Vol 2 Chapter 2872: Cao Qiudao fights Kong Xuan again, and Fan Li defeats him again

Chapter 2872 Cao Qiudao fights Kong Xuan again, and Fan Li makes another breakthrough

Chapter 2868: Cao Qiudao fights Kong Xuan again, Fan Li makes another plan

Cao Qiudao was still burning his inner energy, and this activation would not stop before it burned out, and the strong wind formed by the strong momentum also blew away all the sand and gravel around him.

 Suddenly, the wind and clouds surged, and even the weather changed.

The movement of the Grand Master burning his internal energy was so great that unless he was blind, it would be difficult to see it, and this naturally affected the soldiers on both sides.

Whether it was Qin soldiers running at full speed or Cao Jun galloping on horseback, they unconsciously looked at Cao Qiu everywhere, but most of what they could see was just a red light.

When Qin Hua, Guan Hai and other generals saw this, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they ran in time, otherwise the aftermath of this kind of battle might hurt them.

As for Bai Qi, this was not the first time he saw the great master burning his inner strength, but he couldn't help but be frightened when he saw it again. He quickly ordered: "The catapult array and the Xianden camp have all been moved, and they go to support Kong Xuan immediately. General."

Bai Qi knew that Kong Xuan was very strong, but after all, Cao Qiudao was at the same level as him. So far, no one could stand up to an opponent of the same level and burn his internal energy. What's more, Cao Qiudao was a swordsman grandmaster with stronger combat power than ordinary grandmasters, so He must provide support to Kong Xuan to prevent Kong Xuan from being injured by Cao Qiudao.

As for dying in battle, it goes without saying that Bai Qi also knew that this was impossible. After all, if his life was really in danger, Kong Xuan would definitely burn his inner strength to protect himself, but this was definitely the worst outcome.

Hong Xuan was unaware of Bai Qi's actions, and at this time he had a rare expression of anger.

Kong Xuan actually has a good temper. He has only been angry a handful of times since he was a child. The last time he was angry was because his younger brother Kong Peng defected.

No matter how good-tempered Kong Xuan was, he was still angered by Cao Qiudao's ignorant promotion.

He was really good for Cao Qiudao, so he said a lot of good and bad things, but why did Cao Qiudao not recognize the good people's hearts? Isn't it good to live? You have to actively seek death.

“That’s all, since you are looking for death, then I will help you.”

Hong Xuan was so angry that he laughed back, then dismounted his horse, adjusted his momentum to its peak, and took the initiative to kill Cao Qiudao before the opponent's strength reached its peak.

 An earth-shattering war began immediately.

 Hong Xuan is at his peak combat power. Against Cao Qiudao, who is burning internal energy but has not yet reached his peak combat power, Kong Xuan actually has the advantage. After all, Kong Xuan's force value is 140 at this time.

 But as Cao Qiudao's combat power reached its peak, even Kong Xuan had to stay away from the edge for the time being.

It’s not that Kong Xuan is much weaker than Cao Qiudao. Although Cao Qiudao is a sword master with higher combat power, even if he burns up his internal strength, his force value cannot be much stronger than Kong Xuan’s 140.

  But one very fatal thing is that when Cao Qiudao is burning his internal energy, he is basically in a state of unlimited output.

No matter how strong Kong Xuan was, he had already experienced two wars. How could he defeat Cao Qiudao in such a situation?

 So when faced with this situation, the smartest thing to do is to temporarily avoid the edge and waste time by delaying the attack until the opponent runs out of power.

 Cao Qiudao's original intention was that after he burned up his internal energy, he would force Kong Xuan to also burn up his internal energy. In this way, Kong Xuan would withdraw from the Central Plains War after the war and let the other party waste several years of precious time to recover.

 But he never expected that even if he burned up his inner strength, his combat power had reached its peak. It would only make Kong Xuan a little embarrassed, but it did not force Kong Xuan to also burn up his inner strength.

The most surprising thing is that Kong Xuan can actually fight against the great master who burns his inner strength. Even if it is just defense and dodge, this is already quite rare.

 Bai Qi was also shocked when he saw this scene. In his opinion, Kong Xuan's undefeated challenge to a great master who was burning with internal energy was much more shocking than suppressing the three generals Yin Shou, Tantai Yu, and Xia Houyuan.

"Kong Xuan, who was born in Confucianism, is so strong. Now Li Cunxiao has a rival."

Bai Qi thought to himself, and at the same time he was a little gloating.

Li Cunxiao, relying on his strength as the best in the world and the favor of the Holy Emperor, is so crazy that he doesn't take anyone seriously except for a few people.

Although Li Cunxiao did not make any other big mistakes except the loss of Hangu Pass, he never made any small mistakes. However, he was the best in the world and no one dared to criticize him. His Majesty the Emperor also condoned him.

Now that Kong Xuan has appeared to threaten his number one position in the world, it is just right to give him a beating and give him a sense of crisis.

“Report to the Grand Governor that all three thousand advance camps are in place, but only three catapults have been transferred.” Qu Yihui reported.

The catapult is relatively cumbersome and cannot be moved all in a short time, but the crossbowmen who are the first to board the camp can, so the three thousand first boarding camp can complete the transfer so quickly.

“Three planes are not many, but General Kong Xuan has not shown signs of weakness, so the time should be enough.”

After saying that, Bai Qi ordered again: "Qu Yi, you keep an eye on it personally. Once the situation changes or General Kong Xuan is exhausted, provide immediate fire support."

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Looking at Qu Yi's leaving figure, Bai Dian nodded and immediately led his army to pursue him.

In the battle between Kong Xuan and Cao Qiudao, Bai Qi couldn't help much, so he gave all the support he could. Now he not only has to pursue Cao's army, but also wants to capture Dingtao City.

What Bai Qi didn't know was that because of his interference, the battle between Kong Xuan and Cao Qiudao was not fair. Otherwise, Kong Xuan's battle would have been legendary simply based on the fact that he could resist the burning internal energy of his peers. It will also be higher.

In order to reverse the situation, Cao Cao gathered all the cavalry on the Western Front for use.

Fifteen thousand cavalry, which is undoubtedly an extremely powerful force. However, the battles they encountered were either siege battles or formations such as the Longmen Formation that restrained the cavalry. The advantage of the cavalry was not used at all.

However, in terms of retreat, Cao's cavalry also fully utilized the speed advantage of the cavalry. One of the basic training items for the Qin Army's infantry is short-distance charge, which requires soldiers to run at full speed for three kilometers on the battlefield.

This project does not seem difficult, but after the soldiers run three kilometers at the fastest speed while wearing armor, the physical decline caused will definitely affect their combat effectiveness.

Bai Qi naturally knew this, but seeing that Cao Cao was about to run away, he didn't care so much and directly ordered the entire army to attack at full speed, which also caused the originally neat Qin army's formation to instantly collapse.

Although the 50,000 Qin troops spread their wings and ran at full speed, how could two legs outrun four?

Therefore, no matter how fast the Qin soldiers ran, they could only lag behind and eat ashes. Not only did they fail to catch up with Cao's cavalry, but the distance was further and further stretched.

“General, I can’t catch up, what should I do?” Liao Hua said anxiously.

When Bai Qi heard this, he retorted angrily: "If you can't catch up, you have to catch up. Is it possible to withdraw the troops?"

Bai Qi has been fighting for more than ten years, how can he still not know that the infantry cannot catch up with the cavalry?

The current problem is that Kong Xuan was entangled by Cao Qiudao. The Qin army temporarily lost Kong Xuan's trump card, but the three generals Yin Shou, Tantai Yu, and Xia Houyuan returned to Cao's army.

Bai Qi knew that he could not catch up, but still let the infantry pursue him. In fact, he was deliberately showing his weakness to see if he could attract Cao Cao back for a decisive battle.

After all, Cao Jun has all his cavalry and can advance and retreat freely. Now he has three powerful generals in hand. If he really turns back for a decisive battle, on the surface, Cao Jun's victory rate is still not small.

Of course, this is only on the surface. If Cao Cao really turns back, Cao Qiudao's sacrifice will be in vain.

Cao Qiudao's time to burn off his internal strength was limited after all, and Bai Qi mobilized three thousand advance battalions and fifty catapults to support Kong Xuan.

Even if the Qin army fights infantry against cavalry, even if it does not rely on the Longmen Formation, it is impossible for them to hold on for several hours, but Cao Qiudao certainly cannot hold out for such a long time.

In addition, Bai Qi also had Fu Youde's three thousand cavalry as reinforcements, and Fu Youde was also a fierce general.

Therefore, Bai Qi's decision to let the infantry chase the cavalry seemed like a useless move after losing his mind, but in fact he was still digging a hole for Cao Cao.

Of course, Bai Qi is still not sure that he can catch Cao Cao in this trap. As for the reason, it is naturally because Cao Cao has Fan Li by his side.

Although Cao Cao's strategy is also very high, the more he loses, the more he can't afford to lose. He has been beaten to autistic state by Jia Xu and Bai Qi, and is now about to lose his mind.

Chao Cao, who has lost his mind, may not be able to see through it, but Fan Li will not, and there is a high probability that he will be able to see through Bai Qi's plan.

I have to say that Bai Qi's understanding of Cao Cao has reached a very high level.

After learning that Bai Qi personally led the infantry and chased him at full speed for three miles, Cao Cao had the idea of ​​​​turning back and fighting Bai Qi again.

After all, the Qin army has pursued them so far, and the physical strength of the soldiers will definitely decline. Now that they are turning back for a decisive battle, they will not be attacked by the Qin army from both sides.

Cao Jun used cavalry to fight infantry, and the three generals Yin and Shou have also returned. Calculating this way, the chance of victory is quite high.

At the same time, Cao Cao regretted withdrawing his troops. After Cao Qiudao burned up his internal strength, he should let Yin and Shou continue to participate in the war.

If the four of them combined their efforts to kill Kong Xuan first, and then forcibly defeat the Qin army, wouldn't this battle be won, and the crisis in the east would naturally be resolved.

But then I thought about it, if I really pushed Kong Xuan into a hurry and burned up my inner strength, all four of them would die in Kong Xuan's hands.

Moreover, if he did not withdraw his troops at that time, he would definitely be attacked from both sides by the Qin army.

In that case, unless Bai Qi can be killed directly, even killing Kong Xuan will not change the outcome of the defeat.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more thoughts he had about reviewing the situation, so much so that his headache came back again. The more he thought about it, the more headache he got, so he simply stopped thinking about it and directly raised the idea of ​​going back for a decisive battle, but he hadn't even finished speaking yet. Fan Li rejected it.

“Military advisor, why is this happening?” Cao Xiu asked in confusion.

Before Fan Li could say anything, Xia Houyuan said for him: "Because Bai Qi did it deliberately, he wants us to go back and die."

Hearing this, Cao Cao frowned immediately, but after some hard thinking, he came to his senses.

Seeing this, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Even he could see things, but the always wise lord failed to see it at the first time. The successive defeats had a great impact on him.

Smart people like Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan could figure it out on their own, but most of Cao's army obviously couldn't, so Fan Li gave his analysis, which was basically the same as Bai Qi's idea.

 Cao Cao was speechless after hearing this, and completely gave up the idea of ​​going back for a decisive battle.

At the same time, the 3,000 Qin cavalry led by Fu Youde arrived at the battlefield and found that both the enemy and ourselves were gone. Only Kong Xuan and Cao Qiudao were still fighting, and a large number of crossbowmen and catapults surrounded the battlefield. The water is blocked.

 Fu Youde did not stay much, but headed south at full speed, and soon joined Bai Qi's army.

After seeing Bai Qi, Fu Youde immediately knelt down and took the initiative to confess his crime: "It's all because of the delay in the end that Cao Jun was allowed to escape."

Although Cao Jun's escape had nothing to do with Fu Youde, he couldn't directly say that it was not his fault. Then it would be Bai Qi's problem.

As a reduced general, Fu Youde did not have any foundation in Da Qin, so he did not dare to offend the general Bai Qi. Moreover, regardless of whether he had anything to do with him or not, his superiors would definitely like his subordinates who took the initiative to take responsibility. This was also a kind of political self-preservation wisdom.

 (End of this chapter)