Not to mention Fang Qifu’s troops attacking the camp, what was the outcome of the battle?
Cao Cao only said that he had three suggestions, and Fang Tianding made a decisive decision on where to go: commanding his troops to flee south.
There is also some truth in his mouth: "Brother Song, unless I abandoned Uncle Qi Buddha, if we go south to fight, these soldiers and horses will definitely pursue us. Invisibly, wouldn't we be helping Uncle Qi Buddha? If he can kill Tong Guan is the best, even if he misses and the officers and soldiers disperse, he will either fight to Huzhou or find an opportunity to cross the river, there will be many maneuvers."
Cao Cao refused to take responsibility for the cause and effect, and only said: "If you are in the Jianghu, loyalty is naturally the most important thing, and everyone lives and dies together. But now we are raising troops to fight, and the weight is different - you are the Mingjiao Young Master The leader is also the eldest prince of the Holy Duke. If you make any mistake, your foundation will be shaken. I will escort you to the Holy Duke first, and my brother Liangshan will come back to support Envoy Fang Zuo."
Fang Tianding was deeply moved, holding Cao Cao's hand and saying: "Now all the generals are injured, my life depends entirely on Brother Song's protection."
Immediately he ordered his servants to drive several large carts, carrying Deng Yuanjue, Shi Bao, Sixingfang, Li Tianrun, and more than a dozen beautiful concubines on the road to escape.
Cao Cao ordered three Ruan and four heroes to protect him in the center. After Fan Rui, Tang Bin, Yang Chun, and Chen Da broke up the formation, he personally led Shi Jin, Liu Tang, Li Kui, and Yu Bao as the vanguard and rushed towards the south gate.
He hurriedly ran along the way and gathered many defeated southern soldiers. When he arrived at Fengshan Gate, he saw more than 2,000 southern soldiers being surrounded by officers and soldiers and killing them. Cao Cao pointed his hand and said: "Kill the scattered officers and soldiers and seize the city gate!"
Li Kui, Liu Tang, and Yu Bao led a thousand southern soldiers to fight out. The officers and soldiers were caught off guard, and there was a chaos. The two leading generals killed Li Kui and Liu Tang with two or three moves, and the rest retreated in defeat.
After rescuing this group of southern soldiers, the leader was "Ghost General" Li Tianyou. Fang Tianding rode out and asked curiously: "Why are you here?"
Li Tianyou told: "Shortly after the Seven Buddhas sent out troops, they heard that the officers and soldiers were attacking the city. I ordered the four of me to lead 5,000 troops to come back for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers were outnumbered. Zhang Tao, Chao Zhong, and Su Jing died in the battle one after another. We Then he led his army around to the south and entered the city. Unexpectedly, he met a group of officers and soldiers in formation outside the Chao Gate. They fought hard before rushing out. Just after entering Fengshan Gate, they met this group of soldiers coming from the west to kill... By the way, Why doesn’t my brother protect the eldest prince?”
Fang Tianding heard that there were officers and soldiers to the south. He was worried and said casually: "Brother You was stabbed by someone and is unconscious."
Li Tianyou was shocked and quickly ran to the car to see his brother. When he saw that the life and death of his brother, whom he looked up to as a supporter, was now uncertain, he burst into tears.
Cao Cao comforted him: "Brother Li, don't worry. He has been treated by doctors. After all, the injury is not a critical one. It is expected to be fine."
Li Tianyou nodded, wiped away his tears, looked at everyone, and suddenly wondered: "Eh? What are you waiting for but you come to the south gate? Don't you care about the Seven Buddhas?"
Cao Cao sighed: "Your eldest prince is the foundation of the country, so you must not lose anything. Fang Zuo is very skilled in martial arts and has many soldiers on his side. If he wins the battle, he can retreat calmly. Even if the army is defeated, who can stop him?" Therefore, Song wants to protect the eldest prince of your family to see the Holy Duke first, and then try to meet Fang Zuo's envoy."
Li Tianyou heard the words and had no objections. He only said: "The roads to the south are blocked by the army. Since we want to go south, I am willing to be the vanguard and protect the eldest prince in a bloody way out."
At that moment, the two sides joined forces, left Fengshan Gate, walked along the mountain, and within a few miles, came to the riverside. As expected, the Song army formed a formation to block the road, and even set up countless torches, illuminating everything.
In front of the formation stood a general, nine feet long and eight inches wide. He was sitting on a white horse with four hooves as black as ink, and an elephant-trunk sword was placed in front of the saddle. When he saw Cao Cao and other soldiers coming, he showed off his power and shouted: "Hey! I am!" General Liu Zhen, the commander of the Jingyuan army, is guarding this place under the orders of General Tong. I advise you not to run away in vain, but to dismount and be captured, that will be your blessing."
Li Tianyou said: "I had never met this person when I came here to kill him. Now I have just killed him, and everyone is walking."
Before Lao Cao could say anything, he rushed out and attacked Liu Zhen with his sword.
Liu Zhen sneered slightly, rode his horse and wielded his sword, and faced him. After five or seven battles, Li Tianyou was defeated and returned.
Cao Cao saw that the Song general was very skilled in swordsmanship and shouted: "If the officers and soldiers can't find us in the city, they will surely come after us. How can we have a chance to chat with him? Let's annex him together!"
Shi Jin and Liu Tang came out with their flying horses. Li Kui and Yu Bao took a big step away, and the four of them killed each other at the same time.
Liu Zhen laughed, shook his head and retreated into the formation, shouting: "Crossbowmen, prepare!"
The three rows of soldiers in front of the formation squatted down, revealing the rows of crossbowmen behind them. Shi Jin was shocked and all stopped.
Liu Zhen shouted: "Let go!"
Suddenly thousands of crossbows were fired. Shi Jin and others were the first to bear the brunt. They each waved their swords to block the arrows - Shi Jin was excellent in swordsmanship, Li Kui's two broad swords and axes were able to block them, and Yu Bao's four targets were too big, covering his shoulders, lower abdomen, and thighs. After hitting four or five arrows in a row, he fell to the ground like a mountain.
Fortunately, Liu Tang reacted quickly. He rode his horse in front of him, killed the horse with one blow, rolled off the saddle, and used the horse's body as a shield to block himself and Ikubo.
These crossbow arrows were very powerful, and he was not the only four. The southern soldiers behind him were caught off guard and were also shot down.
Liu Zhen laughed loudly and said happily: "You rebels, don't you know the power of our Jingyuan soldiers' powerful crossbows!" He waved his hand: "All armies obey the order, move forward and shoot!"
The spearmen in front gave way one after another, and the crossbowmen walked and fired, slowly approaching like a tide. The Confederate army could not stop the rain of arrows and retreated one after another.
Cao Cao's mind was racing: If the number of enemies was smaller, he could go up and fight with his fish scale armor, but there were so many enemies that he could kill them all with just one punch, so he could only rely on Fan Rui to break the situation.
Just as he was about to call Fan Rui to do something, he suddenly heard loud killing sounds from behind the formation. A group of troops came from the south and ran straight into the formation. The Song army did not take precautions behind them, and the formation suddenly fell into chaos. Cao Cao was shocked and confused, but Fang Tianding gave up. He was very happy: "Ah! Brother Song, my father must have sent reinforcements!"
Seeing the chaos in the rear formation, the crossbowmen couldn't help but panic. Seeing an opportunity, Cao Cao drew his sword first and shouted: "Brothers, fight with me!" Shi Jin and others followed, and the Song army's front formation was immediately disrupted.
Liu Zhen was furious when he saw it, brandishing his sword, and was about to fight Cao Cao. Suddenly he heard someone behind him shouting loudly like thunder: "Song generals are leaving now. They all praise the Western army for being such heroes, and come and make a contribution to me!"
Liu Zhen's anger became even more intense. He reined up his horse and turned around, only to see a general with a silver helmet and silver armor, astride a white horse and dancing with a square-shaped halberd. He attacked the Song army like a wave and came straight towards Liu Zhen.
Liu Zhen prided himself on his bravery and did not shy away from giving in. He swung his elephant's trunk and broadsword to face him. The two of them were like thunder striking iron, clinking into a ball, swords and halberds intersecting, and strings of sparks jumping wildly.
Cao Cao saw that the halberd wielder was only twenty-four or five years old, but he was very proficient with the halberd. He was not inferior to Shi Wengong and others. He couldn't help but praise: "What a fierce general! There are indeed many heroes under the command of the Holy Duke!" "
Seeing that the Song army was in danger, Fang Tianding also wore a nine-pound Fangtian painted halberd. He rushed to Cao Cao's side on a prancing horse and said with a smile: "Brother Song has good eyesight! He is my cousin Fang Jie, who is named the Central Committee." Marshal Xu Tu is the most extravagant among the five marshals I taught, and his halberd is unparalleled in the world! My little brother's halberd technique was taught by him."
While they were talking, the two generals had been fighting for twenty or thirty times. Fang Jie struck with his halberd, Liu Zhen raised his sword to block, and struck five or six halberds in a row. Suddenly, he changed his moves, and the halberd swiped like a poisonous snake and sank into Liu Zhen's throat.
There are different religions: Nanli Shibao praises the magic sword, Xirui Wanchun shoots the giant eagle. In the days leading up to the lunar calendar, all parties are warriors, and Fang Jie still calls himself Tianjiao.
(End of chapter)
