Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

The 100,000 Cao army soldiers who remained behind were mostly new recruits, and they have now disappeared.

Hidden behind the houses, shops, and even the ruins along the city streets were archers, swordsmen, axemen, and shield-bearers of Dong Zhuo's army. And atop the city walls, countless archers emerged in dense formation.

When Cao Cao's troops first entered the city, they were able to advance with their high morale, but they soon got bogged down in street fighting.

Arrows rained down from all directions, and Cao Cao's soldiers fell to the ground, constantly struck by arrows.

In order to reach Xingyang City as quickly as possible, the soldiers of the three armies carried almost no supplies, and the giant shields were one of them. Under the hail of arrows, it was difficult to defend, and large-scale casualties soon occurred.

This is a conspiracy!

A scheme specifically designed to deal with the warlords from Guandong who came to besiege Dong Zhuo's army!

"Kill! Fight your way out!" Cao Cao brandished his weapon, forcefully cleaving through the axemen blocking his path, and roared angrily.

His BMW pawed restlessly, emitting an anxious neigh.

"My lord, we've fallen into a trap! Xingyang City is a snare!" Xiahou Dun, protecting Cao Cao, brandished his spear like a dragon, sending hundreds of Dong Zhuo's soldiers flying as he shouted a warning.

Li Jue had already disappeared by now...

"Whoosh!~~~~" At this moment, another barrage of arrows swept in.

“Ah! Ah!~~~~” Countless wails rang out.

Just two or three volleys of arrows were enough to cause Cao Cao's army to lose tens of thousands of soldiers...

Of course, the vast majority of the arrows were blocked. If each arrow had killed a soldier, Cao Cao's army might have been wiped out in the second volley of arrows...

"My lord! Hundreds of thousands of archers have appeared on the city walls behind us! We tried to retreat, but we were all driven back, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed!"

"There are also ambushes outside the city. They've surrounded us and blocked our retreat!" Xiahou Yuan said anxiously.

Hearing one piece of despairing news after another, Cao Cao's face turned ashen. He knew that he had been too eager for quick success in this battle!
"Whoosh!!!" At this moment, a series of crossbow bolts carrying terrifying destructive power pierced through the air.

Several Xuan-rank generals nearby were directly pierced through their Yuan Power shields by crossbow bolts, which then pierced their bodies, killing them instantly.

This wasn't just happening here; similar situations were occurring on other streets, with Cao Cao's mid-level generals facing assassination attempts.

The ambushing Dong Zhuo army had very precise targets, focusing only on soldiers below the Xuan-rank general level, while using sheer numbers to delay the others.

As long as the enemy's main force is wiped out, what does it matter if the high command of Cao's army escapes!
"My lord, let's charge to the other two city walls and join up with the other two armies!" Xiahou Dun suggested.

However, at that moment, two huge roars came from deep within the city.

Xiahou Dun's expression changed drastically upon hearing the loud noise.

He had just suggested finding the other two armies to join forces when, unexpectedly, he received their plea for help!
Indeed, although the three armies attacked recklessly, some battlefield rules were agreed upon before the battle began. The distress signal was one of them!
Thanks to the presence of fierce generals like Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao's army was able to temporarily withstand the enemy's frenzied and fearless charges.

But the other two armies couldn't...

"My lord, the enemy has surrounded us on three sides. This is no ordinary ambush; they want to annihilate us!" Xiahou Dun shouted.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's face darkened considerably. He had certainly anticipated that the situation would unfold this way...

"The army that broke through Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo's army that bypassed through other means, and even the garrison troops that may have been lying in ambush near Xingyang City and had not withdrawn from Hulao Pass..." Cao Cao waved his weapon, killing dozens of enemies, and muttered to himself.

"Yuan Rang, go and oversee the rear," Cao Cao calmly instructed.

"My lord, your safety..." Xiahou Dun hesitated.

"I have Zilian and the others with me, so I'm fine. I suspect that one of Dong Zhuo's generals is waiting to ambush us from behind."

Xiahou Dun seemed to have thought of something, nodded emphatically, and immediately turned and left.

Soon, Xiahou Dun arrived at the rear of the army. The entire battlefield was littered with countless fallen soldiers, their blood flowing like rivers. Their bodies were riddled with arrows…

"Boom!~~~" Just then, a loud rumbling sound came.

Suddenly, countless soldiers poured into the once empty city gate.

Leading the charge was a burly general clad in black armor!

"Zhang Ji!!!" Xiahou Dun's expression darkened slightly upon seeing the newcomer.

The warlords had studied the fierce generals under Dong Zhuo. Although Zhang Ji was not the most outstanding and did not have any remarkable achievements, they could sense that Zhang Ji was no ordinary general!

Fortunately, our lord was farsighted and sent him here; otherwise, Cao Cao's rear would have been breached by Zhang Ji's army... that would have resulted in a crushing defeat.

"Clang!" Xiahou Dun brandished his spear, spurred his horse, and charged toward Zhang Ji like the wind.

Arrows rained down relentlessly from the sky, but he ignored them completely, letting the arrows bombard his protective shield.

The arrows shattered like tofu the moment they touched his shield, without even a ripple.

A loud clang echoed through the air.

The two clashed.

Xiahou Dun VS Zhang Ji!

The two clashed, destroying surrounding buildings, while Zhang Ji's troops bypassed their battlefield and charged towards the rear of Cao Cao's army.

The army was led by Zhang Xiu. And Jia Xu was hiding behind Zhang Xiu…

"Cao Cao's pursuit has been a complete failure... It's a pity that Ziyun didn't appear..." Jia Xu said regretfully, looking at the ordinary sky.

The sky remained unchanged, proving that this was not Cao Cao's fate.

Although Zhang Ji was held back, Zhang Xiu was there. His strength was terrifying, and the three Heavenly Rank generals who were resisting were taken down by Zhang Xiu with a single spear thrust... Afterwards, he led countless soldiers to charge behind Cao Cao's army like a giant wave.

While Cao Cao was ambushed like this, the other two city walls were also ambushed.

On Weiz's battlefield, a duel between generals is also taking place at this moment:

Li Jue VS Weiz!

Li Jue somehow managed to transfer from Cao Cao's battlefield to this location through special means. Clearly, this was premeditated!

Unlike Cao Jun, Wei Zi's troops suffered an even more terrifying attack. Hundreds of crossbow bolts bombarded the troops, killing more than half of the high-ranking officers and throwing the army into chaos.

Then several volleys of arrows rained down, and cries of agony filled the air...

Meanwhile, Fan Chou was leading three thousand elite Xiliang troops to besiege Bao Xin's personal guards.

In a single exchange, Fan Chou severely injured the relatively weak Bao Xin. It was only because his younger brother, Bao Tao, held Fan Chou back that Bao Xin had a chance to catch his breath.

"You underestimated us because you actually had a divine general hidden away." Fan Chou frowned and said.

"Come and fight!!!"

"Boom!!!" A violent roar resounded as the two divine generals clashed.

Fan Chou VS Bao Tao!

However, unlike Wei Zi, Bao Tao was much weaker than Fan Chou. At first, he could hold his own, but as the intensity of the battle increased, Bao Tao quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Brother, run! Xingyang is a trap, a calamity of fate! Run!!" Bao Tao felt increasingly exhausted and realized that the army's defeat was irreversible, so he told Bao Xin to escape.

Bao Xin, who had just recovered a little, already knew that the battle was doomed and that no one came to his aid after the distress signal was sent, which meant that the other two armies had also fallen into an ambush.

After that, Bao Xin led his troops to cease resistance and chose to break out of the encirclement.

The direction it fled was the same path it had taken from behind.

However, although there were no hundreds of thousands of archers on the city walls like Cao Cao's army had, an army charged towards the city gate.

Attack from both front and back!

At that moment, Bao Xin felt utterly hopeless...

"Retreat! Retreat!!" Bao Xin roared.

However, the retreat of hundreds of thousands of troops is no easy task...

After a fierce battle, leaving behind countless corpses, they turned around and retreated deeper into the city.

Back on the Cao army's battlefield, although there was initial chaos, the Cao army gradually regained its composure as time went on. "Die!" Cao Hong roared, swinging his double hammers and smashing a crossbow cart that was trying to bombard friendly forces, sending wood chips and iron filings flying everywhere.

Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and others also began to storm various ambush points to disrupt the enemy's plans.

As if knowing that Cao Cao had many powerful generals, Li Jue and his men did not ambush here, but only sent ordinary soldiers to lie in ambush. A particularly special arrangement was the hundreds of thousands of archers on the city walls.

Unlike Cao Cao and Bao Xin, Wei Zi's army was bogged down. Even with Zhang Ji's army closing in from behind, they couldn't shake off Li Jue's forces...

Gradually, Weiz's army was surrounded and slaughtered, and Weiz himself was killed by Li Jue and beheaded!

"Hmph! Do you really think we're like stray dogs, attacking us at will?" Li Jue sneered, kicking Wei Zi's corpse.

The Battle of Xingyang was planned long ago by the strategist. The crossbow carts, a sufficient number of bows and arrows were prepared and hidden nearby in advance.

"Kill!!" Scattered shouts of battle could still be heard on the battlefield. Even though the army was destined to be wiped out, every soldier fought to the last.

However, their roars seemed so insignificant amidst the deafening battle cries. Dong Zhuo's army within the city seemed endless, emerging from every corner. And behind them, Zhang Ji's army had completed their encirclement, blocking all escape routes.

Soon, Weiz's army was completely wiped out.

Having dealt with Wei Zi's army, Li Jue, filled with fighting spirit, led his troops toward Cao Cao's army.

The tactic they employed this time was called "Tian Ji's Horse Racing."

Now that Wei Zi, this second-class horse, has been killed by his first-class horse, the next step is to fight Cao Cao, this first-class horse.

On the other hand, Fan Chou, a second-rate horse, should have no problem dealing with Bao Xin, a third-rate horse. (Bao Xin: Good heavens, you actually think I'm the worst!)
Just as Li Jue had predicted, after advancing for quite some time, they encountered Fan Chou's troops.

After the two armies clashed once, they charged towards Cao Cao's army.

On the way, Li Jue learned that Bao Xin was not a third-rate soldier, and that there was a hidden general in his army, so he let Bao Xin escape.

In fact, if it weren't for Lin Mu's influence, Bao Xin would have had another fierce general under his command, namely Yu Jin.

But Yu Jin had already been snatched away by Lin Mu...

It took them some time to reach Cao Cao's battlefield.

Li Jue and Fan Chou each carried a severed head.

Cao Cao noticed them as soon as they appeared, and when he saw the heads in their hands, his eyes widened in horror.

"Zixu, Brother Bao!" Cao Cao roared, thinking that Bao Xin and Wei Zi were dead.

"Kill them all!!!" Cao Cao roared, pointing at Li Jue and Fan Chou with boundless rage.

"Brother, don't be reckless. We have already lost this battle. Now we should be thinking about protecting ourselves. We will definitely avenge the two generals! When the time comes, we will tear Li Jue and Fan Chou to pieces to vent your anger!" Cao Hong calmly assessed the situation and pulled Cao Cao back to stop him from making any rash moves.

"Boom!!!" With the addition of Li Jue and Fan Chou's armies, Cao Cao's army was quickly divided into more pieces, each fighting its own battle, and casualties were constantly increasing.

Li Jue and Fan Chou did not rashly charge at Cao Cao, after all, he had many fierce generals by his side.

Meanwhile, Li Jue and Fan Chou's army launched an increasingly fierce offensive, their soldiers displaying a fearless and resolute attitude, clearly determined to die. It was unclear what benefits they had received to inspire such devotion.

You must understand, these are not the legitimate Xiliang army, and they have no chance of being resurrected!
"My lord, we can't linger any longer! We must break through!" Cao Zhen charged to Cao Cao's side, his body already bearing several wounds, his battle robe stained with blood.

Those disgusting enemies actually used the Qi-breaking crossbow to bombard him, and even though he had just broken through to the first level of Divine General, he was already struggling to withstand it.

"Which way do we break through?" Cao Cao asked through gritted teeth, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings. Surrounded on three sides, with the Bian River on the other, this was a truly hopeless situation!

"Bian River!" Cao Ren said decisively, "Only the Bian River side is unbesieged by enemy troops. The other three sides of the city wall are likely to be besieged by troops! We can break out from there."

Cao Cao looked towards the Bian River, where the current was swift and crossing would be no easy task. But at the moment, it seemed there was no better option.

"Brother, we can use special methods to cross the river when the time comes!"

"I still have the special item that Alliance Leader Yuan Shao gave me last time," Cao Ren said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief; there was hope!
You must know that his strongest general, Xiahou Dun, has already been tied down, which proves that there are still Dong Zhuo's generals behind them! If they have no chance of survival, they will really be annihilated.

"Good! Pass on my order! The entire army will break out towards the Bian River! Gather all the troops that can be gathered, and break out at all costs!" Cao Cao made a decisive decision, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

He knew that this battle would be the most dangerous one he had ever fought since he raised his army, and that the slightest mistake would result in the annihilation of his entire army!

Especially when he saw the two heads, his heart sank to the bottom...

Under Cao Cao's orders, Cao's soldiers began to assemble and charge towards the Bian River. A fierce breakout battle officially began on the streets of Xingyang City.

Having finally managed to surround Cao Cao's army, Li Jue and Fan Chou were not about to let Cao Cao break through easily.

Numerous traps were set off in the streets, constantly causing trouble for Cao Cao's army and inflicting considerable casualties on them...

Li Jue and Fan Chou did not act as they had when they besieged and killed Wei Zi. Instead, they stayed behind Cao Cao's army and continued to kill his ordinary soldiers.

When Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and others charged at them, they would retreat and avoid engaging them, which greatly angered Cao Zhen, Cao Hong, and the others, but they were helpless to do anything about it.

Ahead, Cao Cao personally led the charge, and with the support of a group of fierce generals, he carved out a bloody path.

However, even if a bloody path is fought through, it will be difficult for Cao Cao's army to pass through it without casualties.

Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and others still played a role; under their escort, countless soldiers emerged from that bloody path.

Li Jue and Fan Chou truly lived up to their reputation as fierce generals on the battlefield. They released some and surrounded and killed others, slowly wearing them down!
However, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.

Just as Fan Chou was toying with Cao Cao's army, a terrifying aura suddenly descended and struck Fan Chou.

"Zihua, be careful!!" Zhang Ji's voice came at this moment.

A chill ran down Fan Chou's spine. The next moment, disregarding his dignity, he rolled off his horse to the right.

"Boom!!!" A burst of energy blasted a ten-zhang-wide crater into the spot where Fan Chou had been standing.

Fan Chou's warhorse was blasted into dust, and although Fan Chou himself escaped the direct attack, his thigh was grazed by the spear's edge, leaving a deep wound that exposed the bone.

Li Jue rode past on his warhorse, pulled Fan Chou onto his back, and then disappeared into the army...

Sure enough, Cao Cao's generals were really fierce; one wrong move and you could be killed.

Xiahou Dun launched a surprise attack on Fan Chou, but Zhang Ji was not idle either. Instead of rescuing Fan Chou or holding off Xiahou Dun, he charged towards Cao Cao, who was breaking through the encirclement!
Cao Cao didn't need anyone to remind him; he sensed something and jumped away to avoid the sneak attack. However, his warhorse couldn't escape being blasted to pieces.

Having escaped the sneak attack, Cao Cao, protected by his generals, easily held off Zhang Ji.

Afterwards, Xiahou Dun single-handedly held the pass against ten thousand men, escorting the soldiers in their retreat.

And so, the two sides continued to pull back and forth, and the battlefield kept shifting toward the side without city walls.

During this process, in order to cover the retreat of the main army and to cover the retreat of his lord Cao Cao, Cao Hong gave his warhorse to Cao Cao and then went to the rear.

Soon, a turbulent river, tens of meters wide, came into view.

There were no ambushes around the river, and Cao Cao's army quickly used the river as a barrier to fight the enemy from only one side.

Afterwards, in order to hold off Zhang Ji, Cao Hong even fought Zhang Ji single-handedly.

Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and others led their remaining troops across the river in no time.

However, Cao Hong, who was held back, was killed!
While Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and others were escorting the remnants of their troops across the river, and while Cao Hong was holding off Zhang Ji, Li Jue suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on Cao Hong.

He was already fighting Zhang Ji with all his might, but he couldn't withstand Li Jue's sneak attack and was killed instantly by Zhang Ji's spear through the chest.

Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, and others were too late to provide assistance...

"Zilian!!!" Upon seeing Cao Hong's death, Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, and others roared in fury.

But when they charged into the battlefield without regard for their own safety, Zhang Ji, Li Jue, and others did not linger to face the enraged men. Instead, they decisively retreated, causing Cao Cao and his men's furious attack to miss its mark...

When Cao Cao and his men arrived at the battlefield, they saw that Zhang Ji and his men had retreated without a fight, and they were helpless. They could only bring Cao Hong's body ashore and cross the river.

Afterwards, Xiahou Dun, who was covering the rear, unleashed a furious attack, slaughtering countless ordinary soldiers...

Bao Tao is dead, Wei Zi is dead, Cao Hong is dead!
Bao Xin's army fled for their lives, Wei Zi's army was completely wiped out, and Cao Cao's army fled for their lives...

Thus, the hastily initiated Battle of Xingyang and Bianshui officially came to an end, with the allied forces suffering a crushing defeat!

(I've combined the two chapters into one today.) (End of Chapter)