Clang!

Xiahoudun frowned slightly, and raised his gun to block Zhang Jaw's attack.

He was not afraid of open jaws, but he wondered why the contrast between the front and back of open jaws was so huge. I didn't dare to fight him before, but now I was in a hurry to fight, and even the entire vanguard battalion was full of morale.

"It's weird..."

Xiahoudun muttered in his mind.

Bell, bell, bell...

Between the electric light and flint, the two fought more than 30 times.

Xiahoudun found that he was a little invincible.

One is that his mind is chaotic and difficult to concentrate, which leads to a sharp decrease in the power of marksmanship.

The second is the red rabbit horse sitting with open jaws, which is very tall and swift as the wind, and can often be taken by surprise.

Under the fierce offensive of the open jaw, he could only be retreated.

"Xiahoudun..."

Zhang Jaw already understood the strength of his opponent, and said with a smile: "Although your martial arts are good, you are not my opponent yet, and the people who look at you are almost unable to hold on." If you surrender.... ”

"Phew!"

Xiahoudun gathered his mind and said angrily: "You are less proud, I only used seven points of strength in the competition just now, and you didn't take advantage of it." If I do my best, you will be defeated! ”

"Oh? Did you use seven points? I'm only using five points. Xiahoudun, let's come again! Zhang Jaw didn't believe Xiahoudun's nonsense, the fight just now, Xiahoudun was forced to be in a hurry, and he only used seven points of strength?

"Hit it, hit it..."

Xiahoudun was never afraid.

Before Zhang Jaw could make a move, he actually stabbed Zhang Jaw first.

Clang!

Zhang Jaw always paid attention to Xiahoudun, and when he saw the spear stabbing him, he responded calmly. It seems that he is passive defensive, but in fact, he has mastered the initiative and can change defense into attack at any time.

And on the battlefield.

More than 1,000 heavily armored cavalry also regained their former vigor.

Soon suppressed the infantry army brought by Xiahoudun.

On this plain, the advantage of cavalry is undoubted, and Cao's army is divided into strengths and weaknesses, and it is difficult to hurt heavy cavalry without equipment. As the battle progressed, more and more Cao soldiers realized that it was impossible to defeat the vanguard battalion and began to retreat.

After Xiahou saw this, he was anxious.

Clang! Clang!

He forced his jaw back with a few moves and retreated into the ranks of the soldiers.

"Xiahoudun, are you going to run away? Before, they said that they would fight me, but now what's wrong? Jaw opened his hand and chased after him, sneering.

"You..."

Xiahoudun has always been proud and disagreeable.

Seeing Zhang Jaw so arrogant, I couldn't get angry.

"Open jaw, you are looking for death!" Xiahoudun wanted to come forward and fight again.

At this time, there were several shouts from behind him: "Big brother, retreat, I'll cut off." ”

Xiahoudun looked sideways and saw Xiahouyuan leading the army to help.

The overwhelming army, from west to east, pressed towards the battlefield.

Zhang Jaw was also stunned, and was stunned by the horse's reins: "Phew..." ”

Xiahou Xuan, who originally wanted to continue fighting, hurriedly retreated after seeing Xiahou Yuan: "Open your jaw, fight again in the future!" He withdrew without looking back and joined Xiahou Yuan.

Zhang Jaw was also worried that Xiahou Yuan had brought too many soldiers and horses, and the vanguard battalion could not be the enemy, so he did not continue to pursue and kill.

Woo woo...

The horn sounded with open jaws, and the pioneer battalion retreated behind him.

The two armies confronted each other.

Xiahou Yuan rode out of the battle and said: "I heard that General Zhang was brave, and the pioneer battalion was the elite of Hebei. My two brothers are willing to withdraw their troops. ”

Xiahou Yuan's softness made Zhang Jaw frightened.

As far as he knew, Xiahou Yuan still had forty or fifty thousand elites in his hands, and although there were no cavalry, the infantry army could also fight. There is no reason to be afraid of a thousand pioneer battalions.

In order to test the opponent, Zhang Jaw said coldly: "I want to cross the Jin River, are the two generals willing to give way?" ”

Xiahou Yuan smiled and said, "If you think about Jinhe, you have to show your strength." With your few words, do you think it is possible to dismiss me with 50,000 fine armor? Where will the faces of our two brothers go? ”

Xiahou Yuan raised his hand slightly, and the army behind him began to slowly withdraw.

Zhang Jaw roughly understood Xiahou Yuan's thoughts.

In terms of field warfare, although he was sure to encircle and annihilate the pioneer battalion, he also had to pay a huge price.

However, retreating to Jinhe to garrison can block the vanguard camp west of Jinhe, and will never return to Puyang.

Win without a single soldier.

"It's a good plan, but it's a pity that the lord has already moved troops to Liyang, and when my sailor comes, see if you can still be arrogant?" Zhang Jaw thought in his heart for a while, and replied to Xiahou Yuan: "Okay, I will definitely break through the Jinhe defense line within five days, and General Xiahou will defend it." ”

"I'll see."

Xiahou Yuan led his army to evacuate.

It wasn't until the enemy was gone that Zhang Jaw ordered people to set up camp.

..............

Early the next morning.

Liyang.

Yuan Xi walked around the camp and found the sailor to supervise Ma Jun.

He has been ordered to build a warship for more than a year. The hundreds of steam engine warships used by the sailors now were built under his command.

Yuan Xi inspected the warships docked by the river and was very satisfied: "At this speed, how long will it take to build a thousand warships?" Yuan Xi asked Ma Jun.

Ma Jun welcomed Yuan Xi into the account and said: "Returning to the lord, the construction of a steam engine warship requires not only the ship itself, but also the steam engine, and then the steam engine is placed on the ship. Our warships are also very different from other warships, and iron is used in many places.... ”

"What are you talking about so much, I just ask you, how long will it take?"

Ma Jun replied: "Probably... Two or three years. ”

Three years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. When the war with Cao Cao is over, recuperate for a period of time, and then fight with Liu Bei in Jingzhou and Sun Quan in Jiangdong, it is estimated that it will be three years later.

Yuan Xi was not too anxious and skipped the matter.

"How many ships are there in the camp now? How many trolls? Yuan Xi asked.

"This..." Ma Jun replied: "Xia Guan is only responsible for building warships, and he is not very clear about the affairs of the army, but when he repaired the warships yesterday, he found that there were only a dozen small warships left. There weren't many soldiers in the battalion who wanted to come. ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "You go down first." The general of the water army came to see him. ”

"No."

Ma Jun went to the naval camp to convey the edict.

Soon.

Two generals came.

When they saw Yuan Xi, they were all very excited, and they arched their hands and said, "The last general will meet the lord..." ”

"No courtesy. How many men are there in the battalion? ”

"Back to the lord, there are 3,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry troops, and 5,000 naval troops." One of them will lead the way back.

"But I just heard Ma Jun say that there are only a dozen warships in Liyang..."

"Yes. The rest of the warships have already set out for the battle, and there are only fifteen small boats left in Liyang. Another general said.

It was very difficult to cross the river by relying on a dozen small boats to pick up the troops with open jaws. But no matter how difficult it is, you have to go. I can't watch the open-jaw pioneer battalion trapped on the west bank of the Jin River.

Yuan Xi pondered for a moment and ordered: "You quickly reorganize the army, and in an hour, drive those fifteen small boats to the middle reaches of the Jin River, and I will wait for you there." ”