A loud and long horn sounded, with endless chilling air in it! It came from far away from the northwest corner of the wilderness! The horn sounded long at first, but then it turned and became urgent! One sound was faster than the other...
This time, the direction was slightly different. On the distant horizon where Cao Jun was last, suddenly there was a dark shadow shaking!
On the horizon, the horses lined up anxiously and densely, vaguely, as if a large group of cavalry were gathering in formation!
Because it was too far away, I couldn't see it clearly at first, but I heard the trumpet sound suddenly became louder and more exciting!
At this time, Zhang Liao's eyes suddenly lit up!
"They are our people! This is the charge number of our cavalry! The Puyang cavalry has arrived..."
When Zhang Liao screamed with joy, thousands of voices suddenly shouted in the northwest corner of the wilderness!
"Come on! Puyang reinforcements have arrived..."
Lu Bu, whose face was covered with blood and decadence, changed his expression sharply at this moment. Amid a loud laugh, he turned his head to look at the shadows that had gathered in the distance, and then shouted: "God wait!"
I, Lu Bu, am good, brothers and sisters, Chen Gong has led the reinforcements from Puyang to save us!"
Lu Bu's words immediately caused a stir on the already one-sided battlefield. The tens of thousands of Lu Jun soldiers who were about to give up resistance roared again, the fierce light appeared again, and the bloodthirsty breath hit their faces. They no longer surrendered like lambs.
Cao Jun, they raised their weapons again, preparing to attack Cao Jun again.
Cao Zhi's face was filled with anger, and he was about to say something, but he was guarded by personal guards on the left and right, and he retreated towards his side. The generals at all levels of Cao's army who unexpectedly saw the change in the situation were gathering their subordinates, retreating a distance, and possibly
Lu Jun, who had suddenly risen, kept a certain distance.
Cao Zhi understood that at this time, seeing the enemy army appear behind them would be a decisive blow. Although Cao Jun's pursuers, who were also visible, had also rushed towards them. However, Cao Zhi's blocking troops here only had 20,000 troops.
, after the fighting some time ago, this number has probably changed a lot. With their current strength, it is impossible for them to be attacked from both sides. Being a coward once is better than being a reckless man.
?In an instant, it was placed in front of Cao Zhi and his men.
More and more enemy troops have gathered on the horizon, and several groups of cavalry have rushed out of the sight in the distance, rushing towards here quickly!
At this time, Cao Zhi had to think carefully about where this enemy army came from and whether it had the strength to compete with him. Everything seemed so urgent.
"It's too late, shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow..."
The general of Cao's army gave orders in a panic, and the archers began to fire arrows at the nearby Lu army. The sudden arrows killed several nearby Lu army soldiers, but at the same time it also sparked a new round of fighting.
Lu Bu waved the painted halberd he was about to hand over to block the arrows, and said coldly: "Brothers, these idiots are seeking death and no longer want to live. All we have to do is help them and break out with me..."
The collision caused the waves to roll again, rolling in, constantly colliding with each other, making bursts of screams and roars, and the earth also trembled again and again. The pursuers led by Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, and Dian Wei were rushing in
Two or three miles away, you can feel the miserable screams of your troops and horses, and you can see countless black shadows leaping up, which are the rebounding Lu Jun.
Cao Zhi, who was escorted to a safe area by his personal guards, turned to look at Xia Houyuan, whose face was covered with blood. Xia Houyuan had tears of reluctance in his eyes, held Cao Zhi's arm, and said helplessly: "Let them go..."
Cao Zhi glanced at the soldiers who only had about 10,000 men left, who were still fighting hard with twice as many enemy troops, "Perhaps, all of them were killed before Xiahou Dun and others arrived.
.....Maybe......"
Cao Zhi, who had remounted his horse, punched his chest with his right fist and whispered to Cao Zhen beside him: "Order, the troops move to the left!"
Cao Jun quickly conveyed Cao Zhi's general order. Moving the troops to the left meant giving up a passage for Lu Bu to lead his army to break through.
After a while, Lu Bu was heard laughing wildly amidst the sound of horse hooves heading west: "Cao Zhi, you coward, let us fight for a hundred rounds next time..."
As he said this, the sound of hoofbeats gradually faded away. Lu Bu's troops were just running on the edge. Once they touched Cao's army, they quickly got rid of Cao's army and headed northwest to meet up with their own reinforcements.
Three hours later, Cao Zhi and Xia Houyuan realized that they had been tricked by Chen Gong. There were only about 1,000 defenders in Puyang, and some of Cao's generals and troops, such as Yu Jin, were still there to confront them and contain them. Where was Chen Gong?
Reinforcements can be sent.
"Chen Gong must have been bluffing! Gao Ming, Gao Ming, this is as good as big brother's empty city plan..."
Xiahou Yuan, Yue Jin, Xu Chu, Cao Zhen and Xiahou Dun, Li Dian and Dian Wei, who had already joined Cao Zhi, all looked helpless after hearing this. They lowered their heads silently. When they sighed, suddenly Cao Zhi
Zhilang said loudly: "Brother, I was wrong! I should choose to be a man as reckless as today. I will die here with the soldiers tonight, so I can be worthy of not being a man!"
When the generals behind Cao Zhi were trying to comfort him, Cao Zhi suddenly laughed three times at the sunset, and said with great pride under the afterglow of the setting sun: "Lu Bu, let's meet again in Puyang!"
#######Cao Cao now lives in Dingtao, which is very safe. He is protected by Cao Ren and 10,000 elite soldiers. There are also Cao Zhi in Juye, Juyang, Chengshi, Shanyang and other places not far away.
Where is the army he leads be stationed? Anyone who wants to lead a lightning attack on him now is simply asking for his own destruction.
In the northeast corner of the North City, a group of cavalry passed through the noisy street market. In front of the group was a knight in silver armor holding a whip. Wherever they went, pedestrians on the road ducked and cleared the road.
Cao Ren hurried back to the mansion where Cao Cao was staying to report on the battle situation he had just received. After passing through several long corridors and bypassing several huge buildings and walls, Cao Ren quickly approached a large house in the south of Funan. Here.
It's very special. There are no plants or trees in the entire mansion. The ground is paved with neat bluestones and the corridors are all decorated with exquisite floor tiles.
Because Cao Cao, who has been in poor health recently, hates the smell of wooden boards, he ordered people to replace all the wooden things here. The shampoo bucket next to his pillow is now made of silver. Even so, he is living in so many places.
Among the glorious materials, the room where Cao Cao lived still seemed empty, giving people a lifeless feeling!
At this moment, Cao Cao had been sitting in this big and dark house for a long time. He could only hear the howling wind outside. The wind rushing into the house blew the flames in the brazier swaying everywhere.
Finally, after Cao Cao finished listening to Cao Ren's report on the latest battle situation, he didn't know how long it had passed. Cao Cao suddenly let out a long sigh. He clenched his fists. As soon as he finished sighing, he smiled boldly and laughed at himself: "I have such a
Brother, what are you still worried about?" After saying that, someone asked Cao Ren: "What is he going to do next?"
Cao Ren did not dare to look at Cao Cao's increasingly cold eyes. He cleverly turned his head to avoid it. Cao Ren felt that every time Cao Cao's body deteriorated, his temper became more elusive. The man who once admired him
People are becoming terrible.
"Brother Zhi, has started to dispatch troops to pursue Lu Bu, and is preparing to fight Lu Bu again in Puyang. He also said that he thinks he is guilty, missed the opportunity to fight, and was deceived by Chen Gong, so he will come back to see you after Lu Bu is completely defeated!"
Cao Ren finished speaking in a low voice.
After hearing Cao Ren's narration, Cao Cao smiled with an upward smile, but it was far-fetched, "How many months has he been in Yanzhou?"
Cao Cao's question made Cao Ren a little confused, "How many months have your own brother been here? Why do you still come to ask me?"
Cao Ren only dared to criticize in his heart, but still said respectfully: "It's been three months!"
"Well!" Cao Cao's eyelids drooped a little, showing that his strength and energy were failing. "In three months, we have annihilated more than 30,000 rebels, collected this year's land tax, and completely quelled the rebellion in Yanzhou. My younger brother
You are so capable, I will feel relieved after I die..."
Cao Cao's words made Cao Ren unsure whether they were positive or negative, whether he was praising Cao Zhi or expressing jealousy.
"That's his biological brother. Even if he dies, it's good to have his own brother to succeed him!" Cao Ren once again guessed the meaning of Cao Cao's words based on his own judgment. Of course, he didn't have the guts to say such rebellious words in front of Cao Cao.
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"Both you and Xun Yu should go back to Puyang to help Azhi accomplish this feat!" Cao Cao's feeble voice could no longer convey the information that Cao Ren could guess.
Cao Ren just asked worriedly: "Brother, your safety..."
"Don't worry about me, I'm going back to Juancheng soon..."
"But, can your body survive the long journey?"
"Yes, I have told Hua Tuo that even if I die, I will be transported back to Juancheng. I will wait for your triumph there. I will see Yanzhou return to my embrace in my lifetime... ahem... safe,
You don't have to worry, isn't Cao Hong back..."
Speaking of Cao Hong, Cao Ren's younger brother, things didn't go very well this time. He was also the main reason for Cao Cao's recent coma. Cao Cao sent him to Anyi to control Emperor Xian and the court, but he didn't want to go there for more than two months.
Cao Hong came back with a blushing face and said that he had not seen the emperor in Anyi, and there was no so-called imperial court anywhere.
The news brought back by Cao Hong made Cao Cao vomit three mouthfuls of blood on the spot. He tremblingly poked his fingers and asked Cao Hong what was going on?
Based on his experiences along the way and the people who met Cao Zhi in Anyi, Cao Hong gave Cao Cao this answer: Emperor Xian and the court slipped away before he arrived, and should have returned eastward to Luoyang by now.