At the Xiliang Army garrison at Yique Pass, he sat firmly in the center of Li Li's army's tent.
He had just received a report from the scouting team and learned that Luoyang had been attacked and that Li Jue and others had escaped.
"General, Luoyang is lost, what should we do? Should we stick here, or should we hurry up and join Da Sima?" Li Li's lieutenants were all panicked and asked him anxiously.
Li Li was also a little confused and didn't know how to answer.
At this moment, a soldier rushed into the tent in panic and knelt down in front of Li Li: "General Qi, Cao Zhang's troops have arrived in front of the pass and are calling for formation!"
"They arrived so quickly. This Cao Zhang is really quite capable." After listening to the report, Li Li muttered in a low voice, "How many people are here? Who is leading the army?"
"Three thousand soldiers and horses, Cao Zhang personally led the troops to call for formation at the pass." The soldier reported.
"Three thousand? This Cao Zhang is too arrogant. I have ten thousand defenders, but he dares to attack me with only three thousand?!" Li Li shouted angrily.
"Come on, give me five thousand soldiers and form them out of the pass. I want to meet this Cao Zhang in person!" Li Li ordered his subordinates.
"General, Grand Sima's order to us is to hold on to Yique Pass. We should defend according to the danger and not go to war!" The deputy general stepped forward to persuade Li Li.
"Luoyang has fallen, what's the point of holding on?! Once the delay continues, the enemy troops in Luoyang will also attack, and we will be attacked from both sides. It is better to attack now. If we can directly kill Cao Zhang, the enemy troops will naturally retreat without a leader. , I have made a great contribution!" But Li Li had his own ideas and insisted on going out to meet the enemy.
Seeing that they could not dissuade Li Li, the generals could only bow their heads and accept the order.
Accompanied by the thundering sound of war drums and horns, the gate of Yique Pass opened wide, and three thousand Xiliang troops lined up and lined up in the open space in front of the pass.
Li Li took the lead, standing in the middle of the team holding a big knife, looking up to the opposite side.
Cao's army on the opposite side has already lined up, and they are all in high spirits and radiant.
Cao Zhang dismounted his horse and stood in the middle of the queue with a spear in his hand. Behind him stood a large banner and the flag that read "Defeat the Enemy and Win".
When Cao Zhang saw Li Li going into battle, he rushed out and came to the front of the two armies. He shouted loudly and asked: "Is this Li Li on the opposite side?"
"Now that I know the name of your general, how dare you attack?!" Li Li also urged his horse forward and responded loudly.
"Li Li, Luoyang has been captured by our army. The lives of your father Li Huan and uncle Li Jue are uncertain. I advise you to dismount and surrender quickly, otherwise I will kill you with one shot!" Cao Zhang shouted at Li Li with a gun.
"You, a young brat like you, still dare to utter arrogant words. Let me see how capable you are!" Li Li shouted angrily, dismounted, brandished the sword in his hand, and charged towards Cao Zhang. Come.
Cao Zhang raised the spear in his hand to meet him, and also killed Li Li.
Li Li raised his sword high, pointed it at Cao Zhang's head and chopped it off.
Cao Zhang held the gun in both hands to resist!
when!
With a loud noise, the two weapons collided.
Cao Zhang felt his arms were numb and obviously struggling. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "You are so strong, you thief!"
Cao Zhang did not dare to fight anymore, turned his horse's head and fled towards the main formation!
Li Li did not expect that Cao Zhang could not resist after only one round. He turned around and ran away. He couldn't help but laugh up at the sky: "Huangkou boy, I don't think you have any ability. You are such a idiot. With such ability, you dare to lead the army into battle." , It’s so ridiculous!”
Cao Zhang ran some distance away and heard Li Li laughing at him. He turned around and cursed angrily: "You are just relying on your strength. What's the big deal? You are just a bull and a stupid pig!"
When Li Li heard that Cao Zhang had insulted him, he suddenly became furious and shouted angrily: "You shameless little thief, you still dare to insult your general, see if I don't take off your dog's head with one knife!"
After Li Li finished speaking, he urged his horse to wave his sword and chased Cao Zhang.
Li Li's lieutenant saw him chasing Cao Zhang single-handedly, and fearing that he would make a mistake, he immediately ordered his soldiers: "Cover and kill, protect the general!"
After receiving the order, the Xiliang army immediately roared and charged forward, waving their weapons.
When Cao Zhang saw Li Li leading troops and horses to pursue him, he did not dare to turn back to fight. The Pegasus withdrew to its own formation and repeatedly shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Cao Zhang quickly evacuated with his troops.
Li Li naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to kill Cao Zhang, and led the Xiliang army to pursue him closely.
The two groups of soldiers and horses, one behind the other, headed south of Yique Pass.
They ran about two or three miles away, and the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed.
A dense forest appeared in front of him. Cao Zhang panicked and rushed directly into the forest with his troops and horses, and continued to escape under the cover of the trees.
Li Li led his troops to catch up with Cao Zhang and refused to let him go. He urged his horse to go into the woods to catch up.
The deputy general caught up with Li Li and persuaded him: "General, don't chase the poor enemy. It's better to go back!"
Li Li sneered: "Cao Zhang has been defeated. As long as we kill him, our army can turn the tide of the battle. How can we let him go! Don't say more, just chase him!"
Li Li rode his horse and continued to pursue into the woods. Seeing Li Li's persistence, the deputy general could only follow him with the Xiliang army.
Li Li looked at Cao Zhang, who was running circuitously in the woods in front of him, and felt that the other party was playing a trick on him. He became more and more angry, and kept urging his horse to pursue him. He just wanted to catch up with Cao Zhang quickly and kill him off his horse with a knife.
Li Li only focused on chasing and didn't pay attention to his steps. The horse was charging forward, and several tripping ropes suddenly appeared in the forest in front of him.
Li Li tried to move his horse to dodge, but it was too late. The horse's front hoof was tripped, and it immediately lost its center of gravity and fell forward.
Li Li's whole body was suspended in the air and he fell heavily to the ground. He was spinning so hard that he lay on the ground unable to get up.
Several of the pursuers following Li Li also tripped over the trip ropes and fell to the ground.
When Cao Zhang saw Li Li fall from his horse, he immediately turned his horse's head and rushed in with a gun. The soldiers of Cao's army who were ambushing in the forest roared out and rushed towards the panicked Xiliang army.
Cao Zhang rushed to Li Li on Pegasus, shook the spear in his hand, and stabbed Li Li in the chest.
As soon as Li Li got up from the ground, he felt a cold light stabbing him. He only felt his eyes blurred. He had no time to dodge, and felt a cold in his chest. When he looked down, Cao Zhang's spear had penetrated his chest.
Cao Zhang held the gun barrel with both hands and pulled it out with force, and a blood arrow spurted out.
Li Li felt that the world in front of him instantly turned blood red. Before he could even make any sound, he fell to the ground, twitched a few times and died!
Cao Zhang stabbed Li Li to death with one shot, picked up Li Li's helmet with the tip of the spear, and shouted loudly: "Li Li is dead, anyone who gives up resistance will avoid death!"
Li Li's lieutenant general panicked when he saw him being killed. He immediately dropped his weapon, fell to his knees, and shouted: "I surrender, don't kill me!"
With the deputy general taking the lead, the already leaderless Xiliang army dropped their weapons and knelt down together to beg for mercy.
In an instant, the pursuing Xiliang army, except for a small number of stubborn resisters, was killed on the spot. Most of them directly chose to surrender and were controlled by Cao Zhang's soldiers.
Cao Zhang looked at the scene in front of him and showed a victorious smile...
By the time Cao Zhang led his troops back to Yique Pass, Yique Pass had already been captured by the troops led by Xia Houru and Xu Shu.
It turned out that Xu Shu's strategy was to let Cao Zhang fake defeat, lure Li Li away, set up an ambush and kill him, and then take advantage of the fact that there was no one to command the Yique Pass to seize the pass.
"Ziwen, how is the situation?" Xu Shu and Xia Houru greeted Cao Zhang who entered the pass, and Xia Houru asked loudly.
Cao Zhang threw Li Li's head out of his hand and laughed happily: "Li Li is dead and all his men have surrendered. How are you doing here?"
Xu Shu stepped forward and reported: "The thieves have no one to lead them. When we attacked the pass, they fled in all directions like birds and beasts. Now that the pass has been occupied by us, we can march directly to Luoyang!"
"Okay, Yuan Zhi, thanks to your strategy this time, we were able to capture Yique Pass so smoothly. You should be credited with your first contribution!" Cao Zhang praised Xu Shu excitedly.
"Everywhere, it was only because of the bravery of the young master and the cooperation of the young master Junlin that we were able to win so easily!" Xu Shu said modestly.
"Okay, everyone has contributed. There is no need to be modest. Take a rest quickly, fight to Luoyang, meet up with Gongming, and wait for news from Zhongquan." Cao Zhang laughed and gave the order...
