Chapter 51: The Defeat of the Army
Xiahou Yuan was ashamed to say that he would be able to conquer Wuguan by giving him 30,000 soldiers and horses, although Xiahou Yuan did not dare to question it, he turned around and looked around the surrounding camp with a worried expression.
If it is the current soldiers and horses, 30,000 soldiers and horses may not be able to capture Wuguan, even if 50,000 pour out, whether they can take Wuguan is unknown.
With a little worry, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan returned to the camp to rest together.
The sky is dark, and the night is bright and the stars are scarce.
The Cao army camp was silent, and the soldiers on the night patrol were on duty.
The city gate on the east side of Wuguan opened quietly in the dark night, and soldiers with long knives continued to pour out of the arched cave door, and after leaving the city, they divided into several groups and headed towards the Cao army camp from different directions.
Several troops were like poisonous snakes snaking forward, closing in on their prey in the darkness.
The silent Cao military camp tent boiled in an instant.
Hysterical screams and shouts of killing resounded in the air.
Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, who were asleep, woke up at the beginning of the shock, hurriedly put on their armor and took their swords, and rushed out of the tent directly.
The scene that caught my eye was that the Cao soldiers in the camp were holding their heads and running around, as if there were enemies in all directions, and it was impossible to tell where the enemy came from.
"Brother Yuanrang, oops, something bad! The soldiers and horses that the lord waited for me were simply vulnerable. Now these soldiers don't listen to orders and only know how to flee for their lives, how can this be good? ”
Xiahou Yuan's armor was not neatly worn, his helmet was crooked, and he looked anxious, gritting his teeth and hating iron for not being steel.
Xiahou Dan's face was bloodless, this chaotic porridge and disorganized army, it was hard to imagine that it was Cao Ying's army.
The most taboo on the battlefield is not to obey orders, and if the generals do not obey the orders, is it useless? The general is also just a virtual figure.
The fists were clenched, and there were only hundreds of guards around Xiahoudun and Xiahou Yuan who were still calm and calm, following them to protect them.
In ancient times, there was often a military law that the general died in battle, and all the guards were buried together, so the guards usually supervised each other, and when protecting the generals, they could not be slack, and at the same time, they were also wary of anyone in the guards who were unfavorable to the generals.
"It looks like it should be Guo Jia's soldiers and horses."
Judging from the direction, the west of the camp is the most chaotic, and it can almost be assumed that the enemy army is coming from the west.
If it is from the east, then it is most likely Zhang Xiu or Liu Biao.
Cao soldiers in the camp can be seen everywhere, and in the chaos of the army, the enemy soldiers with long knives are hideous and shouting and harvesting human lives.
On the west side of the Wuguan, the war drums beat in unison, and the sound shook in all directions.
The roaring sound of war drums seemed to swallow the heavens and the earth, and the psychological pressure and impact brought to Cao Bing were unimaginable, making their hearts overwhelmed and about to collapse.
In the chaos, the sharp-eyed enemy army discovered Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan outside the tent, and the red-eyed enemy rushed forward fearlessly.
The long knife was raised, accompanied by a roar, and the enemy wanted to cut off Xiahoudun's head with a single sword.
The guards behind Xiahoudun surrounded him with knives, wanting to protect Xiahoudun, but unexpectedly, Xiahoudun took the first step, stepped forward with heavy steps, leaned forward, sangled sideways, the whole person fell together, blood flew up behind him like a waterfall, and the enemy army who did not know whether to live or die in vain to become famous in a battle was in a different place, and the body that rushed forward had no head, but he still ran a few steps before falling to the ground.
There was a river of blood on the ground, and Xiahou turned around with a knife, looked down and looked at it, and let out a dull shout.
"Ahh......h Jinfan Army!! ”
On the shoulders of the headless corpse on the ground, a pale bird feather was exceptionally pure in the blood-soaked environment.
There are not many armies under Guo Jia's command that can have a banner, and there are only three Manchu Communists, the Jinfan Army, the Tiger Guard, and the camp. Among them, the Silver Feather Flying Cavalry is also subordinate to the Jinfan Army, the clothing characteristics of the Jinfan Army are obvious, and the armor is inserted with bird feathers on the shoulders, which may be just a sign in peacetime, but now the surprise attack on the enemy camp has played a very good role in distinguishing the enemy from me, so as not to kill the red-eyed person and accidentally injure his own people.
"General, be careful."
Just when Xiahou was furious, one of his guards rushed at him.
Xiahoudun subconsciously dodged, not to mention the guards, even if Xiahou Yuan rushed towards him, he would dodge, and now every move around him could not be careless.
As a result, the guard threw himself into the air, and the whole person flew back upside down, falling to the ground on his back, bleeding from his mouth, and an arrow stuck in his chest, which killed him.
Xiahou was startled, turned around and looked, not far away, a military general just finished bending his bow and shooting arrows, his sword eyebrows and eagle eyes, and his heroic face showed a trace of disappointment.
It was Gan Ning.
Xiahoudun stood with a horizontal knife and shouted: "Who is Your Excellency? Do you dare to get off your horse and fight? ”
As soon as the words fell, Xiahou Yuan shouted at Xiahou Yuan in shock: "Yuan Rang, be careful!" ”
Xiahoudun's ears trembled, and there was a sound of breaking the air on the right side, knowing that something was wrong, he immediately turned over and fell to the ground, rolled and then turned over and got up.
Poof, another arrow struck.
If Xiahou is slow for half a second, he will die in Jiuquan.
Turning his head in embarrassment, the anger in Xiahoudun's heart had almost made him lose his mind.
I saw that not far from Gan Ning, there was another military general with a bow and arrows, with a gray beard and a rough but mighty appearance, which was Yan Yan, who also had first-class archery skills.
"Do you only cast cold arrows?"
Xiahoudun let out a long sigh of relief, trying to calm himself down, his sharp gaze swirling back and forth on Gan Ning and Yan Yan's bodies.
"Yuan Rang, let's withdraw."
Xiahou Yuan was afraid that Xiahou Yuan would be impulsive, so he stepped forward to remind him.
No one expected the chaotic situation in Cao Ying, the Xiahou brothers who unified the army did not expect it, and in fact, Gan Ning did not expect it.
"Jinfan Gan Xingba is here, if Your Excellency dares to come to fight, please get on the horse and fight with me."
Gan Ning was calm and relaxed, looking at all directions.
The tone of the words is quite proud, this is a radical general.
Although Gan Ning was only fifty steps away from Xiahoudun, he did not dare to rush away.
Guo Jia said that in Cao Ying, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, many little-known generals may be the leaders of the time, and they must not be empty.
Gan Ning and Yan Yan took the lead and rushed straight to Cao Ying's tent, and the intention of capturing the thief and capturing the king first was obvious.
Although Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan did not get on the horse, there were nearly a thousand guards behind them, and there were Cao soldiers who were constantly gathering, Gan Ning and Yan Yan rode into the enemy camp, but most of the foot soldiers they led were in the rear, and there were less than 200 soldiers around them.
Therefore, Gan Ning wants to delay time, and the rout of Cao's army is unimaginable.
Cao Ying has always been a hero that Guo Jia regards as a fierce rival in the world.
Why is Cao Bing's combat power so low? The ability to adapt is almost the same as that of ordinary people who only know how to flee for their lives.
Gan Ning doesn't care about this, and he can't figure it out for the time being.
As long as Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan are left, in the first battle of this battle, he will come out on top and make the first contribution.
Xiahou Yuan's chest rose and fell, and he stared at Gan Ning with gritted teeth, while Xiahou Yuan beside him was anxious, but he still spit out a few words stiffly.
"And who is this?"
Yan Yan smiled lightly and said casually: "A certain is a nameless junior under the king's account, and he obeys the orders of General Wenyuan. ”
Phew, Xiahou was so angry that he was so ashamed that the other party didn't even bother to tell him his name.
Pushing Xiahou Yuan away, Xiahou shouted: "Bring my war horse, and now I will kill this person's corpse." ”
Xiahou Yuan was shocked and hurriedly grabbed Xiahou Yuan.
Even he could see that Gan Ning and Yan Yan were delaying time, just waiting for the soldiers and horses behind them to cover up and kill them before they were wiped out, Xiahoudun was shot twice in a row, and was hit by Gan Ning's arrogance and Yan Yan's disdain, and was completely carried away by anger.
Just when Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were in a stalemate, some of their personal guards came back to inquire about the enemy's situation, knelt on the ground and hugged their fists and said: "General Yu, there are at least four armies of the enemy in Wuguan, and the banners of each soldier and horse are Gan, Gao, Xu, and Dian. ”
At least four ways.
And not at most.
Xiahoudun's movements froze, and the coolness swept through his body.
Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Xu Chu, Dian Wei.
Is Guo Jia crazy?
There is an army of 200,000 Yuan Shao to the east of Hangu Pass!
What did he do when he transferred all his elites to Wuguan?!
This night was abruptly changed, and Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan had only arrived in the east of Wuguan for a day, and the enemy information was insufficient.
But Gan Ning's appearance had already made them believe that Guo Jia had indeed mobilized elites to come to Wuguan, with the purpose of first exterminating the Cao army outside Wuguan, and then turning back to deal with Yuan Shao.
Xiahoudun stared hatefully at Gan Ning and Yan Yan not far away, and after stepping on his war horse, he ordered the whole army to retreat.
Seeing Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan getting on the horse and fleeing for their lives, Gan Ning and Yan Yan looked at each other and smiled, a little bitter.
Pang Tong's suspicious tactics did scare them away.
However, if there is no such suspicious plan, it may be possible to leave the Xiahou brothers here.
However, things can't be taken for granted, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan are the main generals after all, 50,000 Cao soldiers can't be defeated, and there must be soldiers who swear to follow Xiahou's brothers to the death, if Xiahoudun doesn't order the withdrawal of the army, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle between the two sides.
"Kill! Sheet armor is not left. ”
Gan Ning ordered the soldiers to chase them all the way to the valley before Mingjin withdrew his troops.
When the sky dawned, the fighting completely ceased, and the noise slowly returned to calm.
Outside the gate of Wuguan City, in front of Pang Tong's horse formation, there were 10,000 soldiers and horses behind him, divided into four roads, each with a different banner.
Yuan Shao and Cao Ying played with each other, and Pang Tong saw the move, and also counterattacked with a suspicious strategy.
Gan Ning and Yan Yan won a complete victory, and after returning triumphantly, Gan Ning said to Pang Tong with some regret: "If the military division does not put on a few big ways to doubt the enemy, maybe the Xiahou brothers will be trapped in the valley." ”
Pang Tong listened, shook his head and sighed: "To kill Xiahou is indeed a godsend, but in the current situation, if you can lose some soldiers and horses, try not to pay more casualties." For the sake of a few Cao Ying enemy generals, it is not worth it. ”
If the two sides are evenly matched, Guo Jia is willing to use 1,000, 2,000, or even 3,000 soldiers in exchange for the lives of Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Xu Huang and other generals.
But now, Guo Jia's soldiers and horses cannot be easily damaged, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the decisive battle with Yuan Shao and Cao Ying in the future.
If Guo Jia was here, he would definitely agree with Pang Tong's decision, and it would be far better to use suspicious soldiers to scare off the other party than to pay a lot of casualties in exchange for the lives of the Xiahou brothers.
(To be continued)