"This ...... This ......" Even with Wang Xu's calmness, he was muttering speechless, Xu Shu and Zhao Yu beside him were also shocked and inexplicable, and there were at least one or two thousand Jingzhou soldiers in front of him who intercepted and rushed out. They have just survived, where is there room for resistance?

"Where did this army come from?"

Wang Xu gasped, his heart really trembled, but the enemy soldiers quickly answered. When he led his troops to rush out, the signature fire dragon spear seemed to be recognized, and soon someone in the enemy army shouted: "Wang Xu is here, everyone kill Wang Xu and avenge my Yizhou soldiers!" ”

In an instant, the earth-shattering shouts of killing sounded, and the Yizhou soldiers burst out with extremely strong combat power, chasing and intercepting the defeated Jingzhou soldiers. Wang Xu's face turned blue and white for a while, and he couldn't help but scold after all: "Cao Cao, you are so smart, you actually instigated Zhang Lu's stupidity, this time I admit it!" ”

Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Wei Yan and others who rushed out later saw the shape clearly, they were also anxious, and they couldn't care about anything else, so they quickly urged the horse to rush to Wang Xu's side.

Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Lord, the general trend has gone, you should withdraw first!" ”

"Yes! Lord, go quickly, I'll escort you out! Wei Yan was also very wolf at the moment, his face was covered with blood, but his eyes were as sharp as ever.

Zhao Yun, who has always been calm, also had a worried face, and persuaded: "Lord, let's go!" Jingzhou can't be left without an owner! ”

Xu Shu and Zhao Yu's pretty faces have been dyed at the moment, and the two pairs of teary eyes looked over, there have been too many people dead, corpses are all over the field, and they are not feeling good in their hearts. It's just that his eyes are extremely firm, and he didn't say anything, obviously supporting any decision made by Wang Xu.

Looking at the Jingzhou soldiers who were defeated everywhere, watching these good soldiers and good brothers who had followed him for so long keep falling, Wang Xu's face was cloudy, his teeth were clenched, his tiger eyes were full of tears, and he was in unspeakable pain, among them, there were even good brothers who followed him in Lingling in his early years. Let's fight the bandits. Quelling the chaos together, seizing Jingzhou together, for so many years, I have always followed firmly. Whenever they inspect the barracks, those kind and honest smiling faces are so warm, but now they are dying wails and desperate faces. It pierced his heart deeply......

But even so, he also knew that there was no one who could redeem the current form, and there was no point in not leaving, and if Jingzhou did not have him in charge, what would happen after the defeat. Only ghosts know. In troubled times, there will always be sacrifices, there will always be separations, and there will always be wounds that cannot be healed......

"Good! Walk! After a long time, he finally came out of his teeth with these two words, short and low.

When he looked deeply at the soldiers fleeing in the distance, he couldn't help but choke in a low voice: "Don't worry." Your family. I'll take care of it! ”

The innocent Zhao Yu couldn't hold back anymore at the moment, and the crystal tears flew away. Although he still bit the delicate red lips with his teeth and didn't say a word, he couldn't stop sobbing.

Now that he had made up his mind, Wang Xu no longer hesitated, his eyes flashed with a murderous aura, and he decisively turned the horse's head. "Let's go!"

The generals who were already so anxious that they finally breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao Yunxing shot a sharp gaze, quickly scanned the battlefield, and immediately decided: "Wen Chang, Wen Yuan, you escort the lord away first, and I will break the back." ”

"The enemy army is huge, how can you do it alone? I'll go with you, and Wen Chang will escort the lord first. Zhang Liao was worried that Zhao Yun would lose, so he also followed the horse and rushed out with his personal guards Xiaoyaojin to the Yizhou soldiers who were galloping wildly.

Wei Yan also wanted to rush out, but seeing that Wang Xu was no longer guarded by a general, he didn't dare to leave, and followed Wang Xu's footsteps towards the south.

Cao Cao, Cao Cao! I still underestimate you, I can't imagine that the first fiasco in my life was from you. Wang Xu, who was running quickly, gradually became clear in his mind, and he connected the global battlefield back and forth, and he already understood how he had fallen into Cao Cao's trap step by step.

It is obvious that from the very beginning, Cao Cao bluffed on his face, forcing the generals of Jingzhou, who had just returned from Yizhou and did not know the enemy's situation at all, not to act rashly. In fact, most of the soldiers were allowed to march day and night and enter the predetermined position. With a small army of soldiers and horses lurking from the east to attack Fuyang, he ordered the general to ambush this Tangzi Mountain Road many days ago, and at the same time instigated Zhang Lu to send troops to ambush at the outer entrance of Tangzi Mountain Road.

At this time, the Chinese army, which has only more than 20,000 troops, will inevitably be discovered by the generals of Jingzhou, and there is no need to do anything to deceive the defeat, just to fight a decisive battle with the Jingzhou army head-on, and retreat one after another. Although Cao Cao could only cause heavy casualties among the soldiers and horses in the middle lane, he was more successful in luring the main army of Jingzhou away from Xiangxiang. Then he seized Wang Xu's personality traits and his jealousy of Cao Cao, and used the trivial matter of breaking Fuyang to make Wang Xu mistakenly think that it was a plan to lure the enemy, and the coalition soldiers and horses would come from Fuyang.

At this time, if Wang Xu does not withdraw, then he only needs to inform Yu Ban to send troops from Tangzi Mountain Road, which is not far away, and capture the Jingzhou army camp with Yizhou soldiers and horses that completely exceeded expectations, and attack from all sides, the Jingzhou army is bound to be defeated, and even induce Guan Hai to rescue, seize Xiangxiang, and then approach Xiangyang with lightning speed. At that time, in order to save the situation, Wang Xu was bound to recall the soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou, and at the same time gathered the soldiers of various counties to fight.

It's just that in this case, in the face of the attack of the two princes Liu Biao and Liu Yan, Wang Xu is bound to be defeated and retreat, and the most likely is to withdraw to Jingnan. In that way, Wang Xu will not be able to go on the Northern Expedition for a long time, and the biggest beneficiary is Liu Yan, Liu Yan, who played Yizhou to get the sweetness, lacked suppression, and in the face of the weaker Liu Biao, of course, his ambitions were inflated and he attacked quickly. At this time, where does Liu Biao have the strength to resist, and the final result is likely to be Liu Yan's exclusive victory. And with a stable rear and a rich Jingbei, Liu Yan was really big at that time, not to mention Wang Xu, even he Cao Cao had to watch out for the rear from time to time. If Wang Xu is defeated by Liu Yan with absolute strength, the consequences will be unimaginable, and Liu Yan's troops will enter the division...... Obviously, that is absolutely what Cao Cao didn't want to see.

If Wang Xu retreated to Xiangxiang, Cao Cao would pursue it tightly, and Yu Ban and the Yizhou army would snipe along the way, which would also cause heavy losses to the Jingzhou army, but it could not hit Jingzhou hard. And he can't go, he still needs to fight, but the war in Xuzhou is urgent, and the shape of the Central Plains is complicated, how can he drag it out for a long time.

Therefore, what really suited his heart the most was to force Wang Xu to retreat to the southwest, ambush him at Tangzi Mountain, and cripple the main force of the Jingzhou army, while leaving the possibility of quickly recovering the situation. In Cao Cao's mind, at that time, Liu Biao fought a decisive battle with Wang Xu, who suffered heavy losses, with superior forces, although he would still be defeated in the end. But it can consume Jingzhou's strength to the greatest extent possible. That's what he wants. Let Liu Biao make a comeback and let Liu Yan sit big, it is not what he wants, what he wants is just to make Wang Xu unable to take Yizhou, continue to retreat in Jingzhou to recuperate, and several parties are balanced and contained......

Such a long-term plan, a meticulous mind. The ruthless methods and precise and accurate judgment really made Wang Xu's heart feel cold......

In the early winter of 194 AD, the Jingzhou army was defeated at Tangzi Mountain and suffered unprecedented heavy losses. With the desperate efforts of Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and other generals in the army, Wang Xu finally led the remnants of the army to slowly enter Huyang County. It's a pity that there are heavy losses. There is not one of the 50,000 elite soldiers, the dead are dead, the captured are captured, and the escapes are escaped, only more than 5,000 people retreat into Huyang, and the generals' characteristic personal guards also suffer heavy losses, and the entire Huyang County adds up to only more than 10,000 people. Most of them are also wounded.

Meanwhile. Liu Biao and Zhang Lu chased after each other and besieged Huyang County. and divided 30,000 troops, and besieged Guan Hai and Zhang Jing's 10,000 people who were still in Xiangxiang. Wang Xu originally wanted to recall some Jiangzhou soldiers and horses. It's a pity that the main army of Liu Yan in Shuzhong suddenly pressed on Jiangzhou, and was in a stalemate with Tian Feng, Wang Fei, Han Meng and others, and did not dare to move. Fortunately, the war in Xuzhou was tight, and Cao Cao had to lead his troops to retreat, so that Wang Xu's hanging heart finally let go of it a little.

Walking slowly on the city wall, looking at the Jingzhou soldiers who had just repelled Liu Biao and Zhang Lu's strong attack, Wang Xu felt sad for a while. They were so tired and mentally stressed that they lay on the walls one by one, their armor tattered, blood mixed with dust and mud, staining everyone to the point of being inhuman.

"Brother Xu, are we going to die here?" Zhao Yu, who was following closely behind, also couldn't see a bit of pretty, black and tattered, only those eyes were still bright.

Faced with such an inquiry, Wang Xu smiled bitterly, his eyes stared into the distance, but he was silent for a long time, because he didn't know what to say.

"Rain, it won't." Xu Shu, who was also a wolf, smiled gently, stroked Zhao Yu's hair, and comforted her.

"Sister, I understand." Zhao Yu's bright eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and his eyes were distant, as if he was reminiscing and thinking.

When Xu Shu still wanted to open his mouth to comfort, Wang Xu sighed and interjected hoarsely: "Yu'er, are you afraid?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" Zhao Yu didn't hesitate, and a flower-like smile bloomed on his face mixed with mud and blood: "Brother Xu, with you, Yu'er is not afraid!" With Brother Xu and Sister Xu Shu dying together, Yu'er is very happy. ”

As he spoke, his tone paused, and then he continued: "Yu'er is just worried that we are dead, Sister Diao Chan and Sister Cai Yan don't know how sad they are, what to do in the future." And my second brother is also here, Wang Yue's sister-in-law will have a hard time in the future. ”

"Hey!" Sighing, Wang Xu was also a little helpless, and after a long silence, he continued: "Actually, I shouldn't let you pretend to be Guo Jia and pretend to die in Jiangzhou, otherwise I wouldn't let you fall into such a dangerous situation, and when I have the opportunity, I will let you break through!" ”

"You dare!" Zhao Yu, who had never been angry with Wang Xu, suddenly became angry, and Shui Ling's big eyes instantly burst into tears.

Wang Xu and Xu Shu had never seen Zhao Yu make such a big fire, and they all looked over in shock. saw Zhao Yu slowly bury his head and gradually choked. "Brother Xu, I won't leave, if you die, I don't want to live in pain for the rest of my life. If you dare to knock me out and send it out, I'll die for you. ”

"You ......" Wang Xu wanted to say, but he didn't know what to say, a hot current lingered in his heart, and the warmth of his eyes also lingered. Quietly looking at Zhao Yu's firm eyes at the moment, he couldn't speak anymore, stretched out a hand to caress Zhao Yu's cheek, and said gently: "Yu'er, you are Brother Xu's priceless treasure, Brother Xu will not let you die." ”

"What about you, what about Sister Xu Shu?" Zhao Yu choked up.

At this moment, Wang Xu didn't know why, he suddenly rose with great pride, looking at the enemy army stretching in the distance, his tiger eyes flashed, and he smiled: "It's not so easy to kill me." I want your sister Xu Shu's life, unless you step on me. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Liao came from a distance. "My lord, the enemy army is coming up again."

Wang Xu's eyes froze, he gently pushed Zhao Yu away, waved his hand and pulled out the sword of the cadre at his waist, and shouted in a deep voice: "Resist the enemy!" (To be continued.) )