C403 (1/2)
When he discovered the defeated soldiers of Cao Cao, Wei Zi knew that Cao Cao had already escaped in defeat. Logically speaking, his plan was completely correct, and they had agreed on it beforehand.
However, the bad part was Cao Cao's Banner. The banner holder soldiers ran towards Wei Zi's array. When the Cao soldiers who had been defeated saw the flag, they followed along. They thought that they would form a defensive formation and in a short while, they arrived in front of Wei Zi's array.
Xu Rong who was in hot pursuit immediately grabbed onto the opportunity and ordered the soldiers to rush up. When Wei Zi saw that Cao Cao's soldiers and Xu Rong's soldiers had all ran over, he didn't know what to do. At this time of the night, he did not know whether Cao Cao was inside or not, so he did not dare to order his soldiers to shoot.
Just as Wei Zi was hesitating, Cao Cao's soldiers and Xu Rong's soldiers rushed up together. Wei Zi's formation immediately became chaotic, and the battle had turned into a chaotic battle. Wei Zi's soldiers were just recruited, how could they be his opponent? They were immediately defeated and scattered in all directions.
”Retreat …” ”Quickly retreat …”
Wei Zi saw that he could not hold on anymore, and could not care less where Cao Cao was. He immediately ordered his horse to retreat, and turned his horse to escape. Just at this moment, a Arrows without eyes shot towards Wei Zi's left chest, he screamed and fell off his horse.
Wei Zi's family was very loyal, they immediately dismounted and carried Wei Zi, and helped him up onto the horse. However, that Arrows was shot too accurately, it had completely penetrated Wei Zi's left chest, and fresh blood continued to gush out as the aura of life slowly disappeared.
Wei Zi's soldiers did not win too much time for Cao Cao. Xu Rong's soldiers quickly annihilated Wei Ci's team and grabbed onto Cao Cao's banner, only then did Chen Yang find out that Cao Cao had escaped.
”This Cao Cao is really cunning …” Xu Rong looked at Zhang Banxian and shook her head while smiling bitterly. He then called out to Xu Ning and ordered: ”Throw the foot soldier aside and lead the cavalry to chase after him. You must catch Cao Cao no matter what.
Xu Ning waved his hands and led the cavalry to chase after him. Two hours later, they finally saw a dozen or so riders in front, and Xu Ning had already ordered his arrows to be shot. He wanted it no matter what, he didn't want to capture it alive, in case this cunning fellow ran away again.
His horse was once again hit and knocked down, causing Cao Cao's face to be covered in dirt. Seeing Xu Ning's cavalrymen getting closer and closer, Cao Cao thought: The heavens are destroying me too! Could this be my burial ground?
Cao Hong immediately jumped down from his horse and helped Cao Cao up. Behind them, the sounds of killing could be heard, the situation was extremely urgent. Cao Hong gave his horse to Cao Cao, who immediately rejected it. Cao Hong panicked, and said loudly: ”There can be no Cao Hong in this world, there can't be no Cao Cao!”
Cao Cao was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and he did not have time to be courteous, as he hurriedly climbed up the horse. Cao Hong followed him on foot and fled in the dark night. It was also because of God's blessing, that before he could run a few steps, Bao Xin's group had caught up to them.
”Bao Tao, you will lead the team to cut off the rear while the others will retreat gradually.” Seeing that Xu Rong's cavalry had caught up, Bao Xin knew that Cao Cao had lost. He did not dare to fight with Xu Rong at all, and immediately ordered his own brother to cut off the rear, while took a few steps back with him.
Although Bao Xin ordered the soldiers to retreat step by step, those soldiers, when seeing the cavalry soldiers rushing towards them, did not dare to resist at all. Bao Tao wanted to resist for a while longer, but in the blink of an eye, he was slashed off his horse by Xu Ning.
Cao Cao finally made it back to Jujube and immediately ordered Cao Hong and Cao Ren to count the people. He really didn't know, but when he saw his, he was shocked. Cao Cao's five thousand men were already less than five hundred. Wei Zi's five thousand men were gone without a trace, just Bao Xin's five thousand men still had more than a thousand men. It was just that his brother, Bao Tao, was never going to come back.
Seeing that his army only had these few heads left, Cao Cao's heart ached so much that he almost fainted. For the sake of these soldiers, not only had he sold his own property, he had also received an immense amount of support from Wei Zi. It had only been a single battle, but all of his efforts had been for naught.
However, what made him even angrier, was that just as he was returning from his defeat, the Duke of Guandong gathered in Acid Date were having a feast, celebrating how the fame of the Guandong Allied Army scared Dong Zhuo away. In fact, they didn't know that Dong Zhuo had only moved Emperor Liu Xie to the Chang'an. He himself was still in charge of the Luoyang, and wanted to fight against the other Duke of Guandong s.
When Cao Cao's armor scattered, his clothes messy, his head full of dust, his body covered in blood, and he miserably entered the celebration feast, the dukes were truly shocked. Fortunately, Cao Cao was short, so they recognized him immediately. When they understood that Cao Cao had suffered greatly, it immediately attracted the ridicule and ridicule of countless people.
”General Fanwu, I've said that we should consider it from a long-term perspective … How can you ignore it? Right now, you might be injured, but even Wei Zi and Bao Tao have lost their lives! That Dong Zhuo is not like the Ant bandit back then … In the future, it's best to stabilize the important parts! ”