Chapter 501: No Integrity

When Cao Ren said Guan Yu's name, everyone in Cao's camp was shocked.

Because at that time the two armies were facing each other, it was very rare for a general to be beheaded, especially a top general like Yan Liang, but he was killed by Guan Yu!

Guan Yu was able to take the heads of enemy generals amidst thousands of soldiers. No matter what methods he used, the generals in Cao's camp thought that they would never be able to do the same.

So when they saw Guan Yu charging into the battle line alone, the people in Cao's camp immediately became nervous, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

As Guan Yu continued to approach, everyone held their breath and guarded against him, when another person appeared on the horizon behind him.

The man was holding a huge ox-horn bow in his hand and had two halberds on his back. He followed Guan Yu and galloped towards him on horseback.

When the crowd was still within shooting distance, the man pulled out an arrow. Without even drawing the bow, the arrow flew like a meteor and hit the chest of a guard in front of Cao Cao!

The bloody arrow pierced through Cao Cao's back, and the blood splattered all over Cao Cao's head and face. Everyone was shocked and hurriedly protected Cao Cao and retreated.

Cao Ren's face turned ugly, and he said, "Taishi Ci!"

Guan Yu and Taishi Ci were both rushing to Guangling, but they met in advance, so they appeared in front of Cao's army together!

At this time, Guan Yu took advantage of the chaos in Cao's camp and rode over, only twenty steps away from everyone!

Cao Cao wiped the blood off his face. He looked through the gap in the crowd and saw Guan Yu's murderous face. He was terrified and subconsciously called out, "Is that Guan Yu?"

"If you can rely on me"

Guan Yu seemed not to hear anything, and he rode his horse and leapt in front of the generals!

Seeing that Cao's army had protected Cao Cao tightly, he knew that he had lost the best opportunity for a surprise attack. After a slight hesitation, there was a sound of bowstring behind him, and another guard in front of Cao Cao was shot and fell off his horse.

At this moment, a gap appeared in front of Cao Cao!

Upon seeing this, Guan Yu shouted loudly, rode his horse straight towards Cao Cao, and pulled out the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand. The blade flipped up from the ground, drew a round and dazzling arc, and slashed towards Cao Cao on the head!

At this moment, the blade's light seemed to overwhelm the sun in the sky. The people around Cao Cao saw silver light in their eyes, and they all felt that the blade seemed to be slashed at them!

Everyone acted subconsciously, some dodged, some blocked with weapons, and some were stunned. Cao Cao watched the big knife coming down on his head and tried to ride his horse back, but it was too late!

At this critical moment, Cao Ren roared, raised the long spear in his hand, and aimed the branch at the crescent-shaped sword.

When the two soldiers met, the spear was pressed down instantly, making a creaking sound. Cao Ren felt that the opponent was not using a sword, but a mountain!

He groaned, and felt his mouth full of blood. Then his palms were cracked, and his body was bent over by the huge impact force. He was shaky and almost fell off his horse.

He looked up and saw that the Green Dragon Crescent Blade seemed to fall without any delay. If it fell only two feet more, Cao Cao's life would be in danger!

Cao Ren knew that this was a matter of life and death. He roared like a tiger again and exerted all his strength in his arms, lifting them upwards. The spear bent into a bow shape, but could no longer withstand the pressure and broke with a snap.

However, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade only paused slightly before continuing to chop down!

At this time, Dian Wei beside Cao Cao finally took action. He used all his strength, shook his arms, and blocked the crescent-shaped sword with both halberds.

The moment the two weapons met, a great force was felt, and Dian Wei's wrist was in severe pain. He almost couldn't hold the double halberds. He roared wildly, exerted all his strength, and grabbed the halberd handle with his ten fingers like hooks, hooking and pulling the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

As he blocked it, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade was still deflected by half a foot, brushing past Cao Cao's side and actually cutting off his horse's head!

Cao Cao fell heavily to the ground along with the headless horse's body. He no longer cared about his face and quickly used his hands and feet, bent his body, and crawled under the guard's horse's butt, and fled into the crowd.

When Guan Yu swung his sword again, the guards in Cao's camp had already reacted and surrounded him. Guan Yu saw that the opportunity was gone, so he did not stop and rode his horse past like a gust of wind, swung his crescent-shaped sword diagonally, and the head of a Cao general flew into the air.

At this moment, everyone in Cao's camp was frightened. Cheng Yu and Xun You hurriedly followed and hid in the formation. The generals with poor fighting skills were trembling with fear. Cao Ren changed to a horse lance, and his hand holding the lance kept shaking. The other generals were even worse.

Dian Wei held his injured wrist, looking extremely ugly.

He usually wields a large iron halberd, which is fine for foot combat, but for a sudden attack from on horseback, the longer the weapon, the stronger it is. Guan Yu's Qinglong sword is too powerful against short weapons. Even though Dian Wei is slightly stronger than Guan Yu, he still sprained his wrist due to the huge impact force when he used a short weapon to block a long weapon.

It was thanks to him. If someone else had blocked Guan Yu's sword in this way, both of his wrists would have been broken.

Guan Yu turned around and rode his horse. Seeing the generals trembling in fear, he did not say anything but accelerated and rushed forward. Another Cao general was beheaded on his horse!

Someone saw Guan Yu passing by sideways and hurriedly bent his bow and drew his arrow, but he didn't expect that Taishi Ci had already arrived and shot the man to death with the sound of the bowstring.

Now all the generals in Cao's camp were in complete chaos. Guan Yu and Taishi Ci, one tall and one long, complemented each other very well. It was already difficult for everyone to deal with them, and behind them, dense crowds of soldiers were rushing over on the horizon!

Xun You also lost his composure at this point, and quickly found Cao Cao in the crowd, saying anxiously: "Sir, several generals are outside, and the generals around us can't stop those two. Let's get everyone back and reorganize the army!"

"Otherwise, the enemy will attack from both sides and the situation on the battlefield will be reversed!"

Cao Cao looked at the Youzhou army struggling in the distance with a gloomy face.

Half an hour!

If he had been given another half an hour, the ferocious tiger would have surrendered. But now his reinforcements were arriving one after another. Was this because his plan was accurate, or was it because God wanted to spare his life?

Thinking of the rumor that one of Xionghu's subordinates was capable of observing the stars, Cao Cao felt a sense of panic for no reason. Could the other party really be able to see destiny?

If the ferocious tiger fights with me, doesn't it mean that I will definitely lose?

Seeing that Cao Cao seemed to have lost his mind, Cheng Yu hurriedly said, "Sir, make a decision immediately!"

"With no one in the rear, we can't stop those two!"

"It doesn't matter to others, but I'm afraid something might happen to you."

Cao Cao looked at Zhao Yun who was rushing left and right in the crowd in the distance. Steel spears were everywhere, and people fell off their horses. Swords slashed through heavy armor. The people surrounding him were getting fewer and fewer, and Cao Chun's cavalry had been defeated.

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then finally made up his mind and shouted, "Let everyone come back!"

Yuan Xi looked at the retreating generals of Cao's army and felt his body almost limp. He barely supported himself with his blood-stained ring-handled sword and did not order anyone to pursue.

Because he knew that the Youzhou army was really at the end of its strength, and he was afraid that before the enemy could catch up, he would be exhausted to death first.

After some tug of war, Taishi Ci, Guan Yu and the Youzhou army finally joined forces. The two sides tacitly confronted each other on the plain, a hundred steps apart.

Xun You and Cheng Yu argued in low voices, and they had different opinions on the next choice.

Xun You suggested retreating, but Cheng Yu wanted to take one last gamble and attack the Youzhou army with all his might.

He bet that the Youzhou army would no longer be able to withstand the next attack.

But the risks are also huge. If the Youzhou army fails to stop them, then Cao's army will be at the mercy of others.

When Guan Yu and Zhao Yun come to kill Cao Cao, who can stop them?

Just when everyone was hesitating, a message came from a spy of Cao's army in Houqiu in the north.

Yuan Tan, who stationed his troops at the border of the East China Sea in Langya, led the Qingzhou army south to Donghai County under the banner of revenge for Liu Bei, and began to occupy Liu Bei's original city. Within two days, he had occupied most of the East China Sea and was approaching Houqiu and Tancheng occupied by Cao's army!

When Xun You heard the news, he smiled bitterly and said, "If we can win the battle quickly, he won't dare to go south."

"It just so happens that the Youzhou army and we are in a stalemate, and both sides have suffered heavy losses, which has given them confidence. They want to take advantage of our weakness and reap the benefits."

Everyone in Cao's camp also looked unhappy. Although they had sent troops to Xuzhou and driven Liu Bei away, the cake was still bitten by Yuan Tan in the end.

Cao Cao launched a surprise attack on Xuzhou, first taking Pengcheng State, which was closest to Yanzhou, and then occupied most of Donghai County and the northern part of Xia Pi County. It can be said that he made a huge profit.

However, Yuan Tan's interference took away most of the Donghai territory and he also planned to take over Xia Pi. Among them, Houqiu in Donghai and Tancheng at the junction of Xia Pi were the most important.

If these two cities were lost, Cao Cao's way to the south to attack Yuan Shu would be cut off. Not only would most of the territory occupied by this expedition be taken away, but the subsequent negative effects would be even greater, and he might even lose his foundation.

But Cao Cao at the moment cannot afford this worst-case scenario. If he shows too obvious losses and weakness, the forces around him, including Yuan Shao, might brazenly attack him!

Cao Cao thought for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Let's retreat to Houqiu and garrison there first."

"Zixiao, you lead your troops to Tancheng first and make sure to stop Yuan Shu's army. I will ask Yanzhou to send troops to help you."

After hearing this, Cao Ren immediately accepted the order.

On the Youzhou army's side, seeing Cao's army slowly changing their formation and several generals retreating, they all breathed a sigh of relief. This difficulty was finally overcome!

But when they saw the plain of more than ten miles in radius, with corpses covering the ground and blood forming streams, the foul and strong smell lingering made everyone feel even more depressed.

Everyone looked up and saw an official dressed as a scholar riding out of Cao's camp and shouting, "Where is Yuan Xianyi?"

"Envoy Cao asked me to bring you a message!"

Yuan Xi rode out under the protection of Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and others, and asked, "Who is coming?"

The man clasped his fists and said, "I am Cheng Yu, Cheng Gongda."

"The envoy said that today's battle was exciting and exciting. The young master is a formidable young man. It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son."

Everyone knows that this is a habit among the nobles. No matter how fierce the battle is, both sides will praise each other after the war. This is called character.

Yuan Xi, however, looked at the dead bodies on the ground, and became angry. He said coldly, "Enjoy it?"

"I heard that you are a human jerky trader?"

Cheng Yu hadn't encountered someone exposing his shortcomings for a long time, and his face turned purple. He said, "If there is nothing else, Yu will take his leave."

When he looked up, he was horrified to find Yuan Xi drawing his bow and arrow, and said coldly to him: "You should also give Cao Cao a message."

"Fuck you!"

Yuan Xi let go of his hand and an arrow flew towards him. Cheng Yu dodged in a hurry, but was hit in the arm by the arrow and blood was flowing. He screamed, endured the pain, and rode his horse and ran away, escaping back to Cao's camp.

Seeing that Yuan Xi was so unethical, Dian Wei wanted to go back for a duel, but was stopped by everyone. The generals in Cao's camp retreated silently amid the deafening curses from the Youzhou army behind them.

"Fuck you!"

"Fuck you!"

The shouts echoed among the mountains, forests and fields for a long time.