Cao Cao left Chen Zhou behind and returned to the army to create a sense of oppression for the troops who moved the capital.
Even though it was evening, they did not stop to rest, but still hurried on, walking in a hurry, and the sense of oppression came out. The ministers who were following them felt puzzled when they saw Cao Cao rushing in such a hurry.
"Cao Qing!"
Liu Xie couldn't help but call Cao Cao and asked: "Why do we have to leave in such a hurry?"
Cao Cao stepped forward and bowed: "I have just received news from the scouts that Guo Si and Li Jue came out. After they saw that Luoyang was already an empty city, they immediately joined forces with Han Xian and Zhang Yang to pursue them from the direction of Shenyuan Pass. At the same time, He also joined forces with Yang Feng to intercept us from Liang County. It seems he knew we were going to Xiangcheng and was cutting off all routes."
"What?"
Liu Xie was really afraid of Guo Si and Li Jue. Just hearing this name, he trembled for a long time and said in shock: "Han Siam and the others...how dare they do this?"
Cao Cao said: "Han Xian and others are actually no different from Guo Si and others. They just want to control His Majesty and achieve their own goals. Now that His Majesty is out of control, of course they are not happy. General Chariot and Cavalry, right?"
"That's right!"
Dong Cheng gritted his teeth and said.
In fact, the person who wants to control the emperor is you, Cao Mengde, but he dare not say these words.
He was afraid that if he told him, Cao Cao would make him doubt his life.
Liu Xie was completely desperate. As the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the lord of the world, he could still be reduced to such a situation. I'm sorry for the ancestors of the Han Dynasty. He asked in a trembling voice: "Cao Qing, what should we do next?"
Of all the people around him, only Cao Cao had military power and could lead troops to protect him.
All his hopes were placed on Cao Cao.
"We can only go to the east of Yingchuan first and then make another decision."
Cao Cao said worriedly: "The Xiangcheng chosen by General Chariot and Cavalry is too close to Liang County. If Guo Si and others join forces with Yang Feng again, it will be easy to attack Liang County."
Dong Cheng and Fu Wan almost wanted to curse after hearing this.
Going to Xiangcheng was proposed by Cao Cao, but by this time, they also figured out what Cao Cao was thinking. They calculated everything clearly from the beginning, and finally forced the emperor to voluntarily go where Cao Cao wanted to go.
Going to Xiangcheng is just a pretense.
Liu Xie thought for a moment and said decisively: "I listen to Cao Qing and go east."
"I accept your order!"
Cao Cao looked like a loyal minister, so he changed the direction of the car and headed towards Xu County.
Liu Xie was afraid of being caught up, so he urged the team to go faster and faster.
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Chen Zhou arranged to break off the rear at the eastern foot of Songshan Mountain, a must-pass road.
"General Mancheng, you lead the two hundred cavalry in our army to the north, meet the pursuers of Yang Feng and others, charge briefly, and then retreat back here immediately. Don't be reluctant to fight, and don't confront the enemy head-on. .”
Cao Cao had hundreds of cavalry under his command, so he left two hundred of them with Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou added: "General Yuan Rang led 4,000 people to the north of the mountain to ambush. Lao Dian also followed and killed all the three Han and Xian as much as possible. In addition, if you meet a man named Xu Huang, who is willing to surrender?" Bring them back and kill those who don’t want to.”
Dian Wei asked: "I can't leave, I want to protect my husband."
Chen Zhou shook his head and said: "Lao Dian doesn't need to protect me personally. I asked General Yuan Rang to take away four thousand people. There are still one thousand people left with me who are safe. You don't have to worry. As long as you see a fire, General Yuan Rang will You can work with General Mancheng to kill the enemies in chaos."
"How and when to set the fire, I will arrange it."
he said solemnly.
"good!"
They finally agreed.
Cao Cao also warned that Chen Zhou's orders must be obeyed completely.
Chen Zhou stood on the high slope and looked towards the north of the mountain.
At this time, the sky was not completely dark, but it also felt a bit hazy. However, Li Dian and others set up troops to march north, so they did not need to use torches for lighting yet, and the same was true for the pursuers of Yang Feng and others.
Li Dian led two hundred cavalry, running through the mountains and fields, and soon met Yang Feng and three pursuing scouts head-on.
"General, we encountered Cao Jun's cavalry."
The scouts in Yang Fengjun's army quickly ran back and said: "Those cavalrymen seemed to have come to test us. They turned around and ran away as soon as they met us."
"What do you two think?"
After hearing this, Yang Feng asked Han Xian and Zhang Yang.
Han Xian said: "Cao Cao's cavalry came back to test, which means they haven't gone far yet. They must not be driving fast. As long as we go faster, we will definitely be able to catch up."
"That's right!"
Zhang Yang agreed: "The whole army should speed up and continue chasing!"
In this case, Yang Feng accelerated his pursuit and could not let Cao Cao go. Moreover, he was furious because Cao Cao had deceived him.
"General."
Xu Huang reminded worriedly: "Be careful of fraud!"
Yang Feng said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? Keep chasing!"
Seeing this, Xu Huang could only shake his head.
After a short pursuit, the cavalry led by Li Dian finally appeared in front of them.
Two hundred cavalrymen rushed over, killed dozens of people with a simple sprint, and then turned around and ran away. According to Chen Zhou's instructions, they did not want to fight with the enemy, and their two hundred cavalrymen did not have the ability to fight.
"You only have two hundred cavalry, and you dare to test it?"
Han Xian said disdainfully: "Cao Cao must be in front, chase everyone!"
They did not have cavalry. Although they came out of Guanzhong, they did not form cavalry. The main reason was that war horses were not easy to obtain, cavalry was difficult to raise, and they did not have extra food and grass to raise cavalry.
Cao Cao dug two royal tombs and only developed a few hundred cavalry. At this time, the emergence of tiger and leopard cavalry was still far away.
The cost of raising a cavalryman is huge.
Li Dian ran away after the fight.
Han Xian and the others went straight up. When they saw Li Dian retreating, they didn't care about anything and accelerated to pursue him.
"Chase!"
Yang Feng also went up.
They chased Li Dian all the way.
Li Dian and his cavalry were faster, but they didn't disappear immediately. After pulling away, they turned around and went back to charge and run again. This was repeated several times, and they were almost within the scope of the ambush.
Han Xian and others who were pursuing Li Dian became more and more fierce in their pursuit the more they saw Li Dian running away.
He even wanted to keep all Cao Jun's horses and make them his own.
"withdraw!"
Li Dian looked behind him and saw that after running out this time, he did not look back to kill.
Because the place ahead was designated by Chen Zhou to deal with Han and Siam.
Han Xian and others did not realize that the danger was approaching.
Still chasing closely, chasing at the very rear.
Chen Zhou continued to stand on the high slope. He heard the sound of horse hooves and saw the north side of the mountain. In the hazy evening, there were figures moving around. He understood it and said, "Set fire."
After speaking, he led the people down the high slope and waited at the exit of the valley.
The person who arranged to set the fire quickly received the order and ignited the fallen leaves, dead branches and dry grass everywhere in the mountains and fields, and the fire soon appeared.
