The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

Ten thousand Wei cavalry were ready to go, just waiting for a battle with the Liangzhou cavalry. After crossing Wushaoling, they saw a plain covered with yellow sand.

Cao Cao looked at the vast land and couldn't help but sigh, "Liangzhou Army lives in such a harsh environment. No wonder the Liangzhou Army is so brave. If they cannot win this time, the Liangzhou Army will become a serious problem in a few years."

Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren rushed to invite Ying to fight first. One of them was Cao Cao's disciple, and the other was Cao Cao's clan brother. They both wanted to establish their status as the number one cavalry general, and neither would give way to the other.

Cao Cao still prefers Xia Houyuan in his heart. This can be seen from his two official appointments. When he was Sikong, he appointed Xia Houyuan as the Xiaoqi Colonel, and when he was the prime minister, he appointed Xia Houyuan as the General of the Western Expedition. Xiaoqi Xiaowei and General Zhengxi, one was Cao Cao's former official position, and the other was the official position Cao Cao aspired to when he was young. These two official positions were given to Xia Houyuan without exception.

It was precisely because of this preference that Cao Cao decided to let Cao Ren's Hubao Cavalry fight a bloody battle with the Liangzhou Army first. After both the Hubao Cavalry and the Liangzhou Army were defeated, Xiahou Yuan would then let Xiahou Yuan harvest the battlefield.

Cao Ren commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry to rush towards the Liangzhou army formation. Ma Teng asked Ma Tie and Ma Xiu to lead the troops to fight. Ma Chao should have been allowed to fight, but at this time Ma Chao was seriously injured and unable to fight.

The well-equipped tiger and leopard cavalry were in close combat with the Liangzhou Army, which was superb in cavalry and archery.

Cao Ren was worthy of being a brave general. He wielded his sword and knocked down several Liangzhou cavalrymen. Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu also faced off against Ma Tie and Ma Xiu respectively. Although Ma Chao was brave and invincible, the martial arts of his two younger brothers were indeed ordinary. After only a few rounds of fighting, he was knocked off his horse and became a prisoner of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

When Ma Teng saw that his two sons had been captured, he commanded the 20,000 elite cavalry behind him to attack and rescue Ma Tie and Ma Xiu. Cao Ren was not afraid at all, and calmly commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry to change their formation to meet the enemy. Five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry formed a cone-shaped formation, with Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu as the cone heads, and charged straight towards the Liangzhou army.

It was the first time that the Liangzhou Army saw such a fighting method. They didn't know how to deal with it for a while. The 25,000 Liangzhou Cavalry were scattered by 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Is this still the battle-tested Xiliang Iron Cavalry?

Han Sui, who was watching the battle, saw the weakness of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry formation and ordered Yan Xing to lead 10,000 cavalry to attack the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry from the flank, cutting off the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry formation so that the head and tail could not see each other.

Yan Xing's 10,000 elite cavalry joined the battlefield. Facing the Liangzhou Cavalry, which was seven times more powerful than his own, Cao Ren did not panic. This is the style of a general. However, the formation of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has been disrupted, one after another. The soldiers were cut off their horses.

Cao Ren commanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to break out of the encirclement. His mission had been completed, and now he wanted to bring the Liangzhou Army into the range of the bow and arrow. Ma Teng was eager to capture Cao Ren and ordered the entire army to kill him. Xiahou Yuan's five thousand horse archers were ready. Seeing that the Liangzhou army was within shooting range, Xiahou Yuan gave an order and five thousand bows fired arrows together. The sky was filled with arrows. The Liangzhou army fell down row by row and were shot into hedgehogs. Ma Teng was also shot in the left arm by Xia Houyuan.

Han Sui ordered the remaining Liangzhou troops to charge together and rush to the front of the Wei army's formation. Xia Houyuan saw Han Sui's idea. He divided the army into five groups, with a thousand men in units, and fired arrows non-stop. When the Liangzhou army was still twenty steps away from the Wei army's formation, they could no longer advance. Tens of thousands of horses had already lost their owners on the battlefield. Han Sui ordered his troops to withdraw regardless of rescuing Ma Teng. Poor Ma Teng's cavalry, 60% of them were lost in this battle. The rest of the surviving cavalry also surrendered to the Wei army, and the father and son became prisoners.

There was a cry of mourning in the Liangzhou Army camp. It was difficult for them to win this battle. However, Han Sui did not want to lose his position in Liangzhou. He had a plan in mind and decided to feign surrender, but he asked Cao Cao to go to the Liangzhou Army camp in person.

When Yan Xing came to the Wei army camp and told Cao Cao the conditions for Han Sui's surrender, all the generals tried their best to dissuade Cao Cao. The reason was that this trip was dangerous and Cao Cao was the leader of the three armies and had a rich body.

Cao Cao's second son, Cao Pi, offered to go to the Liangzhou Army Camp on his father's behalf. Cao Pi was only fifteen years old and was born to Cao Cao's favorite concubine Bian. Since his eldest son Cao Ang died of illness, Cao Cao intended to train Cao Pi to be his heir. Worried about his son's safety, Cao Cao asked Dian Wei to accompany Cao Pi to the Liangzhou military camp as a bodyguard, while Yan Xing stayed in the Wei military camp as a hostage.

On the way, Cao Pi asked Dian Wei, "General Dian, what kind of person do you think your father is?"

Dian Wei's eyes were filled with perseverance and he replied, "The King of Wei is a master of martial arts and his treatment of Dian Wei is as heavy as a mountain. I think King Wei is the only hero in the world."

The two chatted for a while, and Cao Pi's uneasy mood gradually disappeared. He also proposed that after returning to Luoyang, he would worship Dian Wei as his master, learn martial arts, and help his father to pacify the world in the future. Dian Wei readily agreed.

When the two arrived at the Liangzhou Army Camp, Han Sui had already prepared a banquet. When he saw that it was not Cao Cao, his eyes showed a hint of disappointment. But when he heard that Cao Pi was Cao Cao's son, Han Sui's eyes changed again. He warmly invited Cao Pi and Dian Wei to sit down, and asked Liangzhou women to perform songs and dances, and poured wine for Cao Pi and Dian Wei.

Dian Wei took the wine glass and said, "Young Master has not yet been crowned, so I will drink on your behalf. General Han should write a letter of surrender as soon as possible and ask us to go back and report to King Wei."

Han Sui said, "The letter of surrender has been written. I heard that General Dian is the most powerful warrior under King Wei. Please drink three cups."

Dian Wei did not doubt that he was there and drank three cups in a row. Cao Pi took the letter of surrender from Han Sui and his expression changed. It turned out that the letter of surrender stated that Han Sui would be in charge of Liangzhou forever and that he would not have to pay tribute to the court. Seeing Han Sui Without any sincerity, Cao Pi threw away the letter of surrender and said to Dian Wei, "Let's go."

Han Sui's expression changed, "Do you think you can leave?" Then he shouted, "Where is the eighth captain of Liangzhou?"

Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu, together with hundreds of sergeants, stood outside the camp. Dian Wei smiled contemptuously, "Just you? Young Master is hiding with me Behind you, watch me kill the thief." After saying that, he waved his iron halberd and went to kill him. In a moment, dozens of Liangzhou soldiers fell to the ground. Dianwei became more and more courageous as he fought, but he felt something was wrong. His head felt dizzy. Could it be the wine he just drank!

Han Sui laughed and said, "Dian Wei, what you just drank was poisonous wine. No matter how powerful you are, you will inevitably die today!"

Dian Wei was completely furious. He shouted loudly, "You bastard! You only know how to use dirty tricks, but grandpa is not afraid." After saying that, he chopped off the heads of Liang Xing and Hou Xuan with an iron halberd. Seeing Dian Wei's bravery, the remaining six captains did not dare to step forward. Dian Wei threw his iron halberd at Han Sui, cutting off Han Sui's right arm. Dian Wei held the iron halberd in one hand to kill the enemy, and held Cao Pi in the other hand, charging and killing in the Liangzhou military camp, just like the overlord of Western Chu by the Wujiang River.

Dian Wei took Cao Pi to the stable. He put Cao Pi on the horse and said, "Master, hurry up. Dian Wei is going to die here today. Please tell the king of Wei that I have not disgraced him."

Cao Pi had tears on his face and cried, "General Dian, we must leave together if we come together."

Dian Wei said no more and slapped the horse's butt. The horse was sore that it spread its hooves and ran away. Seeing Cao Pi escape, Dian Wei smiled. At this time, the poison had spread throughout his body. Every time he waved the iron halberd, he consumed a huge amount of energy. Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, and Ma Wan all turned into halberds. Under the dead souls, thousands of corpses lay in the Liangzhou military camp.

Yang Qiu was completely panicked. He shouted, "hurry up and shoot him to death."

Dian Wei roared and threw the iron halberd, and the huge force penetrated Yang Qiu's chest. Dian Wei was also shot by hundreds of arrows and turned into a hedgehog, but he still stood like a statue in the Liangzhou military camp.