choice but to rush forward even if they risked being slaughtered by Bai Qi.
"The shield soldiers quickly stepped forward to resist the white cavalry. The others followed me to rescue the general. Brothers, charge!"
As soon as the young city guard finished speaking, he was shot through the armor by several sudden cold arrows, and blood spattered everywhere.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Then there were three more arrows, piercing his heart, forehead and neck respectively.
The young general, whose eyes were still flashing with confusion, fell heavily from his horse and lost his breath.
Huang Xu led another wave of white cavalry, running wildly from a slope.
The white knight that blocked Cao Zhen and Wu Huan City before was only a small part of his thousands of troops.
Long before Cao Zhen came, he split the white knights into two. The white knights behind him who were waiting for work were waiting for this moment.
Because some of the defenders have been killed before, once these defenders break out, the defenders in Wuhuan City will be left with very little strength.
Huang Xu chose to rush out at this time just to capture Wuhuan City!
Soon, he took the lead and occupied the suspension bridge.
Finally, it’s time to start the general attack!
As the defenders came out in droves, he raised his lips again.
"Kill! Take Wuhuan City!"
After giving the order, Bai Qi, who was like a torrent of steel from the hillside, decisively ignored the defenders and walked towards the city instead.
To put it bluntly, he had Wu Huancheng's idea from the beginning.
As for Cao Chun and Cao Zhen, they are just bait to lure the snake out of its hole.
Wuhuan City is an important pass. Although there are no roads to the left and right, there are quite a few fortified cities in front and behind.
As long as they enter the city and rely on the terrain here, the army only needs to take care of the enemy troops coming to support them on the front and rear roads. There is no need to worry about the left and right sides.
Also, since this place is a city, there must be people there. In this way, the military supplies, food and grass, and the equipment for defending the city must be all available.
There are at least a thousand men under his command, and he happens to be divided into two groups, one in front and one in the rear. As long as he can hold on for seven days, the war on the front line will be almost over.
With my adoptive father's ability, I will definitely win this battle. When the time comes, I can just lead the White Cavalry and retreat unscathed.
"This...general, this is an isolated city!"
As the number one White Cavalry, Wang Long naturally has some insights into the battle situation, but he naturally knows what it means to enter the city. If he doesn't know much, the whole army will be wiped out by the White Cavalry!
He didn't understand why Huang Xu insisted on going his own way when the situation was so clear.
If you go in like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out again.
"Once we enter, we will be surrounded by enemy troops——"
"Enter!"
Huang Xu took this problem seriously at all, and with a decisive wave of his hand, he rushed towards the suspension bridge first, and then fired wildly with a crossbow, wiping out all the surrounding soldiers in a matter of seconds.
The few white knights who followed ran to the edge of the suspension bridge and re-tied and reinforced the previously cut ropes. After all the white knights entered the city, they folded the suspension bridge.
The whole process didn't take the time of a cup of tea, and it directly confused Cao Chun and Cao Zhen in the distance.
Their heads are really hard to turn around now.
The two of them tried their best to put on such a big scene just to send Cao Zhen out safely from Huang Xu's hands.
After all, judging from Cao Zhen's military ability, as long as he returns to the camp behind Jizhou, he will definitely lead his army to fight again.
Therefore, in order to make the performance more realistic, Cao Chun actually whipped Cao Zhen with a whip. In order to prevent him from being recognized by the enemy, he even slapped him several times on the face. As for verbal abuse, it was even more childish.
But both of them have reached this point in their drama, yet the other party... lets him go?
What do you mean? This is?
"Hey! Uncle, you are really ruthless. Can you tell me what kind of grudge the two of us have?"
Before Cao Zhen could react, the burning pain on his face awakened his consciousness, and his heart suddenly filled with anger.
Cao Chun blinked, carefully hid the whip behind his back, and said with a sneer: "No, this...nephew, this was an accident, I wanted you to go back alive!"
"Do you want me to go back? Are you afraid that my life is not miserable enough?"
Cao Zhen's handsome face turned red with anger.
Oh, no!
Right now, his face was covered in mud, stained with blood and swollen whip marks.
The little bit of admiration that he had for Cao Chun just now disappeared like smoke in an instant.
Damn it, I didn’t even think about killing myself. It was all Cao Chun who overthought it, and I got a beating in vain!
But... having said that.
Huang Xu had been chasing him all the way, how could he suddenly let him go?
Could it be that...his goal from the beginning to the end was not the 30,000 troops at all, but the Wuhuan City?
"Now that Wuhuan City has been captured by them, they have even put away the suspension bridge. If we just want to attack it with the current manpower, it is nothing more than a dream!"
"Why don't we go back? Go to Quanzhou and see if we can encounter an army. If we do, report it to General Yuan Rang and ask him to lead everyone here!"
Cao Zhen's face was livid, his heart was filled with sadness, but he could not say anything.
The swollen whip marks on his face made him feel like a monkey being watched by everyone. After being beaten for no reason, he could only break his teeth and swallow them in his stomach. No one could say anything, and no one dared to say anything.
Now he really felt extremely uncomfortable all over his body.
Nonsense, he rolled on the ground several times, he was covered in mud, and he was beaten violently, and he didn't feel very comfortable. If he could hold back from cursing at the moment, he was already sane. How could he still think about fighting again?
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As for Cao Chun, he is a bit weak now.
He had no strength before. In order to let Cao Zhen escape, he had no energy left when he swung the whip, but now he was completely exhausted.
The most important thing is that looking at Cao Zhen's colorful face, he felt really uneasy.
Under such circumstances, he would naturally listen to what Cao Zhen said.
Furthermore, Huang Xu has already entered the city, and we still don’t know what kind of defense there is. With just the few manpower we have, I’m afraid it won’t be enough to fill the gap between the enemy’s teeth.
"Hey! This is all we can do now. We will definitely not be able to capture Wuhuan City. The entire 30,000-strong army has been disabled by Huang Xu. Not to mention, there are still more than a thousand Baiqi. Judging from the casualties on both sides,
, we suffered heavy losses!”
"Whether we go back, we might encounter other armies on the way. It is a good choice for us to integrate with them and fight back to the front line. After all, Huang Xu is nothing. If Xi Yu breaks the front line defense,
We are truly finished."
"Let's go, everyone, to prevent the entire Hejian County from falling into Xi Yu's hands, let's go back!"
After the two said this, they ordered the deputy generals to go and gather troops and horses. Then the two armies merged into one, and together with some remaining soldiers from the original Wuhuan City, there were less than 500 people in total, turning around and starting to return the way they came.
As long as he can keep up with the large troops on the front line, he can find Xia Houchun, and there may be a chance to avenge Huang Xu's humiliation today!
pity······
When they saw the army, a sense of fear penetrated deep into their hearts.
Tens of thousands of people, wearing heavy armor, holding spears and riding on war horses, were chasing Xia Houchun in his direction as if they were desperate.
Xi Yu's tens of thousands of troops were fully armed and galloping towards him, and the neighing of war horses echoed in his ears.
Xia Houchun's army was like headless flies, scurrying around in no order.
After running for so long and resisting for several days, they were not only tired physically, but also mentally.
Seeing the fear in everyone's eyes, Cao Chun and Cao Zhen realized that they really had no choice but to retreat.
If you want to survive, it seems that the only way to escape from both sides is not feasible.
But in this way, he may not be able to escape the pursuit, but I am afraid that the entire Hejian County will fall into Xi Yu's hands, which means that they have completely lost this battle!
Once Hejian County was lost, no matter how many troops, horses or wealth they took, they could not replace it. But in the end, looking at the murderous Xiyu army, they still chose to disperse to both sides.
Just like the one ten thousandth chance they brought with them, Xi Yu ignored them and instead led his army to run wildly until he could barely stop at the foot of Wuhuan City.
"Hush!"
I saw him pulling the reins hard, and as the horse leaned back, his body was half-standing in the air. Then he looked at the city gate and cursed angrily: "Where is that bastard Huang Xu? Why don't you lower the suspension bridge quickly?"
As soon as he heard his adoptive father's voice, Huang Xu, who was still napping, sat up in fright. He quickly asked someone to lower the suspension bridge, and then quickly walked down the city gate to greet him.
As the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, Baiqi had already stood on both sides of the city gate, ready to go. Behind them were the people kneeling on the ground.
But looking at the happy expressions of the people, it seemed as if they had been waiting for Xiyu for a long time.
Xi Yu didn't pay attention to this. As soon as he got off his horse, he walked straight towards Huang Xu.
"Crack!"
A heavy slap landed on Huang Xu's face, Xi Yu glared angrily, as if he hated iron.
"You bastard, are you immortal? How dare you go deep alone? Who taught you this? If something happens to you on the battlefield, what do you want me to tell your father?"
Chapter completed!