"The enemy is going to withdraw, don't let the enemy go!" Jaw opened and shouted from the heights.

"Kill, kill, kill..."

Yuan's army, which originally did not have much advantage, was excited when he saw that the enemy was about to withdraw.

Victory is at hand.

The enemy must not be allowed to escape.

"Kill..." There are thirteen people brought by Zhang Jaw, five have died, and there are still eight left, and the more they fight, the more courageous they become. followed Zhang Jaw to pursue Xiahou Chong, and soon joined Du Huai.

"General, are you alright?" Du Huai was startled when he saw that his jaw was covered in blood.

"It's okay, it's all the blood of the enemy." Zhang Jaw glanced in the direction of Xiahou Chong's evacuation, and said, "Tell the brothers, there is no need to chase, you camp here and guard the intersection of the mountain." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Jaw was afraid that Xiahou Chong had set up an ambush on the mountain, so he did not pursue it.

Xiahou Chong escaped smoothly.

East Side.

Wang Men led nearly 30,000 cavalry, under the banner of open jaws, to attack and kill Cao's army. Ride with Cao Chun's tiger and leopard to start a battle to the death. His original intention was to contain the enemy army and prevent the tiger and leopard from riding to the west and north to cause trouble. After Zhang Jaw and Du Huai defeated Xiahou Chong, he retreated to the city.

The idea is good, but the reality is cruel.

Cao Chun's tiger and leopard ride is swift and extremely combative.

From the very beginning of the battle, the battlefield was firmly controlled, and the tens of thousands of troops of the royal gate were completely suppressed, not only unable to retreat to the city, but also unable to defeat the tiger and leopard cavalry, which was rapidly depleted.

The royal gate also noticed this and was very anxious.

"If this continues, we'll be eaten..."

He glanced in the direction of Xicheng: "I don't know how the battle is going there." ”

"General, let's retreat to the city now. Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry can only fight in the field, not siege cities. We are defending in the city to avoid fighting him. The lieutenant general of the royal gate said.

"Okay."

Wang Men said: "Give the order quickly, and the whole army will return to the city!" ”

He hit his horse and pulled back and entered the city first.

After the banner of the royal gate entered the city, the army that was fighting outside the city withdrew into the city one after another. However, it was intercepted by tigers and leopards, and suffered heavy casualties. At the gate of the city, there were more than 1,000 tigers and leopards riding around, shooting back and forth, guerrilla, blocking the road into the city.

The king ordered the troops in the city to desperately release arrows and shoot tigers and leopards.

The heavy armor worn by the tiger and leopard riders was armed to the teeth, which was difficult to hurt by ordinary bows and arrows, but caused some casualties to the troops entering the city.

Then.

Zhang Jaw rushed to the castle tower of the eastern city and joined the royal gate.

"General, the war in the rear ... How's it going? Wang Men knew that Du Huai was facing Xiahou Chong's Qingzhou army, which was a strong enemy, and he was not sure whether he could defeat this strong enemy.

And Zhang Jaw only took a mere 500 people to attack Cao Cao's Shenji Battalion, which was even more dangerous.

"Don't worry. Cao Cao's Qingzhou army has been repulsed, and the Shenji battalion on the mountain has also been controlled by us. Now it's up to you to defeat the tiger and leopard rider here. He looked at the battlefield outside the city.

"Ugh...."

Wang Men nodded and sighed: "Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry is really an invincible army. I sprinted several times, but I couldn't win. Maybe... Only Li Dian's wolf cavalry can fight with it. ”

"Li Dian isn't here, what's the use?"

"The last general has given the order for the whole army to retreat to the city to avoid engaging the tiger and leopard cavalry. What does the general think? ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Jaw said: "Now the battle with the tiger and leopard cavalry is just a waste of troops. Wait until tomorrow, we will pull the Shenji battalion down from the mountain, place it at the head of the city, and then fight Cao Cao to see how he can resist. ”

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

After paying the price of more than 4,000 soldiers, the whole army retreated to the city.

The tiger and leopard cavalry could not attack the city, so they had to give up.

The sky is bright.

Cao Cao's main force was still more than forty miles away from Cage City. Because it is an infantry army, it is relatively slow, and according to the time, it will be about noon, and it will be able to reach Cage City.

"Xu Chu."

"Yes."

On the way, Cao Cao came out of the car: "Go and call Guo Jia to see you." ”

"Yes."

Xu Chu went to the rear army and called Guo Jia.

Guo Jia observed his words and looked at his face, and saw Cao Cao's face full of sadness, so he said: "The prime minister is worried about Guandu? Or Xuzhou? ”

"Xuzhou." Cao Cao said: "Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains, and it is also our granary, so we must not lose it. I received news last night that Yuan Xi is attacking Rencheng, although we have made full preparations, around Rencheng, heavy troops have been arranged, and Yuan Tan's troops are also near Rencheng, but Yuan Xi has a giant beast, but Rencheng does not have a Shenji battalion, if you really want to fight, I am worried that we will lose. ”

"The prime minister is very worried. Ren Cheng is indeed very dangerous. ”

"What's your idea?"

Guo Jiadao: "Considering the overall situation, the battle of Rencheng is not the most important. Because Rencheng is too far away from Yangzhou, it is not conducive to the armies of Xu and Yang, and they will fight together, and Yuan Tan is no match for Yuan Xi, and will eventually be conquered. ”

"The minister guesses that Yuan Tan is more anxious than the prime minister, and he is more worried that Rencheng will be occupied by Yuan Xi, which will mean that Qingzhou will lose its barrier..."

"What do you mean by that?" Cao Cao didn't understand what Guo Jia meant.

Guo Jiadao: "What does the minister mean... If Rencheng really can't hold it, he won't defend it, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan will fight, and the prime minister can order Rencheng's troops to go to Pengcheng, Tanxian, and Xiapi to garrison. These three places, not far from each other, can be each other's support, from Yangzhou, it is only two days away, more importantly, Tan County and Qingzhou, only a Mount Tai apart, if we send troops from Tan County, in an instant, we can seize Qingzhou. ”

"Compared to Ren Cheng, Cage City is very important. Because Zhang Jaw is Yuan Xi's most trusted general, the tens of thousands of troops he brought are the elite of Yuan's army, and if Zhang Jaw is eliminated, Yuan Xi's military strength will be greatly reduced, which will be conducive to our future operations. ”

"Looks like I'm suspicious..." Cao Cao smiled and said, "Just do what you want." ”

Cao Cao retracted into the car.

"Yes."

Guo Jia ordered on behalf of Cao Cao to preside over the battle of Rencheng.

Until now, Cao Cao and Guo Jia didn't know that Cao Jun in Rencheng was falling into a huge trap. More than 100,000 troops of Xu, Qing, and Yan gathered in Rencheng and would face a thunderous attack from Yuan Xi.

Can Guo Jia's order be delivered before the start of the war?

Afternoon.

Cao Cao rushed to Cage City.

Cao Chun and Xiahou Chong told Cao Cao about last night's battle.

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this: "Our Shenji Battalion was captured by Zhang Jaw? ”

"It's... Yes. ”

"Not prisoners, all the dead. The last general wanted to come to the rescue, but was entangled by the enemy's iron cavalry and did not have time to go up the mountain. Xiahou replied.

"Isn't it the same when people are not taken prisoner, but when instruments are captured? Do you know how much damage those weapons will cause to our army when they get into Zhang Jaw's hands? Cao Cao clearly knew the power of the Shenji Battalion, and when he thought that he would be smashed by the Shenji Battalion, he was angry and didn't fight anywhere.