I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 166
After all, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is a heavy armored cavalry with amazing protection. Therefore, although the Huben Army is brave, it also fights very hard.

Lu Bu was also restrained by the three generals under Cao Cao's command. Although the three of them could not beat Lu Bu, Lu Bu could not slaughter tigers and leopards wantonly.

For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate, and no one could defeat the other in a short period of time. Li Shimin saw that the attacking momentum of the Huben army had been restrained by Cao Cao's heavy armored cavalry, and Lu Bu was also trapped among thousands of troops. Surrounded him and a group of cavalry to death.

Knowing that there would be no result if it was consumed any longer, he immediately ordered that the troops be withdrawn.

Accept it when you see it.

"Ding... Ding..." The sound of gold and jade echoed on the battlefield.Cao Cao's side also heard the sound of Ming Jin. Obviously, Cao Cao at this time was not willing to lose his tiger and leopard cavalry without any doubt.

The armies of both sides had already killed indistinguishably at this time, suddenly heard the sound of Ming Jin, looked at the enemy unwillingly, suppressed the killing intent, and stopped one after another, retreating like a tide.

Xu Chu and all the troops withdrew to the central army. When they arrived at Cao Cao's side and prepared to plead guilty, they suddenly fell off their horses, vomited blood, and fell into a coma.

As if struck by lightning, Cao Cao hurriedly got off his horse, helped Xu Chu up and shouted anxiously: "Zhongkang... Zhongkang..., send the military doctor quickly."

Xu Chu is Cao Cao's number one confidant general, and Cao Cao can't afford such a loss.The military doctor hurried over, grabbed Xu Chu's wrist, took a deep breath, and began to diagnose Xu Chu.

Under the anxious and ferocious concern of the crowd, the military doctor was too frightened to say anything, and said timidly: "My lord, General Xu suffered serious internal injuries, and his internal organs were displaced, so that he fell into a coma. Fortunately, Xu Chu The general is strong and strong, and there is no danger of his life, and he will be able to recover after a few months of care."

Cao Cao's hanging heart was relieved, and he quickly had someone lift him down, so that he could recuperate.Cao Cao was the first to return to the camp in despair, and the remaining soldiers also retreated in an orderly manner under the leadership of the generals.

This battle was really fierce, Li Dian died, and the three tiger generals were defeated by Lu Bu, destroying more than ten thousand troops.

It's really not a success, and morale has plummeted.

After returning to the camp, Cao Cao and the others looked solemn. Obviously, the morale of the army was frustrated by this battle, and they lost their position.

Seeing Cao Cao's reticence, Guo Jia at the side thought that Cao Cao was a little discouraged, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him, "My lord, don't lose confidence because of the gains and losses of the First World War."

"Haha, Fengxiao is worrying too much, how can I lose confidence because of a temporary gain or loss." Cao Cao came back to his senses and said with a smile: "This battle is a good thing for our army. The so-called arrogant soldiers will lose , Li Shimin is not so easy to defeat, we need to pay more attention to our opponents. Lu Bu is just a mediocre man, what a big deal, he can be taken down with a little trick, nothing to be afraid of."

"No! The general will obey." All the generals also trembled in their hearts.

"Come on, pass on the order. The first person to climb the Hulao Pass will be rewarded with 5000 taels, and the one who kills Lu Bu will be rewarded with a reward of [-] taels. In the future, he will be made a township lord." Cao Cao issued the general order proudly.

Under the so-called reward, there must be a brave man.

In order to boost morale, Cao Cao encouraged and restored the morale of the army with heavy rewards. When Cao Cao's general order was passed on to the army, the soldiers rejoiced and clamored to win Hulaoguan and fight for a marquis.

People die for money, and birds die for food. Ordinary soldiers who serve as soldiers still have to rely on these real gold and silver to motivate them. It is obviously useless to talk about the principles of serving the country and the people.

"Li Shimin, don't be too happy. Sooner or later, I will let you kneel at my feet. I can't live or die!" Cao Cao swore secretly in his heart.

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Lv Bu stole the limelight in this battle, and returned to Hulao Pass complacently.Seeing Lü Bu return, he didn't know who was leading the charge, and immediately heard someone shouting: "General Lu is mighty, unparalleled in the world!"

"General Lu is mighty, unparalleled in the world!"

"General Lu is mighty, unparalleled in the world!"

Just imagine, fighting three generals of the enemy army with the strength of one person, and pulling out his teeth, beheading one general of the enemy army under the gaze of the enemy's [-] troops, defeating more than [-] elites, and finally retreating with a complete victory. It's not something ordinary people can do.

Lu Bu complacently accepted everyone's praise and enjoyed it very much.

Li Shimin was also very happy. This battle caused Cao Cao a lot of losses and dealt a severe blow to the enemy's arrogance.

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Early the next morning, a brutal siege battle was imminent.

Cao Cao led [-] troops out of the camp, and pressed Hulaoguan under the city. A dozen or so army formations were lined up neatly, with swords and guns everywhere, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

There were more than a dozen ladder vehicles in front, and there were dozens of strange-looking siege vehicles behind them. Although they couldn't see their true colors, they could tell from their appearance that they were powerful and not ordinary.

Cao Cao is going to spend a lot of money. In order to win the Hulao Pass as soon as possible, this time he will fight with real swords and guns. Of course, in order to prevent Lu Bu from killing him again, the tiger and leopard cavalry have long been watching. The army rushed out of the city gate and ordered tiger and leopard cavalry to attack.

At this time, the Hulao was closed, Wei Xu, Song Xian and others under Lu Bu's command had already guarded the city, closely monitoring the enemy's movements. The defensive equipment such as rolling trees, thunder stones, strong crossbows, and golden juice had already been prepared, and they were also deployed below the city. Dozens of catapults are ready to counterattack at any time.

Cao Cao drew out his sword and roared angrily, "Pili Chariot Attack! Attack!"

Hundreds of commanders shouted on the battlefield: "My lord has orders, thunderbolt chariots attack!"

Immediately, dozens of mysterious wooden carts began to move. Three or five soldiers quickly assembled and opened their postures. Only then did they reveal their majestic faces. It turned out that this was a Thunderbolt chariot invented by Cao Cao's adviser Liu Ye. Due to the sound of throwing stones, It is very big, so it is named Thunderbolt.

Soon the thunderbolt car roared, and with the help of its huge inertia, it threw thunderstones heavily towards Hulao Pass, like shells pouring down.

The roaring cannon stones hit the Hulao Pass with smoke and dust everywhere, and the rocks flew across the city wall. Some soldiers who couldn't hide were smashed beyond recognition, bloody and bloody, and it was horrible.

Fortunately, these soldiers are all battle-tested soldiers, and they are used to seeing the world, so they were not beaten out of control.

Li Shimin, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was shocked to see that the enemy had something similar to a catapult.

Seeing Cao Cao's crazy output, beating his own soldiers with heavy casualties, Li Shimin was furious, but he still suppressed his anger, he wanted blood for blood, tooth for tooth, so now is not the time to attack with his catapult.

(End of this chapter)