When Cao Ren said Guan Yu's name, everyone in Cao camp was shocked.
Because the two armies were facing each other at this time, it was rare for a general to be killed, especially a top general like Yan Liang, but he was killed by Guan Yu!
Guan Yu was able to take the heads of the enemy's generals from thousands of troops. No matter what method he used, the generals in Cao's camp thought that they would not be able to do it if they were themselves.
So when they saw Guan Yu charging into the battle alone, everyone in Cao's camp suddenly felt uneasy, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
As Guan Yu continued to approach, and everyone held their breath and concentrated on guarding, another person appeared on the horizon behind him.
The man held a huge ox-horn bow in his hand and had two halberds on his back. He also followed Guan Yu and galloped over.
When he was still a shot away from everyone, the man drew an arrow, and without even seeing him draw the bow, the arrow flew like a meteor and hit the chest of a guard in front of Cao Cao!
The bloody arrow shot out from his back, and the blood splashed on Cao Cao's head and face. Everyone was shocked and quickly protected Cao Cao and retreated.
Cao Ren looked ugly and said, "Tai Shi Ci!"
Guan Yu and Tai Shici both rushed to Guangling, but they met in advance, so they appeared in front of Cao Jun together!
At this time, Guan Yu took advantage of the chaos in Cao's camp and had already rushed towards him, only twenty steps away from everyone!
Cao Cao wiped the blood from his face. He saw Guan Yu's murderous face through the gap in the crowd. He felt panic in his heart. He subconsciously shouted: "Is the person here Guan Yunchang?"
"If you can take refuge in me"
As if Guan Yu hadn't heard anything, he raised his horse and was already in front of the generals!
Seeing that Cao Cao was being protected tightly by Cao Cao's army, he knew that he had lost the best opportunity for a sneak attack. He hesitated for a moment, and there was a sound of bowstrings behind him, and another guard in front of Cao Cao was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse.
At this moment, a gap appeared in front of Cao Cao!
When Guan Yu saw this, he shouted loudly, rode his horse straight towards Cao Cao, and pulled out the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. The blade turned up from the ground, drew a round and eye-catching arc, and slashed at Cao Cao's head!
At this moment, the sword's light seemed to overwhelm the sun in the sky. Everyone around Cao Cao's eyes were filled with silver light, and they all felt that the sword seemed to be struck at him!
Everyone acted subconsciously, some ducked to avoid it, some used weapons to cover it, and some were dumbfounded. Cao Cao watched helplessly as the sword struck him on the head, and he tried his best to hit his horse and retreat, but it was already too late!
At this critical moment, Cao Ren roared, raised his long spear in his hand, and pointed the twig at the Yanyue Dao.
The two soldiers met, and the pole was pressed down instantly, making a creaking sound. Cao Ren felt that the opponent was not using a broadsword, but a mountain!
He groaned, feeling that his mouth was filled with the smell of blood, and then the tiger's mouth cracked open, and his body was stooped by the huge impact, teetering on the edge, and almost fell off the horse.
He looked up and saw that the Qinglong Yanyue Sword seemed to have no lag and fell quickly. After only falling two feet, Cao Cao's life was in danger!
Cao Ren knew that this was a life-or-death moment, so he roared again, and with all his strength, he lifted his arms upwards. The pole was bent into an arch shape. Unable to withstand the pressure anymore, it broke with a snap.
However, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword only paused for a moment and continued to chop!
At this time, Dian Wei, who was beside Cao Cao, finally took action. He used all his strength, shook his arms, and drew out his two halberds to hold the Yanyue Sword.
The moment the two soldiers met, there was a strong force. Dianwei's wrists were in severe pain and he almost couldn't hold the two halberds. He roared wildly and used all his strength. With his fingers like hooks, he grasped the halberd shaft tightly and hooked the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.
After he blocked it, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword missed by half a foot, scraped against Cao Cao's side and fell down, actually cutting off his horse's head with one slash!
Cao Cao fell heavily to the ground with the body of the headless horse. At this time, he didn't care about his face. He quickly used his hands and feet to get under the butt of the guard's horse and fled into the crowd.
By the time Guan Yu swung the sword again, Cao Ying's guards had reacted and gathered around him one after another. Seeing that the opportunity had passed, Guan Yu did not stop, and struck his horse as if it was a gust of wind. The Yanyue sword swung at an angle, and the head of a Cao general flew up. Half empty.
At this moment, everyone in Cao's camp was frightened. Cheng Yu and Xunyou hurriedly followed and hid in the formation. Among the generals who were weak in strength, they were trembling. Cao Ren changed his horse pole and his hand holding the pole couldn't help trembling. The other generals were even more unbearable.
Dian Wei held his injured wrist and looked extremely ugly.
He usually wields a large iron halberd and can fight on foot, but when he suddenly makes a sudden attack, Guan Yu's Green Dragon Sword is too powerful against short weapons. Even though Dian Wei is slightly stronger than Guan Yu, he can use his short soldiers to block the long soldiers. My wrist was still sprained due to the huge impact.
It was his fault. If anyone else had blocked Guan Yu's sword like this, both hands and wrists would have been broken.
Guan Yu turned around and struck his horse. Seeing that the generals were trembling and not answering, he accelerated and rushed past. Another Cao general was beheaded by his horse!
Someone saw Guan Yu passing by and quickly bent his bow to set an arrow. Unexpectedly, Tai Shici had already arrived and shot the man to death at the sound of the bowstring.
At this time, the generals in Cao's camp were completely in chaos. Guan Yu and Tai Shici were one long and one far away. The two complemented each other extremely well. It was already difficult for everyone to deal with them. Moreover, after the two of them, densely packed soldiers on the horizon were coming!
Xun You also lost his composure at this time, and quickly found Cao Cao in the crowd, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, a few generals are outside. The generals around us can't stop those two people. It's better to let everyone come back and reorganize the army!"
"Otherwise, if the enemy attacks from both sides, the situation on the battlefield will be reversed!"
Cao Cao looked at the Youzhou Army struggling to hold on in the distance with a gloomy expression.
Half an hour!
As long as he is given another half hour, the fierce tiger can only beheaded, but now his reinforcements are arriving one after another. Is this his plan is accurate, or is it because God will not kill him?
Thinking of the rumors that Fierce Tiger's men were capable of stargazing, Cao Cao felt a sense of panic for no reason. Could the other party really see the destiny clearly?
If Fierce Tiger fights this battle with himself, doesn't it mean that he will lose?
Cheng Yu saw that Cao Cao seemed to have lost his mind and said quickly: "Your Majesty, make a decision immediately!"
"There is no one behind us, we can't stop those two people!"
"It doesn't matter to others, but if you have any shortcomings, please do something wrong."
Cao Cao looked at Zhao Yun, who was rushing left and right in the crowd in the distance. Steel spears were everywhere, people fell off their horses, and swords slashed through the heavy armor. There were fewer and fewer people surrounding him. Cao Chun's cavalry was already in ruins. .
Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then finally made up his mind and shouted: "Let everyone come back!"
Yuan Xi looked at the retreating generals of Cao's army and felt that his body was almost limp. He managed to hold himself up with his blood-stained Huanshou knife and did not give any orders to pursue.
Because he himself understood that the Youzhou Army was at the end of its true strength, and he was afraid that if the enemy did not catch up, his side would be exhausted first.
After some push and pull, Taishi Ci, Guan Yu and the Youzhou army finally joined forces. The two sides had a tacit understanding and faced each other a hundred steps apart on the plain.
Xun You and Cheng Yu started arguing in low voices, and they had disagreements about the next choice.
Xun You suggested retreating, but Cheng Yu wanted to take a final gamble and attack the Youzhou army's formation with all his strength.
He bet that the Youzhou Army could no longer block the next attack.
But the risk is also huge. If the Youzhou army blocks it, then it is Cao Jun who will be the one to be exploited.
When Guan Yu and Zhao Yun come to kill Cao Cao, who can stop them?
While everyone was undecided, Cao Jun's spies from Houqiu in the north came with a message.
Yuan Tan, who was stationed at the border of the East China Sea in Langya, led the Qingzhou army south to Donghai County under the banner of revenge for Liu Bei and began to occupy Liu Bei's original city. Within two days, he had occupied most of the East China Sea and was approaching the thick territory occupied by Cao's army. Qiu and Tancheng!
When Xun You heard the news, he smiled bitterly and said, "If we can defeat him quickly, he won't dare to go south."
"It just so happened that the Youzhou Army was at a stalemate with us. Both sides suffered huge losses, which gave them confidence and wanted to take advantage of our weakness."
The faces of everyone in Cao camp were not good-looking. Although they sent troops to Xuzhou this time and defeated Liu Bei, Yuan Tan still took a bite of the cake.
Cao Cao made a sneak attack on Xuzhou, first taking Pengcheng Kingdom, which was closest to Yanzhou, and then occupied most of Donghai County and the northern part of Xiapi County. It can be said that he made a bloody profit.
However, Yuan Tan's interference stole most of the territory in the East China Sea, and he also wanted to plot Xiapi. Among them, Houqiu in the East China Sea and Tancheng at the junction of Xiapi and Xiapi were the most important.
If these two cities are lost, Cao Cao's path south to attack Yuan Shu will be cut off. Not to mention that more than half of the territory occupied by the troops sent out this time will be taken away. The subsequent negative effects will be even greater, and he may even lose his foundation.
At the moment, Cao Cao cannot bear this worst-case scenario. If he shows too obvious losses and weaknesses, the surrounding forces, including Yuan Shao, may brazenly attack him!
Cao Cao thought for a long time and finally made up his mind: "Retreat to Houqiu to garrison first."
"Zixiao, you lead troops to Tancheng first and must stop Yuan Shu's army. I will ask Yanzhou to mobilize troops to help you."
After hearing this, Cao Ren quickly accepted the order.
On the Youzhou Army side, seeing Cao Jun slowly changing formations and several generals retreating, they all breathed a sigh of relief. This difficulty was finally over!
But seeing the corpses covering the ground on the plain with a radius of more than ten miles, and the blood forming a stream, the foul and strong smell lingered, making everyone feel even more depressed.
Everyone looked up and saw an official dressed as a scribe riding out of Cao's camp and shouting, "Where is Yuan Xianyi?"
"Shijun Cao asked me to bring you a message!"
Yuan Xi, protected by Zhao Yuntai Shici and others, rode out and said, "Who is coming?"
The man cupped his fists and said, "I am Cheng Yu and Cheng Gongda."
"The envoy said that today's battle was hearty and exciting, and the young master will be feared. It is true that a tiger father has no dog son."
Everyone knows that this is a habit among noble families. No matter how miserable the fight is, both sides will praise each other after the war. This is called character.
However, Yuan Xi looked at the dead bodies on the ground, his heart was filled with anger, and he said coldly: "Enjoy yourself?"
"I heard that you make human meat?"
Cheng Yu hadn't seen anyone expose his shortcomings for a long time. He couldn't help but blush and said, "If there is nothing else, I will leave."
When he raised his head, he was horrified to find Yuan Xi bent his bow and arrow, and said coldly to him: "You also have a message for Cao Cao."
"Fuck you!"
Yuan Xi let go of his hand, and an arrow flew towards him. Cheng Yu hurriedly dodged, but was hit in the arm by the arrow, causing blood to flow. He screamed, reluctantly hit his horse and ran away, and fled back to Cao's camp.
Seeing Yuan Xi's lack of martial ethics, Dian Wei wanted to go back for a duel, but was stopped by everyone. The generals of Cao's camp retreated silently amidst the loud curses erupted from the Youzhou army behind them.
"Fuck you!"
"Fuck you!"
The shouts echoed in the mountains, forests and fields, lingering for a long time.
Chapter 483
(End of chapter)
