Chapter 230 General Tianren showed his power.

Chapter 230: General Tianren showed his power.

Rumble~
Rumble, rumble~
"Faster! Faster!"

"Once we enter Hangu Pass, we won't be afraid of Liu Zilie anymore!"

"Don't slow down!"

In the second half of the ancient Xiaohan Road, the winding Cao army was retreating rapidly eastward.

The army is one hundred thousand strong and looks very impressive.

However, the flags were in disarray, and the marching steps revealed an unconcealable panic, and a faint sense of uneasiness spread throughout the army.

Wow~
The big banner with the word "Wei" flutters in the wind.

On the canopy chariot under the great banner, Cao Mengde held tightly to the handrails of the chariot...

Zhang Wenyuan has already led 5,000 soldiers to stop Liu Zilie.

But Yu Wenze's 20,000 soldiers couldn't stop Liu Wu, so how long could Zhang Liao's 5,000 soldiers stop him?
"Prime Minister." Outside the carriage, Cheng Yu seemed to see Cao Cao's worry: "Prime Minister, please be at ease for now. Although Zhang Wenyuan has few soldiers, he is very brave. Moreover, he has always used the army wisely and deployed troops in moderation..."

"The previous defeat in Weinan was just a surprise attack by Wei Yan. Now Zhang Liao is ready. It is impossible for him to stop Liu Wu's army. But if he can hold Liu Wu back and let us finish walking this section of the Qiao-Han Ancient Road, it will be a piece of cake."

That's right, he didn't expect Zhang Liao to be able to stop Liu Wu.

Let him delay Liu Wu and buy time for himself to withdraw from the ancient road of Qiaohan. Zhang Liao's 5,000 soldiers should be enough.

"Zhongde is right. I..."

"Report! Urgent report!" A scout rushed to report, interrupting Cao Cao's words: "General Wenyuan and his 5,000 soldiers were no match for Liu Wu's army. They have been completely wiped out!"

Zhang Liao's entire army was wiped out!

The expressions of the generals around the chariot all changed drastically.

Cao Cao's voice was trembling: "Then, what about Zhang Liao?"

Scouting: "We don't know whether General Wenyuan is alive or dead. The scouts only saw Liu Wu's army chasing our army. I'm afraid they will arrive soon..."

It is unknown whether Zhang Liao is alive or dead, and Liu Wu will be here soon!
Every word uttered by the scout was like a thunderclap, shaking Cao Cao's ears and making him dizzy.

Now the army is still on the ancient road of Xiaohan, and is quite some distance away from Hangu Pass. If Liu Wu catches up at this time, he can only lead the army back and fight him to the death.

Not to mention that the whole army is now shaken and morale is low. If a real fight breaks out, they will suffer more defeats than wins. Even if they manage to repel Liu Wu, how many troops can they bring back to the Central Plains with their 100,000-strong army?

How can these few people control the Central Plains?

Withdraw!
How can we buy time if we are incompetent so that the main force of the army can be withdrawn to the Central Plains as much as possible!
"Generals!" Cao Cao raised his head abruptly and looked around at the generals with expectation: "The Chu army is coming. Who is willing to lead the troops for me and stop them?"

Liu Wu's army had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Even if Prime Minister Cao allocated troops to his own army to fight the enemy, it would only be 10,000 at most.

Liu Zilie was already extremely brave and good at fighting, and he had a large number of soldiers under his command... Even if he led tens of thousands of people to fight with their lives to stop them, how long could he stop the Chu army?
Yu Jin and Zhang Liao are lessons for us!
All the generals lowered their heads at the same time without saying a word.

"The general will go where he wishes!"

Just when Cao Cao was disappointed, a voice suddenly rang out.

The generals turned their heads and saw that it was Cao Mengde’s relative, the General Zhengnan, and his cousin Cao Ren!
He and the King of Wei are brothers. Now the situation of the King of Wei's army is critical. Other generals may hesitate, so how can he hesitate?

Cao Ren's voice was sonorous and powerful: "Please King Wei, please send troops to me. I will definitely stop Liu Wu and protect King Wei from withdrawing from the ancient road of Xiaohan and entering Hangu Pass!"

Cao Cao's nose was sore and he was deeply moved: "I will give you 10,000 soldiers... No! 20,000 soldiers!"

"You must stop Liu Zilie for me!!"

……

In the middle section of the ancient Xiaohan Road, Cao's soldiers gathered, as dark as rolling clouds.

The soldiers are densely deployed and the defense is set up in layers.

The armored soldiers are facing the sun, shining brightly.

The 20,000 Cao troops were like a huge iron gate, blocking the ancient Qiao-Han Road firmly.

Boom! ~
Opposite Cao’s army, a cloud of yellow dust suddenly rose up.

It was like the beats of drums hitting the ground, and the entire ground of the ancient road seemed to be vibrating.

Xilulu! ~
Thousands of horses are galloping, like raging waves, and their power is as strong as thunder!
cavalry,

It’s the cavalry from Xiliang!

The endless cavalry, with no end in sight, suddenly rushed towards Cao's army.

Rumble~
"Drive! Drive!"

Han Sui put on his helmet and armor, rode his horse in the center of the army, and looked at Cao's army not far ahead with an excited look.

He was optimistic about Liu Wu's future and believed that Liu Wu could achieve great things.

But Han Sui also understood that it was obviously unrealistic to expect to get a position by Liu Wu's side just by relying on his merit of surrendering the pass.

He wants to make achievements!

When attacking Yu Jin before, although the soldiers from Xiliang also showed up, they were more like helping the Wu-Chu coalition forces.

When defeating Zhang Liao, the Jiangdong soldiers took the lead and he didn't even get a chance to attack.

Now the soldiers from Xiliang have finally rushed to the front. We must defeat the enemy in one battle!
Let the King of Chu see the style of the Xiliang cavalry when they roamed the Central Plains.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.
Han Sui screamed loudly: "Charge forward! Crush them!!"

"kill!"

The shouts and cries of killing were earth-shaking, and endless Xiliang cavalrymen rushed forward from Han Sui's side like flowing water.

Cao Ren on the opposite side had a calm expression... Today, no one can pass by him!

Boom~
Cao Ren suddenly waved the flag in his hand: "Fight the enemy!"

woohoo~
dong dong dong~
Trumpets and drums sounded with a special rhythm.

hum~
Whoosh whoosh whoosh! ~
The overwhelming rain of arrows poured down on the Xiliang cavalry...

puff~
"Ah~"

Large groups of cavalrymen were shot by arrows and fell to the ground while galloping on their horses, and were then trampled into pulp by the iron hooves of thousands of horses.

The black mass of Xiliang cavalrymen in the rear did not stop for a moment, and rushed forward on their horses with fanatical faces.

The main force of Cao's army was only concerned with escaping at the moment, so how much fighting spirit did these Cao's troops who stayed behind have? This was simply a military achievement delivered to their doorstep!

"kill!"

Finally, the two soldiers at the front collided fiercely.

Xilulu~
The heavy iron hooves stepped on the shields of Cao’s army, as if wanting to leap up and kill into Cao’s army!
puff,

The spear, shining with cold light, pierced into the belly of the warhorse.

The warhorse screamed and fell to the ground with the knight on its back!
Dozens of cavalrymen were nailed to the ground by the spears before they could even get up from the ground, and they let out tragic wails.

Several Xiliang cavalrymen came running from behind, charging into the battle formation, and several spears suddenly jumped up from the ground like poisonous snakes and stabbed into the enemy's neck...

As the guns and spears were swung, a large number of Xiliang cavalry were cut off their horses.

The Xiliang cavalry was like a flood that could break through a dam and destroy everything. However, they were now firmly blocked on the Qiao-Han Ancient Road by the "iron gate" formed by Cao Ren's 20,000 men!
No matter how the Xiliang cavalry attacked, they were unable to break into Cao's formation and could not move forward even a single step.

"Kill! Kill all these Xiliang bastards!"

"You are like turtles hiding their heads in Tongguan! Now that you have stuck your heads out today, don't even think about hiding them again!"

"Charge over! Charge over!"

"This group of Cao's troops, who have been scared away by the King of Chu, can't hold out for long!"

"Cao Mengde is just ahead! Kill him and capture him alive!"

With blood spurting out, corpses kept falling in front of the two armies, piling up more and more, and getting higher and higher.

The Xiliang soldiers roared and launched attack again and again. Despite their best efforts, they failed to achieve any decent results except for increasing casualties.

"This bunch of Cao's troops are crazy!"

"Huff~Huff~ Almost half of my men in this battalion are dead, and we can't even break in!"

"I can't hit you. I can't hit you at all!"

The aggressive Xiliang cavalry finally lost their temper and their fighting spirit diminished.

The sounds of fighting became quieter and quieter.
The Xiliang cavalry, who had been in the front, now retreated involuntarily like the receding tide.

woohoo~
Suddenly, a horn sounded behind the Xiliang soldiers.

The densely packed army rushed towards the 20,000 Cao troops.
A large royal flag was pressing towards the two armies!
In the center of Cao's army, Cao Ren looked at the huge "Chu" royal flag opposite him and his face instantly turned gloomy.

It’s Liu Wu!
Liu Wu is here...

Under the big banner, Liu Wu quietly looked at the Cao army opposite. Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, Wei Yan, Gao Shun, and Gan Ning surrounded Liu Wu.

Han Sui rode on his horse and stood beside Liu Wu, looking embarrassed: "The opposing general is Cao Ren, who is quite capable, but his army is like a tortoise shell, very difficult to crack."

The Cao army on the opposite side had no more than 20,000 troops, while the Xiliang troops were far more numerous and were all cavalry.

In the end, they ended up in a miserable defeat and retreat...

Not only Han Wenyou saw the embarrassment of the Xiliang soldiers, but the King of Chu also saw it clearly.

He originally wanted the Xiliang soldiers to show their faces in front of Liu Wu, but he didn't expect that they didn't show their faces, but instead made a fool of themselves. Han Sui was both annoyed and angry, and had already hated Cao Ren with a vengeance.

"Liu Zilie!"

Xilulu~
In the Cao army,

Cao Ren rode out on his horse, staring coldly into the pair of bright eyes under the banner: "Do you still remember the fight between you and me outside Xiling City..."

Think about Cao Zixiao. Since he followed the King of Wei in his campaigns, he has been invincible, victorious in every battle and conquered every city. He has met all the princes in the world and made many great achievements!
Defeat Yuan Shu, attack Tao Qian, capture Lu Bu, defeat Liu Bei, and in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Ren followed Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao!

After Red Cliff,

Cao Ren guarded Jiangling and resisted several fierce attacks by Zhou Yu's troops, and was praised as the "Heavenly General"!
But all his glory ended outside Xiling City, in the hands of Liu Wu...

First he fought against Liu Wu alone and was badly defeated.

Later, outside Xiling City, the 30,000-strong army was completely wiped out, and he was captured alive by Liu Wu and imprisoned.

In the Battle of Xiangfan, he led a large army to defend Fancheng, but was eventually defeated by Liu Wu's army and captured by Liu Wu for the second time.

shame!

Liu Wu brought humiliation upon himself time and time again, making himself almost a laughing stock of the world.

All this shame started from that gambling fight outside Xiling City!

Cao Ren had been thinking about washing away this shame all the time, and now the opportunity had finally come...

“Liu Zilie!” Cao Ren’s voice became louder and louder. “Back then, outside Xiling City, I once said… The skill I am most proud of in my life is the art of fighting on the battlefield!”

"Outside Xiling City, I underestimated you..."

"Today, I have deployed 20,000 troops on this ancient road to gamble with you on the outcome of the battle! Do you dare?!"

(End of this chapter)