I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 204 How to deal with it
After figuring out the joint, Wei Xu didn't intend to stand in a stalemate with Cao Ren for too long, so he killed for a while. Seeing that his goal of disturbing the enemy had been achieved, he shouted: "Brothers, withdraw!" Besieged, withdrew.

Although Cao Ren tried his best to keep this group of cavalry, but the impact of the cavalry was too strong, and his own strength was limited, which quickly became prominent in his encirclement.

Looking at the corpses on the ground and the fleeing enemy army, Cao Ren felt anxious and complicated. Although he successfully drove the enemy away in this battle, he suffered a lot of losses. Previously, the enemy's long-range flying spears were used to defend himself. Thousands of casualties were caused, and more than 5000 troops were lost after the war.

This made Cao Ren feel very uneasy. He had already lost 2 horses before reaching Luoyang, and only 3 people remained.

But Mr. Cao has already set a strategy, and he can only implement it, not violate it.

What's more, my team is already going deep alone, there is no way to retreat, no way to avoid, the only way is to go forward, maybe there is still a glimmer of life in the death battle, otherwise the army will be in danger.

Life and death are small matters, but if the main matter is broken, there will be no redemption for death.

After more than half a day of water transfer, the more than [-] troops under Cao Ren's command were completely transferred. With these [-] troops, Cao Ren finally felt a lot more at ease.

It's just that they encountered a surprise attack all morning and were delayed for a long time. Now all 3 people have crossed the river, and the whole sky has gradually darkened.

Cao Ren didn't dare to take the risk of marching now. After all, the enemy had the advantage of fighting in the local area and was familiar with the environment. If he was eager for quick success, he might fall into the enemy's trap, so he simply rested for a night and set off tomorrow morning.

After suffering the loss in the morning, Cao Ren did not dare to be careless at all. The whole army once again set up camp and built a camp. The surrounding area was also reinforced multiple times. A lot of light and dark sentries were scattered. The defense was not strict, just to prevent the enemy from attacking the camp in the middle of the night.

At the same time, Cao Ren also ordered that the army never take off their armor, keep their swords on their bodies, and be ready for battle at any time. This is really afraid of being attacked.

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At this time, Cao Ren was actually a little undecided. The current situation in front of him was weird and unpredictable. Every step he took had to be cautious, but if he made a wrong step, the whole army would definitely be wiped out. Therefore, he asked Sima Yi to Come and hear what he thinks.

Cao Ren came up to the meeting and asked straight to the point: "Zhongda, the enemy is already prepared, our troops are limited, and there is an enemy cavalry hiding nearby, threatening us all the time. What is your best strategy to defeat the enemy now?"

In fact, Sima Yi has been silently thinking about the next move in his heart.Of course, he also knows the crisis situation at this time, if he doesn't handle it well, he will lose everything.

If he wants to find a way to turn the danger into a bargain and turn the corner, he doesn't want to die just like that. He has even bigger ambitions.

"General, my lord did not have an order to attack Luoyang at all costs. My lord's arrangement must have a deep meaning. Maybe he is planning a big game of chess. We just need to follow the order, there is no other way." Sima Yi remained the same. He spoke unhurriedly.

Cao Ren nodded. He was also very clear about this point. His army, which was placed in the open, was a key move in the chess game, and it could also be understood as deliberately attracting the enemy's attention.

Correspondingly, my lord must have a backhand hidden in it. If I fail to act according to the plan, it will definitely destroy Cao Cao's great affairs. Cao Ren does not want to try Cao Cao's military methods.

"Zhongda, I'm afraid that if I go forward, I will be surrounded by the enemy. Today, our army is not stable and we are attacked by the enemy. I'm afraid that I will die before I leave the army." Cao Ren said worriedly.

Instead, Sima Yi smiled mysteriously: "General, do you know why the Bingzhou Army appeared here?"

Cao Ren didn't know why and said, "What other reason can there be? Naturally, they want to defend Mengjin, defend our army, and prevent us from crossing the river as we wish."

"Since our army has already crossed the river, why do they still stay nearby? Is there any chance of destroying us with the enemy's army of less than [-]?" Sima Yi still asked rhetorically.

"Need to talk? Of course it's impossible..." Cao Ren seemed to recall what Sima Yi meant as he spoke.

"Zhongda, what do you mean to say that Luoyang must be empty of troops, and this large army is here to bluff, or stay here to deliberately slow down our attack on Luoyang?" Cao Ren said suddenly.

"That's right, otherwise, how do you explain that the enemy is still hiding in the dark and watching us when they see our army successfully crossing the river and launch a strong attack?" Sima Yi saw that Cao Ren had already comprehended the mystery, and said, "General Cao, why don't you help us?" To solve the enemy's crisis, I'm afraid we will have to get a golden cicada out of its shell."

"Hiss..., Zhong Da has a clever plan?" Cao Ren asked excitedly.

Sima Yi nodded, turned around and said, "This time we still need the help of General Cao Zhen's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."

Cao Ren thought for a while, and seemed to understand Sima Yi's strategy, and said decisively: "Okay, I will listen to the master."

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Almost at the same time, when Cao Ren crossed the Yellow River, Cao Cao launched a fierce attack again.

Outside Hulao Pass, Cao Jun went crazy, attacking Hulao Pass continuously, regardless of life and death, and had no intention of stopping.

The bombardment from both sides was back and forth, causing a large number of casualties to both the enemy and our own armies, but Cao Cao didn't seem to care at all. He made up his mind to exchange one with Li Shimin, trying to use his superior force to kill Li Shimin.

But Cao Cao is not completely reckless, it seems that he has found the weakness of Hulao Pass, concentrated all the Thunderbolt chariots, and continued to bombard the city wall on the east side of the city near the Yellow River

"Boom..." The thunderbolt car kept hitting the front wall, and finally the city wall was smashed down by the dense thunderstones, and tens of thousands of Cao Jun's ready soldiers frantically rushed towards the gap.

It turned out that Huangfusong found the official who was in charge of repairing Hulao Pass, who happened to be Hongnong Yang's retainer, Yang Yuan.

He told Huangfu Song the weakest part of Hulao Pass, which can be used as a breakthrough to attack Hulao Pass.It turns out that the water of the Yellow River has been seeping under the city wall on the side near the Yellow River. In order to stabilize the structure of the city wall, thick rammed earth was used underneath and thick bluestone slabs were added.

But over time, the rammed earth will soften, and the city wall will become a little structurally unstable, which is why Hulaoguan needs to be repaired for a long time.

After receiving this news, Cao Cao was very excited, and immediately organized his thunder chariot to launch a fierce shelling at the weak point. As expected, Hulao Pass was knocked open a gap.

(End of this chapter)