Chapter 33 Cao Cao, who fell into despair, Zhao Zilong, who fell from the sky!
Despite all the precautions, I was still ambushed!
When Cao Cao heard the name Xu Rong, he shouted in his heart: "It's over!"
Cao Cao, who had been under Dong Zhuo for more than half a year, had already figured out the truth and falsehoods of Dong Zhuo's men.
This general named Xu Rong,
Although not famous,
However, he was one of the most capable generals under Dong Zhuo.
Just because Xu Rongqiang is leading the battle,
It was somewhat contrary to the Xiliang Army's emphasis on personal bravery, so not many people praised him.
but,
This does not prevent Dong Zhuo and Li Ru from trusting and reusing him.
How could a wise man like Li Ru not guard against the pursuit of the princes?
Xingyang is the only way to pass. The location is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Xu Rong was finally arranged by Li Ru in an extremely important place, Xingyang, to block the coalition forces of the princes and buy time for Dong Zhuo to evacuate.
But Xu Rong is not someone who just sticks to the past and doesn’t know how to adapt.
After the scouts discovered that only Cao Cao's army came to pursue him,
Xu Rong immediately gave up the defense,
Instead, he quietly came to the front and ambush him halfway!
Most of the scouts from Cao's army who came to explore the road were intercepted and killed by the Xiliang army's scouts.
Calculating mentally and unintentionally,
Cao Jun's scouts suffered heavy losses.
Although Cao Cao was extremely careful,
But he never expected that the other party would come out of Xingyang and ambush him halfway.
If Cao Cao hadn't had one of his scouts with extremely tenacious vitality,
Maybe Cao Cao has stepped into a trap and he may not even know it.
"Kill! Kill Cao Cao!"
"Kill Cao Cao!"
Cao Ren: "!!! There really is an ambush ahead! Brother is really amazing!"
Although Cao Jun did not completely enter the ambush site,
But the cover of night and the shouts of killing coming from the front still achieved a similar effect to an ambush.
Cao Jun, a group of soldiers who have not experienced too many battles,
Immediately he became a little panicked.
Cao Cao reined in his panicked horse and shouted:
"Don't panic! We have not entered an ambush, we must fight and retreat!"
Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong came to Cao Cao carrying a big sword.
"Brother, you retreat first, we will break up the rear!"
Cao Cao knew that now was not the time to take advantage of the opportunity.
And if Cao Cao knew in advance that Xu Rongshou was here, he would definitely not chase after him like this...
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu, why don't you write clearly who the guard is..."
Cao Cao was still quite scared,
Fortunately, with all his caution, he finally did not enter the complete encirclement.
They are all cavalry,
As long as the rear blocks the pursuers, there is still a good chance of escaping.
But Cao Cao seemed to have overestimated his new recruits.
I also somewhat underestimated Xu Rong’s group of experienced soldiers.
There is a huge difference between the two in terms of horse speed and combat power!
The leader of the Xiliang army, although he is not young, is still powerful, he is Xu Rong!
"Kill Cao Cao!"
"Kill Cao Cao!"
"Kill Cao Cao!"
finally,
It was still a close fight.
The gap in combat power between the two sides is quite large.
In addition, Cao Cao's side was being hunted, and the morale of the army had dropped to the point of being underestimated.
Just a touch,
The soldiers at the rear of Cao's army lost hundreds of people!
However, Xu Rong's cavalry was not in a hurry.
Instead, he chased after me so leisurely,
From time to time, he would speed up and bite off a piece of Cao Jun's meat.
Cao Cao knew that if he continued to let the Xiliang army encroach on him,
His team will probably collapse before they reach half the distance.
The heart is broken,
Cao Cao simply ordered: "All officers and men listen to the order and follow me back to the army to cover up the killing!"
After hearing Cao Cao's order,
Most of the soldiers turned around decisively and rushed towards the Xiliang army with Cao Cao.
The Xiliang Army went too smoothly for one or two hours.
Most of them were full of contempt for Cao Jun.
Cao Cao's sudden counterattack caught the Xiliang army by surprise!
Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan relied on their bravery to lead two cavalry groups to outflank the Xiliang army on both sides.
In addition, Cao Cao and Cao Ren led his army to charge head-on,
This blow actually drove back Xu Rong's vanguard!
"Stop fighting, retreat quickly!"
Cao Cao is still awake,
The small victory this time was just the result of taking the opponent by surprise.
And they won't have another chance, Xu Rong will definitely be on guard.
Cao Cao's army began to flee again,
The Xiliang army was beaten back for a while, and their faces were extremely ugly.
At this moment, the Xiliang soldiers were already furious.
They worked hard to annihilate all Cao's troops!
Cao Cao looked at the Xiliang troops surrounding him from both sides.
He is even a little desperate now!
Cao Cao knew that he could not cause chaos,
He forced himself to steady his mind and gave the order again:
"Speed up, hurry up and rush out. In front of you is Hulao Pass. The troops of the seventeenth princes are waiting for the Xiliang army!"
Cao Cao's words had some effect,
The speed of Cao's army has been significantly improved again.
But for the Xiliang army, which is good at horse fighting, they are still too weak...
"Brother, be careful!"
Cao Cao is trying to escape,
Suddenly there was a shout from beside me!
Following the word "be careful", Cao Cao immediately heard a burst of sound coming from behind him!
"It's a bow and arrow!" Cao Cao felt bad and quickly leaned down to try to avoid this hidden arrow!
Cao Cao's movements were still a little slow.
However, as he leaned over, the arrow originally aimed at his back finally hit his shoulder, failing to make him belch on the spot.
But this arrow is quite powerful,
The arrow was deeply embedded in his muscle, and Cao Cao was so painful that he broke into a cold sweat.
The person who spoke just now was Cao Hong, who was protecting Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao was injured,
He immediately rode up behind Cao Cao and blocked several arrows fired from behind with his sword.
Some Cao Jun soldiers panicked and shouted: "We are surrounded!"
"What should I do? I'm still young and I don't want to die!"
"Don't panic, come with me and fight out!"
Xiahou Dun and others are still fighting,
But the difference in combat power between the soldiers is too great,
Cao Cao only had these few generals, and it was impossible to take care of everything.
Besieged from all sides, Cao Cao was seriously injured!
Cao Jun seems to have fallen into a certain death situation!
Cao Cao's brain began to feel dizzy due to excessive blood loss.
He pulled Cao Hong, who was supporting him, and said, "Zilian, leave me alone, you and Xiahou Dun and the others rush out!"
"Brother, the world cannot be without floods, but it cannot be without kings! I will fight in the front line, you follow me!"
After Cao Hong finished speaking, he raised his sword and summoned a few personal guards to protect Cao Cao before heading towards the enemy!
Cao Cao felt moved in his heart, but also felt very regretful.
"Can it be that I, Cao Cao, really cannot survive this disaster?
Is this what Mr. Lu wrote in his diary, Yao Mozi?"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly, but still followed Cao Hong and rushed out under the cover of his personal guards.
Cao Hong himself is only quasi-first-class,
At this moment, facing dozens of Xiliang elite soldiers, they also suffered many injuries, large and small.
Cao Ren and Li Dian were struggling to maintain the military formation.
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and Le Jin were fighting fires everywhere.
Seeing that more than a dozen people from the other side abandoned the besieged Cao Hong and came towards him, Cao Cao sighed and prepared to accept his fate.
"That's all, I regret that I didn't listen to Mr. Lu's advice... Although he only expressed the advice in his diary..."
Cao Cao has closed his eyes,
But at this extremely critical moment,
A clear male voice cut through the night sky and actually pulled Cao Cao back from hell!