When Cao Zhi walked out of the tent, the soldiers immediately broke out of the camp and packed everything up in a short time. All the luggage and luggage were loaded on the carts. There was no sign of clutter and everything was neat and orderly. Cao Zhi was a disciplinary force.
, it can be said that great efforts have been made to maintain strict discipline in the troops.
Sima Xu Zhu gave the order, and the army immediately set off. The sound of hooves rumbled, and the dust rose. Among the three thousand sergeants, one thousand were cavalry, and a thousand cavalry released their four hooves at the same time, raising more than ten feet high, like a yellow cloud.
Dust and mist poured overwhelmingly towards Xingyang.
Xu Chu and Cao An accompanied Cao Zhi in front and behind them. Everyone looked solemn but said nothing. Although Cao Zhi's prediction that Lord Cao of Xingyang would be defeated was only Cao Zhi's estimate, they firmly believed in Cao Zhi's prediction. In the end, Cao Cao was the most powerful person.
Why the lord was defeated and how he was defeated were not easy to understand at the moment.
The large group of troops marched north for three hours. Another spy galloped up and reported to Cao Zhi: "It is indeed Lord Cao's battalion that was defeated in Xingyang and is now moving outside the city."
Although Cao Zhi was mentally prepared, he was still surprised and his expression changed drastically.
Cao Zhi immediately issued an order: "As long as all the officers and soldiers work hard to defeat Dong's thieves, after returning, in addition to promotions, they will be rewarded heavily." Putting on his Mingguang armor, he took the lead, "riding" his hooves and ran towards Xingyang. All the officers and soldiers
Seeing Cao Zhi taking the lead, he immediately became courageous and shouted "I will swear allegiance to the death" three times. They followed Cao Zhi and ran forward. Through this period of contact, they found that the new captain was an absolutely trustworthy person. Cao
Zhi always keeps his word and does what he says.
I followed Cao Zhi on a trip to Jilong Mountain, and when I came back, everyone was promoted and rewarded for their meritorious services, unlike before when Zhu Bin and others deducted military pay, and all the rewards from above were exploited by them in several layers, and almost nothing reached the hands of ordinary soldiers.
Not so much. Not only did Cao Duwei give him a full reward, but I heard that the final sum of money was paid to Cao Duwei by Governor Chen's personal "decoction and medicine expenses" when he went to visit Cao Mansion. Cao Duwei used it as a bonus and gave it to him.
They did it, which moved these big-headed soldiers for a long time.
They have long believed that Cao Zhi is a good official and a good general. As long as they follow Cao Zhi, it means they have the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune. It is not that these warriors have never thought that someone may die in the war, maybe themselves, but they are all killed by themselves.
A lucky word in my heart convinced me. "If you die, you will die in the sky, or you will die for tens of thousands of years!"
When Cao Zhi led his troops to march quickly, Cao Cao was also summing up the reasons. There were many reasons for the defeat along the way. He was killed by the enemy by the wrong hand and was not in a hurry. He was also chased and was out of breath. Cao Cao was in a state of embarrassment.
What's more, I'm annoyed that I advanced rashly and lost a lot of soldiers and horses. Some soldiers even got lost during the rout. I don't know whether they escaped or died.
Cao Cao was so angry that he just stopped to take a breath and looked back in the direction of Xingyang. No pursuers were approaching. He felt relieved. It was already the second watch. Cao Cao and his soldiers had no food or water for most of the day.
, already hungry. Cao Cao stopped at the foot of a mountain and ordered a pot to be buried to make rice.
When they sat down to rest in an open space at the foot of a mountain, the bones in their bodies seemed to be falling apart. Not only were their hearts in chaos, but their bodies were also exhausted. The feeling of a tiger falling flat in the sun was really demoralizing.
The sparks had just struck, and the smoke had not yet spread, when suddenly the sound of killing broke out around the dark camp. In an instant, countless ambush soldiers poured out from all around and rushed towards them.
Cao Cao's soldiers were already shocked and undecided, but when they saw so many ambushed troops, they collapsed without a fight and fell into chaos.
At this time, Cao Cao really felt the feeling of defeat. As soon as his troops heard the shouts of killing, each one of them was frightened and fled in all directions without making any resistance. Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Le Jin, Li
Dian and Weizi each returned to defend one side, trying to control their troops and horses, but they were unable to save the situation. Only a few soldiers could still obey the orders. The generals used their remaining strength to fight the incoming enemy, but they had no time to call out anyone, so they broke out in different directions.
Although Cao Cao was angry, he couldn't help it. He mounted a war horse, called the few sergeants who were still around him and rushed forward. The pursuers behind them clung to them like a reminder, making Cao Cao unable to identify the direction and panic.
He turned around and fled.
Cao Cao believed that as long as he left behind his pursuers, he could escape with his life. Even if he lost his way, it didn't matter. Cao Cao called on his soldiers to break out towards the steep mountain. At dawn, after climbing a hillside, a small river suddenly appeared in front of him. Cao Cao was overjoyed and said hello
The soldier galloped towards the creek. After crossing the creek, there was a forest. Once in the forest, it would be difficult for the enemy to catch up.
Cao Cao had a good idea, and Xu Rongqi could make him succeed. Xu Rong led his troops in hot pursuit, and kept a close eye on Cao Cao, who was dressed in a distinctive way, killing the enemy leader and disrupting the morale of his troops.
In the midst of the chaos, Xu Rong bent his bow and arrow, aiming at Cao Cao, who had already stepped into the river. The "whoosh" arrow hit Cao Cao on the shoulder. With a sound, Cao Cao fell into the river. Cao Cao was about to get up and run for his life.
One of Xu Rong's subordinates happened to ride up and kill him. When the sergeant saw that he was a famous general, he immediately felt that he had an opportunity to make a contribution. Without saying a word, he raised his sword and chopped.
Cao Cao held his shoulders and ran two steps. A large amount of blood oozed from the wound. Cao Cao, who was in unbearable pain, fell into the river again and saw the cold light coming. Cao Cao's tense heartstrings collapsed at this moment, and Cao Cao closed his eyes in despair.
Eyes, shouting in the heart: "My life is over!"
Just when Cao Cao was despairing and closed his eyes to die, and saw that the blade was about to strike Cao Cao's face, a few inconspicuous leaves in the woods on the other side of the river were suddenly knocked open by a strong wind. At the same time, there was a whooshing sound, and a
A cold arrow shot out quickly and rushed towards the guard at a very fast speed. He pounced and the guard didn't even react. The sharp arrow shot into the left eye of the guard and shot out from the back of the head. The whole arrow shot out.
The arrow shaft was inserted across the head of the military guard, and red blood and white brains dripped down the exposed arrow shaft into the clear river water. The military guard even remained ferociously surprised, and time seemed to
At that moment, the military guard slowly fell down, and the river water beneath him was immediately reflected red.
Everything was so incredible, everything was so sudden. The sky seemed to be infected. At the same time as the sharp arrow was shot, suddenly, a bright white light flashed over the battlefield, followed by a rumble of thunder. At that moment,
The fighting people raised their heads at the same time, and in an instant thousands of raindrops fell like raindrops. People who are familiar with solar terms can easily find that at this moment of life and death, spring thunder explodes just in time.
The spring thunder awakened Cao Cao, who was waiting for death with his eyes closed. The spring thunder only stopped the killing on the battlefield for a second.
Cao Cao stayed for a long time to feel the pain of death. When he was sure that he was not dead, he realized that the person in front of him who wanted to take his life was gone. Wasn't the corpse floating in the water the same person just now?
At this time, there was a rumble like spring thunder behind Cao Cao. Cao Cao looked back dullly, and as lightning appeared behind the trees, a handsome black horse sat on a cold young knight. From his bow and arrow,
Judging from his posture, the thunder arrow just now came from his hand.
Cao Cao suddenly woke up from his nervous breakdown. He saw clearly that the young knight riding the horse at the front in the woods was Cao Zhi, and his younger brother - Cao Zhi.
Before the leaves driven by the powerful arrows returned to calm, a roar of hoofbeats shook more leaves.
Xu Rong, who had been paying attention to the changes in the battlefield, immediately changed his expression and said in shock: "This is impossible." Although he did not want to believe it, his intuition told him that there seemed to be a large number of enemies rushing from the slopes and woods in front of him at extremely fast speeds.