Chapter 1321

"Hehe, I will wait for you! Cao Ren, I hope you won't be as cowardly as your father Cao Cao." Gu Yi sneered.

Gu Yi's words completely stung Cao Ren's heart; Cao Ren clenched his fists and said, "I will keep today's shame in mind; one day I will avenge this grievance. Gu Yi, just you wait."

"I am ready to accompany you at any time!" Gu Yi said indifferently; he did not believe Cao Ren had a chance to take revenge on him.

Cao Ren watched Gu Yi's departing back, his heart filled with anger, but he was helpless; he could only flee this ghost place as quickly as possible now.

Cao Ren led his unit to retreat rapidly toward the east, because Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong's subordinates were still pursuing them.

After the Cao Army left, Gu Yi's subordinates stopped the pursuit.

Gu Yi sat on his warhorse, and the words Cao Ren said before he died kept appearing in his mind; he felt that Cao Ren would definitely come back to take revenge, and Gu Yi would definitely have to be careful when that time came.

Although Gu Yi's strength was formidable, Cao Ren was a famous general and also Cao Cao's son, with numerous troops and horses in his hands; Gu Yi dared not be negligent.

"Pass the order to all units to monitor the Cao Army's movements closely, especially Cao Ren's movements." Gu Yi instructed.

Gu Yi knew Cao Ren's personality; he definitely would not be resigned to failure, nor would he be willing to surrender so easily, so Gu Yi made full preparations; he believed Cao Ren would make a comeback.

Cao Ren indeed thought so; he was not resigned to failure, so he planned to raid the camp again.

But the Cao Army's scouts brought back news that Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong had joined forces; they had split their troops into two routes and blocked their retreat; now they were unable to escape even with wings.

Cao Ren heard this news and was immediately stunned; this was trouble; the alliance between Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong made him feel afraid; he worried that he would really fall into the hands of Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong this time.

Cao Ren thought for a long time; he believed he could not sit and wait for death, otherwise he would really be buried in the hands of Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong, so he decided to stake everything on one throw and take a risk; if he succeeded, he would win; even if he failed, at least he would be able to make Gu Yi suffer heavy losses.

That night, Cao Ren led five hundred cavalry and, taking advantage of the time when Gu Yi's unit was fast asleep, suddenly killed his way in.

Gu Yi had long been prepared; Cao Ren's actions were already within his expectations, so Gu Yi had no surprise at the Cao Army's sudden appearance; he had long since laid an ambush in the surroundings, and as long as the Cao Army dared to come, they could wipe out the Cao Army.

Gu Yi commanded the unit to intercept the Cao Army rapidly, and the two sides engaged in a struggle.

But the Cao Army, after all, had a fourfold numerical advantage over Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong, so Gu Yi's side still suffered a loss.

Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong fought to the death to resist; their weapons and equipment were behind those of the Cao Army, and in the situation of a huge numerical gap, Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong soon could not hold out; they retreated steadily and were finally forced to retreat to defend Changyi City.

The Cao Army occupied Changyi City, and Cao Ren immediately mobilized troops to attack the city.

Changyi City was the gateway to Nanyang Commandery; Cao Ren naturally would not give up Changyi City, and Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong would not give up Changyi City either.

The two sides engaged in fierce slaughter at Changyi City.

Cao Ren, relying on his numerical advantage, suppressed Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong, and his men even killed quite a few of Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong's subordinates.

But the city walls of Changyi City were too high, making it difficult for Cao Ren's men to climb the city and fight, and Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong, with the help of the garrison, gradually stabilized their position.

Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong both understood that if they wanted to hold out until reinforcements arrived, they could only rely on the defensive fortifications of Changyi City.

The two sides stalemated for three days, neither side taking Changyi City, and finally Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong ordered to shrink their forces and abandoned Changyi City.

Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong both understood very clearly that the defensive system of Changyi City was very good; even if they attacked fiercely for three or five years, it would be difficult to break the city; rather than this, it was better to retreat directly to avoid increasing casualties.

The Cao Army occupied Changyi City, their morale high, and the soldiers were very excited; they felt that having Changyi City meant having a reliance, and they could develop and grow in peace.

Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong encountered Cao Ren's ambush on the way to retreat; fortunately, Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong had been prepared, so no problems occurred.

Gu Yi and Zhao Zilong were both injured in this battle, but there was no danger to their lives.

As for Cao Ren, he was in a sorry state; the three thousand cavalry he led suffered more than half losses, with only a few hundred cavalry remaining.

Cao Ren led the remnants back to Xuzhou; Cao Cao saw that Cao Ren was covered in wounds and was immediately furious; he slapped Cao Ren several times and cursed, "Trash, simply trash!"

Cao Cao had not expected that Cao Ren would actually lose, and lose so miserably, even losing Changyi City.

Cao Cao had originally planned to ambush Xuzhou from the north; now it was good, the north was blocked, the west was surrounded by enemies, and the south was surrounded by enemy troops; Cao Cao felt he was trapped to death in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao, in his anger, beheaded Cao Ren on the spot and made Cao Ren commit suicide to apologize.

Cao Ren died unjustly; he had clearly planned to counter-attack, but failed before he could even start; this could not be blamed on Cao Cao.

The situation in Yanzhou was very bad; Yuan Shao dispatched Liu Yu's cavalry to attack Yanzhou, and Cao Cao could only retreat first.

After Cao Cao retreated, Yuan Tan breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt fortunate that he had made the correct decision initially; now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief; regardless of anything, Cao Cao had already retreated.

Yuan Tan's thoughts were quite wonderful, but he forgot how powerful Liu Yu's cavalry was.

Not long after Cao Cao retreated, Liu Yu's cavalry killed their way in.

Yuan Tan was shocked after receiving the news and hurriedly summoned his civil and military officials to discuss matters.

Yuan Tan's expression was very gloomy, and he said, "My lords, do you have any methods?"

Ju Shou stood out and said, "My lord, Cao Cao has already retreated; now Liu Yu's cavalry has killed their way into Yanzhou; we must meet Liu Yu's cavalry as soon as possible."

Ju Shou's proposal was agreed upon by everyone; after all, Liu Yu's cavalry was too terrifying; if they could not be resolved as soon as possible, the entire Yanzhou would fall.

Xun Yu suggested, "My lord, I suggest we dispatch troops to block the pace of Liu Yu's cavalry, and additionally dispatch people to notify Yuan Shu, having him lead his army to save our Yanzhou."

"Good! Just follow what Wenruo said, and immediately dispatch people to notify Jizhou." Yuan Tan nodded and agreed; this was the most suitable plan at present.

Ju Shou and Guo Tu sighed; Ju Shou felt that Yuan Shao's choice was very stupid; this method simply had no use at all.

But Ju Shou dared not speak, because he knew Yuan Shao was a tyrant.