The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 152 Chapter 152
Cao Cao escaped, this is the last thing Zhang Yan wants to see, but now it has become a fact, the only thing that can make up for it is to catch up, not to completely wipe out this hero, with his great talent, there is bound to be a comeback one day.

Zhang Yan and Xu Chu led more than 200 cavalry, closely following Cao Cao's team, and there were [-] cavalry led by Tai Shici and Zhang Liao in front. If they could join forces, they might be able to annihilate Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw Zhang Yan and Xu Chu chasing him, he left his infantry behind to defend, while he led Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Dian Wei and other cavalry to leave first.

Cao Jun's infantry consisted of 800 soldiers. After receiving Cao Cao's order to fight in a hurry, they stopped immediately, turned around one after another, and lined up on the main road, preparing to face the Xuzhou soldiers brought by Zhang Yan and Xu Chu.

However, these infantrymen waited left and right, not even seeing a single Xuzhou cavalry, and the Xuzhou cavalry who were chasing after them disappeared without a trace.

Suddenly, Cao soldiers heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the left side. Through the sparse forest, they could vaguely see that Xuzhou cavalry, led by Zhang Yan and Xu Chu, whizzed by from their left side. , even avoided them.

When these Cao soldiers reacted, Zhang Yan, Xu Chu and others had already run away without a trace, leaving only a billow of dust.

When these Cao soldiers were about to turn around and continue to retreat, they found thousands of Xuzhou soldiers rushed out of Puyang City and surrounded them.

In order to cover the retreat of their lord, these Cao soldiers, under the command of the army Sima, formed an formation to defend themselves and blocked this main road. They were all determined to die and prepared to fight a bloody battle with Xuzhou soldiers.

At this moment, almost all the Cao soldiers in Puyang City were killed, only one or two hundred relatives led by Li Dian were left in a manor house, still stubbornly resisting.

Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Niu Jin, and Xu Sheng surrounded Li Dian on all sides. Chen Ying received Zhang Yan's order and rushed out of the city with a team of troops to pursue Cao Jun.

It was Yu Jin who was in charge of commanding the battle here. He temporarily stopped the soldiers from attacking, and shouted to Li Dian who was trapped in the courtyard, wanting Li Dian to surrender.

Like Li Dian, Yu Jin used to be a general under Cao Cao's account. Yu Jin knew that Li Dian was quite talented, and wanted to keep Li Dian alive, and let Li Dian return to Zhang Yan and serve Zhang Yan.

Niu Jin, who was also a general of Cao Jun, was responsible for preaching and persuading Li Dian to surrender.

Li Dian did not answer, but told Yu Jin his firm attitude with an arrow.

When Gao Shun saw him, he became angry and ordered to attack again. He and Wei Xu and Xu Sheng led troops to swarm up. Yu Jin couldn't stop him, and he had nothing to do. According to Yan's order, Li Dian must be captured alive.

Facing the fierce Xuzhou soldiers, Li Dian's more than 200 soldiers were completely vulnerable, and they were beheaded and killed in just a moment, while Li Dian himself was captured by Niu Jin, tied up and turned in front of Yu Jin.

When Li Dian saw Yu Jin, he stared at Yu Jin with ferocious eyes, and cursed: "The villain who sells the seller for glory! Bah!"

Yu Jin said: "Ants are greedy for life, let alone humans? You are quite talented as a general, and you are very young. It would be a pity if you died like this. I am helping you, but you are scolding me instead?"

Li Dian said: "I don't want your help, I..."

Before Li Dian finished speaking, Yu Jin stuffed Li Dian's mouth with something, and said to Niu Jin, "Take him down and take care of him. If he dies, I'll ask you!"

Niu Jin nodded and said, "Don't worry!"

The battle in the city was settled, and when Yu Jin learned that Cao Cao had escaped, he asked Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Xu Sheng to lead troops to pursue him, while he led his troops and stayed in Puyang City to clean up the battlefield, count the losses, and send troops It occupies important places such as the treasury, granary, and arsenal in the city.

Under the protection of Dian Wei, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong and others, Cao Cao quickly escaped from danger, and headed straight for the city of Ji, which is located in the north of Puyang, preparing to fight Cao Xiu and others.

Jiacheng is a small city built along the Yellow River. It is not only a military fortress, but also a ferry.However, because this is a military management area, the ferry is not open to the public. Over time, people and merchants no longer pass through here, so the ferry is also put on hold here.

There are more than a dozen official boats at the ferry of Jicheng. According to the calculation of time, Cao Xiu should have transported Cao Cao's family members to the north bank by this time.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. When Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong and others were still two miles away from the city, they suddenly discovered that the cavalry led by Tai Shici and Zhang Liao had surrounded the cavalry led by Cao Xiu. With wounds on his body, there are only a hundred or so cavalry under his command.

Seeing such a scene, Cao Cao immediately asked Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong to lead troops to help Cao Xiu, while he led Dian Wei and a hundred cavalry to Jiacheng.

While Tai Shici and Zhang Liao were fighting, suddenly Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong led hundreds of cavalry to attack from behind. Worried about being attacked by the enemy, the two looked at each other, and then Zhang Liao led the troops to fight Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong, while Tai Shici went as fast as possible. Kill Cao Xiu and others.

When Cao Xiu saw Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong coming, he immediately shouted: "Reinforcements have arrived, brothers, let's go shoulder to shoulder!"

With Cao Xiu's shout, Cao Bing was all full of energy, but became more brave.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong fought Zhang Liao with swords and guns at the same time, and the soldiers behind them also divided into left and right wings, and charged towards Xuzhou soldiers.

Zhang Liao fought against Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong. Although he didn't feel any difficulty, the cavalry behind him couldn't resist the sudden attack of Cao's cavalry, and was rushed away by Cao's cavalry instead.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong didn't like to fight, so they forced Zhang Liao to leave, so they rode their horses to Cao Xiu's side, joined forces with Cao Xiu, and fought with Tai Shici and Zhang Liao before retreating.

After Cao Cao, Dian Wei and others had gone far away, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu left some cavalry to resist Tai Shici and Zhang Liao. The three of them quickly fled to Jicheng with only a hundred cavalry.

Tai Shici and Zhang Liao saw Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu fleeing with their own eyes, but they could do nothing. The cavalry in charge of resisting them fought desperately and blocked their way.

When there were more than 100 Cao soldiers killed by Tai Shici and Zhang Liao, Zhang Yan and Xu Chu led the crowd to join forces with Tai Shici and Zhang Liao, and dealt with the more than 100 cavalry of Cao Jun as quickly as possible. , and then all joined forces and continued to chase forward.

There are still hundreds of infantry in the city. Cao Cao, Dianwei, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu have arrived here one after another. Guo Jia and Xun You are waiting here with these hundreds of infantry. Everything has already been arranged. When Cao Cao and others arrive , Immediately took a boat with them and sailed to the north bank. Before leaving, a fire burned the boat docked on the shore, making it impossible for Zhang Yan and others to chase.

When Zhang Yan, Xu Chu, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao and others arrived at the Ferry of Jicheng, they saw a raging fire on the shore. Looking at the middle of the river, a dozen large and small boats slowly sailed towards the north bank.

"It's a step too late! It's a failure!" Zhang Yan said angrily.

Xu Chu, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao and the others also sighed softly, feeling unhappy.

"My lord, why don't you look around to see if there are any boats, cross the river, and continue chasing Cao Cao!" Xu Chu said.

"The north bank is Yuan Shao's territory, and there must be heavy guards on the bank. If we go rashly, we may be attacked violently." Zhang Liao said hastily.

"Then what should we do? Is it possible to just watch Cao Cao escape like this?" Tai Shici said unwillingly.

Zhang Yan sighed heavily, and said slowly: "At this point, I can only watch Cao Cao escape..."

After a pause, Zhang Yan continued: "Cao Cao fled to the north, and there is no opponent in Yanzhou that can rival our army. Although we failed to kill Cao Cao, we can gain a large piece of land in Yanzhou. Now Our army has already occupied Xuzhou and most of Qingzhou. If we occupy Yanzhou again, as long as we draw a river with Yuan Shao and devote ourselves to development, we will surely achieve great things! Cao Cao went to attach himself to Yuan Shao, and he must obey Yuan Shao's command in everything in the future. Yuan Shao's behavior will never allow Cao Cao to do anything big, which is equivalent to Cao Cao's demise. Cao Cao is a man of great talent, and he is not a person who has been under others for a long time, and he still has a group of civil and military men who can be used. It seems that they are very close to Yuan Shao, but even if two tigers are locked in the same cage, they can still fight. Moreover, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are both heroes of this era. Over time, the two will inevitably break up... Such a result, for our army , and there is no harm."

After hearing this, everyone was a little skeptical about Zhang Yan's prophecy, and the words seemed to be full of self-comfort.

Zhang Yan looked around, watching the dozen or so boats gradually sailing away from his sight, but he was still regretting that he failed to kill Cao Cao.

The huge waves rolled in the Yellow River, and the waves were rough. Cao Cao was forced to sail to the north bank of the Yellow River in a boat with anger. Looking at Zhang Yan and others on the bank, he said angrily: "Zhang Yan, don't be too happy too soon!" Well, one day, I, Cao Cao, will come back! When I cross to the south, it will be the day you perish!"

When Cao Cao's army arrived at Dunqiu Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, they were picked up by Yuan Jun's soldiers patrolling the river, and immediately reported to Chunyu Qiong, who was in charge of defending this section of the river.

When Chunyuqiong learned of Cao Cao's arrival, he sent someone to arrange Cao Cao and others in his barracks, and then wrote to Yuan Shao in Yecheng, asking how to place Cao Cao.

When Yuan Shao learned that Cao Cao was defeated by Zhang Yan and came to join him, he was overjoyed and asked Tian Feng and Jushou how to arrange Cao Cao.

Tian Feng and Jushou gave unanimous opinions, and immediately asked Chunyu Qiong to send troops to escort Cao Cao's troops and his family members to live in Yecheng.

After Chunyuqiong got the order, he sent people to escort Cao Cao and others to Yecheng. Cao Cao knew Yuan Shao's intention very well, but now that he was under the fence, he could only obey others' mercy.

(End of this chapter)