Another Cao army soldiers in front of another array cheered loudly and rushed forward. The Cao army in the rear followed, like a new wave surging out of the deep sea. In contrast, the momentum of Liu Bei's army on the opposite side was taken away and there was almost no power to fight back.
Not long after, the pressure applied by the wave exceeded the limit that the dam could bear. First there was a gap, then two and three. Even where the defending team barely maintained, the attacking party had approached the level within reach. Many Cao troops competed with the defending soldiers shoulder to shoulder and feet to the ground, shouting and stabbing with a slasher with a sword.
Cao Cao stood on the high platform and looked out, seeing clearly that although Liu Bei's army tried his best to resist, their formation was constantly torn and peeled off under the impact of raging waves. The soldiers in the front row were either killed in battle or wrapped in the attacking party's queue. The soldiers in the back row roared and tried to gain a foothold, but they could not do it.
Wherever they could see, there were people in the Liu Bei army's ranks and turned around and ran away. These people were all old soldiers and knew that they were more likely to be killed when they ran away. Only by resisting strongly could they live longer. But they finally began to escape, which proved that the morale of Liu Bei army was shaken.
After being shaken, there will be a great defeat. Soon, Cao's army's offensive became more and more fierce, forcing Liu Bei's army to retreat one after another, leaving only a mess and a sea of ​​bloody corpse that was emitting bloody smell.
"Look! Look!" Cao Cao pointed proudly: "Although Liu Bei's troops are brave, how can they attack our army at the same time while facing the front and flanks? He will definitely lose this battle!"
When Cao Cao led his troops to Yangling County, he did not expect Liu Bei to come to him. In the past few days, what he had planned was actually more about how to use the troops at hand to connect with Chang'an, and it would be better to send an elite force into the city, so that Zhong Yuanchang had some reliable support.
This plan was not easy, so Cao Cao fell asleep last night after midnight or before dawn. This situation of extreme fatigue but excessive energy has been maintained for a long time. When Cao Cao was in Yecheng, he relied on taking concubines to sing and sing every night to cover up this problem, but there was no such condition in the army.
When he woke up in the morning, his head felt like a swelling and his bones were hurting. But who knew that Xuande had some dizziness and came to his house to die?
This situation made Cao Cao instantly abandon all his discomfort and devote all his energy to command and combat. It was almost noon now, but he had not had time to eat breakfast and let the meal sit on the table and it made a cold. He seemed to have forgotten that his son was still carefully accompanying him and did not dare to have breakfast either.
"My father was using troops like a god. Did he expect Duke Xuande to have this trip?" Cao Pi asked.
He always called Liu Bei by name on weekdays, but when he was by Cao Cao, he respectfully called him Xuande Gong. After all, despising this opponent who had been entangled for decades is equivalent to despising Wei Gong Cao Cao himself.
"Hahaha, that's not the case. However, the principles of using troops to fight in the world are the same. Xuande and I often think of it together, but his strength is not as strong as mine. Even if I think of it... I can only be defeated by me! Hahaha!" Cao Cao held the jade belt around his waist with both hands and laughed to the sky.
Although he thought he was much stronger than Liu Bei, he had suffered losses in all battlefields with Liu Bei since Chibi, and had not gained such a significant advantage for a long time.
He was in a very good mood and asked a moment later: "But, regardless of whether there is this game today or not, I had long expected that Liu Bei would definitely fail in Guanzhong. Zihuan, do you know why?"
Cao Pi thought to himself, you were worried before today, but you were not so sure. Now that the wind suddenly changed, it was obvious that you were really happy. Thinking of him, he didn't show his face and replied tentatively: "Because Hanzhong and Guanzhong are blocked from the mountains, the road is absolutely dangerous, and it is not easy for the army to advance and retreat?"
"Haha, haha, you're right. The reason why he was unable to do anything to the previous few battles was that he occupied Bashu and relied on the dangerous obstacles of horses and hanging chariots to compete with the great power. The so-called "one man's lotus halberd" is not worth ten people. Although the Central Plains soldiers are strong, they have nothing to do. But he acted rashly and wanted to fight against the tiger cavalry under my command and the high-ranking army... Xuande probably forgot how he lost in Xuzhou before. Hahaha... Zihuan!"
"Baby is here!"
"Liu Bei is really the greatest enemy in my life, but he will die by himself, so I can't blame me! Zihuan, please be careful, I will defeat Xuande's main force in Guanzhong, and then take advantage of the opportunity to intimidate Ma Chao; and in Jingxiang, Ziwen and Le Wenqian restrain Guan Yunchang, and Sun Quan's son can still make a move. Haha, maybe I will take advantage of the opportunity to pursue, wipe out Bashu, and solve this big problem?"
Speaking of this, Cao Cao was full of confidence, slapped the railings looking at the car, and shouted: "Zihuan, Zihuan, although the fortune is taught by heaven, achievements must be achieved by people. This time, your father is the one who has made achievements!"
Cao Cao continued to watch the situation on the battlefield as he spoke.
At this time, the decline of Liu Bei's army was clearly visible. So the Cao army on the front line dispatched cavalry to attack, urging troops to cover the killing, probably to compete for merit. The divisions were neither open nor coordinated, and the originally orderly queue suddenly disappeared. Several soldiers in front had already been trapped, and arrows were still shot behind them, shooting the soldiers on their own.
This scene is really ugly, but it is difficult to avoid in a large-scale battle of tens of thousands of people. Cao Cao cursed a few times, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly shouted: "Come here!"
Looking down at the dozens of generals and commanders under the car, they bowed down together: "Here!"
"Hurry to send people to inform the department that although Xuande was defeated, he would not surrender... He would definitely send brave generals to attack and try to cover his army's actions. All departments should keep a close eye on them and stabilize their troops when pursuing! Anyone who was defeated by Liu Bei's army and the Du Bo would be killed!"
The messenger rushed to the battalions to pass the order.
However, as soon as the group of messengers dispersed, the northernmost part of our line suddenly became in chaos!
The person in charge of that place was Li Dian's deputy, and the general Gao Qian. At this time, they forced to retreat to the army of Xue Yong of Liu Bei, and then cooperated with the cavalry of Cao Zhen, to attack Liu Bei's central army diagonally from north to south.
Gao Qian was originally a brave general under Cao Ren. He was one of the dozens of heroes who followed Cao Ren to assault the Wu army under Jiangling City. He had the blood of the Xiongnu people in Bingzhou and was very good at cooperating in the field of infantry and cavalry. At this time, he directed his cavalry to roam in front of the enemy formation, shouting loudly, and approaching from time to time to kill; while the infantry formed a formation a little far away, covering their cavalry with arrows, and preparing for attack at any time.
However, the drums suddenly roared in Liu Bei's army's array, and a general, with black robe, black helmet, black armor, and a horse danced with spears. Hundreds of iron cavalry followed closely behind and moved forward!
This cavalry team came too fast and too fierce, and the black-robed general was brave and hard to bear. He immediately killed more than a dozen people in a row, knocking Gao Qian's cavalry to death. When Gao Qian was on the verge of murderous aura, he was furious when he saw this situation and slapped his horse and danced his sword forward to meet the enemy.
The black-robed general waved the iron spear and hit Gao Qian's big sword in his palm about a foot. The long handle of the big sword broke into several pieces like paper. The iron spear swung along with the trend, first breaking Gao Qian's arm bone, and then hitting him hard. This time, he was so powerful that Gao Qian could fly up in the air with dozens of kilograms of armor.
When the person was in mid-air, he spewed out a stream of blood. When he landed on the ground, his body was twisted and obviously he could not survive.
Gao Qian's troops were rushed and killed by enemy cavalry, with dozens of casualties and sudden chaos.
The black-robed general was even more reluctant to fight. He broke through Gao Qian's troops in the diagonal spear and rushed towards the next military formation.
Cao Cao's expression changed slightly, and his arrogant attitude disappeared. After a moment, he returned to calm and said, "Look, can I guess accurately?"
Cao Pi was convinced and said, "Father is really a great calculation."
Chapter completed!