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"Huh?" Cao Cao turned around when he heard the words, fixed his eyes on Cao Hong, shook his head slightly, and said, "No need, this time I will fight in person, if I don't succeed, I will be benevolent. Can I rush out of the valley? It's up to me. Zi Lianxiu said more, Hurry up and mobilize the army!"

"This promise, the general will obey!" After hesitating for a while, Cao Hong respectfully accepted the order, and then left quickly.

Outside the mouth of the valley, on the official road.

"Report! General Hu Che'er beheaded Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, during the chaotic battle. The morale of the enemy army has been frustrated, and they are slowly retreating now!"

"Oh? Hu Che'er killed Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang?"

Li Li was stunned when he heard the sound, and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to retreat, then turned his head and looked at Guo Jia beside him, with a knowing smile on his face.

"My lord, from this point of view, the information obtained by the scouts earlier is very accurate. The Cao army who attempted to attack Hangu Pass was indeed led by Cao Cao himself." Guo Jia looked at the plank road at Taniguchi with a smile on his face, seemingly thoughtful. said softly.

Li Li nodded slightly, and with the help of the huge body of the golden beast king, he watched the battle on the plank road at the entrance of the valley.

"Why is Feng Xiao so sure that Cao Cao is located in the valley? In fact, I also thought that Cao Cao was in the valley before, but after some testing just now, I have some doubts about the authenticity of the information. Cao Cao is also a prince along the way. , could it be that he was too frightened to show up when he saw me appearing, shouldn’t he?”

Guo Jia laughed lightly when he heard the words: "My lord's words are not unreasonable, but I am sure that Cao Cao is in the valley hundreds of steps away from us at this moment. It is said that Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, has not yet reached the crown. , and he is young and mature, and he behaves like his father, so he is deeply loved by Cao Cao. Because of this, I think that since Cao Ang is here, Cao Cao must be by his side.

As for Cao Cao not daring to answer the lord just now, it is understandable.After all, he is now in a desperate situation, and he cannot protect himself. If he shows up to answer the lord, he will definitely reveal his appearance and be targeted by our soldiers.In this way, it is almost impossible for him to leave Feiyundu alive tonight. Even if someone in the Cao army escapes, Cao Cao will definitely not be able to escape.Because at least half of the soldiers in our army are staring at him closely, no matter how he disguises himself, it is absolutely impossible for him to escape the attention of thousands of eyes.

Before, the lord had said to all the soldiers that it's okay to escape some of Cao's troops, but Cao Cao must not be allowed to slip away tonight no matter what.For this reason, the lord also offered a reward of a thousand pieces of gold and ten thousand households. With such a huge reward, as long as Cao Cao dared to show his face, he would be dead tonight! "

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed when he heard the words, and nodded in agreement: "What Feng Xiao said is true. Our army has always paid attention to military merits, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined. What's more, I, Li Li, will do what I say, and I will do what I say, but if I make a promise, I will definitely fulfill it. Therefore, if Cao Cao really dared to show his face just now, even if he has wings tonight, he will not be able to fly out tonight. Capture alive or kill on the spot. But"

After a pause, Li Li smiled calmly; "However, I heard that Cao Cao is suspicious by nature and acts cautiously. He usually carries a short dagger for self-defense in his military camp or on the couch in his mansion, for fear of being plotted or assassinated by others. He. Therefore, it is reasonable for Cao Cao to hide his face this time, and it is in line with his usual style of conduct."

Guo Jia smiled and nodded: "I have also heard about this matter. It is rumored that the reason why Cao Cao was so cautious, even suspicious and fickle was because he almost succeeded in assassinating Dong Zhuo in the past. Sleeping is no exception, always be on guard against others, for fear that others will attack him in his sleep like he did when he assassinated Dong Zhuo in the past. Hehehe!"

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a light smile: "Yes, ants are greedy for life, and the world cherishes life, and it is better to live than to die. However, people who are as afraid of death as Cao Cao are rare, and they can be regarded as a strange flower. Yes Therefore, I conclude that he would not dare to lead the army to charge himself, and will definitely wait until Cao Hong leads the army to rush out of the valley. In view of this, I want to personally go to the battle to intercept and kill, what does Feng Xiao think?"

"My lord wants to fight in person?" Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the sound, and then his expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands again and again: "No, absolutely no!"

"Why is this? Didn't Feng Xiao see me personally go into battle to kill the enemy? During my previous travels, I fought all the way from Jizhou to Yangzhou. Although there were twists and turns during the journey, it was also safe and sound. This time in my west On the Liang land, there are all the soldiers guarding around, and his own safety is safe, so why does Feng Xiao strongly oppose it?"

"My lord's words are wrong." Guo Jia shook his head lightly, explaining with a rather helpless expression: "At this moment, Cao's army is numerous and powerful, several times larger than our army, and they are fighting between trapped beasts. In order to win the way of life, they must die. Fight to the death and never retreat. In such a vicious and tragic fight, there is no guarantee that someone will secretly shoot sniper arrows or sneak attacks from behind. Moreover, there must be many Cao Jun soldiers who use unscrupulous methods. Covered by random arrows, now that the arrows are exhausted, the soldiers on the top of the mountains on both sides can no longer suppress Cao Jun. With the ebb and flow, now is the most difficult and difficult period for our army tonight, and it will take about half an hour. After this period of time, Cao's army will surely die; if it lasts less than half an hour, the situation will reverse, and the battle will completely tilt to Cao's side, and our army will be in a dire situation.

The lord is the commander-in-chief of our army. How can he personally risk the future and destiny of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people?In case something goes wrong, what should I do?Therefore, the lord must not mention such matters of going to battle to kill the enemy in the future, it is definitely not feasible.There are many generals in our army, among them there are many powerful generals with super combat power, and all the generals are also brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death.Why does the lord need to personally go into battle to kill the enemy? "

Li Li shook his head in disappointment. His right hand, which was clenched tightly on the golden saber, had to relax, but his heart was still itchy, and he was eager to go into battle and show his skills.

Indeed, since returning from his travels, he has completely lost the opportunity to personally fight the enemy.In the successive battles of the Northern Expedition and the Southern Huns, he initially served in the central army, and then Zhou Yu led the army, and he sat in the rear, basically staying away from the battlefield.In this battle of Sili, he had had the opportunity to go into battle in person, planning to fight against the princes and allies under the city of Anyi, but a fire in Anyi burned down the granary, forcing him to hold on to the city, and then withdrew from Hedong and retreated. Hangu Pass.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Cao troops were right in front of them, and the fierce fighting was in full swing. Li Li's warlike blood, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally burst out, ready to move, and he seemed to be unable to hold back.

At this time, the golden beast king seemed to feel his master's warlike heart, and his four sharp claws pawed the ground from time to time, and he was also sharpening his palms vigorously, pacing back and forth eager to try.

Chapter 660 Blood and Fire Flying across the Clouds ([-])

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"Report!"

Just as Li Li was about to go into battle in person, a soldier ran up quickly and respectfully reported the latest battle situation on the Taniguchi plank road.

"My lord, Cao Jun, who just retreated, once again broke through the encirclement and rushed to attack. He broke through the front line of defense stationed by General Zhang Liao in one go, and is now fighting with the second line of defense stationed by General Qubei and General Xu Chu!"

"Huh?" Li Li's expression changed upon hearing this, and he said in surprise, "Cao Jun broke through our army's first line of defense so quickly to fight Xu Chu and the others, which means they are already close to Taniguchi!"

The soldiers nodded in response: "That's right. This time Cao's army completely abandoned the valley for some reason, and all of them attacked. A few generals charged in front and took the lead to clear the way. Afterwards, the enemy's morale was high and the attack was swift. It took less than a cup of tea before and after. After a while, the enemy repelled General Zhang Liao's troops, and then came into close contact with the second echelon led by General Xu Chu."

While the soldiers were speaking, Guo Jia looked up at the moonlight to judge the time, then turned his head to look in the direction of Hangu Pass, but did not hear any movement.Immediately, his expression became dignified, he narrowed his eyes and watched coldly the hustle and bustle of fighting in the plank road at Taniguchi, and frowned thoughtfully.

After the soldiers reported, Guo Jia stared at the direction of Taniguchi, and said without looking sideways: "Let me ask you, whether the [-] cavalry led by Generals Zhang Liao and Hu Che'er are running out, have the two generals ever Injured, what about the enemy casualties?"

"Reporting to the army, General Zhang Liao is safe and sound. General Hu Che'er was injured and was defeated by Cao Hong and a young general. Then Cao Hong slashed General Hu's back. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and did not hurt any bones. After a little bandage, General Hu was not injured. I would like to withdraw from the valley, retreat to the second line of defense with General Zhang Liao, and still fight with Cao Jun."

"After the previous fights, the 3000 cavalry under General Zhang Liao now only have more than 5000 soldiers, and more than half of the soldiers are wounded soldiers. They really couldn't withstand the fierce offensive of Cao Jun, so they had to retreat to Taniguchi and continue to block Cao Jun. At the same time , the Cao army in the valley suffered a lot of casualties. The enemy army suffered more than 2 casualties under the arrows and stones, most of them were wounded soldiers. Now they have been abandoned by Cao Jun in the valley. Those who fought with General Zhang Liao head-on The enemy army has about [-] casualties, and the remaining [-] enemy troops have poured into the plank road, charging towards Taniguchi fearlessly."

Guo Jia was astonished when he heard this, and the dignified look on his face became more and more intense: "That is to say, the soldiers of Cao's army charging on the plank road were as powerful as our army's Golden Guard cavalry, and the casualties were only twice that of our army. In this way. Cao Cao The fighting power of the soldiers under his command is astonishing. It should not be underestimated!"

"This" soldier was stunned when he heard the sound, hesitantly hesitated to speak, and when he saw Guo Jia's unhappy face, he immediately explained: "Mr. Rong said, it's not that the enemy's combat power is strong, but that the plank road at the entrance of the valley is too narrow. And The gathering of tens of thousands of soldiers from the two armies made it impossible for the cavalry to use their mounts to kill the enemy. Instead, they were tired by the mounts. Their hands and feet were bound and their reaction speed was slow. However, most of Cao's troops were infantry, they moved quickly, and there were many people. They are powerful, so they can fight with our army head-on without losing the wind. In the wilderness, three thousand golden guards are enough to destroy more than three times the enemy army, and their own casualties will not be too great."

After he finished speaking, the soldier's face showed a look of resentment, probably because he was also a member of the Golden Guards.This time, the Cavalry Cavalry of the Golden Guards suffered so many casualties, which made him resentful. He wished he could go into battle by himself and see how the Cao army's combat effectiveness was.However, the reason he mentioned is indeed an objective reason, and he reported it based on the facts, not subjective assumptions.

"Wait!" Just as the soldiers stood up and retreated, Li Li called out to him; "You just said that Cao's army had less than 2 casualties, and now there are more than 2 Cao's troops who have all rushed to Taniguchi to fight. There are a total of [-] soldiers and horses in total. According to the scouts' previous report, Cao Jun has more than [-] soldiers and horses, so where are the remaining [-] soldiers and horses? Why did no one come to report?"

"Ah!" The guards were shocked when they heard the words, and bowed in fear and respect: "My lord, calm down, the [-] Cao troops have already gone to Feiyundu to the north valley entrance at the second watch, and went straight to General Teng Xiao's [-] defenders. "

"The time of the second watch? That is to say, when Cao Hong led his army to charge for the first time, the [-] Cao troops had already gone to the valley entrance in the north. At this time, they should have already met with the soldiers of Teng Xiao's troops." Li Li did not blame the commander of the army. , because he sent as many as dozens of soldiers to Taniguchi and the tops of the mountains on both sides, and it was expected that Cao's army would divide his troops to attack the northern Taniguchi.

He waved his hand to signal his soldiers to retreat, Li Lijian frowned slightly, and turned his head to look in the direction of Hangu Pass. Like Guo Jia, he didn't see the figure of the iron cavalry he was hoping for, and there was still no movement.

"My lord, don't worry. I just checked the sky. It has been half an hour since General Li Zhi left Feiyundu. He must have arrived at Hangu Pass by now. At most half an hour, the Shuofeng Camp will be the first to arrive. The Xia Feixiong heavy armored cavalry will arrive later. Therefore, the most urgent thing is that we must hold the Taniguchi for half an hour, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, surround and attack from all sides, and then we can wipe out Cao Jun in one fell swoop!" Seeing Li Li's expression changed, Guo Jia said softly Consolation said.

Li Li shook his head slightly: "I'm too impatient tonight, and I'm a little eager for quick success. If I delay my action for half an hour, I will be safe. The more eager you are, the more prone to mistakes, and they are still unforgivable mistakes. Tonight's battle That's right."

"I arranged the mighty Golden Guard cavalry to intercept at the entrance of the valley, but placed the infantry with limited combat effectiveness outside the entrance of the valley and on the cliffs on both sides. This arrangement seemed reasonable, but in fact it put the cart before the horse and exposed the strength of our army virtually. Insufficient weakness. Cavalry entering the valley entrance plank road is to avoid strengths and take advantage of weaknesses, and kill themselves. It is tantamount to telling Cao Cao that our army is not as good as him, so we have to send cavalry to block the valley entrance. The infantry on the cliffs on both sides He also lacked experience in large-scale battles, so he threw arrows, stones, and kerosene into the valley at the beginning of the battle. As a result, within half an hour, the arrows were exhausted, the stones were thrown away, and the kerosene was not left. Cao Cao saw through the falsehood of our army at a glance, and concentrated all his troops to attack Taniguchi, but our army's infantry on the cliff had no choice but to occupy the favorable terrain, but watched Cao's army rushing into the Taniguchi plank road, helpless."

While speaking, Li Li sighed softly in frustration: "Oh! This is the end of the matter. Regrets are useless. For the current plan, the only way to go is to fight hard. Tonight, I want to personally test the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's soldiers. How powerful, let's see if he, Cao A, is hiding his life, or I, Li Li, are quicker!"

"The lord still wants to go to battle in person?" Guo Jia remonstrated stubbornly: "This humble minister is still the same sentence, the lord is worth millions of people's future and destiny, so you must not put yourself in danger."

Li Li raised his hand to signal Guo Jia not to say any more: "I appreciate Feng Xiao's kindness, but I have made up my mind to meet Cao Mengde in person. In fact, when I went to Xuzhou, I wanted to fight Cao Cao It's a pity that Xuzhou is not our territory after all. We have no soldiers and no generals. If we rashly join in, we will die. Even so, Cao Cao then sent Brother Xiahou to follow along the road until the bloody battle in Bufu overnight. We have already forged a big enmity with Cao Cao. The potential is the same as water and fire.

Castle Peak does not change.Green water flows.The former Bufu by the Yangtze River was replaced by Feiyundu Mountain Stream, and Cao Mengde became the target of Li Li and me.Now that I am Dao Zu, Cao Cao is the fish under the knife. If he wants to escape from my nose, it depends on how capable he is, whether he can fall into the torrent like me, Li Li, and survive.Die Chengxiang! "

Guo Jia was silent when he heard the words, and he wanted to persuade Li Li not to fight in person, but he also knew that once Li Li made a decision, it would be like a golden word, and no one would persuade him.But some things have to be said.Otherwise, he would not be Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.

"The enmity between the lord and Cao Cao is indeed very deep, and it has become an unbearable situation. Only by completely exterminating Cao Cao can this enmity be resolved. Before that, Cao Cao plotted against the lord, but instead of harming others, he took advantage of Xia Hou The lives of brothers and more than [-] dead men of the family. Tonight, Cao Cao wanted to lurk here again, waiting for an opportunity to attack Hangu Pass. General Che'er beheaded his eldest son, Cao Ang. As a result, the hatred between the two sides became deeper and deeper, and it could not be resolved no matter what. Only by killing Cao Cao's clan could the deep hatred between them be eliminated.

Therefore, I have a strategy to destroy Cao Cao, I wonder if my lord can adopt it? "

"Oh? Feng Xiao might as well say it bluntly, he is not guilty of his mistakes!" Li Li said, nodding his head in surprise.

"In that case, I will speak bluntly." Guo Jiaxin nodded, then looked up at the stone cliffs on both sides of the valley entrance, his eyes filled with awe-inspiring murderous intent.

"My lord, let's look at the cliff about fifty steps outside the valley entrance. This is the narrowest part of the valley entrance plank road. It is less than two feet wide, and there are cliffs on both sides. If you throw stones from the top of the mountain to block the plank road, you will be killed." It can block Cao Jun in the mountain stream, thereby reducing the casualties of our army, and may even trap Cao Jun in the valley. However, in order to ensure the success of this plan, the lives of thousands of Jinyi guards have to be sacrificed and let them block Cao Jun is entangled in the plank road and cannot pass through, and General Teng Xiao and his [-] soldiers at the valley entrance at the northern end of the mountain stream may also be buried here.

After our army blocked the valley entrance, the soldiers rushed to the north valley entrance in two ways, and intercepted Cao Jun before they broke through the defense.The mouth of the valley in the north is not as good as here, it is relatively open, which is convenient for cavalry to fight. With the [-] cavalry in the hands of the lord, it is enough to block Cao Jun in the mountain stream and dare not show his face.After going back and forth like this, the reinforcements at Hangu Pass will arrive. By then, they will besiege from all sides and destroy Cao Jun with ease.I hadn't seen the terrain of Taniguchi to the south with my own eyes before, so I didn't think of this strategy. But when I came to Taniguchi in person, I knew that our army could trap Cao Jun in the mountain stream without fighting hard.

I don't know what the Lord wants? "

After Li Li heard the words, his expression changed slightly, and he pondered: "There are no more stones available on the cliff, how to block the plank road?"

"What's so difficult about this? General Ma Chao has [-] infantry, and each of them carried a stone on their backs and climbed up the mountain from the east side of the mountain. It took two cups of tea to climb to the top of the mountain, and then blocked the plank road."

Hearing the sound, Li Li frowned and shook his head lightly: "Actually, when I climbed to the top of the mountain before, I had this thought too. But when I think of Teng Xiao, Tie Xiao, Guo Meng and Baqian Hedong brothers who stayed at the valley entrance at the north end, I resolutely decided to give up this idea. I would rather lead my brothers to fight bloody battles than give up the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Our army has more than [-] soldiers tonight. To give up the lives of these soldiers for nothing, I, Li Li, can't do it, and I don't even bother to do so."