Cao Ren no longer had any intention of evacuating and slowed down his speed. At the same time, he turned his head slightly and looked at Lu Xuan who was chasing behind him from the corner of his eye.
The distance between the two sides narrowed, and when they were less than four steps away, Cao Ren suddenly turned his horse's head. Accompanied by the war horse's neighing sound, the war horse turned sixty degrees. Although he has not completely turned around, from this angle, Cao Ren can already take action.
Cao Ren clenched his sword and thrust it out quickly.
Under the bright golden sun, the sword was like lightning, heading straight for Lu Xuan's face.
Lu Xuan looked calm, calmly raised his big gun and swept across. The gun barrel and the sword blade collided, and the force exploded, swinging away Cao Ren's sword. The spear turned smoothly, and the tip of the spear was aimed at Cao Ren's chest. The spear came out like a dragon and pierced through quickly.
Cao Ren's eyes became solemn, and he held the sword again and struck it down.
Ding! ! !
The blade of the sword hit the barrel of the gun.
With one strike of the sword, the spear was not cut open. Instead, the force of the rebound from the barrel made Cao Ren's hand holding the sword slightly numb. The spear only shifted its direction slightly, but it still stabbed forward.
Phew!
The sharp spear tip pierced Cao Ren's left arm armor and then penetrated his body.
Lu Xuan exerted force in his hand again, and the hand holding the spear suddenly moved forward. Under the impact of the force, the spear further penetrated Cao Ren's shoulder and hit the bone.
Cao Ren's angular face showed an expression of pain, and his body couldn't stop leaning back.
"kill!"
Cao Ren roared.
He opened his eyes wide, with a ferocious look on his face. He exerted force on his shoulders and used his shoulders to resist the tip of the gun. He instantly raised his left hand and grasped Lu Xuan's big gun with five fingers, so that his body no longer leaned back. Tighter hold on the big gun.
call! call! !
Cao Ren was breathing rapidly, his shoulders were shaking constantly, his teeth were clenched tightly, and his eyes were wide and red.
Severe pain invaded his nerves.
Cao Ren gritted his teeth seriously, summoned all his strength, and struck with the sword in his right hand.
Lu Xuan looked unafraid, because his spear was a full foot long. Cao Ren's sword was only four feet long, with a certain distance between the two sides. The moment Cao Ren swung his sword, Lu Xuan moved his hands back, grabbed the end of the spear, and used force again.
Pushing forward with fierce force, Cao Ren pulled the barrel of the gun again. The severe pain caused Cao Ren's body to move backward again, and the sword he slashed with it also failed.
Lu Xuan twitched like lightning.
A slap and a draw, huge changes before and after, Cao Ren did not hold on tightly in a hurry, and pulled out the spear with a cloud of blood.
On Cao Ren's shoulder, gurgling blood overflowed.
His body trembled further, and the pain invaded him in waves, and the bright red blood dyed his clothes red.
Lu Xuan reminded: "Cao Ren, if you are willing to surrender, I will spare your life."
Even though Lu Xuan knew it, it would be difficult for Cao Ren to surrender, because a tiger general like Cao Ren was Cao Cao's absolute confidant. However, once Cao Ren can be recruited and surrendered, the blow to Cao Cao will be huge.
Cao Ren breathed deeply and gritted his teeth and said: "It is impossible to recruit me. Unless you die, I may work for you."
Lu Xuan snorted, and smashed down the spear again with a whistling sound like a stick.
Cao Ren raised his sword in his right hand to block.
The big spear hit the sword blade, swinging the sword away. The long spear fell like a broken bamboo and hit Cao Ren's body with a thud.
Cao Ren groaned and his injuries worsened.
He failed to steady his body, and his strong body fell to the ground. This fall caused Cao Ren to lose his temper and his head was a little dizzy.
Cao Ren stood up with his hands on the ground, his back slightly arched, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Lu Xuan with eyes still filled with fighting intent.
Lu Xuan also turned over and dismounted, and said again: "Cao Ren, I will give you the last chance."
"unnecessary!"
Cao Ren gritted his teeth and answered.
"I, a man of the Cao family, stand tall and upright. When will I have to live by begging for mercy? I, Cao Ren, have been on the battlefield for more than ten years. I would rather die standing than live on my knees."
"kill!"
Cao Ren roared hysterically.
His chest was rising and falling, as if it was being pulled continuously like a bellows, and blood was gurgling from the wound on his shoulder. All this failed to stop Cao Ren, he held his sword and rushed towards Lu Xuan.
After approaching Lu Xuan, he slashed with his sword.
Lu Xuan raised his spear to block, swung away Cao Ren's sword, and pierced Cao Ren's right shoulder with another spear. The tip of the spear penetrated and brought out blood. Cao Ren staggered back, the expression on his face becoming more and more painful.
Lu Xuan's eyes became sharper than ever before. Without holding back any hand, he sprinted forward with his spear in hand. In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan rushed in front of Cao Ren, and when Cao Ren staggered back and could not stand still, he stabbed out with a spear.
Cao Ren looked miserable. He had just stood firm and had not yet adjusted his condition, so he could not avoid Lu Xuan's shot.
Phew!
The sharp spear point penetrated the armor on the chest, pierced the body, penetrated the heart, and then was pulled out like lightning.
Cao Ren groaned, feeling that all the strength in his body was quickly dissipated as his heart burst. The whole person's spirit is constantly flowing away like sand between his fingers.
Everything in Cao Ren's eyes gradually blurred, and his body fell to the ground with a plop. But when he opened his eyes, he vaguely seemed to see his brother Cao Hong appearing and waving to him.
On Cao Ren's miserable and helpless face, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose slightly, and then his head tilted, and he was no longer breathing.
"Your Majesty, it's okay with you."
Xu Chu's voice came next.
He was fighting on the city tower without riding a horse. He snatched a war horse in the city and then quickly pursued him. After fighting out of the city, he found that Lu Xuan was also chasing him. Xu Chu was worried about Lu Xuan's safety and kept chasing him.
Lu Xuan chuckled and said: "My king is fine, please arrange for someone to collect Cao Ren's body and prepare a high-quality coffin for a generous burial."
After Xu Chu agreed, he complained: "Next time the king wants to chase the enemy, even if there is no general, he should bring his personal guards to protect him. Now, you have abandoned your personal guards and put yourself in danger. Once you encounter an ambush, , that would be dangerous.”
Lu Xuan solemnly said: "I have written down Zhong Kang's reminder."
Lu Xuan asked people to take Cao Ren's body and go back with the soldiers, and soon returned to the county town.
Jia Xu has taken control of the county seat, and the soldiers are taking control of the city. Jia Xu came to Lu Xuan's side, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Ju County has been captured. I found that there is a lot of food and equipment in the city, and there is plenty of supplies."
"Now that we have conquered Ju County and solved our worries, the next step is Yangping Pass."
"Yangping Pass is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. There are rivers on the west and south sides of Yangping Pass, and it is backed by dangerous mountains. It is the most powerful pass in Hanzhong. This kind of pass is different from Ju County."
"If we attack by force, it will be far more difficult than Ju County."
"When we attack Ju County, we must seize the time. We are the ones taking the initiative to attack. There is no chance of flooding, nor can we attack with fire. We also don't have enough time to incite the people in the city to rebel, so a strong attack is the most direct."
"The next Yangping Pass cannot be attacked by force. Because at such a pass, even if all the tens of thousands of troops we brought are destroyed and all are buried here, we may not be able to capture Yangping Pass."
Jia Xu's face was extremely serious.
Lu Xuan had already planned to break the barrier, so he asked calmly, "Wen He, do you have any suggestions?"
