The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 347: Abandoning the Robe and Cutting the Beard
When Cao Chun saw the Han army approaching from behind Cao Cao, he immediately looked towards Liu Bei.

Cao Chun now has more than fifty riders around him.

As long as these troops rush towards Liu Bei's banner one more time, there is a great chance that they will reach Liu Bei!

If we choose to charge now and kill Liu Bei, we can completely reverse the situation!

But when Cao Chun looked at Liu Bei's big banner and the countless soldiers around him holding flags with the word "Han" on them, he finally sighed, turned his horse around, and went around to protect Cao Cao.

Seeing that the last army that could threaten him had left, Liu Bei had no worries at all and pressed towards Cao Cao!

The Cao army soldiers who had originally had the advantage on the front line now saw Pang De and Ma Chao attacking from the rear.

For a moment, his mind was in a state of confusion, and his legs didn't know whether to move forward or backward, as if they were sinking into the mud that had been drained by the flood.

Guan Yu, who was fighting with Yu Jin, saw that his opponent was distracted and immediately realized that the opportunity to fight had arrived!
"Get my knife!"

The one who now carries the sword for Guan Yu is Lu Meng, who was "kidnapped" by the emperor in the past.

Upon hearing this, Lu Meng immediately raised Guan Yu's broadsword, his eyes full of admiration: "I hope General Guan will return victorious!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard, jumped on his horse and charged towards Yu Jin, like a martial saint descending from the sky!

When Yu Jin saw Guan Yu coming to kill him, he was terrified and wanted to retreat.

But Guan Yu seemed to see through his moves and hit Yu Jin on the back with his sword, causing him to fall off his horse.

"Tie him up!"

Lu Meng, who was following Guan Yu, quickly stepped forward and pinned Yu Jin to the ground, then tied him up with a hemp rope: "General Guan! Yu Jin has been captured!"

"Press it down!"

"Here!"

The center of the battlefield.

Zhang Fei and Le Jin had fought for the longest time and were both exhausted at this moment.

But when Zhang Fei saw Guan Yu behead Yu Jin on his horse, he also picked up the snake spear and attacked Le Jin again.

"Le Wenqian! The situation is settled! What are you still struggling for?"

Le Jin held a shield in one hand and a short blade in the other, each of which was protected in front of his chest, without wavering at all.

Zhang Fei saw this and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "He is a real man! You go first! Don't worry! I will send Cao Cao to accompany you later!"

Zhang Fei, who was already powerless, became furious again. After fighting for only ten rounds, he stabbed Le Jin's chest with a spear!
As the two flags of generals Yu Jin and Le Jin in the central government fell, Xiahou Yuan knew that he was no longer able to fight this battle, and could only gather up his remaining troops and plan to retreat.

"Xiahou Yuan, don't run away! Take my arrow!"

Don't show mercy when you gain power!
In this battlefield, how can we let our opponents go?

Seeing that Xiahou Yuan was about to leave, Huang Zhong took out his five-stone bow, stretched out his arms, and shot the arrow, which turned into a long rainbow!
"Huang Hansheng!"

Xiahou Yuan was slightly panicked, for he remembered that when Zhang Fei fought with him a few days ago, he said that his archery skills were far inferior to Huang Zhong's!

Even though Xiahou Yuan didn't believe that Huang Zhong could accurately shoot him on the battlefield, he still instinctively pressed his waist and abdomen against the horse's back and didn't dare to stand up.

Just when Xiahou Yuan lowered his head, he felt his helmet tilted, and the powerful force almost broke his neck!
"What a strength!"

"What an accurate archery skill!"

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan no longer dared to be arrogant. He stuck to the horse's back and tried his best to hide his figure and not give Huang Zhong any chance.

"pity!"

Huang Zhong held the bow and arrow and shook his head slightly.

Xiahou Yuan dodged at the right time, otherwise one arrow would have taken his life!

But even so, Xiahou Yuan still retreated hastily.

This retreat basically symbolizes Cao Cao's complete failure in this battle!
Whether it is Pang De, Pang Tong or Ma Chao who had lost his trace before.

Their appearance on the battlefield was itself a huge surprise.

No matter how ingenious Cao Cao's pre-war layout was, he could not take this accident into account.

In addition, Cao Cao thought he had won the battle, and he acted on impulse, so he threw his central army camp into the battle as well, resulting in almost no means of counterattack now!

The defeat is set!

……

Cao Cao stood in front of his banner with his mouth open, completely lost in thought: "How could Heaven be so unkind to me?"

This defeat was different from the Battle of Wan County and different from any battle Cao Cao had ever experienced.

Losing this battle meant that Cao Cao had completely lost the Central Plains and the foundation of his own life.

No matter how optimistic Cao Cao was, he knew that he was now completely powerless to save the situation!
"Lord!"

At this moment, Cao Ren appeared beside Cao Cao, personally led Cao Cao's warhorse, and trotted in front.

Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun also withdrew from the battlefield one after another, protecting Cao Cao as they retreated eastward.

"Meng De! As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"

"Even if we lose this battle, we can still retreat to Xuzhou and Huainan! Then we can go from Qingzhou to Hebei to join Yuan Shao! You must not be discouraged!"

The guards of the various Caos and Xiahou were beside Cao Cao, trying to comfort him: "Meng De! We still have a chance to make a comeback! Are you really going to give up?"

"When Liu Bei was driven away by us, he had only a few thousand soldiers around him and had no place to stand. But now he has managed to survive, hasn't he?"

"Meng De! It's far from the time for you and me to give up!" Liu Bei...

Cao Cao, who had become somewhat dull, thought of Liu Bei and felt as if he had found a role model, and his hope was rekindled.

"Even Liu Bei can revive from the ashes, let alone me?"

When Liu Bei was driven away, he was surrounded by enemies and had no place to stand.

But now he still owns Xuzhou, Huainan and other places, how can he give them up easily?
Could it be that I am not even as good as Liu Bei?

With this thought in mind, Cao Cao took a last look at the battlefield and Liu Bei's banner behind him, then turned back decisively: "Withdraw! Go to Runan first and use Man Boning's troops to resist!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was about to leave, Ma Chao, who had chased him from the gates of hell, became completely furious.

"Don't run away, Cao thief!"

Ma Chao's left arm was broken, and he felt severe pain every time he was thrown off his horse.

But Ma Chao didn't care at this moment, and like a corpse crawling out of the underworld, he chased Cao Cao all the way!

When Cao Cao saw how fiercely Ma Chao was chasing him, he was also horrified for a moment.

Ma Chao's current state is obviously in a state of war with himself to the death!

With such a killer chasing him, how could Cao Cao dare to stop for even a moment?
At this moment, Pang De also led his army to chase after him. Seeing Ma Chao in such a miserable state, he immediately advised: "Meng Qi! Don't chase him! Go back and heal your wounds first!"

"Once I catch up with you, I'll go back to heal my wounds!"

Ma Chao had the reins in his mouth and his speech was unclear, but Pang De still understood Ma Chao's determination.

"Got it. I'll help you chase Cao Cao!"

Pound also joined the pursuit with his cavalry.

Ma Chao was afraid that Pang De would not recognize Cao Cao and let him run away, so he immediately threw away the reins and clamped his legs tightly around the horse's belly, "Ling Ming! The man in the red robe is Cao Cao!"

At this moment, Ma Chao was very close to Cao Cao and could hear Ma Chao's voice, so Cao Cao in front of him immediately untied his red robe and casually threw it behind him.

"Ling Ming! The one with the long beard is Cao Cao!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately drew his sword and cut off the long beard that he regarded as his face.

"The one with the short beard is Cao Cao!"

Cao Cao was horrified and had to tear off the corner of the flag to wrap around his neck and escape.

……

When Liu Bei in the rear learned that Ma Chao and Pang De had caught up with them, he quickly ordered Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry following Pang Tong to catch up and watch to avoid any accidents.

The three generals chased all the way, and when they were about to reach Runan County, they suddenly found a large army blocking the way.

The governor of Runan, Man Chong!
When Man Chong heard that Cao Cao was defeated, he immediately led his troops to rescue him. Finally, he brought Cao Cao to his own camp when the three generals were about to catch up with him.

Ma Chao was about to continue chasing, but was held back by Zhang Fei and Pang De: "Let me go! Let me go!"

Just when Pang De was about to give up holding Ma Chao, Zhang Fei didn't waste any time. He just picked up a palm as big as a palm fan and slapped Ma Chao in the face!

"Ma Mengqi! Grandpa gave you the honor, but you don't want it, right?"

"Don't say I'm committing a crime of insubordination or bullying the young. Look at what a jerk you've committed."

"If you weren't greedy for that little bit of military merit, we would have returned to Nanyang by now and drank peacefully! Why would we have to fight such a big battle with Cao Cao?"

"Damn it! Still chasing! Still chasing! Do you want to trap yourself and your brother again?"

Zhang Fei's saliva was flying, hitting Ma Chao's face like iron nails!

"You have disobeyed military orders, and I will kill you a dozen times! And you disobeyed the military order of the emperor! Ma Chao! If you want to die, die alone, don't involve my elder brother!"

Ma Chao was already somewhat distraught at this moment.

It was not until he gave up the determination to hunt down Cao Cao and started to think seriously about the matter that Ma Chao realized what a huge disaster he had committed!
Just because of the military achievements of three thousand people, the entire battlefield and even the entire battle almost suffered a complete failure!

If this battle was really lost because of him, Ma Chao, and even if all nine generations of the Ma family were killed, the world would have absolutely nothing to say!
Ma Chao was like a child who had done something wrong: "Yide, it's all my fault. I hope Uncle Liu won't blame me."

"Pooh!"

Ma Chao's words not only failed to make Zhang Fei forgive him, but made him even angrier.

"Ma Chao! From the moment my elder brother was willing to lead his troops to fight Cao Cao for you, he never thought of abandoning you!"

"What is a pillar of the state? Only those who can stand tall and proud are the pillars of the state! You, Ma Chao, are still so naive now, thinking that if you make trouble, you will pay with your life, but are you worthy of it?"

Zhang Fei was so angry that he wanted to slap Ma Chao twice more.

"Do whatever you want without considering the consequences! Reckless man!"

"How to deal with you is the emperor's business! It's not my turn, it's not my turn, it's not your turn, and it's certainly not your turn to make decisions!"

"Damn..."

Zhang Fei became angrier as he spoke, and quickly turned his horse around and left, otherwise he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and beat Ma Chao again!
Pang De looked at Zhang Fei in a daze.

He had heard of Zhang Fei's reputation a long time ago, and thought that Zhang Fei was also a reckless man.

But now it seems that Zhang Fei is quite thoughtful?

Or compared to Ma Chao, everyone seems so reliable and smart...

(End of this chapter)