A gust of breeze blew by, bringing with it a burnt smell and sending it to Cao Cao and others. Liu Ye and other civil servants couldn't hold it back. They turned their heads and threw themselves on the ground and vomited. Cao Cao and others at the front were
His face was pale, and he looked at the tragedy ahead with disbelief. This fire had trapped nearly five thousand Wei troops in the sea of fire! None of the five thousand Wei troops died before the fire abated.
Want to run out! And Liu Bei who was next to Cao Cao was also dumbfounded. Not only was the Wei army trapped by the sea of fire, but also Zhang Fei and a part of the Xuzhou army led by Guan Yu!
Although Liu Bei had been mentally prepared to sacrifice his subordinates before, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were different. Liu Bei knew in his heart that these two sworn brothers were his right-hand men! Without them, Liu Bei would never be able to do anything again.
Maybe he could compete with the heroes of the world! Liu Bei immediately shouted to Cao Cao: "Brother Mengde! Brother Mengde! Hurry! Send someone to rescue them!"
"No!" Xun Yu, the counselor beside Cao Cao, immediately denied Liu Bei's words and said to Cao Cao: "My Lord! We must not send any more troops now! The area in front of Hangu Pass has completely fallen to the attack of the Western Qin Army.
If we send people to rush in again, we will die in vain! We can only hope that the sea of fire can be extinguished as soon as possible!"
As if to specifically refute Xun Yu's words, several loud noises were heard from the battlefield in front, but countless black shadows flew up from Hangu Pass, and the catapults at Hangu Pass once again threw those bottles and cans.
It was thrown out and fell directly into the sea of fire. In an instant, the fire that had just weakened began to burn blazingly again!
Seeing the sea of fire igniting again, Liu Bei's face became paler and paler. His upper body swayed and he almost fell off the horse. Fortunately, several soldiers behind him supported him from behind. Zhuge Liang did the same.
Unable to maintain his usual calmness, he turned to look at Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, what can you do?" When it comes to government affairs, Zhuge Liang is much better than Xu Shu, but when it comes to military skills, Xu Shu is still better, so Zhuge Liang
He pinned his last hope on Xu Shu.
At this moment, Xu Shu also shook his head with a bitter look on his face and said: "If there is a way, how can I not say it? Don't forget, there are still more than 5,000 soldiers of my lord there! Obviously, there are also high-ranking soldiers in the Western Qin army.
People! This is one thing after another. It is clear that we have set up a trap for us to escape! Only a few thousand people were trapped, we are already very lucky!" As he spoke, Xu Shu's face became more and more ugly, Xi
Qin could have such an expert to help him, so it seems that the possibility of attacking Hangu Pass this time has dropped a lot! And what Xu Shu could think of, how could Zhuge Liang not think of it, and his face turned ashen.
Just as the house was leaking, it rained all night. At this moment, a shout suddenly came from behind. Everyone turned their heads subconsciously and saw a Wei army general riding a fast horse from behind.
Come. Cao Cao recognized at a glance that it was Zang Ba, the general who had been assigned to the rear army's tent before. Zang Ba rode his horse towards this side and shouted loudly: "It's not good! My lord! My lord! No!"
alright!"
Seeing Zang Ba's panic, Cao Cao's face became even more ugly. Zang Ba led the Taishan bandits to bring trouble to Yanzhou and Xuzhou. He had a very calm temperament and was a talented general. Since he took refuge under Cao Cao's account, Cao Cao
He had never seen him look so panicked before, and Cao Cao couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart.
Soon, Zang Ba arrived in front of Cao Cao. He turned over and dismounted, but because he was in too much haste, he fell directly to the ground. However, Zang Ba didn't care so much. He turned over and didn't even have time to dust himself off.
He stumbled to Cao Cao, clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Cao: "Lord! Something bad has happened! Then, then, the Wu army and the Yan army suddenly rebelled and ran away!"
"What!" This time it was Cao Cao's turn to shake his upper body. Cao Cao felt his eyes blacken, his head trembled, and he fell down onto the horse's back!
"Lord!" "Lord!"
Cao Cao's fall shocked the subordinates around him, and they hurriedly stepped forward to help him. On the other side, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu's expressions also became extremely ugly. Both of them were wise men in the world, and they immediately guessed
He knew the reason why Wu Jun and Yan Jun left! They looked at each other, and they didn’t expect that they had been plotting all day long, but today they were plotted by someone else! At this time, Cao Cao stood up slowly with the help of everyone, and swayed.
He opened his eyes and the first thing he said was to call Xu Shu.
After Xu Shu heard this, he immediately ran to Cao Cao, knelt down and said with shame on his face: "My lord! This subordinate has neglected his duty! Please punish me!" Xu Shu is the chief think tank of Cao Cao's account.
, this time the Kwantung Allied Forces attacked the Western Qin Dynasty, they were all under the full command of Xu Shu. But until now, without winning a single battle, the coalition forces collapsed. If they really want to be held responsible, then this responsibility can only be held by Xu Shu.
Take it!
Cao Cao let out a long sigh, but waved his hand to Xu Shu and said, "Okay! I don't want to hold you responsible! Now that the matter is over, I just want to ask you, sir, how to deal with it next?"
Xu Shu bowed to Cao Cao again and again, then stood up, saluted Cao Cao and said: "My lord! The war has reached now and it is no longer possible. If we continue to stop it, we will suffer the consequences. It is better to withdraw now and reduce the number of troops."
Loss!" Xu Shu made this suggestion after hesitating again and again. Although Cao Cao said he would not hold himself responsible, for Cao Cao, this withdrawal was not just a loss of soldiers and horses! Previously,
Cao Cao organized an alliance with great fanfare to denounce Luo Yang. Now the alliance collapsed and Cao Cao returned without success. This was a fatal blow to Cao Cao's reputation!
Cao Cao obviously thought of this, but he looked back at the towering Hangu Pass in the distance, shook his head helplessly, waved his hands to everyone, and said nothing, but the meaning was clear.
No way! Immediately, Wei general Xia Houyuan, who was supporting Cao Cao, shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order! Send the gold and withdraw the troops!"
After shouting these six words, Liu Bei, who had been silent on the side, finally couldn't support it anymore. Just like Cao Cao just now, he fell down! This order meant that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were trapped in the sea of fire.
There was no hope for the two of them anymore. Liu Bei had lost two powerful generals and even two brothers. How could he feel better? The soldiers around Liu Bei also stepped forward to help Liu Bei up, calling for Liu Bei one after another.
Suddenly, a soldier next to Liu Bei looked in the direction of the battlefield, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed loudly: "Lord! Look! It's the second general and the third general!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are Liu Bei's sworn brothers, so Liu Bei's men usually call them the second general and the third general. When he heard the words of these personal soldiers, Liu Bei immediately trembled and stood up straight.
, looking towards the direction of the battlefield. I saw that in the direction of Hangu Pass, the sea of fire was like a wall blocking the road to Hangu Pass, and I heard several loud shouts, and the two riders suddenly came from
When Liu Bei rushed out of the sea of fire, he took a closer look and saw that it was his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei!
He originally thought that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would definitely die, but now he saw that the two people had escaped. Liu Bei couldn't hold back his excitement. He pushed away the soldiers around him and ran towards Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
, while running, he shouted: "Second brother! Third brother! Are you okay? That's great!" Although Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were sworn sworn sworn brothers and took advantage of their thoughts, over the years, the three of them have been in the same boat.
To say that there is no brotherhood is absolutely false!
Soon, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already galloped to Liu Bei's side. When they saw Liu Bei coming to greet them, they got off their horses at the same time and quickly rushed to Liu Bei. They clasped their fists at Liu Bei and shouted in unison: "
Big brother! Little brother makes you worry!"
"It's okay! It's okay!" Liu Bei was dancing excitedly at this moment, patting the two of them on the shoulders. In fact, it was impossible to say that there was nothing wrong with the two of them. Guan Yu's maroon face was stained here and there.
The green robe on his body was also burned with several holes, and a section of his long beard was burned off, making him look very embarrassed. But Zhang Fei was even worse, as the clothes on his upper body had long been burned.
No more, even the dark skin was burnt red, there were several blisters on the shoulders, and half of the beard on his face was burned off, which really looked a bit funny.
At this moment, Cao Ren also rushed back with the remaining troops and horses. Cao Ren had guessed the Western Qin Army's plan beforehand, so he dodged quickly and did not fall into the Western Qin Army's trap like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Therefore, Cao Ren did not
He was injured, but there were more stains on his face. After seeing Cao Cao, Cao Ren hurriedly got off his horse, knelt down in front of Cao Cao, and shouted: "My lord! The last general is incompetent, please punish me!"
Cao Cao also sighed, stepped forward and helped Cao Ren up in person, and said: "Okay! No need to say more! Losing is losing! If we lose this time, we will fight back next time! Let's go! Take advantage of it.
Those fires have not been extinguished and the Western Qin army cannot send out troops to pursue them, so we should withdraw as soon as possible!"
With that said, Cao Cao waved his hand, turned around, mounted his horse and left. Although Cao Cao acted very freely and freely, looking at his back, there was an indescribable desolation and unwillingness. Everyone understood that after this defeat,
Cao Cao has completely lost the chance to defeat the Western Qin Dynasty! From now on, all Cao Cao can do is to settle for one side and become the overlord of one side! The same as Cao Cao, that is Liu Bei. Liu Bei looked at the Xuzhou Army that had lost at least half of its army.
, was about to cry but had no tears. He looked back at the Wei army soldiers and horses next to him, and nodded secretly in his heart. If Liu Bei wants to continue to survive in the future, he can only stand with Cao Cao!