Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 121 Breaking Xu Rong
Zhang De knew that Cao Cao's going could be said to be annihilation of the entire army, but it was precisely because of this that Cao Cao earned enough reputation that later civil servants and military generals came to vote one after another, so in the long run, Cao Cao's pursuit of Dong Zhuo was still worthwhile. of.

Zhang De naturally couldn't miss such a good opportunity to earn fame, but Zhang De knew that Dong Zhuo's people were waiting for Cao Cao in ambush, so Zhang De decided to let Cao Cao step on the landmines first.

After Cao Cao left, Zhang De and Huang Zhong led their troops, followed Cao Cao from a distance, and headed towards Hangu Pass!
On the other side, Xu Rong lay in ambush early, waiting to intercept the pursuers of the Kwantung princes.

The junior officer under him said to Xu Rong: "General Xu, it has been so many days, I don't think the Kwantung Army will come!"

Xu Rong said: "Wait a little longer, the Grand Master should not have entered Hangu Pass yet, let's stay for another day, if the Kwantung Army still hasn't come, why don't we go back!"

At this time, Su Hou came to report: "General, the Kwantung Army is here!"

Xu Rong regained his spirit immediately and asked, "Who is leading the troops, and how many people are here?"

Tell Houdao: "Return to the general, about 1 people have come, and the leader is Cao Cao!"

Xu Rong sneered: "Huh, Cao Cao Cao Mengde! This is a foodie, I think the Grand Master treated him well back then, but he actually issued a call to punish the Grand Master, haha, today I will capture him back and hand him over to the Grand Master! Brother You are all in ambush for me, listen to my orders!"

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After a fierce battle, Cao Cao saved his life by relying on the desperate protection of Xiahou brothers and others, while Cao Cao's soldiers were dying and fleeing.The soldiers Cao Cao recruited with great difficulty disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Xu Rong looked at the direction in which Cao Cao was escaping, and felt very regretful. He was almost able to capture Cao Cao just now. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's generals were really brave, and rescued Cao Cao at the last moment. Bing, presumably Grand Master Dong can withdraw to Luoyang with peace of mind!Xu Rong looked at the sky and thought that he should go back quickly, so he said to his subordinates: "Send the order, the army will set off, let's go back to Hangu Pass!"

Soon, Zhang De, who had been marching slowly behind Cao Cao, also received a report from Su Hou. Cao Cao was ambushed by Xu Rong and returned in a big defeat. More than 1 soldiers dispersed, and Cao Cao didn't know where he went.

Zhang De was secretly delighted that Xu Rong had already repelled Cao Cao, so he probably would not have thought that he was still chasing soldiers all the way. It was really a fight between the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman was benefiting. Thinking of this, Zhang De ordered his men to speed up and chase Xu Rong.

As Zhang De thought, after Xu Rong repelled Cao Cao, he thought that there was no more danger, so he relaxed his vigilance and swaggered towards Hangu Pass.The soldiers looked relaxed, the war of several months was about to end, and when they retreated to Hangu Pass, relying on the natural danger of Hangu Pass, even hundreds of thousands of troops would not be able to break through Hangu Pass!
In the evening, Xu Rong set up his camp, and the soldiers also rested early, but that night, Zhang De did not rest. The soldiers marched at night, and finally caught up with Xu Rongjun at dawn.

Although Zhang De's men were exhausted after marching overnight, everyone could still persevere, because everyone knew that Xu Rong's camp was in front of them. As long as Xu Rong's camp was defeated, everyone could rest.

The so-called speed of soldiers is precious, Zhang De didn't have time for Xu Rong to react, and he didn't care about the fact that his men hadn't rested all night. With a wave of his hand, he went straight to Xu Rong's camp. The soldiers in Xu Rong's camp had already slept peacefully, but they were rushed by Zhang De's men. After coming in, this battle turned into a one-sided situation. Many Xiliang soldiers were hacked into the camp by Zhang De's men before they had time to get their weapons.

Xu Rong saw that things were not going well, and the sky was rather dark, and he didn't know how many troops had come. He led them to resist for a few times, and then fled. Seeing that the general had run away, the soldiers under his command didn't resist anymore, and immediately dispersed. and fled, and many soldiers didn't even have time to wear their clothes.

Over there, Huang Zhong saw that the overall situation here was settled, and saw Xu Rong running away in the distance, and chased after him with a hundred school swordsmen under his command. These hundred school swordsmen were, to put it bluntly, Huang Zhong's personal guards. , although there were not many people, but the equipment was very good, one person and one horse, it was impossible to catch up with the deserters, but Huang Zhong ignored the deserters and went straight to Xu Rong to chase after them.

Seeing someone chasing him, Xu Rong turned his head to look at Huang Zhong's banner and turned pale with fright. He didn't expect that it was Huang Zhong who was chasing him. finished.So Xu Rong sped up his horse and ran away with all his might.

After all, Xu Rong was born in the Xiliang family, so his horse is also a good horse from Dawan, which is no worse than Huang Zhong's. Moreover, Huang Zhong ran all night in a hurry, while Xu Rong rested all night. was left behind.Huang Zhong was in a hurry, so he drew out his precious bow, stretched the bowstring fully, and aimed an arrow at Xu Rong, but the distance between the two was too far, Huang Zhong couldn't keep up with the strength of the arrow, and the arrow missed. Xu Rong, however, landed on Xu Rong's horse's buttocks. Xu Rong's war horse was in pain, and Xu Rong was overturned to the ground at once, and Xu Rong was directly knocked unconscious.

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In the distance, the fiery red sun rose from the horizon, and a ray of sunlight shone on Zhang De. Zhang De watched his men clean up the battlefield, take prisoners, treat the wounded, and bury the corpses.This battle can be described as a complete victory.This victory was mainly due to surprise and unpreparedness. If Zhang De wanted to defeat Xu Rong in a head-on confrontation, he would probably lose a lot of manpower.

Suddenly, Zhang De found out why he hadn't seen Huang Zhong, so he hurriedly asked someone to ask, and his subordinates reported that Huang Zhong went after Xu Rong.

Zhang De was at ease in his heart, after all, Huang Zhong was a man of forty years, mature in his work, and highly capable, so he should be fine. At this time, his subordinates reported that Huang Zhong had returned.

Zhang De rushed to meet Huang Zhong, but what surprised Zhang De even more was that Huang Zhong captured Xu Rong alive.

At this time Xu Rong had already woken up, looked at Zhang De, snorted coldly, and did not speak, maybe Xu Rong also knew that everything he said at this time was meaningless, in Xu Rong's view, Zhang De might take it Ask Yuan Shao for credit.

However, Zhang De didn't think so.This Xu Rong has always been the kind of general that Zhang De admires very much.Although Xu Rong's official position is not considered great in Dong Zhuo's army, it has to be denied that Xu Rong is a very capable general.Moreover, Xu Rong does not form a party for personal gain, so Dong Zhuo trusts Xu Rong very much.

At this time, Zhang De was thinking about recruiting Xu Rong, so Zhang De asked: "General Xu, I have always admired General Xu's talent. I wonder if General Xu intends to serve as an official in Beihai City?"

(End of this chapter)