Chapter 180 Changes
Cao Ren jumped on his horse and danced his spear, stabbing a knight who was coming up to him.
Qin Mu was very anxious and called more knights to surround him. Sun Ce ordered him to set up suspicious soldiers here. Cao Ren came to investigate the truth and immediately encountered the blockade of the ambush. He originally thought that he was waiting for his work, which was enough to stop Cao Ren, but Cao Ren was brave and killed three people in one breath. He caught Qin Mu off guard and rushed to the doubtful soldiers. He saw the truth and quickly killed him.
"Seeking for help, ask for help!" Qin Mu shouted while chasing Zhuo, trying to stop Cao Ren and prevent him from taking the truth.
A Qianghu knight raised the ox horn hanging around his waist and whimpered. The ox horn sounded low, but it could spread farther. Not only did the cavalry in the distance hear it, but even Cao Cao and Sun Ce on the hillside hear it, and they both frightened and sweated.
Sun Ce's scalp was numb. Xu Rong broke through Wu Pass and came to kill him? He turned to look at Yuan Shu, wishing to kill him with one knife. If Yuan Shu had not pursued Cao Cao, they should have been in Wancheng at this moment, and even if Xu Rong was killed at the city, he would not be so nervous. Now it is a field battle, with less than 5,000 people on both sides, and they will kill to the death. If he was pushed flat by the Western Liang cavalry, neither he nor Cao Cao would escape.
Cao Cao, who had just arrived on the hillside, was also scared. The battle outside Xingyang City suddenly came to his mind. He didn't care about adjusting the battle formation to siege Sun Ce, and rode his horse to rush up the hillside and looked into the distance. Only then did he realize that the smoke and dust in the distance were a bit strange. Not only did it seem to have not moved, but it was not like a sign that the cavalry should approach. The cavalry came quickly, and the smoke and dust were often high and straight. The infantry speed was slow, and the smoke and dust were low and wide. The smoke and dust in front of him were filled with all the high and wide, and the distance had not changed much, and there was no sign of the cavalry.
What's going on?
Cao Cao didn't move for a long time, his palms were full of sweat. At this moment, he didn't care about Cao Hong's expectant gaze or Sun Ce. If the Xiliang soldiers were really here, it would be no longer important to kill Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, and they would definitely die. For him, if Yuan Shu died at the hands of the Xiliang people, at least he would not have to bear any consequences.
In contrast, he had at least a chance to escape, although there were not many opportunities, and he just ran away alone.
Just as Cao Cao was thinking about it and was oiling his feet, Cao Ren broke through Qin Mu's blockade and rushed to the hillside. He fought hard for an hour and was exhausted. He had just fought with Qin Mu in a fierce battle. His horse was exhausted and his mouth was covered with white foam. As soon as he rushed up the hillside, the horse lost its front hooves and fell to the ground. Cao Ren had no time to get off the horse, but was suppressed by the horse and could not escape.
Cao Cao quickly rode his horse to the hillside, rushed to Cao Ren, ordered people to lift the war horse and drag Cao Ren out.
"Zixiao, how could there be a horn sound from the Qianghu people?"
"There are some Qianghu people, but not many." Cao Ren swallowed his saliva, his face covered in sweat, and even the dried blood was washed away. "General, there were no reinforcements, only suspicious soldiers. It was the dust that some cavalry tugged branches on the ponytails and ran back and forth to stir up."
Cao Cao was both surprised and happy, and his heart, which was raised to his throat, finally fell back into his abdomen. "Take it serious?"
"General, it's true, I dare to guarantee it with my life."
Cao Cao looked back at Sun Ce in the stone formation, shook his head, and gritted his teeth in anger. "What a treacherous lord, look at me destroying him today." He climbed up and rushed up the hillside with big strodes. A personal guard pulled a bareback war horse, Cao Ren climbed up and rushed to Cao Hong.
Cao Cao sat in front of the horse, checked the situation, selected a breakthrough point, and pointed to the horse whip.
"The sword and shield hands retreat, the crossbow hands flank to cover, and the spear soldiers come forward, and the formation is dense!"
Cao Hong immediately gave the order. With the sound of drums, the spear soldiers lined behind the sword and shield hands passed through the gap between the sword and shield hands and rushed forward. They stood shoulder to shoulder, lined up tightly and could not escape even if they wanted to escape. They could only hold the spear and strive forward. The gap between the front and back rows was also very small, and the spears were even placed on the shoulders of their companions in front to form a dense forest of spears. They stepped on the drums and rushed towards the stone formation. In order to maintain the formation, they had to stop and adjust for every ten steps.
The sword and shield hands spread out toward the wings and were also densely arranged to prevent Sun Ce and others from attacking. The crossbowmen stood behind them, raised the crossbow in their hands, and prepared to shoot. At such a close distance, even if Sun Ce and others had heavy armor, it would be impossible to guarantee that they would be able to do so. If they were shot on the face or legs without armor protection, they would still lose their combat power.
When Sun Ce saw this posture, he knew that trouble was coming. He looked at Cao Cao under the banner and gritted his teeth with hatred, but he had no choice but to be helped by the opponent's superior forces and no long-range firepower support such as bows and crossbows. He was at a disadvantage.
"Check out the weapons on the ground, and you can also smash them!" Sun Ce shouted loudly. "Triangular formation, pay attention to cover."
"Yes!" Yi Congs responded loudly and prepared for battle. Although the situation was urgent, they were usually strict in training. Not only did they have a better combat effectiveness than ordinary soldiers, but their mentality was also more confident. Even if there were a large number of people, their formation was still unchaotic, and they quickly changed their formation and prepared to fight.
Seeing this, Cao Cao nodded secretly. These are all elites, but unfortunately there are too few, only three hundred people. Even if ten people change today, I will destroy you. While commanding the attack, he ordered people to beat drums and ordered Xiahou Dun to divide his troops to reinforce, especially the powerful crossbowman. Since it was a suspicious army, it would be meaningless to set up a formation under the slope. Let's besiege Sun Ce together and resolve the battle as soon as possible.
Hearing the sound of war drums and seeing Xiahou Dun changing into formation under the hillside, Sun Ce complained secretly. Needless to say, the suspected military plan was discovered by Cao Cao. The only hope was that Zhou Yu could arrive sooner, otherwise he would have to kneel down this time.
Or maybe you just cut off Yuan Shu as a burden and break through yourself? Anyway, if you want to kill in the end, it would be better to take advantage of this great opportunity.
Sun Ce's eyes flashed and he quietly clasped Qianjunpo.
Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at Cao Cao, who was under the generals in the distance. He looked at the Cao army soldiers who were slowly approaching. His face became paler and his eyes became darker. Even if he was stupid, he had confidence in Sun Ce, and he knew that this time was a good fortune. Cao Cao had more than 4,000 people and more than ten times the military strength advantage. Unless Yi Zong was all as good as Sun Ce and Dian Wei, or Cao Cao was as stupid as Cao Hong, there was no possibility of survival.
"Bo Fu, don't worry about me, you can break through." Yuan Shu suddenly said.
Sun Ce didn't hear it clearly at once. "What did you say?"
"I said, don't worry about me, break through yourself. With your ability, it's no problem to fight out." Yuan Shu pulled out the scabbard on his waist, and with only half of the Qiyao Sword, he pulled down the leather bag on his waist, and put it in Sun Ce's hand. "Leave a few people for me, Cao Cao and I will fight to the death and cut off the rear for you. Remember, marry my Aheng and take good care of her. Boy, I believe in you, you are stronger than Cao Cao, and you are stronger than that illegitimate son. You are affectionate and loyal, and you know how to love others. You will definitely do something big in the future. Aheng will not suffer if you marry you."
Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, ashamed and ashamed, and a blood surged on his head. He returned all the things in his hand to Yuan Shu and shouted: "General, do you still have the momentum of a fierce ghost on the road? Isn't it Cao Cao? Isn't it just four thousand county soldiers? It doesn't matter. I'll take you out! The person comes to change the general's armor. Zigu, carry him on his back and prepare to break through."
Xie Shuyou Zi Xingxuan Yu rewarded him with ten thousand points, and added another chapter.
Chapter completed!