Xiahoudun decided to retreat. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It has been a day since the fierce battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army began yesterday, and there has been no news of Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng. All the scouts sent out were intercepted and killed, and it was difficult for the scouts to move beyond ten miles.

Xiahoudun felt that the situation was not good, and he suspected that Gongsun Zhan and Ma Teng had been surrounded by the Northern Frontier Army, otherwise there would be no news at all.

Since Gongsun Chan and Ma Teng were surrounded, and they were unable to break through the blockade of the Northern Frontier Army to rescue them, their fate can be imagined. Once the Northern Frontier Army solves Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng, he will be in danger.

In this kind of place with dense rivers, if this northern Xinjiang army is trapped, it will be too difficult for the army to break through. In order to preserve strength, there is only the option of retreat.

At this time, the Northern Xinjiang Army was attacked in Xindu City, and the number of troops that could rush to the Dongguang battlefield must be limited, with the strength of Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng, it would not be a problem to hold on for two to three days, and he could take advantage of the rapid withdrawal of these few days to Qinghe State.

Although the eldest brother had to hold out on the battlefield on the East Road until the end of August, he did not say that he would hold out until the end of August before retreating. As long as he returns to Qinghe Country in early September, it will not be considered a violation of the eldest brother's military order.

Xiahoudun's opinion was supported by Li Dian, and at this time, he also thought that continuing to go north was purely looking for death. Since the Northern Frontier Army has discovered our intentions, it will certainly not give us any chance.

Xiahoudun ordered Zang Ba and Wen Ping not to fight with the northern Xinjiang army that was holding them back, immediately withdraw their troops, and take grain and grass to occupy the Dagu River twenty miles away from Xinhe.

At the same time, Xue Lan, who ordered Liu Beijun, to lead the army to hold several crossings on the Xinhe River and retreat at any time.

Zang Ba and Wen Ping were fighting fiercely with Xun Di while transporting grain and grass to the north bank of the Xinhe River. After receiving Xiahoudun's order to retreat, the two were secretly happy in their hearts. They had long thought that they could not fight this battle.

The whereabouts of the army were completely exposed, and the strength was not superior, so it would be difficult to cross the Zhangshui River and complete the predetermined combat objectives even if it reached Nanpi.

Wen Ping ordered Gan Ning and Wang Wei to lead 10,000 horses to take the lead in retreating to the Dagu River.

At noon, Li Dian led the main force to begin to retreat. Xiahoudun led 10,000 horses and horses on the south bank of the river to pretend, preparing to withdraw in the evening.

At the same time, the fierce battle on the battlefield of Xiaoliangting continued.

Seeing that the battle was about to end, Chang Yuchun immediately ordered Lü Bu and Gao Changgong to take the initiative to attack Xiahoudun and contain Cao Cao's army on the south bank of the river. He was worried that Xiahoudun would be scared away after knowing that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army was encircling and annihilating Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng.

Lu Bu and Chang Yuchun were very unhappy because they did not participate in the Battle of Xiaoliangting, and when they received the order to attack Cao Cao's army, they were immediately overjoyed. With 58,000 men and horses in their hands, they could completely defeat 50,000 Cao Cao's army.

Since Chang Yuchun now ordered to take the initiative to attack, of course, the credit for the total annihilation of Cao Cao's army cannot be given to others.

Two armies of 58,000 men slaughtered the other side with a fierce attack to the sound of thunderous war drums.

Xiahoudun thought that his intention to withdraw his troops was exposed, so without saying a word, he turned around and ran wildly with 10,000 people. Only then did Lü Bu and Gao Changgong discover that Cao Cao's army had begun to retreat. On the one hand, the two of them urgently reported that they were often in spring, and on the other hand, they pursued them.

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What Chang Yuchun worried about still happened.

If Xiahoudun withdrew to the south bank of the Xinhe River and joined Liu Biaojun and Liu Beijun, then these more than 80,000 people and horses were crammed between the narrow rivers and had enough grain and grass to hold on for a while.

On the contrary, at this time, many advantages of the Northern Frontier Army were limited due to terrain, and it was difficult to eat these more than 80,000 people in a short period of time.

Once the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is dragged here, then the strategy of encircling and annihilating Cao Cao in the south will inevitably be affected, or even directly fail.

"Order Li Jing and Guan Hai to withdraw from the battlefield immediately, lead the army across the river, and outflank the rebels from the right side."

"Order Zhao Yun to immediately rush to the north bank of the Xinhe River and outflank the rebels from the left side."

"Order Xun Di to delay the rebels crossing the river at all costs."

Chang Yuchun looked at the battlefield with a murderous sound, waved his hand vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Order, don't take prisoners, kill them all for me, and leave no one behind." ”

Xu Shu was startled, and hurriedly stopped: "Chang Boren, the lord has an order, surrender as much as possible!" ”

"I don't have time to grind with them." Chang Yuchun shouted murderously, "Kill them all for me!" ”

As soon as the killing order was given, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and a group of iron horsemen stepped on the corpses of the rebels and pursued them at full speed in the direction of the Great River.

The sun was shining, and the scorching air and thick blood shrouded the entire Dongguang battlefield.

Within a radius of about fifty miles from Xiaoliangting to the Dagu River, more than 100,000 troops were moving at high speed.

On the battlefield of Xiaoliangting, the armies of Zhang He and Gao Shun were sweeping away the last few stubborn rebels.

Within a dozen miles from Xiaoliangting to Dahe, several armies were rushing in a southwesterly direction. On the right is Yan Rou and Xian Yufu's iron horse, and on the left is the iron horse of Zhao and Yue Yun.

In the middle were the cavalry led by Zhang He, Wei Yan and Pan Zhang. In the rear of Zhang He's army, Chang Yuchun, Bian Xi, and Mu Shun followed up with an army of foot soldiers.

Within fifteen miles of the Great River and the New River, several armies were also running southwestward. On the right is the iron cavalry of Li Jing and Guan Hai, and on the left is the iron cavalry of Zhao Yun.

There were three armies in the middle.

Running at the front, the closest to Xinhe was Li Dian's army, followed by Li Dian was Xiahoudun, and behind Xiahoudun was Lü Bu and Chang Yuchun's Northern Frontier Army.

Within 20 miles from Xinhe to Dagu River, except for Xun Di's army, which was still attacking and advancing in the direction of Xinhe according to the original plan, several other armies were retreating in the southwest direction.

Gan Ning and Wang Wei's army was almost to the Dagu River, and Wenpin's army was following behind with grain, grass, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

Zang Ba's army had been fighting a fierce battle with Xun Di, but now he was gradually disengaging from the battlefield, waiting for Xue Lan to come and join him, while Xue Lan's army was still guarding the south bank of the Xinhe River.

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The scouts came one after another to report that Li Dian's army was still three miles away from the ferry, and Xun Di's army was only three miles away from the ferry.

Xue Lan showed a smug sneer on his face, and ordered: "Order, the army withdraws from the ferry, and quickly rendezvous with General Zang Ba to retreat south." ”

Li Feng, who was standing behind him, was taken aback and said, "The armies of Xiahoudun and Li Dian have not yet arrived at the ferry, and we can't withdraw." ”

Xue Lan turned around abruptly and roared loudly: "When I was in Yanzhou, these two almost killed me, I want to take revenge, whoever dares to stop me, I will kill him." ”

What Xue Lan was referring to was that Zhang Miao, Zang Hong and others took advantage of Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou to get rid of Cao Cao, but they failed and had to surrender to Liu Bei. In this process, Li Feng, Xue Lan and others are all from Zhang Miao's side. At the beginning, they could be said to have died for a lifetime, so they fled to Xuzhou.

Li Feng also remembered this incident, he almost died at the beginning. However, Li Feng felt that this matter was a thing of the past, and now that the two sides were allies, he couldn't stab him in the back, so he planned to persuade Xue Lan.

"If you don't want to die, shut up." Before Li Feng could speak, Xue Lan rushed up, grabbed his neck, and said viciously, "Did you hear it, withdraw from the ferry for me." ”

"Zang Ba will kill us." Li Feng shouted in fear, "Even if Zang Ba doesn't kill us, the lord won't spare us in the future." ”

Xue Lan pursed her lips and said disdainfully, "Liu Bei? This despicable villain, if the general hadn't sent a large army south, he would have died in the hands of Cao Cao. But it's good that he turned around and forgot to break his promise, and joined forces with Cao Cao, the enemy, against the general, how can there be such a brazen person in the world! ”

Li Feng's face darkened and he did not speak.

At the beginning, Li Feng and Xue Lan both wanted to follow Zhang He and withdraw to the northern Xinjiang, but who knew that they were plotted by Liu Bei and held their families hostage, so that they had to stay.

Of course, Li Feng knew why Liu Bei wanted to keep them, because he basically didn't have any troops in his own hands, most of them were the troops of a few of their Yanzhou generals. If they leave, he Liu Bei will be a bare-bones commander.

This is also why Liu Bei did not leave Chen Gong and Zhang Miao and others, they are all scholars, they have no soldiers in their hands, and they are still famous, and it is not good for him Liu Bei to stay, so Chen Gong and Zhang Miao and others went north with Zhang He.

Xue Lan pushed him to the ground fiercely, and ordered loudly: "Withdraw, immediately withdraw from the ferry for me!" ”

Xun Di, who was about to lead the army to fight Liu Beijun desperately, looked at Liu Beijun who disappeared into the distance, and said to the deputy general in disbelief: "We occupy Xinhe?" ”

"The defeat was like a mountain. At this time, whoever runs fast will be able to live, and where can he take care of others. The deputy general smiled, "What's more, Liu Bei and Cao Cao already have an enmity, and now that there is such an opportunity to pit Cao Cao and bring benefits to himself, Liu Bei will naturally not miss it." ”

The war drums sounded hurriedly, and the soldiers of the northern frontier, under the leadership of their respective superiors, quickly set up a blocking position along the south bank of the Xinhe River.

"Give the order to go down, guard the embankment, and not let go of an enemy"

Xun Di was relieved and let out a long breath.

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Li Dian waved his hands angrily and cursed Liu Beijun who fled in a loud voice. He did not believe at all that this Northern Xinjiang Army would defeat Liu Bei's army and occupy Xinhe. This is the key point of the retreat of the army, if Liu Beijun did not deliberately give up, it would be impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to kill by the river.

Throwing his army north of the Xinhe River can not only hold back the Northern Xinjiang Army, but also buy time for Liu Beijun and Liu Biaojun to retreat.

These shameless villains have resorted to such despicable means.

However, now is clearly not the time to complain, because complaining will not bring any good, but will only destroy your own army.

Li Dian ordered an attack and prepared to force a crossing of the river.

At this time, Xiahou Dun Pegasus, who received the news, rushed to the river, and he stopped Li Dian's action, but ordered the army to set up a large camp with its back to the Xinhe River and form a formation. (To be continued.) )