I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 253
At this time, Li Shimin was riding fast, and all the cavalry were naturally much faster. They rushed towards Cao Jun, trying to stop Cao Cao in Pengcheng.

Cao Jun assembled all the troops, plus some civilians and family members, totaling more than [-] people, and took away a lot of money and food. The road was mighty and mighty, stretching for several miles. The family members and others are dragged down, and the speed is really not much faster.

The army has traveled all the way through wind and rain, and it has been three days since they arrived at Liang Guoqiao County, and they will be able to reach Pengcheng in another three days if they go east.

Looking at the mighty crowd, Xia Houyuan, who had already turned back, seemed very worried: "My lord, our army has too much burden on our army and family members, and our marching speed is too slow. The general is worried that Li Shimin will lead the cavalry to catch up. It is better for the lord to lead the cavalry." The main force will go first, and the general will lead the [-] army at the end."

Seeing that Cao Cao hesitated, Xia Houyuan asked again: "My lord, at this time, don't have the benevolence of a woman, and cut off your arms to survive. As long as the lord withdraws safely to Qingzhou and makes a comeback in the future, everything will be there, lord!"

Xu Chu and the others also jumped off their horses, bowed down and said: "My lord, the last general is also willing to make a decision for the lord, so I ask my lord to quickly withdraw to the east."

Cao Cao jumped on his horse, got up and helped Xia Houyuan and others, sighed, and said: "You generals are very loyal, let General Xia Houyuan lead [-] elite soldiers to stay behind, and the rest of the army will abandon their luggage and move forward lightly. To Pengcheng."

In fact, Cao Cao had thought this way a long time ago, because according to the news from Xia Houyuan's scout army, Li Shimin's cavalry was less than fifty miles away, which is less than an hour's journey, and they were about to kill them. To live first.

It was precisely because Xia Houyuan knew that the enemy was approaching, and in order to cover his lord, he withdrew first, so he offered to stay behind.

After making up his mind, Cao Cao immediately led his main force of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to retreat eastward first, which was all his wealth.

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When Cao Hong received Cao Cao's secret order that day, he naturally knew that the situation was urgent. He retreated to Shanyang County that day and naturally intended to entangle Guan Yu's army.

So he resolutely abandoned the city and went south, took advantage of the cover of night, and retreated to the vicinity of Dangshan Mountain, preparing to take advantage of the favorable location and a team of less than [-] people to resist Guan Yu.

Guan Yulongwu's army has experienced repeated battles, and the continuous capture of Dingtao and other strong cities has caused a lot of losses. The original 5 army has only more than [-] people now, and the soldiers are exhausted and their morale is a bit low.

Of course, Guan Yu also received Li Shimin's order to wipe out the frontal enemies as soon as possible, attack Pengcheng State, cut off Cao Cao's escape route to the east, and come to a closed door to beat the dog.

Guan Yu knew the importance of going south, so he went south at a high speed and headed towards Pengcheng State. When the army reached Dangshan, they naturally encountered Cao Hong's remnant soldiers.

At this time, Cao Hong had no choice but to retreat, because after passing Dangshan, he had arrived in Pengcheng Kingdom.Set up a tight defensive formation on Dangshan, quietly waiting for the arrival of Guan Yu's army, Cao Hong knew that this would be his last battle, but for the sake of his lord's escape, why should he be afraid at all?
Guan Yu led an army of [-] troops to take a short rest before hiding and killing them. After all, with an army of [-] troops, the speed of marching was indeed not as fast as that of Cao Hong and his group of defeated soldiers who fled.

Seeing this situation, Guan Yu didn't hesitate any more, and Li Shimin, a general, dispatched his own Five Thousand Modao Battalion, ready to defeat the frontal enemy in one fell swoop.

Guan Yu waved the command flag vigorously, and immediately a strange team emerged from the center of the army, "Ho Ho Ho..." With heavy footsteps, they came out step by step, holding a long golden sword and wearing a red cloak , wearing a tiger-head visor, wearing a majestic and murderous look.

Under the order of the commander of the Modaoying, the formation of wild goose feathers was formed within a few breaths. At the front of the formation is the most powerful hundred wrestlers, the "wild goose heads" with the strongest impact, and they are often used for assault The sharpest steel knife of the enemy.

"Modao Army, attack, crush the enemy, charge..." Guan Yu raised his long knife and roared.

"Kill, kill, kill..." The soldiers trapped in the camp roared and raised their swords, and quickly charged towards the enemy, like a lion with its bloody mouth wide open, roaring towards the enemy.

Cao Hong's face was solemn, he naturally knew the origin of this enemy army, the Modao Battalion made a surprise attack head-on, unparalleled in the world, this battle is dangerous and unpredictable.

Modaoying turned into an extremely sharp flying sword, charged head-on, and slammed into the enemy's thick shield defense line. Hundreds of tall and strong warriors suddenly slashed, coupled with their own huge impact, they opened the door directly. With a huge gap, the three-layer thick shield defense line on the front completely collapsed like a chicken and a dog.

Immediately behind him, the main force of the Modao camp rushed towards this gap, frantically squeezing the enemy's formation, and poured into the enemy army. The Modao camp directly turned on the rampage mode, and mechanically swung the Modao to slash and slash. Limbs flying around, heads rolling, like a well-organized killing machine.

The crazy scene in front of him really made Cao Hong a little unbelievable. Although he was mentally prepared, this terrifying scene still made him terrified. The seven or eight thousand soldiers under his command who were waiting in full force were broken by the enemy in just one encounter , Those who are killed by the enemy have no power to fight back. If this continues, it won't last long.

But at this time, there was no way out, and Cao Hong had no plans to escape.Immediately, he summoned his confidants, as if to explain the funeral, and asked him to inform Cao Cao of the situation here, so that he could prepare early.

Turning around, he waved his long knife, shouted and rushed forward. He was already dying, and Cao Hong had already made up his mind to try to hold back the enemy as much as possible, buying even a little more time for Cao Cao.

Cao Hong is skilled in martial arts, and he led his own soldiers into the Modao army in a surprise attack. Relying on the huge impact of the horses, he successfully stirred up the enemy's offensive, but this naturally became the primary target of the Modao army. Dozens of Modao soldiers The army surrounded him, and took advantage of his unpreparedness, he cut off the horse's hoof with a knife. Cao Hong was unprepared and fell heavily off his horse, and the cavalry under his command were also chopped off their horses one after another.

Before he had time to estimate his injury, he rolled over, got up quickly, and started to be on guard with a long knife in his hand.However, he saw that the army under his command had already been killed to death and escaped. He was already defeated and could no longer be defeated.

The dozen or so Modao soldiers who came up to besiege surrounded Cao Hong in groups, as if the sharks smelled the blood.

Seeing this, Guan Yu immediately rushed forward, and said very politely: "General Cao Hong, the victory has already been divided, why bother to seek death, why not follow me to see my lord, my lord is very talented, and I will definitely use you again."

"Thank you General for your kindness. However, as a Hanchen, how can I serve the thief with my body? There is only death. It is useless to say more." Cao Hong resolutely, it is obviously impossible to surrender.

"Ah... well, let's make the general complete, come on, and send General Cao Hong on his way!" Guan Yu ordered with great reluctance.

(End of this chapter)