At this time, Cao Kang could no longer care about the capital behind him.
He knew that from the moment the city wall was breached, his empire was over.
It is simply a shame that the majestic capital city was breached.
But at this time, face is already dispensable. Only by saving one's life can everything else be possible.
For Cao Kang, it is not that he never thought of dying to clarify his ambition.
But when he actually faced that moment, he was still timid.
After enjoying this kind of right in the world, who would be willing to give it all up?
The more you have, the more you can't let go.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Cao Kang will fight to the death.
So he took the troops he could find, swept away the gold, silver and jewelry in the palace, and escaped in a hurry.
As for where to go, Cao Kang didn't know.
At least for now, it is impossible to stay in this capital city any longer.
"emperor!"
"There is a group of people coming from behind!"
While Cao Kang and the others were struggling to escape, a soldier hurriedly came to Cao Kang and said.
"What?!"
"Why so fast?"
Cao Kang was shocked.
"quick!"
"Throw away everything on the wagon!"
"Scatter all the gold and silver on the ground to stop the pursuers behind!"
Cao Kang shouted loudly.
When he came out this time, Cao Kang had already plundered all the gold, silver and jewels in the palace. No matter whether he made a comeback in the future or dismissed his troops and went into hiding, he still needed money.
For Cao Kang, these gold and silver jewelry are the foundation for his future transformation.
But he didn't expect that the pursuers behind him would find them so quickly. Cao Kang had no choice but to use these gold and silver jewelry to stop them.
According to Cao Kang's thinking, these soldiers fighting just to make a living and earn some money. Once they see such scattered gold and silver, they should immediately step forward to snatch it.
But I didn't expect it.
Cao Kang's order did not cause chaos among the pursuing soldiers behind him. Instead, it was their own fleeing soldiers who became confused first.
These soldiers threw gold and silver while stuffing it into their arms.
When the men and horses behind saw it, many turned around and went back to rob it.
They also seemed to know that now that Cao Kang had been defeated, it was uncertain what the future war would be like. Naturally, they could make a little profit at this time, otherwise they would be in vain to gain advantage for the pursuers behind them.
When Cao Kang saw this situation, he was so angry that he vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do.
"emperor!"
"A group of people appeared in front!"
At this moment, the people in front came to Cao Kang and said.
"What?!"
"Is it reinforcements?!"
"Who else's team is here in Xiazhou?"
Cao Kang couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing this.
Although people from Xiazhou were gathered to garrison the capital before, there were still some scattered people within the original scope of Xiazhou.
As long as they have their own reinforcements, it is not impossible to turn back and eat these pursuers.
After all, for people nowadays, the most important thing is not the number of people or combat effectiveness, but morale!
Once there are reinforcements, there will still be no problem with morale.
"Hahaha!"
"Cao Kang!"
"You have today too!"
"I waited for you a long time!"
Just as Cao Kang rushed forward to see who the reinforcements were, he suddenly saw Ma Yaohan flash out from the crowd.
"ah?"
"It's you!"
Cao Kang was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder burst.
I originally thought they were reinforcements, but I didn't expect them to be Ma Yaohan's troops.
turn out to be.
Since Fan Hanzhong besieged the city, Ma Yaohan has been paying close attention to the movements in the capital.
According to Ma Yaohan's judgment, Cao Kang must not be Fan Hanzhong's opponent.
A few days ago, I heard someone say that a lot of carriages and horses came from Hezhou and arrived outside the capital. Ma Yaohan was sensitively aware that this must be Fan Hanzhong and his men about to take action.
So he led his troops into Xiazhou overnight, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
He also knew what Fan Hanzhong and the others were doing outside the capital during the recent period.
In his opinion, Fan Hanzhong's troops were already short of food and were almost at their limit. Even if they could capture the capital, they would still be nothing more than a tired army.
Not to mention Cao Kang, he must have suffered heavy losses after the city was broken.
At this time, it was time for him, Ma Yaohan, to benefit from it.
So Ma Yaohan personally led an army of 100,000 people and entered Xiazhou.
These 100,000 troops were the team that Ma Yaohan and others had assembled in Nanzhou during this period.
Although Fan Hanzhong and Cao Kang both had more than 200,000 troops, in Ma Yaohan's view, they had been fighting fiercely for such a long time, and his 100,000 troops were a new force, and they would definitely be able to win.
But I didn't expect it.
Haven't arrived in the capital yet.
Then I heard the scout say that a group of fleeing troops appeared in front.
Ma Yaohan immediately set up an ambush.
And the moment Cao Kang appeared, Ma Yaohan knew that this time, he was really lucky.
"Hahaha!"
"Cao Kang, let's capture him without mercy!"
"Set me an arrow!"
Ma Yaohan gave an order, and the men and horses who were ambushing around them instantly surrounded Cao Kang's people. They drew their bows and nocked arrows and shot at Cao Kang and the others.
It was dark at this time, and Cao Kang and the others had no idea how many people were outside.
Moreover, Cao Kang's men and horses stretched all the way, and the people behind did not know what was happening in front, so they crowded towards the front.
Cao Kang's troops instantly fell into chaos.
…
At this time, Fan Hanzhong's men and horses behind him had also caught up to the place where Cao Kang and others scattered their gold and silver.
Although the people on Cao Kang's side threw a lot of them themselves, most of the gold and silver that Cao Kang pulled out were scattered on the ground.
"Asshole!"
"This is Cao Kang's plan!"
"It's to slow us down!"
"Wang Shuo, take your men and horses and collect all these gold and silver jewelry for me along the way. Throw away the rest of the men and horses and continue chasing!"
"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"
Amid Fan Hanzhong's roar, Fan Hanzhong's men also took action.
"General, we found two armies fighting ahead!"
"Cao Kang's men and horses were stopped!"
A scout came back and said to Fan Hanzhong.
"Were you stopped?"
"who?"
"Did Master Zhang ambush the troops in advance?"
"its not right!"
"Let our people stop first!"
"Send someone to the front to investigate!"
Fan Hanzhong sensitively realized that this matter was very strange.
If Zhang Bao had arranged his troops in advance, there would be no need to rush out to catch up.
And if it were Cao Kang's own troops, there would be no need to leave gold or silver along the way. They would just need to continue running away and ambush in front. When their pursuers get close, ambush them and repel them. .
As a result, it is quite difficult to handle.
