The generals hurriedly helped Cao Cao, who was vomiting blood and passed out, to the camp. Naturally, today's attack could not continue.
Tens of thousands of Cao's troops slowly returned to the camp with uneasiness.
In the large tent, most of the generals had retreated outside, leaving only Guo Jia, Xu Chu and a few other close ministers.
After a while, the medical officer left the inner tent, and Guo Jia and others hurriedly stepped forward to surround him, asking how Cao Cao was doing.
The medical officer then said that Cao Cao was just temporarily angry and had no fatal injuries. He had now woken up and told Guo Jia and the others to meet him inside.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief and quickly moved into the inner tent.
When he entered the inner tent, Cao Cao had already sat up and was leaning on the couch. His face was very pale and he looked haggard.
Guo Jia and others came forward to meet him and comforted him one after another.
"I didn't expect that Thief Yan's methods were so good. Even the indestructible city of Luoyang could be breached by him. It was really beyond my expectations." Cao Cao sighed quietly, full of helplessness towards Yan Liang.
Everyone was speechless and bowed their heads sadly.
Cao Cao gritted his teeth again and cursed bitterly: "The traitor Yan is so cruel, and it is really hateful to treat Yuan Rang like he did to Zi Lian."
Cao Cao's hateful words aroused the indignation of everyone around him. Xu Chu was so angry that he clenched his fists and his joints rattled.
Suddenly, Xu Chu's eyes widened and he cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, please lead us to conquer Hangu Pass, recapture Luoyang, and kill the Yan thief with your own hands to relieve the hatred in the Prime Minister's heart."
Xu Chu made a bold statement, but no one around him responded generously.
Everyone knows that the Chu army at Hangu Pass is tenaciously defended. Before the attack on Luoyang, they could not defeat it. How can they defeat the pass now that their morale is damaged?
What's more, Luoyang has been lost now, and Yan Liang will lead his army to Hangu Pass in the near future. At that time, the strength of the two armies will be reversed, and it will be even more difficult to defeat Guancheng.
"General Xu's ambition is commendable, but now that the prime minister is ill, the morale of the soldiers has been frustrated. Whether we should continue to attack Hangu Pass requires long-term thinking." Guo Jia tactfully dissuaded Xu Chu's impulse.
Xu Ru glared and said angrily: "If we don't solve the problem, will we just sit back and watch Luoyang fall into the hands of that Yan thief?"
Guo Jia was speechless for a moment.
At this time, a sly smile appeared on Cao Cao's haggard face, "Of course Luoyang cannot give up. Since Hangu Pass is difficult to conquer, why not lure the enemy thieves to attack us."
Luring the enemy to attack?
Everyone looked shocked. For a moment they didn't understand what Cao Cao meant.
Guo Jia's eyes lit up, and he finally realized it, and said in surprise: "What the Prime Minister meant, is he using the Prime Minister's fainting as a bait to lure the enemy to attack?"
"Those who know the truth can only be filial." Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Actually, the truth just now was really angry, but he was not so angry that he fainted. The truth was just an idea, so he simply performed it in front of the battle.
It’s just a play.”
Acted in a play?
Xu Chu was not resourceful enough. He was still confused and confused, but Guo Jia suddenly realized it and had a knowing smile on his face.
"So that's it. The Prime Minister's ability to adapt to changes is truly unmatched by anyone in the world." Guo Jia sighed and admired at the same time.
Cao Cao laughed loudly, his face became more and more proud, and he gave them instructions on the spot and ordered them to follow the order and order the generals to prepare.
Hearing Cao Cao's plan, Xu Chu just suddenly realized it and said excitedly: "The prime minister's plan is really a clever one. This time we will definitely teach that Yan thief a lesson so that he will not dare to be arrogant again."
In the big tent, the originally low atmosphere gradually became high.
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Hangu Pass.
Lu Lingqi and Zhu Huan on Guancheng, as well as tens of thousands of Chu soldiers, almost all witnessed the sudden commotion in Cao's army.
If it weren't for the fact that Cao's army was well-organized and not panicked at all when they retreated, Lu Lingqi and the others would have led their troops out of Hangu Pass and defeated Cao's army outside the pass in one fell swoop.
The next day, Cao's army retreated for more than ten miles.
On the third day, Xizuo sent back information, saying that Cao Cao had vomited blood and passed out. He has not yet woken up. People in Cao Cao's palace were panicked, and rumors were spreading everywhere.
This kind of news greatly excited the Chu generals in Guancheng.
Lu Lingqi took the initiative on the spot, led her army out of the pass at night, raided the enemy camp, and took advantage of the opportunity when Cao Cao was unconscious and unable to take charge of the overall situation, and defeated the panicked Cao army in one fell swoop.
The generals at Hangu Pass were already envious of their colleagues who had made great contributions to the capture of Luoyang. Now that they had an opportunity in front of them, how could they not be ready to take action?
Lu Lingqi's confident encouragement quickly aroused the generals' desire to perform meritorious deeds.
After some deliberation, Zhu Huan also nodded and finally agreed with Lu Lingqi's suggestion.
Therefore, the generals on the pass city made a plan. After nightfall, they would gather all the troops and horses in Hangu Pass and divide their troops into separate groups to go to the robbery camp.
After half a day of preparation, it was finally night.
The 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers at Hangu Pass all had a good meal and woke up early.
At midnight, the Chu army officers and soldiers were awakened, and at the urging of the generals, they all gathered under the closed door.
At this time, Lu Lingqi had already stood in front of the city gate for a long time with a red cloak on her back and Fang Tian's painted halberd in her hand. With a raging fire of revenge in her heart.
When all the armies are gathered and the moon passes the zenith, it is the perfect time to rob the camp.
At that moment, the city gates of Hangu Pass were opened wide, and nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Chu army all came out of the pass.
Lu Lingqi and Zhu Huan each led more than 10,000 troops, divided into two groups, and hurried towards Cao's camp silently.
When the moon was setting in the west, Lu Lingqi led her 10,000-strong army and finally approached several miles away from Cao's camp.
Lu Lingqi climbed up the slope and used the moonlight to look at the enemy camp in the distance. She saw that although the lights in Cao's camp were bright, it was very quiet, and there was no sign of being alert at all.
"Hmph, Thief Cao, tonight I will cut off your head with my own hands to avenge my late father." Lu Lingqi held Fang Tian's painted halberd tightly, murderous intent burning like a raging flame in her clear eyes.
Ever since she escaped from Xiapi City, Lu Lingqi thought about killing Cao Cao every day to avenge her father.
Now, it could be said that she was the closest to succeeding in revenge. How could she not be excited?
The enemy camp in front of her was defenseless. All she had to do was to lead her army in a sudden attack, go straight to the Chinese army's tent, and kill the unconscious Cao Cao with her own hands.
The whole process seems so simple.
The east is gradually turning white. This is when people sleep the deepest and are least vigilant. The time has come, so there is no need to hesitate.
Lu Lingqi looked at the shooting machine, and Fang Tian drew his halberd and pointed it at the enemy camp. He shouted: "Soldiers of Da Chu, follow me into the enemy camp and kill the Cao thief."
Amidst the roaring sound, Lu Lingqi jumped on her horse and headed straight for the enemy camp.
Behind him, more than ten thousand soldiers of Da Chu, whose fighting spirit was fierce, were roaring and angry. Like ghost soldiers coming out of the netherworld, they fought out of the night and roared towards Cao Ying.
At the same time, along the northeastern side, shouts of killing also arose like a tide. It was obviously Zhu Huan's army who also launched an attack at the same time.
Two groups of soldiers and horses attacked together.
In the night, Lu Lingqi flew toward Cao Ying with a stream of red light, full of anger.
Thousands of Chu troops surged like a tidal wave. In just a moment, they approached Cao Ying fifty steps away.
It seemed that he was still not shocked, and there was still silence.
Lu Lingqi was secretly happy and shouted: "Cut off the antlers and charge into the enemy camp!"
The soldiers of the Chu army who were charging forward had already raised their swords in their hands, ready to chop off the antlers on the outside of Cao's camp and rush into the enemy camp.
In the blink of an eye, the fierce tide has rushed more than 20 steps outside the enemy camp.
At this moment, a cannon shot was heard in Cao's camp. Under the light of the fire, countless Cao troops suddenly moved in from behind the dim military tents. A row of troops suddenly appeared in the shallow trench outside the camp.
soldiers.
Under the firelight, surrounded by all his soldiers, Cao Cao walked towards the camp gate with his head held high, a proud sneer on his face.
"The Prime Minister is very confident that the bandit army has indeed fallen into the trap and came to rob my camp." Xu Chu exclaimed excitedly.
Cao Cao sneered, raised his whip and said: "What are you waiting for? Let me shoot the rebels with arrows."
Under the order, Xu Chu shouted in a rough voice: "The crossbowmen release arrows and kill all the enemy thieves!"
The sound of war drums soared into the sky, and the three thousand crossbowmen who had been prepared for a long time relaxed their strings upon hearing the order.
Thousands of sharp arrows soared into the sky, and under the cover of night, they headed straight for the Chu army outside the camp.
At this moment, Lu Lingqi, who was outside the camp, was shocked. Something unexpected happened in Cao Cao's camp in front of her, and she realized that she had fallen into Cao Cao's trick of luring the enemy.
"Retreat, the entire army retreats." Lu Lingqi reacted very quickly and immediately ordered the withdrawal decisively.
But before the soldiers could turn around, locust-like arrows rained down from the sky.
Lu Lingqi was not in a hurry to think too much. In a hurry, she put Fang Tianhua's halberd in her hand and flew it like an iron curtain, blocking the path of the arrow attack.
Amidst the clanging sound, several enemy arrows were bounced away, causing sparks to fill the sky.
Lu Lingqi was superb in martial arts, so a mere sharp arrow could not do anything to her, but the soldiers with little martial arts skills on her left and right were not so lucky. When one round of arrows was shot down, hundreds of people fell into a pool of blood on the spot, screaming and howling.
, a loud sound.
"Retreat, retreat quickly." Lu Lingqi didn't care much. She waved her halberd to block the arrows and turned her horse to escape.
The fighting spirit of the more than 10,000 wounded Chu troops collapsed instantly, and they turned around and ran away like ants bursting from their nests.
At this time, there was also a loud scream in the northeastern front. Apparently, Zhu Huan's troops also suffered the same ambush.
In the camp, Cao Cao saw the Chu army retreating in front of him. He snorted coldly and shouted: "The whole army is pursuing us. After the enemy bandits are defeated, we will give the prime minister a boost and take advantage of the situation to attack Hangu Pass."
When the order was passed, the gates of all the camps were opened wide, and countless Cao troops rushed out like a tide and rushed towards the Chu troops who were retreating hastily.
Lu Lingqi was so frightened that she didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and ran all the way to the south.
When the east turned white and the sky gradually became brighter, Hangu Pass finally came into view.
Lu Lingqi originally breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to retreat to Guancheng, but she also thought that Cao Jun was chasing after her. If she just led the defeated troops back to the city, wouldn't it mean that Cao Jun would take advantage of the opportunity and follow them into Hangu Pass.
Just when they were in a dilemma, they suddenly heard the sound of a cannon in front, and a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared, blocking the path of Lu Lingqi and her defeated army.
Lu Lingqi was shocked and thought to herself: "Could it be that Cao's thieves actually ambushed an entire army near Hangu Pass? If so, wouldn't my life be at risk?" (To be continued...)
