Chapter 697: Slowly retreat
"Boom! Rumble~"
The weather was still very clear, but in the blink of an eye, it was already cloudy. With a muffled explosion of thunder, the raindrops of beans poured down between heaven and earth.
In the sky, there were endless thunderstorms one after another; On the ground, the roars of one after another became even louder.
"King Wei! Take shelter from the rain in the back! ”
On the head of Runan City, Cao Cao was wearing a luxurious royal robe, which had been soaked by the rain. Not long ago, Cao Cao was seriously ill. Although the war has just begun, Xiahoudun is most worried about Cao Cao's body.
"It's okay!" Cao Cao once again pushed away Xiahoudun, who was about to step forward to protect Cao Cao from the rain, and stared intently at the battle under the city.
Xu Huang had already broken through into Cai Mao's military formation. The unique and powerful impact of the cavalry was not something that the Jingzhou soldiers, who had already been physically exhausted after a long journey, could resist. Although Xu Huang only has 3,000 people, the combat effectiveness exerted by these 3,000 cavalry can be compared to tens of thousands of people.
At the beginning of the war, Cai Mao and Jing Yue retreated to the back of the battle array. At this time, Cai Mao finally couldn't bear the question in his heart, "Alien, our army has been newly defeated, although the morale of the army has been restored, but I have also traveled hundreds of miles to fight like this, isn't this a ...... for Cao's army?"
This question, it's not just Cai Mao who doesn't understand, even Cao Cao doesn't understand what Jing Yue means. Whether Jing Yue assisted Liu Biao in encircling and suppressing Jingzhou's rebellion or rectifying Jingzhou, Jing Yue's ability was completely a first-class talent. And now this first-class talent is now sending his soldiers to death in vain!
Cai Mao didn't understand, and Cao Cao was also very careful. Therefore, Cao Cao left more than a thousand cavalry, ready to rescue at any time!
Three thousand cavalry was nothing to Cao Cao. As long as Jing Yue's intentions can be figured out, what does it matter if they all die in battle, but there is only one between Xu Huang and heaven and earth.
"Don't worry! I'm free to arrange! Thou shalt fight the enemy in peace! In the heavy rain, although Cai Mao and Jing Yue were also drenched in soup, Cai Mao could see the confidence on Jing Yue's face clearly.
"The whole army listens to the order and slowly retreats!"
In the battle array, with Xu Huang's charge, the cavalry of the 3,000 Cao Army has gradually been surrounded by 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers. And Xu Huang, who only cared about rushing forward to kill, was in the mountains and didn't know it.
Although Xu Huang couldn't see the situation of the entire battlefield, Cao Cao and the others standing on the city wall could see it clearly.
Although Xu Huang was already in a state of being surrounded, Cao Cao believed that as long as Xu Huang wanted to come out, it would be easy to rely on the impact of the war horse. And so far, what kind of calculation Jing Yue is making, Cao Cao is still confused!
Suddenly, on a low hill in the distance, although due to the distance and the mist caused by the rain, Cai Mao's banner really began to move.
"King Wei, Cai Mao is starting to retreat."
It shouldn't be, the current battle situation is still very favorable for Cai Mao, and Cai Mao doesn't need to retreat. And as long as Cai Mao's army defeats Xu Huang, when Xu Huang still retreats, Cai Mao can also directly attack the city gate along the Cao army that retreated into the city, so as to break the city in one fell swoop. But, who would have thought that Cai Mao would actually retreat!
"King Wei, do you want to mingjin!"
This is also a question that Cao Cao is considering. Judging from the current actions of the Jingzhou soldiers, I am afraid that this retreat is the beginning of the plan. It's just that Cao Cao really wants to know what kind of trick Jing Yue is playing, if it ends now, it will definitely not be visible. Therefore, Cao Cao was hesitating. Hesitant to withdraw his troops now.
But just when Cao Cao hesitated, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed!
In the rear of Cai Mao's army array, a large number of soldiers were still slowly retreating in an orderly manner, but when the Jingzhou soldiers in front of Xu Huang had a gap in their backs, they actually retreated quickly collectively. In this way, there was a large emptiness in front of Xu Huang. Immediately afterwards, the Jingzhou soldiers behind Xu Huang immediately waved their weapons to rush forward, and the weapons used by the Jingzhou soldiers were all long weapons such as spears and halberds, so that the knights behind Xu Huang had no choice but to push the brothers in front of them and rush forward.
And since then, Xu Huang's position is also in the direction of Runan City with Cai Mao's army.
"King Wei, withdraw your troops. If you don't withdraw, it'll be too late! ”
Judging from this situation, Xu Huang will sooner or later go farther and farther away from the Jingzhou soldiers, and Xu Huang, who is in a state of surroundment, is definitely not invited by Cai Mao to drink tea. So, it's already dangerous!
"Go, the cavalry in the city will be dispatched immediately, be sure to rescue General Xu Huang!" Cao Cao immediately ordered.
"Yes!" General Runan, who had just been promoted to partial general, grabbed Xiahoudun, who was about to leave. "General Xiahou. It's better to leave it to the next, if there is another accident, it will have to rely on the general! ”
"Go!" Suddenly, Cao Cao seemed to have lost any patience and urged eagerly.
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In the battle array under the city, Xu Huang only cared about brandishing a big axe and rushing to kill. Xu Huang was very happy and excited, but he had forgotten that he was in the depths of the enemy army.
"General, the situation doesn't seem good. Jingzhou soldiers seem to be luring us deeper! During the rush and killing, someone finally saw that something was wrong and hurriedly rushed to Xu Huang.
"A bunch of rats, why not be afraid of ....... However, I'm not a reckless man who can only rush and kill! The whole army turned around and rushed! In fact, this is the first battle in the true sense of Xu Huang. Since Xu Huang joined Cao Cao Group. Xu Huang has always been very low-key. Although Cao Cao has always felt that Xu Huang is not simple, this is also for Xu Huang's muscles.
The rain has become much lighter. But the drizzling rain didn't stop. The raindrops fell on the armor, and although it was slight, it made a slight tinkling sound. The raindrops fell on the armor, slowly flowing down the lines of the armor, and by the way, the blood that adhered to the armor was able to lie washed down, and the bright red droplets of water fell on the horses, and finally mixed into the already muddy ground.
With Xu Huang's order, the cavalry of the Cao army, which had not stopped, turned nearly fifty degrees stiffly, and then continued to rush and continue to turn. It wasn't until he crossed a large circle and Xu Huang's direction was facing Runan City that Xu Huang's retreat was only half complete. And then comes the most dangerous time. After all, it was impossible for Jingzhou soldiers to watch Xu Huang slip away like this. Otherwise, the sacrifice that brought Xu Huang over in the first place would have been in vain.
When Xu Huang completed the transfer, the support of Runan City finally came out.
"Quick, rush in and rescue General Xu!"
Now, if the Jingzhou soldiers who blocked Xu Huangyu and Runan City were regarded as a whole, then they were now in a state of being attacked on their backs. In the front is Xu Huang, who has just turned his head, and in the back is the reinforcements of the Cao army who have just rushed out. No matter how you look at it, it seems that Cai Mao does not have much advantage. However, when Jing Yue, who was in the rear, looked at Cao Jun who rushed out of Runan City and rushed directly to the military formation without a whole team, his face was full of excitement and some ......
"It's a little premature, but I'm not going to let you go so easily! Beat the drums! ”
"Boom! Boom! Knock ......"
With the addition of Cao Jun's reinforcements, in the rear of Cai Mao's army array, the earth-shattering war drums were beaten!