When Cao Cao heard the news reported by the sentinel, his legs became weak and he staggered and almost fell down. He hurriedly stabilized his body, ignoring the embarrassed appearance, and endured the buzzing in his head, stared at the sentinel and asked again: "Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were really defeated by a cover-up?"
"It was indeed defeated!"
The sentry replied solemnly.
The expression on Cao Cao's old face was helpless, even more depressed, and he also showed a deep sense of exhaustion.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the absolute elite under his command.
This time they were sent to support Liu Bei, although only two thousand men were sent, not all of his tiger and leopard cavalry. However, there is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but they escaped back in embarrassment.
Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "How many ambushes did Lu Xuan have to defeat two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry?"
The sentry shook his head and said quickly: "Lu Xuan only has a few hundred cavalry, but Lu Xuan has a lot of infantry, tens of thousands of people. Lu Xuan used hundreds of cavalry to block the offensive of the Hubao Cavalry, and held back the Hubao Cavalry. Cavalry, so that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could not disperse and cover up, and fell into the sea of Lu Xuan's infantry. In the end, General Cao Chun had to retreat."
Cao Cao sighed.
Lu Xuan is a pervert, cunning and ruthless, and his methods are as powerful as ever.
Guo Jia comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Xuan is indeed powerful in using troops. No one denies this. However, Lu Xuan has been exhausted from running all the way from Nanzheng. Now that Lu Xuan is here, we will immediately adjust our strategy and fight with Lu Xuan The final battle.”
Cao Cao's eyes instantly regained his fighting spirit.
Guo Jia is right.
The arrival of Lu Xuan's army is the opportunity to cover up and kill Lu Xuan. The war has progressed to this point, and it no longer makes much sense to continue delaying it. When Cao Cao thought of the war, he suddenly thought of Liu Bei in Nanzheng.
Cao Cao looked at the sentinel and asked urgently: "Liu Bei, what is he doing?"
The sentinel reported: "Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Xuan in Nanzheng and fled all the way. When General Cao Chun arrived with the tiger and leopard cavalry, all Liu Bei's men were killed, leaving only Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei was also hit. An arrow. If General Cao Chun hadn't arrived in time, both Liu Bei and Zhang Fei would have died."
"waste!"
Cao Cao couldn't help scolding him.
If Liu Bei held back Lu Xuan in Nanzheng, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry went to coordinate the attack, he would be able to nail Lu Xuan to death outside Nanzheng City, which would be a different situation.
When he takes down Zhang Ren, he can flank Lu Xuan.
But it's different now.
Cao Cao said angrily: "Fortunately, he is the uncle of the Han Dynasty, and he was the one who joined the crusade against the Yellow Turbans. This man has been embarrassed again and again on the battlefield, and this time he even lost Nanzheng. This is a strong city." "
Guo Jia advised: "Liu Bei's defeat has become a fact. There is nothing we can do about Liu Bei's affairs. Now we can only start a large-scale war. Zhang Ren's troops are exhausted. Arrange a force to maintain the attack and redirect all the remaining troops. , join forces with Cao Chun, attack quickly, and defeat Lu Xuan in one battle."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Li Dian, Le Jin!"
"The general is here!"
Li Dian and Le Jin answered simultaneously.
Cao Cao ordered: "Assemble your troops and lead the remaining 10,000 troops to support Cao Chun and counterattack Lu Xuan."
"Here!"
Li Dian and Le Jin left quickly.
Cao Cao's troops going south to Hanzhong initially numbered more than 40,000, but they lost 5,000 in Juxian and 8,000 in Yangpingguan. During the two battles, part of the troops fled, but very few returned to Cao Cao.
However, a large part of the troops in Yangping Pass belonged to Yang Ang before.
These people all lost.
When Cao Cao led his troops to attack Zhang Lu, Fazheng and Zhao Yun in Nanzheng, he only had 37,000 troops left. After continuous attacks, more than 10,000 people were lost. Although Cao Cao finally entered Nanzheng and added a small number of troops, the number was still less than 30,000.
Now he was fighting Zhang Ren. In the continuous fighting, more than 5,600 of his soldiers were killed, and there were still more than 10,000 troops attacking. Cao Cao can now mobilize only 10,000 troops.
There were only a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry left unused beside him.
The army mobilized for battle and headed in the direction of Cao Chun.
Cao Cao's movements were discovered by Zhang Ren's surrounding sentries, and Zhang Ren had received the news that Lu Xuan was leading troops to kill him, and his spirits were lifted.
The army is coming!
The situation in Nanzheng has been settled.
Now is the time for a big battle.
"Soldiers, King Wu is here with his army. King Wu defeated Cao Cao's garrison in Nanzheng and won. The final victory in this battle belongs to us."
"Now counterattack with all our strength."
"Counterattack, fight out."
Zhang Ren made decisive adjustments.
The purpose of the defense was to hold back Cao Cao's army, and Zhang Ren defended it impeccably. However, Zhang Ren didn't like to defend all the time, and there was no need to defend now.
"Drum beat, the whole army attacks."
Zhang Ren raised his gun and gave the order again.
Boom! Boom! Boom! !
The sound of drums resounded throughout the camp, and the powerful sound soared into the sky. The passionate sound lifted the spirits of very tired soldiers. Especially when the soldiers heard the news that King Wu was coming to kill them, they were even more excited.
Zhang Ren lost many soldiers, but still had more than 6,600 troops.
The soldiers roared and began to fight back crazily. Although the overall number of troops was not comparable to the more than 10,000 troops that Cao Cao attacked, the combat effectiveness of more than 6,000 people exploded, their morale was high, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong.
Zhang Ren raised his gun and rode his horse, charging out of the camp, trampling on corpses one after another, and kept attacking.
When Zhang Ren was attacking, on the battlefield not far to the west, Lu Xuan and his army encountered Li Dian and Le Jin who were rushing to help. Lu Xuan did not flinch, and he received a report from the sentinel that Zhang Ren had begun a counterattack.
Lu Xuan knew in his heart that the current situation had evolved into a big battle. His army continued to gather, and its troops were abundant and not afraid of Cao Cao's elite.
Lu Xuan said loudly: "He Laoliu!"
"exist!"
He Laoliu replied loudly.
This guy is strong and powerful. He has followed Lu Xuan these years. His boss is Xu Chu. Under Xu Chu's continuous training, he is very brave.
Lu Xuandao: "Bring out my handsome flag."
"As you command!"
He Laoliu received the order and asked someone to take out the handsome flag. He grabbed the flagpole with both hands, swung it in the air, and followed Lu Xuan with the handsome flag.
The big flag was flown out and whistled in the wind.
"Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, and Gan Ning, we serve as sharp knives, pierce through Cao Cao's army, and join Zhang Ren. After the army joins, we continue to cover up Cao Cao."
Lu Xuan ordered again.
"As you command!"
Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and Gan Ning answered loudly.
"kill!"
Lu Xuan raised his gun and charged.
Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and Gan Ning rushed forward with their cavalry, and the army's offensive was like a tide, advancing rapidly.
In a blink of an eye, Lu Xuan encountered Cao's army led by Li Dian and Le Jin who were rushing for reinforcements. These were Cao's infantry. These soldiers did not put up a defensive formation, but a large-scale offensive formation.
Lu Xuan's cavalry could even defeat Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry, and the Cao army's infantry in front of him was even more unable to stop them. The two sides faced each other, and the tip of the knife headed by Lu Xuan, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning pierced directly.
The army rushed forward quickly.
On the battlefield, Lu Xuan's flag moved forward quickly. With the rapid advance of the banner, the soldiers of the Wu army moved forward in a mighty manner without stopping for a moment.
Wherever you go, you are invincible.
Cao Cao was observing the battlefield on the hillside in the distance and noticed Lu Xuan's movements. He did not interfere for the time being and allowed the fighting to continue.
While Cao Cao was observing, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei returned.
Liu Bei drooped his right arm, looking ashamed, and bowed and saluted: "King of Qin, Liu Bei is incompetent and has lost Nanzheng. Please punish the King of Qin."
Cao Cao was very unhappy with Liu Bei.
He was very unhappy!
Nanzheng was the key to holding Lu Xuan back, but Liu Bei lost it, causing him to fail to flank Lu Xuan. However, the anger in Cao Cao's heart was not exposed. He did not criticize Liu Bei harshly and said with a smile: "Xuande did his best. I don't blame you. I just blame Lu Xuan for being too cunning."
Liu Bei blamed himself: "It's all my fault."
Cao Cao looked curious and asked: "Nanzheng is so strong, how did Lu Xuan break the city?"
There was a hint of panic and confusion in Liu Bei's eyes, and he sighed: "Lu Xuan has a big ball that can fly into the air, which can carry people to the sky. There are hundreds of big balls densely packed, loaded with soldiers wearing golden armor, flying in The city fell. Then, Lu Xuan’s army united to attack, and they responded internally and externally, breaking Nanzheng.”
"ah!"
Cao Cao couldn't help but exclaimed.
There was an expression of disbelief on his face, his brows were furrowed, and he clenched his hands unconsciously, and asked: "Xuande, are you sure you read it correctly? Is there anyone under Lu Xuan's command who can fly into the sky?"