kvmb Chapter 107 Ever-changing
Chapter 107 Ever-changing
Chapter 107 Ever-changing
Cao Cao turned his horse around without any hesitation and said, "Retreat!"
Because of the heavy rain, the army, which was already in disarray, became even more chaotic, like a series of strong blockades blocking everyone.
Cao Cao ran the fastest, not caring about what was behind him and riding his horse desperately.
Xiahou Dun was behind him, trying his best to comfort the soldiers and cover their retreat.
The Huns were well-rested and well-prepared, and they rushed over and chased us frantically.
It was a one-sided battle. Cao Cao's army had almost no power to resist. They were killed and defeated at the slightest sign of resistance.
Cao Cao ran a long way before he looked back. Seeing that not many people followed him, he looked up to the sky and shouted: "If I, Cao Cao, had a wise man following me, how could I have suffered such a great defeat!"
Xiahou Dun rushed over from behind and said, "Meng De, we can't stop. The Huns are chasing us!"
Cao Cao's expression was as hard as iron and his eyes were full of anger. He had no choice but to keep running away.
The Huns pursued relentlessly, seemingly determined to annihilate Cao Cao's army.
Cao Cao was so panicked that he was chased by the Huns and actually fled all the way back to Shangdang.
Seeing Shangdang in front of him, Xiahou Dun suddenly said in surprise: "Meng De, the Xiongnu's target is Shangdang, your Majesty!"
Cao Cao also realized that the Huns deliberately drove them to Shangdang.
Xiahou Dun looked at Shangdang County, which seemed to be just around the corner, and said with a sullen face, "Meng De, what should we do?"
Cao Cao was surprisingly calm at this time, his eyes were full of coldness, and he said: "Organize the army and form a battle array!"
Xiahou Dun turned around, and saw only less than two thousand exhausted and frightened soldiers behind him. He turned back and said, "Meng De, we will definitely not be able to stop them."
"We have to stop it even if we can't!"
Cao Cao's face was determined. He suddenly drew his sword and shouted in a high voice, "Protect Your Majesty and never retreat. Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
Seeing this, Xiahou Dun said nothing and stood in front of him.
At the same time, there was a solemn atmosphere in Shangdang County.
Liu Bian was wearing armor, and Dong Zhuo, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others stood behind him, ready for battle.
No one expected that such a sudden change would occur in such a good situation.
"The Han Dynasty has fallen to such a state!"
Dong Zhuo sneered in his heart. The war hadn't even started yet and the emperor had been surrounded. There was bound to be total chaos!
Liu Bian was also speechless. The difference between Cao Cao before he rose to power and Cao Cao in later generations was indeed huge.
"Let him enter the city," Liu Bian said calmly. Cao Cao was such an important person, he couldn't just die like this.
Zhang Liao immediately raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu are behind us. They drove General Cao away just to take the opportunity to attack the city. This is not good for Your Majesty. I ask you to hold the city firmly!"
Liu Bian looked calm and said, "I cannot watch my Han soldiers being slaughtered outside the city. Zhao Yun, go and take Cao Cao into the city."
"The last general takes command!"
Zhao Yun responded without hesitation, turned around and went downstairs.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao hesitated and said nothing more, and began to adjust his defense.
Liu Bian looked at the Hun cavalry that were swarming towards him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart became unconsciously nervous.
Soon, Zhao Yun led a thousand men out of the south gate. He was wearing silver armor and riding a white horse. He was as fast as an arrow shot from a bow, with imposing momentum and the sound of horse hooves rumbling.
"General Cao, His Majesty has ordered you to enter the city. I will cover your retreat!"
Zhao Yun shouted loudly, held his spear like thunder, and rushed straight towards the Huns who were chasing him.
When Cao Cao saw this, his heart was shocked and his face turned blue and red.
Xiahou Dun looked puzzled and asked, "Meng De?"
Cao Cao was unwilling and helpless, so he turned his horse and said, "Enter the city!"
"Enter the city!"
Xiahou Dun shouted and turned around with Cao Cao.
Less than two thousand people bypassed the north gate and tried to enter the city from the south gate.
The Huns chased after them and quickly fought with Zhao Yun's thousand men.
Liu Bian was on the top of the city wall, his hands on the wall, his eyes unusually calm.
Cao Cao cannot die, and Zhao Yun cannot die either!
Zhao Yun fought hand-to-hand with the Huns and blocked their offensive, but his arrows broke into pieces after leaving the bow, and he soon fell into a disadvantage due to the Huns' large numbers and was about to be surrounded and swallowed up.
Zhao Yun looked back and saw that Cao Cao had gone far away, so he shouted, "Retreat!"
He struggled to break free and retreated.
The Huns pursued relentlessly, fighting fiercely.
Zhao Yun turned through the north gate, bypassed the west gate, and headed straight for the south gate.
Above the north gate, the Huns rushed in, shooting arrows like rain.
"Protect His Majesty!" Zhang Liao shouted in a deep voice.
Shields quickly appeared in front of Liu Bian.
Arrows poured down one after another. Liu Bian could feel the sound of arrows breaking through the air beside his ears. One arrow even hit the flagpole beside his ear.
The arrow vibrated violently, making a metallic vibration that lasted for a long time.
Liu Bian looked normal and did not move.
"Archery!"
"Archery!"
"Archery!"
Zhang Liao waved his sword and shouted urgently.
A soldier came over to protect Liu Bian and evacuate the tower. Liu Bian raised his hands stiffly, waved them, and smiled forward, saying, "I'm not that cowardly."
When Zhang Liao saw this, his heart was shocked and he shouted even louder.
Pan Yin, Zuo Li and others were protected by shields and hid in the corner. They wanted to go down, but when they heard Liu Bian's voice, they couldn't help but look up.
The young emperor was not tall, but perhaps because he was squatting, he looked exceptionally tall at this moment.
Dong Zhuo was also hiding aside, looking at Liu Bian's back. His rough face was solemn, his small eyes flickering constantly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
It happened in a flash. The Huns were shooting arrows crazily at the north gate, while the Hun soldiers following Zhao Yun and Cao Cao had already reached the south gate.
"Not a single Hun is allowed to enter the city!"
On the top of the city wall, Cao Cao was in a miserable state, his eyes were wide open, and he was roaring ferociously.
Zhao Yun, dressed in silver armor, rode a white horse and rushed into the city, with the Huns following closely behind, attacking like a tide.
Soldiers on the city walls kept rushing up to the gate and throwing stones, rolling logs, and kerosene down.
The gate was packed with people, fighting each other face to face.
Zhao Yun got off his horse, holding a spear, his silver armor covered in blood, his helmet knocked off, and his hair disheveled, standing at the city gate.
The main force of the Huns continued to gather towards the South Gate, some rushed into the gate, and some climbed onto the city wall.
A desperate battle broke out between the Han and the Huns over the South Gate.
Not long after, Liu Bian came over and climbed up the city wall.
Cao Cao was horrified and said, "Your Majesty, please stay in the palace. We will guard this place and will never let the Huns enter the city!"
Liu Bian looked indifferent and said calmly: "Focus on defending the city."
Cao Cao knew his crime, gritted his teeth, clasped his fists, turned around and went to defend the city.
Zhang Liao was already at the city gate, standing side by side with Zhao Yun, blocking the Huns from entering the city gate.
Liu Bian was standing inside the arrow tower on the city wall. Although he was wearing armor, his features as the emperor of the Han Dynasty were still very special.
He drew the sword from his waist, raised it high, his face firm, his eyes piercing, and shouted: "Today, the city is alive and the people are alive, the city is dead and the people are dead. I will defend the city with all the soldiers, and we will live and die together!"
When the soldiers on the city wall heard Liu Bian's voice, their morale suddenly boosted. They roared and fought with the Huns.
The war quickly became intense, with both sides fighting desperately on the city walls like a huge meat grinder.
Bodies were constantly being carried down from the city wall, and more soldiers were replacing them.
Liu Bian stood in the Arrow Pavilion, watching all this, holding his sword high in his hand so that everyone could see him.
Pan Yin stood behind Liu Bian, his body shaking constantly.
There was no trace of blood on Zuo Li's already snow-white face.
Several waves of Huns almost came close to them, which frightened them out of their wits.
After a while, Zhang Liao came over, raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The soldiers in the city are well-trained and well-fed. The Xiongnu will not be able to hold out for long!"
Seeing that he was covered in blood and his armor was torn, Liu Bian took off his cloak expressionlessly, tied it around Zhang Liao's neck, and took his knife.
Liu Bian handed his sword to Zhang Liao, raised Zhang Liao's damaged and bloody sword, and shouted in a deep voice: "Kill the enemy!"
Zhang Liao held Liu Bian's sword, his heart trembled, his face twitched, he took a deep breath, turned around and said: "Kill the enemy for your majesty!"
"Kill the enemy for your majesty!"
The soldiers on the city wall looked at the bloody knife in Liu Bian's hand and roared again, with the sound of killing shaking the sky and resounding through the clouds.
On the city wall, which had been in a state of decline, the Han army regained their momentum and drove the Huns back again.
Zhao Yun at the south gate also fought hard and struggled with the Huns, trying his best to close the gate.
From the top and bottom of the city wall, drums beat like thunder and shouts of killing were heard.
The Huns' horns were also blasting, and the fight between the two sides was more intense than ever before.
Cao Cao was exhausted, but he looked at Liu Bian, who was holding his sword in the arrow pavilion, with bloodshot eyes. He killed the Huns in front of him and roared: "I would rather die than retreat. You are worthy of being a Han minister!"
When Liu Bian heard his roar, he glanced over and saw that he looked like a madman, and felt heavy in his heart.
Zhang Liao's sword was very heavy, and Liu Bian's arms ached as he raised them, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Liu Bian's expression was as hard as iron, he did not move at all, and looked around at the battle situation on the city wall calmly.
With his peripheral vision scanning the city wall, he caught a glimpse of Dong Zhuo hiding under a shield. He only fought desperately when the Huns came close to him. He did not behave like a great general at all.
There was still fighting on the city wall. It seemed that the Huns were determined to capture Liu Bian, the Han emperor. All kinds of strange noises were heard, all directed at Liu Bian.
At the same time, Huns also tried to attack the city from the other three gates. The small city wall of Shangdang County was suddenly under tremendous pressure.
The fight lasted for half an hour. The two sides were in a stalemate, fighting back and forth on the city gates. Blood flowed like a river and corpses piled up like mountains.
On the city wall, Cao Cao could hardly hold on any longer. Xiahou Dun was seriously overdrawn and was carried off the city wall.
There were floods everywhere in Shangdang County, smoke and fire filled the sky, and bandits were everywhere. People were coming and going everywhere, and soldiers and civilians were mixed together, shouting incessantly, in chaos.
"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban rebels are attacking the East Gate!"
Suddenly, Zhang Liao came over in a hurry.
Woohoo~
The sound of the Huns' horns suddenly became louder, and more Huns swarmed in.
Zhang Liao's eyes suddenly changed, and he turned around to look. The Huns were gaining momentum, and it seemed that they were going to take Shangdang County in one go!
Liu Bian's face was numb, he raised his knife and said calmly: "Continue to defend the city."
"Yes!" Zhang Liao gritted his teeth, turned around and went back to defend the city.
Cao Cao was stabbed deeply in the chest, but he still refused to retreat and continued to fight the enemy.
The shouts and cries of killing from the top of the city pierced the sky and reached an unprecedented level of intensity.
Almost all the soldiers in Shangdang County were mobilized and fought desperately, but they were still in danger.
Zuo Li looked at Cao Cao with a cold gaze, secretly hating him in his heart. If it weren't for this person, how could the situation suddenly become like this!
"kill!"
Suddenly, a large number of soldiers and horses appeared on the left and right sides of the south of Shangdang County and approached Shangdang County at a rapid speed.
Everyone on the city wall was shocked and looked out.
"It's reinforcements! It's reinforcements!"
Some people saw the flag and shouted excitedly.