(The power outage has been going on till now, so this chapter is a bit late, please forgive me)
More than ten thousand Chu troops came from behind and cut off the Qin army's retreat like tigers and wolves.
The front road was blocked and the rear road was blocked. Under attack from both sides, the Qin army was in a desperate situation.
Lu Lingqi led the elite cavalry of the Chu army and pierced the Qin army's formation like a sharp blade. She danced with her halberd and slashed at the stubborn enemies like crazy.
Cao Cao has now mobilized all the elite imperial troops to attack the front. The combat effectiveness of the rear troops is far less than that of the front troops, and there are also many family members among them."
The Chu army's cavalry were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, easily overcoming the Qin army's resistance, tearing the more than 10,000 rear troops into several pieces, and killing them back and forth.
At the same time, the encircling Wen Chou army also followed behind the cavalry, ruthlessly slashing at any remaining enemies with their blades, without leaving a single life behind.
The rear formation was devastated, and in the front formation, Xu Chu was blocked by Wen Chou and could not break through the gap. In this short time, the Qin army was already in a desperate situation that was about to collapse.
During the killing spree, Lu Lingqi's bloodshot eyes found Cao Cao's whereabouts.
Under the protection of more than a hundred tiger and leopard riders, Cao Cao was staring at the defeat around him with his deep-set eyes in despair, watching helplessly as his remaining subordinates fell into a pool of blood one by one.
Lu Lingqi's rage for revenge had now become violent. She rushed her troops to kill him at all costs, wishing to behead Cao Cao immediately with her own hands.
At this moment, Cao Cao was completely in despair.
Looking around at the soldiers of the Chu army who were surrounded on all sides and fighting for their own safety. Cao Cao knew that these Chu soldiers were all trying to cut off his head to use it as a tribute to their great Chu emperor, who had made great contributions to inviting thousands of households to become marquises.
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The remaining soldiers of the Qin army and the Chu army continued in an endless stream, one after another, and were like small boats in the sea, being mercilessly swallowed up by the huge waves.
Cao Cao knew that his breakout plan had completely failed. The last glimmer of hope had been shattered.
At this moment, what he faced was no longer a matter of breaking through or not, but a matter of life and death.
If you continue to resist stubbornly, there is no doubt that Cao Cao and the remaining tens of thousands of Qin troops will all die in the encirclement and killing by the Chu army.
Moreover, he might be killed by those remnants of Lu Bu. Even if he died, he would go down there and be laughed at by Lu Bu.
What if you choose to give up resistance and surrender?
For a moment, this thought flashed through Cao Cao's mind.
But the next moment, Cao Cao thought of the fate of Liu Cong, Sun Quan, and Liu Zhang, who were all loyal to their good looks.
All of these people had suffered Yan Liang's brutal torture and humiliation, but they still could not escape death.
Cao Cao knew very well that if he chose to surrender, with Yan Liang's cruelty, he would not let him go easily.
In that case, not only would he still die, but before he died, he would suffer torture that was worse than life and die with extreme humiliation.
"No, I, Cao Cao, will never die in the hands of someone named Lu, let alone be captured by Yan Liang. It will never happen!"
In Cao Cao's heart, a voice roared indignantly.
Suddenly, Cao Cao pulled out the Yitian Sword in his hand.
The cold light flowing from the sword's edge illuminated Cao Cao's gloomy and desperate face.
Looking at the sword in his hand, Cao Cao couldn't help but recall the painful experiences he had with Yan Liang over the years.
In Baima City, he had the chance to kill Yan Liang.
Runan, he missed the perfect opportunity to kill Yan Liang.
In the battle of Nanyang, he underestimated the enemy and let him lose the secret of destroying Yan Liang.
There are also Hanzhong, Luoyang, Chang'an...
Those repeated failures forced him step by step to such a life and death situation for Yan Liang and for those once unworthy common men in Hebei.
Suddenly, Cao Cao realized.
He understood why he was defeated, because he, like all the defeated generals under Yan Liang, made a fatal mistake:
Contempt!
Contempt Yan Liang's background, despise his ability, despise what he has done, and despise his continuous success.
It is this contempt that makes them always reluctant to regard Yan Liang as an equal enemy, and always deal with Yan Liang with a sense of status superiority.
It was this sense of superiority that caused him to underestimate the enemy many times, and he was defeated by Yan Liang again and again, and finally ended up where he is today.
Dong Zhuo is nothing, Yuan Shao is nothing, Sun Ce is nothing, and Liu Bei is nothing. It turns out that Yan Liang is the most powerful existence in this troubled world.
Cao Cao came to his senses, and a bitter smile appeared on his desperate face.
That wry smile was full of remorse, full of regret, and even more of a sarcasm towards oneself.
"Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you falsely claim that you and Liu Bei are the only heroes in the world. In fact, there is only one, only one real hero."
Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed, the Heavenly Sword in his hand was slowly raised.
Blood was splashing, and the Qin army fell into a pool of blood layer by layer like peeled nutshells.
Lu Lingqi controlled Fang Tian's painted halberd and was already more than twenty steps away. With only twenty steps left, she would break through the last line of defense and behead Cao Cao with her own hands.
"Yan Liang, Meng De just found out today that you are the real hero, haha~~"
Cao Cao laughed loudly, and there seemed to be a sense of relief in his laughter.
It was as if, at this moment, he was liberated.
Cao Cao slowly closed his eyes, laughed loudly, and gently moved his wrist inwards.
The Yitian Sword, which was as sharp as iron as mud, instantly cut off his neck, and the hot blood spurted out like spring water.
Amid blood splattering, Cao Cao staggered and immediately fell under his horse.
Cao Cao, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, committed suicide with this sword.
The Qin troops on the left and right were shocked and rushed forward to try to save Cao Cao, but they were still a step too late.
Cao Cao fell to the ground, his body twitched a few times, and he was already dead.
As soon as Cao Cao died, the remaining fighting spirit of the Qin army collapsed in an instant. The originally stubborn tiger and leopard cavalry were quickly broken through by the Chu army.
Lu Lingqi rode her horse and danced her halberd, finally tore through the Qin army and reached Cao Cao.
She had already grasped the halberd in her hand tightly. She planned to chop off Cao Cao's head with one halberd, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao committed suicide first.
Seeing that Cao Cao was dead, Lu Lingqi was naturally very happy, but she was only one step away from killing her enemy, which made her deeply regretful.
The fire of revenge that could not be vented all was vented on the remaining Qin army at this moment.
"The emperor has an order, kill all the remaining enemies. No one will be left," Lu Lingqi danced her halberd and shouted.
Like wolves and tigers, the soldiers of the Chu army rushed forward and mercilessly killed the collapsed Qin army, leaving corpses scattered everywhere and rivers of blood flowing.
In the front military office, Xu Chu is fighting a bloody battle with Wen Chou.
Feeling weak, he accidentally glanced back, only to be surprised to see that Cao Cao had disappeared, the entire rear army had collapsed, and the Chu army's cavalry had rushed in from behind.
Xu Chu did not know that Cao Cao had committed suicide, but the collapse of the rear army made him realize that Cao Cao was probably in danger.
In an instant, Xu Chu's spirit collapsed.
Endless anger, endless grief, and endless despair filled Xu Chu's chest in an instant.
"Ah~~" A hoarse whistle came from Xu Chu's nasal cavity.
Then, Xu Chu went crazy and attacked Wen Chou frantically.
Xu Chu went berserk due to grief and anger, and his combat power suddenly increased sharply. His swords were like lightning, and he swept towards Wen Chou like a heavy rain.
Wen Chou felt the pressure, and his breath became heavier. He moved the spear in his hand like the wind, and responded calmly step by step.
While Xu Chu's side was still fighting furiously, Lu Lingqi had already commanded the army, crushing and killing nearly 10,000 remaining Qin troops.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter and dust and smoke were rising again on the east road. Yan Liang had already led the victorious army and came in a mighty manner.
Stepping through the bloody swamps everywhere, Yan Liang arrived at the blocking battlefield.
Lu Lingqi came to Yan Liang's car with Cao Cao's head in her hand and excitedly said to Yan Liang: "Your Majesty, the head of Cao Cao is here!"
Including Yan Liang, all the generals on the left and right felt a sense of relief when they saw Cao Cao's head.
The hero who had been against him for so many years and who had pushed him into desperate situations several times was finally killed.
Yan Liang's heart couldn't be happier as another powerful enemy was eliminated.
"Lingqi, was it you who beheaded Cao Cao yourself?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Lingqi's face showed a bit of regret: "Of course Lingqi wanted to behead Cao Cao with her own hands, but unfortunately she was a step too late and she drew her sword to kill herself."
With that said, Lu Lingqi dedicated the sword that Cao Cao used to kill himself to Yan Liang.
Yan Liang took the blood-stained sword and looked at the word "Yitian" engraved on the handle of the cup, and then he realized that this sword was the legendary sword that sharpened iron like clay.
Cao Cao used this admiration to save his own life.
At this moment, Yan Liang's hatred for Cao Cao unconsciously faded as Cao Cao committed suicide.
Yan Liang even secretly respected Cao Cao.
Think about Liu Cong, Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, so many of their defeated generals, all of them prostrate themselves at their feet in an ugly manner, begging for surrender without hesitation of dignity.
Now, facing failure, Cao Cao resolutely chose to kill himself.
Yan Liang truly admired this courage.
"The only heroes in the world are Cao Mengde and me." Yan Liang sighed with emotion, waving his hands and said: "Cao Cao dared to commit suicide, which is admirable. It is my decree to send his head back to the country to declare it, and then he was buried with the rites of a prince.
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There were not many people Yan Liang admired, Cao Cao was one of them, and this was a rare decision for him to give this loser under him a decent ending.
After passing the order, Yan Liang held the Heavenly Sword in his hand and said coldly: "Cao Cao, you won't be lonely for a long time. It won't take long for me to use this sword to cut off Liu Bei's head and send the big-eared thief down.
Go and accompany you."
With that said, Yan Liang put the heavenly sword into its sheath and hung it on his waist.
Sitting on a red rabbit horse, carrying a green dragon sword in his hand, and hanging a heavenly sword on his waist, Yan Liang's majestic power made the Chu soldiers on his left and right awe-inspiring, and they did not dare to look at him.
He raised his head and looked back. The morning sun, as red as blood, was shining golden light on his proud face. (To be continued...
