Chapter 181 Cao Hong is defeated again

Author: Zimu Feiyang

Chapter 181 Cao Hong is defeated again

Ever since Cao Cao raised his army, Cao Hong had been following Cao Cao to kill here and there. Cao Hong had fought many big and small battles.

Cao Hong was actually a very experienced general, which was why he was able to survive Zhang He's ambush.

A large part of the reason was because he hated Zhang He so much that he almost lost his mind.

Now, a bunch of big rocks crashing from all directions, which can be said to have woken up Cao Hong.

After waking up, Cao Hong seemed to be a different person.

Cao Hong understood that at this time, he could not retreat.

Hulugukou, the reason why it is called Hulugukou is because it is small at the front and large at the back.

Now once the order is given to retreat, all the soldiers and horses will be blocked in the small place at Hulukou.

By that time, there would be no need for Zhang He to hit him. They would trample most of their own people to death if they only stepped on their own people.

Now we have to kill from behind, to the back of the gourd.

The gourd has a small mouth and a big butt, and the gourd's butt has a lot of space. Only when you reach that position can you free your hands and feet to resist Zhang He's army.

Cao Hong understood this truth, and Zhang He also understood this truth.

Zhang He also knew that he could not let Cao Hong go from the mouth of the gourd to the butt of the gourd so easily.

Cao Hong's troops were unable to deploy at Huluzui. This was Zhang He's best opportunity to kill the enemy.

If Cao Hong is allowed to kill the gourd butt, once the troops are deployed, it will become a tough battle.

"Fire the arrow!" Zhang He calmly gave the order on the hillside.

After the first round of boulders fell, there was a second round of arrow rain.

In the small position of Huluzui, Cao Hong's troops could not move at all. Rounds of arrows fell, and at least two to three thousand of Cao Hong's soldiers were shot down.

"Zhang He!"

"You and I are at odds with each other!" Cao Hong gritted his teeth in anger as he watched the soldiers under his command continue to fall.

Now, Cao Hong's face was red with anger, just like Guan Gong.

"Give me the order and use your horses to block the perimeter!"

"Use your horse to block the rain of arrows!" Cao Hong ordered.

At this time, human life is more precious than horse life.

If the man dies, these horses will also have to be taken away by Zhang He.

The horse is about to die, but the man is alive and can still compete with Zhang He.

Cao Hong gave an order, and his soldiers drove their horses to form a wall, and everyone hid behind the horses.

With the horses blocking the way, the power of Zhang He's arrow rain was greatly reduced.

"Kill him!"

"Kill them back!" Zhang He gave the order.

Cao Hong pursued him with 10,000 cavalry, but Zhang He only left 5,000 infantry to ambush him.

However, after just one round of boulders, there was also a round of arrow rain.

Cao Hong's men were beaten to death, shot to death, and escaped, totaling more than 5,000 people.

Moreover, because Cao Hong ordered horses to be used as walls to block arrows, now most of these horses have been shot to death.

Without horses, Cao Hong's cavalry became infantry.

Now, the troops of both sides can be said to be equally matched.

Although the troops are equally matched, Cao Hong's morale is far inferior to Zhang He's!

Cao Hong was the one who was ambushed. He suffered successive setbacks and his morale was in chaos.

Zhang He led his men to rush down from the hillside, and soon the two sides were strangled together in a hand-to-hand fight.

In ancient wars, morale was a very important factor in determining victory or defeat.

At this time, the morale of Zhang He's army was high, while the morale of Cao Hong's army was in panic.

As a result, although everyone's strength was equal, Cao Hong's army was defeated steadily.

The soldiers and horses of both sides were strangled together, but Cao Hong was very brave.

He held a big sword and slashed left and right, sweeping away all the enemy troops around him.

These ordinary soldiers have no equal enemy against Cao Hong.

Not all of these Cao soldiers are Cao Hong.

These ordinary Cao soldiers did not have Cao Hong's force, nor did they have Cao Hong's courage.

No matter how brave Cao Hong was, he could not reverse the decline.

At this time, Cao Hong saw an acquaintance.

Who is this acquaintance?

This acquaintance is none other than Zhang He.

After seeing Zhang He, Cao Hong's eyes turned red, more than red, they were about to bleed.

"Zhang He!"

"You exchange the lives of my three thousand Leopard Cavalry brothers!" Cao Hong shouted, holding a broadsword and heading towards Zhang He to kill him.

Cao Hong rushed to Zhang He and struck with his sword.

Zhang He thought to himself, can’t you stand it if I kill you three thousand leopard cavalrymen?

In the battle of Wuchao, how many of our brothers perished in the flames.

Ju Yi and Gao Lan, who are in charge of the rear, are also my brothers. I don’t know whether they are dead or alive now?

How many of our brothers who were in charge of the rear died?

And Yecheng, you captured Yecheng and killed my lord and third son.

I still have to settle this account with you, Cao Jun generals!

On the battlefield, victory or defeat is a common occurrence for military strategists.

Why, your Cao army can only win but not lose?

Thinking of this, Zhang He was not used to Cao Hong, so he also raised his sword and attacked Cao Hong.

Cao Hong slashed with his sword, and Zhang He also shot at Cao Hong.

"Dang!" There was a loud sound, the gun and the knife collided together, and the two of them fought evenly.

This time the sword did not determine the winner, Cao Hong struck again with the second sword, Zhang He was not at a disadvantage, and fought with Cao Hong with his spear.

Cao Hong and Zhang He's martial arts skills were evenly matched, and for a while, they couldn't tell the difference between them.

The two fought for seventy or eighty rounds, but there was still no clear winner.

At this time, Cao Hong's deputy general came forward and shouted to Cao Hong: "General, retreat quickly!"

"Brothers, I can't hold on any longer!"

Although Cao Hong fought on a par with Zhang He here, his brothers were defeated one after another by Zhang He's troops.

If Cao Hong does not retreat at this time, he will be surrounded by Zhang He's troops.

Cao Hong took a look around him. Except for a small number of Cao's troops, all around him were Zhang He's troops.

If he did not retreat, he would either die in battle or be captured alive by Zhang He.

Cao Hong gritted his teeth and roared at Zhang He: "Zhang He, I will definitely take your head someday."

After saying these harsh words, Cao Hong also withdrew towards his troops.

After withdrawing his own formation, Cao Hong immediately ordered to shrink his defenses. By this time, it was already dark.

Thinking about it, Zhang He didn't dare to attack again.

Sure enough, as Cao Hong expected, after Cao Hong reduced his defense, Zhang He stopped attacking.

First, it's dark, and attacking while it's dark is a desperate strategy.

Secondly, Zhang He also knows what it means to give up when something is good.

Zhang He's purpose was to ambush Cao Jun's pursuing troops. Now, his purpose has been achieved.

There is no doubt that after Cao Hong suffered this big loss, he would not dare to pursue rashly.
Chapter completed!