People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 429 Don’t hurt my lord
In the wilderness, two cavalry units were seen fighting and retreating. After fighting for a long time, the army in front could not withstand the attack from the rear and had to retreat first.

The defeated and fleeing party was actually the scattered Cao army after the night battle. Although it had been daybreak for a long time, it was not easy to gather the scattered troops. Up to now, the Wei army had only gathered more than a thousand cavalry and more than two thousand infantry.

As for the one who was pursuing them relentlessly from behind, it was none other than Taishi Ci, who was leading light cavalry in pursuit.

Even if they fight all night long without sleep, both themselves and the enemy will be tired. At this time, all they have to fight for is their last breath. If it comes to willpower, the Yellow Turbans are not afraid of anyone in this world.

After daybreak, the Wei army fled in all directions, but Taishi Ci immediately found his target and decided to pursue the largest group of them. No matter how scattered the Wei army was, the one with the largest number of troops must be where Cao Cao was.

Relying on the advantage of cavalry, Taishi Ci galloped all the way, and finally caught up with the Cao army in front of him near noon. After a hard battle, he finally defeated the opponent's counterattack.

While Taishi Ci was chasing the Wei army in front, he waved to a prisoner and asked him something. Then he saw the prisoner pointing towards the Wei army position in front and saying something.

Taishi Ci looked in the direction he was going and saw a figure in a red robe in the middle of the Wei army. He shouted excitedly, "Brothers, the one in the red robe is Cao Cao. As long as we kill him, the battle will be over!"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Yellow Turbans started shouting: "The one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao, the one wearing the red robe is Cao Cao!"

Before long, all the Yellow Turban cavalry were shouting to warn each other, and the shouts were heard by the Wei army not far ahead. Cao Cao, who was already in a panic at the front, heard the shouts, his face turned pale with fright, and he quickly took off his red robe.

Taishi Ci had sharp eyes. When he saw the red robe disappeared, he still stared at the figure. When he vaguely saw the thick beard of the man when he turned around in panic, he shouted again: "The one with a beard is Cao Cao, the one with a beard is Cao Cao!"

As a result, many Yellow Turbans also shouted, and the sound was transmitted to the Wei army.

Cao Cao panicked again and looked around while riding his horse. Although the civil and military officials around him also had beards, his was the thickest and most conspicuous.

Now, he no longer cared about the reluctance and hesitation in his heart, and immediately drew his sword and cut his beard.

However, this scene was still seen by Taishi Ci, who continued to shout: "The one with the short beard is Cao Cao!"

When this voice came again, Cao Cao almost couldn't hold back from cursing, but thinking about his current situation, he pulled up the corner of his clothes and covered his face.

He split his troops several times along the way but failed to confuse Taishi Ci. He was at his wit's end.

Now that he was being chased by the Yellow Turbans like a stray dog, this must have been a great shame and humiliation for Cao Cao, but he was only angry for a moment.

Although he is now alone and his career is at a low point, it is impossible for him to resign himself to his fate and wait for death. At this moment, he has an endless desire to survive.

Listening to the Yellow Turbans' cries for his life from behind, Cao Cao really wished the horse under him could grow a few more legs, but there was nothing he could do to change the situation.

What made him even more desperate was that as time passed, he could clearly feel the noise behind him getting louder and louder.

The Yellow Turbans are getting closer!
With great fear, Cao Cao lay on his horse and looked back. Sure enough, the Yellow Turbans had chased him to a distance of about a hundred meters. With good eyesight, he could even see Taishi Ci's eyes as big as copper bells, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

At this moment, Taishi Ci was the evil ghost who came to claim his life. The sight of this made Cao Cao shudder and almost fall off his horse.

"My life is over, my life is over, how can any brave general save me!" Cao Cao was terrified and could only urge his horse to run faster. Although he prayed, he also knew that the army was scattered and the chance of a general saving him at such a critical moment was actually not high.

I'm afraid I'm really going to die this time.
While fleeing, Cao Cao couldn't help but look down at the sword in his hand again. There was determination and fear in his eyes. It seemed that he wanted to make a decision, but was afraid of this decision.

Then he gritted his teeth and raised his neck to hold the sword.

As he made this movement, he heard a whoosh, and a cool and stinging sensation appeared in his right ear, which made Cao Cao stunned for a moment. He subconsciously threw away the knife and touched his ear. Just by touching it, a piece of his ear was missing.

When I looked again, my hands were covered in blood.

Cao Cao suddenly realized that he had just been to the gates of hell. If it weren't for that action, the arrow would have hit his head.

In an instant, cold sweat broke out all over my body, the fear of death swept over me, and the thought of self-determination disappeared instantly.

Taishi Ci, who was chasing from behind, saw that Cao Cao was still moving and cursed inwardly, "You're lucky."

Although it was difficult to hit the leaning Cao Cao at this distance, it was still possible with his archery skills. Unfortunately, Cao Cao was unlucky and managed to dodge it, which made Taishi Ci helpless.

Although he missed this time, Cao Cao did not give him any room and immediately had soldiers stand behind him to block him.

Taishi Ci snorted coldly and put away his bow and arrow: "Brothers, Cao Cao is right before our eyes. We are only one step away. Take his head and go back to the leader to ask for credit!"

After saying this, Taishi Ci gave chase with all his might, but he rushed forward first.

Some Wei cavalrymen came forward immediately, but were knocked off their horses one by one by Taishi Ci in a few rounds. At this time, the Yellow Turbans in the rear also caught up, and after a battle, they were about to catch up completely.

But at the critical moment, a group of Wei soldiers suddenly appeared on the hillside ahead, and their leading general shouted from afar.

"Don't hurt my lord, Cao Hong is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Hong swung his sword forward and cut off Taishi Ci's attack in one fell swoop. The two sides suddenly encountered each other and engaged in battle.

As a result of this, Taishi Ci watched helplessly as Cao Cao, who was already very close to him, took the opportunity to run away. This made him very angry, so he led his army to fight to the death with Cao Hong.

But after a series of pursuits and battles, even the Yellow Turbans were in extremely poor condition at this time. After fighting with Cao Hong's army, they could not gain any advantage.

Although he was angry, Taishi Ci did not lose his mind and withdrew his cavalry from the battle in time.

Seeing Cao Hong also leading his army away, Taishi Ci was naturally unwilling, but then he snorted coldly: "You, Cao Cao, are lucky this time, but don't think that you can just let it go. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth after this battle, I will pull you out and apologize to the people of Bingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)