What was elite?
Other than being well-trained and following orders, the most important thing was the ability to withstand pressure.
100% of the troops, 10% of the casualties and scattered, a motley crew.
With 20% casualties, the bandits fled.
30% of the soldiers were killed and scattered, and the soldiers of the common government were defeated.
Only when more than 50% of the troops are not defeated can they be called elite.
In the era of cold weapons, the fear of death would spread among the soldiers in battle. It was the same for everyone, and it would depend on who could not withstand it first.
Since ancient times, there were very few people who stood until the last person and did not surrender.
At present, Cao Cao's army had already suffered more than 50% casualties.
After the Snowy Dragon Cavalry broke through from the east to the west, they didn't return in a conical formation.
The end of the formation quickly stretched to both sides, forming a goose formation to surround the remaining Cao troops in an attempt to wipe them out.
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from afar, felt like his guts were about to split apart.
Who in the world could resist such a strong army?
Even if they wanted to have the strength to fight, they would need to mobilize at least ten times more troops to fight, and they had to be the elites of the elites.
As he hesitated, he considered whether he should use his 500 cavalry reserves.
It was a drop in the bucket.
If he didn't, he would lose even faster.
Escape?
At this moment, the soldiers were fighting to the death because the commander flag was still there.
If he really ran, he would be defeated.
The team that they had painstakingly pulled together had only been completely annihilated.
At the same time, Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's help gave Zhang Fei some time to catch his breath.
Zhang Fei was not a pretentious person. Now was not the time to thank him. He would remember his kindness for the time being.
Just as he was about to raise his saber to fight again, he suddenly heard the shout of the big brother from the east.
"Yi De, retreat!"
Liu Bei was furious.
He thought that Zhang Fei really couldn't figure it out.
It was certain that this long-distance raid would definitely end in a crushing defeat. If they continued to fight, they would only die.
How could he still return the favor? Who knew how many Cao Cao soldiers could escape. His life was the most important.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. Liu Bei endured the pain and continued to shout,"Yi De, retreat!"
Zhang Fei looked at the two generals of the Cao Family who were being defeated by Luo Cheng.
He then looked at his big brother and second brother who were covered in blood.
In the end, he roared at the sky and fled.
Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren had never expected the three brothers to be so shameless.
I risked my life to save you, and you ran away?
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle, was even angrier. He knew that it was Liu Bei's intention and wanted to chop him into seven or eight pieces.
Without Liu Bei, it was fine.
But without Guan Zhang, who would fight Xue Rengui? Who would fight that cold-faced general?
However, the Liu brothers disappeared into the night in the east in the blink of an eye.
While he was anxious, a battle cry suddenly sounded behind him.
Cao Cao and the others were shocked. They turned around and saw Yan Yun's 18 riders charging towards the commander's flag like the raakshasa of the underworld.
"Shouldn't these dozen cavalry be fighting against Yuan Rang's main force? Why are they here?”
One possibility.
They were all killed.
In the dark of the night, Xiahou Dun's hundreds of riders were not enough to kill the eighteen riders of Yan Yun.
However, this possibility was too shocking, and no one was willing to believe it.
"Lord, leave quickly!"
The generals hurriedly protected Cao Cao.
At this moment, the eighteen cavalrymen of Yan Yun drew their bows and nocked their arrows.
The power of a bow that was close to two picul was extremely terrifying.
Eighteen meteors shot towards him, but he didn't even have the chance to block them with his saber.
Pu pu--
With the sound of arrows piercing into bodies, many of the soldiers in front of Cao Cao fell.
A stray arrow pierced through the neck of a cavalryman, but it didn't lose any strength as it pierced into Cao Cao's left shoulder.
The powerful force caused Cao Cao to fall off his horse and his mount to flee in fright.
Seeing that the eighteen cavalries of Yan Yun were getting closer and closer, Cao Hong's reaction was the most timely. He dismounted and helped Cao Cao up, fixing him on his own mount.
"Lord, leave quickly!"
Although Cao Cao was injured, his consciousness was clear.
"Zilian can't--"
Before he could finish, Cao Hong had already tied the reins to Cao Cao's hands.
"The world can do without Hong, but it can't do without justice!”
"Even if Zilian dies ten thousand times, he won't be able to compare to a single hair of my lord!”
Then, he stabbed the horse's buttocks with his weapon, and the horse began to carry it north in pain.
Strong grass can be seen in the strong wind, and loyal officials can be seen in the rigid wind.
At the moment of life and death, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness can be displayed.
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with tears and he could not speak.
According to the truth, Cao Hong is the cousin of the clan.
Cao Hong was also a capable assistant.
He was trapped in a state of shock and without a mount, he had a slim chance of survival.
Cao Cao's guards were moved when they saw their lord crying.
When they set off, the dukes mocked and mocked them. At this moment, the Cao army recalled it and felt regret. Their old faces burned.
There were strong enemies on both the east and west, and there were towering mountains in the south. Not only would it be easy to get lost in the dark, but they would also encounter wolves, tigers, and leopards.
The only way was to head north and retreat east along the river. It would be best if they could find a ferry to the north bank first and then meet Luoyang again. That would be the safest.
Of course, there were very few people who could follow Cao Cao to the east. Looking back, there were at most twenty cavalry.
Most of them were done by the Snowy Dragon Cavalry and became lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
In the dense forest.
Yang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, taking in everything that had happened in this battle.
As expected, Luo Cheng was brave and good at fighting, not losing to Zhang Fei.
The power of the Eighteen Cavalry of Yan Yun was somewhat unexpected.
Strictly speaking, these elites were more like ghost killers on the battlefield.
Although he was also extremely brave in a head-on battle, Yang Yu gradually had a more mature idea in his heart.
Seeing that the battle had been decided, Hua Mulan could not help but remind her lord softly.
"My lord, the situation has been decided. Can we withdraw the surrendered soldiers?”
Yang Yu's thoughts were gradually pulled back to the battlefield.
The screams of the remaining Cao soldiers became fewer and fewer, just like the two thousand old and weak soldiers who had been chased and slaughtered at the beginning.
This was chaotic times.
If they wanted to live, they had to kill each other.
All living beings are chess pieces.
He wanted to avoid going with the flow.
He wanted to be the hand holding the chess piece.
He recalled the time from when he received the order to cover the retreat to when Xu Rong sent 2,000 old and weak people to the west.
It was not difficult to guess Fatty Dong's intention. Moreover, he knew that Xu Rong must have ambushed him further west as a double insurance.
They probably didn't expect that they would be able to successfully stop and almost wipe out the pursuers with just a few people.
Thinking of this, the corners of Yang Yu's mouth curled into a cold smile.
Well, since he wanted to test the quality, he would make it beautiful. Then, he would see if Fatty Dong's reward would be discounted.
As for surrendering?
He couldn't stay.
He was sure that Xu Rong's spy was nearby and had seen everything.
Taking in the surrendered soldiers would attract unnecessary suspicion, and the gains would not make up for the losses.
At this moment, the sky was starting to brighten, gradually dispersing the darkness.
It was also time to retreat to Hangu Pass.
"Kill everyone within a five-mile radius.”
"Five miles away, don't chase after a desperate enemy."
"After obtaining the military merits, head west to Hangu Pass.”
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