Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2855 Deng Jiugong battles Cao Ning, Liu Tichun offers Ding Tao (Part )

According to Deng Jiugong's assumptions, even if Liu Tichun refused to surrender, it would be too late to set up defenses.

After all, there was only a day and a half between the time when Puyang was defeated and when Ma Shouying came to Dingtao to persuade him to surrender.

Bai Qi had just conquered Puyang and immediately went south to Dingtao. He did not let anyone escape after conquering Lihu. Therefore, the only way Liu Tichun could learn about the fall of Puyang was through Ma Shouying.

In such a short period of time, even if Liu Tichun deployed the city defense immediately, it would definitely be too late.

Therefore, taking advantage of the imperfect defense of Dingtao to launch a surprise attack, coupled with the bravery of his father and son, Deng Jiugong was confident that he could forcibly break through Dingtao.

But the premise is that the guard general of Dingtao is Liu Tichun. After all, Liu Tichun is not a strong general known for his bravery, but if Cao Ning is the guard general, the situation will be completely different.

Cao Ning is the most powerful general of the Cao Wei clan. Not long ago, he showed his majesty on the Chenliu battlefield and defeated Xu Huang and Zhang He single-handedly. Although Cao Ning was defeated by the female general Zhu Rong, in the eyes of many people, It was also because Cao Ning consumed a lot of energy.

In fact, even if Cao Ning is in peak condition, he will not be Zhu Rong's opponent. He can survive under Zhu Rong only because of Tantai Yu's arrival, otherwise he would have died under Zhu Rong's sword.

Now that Cao Ning appears in Dingtao and the Dingtao defenders are all under his command, his blessing for Dingtao's defense is obviously much greater than that of Liu Tichun, and the difficulty of breaking Dingtao has more than doubled.

"Cao Ning, Puyang has been defeated. The main force of our Qin army will arrive soon. You alone cannot defend Dingtao."

Deng Jiugong knew that Cao Ning was unlikely to surrender, but he still couldn't help but want to give it a try, so he persuaded him to surrender: "Cao Wei is destined to destroy the country, so why do you have to go to the dark side on a dead end?

Why not open the city and join us, the Qin Dynasty, achieve great feats, complete the great cause of unification, and leave a good name in the history books. "

Cao Ning had actually always been a pro-Qin faction before. He actually disagreed with Cao Cao's behavior of dragging down the entire Cao family for his own selfish interests, but the loyalty in his heart prevented him from openly opposing Cao Cao.

But after the news that his father Cao Rong was killed by Huang Zhong in Xuchang came back, Cao Ning, who was originally a pro-Qin faction, immediately turned into an anti-Qin faction. After all, the hatred for killing his father was not worthy of death.

Cao Ning is loyal and courageous and has great integrity, but his father Cao Rong is a traitor and a weakling.

In "Speaking of Yue", Cao Rong took the initiative to offer gold from the Yellow River and became a traitor despised by thousands of people.

Cao Ning was forced to join the Fan camp because his father surrendered gold. Later, he was moved by Wang Zuo's righteousness and decisively rebelled against the Jin and returned to the Song Dynasty. In the subsequent battle, Cao Ning stabbed Cao Rong to death with his own hands.

The commander-in-chief of the Song Army, Yue Fei, was an extremely filial man. After learning that Cao Ning had killed Cao Rong, he believed that although Cao Rong was a traitor, Cao Ning's son should not have done it, so he blamed Cao Ning for violating filial piety and should not kill him. His own father.

After hearing this, Cao Ning was so ashamed that he committed suicide on the spot. This also made Yue Fei feel guilty and felt that he should not have criticized Cao Ning so harshly, but it was too late to regret it.

In "Shuo Yue", Cao Ning personally killed Cao Rong. Although it shows that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are more important than filial piety in his heart, this does not mean that Cao Ning is unfilial. The premise of his killing his father is that Cao Rong became a traitor, otherwise Cao Ning would be a traitor. It is impossible to commit patricide.

Now Cao Rong was neither a traitor nor a traitor, and he had no moral flaws. Although he wanted to surrender in his heart, his strength was too weak. He was killed by Huang Zhong shortly after the battle, and he didn't even have time to shout surrender. .

Therefore, from the current perspective of Cao Ning, Huang Zhong is his father-killing enemy, and Huang Zhong is a general of Great Qin. It means that Great Qin killed his father, so he will naturally hate Great Qin.

Due to the revenge of killing his father, it was naturally impossible for Cao Ning to surrender to Qin. This was the main reason why Cao Cao sent Cao Ning to Ding Tao.

Although Yin Shou was a staunch anti-Qin faction, the conflict between him and Da Qin was just that Ying Hao robbed his beloved woman.

In fact, Yin Shou was more competing with himself. He couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, so he was forced to embark on the path of anti-Qin. In fact, he did not have an irresolvable mortal feud with Da Qin.

But if there was a life and death crisis, Cao Cao could not guarantee whether Yin Shou would surrender out of fear of death, so he naturally did not dare to let Yin Shou leave his side. On the contrary, Cao Ning, who had a grudge against Da Qin for killing his father, was more trustworthy.

After hearing Deng Jiugong persuade him to surrender, Cao Ning became furious and cursed: "Deng Jiugong, the Qin army killed my father and brother, and you still want me, Cao Ning, to surrender? You can just dream."

The father in Cao Ning's mouth naturally refers to Cao Rong, but his brother is Xiahou Dun. Cao Ning is different from Cao Can and Cao Youwen. He is from the clan family and has a closer blood relationship with Xiahou Dun, so he calls Xiahou Dun As a brother.

Of course, the relationship between Cao Ning and Xiahou Dun is definitely not as good as that of Cao Cao and Cao Ren. After all, there is such a big age difference, so naturally they cannot get along with each other.

After hearing what Cao Ning said, Deng Jiugong gave up his extravagant hopes and decided to lead his army to break the city by force.

Although Cao Ning is strong, he is obviously not very strong in commanding troops. At least he does not have rich experience in defending the city. After taking over the military power, although he immediately mobilized troops and transported supplies to prepare for the defense of the city, in front of Deng Jiugong, who commanded 95 Naturally, there was nothing to hide, and it was very easy to discover the weak points of Dingtao's defense.

Deng Jiugong divided the entire army into two groups. One group was led by himself to conduct a feint attack to attract Cao Ning's attention, while the other group was led by his son Deng Xiu to attack Dingtao's weak points in defense.

Before the siege began, Deng Jiugong specifically warned: "Xiu'er, after you attack the city tower, Cao Ning will immediately go to support you. You must remember not to fight Cao Ning in person. You are not his opponent."

Deng Xiu was also young and energetic. Hearing this, he said with an unconvinced look on his face: "Father, you are too ambitious and have destroyed your own prestige. Cao Ning is three years younger than the child. It does not necessarily mean he is better than the child. Even if he is stronger, It won’t be too strong.”

Hearing this, Deng Jiugong said solemnly: "Cao Ning is extremely talented and has already reached the master level at a young age. Let alone you, even as a father, you may not be his opponent. If you confront him alone, you will definitely die. "

After hearing that Cao Ning was the master, Deng Xiu was discouraged.

"Remember, you must not face Cao Ning alone. After my father comes, we, father and son, can defeat Cao Ning together."

Hearing his father's instructions again, Deng Xiu could only helplessly promise: "Father, the child knows."

Seeing that his son's expression did not appear to be hypocritical, Deng Jiugong allowed Deng Xiu to leave with confidence. After all, he only had one son, and he did not want anything unexpected to happen to Deng Xiu.

While working with Huang Feihu in Dongjun, Deng Jiugong learned what happened to Huang Feihu.

Huang Feihu's two younger brothers Huang Feibiao and Huang Feibao, his two sons Huang Tianlu and Huang Tianjue, and his four sworn brothers Huang Ming, Zhou Ji, Long Huan, and Wu Qian. These eight people who were closest to Huang Feihu all died in the battle. On the battlefield.

The weakest among the eight is Huang Feihu's adopted brother Huang Ming, but he has also reached the peak of the super-first class, while the strongest is Huang Feihu's second son Huang Tianlu, whose cultivation has reached the peak of the early stage of a grandmaster.

It can be said that there is no weakling in Huang Feihu's family, especially the two sons who are each extremely talented, but what is the final result? All died on the battlefield.

Therefore, if you want to save your life on the battlefield, the most important thing is not to be strong or weak, but to know how much you weigh, and don't force yourself to show off.

A man as powerful as Huang Feihu couldn't protect his family, let alone Deng Jiugong. He couldn't keep an eye on Deng Xiu all the time, so he could only teach him not to be aggressive when things happen.

Although Deng Xiu was not convinced, he was not stupid either. He had just entered the quasi-grandmaster realm for the first time, and facing Cao Ning, who had reached the master realm alone, was not much different from seeking death. Naturally, he did not dare to disobey his father's orders.

Deng Jiugong used a feint to attract Cao Ning's attention, and Deng Xiu easily attacked the tower from the weak point.

Deng Xiu kept his father's advice in mind and did not expand the victory after ascending the tower. Instead, he kept his direction to allow more soldiers to come up and form a tighter military formation to cope with Cao Ning's arrival.

"General, it's bad. The Qin army is attacking from the other side. Our army there is not strong enough and we can't stop it at all."

"what?"

Cao Ning was shocked when he heard this. Although Dingtao's city defense was deployed a little late, he had deployed troops at all major points. How could the Qin army attack so quickly?

Cao Ning was very puzzled, but when he learned that the point of the fall was outside the range of his own catapult, Deng Jiugong, who saw a lot of movement under the city but did not take much actual action, immediately realized that he had been tricked.

"Deng Jiugong, you are so cunning."

Cao Ning gritted his teeth and cursed angrily. Only at this moment did he realize how Cao Cao felt when he scolded Jia Xu when he was a child. The veteran is indeed more experienced.

Dingtao was related to Cao's army's retreat. Naturally, Cao Ning did not dare to be careless and quickly led people to support.

Under the castle.

When Deng Jiugong saw Cao Ning leaving, he knew that his son must have attacked the tower, so he immediately led all his troops to support him.

When they arrived at the attack point, although Deng Jiugong heard the screams on the tower, the entrance to the ladder was still under the control of the Qin army. He was naturally overjoyed and quickly took the lead in climbing up.

On the city tower, Deng Xiuzheng led his army to form a formation and resisted Cao Ning's attack.

Although Deng Xiu's 84 points of commander-in-chief is not high, it is not low either. It may be difficult for him to command an army of tens of thousands, but it is still no problem to command hundreds of people like an arm.

Under the command of Deng Xiu, hundreds of Qin troops who ascended the city tower formed a Xuanwu formation. The outermost were sword and shield soldiers who could attack and defend. The spearmen in the back row provided close combat support at any time, while the crossbowmen in the center provided long-range firepower. support.

Deng Xiu originally thought that with such an arrangement, it would not be difficult to hold Cao Ning back for a while until his father arrived. However, he did not expect that Cao Ning would use his own strength to overturn his large formation of hundreds of people.

At this moment, Deng Xiucai personally experienced Cao Ning's terror. If he faced Cao Ning alone, he would probably die in Cao Ning's hands in less than one round.

Although Cao Ning is strong, the soldiers of the Qin army are not weak either. Especially Deng Jiugong's troops are all infantry who have been transferred from cavalry, and their combat literacy is even better than that of ordinary infantry.

Among the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty, except for the cavalry of foreign origins, all the Han cavalry were selected from the infantry. In other words, the Han cavalry of the Qin Dynasty became infantry when they mounted and dismounted.

The three thousand cavalry led by Deng Jiugong were already the best among the infantry, and their ability to fight on foot was naturally not weak. Even if they were killed by Cao Ning and fell on their backs, under Deng Xiu's timely command, the overall military formation was still in the same position. The state of being scattered but not broken.

Seeing the soldiers in front of him dying in battle and his own army being beaten back and about to collapse, Deng Xiu couldn't help but secretly complain. If this continued, he might not be able to make it to his father's arrival and would be forced to retreat by Cao Ning.

However, at the critical moment, Deng Jiugong came to the rescue in time, and blocked Cao Ning with his sword, as if he was in no one's land, he had completely gone crazy and killed him.

[Ding dong, Deng Jiugong’s skill ‘brave’ effect 1 is activated, force +4;

Deng Jiugong’s basic strength is 105, Qinglong Xingyue Sword +1, Sword God +4, and the current strength has increased to 114;]

Although Deng Jiugong is also the God of War, he is considered the weakest among the Gods of War. It is naturally impossible for him to face Cao Ning alone. Therefore, within five moves of the fight, he gradually fell into a disadvantage under Cao Ning's domineering offensive.

Seeing this, Deng Xiu immediately went to support him, brandishing his sword and shouting: "Dad, my child is here to help you."

[Ding dong, Deng Jiugong and Deng Xiu activate the combo skill "Bond and Flesh", both of them have +3 strength at the same time;

Current: Deng Jiugong’s force has increased to 117;

Deng Xiu’s military force rose to...]

Brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle.

After the launch of the flesh-and-blood connection, Deng Jiugong's pressure was greatly reduced. The father and son joined forces, not only blocked Cao Ning's offensive, but also regained the decline bit by bit.

[Ding dong, Cao Ning’s skill ‘Tai Sui’ has an effect of 2. When fighting generals, it can reduce the opponent’s individual or group strength by 1 to 4 points.

Currently, it suppresses Deng Jiugong by 1 point of force and suppresses Deng Xiu by 3 points;

Current: Deng Jiugong’s force has dropped to 116;

Deng Xiu’s military force dropped to...]

Tai Sui was originally Jia Fu's unique skill, but as Jia Fu's 'Blood God' advanced to 'Shura Blood God', his skill 'Tai Sui' seemed to have changed, so others could awaken.

Cao Ning is called Tai Sui with a soul and courage in "Shuo Yue", so it is reasonable for him to awaken the "Tai Sui" skill.

As soon as Cao Ning's "Tai Sui" came out, the growth rate of "Bond and Flesh" was cut by half, so much so that Deng Jiugong and Deng Xiu's father and son teamed up two against one, but were suppressed by Cao Ning alone.

However, as the battle progressed and Deng Jiugong's "brave" effect 2 was activated, Deng Jiugong and his son became more courageous as they fought. Although they would not defeat Cao Ning, they could barely remain undefeated.

[Ding dong, Deng Jiugong’s skill ‘brave’ effect 2 is activated. Every ten rounds of the battle, force +1, force +1+1+1, Deng Jiugong’s current force has increased to 119. ]    At the same time that Deng Jiugong and his son were fighting Cao Ning, Qin and Wei were also fighting fiercely at Dingtao and Chenliu. The two sides were constantly fighting. However, due to Cao Ning's previous charge, the formation of the Qin army was scattered, so that the attack The Qin army who ascended the tower was at a disadvantage.

Even if Qin soldiers continued to climb the city tower and participate in the battle, they were still limited to the small area at the city entrance, making it difficult to expand the results.

For a time, both sides were in a deadlock, and the key to breaking the deadlock was the outcome of the battle between Deng Jiugong and his son and Cao Ning.

But judging from the situation of the battle, even if Deng Jiugong and his son join forces, they may not be Cao Ning's opponent. If they continue to fight, they will lose sooner or later.

At this time, Deng Jiugong was also riding a tiger. He thought that although Cao Ning was strong, the combined attack of his father and son was enough to defeat him. However, he did not expect that Cao Ning was so strong. Even his father and son might not be his opponent.

Deng Jiugong knew that if he continued to fight like this, he would not be able to defeat Cao Ning, but would only increase casualties, and that his father and son might also be lost in Dingtao, so he immediately prepared to order a withdrawal, but unexpectedly something happened that made it difficult for both sides. Something to believe.

Liu Tichun, the former guard general of Dingtao, after inciting some of the defenders in the city to rebel, took the initiative to open the city gate and let the Qin army outside the city enter.

As soon as the city gate opened, as a large number of Qin troops poured into the city gate, the Dingtao defenders knew they couldn't stand it anymore. Coupled with Liu Tichun's continuous persuasion to surrender, more and more Cao troops put down their weapons and surrendered to the Qin army. Dingtao defended Complete collapse.

Cao Ning was about to defeat Deng Jiugong and his son, but Liu Tichun's rebellion on the battlefield put all his efforts in vain.

At this time, Cao Ning was furious and couldn't care about Deng Jiugong and his son. He just wanted to rush to Liu Tichun and ask him why, and then shoot him again.

As soon as Cao Ning left, Deng Jiugong and his son breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if they continued to fight, they might really lose. But they soon realized that something was wrong. Cao Ning must have gone to kill Liu Tichun. As the heroes who helped the Qin army win Dingtao, they must You have to save Liu Tichun.

As a last resort, Deng Jiugong and his son, even though they were extremely exhausted, still had to hold on to their tired bodies and go to support Liu Tichun.

After Cao Ning led the remaining 300 people to the city gate, he met Liu Tichun halfway. He was leading the people to attack the city tower. He planned to attack Cao Ning with Deng Jiugong, but he did not expect that he would attack Cao Ning with the returning Cao Ning. hit.

When enemies on both sides meet, they are extremely jealous.

"Traitor, die."

Cao Ning shouted loudly, raised his horse and waved his gun, killing Liu Tichun directly.

Liu Tichun knew that he could not avoid it, so he could only bite the bullet and fight.

[Ding dong, Liu Tichun’s skill ‘King of Swords’ is activated, his force is +3, his base force is 98 (+3), and his current force has increased to 101. 】

Liu Tichun, who has 101 martial arts skills, was no match for Cao Ning. After only one round of the fight, Cao Ning shot him off his horse, sending him flying backwards. He hit two walls continuously before stopping.

Cao Ning actually held back. If he really wanted to kill Liu Tichun, he could have chopped off his head instead of just knocking him off his horse. He also wanted to ask Liu Tichun why he didn't kill him.

Cao Ning pointed his spear at the dying Liu Tichun and said coldly: "You were so steadfast in what you said before, even if you were willing to kill your life and death brothers, why did you still rebel?"

Liu Tichun laughed miserably and said: "Haha, Cao Ning, although you are strong, you are still too naive. Brother Ma wants to die on his own initiative. If we don't do this, how can you let me go.

I didn't want to rebel, but since you want to kill me indiscriminately just because you don't want to take risks, then don't blame me.

I may have a small life, but if I can bring the whole Wei State into my back, my death will be worth it. "

Hearing this, Cao Ning felt like he was struck by lightning. He thought he had concealed it well enough, but he didn't expect that Liu Tichun would still see it.

He really wanted to kill Liu Tichun, but because he thought that Liu Tichun killed Ma Shouying, he believed in Liu Tichun's loyalty. He felt that Liu Tichun was already miserable enough, and he was so soft-hearted that he did not kill him. However, he did not expect that his own mistake would actually lead to Liu Tichun's death. It caused such great trouble to Wei State.

"Ah, you deserve to die."

Cao Ning was distraught and indignant. His words "You deserve to die" were not only about Liu Tichun, but also about himself.

Cao Ning was too lazy to talk nonsense with Liu Tichun, and immediately prepared to take action, but he felt the danger keenly, and quickly dodged to avoid the arrows shot by Deng Jiugong. Then he was flanked by Deng Jiugong and his son, completely losing the chance to kill Liu Tichun. Opportunity.

Seeing Cao Ning being entangled by two Qin generals, Liu Tichun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had left life and death behind, he still had two big families to support behind him. He would definitely not want to die if he could live. of.

On the other side, Deng Jiugong and his son's physical strength was almost exhausted, but after suffering a heavy blow, Cao Ning was extremely restless and had no intention of fighting anymore, so he was suppressed by Deng Jiugong and his son.

Deng Jiugong and his son were greatly refreshed when they saw this. They did not expect that Cao Ning, who was so strong, would be so fragile and unable to withstand the blow. Now that his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, they also had the opportunity to kill the opponent.

Deng Jiugong and his son became more courageous as they fought, but Cao Ning became weaker in battle.

Seeing that the soldiers around him either died in battle or surrendered out of fear, those who continued to fight might really die in Dingtao, so he decisively abandoned the soldiers around him and rode alone to break through the siege of Dongmen.

The Qin army entered the city from the north gate and had not yet reached the east gate. In other words, Cao Ning's army at the east gate had not surrendered yet and would still obey Cao Ning's orders.

Looking at Cao Ning's back, Deng Jiugong had a look of regret in his eyes. He did not chase after him because it would be difficult to kill him if he caught up with him. He might as well rest and regain his strength first. Anyway, Dingtao has been obtained. After all, compared to the mere Cao Ning, Ning, Dingtao City is the top priority.

Deng Jiugong helped Liu Tichun, who was seriously injured, and said with gratitude: "General Liu, I'm Deng Jiugong, if it weren't for your profound understanding of righteousness, it would be difficult for our army to capture Dingtao City."

What Deng Jiugong said was true. If it hadn't been for Liu Tichun this time, not only would he not have been able to win, but he would have suffered heavy losses and even his life would have been in danger. He was also sincerely grateful to Liu Tichun for working so hard to save his life. .

Liu Tichun saw that Deng Jiugong did not go after Cao Ning, but came to look after him. He was grateful and said anxiously: "General Deng, leave me alone, you go after Cao Ning quickly.

Cao Cao mobilized all his strong generals and cavalry to support Dingtao. The reinforcements will arrive in about one day. If Cao Ning is allowed to burn the east gate, it will be difficult for us to defend Dingtao. "

"..."

Deng Jiugong was completely stunned. He just wanted to ask Liu Tichun, why didn't you say it earlier?

This information was too important to the Qin army. Naturally, Deng Jiu didn't know the news. If he knew it, he would definitely pursue it directly.

For a moment, two thoughts flashed through Deng Jiugong's mind. One was that Cao Cao was here to save Ding Tao, and the other was that he would take all the cavalry and run away if he couldn't save him.

Deng Jiugong is naturally more inclined to the latter, but whether it is the former or the latter, it means that he is in big trouble.

Once Cao Cao sees the hope of recapturing Dingtao, Cao Cao will definitely counterattack Dingtao at all costs, which also means that there will be another war in Dingtao.

Deng Jiugong no longer cared about Liu Tichun and shouted quickly: "Deng Xiu, organize your troops immediately and follow your father to hunt down Cao Ning."

"No." Deng Xiu responded loudly.

Deng Jiugong's response was very fast. When he arrived at the east gate, Cao Ning had just arrived, but in just a few words, he organized the 300 Cao soldiers at the east gate and prepared to set fire to the city gate and defensive equipment.

Cao Ning originally thought that Guild Deng Jiu would fix things before he came to the east gate, but he didn't expect that he would come so quickly. He was already here before he was even prepared.

Even if Cao Ning sets fire now, he won't be able to do his full job. At least he can only burn some of the equipment, but it's better than doing nothing.

"Set fire and then evacuate Dingtao."

Cao Ning shouted orders, and then under the murderous gaze of Deng Jiugong, he led three hundred Cao soldiers and escaped from Dingtao through the east gate.

When Deng Jiugong saw that the fire was not that big and could be extinguished, he was secretly relieved, and then said to his son beside him: "Deng Xiu, you immediately organize people to put out the fire, and lead two hundred cavalry for my father to pursue it."

"But Dad, Cao Ning has already escaped from the city. Is there any point in pursuing him again?"

"If Cao Ning escaped from Dingtao alone, the pursuit would be meaningless, but Cao Ning also took away 300 infantrymen, so the pursuit would be meaningful."

A flash of light flashed in Deng Jiugong's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "In one day at most, Cao Wei's reinforcements will arrive. At that time, our father and son will face two generals, Cao Ning and Yin Shou, so we must take this opportunity to hit Cao Ning hard. We, our father and son, will Only then will it be possible to defend Dingtao before reinforcements arrive."

Deng Xiu originally thought that it would be over after laying the anchor, but he did not expect that after laying the anchor, it would become more dangerous. He couldn't help but swallowed and said: "I understand, kid."

Not all the Qin troops entered the city. The city gates had been broken. Although only a few hundred people were enough to deal with the defenders in the city, in order to minimize casualties, most of the troops entered the city, leaving only Five hundred cavalry are still outside the city.

Deng Jiugong came to the outside of the city as quickly as possible. When he saw that there were still 500 cavalry, he immediately decided to take all 500 cavalry to hunt down Cao Ning.

Cao Ning obviously didn't expect that Deng Jiu Guild would be chasing them, and that they would come so fast. He thought that Deng Jiu Guild would do its best to put out the fire, but since they were already chasing them, he had no choice but to fight.

Deng Jiugong looked at Cao Ning, who was waiting in full formation, and a sneer suddenly appeared in his eyes. The infantry were encountering cavalry on the plain. If Cao's army was allowed to escape, he would have killed him with a piece of tofu. However, his target for this trip was not ordinary soldiers. But to severely injure Cao Ning, so he had to use some despicable methods.

"Prepare to shoot on horseback, aim all at Cao Ning, and shoot immediately as soon as the soldiers leave Cao Ning's side." Deng Jiugong ordered with a sneer.

"promise."

Following Deng Jiugong's order, the five hundred cavalry immediately divided into two groups and surrounded Cao's army from the left and right directions, and soon formed a large circular encirclement with a radius of 150 meters.

The Qin army's cavalry carried out horseback shooting while moving. They kept firing arrows from a distance of a hundred meters, but they did not shoot at the soldiers. They only focused on Cao Ning and shot at him, in order to continuously consume Cao Ning's strength.

After blocking dozens of arrows, Cao Ning could only activate the inner energy gauze garment, which consumed a lot of energy, but this undoubtedly accelerated his consumption, and he also understood Deng Jiugong's intention, which was to consume him to death.

Cao Ning immediately prepared to kill Deng Jiugong, but Deng Jiugong avoided fighting and instead used bows and arrows to consume him.

Cao Ning You Qi struggled for a while, and after seeing that he had consumed another 10% of his skills but still couldn't do anything to the opponent, he could only order the soldiers to break out of the encirclement on their own, and then he broke out alone.

But just as Cao's soldiers were about to break out, they were shot back by Qin's arrows.

The Qin army did not shoot anyone, so they shot at the front of Cao's army. If Cao's soldiers continued to move forward, they would be hit by arrows, which frightened Cao's soldiers so much that they could only retreat.

Gradually, Cao Bingmen discovered that although Cao Ning was constantly being shot by arrows, for them, Cao Ning was the safest, so they gathered around Cao Ning and refused to leave.

This also gave Cao Ning the urge to vomit blood. If he had known that he would not have fled with these 300 people, it would have been safer to escape alone.

But in that situation, he couldn't set a fire by himself. And since these three hundred people were willing to obey his orders, he naturally couldn't abandon these people and run away alone. But he didn't expect that Guild Deng Jiu would be so despicable that he would take advantage of this. Three hundred soldiers came to consume.

After entangled for about two hours, both sides were exhausted. Especially Cao Ning, who was so tired that he could hardly hold the gun. Moreover, Deng Jiugong shot an arrow in his left arm. Although it was not a serious injury, it was very harmful to him. The damage is obviously not small.

As for the three hundred Cao soldiers who fled with Cao Ning, nearly a hundred of them had been killed or wounded. The remaining people were completely frightened and had no courage to resist. They only huddled next to Cao Ning to save their lives.

Cao Ning knew that if this continued, he would really be consumed by Deng Jiugong here. In the end, he broke through his psychological defense line, changed his mind, and voluntarily abandoned the two hundred soldiers who fled with him, and fled for his life alone.

Seeing this, Deng Jiugong saw the right opportunity and shot another arrow. Cao Ning quickly dodged, but was still shot in the left shoulder, and then left injured.

This time Deng Jiugong did not continue to pursue, because even if he wanted to pursue, he could not catch up, so it was better to give up as soon as possible. Therefore, after persuading the two hundred frightened Cao soldiers to surrender, he returned to Dingtao worriedly.

Although Deng Jiugong's goal of severely injuring Cao Ning was achieved, even if Cao's army counterattacked Dingtao, Cao Ning would not be able to participate in the battle. However, what he faced next was the counterattack of Cao Cao, Yin Shou and others, which made him feel unprecedented pressure.

(End of this chapter)