Chapter 256: Great victory, beheading the king! [Subscribe]

The evacuation from Youbeiping County to Liucheng was from west to east, with many mountains and extremely poor road conditions.

At noon a few days later, Tadun led his army through a mountain pass.

As far as the eye can see, there is a plain ahead and the road becomes wider.

Liucheng is not far away.

After the entire army passed the mountain pass, Tadun breathed a sigh of relief.

He saw that Huang Zhong was chasing behind him all the way, but he didn't seem to be using his full strength. On the way of retreat, he was always worried about being ambushed.

If the Han army had an ambush, this mountain pass, with its towering cliffs on both sides, would be the best location.

But it turned out that Cao's army did not set an ambush.

"It seems that I overestimated the commander of Cao's army. His main force went to fight the Xianbei, and he has no spare energy to stop me." Tadun thought to himself.

After crossing the mountain pass, Liucheng is just dozens of miles away. They can provide support to each other and at least help him return to the city.

After days of fear and worry, he finally relaxed a little and laughed out loud:

"The commander of Cao's army is no better than that. The best place to ambush our army is at this mountain pass, but he didn't set an ambush.

The city of Liu is ahead. When our army returns to Liu, we will close the gates and defend it, and see what the Han army can do to us."

"Order the whole army to march quickly."

"Report - the Han army's troops in the rear suddenly accelerated and chased us." A scout came to report.

Tadun said confidently: "It doesn't matter. Even if we speed up now, it will be too late to stop our army from entering the city. Let's go!"

The army continued its march and headed straight for Liucheng.

Two hours later, at the afternoon pm, when the towering walls of Liucheng came into view, Tadun could not help but smile.

But as Liucheng got closer, Tadun's smile faded and he became a little doubtful.

Just the day before he returned, something had actually changed in Liucheng.

The three Wuhuan counties were originally the areas of the Han people, and for many years the Han people and the Wuhuan people had lived together.

Because there are so many Han people, it is relatively easy for spies from all sides to blend in.

Cao Cao used the secret mountain path provided by Tian Chou to break out through the Lulong Pass in advance and head straight for Liucheng.

There was an internal response in the city, and Tadun mobilized almost all of his elite troops to join forces with the Xianbei, fearing that he would not be ruthless enough in killing the Han army.

When Liucheng was empty, Cao Cao led his army over, and Xu Chu and Dian Wei led heavy cavalry to launch a surprise attack, attracting the attention of the defenders, and the insiders in the city took the opportunity to open the gate.

Zhang Liao led Xianyu Fu and Yan Rou, secretly took a detour from the north, and then went south to approach Liucheng to meet up with Cao Cao.

In this way, it didn't take much effort to capture Liucheng.

At this time, Tadun retreated to Liucheng with all his strength, and saw a giant tiger standing on the top of the city.

Then Cao Cao, wearing a black robe, accompanied by Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others, climbed to the top of the city wall and looked at Tadun and his hastily retreating troops below the city.

From behind, the sound of Cao's army's horses' hooves seemed to be heard.

The gravel on the ground was vibrated and jumped slightly by the sound of Cao's approaching horses' hooves.

There is no way forward and no way back.

Liucheng actually fell into the hands of Cao's army!

Tadun was so frightened that his hair stood on end.

The city gate slowly opened, and Dian Wei shouted from the top of the city wall: "Wuhuan people, come in?"

How could Tadun dare to enter the city? He stayed outside the city for a while. The fear in his heart was beyond description.

Why didn't Cao Jun set up an ambush at the mountain pass just now? Because there was a better place to wait for him in Liucheng.

The Han army wants to fight a major battle with the Wuhuan here, attack them from the front and back, and kill the entire Wuhuan army... Tadun has understood Cao Cao's intention.

Trapped in a desperate situation, Tadun was like a ferocious beast about to burst forth upon its deathbed:

"All the troops, let's fight the Han people."

"Before, the Han army killed the prisoners, and there was no way to survive if we surrendered. Today, we have no choice but to fight to the death, break through the siege of Cao's army, and retreat to the southwest, and there is still a way to survive!"

In the southwest, there is a Wuhuan army stationed in Bailang Mountain. They are Tadun's last hope.

"Kill! Fight to the death with the Han army!"

With a loud roar, Tadun led the troops to attack in the southwest direction.

The gates of Liucheng were wide open.

Zhang Liao led his army out and launched his unique military skill: sudden attack!
The team behind him seemed to be covered with a layer of military sharpness in an instant, with their auras connected like a giant war spear!
Zhang Liao was the spearhead of the entire army and engaged in close combat with the Wuhuan people.

In the city, the trap camp led by Gao Shun then rushed out!
In the distance, Huang Zhong led his troops, and Xu Huang and Zhang He followed, and they had also approached.

The outcome of a battle is already decided before it even begins.

One side fled for days and morale was low.

One side is full of fighting spirit and has many brave generals!

Zhang Liao easily broke through the Wuhuan army and attacked in the direction where their leader Tadun was escaping.

The halberd in his hand flew up and down, stabbing, chopping and sweeping, and in an instant he had knocked down several Wuhuan soldiers.

Under the leadership of Gao Shun, the Xianzhen Camp also cut off and separated a Wuhuan army, and then eroded and defeated it.

Cao Cao stood on the top of the city wall with his hands behind his back, overlooking the battlefield.

Huang Zhong of the rear army also brandished his sword and went into battle himself.

The big knife in his hand actually emitted a blade light of two or three meters long, which was invincible and no one could withstand a single blow from it!
There was an enemy Wuhuan general whose armor was even chopped into pieces by Huang Zhong's sword.

Cao Cao thought that Yanzhou had fought hundreds of battles over the years without ever being defeated, and it seemed that he had received some kind of military fortune blessed by heaven and earth. The training of his generals was making them stronger and stronger.

Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Taishi Ci and others are all touching, or close to touching, the legendary mythological barrier.

On the battlefield, Gao Shun and his troops in the Xianzhen Camp, each man wearing a visor, holding a shield in one hand and wielding a spear in the other, hacked and killed their way through the formation, advancing at high speed.

The Wuhuan tribe had no desire to fight any longer, and their formation was visibly torn apart from three directions by Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and Huang Zhong.

"Governor, I also want to go down and kill the enemy!" Dian Wei and Xu Chu were eager to try.

"Go, but you two should not attack Tadun," said Cao Cao.

Dian and Xu both agreed and jumped off the city wall without asking any questions.

However, Cao Cao saw that Zhang Liao wanted to make a contribution, so he went straight to Tadun.

In history, it was Zhang Liao who killed Tadun, but we cannot destroy Zhang Wenyuan's merits that made him famous in later generations.
On the battlefield, Zhang Liao snatched an enemy's spear, leaned back on his horse, and swung his arm to throw the spear.

This spear is extremely sharp.

The general's flag and banner beside Tadun were suddenly cut off by spears and slowly fell to the ground.

Tadun lay on his horse and fled south without even daring to look back.

When the Wuhuan tribe saw their commander's flag fall, they were immediately defeated.

Cao's troops shouted in unison: "Surrender and you won't be killed! Surrender and you won't be killed."

This is nonsense. As long as you drop your spear and surrender, Cao's army will immediately approach you and stab you to death with one spear.

Having said that no prisoners would be taken, a common deception tactic on the battlefield is to trick people into surrendering.

Used to reduce one's own casualties and weaken the enemy's awareness of opposition.

Some Wuhuan soldiers really felt that there was no hope of escape and thought that the Han army was merciful. So when they heard the shouts, they dropped their spears and squatted on the ground in surrender.

Cao's army immediately approached, and each man stabbed the surrendering prisoners to death with a spear.

The other Wuhuan soldiers no longer had a chance to resist.

The spear that was thrown just now was taken away by Cao's army.

The Han people are influenced by etiquette and are kind, but not stupid!
In the early years, the Han Dynasty wanted to assimilate the surrendered Wuhuan people, use them for its own purposes, and train itself a powerful cavalry.

But the result was that once they became weak, the Wuhuan immediately seized the opportunity to rebel and establish their own regime.

Non-my family, its heart must be different!
None of the Wuhuan soldiers who dared to fight the Han army would be spared.

On that day, outside Liucheng, blood was flowing and tens of thousands of heads fell to the ground.

Tadun fled all the way south and was caught up by Zhang Liao in the direction of Bailang Mountain.

"That Han army general, I am willing to surrender. I am willing to lead the troops to fight for Han and be loyal to the governor of Caozhou!" Tadun had a gloomy face. Facing the chasing Han army, he wanted to try to surrender.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who was riding beside him, chuckled in unison.

Zhang Liao suddenly leaped from his horse's back into the air and pounced on Tadun like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit.

The distance between the two was at least thirty or forty feet, so it would be impossible to close them in one leap.

But Gao Shun behind him shouted and threw out a square shield.

Zhang Liao was in the air. He stretched out his foot to push the shield, using the force to leap up again, his speed increasing dramatically.

The shield, pushed by his and Gao Shun's strength, spun at high speed in the air and approached behind Tadun like a storm.

Tadun also had a small group of personal soldiers to protect him.

Four guards turned around and tried to block the shields.

However, their spears, when they were placed on their shields, were swept out of their hands by the torque, and their knuckles were broken.

Tadun wielded his curved sword and personally chopped at Zhang Liao who was approaching.

when!
Zhang Liao was in the air, swinging his spear horizontally.

The weapons of both sides collided, causing a series of sparks.

Tadun risked his life in the face of danger and indeed burst out with astonishing strength.

The long sword in his hand emitted rays of light, and it seemed as if lightning was gathering in the void.

But each of his attacks was lightly blocked by Zhang Liao's halberd. His skills were so amazing that they were contained before he could fully launch his attack.

Suddenly, amid the cold light of weapons, Zhang Liao reached forward. His combat boots with metal horns spotted the loophole in Tadun's defense and kicked him in the chest.

Tadun screamed and fell off his horse, rolling on the ground, still trying to escape.

Zhang Liao's halberd had already stabbed down with a heavy sound of breaking through the air.

Tadun's figure, which was moving sideways, suddenly stopped.

Time seemed to stand still.

He slowly lowered his head, and a piece of halberd blade pierced into his back and came out from his chest.

The Wuhuan commander, Tadun, was pierced through the chest by Zhang Liao and killed with a single halberd!

Zhang Liao raised his arm and lifted up Tadun with his halberd, then leaped back onto his horse, carrying Tadun's bleeding body as he prepared to return to report.

This year was the end of the first year of Xingping, and Cao's army defeated the coalition forces of Wuhuan and Eastern Xianbei.

The Wuhuan commander, Tadun, was killed by General Zhang Liao on the battlefield between the two armies.

The battle in which Cao Cao defeated the Wuhuan was not as famous as the Battle of Guandu.

But its important historical significance is not diminished at all.

This was not only a foreign war, but also the conquest of Youzhou, making the north further complete.

The next day, Cao's army broke through the Bailang Mountain military barrier and swept away the remaining Wuhuan troops in the surrounding area.

Cao Cao then ordered the massacre of Liucheng and the killing of all the Wuhuan people without leaving any prisoners.

There is a poet who plays the supporting role in "Slaughtering Liucheng" and wrote a poem as evidence: Slaughtering Liucheng...crossing the Longsai, the road is long. Going north over the flat hills, I can only hear the sad wind. Tadun surrendered and then climbed the White Wolf Mountain. The divine power spreads abroad, and there is no need to look north for trouble.

Cao Cao was stationed in the central army, and under the leadership of Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao, he began to sweep Youzhou.

At this time in Youzhou, a small number of Wuhuan troops fled at the sight of the enemy.

All the captured Wuhuan people were beheaded and a Jingguan was built to the north of the three Wuhuan counties.

Human heads are placed like a wall to serve as a warning to others.

In this battle, Cao Cao used a series of ingenious strategies and lured the enemy into an ambush. He not only defeated the Wuhuan, but also defeated the famous Eastern Xianbei, which was a great display of his divine power.

Zhang Liao also became famous again through this battle.

The only regret is that Yuan Xi is nowhere to be found.

However, Cao Cao knew that he would soon receive good news about Yuan Xi.

Taishi Ci's troops, who had invaded the Xianbei, were on their way back.

They were pursued by the Xianbei people and a bloody battle continued on the road.

Cao Cao has made arrangements to provide support.

The war was initially planned. As expected before the war, Wuhuan was defeated and Youzhou was recovered before winter. Cao Cao was in high spirits.

"Governor, all the people have been brought here." A personal soldier came to report.

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