Chapter 41: Losing is Winning
Xiahoudun led Cao's army to evacuate.
In Yuan Jun's account, "Cao's army has withdrawn?" Zhang He heard the news.
The general on the side said: "This is natural, they come to the army this time, and the soldiers must be insufficient, so they dare not fight head-on, the ambush cannot be achieved, we are waiting for the attack, the resistance is incompetent, and we have to withdraw in order to reduce losses." ”
Zhang He naturally knew this, "Yes, we are still an advanced army Xu Du, and the soldiers are fast and can't be delayed." ”
Zhang He and the others immediately raised troops and rushed to Xudu, and at this moment, Xiahoudun and others should go back to Xudu to defend. While they hurried back and were still tired and sleepy, there was still a chance to attack them.
Yuan Jun went to Xudu, passing by a place, blocked by a mountain in front of him, Zhang He said: "Here, there may still be Cao Jun ambush, everyone be careful." ”
Zhang He led the troops in front, probing all the way, and did not see any ambush, "General, I am too worried, there is no ambush here, they must hurry back to Xudu." ”
Zhang He: "It's better to be careful. ”
At this time, there were shouts of fighting from the rear.
"Enemy troops! There is an ambush! Zhang He shouted. Enemy troops attacked in the rear. Go ahead! ”
Xiahoudun led the troops to attack its rear, fighting in the Yuan army, not long ago defeated the Xiahoudun of Yuan Shuqiaorui's general, the momentum was extremely strong, and he looked at it, among the soldiers, such as entering the realm of no one, the Yuan army was Xiahoudun and other soldiers helpless.
Zhang He and the generals hurriedly went to the rear, but the mountain road here is narrow, there are many soldiers, the horses can not run, the rear battle, the front listens to it, and falls into chaos, after a long time, Zhang He did not arrive, and saw Xiahoudun.
The general who led the army in the rear army, seeing Xiahoudun attacking, rode his horse and rushed forward, "Who is coming!" ”
Xiahou saw a strong general on the other side, holding a long knife, coming towards him.
Xiahoudun went head-on, speared his long knife, and in less than three rounds, stabbed the opponent under the horse with one shot. When the soldiers saw this, the general was dead, and the army was greatly reduced.
Xiahou had been fighting for a long time, "It was almost over, so he immediately withdrew his troops and left." ”
Wait until Zhang He and the former general arrive
Xiahoudun had already run away from here.
The general on the side asked, "Shall I chase after me?" Zhang He: "Don't chase, it's not easy to chase." Keep moving. Send two more generals to the rear and beware of them. We will leave here as soon as possible, here, we have many soldiers, and it is difficult to move. ”
Zhang He continued to lead the troops to rush forward.
Yuan Jun continued to rush forward, Zhang He suddenly smelled a strange smell, it seemed to be burning, the spies in front came to report, the front was blocked, there were dead branches and rotten trees burning the road in front, so as to block the way, not to advance.
Zhang He: "I'm waiting for the plan." ”
Ahead, Shi Yue led his troops near the exit, lit a fire, and cut off his way out. The fire burned all the way, and the road here was dangerous, and it was difficult for them to move forward. If they are forced, we will wait here, and we will defeat them.
Shi Yue said to the country beside him: "Fengxiao, the plan is successful!" ”
Guo Jiayan: "They have limited time, so they must come here to take a shortcut." I divided the two armies equally, General Xiahou went to the trail, hid and waited, I waited for a small number of soldiers, moved forward lightly, and soon arrived here, first sat down to prepare, and took materials and felled wood. Pick dry branches for animal husbandry, intercept here, wait for Zhang He and other troops to enter the mountain here, the mountain road here is narrow, Zhang He leads the army in front, the army battle line is too long, it is inconvenient to command, and it is inconvenient to fight here. ”
"General Xiahou is brave and fearless, just take a thousand elite soldiers to rush into the rear, kill them by surprise first, they have a lot of soldiers, it is inconvenient to fight here, they must be frustrated, and then they are leaving, group beatings and other arson to block the road, they have no way to enter, forcibly advance, we wait for the front ambush, General Xiahou is interfering in the back, front and back, disturbing them. They could not move forward safely in a short time, so they could only take a detour and take the main road, and the lord also led the army to arrive at that time. ”
Shi Yue said: "So I don't need to defeat them, I just need to block and hinder delay." ”
Guo Jia said with a smile: "It's a small plan, the general has long seen it, and he knows to withdraw the army without a fight. ”
Shi Yue smiled awkwardly.
At this time, in the middle of the mountain road, the general of the Yuan army said to Zhang He: "General, what should I do at this time?" ”
Zhang He: "This place is dangerous, there is danger before and after, take a detour and take the avenue, but the road is too long, Cao Jun is coming, let's leave here first." Yuan Jun left the shortcut to Xudu and took the avenue instead.
When Xiahoudun saw them withdraw in the rear, he knew that Guo Jia had planned to make it and that he didn't need to harass him anymore, so he led the army to join the army of Shi Yue, Guo Jia and others.
When Shi Yue learned that Zhang He had changed his way to a long way, he smiled knowingly and said to Guo Jiayan: "I'll wait for victory." ”
Guo Jia said with a serious face: "General, do you think we really won?" ”
When Shi Yue heard this, the other party's expression and tone seemed to have other meanings, Shi Yue thought about it, didn't he win? The other party is gone? No, it's not like this, "I haven't won, and the other party will go with me, and I'll still win." Yuan Jun came this time, only sent Zhang He, indicating that he did not really want to seize Xudu, but just tried his luck, and could not solve the danger of Yuan Shu. But no matter how undefeated, losing is also winning. ”
Guo Jia said in a solemn tone: "That's right, Yuan Shao's trip, I can't understand it, I planned for him in Yuan Shao's army back then, but when I saw this person, he was thoughtful and lacked the essentials, and he was undecisive, and he must not be a person who achieved great things, so he left it, and it seems that he has changed in today's trip." ”
Shi Yue was a little scared when he heard this, if Yuan Shao really changed, then he would have to do it.
Guo Jia: "It's hard to fight in the world. ”
Zhang He led the army to continue to Xudu, and soon there was news that Cao Cao had captured Shouchun and was rushing back here, so Zhang He did not move forward and changed his route.
Shi Yue and others converged with Xiahoudun and returned to Xudu, and Cao Cao and other troops also hurried back.
Liu Bei and Lu Bu and others of the coalition army went back to their respective continents.
Cao Jun returned to the city, Cao Cao gathered everyone to reward him for meritorious deeds, especially for rewarding Xiahoudun, this, Shi Yue expected, if he loses, you will give him a promotion. Shi Yue didn't seem to do anything in his eyes this time, so he just shared some benefits with others.
After Cao Cao finished rewarding, he said: "This time, I didn't capture Yuanshu, but I took his longevity, which is also good." But there is one thing, it is really a big trouble, every time I leave Xu Du, there are people who are not expensive to this, and now Xu Du is surrounded by enemies, even Yuan Shao, who is far away, has come to seek it, and then so, how can I rest assured that I will go on the expedition. ”
Xun Yu said: "If the lord wants to have no worries, first of all, we will first pull it out, and the thorns around it can be safe, first Lu Bu, Lu Bu has offended me many times, and the wolf's ambition, if you don't get rid of it, there will be endless troubles." ”
Cao Cao was overjoyed, "If Wen knows my heart well, I have this intention." If you don't get rid of Lu Bu, your heart will be uneasy. ”
Guo Jiayan: "Lu Bu estimates that he will unite with Liu Bei in private, if he attacks Lu Bu, Liu Bei will definitely send an army to rescue him, it is better to kill the weak Liu Bei first, reward Lu Bu, and Lu Bu will definitely not go forward to save him." Moreover, Liu Bei's army is weak, Yuzhou is easy to attack, and he doesn't need too many soldiers, and he is not afraid of Lu Bu's sneak attack this time. ”
When Shi Yue heard this, he frowned.