dognovel Chapter 173: Powerful Crossbows Slay the Xiliang Cavalry! Li Jue: I hate Cao Cao!
Chapter 173: Powerful Crossbows Slay the Xiliang Cavalry! Li Jue: I hate Cao Cao!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, that Xiliang cavalry seems a bit off..."
Dong Cheng turned around and saw that the Xiliang cavalry that had been chasing him had suddenly scattered and fled as if they had encountered some great terror.
"You bastard!"
"They don't look like pursuers, they look like a defeated army!"
Yang Feng was also somewhat stunned.
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Yun's lips.
In some ways, he was a pioneer.
But actually, he's a defender.
Several days ago, the intelligence guards had already learned that Liu Xie had been led out of Chang'an by Dong Cheng and Yang Feng.
Therefore, Cao Cao, who had already made preparations to "rescue the emperor", met up with Su Yu and headed straight for Hangu Pass.
Then comes the problem.
Why did Cao Cao and Su Yu go to Hangu Pass instead of rescuing Liu Xie?
Because Cao Cao's army's target this time, besides Liu Xie, also includes Hangu Pass!
Hangu Pass, a fortress connecting Chang'an and Luoyang, was once firmly controlled by Dong Zhuo.
After the coup in Chang'an, Zhang Ji and his nephew Zhang Xiu went to Hangu Pass.
However, with Jia Xu's help, Zhang Ji and his nephew Zhang Xiu had a better base of operations: Wancheng.
The uncle and nephew, along with their 30,000 Xiliang troops, moved to Wancheng.
Hangu Pass naturally fell into the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si.
In Su Yu's Longzhong Plan for Cao Cao, Hangu Pass was an important strategic stronghold.
With Hangu Pass secured, we can then attack Chang'an to the west, and even Hanzhong, Yizhou, and Liangzhou.
Now, while we are rescuing Emperor Liu Xie, this is the perfect opportunity to seize Hangu Pass!
and so.
Cao Cao's main force had already taken advantage of Li Jue and Guo Si's pursuit of Yang Feng and Dong Cheng to secretly detour towards Hangu Pass.
In other words, this wave is actually like this.
Liu Xie, Dong Cheng, and Yang Feng ran ahead, while Li Jue and Guo Si chased after them, and Cao Cao took a detour to steal from them.
Not long after Li Jue and Guo Si began their pursuit of Liu Xie, Cao Cao seized Hangu Pass and turned back to pursue Li Jue and Guo Si.
To be on the safe side, Zhao Yun was also assigned to lead the trained Longxiang cavalry to guard the southeast of the ruins of Luoyang, in order to prevent Liu Xie from being caught by Li Jue and Guo Si.
Now, let's turn our attention to Li Jue and Guo Si.
He looked at the large number of pursuers that appeared behind him.
Li Jue and Guo Si were stunned!
What the hell... no... can someone tell them why there are enemies appearing behind them?
Enraged, Li Jue immediately roared at Guo Si:
"Guo Aduo, is this an ambush you arranged?"
"You want to kill me, Old Li, and then take everything for yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Si couldn't help but sneer:
"Li Zhiran, do you want to hear what you're saying?"
"If I truly intended to kill you, why would I wait until now to send out my ambush troops?"
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly!"
"The clothes worn by that army are clearly not the uniforms of my Xiliang army."
Li Jue was slightly taken aback, then flew into a rage!
A bunch of soldiers who appeared out of nowhere, who didn't look like elite troops, actually dared to mess with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?
Isn't this like an old man hanging himself, courting death?
"Brothers, listen to my command! Follow me and kill!"
Li Jue raised his spear high and led his Xiliang cavalry to the front line.
But for some reason, the pursuers behind them were not worried at all.
It was as if everything was already in their grasp.
The Xiliang cavalry was getting closer and closer.
The commander of that army wore a strange smile.
He then personally blew the horn.
next moment.
The army, which had initially been led by shield bearers, suddenly changed its formation!
Then, the crossbowmen, hidden behind the shield bearers, appeared!
"shooting!!!"
Thousands of powerful crossbows, like tongues of fire suddenly bursting forth, spewed out powerful crossbow bolts capable of shattering the Xiliang cavalry!
"Pfft!"
Li Jue suddenly opened his eyes wide, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.
Caught off guard.
His chest had already been pierced by a crossbow bolt.
"I...I...Waaah..."
"Pfft!"
Li Jue died without even leaving a last word.
Predicting? What a load of rubbish!
The enemy seems to have some kind of supernatural ability!
In an instant, Guo Si's pupils contracted.
He witnessed the scene of Li Jue being shot to death.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
For a moment, Guo Si couldn't care less about eliminating Xu Huang, who was still fighting, or the remaining hundreds of White Wave bandits on the battlefield.
They had no time to pursue Liu Xie and could only hurry to lead their troops to flee in all directions.
As for Li Jue's army, without Li Jue, some died and some fled.
The routed Xiliang cavalry that Liu Xie, Dong Cheng, and Yang Feng had just seen were actually defeated soldiers under Li Jue's command.
"The once mighty Western Liang army has become like this without Dong Zhongying."
The commander of the crossbowmen drew his sword from his waist.
Two characters were clearly written on it: Yitian.
Who else could this person be but Cao Cao?
It was just that Cao Cao wasn't riding the Shadowless Horse.
Behind them, a languid figure appeared.
"My lord, Li Jue is dead, isn't he?"
"If you ask me, we shouldn't just occupy Hangu Pass."
Where did Miaocai go?
"Let Miaocai lead an army, take Li Jue's head, and take Chang'an."
Su Yu came to Cao Cao's side, stretched, and yawned.
Cao Cao spread his hands and smiled helplessly:
"I never imagined that the Xiliang army would become so incompetent."
"Once upon a time, the Xiliang army was a force that made all the feudal lords in the world tremble with fear."
"And then there's Li Jue, sigh..."
"How could he just die like that?"
Fortunately, Li Jue was already dead beyond any doubt, otherwise he would have jumped up and cursed Cao Cao.
Nima!
Who goes to war so shamelessly?
Crossbowmen, hiding behind shield bearers?
And it wasn't just one or two crossbows! It was thousands!
Don't you care about the money?
Those crossbows are so expensive!
Su Yu said, "There's nothing I can do. Yanzhou is poor! We can't afford to raise too many warhorses."
There's no other way but to build more powerful crossbows!
(In reality, Yanzhou didn't have many horses to begin with. It was only after the trade with Gongsun Zan that they officially started breeding warhorses.)
Moreover, Su Yu's crossbow was not an ordinary crossbow.
This is the "ace crossbow" that has successively killed the Bingzhou wolf cavalry and the Xiliang iron cavalry!
It's hard to say whether it's stronger or weaker than Qu Yi's Vanguard Crossbow.
suddenly.
As if sensing something, Cao Cao turned his gaze to the figure with a white turban on his head at the edge of the battlefield.
Although the White Wave bandits were weak, this burly man in white turbans led ten thousand White Wave bandits to charge forward and fight head-on against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
I don't know if he's genuinely simple-minded, or just both silly and simple-minded.
but.
To be fair, in Cao Cao's eyes, this burly man in the white turban was quite capable.
At least, he himself did not die.
Even among the White Wave bandits, there are still a few hundred who can still breathe.
Xu Huang also felt Cao Cao's gaze.
He hesitated for two seconds, but still took the initiative to walk over and greet Cao Cao.
"My name is Xu Huang. I greet you, General. May I ask your name...?"
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