Cao Cao's mood was a little complicated.
He looked at the fighting on the battlefield and suddenly felt a little regretful. If there had been a large-scale attack yesterday, Huang Zhong dispatched by Lu Xuan would not have been able to arrive in time. Even if Lu Xuan's troops are elite, they will definitely be defeated.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
After all, Cao Cao is a man who has experienced hundreds of battles and has rich experience. He made adjustments in an instant and stabilized his mentality quickly.
He looked at Cao Ang and asked loudly: "How is the situation with Zhang Xiu and Cai Mao?"
Cao Ang looked a little angry and said: "Father, neither Zhang Xiu nor Cai Hao can do it. Cai Hao even sent almost all the army up, but he failed to enter the camp. Instead, he was suppressed. The army slowly withdrew from the camp. On the contrary, Turned defensive.”
"Although Zhang Xiu is also sending troops to fight, Zhang Xiu's army has never attacked in full. It seems that the killing is lively, but they are all just scratching the surface, and it feels like they are just watching the fun."
"A bunch of trash!"
Cao Cao scolded him coldly.
Cao Ang quickly said: "Father, Huang Zhong's army is coming. What should we do? Continue the attack?"
"Attack shit"
Cao Cao couldn't help but swear. He said directly: "We still need to attack now because the old man is impatient to hang himself. After passing the order, the army immediately retreated. In addition, the tiger and leopard cavalry were also mobilized and spread out along the way to support the retreat of the army."
"Here!"
Cao Ang nodded in agreement.
He immediately gave the order to withdraw his troops, and Cao Cao, protected by his personal guards, began to retreat first.
Ming Jin's voice came out, and Cao Jun began to retreat.
Lu Xuan noticed the movement of Cao Jun and was surprised by Cao Cao's decisiveness. He immediately arranged for Lu Xun to notify Zhang Xiu and directly attack Cai Mao from a flank.
With Huang Zhong's intervention, Zhang Xiu is no longer needed to defeat Cao Cao. So next, let Zhang Xiu and Zhou Yu join together to completely wipe out Cai Mao's new army. Even if Cao Cao still wants to stay, considering Zhang Xiu's surrender, Cao Cao may not be willing to stay.
After Lu Xuan arranged for someone to pass on the order, he directly ordered the Qingqi in the camp to rush out.
In the previous fighting, Lu Xuan's side was in a defensive posture and never let the cavalry participate in the battle.
Such a cavalry is the last reserve. If something goes wrong and the army has to retreat, this cavalry will be the key to the retreat.
Now that Cao's army is defeated, the cavalry is a powerful weapon to cover up the attack.
After Lu Xuan and Huang Zhong met, they followed closely behind the charging cavalry and quickly covered up the killing.
When Lu Xuan counterattacked, Zhou Yu got the news that Huang Zhong was coming to kill him. Although Zhou Yu had fewer troops than Cai Mao, Zhou Yu relied on Jiang Qin's advance to the camp to fight to the death, and then relied on Guan Yu's martial arts to allow Guan Yu and Jiang Qin to jointly charge into the formation to resist the Jingzhou soldiers' attack.
From the beginning, it was very difficult to resist and the situation was very urgent. After continuous fighting, Zhou Yu reversed the situation little by little and used 17,000 troops to resist the attack of Cai Mao's 40,000 elite troops. In the end, he gained the upper hand and was in a On the offensive side, Cai Mao turned to defense.
At this time, Zhou Yu also decisively released the cavalry around him.
This was trained by Guan Yu, with only 800 people.
From the beginning to now, Zhou Yu has never used it. He and Lu Xuan have the same idea. The cavalry can play a protective role if they stay with you.
Now that Huang Zhong has intervened on the battlefield, the situation has begun to change drastically. Although the heavy armored cavalry is not suitable for cover-up or pursuit, Zhou Yu does not have other troops. At least he can use this to break through directly and tear apart the Jingzhou soldiers' defense line.
The heavy armored cavalry rushed out, and it didn't take long to easily tear through the Jingzhou soldiers' defense line, crushing and fighting all the way.
Cai Mao's army was defeated again and again.
Wenpin was unable to participate in this battle and retreated to Cai Mao's side. He fought for most of the day, his body was stained with blood, his breathing was rapid, his strength was exhausted, and he was very tired. He quickly said: "General Cai, Lu Xuan's army is counterattacking on a large scale, and we can't stop it."
Speaking of this, Wenpin said again: "Cao Cao made a big mistake by dividing his troops to attack Lu Xuan's camp. If the three parties joined forces and attacked together, and attacked with thunderous force, they might all break Lu Xuan's camp."
Cai Mao was also a little helpless. He looked at Wenpin and asked, "General Wen, what do you think we should do?"
"Withdraw your troops."
Wenpin immediately said: "Let's withdraw first and reorganize our troops to prepare for war. It's no longer possible to continue fighting Lu Xuan. Moreover, there is news that reinforcements are coming from Lu Xuan's camp."
"Report!"
At this moment, shouts and shouts came from behind.
Soldiers came from the rear, came to Cai Mao, and reported: "General Cai, the army led by Zhang Xiu withdrew directly from the left wing and came in our direction. They said they would attack Lu Xuan's camp with us."
Cai Mao said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xiu is also a waste. He evacuated from the left wing. He must have been defeated. They say that the Xiliang army is powerful. If it was really powerful, his uncle Zhang Ji would not be shot. He would go and fight I've been working on the left wing for a long time, but there's been no progress."
Wenpin said: "General Cai, Zhang Xiu is here. Should we continue the attack or retreat."
Cai Mao asked: "What does General Wen think?"
Wenpin hesitated for a while, because the general situation at the moment was not good, and he was a little hesitant.
"Report!"
Another soldier shouted loudly and quickly came to report: "General, Lu Xuan has arrived with a large number of reinforcements, and Cao Cao has begun to withdraw."
"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops at full speed."
Cai Mao roared.
Even though Cao Cao had withdrawn, he still couldn't beat him. He was already no match for Lu Xuan, and now that Cao Cao has withdrawn, he couldn't even defeat him.
Cai Mao gave the order to retreat with the guards around him regardless of the soldiers fighting on the front line.
Wenpin also retreated together.
When they retreated, Zhang Xiu led his army to cut off Cai Mao's retreat, and had already closed the distance with Cai Mao. Zhang Xiu held up his gun and galloped on his horse. His eyes fell in the direction representing Cai Hao's flag. Moreover, the distance between the two sides was shortened to a hundred paces. Zhang Xiu had already seen Cai Hao.
"kill!"
Zhang Xiu ordered loudly.
He spurred his horse into a gallop, speeding up again. The 10,000 elite soldiers of the Xiliang Army under his command also exploded in strength.
The Xiliang army generals sprinted after Zhang Xiu. Many of the Xiliang soldiers were a little confused. They were attacking Lu Xuan, but they had been fighting for a long time, and now they actually wanted to attack Cai Mao.
It's just that the orders from above have been issued, and everyone just needs to attack.
Cai Hao saw Zhang Xiu getting closer and closer, and found that Zhang Xiu's speed was not slowing down, and he was full of murderous intent, as if he wanted to target him. Cai Mao became alert and a little worried, so he ordered: "Wen Pin, stop Zhang Xiu quickly."
After receiving the order, Wen Pin raised his gun and went to kill him.
However, Wenpin had been fighting for a long time, and his strength was almost exhausted. The moment he met Zhang Xiu, the weapons collided, Wenpin's big gun was thrown away, and Zhang Xiu's big gun hit Wenpin's body.
boom! !
A dull crashing sound was heard.
Wenpin let out a groan, flew out of his horse, and fell to the ground rolling several times before stopping. Wenpin had a look of pain on his face, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart, and he could no longer get up.
"Take it!"
Zhang Xiu gave the order directly.
He turned his eyes and looked at Cai Mao again, raised his gun and rushed towards Cai Mao again.
Cai Mao's scalp was numb and he rode his horse to escape, but his riding skills were inferior to Zhang Xiu's and the distance between them was very close. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiu chased after him and stabbed Cai Mao directly with his big gun.
"I surrender!"
Cai Mao's scalp went numb when he saw the big spear coming, and he ordered the surrender without hesitation.
The sharp spear tip stopped in front of Cai Mao.
Immediately, Zhang Xiu fired a single shot, knocked Cai Mao off his horse with a bang, and ordered Cai Hao to be captured again.
Zhang Xiu captured Wenpin and Cai Mao alive, smiling brightly and feeling extremely happy. Taking down Cai Mao this time was a great achievement. He was extremely excited and shouted loudly: "Cai Mao has surrendered. Those who surrender will not be killed."
He roared loudly and continued to fight with his gun. Because news of Cai Mao's surrender spread, large numbers of Jingzhou soldiers surrendered, and countless soldiers fled. At this time, the armies led by Guan Yu and Jiang Qin also came out and killed the fleeing Jingzhou soldiers. The armies merged and further crushed the Jingzhou soldiers.
The killing continued, and the Jingzhou soldiers completely collapsed, fleeing and surrendering.
News of Cai Mao's surrender also spread.
When Cao Cao retreated, the sentinel quickly came to Cao Cao and said loudly: "Report to Sikong that Zhang Xiu suddenly rebelled and attacked Cai Mao's army. Cai Mao was captured alive. Now Cai Mao has surrendered."
When Cao Cao heard the news, it was like thunder exploding in his head, and he felt dizzy and had a splitting headache.
Zhang Xiu captured Cai Mao alive!
This means that Zhang Xiu was Lu Xuan's man from the beginning, otherwise, it would be impossible to attack Cai Mao on the spot. This result further explains why Zhang Xiu was so dawdling and never really attacked.
Zhang Xiu is not a selfish preservation force. He has been acting in order to attack Cai Mao now.
