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Yuan Xi left, Cao Ren went back and rode his horse to Cao Cao's side, respectfully said: "Zhang Yan led his troops to defect to Li Bandit, the left-wing battlefield must have been occupied by the Xiliang army at this moment, maybe Li Bandit is there The left wing is waiting for us. In this way, if our army goes to the left wing again, won’t it be the same as sending us to death? Yuan Shao’s intentions are ulterior motives, and it’s clear that he wants me to be a scapegoat for the dead, which is really extremely vicious!”

After watching Yuan Xi go away, Cao Cao's expression suddenly changed, his face was overcast, and his eyes were as gloomy as ice.Hearing Cao Ren's words, he let out a long and melancholy sigh: "Zhang Yan led his troops to defect to the enemy. Our allied forces are doomed and defeated!"

"Ugh!" Cao Ren's expression changed when he heard this, and he said in surprise, "Didn't Yuan Xi just say that Yuan Shao had set up an ambush to destroy Zhang Yan's rebels? There is another plan, is it going to deal a fatal blow to the Xiliang army at the critical moment? But now why does the lord predict that our allied army will definitely be defeated?"

Cao Cao shook his head lightly with a gloomy expression, and sighed: "Who is Li Thief? Since he has surrendered the Black Mountain Army, why did he ask Zhang Yan to lead his troops to attack Yuan Shao's army? This is a long-planned plan against Yuan Shao To go, this is a strategy of throwing stones to ask the way, Li thief has a lot of clever tricks, it is really clever!"

Chapter 762

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"Uh!"

Cao Ren's expression changed, and he said in surprise, "Didn't Yuan Xi just say that Yuan Shao had set up an ambush to destroy Zhang Yan's rebels? If so, there is still room for redemption. Besides, my lord has always suspected that Yuan Shao has other plans. Will the Xiliang army be dealt a fatal blow at the critical moment? But now,,, why does the lord predict that our allied army will definitely be defeated?"

Cao Cao shook his head lightly with a gloomy expression, and sighed: "Who is Li Thief? Since he has surrendered the Black Mountain Army, why did he ask Zhang Yan to lead his troops to attack Yuan Shao's army? This is a long-planned plan against Yuan Shao Those who went there threw stones to ask for directions, and Li Zeitou came up with a lot of clever tricks, really clever!"

"Ah! So, Thief Li has already seen through Yuan Shao's plot! How is this possible? How did he know? Could it be that he can pinch it?" Cao Ren asked in amazement.

Cao Cao said disapprovingly, "Yuan Shao thinks his plan is flawless and can hide it from everyone's eyes, but he can't even hide it from me, Cao Cao, so how can he deceive the cunning and wise Bandit Li? At least one thing is certain, That is, Yuan Shaoqiankun arbitrarily set the location of the decisive battle in Loudiyuan, which in itself is an attempt to conceal the truth, how can we not make Li Li suspicious?

It should be known that the Xiliang army has always been good at fighting cavalry and is good at fighting in the wilderness. Loudiyuan is undoubtedly the most ideal place for the Xiliang army outside Hangu Pass.But who is Yuan Shao?He devoted all he had at all costs to unite with the princes from all walks of life to attack Li thief. Could it be that he led the army to die?Since it is not to die.Then why choose to lead more than [-] allied troops mainly infantry and Xiliang Army to a decisive battle on the Loudi Plain?

All this shows that Yuan Shao must have a plan, and the plan is so big that he exposed such obvious flaws to Li Li.But fortunately, he himself was complacent and thought he had a plan, but he didn't know that Thief Li had been prepared for this.In the decisive battle between the two armies today, Thief Li refused to lead his army to attack for a long time, but suddenly came out in full force in the evening. This in itself shows that Thief Li also has a backhand, and it is a long-planned big conspiracy. "

Having said that, Cao Cao turned his head to look at the rear of the Chinese army with a face full of disappointment.After stopping for a while on Yuan Shaoshuai's flag, he shook his head sadly, and said in a deep voice: "Therefore, I dare to assert that the thief Li sent Zhang Yan to attack Yuan Shao's camp this time, it was just a tentative attack, and his purpose was to force Yuan Shao to use his force. It is the last resort to hide and not leak. However, this is only the first step for Li Li to break through the central army of our allies. Then he must lead the army to attack Yuan Shao’s central army after Zhang Yan, and finally Li Li will use his trump card A fatal blow, this is also the root cause of his delay in not fighting. If everything is as I expected, by now, the result of this decisive battle has been revealed. The Xiliang Army has secured victory, and our allied army is The signs of defeat have already appeared, and the general trend is about to go. An unprecedented defeat is just around the corner!"

"Then, that,,, then what should we do now, do we still need to carry out Yuan Shao's general order and go to the left wing?" Cao Ren stammered in shock.

"Of course we must carry out Yuan Shao's military order. Order the army to advance to the left." Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said casually in a very strange tone.

"Why is this? Since my lord knows that thief Li is waiting for us on the left-wing battlefield, why should we go to die?" Cao Ren asked in bewilderment.

Cao Cao raised his eyes intently, looking deeply at the left-wing battlefield six hundred paces away through the night sky filled with flames.While observing the flames above the left wing, he thought about it and said: "As Zixiao said, Bandit Li must be waiting in formation on the left wing battlefield at this moment, waiting for our army to go and throw himself into the net. However, his battle The purpose is not the mere [-] soldiers and horses under Cao Cao's command, but to keep a close eye on Yuan Shao's commander-in-chief flag, always thinking about defeating the Jizhou army, capturing or forcing Yuan Shao back, so that we can defeat the army of the princes in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Thief Li will never stay on the left-wing battlefield for too long. He only needs to reorganize the army after receiving the Montenegrin cavalry, and then he will immediately lead his army to attack Yuan Shao's army.As long as Yuan Shao's commander-in-chief of the Chinese army fell, Thief Li didn't pay attention to me and other troops at all. What he wanted was the victory of the decisive battle in the whole Loudiyuan, not deliberately destroying a certain line of princes.Therefore, our army went to the left-wing battlefield at this time, just to avoid the frontal attack of Li Thief, and then retreated from the edge of the left-wing right after the Xiliang army, leaving the battlefield as soon as possible.

It should be noted that we should not march too fast, and send more scouts to monitor the whereabouts of the Xiliang army.Only when Li Thief led the army to attack Yuan Shaozhong's army, could we formally enter the left-wing battlefield, try to avoid entanglement with the Xiliang army, and the whole army quickly passed through and went straight to the bank of the Yellow River to retreat. "

"Retreat directly? If Yuan Shao blames him after the war, how should we respond?" Cao Ren did not question Cao Cao's order to retreat, because he had always followed Cao Cao's lead and was used to obeying orders.However, he was very worried about his own situation after the war, for fear that Yuan Shao would blame Cao Cao for his defeat.After all, his own side is single and weak, with only [-] soldiers and horses. Even if Yuan Shao returns in a big defeat, it will be a lean camel that is bigger than a horse, and the strength of the Jizhou army is still higher than that of Cao's army.

"Don't be alarmed, Zi Xiao, I have my own concerns about this matter."

Seeing the worried expression on Cao Ren's face, Cao Cao swept away his decadence and smiled lightly, "Did Zixiao forget the opportunity we have been waiting for for a long time? The reason why we secretly formed an alliance with Thief Li was actually We are always waiting for this moment. Only when the Allied forces are defeated, we will have the opportunity to strengthen our strength. Otherwise, the strength of the princes from all walks of life will not be damaged, and we will not dare to act rashly. Therefore, now I personally lead the army to the left-wing battlefield , but you have to lead your soldiers to find Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu as soon as possible, and then come to the left wing to join me."

Cao Ren was stunned when he heard the words: "The general is dull. I don't know where the opportunity the lord mentioned is, and how to increase his strength?"

"Hehehe!" Cao Cao smiled happily, turned his head to look at the soldiers around him, then leaned over and whispered in Cao Ren's ear.

"Ah! I'm afraid this is inappropriate? If we really do this, won't we be enemies of the princes from all walks of life?" Cao Ren was shocked and asked anxiously after hearing the words.

"Enemies with the princes from all walks of life? Hehehe!" Cao Cao pondered indifferently, and sneered, "Does Zixiao really think that after this battle, the princes from all walks of life will still be allies with Cao Cao? Didn't you hear that thief Li once said Such a sentence: Husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes. Even if this is true for couples who share the same bed, let alone allies?

What's more, after this battle, how many of the princes from all walks of life can survive?But after the victory, how could Thief Li and his Xiliang army under his command give up, and they will inevitably storm the Allied army's Dazhai and pursue them relentlessly.At that time, all the princes of the Allied Army will be too busy to take care of themselves, and whoever will stay here and wait to die will inevitably fall apart and run for their lives.In other words, even if the allied forces gather together again, as long as I, Cao Cao, are strong enough, the other princes will have nothing to do with me even if they hold grudges.Therefore, Zi Xiao doesn’t have to worry about it, just follow the order, and I care about other things! "

"This promise, the general will obey. My lord, take care of me, and the general will return when I go!" After a moment of hesitation, Cao Ren respectfully accepted the order, and then called more than [-] soldiers to prepare to set off.

"Zixiao, please remember that time is tight and there is no delay. If you can't find Zhen'er and Xiu'er, forget it. Zixiao must return to the left-wing battlefield within an hour!" Before leaving, Cao Cao patted Cao Ren on the shoulder and lowered his head. exhorted.

Cao Ren was startled when he heard the sound, turned his head to look at Cao Cao for a while, then nodded slightly, and without saying a word, he led his soldiers straight to the main battlefield where the fighting was in full swing.

Watching Cao Ren lead his troops to the front of the formation, Cao Cao was in a daze without moving, his mind was still filled with the complex eyes of Cao Ren with pity and pain.

"Ah!" After a long while, Cao Cao sighed in disappointment, and then waved his hand, leading 2 troops from his headquarters and more than [-] troops from Sun Ce's troops to slowly march towards the left-wing battlefield.

"Kill it!"

The loud shouts of killing spread to the left-wing battlefield, and immediately floated into Li Li's ears, making him startled, and raised his eyes to look at Yuan Shaoshuai's flag faintly visible under the night sky.

"Huh? It seems that Zhang Yan has led his troops into the rear of the Chinese army, and is now fighting with Yuan Jun."

Looking at the flickering flames and the loud and mottled shouts of killing in the sky two miles away, Li Zhi said softly: "Not only that, I'm afraid everything is just as my lord expected. Yuan Shao learned the secret report in advance and set up a The ambush has now surrounded Zhang Yan and the [-] Heishan army. In this way, the Heishan army may be in danger, and they will never return."

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk." Li Li shook his head lightly, discarding all distracting thoughts, immediately raised his sword and rode his horse, and shouted: "All the soldiers obey the order, follow the commander-in-chief to charge into the battle, and those who dare to retreat without authorization will be killed. Forgive me! Take Yuan Shao's army directly, capture and kill Yuan Shao, all the soldiers will follow me to the battle, kill!"

Before the words were finished, Li Li galloped out on the back of the Golden Dragon Beast King, followed closely by Li Zhi. With a big wave of his hand, he led [-] Golden Dragon Guards and [-] Black Mountain Cavalry galloping mightily.

After galloping for more than [-] steps, Li Li led more than [-] cavalry to the left rear formation, then charged across the formation, and went straight to the infantry phalanx under Zhang Xi's command.

At this time, the infantry phalanx under Zhang Yun's tent was besieging Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, but he left behind a 5000-man giant shield and pikemen, which was deliberately left behind to resist the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's sneak attack on the rear. means of defense.It can be seen from this that Zhang Yun is indeed a good general with both civil and military skills.

It's a pity that in the face of the swift charge of more than [-] cavalry, the [-] giant shield spearmen left behind by Zhang Xi are just a rock in the torrent of cavalry, which can only slightly slow down the speed of the cavalry's charge, but they can't stop the sweeping cavalry at all. The coming cavalry crashed.

Chapter 763 Emperor Sword

In front of the torrent of iron cavalry rushing like a tide, the five thousand giant shield spearmen were like a spray in the stormy sea.

However, although the cost is extremely expensive, these giant shield soldiers still completed the defensive task excellently.

It was precisely because of their desperate resistance that the more than [-] war cavalry led by Li Li failed to go straight behind Zhang Yun's army without a sound. Quickly turn around and arm the defense, and meet the Xiliang Army's cavalry charge.

After breaking through the defense of the giant shield and pikemen in one go, Li Li led the cavalry and charged at Zhang He's formation, which was being deployed urgently.

"Tat-tat-tat-rumble!"

Amidst the loud sound of horse pedaling, Li Li took the lead, riding the golden beast mount, riding Juechen, and was more than a hundred steps ahead of Li Zhi and others.At this moment, he suddenly saw a Jizhou general in front of Yuan Jun's battle armor shouting loudly to direct the army behind him to line up. The giant shield soldiers were at the front, followed by archers, and then several dozen Thousands of halberd soldiers, and finally tens of thousands of infantry phalanxes.In the blink of an eye, more than [-] Yuan troops quickly formed the rudiment of the defensive formation, and their march was quite methodical; if they were given another cup of tea, the defensive formation could be completed, and the attack power was not weak, and the attack was not easy.

Seeing this, Li Li raised his brows horizontally, with a murderous aura lingering all over his body, while galloping wildly, he visually measured the distance between himself and the enemy general.

150 steps, 130 steps, [-] steps and [-] steps.

When the distance was within seventy steps, Li Li suddenly pulled out his sword from his waist.It was thrown as fast as lightning, and the target of its kill was the black armor general in front of Yuan Jun's formation.

At the same time, he raised his voice and shouted: "Jin Yiwei listens to the order. Three rounds of riding and shooting, let the arrows go!"

The sound of "shooting arrows" was so long that when the words fell, more than [-] Golden Guard cavalry who were a hundred steps behind him had already strung their bows and released the first round of arrows.

This is why the soldiers of the Jinyi Guards Battalion have such quick reaction speed and skills. They are extremely sensitive to Li Li's voice, and it is often Li Li who gives the order.They can respond immediately.And this is exactly the quality that the pro-guard army should have, if it is replaced by soldiers of other battalions.There is no such a tacit reaction speed.

In addition, Li Li was very particular about his orders. He only pointed out that the soldiers of the Golden Guards should shoot on horseback, but he did not order the cavalry from Montenegro to shoot on horseback.It's not that he despised the Montenegrin cavalry.It's that these cavalry simply don't have the ability to shoot with a bow while galloping; because most of the cavalry under the tents of the princes in the towns of the Central Plains don't have the ability to gallop and shoot.Only generals who are skilled in bow and horse and very few cavalry have this skill.But among Xiliang war cavalry, most cavalry can ride and shoot, but the hit rate is uneven. Many cavalry can only ride and shoot, but they can't shoot accurately.

"Shhhhhh!"

Amidst the whistling sound of arrows, Zhang He looked up at the rain of arrows whistling in the night sky in astonishment, his face instantly became extremely solemn.At this moment, his heart tightened inexplicably.Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a cold light flying towards him.At this moment, he had no time to avoid it.I had no choice but to instinctively raise my right arm and swing the gun to resist.

With a "clang" impact, Zhang He's hastily swung iron spear hit Han Mang.However, the sudden cold light did not fall to the ground, but a flash of cold light, and the sharp blade instantly cut through his right arm holding the gun, leaving a bloody wound more than an inch long on his right arm. .

Accompanied by the crisp sound of "jingling" falling to the ground, a burst of bone-scratching pain rushed into his heart, causing Zhang Xi to almost cry out in pain. The spear in his right hand was thrown out of his hand in an instant. On the ground, within reach.It wasn't until this moment that he saw clearly what the cold light that stabbed him was, and this sight made him startled and terrified.