Zhao Yun selected hundreds of elites to line up in front. Xu Shu had people bring out the wine stored in the army to encourage them. When they were ready, they entered the formation again from the Shengmen Gate in the southeast corner.
The leader of the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation was temporarily replaced by Cai Ji. He had been supporting the formation as deputy general Chen Zhao a few days ago. His sudden promotion made him very excited.
Cai Ji watched Zhao Yun enter the battle. He commanded the formation changes step by step. The soldiers received military orders and kept moving. He fantasized about insulting Zhao Yun a few more times, and then withdrew his troops and returned to the city for the next morning shift.
Zhao Yun's formation-breaking team was a mixture of foot and cavalry. Zhao Yun got Xu Shu's guidance and ordered the soldiers to keep their formation and move with him. He also secretly commanded the crossbowmen to hide in the team and let them shoot the flag bearers during the march.
If a large formation wants to change formation quickly, command flags will be the first choice to give orders. Although Zhao Yun failed to create the formation the first few times, he found that every gate has a blue flag, which is so evenly distributed that only this color is the target of hunting for archers. Just a blue flag bearer.
Zhao Yun rushed into the formation according to Xu Shu's route, and found that it was not difficult. In addition, the archers hit several flag bearers, and some of them were briefly confused when the new flag bearers took over.
The Eight-door Golden Lock Formation was constantly changing, and it cycled through the changes to block the troops entering the formation. The soldiers were led astray by Zhao Yun during the movement. First, the wounded and Dumen were bundled together due to the absence of the flag bearer, and later the dead and frightened soldiers were The two gates were penetrated vertically by Zhao Yun.
When Zhao Yun came out from the Jingmen Gate in the west, the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation had been broken in chaos, and the soldiers and horses brought to break through the formation were basically undamaged. The Jingzhou soldiers shouted loudly and hissed, and the depressed mood of several days finally relieved.
Facing the ridicule of the Jingzhou soldiers, Cai Ji, the leader of the defensive formation, felt his cheeks burning and wanted to burrow into the soil. When he turned around, he found that Cao Ren and Niu Jin were nowhere to be seen. Did the two generals think that their command was poor?
Huge pressure surged up Cai Ji's forehead, and then turned into beads of sweat.
At this time, Xu Shu beat drums and marched. He wanted to test Cao Ren's determination to defend the city. Zhao Yun, who had originally broken the formation, turned his horse's head and commanded the accompanying troops to attack again.
"General Cai, it seems that the opponent is going to attack the city from the south. Let's retreat back to the city quickly?" Cai Ji's entourage hurriedly reminded. .
There are only a thousand people in the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. Without the defensive power of Dangyang City Wall, it cannot withstand the attack of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers.
Cai Ji nodded, "Okay, okay, go and ask for the city gate to be opened, and I will command the resistance."
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The Jingzhou soldiers stepped on the drums and shouted and ran forward. Zhao Yun's troops charged forward. Because they broke the eight-door golden lock formation, the morale of the team was far higher than before. Cai Ji's soldiers could no longer resist.
"Is the city gate open? We can't stop it." Cai Ji asked anxiously as his followers hurried over.
The attendant swallowed his saliva and said, "General, I have been calling for a long time, but no one in the city answered or opened the door. Could it be..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..." Cai Ji turned around with a horrified expression, because the archers on the city wall also disappeared. When did this happen?
From the moment Cao Ren replaced his nephew Chen Zhao, the troops and horses outside the south gate had been abandoned. Because they needed to transfer the baggage in Dangyang City, he and Niu Jin gathered at the north gate in advance to rescue Xiangyang. Dang Yang is important.
"What happened to the general?" the attendant asked anxiously.
Cai Ji made a prompt decision: "General Zixiao should be worried that opening the city gate will allow the enemy to sneak in, so he should quickly take everyone to the east and take a detour into the city."
"Wei." The attendant immediately made arrangements.
The shouts of killing became more and more intense. Cai Ji saw that the number of soldiers and horses was getting smaller and smaller. He waved his whip in panic and retreated first, then raised his whip and rode westward.
But as soon as Cai Ji ran a few feet away, he realized something was wrong. The follower who had delivered the order led many soldiers to chase him.
"Didn't I tell you to run eastward? This is the west." Cai Ji was extremely surprised.
"The general did send an order to detour to the east. I don't know why they caught up. I'm here to protect the general..." Sui explained hurriedly.
Cai Ji was speechless. He originally wanted to run away secretly because there were few people and he would not be noticed. Now, the fleeing team has long been targeted by Zhao Yun.
There's no point in talking, so just run.
The galloping and vigorous cavalry pursued them closely, killing the panicked deserters along the way. Zhao Yun suddenly recalled the moment when he was chasing Cao Jun. The sword was captured at Changbanpo in Dangyang.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun threw his gun by the roadside, pulled out the green and red sword from his waist and rode to kill the enemy, cutting down several generals in an instant.
When Cai Ji supported the horse and turned around, he found that Zhao Yun had actually given up his spear and started fighting. It was an inch longer and an inch stronger. His eyes were wide open.
Finally a decision was made.
Wealth is sought in danger. What else can Zhao Yun do without a gun? Perhaps it was his chance to make a name for himself. Cai Ji slashed his long knife across his hand and then reined in his horse and headed back.
The war horses galloped fiercely under the warm sun. Cai Jiyang aimed his sword at Zhao Yun's back and slashed hard, but his strength and speed were simply not enough.
Zhao Yun relied on many years of combat experience to sense the moment the opponent raised his sword.
The moment the sword fell, Zhao Yun pressed on the saddle with one hand, and used the reverse thrust to turn around and swing the sword strangely.
With a clanking sound, the green and red sword accurately cut off Cai Ji's blade, and then swung the sword forward with unabated strength, and saw a stream of hot blood gushing out from his neck.
Cai Ji's head and broken blade fell to the ground at the same time. He had a chance to escape but died because of greed.
Looking at Cai Ji's attire and horses, Zhao Yun concluded that this man should be a general. Why would he turn around and seek death? Because the main general was beheaded, the rest of Cao's army saw that their companions were getting fewer and fewer, so they had no choice but to kneel down and surrender and beg for mercy.
Xu Shu saw that there were almost no defenders on the southern wall, and concluded that Cao Ren might have a negative attitude towards the defense because of the attack on Xiangyang.
So he ordered a strong attack from the south gate, and Zhao Yun led hundreds of surrender troops to bypass the west gate.
Not long after Xu Shu entered Dangyang from the south gate, Zhao Yun also knocked on the west gate by surrendering his troops. Then two groups of soldiers started a street battle with the remaining soldiers of Dangyang City. Two hours later, Zhao Yun and Xu Shu met in the center of the city.
"Has Zilong met Cao Ren's main force?" Xu Shu asked when they met.
Zhao Yun shook his head: "I didn't see it."
Xu Shu bumped his left palm and right fist together, and said with some sadness: "Cao Ren is really cunning and clever. He deliberately used the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation to delay time, and also arranged a street fight with dead men in the city. Yuan Jian should have leaked it when he was detouring. "Whereabouts"
"What should we do now?" Zhao Yun asked eagerly.
Xu Shu quickly said: "Cao Ren has raised an elite cavalry force. Yuan Jian only brought 3,000 soldiers to ambush. If he impulsively blocks the attack, he may be in danger. Zilong quickly led 5,000 soldiers to the north to respond."
"As long as Cao Ren doesn't have any new formations blocking his way, I will definitely bring Yuan Jian back to Dangyang intact." Zhao Yun solemnly clasped his fists.
After Cao Ren settled Dangyang's defenses, he personally led the elite cavalry to clear the way ahead. When he walked slowly for twenty miles, he found no one setting an ambush at all.
Cao Ren stroked his beard and pondered. Is that troop moving eastward in the morning a suspicious soldier? Maybe it won't come to an end at all.
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