Volume 1 Descendants of the Phantom Dream Chapter 43 Abandonment

The distance of twenty miles was an instant for the cavalry, and the Cao soldiers who stayed behind were defenseless, and even Zhang He was checking on the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks.

Zhang Wei rushed into Cao's camp first, and immediately knocked two panicked Cao soldiers away! With it came his 3000 Iron Horse. The surging sound of horses' hooves shook Cao Ying.

"Brothers, shout at me!"

"Xiahou Yuan is defeated!"

"Catch Zhang He!"

"The grain and grass are burned!"

"Run for your life!"

After last night's attack on the camp and several siege battles, there are only more than 40,000 capable fighters left in the 50,000 vanguard army of Cao Ying, and 10,000 soldiers have been sent to attack the city at night, and then Xiahou Yuan personally brought 20,000 soldiers to support the siege, and there are only more than 10,000 people left in Cao Ying's camp at this moment.

Zi Shi, and Zi Shi, this sleeping juncture, these 10,000 Cao soldiers never expected that they would be attacked by Zhang Wei's second attack on the camp, and many people died tragically in the tent before they had time to put on armor. This time, Zhang Wei's 3,000 iron horsemen came and went freely in Cao's camp, setting fire to it and creating rumors at the same time. Even if Zhang He shouted out his throat, no one paid attention to it, so he had to gather his soldiers as much as possible and flee to Xiahou Yuan's side.

Zhang Wei couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhang He leading the remnants of the soldiers in the direction of Yangping Pass.

"Ring the golden cymbal, slow down, and follow Zhang He to intercept!"

Looking at the fire on the city tower, Xiahou Yuan was puzzled, only to hear the sound of gold behind him. He secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly looked back, only to see that the direction of Cao Ying was already in flames.

"Damn Zhang Wei!"

He finally understood that he had been tricked, no wonder he hadn't seen Zhang Wei since Zhang Wei attacked the camp last night, it turned out that he hadn't returned to Yangpingguan at all, just waiting to sneak attack his camp. Now there are only more than 10,000 defenders in the big battalion, and they are definitely not the opponent of Zhang Wei's cavalry in a hurry, and they can't take Yangping Pass for a while, which suddenly puts Xiahou Yuan in a dilemma.

Many Cao soldiers also noticed the situation in the rear, and Xiahou Yuan did not give the order for a long time, and they looked at each other and didn't know what to do.

The defenders of Yangping Pass cheered, and Yang Ren was even more excited with tears.

"Yang Ang, you didn't sacrifice in vain, did you see it, we are about to win!"

"General Xiahou, General Zhang He led a team of men and horses and rushed towards us!"

A soldier's shout woke up Xiahou Yuan's thinking, and he secretly said again that it was not good, the two armies suddenly collided, even in broad daylight, it was inevitable that there would be damage, not to mention that it was night, it was even more difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

"The whole army is withdrawn north!"

Seeing that the Cao soldiers besieging the city retreated like a tide, Yang Ren dragged a soldier and immediately shouted:

"Quick, report to Mr. Fazheng, Cao Jun has retreated, ask for the next order!"

The soldier nodded excitedly and was about to go to report it, but saw that Fa Zheng and Yan Pu had already come to the city.

"Mr. Fazheng, Master Yan!"

After the verification of this fact, Yang Ren finally convinced the Fa Zheng, although his brother Yang Ang died in battle, but if he wants to win the war, how can he not pay the price.

"General Yang Ren has worked hard, I don't know where General Yang Ang is?"

Seeing that Fa Zheng asked about Yang Ang, Yang Ren sighed and said with a gloomy expression:

"Yang Ang has died in battle, thank you Mr. Fazheng for your concern."

"Eh, I'm wrong!"

When Fa Zheng heard that Yang Ang had died in battle, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but there was still a plan that had not been completed, so he had to restrain his emotions and said to Yang Ren again:

"General Yang Ren, immediately send troops out of the city, pretend to pursue Xiahou Yuan, but in fact welcome back General Zhang Wei, go!"

"No!"

There was a sudden sound of drums from Yangping Pass, and then the city gate was opened, and Yang Ren rushed out with 5,000 men and horses. Seeing Yang Ren pursuing, Cao's army, which was retreating north, ran faster. Yang Ren got the order of Fazheng, and he didn't chase far, but just stood by in formation.

In the dark, Xiahou Yuan couldn't see Yang Ren's intentions clearly, so he could only continue to evacuate north. It was not until he heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching that he came to his senses, and immediately ordered:

"The bow and crossbow battalion is ready, as soon as the Zhang Wei cavalry appears, shoot them for me immediately!"

But when they saw Zhang Wei coming behind Zhang He, they suddenly had a dilemma again, should they shoot or not?

"That's it, the bow battalion retreats!"

Xiahou Yuan finally admitted it, he regretted it very much, at that time Zhang He said that there were masters in Yangping Pass who were plotting and asking him to wait for tomorrow to meet with Cao Gong before making a decision, but he did not agree, and insisted on attacking Yangping Pass at night. Now that the camp has been destroyed, I don't know how many of the 50,000 vanguard troops are left, and what face will he have tomorrow to see Cao Gong again, eh!

"Accelerate, charge!"

Zhang Wei saw that Yangping Pass was close in front of him, and 3,000 cavalry instantly tore through Zhang He's remnant army, and under Yang Ren's response, they successfully returned to Yangping Pass.

Seeing Zhang Wei and Yang Ren returning triumphantly, Fa Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

"The two generals have worked hard!"

"It's not hard, it's not hard, this victory is thanks to Mr. Fazheng's strategy. Now that Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He are like lost dogs, we are really happy! ”

Zhang Wei felt very comfortable at the moment, he successfully attacked the camp twice in a row according to Fazheng's strategy, and finally retreated with his whole body, such a hearty battle, comfortable, really comfortable. He thought to himself that if he could win such a few more battles, maybe he Zhang Wei would also become a world-famous general!

Yang Ren didn't speak, although he successfully defended Yangping Pass this time, more than half of the 10,000 defenders were killed and wounded, and he also lost his good brother Yang Ang, so he couldn't be happy in his heart.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Yan Pu took the lead and said:

"In the opinion of Mr. Law, what should we do next?"

Fa Zheng felt a little unhappy when he heard Yan Pu's words, Yan Pu knew the next plan, but he refused to speak in person, he had to let himself be this wicked person. Fa Zheng looked at Yang Ren, who looked depressed, and expressed deep sympathy and condolences in his heart, but for the sake of the later plans, he was only sorry for him.

"General Yang Ren, collect the corpses of the fallen soldiers, and immediately abandon Yangping Pass!"

"What? Abandon Yangpingguan? Yang Ren couldn't believe his ears, he desperately suppressed the anger in his heart, took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Fazheng, the Yangping Pass that we managed to defend with great difficulty, could we just give it to Cao Jun?" ”

"General Yang Ren, I know that in this battle of Yangping Pass, your subordinates suffered heavy losses, but we can't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, but to completely defeat Cao Cao's 200,000 army, so we need to retreat strategically!"

Fa Zheng knew that Yang Ren would definitely not agree, so he had to patiently explain to him.

"No, I swear to live and die with Yangping Pass, and I will never abandon it!" Yang Ren immediately stood up, he let it go this time, he couldn't care so much anymore, and bluntly refused Fa Zheng's evacuation order.

Seeing that Yang Ren insisted on refusing to evacuate, Fa Zheng stopped speaking, but just looked at Yan Pu with his eyes, which means that I have said everything that should be said, and it will be up to you next.

Yan Pu understood Fa Zheng's eyes, he stood up with a smile and walked slowly

Yang Ren was beside him and gently pressed him back into his seat.

"General Yang Ren, you and Yang Ang have made great contributions to the battle of Yangping Pass, although Yang Ang died in battle, when I return to Hanzhong, I will definitely ask the Heavenly Master to reward him. Moreover, I guarantee that all soldiers who died in the battle of Yangpingguan will receive double pensions. General Yang Ren, don't ignore the overall situation because of a momentary mood! ”

"Master Yan, I'...... Huh! "Where can Yang Ren say anything about Yan Pu, under Yan Pu's righteous words, if Yang Ren does not agree to evacuate, it will be as if he is sorry for all the dead brothers.

"That's it, it's all up to the military advisor!"

Hearing that Yang Ren agreed to evacuate, Yan Pu also conveyed his eyes to Fa Zheng, which means that it is, okay, I'll get it, and I'll hand it over to you next.

Fa Zheng comprehended, he coughed dryly, and then began to order:

"General Yang Ren, you lead 5,000 soldiers to escort the grain and grass and the corpses of the fallen soldiers, and you must arrive in Hanzhong tomorrow night."

"No!"

Yang Ren was unhappy in his heart, he hugged his fists and replied before leaving.

"General Zhang Wei, tomorrow, you let 3,000 cavalry pretend to be the defenders of the city wall, and when the Cao army attacks the city, fill all the wells, burn all the city gates, and withdraw the whole army to Hanzhong."

"No!"

Although Zhang Wei wondered why he wanted to fill the well and burn the city gate, he believed that Fa Zheng must have a reason for letting him do this, so he gladly accepted the order.