Zhu Ling originally thought that relying on his own strength, even if he couldn't easily defeat these soldiers and horses outside the city, he should still be able to do it.

But he overestimated his own abilities.

After coming out with these soldiers and horses, Zhu Ling had already seen the power of these soldiers and horses outside the city.

After such a long battle now, Zhu Ling knew that it would be difficult for him to destroy all these enemy troops in front of him.

Now, there are only two choices in front of him.

Or, continue to charge, take these centaurs with you, and continue to fight, and see if you can kill these enemy troops.

If it doesn't work, then Zhu Ling can also tear a hole out of the enemy's encirclement and break through from it.

Or, he took advantage of the fact that the current soldiers and horses had not been completely lost, and there was still some strength left, so he could retreat to the city tower, and with these soldiers and horses, he could escape back to the city.

Then rely on the fortification of the city and continue to defend.

It's just that in this way, Zhu Ling returned to the original situation.

His plan to go out of the city with soldiers and horses and fight with Pei Yuanshao was wasted.

"General, our army has suffered heavy casualties, it's no longer good, everyone's army is disheartened, and the soldiers and horses in front of you have begun to rout, you should think of a way."

Several deputies retreated from the front line and came directly to Zhu Ling's side, and asked Zhu Ling in a hurry, and issued their own pleas.

At this time, Zhu Ling, when he was thinking about this matter, immediately relieved himself after hearing the questions of these deputies.

"How many men do we have left?"

"There are not many generals left, more than half of them have been lost, and if we continue to fight here, we won't be able to keep many people at all. Otherwise, let's break through, if we break through, there is still a glimmer of life! ”

The deputy didn't want to die here, so he gave Zhu Ling a suggestion.

But after Zhu Ling heard the deputy's words, he immediately became angry, and waved his hand directly, and his big hand made a mark in the air.

Then he hit the deputy in the face hard.

Smack.

A crisp and loud slap landed on the face of the deputy.

"Waste, dare to mess with our army's heart at this time!"

Although Zhu Ling himself thought about breaking through in his heart, he couldn't say it, and if he said it, the people around him would know that he was going to escape, so naturally he would not fight the enemy here wholeheartedly.

Everyone will think that the main general is about to run away, so they should hurry up and prepare to escape.

In this way, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they can't stop this decadent morale.

The deputy who was slapped firmly wanted to cry without tears.

Touching his face with his hands, he didn't dare to speak.

I could only look at Zhu Ling and wait for Zhu Ling's instructions.

Zhu Ling's face was gloomy, he got up from his war horse and looked around, wanting to know about the situation in the vicinity.

But as far as the eye can see, the decline of their own side is obvious, and there is no chance of victory on the battlefield.

Continuing to go on the offensive is clearly an unwise move.

"Withdraw, order our men and horses to withdraw, first retreat to the city tower, we still have two or three thousand archers in the city, with them, the enemy will definitely not dare to pursue too much."

Compared with breaking through directly from the front, Zhu Ling felt that it was better to retreat temporarily and have a greater grasp.

In this way, Zhu Ling ordered a retreat.

After losing a lot of soldiers and horses, Zhu Ling still failed to break through the defense of the duo of Pei Yuanshao and Zhuge Jin.

can only obediently lead the rest of the people and horses, and retreat back to this Anping county.

After Pei Yuanshao and Zhuge Jin saw Zhu Ling's soldiers and horses retreating from the battlefield, they did not continue to pursue and entered the city of Anping County.

It's not that Pei Yuanshao is not capable enough.

It's because on the one hand, Zhu Ling has some shooters stationed in Anping County, and if he continues to pursue rashly, the losses will definitely be large.

Pei Yuanshao's strength is already less than Zhu Ling's, and if he increases casualties like this, it will only make Pei Yuanshao's strength and Zhu Ling's gap even greater.

Moreover, Pei Yuanshao always remembered the order Xu Huang gave him to protect the grain road, and at the same time, guard Anping County.

His purpose was not to break this Anping County, he just needed to hold Anping and not let Zhu Ling kill them.

Thinking about it this way, then Pei Yuanshao didn't have so many ideas to attack Anping.

After Zhu Ling retreated to Anping County, Pei Yuanshao still dispatched his soldiers and horses to the surrounding areas of the city.

The three cities of Anping County were surrounded, leaving only the position of Zhilecheng County facing Hejian County in the north, and no soldiers and horses were sent to garrison.

The purpose of encircling three missing one is actually to let Zhu Ling take the initiative to run out of the city and break through the city directly.

In that case, with the thousands of cavalry left by Xu Huang, on this wide plain, Pei Yuanshao has great confidence that he can win.

Repelled Zhu Ling's fleeing soldiers and horses.

However, Zhu Ling also knew this, especially when he was attacking just now, he had already discovered that there were still thousands of cavalry outside the city, and there was even less thought of letting Zhu Ling break through from the city.

He made up his mind and is now stationed in the city to defend.

Wait a few days to see.

As long as Xu Huang's soldiers and horses could not win in Lecheng County, they should have been repelled by Yuan Xi's army.

At that time, Yuan Xi will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and maybe Zhu Ling's crisis will be lifted in this way.

However, Zhu Ling's plan fell through.

He waited here for two days.

In the past two days, although Pei Yuanshao did not continue to attack, he did not wait for Yuan Xi's reinforcements.

What was waiting for was Pei Yuanshao's reinforcements.

Liu Zheng's main force, under the leadership of Tai Shici, rushed to Hejian County one after another.

As soon as I arrived here, I met Pei Yuanshao, who was guarding Anping County, and was at war with Zhu Ling.

Liu Zheng didn't deliberately speed up his pace, but just brought the army, just right, and came here.

After seeing Pei Yuanshao and the others staying here, he sent someone to inquire, and naturally learned what happened two days ago.

At the same time, I also knew that the defenders in this tower were named Zhu Ling.

For Zhu Ling, Liu Zheng is not very impressed, but he is also a person who has a name and surname during the Three Kingdoms period and has left a lot of deeds.

No matter how you look at it, although he is not in the ranks of first-class generals, he is also a figure with some strategy.

Such a person, if he can be pulled under his command, Liu Zheng will not mind.

Therefore, there was no order for the army, and directly launched a strong attack on Anping County.

but sent the army down to the city.

went out directly in person, stood under the city tower, and wanted to say that Zhu Ling would descend.

Under the escort of Lu Qiling and Dian Wei, Liu Zheng rode a horse and walked to the city tower of Anping County.

After tidying up his voice, he shouted loudly at the castle tower.