Chapter 326

Seeing that Dian Wei, the most loyal man under his command, was out of the line, Cao Cao's face was finally better. He just opened his mouth to answer, and suddenly Xu Huang called out: "Lord! Something's wrong! Suddenly, two flags have been hoisted at the front gate! "

When Cao Cao heard Xu Huang's words, he was surprised. Among the generals under Cao's army, Xu Huang had the best eyesight. He said that he had hung up the flag, so he was sure there was nothing wrong. He immediately asked, "what flag is it?"

Xu Huang narrowed his eyes and looked up at the Hangu pass. He said, "the flags on both sides are in black on a green background, and they all have four big characters. One side of them says" Jiangdong new army "and the other side says" dragon General Chen Ren "

"What!" Cao Cao immediately ran to Xu Huang's side and stood on tiptoe to look at the pass. However, his eyesight was not as good as Xu Huang's. He only vaguely saw two flags flying on the pass, so he couldn't see what the flags were. However, if Cao Hanhuang's army had been defeated, it would have been impossible for him to win the battle.

Sima Yi on one side also frowned, and immediately arched his hand at Cao Cao and said, "Lord! Please order the withdrawal soon! No more delay

"Withdraw?" Cao Cao looked to Sima Yi, and he certainly understood that Sima Yi's proposal was correct. However, Cao Cao was not willing to let go of the imminent victory! This means that Cao Cao's loss of so many troops and financial resources over the past month is in vain. However, if the army does not withdraw, there is only one possibility, that is, all Cao Cao's troops will be assigned to this Hangu pass.

It can be said that the 700000 army was drawn from the northern states by Cao Cao, who tightened his belt. After a month's fighting, he had already lost nearly 300000 people, and Cao Cao refused to leave them here. With hatred, he took a look at the flags flying on both sides of the city. Cao Cao bit and drank: "order! Withdraw

"Ding Ding Ding Ding!"

With Cao Cao's order, bursts of gold sound finally rang up, and those who are attacking the key points of the Cao army, or retreat back. Cao's barracks also began to be demolished, ready to leave Hangu pass, which had been left for a month. When Cao's army returned to the camp, Cao Cao waved his hand and took the army directly to Chang'an. Of course, when he left, he did not forget to send a letter to XiahouDun at the other end, asking him to prepare for the withdrawal.

After a lot of fighting, the remaining Cao troops were gradually eliminated. Duan Yu, Wei Yan and Chen Zhi rushed to the West pass after seeing the ceremony. They were all relieved at the same time. After all, the number of Cao army is too many. If Cao army really continues to attack, even if Duan Yu's Thunderstorm riding helps, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to defend Hangu pass. However, they didn't expect that when they saw Chen Ren's handsome flag, they were scared away, and their admiration for Chen Ren was deepened.

Since Hanguguan is no longer in danger, Duan Yu is also worried about Chen Ren in the West. After all, he has to face hundreds of thousands of troops, but he has only 100000 men. So Wei Yan and Chen, who had just bandaged the wound, drove out of Hanguguan and came to meet Chen Ren.

As soon as XiahouDun saw the enemy troops coming out of Hangu pass, he knew that Cao Cao in the West was probably retreating. With a sigh, he turned to the herald behind him and said, "Mingjin withdraws!"

In the astonished eyes of Zhang Ying and others, the herald went away. Xia Houdun looked at all the generals and looked at him in surprise and couldn't help laughing bitterly: "if the Lord doesn't withdraw his troops, how can the garrison in Hangu pass come out? Since the Lord has withdrawn, our army can't defeat the attack of the two armies of Dongwu. At present, the new Jiangdong army only has cavalry, but I believe that other troops are on their way to here. If we delay it any longer, we will want to leave when the other army arrives. I'm afraid Chen Ren will not let us go. "

"Ding Ding Ding Ding!"

The sound of Ming Jin rang out. Guan Yu and other three generals in the battle all looked back in surprise. At this time, Chen Ren was also very graceful and did not take the opportunity to attack. Ma Chao looks at Chen Ren's smiling face. He really wants to fight now, but he is stopped by Zhang Fei. Guan Yu looked at Chen Ren in front of him and said, "Zici! Let's press the button for the first world war today, and we will fight again in the future! "

"Always wait!" Chen Ren smiles and hugs his fist, watching Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walk back to the Cao army with Ma Chao, who is still unconvinced. Needless to say, when Cao's soldiers saw that their three most powerful generals had not defeated Chen Ren, their morale naturally fell sharply. Under the leadership of XiahouDun and others, they began to retreat like a tide. However, when Chen Ren withdrew from the army, he accepted the cheers of the soldiers. Wei Yan, Chen Dao and Duan Yu all came to Chen Ren's side at this time.

"Dudu!" Wei Yan and Chen Dao turn over and dismount at the same time and salute Chen Ren.

Chen Ren looked at the two people are full of injuries, but also know how difficult the two people are these days, so he immediately dismounted and helped them up. But he looked around and asked, "why don't you see General Liu and Zhong ye?"Chen Ren asked this question, but it aroused the sadness of both of them. His eyes turned red. Wei Yan bowed his head and said, "General Liu is incompetent and unable to protect General Liu. General Liu was shot dead by Cao's arrows while guarding the city! And Zhongye was in the battle with Cao army, outnumbered, died in the pass! The governor, please On the other hand, Chen Dao also pleaded guilty to Chen Ren.

"Alas!" Hearing that Liu Pan and Wen pin are dead, Chen Ren is also sad. But after all, he is no longer a young boy. After so many years of fighting, he is used to seeing life and death. Pacifying Wei Yan and Chen Dao, "it's not your fault. If I could arrive a little earlier, the two generals would not have died."

Wei Yan and Wen pin dare not blame Chen Ren. It is beyond their expectation that Chen Ren was able to come so quickly. It can be seen that Chen did not have much rest on any road this time. Even if Chen Ren was invited into the pass, he did not have much rest.

After some fighting, it was almost noon. The battle lasted for more than a month. Today, it is finally over. After counting, the 500000 Jingzhou legions left behind in Hangu pass have killed 300000 and wounded 80000. However, the famous Jingzhou Legion was completely disabled in this battle. This battle was also the most serious blow to Sun Jian since he started his army. It not only caused too many casualties, but also damaged Liu Pan and wenpin, two senior generals.

However, this time, Cao Cao was not well. The 500000 army led by XiahouDun killed 170000. The 700000 troops led by Cao Cao also killed 350000 people, including lvkuang and Lvxiang.

This battle was not only the first official confrontation between the Northern Wei Dynasty and the eastern Wu Dynasty, but also the one with the greatest loss between the two sides, known as "Hanguguan bloody battle". As the so-called "one general's success, ten thousand bones withered", this battle also made Wei Yan and Chen Dao famous. The two generals immediately became famous generals of the Soochow army, and were promoted to be the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the Jingzhou army.

At the same time, on the other side of the Central Plains, a great war has just begun.

Bao Bao and Chen Yang, who had just captured Beihai City, immediately ushered in the 100000 Jizhou cavalry led by Cao Xiu. Having received the news that Ren Cheng Zang BA was defeated, Cao Zhang and Cao Xiu understood that there was no longer any external force to rely on. Besides, Bao Bao's army was only 150000, and Cao Xiu and Cao Zhang had a total of 200000 troops. Although Qingzhou was a county with more grain production in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was still not as good as the land of fish and rice in the eastern Wu Dynasty. The grain reserves in Linzi city are only enough for two months for 200000 troops. If they take the initiative to attack, they may have a chance to survive. If they are besieged, they are afraid that only grain will be exhausted and the city will be destroyed.

This time, the 100000 iron cavalry led by Cao Xiu did not attack the city, but blocked the road of Baobao's army to the north. In the plain area, the power of cavalry was far greater than that of infantry, which is a well-known truth. The Xuzhou army has only about 50000 cavalry. Therefore, although the Xuzhou army is more than the Jizhou army, it is not the enemy of the Jizhou army in plain warfare. Cao Xiu grasped this point, so he did not attack. He was in the middle of Beihai City and Linzi city. As long as Bao Bao dared to leave the city, Cao Xiu would attack mercilessly. In this way, he besieged Bao Bao's 150000 army in the North Sea in disguise.

However, although Cao Xiu's wishful thinking is good, Bao Bao and Chen Yang obviously do not intend to follow his routine. When Cao Xiu arrived outside Beihai City, Chen Yang went out of the city with 50000 Xuzhou cavalry.

Today's Cao Xiu is no longer the impulsive boy who was always ready to fight and kill. Although the enemy's forces are only half of his own, Cao Xiu is very stable in his formation and personally goes out to meet the enemy.

At this time, Chen Yang had already set out his formation in a line at the gate of the city with 50000 iron horses. He stood in front of the formation with full confidence and called to the Cao army's army in the distance: "I'm Chen Yang, the son of the governor of Dongwu! Will you dare to fight me? "

"Son of Chen Ren?" Cao Xiu's eyes narrowed. He still remembered the Xuzhou war report. Uncle Cao Ren and Veteran General Zhang Liao were defeated by this 15-year-old boy, and this man was Chen Ren's son who he had always wanted to defeat. For a time, the chest suppressed so many years of impulse, as if on fire, to the head.