Chapter 899: Capturing Lao Cao Alive

The current battlefield is in the Tongguan Town (Tongling City) area. There is a large mountainous area here, less than 200 miles away from another battlefield of Huang Zhong. Now Huang Zhong has captured Wancheng and reached Jingxian County. The mountainous area between Jing County and Tongling was the battlefield where the two sides fought.

Originally they were fought separately, but now Lao Cao is here and he has taken over the battlefield, so the two battlefields were combined into one. The purpose is very simple, to expand the battle circle, divide the troops, and distract Wang Yan's attention. Lao Cao still has many ideas.

The failure this time was that the military information reported to Wang Yan on Huang Zhong's side was somewhat abnormal. At the same time, the battle on his side felt a little anxious in the afternoon, and the opponent's troop deployment suddenly became smoother and improved to a higher level.

General Wang thought for a moment and then ordered: "Instruct Huang Zhong to advance steadily and don't be impatient. In addition, I also ordered the rest of the troops that Cao Cao's reinforcements are coming. A fierce attack will not be a fatal attack. I have no worries about my rear defense and must be flexible. Nanchang is inevitable now." If it is empty, we may find an opportunity to intercept the enemy's supplies and cut off their return route. Send a message to the Xinxuanjia Camp to garrison at our place today. We will stop today and fight again tomorrow."

Listening to Wang Yan's military order, his messengers quickly wrote records with charcoal, stamped Wang Yan's general seal, and sent people to go around the rear to deliver the message.

After the arrangement was completed, Wang Yan held the eight-sided Han sword on his waist and walked slowly to the riverside. The guard brought a small folding stool over and set up a small stove on the side. He took water from the Yangtze River and made a fire on the spot to boil the water for tea.

Of course there is no problem with the water quality at this time, and even if it is poisoned upstream, there is no problem. After all, the water volume is so large, it flows through many areas, and the length is very long, so it is not a big problem.

Of course, the more important thing is that the river system in the south of the Yangtze River is developed and there is no shortage of water. Lao Cao will not be so brainless.

But if you really care, there is actually no water that is drinkable. After all, even if there is no poison, people upstream will still poop, pee, bathe and rub in the mud.

The troops behind them also dismounted and prepared to set up camp skillfully, burying pots and making rice, and they were busy and orderly.

Wang Yan had thought that Lao Cao would come to confront him. After all, Lao Cao could fight on his own. In such a life-and-death war, he must come in person. Moreover, at that time, Lao Cao fought almost all the battles himself, fighting in the east, west, north and south throughout his life.

More importantly, the current situation is serious. If you don't advance, you will die. Lao Cao has nowhere to go. The land of Shu was dangerous, which gave them safety, but it also restricted their performance. What's more, wanting to attack Chang'an and Luoyang is a fool's errand. After all, they didn't take advantage of the surprise attack. Now it was a full-scale war. Wang Yan was prepared, so how could he give them a chance.

And Lao Cao is not willing to go south, and still wants to cross the Yangtze River, so now the only chance of survival lies with him, Wang. The beating made him and Wang run away in confusion. It would be best to kill him and everything would be solved.

He was playing tricks with the generals on the opposite side, and his purpose was to get Lao Cao over. Lao Cao wanted to defeat him in one battle, so why didn't he want to solve the problem in one battle? This would be good for everyone.

Now that Lao Cao is coming, the follow-up reinforcements will definitely not be that fast. It can be said that now is when Lao Cao is weak. If we don't fight now, it will be worse.

His arrangement was to deal with the overall situation and put some pressure from the side, making Lao Cao hesitate. The generals here in Yangzhou are all capable of fighting. If anyone breaks through to Nanchang, it will not only be a problem in Nanchang, but also a problem in Changsha and along the Yangtze River.

Lao Cao was originally in Poyang, so the soldiers and horses around him and those in Nanchang were naturally enough. In the Dongting area, there are a large number of garrisons defending the river bank, so Changsha is empty and only relies on the troops in Nanchang and Dongting for defense.

Now because of Wang Yan's pressure, Lao Cao came to the front of the battle in person, so it was inevitable to send additional reinforcements to various places accordingly. Therefore, it became inevitable that Nanchang would be empty, and it was natural to attack Changsha directly. Once there are changes in Changsha, the troops in Dongting will inevitably be mobilized. If there are not enough troops to guard the river bank, Wang Yan can cross the river by hoarding troops in Jiangling.

From this, Lao Cao was made into dumplings directly, so that he had no chance to think about his sister-in-law. In this way, Shu has nothing to worry about. We only know that defense cannot last long. At that time, Sun Ce, Shi Xie and others were dealt with, and the mountains and rivers were unified again, and another glorious chapter was written.

Wang Yan drank tea with a smile, and took a sip of tea foam into the rushing Yangtze River...

"My lord, the king said that his soldiers and horses have not attacked again, and the battle has ended today." Xu Chu ran into the military tent and reported the news in person.

Cao Cao nodded, thought for a while, and sighed: "Wang Yan knew that I was here, so he wanted to fight me decisively."

"Lord, withdraw your troops."

Xu Chu said bleakly what he had been thinking about for a long time.

"retreat?"

Old Cao laughed and said, "Today we retreat to Changsha, and tomorrow we retreat to Shu. What will happen in the future? Where to retreat? As a man does, if he doesn't advance, he will be wasted. In the age of great struggle, I have millions of soldiers in my hands, how can I do it?" Are you afraid of this lucky person?"

"My lord, Wang Yan is strategizing and using troops like a god. He also has black armor cavalry that have not been released yet. The river bank plain is an excellent place for a charge. King Kuang Yan is a peerless general, not inferior to Xiang Ji's bravery, and his soldiers are elite and unstoppable. The number of soldiers fighting against me so far is only 20,000. It occupies a favorable position, has warships running to the south and north of the Yangtze River, and has a huge supply of food and manpower. If you want to defeat Wang Yan in this battle, you really can't, my lord, think again..."

"Is Zhong Kang afraid of death?"

"My lord, if Xu Chu dies, he can rule the world. My lord, there is no need to say anything. I will die on my own to repay my lord for his kindness. It is true that the king's words are too powerful to stop, and death is useless..."

Xu Chu had been thinking about this since the raid failed and Huang Zhong was driven back hundreds of miles by the counterattack in one day. After fighting Wang Yan for a day and a half, he felt even more how awesome Wang Yan was. He really didn't think he had any chance of winning.

However, they still have a large number of soldiers and horses, and they are supported by the world's wealthy families. Since he couldn't defeat Wang Yan, he also considered running to build a country outside the territory.

Cao Cao naturally thought of this and asked with a smile: "Zhong Kang is interested in going outside the territory?"

"In the past, when the king's fleet returned in search of grain, he said that there is a continent to the east of the sea, with fertile land and rich products, even more so in our Central Plains. He also said that the sages said that the sky is round and the place is round, and the heaven and earth here are just a muddy ball... Such a world, Why does the Lord need to fight with Wang Yan?

I heard that Han Sui had fought with Guishuang for a long time and had already secured a place to stay. Han Sui can do this, why can't my lord? Moreover, no wealthy family in the world can be tolerated in the Central Plains. They have no choice but to work together with me. I heard that Tianzhu has many people and a vast territory. Our army swept across it, destroyed its country, enslaved its people, opened up borders for China, and promoted China's education. Wouldn't it be nice for the Lord to open a clan and build a temple? "

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Old Cao raised his head and laughed, which made Xu Chu laugh. Then he said, "Zhongkang, what you say makes sense. But if you can dominate China, how can you wish to dominate the barbarian land? Now I am at war with Wang Yan. How can I leave when I want? I have tens of millions of people under my control and millions of soldiers, but how many can I leave? Wang Yan is ready to accomplish his task in one battle. Why shouldn't I do the same?

When it comes to matters outside the territory, it is not too late to bring up the topic of defeat. Wang Yan has always been tolerant of others. Even if he is captured, there is still room for negotiation. If you don't fight him, you won't die in peace. Go ahead, Zhongkang, and send people to dig into the formation to defeat his cavalry..."

He also ordered the mobilization of troops and asked Xu Chu and others to go out and do their own things. Cao Cao started drinking again, and he felt miserable...

Of course Lao Cao was still dissatisfied. In his words, he would never die with his eyes in peace. In his own words, even if he is caught, he can still discuss with Wang Yan and leave a way out for him to go to establish a country outside the territory. From the beginning to the end, he never considered the soldiers and civilians under his command, all for his personal ideals and ambitions.

Of course this is good, people are like this at this time. People are like this, so there is nothing wrong with it.

It is true that Wang Yan will not kill Lao Cao. Those wealthy people are willing to run away, and Wang Yan also supports them, so they will be killed by him in vain. This group of people all have great talents, and they are the most harmful to others. It's not that Wang Yan looks down on foreigners, they are really difficult to deal with. They can't defeat them, and they can't defeat them either.

As for paying attention to the military and civilians, he has actually succeeded now. After all, he has 20 million soldiers and civilians under his command. Even if he fights Lao Cao for a long time, he can still get five to six million people in the end. The population on his side has exploded. After unifying the world, the population is estimated to exceed 30 million.

It's just that this is a success based on the grand narrative of history. If you look closely at individuals, it will of course be endless disasters. People who died of cold and hunger, people who were eaten, people who went crazy with cannibalism, people who fought all their lives and died on the battlefield with gray hair. They always have their sufferings, their joys and sorrows, and no one will pay attention to them.

Just like 'drought', 'locusts', 'floods', and 'earthquakes' recorded in history books, these simple words represent the lives of countless people behind them, and are the bright red color of the cold wheels of history.

Early the next morning, Wang Yan called for Dian Wei: "You lead the army into the mountains to avoid pits. Go to Qiupu (Chizhou) and advance westward. If there is an obstacle, just charge forward."

"General, take your orders." Dian Wei responded, wearing heavy armor, turned around and left.

Because he wanted to fight a large-scale regiment battle and had insufficient troops, Wang Yan added 5,000 militiamen accompanying the army, bringing the total to 20,000. The troops were divided into three groups, the front and left armies. Wang Yan led the vanguard of the front army.

The two armies were stationed twenty miles apart, not that far apart. On a winter morning, it is quite cold, so walking quickly can also activate your energy and blood. These people are elite soldiers that Wang Yan has trained for many years, not various sub-healthy migrant workers from two thousand years later.

Although his soldiers are also unhealthy and have various injuries, professional training is enough to make them fully armed with ease. After marching twenty miles, they still have full combat effectiveness.

Their actions could not be hidden from Cao Jun. They had already set up military formations and were ready.

Looking at the enemy from a distance, General Wang carried his weapon gracefully, trotted briskly with his horse, and turned diagonally. He knew that the opponent would definitely dig a trap. This was common sense in fighting. Then he would make a big circle without warning, and there is no need to take the initiative to fill the hole with the lives of soldiers. Moreover, he could also force Cao Cao to attack first, destroying the opponent's military formation and the accumulated morale.

Sure enough, seeing Wang Yan making detours, Cao Cao couldn't wait any longer. Why did they fight? It's not just that we can't let Wang Yan break through here, and we hope to kill Wang Yan.

If Wang Yan didn't come to fight directly, Lao Cao wouldn't be able to watch Wang Yan go around in front of him, so he would definitely die. So even though he failed to use the trap, Lao Cao still ordered the attack.

This area is full of their troops, and the additional troops sent later have not yet arrived, but when he came over, he also led three thousand soldiers and horses. So now there are more than 50,000 people, facing Wang Yan's 20,000 people.

In the silent and oppressive battlefield, the sound of war drums beats far away in the wilderness beside the Yangtze River. The morning sun is already hanging high in the sky, and what the bright sunshine shines is the origin of human beings.

Wang Yan commanded his men to wave the flag, and the left and right armies dispersed to meet Cao's army. The shouts of both sides were deafening, and the rain of arrows covered the sky. Every second, someone died.

If it was at high altitude, the gap between the two armies could be clearly seen at this time. The battle line where the two sides' forces met had been advancing in the direction of Cao's army. The real life and death were clear in an instant, and most of the dead were Cao's people. It was even visible to the naked eye that the attacks of Cao's soldiers were becoming hesitant, and they were afraid.

Their heads were still surging with blood due to the fierce battlefield, and their minds were unclear, but when facing death, they would also be somewhat awake. They watched the other side cut off someone's hand with a fierce knife, staring at them without blinking and killing them, especially seeing their comrades in front of them fall one by one, and many of them were even soldiers who were used to bullying people in the army. In addition, there was the inherent impression that Wang Yan's army was invincible, and even if these people were Lao Cao who claimed to be stronger than Wang Yan, they still felt fear.

On the battlefield, whoever is afraid will die. If too many people die, the army will collapse, and Cao Cao's supervisors will go crazy.

Wang Yan did not look at the constantly waving central army flag from a distance. He thought for a moment. With Cao Cao's caution, he might not be there, but on second thought, it didn't matter whether Cao Cao was there or not.

Shaking his head and smiling, Wang Yan took off the fixed visor from his left shoulder and buckled it on his face. The guards did the same thing and shook the horse lance tied with the flag at the same time.

Wang Yan didn't say anything nonsense. With a roar, he galloped out on his horse, led 3,000 cavalrymen, and rushed straight to Cao Cao's central army position.

Cao Cao was old, and the ancients' astigmatism and myopia were still very common. After all, it was not so good to see all kinds of things under the dim oil lamp. You can keep healthy eyes when you are old.

Besides, the battlefield of 70,000 to 80,000 people is too big. Even if there is no problem with your eyesight, it is difficult to see. So Cao Cao couldn't see the battle situation, and Xu Chu beside him reported it to him.

"My lord, Wang Yan is coming to attack."

Xu Chu was wearing a soldier's armor. Beside him, Lao Cao was also wearing an elite soldier's armor, not the bright armor that the commander wore, and he didn't even have a cape...

Lao Cao squinted his eyes: "Is Zhongkang sure?"

"Xu Chu is not afraid."

Wang Yan's reputation was too great, Xu Chu didn't dare to brag, but he didn't say anything discouraging, because he was really not afraid. He wasn't afraid of death, so naturally he wasn't afraid of Wang Yan.

After that, he didn't say a word, and looked at the knights who penetrated the army formation and rushed in from a distance. He knew that the one leading the charge was Wang Yan. Looking at the invincible courage of a spear that lifted a man up into the air, Xu Chu twitched his eyes and silently prepared his fatal blow.

Wen Chou on the other side didn't say much, he was also dressed like a soldier. A little ahead of him and Xu Chu was a soldier wearing bright armor, a cape, and holding a precious weapon...

Cao Cao knew that Xu Chu was playing with luck, so he turned to listen to the reports of others and adjusted his tactics in real time.

He had never really fought against Wang Yan's army on the front line before, until this time, until today, he just felt what people often said, that Wang Yan's soldiers were fierce and strong in combat.

If nothing unexpected happened, his 50,000 troops really couldn't beat Wang Yan's 20,000, which was really strong. But he really didn't accept it, so he knew he would lose, but he still stood here, just to wait for that ray of hope.

After seven or eight minutes, seeing Wang Yan successfully killing his way in, Xu Chu shouted: "Kill!"

As his voice fell, the unnamed deputy general who was disguised as the main general rode forward and killed Wang Yan who was rushing in the front. Xu Chu and Wen Chou were one horse head behind, and they rushed forward one on the left and one on the right...

General Wang, who was leading the charge, was now a bloody man, all of which was the blood gushing out of the unknown soldiers. He only felt the blood surging and felt very happy. After being a cuckold for a long time, he always had to move his legs. He was now in the stage of moving his legs.

Since he stopped being timid, he was very brave, and brave to the bone. This seems to be a wrong sentence, but it is not. He was really timid before, with a sub-healthy bamboo-like body, and he pretended to be a tough guy. If someone punched him, he would lie on the ground and ask for money in a minute. But now he is really brave, which comes from his strength, which can eliminate any trouble and ensure his own strength.

Similarly, this is the same as the gap between the children of rich and powerful families and him, a child who came out of the mountain ditch. Many principles are the same...

He has good eyesight and has seen the bright-armored commander rushing towards him from a distance. Similarly, he also saw the two riders following the commander.

He admitted that for a moment, he was indeed stunned for a little while. But after thinking quickly, he reacted, and the smile on his mouth became bigger, which made him laugh.

Damn, Cao Cao was so sinister. This must be Cao Cao's idea. He actually let Xu Chu and Wen Chou dress up as soldiers and prepare to attack him.

He had watched the drama, although various aspects may have been rationalized, including height and body shape. But the characteristics of the face were there, and he recognized Xu Chu and Wen Chou in a moment.

But Cao Cao thought he didn't know them, so he came up with such an effective method.

He admitted that if he had not recognized Xu Chu and Wen Chou, he would have paid more attention to the man pretending to be the commander. In this way, even though he was quite good at fighting, he would still be caught. He would definitely not die, but it was not certain how much he would be injured, after all, he was still a human being.

He easily killed several more enemy soldiers who were blocking the way, and the distance was shortened in the blink of an eye.

The pretended commander had already raised his spear, and Xu Chu and Wen Chou also used their long weapons in their hands. Wen Chou stabbed the horse, the pretended commander aimed at the head, and Xu Chu aimed at Wang Yan's lower body very steadily. After all, the upper body can turn, but the range of motion of the waist, abdomen and hips is limited.

Looking at the three swaying long weapons, General Wang smiled confidently. In the shocked eyes of the three people, he easily blocked the attack of Wen Chou who was stabbing the horse. At the same time, he exerted force with his legs and jumped into the air sideways, leaving the horse's back, avoiding the attack that stabbed his head and turned into a stab to his chest and abdomen. He also blocked Xu Chu's attack with the tail of the lance to avoid scratching the horse's back.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Yan passed between Xu Chu and the disguised enemy general with his weapon horizontally. The disguised commander was directly knocked flying. Xu Chu was a top-level general after all, and his reaction was faster. He leaned back directly to avoid the risk of being knocked flying. But at the same time, Wang Yan kicked Xu Chu on the hip bone, almost knocking Xu Chu off the horse.

Wang Yan then landed on the horse again. He did not see how dangerous Xu Chu was behind him, nor did he see how badly the fake commander was trampled. He easily killed the cavalrymen who were blocking the road and chased after the group of soldiers who had already turned their horses and ran away.

Lao Cao's martial arts were not good enough, and his physical functions had declined. Of course, he could not see the lightning and fire of Wang Yan and others. But his men could see that the plan that was highly expected did not work, and they shouted directly, "Master, go!"

Then the fake Lao Cao, who was wearing more luxurious armor, turned around and ran away in the protection of a group of people. Lao Cao himself secretly led a group of people to run in another direction, like a group of real defeated soldiers.

This battle ended when the fake Lao Cao ran away. Because the general flag was moved, it meant that the commander was unstable. If the commander was not stable, how could the generals be at peace. The situation on the battlefield changed in an instant, and it became a chase battle for Wang Yan's side.

Lao Cao's arrangement was not for anything else, he was to protect himself. But Lao Cao felt bad because he found that his plan did not work. The damn Wang Yan chased him closely.

But for the sake of truth, he changed his BMW. He was riding an ordinary warhorse, which could not outrun Wang Yan's famous horse. His guards could not beat Wang Yan. They beat him one by one, and could not even slow down Wang Yan. The damn Wang Yan laughed wildly.

"My life is over! It's over!"

Finally, the last guard was gone. Listening to Wang Yan's wild laughter, Lao Cao ran with a bunch of grass mud horses in his heart. He would not give up until the last moment.

Wang Yan was indeed laughing. It was not surprising that Lao Cao was killed and lost his armor. After all, Lao Cao had been in danger many times in his life, but now he was doing this to him, and he felt particularly funny. Although Lao Cao's plan was indeed effective, it just didn't work on him.

He watched Lao Cao chop the horse's butt with a sword, urging the horse to run faster, and just carried Ma Shuo, laughing and chasing behind.

The bursting horse really ran fast, and his BMW really couldn't catch up for a while. The main reason was that he was too heavy, his armor was also heavy, and he had been maneuvering at high speed for a long time, without a chance to breathe, and he was already a little tired.

But even so, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer. Lao Cao's heart was getting more and more anxious.

Lao Cao wanted to run to the main force, but he had already run a long way in such a short time, and it was too late. He looked back at Wang Yan, who was so close that he could be stabbed to death with a spear. Knowing that Wang Yan didn't want to kill him, Lao Cao sighed and slowly slowed down the horse...

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