Amidst the rumbling drums, the Han army's heavy cavalry rushed out. In an instant, the shining armored beast rushed into the reeds, and the weak reed poles immediately fell down, like a strong wind. In addition, there are many puddles in the reeds, and the warriors rush in. Water splashes everywhere, mud flies, people scream and horses neigh, and it becomes a mess.
The center of Cao's army was already scattered, but now it was even more scattered, allowing the Han cavalry to rush in. Not long after, the two sides had mixed up, and the Han troops on horseback chased Cao Jun's infantry everywhere.
At this time, Cao Cao personally beat the drums to order the troops to join forces. When the drums sounded, the soldiers who were lying in the reeds stood up to fight. Regardless of their hoarseness, they let out an earth-shattering killing cry and attacked the eliminated enemies. The tiger soldiers in the tent, such as Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Shi Huan, Lu Zhao, Chao Ji, etc., all mounted their horses and went out to fight.
Lu Zhao was wearing a white military uniform, a two-dang armor painted in a light color, and carrying a two-foot long iron-ringed sword. He shouted to the Han army's armor and said: "Good man, Chen Liu Zhao is here! Who dares to fight happily with me?" ?" After saying that, he quickly rode into the formation, stood tall and faced the enemy, and picked off the Han cavalry in front of him one by one. Soon, he saw Guan Yu wearing armor and riding gear, leading more than ten cavalry to charge towards him.
Guan Yu was now riding a flying yellow horse with a back height of seven feet. He was wearing a suit of armor painted in purple. There was a collar between the basin and collar to protect his neck. There was a tiger's mouth with big bloody teeth carved on the edge of the collar. The outside is covered with a layer of iconic green robe, swaying in the wind. In addition, he was holding a long-handled sword that was ten feet long. The servants following behind him kept firing arrows to Guan Yu's left and right to cover him. Guan Yu galloped through the crowd, as if he were a god who could control arrows. When Cao Jun saw him, they all moved their horses to give way. Not to mention that they couldn't match Guan Yu's horse power, they actually collided with him. Guan Yu swung his long sword, and even the horses The head can also be chopped off at the sound, which is really impressive.
Seeing Guan Yu approaching, Lu Zhao said to his friend Feng Kai: "It is said that Liu Bei has two men with ten thousand enemies, one is Guan Yu and the other is Zhang Fei. The man in front of him is Guan Yu. If he can behead him, the enemy will definitely defeat him." Very frustrated.”
Feng Kai said: "In that case, what are you waiting for? Let's rush forward unexpectedly!"
After saying that, he rode up to meet him. Feng Kai also wore yellow-painted iron armor that day, which he had just replaced from the Hebei arsenal. However, his mount had no armor and was only covered with cowhide to protect him from swords. He took an arrow from his left bow and shot it at Guan Yu. It penetrated Guan Yu's chest and got stuck in the gap between the iron plate and his skin.
Guan Yu's eyes quickly found Feng Kai. He sneered: "You dare to seek death!" He broke the arrow shaft with one move of his left hand, then rode his horse through the water and ran towards him. When he met, he slashed with his sword, but Feng Kai Use your spear to block. Unexpectedly, under Guan Yu's blow, Feng Kai felt his hands tremble, and then lightly. It wasn't until the tip of the stick fell to the ground that he realized: Guan Yu had cut off his stick with a single blow!
At this time, the two horses were approaching. Guan Yu waved his hand and slashed out his sword, then ran straight away without looking back. In the eyes of Cao Jun on the side, Feng Kai stayed where he was, as if he was at a loss and frightened. His body was shaking constantly on the horse. After a while, his body fell on his back in the mud, with his quiver in his hand. It also turned over and the arrows scattered all over the ground. Only then did people discover that there was a huge incision from his left chest to his lower abdomen. His armor and flesh had been torn. Pale bones could be seen faintly in the surging blood, and his intestines were exposed. It turned out that the sword strike had killed the brave general on the spot.
Lu Zhao was originally angry at Feng Kai for stepping forward first, and was worried that he would take away the credit, but when he saw that he died on the spot as soon as they fought, he hesitated. Feng Kai's younger brother Feng Zheng was twenty-three years old. When he saw his brother being beheaded, he shouted angrily and was about to mount his horse and fight. Lu Zhao quickly grabbed him and said to him: "Your elder brother is not good enough, let alone you! If you want to take revenge, avoid him first. If you win this battle, it will be difficult for him to survive!" Then he also moved his horse to avoid it.
Cao Cao, who was at the rear of the Chinese army, was among the reeds. He heard the loud shouts in front of him, but among the reeds, he could not clearly see the situation on the front line. He was extremely uneasy, but he still managed to keep his composure and pay attention to the orders around him. The soldier asked: "Go and see who is leading the enemy's vanguard?"
The soldiers came back on horseback after seeing it, and reported to Cao Cao: "What I saw in the front line was the banner with the word Guan. It must be Guan Laohu leading his army to charge into the formation. The generals are trying their best to resist, but they are still weak."
When Cao Cao heard that it was Guan Yu who was charging into the formation, he turned to look at his generals and saw fear on their faces, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. But with a flash of light, he suddenly came up with a plan, and immediately laughed and said: "I have been close friends with Guan Yu for a long time. Everyone says that he is brave and invincible, and he has excellent tactics. In my opinion, he is just a blind man." Tiger ears!”
After everyone heard this, their timidity in their hearts could not help but diminish a little, and they turned to listen to what Cao Cao had to say. Cao Cao continued to laugh and said: "Guan Yun is tall and talented in civil and military affairs, but he is strong and proud, and is not afraid of life or death. You must know that a general should be timid." At this time, you can't just rely on your bravery. Now that they are fighting here, they will definitely be captured."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao arranged for Qin Shao: "Bonan, you wear my armor, carry the Zhongxing Sword, and push my main flag to the right wing. When Guan Yu comes to kill him, he will drive my flag to the east and accept the second army." siege!"
Then he smiled at Xu Zhu and Le Jin and said, "You two will protect Bonan and make sure he is not harmed."
The three generals immediately took the order and led more than a thousand people to the west holding the handsome flag. Only half an hour after they went west, Guan Yu had already broken through five formations in succession and rode his horse directly to Cao Cao's main formation. Behind him, Zhang Yangzheng led the party troops to fill the front. Soon, the vanguards around them also gathered, ready to continue their charge to the north.
Everyone did not expect Guan Yu to break through so quickly. Although relevant arrangements had been made, they could not help but be horrified. Cao Bing, who was beside Guan Yu, saw Guan Yu's murderous eyes first, as if he wanted to eat someone, so he couldn't help but step back more than ten steps, for He made a clearing and looked down. Guan Yu's outer robe was stained with blood, and the long-handled sword in his hand had been cut and curled. He didn't know how many people he had killed along the way.
Guan Yu only paused for a moment and immediately led his knights into charge. At this time, Cao Cao lay down among the reeds, stretched out his bow and arrows, and fired continuously at the Han army. After a while, the following Han cavalry gathered, arrows flying. Cao Cao then mounted his horse to fight with the generals, while Dian Wei held a halberd under his horse to protect him. An armored knight rushed towards him on horseback. Cao Cao raised his sword to fight with him. Unexpectedly, the impact was so powerful that the sword he was holding flew away. Cao Cao was in unbearable pain and almost fell off his horse.
At this time, another knight also approached on horseback with a sword. Le Jin realized something was wrong and stabbed the rider's horse with a halberd. Lai Qi hurriedly moved his horse to avoid it, but the wrong horse turned around and already had a bow and arrow in his hand. Dian Wei was very experienced in fighting for many years. He looked at him and dodged the arrow. The knight cursed, scolded and moved forward. He put his stirrup on and shot at Cao Cao with an arrow in his hand. Cao Cao hurriedly waved his hands to block, and the long arrow shot into his left shoulder, embedded in the bones and flesh, causing heartache. He felt dizzy and fell off his horse.
This moment can be said to be the most dangerous moment in Cao Cao's life. Guan Yu saw that most of the troops here were armored and equipped with cavalry, and judged that these were the elites of Cao's army. As long as they were annihilated, he would be able to achieve full success. At this time, Cao Cao fell from his horse, and the surrounding Han troops gathered their attention, intending to come over and cut off their heads to seize the credit. Once they were allowed to kill Cao Cao, it is conceivable that the entire army would be defeated.
At this time, Zhu Ling, who was fighting nearby, saw this scene first, and immediately rode over, swung his whip in Cao Cao's face, and shouted at him: "Senior Wanderer! Why did you leave the team and fight here? Go and find you." Team leader!"
At this time, Cao Cao was wearing a pair of black two-dang leather armor and an ordinary red tasseled iron jacket. He did not look noble among the people. Therefore, when the surrounding soldiers heard this, they were disappointed and said to each other: "It turns out that he is not rich and noble." We must continue to fight vigorously." So they abandoned Cao Cao and went off to fight on their own.
Only then did Zhu Ling and Dian Wei get the chance. They rushed over and dragged Cao Cao from the ground to the pond deep in the reeds. They untied his robe and saw that the arrow was sharp and long. It was the type specially designed to break armor. Stab in, nailed into the bones of the shoulder. Dian Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately it was not a shovel arrow, otherwise Ming Gong's arm would not have been saved." After that, he carefully pulled out the arrow, tore open his sleeve and bandaged it.
Zhu Lingze apologized and said: "What happened just now was due to urgency and I had to do something. I hope you will not blame me."
After being injured, Cao Cao calmed down a lot. He said to Zhu Ling: "Wen Bo, I can still clearly distinguish between right and wrong, the minor and the serious. Don't worry, I will definitely remember your kindness."
He then turned to Dian Wei and said: "Guan Laohu is really fierce, a hundred times more ruthless than those ruthless people. Next, we will see whether he falls into the trap and whether he and the generals will die." With that, he The horse was let go, and he hid deep in the reeds with a knife, using it to chop the legs of passing horses. Zhu Ling summoned some foot soldiers, and Dian Wei and others stood beside him with halberds to guard him.
Guan Yu didn't know that Cao Cao had just experienced a narrow escape and was still fighting back and forth in Cao Cao's own formation. He had been fighting for nearly an hour at this time. Although he broke through the front line one after another, he still had not defeated Cao Cao's army, which made him a little anxious. . He thought: There are many soldiers with tiger-headed flags here, which are the tiger soldiers Yide mentioned. So this should be Cao Jun's main formation, but why are Cao Cao and Cao Jun's main flag not seen?
Several subordinates knew the general's intentions, so they captured a Cao soldier and asked, "Where is the Cao thief now?"
The Cao soldiers said: "When Duke Cao learned that General Guan was coming, he knew that it would be difficult to stop the enemy, so he led his bodyguard to move to the right wing."
Guan Yu heard this from the side, and immediately found a small hill nearby. He rode on top of the hill and looked to the west. Sure enough, among the flags, he found a large flag with the word Cao on a yellow background, followed by a large flag with a vague arc. Guan Yu knew that it was Cao Cao's Yellow Sky Snake flag. He immediately said to his troops: "Quick, follow me to the west. This battle is about to be won. Life and death are not here!"
He led his troops to leave here.
