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    Chapter 171 "Zhao Yun Captures Cao Hong"

    The hearty laughter stunned the soldiers on both sides.  Just as the laughter stopped, Wei Yan shouted loudly: "Cao Jun soldiers, you have fallen into the trap of King Shu to lure the enemy deeper. The ones on the left are our General Huang Zhong's troops, and those on the right are our General Ma Dai's troops! Haha!  , brothers, kill¡ª¡ª!¡±

    Just when the soldiers on both sides were looking at me and I was looking at you, Zhao Yun, who rarely shouted, suddenly shouted: "Get down!"

    When Zhao Yun shouted, he drove his horse straight into the protective circle composed of Cao Hong's generals and guards. Just when everyone was shocked by the roar, Zhao Yun's elusive silver spear had already pierced him.  Cao Hong's chest.

    Cao Hong fell from his horse in response, and the "pop" sound of landing and his uncontrollable scream "Ah¡ª¡ª" came out almost at the same time.

    As soon as Cao Hong's generals and guards saw that their leader had fallen from their horses, they immediately rushed towards Zhao Yun with all their might. Zhao Yun shouted: "Well done!" The silver spear stabbed the enemy formation like a dragon out of the sea. The generals and guards behind Zhao Yun also gritted their teeth and rushed over.  Protecting Zhao Yun while snatching the seriously injured Cao Hong - the battle, which was already a bit low, became high again because of Cao Hong's fall: the shouts and drums swelled again.

    Although Cao Hong is less capable than Zhao Yun, he still has the courage to fight with Zhao Yun for more than a hundred rounds. How could he be stabbed off his horse so easily by Zhao Yun?

    There are two reasons: the main one is that Cao Hong was too careless. According to his expectation, when Zhao Yun and others heard that they were surrounded by the trick, they should retreat as soon as possible, break away from the encirclement set by their own side, and would not take the initiative to attack again.  Of course, a temporary counterattack is possible, but Zhao Yun probably won't use all his strength to drive his horse into his protective circle. If he misses a single blow, it will be difficult for him to escape, let alone command his troops to retreat calmly.  But what was unexpected was that Zhao Yun just rushed in. He rushed in regardless, with no intention of retreating at all, so Cao Hong only reacted when Zhao Yun's silver spear rushed to his chest.  Although he is also a well-known player who has been on the battlefield for a long time, the time given to him was too short and he only made a sideways movement.  Moreover, this sideways movement was only completed less than a quarter before the spear tip emitting cold light penetrated the armor and penetrated into the body.

    Another reason why Cao Hong was easily stabbed off his horse by Zhao Yun was that Cao Hong was already very tired and even a little exhausted.  Zhao Yun's ability was originally lower than that of Zhao Yun. He just gritted his teeth and fought for more than 150 rounds, sweating profusely. The last dozen rounds were supported by the confidence of having reinforcements and backup forces. When compared with Zhao Yun,  When out of combat.  Not only are my hands and feet a bit weak, but I am also a bit slack, so my agility in movements is greatly reduced compared to usual.

    When Xu Huang saw Cao Hong fall from his horse, he was shocked. Not to mention that Cao Hong was Cao Cao's favorite general, how could Cao Cao have trouble with losing him?  The main reason is that Cao Hong is also a brave and strategic general. He is better than himself in terms of military skills and not weaker than himself in terms of literature.  And although he is young, he is much more stable than his actual age in everything he does. He is an indispensable and important helper for him. Without him, the forward camp will be captured by Zhao Yun and others sooner or later.  Moreover, he is also the best channel to communicate with Cao Cao. Through him, he can reflect his own requirements in time, and he can also well understand the intentions of King Cao Cao of Wei.  We should save him for both private and public reasons.

    In fact, Xu Huang didn¡¯t think so much at the time. When he saw Cao Hong fell from his horse, he immediately shouted: ¡°Zhao Yun, traitor, don¡¯t hurt me, General Cao!¡±

    While shouting, the ax in his hand suddenly increased the intensity of the attack, catching his opponent Wei Yan a little off guard.  But Wei Yan quickly adapted to it. He knew that this was a critical moment, and he would never let Xu Huang kill to save people. As long as he persisted for a while and let Zhao Yun completely wipe out Cao Hong, the morale of Cao Jun would be greatly reduced, so his broadsword  The intensity was also increased accordingly.  The murderous aura surrounding the two people suddenly became intense.  Compared with just now.  They are simply not on the same level. Just now it was a tacit understanding, and now it is completely desperate: cutting with an ax and dragging with a knife.  One slashed in the air, the other slashed across the air, and the sound of "Boom!" and "Bang!" could be heard endlessly.

    Although Xu Huang tried his best to kill, he could not get rid of Wei Yan, who was as capable as him.

    At this time, the shouts on the left and right sides of the battlefield changed. From joy and confidence at the beginning, they turned into surprise and confusion, and soon there was the sound of fierce fighting.  The roars of some generals also came from the shouts from time to time:

    "Huang Zhong is here, Cao Jun's thieves surrender!"

    "Li Dian, the general under the command of the King of Wei, is here. Anyone who surrenders will avoid death!"

    "I am General Ma Dai, anyone who stands in my way will die!"

    "Le Jin is here, Zhao Yun is surrounded!"

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    Soon everyone on the battlefield understood the fact that they all adopted the strategy of building a plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly.  The sneak attackers from both sides happened to bump into each other.Come on, no one can plot against anyone.  The situation on the battlefield did not change according to the intentions of either party, except that the battlefield expanded several times due to the addition of the other two troops. Cao's army was still attacking from the east to the west, while Chengdu's troops were attacking from the west and east.  The expansion of the number of participants in the battle not only increased the shouts a lot, but also increased the number of casualties on both sides several times.

    Both sides invariably shrank their forces, and the three scattered troops combined into one force. On this side, they were led by Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Ma Dai, and on the other side, they were led by Xu Huang, Li Dian, and Le Jin.  Although Zhao Yun's side was strong but had a small number of soldiers, and Xu Huang and others ordered the soldiers to attack at all costs in order to regain the injured Cao Hong, Zhao Yun's side began to be unable to hold on.

    Zhao Yun was fighting calmly while calmly assessing the situation on the battlefield. He immediately ordered Wei Yan, who was very tired after a long battle, to command his troops to retreat toward the camp while cutting off the rear with Huang Zhong and Ma Dai.

    If the Shu soldiers bite the bullet and fight to the death on the battlefield, then Cao Jun can still make a difference with his numerical advantage, at least he can kill a lot of Shu soldiers.  But when the Shu troops retreated, especially with the three unbeatable generals Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Ma Dai, Cao Jun was at his wits' end.  They could only follow the retreating Shu soldiers step by step, venting their frustration on those soldiers who could not run fast or were injured and unable to retreat in time.

    But Cao Jun did not dare to return to the camp because the injured Cao Hong was still in the opponent's hands, and Xu Huang and others were still fighting to the death.  Cao Jun had no choice but to chase while shouting and firing arrows until he reached the front of the Shu army camp. When the rain of bows and arrows came from the Shu army camp, the eager Cao army stopped advancing.

    Cao Jun was under strict orders from Xu Huang and other places.  They charged several times despite the rain of arrows, but for a while they were unable to break through the Shu soldiers' protective network of traps, horse fences, antlers, and bows and arrows.  Once or twice, although the troops rushed to the camp of the Shu soldiers, they were only close to the fence. Facing the Shu soldiers waiting for work inside the fence and the forest of spears, the scarred Cao army could no longer advance. At most, it was on the verge of death.  The strong wooden stake shook a few times.  Every attack would leave a layer of corpses and blood everywhere. Often three to four thousand people attacked, and less than four hundred people retreated.  Less than a hundred were uninjured.

    All the generals of Cao's army knew that the current attack was almost suicidal. It would not pose any threat to the Shu soldiers and would have no effect on their desire to recapture Cao Hong. However, they all carried out without hesitation because that was Cao Hong, Cao Cao's beloved general.  !

    In the end, Xu Huang calmed down, even after losing the lives of nearly 20,000 innocent soldiers.  He gritted his teeth and said with a livid face: "Withdraw!"

    When I finished yelling this word, tears flowed down my face.  My eyes didn't dare to look at the broken limbs and pieces of meat lying on the ground beside me, I didn't dare to look at the red blood-gray brains all over the ground, I didn't dare to listen to the low-confidence shouts and pitiful wails

    The horse under his crotch, either because he was tired from the battle or because he felt the tragedy in front of him, lowered his head, which had always been held high, and followed the weak army towards the camp

    The Shu soldiers did not come out to pursue them, and they did not even shout or curse.  He just watched Cao Jun leave reluctantly, perhaps shocked and frightened by the miserable scene outside the fence.

    After Cao Jun left, a stronger cold wind blew.  Blow by the cold north wind, the fog in the air had already dispersed, and people discovered that it was already noon. The frost in the field reflected little rays of light in the sun, adding to the cold feeling of the soldiers.

    Cao's army failed, but the Shu soldiers did not win, although they captured Cao Hong, who was seriously injured.  But tens of thousands of soldiers were lost.  Not to mention the attempt to defeat Xu Huang's army and occupy Cao Jun's camp before departure.

    afternoon.  Zhao Yun did not send soldiers to abuse or provoke as usual, nor did he send soldiers to dig trenches.  Just close the camp tightly, let the soldiers rest, and let the doctors heal their wounds.  It seems that Zhao Yun no longer wants to play the game of digging and filling ditches and then digging and filling them that he has been playing some time ago.

    Of course, Cao Hong, who was seriously injured, received intensive care.

    That night, the temperature dropped suddenly, and the soldiers with weak resistance began to wail continuously, and the screams of pain and cold filled the military camp.  When Zhao Yun woke up the next day, he received countless reports: many soldiers who were not seriously injured died due to the severe cold, and many southern soldiers were injured due to the severe cold, with minor frostbite and small ulcers on their hands and feet, which basically did not affect their movements.  But the severe ones froze to death the toes on the feet and fingers on the hands, seriously reducing the combat effectiveness.

    Although cold clothing is being gradually distributed, soldiers protected by cold clothing cannot solve the problem of severe cold injuries.  Many southern soldiers wore armor but could not wear cold clothes or wore cold clothes but could not wear armor.  Because the armor was purchased in the south and was designed according to the amount of clothing worn in the south. Once you put on the cold clothes, the armor cannot be put on. At most, you can wear the armor under the cold clothes to keep the ice cold.The cold armor was only separated by a layer of cloth and pressed against the body that was not warm at all.

    "The hardest part is for the soldiers who stand guard at night. The cold wind in the middle of the night is like a knife blowing on their bodies. It doesn't take half an hour after they come out of the tent to feel cold.  It's okay to say that northern soldiers have better cold resistance, but many of those southern soldiers died from frostbite just standing there freezing to death.

    Faced with the unstoppable force of heaven, Zhao Yun had no choice but to send people around to collect flammable materials, while urging the superiors to issue clothes and quilts that could keep out the cold as soon as possible. At the same time, he reluctantly suggested to Liu Jia whether to consider withdrawing the troops and letting the poor soldiers return.  Go south or go to the city. If you continue to stay in these barren mountains, I don¡¯t know what will happen.  If after a period of time, morale is reduced to a certain level, and Cao Jun takes this opportunity to cover up the enemy, the situation will become serious.

    Liu Jia, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others have also been in heavy moods these days. First, they failed to lure the enemy into encircling and annihilating Xu Huang, and Cao Hong's troops occupied Cao Ying.  The strategic intention of fighting Cao Cao in the city of Mi was not realized.  The most important thing is that the natural enemy of severe cold has come to everyone at an unstoppable pace. Although everyone has made corresponding preparations for the severe cold, they did not expect that the situation would be so serious. Now that cold clothes cannot be supplied, Chengdu is sending the cold clothes or cold clothes that can be found.  Basically everything that can keep out the cold has been sent, but in the face of low temperatures that have been rare in decades, these substances are just a drop in the bucket - their effect is very limited.

    There is a local saying: Food is easy to find.  Clothes and quilts are rare.  If you are hungry, you can kill horses and oxen.  Digging grass roots and peeling bark, I tried my best to survive for a while, but there was nothing I could do without clothes and quilts.

    Although the problem of the troops outside the encirclement of Cao Jun is serious, there are some ways to think about it. They can cut down trees and demolish civilian houses to light fires to resist the cold. Anyway, nine out of ten houses here are empty due to the war.  The most important thing is that there is no shortage of food, ensuring that the soldiers have three meals a day.  It is much better than the soldiers eating only two meals at home, and it can increase the soldiers' cold resistance to some extent.  Ma Chao, Zhang Ren, and Pang De were in the encirclement, and it was much more difficult. After being surrounded by Cao's army for so long, they began to lack food, and now they could only eat two meals a day.  The surrounding houses were basically emptied by them, and some old, weak, sick and horses were killed to satisfy their hunger.  The soldiers began to feel depressed. If it weren't for the fact that they were northerners, they would have stronger cold tolerance.  In addition, most of the soldiers have a blood feud with Cao Jun. I am afraid that the desertion of soldiers has already begun to spread. Even now, sporadic soldiers have begun to secretly surrender to Cao Jun.

    ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that I would not be able to make a move and be completely passive.¡± Liu Jia looked at the summary of severe cold conditions in his hand and said with a wry smile to Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Li Hui and others in front of him.

    Xu Shu also said: "Yes, we really can't think of any good solution in the face of this once-in-a-hundred-year cold. It's only the beginning of December. Why is the weather similar to the usual January and February? At this time in previous years  It¡¯s not that cold.¡±

    Pang Tong smiled and said: "If the battle situation is dull, what's the difference between getting colder now and getting colder one or two months later? The only solution for now is to rescue General Ma and his 20,000 cavalry as soon as possible, and then escape from this ghost."  Place. Why are you discouraged after just one failure?"

    Liu Jiadao: "It's not that we're discouraged. Although we didn't eat Xu Huang and the others, we captured Cao Hong. Didn't we also make Cao Cao angry to death? I'm afraid Cao Cao regrets it now. I guess he would rather trade our General Ma Chao for them.  Cao Hong, right? It's a pity that General Ma Chao and the others couldn't catch him. Haha" After laughing, Liu Jia lowered his voice and raised the paper in his hand.  "What Jia is most worried about now is that our soldiers will be swallowed up by this severe cold. Then"

    "But we can't ignore General Ma Chao and the others, right?" Pang Tong asked.

    "By the way, can we exchange the captured Zhang He and Cao Hong for our 20,000 cavalry?" Liu Jia asked.

    Pang Tong smiled and said: "If it were you, King of Shu. If your opponent proposed this, would you change it?"

    "This, it's hard to say! Zhang He and Cao Hong are not only fierce generals in the world, capable of literary, military, brave and strategic, but they are also loyal confidants to Cao Cao. If they were replaced by Jia, they might be moved." Liu Jia said hesitantly.

    After saying that, Liu Jia became happy, raised his head and said to Pang Tong: "If Cao Cao really agrees, then it will be easy for us. We can withdraw our troops immediately and wait until next year to fight again, or prepare enough cold clothes and organize cold-resistant northern troops."  The soldiers will come back later to fight Cao Cao. Jia Shen believes that as long as we are given time, we will not only have enough cold clothes, but also have an invincible army, and the likes of Cao Hong and Zhang He will not be looked down upon in my eyes." said later.  , and his tone became high-spirited, "Hey, by then"

    But when he said this, Liu Jia was stunned, then shook his head violently, and sighed: "Why did Jia start daydreaming?" After saying that, he laughed at himself, his face a little sad.  She blushed with embarrassment.

    Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Li Hui also laughed

    Xu Shu laughed and said: "If my lord told Cao Cao to change the people like this, I guess Cao Cao would raise his tail even more and send more troops to surround General Ma Chao."

    Liu Jiadao: "We will not be so stupid as to give Cao Cao a chance to improve his morale out of thin air, haha"

    Pang Tongyi was stunned, as if he had thought of something.  Just at this time, a counselor came in and reported the material delivery situation to Xu Shu, who was in charge of logistics: " Today, 15,000 pieces of cold clothes, 200,000 bows and arrows, 300 carts of firewood, and 500,000 shi of grain and grass were delivered.  , eight thousand kilograms of gunpowder, steel knife"

    Pang Tong listened intentionally or unintentionally, but looked at the gray sky through the open door, thinking hard about something.  After the report was made, the counselor bowed and stepped back. Pang Tong said, "King of Shu, do we want to give him a big fight and make a big bet on him?"

    Liu Jia and Xu Shu were both shocked when they heard this. They looked at Pang Tong who was a little excited and didn't say anything for a long time.  I don¡¯t know what kind of medicine Pang Tong sells in his gourd.

    Seeing that although Liu Jia didn't speak, his eyes were full of questioning, Pang Tong smiled and said: "Our morale is low now, should we make a desperate move? How about we simply let Cao Cao and the others have a high morale and be sure of victory?"

    Xu Shu was still thinking, Liu Jia quickly asked: "Are we deliberately showing weakness to Cao Cao? Provoke them to attack us, and then we fight to the death?"

    Pang Tong didn't speak. Xu Shu first thought about Liu Jia's words and wanted to nod, but quickly shook his head. Just as he was about to object, Liu Jia had already spoken: "Impossible! Even if we show weakness to the enemy, Cao Cao will never be so stupid.  , he can sit in a warm house and wait for us to collapse, there is no need to fight out in this ice and snow. As long as they wait another month or two, our Ma Chao troops will be worn away by the cold, and we ourselves will have to be embarrassed  And run away."

    Xu Shu then nodded and said, "Yes, Cao Cao has the advantage of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, so why does he follow our lead?"

    Chapter 171 "Zhao Yun Captures Cao Hong"
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