Since the beginning of the war, Liu Yu has also led his troops to fight hard on the left. His white military uniforms are soaked in blood, and even the original color of the light-colored armor cannot be distinguished. There are more than ten arrow feathers inserted into the armor in front and behind him. There were some that were not penetrated, and some that were embedded in the flesh. They were allowed to stick on them, rising and falling with mom's bumps.
They continued to fight until dusk. When Liu Yu saw that the victory of Cao's army was certain, all Cao's soldiers rushed into the defeated army and killed them at will. However, his knife had already been broken, so he turned his horse back and thought: Today is the day. The war was really extremely painful. Even old people like me had to fight in battle. Fortunately, we won in the end. Even though Liu Bei was sitting on the seven states, his vitality was severely damaged. It's a pity that Cao Cao is also a traitor. What should I do to kill this traitor and take back power?
He thought for a moment and felt that the matter needed to be dealt with urgently, so he planned to summon his staff and subordinates to discuss and plot after the war. But at this time, the battlefield was coming to an end, and the following knights were either happily chasing the enemy and killing them, or picking up the enemy's property, but they all left him far away. Liu Yu saw that there were neither enemy soldiers nor himself accompanying him. In desperation, he jumped off his horse and rested against a stone.
At this moment, some riders from behind suddenly came over. The man in front of him rode into an arrow's land, pulled up the reins and immediately pulled out an arrow, staring at him.
It can be seen that the arrow head is not sharp, but an inverted triangle, wide at the front and narrow at the back, like a bladed shovel, more than a few inches wide, much wider than the usual hunting arrows. After this arrow is shot into the body, the wound will be huge, and the blood vessels and bones can be severed, causing great damage. This kind of arrow also has a special name, called Chong'er Arrow. According to legend, during the Battle of Chengpu, the Jin army used this arrow to defeat the Chu army. It's just that not many people use this arrow. After all, the arrow is extremely heavy, has a short range, and needs to be aimed at an exposed place to have an excellent shooting effect. Therefore, the requirements for the shooter's accuracy are extremely strict.
When Liu Yu saw that the rider was wearing a black faceplate with arrows, he couldn't tell his face, but his military uniform was clearly the style of Cao's army, and the rider was holding a long spear, with a small flag on the tip of the spear painted with a white tiger head on a black background, which was used by Cao Cao's tiger soldiers. He hurriedly rushed over to the cavalry, waved his hands, and shouted: "You are the tiger soldiers under the marshal's command, don't get me wrong, I am Liu Yu, the general of Xingwu."
"Is it General Liu?"
"It's me. My chopping knife is broken and I'm a little tired. I'm going to rest here for a while."
The person in front did not mean to relax his vigilance, but said: "Wait a minute! I saw General Xingwu before the war started, and he was not wearing this armor. If you are a general, and you are not with your troops, but you are living here alone, you are a thief." Do you want to earn money from me?"
Liu Yu became anxious and cursed: "A blind thief! Even General Jiuwu doesn't recognize it!"
Lai Qi seemed to be hesitant and said: "The general is carrying a bag and a bow, and we can't recognize each other's faces. We dare not recognize each other."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Liu Yu looked at his red-dyed armor and touched the armor on his face. Then he suddenly realized and said: "In that case, let you wait and see." After that, he took off the item and Then he took off the hood and revealed his face.
Speaking of his face, he has the unique deep eye sockets and brown eyes of the old man. His facial features are regular and his skin is fair. Although there are some wrinkles, his carefully groomed beard and thin chin still reveal his handsomeness and handsomeness. Breath comes.
When Lai Qi saw this, he couldn't help but secretly admired: "I didn't expect that the blood soaked the military uniform, and the blood of Bo'an Gong was choked and turned into a sunset, so radiant! He is worthy of being the leader of the noble clan and the head of the clan! What a pity! What a pity!"
He stroked the long bow painted black with his hand, sighed softly as if in regret, and kept mumbling to himself. He quickly opened the bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at Liu Yu's face and shooting an arrow. . The Chong'er arrow carried the Hell Asura, and it was like a strong wind knocking down a jade tree. In a flash, Liu Yu and Liu Bo'an, who had been furious just now, fell on their backs. The white feathers of the arrow were nailed on his face, and they were trembling uncontrollably. His soul has flown to heaven. The huge wound made his face blurry and unrecognizable, and the dark blood covered his fair skin. The scene was unbearable to watch.
The archery knight stood slumped on his horse and muttered to himself: "Your Majesty, Mr. Bo'an, I am the only one responsible for today's crime. However, I have been entrusted by others to calm down the troubled times. After the next day, I will Burn incense and sacrifice every day to pray for the Duke to atone for this crime!" After that, he jumped off the horse, stepped forward and cut off Liu Yu's head, pulled out the arrow shaft, wrapped the head with cloth and hung it on the saddle, and then He ordered Congqi to take out his bow and arrow, add a few more arrows to his body, and then gallop away with his horse.
When it was already dark and Xu Shu's tribe was completely wiped out, Cao Jun's pursuit gradually stopped. Cao Cao rode forward in the darkness and passed through the crowd of prisoners. He saw a continuous line of Han troops disarmed and sitting together. The armored soldiers next to them were watching over them with torches and swords. The smell of sweat and blood mixed together and hit his nostrils. Come.
All in all, Cao Cao had not slept for two days and one night and was already exhausted. Only then did he feel that his mouth was dry, his mouth was dizzy, his body was soaked in sweat and mud, and he was a little shaky on the horse.
He dismounted and shackled more than 40,000 Han troops who had surrendered before the battle. It was tied to the shore of the Zhang River, and Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan led them to take care of them. All the Han soldiers who were seriously injured and difficult to treat were all on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Including the gains from the fierce battle, a total of more than 30,000 people were killed. The dark forest also gathered in the Zhang River. On the shore, there were countless other Han soldiers floating in the water.
Someone presented the Zhongxing Sword that Zhang Xian had received when he was killed in battle. Cao Cao showed it to everyone. The sword's blade was shining brightly, and the word "Zhongxing" was engraved on the back of the sword in small seal script. He couldn't help but smile and said: "The late emperor made four of them." If one Zhongxing Sword falls into the water, there will be only three swords left in the world. Now I have two of the three, and I don’t know if I will ever have the chance to see Lu Bu’s sword." Chen Lin took the opportunity to congratulate him and said: "Ming Gong responded with his divine martial arts. , to achieve this unparalleled contribution, the word "Zhongxing" fell on Ming Gong, I guess there will be an opportunity in the future." Cao Cao laughed loudly after hearing this, and gave the sword to Cao Ren, saying: "The victory of this battle depends on Zixiao fought so hard!”
At this time, Cao Cao washed his face with cold water, cheered up, gathered all the troops, and counted his casualties. All the generals soon returned with bloodshed. Except for Qin Shao who was killed by Guan Yu, the other generals were all safe. Only the right-wing commander Li Qian and Xingwu General Liu Yu were nowhere to be seen.
Cao Cao asked about Li Qian's situation, and Li Qian's eldest son Li Zheng told Cao Cao in tears: "Your Majesty was hit by several arrows, but he still fought hard until the bandit army collapsed. When we returned from pursuit, we found that your Majesty was lying on his horse's back, completely dead. Breath, it turns out he bled to death!"
Cao Cao was shocked and couldn't help crying: "Mr. Li is my arm. Today I won a great victory. I was about to treat him with wealth and honor, but I didn't expect that Mr. Li died in battle!" After that, he patted Li Zheng on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Li I will keep your merits in mind. Since Li Gong has passed away, I will leave my wealth and honor to you. I hope that you will live up to the expectations of your fathers." So he publicly appointed Li Zheng, the son of Li Qian, as the governor of Qingzhou, and Li Dian, the son of the clan. He was the governor of Pingyuan, and Li Jin was the governor of Jinan.
As for General Liu Yu of Youzhou Mu and Xingwu, no one in the army said that he died in battle, and no one said that he was captured. It was as if he had evaporated out of thin air. Everyone was terrified, especially Liu Yu's son Liu He, who personally He led his attendants to search on the east side of the battlefield, and first found Liu Yu's servants. There were five of them left. They said that they were all killing thieves and did not ride with the general, and they did not see the general.
Liu He could only continue searching. About half an hour later, he found his father's headless body among the reeds. The corpse was covered with arrows from the Han army, and there were footprints among the reeds, extending all the way to the Jiangshui River. There were armor from the Han army thrown next to it. Everyone said that this must be Duke Bo'an resting among the reeds, but he was attacked by the bandits, his head was cut off, and he ran away from the water.
When Cao Cao heard this, he said angrily to his subordinates: "As subordinates, you failed to protect your master and caused your master to be killed alone. This is a capital crime! It's really hateful!" He immediately ordered the warriors to drag him down and cut them all in half. He said sadly to everyone: "Gong Bo'an is a wise man and a role model for the clan. He can also be said to be a mainstay in this battle, but why did he end up here because of thieves?" After saying that, tears streamed down his face, and he ordered the people to restrain their heads. The body will be taken back to Yecheng for a proper burial.
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but shed tears for Liu Yu. Cao Cao took the opportunity to comfort Liu He and said, "I have decided that although Duke Bo'an has died, you should still succeed us as the general of Xingwu. After we rest for a while, we will Enter Guanzhong and avenge Duke Bo'an!"
While speaking, Cao Cao raised his eyes to look at the generals, and found that among the crowd, Gongsun Ji also raised his eyes to spy on him. He looked back. Gongsun Ji was startled and quickly lowered his head, pretending not to know what was going on.
After all the injuries were over, he counted the soldiers under his command and found that of the 60,000 soldiers who participated in the battle, although there were only more than 10,000 dead, nearly half were seriously injured, especially the central army and the right wing that had been attacked by Guan Yu. But this was the moment to expand the victory. Even if he was exhausted, Cao Cao still wanted to pursue.
He said to the generals: "Liu Bei has lost his courage. The rebel army has been greatly defeated and is extremely scattered. It must not be able to move fast. Our army can pursue him at night and go to the plain to block him so that it is difficult for him to cross the river! There are those who behead Liu Bei. , give him the title of Liu Bei!"
So he sent troops to Wei Commandery, ordered Cao Ang to lead his troops south to Puyang, and announced to the Yanzhou garrison the news of Liu Bei's defeat and Cao's army's great victory in Beipi. At the same time, he ordered the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to lead the troops south to capture the Han army's position first. A pontoon bridge was built along the river, making it impossible for Liu Bei to cross the river. He took care of things in Beipi for a while, and then went south to seize Qingzhou.
Cao Hong replenished the dry food and water bags and immediately led the crowd to set off, while Cao Cao waited until dawn. Standing among the crowd, he saw the sun's majestic arms rising up, embracing the earth in his arms without mercy.
The trickling water flowing from both sides of Beipi was soaked red with blood. Countless corpses and heads were scattered among the fallen reeds and muddy water. From a distance, they looked like a huge dark eye. These black eyes were filled with blood and tears, staring at this cruel world.
A new day begins and the sun rises as usual.
