Chapter 748
Cao Hong was plotted under Liling City. The adjutant general and hundreds of soldiers were killed, and he was wounded by an arrow in his left arm. At this time, he was attacked by Sun Ce and Lu Meng back and forth. There are really obstacles in front of you, and there are chasing wolves in the back. However, this will make Cao Jun's morale low, tired, and unintentional. Cao Hong didn't care about hating the Liling County Order at this time, and hurriedly shouted: "Form a formation, break through!" The heralds around him quickly hoisted the banner to show the three armies.
fought for his life, Cao Hong took the remnants out of the encirclement and fled in the wilderness. Where was Sun Ce willing to let go, he instructed LΓΌ Meng to stay and collect the prisoners and clean up the battlefield, and he chased after him with the cavalry.
Cao Hong only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses around him at this time, all of them were injured and tired. After running for a while, the war horse couldn't bear it. In the array, several war horses screamed, their hooves weakened, and they knelt forward. The knight on horseback was accidentally thrown off and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Cao Hong had to stop and let everyone rest for a while before leaving. As soon as he fed the horses water, before he had time to take a sip, the scout in charge of the palace behind him galloped over: "General! Wu Bing is chasing after him! β
Cao Hong hurriedly threw the water bowl that had been sent to his lips, turned over on his horse, and shouted, "Go!" He knew very well in his heart that he could only run, and if he wanted to turn around and fight Wu Jun, it would be a moth to the fire.
One escapes, the other chases. I saw the city of Changsha. Cao Hong was overjoyed and was about to slap his horse and whip into the city, but was persuaded by the captain next to him: "General, there are not many soldiers and horses left in our city. Sun Jianjiu was in Changsha for a long time and was the Taishou of Changsha. If Sun Ce leads the army and there is chaos in the city, what should it be? It is better to bypass Changsha and go straight to Luo County, and be united with General Li's soldiers. "The meaning of the captain is very clear, even if he enters the city and Sun Ce's troops are in the city, as long as one of the gentry in the city is reading Sun's family, and seeing them defeated and returned, it is inevitable that they will have bad thoughts. It will be really dangerous at that time, so it is better not to go to Changsha at all, and go directly to Luo County to find Li Dian.
Cao Hong listened, although he felt reasonable, but he was still unwilling: "This doesn't care about Changsha?" β
The lieutenant said: "The matter has come to this, please think twice!" β
Cao Hong couldn't, so he had to reluctantly glance at Changsha City, and then walked around the city and went straight to Luo County. Sun Ce chased to Changsha, saw Cao Hong walking around the city, and wanted to chase again. The subordinates persuaded: "Now that Cao Hong abandons the city and leaves, why doesn't the lord take Changsha first?" If you chase it, the soldiers in Changsha City will come out, and they will attack before and after, what can they do about it? β
When Sun Ce heard this, he was glad to do so, so he reined in his horse and returned, led the army to the city of Changsha, and shouted: "Who is the guard in the city?" β
A lieutenant flashed out of the wall. He was at the head of the city, and he saw Cao Hong walking around the city from afar, and saw the enemy army coming. I don't know it's good, but I'm afraid that General Cao will lose the battle. Look at it again, the banner of Sun Zi is waving in the wind, and the elite soldiers and good generals under the city are surrounded by a golden armor general, where is there anything I don't understand in my heart. The lord of Yangzhou, Marquis Sun Ce, came. No wonder General Cao was defeated, and he was unjustly defeated.
The captain who was desperate in his heart was expressionless: "I am the guard, who is under the city?" β
A young general next to Sun Ce said loudly: "My lord has brought a large army here, and Cao Hong has been defeated and fled, so why don't you quickly surrender and take your life?" β
Captain Cao snorted coldly and said, "If you want to take Changsha City, it depends on whether you have the ability." β
Sun Ce listened, and said to the left and right: "This person doesn't know what to do, and he is bent on death, so let him go." Order, prepare for the siege! β
The drums beat and the trumpets whistled. At this time, the people in Changsha City also knew the news. Cao's army was defeated, and Yangzhou Mu and Wuhou Sun Ce came over with soldiers and horses.
Well, before the war began, the gossip in the city was spreading. One by one, they have become super strategists. This said: "I'll just say, this Cao Jun is really not good, how many years did Sun Taishou stay in Changsha back then?" Can he Cao Hong sit firmly and hold down? β
The one said, "I already knew that General Sun would bring soldiers and horses over again." Haha, I guessed it. β
At the head of the city, the people who were in charge of assisting in the defense also quietly passed on the news. The big families in the city were really restless.
The city head changed the king's flag, in fact, they suffered the most. The common people don't have much money, and even if the army enters the city, it won't lose anything. But to grab their heads, it really has to make them suffer for a long time. Therefore, it can only be pressed in advance before the war is over. Then become part of the winner's team. So as to save his own net worth and life, and by the way, he invaded and shared the fruits of victory.
Judging from the current situation, Cao Hong has been beaten away. Sun Ce entered the city, wouldn't it be sooner or later? The name of a man, the shadow of a tree. If Cao Hong still has soldiers and horses, and is still in the city, this deterrent effect will be different. Now that Cao Hong has abandoned the city and run away, there is only one lieutenant in this city, who can compete with Sun Ce?
So, when the shouts of killing outside the city were everywhere, some of the tandem work under the city also began. Seeing his soldiers and ants gathered, carrying ladders and pushing siege vehicles to approach the Changsha city wall, Sun Ce stood under the banner, was silent for a while, and suddenly smiled at the left and right: "You say, did anyone take the initiative to sacrifice the city?" β
The generals on the left and right looked at each other, boss, don't be so difficult to come up with the question, okay. The devil knows what's going on in the city. What if Cao Hong carried out a purge in the city and killed all the pro-Wu factions?
Sun Ce seemed to just ask casually, and didn't care about the answers of the generals under his command. Because, soon, the city gave the answer. The tragic siege battle did not start for long, when Captain Cao ran around the city, mobilizing soldiers and people to defend, a team of hundreds of people had been assembled in the city. They were fully armed, with knives, swords, spears, shields, and bows. Then, led by several leaders, they rushed towards the city gates.
Most of the Cao army went to the city, and there were very few armor soldiers at the city gate, and the sudden appearance of this team of hundreds of people frightened the Cao army at the city gate.
A tun chief immediately stood up and said, "What do you want?" Then he put his left hand behind him and gestured wildly. It is a clear person who understands that these people are armed and assembled, and it is clear that they have bad intentions. The tun chief can only delay time here, and then wait for the superiors to come to help.
When Cao Jun behind him saw it, he withdrew and wanted to leave. As soon as he moved, there was a whining sound, and dozens of arrows nailed him firmly to the ground, and in dozens of holes, blood gushed out, and immediately stained the stone slab ground red.
Tun Chang's eyes were split, and he shouted: "Kill!" Then he rubbed his body up, since he couldn't be good, then kill a few more pads, and it wouldn't be a loss if he died. Cao Jun, who was behind him, immediately wielded his blade and swarmed up.
The city was in chaos.