After dinner, Cao Hong once again urged his troops to attack the city. In the dark night, Cao's army suffered even more heavy losses.
Under the city of Ye County, bones piled up like mountains, the soldiers were trampled into thick blood and mud, and the kerosene burned, forming a wall of fire.
The soldiers had obviously climbed to the top of the city many times, but Zhang Fei and the other two were very brave, so they were all killed and their efforts were in vain.
An hour later, Cao Ren took over from Cao Hong to supervise the army and went to the front of the formation to supervise the army in person. Cao Jun rushed to the top of the city with all his strength, but found that the defenders were motionless and allowed them to kill them.
Cao Ren was doubting himself. The soldiers came to report that the city was full of straw, and Liu Qi had already led his troops to retreat.
Cao Ren was furious and wanted to lead his troops to pursue him. Cheng Yu hurriedly persuaded him to stop him and pursued the enemy in the middle of the night. It was very easy to fall into an ambush.
At this time, Cao's army was also short of men and horses. Cao Hong ordered his soldiers to go into the city to rest and attack Bowang again tomorrow.
The number of people was checked the next day, and more than 30,000 people were lost. Even in the confrontation with Yuan Shao, there were no such heavy casualties.
Cao Hong ordered people to report the victory to Cao Cao, leaving nearly 10,000 disabled soldiers to clear the battlefield, transfer money and food, and select 50,000 elite soldiers to gain popularity.
Cao Ren was still the vanguard, and when he came to the city, he saw Liu Qi dividing his troops outside the city, setting up a battalion on the left and right, and interacting with Bowang City.
The west camp is next to the Baihe River, and a flag with the word "Guan" is erected in front of the camp. Guan Yu stands on horseback with his sword drawn, stroking his beard and glances coldly; the east camp is near the sunny slope, and a flag with the word "Zhao" is erected in front of the camp. Zhao Yun stands straight like a spear with his white horse and white robe.
Cao Ren stopped his troops and horses from a distance and looked at Liu Qi on the top of the city. He didn't know where to go for a while, so he had to wait where he was.
Zhang Fei slapped the city wall regretfully: "I said Cao Ren didn't dare to come, and it was true."
Liu Qi smiled and said, "I have a plan to attract Cao Ren. Can Yide capture him alive?"
"Leave it to me!" Zhang Fei beat his chest again.
Liu Qi whispered a few instructions to Wei Yan behind him. Wei Yan was overjoyed and led his troops out of the city.
Wei Yan urged his horse forward and laughed loudly: "Cao Ren, I heard that you have often missed Wei since you returned, but do you want to have a relationship with someone?"
When Cao Ren saw that it was Wei Yan, he was furious. Before he could reply, he wielded his sword and came to kill him. The two fought for more than ten times, but Wei Yan was defeated and fled.
Cao Ren vowed to avenge his previous humiliation and sent troops to pursue him. Cao Ren's army swarmed up and came to pursue Wei Yan.
Seeing that Wei Yan had indeed attracted Cao Ren to chase him, Zhang Fei couldn't help laughing and said: "The general's method of stimulating the generals really worked. I don't know how the general treated Cao Ren, but he hated him so much."
Gan Ning's eyebrows drooped and he smiled and said: "Seeing Cao Ren gnashing his teeth and hating him, eager to silence him, it must be something that cannot be told to anyone!"
While he was talking, Cao Ren had already chased him to the bottom of the city. Seeing the two of them getting closer and closer, he slashed straight at Wei Yan's back with his sword.
Wei Yan was also an expert and brave man. He waited for Cao Ren to approach, then turned around, shouted loudly, raised his sword, and started fighting with him again.
Seeing that the time had come, Liu Qi sent an order: "Beat the drum!"
Zhang Fei immediately rushed to the city: "If we can't catch Cao Ren this time, I will never return to the city."
Dong dong dong——
The drums sounded, and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun of the two battalions on the left and right moved out at the same time, like two dragons emerging from the water, and surrounded Cao Jun's rear.
Cao Ren suddenly woke up when he heard the sound of drums on the city. He wanted to retreat, but Wei Yan was tightly entangled and couldn't get away.
In the blink of an eye, five thousand Cao's troops were besieged under the city. Although the city gate was wide open, Cao Ren did not dare to enter and only wanted to break out and retreat.
Guan Yu and Zhao Yun joined forces on the right and left, but Cao's army could not withstand it. They clashed like weaving, plowing the court and sweeping holes, and were washed to pieces.
"General Cao, once you come, please be safe!" Wei Yan raised his sword and attacked fiercely, laughing and saying: "You are my man!"
"Fart!" Cao Ren couldn't help but yell. Seeing that he was trapped in a tight siege, he decided to fight Wei Yan to the death.
At this moment, Zhang Fei rode out of the city, raised his snake spear and rushed towards Cao Ren, shouting: "General Wei, you come to deal with these ragtag soldiers, I will capture him."
Wei Yan saw that Zhang Fei was approaching fiercely and could not stop him, so he had to step aside and block Niu Jin who came to rescue him, and shouted: "Little Zamao, your opponent is me!"
"I am Fenwu General Niu Jin!" Niu Jin was furious and shot Wei Yan with his gun.
Cao Ren fought hard with Zhang Fei. Although he also had the intention of death, his momentum this time was completely different. After thirty rounds, he was killed by Zhang Fei until his arms were sore and he could not support himself.
At this time, Niu Jin had been injured by Wei Yan, fell off his horse, and was captured by the soldiers. Cao Jun may have fled and surrendered, and the fighting outside the city had stopped.
Cao Ren was sweating profusely from the killing, and the shouts of killing in his ears became less and less. When he looked back, he saw Guan Yu and Zhao Yun guarding from a distance, blocking the way, leaving him and Zhang Fei fighting.
Knowing that there was no way out, and unwilling to suffer the humiliation of being captured again, he tried his best to hit Zhang Fei with the sword in his hand, and then he drew his sword and killed himself.
Wei Yanzao, who was always on guard at the side, saw Cao Ren throwing his knife to commit suicide. He urged his horse forward, shouted and beheaded his mount, leaving Cao Ren in the dust.
Before he could get up, soldiers swarmed him, held him down, and tied him up.
Zhang Fei came over and cursed: "Cao Ren is a coward, causing me to disobey orders twice."
"Let me go, let me go!" Cao Ren struggled and yelled, his eyes red: "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Don't bully others too much!"
Wei Yan laughed and said, "General Cao is worth thousands of gold. Wouldn't it be a big loss to kill him?"
He led the troops to escort Cao Ren and Niu Jin back to the city first. Zhang Fei muttered and asked people to bring the prisoners and drive them into the city.
When Cao Ren was captured for the second time, he was like an angry beast. He cursed Wei Yan and Zhang Fei. When he saw Liu Qi, he cursed again, hoping to provoke them and kill him.
Liu Qi stepped down the steps, looked at Cao Ren and said with a smile: "General Cao, it's useless for you to break your throat, save your energy and wait for Cao Cao to redeem me!"
Cao Ren roared: "Sick man Liu Qi, kill me if you can!"
Liu Qi sighed: "You can only kill people with a nod of the head. As the saying goes, a general is hard to find, and a general wants to die. Have you ever thought about Prime Minister Cao, who will take care of your wife and children?"
Cao Ren couldn't bear the humiliation and said with gnashed teeth: "Liu Qi, you are a thief, you don't need to worry about my housework, I just want you to be happy!"
Liu Qi shook his head and sighed, waving his hands and saying: "General Cao is too irritable, take him down to take a shower and calm down!"
"Leave it to me!" Wei Yan stepped forward and said with a smile, "I am the most familiar with this matter!"
"You dare?" Cao Ren was shocked, his eyes were about to spit out fire, and he said sternly: "Whoever dares to touch me will bite his tongue and commit suicide."
"Biting your tongue will not kill yourself. It will only add to the pain. General, be careful!" Liu Qi shook his head and said, "If you become mute, how will you lead the troops to fight in the future?"
At this time, the defenders on the city warned that a large group of Cao's troops were coming. Liu Qi ordered people to take Cao Ren down and go up to the city to meet the enemy.
When Cao Hong heard that Cao Ren was trapped in a trap, he hurriedly led his troops to support him. They chased him outside the city, but there were only corpses everywhere and no living person in sight.
Seeing the two large camps guarding the city, he didn't dare to approach rashly, so he called a deserter and shouted: "Where is Zixiao?"
"General Cao, he, he...ah——"
The deserter was too frightened to answer and was hacked to death by an angry Cao Hong. Cao's army was shocked.
