Chapter Seventy-One: A Furious Rebellion

The morning sun had completely risen, and the warm sunlight dispelled the darkness, but it could not dispel the tragic murderous aura that remained on the battlefield, Lu Bu ignored the soldiers and horses brought by Yuan Shang, and retreated to the camp with a gloomy face. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Cao Cao's people didn't chase after him anymore, after pulling away from him, if he forcibly fought again, it would be purely self-destructive, the other party was all cavalry, and if he fought again, he would not be as passive as last night.

Yuan Shang naturally will not consume his troops at such a time, Cao Cao after this battle, plus the previous losses, the 80,000 army has broken a lot, and now it is good to be able to barely make up 60,000, and at the same time Lu Bu's 60,000 army is also a heavy loss, his goal has been achieved, there is no need to waste troops in vain, next, as long as he breaks through Yecheng and drives Lu Bu out of Jizhou, he will reorganize the forces of Wancheng's father, and he will override Cao Cao and Lu Bu and become the overlord of the north.

Destroy Lu Bu first, then pacify Cao Cao, and then sweep the world!

Yuan Shang sat on horseback, optimistically thinking about the grand blueprint for the future, but behind him, the face of the judge was not good-looking.

It's not really for Cao Cao to complain, the two sides are already hostile, and it is normal to calculate each other, what really disappoints the trial is Yuan Shang's eyesight, he shouldn't be holding back this time, he can hit Lu Bu hard, but because of the fear of Cao Cao, he gave up this great opportunity, after this battle, the rift between the two sides has been infinitely widened, if Lu Bu cannot be eliminated in a short time, then Jizhou will be divided.

There was a faint sad song from the Cao army camp behind him, which was mourning and bidding farewell to the souls of the deceased, and the judge sighed and turned his head to look at Yuan Shang: "Lord, after this battle, you need to break through Yecheng as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles!" ”

"Sir, don't worry, there shouldn't be too many soldiers and horses in Yecheng, and it will be conquered soon!" Yuan Shang said confidently, at this moment, there was a sudden shouting and killing sound in front of him, and in the early morning air, there was a faint smell of scorching, and the faces of Yuan Shang, Xian Pei, and Gao Lan changed at the same time.

"Not good!" Although he was deliberately slow to aid Cao Cao this time, in order to avoid being taken advantage of by Lu Bu to clean up, Yuan Shangke brought an army of 50,000, and there were only 30,000 troops stationed in the camp, which sounds like a lot, but the camp of 80,000 people was guarded by 30,000 people, which was naturally empty.

"Quick!" Yuan Shang's face changed sharply, and he hurriedly led the men and horses to the direction of the barracks, and from a distance, he saw that the fire in the camp was soaring, and countless Yuan troops poured out of the barracks in embarrassment and fled to this side.

Gao Ran stepped forward on a flying horse, not to mention the soldiers who fled in confusion, and said sharply: "What happened? Where is Cen Bi!? ”

Cen Bi, originally a fierce general under Yuan Tan, after Yuan Tan died in battle, Yuan Shang took advantage of the situation to receive Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses, Cen Bi also naturally surrendered to Yuan Shang, this time Yuan Shang sent troops to rescue Cao Cao, Cen Bi was responsible for guarding the military camp.

A panicked soldier was stopped by Gao Lan, and when he saw Yuan Shang's army returning, he made up his mind and said: "General Gao, the thief army took advantage of the lord's army to go out and sneak attack the camp at night, and General Cen was beheaded by the thief general in the chaotic army!" ”

"What?" Gao Ran frowned, and was about to say something, but he heard a crisp sound of gold in the distance, and hurriedly turned his head to look in the direction of the barracks, but saw a group of men and horses quickly withdrawing from the barracks and retreating in the direction of Yecheng.

"Bastard!" Yuan Shang looked at the retreating soldiers and horses with a pale face, even if he wanted to chase at this time, he couldn't catch up, and his originally good mood instantly became extremely bad, and he shouted: "Gao Lan, immediately gather men and horses and attack the city!" ”

"Whoa!" Gao Ran agreed with a calm face, and the 50,000 troops did not return to the camp, but directly rushed to the direction of the city wall, and at the same time, some generals began to restrain the defeated troops in the barracks, and began to carry the baggage out of the barracks, and a siege ladder and ram were pushed out and sent to the direction of the city wall.

On the city wall, Ma Dai, who was stained with blood, had already returned to Jia Xu's side, and said with a smile: "The military advisor is really clever, that Cen Bi was completely defenseless, and he was caught off guard by our army." ”

Jia Xu smiled, but the expression on his face was very solemn, he didn't know Lu Bu's actions, but the transfer in Yuan Shang's military camp from last night failed to escape Jia Xu's secret agents who were densely scattered outside the city, after learning where Yuan Shang went, Jia Xu knew that this time Yuan Cao was afraid that he had reached some kind of agreement, to deal with Lu Bu, Lu Bu only left him 30,000 troops, even if he waved his troops to the rescue, it was difficult to quench his thirst, so Jia Xu ordered Ma Dai to attack Yuan Ying, hoping to force Yuan Shang back.

Now it seems that Yuan Cao's alliance is not very successful, the goal has been achieved, he naturally will not continue to leave Ma Dai in the camp to meet Yuan Shang, seeing Yuan Shang's army appear, he Ming Jin withdrew his troops, leaving a mess for Yuan Shang.

At this moment, seeing Yuan Shang waving his troops to attack, Jia Xu couldn't help but let out a sneer, coming to fight at this time, he would cry for a while.

Jia Xu sent Ma Dai to sneak attack, one is to force Yuan Shang to return to the army, and the other is to take the opportunity to burn the other party's siege equipment, Ma Dai attacked Yuan's camp, and did not expand the results after killing Cen Bi, but quickly set fire to the camp.

On the other side, Lu Bu, who had just returned to the camp, and Cao Cao, who was in the camp opposite, also heard the sound of the horn from the direction of Yecheng.

"Yuan Shang is attacking the city at this time?" Lu Bu glanced at Li Ru in surprise, and the two of them suddenly realized at the same time, how could Jia Xu not know that Yuan Shang had sent such a big movement, it seemed that it was Jia Xu who provoked Yuan Shang.

"Lao Xiong, order soldiers!" Lu Bu suddenly got up and shouted loudly, although the losses in the battle last night were not small, but Cao Cao did not please him, he must rush over before Cao Cao and give Yuan Shang a ruthless blow, if Yuan Shang can be severely damaged, the threat of the Yuan Cao Alliance to Lu Bu will be much smaller.

"Woo woo woo~"

The desolate sound of the horn sounded again in the barracks, and just after returning to the camp, the slave soldiers who were eating everywhere heard the sound of the trumpet, and subconsciously began to assemble and mount their horses.

There is no need for too many inspirational slogans, and the moment the red rabbit horse appears in front of the three armies, the morale naturally rises.

"Expedition!" Lu Bu waved his hand, leaving Zhou Cang to protect Li Ru to guard the camp, and he rushed out of the camp with the majestic sea and most of the soldiers, and rushed to the direction of Yecheng.

And in the camp of the Cao army, Xun You frowned and said, "Yuan Shang is attacking the city? ”

No matter how you think about it, now is not the best time to attack the city, and everyone can't help but look at Cao Cao and wait for Cao Cao's order.

"If he wants to attack, let him attack!" Yue Xi pursed his lips disdainfully and said: "The soldiers of our army didn't sleep for half a night in the battle last night, so you can't mess around with him at this time." ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but laugh, Yue Xi was a big old man, and he even regarded Yuan Shang as a child in general, but the words were not coarse, last night's incident made Cao Yingzhong have a strong sense of rejection of Yuan Shang, and the original victory was because of Yuan Shang's procrastination, and he was forced to be beaten into a draw by Lu Bu, and he gave up a great opportunity in vain, which is really hateful.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, but saw that Guo Jia's face was pale and groggy, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, and was about to speak, but saw a junior colonel rushing into the tent and said in a deep voice: "Lord, Lu Bu's army suddenly came out and went straight to Yecheng." ”

"Not good!" Guo Jia, who was originally dazed, suddenly opened his eyes, gasped and said loudly: "If Lu Bu and the Yecheng defenders attack Yuan Shang before and after, Yuan Shang will be defeated, if Yuan Shang is destroyed, our army will only be left alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to destroy Lu Bu, lord, immediately send troops to rescue!" ”

"Why?" Yue Xi said dissatisfiedly: "If it weren't for Yuan Shang'er's delay last night, Zihe would not have died so miserably!" ”

"Soldiers, go on the march!" Cao Cao ignored Yue Xi's shouting and said in a deep voice.

Since Cao Cao spoke, no matter how dissatisfied the generals were, they couldn't disobey it, and immediately the generals went out of their accounts, gathered troops and horses, and marched to Yecheng.

Jia Xu had obviously made full preparations, rolling logs, stones, oil, bows and arrows, and pieces of Yuan's soldiers fell under the city wall.

"Click~"

The siege ladder on the city wall seemed to be unable to bear the weight of the soldiers, and in the crunching sound, it snapped, and more than a dozen Yuan soldiers fell from the air with their hands dancing, followed by the ruthlessly poured fire oil on their bodies, and the screams accompanied by the diffuse smell of flesh continued to stimulate the nerves of the Yuan soldiers.

The same situation was repeated over and over again, with the exception of a few relatively well-preserved siege ladders, which were more or less broken and constantly damaged on the battlefield.

"What's going on!?" Looking at the soldiers who were crowded under the city wall and were constantly killed by the defensive equipment at the head of the city, Yuan Shang roared unwillingly.

"My lord, last night the thieves set fire to the camp, and many siege equipment were burned, and many of the remaining ones were damaged." A military general said bitterly.

"Rubbish!" Yuan Shang scolded angrily, now only the relatively simple and sturdy city hammer can still be used, but without the cloud ladder, the city hammer rushing up is simply like a target and being attacked by people, glanced at the city, Yuan Shang said angrily: "Retreat!" Fight again in the future! ”

If you don't want to retreat, you can't do it, and if you continue to fight at this time, not only will you not gain anything, but in the absence of siege equipment, you will basically rush to the city to die.

"Bell Bell Bell ~"

On the city wall, Jia Xu looked at the other party's formation, turned his head to Ma Dai beside him and said: "I have to bother the general again, prepare to go out of the city to pursue the enemy!" ”

"The last general commands!" When Ma Dai heard this, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly went down to the city to gather troops.

Jia Xu looked in the direction of the barracks, it was almost time to arrive.

"Woo woo woo~"

"Boom~"

Yuan Shang and Gao Ran were directing the soldiers to retreat, and suddenly heard the familiar sound of the horn, followed by the earth suddenly trembled, accompanied by the sound of thunderous hooves, a cavalry army appeared at the end of the sight, bypassed the city wall, and killed the Yuan army fiercely, at the same time, the gate of Yecheng was opened, and Ma Dai led a cavalry to kill again. (To be continued.) )