As the saying goes, "One general is brave and the three armies are rejuvenated."

But on the other hand, even if Lu Bu is invincible in the world, he will face the Jiangdong soldiers commanded by Sun Jian, and he will be defeated for a while and will lose Taigu Pass.

Now, Cao's army is not invincible when he went to Jiangnan to fight the Red Cliff in history. It is because Cao Cao spent all his wealth and obtained new recruits, training, and fighting for less than four months.

And they were defeated tonight, their morale was low and their fears were uneasy.

Let Cao's army follow Sun Jian's butt, and take the wind to attack, and fight against each other in close combat, can they be the opponent of the 5,000 elite cavalry under Zhang Xiu?

Of course, Zhang Xiubing was only 2,500, and there were 2,500 left to the east.

"Kill!!!" These 2,55 men were led by five military officers. They suddenly met Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and others. They had no idea what these people meant, and they only had a bloody and blood.

"Swoosh swosh swosh!!!" Two thousand and five hundred elite cavalry neatly took out their large bows and shot a round of arrows at Cao's army.

The arrows were like rain, and Cao's army suddenly suffered heavy casualties. After approaching, the cavalry drew out the sabers, and then, like a sharp blade inserted into the heart, the Cao army, who had the advantage in the number of people in front, killed the people who were on the horse.

"Ah!!!" An elite cavalry in the front bumped into a spearman. The spearman's spear stabbed the war horse. The cavalry rushed forward, and his sword was cut in his hand and then cut the Cao army soldier. After standing still, he slashed at another Cao army.

The other Zhang Xiu's cavalry continued, and the elite fought fiercely.

After the two armies confronted each other for a while, the Cao army was no longer stable. Although Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other generals were killed and injured with their personal soldiers, their subordinates died more and fled more.

The defeat was like a mountain of defeat.

"Go away quickly, go separately!!!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiahou Yuan shook the big knife in his hand, slashed a cavalryman in Zhang Xiu, and then turned his head and shouted.

Seeing this, Cao Hong, Cao Ren and others gritted their teeth and each exerted their weapons. After killing a few people, they turned around and ran away with their personal soldiers.

As the generals ran away, Cao's army even scattered and hid in the dark night. They ran very quickly, wishing that their parents didn't give them more legs.

This made Zhang Xiu's cavalry present hesitate.

Is this better to chase generals? Or is it better to chase these defeated soldiers?

After killing the general, he ran away the soldiers. After killing the soldiers, he ran away the general.

"We are in a team of five hundred people, each leading our soldiers to pursue them. Kill them when they see them. Never disperse them. Those generals are not weak. When they see them, we will shoot them with crossbows and shoot them first."

A prestigious military waiter gave this order.

"promise."

The other army waited for a loud noise, and then led their troops to pursue the vast night.

One of the military waiters chased Xiahou Yuan, like a hunting dog, and was chasing him endlessly.

"Dongdongdongdongdong!!!"

"Swoosh swish swish!!"

Moreover, this group of people did not talk about martial ethics. They shot cold arrows from behind, and the sound of bowstrings fluctuated. Before they knew it, Xiahou Yuan had already run far away, but there was no follower around him.

Either shot to death or got separated.

Xiahou Yuan looked cold sweating, looked back at the pursuers, lay on the horse's back, and did not dare to get up at all. Arrows whizzed past him, each time causing him to burst into more cold sweats.

"If you continue like this, you will definitely die of a bad life." Xiahou Yuan thought for a moment, and suddenly saw that the grass and trees in front of him were very deep, and his eyes lit up. Then he took out a dagger and pierced the buttocks of the war horse under him. The war horse was in pain and immediately galloped forward like an arrow.

Xiahou Yuan rushed into the grass, hid on the ground, not daring to move, but pricked up his ears and listened to the situation.

After the cavalry rushed past and the sound of horse hooves gradually drifted away, Xiahou Yuan quickly untied the armor on his body, and left his helmet, but he didn't even want a big sword. He only brought a big sword and ran south frantically.

And he did not walk on the road, but specifically on the grass. It is spring and summer, and snakes and rats are gradually growing. Xiahou Yuan was almost bitten by a poisonous snake with spots.

I don’t know how long he ran, but Xiahou Yuan’s physical strength was enough, but his feet hurt. Although he was a general and had extraordinary physical strength, he rode a horse all year round and rarely ran away with his feet.

"It's probably a blister." Xiahou Yuan felt a stern, but he felt that he had already run so far, so he should be nothing serious. He couldn't help but take off his shoes and check his feet.

Sure enough, his feet had already been blisters.

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan heard a sound, his scalp suddenly became numb, and he didn't care about his feet, lying in the grass, motionless.

"My life is over." Xiahou Yuan secretly complained in his heart.

"Who?" At this time, the other party shouted loudly. When Xiahou Yuan heard this, he felt as comfortable as eating two bites of iced watermelon in the hot summer.

Judging from the other party’s accent, he was from Qiao County.

"Don't do it, I'm Xiahou Yuan." Xiahou Yuan also spoke loudly in Qiao County accent.

"It's General Xiahou!!!" The other party was also surprised. Soon after, dozens of miserable Cao's soldiers surrounded Xiahou Yuan.

He looked like a scattered soldier and found the organization.

Xiahou Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief. The phoenix with hair was not as good as a chicken. The general without soldiers could only fight a hundred.

Like that Xiu, can one person kill a thousand people?

"Is there water?" Xiahou Yuan looked around everyone, his eyes fixed on a soldier. The soldier was stunned for a moment, then smoothly untied the water bag on his waist and handed it to Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan pulled out the plug, took a few sips, and then carefully broke the blisters on his feet and washed them.

After finishing it, Xiahou Yuan put on his shoes and said in a deep voice to the soldiers: "You take turns carrying me to the south. When you arrive at Taigu Pass, you will have food and drink, and it will be safe."

"promise."

Of course, these soldiers had no objection. After a promise, a particularly strong soldier carried Xiahou Yuan on his back and everyone headed towards Taigu Pass to the south.

............

Unlike Xiahou Yuan, the unlucky man, Cao Cao's central army fought against Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wu Kuang and others, and retreated. Although there were many casualties, the system was still complete.

Huang Gai, Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Zu Mao and others protected Cao Cao, and finally escaped.

Luoyang is still hundreds of miles away from Taigu Pass. Everyone walked for nearly two days.

It was a very bright afternoon that day, but everyone was in a bad mood.

The embarrassed and weak Cao Cao entered Taigu Pass surrounded by everyone. There was also the general of Yuan Shu Ji Ling guarding him here.

Ji Ling was quite a proper person and got the news early. Everything was arranged very well. Cao Cao and others came in, and the soldiers immediately had hot rice and hot soup.

Ji Ling also invited Cao Cao and his generals to come to Guanling Mansion to rest and enjoy wine and food together.

Ji Ling also invited Cao Cao to sit on the side seat himself.

Cao Cao knelt down, looked at the food and drinks ahead, thinking about the miserable defeat that night and the embarrassment on the road, and couldn't help but feel sad.

But the sadness that reached the throat was stopped by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked up at the generals, except for Ji Ling, he was basically in a disrespectful manner.

This is natural. Although defeat is a common military service, and there are tough guys present, if you fail, you will still be discouraged.

"Hahahaha." Cao Cao's sadness turned into laughter and laughed.

The generals were confused for a while and thought to themselves, "We were defeated so badly, why are you laughing at?"

Immediately, the generals were frightened again, "Can this General Cao be crazy if he gains and loses his mind?"

Xiahou Dun was even more frightened. If Cao Cao was crazy, how could he explain to his brothers?

"Meng De, why do you laugh?" Xiahou Dun asked cautiously.

Cao Cao stopped laughing, looked up at the generals, and replied: "It was so dangerous last night that we escaped to Taigu Pass and saved our lives. Why can't we smile?"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao swept away his decadence and became energetic. He smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged. After gathering the defeated army, he will first defend Taigu, Zhuyuan, Yique, and prepare troops and horses. He will fight with Zhang Xiu in the future."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Zhang Xiu is indeed strong, but Dong Zhuo's current rule is just Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng, Henan Yin, Jingzhao Yin, Hongnong County, and Lueyang County. He is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Although we have minor setbacks, we are backed by the world, and there are continuous soldiers, horses, money and food. Zhang Xiu is the weaker and weaker we are the stronger we are."

Now that the army is defeated, Sun Jian is not here. Cao Cao's words were passionate and fighting spirit, which made the generals swept away the decadence and were excited.

"General Cao said very much. We will prepare our troops and prepare horses and fight with Zhang Xiu in the future."

Zhu Zhi showed an excited look on his face and said with a loud fist.

"Come on, everyone, eat wine and meat, and then talk about it." Cao Cao laughed, picked up the wine bowl, and toasted everyone.

"good."

Everyone also applauded and started to drink happily. After they had enough wine and meals, they went down to count the troops and gathered the defeated troops. Cao Cao stepped down in a bedroom in the Guanling Mansion.

After there was no one around, Cao Cao sighed to the sky.

He remembered the defeat that night, and couldn't help but feel ashamed and sad.

Sun Jian was not here, but he was there. It was him who lost the camp.

But the reason still lies with Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu hadn't given them military rations, how could their morale be shaken? How could Sun Jian not be in the military camp?

If so, if Sun Jian is here, there will be enough food and fodder.

The outcome of the battle that night is still unknown.
Chapter completed!