Xiaoqi

After hearing Cao Zhen's words at this moment, Cao Cao got on his horse and explained in a low voice: "There is a saying in the art of war: the truth is false, the false is real, the false is the real, this is the way to use soldiers.

The mountain stream is narrow, and our army's 2 soldiers and horses are trapped in the valley.If we can break out of the Taniguchi tonight, [-] soldiers are enough; if we cannot break out of the siege, [-] more horses will not help.Therefore, let the two of them lead [-] soldiers to attack the north. It is gratifying to be able to rush out, but if they cannot, they can also put pressure on Thief Li and weaken the strength of the Xiliang army at both ends of the mountain stream. "

"So that's the case, my child understands." Cao Zhen nodded in response.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and looked towards Taniguchi with a solemn expression, but seeing that Cao Hong had already led his soldiers to rush towards Taniguchi, the bloodbath was imminent.Immediately, Cao Cao waved his hand to signal to his nephews not to say anything, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone is ready. As long as Zi Lian leads the troops to tear open the gap, I will lead the army to rush out immediately!"

on top of the mountain.

The original intention of Li Li's shouting was to induce Cao Cao to answer, so that he could determine Cao Cao's location, and then try to shoot him or keep a close eye on him. Finally, he found a good opportunity to kill Cao Cao, and he must not be allowed to Take advantage of the loophole and slip away.

However, it is a pity that Cao Cao was not fooled and ignored it at all.

This disappointed Li Litton, like a punch in the air.Nowhere to focus, the strategy failed.

In this way, he could not judge the specific location of Cao Cao.

In addition, the light in the valley was dim, and there were only a few dozen torches.But tens of thousands of Cao troops gathered.

Looking down at the valley from a high position, one can see dense crowds of people moving in the valleys on both sides of the stream.Can't see the specifics at all.It is impossible to judge who Cao Cao is, and what kind of armor and battle robe he is wearing.

"Cao Cao is Cao Cao. Not only is he cunning and smart, but also has amazing adaptability. It seems that I underestimated him before. I didn't expect this old boy to be so alert. He is really a tricky and difficult character!"

Talking softly to himself.Li Li stared intently at Cao Jun at the foot of the mountain, trying to catch Cao Cao's figure from among the many Cao Jun soldiers.

However, he was disappointed again, and finally failed to lock Cao Cao's position.I can't even estimate the approximate position of Cao Cao.

Seeing this, Li Li patted the back of the King of Beasts, and the King of Beasts moved in response to the sound, and carried him down the mountain quickly.

At the same time, Li Li waved his hand to signal the archers on the top of the mountains on both sides to release arrows, and they were all rockets, trying to ignite the withered grass in the valley and fully reveal Cao Jun in the valley, so that he could accurately judge the strength of Cao Jun and Cao Cao himself The location and the color of the armor and shirt.

Otherwise, it would be dark in the valley, and it is very likely that Cao Jun will take advantage of the night to storm the valley entrance, and then break out in one go.

If the fire is bright in the valley, just keep an eye on Cao Cao, even if some ordinary soldiers run away, it doesn't matter, they are all small fish and shrimp, and it is not a pity to run away as soon as they run away.But once Cao Cao is allowed to escape among the soldiers, the operation to encircle Cao's army tonight will be tantamount to a complete failure. Even if most of Cao's army is wiped out, it will not be worth the candle, and it will be of no practical use.

Therefore, in Li Li's eyes, there is only one purpose to besiege Cao Jun tonight, and that is to capture or kill Cao Cao alive.As long as Cao Cao can be killed, it doesn't matter if all [-] Cao's troops run away, and it doesn't matter if you want to run away.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Just as Li Li drove the golden beast down the mountain, arrows were suddenly fired from the cliffs on both sides of the gourd valley, and the arrows with cold light slanted down, heading straight for the densely packed Cao army soldiers in the valley.

At this moment, there were quite a number of Xiliang troops on the cliffs on both sides, no less than [-] archers in total.However, these archers are mainly concentrated on the top of the east mountain, that is, the [-] infantry who followed Li Li up the mountain. As for the archers on the top of the west mountain, there are only a few hundred people, which are the hundreds left by Li Zhi when he inquired about the situation of Cao Jun. Famous soldiers.

"Ahhh!"

As the random arrows fell, there were screams in the valley. Thousands of Cao Jun soldiers were killed by arrows, and there were not a few soldiers who were trampled, bruised or shot.This is not because the archery skills of the infantry under Li Li's command are so good, but because Cao's army is too numerous and crowded, densely packed with people.Under such circumstances, any soldier with strength, even without a bow and arrow, could kill or wound one or two of Cao's troops by throwing a stone at random.

The reason why Cao Jun fell into such a passive situation was that they were afraid of revealing their whereabouts and were too careful, so they shrank all their troops in the valley, and only a few hundred scouts on the hills on both sides were in charge of guarding.But these scouts were eliminated silently by Li Zhi's personal soldiers, so that after the Xiliang army captured the tops of the mountains on both sides, the tens of thousands of Cao troops did not know it.There are also reasons for the weather and time. The weather is bitterly cold, and it is late at night. In addition, Cao Jun has traveled a long distance and is exhausted. This has caused the current extremely passive situation.

Chapter 655

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"Shhhhhh!"

Round after round of arrows fell sharply, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of thousands of Cao Jun.

At the same time, hundreds of kerosene jars smashed into the valley amidst the random arrows.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

With a loud bang, the cupping pot burst into the rocks and ignited the withered weeds, illuminating the whole valley brightly.

At this point, Cao Jun, who was hiding in the dark valley, finally showed his face, completely exposed to the sight of the Xiliang army at the mouth of the valley and on the top of the mountains on both sides.

"Cao Hong is here, anyone who stands in my way will die! Kill!"

In the bright light of the fire, Cao Hong brandished his knife and stopped drinking, and led tens of thousands of soldiers to rush towards Taniguchi fearlessly with arrows flying over their heads and their feet stepping on the prairie fire.

"Cao Hong?" Li Li, who left almost at the same time as Cao Hong, rushed to the foot of the mountain at this time, and immediately heard Cao Hong's registration number.

Stopping on the official road outside the valley entrance, Li Li's expression trembled slightly after hearing the sound, and he squinted his eyes to look along Duanhe's reputation, and instantly locked the location of Cao Hong, and then remembered the color of his armor and his body shape in his heart.

At this time, Li Li couldn't help but be thankful that the Golden Beast King's horse under his crotch was very good, his speed was as fast as lightning, and he went up and down the river like walking on flat ground, and his tall body allowed him to pass over the heads of all the soldiers and catch Cao Hong's body immediately. figure.

"My lord, that burly enemy general in dark armor is Cao Hong, Cao Cao's trusted general!" Just as Li Li was staring at Cao Hong with murderous intent, Zhang Liao raised his finger and pointed at Cao Hong who was leaping 300 meters away. Urgently asked for orders: "The final general asks for orders to kill Cao Hong, and I hope the lord will do it!"

"My lord, the last general invites tassels to fight against Cao Hong!" Ma Chao continued.

Immediately, Xu Chu, Chen Dao, Xu Ding, Xu Huang and other generals all asked for battle one after another.They all wanted to be the first to rush up and kill Cao Hong.

It is true that although there are not many soldiers around Li Li at this moment, the total strength of the troops at the north and south ends of Taniguchi is less than 5000; however, there are quite a few generals following him.Longxiang Battalion commander Ma Chao, Xiaowei Ma Tie and Ma Xiu three brothers, Shuofeng Battalion commander Qubei, Jin Yiwei deputy commanders Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er, Army Sima Xu Huang, brothers Xu Chu and Xu Ding, and Chen Dao, He Man and He Yi Brother, wait a minute; there are no less than [-] powerful generals, all of whom are concentrated at the south valley entrance.Reining in his horse, he stopped beside Li Li.

Seeing that all the generals wanted to fight one after another, Li Li raised his hand to signal that they don't need to fight, and ordered in a deep voice: "Archers shoot on both sides of Taniguchi, and don't let a Cao Jun go!"

After a pause, Li Li ordered in a stern voice: "Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er obey the order. Order you two to lead three thousand golden guards to rush in and block the entrance of the valley for me! Remember. Don't hold back. We meet on a narrow road The brave wins, be sure to kill Cao Hong!"

"No!" Generals Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er heard the order, and without saying a word, they immediately swung their sabers and led the three thousand golden guards' horses into the valley.

"Qubei and Xu Chu listened to the order, and ordered you two to lead the three thousand golden guards as the second echelon. Follow Zhang Liao's troops and rush into the valley. You must firmly guard the 300-meter valley entrance corridor for me. Don't give up an inch, be timid. Those who retreat after the war, kill them!" Li Li ordered sharply.

"No, the general will obey!"

Watching Qubei and Xu Chu beat their horses away, Li Li continued to order: "Ma Tie and Ma Xiu listen to the order, you two collect all the arrows of the infantry, and quickly lead the [-] infantry around the cliff on the west side of the valley entrance. Shoot Cao Jun fiercely for me. If you run out of arrows, throw stones, sand and dust down, and use everything that can kill the enemy! I will kill all [-] Cao Jun tonight Here, not one will be left!"

"promise!"

When Ma Tie and his brother were ordered to leave, Li Li looked sideways at Ma Chao, and said in a deep voice, "Meng Qi led the rest of the infantry back two hundred steps, guarding the east official road and Gukou mountain road. , there must be no mistake!"

"My lord, don't worry, I will not let you down in the end!"

Ma Chao bowed his hands in response, immediately reined in his horse, turned around, swung his silver spear, and took away more than [-] infantry to retreat to the official road, waiting in formation, ready to intercept and kill Cao's soldiers who broke through the valley at any time.

After all the generals took their orders and left, there were only five thousand gold guard cavalry left beside Li Li, and there were only a few generals, which made the overcrowded official road in Taniguchi suddenly relaxed.

"The two generals He Yi and He Man obey the order, and you two will stay at the valley entrance to command the archers to guard the exit and wait for the opportunity to kill the enemy general!"

The He brothers bowed their hands and said: "No, the last general will obey!"

Li Li nodded slightly, the solemn look on his face dissipated quickly, and waved his hand to signal the Golden Guard War Cavalry behind him to retreat fifty steps, then reined in his horse and stopped, with spears and halberds everywhere, ready to wait.

Standing on the official road, Li Li squinted his eyes and watched Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er's [-] cavalry rushing into the valley, and Cao Hong's tens of thousands of cavalry came face to face.Then he turned his head and said softly to Xu Huang and Xu Ding, "Gong Ming and Bo Ning, you two will guard here with me tonight. Our five thousand cavalry are the third line of defense at Taniguchi. As long as the enemy rushes up the official road If we can't stop it, it must be difficult for Meng Qi's fourth line of defense led by infantry to stop Cao Jun.

Therefore, the ensuing battle was very tragic, either the enemy died or we died.Cao's army numbered more than [-], which was more than three times that of our army. Once they rushed out of the valley, our army would be hard to stop.Before the arrival of reinforcements from Hangu Pass, you must not hold back the benevolence of women, and you must not hold back your hands. If our army does not capture prisoners, they will kill them all! "

"No, the last general will obey!"

The valley with a total length of 340 meters has different widths and narrows, and is full of rocky depressions. The widest part is no more than three feet, and the narrowest part is only one foot. It can accommodate up to three war horses passing by.