Yang Lin's 200,000 troops were all newly recruited recruits.

Although the soldiers were willing to fight to the death, the fear of blood forced them to retreat.

Then there were the Sharpshooter Battalion, the Divine Machine Battalion, and the Longxiang Battalion, which took turns to fight them, causing them to suffer heavy casualties and no longer being able to advance.

"Father, it's time for me to play, right?"

Li Yuanba was impatient to wait.

Lu Bu poked his head and glanced at the battlefield, and said, "You don't have to go up..." ”

"Why?"

Wen He was right. Cao Cao's 200,000 soldiers and horses are really extraordinary. If I hold on any longer, the casualties will increase, and how will the battle be fought in the future? ”

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Lu Bu would be stubborn and insisted on a decisive battle with Cao Cao, judging from the current situation, even if Li Yuanba was thrown into the battlefield, he might not be able to win.

"The lord is wise." Jia Xu said happily.

"Give the order to withdraw the troops. Fight again another day. After Lu Bu said this, he turned around and prepared to leave the battlefield.

"Ugh." Li Yuanba followed.

"No."

Jia Xu hurriedly called Yang Lin and said: "Mobilize 50,000 soldiers and horses, set up an ambush in the east, and then Mingjin will collect the troops." The whole army retreated thirty miles to the village. Remember to cover Gao Shun's troops. His tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are the only elite in our hands, and they cannot be wiped out by the Tiger Ben battalion. ”

"Yes."

After Yang Lin received the order, he hurried to make arrangements.

Woo woo...

The horn of withdrawal sounded.

Gao Shun, who was fighting against Cao Jun, was a little lost when he heard this order. He has been fighting with Lu Bu for more than ten years. Rarely retreat on your own initiative. Especially in the past ten years, fighting Cao Cao was the first time to take the initiative to retreat.

When you think about it, there are 450,000 people on your side...

With such a powerful army, is it still no match for Cao Cao?

"Withdraw!"

Gao Shun burst into applause and turned back.

He personally led the trapping camp to break off and block the pursuit of the Tiger Ben battalion.

Yang Lin was afraid that Gao Shun would make a mistake, so he also mobilized 20,000 light horsemen to go around to the front of Gao Shun to meet the Tiger Camp and the Long Xiang Camp.

These 20,000 light cavalry were the only mobile forces in Lu Bu's army. It has just been formed, lacks actual combat experience, and its combat effectiveness is not strong. Fighting with the Tiger Camp and the Long Xiang Battalion, the casualties were very large.

Thankfully, they got the job done.

They blocked the Huben Battalion and the Longxiang Battalion, covered the 200,000 soldiers and horses of Gao Shun and Yang Lin, and withdrew from the battlefield.

"Lu Bu has withdrawn..." In front of Cao Cao's military formation, Sima Yi said.

"Can't let him withdraw!" Cao Cao said very resolutely: "We finally won the battle against Lu Bu, and we must take this opportunity to fight to the end until we capture him alive!" ”

"Hehe..."

Sima Yiwei laughed twice and said, "What King Wei said is right. But... How easy is that? Lu Bu took the initiative to retreat, and he would definitely set up an ambush halfway. Our pursuers are doomed to fail. ”

Cao Cao said: "Lu Bu's soldiers and horses have hundreds of thousands, and they can't be withdrawn for a while. Let's chase and kill for a while, and after encountering an ambush, it's not too late to retreat. ”

Without waiting for Sima Yi to speak, he called to the side: "Miaocai." ”

"Yes." Xiahou Yuan walked over.

Cao Cao instructed: "Gather all the cavalry and pursue them to the east." Be sure to hit Lu Bu! ”

"No."

Xiahou Yuan went to find Xiahou Yuan, and the two brothers went into battle in person. led more than 50,000 cavalry, first defeated the 20,000 light cavalry left by Yang Lin on the battlefield, and then pursued and killed Lu Bu.

Until late in the evening...

Lü Bu set up camp thirty miles away.

The defeated armies all returned to the camp one after another.

"My lord."

Yang Lin walked to the walled building.

Jia Xu turned around and asked, "General Yang, how is the war?" ”

Lu Bu also looked at him.

Yang Lin clenched his fists and said, "After Mingjin, our troops quickly withdrew from the battlefield. But... has been chased and killed by Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan's iron cavalry. The casualties were enormous. Fortunately, we set up an ambush in advance and stopped the enemy's iron cavalry. Now they are all safe and are returning to the camp. ”

"That's good."

Lu Bu punched the railing and said unabashedly: "The responsibility for the failure of this battle lies with me." It was I who underestimated Cao Cao's strength and overestimated our army. Facts have proved that the victory or defeat of a battle is decided by the elite. Blind self-confidence can only lead to disaster. Henceforth you should take this as a warning. ”

"Yes."

The two responded in unison.

Night.

All the troops returned to the battalion.

After Jia Xu learned about the situation, he went to Lü Bu's camp and reported to Lü Bu: "After this battle, we have lost 50,000 to 60,000 troops. Most of them were killed in battle, and few escaped. ”

"They're all good soldiers..."

Lu Bu lay on his back on the couch and sighed, "It's a pity..." ”

"My lord doesn't have to be like this. As long as our next battle can go well, we can destroy Cao Cao. The soldiers who died in the battle will also be relieved that the Lord has arrived. Jia Xu said.

"Tell me, how will the next battle be fought?" Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu.

Zhao Jia Xu pressed his hand.

Jia Xu sat aside and said, "If you talk about field battles. Cao Cao has the Dragon Camp and the Tiger Camp, and we are definitely not opponents. And in offensive and defensive battles, they have a magic machine battalion and a sharpshooter battalion, which can suppress our firepower. Again, we don't have an advantage. Therefore, the next battle should be carefully considered, and it should not be hard to fight Cao Cao. We should wait for the rest of our troops to arrive before we fight him. ”

Lu Bu: "......" ”

Think about how invincible it was before you set out on the expedition.

Now that he has suffered defeat, he knows that Cao Cao is not easy to deal with.

But.

Even the undulating Yizhou has been captured, but Yanzhou, which is just a few districts, can't it be attacked?

Lu Bu was not discouraged.

He took a deep breath and said, "First find a dangerous place to hold on, and let the soldiers rest for a few days." Wait for the news from Xiang Yu to make plans. ”

"Yes."

After Cao Cao's victory, he was not very happy.

According to Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, their pursuing troops were ambushed by the enemy after only chasing less than ten miles, and although the casualties were not large, they did not continue to pursue Lü Bu, so that Lü Bu escaped from the scope of pursuit.

"We won this battle. Annihilated Lü Bu's army of about five to sixty thousand. It was a terrific victory. With this victory, our soldiers will be more confident. ”

Cao Cao said.

"Yes. But.... Sima Yi said: "King Wei seems to have forgotten one thing? ”

"What?"

"Xiang Yu has already gone to Yingchuan. I'm afraid it's almost time to reach Xudu now. If we don't rush to the aid of Xudu, I'm afraid that the soldiers of Xudu won't last long. Sima Yi said.

In addition to Cao Cao and Sima Yi, there were also Liu Bei and Pang Tong in the tent.

After Sima Yi finished speaking, Pang Tong continued: "The most important thing now is to defeat Lu Bu. Looking at the battle situation in the entire world, only we have the advantage, if we don't take this opportunity, eliminate Lu Bu. When will we win? ”

"Then you can't give up Xu Du, right?"

Cao Cao is not stupid.

Xu Du was his capital. All the money, food, weapons, and the families of the ministers were there. And Xudu City had less than 30,000 defenders. Once breached, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Hehe... That's of course. Liu Bei didn't expect Cao Cao to give up Xu Du: "We should think of a compromise to not only hold Xu Du, but also eliminate Lu Bu." ”