Cao Cao's army had long hidden in the darkness, surrounding Mengjin Pass so tightly that not even a fly could fly out.
When the drumbeats on the Yellow River reached Cao Ren and the other generals 'ears, their operation began.
The dozens of guards guarding the gate looked as if they had seen a ghost when they saw a large group of Cao Cao's army suddenly appear in the darkness.
They did not have the slightest intention of resisting and quickly fled into the camp, shouting "enemy attack" as they fled.
"Stay steady!"
"Silence!"
Xu Rong angrily ordered the army behind him to remain calm and killed a few soldiers who wanted to escape.
However, the soldiers had long been shocked by the fearless Cao Cao on the river.
At this moment, when he heard that there was an enemy attack behind him, how could he still maintain his footing?
Panic spread among the soldiers.
"What are you shouting for!" Xu Rong grabbed a guard who was running towards him." I'll punish you for the crime of disobedience!"”
"Lieutenant, it's the Cao Army!
"Countless Cao troops!"
The pawn that Xu Rong had caught was so scared that he peed his pants.
Xu Rong was suddenly in a deep trance, and then he looked up at Mang Mountain.
In an instant, his hair stood on end and he broke out in cold sweat!
Xu Rong's face turned pale in an instant!
He subconsciously gulped.
The beacon fire at Mengjin Pass had been lit for a long time, but it was pitch-black above Mount Mang…
This meant that the Cao army had already taken down the Beacon Tower!
The news of Luoyang had been cut off!
Cao Cao's drum was still beating from the north without any interval.
From the south, a tsunami of battle cries could be heard.
Xu Rong led more than a hundred confidants to the south and handed over the command of the beach to Li Meng.
Very soon, Xu Rong understood what 'countless Cao troops' meant.
Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xiahou Dun, and the other generals led the 9,000 Cao troops through the tents of Mengjin Pass in an orderly manner.
Xu Rong's hundreds of trusted aides were all killed or injured in a few breaths.
Xu Rong fought and retreated.
The Cao army approached step by step.
His killing intent was awe-inspiring.
Xu Rong retreated to the beach, and the vast Cao army appeared in the sight of the 3,000 Western Liang guards.
"Form the formation!" Xu Rong shouted.
But now, who was willing to listen to him?
To the north was Cao Cao, who led the army across the river.
To the south was an endless army filled with killing intent.
Li Meng had long been scared silly. He had completely forgotten how to command and ran away.
How could he not know that no matter how he struggled, he would die!
The morale of the 3,000 Western Liang soldiers collapsed the moment Li Meng fled, and they began to flee in all directions.
However, where could they escape to?
Cao Ren and Cao Chun led the charge, and the few Western Liang soldiers that Xu Rong had organized to resist were also defeated.
Cao Cao quickly landed and attacked Cao Ren from the front and back.
Xu Rong continued to lead a hundred men to break out of Cao Cao's encirclement, wanting to escape to Luoyang.
Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong, who had been waiting for them for a long time, caught them all in one fell swoop.
Dozens of quick-witted soldiers from Western Liang tried to escape from Mang Mountain to Luoyang to report, but they were also captured by Cao Cao's troops who were lying in ambush on Mang Mountain.
In less than 15 minutes, Mengjin Pass was completely silent.
Cao Cao ordered everyone to clear the battlefield.
The 8,000 main forces escorted about 2,000 Western Liang captives to the north bank of the Yellow River and put away the pontoon bridge.
Two thousand elite Cao Cao troops stayed in Mengjin.
The Cao army promised a huge profit and ordered more than 200 Western Liang soldiers who had been confirmed to be naturalized to guard the gate of Mengjin.
He also sent two hundred cavalry to patrol the riverbank to prevent the Cao army from sneaking in.
Mengjin Pass was peaceful as if nothing had happened.
However, the people sleeping in the Guanzhong tent were all from the Cao army.
……
In the building of Mengjin Pass.
Cao Cao, Chen Xuan and the generals sat down at the table.
Xu Rong and Li Meng were tied up and pushed in.
"Spare me, spare me!" When Li Meng saw Cao Cao, he burst into tears and knelt down to beg for mercy.
The generals burst into laughter.
Tonight's battle was too enjoyable!
Now that he saw how cowardly the general was, how could he suppress the joy in his heart?
Xu Rong spat at the kneeling Li Meng and kicked him to the ground.
"Cowards and servile people!
"So what if he dies? What's there to be afraid of?"
After saying that, he looked around at everyone present and sneered with a disdainful expression.
"Throw him out and kill him." Cao Cao pointed at Li Meng.
The two axemen dragged Li Meng out without a word.
He wailed non-stop.
It wasn't accurate to say that it stopped because it stopped very quickly.
The axemen finished Li Meng off as soon as they left the door.
Then, he immediately carried Li Meng's head and handed it to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao placed it on the table and faced Xu Rong.
Xu Rong looked at the bloody head that was staring at him. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid of death at all.
But after all, he had already said those harsh words just now. It was impossible for him to beg for mercy.
At most, he would die.
However, he knew that loyalty was the most important thing in this world.
Some self-proclaimed heroes hated people like Li Meng who were afraid of death the most. Instead, they liked to untie loyal people like themselves who looked fearless.
If word got out, it would also be a good story.
Didn't everyone come out to make a name for themselves?
Cao Cao looked like a person who sought fame.
After all, Cao Cao's reputation as the " Evil Bear in Troubled Times " was given to him by him when he went to General Xu's house and threatened him.
This was what Xu Rong heard when Dong Zhuo was scolding Cao Cao.
That was why he scolded Li Meng.
At this moment, his face still maintained an expression that said that he could kill or scrape as he pleased.
Chen Xuan straightened his clothes and walked in front of Xu Rong. He called the executioner in." Drag this out and behead him."”
Xu Rong was dragged out of the door and laid next to Li Meng's headless body, covered in blood.
"Wait!" Xu Rong roared.
"What? Aren't you not afraid of death?”Chen Xuan pretended to be playful.
The generals laughed." So you're also a coward. I thought you were a loyal and righteous man."”
"Bullsh * t!" Xu Rong was furious." Death is death. What's there to be afraid of?!
"I just thought that since I'm going to die, can you let me die with some understanding?
"When did you cross the river and arrive behind us?!”
"You're about to die, why are you still asking so much?”Cao Hong sneered.
"If you don't want to say it, then so be it. Do it." Xu Rong raised his head and was killed.
It seemed that he really did have the demeanor of a hero who died a righteous death.
Chen Xuan was disdainful in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged as he said,"6th of March.
"On the day you discovered us cutting down trees, we had already crossed the Yellow River and entered the dense forest of Mount Mang.”
"6th of March?"
Xu Rong fell into deep thought when he heard this. After a moment, he looked shocked." You guys deliberately cut wood in front of us to build a boat?!”
"Otherwise, how could I let you mistakenly think that we haven't crossed the river yet?”Cao Chun shouted before Chen Xuan could.
Xu Rong lay in a pool of blood, his eyes seemingly enlightened.
"I see…
"I see…"
Xu Rong seemed to be muttering to himself.
"When I saw you guys chopping wood to build a boat, I subconsciously thought that you guys wanted to smuggle in.
"I never expected that you had already crossed the Yellow River.
"It's because we've already determined that you're preparing to cross the river.
"That's why we focused all our attention on the north bank of the Yellow River and completely ignored the possibility that you might be lying in ambush on Mount Mang.
"I also sent more people to patrol the coast, but I didn't find any of you who wanted to secretly cross south from the upper reaches.
" This makes me even more certain that it's impossible for you to appear behind us…
"But!
"But how did you cross the river before the sixth day?”
Chen Xuan said lightly,"
"Didn't you see it? Floating bridge.
"We were already cutting wood to build boats on the first day of March.
"When we were in the third year of junior high school, we already understood the situation on your side.
"At that time, you only had two rounds of patrols at night.
"We don't even need to avoid your patrols.
"They turned back halfway and didn't patrol the entire river.
"Therefore, when we crossed the river, other than the psychological pressure of the soldiers, there was no other pressure at all.”
Xu Rong was stunned.
This was indeed something that those people would do.
After all, he didn't believe that Cao Cao would really dare to cross south to die. The others were the same, so he didn't want to waste his time.
"But since you have already crossed the river on the sixth day of the lunar month, why didn't you attack Mengjin Pass on that day?”Xu Rong was puzzled again.
At this moment, Cao Cao walked forward and bent down to help Xu Rong up from the pool of blood. He said,
"Because we need to capture Mengjin Pass in one fell swoop and not let anyone off.
"These three days were used to attract your attention and strengthen your subconscious that we didn't cross the river.
"From there, I will make you completely ignore what is behind you.
"In fact, to make sure that you really ignore what's behind you.
"I will take the initiative to attract all of your attention.
"At the same time, in order to make your morale collapse as quickly as possible and make you feel at a loss, I'm going to kill you.
"I must personally lead my men across the river and attack you from both sides with the people behind you.
"As for braving the rain of arrows to cross the river.
"You must have thought I was crazy at that time, right?”Cao Cao shook his head and laughed at himself.
Xu Rong looked down at Cao Cao, who was a head shorter than him, and nodded silently.
He was starting to admire Cao Cao.
As a ruler, he was able to take the lead and was not afraid of death. He really had a shadow of Dong Zhuo when he was young.
"This is your plan, right?"
Xu Rong looked at Chen Xuan, who had returned to his seat, and said hatefully," Even the plan to kill Hua Xiong and seize the Lishui Pass was your doing, right?”
Chen Xuan was expressionless as if he hadn't heard her. He silently cut a piece of venison and handed it to Zhao Yun behind him.
Zhao Yun took the venison and her eyes widened in shock.
Chen Xuan was about the same age as him and had taken the initiative to be friendly with him these few days. At this moment, the two of them were already somewhat familiar.
But tonight's victory was Chen Xuan's plan?
He had also heard of killing Hua Xiong and seizing the Si River.
But killing Hua Xiong and seizing the Si River were also Chen Xuan's plans?
Chen Xuan didn't tell him?
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A new day had begun!
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