Half an hour later, Cao Jun’s camp in Guangwu Mountain was in ruins.
Many Cao soldiers inside put down their weapons with gloomy expressions, and were escorted down the mountain by Daxia soldiers.
Xie Xuan and Han Qinhu went to chase the enemy, while Wei Rui stayed behind to take charge of the overall situation.
"What should we do with General Wei, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang He?"
When Ding Feng came to report the battle losses and seizures, he asked curiously.
Wei Rui smiled and said: "Of course I will escort you to Xuzhou and wait for your Majesty to deal with it personally. Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang He are all famous generals. It would be best if they can join our court!"
Ding Feng also nodded in agreement. He did not doubt the strength of Zhang Liao and others.
Moreover, Zhang Liao was once a general under Lu Bu. If he joined Daxia, they would be considered acquaintances.
Although he was somewhat hostile to Cao Wei in his heart, he was not hostile to the generals under the Wei army, but had some respect for them.
"Report...the general has military orders!"
At this time, there was a fast horse in the distance. After defeating Cao Jun, Wei Rui immediately reported to Han Xin. At this time, Han Xin's reply arrived.
Wei Rui took the military order in his hand and looked at it.
"Let me sit in Guangwu Mountain and take charge of the troops and horses in Bianliang and the Yellow River waterway... Xie Xuan and Han Qinhu split their troops into two, Han Qinhu returned to the central army, and Xie Xuan led the Beifu army south to join Yang Su."
Han Xin's military order was not unexpected, and Wei Rui had no objection to it.
"General Ding, do you want to stay in the Chinese army, or go south with General Xie?"
Wei Rui glanced at Ding Feng and suddenly asked with a smile.
Wei Rui has always had a gentle attitude toward military lieutenant generals. While he has clear rewards and punishments, he is also not hesitant to promote them.
Ding Feng happened to be following him, so Wei Rui gave him a chance.
Ding Feng was grateful and said quickly: "The last general is willing to go south with General Xie..."
When the Feitian Ship was getting ready to go, Ding Feng, a middle-level and high-level general in Daxia, also knew some of the situation. If he returned to the Central Army, he could only follow Han Xin to defend instead of attack. It would be difficult to make a contribution.
Following Xie Xuan's move south, he launched a surprise attack on the Han army. As long as it succeeded, it would be a great achievement. Moreover, the opponent had no defense in this attack, so there was almost no possibility of failure.
The only danger is that after the raid, they will face the full force of the Han army's encirclement and suppression, so they need to take some risks.
But when is it not dangerous to go to the battlefield? If you want to make meritorious deeds, you must seize the opportunity.
"In that case, leave the cleaning of the battlefield to others and go back to reorganize the troops and prepare for departure. According to my calculation, you will have to wait until the second batch of people board the ship after you go south."
Wei Rui waved his hand and said with a smile.
Ding Feng thanked him repeatedly, then turned around and quickly ran towards the direction of his troops.
After a while.
There was a sudden thunderbolt in the void, and Wei Rui suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky, only to see a layer of strangeness appearing in the sky. Just like the previous falls of powerful people in the sky, Cao Cao's shadow appeared in the void for a moment, and then merged into the world. disappeared in between.
"Landing the Jieshi in the east to view the vast sea... Duke Zhou vomited the world and returned to his heart, but it's a pity... Wei Wu still fell!"
Wei Rui felt a little emotional when he saw this scene.
Cao Cao was both talented in both civil and military affairs, and Wei Rui liked his poems very much. Such an outstanding figure and hero should have shined brighter, but in the killing field of the world of China, he still did not persist to the end.
There are so many outstanding people in the world of China, and they are like refining poison, devouring and killing each other. Some people have extraordinary abilities, but they are unlucky and are eliminated in the first wave.
Others are lucky but not strong enough. When competing with the strong, they are defeated step by step, which is also the result of being eliminated from the game.
Only with a combination of luck and strength can one become one of the strongest "gu bugs".
Cao Cao's own strength is good and his luck is not bad, but when he encounters Daxia, which is luckier and stronger, he can only lose.
A simple calculation of the number of heavenly realms between Cao Wei and Daxia, as well as the difference in the territory of soldiers and horses, shows that Cao Cao was not unjustly defeated.
Soon, Wei Rui regained his composure.
After burning the incense, two rainbow lights appeared in the distant sky, and Xie Xuan and Han Qinhu returned to Guangwu Mountain.
Wei Rui stepped forward to greet them, first told the two of them the latest military order, and then asked about the situation of the chase just now.
The smiles on the faces of Xie Xuan and Han Qinhu were a little weak. Xie Xuan sighed: "Cao Cao was not killed by us. He was injured too seriously. It seems that he also suffered some backlash. When we were entangled with Dian Wei Xu Chu, he died of his injuries... …”
"In other words, the person who really killed Cao Cao was Brother Wei!"
"You are the one who contributed the most to this war!"
Xie Xuan and Han Qinhu were somewhat unwilling to do so.
After all, Cao Cao's reputation is known throughout the world of China. If either of the two of them gets the beheading, not only will he be able to shock the world, but he will also take the lead in this great battle to march north to the Central Plains.
None of them expected that the two of them pursued hard and fought with two top warriors, but the final victory fell on Wei Rui.
Xie Xuan is an upright gentleman. Although Han Qinhu wants to take credit, he will not take it for granted.
So even though the two of them were in a bad mood, they still congratulated Wei Rui.
Hearing this suddenly, Wei Rui was a little stunned despite his calmness. Just now he was lamenting Cao Cao's fall and felt a little regretful in his heart. He didn't expect that the person who killed the other party was himself.
"I didn't expect it to be like this..."
Wei Rui murmured.
"Also, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were so powerful that even if they were injured, it would be difficult to kill them. After Cao Cao fell, they fled directly towards Hulao Pass. They wanted to defect to Liu Xiu and continue fighting with our army. Be an enemy!”
"Brother Han, when you return to the Central Army, be careful with these two people. I think they have already set their sights on us, and they will definitely fight for our lives if we face each other again!"
Xie Xuan reminded.
According to the military order he had just received, he was to lead his troops southward and take a flying boat with Yang Su and others to raid the heart of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Han Qinhu returned to the central army and would inevitably continue to confront Xu Chudianwei.
"Thank you, I'll be careful!"
Han Qinhu said in a deep voice.
At this time, the three heavenly realms were stationed in Guangwu Mountain at the same time, and the remaining stubborn soldiers of Cao's army who refused to surrender were quickly cleared.
They marched at night and raided early in the morning. It was almost noon when the battle ended, which took exactly half a day.
At this time, the Han army in Hulao Pass was taking the initiative to counterattack the Xia army, and also sent some troops to support Guangwu Mountain. However, not long after setting off, Cao Jun's generals fell one after another, and even Cao Cao also fell...
These reinforcements could only return hastily.
…
To the east of Hulao Pass, the mighty Xia army was in a neat and tight formation. Han Xin was sitting in the middle of the army, holding an order flag in his hand, commanding the army like a flowing cloud to resist the Han army's counterattack.
He sent out three heavenly realms, and the high-level combat power under his command was somewhat empty.
Liu Xiu took the opportunity to send Wu Han, Geng Yan, Ma Chao and others to surround Xia's army and make a rapid attack. However, their attacks were weakened by Han Xin's large formations, which were like layers of overlapping waves that eliminated all the attacks. .
Except for some parts of the formation that were damaged by bombardment, the entire formation was perfectly round and without any flaws.
The Han army is in formation.
Liu Xiu's eyes glowed slightly with golden light, and he kept observing the Xia army's formation. After a long time, he said with emotion: "The Xia army's formation is really impeccable. Han Xin's military skills are as good as those of gods, and I am not as good as me!"
He possesses a rare and top battlefield sense in the world, and he also combines Confucianism and military strategist techniques to create the art of military strategism.
Usually when encountering an enemy's formation, you can see the flaws and sluggishness of the opponent's formation with just one glance.
After seeing the enemy's flaw, he would send out his elite troops to strike, often defeating the enemy with less.
With this talent and ability alone, Liu Xiu can be called a top military master.
But no matter how strong Liu Xiu's ability was in seeing through flaws, and no matter how keen his sense of smell on the battlefield, when he met a divine general like Han Xin who had mastered the art of war to the limit, even if he could see Xia Jun's flaws, he would not be able to seize the opportunity.
Han Xin can also see the flaws that he can see, and can easily make up for them.
Sometimes, Xia Jun's flaws would actually turn into traps.
"Your Majesty, two generals, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, are here to surrender!"
Deng Yu flew over and reported softly.
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, he was silent for a moment, and said: "It seems that Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and the others could not escape, what a pity!"
"Send the order, retreat!"
Liu Xiu took the initiative to attack this time for two purposes. The first was to take advantage of the lack of generals in the Xia army to counterattack as much as possible to boost his own morale. The other purpose was to contain the Xia army and create a breakthrough for General Cao Wei. Chance.
Now it seems that both of his goals were not very successful, and none of the generals of Cao Ying, such as Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, escaped.
After getting such a result, Liu Xiu no longer wasted his own troops.
After all, the damage caused by proactive counterattack is quite high.
Boom, boom, boom!
War drums sounded, but they were not the drums of marching troops, but the drums of retreating troops. After the Han army received the military order, all the generals and captains immediately gathered their troops and horses, like the tide, changing from rising tide to returning tide.
After Wu Han, Ma Chao and other Tianjing generals were interrupted in mid-air, the Han army quickly returned to the pass.
Just looking at the speed of the Han army's troops advancing and retreating, you can tell that they are all well-trained and elite troops. Against such an enemy, Han Xin did not dare to underestimate them.
"Liu Xiu...very good! It's a pity that the Han army is gone, and it will not escape the end of defeat after all!"
Han Xin's expression was indifferent. He was facing off against Liu Xiu these days, and he also admired Liu Xiu who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty. The other party's talent for commanding on the battlefield and leading troops even made him feel a little threatened.
But it's a pity. After Daxia developed an era-defining instrument like the Flying Boat, the previous methods of leading troops had to change accordingly.
In the history of the original world, most of the thousands of years of wars relied on infantry and cavalry. Later, the navy was added, and later, the air force was added...
A three-dimensional attack coordinated by land and air can destroy thousands of years of war patterns.
Liu Xiu has extraordinary abilities, and even if he is caught off guard, it is difficult to save the defeat.
Perhaps, given a certain amount of time, the Eastern Han Dynasty would have a chance to make a comeback by developing flying boats or ground-to-air crossbow equipment. But the Daxia Dynasty and Han Xin would not give him time.
After Han Xin learned about Cao Cao's death, he also sent military orders to Xinzheng.
Now, the flying boat should have set off.
…
Thousands of feet high in the sky, more than a thousand large ships are suspended in the void. There are a large number of talisman patterns around the hulls, and the hulls are still blooming with little auras, and they are sailing rapidly towards the northwest.
Below, there are mountains, peaks and cliffs. There are also ravines and streams.
There are qi machines hidden in the mountains and rivers. Some qi machines are gathered together, and some are extremely ferocious. These are all monsters and beasts hiding in the mountains and forests.
In addition to these, there are also various poisonous insect miasmas...
It was impossible for the army to pass through this kind of terrain in the past. Even if a powerful person from the heavenly realm sat down and took action, it would be difficult to blast away the obstacles in front of the army.
But now, the elite members of the Xia army rode on flying boats and easily crossed the natural dangers.
Yang Su stood on the deck of the flying boat, sometimes looking into the distance, sometimes looking down at the earth, his eyes a little complicated and emotional.
When the strong wind hits the flying boat, it is separated by the magic circle on the flying boat and will not affect the people on the deck. The formation of a flying boat can cover the whole body for more than ten feet. Incomparably tough with a sufficient supply of spirit stones.
Some birds and beasts had never seen such a big flying boat, and some approached it out of curiosity. The next moment, they were smashed into pieces by the rapidly speeding flying boat.
The mass of flesh and blood was separated by more than ten feet from the flying boat, and was blown away by the magic circle.
At this time, a majestic man came over.
"It's General Zhang..."
Yang Su knew who was coming without turning his head. He said hello casually and continued to look forward. The person who came was Zhang Xutuo, who was transferred from the West Route Army not long ago.
He is serious in speech, looks calm and intimidating, wears armor, and has a strong spirit.
Historically, Zhang Xutuo was known as the last famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and he was very similar to Zhang Han, the last famous general of the Qin Dynasty. However, Zhang Xutuo was caught in an ambush, and in order to save the lives of his soldiers, he broke out of the siege and then returned. After turning back four or five times, he finally ran out of energy and died.
His opponent is Wagang Village, which has gathered many famous generals...
Just based on his bravery in and out of the Wagangzhai army, Zhang Xutuo's bravery can be regarded as the best.
Therefore, he was transferred to be the sharp knife that raided the hinterland of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Did you see it... Our army has such a magical weapon? The Eastern Han Dynasty was caught off guard and was bound to be defeated! Even if I were to encounter an army descending from the sky suddenly, there would be nothing I could do!"
"Once the flying boat comes out, China's method of leading troops will also change drastically. If we don't change our attitude and remain stubborn, we may be eliminated by other generals in the future!"
Yang Su said with emotion.
Zhang Xutuo didn't speak, but he agreed with Yang Su's view.
And Yang Su didn't care about his reaction, Yang Su just sighed casually. I feel that China is constantly changing, and even the art of war and the art of leading troops are constantly evolving.
"General Yang, where is our target?"
After a long time, Zhang Xutuo asked in a deep voice when he saw Yang Su stopping.
Yang Su withdrew his gaze and said: "The general did not give us a specific target, let us make our own decision, but in my opinion, after our army enters the hinterland of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first thing to capture is Xuanyuan Pass."
"By capturing this place, our army can open up the passage to the southeast of Luoyang... If we advance in, we can cut off the connection between Luoyang and Hulao Pass. To the west, we can seize Taigu Pass and Guangcheng Pass and block the passage between Luoyang and Nanyang."
(End of chapter)
