I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 440
"Come on!"

"kill!"

On the official road, Cao Hong's soldiers and horses were cut into several sections by the Hebei army, and they were deeply encircled.

The woods on both sides of the official road were lit with fire starters, making the pitch-black sky a bit brighter.

And now the sergeants of the Hebei Army are taking advantage of this light to attack Cao Hongjun on the official road.

Just now Cao Hong ambushed his soldiers and horses on both sides of the official road, and ordered all the soldiers to set up their bows and crossbows, ready to shoot at the attacking enemy at any time.

It's just that Cao Hong is still too young after all, and is in the stage of rage, so he doesn't see everything comprehensively.

Cao Hong didn't know who the general who led his army was.

Without knowing who the enemy's opponent is, Cao Hong dared to easily set up an formation to fight against the opponent?Isn't this clearly courting death?

Therefore, the current Cao Hong is really superficial and impulsive.

You know, the commander of the army following him now is Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun in history was a man with both courage and thoughtfulness.

But in history, when Zhao Yun was young, whether he was under Gongsun Zan or Liu Bei, he was not well trained and adjusted.

In fact, this is not to blame for Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei at that time. Both of them were a bit overwhelmed at the time, so how could they have the time and energy to conduct key training for Zhao Yun?
Especially Liu Bei, running around, almost can't eat.

It wasn't until Liu Bei stabilized in Jingzhou, with a certain amount of troops and power, that Zhao Yun gradually developed his natural talents under Liu Bei's command.

But Zhao Yun now is completely different from that time.

He has followed Liu Jian since he was a boy, and the 20 wasted years in history are nothing to Zhao Yun in this era.

He has enough time to study and practice to make himself a famous player.

As for Zhao Yun's growth, Liu Jian attached great importance to it. Every time he fought, Zhao Yun would lead him by his side and be carefully guided and educated by him.

People who follow Liu Jian generally grow at an astonishing speed, because there are too many things that can be seen by Liu Jian's side.

Especially for an open-minded and studious person like Zhao Yun, being by Liu Jian's side can increase his growth rate several times.

A good teacher and leader is definitely the key to a person's success.

Although Zhao Yun was still young at this time, his tactics were almost mature, especially the cavalry tactics, which he had mastered extremely well, and he also had a good grasp of the situation on the battlefield.

It was Zhao Yun who asked the soldiers to insult Cao Jun just now and revealed Cao Cao's identity to talk about the matter.

In normal history, it would be hard to imagine that Zhao Yun would do such a thing.

But in this era, Zhao Yun was influenced by Liu Jian, and he deeply understood the truth of the impermanence of soldiers and the impermanence of water.

To fight a war is to use all kinds of means, not just to charge forward and fight bravely.

When necessary, a little trick should be used or a little trick should be used.

Now, the reason for the small trick is to make the other party furious and return to the army to fight with him.

Since the purpose is to lure the other party to fight with him, how could Zhao Yun not be on guard?
Cao Hong wanted to use the night as a cover to ambush and shoot Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun naturally had a clear idea of ​​this.

He spied on the scouts in front and told Zhao Yun that the enemy army had suddenly stopped moving as quickly as possible, so Zhao Yun guessed Cao Hong's intentions at once.

Therefore, Zhao Yun did not rush to pass through the official road, but ordered people to set fire on both sides of the road.

Cao Hong and others were at the disadvantage of the fire. Not long after Zhao Yun set the fire, the fire forced Cao Hong's army out from the side of the official road.

The moment Cao Hong and others were forced out, Zhao Yun's elite cavalry charged on the official road, breaking his team into several sections.

The infantry team went along both sides of the official road to encircle Cao Hong's soldiers and horses, while Zhao Yun himself used the firelight to keep a close eye on Cao Hong, commanding the soldiers to encircle Cao Hong continuously to prevent Cao Hong from escaping.

Zhao Yun was not in a hurry to go up to the decisive battle with Cao Hong. Now that the opponent was in the most furious moment, it was not a good opportunity to go forward and destroy him.

At this moment, Cao Hong was trapped in place by Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses like a cat catching a mouse, unable to break free at all.

Cao Hong led the troops to go south, and some cavalry rushed over to stop them, and beat them back to their original places.

Cao Hong was thinking of going west, there were already elite shield soldiers stationed there with spears erected, just waiting for Cao Hong and the others to charge up, and stab them to death.

Cao Hong went further to the north, and there were also strong bows and crossbows blocking his way.

The flames below the official road are shining brightly.

On the official road, the cavalry was criss-crossed, and the road was blocked. Cao Hong's soldiers and horses could not gather at all, and they fled in all directions, with no organization and discipline at all.

In this situation of being besieged on all sides, Cao Hong galloped back and forth to break through, almost exhausting his strength.

But not only did his actions have no effect, on the contrary, they further expanded the damage.

Watching the soldiers around him fall to the ground one after another... Cao Hong's heart was filled with pain, and he regretted the past.

He bit his lower lip tightly, even bleeding from the bite.

"Hebei dog thief, if you have the ability, you will fight Cao to the death. What kind of ability is killing soldiers?"

Cao Hong's voice resounded everywhere, but no one paid any attention to him.

Did Zhao Yun, who had been observing Cao Hong not far away, hear it?
Of course he heard it.

However, Zhao Yun has plenty of patience, and he is not in a hurry.

Just a desperate mad dog, let him yell.

In Zhao Yun's eyes, Cao Hong was like a turtle in an urn. He could be captured and handed over to Liu Bei at any time, so there was no need to get angry with him.

On the point of capturing alive and beheading generals, Zhao Yun's current thinking is different from that of ordinary generals.

Ordinary warlords mainly value kills and achievements during war.

But Zhao Yun's thinking has been sublimated. He followed Liu Jian and learned to look at everything from a higher perspective.

That is the so-called overall situation!
The desperate enemy general seemed to be in Cao's army and had a good status.

Cao Cao's army was newly established in Huainan, and most of the people Cao Cao relied on were his family members.

According to Zhao Yun, the intermediary general in front of him may be the direct line of the clan under Cao Cao's command. If he can capture this person for the lord, it will be of great use to the lord in the future.

Cao Hong led the troops to fight left and right, and suffered two stab wounds on his body, and gradually became the end of his battle.

Cao Hong panted, looking around in a daze.

Seeing the cavalry of the enemy around him criss-crossing, compressing his range of activities smaller and smaller, and more than half of the soldiers around him were killed or injured, Cao Hong couldn't help but feel great grief in his heart.

I saw Cao Hong raised the saber in his hand high and shouted to the sky.

"I'm really dead!"

This cry contained endless sadness and unwillingness.

Just when Cao Hong was desperate and shouted loudly, a burst of flames suddenly lit up in the other direction of the official road.

A group of Biao troops of Cao Jun entered the formation under the leadership of Xiahou Dun.

The Hebei Army, which was in charge of blocking the other side of the official road, did not expect to kill a military horse suddenly, and Xiahou Dun broke through the defensive line in a moment of carelessness.

"Zi Lian, don't panic! I'm here to help!"

After Cao Hong, who had been disheartened just now, heard the cry, hope was rekindled in his heart.

He hastily led his soldiers and horses to turn around and gallop towards the direction Xiahou Dun came from.

"Yuan Rang save me!!"

After seeing Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong seemed to have unleashed all his courage, and the remaining soldiers under his command seemed to be encouraged, and they regained their strength, and rushed towards Xiahou Dun's direction with Cao Hong.

After breaking through the enemy's formation, Xiahoudun stayed where he was and showed his power, like a demon god blocking the way, preventing any Hebei army from blocking the road again. He fought bravely to open a passage for Cao Hong.

It has to be said that Xiahou Dun's visit this time was very timely.

Under his support, Cao Hong finally joined him.

But at this time, the headquarters led by Zhao Yunjun rushed forward.

The sudden appearance of Xiahou Dun just now had indeed disrupted Zhao Yun's prior deployment, but now that he is personally on the scene, he will never allow Cao Hong and others to escape easily.

Xiahou Dun looked at the opponent's camp by the light of the fire.

The opponent's soldiers and horses merged quickly, and the impact speed was also extremely fast. It seemed that they never planned to let him and Cao Hong pass easily. If there was no one behind him, they would not be able to escape smoothly.

Xiahou Dun made a decisive decision and shouted at Cao Hong: "Zi Lian, hurry up, I'll stay here after the end! I'll meet you later!"

Cao Hong's mind is confused at the moment, he is not in the mood to fight with Xiahou Dun at all.

Whatever Xiahou Dun ordered, he would follow.

Cao Hong galloped his horse into the distance without looking back, and the defeated generals behind him were also frightened by the Hebei army, and followed closely behind him in a panic.

Soon, Zhao Yun greeted Xiahou Dun in person.

He regretfully looked at the direction Cao Hong was escaping from, and shook his head helplessly.

"It's a pity, the net was about to be closed. I never thought that someone would come out halfway and get in the way, ruining the good thing."

But now that the matter has been like this, Zhao Yun has nothing to do. His mentality is still peaceful, and he doesn't appear to be impetuous because of Cao Hong's escape.

He just looked at Xiahoudun and the others quietly, making up his mind to use these people to replace the general who had just escaped.

"Rush!"

Following Zhao Yun's instructions, the short horn sounded.

Then I saw Zhao Yun's cavalry divided into three groups, charging towards the front and left and right wings of Xiahou Dun's group.

The Cao army led by Xiahou Dun was either brought from the Central Plains, or the local troops in Huainan... At present, there is a shortage of horses, and most of them are infantry. They were violently charged by the cavalry in the darkness, and they were immediately divided into three sections.

Xiahou Dun shouted loudly, commanding the soldiers, stabilizing the morale of the army, but he couldn't resist, and could only watch helplessly as his troops were disrupted by the opponent in an instant.

"Don't panic, stay steady!"

Xiahou Dun raised his spear and stabbed a Hebei knight to death, while yelling desperately.

But the current situation is beyond his control, and there is indeed a gap in combat power between the two troops.

Especially in terms of tactics, Xiahou Dun has not yet found a particularly good method to effectively defend against the attacks of the Northern Cavalry.

At this time, Zhao Yun and other knights rushed in front of Xiahou Dun and others.

Without saying a word, Zhao Yun commanded the soldiers to rush forward and started beating Xiahou Dun and his personal guards.

He himself aimed at Xiahou Dun, who was the most formally dressed in the enemy army.

Zhao Yun rode up to Xiahoudun, raised his spear, and smashed at Xiahoudun without saying a word.

Yes, Zhao Yun is using a spear now.

In this era, there were no long guns, and most of the horse weapons used by people were spears or horses.

However, Liu Jian still made weapons such as spears in advance in the iron workshop in Hebei.

A long spear is a long-handled stabbing weapon composed of a sharp blade and a stick. It is usually equipped at the forward position of a battle formation and is used for tactical tasks such as charging into the formation and raiding the enemy's formation.

Compared with the spear, the spear head of the spear is thinner and sharper. At the same time, a barb made of refined iron or a sharp spear point is added to the spear head to increase the lethality and cutting power. It can be used in close combat. Different moves such as straight stabs, sweeps, and skirmishes.

The use of spears is relatively simple, mainly for throwing and sweeping attack methods.

People like Zhao Yun are more suitable for using long spears.

Xiahou Dun was attacked by Zhao Yun unexpectedly, and couldn't react for a while, so he could only fight in a hurry.

Although Xiahoudun's martial arts skills are relatively high and he is brave in the village, compared with Zhao Yun, there is still a certain distance.

Of course, if his personal guards were stronger than Zhao Yun's personal guards, he could also help Xiahoudun to repel the opponent.

But it's a pity that the guards on Zhao Yun's side are more powerful and experienced in battle than those on Xiahou Dun's side.

As a result, the entire balance of combat power of the two sides was completely tilted towards Zhao Yun.

Xiahoudun can't count on the guards on the left and right. How can he last long if he fights against Zhao Yun and his subordinates with his own strength?

Soon, Xiahou Dun's body was already covered with scars, and Zhao Yun's spear had made several cuts, and blood flowed out.

And Xiahoudun's personal guards were all defeated by Zhao Yun's personal guards.

At this time, the knights under Zhao Yun had separated Xiahou Dun from his soldiers and horses, and surrounded him in a circle so that he could not escape.

Xiahou Dun panted and looked at Zhao Yun and his men who were not far away.

At this moment, his heart had fallen into despair.

In this case, unless the other party shows great kindness, it is impossible for him to escape.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help feeling sad.

In fact, he really wanted to do something big with Cao Cao.

Never thought that not long after his debut, before his fame was revealed, he was about to perish here.

Xiahou Dun reached out and touched the wound on his waist.

This was stabbed by Zhao Yun during the battle just now, and the blood from the wound had already soaked a large piece of his armor.

Not to mention continuing to fight Zhao Yun, if he doesn't get treated quickly, maybe he just needs to stay here for a while, and his life will be gone even if the wound bleeds without treatment.

At this moment, Zhao Yun heard a loud shout from the opposite side.

"Who is the enemy general, dare to report his name?"

Xiahou Dun held back the severe pain and shouted loudly.

"A certain is the Sima under Mr. Cao's account, Xiahou Dun! Let's fight against the bandits today! I accidentally entered the bandit's formation. Today is the day of my death. I am not afraid, so you can kill me quickly."

Although Xiahou Dun was seriously injured at the moment, he still shouted to Zhao Yun with all his strength, no matter whether it was morale or strength of character, he was not weak at all.

Hearing Xiahoudun's shout, Zhao Yun felt a little admiration in his heart.

"Xiahoudun, if you surrender, I will recommend you to General Zuo. Not only will your life be spared, but you will also be reused by the court. If you don't want to, I will capture you alive in front of General Zuo today as a crime of treason." Discussion."

When Xiahou Dun heard this, he looked up to the sky and smiled.

"I am Cao Mengde who is close to the clansmen, how can Liu Jian use me?!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yun's eyes narrowed immediately.

Since he has such a relationship with Cao Cao, he must be captured alive.

However, Xiahou Dun did not give Zhao Yun this chance.

He threw the weapon to the ground, and then pulled out the saber from his waist, and laid it across his neck.

Xiahou Dun looked at the dark night sky in the distance, feeling only infinite sadness in his heart.

Charging into battle was not his forte.

Compared with fighting in front of the battle, he is better at farming and managing the rear.

Oh, Meng De, Meng De, if you had a clear understanding of me and what I am good at, would my ending be different today?
But after all, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Xiahou Dun closed his eyes, and touched his neck with his sword without hesitation.

Then I saw a stream of blood splashing into the sky!

In this way, the great general of Cao Wei in history fell in this era before his reputation was revealed.

Zhao Yun came to Xiahou Dun's body on horseback, looked at Xiahou Dun quietly on the ground, and shook his head.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, looking at you, you seem to be a person with ambition, but it's a pity that your ambition has not been fulfilled, what a pity!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yun turned around and gave instructions to the people behind him.

"Take his body back and hand it over to the lord."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)