Because of the uneasiness in his heart, Wang Xu couldn't sleep, and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't find the reason. Thinking back to today's war, there should be nothing wrong with it, why do you always feel that something is missing?

"Hey!" Sighing, Wang Xu only felt that his heart was getting more and more irritable, so he couldn't help but put on a cotton straight coat, got up and walked out of the camp tent to breathe.

"General! Don't you sleep so late? A commander who happened to be passing by outside the camp saw him and saluted him.

"Huh! If you can't sleep, you get up and have a look. Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Oh!" Hearing this, the tun chief didn't talk nonsense, and saluted respectfully and said, "General, then you pay attention to safety, and your subordinates will patrol first." ”

"Hmmm! Go ahead. Nodding, watching the patrol soldiers gradually move away, Wang Xu's brows furrowed again. Looking at the stars in the sky, feeling the chill of late winter and early spring, and the cool breeze blowing from time to time, my head is also a lot clearer.

What's missing? In today's battle, there should be no mistakes. Li Su was beheaded, Hu Zhen's army was defeated, Yuanwu and Yangwu counties became isolated cities, besieged by the combined forces of the princes on the left and right, and when the army rested for a day, it could be easily taken, and then the troops entered Xingyang, what else could be missing?

Walking in the barracks, Wang Xu, who was thinking quietly, never got results, and the more he thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. Glancing around, he found that he had unconsciously walked outside the camp tent of the public enemy, and the candle light in the tent was still on, and it was obvious that he had not slept yet. Thinking that if he continued to be so entangled, there would be no result, so he immediately couldn't help but walk towards the camp of public hatred.

When the guards saw Wang Xu coming, they wanted to salute and report it.

However, Wang Xu immediately waved his hand to stop it, and lifted the curtain of the tent. "Wenliang, it's so late, don't you still sleep?"

"Huh?" Hearing the voice, Gong Qiu hurriedly raised his head. Seeing that it was Wang Xu, he immediately got up and saluted. "Lord!"

"Okay, no need to be polite." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand. Walked in slowly.

Wang Xu's arrival. Obviously, Gong Qiucheng was extremely puzzled, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask: "The lord came to visit late at night, but what do you have to order?" ”

"Nothing." Wang Xu smiled and shook his head. "I just couldn't sleep, and I happened to pass by here, and when I saw that the candles were still on in your camp, I came in and had a look. It's so late. Why haven't you rested yet? ”

"Hehe, today's harvest is quite abundant, and the seized grain and grass materials Yuan Shu has been distributed to all departments. The subordinates have just checked it, and now the statistics are being carried out, and it will be fine soon. The public feud laughed.

"Hey! It's really hard for you, this time to ask Dong. The logistics are all on you. ”

"Why does the lord say this, this is a matter of subordination. The soldiers fought bloodily without complaining, and their subordinates sat in the back, how could they not be satisfied? As he spoke, the public shook his head and quickly pulled the topic away. Concerned and said: "It's the lord, this morning's battle for half a day, I think I should be tired." Why is it so hard to sleep? But what's on your mind? ”

"Hey!" Listen to the public feud and ask. Wang Xu sighed, but he didn't hide it. "There's something on my mind. Because I always feel that there seems to be something neglected in today's war, I am restless and difficult to sleep. ”

"Huh! It's easy to do. Hearing this, the public enemy said that he laughed. Doctor Cloud: Heart disease also needs heart medicine. Since the lord is worried about the current war, it is better to let his subordinates deduce it from you, and if nothing happens, you can rest assured. ”

"Oh? How is it derived? Wang Xu suddenly wondered.

"The lord is comparable to Dong Zhuo, and his subordinates are comparable to the army of the princes, how about rehearsing today's battle in words?" The public feud laughed.

"That's a good idea." Wang Xu nodded again and again in agreement. And the action is not slow, and immediately put on a posture with the public enemy, you and I said it one by one......

After a while, Gong Qiu said that he was already smiling, and said affirmatively: "I have booby-trapped Li Su and defeated Hu Zhen." The two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu have lost their strategies, the lonely city is difficult to defend, and the armies celebrate and hold banquets, what else can the lord do? ”

After speaking, he immediately persuaded again: "So, the lord doesn't need to worry anymore, Dong Jun is difficult to do, it's better to rest early!" ”

At this time, Wang Xu had already completely regarded himself as Dong Zhuo's side with the discussion just now, and he was not convinced, but after thinking for a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Haha! The difference in the amount of text! Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the first victory is not enough. Although you won the first battle, but you must be arrogant, Xingyang is only a hundred miles away from your camp, as long as I am unreasonable, when I receive the news of defeat, regardless of it, immediately send the general Xu Rong, lead his subordinates to attack first, ambush in the mountains and forests, the army then followed, taking advantage of your victory and arrogance to attack at night, although you have more than 100,000 troops, it is useless. Hahaha! ”

Wang Xu was laughing proudly, but suddenly found that the public enemy was staring at him, and he was also stunned. But he quickly reacted and suddenly took the case. "Oops, big deal!"

Gong Qiu said that he was also shocked at the moment, and said urgently: "Lord, if Xu Rong really has that guts, my army is in danger!" ”

"Xu Rongnai is a general who is both civil and military, and he is more courageous, if he thinks of this plan, he will definitely come out of the nest." Saying that, the more Wang Xu thought about it, the more he felt flustered, and he didn't dare to waste time, so he got up and said hurriedly: "Wenliang, quickly, you quickly go and inform the generals to assemble their soldiers and put on their armor." Whether he comes or not, he must be ready, and I will inform the princes of all walks of life!" ”

"No!" The public enemy said that he did not dare to slack off, and immediately followed and walked out of the tent.

However, when Wang Xu was about to step out of the big tent, his steps were abrupt, and he suddenly turned around and admonished: "Wen Liang, you remember, after gathering the soldiers, if you hear the sound of fighting, immediately let all the soldiers guard our logistics personnel and war horses, and no matter what happens, don't take the initiative to attack." As long as we are ready to fight, the night attackers will inevitably take a detour and attack the unprepared, rather than waste their limited forces attacking us. ”

"No!"

Seeing that the public enemy nodded solemnly, Wang Xu did not hesitate anymore, and left quickly. I was going to go to Cao Cao first, and then I went to persuade Yuan Shao.

As the saying goes, heroes see the same thing, but unexpectedly, they were still halfway through the road, and they happened to meet Cao Cao. And at the first moment of meeting, Cao Cao had already rushed to say: "Ziyang, hurry!" Let your soldiers quickly put on their armor and prepare for the attack. The two of us went to the original tent together. Convince him to give the order. Let the princes of all walks of life prepare for battle. ”

Hearing this, although Wang Xu was stunned, he didn't care, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm also here for this matter, and I want to look for you." ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at Wang Xu in surprise, and then couldn't stop laughing: "Hahahaha!" Ziyang is really a genius. So just right, go! Let's go together. ”

Rushed to Yuan Shao's place with Cao Cao. After some persuasion, Yuan Shao was also taken aback. Wang Xu and Cao Cao's skills, Yuan Shao knew it, and at this moment, the two of them came to persuade together, and they didn't dare to hesitate, even if they called the heralds. Every man took his arrows and hurried to the camps.

It's a pity, after all, it was still a step too late, not long after the herald left, Yuan Shao had just ordered to assemble his soldiers and horses, and in front of the long camp, there was already a shocking shout of killing, and the war drums were roaring.

A moment later, the four battalions of Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan, and Bao Xin were at the front. Then the flames burst into the sky. Apparently caught off guard. And from a distance, it spreads extremely fast. Obviously, the other party did not fall in love with the war, and the purpose was to disrupt the entire camp of the princes' army.

Seeing this, Wang Xu and Cao Cao didn't dare to stay any longer, and immediately rushed back to their camp. Cao Cao was busy going back to gather soldiers to resist the night attack and help the battalions quickly organize resistance. Wang Xu is worried about the war horse he captured, once he loses it, I am afraid that he will run away on the spot and fight to the death with Xu Rong.

By the time he rushed back to his camp, Dian Wei was sweating profusely. As soon as he saw Wang Xu, he didn't say a word, and immediately handed over the battle armor.

Wang Xu didn't hesitate, with the help of Dian Wei and the guards, he quickly dressed up, picked up the fire dragon gun and went straight to the logistics site. At this moment, the generals were already ready, running back and forth, commanding the soldiers to form a circle around the fence, and escorting the doctors, logistics soldiers, and booty to the center.

Seeing Wang Xu coming back, Zhang Jing, who was closest to him, immediately urged his horse to gallop to it, and said hurriedly: "Boss, look at the distance from afar, there are a lot of people coming from Dong Jun, and the princes are unprepared, I'm afraid the shape is worrying, otherwise let's withdraw first!" ”

"It's fine." Wang Xu immediately waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Xu Rong only has 10,000 elite horsemen in his hand, although the night attack was successful, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are both prepared, and they will soon be able to stabilize themselves." Besides, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Gongsun Zan are not just eating, as long as the Chinese army is not chaotic, they will soon organize a counterattack. What I'm really worried about is when exactly Xu Rong set off, if it was noon when Hu Zhen was defeated, it would have been more than six hours since now. In other words, there are still 20,000 infantry in the rear who are about to dare to arrive, in that case, Yuan Shao should give the order to retreat according to Cao Cao's words. When the time comes, try to save the war horse, and don't want everything else. ”

At this moment, the battlefield is also changing rapidly, Xu Rong's 10,000 elite cavalry advanced from the front in four directions, and was stubbornly resisted by Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and other princes.

Although there were many casualties due to lack of preparation, as the defeat retreated to the center, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led the troops to block the attack, but they quickly recovered their strength. And taking advantage of this time, the other princes of the camp also quickly assembled and launched a counterattack.

It's a pity that things are completely going in a bad direction, and as Wang Xu and Cao Cao expected, just when the princes are about to stabilize their positions and prepare to kill Xu Rong's 10,000 elite horsemen. The left and right flanks suddenly slaughtered countless Dong army infantry. Although the generals were prepared at this time, the soldiers were panicking. Originally, the morale of the people who were successfully attacked at night was low, but at this moment, they have not been able to stabilize their positions and successfully organize a counterattack, but they are attacked from three sides, how can they still have the will to fight. Moreover, in the middle of the night, the number of enemy troops could not be known, but they were overwhelming, which instantly demoralized the princes' army to the extreme.

At this time, it was unwise to fight any further, and all the princes fought and retreated, each of them divided his troops and horses to cushion the back, so that the army could quickly evacuate. Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and other people who were good at fighting even personally broke off the rear and commanded the soldiers to retreat in an orderly manner as much as possible.

Of course, Wang Xu can't completely sit idly by, otherwise how will he explain to everyone next? After killing and repelling a wave of enemy troops attacking his side, he ordered Gao Shun to lead the sergeants and captured horses to retreat. He personally commanded Dian Wei, four generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang, as well as five hundred guards and three hundred Yanyun iron cavalry, and rushed to the front to assist in breaking the rear.

There were many fierce generals who pressed the formation, and after the elite soldiers and horses of various departments were broken, Xu Rong had no choice but to watch the main forces of the princes leave the battlefield. Moreover, he has no problem with the troops behind him. originally wanted to figure out how to slash the general and deter the princes and soldiers to break through the line, but unfortunately he first ran into the second brother Guan, and after three moves, he knew that it was difficult to fight, so he quickly ran away. Immediately ran into Sun Jian and Xiahoudun successively, and ran away again. When he finally met Zhao Yun, he was already tired, and he was picked off his helmet in two moves and almost died.

Since then, he no longer dared to fight against the generals, and quickly retreated behind the soldiers, although the generals had the intention to kill him, but at this moment they were deep in the battle formation, each pressing the enemy soldiers, busy protecting the retreat of the soldiers, and really couldn't pull out.

Fortunately, he retreated in all four battles, which greatly demoralized his soldiers and weakened the offensive a lot.

After fighting and retreating, after an hour, Xu Rong saw that the Dong army had lost its sharpness, and it was tiring again, and there was no great profit, so he finally stopped pursuing and slowly withdrew his troops.

Seeing this, the generals behind the cushion also breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally got through it. Then they didn't dare to hesitate, each dragged their tired bodies, led their troops to catch up with the main force, and quickly withdrew to the sour dates. When the armies of the princes on the left and right heard that the main force of the middle road was defeated and retreated, they lost their support for each other, and they did not dare to stay for a long time, so they withdrew their troops one after another.

However, Xu Rong had few troops after all, and there were many losses in this night attack. Seeing that the princes' army did not suffer a fatal blow and safely withdrew the sour dates, he was worried about the subsequent counterattack, and he did not dare to stay for a long time. With 20,000 soldiers and horses from Yuanwu and Yangwu counties, he evacuated and returned to Xingyang to garrison.

In this battle, in addition to Wang Xu's losses were negligible, all the princes in the middle of the road suffered losses of varying sizes, and the morale of the coalition forces was also greatly dampened.

But the princes were not discouraged, although they were defeated for a while, but they also caused great casualties to the Dong army, plus the defeat of 40,000 Dong troops in the first battle, on the whole, the casualties of the Dong army were more than twice that of the princes, and they still had a strategic advantage, at least the door of the division has been completely opened.

Therefore, after the sour jujube spent several days to regroup, on the thirteenth day of the first month of 190 AD, the army of the princes was once again divided into three ways and slaughtered to Xingyang...... (To be continued, if you want to know what happens, please log in to the http://www.biquge.info.)

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