Guandu, three miles south of the ferry.

"Hurry, hurry!"

Xiahoudun did not stop, leading an army of 15,000 all the way.

Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burned to the ground and had to retreat to Hebei, such a great opportunity, it was time to take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Seeing that Yuan Jun was in sight ahead and was in a hurry to cross the river, Xiahoudun couldn't help but lift his spirits.

"The whole army has an order, kill!"

Xiahou snorted and took advantage of the situation to wave his army to cover the killing.

The Hebei army was caught off guard, the rear army was immediately killed in a big chaos, the soldiers did not have time to resist, they were scattered, and in a panic they could only drop their baggage and scatter in all directions.

Even the Chinese army was disrupted by the rout of the rear army, and was killed and dispersed by the Cao army in one go.

"Kill, the one who captures Yuan Shao alive will be rewarded!"

Xiahoudun took the lead, and the rise of killing shouted loudly.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......"

Cao Jun's morale was high, and he responded with three calls, all of them fought bravely to be the first, and rushed forward to kill.

Yuan's army collapsed, threw away his armor, and scattered in panic.

Xiahoudun quickly reached the edge of the ferry, and saw Yuan Shao who was on the boat and fleeing to the other side in a panic, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, find the boat, Hugh called Yuan Shao away!" ”

"General, something is not quite right!" =

An adjutant general panted and chased after him, and hurriedly said: "The mountains on both sides of this ferry are undulating, and it is very easy to set up ambushes. ”

"Huh?"

Xiahoudun hurriedly looked left and right, and suddenly changed color, "Quick." Withdrawal! ”

Just as he finished speaking, earth-shattering shouts of killing had already sounded on both sides of the ferry.

Xiahou looked at it anxiously. I saw that an ambush had been killed on each side of the mountain pass, with tens of thousands of horses. Immediately shocked, secretly screaming that it was not good, and before he could think about it, he shouted sharply: "Hurry up and get out!" ”

More than 10,000 Cao Cao immediately changed the rear army to the front army and wanted to escape.

Xiahoudun had just rushed from the front to the rear, and the ambushed Yuan army had already been killed.

At this time, the 15,000 Cao army had no formation to speak of, so they could only fight separately and rush forward to kill. However, tens of thousands of Yuan troops have cut off their way, and it is difficult to take care of them. The army's heart is in chaos, and where can they rush out.

Xiahou was stunned, and regretted that he should not have listened to the words of Cheng Yu and others, so that he fell into the ambush of Yuan's army.

However, at this time, it is too late to say anything, and only by rushing forward to kill can there be a chance to live.

Xiahoudun was also considered to be outstanding in martial arts, leading the army to desperately break through the siege, struggling forward, and soon killed the encirclement of Yuan's army. However, when I look back. But he almost didn't see a dark eye, and fell from the horse's back.

When the fifteen-thousand-strong army came, there were still less than 1,000 remnants left.

"Angry!"

Xiahoudun roared. A mouthful of old blood spurted out directly.

This loss is a big one, even if you go back, you won't have the face to see Cheng Yu and the others again.

"General, Cao Jun is catching up."

The adjutant general urged the horse to arrive. said with a pale face.

"Let's go!"

Xiahoudun roared angrily and led hundreds of remnants to flee for their lives.

Guandu. Cao Jun camp.

Cao Cao led five thousand elite horsemen to just outside the camp when he ran into Xiahoudun.

"Yuan Rang. Why? ”

Looking at the hundreds of remnants of the defeated army behind Xiahoudun, Cao Cao was a little dumbfounded, and hurriedly reined in his war horse and asked.

Xiahoudun didn't say a word, flipped off the horse, and knelt directly in front of Cao Cao's horse.

"What's going on?"

Cao Cao's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to help Xiahoudun.

At this time, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Xun You and others had already heard the news and came out, and when they saw Xiahoudun's appearance, they were all shocked, the fifteen-thousand-strong army only came back, and hundreds of remnants were defeated, where did the rest of the army go?

Xiahoudun's face was ashamed, and he said with a dull face: "Yuan Shao led the army to retreat, and he didn't listen to the advice of Zhongde, Gongda and others, and led the army to pursue the Yuan army, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush by the Yuan army, and the 15,000 army was completely damaged!" ”

"What, you ......"

Cao Cao was so shocked that he almost fell out of breath.

That's really, what should I say!

Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Xun You and others sighed secretly.

The 50,000-strong army had already suffered nearly half of the casualties, and now it had lost 15,000 troops, and the casualties were too heavy. Even if there are still 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses in the camp, plus Cao Cao's 5,000 elite cavalry, it is only 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Xiliang Luo is pouring into the nest to attack, without soldiers and horses, how can he still resist the enemy.

Cao Cao's face was pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

If it weren't for Xiahoudun, he would have been replaced by another person, and he would have ordered his own soldiers to pull him down and behead him to show the public.

"Please Meng De behead a certain person to show the public, in order to set an example!"

Xiahoudun knew that this time the guilt was unbearable, and there was nothing to say, so he fell to the ground and pleaded guilty.

"Hey!"

Cao Cao was silent for a long time before he let out a long sigh, helped Xiahou and said, "Yuan, let go!" ”

"Mengde ......"

Xiahou was stunned and stood up.

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Yuan Rang is the head general of our army, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. However, the military law is intolerable, so Yuan Rang will go and get thirty military sticks, and make meritorious service for his crimes! ”

"Yes!"

Xiahoudun was ashamed and landless, and didn't dare to say any more, so he hurriedly went.

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu, Xun You, Liu Ye and others greeted them and bowed their hands.

"Zhongde, Gongda, and Ziyang are exempt!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, and while walking with everyone to the camp, he asked: "What is the situation in Xuchang, where is the Luo Zheng army now, and can it have been out of the Tiger Prison and marched eastward?" ”

Cheng Yu replied: "There is no news yet. ”

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What about Yuan Shao's army?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "The lord burned the grain and grass of the Yuan army, and Yuan Shao has already led the army to retreat to Hebei!" ”

Xun You muttered: "It's a pity that such a good opportunity, but I can't take advantage of the victory to pursue, hey......"

The latter words were not spoken, but everyone understood in their hearts.

Xiahoudun pursued Yuan's army and folded 15,000 soldiers and horses, and now there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in the battalion, and all of them are tired, and the army urgently needs to rest, so it is unable to pursue at all. What's even worse is that Luo Zheng poured out of the nest, and the situation in the Central Plains was even more dangerous, even if Cao Cao had 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, he could not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and he had to deal with Luo Zheng's large-scale attack first.

Everyone surrounded Cao Cao into the camp and went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The five thousand horsemen returned to their respective battalions, and rested.

Cao Cao had just entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and before he could drink a saliva, a junior colonel rushed in.

"Lord, something is wrong!"

Xiao Xiao said with a panicked face: "Xuchang has been attacked. ”

"What?"

Cao Cao was taken aback, jumped up directly, and said sharply: "Xuchang City is strong, there are still 20,000 soldiers and horses, even if the Xiliang army has 100,000 people, it is not a problem to defend it for ten days and a half months, how can it be broken so quickly?" (To be continued......) R1292