Three days later, in accordance with Cao Cao's order, Zang Ba of Beihai, Cao Cao of Taishan, Cao Ren and Cao Hong of Yingchuan, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan of Shouchun simultaneously launched an attack on Liu Qi's garrisons in Langya, Nanyang and Jiujiang counties, and nearly 200,000 troops poured into the nest and launched attacks on three fronts at the same time.

Wei Yan of Xuzhou, with the cooperation of the ban, led the army to defend to the death, resisting round after round of fierce attacks by the enemy, but at the end of the day, Cao Cao actually retreated, and instead of retreating to the camp, he pulled out the camp overnight and retreated to Yanzhou, and the main army was even brought back to Hebei.

Pang Tong knew that Cao Cao was good at commanding troops, and this time the retreat was not a retreat after defeat, and there would definitely be an ambush on the way to prevent his own pursuit, so he dissuaded Wei Yan's plan to lead the army to pursue.

Zhou Yu of Nanyang almost adopted the same strategy, no matter how Cao Ren lured the enemy, he could not hold out, and as a result, Cao Ren could only choose to evacuate after a strong attack, in fact, when Zhou Yu first saw the enemy attacking regardless of a qiē, he expected that Cao Cao must have decided to withdraw after getting the news that the lord Liu Qi had won the battle of Liangzhou, so the attack was just a false shot, but he knew that Cao Ren would guard against himself and lead the army to pursue, so he did not chase, It was as if he didn't know that Cao Ren had suddenly retreated.

But in Yangzhou, the countermeasures were different from the above, and the military advisor Liu Ye strongly advised Xu Shu to break the routine and lead the army to pursue.

Liu Ye's reason is that Xu Shu has always been cautious in the use of troops, and rarely uses surprise troops to win, plus although Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan are also famous generals of Cao Wei, they are brave, but they are still a little deficient in commanding troops compared to Cao Ren, and they will be on guard against the fact that Xu Shu will send troops to pursue.

And one of the main grounds for him to build Xu Shu's troops was that he concluded that Cao Cao's army had been attrition for more than a year. There was already a shortage of surplus food in the army, and after hearing the news of the victory of the lord Liangzhou, he gave up chasing Xuzhou and Yangzhou. This time it looked like an attack on the surface, but it was actually a gorgeous curtain call before the retreat.

Xu Shu finally decided to accept Liu Ye's proposal.

He was cautious with his troops. But he is by no means a person who eats the ancients, and he knows that Liu Ye's judgment is completely reasonable, and if he does not send troops according to the routine this time, he will definitely get a lot of gains.

Therefore, he decided to lead the crowd to defend the city by himself, but he sent four generals, Tai Shici, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, to lead 5,000 cavalry to cover and kill from behind, and ordered Zhu Huan and Cheng Pu to lead 10,000 infantry to follow closely, and he must teach the Xiahou brothers a lesson.

Tai Shici and other generals were ordered to go and led the army to advance rapidly. Only after more than ten miles, the traces of the enemy army were discovered, and Xiahou Yuan was commanding the army to pull out the camp at that time, so the scene seemed a little chaotic.

Due to Tai Shici's cavalry ranks, horses, and Xiahou Yuan's lack of precautions, the army was not discovered by the careful Zhang Liao until they were only five miles away.

Zhang Liao was shocked, and hurriedly reminded Xiahou Yuan, saying that there was a large cloud of smoke and dust behind him, and it must be the enemy's pursuers who arrived. He was prepared early.

Xiahou Yuan also has very rich combat experience, and when he saw the dust rolled up in front of him, he couldn't help but change color. Hurriedly ordered the army to reorganize its formation and do a good job of defense.

However, because all the soldiers under his command were doing their best to prepare for the retreat, coupled with the army's intentions, they could not form a column quickly for a while.

And the distance of five miles is really not far for the cavalry, just when Xiahou Yuan's army was in chaos, the five thousand cavalry led by Tai Shici and Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng had already arrived, and immediately launched an attack on the scattered Xiahou Yuan army without hesitation.

Although the number of cavalry was relatively small, their impact was not to be underestimated, and only the rumbling of drums could be heard. The sound of hooves was faint, and the army of 5,000 was like a torrent. Quickly rushed Xiahou Yuan's army through the gaps.

Zhang Liao, who was not far away, couldn't help but change his face when he saw this cavalry unit. Because he can completely see that this team is completely based on Wei Xu, Song Xian and Hou Cheng's Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, and there are even many of them who are his children back then.

And General Wei Xusan is now even more high-spirited, and his expression is no longer the downbeat when he was under Cao Cao, and their current looks are even more comfortable than when they were under Lu Bu, after all, although they were often undefeated at that time, they were not as valued as they are now.

Wei Xu and the others obviously didn't notice Zhang Liao not far away, they led the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry carefully trained by them, galloping through Xiahou Yuan's army, venting all the frustration of holding the defense for a year.

They were originally all warriors of Bingzhou, otherwise they would not have brought out such a fierce cavalry, none of the soldiers under the command of Xiahou Yuan could block their one and a half moves, plus there was Tai Shici in front of them, who took the lead!

Although they were captured by Tai Shi Ci before, they didn't blame this person, not only that, but they admired Tai Shi Ci Jin, not only for his martial arts, but also for his spirit of taking the lead.

When Tai Shici was appointed as the governor of the cavalry, the three of them didn't believe that such a layman could lead the cavalry, but they didn't expect that this person would improve the skill of leading the cavalry to a level that they all looked up to in a short period of time.

"Kill! It's time to show the hateful enemy the sharpness of our Great Chu Iron Cavalry, which we have endured for more than a year, and this time we must pour it all out. Wei Xu and the others all had the same thoughts, waving the spears in their hands and stabbing fiercely at the enemy who dared to stop them.

All of a sudden, the generals and soldiers of the dazed Xiahou Yuan army were frightened to avoid, and those who couldn't dodge were stabbed to death by spears, trampled to death by iron hooves, and the corpses of complete or incomplete sergeants were all over the ground.

And that's not all, behind the 5,000 cavalry were the 10,000 infantry led by Zhu Huan and Cheng Pu, who followed closely behind the cavalry, and slaughtered the enemy troops who were scattered in formation and helpless.

All of a sudden, the front of their original camp turned into a Shura Hell, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of blood, and all that could be seen was stumps and severed arms all over the ground.

Even if the Xiahou Yuan brothers and Zhang Liao are covered in iron, how many nails can they twist? At this moment of defeat, personal bravery is simply insignificant, so they are all out of the years of leading the army to counterattack, and they all know that the only way to survive now is to retreat.

Therefore, the commander of the army, Xiahou Yuan, did not hesitate, and ordered the army to retreat, at this time he looked at a thin and lonely scribe beside him, and said coldly: "Xun Yu, after you lead the troops and horses of your headquarters, cover the withdrawal of the army." ”

Zhang Liao was shocked when he saw this, and couldn't help but say: "Xun Jian Jun is just a literati, and his headquarters has only a few hundred soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be ...... for the general to let him lead the army to resist?"

But he didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to suddenly interrupt his words, and said coldly: "This is the lord's order, if anyone disobeys, he will be punished for violating the military order." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, he naturally knew why Xun Yu was demoted from Shangshutai to Shouchun to be a small supervisor, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so ruthless, let Xun Yu lead hundreds of soldiers to resist the army of tens of thousands of tigers and wolves, but he knew that Xiahou Yuan was Cao Cao's own disciple and the commander of the army, and he couldn't disobey the orders he gave at all, so he had no choice but to give Xun Yu a sympathetic look, and then led the army to leave quickly.

"Maybe this defeat was done by Xiahou Yuan on purpose, and the purpose was just to find a reason for the death of Xun Jian Jun." When Zhang Liao thought of this, even he couldn't believe it, so he quickly retracted this ridiculous idea and led the army away.

In an instant, tens of thousands of troops were defeated and fled, and Xun Yu and his hundreds of soldiers and horses were left on the entire battlefield, and these people seemed so incongruous compared to the more than 10,000 troops under the command of Tai Shici.

Xun Yu's face did not have the slightest fear, but there was a deep sadness, he took refuge in Cao Cao, in line with the great ambition of helping the world, in line with the blood of loyalty to the Han family, left Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and defected to Cao Cao, who was still weak at that time, and gradually emerged from then on, repeatedly made meritorious deeds, kept the three cities of Yanzhou Dong'e and Fan County, and persuaded Cao Cao to support the Son of Heaven, and obtained the political advantage of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and recommended Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Xun You, Chen Qun, Du Ji and other talents for Cao Cao, Later, during the Battle of Guandu, if there was no persuasion from him, I am afraid that Cao Cao would have been shaken in his determination, and naturally there would not be the current situation.

Although he made so many contributions to Cao Cao, he was directly transferred from the center of power because of his opposition to Cao Cao's proclamation, and since then he has been suspicious, and when he encountered a crisis on the battlefield today, even Xiahou Yuan no longer put him in his eyes.

"Hehe, since the prime minister didn't let me die, then I will fulfill it with you, but it's a pity that I, Xun Yu, prided myself on being smart, didn't want to have such an ending."

Xun Yu thought silently for a moment, then ordered the sergeants to line up, and then launched an assault on the enemy.

"Kill!" Although these sergeants are facing dozens of times the enemy's army, they are still fearless, and they have rushed towards the enemy army with a tragic face, ready to defend their dignity with their lives and blood.

"Although we have been abandoned, we have never been afraid of death, and we would rather die honorably than live in humiliation."

It is precisely because of this that these sergeants all tried their best, ready to kill the enemy desperately, even if they died, they would be vigorous. (To be continued)