Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 238 Dangyang Nightmare
It is about six to seven hundred miles from Jingling to Xiangfan in the north, passing through Dangyang, Yicheng and other places.After Cao Cao had no hope of eating at Jingling, he led his army to the north, hoping to take the Dangyang Avenue and return to Xiangfan.

Although there is no hope of death and there is no hope of Jingling Mausoleum, there is no limit to the road. Fortunately, Jingling Mausoleum to Xiangfan is a wealthy place in the Jianghan Plain. Cao Cao's defeated army was short of food and clothing, so he had no choice but to attack the people along the way. Looting food and supplies allowed the hungry and cold soldiers to regain some strength.

The land of Dangyang is connected to the dangers of Jingshan Mountain in the north and the prosperity of Jianghan Plain in the south. It is a land transportation hub and a battleground for military strategists.

Cao Cao led the remaining troops to cross Dangyang before heading north to Xiangfan.Moreover, Cao Cao also wanted to eat in Dangyang. After all, plundering the people was not a long-term solution.As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he still needs to be more dignified, and he can't be like Dong Zhuo.

The dirty red robe on Cao Cao disappeared somewhere. Now Cao Cao changed into a clean brocade robe. Although it didn't fit particularly well, his image was much better than when he first came out of Yunmengze.

Not only Cao Cao, but also the civil and military officials on his left and right, as well as the sergeants under his tent, have also changed from a few days ago. Although they are in a sorry state now, their eyesight is alert and they can barely use it.

Cao's army, numbering about ten thousand men, stretched for several miles, hobbling along the roads, holding the incomplete "Cao" flag.The cavalrymen were cruising around, alert to the movements around them.Learning from Le Jin's lesson, Cao Cao asked the tiger and leopard cavalry at the rear to take the lead, led by Cao Xiu to clear the way.

Zhu Gai drove his horse to the right and said: "Prime Minister, our army is marching on both sides of the road. Many of the soldiers are tired, so it is better to rest on the ground before setting off."

Cao Cao frowned slightly and said: "The situation is unclear now, so we should march quickly. Dangyang City is ahead. We can go to Dangyang and rest for the night."

Hearing that Dangyang City was approaching, all the soldiers cheered up and continued to move forward.

Riding his horse forward, Cao Cao held up the reins and said: "We will arrive at Dangyang today and head towards Xiangfan tomorrow. Once we enter the city of Xiangfan, we will have plenty of food and grass, and we will have many favors and troops to defend it, so I will have no worries as a lonely general!"

After running for so long, the remnant army gradually moved away from the front line, which made Cao Cao relieved.Although he suffered heavy losses, at least he escaped with his remaining soldiers.After a few years of rest and recuperation, he will surely be able to regain his strength soon.

After a pause, Cao Cao asked: "Do you want to order the cavalry and soldiers to march north at the same time, so that Man Chong can join our army?"

Cao Zhen rode his horse behind him, raised his hands and said, "To inform the Prime Minister, I have selected several agile cavalrymen to march north and notify General Manchu. I believe General Manchu has received the military report and is leading his sergeants south to meet our army."

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "Zi Dan fights bravely and has complete strategies that can be reused."

This thousand-mile escape can be said to be a crisis for all Cao Jun's soldiers.However, there is an opportunity in crisis. Cao Zhen stood out in the army by relying on his strength and force, which is eye-catching.

As he spoke, Cao Cao sighed and said, "It is God's will to lose Wen Qian and find Zi Dan!"

In response to Cao Cao's praise, Cao Zhen remained calm and rode his horse calmly.

When they reached Changban Slope, Cao Cao looked at the terrain on the left and right and saw the hills and mountains. He asked, "What is this place?"

"Prime Minister, this is Changban Slope, and the forest on the left and right is the oak forest." the attendant said.

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

Yang Xiu couldn't help but panic when he saw Cao Cao laughing for no reason.

"Prime Minister, you laughed so hard before that it caused Zhang Fei to fight out in the night. Why are you laughing now?" Yang Xiu said.

Cao Cao raised his whip and pointed around, and said with a smile: "Huo Jun always had a plan. He drove Gu Gu north from Jianli and ambushed Zhang Fei's troops on the trail, thinking to intercept our army. He also sent Guan Yu in advance to guard Jingling, hoping to severely defeat our army. Fortunately, Gu Gu was vigilant and was able to escape."

"We are approaching Dangyang today, and our army is very tired. If Huo Jun can deploy a cavalry here, what do you think it will be like?"

"This?"

The generals looked at each other, their words were reasonable, but if a cavalry was really killed, wouldn't they be the unlucky ones?

Before Cao Cao finished speaking, a man came galloping up to Cao Cao's horse. He looked panicked and said, "Prime Minister, there are Jiangdong cavalry in the mountains and forests. Judging from their formation, there are no less than a thousand cavalry!"

"what!"

Cao Cao looked extremely surprised, and he was on the verge of crying, wishing he could take back what he just said.

"Who is in charge?" Sun Quan asked, raising his whip.

"The character 'Zhao' in the flag book!"

Now it was Sun Quan's turn to be frightened. He tugged on Cao Cao's sleeve and said, "Prime Minister, the general coming here is Zhao Yun. This man is extremely skilled in martial arts. He showed his power with more than [-] cavalry under Pengze City, breaking through the formation and beheading our generals. His bravery is extraordinary and incomparable."

As he spoke, a cavalry team of about [-] people was galloping towards them. The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and the momentum was deafening and terrifying.

"Enemy cavalry!"

The cavalrymen cruising on the left and right shouted loudly to warn the left and right.Facing the sudden attack of Nanqi, the defeated soldiers of Cao's army looked frightened, and the timid ones abandoned the army and fled.

Cao Cao's smile stopped. How could he not know Zhao Yun's name? He hurriedly waved his whip and shouted: "Where is Zihe?"

"The end is here!"

Cao Chun, who heard about Zhao Yun's movements, came with a gun.

"Our soldiers are exhausted, have incomplete armor, and have no bows and crossbows, so it is difficult to retreat from the enemy. The only one who can stop Zhao Yun's cavalry is the tiger and leopard cavalry. You must lead all the tiger and leopard cavalry out of your tent, and you must stop Zhao Yun and cover us. The army retreats to the oak forest," Cao Cao shouted.

"promise!"

Xu Huang endured his shoulder injury and stepped out of the queue and said: "Prime Minister, Huang, please order us to fight!"

Jia Xu stopped him and said: "Prime Minister, you can't do that. General Xu is good at running an army. Now the soldiers are cowardly and run away. Only General Xu can control them. Now it is better to let General Xu control the infantry. Prime Minister let Xu Chu lead the tiger soldiers on the left and right to assist the tiger and leopard cavalry."

"This~"

Cao Cao looked at Xu Chu with a troubled expression on his face.Cao Cao is not worried that something will happen to Xu Chu. He is worried that without Xu Chu, something will happen to him.

Gritting his teeth, and considering the threat of the cavalry, Cao Cao said: "Zhong Kang is leading the tiger soldiers to fight. He is alone with Zhong Mou and the sergeants guarding him. I think he will be fine."

Xu Chu looked at Sun Quan and saw that Sun Quan was already wearing armor and holding a strong bow, standing in front of Cao Cao.He felt slightly at ease, so he was ordered to lead his troops away.

Don't underestimate Sun Quan, Sun Quan's courage and strategy are far superior to everyone else.Although his military strategy was incompetent, Emperor Sun dared to ride a horse and shoot a tiger. His martial arts skills were not as good as those of a heroic general, but he could still outperform ordinary generals.

Sun Quan's performance at Cao Cao's side was outstanding. He cooperated with Xu Chu many times to kill southern soldiers with his bow.Now seeing Xu Chu leading the tiger guard up, Sun Quan also shouted to the left and right to clear the way, and escorted Cao Cao into the oak forest.

"promise!"

At this time, on the Changban slope, the cavalry from the north and south were approaching.However, the two armies did not engage in a quick battle. Instead, they continued to look for flaws in the opponent's cavalry formation and tried to defeat them.The two cavalry teams criss-crossed each other on horseback, sometimes testing with mounted fire.

As the cavalry and soldiers galloped, arrows were fired at each other, and the northern and southern cavalry each had their own strengths.The Southern cavalry was victorious because they had many bows and crossbows and well-equipped armor, but cavalry and archery were not their specialty; the Tiger and Leopard cavalry were victorious because they had rich experience and excellent cavalry and archery, but they had insufficient bows and crossbows and unprepared armor.

Therefore, after the exchange of fire, Zhao Yun discovered the vulnerability of the tiger and leopard cavalry, drew back his bow and raised his spear, and shouted: "Gao Xinqi led a group of cavalry to avoid the tiger and leopard cavalry to see if they could break into the formation, disperse and kill Cao Jun. Defeat."

"promise!"

Gao Xin led two or three hundred cavalry to leave the group, and circled from behind in an attempt to cut through Cao Jun's infantry.Zhao Yun led the southern cavalry to press forward, trying to defeat the tiger and leopard cavalry with the strength of their armor.

The next moment, the northern and southern cavalry were fighting hand to hand with each other.

Anyone who rides in a battle always puts courage first. Once the vanguard is routed, most of the remaining cavalry will scatter and flee, not daring to fight.Cao Cao selected hundreds of generals to join the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. In addition to their eliteness, they also relied on their courage to fight and their fear of life and death.

Therefore, you can clearly see the front of the two cavalry teams, both of which are spearheaded by cavalrymen who are good at riding and fighting.They were waving their weapons, trying to unhorse the enemy on the opposite side, and then penetrated the cavalry formation through the gaps in the cavalry.

Nanqi used Zhao Yun as an arrow and fought left and right with his spear. He rushed through two and three rows of cavalry in an instant, leaving behind a series of screams and the sound of riders falling off their horses wherever he went.The Northern Cavalry is led by Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen, and they are moving forward.

Nanqi relied on the strength of his armor and fought hand-to-hand with the enemy without fear. He raised his long spear and stabbed the tiger and leopard knight who was holding the sword and spear off his horse.Or maybe Beiqi used the rusty Han sword and relied on his rich combat experience to barely kill Nanqi.

In a short while, the two armies passed by on the wrong horse, leaving behind a large number of corpses of cavalry and ownerless and whimpering horses in the wilderness.

Cao Chun wiped the blood stains on his face and shouted loudly: "Our soldiers are tired and our horses are thin, so we cannot fight for a long time. We should defeat the Nanqi quickly. If you want to defeat the Nanqi quickly, you must kill the general. Riding a white horse, wearing a red tassel on his head The general is Zhao Yun, Zidan and Wenlie will lead their cavalry to cut off the southern cavalry for me, and I will lead my elite cavalry to kill Zhao Yun."

"it is good!"

Zhao Yun didn't know that Cao Chun was targeting him yet, so he was watching Gao Xin's movements.In his eyes, Gao Xin did not take advantage of the situation and charge into Cao's infantry as he expected. Instead, he was stopped by hundreds of tiger soldiers led by Xu Chu.

Xu Chu relied on his bravery to stop two or three hundred riders. Although Gao Xin was powerful, he was not as brave as Xu Chu Xiao.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun couldn't care about the battle between Gao Xin and Xu Chu.Now there is a tiger and leopard riding in front of him, charging towards him. He needs to defeat the tiger and leopard riding first.The two armies fought on the wrong horse again.

Zhao Yun fought with a spear, eager to fight. The sharp spear point cut open the clothes and silk, penetrated into the skin, tore their muscles and blood vessels, and hot blood spurted out from the wound. Those who fell off the horse and were injured were mostly hoofed by horses. Trampled to death.

The tiger and leopard cavalry are no match for Zhao Yun, and the weapons and armor are no match for Nan cavalry.However, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had been practicing for a long time and their cooperation was very skillful. Under the charge of Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, Zhao Yun and his cavalry were separated by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Looking around, Zhao Yuncai Shiren and Zhao Lie were stopped by Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu from the left and right.But in front of him were the elite tiger and leopard cavalry commanded by Cao Chun. These tiger and leopard cavalry were the ones with the best armor among all the cavalry.

Cao Chun stared at Zhao Yun tightly, clutched the long tree in his hand, and shouted angrily: "The Prime Minister has shown kindness to us, and in this time of crisis, I will repay him with death. Kill Zhao Yun, and the meritorious one will be made a marquis."

"promise!"

Cao Chun's martial arts were not very strong, but he was able to command the tiger and leopard cavalry because he was good at taking care of his soldiers and being kind to his subordinates, which earned him the respect of everyone.He didn't believe that Zhao Yun's bravery could compare with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under his tent?

"kill!"

Facing the menacing Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Zhao Yun knew that he could not confront Cao Chun head-on.After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun led his knights away, stretched their bows and arrows, and rode and shot with the tigers and leopards.

Arrows were shot out, and many of the tiger and leopard riders galloping in front fell off their horses, or their horses were injured and the men suddenly fell to the ground.But Cao Chun reacted quickly. He led his trusted knights to quickly pursue Zhao Yun, vowing to capture and kill Zhao Yun.

"General, there are enemies who will cut off the road and surround them and kill them!" the knights on the left and right shouted.

Zhao Yun saw that Cao Chun was cutting the road to pursue him. The speed of the attack was very fast, and he was about to kill him.

"Good come!"

Zhao Yun sneered in his heart. He used cavalry and archery to fight and retreat. He had the intention of separating Cao Chun's cavalry. Now seeing Cao Chun personally leading his men to surround and kill them, it was just as he intended.

Zhao Yun urged his horse forward, fighting intent igniting in his eyes.

"kill!"

Two small cavalrymen intercepted and killed each other on the Changban slope.

After Zhao Yun stabbed a tiger and leopard rider over, Cao Chun led the two riders on his left and right to find Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yung had just stabbed a cavalryman to death when he saw two cavalrymen coming towards him with swords. He held the swords in his right hand to block the right rider, and drew the green cylinder sword with his left hand. He tried his best to ride the horse, and the sword was sharp enough to break the armor, and quickly killed the left rider. ride.

However, at the moment when the left rider fell off the horse, Cao Chun stabbed Zhao Yun to death from the direction of the left rider.

Zhao Yun couldn't avoid such an insidious move and subconsciously clamped the horse's belly.The white horse seemed to sense Zhao Yun's crisis, and immediately rolled to the right and fell to the ground to avoid Cao Chun's killing move.

The next moment, Cao Chun's long hair flew away from Zhao Yun's shoulder, and Zhao Yun's hair bun fell down.

Several tigers and leopards came at a gallop and stabbed Zhao Yun to death, but they were intercepted by Zhao Yun's riders.And the white horse got up immediately, roared loudly, carried Zhao Yun, and chased in the direction of Cao Chun.

The horse's speed slowed down, and Cao Chun took advantage of the situation to kill a Nanqi, and was about to turn around and look at Zhao Yun who fell to the ground.But he heard the sound of a sharp arrow piercing the air, and then his back was in pain, his whole body was weak, and he couldn't help but fall to the ground.

The moment he fell to the ground, Cao Chun saw Zhao Yun holding a bow on his horse and staring at him coldly.

"Zhao Zilong?"

Cao Chun murmured, then the horse's hooves stepped hard, and he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood.Cao Chun's ribs were shattered, his organs were damaged, and he died of serious injuries.

"General!"

The tiger and leopard cavalrymen on the left and right were filled with grief when they saw Cao Chun's death. They fought furiously, snatched Cao Chun's body and returned to the army.But Zhao Yun didn't care about Cao Chun's body. Taking advantage of the chaos of the tiger and leopard cavalry, he led his cavalry to rescue Gao Xin and his cavalry.

Gao Xin's two or three hundred cavalry were stopped by a hundred tiger soldiers led by Xu Chu. After a long battle, Cao Cao had assembled a group of Cao Jun's infantry who dared to fight, hoping to cooperate with Xu Chu to encircle and kill Gao Xin.

Xu Chu's eyes showed a fierce look, and he wanted to surround and kill the cavalry commanded by Gao Xin.Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun came on horseback and stopped Xu Zhu and the tiger soldiers under his tent.

Zhao Yun shouted loudly: "Gao Xin led his cavalry to find Cao Cao, and I will deal with Xu Chu."

"promise!"

Seeing that Gao Xin was ordered to ride away in embarrassment, Xu Chu was worried that Cao Cao would be injured. However, due to the bravery of Zhao Yun and his cavalry, he did not dare to be distracted and could only hope that Cao Cao would be safe now. Xu Huang and the infantry on his left and right were able to stop Gao Xin.

Gao Xin ran towards the oak forest and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the forest, but saw Cao's army's infantry formation waiting in the forest. Xu Huang used the forest as a barrier and asked the spearmen to form a spear formation, and used the few remaining crossbows to stay behind. , but I don’t know what to do.

Cao Cao, who was hiding in the oak forest, wiped the sweat from his head. He didn't know how many cavalry Zhao Yun had, but he knew that if Zhao Yun led the cavalry into the formation, the infantry would scatter in all directions.Fortunately, there is a tiger and leopard riding on him, otherwise he would probably be defeated by Zhao Yun.

"How is the situation?" Cao Cao asked.

Yang Xiu panted and said, "Prime Minister, please rest assured. General Xu has formed a spear formation in the forest, and the enemy cavalry cannot enter. Military advisor Xun also asked the sergeants to cut down the trees, thinking that they would block the horses and prevent the cavalry from entering the forest."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao said yes again and again, and looked around at the civil servants and counselors, but Huan Jie was not seen, and asked, "Where is Mr. Huan?"

Sun Quan said: "Prime Minister, when I was running for the first time, Mr. Huan unfortunately fell down. Quan ordered me to help him. I don't know where he is now."

"Send someone to find him!"

"promise!"

Suddenly, the sound of horns, thunderous drums, and billowing smoke came from the north of Changbanpo.

"An enemy coming from the north?"

Hearing the sound of the golden drum, everyone couldn't help but panic.Now they are taking advantage of the woods to block Nanqi. If there are ambushes from the left side of the Yangtze River again, they will all be trapped here.

Cao Cao felt sad in his heart and sighed: "Could it be that God doesn't bless me?"

Jia Xu was calm and said: "Prime Minister, our army still has ten thousand remaining soldiers. Although the armor is incomplete, the bows and crossbows are few, and the soldiers are tired. If we fight to the death, we can still cover the Prime Minister's escape."

"Yes!" Everyone agreed.

Just as everyone was discussing how to escape, a scout from the north came to report and said with a joyful voice: "To inform the Prime Minister, General Manchu is coming with [-] infantry and cavalry. He is here to meet the Prime Minister."

"Berning!"

When Cao Cao heard that he was favored, he was overjoyed. His heart was in heaven, and he laughed and said: "Bo Ning's troops have arrived, so lonely and worry-free!"

The civil servants and counselors on the left and right were very happy. They thought it was an ambush by the enemy and they were very pessimistic, but unexpectedly they were full of favors.

When the favored troops arrive, as Cao Cao said, there is nothing to worry about!
Zhao Yun and Xu Chu fought for a long time. When they saw Man Chong arriving with reinforcements, he led their cavalry with Gao Xin, Shi Ren and other generals to retreat, not daring to fight for a long time.

Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen gathered their troops and told Cao Cao that Cao Chun had died in battle.

"Prime Minister, Zihe joined the army and died in the battle!" Cao Xiu said while stroking his tears.

Just being rescued, he was overjoyed, but then he heard the bad news. Cao Cao, who had been exhausted for a long time, his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

"Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao pushed away the supporting hands of everyone, supported the tree, covered his face with his hands, and cried silently.

"Zihe!"

Cao Cao's nose was filled with snot and tears. If Le Jin died and he broke through the defense, the immediate death of his clansman Cao Chun in the battle made him heartbroken.

The land of Jianghan has become his nightmare!

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