Let's say that when Dong Zhuo arrived at Xingyang, Zhang Ji led Feixiong's army to meet him, and Lu Bu and Xu Rong followed with their troops.
Li Rudao said, "The prime minister has abandoned Luoyang to guard against pursuing troops. You can teach Xu Rong to ambush his army beside the mountain dock outside Xingyang City. If there are troops chasing after him, let him go. Wait for me to defeat him here, and then intercept and cover him up. Order later. I dare not pursue him again."
Dong Zhuo followed his plan and ordered Lu Bu to lead his elite troops to contain the rear. When Bu Zheng was walking, Cao Cao's army caught up.
Lu Bu laughed and said, "It's just as Li Ru expected!" and the general moved his horse away.
Cao Cao stepped out and shouted, "Traitor! He has robbed the emperor and driven away the people. Where are you going?" Lu Bu scolded, "You are a coward who betrays your master, how can you talk nonsense!".
Saying this, he galloped forward and took Cao Cao's head. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were willing to let him have his way, and they fought against Lu Bu. After a brief battle, Zhang Ji led an army to attack from the left. Cao Cao urgently ordered Li Dian to meet the enemy.
Suddenly there were shouts from the right, Fan Chou led his troops to attack, and Cao Cao urgently ordered Cao Ren to meet the enemy. Three armies and horses are unstoppable.
Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan could not hold back the enemy Lu Bu, so they returned to the formation on Pegasus. Lu Bu took the lead with his cavalry, as if he was entering an uninhabited territory. Gao Shun and other Bingzhou generals led their cavalry to cover up the enemy. Cao Cao's army was defeated and he looked back at Xingyang and left.
Walking to the foot of a barren mountain, it was about the second watch, and the moon was as bright as day. They had just gathered the remaining soldiers, but all the generals had dispersed. Just as they were about to bury the pot and make rice, they heard shouts from all around, and Xu Rong's ambush troops came out.
Cao Cao hurriedly rode his horse and ran away. When he met Xu Rong, he turned around and left. Rong took the arrow and shot Cao in the shoulder.
Cao Cao fled for his life with an arrow and jumped over the hillside. Two sergeants were lying down in the grass. When they saw Cao Ma coming, they fired two shots. Cao Ma was shot and fell. Cao Cao fell off his horse and was captured by two soldiers.
At the critical moment, I saw a general coming on Pegasus, slashing two infantry soldiers to death with a sword, and dismounted to rescue Cao Cao. Cao Cao regarded it as Cao Hong.
Seeing that the pursuers behind him were very anxious, Cao Cao said, "I will die here, my dear brother, please go quickly!". Cao Hong said, "You are in a hurry to get on your horse! Hong Yuan is on foot." As he said this, he let Cao Cao ride his horse.
Cao Cao couldn't refuse again and again, so he had to ride on horseback, with Cao Hong following closely behind.
Around the fourth watch, I saw a big river in front of me, blocking the way, and the shouts from behind were getting closer. Cao Cao quickly helped Cao Cao off his horse, took off his robe and armor, and carried Cao Cao across the water. Just after crossing the other side, the pursuers had arrived and fired arrows across the water.
Cao took the water and walked away. Waiting until dawn, he walked for more than thirty miles, resting rarely under the hillock.
Suddenly, from where the shouts started, a group of men and horses came: Xu Rong and Lu Bu crossed the river from upstream to pursue them.
Seeing this, Cao Cao lost his mind and sighed, "This is the end of my life, and I can't be resurrected!".
Seeing that the situation was in danger, Cao Hong said resolutely, "My lord, don't lose your ambition. Hong is willing to sacrifice his life to find a way for his brother to survive." After saying that, he walked up to meet Lu Bu and fought hard.
He was no match for those who fought on horseback, let alone those who fought on foot. Just as Cao Cao wanted to stop him, Cao Hong had already charged forward and fought with Lu Bu, gradually losing his strength. Cao Cao was anxious and moved when he saw this, but he was still at his wits' end and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
In the midst of a panic, I suddenly saw a group of men and horses arriving, all displaying the "Yuan" flag. They took the lead with a silver spear and a white horse, majestic.
Seeing that it was Zhao Yun, Cao Cao knew that the savior had arrived, and shouted to Zhao Yun eagerly, mixed with excitement and joy.
"Zilong, I'm here, please save Cao Hong, he is in danger."
Without Cao Cao's advice, Zhao Yun also knew that Cao Hong was in danger, so he speeded up, mounted his horse with a gun, and headed straight for Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu saw that it was Zhao Yun, his enemies were extremely jealous, so he abandoned Cao Hong and fought against Zhao Yun. So Cao Hong was able to escape and fell to the ground, feeling a bit like he was surviving a disaster. Cao Cao quickly stepped forward to help him up, and saw that his back was covered with sweat and his strength was gone.
Zhao Yun saw that Lu Bu was fighting, so he had to treat it with caution, cheered up, and fought with Lu Bu.
Just then, weapons were clashing, and the sound of crackling collisions was endless. After thirty rounds, there was still no winner.
Xu Rong saw that it was difficult to decide the outcome, so he ignored them and went to capture Cao Cao with his troops.
Cao Cao was sharp-eyed and had long been hiding behind Yuan's army, sitting and watching them fight together.
Haven't had time to fight yet.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded from the side. Looking up, it turned out to be the Xiahou brothers and Cao Cao. After being scattered by the Xiliang army and horses, they gathered the defeated soldiers on the road to look for Cao Cao. Now they finally found them.
Seeing that he and Xu Rong were fighting in front of him, he didn't have time to ask Cao Cao for instructions and greetings, so he joined the battle, and there was a melee for a while.
Seeing this, Xu Rong knew that things must be done and the opportunity had been lost. He immediately turned his horse's head and withdrew from the battle with the Xiliang army and horses. He called Lu Bu and retreated.
Lu Bu had no choice but to know that it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, not to mention the difficult Zhao Yun. He did not hesitate, sold a flaw, turned around and left. The red rabbit was so fast that he disappeared after a while.
Zhao Yun was able to gather his troops and horses, and came directly to Cao Cao, expressing Yuan Shao's intention to rescue him.
Cao Cao was very grateful and said, "Thank you, general. I didn't expect to be so kind at first, but Cao Cao wrongly blamed him. I wonder where your master is now?"
Zhao Yun affirmed, "Our lord Renyi must be arriving soon. Yun is on official business and can't stay long, so I'll take my leave." After saying that, he led his troops to chase Lu Bu and Xu Rong.
Cao Ren and other generals came to pay homage to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was filled with joy and sorrow. Counting the number of men and horses, there were less than 500, which was a huge defeat. I looked at the generals around me who were somewhat injured. They were very embarrassed. It seemed that they were unable to fight anymore, so they had to go back to Luoyang to make plans.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Yuan Shao arriving with a large group of people, and the dust was flying.
"Mengde, isn't Shao late?" Yuan Shao spoke first.
Cao Cao clasped his fists, feeling a little ashamed and said, "It's not true. Cao Cao's life is at risk. If you don't say thank you for your kindness, you will be rewarded in the future."
Yuan Shao said humbly, "There is no need to be so polite. We are both from the same country, so why should we distinguish each other?"
Cao Cao was both impressed and ashamed by what he said, and he admired him secretly in his heart.
When Yuan Shao saw that Cao Cao had been rescued and was not injured, he said, "Shao won't talk to Meng De. I still want to hunt down Dong Zhuo." He then mounted his horse and continued to chase Dong Zhuo.
Cao Cao said helplessly, "I was careful all the way, but now I feel powerless. I won't follow him and will wait for good news in Luoyang."
Yuan Shao nodded, expressed his understanding, and flew away with Zhao Yun and other generals, leaving only Gao An's back, which made Cao Cao admire him again. So Cao Cao led the remaining defeated generals back to the princes' camp, and lamented Yuan Shao on the road.
Yuan Shao knew that Zhao Yun was chasing Xu Rong and Lu Bu in front, not far from here, and was afraid that Zhao Yun would make a mistake. At the same time, he also knew that this was a good opportunity.
He immediately ordered the whole army to speed up and must catch up with the Xiliang army and capture and kill these two generals.
After the general gave the order, the whole army naturally did not dare to disobey and was happy to obey the order. They all roared and galloped towards the retreat route of the Xiliang army to pursue and kill them.
