Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 890
Breaking through the encirclement and going south is also the most helpless choice for Cao Cao. If he had gone south now before the encirclement of the northern army was closed, perhaps Cao Cao has already arrived in Jingzhou, but Yanzhou is Cao Cao's base camp. At that time, he still had nearly 20 troops in his hands, and Yingchuan, Shanyang and other places were all under his control. Under such circumstances, with Cao Cao's character, how could he be willing to go south.

Big gambles must be accompanied by great risks. Cao Cao originally wanted to compete with Gongsun Xu in Yanzhou, but who would have thought that there were too many variables. First, Liu Xie and Sima Yi launched a coup, which caused chaos within the Yingchuan defenders. Then, Jie Hu The cavalry disrespected orders and looted the people everywhere, and then there was the mutiny of the Qingzhou Army. The turmoil of the Jiehu cavalry led to the insecurity of the families of the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, which also led to the mutiny of the Qingzhou Army.

In this series of events, Cao Cao not only lost nearly [-] troops and many generals, he also lost the opportunity to stabilize Yanzhou and compete with Gongsun Xu. Things developed too fast and there were too many The variables are not controlled by Cao Cao, which led to his current situation.

"Where is this place?" On the wilderness, Cao Cao looked around and asked, "Have you escaped the enemy's pursuit?"

"My lord, this is Qiaodi, the confidant of Yuzhou." Cheng Yu's face was full of exhaustion. Even though Cao Cao had fallen to this point, he still followed Cao Cao.

"Father, the enemy troops Zhang Fei and Ma Chao attacked our army one after another." Cao Ang rode his horse and ran over to report: "Although our army has set up an ambush, the two seem to have negotiated. If you are caught in an ambush by our army, you can get out quickly. So far, our army has not really killed the vital force of the enemy's pursuers."

"One Ma Chao and one Zhang Fei made us like this." Cao Cao looked neither happy nor worried. He looked at the sky calmly and said, "It's going to be dark soon, and it's very likely that the enemy will pursue them overnight. The order is passed on, the whole army is on alert, and an emergency warning is issued immediately in case of an emergency.

This is already the confidant area of ​​Yuzhou. The northern border army in the cities and checkpoints we met along the way is not too many, but Yuzhou still has Zhao Yun's army. He will never watch us break through. Next, we It is very likely that you will encounter Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses, so you must deal with them carefully. "

Even at this point, Cao Cao has not given up. He firmly believes that he still has a chance. As long as he can break through Yuzhou and reach Jiangdong or Jingzhou, the offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be slowed down. At that time, he will have time and a chance to grab Get back everything that belongs to you.

After a hasty camp and rest for the night, Cao Jun continued on the road, but the pursuers behind him followed closely. After Zhang Fei joined Ma Chao, he discussed that the two armies would cooperate to prevent ambush. Steady and reliable, Cao Cao couldn't get rid of them, and had to prevent them from coming to attack from time to time, which also slowed down the marching speed of Cao Jun.

"Woo,,,,,," bursts of horns sounded suddenly, and then, chaos appeared behind Cao Jun's flanks. Needless to say, it must be the enemy's pursuit, but it seems that there are not many pursuers. , the confusion was only limited to the flanks.

"Who led the troops to chase here..." Cao Cao squinted his eyes and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there, and where are they attacking from..."

"Cao Mengde, in the past you drove me to death, did you ever think that there will be today..."

"Lü Bu, it's you..." Cao Cao clenched his fists and said angrily, "It's nothing more than a few thousand cavalry to drive away the enemy army, it's nothing to worry about..."

"Hahaha,,,,,," in the distance, Lu Bu rode his horse to charge back and forth in Cao Jun's formation. When he saw that Cao Jun's former army was about to come, Lu Bu laughed loudly and said, "This is just the beginning. Cao thief, I will not let you go,,,,,, "

After finishing speaking, Lu Bu led the army to retreat, and the three thousand cavalry came and left quickly, leaving Cao Cao in a mess and hundreds of wounded soldiers. This loss may not be a big deal, but the morale of Cao's army has become even lower. up.

"Hehe, back then tens of thousands of troops chased and killed Lu Bu, and they chased him to nowhere." Cao Cao looked at the back of Lu Bu's army and said, "It's fate to be chased by Lu Bu today, and you have to pay back whatever you owe. ,,,,,"

"My lord, let's go, the spies are here to report, Zhang Fei led his troops to chase after him, less than [-] miles away from our army." Cheng Yu stepped forward and said: "For the time being, I want to find out about Ma Chao's men. I don't think the distance is too far away." Far."

"Let's go, I don't believe I will lose here,,,,,,"

By the afternoon, Cao Jun, who originally had 5 horses, now had less than [-] left. The whole army was filled with pessimism. Waiting for multiple troops to attack, Cao Jun will deal with each attack with all his strength. Under such circumstances, how can Cao Jun's soldiers not be tired.

"Keep going, we will arrive at Ruyin soon, soldiers, hold on..." The generals went back and forth in the ranks to cheer up the whole army, they all wanted to leave Yuzhou as soon as possible.

"Report,,,,,," a scout covered in blood rushed over and shouted: "There are enemy troops ahead,,,,,,"

"Array on the spot,,,,,," Cao Cao ordered: "It must be Zhao Yun's interception force, send someone to keep an eye on them, and we will make a detour."

Seven thousand uniform white-robed cavalry appeared in Cao Jun's field of vision. The leading general was Zhao Yun. After learning that Cao Jun had been attacked many times and lost his fighting spirit, Zhao Yun decisively ordered the white-robed cavalry to attack, which happened to block Cao Jun's southward journey However, the situation on the battlefield is changeable. Of course, Zhao Yun's main task is to intercept Cao's army. However, once he has the opportunity to attack, Zhao Yun just misses it.

More than 50 miles behind, Gongsun Xu looked at the sky that was about to darken and said: "Look for a suitable place to camp, and order Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Xia Houlan to harass Cao Cao with cameras. Don't let him be safe..."

Gongsun Xu led the Xuanfeng Army to chase and kill him. He knew all the news about Cao Jun along the way. After chasing him to the present situation, he was ready to launch the final blow to Cao Cao. The Northern Xinjiang Army is good at night fighting. If so, that would be a pity.

In the middle of the night, Cao Jun's camp was still brightly lit, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and many other cavalry camped around Cao Jun's camp to prevent Cao Jun from breaking out.

A scream suddenly pierced the silent night sky. Immediately afterwards, the warning horn of the Northern Xinjiang Army sounded, and soon there were thousands of troops shouting. It seems that Cao Cao is absolutely unwilling to fail, let alone be reconciled to being defeated. He wanted to break out at night, and happened to encounter the night raiding troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army. A scuffle inevitably broke out between the two sides, and the Northern Xinjiang Army stationed in the surrounding area also took action immediately. It was impossible for them to let Cao Cao escape. go.

(End of this chapter)