In the previous field battle in Hangzhou, when Fang Jie and his troops were in danger, it was Lao Cao who led his men to kill him and cut off Wang Zhen's sword with one blow, forcing him to retreat.
That time, Lao Cao borrowed Li Kui's Zhong Kui mask, but this time he changed to a new mask. However, as the red sword light rolled up and cut off Wang Zhen's new sword, Wang Zhen immediately recognized this person again and was so angry. He cursed: "Rat people often use swords to bully others. If you are a hero, change your weapons and fight."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "If I don't use my precious sword, wouldn't I be a fool? Don't get Luo Su and take another blow from my brother!"
He swung his sword to chop it off on the head. Wang Xun drew out his saber to parry. With a clang, the saber snapped. Wang Zhen leaned forward and dodged sharply. With a crash, the armor with red lacquer mountain pattern was suddenly divided in the middle from the collar to the lower abdomen. The inner leather armor, The silk shirt was also parted together, revealing the general's white belly.
This knife meant that Lao Cao's arm was not long enough. If it had been the long arm of his old enemy, Wang Zhen would have been split into two pieces.
Even though Wang Zhen had been on the battlefield for a long time, his liver and gallbladder were still broken. He screamed strangely, threw out the broken knife with his hand, turned the horse's head and walked away. As he walked, he stretched out his hand to touch his belly, for fear that he would suffer a rupture of his intestines at the next moment.
After all, Cao Cao had few soldiers and took advantage of the sudden attack. If the opponent could calmly fight and the stalemate lasted for a long time, he would inevitably lose his strength. Therefore, he did not hesitate to take risks and charged into the formation alone, focusing on killing the enemy generals, so that he would be in chaos. win.
At that moment, he set off his horse and pursued Wang Zhen closely. The officers and soldiers stopped him along the way. Lao Cao slashed left and right with his Dragon Transformation Sword, killing people across his armor. Blood gushed out like a fountain. His spear and halberd were as sharp as cutting yuba, and he was victorious. In the past, I relied on the sky.
Seeing that Wang Cun was in danger, Zhao Tan quickly came back to help and stabbed Cao Cao with his spear. Wang Cun shouted: "Be careful, he has a precious sword!" Zhao Tan was startled. When he was about to change his move, Cao Cao had already cut off half of the spear head with a knife. , was so frightened that he turned his horse and ran away.
Lao Cao caught up with the knife and cut off half of the horse's buttocks. The horse burst with blood. The horse neighed and fell over. Zhao Tan fell to the ground and rolled for more than a dozen times. He got up without saying a word and slipped into the crowd. His battle experience was also Extremely rich.
Li Kui and Liu Tang were excited and worried when they saw Cao Cao showing off his power and clashing with the enemy alone. Liu Tang shouted: "Brother is willing to sacrifice his life, how can we not fight to the death? Thieves are fighting against each other, Liu Tang When grandpa comes, those who are dying will be caught in the butthole and let go."
The simple sword slashes straight up and down, making everyone invincible.
Li Kui also lost his temper and roared: "All the birds, please stand still and don't move. Let grandpa chop down a hundred birds with an ax first!"
These two heroes are a good match. One tells people to move away, and the other tells people not to move. How can those officers and soldiers know what to do? He slashed at his head with a simple knife and a big ax, killing him until waves of blood rolled out.
Although the Song army was large in number, when they first chased Wei Heng for ten to twenty miles, their formation was already scattered, and they were separated by three to five miles; secondly, Lao Cao's moves were both false and false, and they all recognized him. It was an empty city strategy, but there was an ambush in the empty city, which was really scary; the third was the courage of the soldiers, Zhao Tan and Wang Zhen were both defeated, and there was no one to command the battle for a while; the fourth was Li Kui, Liu Tang and others who were extremely brave and unstoppable——
If these four reasons are put together, how can there be anyone who is undefeated? Now fight and retreat, and move away from the road.
Seeing that the Song soldiers were defeated, Wei Heng became more energetic. He opened his eyes and shouted, "Brothers, the officers and soldiers are defeated. Kill the officers and soldiers to avenge the dead brothers!"
After saying that, he fired his spear and shot out first.
As mentioned before, most of the soldiers under his command were from the Tianmu Mountain Bandit Village. Although these bandits were not tough enough to fight tough battles, their ability to pull the banner with the wind and beat the drowned dog was an instinct flowing in their blood. Seeing Wei Heng come out first. , all let out wolf howls: "I want to eat them!" "Revenge for the first and second masters!"
As soon as his group charged, it became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The officers and soldiers immediately collapsed and ran back in chaos. Li Kui and others chased him for a while, but were called back by Cao Cao to meet with Wei Heng. When they met, the two sides joined forces and quickly retreated to Wulong Ridge.
At this time, the red sun was gradually setting in the west. Fang Jinzhi came out to meet him. Seeing Cao Cao and others covered in Zhengchen's blood, he was shocked and said, "Have you met the enemy? Have you been injured?"
Cao Cao waved his hand: "He didn't know my truth or reality. He took advantage of me and waited for a while to kill him and retreat. He happened to meet General Wei."
When Wei Heng saw Fang Jinzhi, he was greatly surprised and saluted him quickly. Fang Jinzhi patiently chatted with him for a few words and ordered the people to take them to rest. Then he pestered Cao Cao and asked, "Can this mask still be ironed? If so?" If you feel uncomfortable, bring it over and let me change it for you."
It turned out that after she parted with Lao Cao last night, she returned to her barracks. She thought of Lao Cao's gentle and affectionate tone, elegant and heroic demeanor, and couldn't help but tossing and turning. Suddenly, she remembered something, so she got up and went to kill the best female soldier among her subordinates. Red's little sister shouted two.
When he got to his room, he took apart a few pieces of his own clothes, gathered some colorful brocades, and asked the two female soldiers to sew a mask for Cao Cao.
When everyone woke up the next day, she found an opportunity when no one was around, took out the mask in her arms, and gave it to Cao Cao with both hands. She originally wanted to tell the truth that it was stitched by someone, but as she spoke, she suddenly gritted her teeth and decided to take the credit for herself. He said: "Since it is inconvenient for my brother to show up because of his official status, Jin Zhi took it upon himself to sew this mask for his brother, not knowing whether it was appropriate or not."
Cao Cao took one and found it was very suitable. It was soft and sweat-absorbent, and did not hinder his vision and breathing. It was much more comfortable than the bamboo Zhongkui. He took it off and took a closer look. He was full of praise: "It's really a good cloth machine." The needlework is dense and fine, it is really rare! Jinzhi, I didn’t expect you to have such a good life, you are really like a god."
Fang Jinzhi was very happy when he praised her, but she took the opportunity to test her: "My female beauty is not very good at all - I'm afraid it will be difficult to compare with your eldest lady. As long as my brother doesn't dislike her, that's fine."
Jin Zhi has always been a coquettish person, but Lao Cao Rao, who has been through many battlefields, has never tasted the taste of tea. He said smoothly: "My eldest wife, Hu Sanniang, has only loved riding horses and dancing swords since she was a child. She is a straightforward person. If you talk about it, The skill in needlework is far inferior to that of you."
Jinzhi consciously outdid Hu Sanniang, and immediately smiled like a peach blossom blown by the spring breeze, with tenderness in his eyes: "Brother is so complimentary, if you really think that my little sister's red beauty is acceptable, from now on, all clothes and shoes will be It would be nice to sew for my brother."
Cao Cao said happily: "How virtuous and talented is Mr. Wu that he dares to treat us so favorably?"
Jin Zhi said with a smile: "If my brother is not worthy, who in the world can be worthy?" He thought quickly in his mind: Oh, this cowhide has been blown away. After all, in the future, I will go back to Shandong with him, and no one else will be taken with me, Fang'er. But Yu'er had to be taken with him.
Fang'er and Yu'er were naturally the two female soldiers who sewed the mask for her last night.
Lao Cao came back from the war and heard her ask if the mask could still be ironed. He immediately praised: "There is nothing better. Sister Jin Zhi is very careful. Brother Yu originally made an iron mask, but he never thought of using a soft bottom." .”
While the two were chatting and joking, Fan Rui and others came over in a hurry: "Brother, I heard that we had a battle with the officers and soldiers?"
Cao Cao looked solemn and briefly explained what had happened, and then said: "His army and horses are regarded as the vanguard. Once the vanguard arrives, Tongguan must not be far away. In a day or two, the troops will surely arrive at the city. From now on, the brothers will take turns to guard the city." I am on duty at the gate, and since I have been entrusted by the Seven Buddhas of Fang, I must not fail in this gate."
At noon the next day, the mighty army of more than 100,000 people arrived at the foot of Wulong Ridge. Tong Guan took off his horse and looked at the terrain carefully——
The river on the left is mighty, and on the right there are mountains and mountains. The mountains are steep and the water is fast. The road under your feet turns a corner from Wulong Ridge, and it is difficult to see behind it. If you don't look carefully, it looks like Wulong Ridge is blocking the road. Above it, it is majestic and dangerous, and the city above is even taller.
Tong Guan looked at it for a while, frowned and said, "This pass is a natural hazard. It seems that if you can't pass it, it will be difficult to enter Muzhou."
Immediately, an order was sent to station at the foot of the ridge, and people were ordered to cut down the trees on both sides and build siege equipment.
There are many mountains and rivers in the south. The road into Muzhou is also located between mountains and rivers. There are many people and horses in Tongguan, organized into seven or eight camps, connected end to end, and laid out along the road for more than ten miles. , when viewed from the closed position, it looks like a giant snake.
On this day, Tong Guan did not attack the city, and on the second day, there was no movement. On the third day, which was the sixth day of April, Lao Cao took Fan Rui to Guancheng. Looking down, Tong Guan's camp was being built. All kinds of weapons sneered and said: "If this guy didn't find a small road and took a detour into Muzhou, would he really be able to pass this pass? At that time, I told the Seven Buddhas of Fang that the people were here, wouldn't they break their promise? If not If you break your promise, are you really guarding the door for my cheap father-in-law?"
Returning to the barracks, he summoned all the generals in Guanzhong and the four leaders of the water village under the mountain to discuss matters: "I was entrusted by Fang Qifu to guard Wulong Ridge for him. Now Tong Guan has a large number of soldiers and horses. If he builds all kinds of weapons, To attack, you have to be passive. The so-called hitting someone is just to strike first. If you don't give him a taste of his power, I really think I'm a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."
He knew that his brothers had nothing to say, so after saying that, he turned his eyes to look at the seven southern generals. When Fang Jinzhi saw them, he quickly opened his apricot eyes and looked at his generals fiercely.
Tang Fenshi and Bei Yingkui had led 500 troops with him a few days ago, and they defeated ten thousand soldiers and vanguards. They had already surrendered to his abilities. Wei Heng was even saved by him. Zhejiang Silong first knew that he had a different relationship with Fang Jinzhi. Lai also saw Fang Qifu's respectful attitude that day, and they all said in unison: "Brother Song has orders, and we will all obey them."
Cao Cao slapped the table and said with a smile: "Okay! Brothers working together can cut through gold. Today, I, the hero of Liangshan, will work together with the brothers of Mingjiao to let Tong Guan know what a real hero is! Brothers, listen to the order - - There are many veteran generals in the Western Army. He has not attacked the city for several days, so he must prevent me from hijacking the camp, so we are doing this, this, and this..."
After everyone listened to what he said in detail, they all accepted the order.
At night, Li Kui, Liu Tang, Yang Chun, and Chen Da, together with 600 people, walked out of the customs and quietly reached the outside of the Song Army camp. Li Kui raised two big axes and chopped them down with all his strength. The gate of the camp looked like It suddenly exploded as if it had been hit by a stone cannon.
Liu Tanggao shouted: "Do it!" Five to six hundred people mobilized at the same time, shouting and rushing in from the gate. However, they saw that the camp was dark, without a trace of human voice or a torch.
Yang Chun exclaimed in shock: "Oh no, the enemy must be well prepared for this situation. Brothers, let's retreat quickly!"
As soon as the word "retreat" came out, a loud laugh was heard. In an instant, countless lanterns and torches were lit, illuminating the camp as if it were daytime. Countless soldiers and generals poured out from all directions like running water, led by a general. With his helmet pierced and a double-edged ax in his hand, he galloped out on horseback and shouted: "The rebels have fallen into the trap of our commander-in-chief! Do you recognize Hedong General Ji Jing?"
It turned out that this camp was the camp of the Hedong Army. When Tong Guan set up camp, he specifically placed Hedong and Qinfeng's two fresh troops who had not participated in the decisive battle in Hangzhou in front. He brought Liu Yanqing's army with him, and the other four armies were behind him.
Liu Tang shouted: "I've fallen into the trap, retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"
Before exiting the camp gate, there was a sudden sound of killing in the nearby mountains and forests, and an unknown number of men and horses came out, blocking the way back. The first general was Zhao Tan, who had suffered a setback previously.
This guy had ridiculed the incompetence of the Western Army generals and snatched the vanguard seal. He wanted to make meritorious deeds along the way, but was ambushed by Cao Cao and was defeated. He went back to see Tong Guan. The Western Army generals, led by Xin Xingzong, who had just made great achievements, took him After a good meal of ridicule and robbery, Zhao Tan was an arrogant man and was almost angered to death. Therefore, he became more and more eager to make meritorious deeds. He specifically begged Tong Guan and led his troops to cooperate with the Hedong Army to deal with the enemies who were robbing the camp.
It turned out that Tong Guan had watched the battle before and saw that the mountains were high and the passes were dangerous. If he attacked by force, he would inevitably lose troops and generals. He went back to discuss with his close aides and stayed behind closed doors. He cut wood and dug rocks for days and worked hard to build a siege. instrument.
He knew that the enemy was condescending and must have seen clearly, but he did not care at all, thinking that this was an impeccable conspiracy——
If you really don't care about it, when all my equipment is completed and released, you can attack from all sides and use the power of the equipment to break through the pass.
If you were worried, how dare you come out to fight in the daytime? The only way is to rob the camp, so I will lay down my troops and horses early and wait for you to enter the urn. When you are defeated, I will take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy and seize the opportunity in one fell swoop.
Zhao Tan lurked in the mountains and forests for three days, enduring mosquito bites. He thought that the enemy would not come, but tonight the enemy troops robbed the camp. He immediately rushed out in a hurry and blocked the enemy troops in the Hedong soldiers' camp.
However, after taking a closer look, I couldn't help but be disappointed: "Why, why are there only a few hundred people? The rebels are so cowardly. A few hundred people robbed the camp. Even if we are unprepared, how can we achieve great results?"
When Li Kui heard that the other party disliked the lack of people, he was so angry that he cursed: "You have bird eyes that reach to the sky, how dare you underestimate my grandfathers? Not to mention hundreds of people, even my grandfather will kill you bird officers and soldiers." Clean!"
Zhao Tan heard the news and saw Li Kui, a naked man with a green Zhong Kui mask on his face. He immediately recognized him as the one who ambushed him a few days ago. He pointed his spear and said, "You hidden rat, I have captured you and stripped you." Black leather.”
Li Kui was furious. He raised his two axes and was about to kill Zhao Tan, but Liu Tang grabbed him and said, "Don't waste time fighting. You will miss my brother's big event!" Then he shouted: "Get in formation!"
The six hundred people shouted in unison, and five hundred of them took off their shields from their backs.
Ji Jing looked at An Qi and said, "How come the people he came to rob the camp were all shieldmen?"
Although he had doubts, he felt that there were few people on the other side, so he didn't pay too much attention. He swung his double-edged ax, and Zhao Tan shouted "kill", and officers and soldiers from all sides surrounded and killed him at the same time.
Liu Tang dragged Li Kui into the crowd. Hundreds of southern soldiers formed several circles, with shields on top of each other. They were airtight from top to bottom, just like a turtle shell. Knives were slashed and spears were stabbed, but the people inside just tried their best to withstand it.
Zhao Tan stabbed a few times with all his strength. The shield was pulled inward by his strong force. When he raised the gun, he pushed it out again. Zhao Tan was so angry that his nameless fire shot straight into the sky. He shouted: "Get out of the way, let the cavalry mount their horses." I'm going to hit him, but I don't believe he can withstand it."
The surrounding officers and soldiers all retreated back, but unexpectedly, the formation shouted: "Open!" The shields were retracted to the left and right, and countless doors seemed to open. The four of them, Li Kui, led a hundred people to fight out from all sides, except Li Kui. , Chen Da, and the rest all used simple knives to chop and kill indiscriminately. The officers and soldiers were caught off guard and killed more than a hundred people at once.
Before the officers and soldiers could launch a massive counterattack, Liu Tang shouted: "Go back!" Those who had fought out suddenly retracted their limbs like a tortoise and returned to the formation. Their shields instantly returned to their positions, and they were still just like turtle shells.
This is exactly what it is: The turtle formation at the foot of Wulong Ridge shrinks its hands and head for just a moment. Ride the waves and break through thousands of armies, kill people with a thousand swords.
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