Chen stayed in the south of the city.
"Poof! Poof!" There was a sound of digging, and the trenches outside the city were dug. Then, Yanzhou soldiers rushed out one by one, carrying dry firewood on their backs and carrying swords and shields.
One, two, or a dozen tunnels in total were dug through, and more than 800 Yanzhou elite soldiers sneaked through these tunnels to the outskirts of the southern camp of the Jizhou Army.
Zhu Wen, Taizu of Liang Dynasty after the war, was also very good at this method.
Shi Huan followed the soldiers with a gun. This was a very dangerous mission. Cao Cao assigned Shi Huan to complete this mission because of his immense trust in him. Moreover, Cao Cao believed that since Shi Huan shot Yuan Shao last time, he was the nemesis of the Yuan family.
Shi Huan quickly ran forward. Their target was the local camp. All they had to do was light a fire.
As for the future. Regardless of whether the Jizhou Army's camp can be burned or not, the mission will be accomplished if they can get them into chaos.
"Enemy attack!" "Enemy attack!" the soldiers of the Nanda camp shouted, and then the gong sounded, warning.
"Hurry up the crossbows!" A group of lower-level generals shouted to the soldiers to climb up the fence.
"Whoosh!" A burst of feather arrows shot past, and the Yanzhou soldiers set up their shields to resist. They rushed forward regardless of their own safety.
Just to throw dry firewood in front of the Jizhou military camp.
"Tick-tick!" A group of cavalry sprinted out from the side of the camp and rushed straight to kill Shi Huan and others.
"Kill! Don't let the thieves run away!" Many Jizhou cavalry who were left on patrol shouted kill.
"Hurry up and light the fire!" Shi Huan shouted loudly.
"Chi! Chi!" The spear pierced with a little cold light.
In an instant, four Yanzhou soldiers were stabbed, and the remaining one hurriedly lit the fire, but he also died the next moment.
"Kill!" The Jizhou soldiers in the camp lined up and fought out.
"Put out the fire, put out the fire!" the generals shouted, while the soldiers used spears and halberds to separate the dry firewood to prevent the fire from spreading.
Zhang He sneered and said, "The military advisor expected that you would use dirty tricks. Unexpectedly, you actually wanted to set fire to disturb the morale of our troops."
Seeing that it was Zhang He who was coming, Shi Huan turned pale and ordered his men to retreat. He led more than a hundred soldiers to the rear.
Shi Huan knew that the odds were against him, so he decided to stay to block Zhang He and let others go back to report the news. At the same time, he was repaying Cao Cao's kindness to him.
"Tick tick!" Another group of cavalry surrounded them, and the Yanzhou soldiers were intercepted. The Jizhou army surrounded all the Yanzhou soldiers who attacked.
Shi Huan shouted and rushed forward. When Zhang He's spear passed by, he crouched down. "Whoosh!" The spear thrust out and went straight to the belly of Zhang He's horse, shooting the man first and the horse.
"Dang!" Zhang He was experienced, and he knew what Shi Huan was planning as soon as he squatted down.
The tip of the spear was tilted out and deflected Shi Huan's blow.
"Cheer!" Zhang He rode his horse to attack again, sweeping across Shi Huan with great force, and covered Shi Huan's whole body with his spear.
"Cang!" The two spears clashed. Shi Huan's strength was not as strong as Zhang He's. Coupled with the impact of the war horse, the spear was knocked aside.
"Kill!" Shi Huan shouted angrily and drew out the sword from his waist. He knew that he would die if he was captured. So we can only fight to the death or break through. If not, then we must die.
Death on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather, is the final glory and destination of a general. It's just a matter of time, so why not be afraid? Just fight!
Shi Huan moved left and right. Avoiding the impact of the war horse, he waited for the opportunity to move. Maybe there is only one chance, one blow will kill!
"Chi yo yo!" Under the control of Zhang He, the war horse moved extremely flexibly, avoiding Shi Huan's killing move.
Moreover, the tip of Zhang He's spear always covered Shi Huan.
"Dang!" The attack range of the spear is much farther than that of the Huanshou sword. His whole body was covered and he could not avoid it. Shi Huan could not block it with his sword. The two weapons clashed, but the Huanshou sword could not withstand the big iron spear. Shi Huan The tiger's mouth was hot, and the ring-shou knife was thrown away.
"Haha!" Shi Huan used all his strength, kicked his feet, and rushed towards Zhang He on the horse.
Zhang He would not be polite if he was entangled by such a desperate opponent. He locked his eyes tightly on the trajectory of Shi Huan's jump, raised his hand and sent it out, stabbing out the spear like a dragon.
"Hi!" The spear penetrated Shi Huan's chest. He shouted and vomited blood and died, rolling off his horse.
"Kill!" Jizhou soldiers shouted louder, and Yanzhou soldiers who came out of the city to attack
The soldiers surrounded him.
Two quarters of an hour later, all the Yanzhou soldiers who were trapped in the battle were killed or injured, and Sima Yi also rode out from the camp.
"Sima Military Advisor captured more than ten people and removed all the rest." Zhang He reported.
It turned out that for the safety of the infantry in the South Camp, Sima Yi came from the base camp to Zhang He's infantry camp to assist.
Sima Yi nodded, looked at Zhang He and asked, "General Zhang, have you seen Yanzhou soldiers leaving the city elsewhere?"
"Back to the military advisor, the four walls of the city are under our surveillance. The cavalry can arrive at any sign of trouble. Their sneak attack tactics are useless." Zhang He replied confidently.
Sima Yi looked at the dry firewood on the ground and sighed: "Cao Cao is very calculating. He wants to set our barracks on fire to disrupt the morale of the troops at the front!"
"What should we do now?" Zhu Ling, who came out of the camp together, asked.
Sima Yi looked to the north where the decisive battle between the two sides was taking place, and then to the opposite south, and ordered: "Bring more dry firewood to pile up and burn outside the south gate, and throw in the wolf dung and burn it to make the smoke bigger!"
"The military advisor has a good plan!" Zhang He said knowingly: "The enemy is in the north, with Chenliu City in the middle. As long as we light fireworks outside the south gate, it will look like Chenliu City is on fire from the north!"
"General Zhu, take people to inform the lord and ask him to make the soldiers shout like this!" Sima Yi ordered.
"Here!" Zhu Ling agreed, leading a group of cavalry to the northern battlefield to report the news.
The Jizhou Army's formation has moved behind Yuan Mai and Han Meng's troops on the left.
The infantry under Gao Lan and Ji Ling also gradually surrounded the north, and together with the cavalry of Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others, stabilized the bottom of the pocket.
In the successive attacks, the three sides of the pocket were gradually attacked, especially the northern side, with the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, and the attacks became fiercer and fiercer.
In front of the Yanzhou Army, there is only the mouth of the bag at the south gate. Although the mouth of the bag is tempting, once you get out from here, it is very likely that you will be stuffed with dumplings, which will lead to a rout of thousands of miles.
"General. When will our troops attack?" Mi Wei ran to the high platform and asked. Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who escaped with the Wuhuan soldiers, also took their own soldiers back to the high platform at the center of the formation to stand by.
Yuan Xi sat on the high chair on the high platform, his left hand tightly grasping the catkin jade hand of Cao Xian next to him, and his eyes looked at Cao Jun in the middle of the battle formation.
"Haha! Hold on tight. Don't be in a hurry. The Yanzhou Army has not seen defeat yet, and the Danyang soldiers are the last to attack." Yuan Xi replied, the Danyang soldiers and the Guards Battalion are the last trump cards, and they can kill with one blow.
At this moment, Zhu Ling arrived and told Yuan Xi and others about the Yanzhou army's attack on the camp and Sima Yi's strategy.
"Haha, Cao Cao is really capable of playing tricks. In this situation of absolute disadvantage, he still wants to make dangerous moves!" Yuan Xi sneered.
Not a moment. A plume of black smoke came out from the direction of Chen Liu, and then the black smoke gathered more and more, forming thick clouds of smoke.
Yuan Xi let go of Cao Xian's cold jade hand. She asked with a smile: "Beautiful Cao, do you think Cao Cao still has a chance of winning?"
Cao Xian's pretty face turned pale and his red lips were biting tightly. His body was shaking uncontrollably, obviously he was extremely worried about the Yanzhou Army.
Seeing that the fighter plane agreed by Sima Yi had arrived, Yuan Xi shouted: "Send the order, the whole army is ready for a general attack!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A long drum beat, and the Jizhou army slightly gathered their formation.
At this time, the soldiers on both sides saw the thick smoke in the direction of Chenliu, but they did not know that it was burning in the south of the city, not in the city, but they did not have telescopes at this time.
In this extremely tense situation, no matter who would think the worst, the Yanzhou soldiers were panicked, but now they have no reason to back down. There is a broad road to the south. Chenliucheng showed signs of being broken into and burned again. All of this affected the Yanzhou army's will to resist, and the balance began to tilt towards the Jizhou army!
"Mighty! Mighty!" the Jizhou army shouted in unison to boost morale. The sound of 100,000 people echoed throughout the battlefield.
See this. Cao Cao and others in the middle of the phalanx looked ugly. They were supposed to have set fire to the Jizhou military camp. But this time it looked like Chen Liucheng was on fire, at least visually.
Cao Cao sat at the rear of the Chinese army, watching his soldiers in chaos, a vicissitudes of life and a slightly helpless smile, faintly hanging on the corner of his mouth, unspeakable heartache and bitterness surged into this peerless man in an instant. The heart of the hero.
"Hey, it's over... It's over.|" Cao Cao was helpless
He could only mutter to himself.
"Lord, whether to fight or retreat, decide as soon as possible!" Xun You said anxiously.
The word "war" and the word "withdraw" sound easy to say, but making the decision is easier said than done.
Once they evacuate, it will be at the cost of annihilating most of the troops. Not only the Chenliu battlefield will be evacuated, but also the entire Central Plains.
Fighting is not easy. After being repeatedly tricked, the Yanzhou Army, which was already at an absolute disadvantage, found it very difficult to remain undefeated.
As long as the Jizhou Army drags on, the Yanzhou Army will not be able to return to the city at night, and they will run out of food and drinking water. The original strategy of a last-ditch battle and a decisive battle was completely disrupted by Yuan Xi and others.
"Ten years are never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. As long as there are heroes following him, there is no chance of making a comeback!" Xun You urged.
"My lord! The situation is critical, please evacuate immediately!" Dian Wei, the commander of the guards, rode back and ran straight to Cao Cao's side, giving him anxious advice.
"Hey, withdraw!" Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly and was silent for a long time. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and almost burst out the word with his throat.
Cheng Yu took a long breath and said, "The Jizhou Army will definitely cut off the gap in the south after our army has rushed halfway out, leaving behind the soldiers and horses. We must hold back the Jizhou Army, otherwise the soldiers and horses that withdraw first will also fall into In the critical situation of being pursued.”
Xun You gritted his teeth and ordered: "General Xiahou is the forward, and Le Jin and Li Dian are the flanks. We must keep an eye on the Jizhou army's offensive on both sides and cover the evacuation of the Chinese army!"
Then, Xun You ordered the messenger: "With Yu Jin, Zhang Ji, and Zhao Yan behind us, Li Tong, Cao Ren, and the eldest son will protect the lord and evacuate."
After the order was passed, the formation of the Yanzhou Army immediately changed. The three soldiers did not know the intention, but the generals all understood that they were retreating.
"General, they have changed their formation!" Wen Chou shouted.
"Sir, I'm afraid Cao Cao is running away when he sees that his defeat is certain!" Guo Jia said affectionately and solemnly.
"Prepare to transform into a killing formation!" Yuan Xi ordered.
Guo Jia and Jia Xu looked at each other and nodded. They immediately commanded formation changes and tried to annihilate most of the Yanzhou Army.
Suddenly, the Jizhou Army's left and right wings began to attack fiercely, and the rear cavalry began to leave their positions and circle up from the flanks.
The Danyang soldiers and infantry of the Guards Battalion, led by Mi Wei and Xu Chu, also formed a formation at the mouth of the left wing.
"Kill!" The Jizhou troops on both wings shouted killing sounds, and they tried their best to attack the Yanzhou soldiers who broke through.
Xiahou Dun himself was brave, but he didn't have much trouble breaking through the bag mouth. What he had to do was to resist the Jizhou troops at the bag mouths on both sides and prevent them from suddenly closing.
Two brave generals, Li Dian and Le Jin, protected Cao Cao's army on the left and right to break through the encirclement. Then the soldiers of Yu Jin, Zhao Yan and others were anxious and showed signs of fleeing anxiously.
This is human nature, in times of crisis. If you fall behind you will become anxious and crazy.
"Tick-tock!" "Kill!"
The cavalry led by Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci and Zhang Xiu rushed out from the center to intercept, and immediately engaged Li Dian and Le Jin's troops.
"Capture Cao Cao!" "Capture Cao Cao alive!" the Guards Battalion and the Danyang soldiers shouted, and they rushed towards the Yanzhou Army's center.
Yan Liang. Wen Chou and Xu Chu, the three fierce and powerful Chou Han men, were at the forefront, although the Yanzhou soldiers had a considerable impact due to their eagerness to escape. However, the elite guards led by the three men still fought their way out and together with the Danyang soldiers besieged Cao Cao's central army.
"My lord, take the cavalry and leave quickly. I will resist here!" Li Tong shouted and led his family soldiers to block the infantry of the Guards Battalion.
Many generals who took refuge with Cao Cao brought their family soldiers with them. This was also a characteristic of this era.
Cao Ren and Cao Ang retreated with Yuzhou's elite troops, and a thousand cavalry guarded Cao Cao.
"Escape there!" Wen Chou shouted and rushed forward. He thrust his gun and stabbed Li Tong, who was in command.
"Fuck!" The two iron spears clashed. Even though Li Tong was extremely brave, he was pushed back by Wen Chou.
Wen Chou was of mixed Hu and Han descent. The more fierce the fight, the more violent he was aroused, "Ah!" Wen Chou shouted violently, patted his horse and continued to charge towards Li Tong.
"Cang!" The spears struck again. Wen Chou took advantage of the gun's strength to slow down and reached out to grab Li Tong's gun.
Li Tong was shocked and decided
Shiya grabbed the front part of Wen Chou's gun. Each of the two pulls, both of which will tear off the opponent's weapon.
The soldiers of the two armies were also fighting together. It was too late to rush to the rescue of the two generals.
"Open!" Wen Chou shouted angrily, and used his strange strength to push Li Tong off his horse.
But Li Tong held on to the spear and pulled Wen Chou off his horse.
"Gududu!" Wen Chou was the first to react after the two fell to the ground. With a strong force, he suddenly let go of the gun and kicked Li Tong several steps away.
Li Tong felt a tight pain in his chest and uncontrollably let go of the spear and fell to the ground again.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Chou ran forward and raised a pair of big black hands. Hit the door without cover.
"Ah!" Li Tong screamed. Vomiting blood.
Wen Chou was so strong that he punched his face with all his strength. His bones were shattered, and Li Tong collapsed. t.
After a while, another Cao Jun general died of exhaustion.
Next to him, Yan Liang restrained the elite soldiers of Yuzhou in the front, and Xu Chu rushed in and went straight to Cao Cao.
"Cang!" A steel knife was blocked by several spears. Cao Ang led his soldiers to block Xu Chu and others.
Cao Cao couldn't care less, and under the protection of Cao Ren, he fled with all his strength through the bloody road opened by the generals.
"Kill!" Xu Chu shouted, clapped his horse forward, and knocked down two cavalrymen with his steel sword, but his sharpness remained intact and he continued to slash at Cao Ang, who turned around and ran away.
"Fuck!" Cao Ang swung his spear to block Xu Chu's blow, but the spear almost missed his hand and his arm went numb.
"Drink!" Yan Liang's horse galloped past from the right and slashed at Cao Ang's chest with his long knife.
Cao Ang screamed in pain, the armor on his chest was pierced, and the tip of the knife penetrated his internal organs.
However, the vigorous resistance of Cao Ang and others was not in vain. Before the pockets were closed, Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Yue Jin on both wings, and Li Dian's front troops all rushed out.
The Jizhou cavalry galloped in the formation, and with a few sprints, the Yanzhou Army in the middle and rear were thrown into chaos. The infantry of the Jizhou Army in the surrounding area also surrounded them. The Yanzhou Army's defeat was a foregone conclusion!
The afternoon sun was hot and fierce, and the north of Chenliu was a bloody place. Broken limbs and broken arms were everywhere, and the sound of fighting seemed to still be echoing.
The third decisive battle between the Cao and Yuan families, the famous "Battle of Cao and Yuan Yanzhou" in history, came to an end.
This battle was divided into three stages. In the early stage, two armies from Jizhou and Qingzhou attacked the northern part of Yanzhou to compete for territory, which became a model of two-sided attack in the history of military warfare.
In the mid-term, the two armies relied on Guandu, which involved the use of time, virtual reality, marching, and planning attacks. It became a classic military strategy.
In the end, the Jizhou Army used the combination of strange and positive forces and the short and steep terrain to successfully bypass the hinterland of Xu County, and then surrounded and annihilated the Yanzhou Army in Chenliu.
In this battle, Cao Cao's army was severely defeated. Only Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Xun You, Xiahou Dun, the Cao brothers, and Lejin Li Dian, a few civil and military officers, escaped with the remnants of their troops.
Zhang Ji, Zhao Yan, and Yu Jin were defeated and captured, while Dong Zhao and Man Chong surrendered in Kaicheng. This is reality. There is no absolute thing about loyalty. It is just the current situation, and most people still succumb to the situation.
Xu Chu asked two tiger guards to carry the dying Cao Ang to the central army. He killed people with indifference to life and death, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
When I followed Yuan Xi in Luoyang in the past, I often traveled with the eldest son of the Cao family. Although Cao Ang was very powerful, he was still cheerful at times. But fate plays tricks, and the old acquaintances are destined to fight to the death.
"Zixiu!" Cao Xian rushed forward and anxiously checked Cao Ang's injury.
Yuan Xi also stepped forward with a complicated expression.
Cao Ang opened his eyes, and after spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes regained some light, but Yuan Xi knew that it was a flashback.
"I really wish I could go back to Luoyang back then..." Cao Ang said softly.
"There's no going back!" Yuan Xi said calmly: "As long as you take the first step to fight for hegemony, you can never look back."
"I was scolded as a little eunuch when I was a child, and I only had a few friends. Xianyi, you are the one I can talk to best." Cao Ang seemed to reminisce, and then said slowly: "Be kind to my wife and sister."
Yuan Xi knew that he was referring to Cao Xian, so he nodded and agreed: "They may not have the freedom of ordinary people, but I can ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing throughout their lives."
Before Cao Ang could close his eyes, Yuan Xi turned around and left, walking lonely and determined.
To become a hegemon is destined to be lonely.
