[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

After resting overnight, the soldiers regained their strength, and the whole army was even more powerful.Cao Zhi immediately ordered the pursuit.

Hearing that Cao Jun was approaching, Liu Bei was shocked.He got on his horse and led elite soldiers to meet the enemy himself.Fazheng said: "General Huang Zhong was killed in battle, General Guan Yu was seriously injured, and our army's morale was greatly reduced; and Cao's army has won two consecutive victories, and it is already unstoppable. Now to meet the enemy, we must lose troops and lose generals. Why don't we go back and fight with General Zhang Fei after the round? , and then discuss."

Liu Bei's complexion changed a few times.

His plan was inherently risky, and he couldn't take down Xiahouyuan in the short term, but if the reinforcements broke through the ambush, they could go straight to their base camp.Although the person who came was not Cao Cao, it also made them fall short.

Four years of preparation, all ruined once!

Liu Bei took a deep breath and said, "Military Master, if we don't fight today, maybe we won't have another chance in the future."

Fazheng said anxiously: "Master, please rest assured, there will definitely be opportunities in the future!"

"My lord, have you ever wondered why Cao thief didn't come here in person? Could it be that he believed so much that Cao Zhi, who had never led an army, could rescue Xia Houyuan? I heard that Cao thief has frequent seizures in recent years. Even if he is treated by the famous doctor Hua Tuo, he can't cure him .”

Liu Bei was stunned: "The military division means that..."

"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid Cao Cao is about to die. Once Cao Cao dies, his sons will probably fight for power just like Yuan Shao's son. At that time, my lord will send his troops northward, and he will definitely be able to take Hanzhong and keep it." Bashu."

Liu Bei was stunned for a long time.

After a long time, he just said: "Military Master, you are right. But you know, I can't stop Cao's army today, they can break through the defense line of Dingjunshan and attack Bashu. Our army suffered heavy losses. Within a few years, we will be powerless Go north."

Fa Zheng looked urgent and no longer spoke.Because what Liu Bei said was also what he dared not say.But if we don't retreat today, I'm afraid even Liu Bei's life will be lost.

It was deathly silent again.

Liu Bei finally decided to avoid his edge and withdraw his troops from Pingyang Pass.

Huang Zhong is dead, Guan Yu is seriously injured, and Zhang Fei is not in the army.Now the only one who can compete with Xia Houyuan is Zhao Yun.So Zhao Yun personally made the final guarantee for the army to retreat from Dingjunshan.

Cao Zhi's army chased to the end of Dingjun Mountain. Cao Zhi was ready to be ambushed by Zhao Yun, so Cao's army did not lose much.Cao Zhi immediately saw Zhao Yun and sneered, "Good job!"

In the 13th year of Jian'an, Zhao Yun became famous in the battle of Changbanpo.Legend has it that in order to find the lost Mrs. Mi and the young master Adou, he entered and exited seven times among hundreds of thousands of Cao troops, desperately rescued Liu Chan, and escorted him safely to Liu Bei's side.

But Cao Zhi is not Cao Cao.

Even though he has appreciation and admiration for Zhao Yun, the two are enemies after all, and it is impossible for him to let go of such a serious problem just because of his love for talents.Therefore, in addition to ordering to fight, he also gave orders—whether dead or injured.

The place Zhao Yun chose was a canyon with a river below it, about fifty paces wide.Due to the coldness of the mountain stream, the snow melts only in winter, so the current is so fast that it is quite difficult to cross the river.Its terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be called a natural danger.

Zhao Yun ordered people to cut off the last wooden bridge across the river, and personally stopped the soldiers who were wading across the river.

Now the cavalry has abandoned their horses and is inconvenient to move in the water. Instead of being unable to charge, they are more like targets.Naturally, the opponent's archer would not let go of this opportunity, and quickly shot and killed hundreds of people.And Zhao Yun was extremely brave and courageous, even if someone crossed the river safely, he was picked up by Zhao Yun who was waiting on the bank with a bright silver spear, and then people were killed and injured by his long spear!

It was the same with Guan Yu before, fighting out of the encirclement one by one.Now he and Xia Houyuan naturally don't want Zhao Yun to escape safely.

Unexpectedly, they successfully ambushed Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, but they had to stumble on Zhao Yun.

Cao Zhi immediately ordered Xia Houyuan to guard the place, while he detoured to stop Zhao Yun.

Xia Houyuan was still on the other side, Cao Zhi had disappeared, so Zhao Yun naturally didn't dare to be careless.

He guessed that Cao Zhi had taken a detour to stop him, but what he had to do was try his best to buy and delay the time so that Liu Bei could return to Pingyang Pass safely.So even if he knew the danger was coming, he didn't dare to turn around and run away easily.

It wasn't until Xia Houyuan stopped ordering his soldiers to ford and assault, and Zhao Yun began to suffer losses, that he gave up and led the troops away.

Zhao Yun finally met the seven thousand light soldiers led by Cao Zhi.

At that time, the wind was blowing everywhere.Fallen leaves fluttered in the forest, constantly falling on the bodies of the casualties, as if to cover up the cruelty and bloodiness of the war.

Unfortunately it didn't work.

Soldiers continue to stand up, and soldiers continue to fall.The blood stained the fallen leaves red, and reflected in the eyes like burning pain.

The road is ahead, and so is Cao Zhi.

Zhao Yun rushed forward frantically.He met Cao Zhi's gaze and roared, "Cao Zhi—how dare you fight me!"

Single-handedly, Zhao Yun was still invincible on the surface, but if Cao Zhi used the crowd tactics to surround him, of course Zhao Yun would die.

Surrounded by tens of thousands of people, not only did he not have the consciousness of death, but he also pretended to name and ask the opponent's general to fight with him. This is obviously very ridiculous.Because any normal person will feel that this person's brain is flooded.

So is Zhao Yun really out of his mind?

Naturally impossible.

Since he chose to end his queen, he has the consciousness of breaking the boat.But people in the world don't want to die easily. Even if Zhao Yun is going to die, he must leave something of value.

After a defeat in the past, Zhao Yun began to pay attention to Cao Zhi.Cao Zhi knows martial arts, but no one knows his level of martial arts; Cao Zhi's poems that have been circulated in the world over the years, most scholars in Bazhong, including Zhuge Liang, feel that his poems carry a youthful and frivolous meaning that cannot be ignored.

Also.

As the son of Cao Cao, he has been pampered and respected since he was a child, and he is worshiped by thousands of people; now it is his first time to go out as a general, but it is effortless to force Liu Bei to give up Dingjun Mountain. Cao Zhi must be very proud; and now, Zhao Yun's body was constantly wounded, and in Cao Zhi's view, killing Zhao Yun must be the winning ticket.

His confidence must have swelled to the max.

The strong are of course terrifying.But if the strong man is too conceited, then he will end up with failure.

So he invited Cao Zhi at this time.

With his character shown in the poem, he would not respond to the challenge, so Zhao Yun could also look for opportunities to escape.If Cao Zhi won, it was a matter of course; but if he lost, regardless of whether Zhao Yun could get away with killing him or not, and no matter what shadow the defeat would leave in Cao Zhi's heart, there would inevitably be a moment of turmoil in the army.

Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jia Xu said anxiously: "This is the method of aggressive generals. The situation is very favorable to me now. The general must not agree to his request!"

"Sir, don't worry," Cao Zhi smiled. "I really can't beat him."

Choking Jia Xu: "..."

Cao Zhi continued to smile: "But if I don't want to fight, am I afraid that he will fail?"

Jia Xu's expression became more and more anxious.

He wanted to persuade Cao Zhi again, but Cao Zhi said loudly: "I heard that General Zhao has never been defeated. Today, Cao Zhi has the courage to meet you for a while."

In February of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Zhi defeated Liu Bei in Dingjunshan.

When the news of Cao Zhi's killing of Huang Zhong spread to Cao Ying in Hanzhong, almost everyone maintained a shocked expression, expressing that they were stunned.

Because Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhi to rescue Xia Houyuan.The so-called rescue means that the purpose of these 2 people is only to rescue Xia Houyuan.But now Cao Zhi not only achieved this goal easily, he even did much more than Cao Cao expected!

Even Guo Jia is the same.Before that, he couldn't see how Cao Zhi would fight during the trip to Dingjun Mountain, mainly because Cao Zhi was used to planning in advance since he was a child, and his ability to adapt to the situation was not good.But he couldn't stop it.

Because firstly Xia Houyuan is an indispensable general of Cao Ying, secondly Cao Zhi will not necessarily lose in this battle, and thirdly this is Cao Zhi's last chance.

Cao Pi almost couldn't restrain the panic on his face.Previously, he was worried whether Cao Zhi would die in battle in Dingjun Mountain.But in less than five days, Cao Zhi not only won, but also became famous in the first battle!

When Cao Cao got the news, he couldn't restrain himself from applauding and laughing with joy.But at his age, he should have maintained a stable mood and should not have any great sorrow or great joy.Before he could finish laughing, he accidentally fell ill.

Anyone can see that Cao Cao's body is rapidly declining.When he was young, he fought in the world, and he suffered from major and minor injuries.Most of the fatal injuries were ignored during the war, and they became hidden diseases when they were old.Even Hua Tuo can't do anything about it.

Cao Cao naturally also noticed this.

—His time is running out.

On the fifth day of March, Cao Cao made a decision when he finally walked on the ground without Cao Pi's support.Even if this decision will eventually lead to Jianye Xudu being covered in blood and floating corpses.

He ordered people to recall Cao Zhi and Xia Houyuan, including Cao Ren and Zhang Liao who were stationed in Wancheng, and set off for Xudu.

When Cao Zhi received the news, the army had chased Liu Bei out of Dingjun Mountain and headed for Pingyang Pass.

In February, Hanzhong has ushered in spring, and the road is full of spring.Compared with the broken walls and ruins that Liu Bei encountered when he was marching many years ago, it seems quite poetic and picturesque at this moment.

Earlier in the battle, Cao Zhi responded to Zhao Yun's request to fight alone, but in fact they did not fight.Xia Houyuan arrived here at the right time, satirized Zhao Yun in the name of "using the big to bully the small", temporarily replaced Cao Zhi, and finally severely injured Zhao Yun and captured him alive.

After all, Cao Zhi is the son of Cao Cao, and now the situation is not clear, how dare Xia Houyuan make Cao Zhi go into danger?

As for capturing Zhao Yun alive, it was a complete surprise.After all, they beheaded Huang Zhong and severely injured Guan Yu before, and they never had any confidence in capturing these fierce generals alive.

Now, Huang Zhong is dead, Guan Yu is seriously injured, and Zhao Yun is captured by Xia Houyuan.Even if you go back to Pingyang Pass, you will at most be able to fight against Cao Jun, who has no successor.

Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Hanzhong.

Not only was he defeated, but he was also unable to go north in the short term.Even if Cao Jun is guarded by the barrier of central Shu, if no genius is born within a few years, he will eventually stand still and become the Cao family after more than ten years.

In this year's war, isn't Liu Bei just stealing chickens and losing a handful of rice?

If Liu Bei's decline and demise can be predicted, then Cao Zhi's rise is a foregone conclusion.

On the third day of March in the 24th year of Jian'an, the emperor made Bian the queen of Wei, and ordered his son, Wuguan Zhonglang, Cao Zhi, to be the son of Wei.

Shocked!