Can I get to the other side?

"Mr. Wen!"

Zhao Yun was overjoyed when he saw Lu Bu leading his troops to support him. He was now too exhausted and unable to fight against the four generals of Cao's army.

Lu Bu's arrival is timely!

Cao Chun did not expect Lu Bu to come so quickly. After a moment of hesitation, he decided to retreat because Xu Huang's arm was injured and he could no longer fight.

"Yuan Rang, Yuan Rang!"

At this moment, Cao Chun heard a panicked voice.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xia Houyuan holding Xia Houdun in his arms with a panic look on his face.

And there was a sharp arrow stuck in Xiahou Dun's back. The arrow body had already penetrated half of his body, and the arrow pierced out of his chest!

The three arrows that Lu Bu just shot were aimed at Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang respectively.

Xu Huang was hit by an arrow in his arm, and although Xiahou Dun escaped the arrow shot at him, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his life to block the arrow in order to save Xia Houyuan!

"Go quickly..."

At this time, Xiahou Dun's face was as pale as paper, and he was vomiting blood while talking. After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and died.

"Yuan Rang!!"

Xiahou Yuan was so sad that he lay on Xiahou Dun's body and cried loudly.

Cao Chun was extremely sad when he saw this, but seeing Lu Bu's troops getting closer and closer, he could only hold back his sadness and stepped forward to pull Xia Houyuan up, and then said: "You take Yuan Rang's body and retreat, I Come and cut off your queen!"

Now it is too late for everyone to retreat. Someone must stay to stop Lu Bu and Zhao Yun.

"I won't leave! I want him to pay with his life!!"

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan raised his head and looked at Lu Bu, his face was ferocious, his eyes were red and he shouted, after saying that, he grabbed the weapon and went to fight Lu Bu!

"Wonderful talent!"

Cao Chun reached out to stop Xia Houyuan, slapped him hard on the face, and then cursed: "Yuan Rang died for you, do you want him to die in peace?"

"Quickly retreat with General Gongming and Yuan Rang's body without any further delay!"

Xia Houyuan's eyes were red and he almost bit his teeth into pieces, but when he looked at Xia Houdun's body, he finally chose to swallow the pain and hatred.

If they all died here, Xiahou Dun would really die without a burial place. How could he bear it!

"Be careful!"

Xiahou Yuan warned Cao Chun, then carried Xiahou Dun's body on his back, got on his horse and evacuated with Xu Huang.

Zhao Yun was fighting alone with many soldiers of Cao's army around him. When he saw this, his eyes froze and he shouted: "Where can you escape!"

Lu Bu has already led his troops to kill them. As long as they delay for a while, they can kill all the generals of Cao's army here.

So how could he let them escape so easily!

But before Zhao Yun could move forward, Cao Chun stood in front of him, raised his spear and said coldly: "Zhao Zilong, your opponent is me, Cao Chun!"

"This general does not need to know the name of the traitor!"

Zhao Yun snorted coldly. He accidentally lost a move from Cao Chun just now. He would not make the same mistake again this time.

The two of them fought together again!

Cao Chun's martial arts was impressive and he was in good condition, but Zhao Yun's physical strength had dropped too much, so he couldn't do anything to him for the time being.

The two sides fought hard.

At this time, Lu Bu also led his troops into the siege. He rode a red rabbit horse and led his iron cavalry to break away from the enemy formation. While killing Cao's soldiers, he rushed to help Zhao Yun.

After seeing Zhao Yunzheng fighting Cao Chun, he chose to join the battle without hesitation.

Cao Jun did not tell him that martial virtue comes first.

Then why does he still talk about martial ethics?

What's more, the other party is still rebellious!

With Lu Bu joining in, there was no suspense about the outcome of this battle. With the two of them joining forces, Cao Chun was shot through the heart by Zhao Yun before he could even make ten moves.

"laugh--!"

Zhao Yun pulled out the spear, and the blood spurted out suddenly splashed all over him, making him look particularly terrifying.

Cao Chun's body fell heavily from his horse, and he looked at Zhao Yun with unwilling eyes, wanting to say something, but his throat was blocked by the rising blood, and he could only make a "ho ho" sound.

Not long after, he lost his breath.

After successfully killing Cao Chun, Zhao Yun's physical strength was completely exhausted. He sat in the pile of corpses, breathing heavily, and no longer had the strength to lift a gun.

"Zilong, are you okay?"

Lu Bu rode his horse closer and asked Zhao Yun.

"No problem."

Zhao Yun shook his head, wiped the blood on his face and sighed: "This is the most dangerous battle I have ever encountered since I joined the army."

"If Mr. Wen hadn't arrived in time, I might have died in their hands."

He first led his troops into battle and fought fiercely for a long time; then he fought Xu Huang, Cao Zhen, and Yu Jin and drove them back.

Immediately afterwards, Xiahou Dun and three others engaged in a wheel battle with him. After fighting these three people back, he entered the enemy's formation and killed the chief flag officer, and fought against many Cao's soldiers alone.

Then Cao Chun and his four men came to surround and kill him.

Even he couldn't bear such a high-intensity battle. If Lu Bu had rushed to help later, he might have retreated.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Bu laughed heartily and made no secret of his appreciation and recognition of Zhao Yun, "Zilong is really brave when he takes the enemy's head among thousands of troops and can come and go freely!"

"I have been in the army for half my life, but Zilong's bravery is the only one I have seen in my life. I would like to call you the second most powerful general in the world, second only to me!"

Zhao Yun's temperament and personality are all to his liking, coupled with his military strength and loyalty to the emperor, he has completely recognized Zhao Yun in his heart.

"Mr. Wen is so complimentary."

Zhao Yun said modestly, and then said: "I can rest here for a while. Duke Wen should lead his troops to chase down the enemy first."

At this time, the Han army has taken over the battlefield, Cao's army has been completely defeated, and is retreating towards Guandu. It should continue to pursue them.

"OK!"

Lu Bu nodded, leaving a team to protect Zhao Yun, and then led the Bingzhou cavalry to chase down the fleeing enemy troops.

…

The battle continued until dark.

The Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation was broken, and Cao's army had no power to stop the Han army's attack. They were killed and lost their armor and armor, and retreated steadily.

However, because Cao Ren was too decisive in ordering a retreat, he successfully withdrew to Guandu with the loss of more than 2,000 soldiers.

Inside the Guandu camp.

Xiahou Dun's body was placed in the center of the camp. Xiahou Yuan knelt in front of the body, his eyes red, his head lowered and silent.

The generals in the tent looked at the corpse and remained silent.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the camp.

Today's defeat was too tragic. After retreating in time, only about 7,000 of the 10,000-strong army remained.

In addition, Xiahou Dun died in the battle, and Cao Chun stayed behind and has not come back until now. He is not sure whether he is alive or dead.

A complete and utter failure.

Cao Ren sat on the main seat. He looked at Xiahou Dun's body. After a long time, he slowly said, "Is there any news about Zihe?"

Xu Huang's arm was tied with gauze. He hesitated for a moment before he stepped forward and said, "I haven't reported back to the general yet."

"But according to the words of the last group of soldiers who fled, they saw General Cao Chun staying behind and fighting Lu Bu and Zhao Yun alone."

Hearing this, Cao Ren trembled all over.

A hanging heart is completely dead.

Zhao Yun alone is not something Cao Chun can match, let alone Lu Bu, Cao Chun's fate is needless to say.

"Zihe..."

Cao Ren closed his eyes in pain, clenched his fists tightly, and tried not to shed tears.

Xiahou Dun and he were brothers of the same race, and Cao Chun and he were blood brothers. They lost two close relatives in one day!

At this moment, Cao Ren only felt as if his heart had been cut repeatedly by a dull knife, which made him almost unable to breathe in pain!

After calming down for a long time, Cao Ren suppressed the grief in his heart and said in a hoarse voice: "I cannot bear the blame for the defeat of this battle."

"I will take the initiative to plead guilty to my lord afterwards, but right now my lord is marching to Jiangdong, so even if we die, we must defend Guandu!"

"We must not let the Han army cross the Guandu River!"

The interrogation is something that will happen later, and his current duties are not over yet. According to the intelligence received a few days ago, Cao Cao has already begun to march towards Jiangdong.

They need to hold Guandu for at least twenty days!

"promise!"

After hearing Cao Ren's decisive words, all the generals knelt on one knee and clasped their fists heavily.

…

On the north bank of Guandu River, there is the Han army camp.

Lu Bu led his army to pursue Cao's army all the way to Guandu River, then stopped the pursuit, and then set up camp on the north bank of Guandu River.

Compared with the sadness on the Cao army's side, the Han army camp was bustling with excitement. The whole army had a extra meal today to celebrate the victory of this battle.

Inside the Chinese army camp.

Lu Bu prepared a banquet and gathered all the generals in the army together to celebrate Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.

"Kong Ming is really a very good person!" Lu Bu was full of praise for Zhuge Liang. "You broke this tortoise-shell-like eight-door golden lock formation as soon as you came. With such a talent, it's no wonder that you will be reused by His Majesty!"

He originally thought that Zhuge Liang was just an ordinary person, but today Zhuge Liang's plan to break through the Eight-door Golden Lock Formation completely changed his mind.

He is indeed a talented person favored by the emperor!

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said: "This battle can be won only because Cao Ren is not good at studying and skills, and secondly, General Zilong is brave and unstoppable."

"A toast to General Zilong."

Zhuge Liang said as he raised his wine bottle to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "I am just following orders. If Wen Gong goes there, he can also break the formation according to sir's method."

Seeing the two of them giving credit to each other, Lu Bu looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly. He waved his hands impatiently and said, "I asked you two to stop pushing each other around. I don't want that here!"

"If you really don't want this credit, then give it all to me. I just need to earn military merit so that Your Majesty can promote me to general. I won't be polite to you."

Hearing Lu Bu's frank words, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

The camp was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Sima Yi was the only one sitting aside and drinking wine silently, looking a little out of place with everything around him.

Zhuge Liang successfully broke through the formation in one day, but he was really inferior in comparison, which made him feel some unspeakable frustration and sadness.

Zhuge Liang noticed Sima Yi's expression, and naturally understood why he acted like this. So after thinking for a moment, he said: "Now that we have reached Guandu River, we should consider how to capture Guandu."

"Through today's battle, I discovered several unusual things about Cao's army."

Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to him. Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did Mr. Kong Ming find?"

Zhuge Liang did not give in and said bluntly: "After Cao's army was defeated today, we chased him all the way, but we didn't see any other soldiers of Cao's army."

"Brother Zhongda, have you discovered this?"

Zhuge Liang posed the question to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi was stunned, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he immediately understood what Zhuge Liang meant, and his mood was a little complicated for a moment.

Zhuge Liang gave him a chance to show off.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't help but refuse to answer the question. He nodded slowly and said, "Indeed, Cao Jun does not seem to have more troops in Guandu."

"We did not dare to launch a large army to attack the formation at first because we were worried that Cao Jun would set up an ambush. But today, we have been chasing and killing, and we have not seen more Cao Jun coming to help, which means that Cao Jun may only have 10,000 troops in Guandu. ”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

"What?"

Lu Bu crushed the wine bottle in his hand and said with widened eyes, "You mean we were stopped for half a month by a mere ten thousand people?"

He thought this was a bit ridiculous. Why were they so cautious if they had known this? It's better to just push it over in a flat wave!

No matter how strong the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation is, it can't resist his 30,000 elite soldiers!

"It's just speculation."

Sima Yi did not make a definite conclusion and explained: "According to the original inference, if the Cao thieves abandoned Yanzhou, it would be impossible for them to abandon Yuzhou again."

"Guandu is the last barrier of Xu County, Cao Cao will probably deploy most of his troops here."

"But somehow we're only seeing 10,000 people right now."

Considering the importance of Guandu, 10,000 people are obviously not enough. How could Cao Cao not deploy his troops here?

But if it was deployed here, then Cao's army was defeated today, why didn't he see other troops rushing to help?

This is what's strange about him.

Zhao Yun frowned and thought, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Could it be that Cao Cao's thieves have hidden their troops and horses somewhere and want to rush out again while our attackers are crossing the water?"

"With Cao Cao's cunning, this may not be impossible."

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Guandu is an important area for attacking Yuzhou. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are few places to hide troops. It is extremely difficult to hide an ambush to ambush us."

"In addition, I have read the scouts' reconnaissance information. They have carefully screened dozens of miles around, and there is no trace of an ambush."

Zhao Yun was speechless for a moment.

Sima Yi frowned and fell into deep thought, as did Zhuge Liang. Both of them were wondering where Cao Cao had hidden his troops.

"You said..."

Lu Bu saw the expressions of the two men and said hesitantly: "Is there a possibility that Cao Cao plans to abandon Yuzhou just like he abandoned Yanzhou and deploy his troops elsewhere?"

"impossible!"

Sima Yi shook his head decisively and said: "Yuzhou is where Cao Cao's headquarters is. If he loses Yuzhou, where else can he go -"

His voice stopped suddenly, and then he suddenly looked at Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang also looked at him at this time.

The next moment, the two said in unison:

"Koto!!"