Xiaoqi

The vassals who were born as common people have a very shallow foundation, relying entirely on their own abilities and strengths to conquer the country, develop and grow step by step, and then dominate one side.Therefore, once the common people and princes die, the huge forces under their command will fall and scatter, or fight among themselves or fall apart, just like the river is declining, no longer strong, and then submerged in division and internal strife.

The children of the family are different.The descendants of the aristocratic family inherited the shadow of their ancestors, with a profound foundation, a solid foundation, and a wide network of contacts, just like an old tree with entangled roots, a tree with big roots, deep roots, and luxuriant branches.Even if the ruler is dead or defeated, as long as there is still a chance, the children or successors of his family may also have the conditions to make a comeback, make a comeback, and continue the glory.

Therefore, the current ambush was actually aimed at killing Li Li. As for the tens of thousands of troops under Li Li's command, it seemed insignificant.However, after the assassination failed, if you want to kill Li Li, you must cut off the soldiers and horses around him; otherwise, trying to kill Li Li is tantamount to a dream.

The dust cleared, the crossbow arrows raged, and the lives of Xiliang iron cavalry were reaped wantonly.

Huang Lie, the deputy commander of Feixiong soldiers who volunteered to volunteer, led ten thousand light cavalry to charge towards the south gate, because the south gate was only [-] paces away, and from a distance, a large number of enemy troops could be seen entangled inside and outside the south gate. Living in the Huben camp, he watched his coach Li Li being surrounded but unable to rescue him.

However, the short distance of more than [-] steps forcibly blocked the pace of Huang Lie's cavalry. The roar of crossbow arrows and random arrows made it difficult for them to move an inch, and they suffered huge casualties.However, the cavalry under his tent could not even touch the corners of the enemy's clothes. Only crossbows and ordinary arrows blocked the tens of thousands of cavalry in his headquarters in the trench, and they were still unable to charge up.

This is the greatest reliance on setting up an ambush in the city.It was tantamount to demarcating the Xiliang iron cavalry's activity area in advance, and then imprisoning them there, making them unable to advance or retreat, and then shooting them wantonly with strong bows and crossbows.However, even though the Xiliang iron cavalry in it had invincible combat power, they didn't even have the chance to fight the opponent in close quarters, even if they wanted to fight with the bayonet, they couldn't find anyone.In fact, this was a massacre, a well-designed massacre targeting Xiliang iron cavalry.

The center of the Xiliang army formation.Huan Fei, Gongsun Zan, Ke Bineng, Chen Dao, Xu Ding, He Man and more than [-] generals above Zhonglang all gathered around Li Li, waiting for Li Li's order, and the whole army launched a charge, trying to break out as soon as possible.However, Li Zhi, the commander of the Golden Guards, and Guo Jia, who was seriously injured, had left the army at this time. When Huang Lie led his troops to charge, Li Zhi broke through on foot with Guo Jia on his back.

This time Li Zhi didn't obey Li Li's order, he didn't bypass the east gate to break out, but left the city directly through the south gate.He was originally a pair of iron feet, his running speed on foot was faster than that of a war horse, and his ability to jump was unmatched. In addition, he was wearing dragon scale armor and had a pair of legs several feet long. It is not an exaggeration to say that the body is as light as a swallow.The thin Guo Jia was almost negligible to Li Zhi, so under the cover of Huang Lie's army regardless of casualties, Li Zhi successfully broke through and sent Guo Jia to the south gate tower to join Dian Wei .

This was the first time Li Zhi disobeyed Li Li's order. Fortunately, he succeeded, and Guo Jia, who was seriously injured, was temporarily out of danger.

Chapter 066

"Have you ever seen Yuan Shao, or Yuan Shao's handsome flag?"

In the center of the Xiliang army formation, Li Li looked at the flag of Commander Cao Cao fluttering in the wind on the trench to the north, and asked the generals in a deep voice.

"No, there are Cao Jun's banners everywhere, but I haven't seen Yuan Shao's commander-in-chief." Gongsun Zan replied.

Huan Fei, Chen Dao and others nodded in agreement, saying that they had never seen Yuan Shao's banner, and even the banners of Yuan Shao's generals were rare, as if the ones leading the battle at this moment were all Cao Cao's generals.

After Li Li heard the words, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he nodded thoughtfully: "That's it. No wonder this ambush is so vicious, almost comprehensive, and there is no flaw to follow. It turns out that all of this is What Cao Cao did. If Yuan Shao were the coach, he would not be so careful, let alone be so cautious, and now only Yanzhou Cao Cao can do such a ruthless act."

"Why?" Gongsun Zan asked casually.After he finished speaking, he regretted it. After all, the situation is critical now, and who has the time to talk about these irrelevant things.

However, to Gongsun Zan's surprise, Li Li did not blame him. Instead, he seemed to have some understanding and said, "Cao Cao is a man of great power, and his actions are resolute and vicious. He should not be underestimated. Before that, the [-] elite soldiers under his command almost suffered casualties." but he didn't even frown, and this was just to dispel my doubts about him and win the trust of our army. From this we can see how ruthless and scheming he is. The generals and soldiers are so vicious, and they must be intensified against our army today, and they will do everything they can. This scene in front of us is enough to explain everything. From this, it can be concluded that he is the commander of this mixed army of Cao Jun and Yuan Jun!"

Gongsun Zan looked dazed when he heard the words, and said in a low voice, "Even if Cao Cao is the commander in chief, what use is it to our army? Right now we are in a tight siege, no matter whether Cao Cao commands the army or Yuan Shao sits in command, the result will be the same. The entire army will face the danger of annihilation." Gongsun Zan was rather pessimistic, and it was not difficult to hear from his words that he was afraid of the situation before him and had completely lost his fighting spirit.It was as if he had resigned himself to defeat.

Li Li keenly noticed that Gongsun Zan was depressed and had no fighting spirit, while the other generals all looked sad after hearing Gongsun Zan's words.He is also very worried about the current situation, which is tantamount to admitting that what Gongsun Zan said is the truth.

Seeing this, Li Li's eyelids twitched, and the gloomy look on his face instantly faded away.Instead, he showed a smile.He asked with a calm smile, "Do Bogui still remember when Cao Cao led his army into the city?"

This smile shocked the hearts of all the generals, and they all looked at Li Li with surprise on their faces. They were deeply surprised that he could still smile at this time, and everyone couldn't help but relax a lot.After all, Li Li, as the leader of an army, could still laugh at this time, which meant that the current situation was not irreversible, and he had already thought of a way to break through.

Actually.The smile on Li Li's face was just trying to ease the pessimism of the generals, which was equivalent to forcing a smile.It is purely an expedient measure, and its purpose is to inspire the fighting spirit of the generals and let them cheer up again.As for the way to break through, Li Li has no good plan. He only has a general direction. He still needs to verify some details before he can draw a conclusion.

After Gongsun Zan heard the sound, he said without hesitation: "Cao Cao led his army into the city a quarter of an hour before our army arrived at the south gate. We all saw it with our own eyes, and my lord also saw it at that time. Why?" He left the words halfway, because Gongsun Zan Realized that I had slipped my tongue.He originally wanted to say, "My lord, why did you ask the question knowingly?" but suddenly realized that he was a subject, how could he speak to the lord like this, so he stopped abruptly after speaking halfway.

Li Li was not in the mood to worry about these details at this time. After hearing the words, he nodded slightly and said: "Yes, I have seen that Cao Cao only led the army into the city a quarter of an hour earlier. But all this shows that Cao Cao has done everything before. Everything was done deliberately for us to see, and the purpose was to let us relax our vigilance and believe in his sincerity in the alliance. From this, it is not difficult to imagine that he had secretly formed an alliance with Yuan Shao in advance, or secretly colluded with Yuan Shao, and designed to deceive Our army has entered the city. I even guess that Cao Cao has already taken over all of Yuan Shao's troops, otherwise he would not have such ample force to surround our army."

After a pause, a flash of light flashed in Li Li's eyes, he suddenly clenched his fists, and said coldly: "Since this is the case, there is only one way for me to break out of the siege, and that is to gather all the soldiers and horses to attack the commander-in-chief of Cao Cao in the north." , and then seize Yuan Shao's palace, and use the palace to resist the enemy's strong bows and crossbows. Yes, it's settled!" After speaking, Li Li waved his arms, as if he had made a lot of determination, his expression was extremely firm, quite desperate fearless spirit.

"Break out to the north? This..." Gongsun Zan, Huan Fei and others were shocked when they heard this, and they all showed expressions of disbelief.

Indeed, Yuan Shao's mansion was indeed located in the north of the city, facing south.However, outside the north gate of Yecheng is the hinterland of Jizhou, and Yuan Jun is stationed in all counties and counties. In this way, breaking out to the north is not tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap and looking for a dead end?Instead of doing this, it is better to attack the south gate with all your strength, at least there is still a glimmer of life.This is the unanimous thought of all the generals, and it is also where they are puzzled.

"Could it be that the lord came up with such a bad idea after thinking for a long time?" There was such a question in the hearts of the generals.

Seeing the doubts on the faces of the generals, Li Li smiled lightly, and said very firmly: "The most dangerous place is always the safest. Cao Cao stepped into the city first, and then organized an army to ambush our army. He didn't go to the State Shepherd's Mansion (Imperial Palace), or he didn't have time to meet Yuan Shao at all. In this case, it means that there is no ambush around the State Shepherd's Mansion, at least there is no trap set up in Yuan Shao's palace in advance, and this is what we are waiting for His hiding place is also his refuge."

The voice paused for a while, and seeing that everyone still didn't understand, Li Li continued: "If you still don't understand, then you can understand it in another way. In fact, it's not that our army is inferior to Cao's army, but our army There is no chance to fight Cao Jun in close combat. Otherwise, don't look at the large number of people in his tent. We will not be afraid of him when we fight head-on. What, that is a place where there is a bunker that can block the crossbow arrows. Once our army has a firm foothold, it is still unknown who will win or lose.

In addition, even if we are trapped in the city, as long as we find a hiding place with sufficient supplies, so what if we are trapped in the city for half a month or a month?Don't I wait for reinforcements?It should be known that there are hundreds of thousands of troops waiting behind us in Xiliang. Even if Yecheng is fortified with iron walls, our Xiliang army can raze it to the ground within a month! "

"That's right! My lord's words awakened the dreamer, and I will wait for my lord's order! My lord, it's not too late, give the order!" Gongsun Zan, Huan Fei and others suddenly realized.

"Kill Yahou, Da Da Da!"

More than [-] unowned horses rushed to the front, clearing the way for the army to charge.

The Golden Beast King was among these horses, and it was his beast king's roar that drove these horses, who had lost their owners, to gallop and gallop towards Cao Jun's soldiers on the high ground north of the trench.

The sound of "swish" arrows piercing through the sky, and the "swish" crossbow arrows roared in the wind, but these rain of arrows, like dark clouds covering the sun, could not stop the galloping momentum of thousands of war horses.As long as it is not shot immediately, the horse will continue to charge forward with arrow clusters like hedgehogs on its back until it falls down and dies.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

As the first horse hit the giant shield on the high ground of the trench, the second, third, fourth and even thousands of unowned horses rushed into the giant shield.

In an instant, rows of giant shield soldiers were knocked upside down by the crazy horses, knocking down a large group of spearmen.Similarly, hundreds of war horses were pierced through the necks of the horses by the spears mounted on the giant shield, and they were immediately turned on their backs, and the huge impact inertia still broke through the giant shield formation.The horse was stabbed to death, but when it was dying, it also pulled a few soldiers of Cao Jun on its back, and successfully completed its mission.

The giant shield array was broken by the war horses, and the pikemen were killed by innocent people. The archers who followed were in chaos, which caused the crossbowmen to panic and scatter.As a result, a gap was torn open in the layer upon layer of siege defense lines, which affected many soldiers of the Cao army around the gap, making them unable to concentrate on high-intensity, high-density continuous shooting of arrows. The Xiliang iron cavalry created an opportunity to rush to the trenches and fight Cao Jun head-on.

And this is exactly what they have been looking forward to, and it is also the best time they have been waiting for to vent their anger.

"Rush, kill!"

Amidst the thundering roar, as the first batch of [-] Xiliang cavalry rushed into the trenches to fight Cao Jun, Li Li drove the Hualiu horse left by Li Zhi, took the lead, and rushed into Cao Jun brazenly.Huan Fei and Gongsun Zan followed closely on the left and right sides of Li Li, and Chen Dao and Ke Bineng followed behind, leaping into Cao's army with swords on their horses.

Behind them, Xu Ding, He Man, Huang Lie and more than 20 generals led more than [-] iron cavalry to rush out of the trench like a tiger out of a cage, and rushed towards Cao Jun's soldiers along the gap torn by Li Li and others.At this moment, the Xiliang cavalry, who had been shot by crossbows before, really showed their unparalleled bravery and powerful combat power. They swung their swords and killed pikemen, archers, and crossbowmen. Galloping, unrivaled.

In the blink of an eye, the Xiliang iron cavalry broke through several lines of defense, and went straight to the four horse kings who were driving and killing a hundred steps ahead.Because there was a large flag swaying in the wind directly behind that extremely large carriage, and the word "Cao" was written in a big letter. Cao Cao Cao Mengde's lord's car.

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Chapter 067 Tiger Leopard Flying Bear

The banners fluttering in the wind rolled, accompanied by dust all over the sky, and danced with the suffocating blood mist.

On the prince's seat, Cao Cao stood with his sword in his hand, staring sullenly at the Xiliang iron cavalry that was getting closer and closer, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and his whole body was filled with murderous aura.

"War horses charging into battle? Perhaps only Li Wenchang in this world would use such an extravagant way to charge and break through the siege. He is really bold and courageous!"

Staring coldly at the dozens of unowned horses charging towards him, Cao Cao frowned, clenched his sword tightly in his right hand, and thought to himself, a hint of retreat flashed in his eyes.However, when he saw Li Lizhi who was rushing left and right behind the horse, his eyes became firm again, his cheeks were straightened, as if he was clenching his teeth, and his already shaken mind instantly froze, solid as a rock, and he could not retreat a little bit. heart of.

With a crisp sound of "Lingling", Cao Cao suddenly pulled out his sword, pointed the sword point at the Xiliang iron cavalry charging towards him, and shouted sharply: "Chariots out, kill!"

"The chariot formation goes out to fight, kill with me!" Cao Hong, who had been waiting for the order for a long time, immediately shouted, brandishing his saber and ordering the [-] two-horse chariots behind him to face the Xiliang iron cavalry rushing towards him.

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Dozens of war drums were beating loudly, and hundreds of chariots were dispatched in response to the sound, rumbling loudly soaring into the sky, dodging the Chinese army's chariot, and brazenly rushing towards the Xiliang army galloping on horseback.

Xi Yuyu!

The Hualiu horse stood upright, hissing to the sky, and Li Li on the horse's back looked stern, holding the golden sword upside down, and yelled loudly: "Currently rushing, the spear refuses the horse. Kill!"

Before the words fell, the sword cut through the air, and Li Li swooped down on his horse.Avoid the chariots in front and go straight to the edge of the chariots in the east.Behind him, Huan Fei and Gongsun Zan looked at each other, and then led the army into two with understanding.Huan Fei led his troops to follow Li Li to the east, and Gongsun Zan led his troops to the west to avoid a frontal collision with the chariot formation, and instead attacked Cao's chariots in a roundabout way.

obvious.When the crisis came, Huan Fei and Gongsun Zan had the same goal as never before, and both took protecting the safety of the lord Li Li as their own responsibility.Therefore, the only heavy armored cavalry with [-] people under Huan Fei's tent followed Li Li.Gongsun Zan led the remaining [-] light cavalry to attack the west side of the chariot in order to disperse the enemy's attack targets.