Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1388 Interception
Cheng Yin was knocked off his horse by the blast, feeling dizzy for a moment and rolling on the ground.

The purpose of the explosive javelin is to disrupt the cavalry formation, not to cause casualties. In addition, Cheng Yin was wearing armor, so his most serious injury was the broken arm caused by the fall.

By the time he managed to get up and limped away, the Xiliang soldiers behind him had recovered from their panic and began shooting arrows at the city gate.

What greeted them were the Jin army soldiers who had long controlled the top of the city wall and had bows and arrows with a longer range. As a result, they were unable to attack the Jin army infantry approaching the city gate and could only watch from afar.

The Jin army infantry did not close the city gate, but stood at the door, as if mocking the Xiliang cavalry.

Cheng Yin escaped back and after being treated and diagnosed by the medical staff, it was found that in addition to a broken arm, there were several shrapnel wounds in other parts of his body. He would be unable to fight in the short term.

He cursed loudly in anger, while Li Kan, Zhang Heng and others beside him were gloating over his misfortune and said to him, "Just stand back and watch how we wipe out the Jin army in one fell swoop!"

"Now that their vanguard has been tricked into entering the city, General Cao and his men will surely capture them all in one fell swoop. We will clear the city gates and attack from both inside and outside."

"Master Cheng, just lead your men to defend the periphery and resist the reinforcements from the Jin army, haha."

Until this moment, they still thought that it was the vanguard of the Jin Army that broke into the city, and that the central army of the Jin Army was still outside. They wanted Cheng Yin to take on this tough guy, but they never expected that the commander-in-chief and general of the Jin Army would actually enter the city in person.
Behind the city gate, Gao Gan's palms were sweating. This time he even went into battle personally to stabilize the morale of the old Xianzhen Camp infantry trained by Gao Shun.

This can be considered a big gamble. The military performance of senior officials in recent years has been very mediocre. Now that the world is about to be settled, there are not many opportunities for him to make meritorious deeds. This time even the commander-in-chief Zhao Yun has personally taken to the battlefield. How can he stay out of it?
The number of Jin army's surprise attack this time was very subtle. They used less than half of their strength in order to misjudge the Wei army.

The remaining half of the people gathered their strength and waited in the distance, waiting for Zhao Yun to clear the city and the Xiliang soldiers to be stuck near the city gate. Only then would they launch a thundering attack to prevent the Xiliang soldiers from escaping as much as possible.

The one who took over Zhao Yun's command of the central army was Qian Zhao, who had made many military achievements in recent years. He squatted on a distant mountain and observed Shanggui City below. Behind him were a large group of Jin soldiers lying on the ground.

Through Qian Zhao's telescope, he saw arrows flying back and forth from the distant city gate and the sound of metal clashing could be heard faintly, but the rocket signal he was waiting for never appeared in the sky. He could only control his temper and continue waiting.

Hou Xuan Zhang Heng and other Xiliang soldiers were gradually gathering towards the city gate. They wanted to surround and annihilate the Jin army entering the city, but they had no idea that they had fallen into a big net.

The fighting in the city also reached a fever pitch. Cao Zhang was wrapped in Zhao Yun's spear and was trying his best to fight back.

Facing Zhao Yun's spear, although Cao Zhang tried his best to block it left and right, he was still at a disadvantage. He had a high talent for martial arts and was in his prime, but he was still inferior to Zhao Yun, who had also not fallen from his peak and whose spear skills had reached perfection.

After dozens of moves, Zhao Yun had seized his weakness and stabbed him three times. In addition to one piercing his iron armor, the other two pierced through his leather coat, leaving two wounds on his legs.

Feeling the blood gushing out, Cao Zhang was shocked and angry. He realized that the opponent's shooting skills were not to kill with one blow, but to retract after one strike, and return to defend after getting the advantage.

This was completely different from the rumors Cao Zhang had heard before. At that time, the rumor circulating in Cao's camp was that Zhao Yun went in and out of Cao's camp seven times in the Battle of Xuzhou, and the generals in Cao's camp could not withstand a single shot wherever he went. Cao Zhang was prepared for this and wanted to exchange injuries for injuries, defend and counterattack, and use the advantage of his youth to kill Zhao Yun.

However, after the fight, the situation turned out to be beyond Cao Zhang's expectations. Zhao Yun was actually planning to win by playing it safe, and his spear skills were faster than Cao Zhang's, which resulted in Cao Zhang being restrained and not being able to gain any advantage.

Zhao Yun was also secretly frightened. He had never fought directly with Cao Zhang before, but he found that he had really met an opponent. Although the opponent lacked experience, his moves were extremely fierce. If he was not careful, he would be defeated by the opponent.

Zhao Yun now became quite conservative in this unknown and dangerous situation, because unlike the Battle of Xuzhou where he charged into the battle alone, this time he came in with thousands of soldiers and it was his responsibility to bring them out safely.

He didn't know if the other party had any backup plans, so he was cautious and on guard against sneak attacks, and he was observing carefully. Seeing that Cao Zhang was hit by two bullets from him and still no one came out to help, he immediately felt relieved, shook his gun, and the speed suddenly increased by three points. The cold light from the gun tip covered Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang was already injured and was about to collapse. He made a quick decision and swung his sword twice with all his strength to force Zhao Yun back, then he rode his horse out and fled into the distance.

He finally realized that with his level, he could not defeat Zhao Yun at all. The only thing he could do now was to find Han Sui to join forces!
He didn't know that Han Sui had encountered Zhang Liao. He was very angry at this moment, wondering what Han Sui was doing by not arriving for so long.
Cao Zhang rode his horse wildly on the long street, with Zhao Yun chasing him closely behind him. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were also dispersed by the Youzhou Cavalry because of Cao Zhang's defeat and escape, and soon only about a hundred cavalry were left following Cao Zhang.

Seeing this scene, Cao Zhang's heart was bleeding. Why would Zhao Yun enter the city in person!

How dare he!

Cao Zhang's body suddenly shook. Could it be that Lu Yu was Jin's insider?

Although he understood this, Cao Zhang no longer had the opportunity to settle accounts with Lu Yu. His only chance of winning now was to join forces with Han Sui and then attack Zhao Yun together.

The two sides were chasing and fleeing. Cao Zhang saw that he had turned the corner and the meeting place he had agreed to meet Han Sui was in front of him. However, the scene at the other end of the long street in the moonlight made him dazed for a moment. Han Sui's face was covered in blood, and he was lying on his horse and running desperately towards Cao Zhang. Behind him, a Jin army general holding a crescent halberd was chasing him closely.

Because the crescent halberd was very common in the Xiliang army, Cao Zhang did not recognize for a moment that it was Zhang Liao who was chasing Han Sui. He cursed Han Sui in his heart, saying that he was such a waste and had no idea how he became the leader of the Xiliang army. Not any general could handle him!
He immediately rushed over with a big knife in hand, shouting, "Switch opponents, I'll kill him!"

Han Sui and Cao Zhang crossed paths and shouted, "General, be careful! That's Zhang Liao!"

Cao Zhang was startled and was about to remind Han Sui that it was Zhao Yun who was chasing him, but Han Sui subconsciously drew his gun and stabbed Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun had adjusted his condition to the best state at this time. When he saw Han Sui stabbing at him with his spear, he was afraid that Cao Zhang would turn around and attack him together. In order to prevent any further consequences, he immediately activated his secret method and stabbed Han Sui with the iron spear in his hand like lightning.

Han Sui only felt a flash before his eyes, and his defense was broken by Zhao Yun's spear, which pierced the center of Han Sui's nose.

With a puff, the heavy spear head pierced through Han Sui's facial bones and penetrated into his brain. Han Sui died before he could even make a sound.

When Cao Zhang saw this, he was so frightened that he did not even bother to fight Zhang Liao on the opposite side. He quickly rode his horse into the alley and fled out of the city in panic.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun called on Zhang Liao to chase Cao Zhang, and at the same time ordered people to shoot rockets.

Fireworks exploded in the night sky. When Qian Zhao outside the city saw them, he quickly got up and mounted his horse, shouting, "All troops, follow me to surround the city gate and annihilate the Xiliang army!"

At this time, Gao Gan had already withdrawn his troops as planned, ordering the soldiers to retreat behind the city gate and attracting most of the soldiers.

Hou Xuan and others saw that the Jin army was losing ground and thought that the time had come to make a contribution, so they rushed to the city gate without regard for their lives, hoping to make a great contribution.

Soon the Jin army was defeated and retreated into the city. Hou Xuan and others rushed to the city gate, and the gate was crowded together.

At this moment, Qian Zhao had already arrived with his troops. With a command, the Jin soldiers who had been waiting for most of the night rushed fiercely into the rear of the Xiliang army and chopped down the unsuspecting Xiliang soldiers to the ground.

Liang Xing and Cheng Yin, who were at the back, were caught off guard and killed in the chaos. The Xiliang soldiers, who had no one to command, were in even greater chaos. Seeing that the situation was not good, Hou Xuan immediately made a decision to let everyone retreat into the city and guard the city gate.

From his point of view, this choice was undoubtedly very correct. After all, with Cao Zhang and Han Sui, the two backbones, in the city, they would definitely be able to kill all the Jin troops that broke in and then join up with his side. How could he not be able to defeat these Jin troops outside?

Now, the only three Xiliang generals left are Li Kan, Zhang Heng and others. After they retreat into the city and let the Xiliang soldiers block the city gate temporarily, he heaved a sigh of relief and prepared to send troops to contact Cao Zhang.

However, afterwards, the fleeing Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Han Sui's remnants came rushing in from all directions. They were desperately trying to escape to the city gate, but were blocked.

When Hou Xuan heard from the defeated soldiers that Cao Zhang had fled without a trace and Han Sui had been killed, he suddenly felt cold all over. How could it turn out like this?
However, at this time, the Bingzhou infantry led by Gao Gan had already slowly pushed forward with large shields. They formed a battle array step by step, compressed Cao's army into the open space behind the city, and kept throwing grenades, causing great chaos to Cao's army.

Hou Xuan and his men were completely unable to command the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the fleeing soldiers of Xiliang. They shouted, "We are now trapped at the city gate. If we can't get out, we will all die here!"

"Our only way to survive now is to break out of the city!"

Although the defeated soldiers were reluctant, out of fear of death, they still rushed towards Qian Zhao's army outside the city, wanting to fight to the death.

When Qian Zhao saw this, he shouted, "All soldiers dismount and line up. Don't let anyone escape!"

The two sides collided again. Driven by the desire to survive, Cao's army and Xiliang's army rushed towards Qian Zhao's army like crazy. Qian Zhao led the infantry to block them and held on hard.

A quarter of an hour later, Qian Zhao's combat equipment finally arrived.

Barrels of burning kerosene were thrown towards the city gate by catapults, completely covering the defeated Cao army soldiers who wanted to break out. The entire city gate was burning from front to back, top to bottom.

At first, Cao's soldiers struggled and resisted in the sea of ​​fire, but in less than a cup of tea, the ground and the people were burning, devouring everything.

(End of this chapter)