"Protect the Regent!"

It was too late, it was too late, Lu Meng suddenly rushed over with a group of cavalry, and they all pulled the reins of the horses, and the horses stopped in front of Zhang Yan's body, and Lu Meng and the others also came to hide in a stirrup, using the horses as shields, and blocked the hundreds of arrows.

"Herod—"

For a while, dozens of war horses were shot by arrows, and they all let out a miserable neigh, and then their bodies were crooked, and they fell to the ground.

During this period of time, Lu Meng and the dozens of cavalrymen had already jumped off their horses, drove Zhang Yan, and quickly dodged towards a small mound in front of them, dozens of people curled up in a palm-sized place, and the arrows above their heads kept flying overhead, so that they didn't dare to raise their heads.

At the same time, Cao Jun, who had been chased by them before, also suddenly turned around, and under the leadership of various officers, let out an exciting shout, and killed Zhang Yan's ambushed army.

This time, although Cao Jun did not use the Thunderbolt Fire Mine, its ambush troops were as high as 10,000 people, and all of them were strong crossbowmen, holding a three-arrow crossbow machine in their hands, and fiercely shot towards the small mound where Zhang Yan was hiding.

Those Cao Jun, who had gone and returned, even raised their blades to kill Zhang Yan, less than two miles away from the place where he was hiding.

It was only at this time that Zhang Yan was stunned, he had been tricked, and he had also been hit by a big plan, the first time he encountered an ambush, it was just a sloppy eye of the Cao army, and the collapse of the 10,000-strong army that lost his armor was the Cao army's lure of the enemy to go deeper, until these crossbowmen appeared. Zhang Yan knew that he was in danger.

It is worthy of Cao Cao. The stratagem turned out to be superior.

But. Until now, Zhang Yan has never seen Cao Cao appear, and even Dian Wei, Cao Hong, Xun Yu and others around Cao Cao have not seen it.

Could it be that Cao Cao is not here?

"Escort! Escort! Escort! Lu Meng's high-pitched and loud shouts broke Zhang Yan's thoughts and pulled Zhang Yan into reality again.

Whoosh whoosh ......

Arrows rained down, and the vicinity of the small mound was full of arrows in just a few moments, and the Cao army that had turned back was getting closer and closer to them.

Ambushes arose, under the fire of ten thousand arrows. When they were defenseless again, there were not many Han soldiers who could escape the catastrophe, but fortunately, the armor on their bodies was hard enough to resist the arrows hitting the vital point, although there were different numbers of arrows inserted in their bodies, but in the face of such a dangerous situation, these soldiers really exerted their superhuman willpower.

"Protect the Regent!"

The shouts came and went, and Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and others shouted loudly while blocking the arrows that were being shot.

At the moment when Cao's ambush suddenly fired, although Zhang Yan's army was not the slightest defense. Almost all of them were shot to the ground, but most of those who fell to the ground were war horses. And not the soldiers. Seeing that Zhang Yan was in trouble, these soldiers immediately got up from the ground, endured the great pain from the wounds on their bodies, waved the steel knife in their hands, and rushed in the direction where the arrow was fired.

Although the arrow array of the crossbowmen is powerful, it is more troublesome for the crossbow machine to load the arrows, so every time the shot is finished, there will always be a little free time, and this just creates an opportunity for the soldiers of the Han army.

Xu Chu and Gan Ning respectively led the soldiers to jump into the dry ditches on both sides of the road, and waved the steel knives in their hands to cut at the ambush soldiers of Cao's army. These people are crossbowmen, and they are good at long-range attacks, and once they are close to the enemy, they can only be beaten.

For a while, Xu Chu and Gan Ning were left and right, and the people who were killed in the ditch even cried for their fathers and mothers, and those who even had crossbowmen were scurrying around, like headless flies.

And Zhang Liao rode the Lu horse that had escaped the catastrophe, and with the remnants of more than 500 cavalry, he rushed towards the returning Cao army soldiers, like a shield, directly blocking this torrent in front of Zhang Yan, Lu Meng and others.

"Get the Lord Regent out of here!" Zhang Liao stabbed the enemy with the spear in his hand while shouting at Lu Meng.

As soon as Zhang Liao's words fell, more than a dozen cavalrymen rode their horses to arrive, jumped off their horses, knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison: "Please regent!" ”

Zhang Yan jumped on the back of the horse without hesitation, and Lu Meng also jumped on a war horse, and together with dozens of other cavalrymen who rushed over, he protected Zhang Yan and left the battlefield.

At this time, the battlefield was in chaos, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others had begun to counterattack, although the Cao army was numerous, but the lack of unified command, it looked like a plate of loose sand, which brought great convenience to Zhang Yan's escape.

In the distance, Xun Chen, escorted by more than 100 soldiers, ascended this high post. As soon as he ascended this high post, he saw Zhang Yan fleeing under the escort of more than 80 cavalrymen, so he sighed and said slowly: "It's a pity that I couldn't kill him in one fell swoop!" ”

Although Zhang Yan retreated, but he was unwilling, this was the first time he was defeated so badly, the five thousand elite cavalry he brought, after two ambushes by the enemy, suffered heavy losses, as for how many people were left on the battlefield, he did not know, only knew that the people who followed him were only more than eighty horsemen.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan also looked at the battlefield behind him resentfully, and suddenly, he saw a person on the high post, standing under a banner with the word "Xun", but the height and shape of that person were not Xun Yu, so who would he be?

Xun Yu?

Impossible, Xun Yu was in Xiahou Yuan's army, how could he appear here?

After thinking about it, Zhang Yan only thought of one person, and that was Xun Chen!

Except for Xun Chen, he couldn't think of a second person.

However, Zhang Yan doesn't have to be annoyed anymore, at least he has roughly guessed what is going on, this ambush plan must have nothing to do with Xun Chen.

However, where is Cao Cao? Isn't Cao Cao here?

Zhang Yan didn't know where Cao Cao went, anyway, he didn't see Cao Cao here, he felt that this was a kind of luck, if Cao Cao was here, he would definitely not be able to escape.

Zhang Yan fled and soon withdrew from the battlefield, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others gradually gathered together, and after seeing that Zhang Yan had safely withdrawn from the battlefield, they also withdrew from the battlefield.

Xun Chen did not chase after him, and let Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others lead the remnants of the army to retreat, because he knew that the combat effectiveness of the army was not as good as that of the enemy.

However, Liang Qi didn't see it that way, he felt that the enemy army was defeated, so he should take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, so he led 3,000 people to chase after him, but was stabbed to death by Zhang Liao after the break, and the rest of his subordinates were extremely surprised, because they were afraid of Zhang Liao, they did not dare to pursue again.

Subsequently, Xun Chen was not in a hurry to clean up the battlefield, so he hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield with the army and rushed towards Jinyang City.

……

Xun Yu, Han Fan and others finally arrived at the foot of Handan City after a rush of running.

At this moment, Handan City is still an empty city, Xun Yu asked Han Fan to lead troops into the city, and then arranged 5,000 people in five different directions in the city, hiding, and quietly waiting for the arrival of Zhang Yan's army.

About a stick of incense later, Jia Xu and Gao Shun led the army to the vicinity of Handan City, because they had received the news that Zhang Yan had sent scouts before, and they already knew that Handan City was an empty city.

Now the sun is setting, the twilight is four, and the soldiers have been on the road for a day, and they are already sleepy and tired.

So, Jia Xu and Gao Shun ordered to lead the army into the city to rest.

An army of 35,000 people entered the city from the south gate of Handan City, and the entire army was in good order, showing well-trained.

After entering the city, the army set up simple tents in the square, and although it was an empty city, the well-disciplined Han army was as clean as ever, and did not intend to spend the night in other parts of the city.

For a time, there were countless tents in the square.

It was getting late, so Jia Xu ordered someone to bury the pot and make rice, and after eating and drinking, Jia Xu ordered the army to rest.

Late at night, it was quiet in Handan City, Xun Yu and Han Fan cautiously walked out of the hiding house, without bringing an entourage, just the two of them, tiptoed to the center of Handan City, and saw that there were tents in the central square, and there was a lot of snoring inside, and the soldiers in charge of the night could not stop the charm of Zhou Gong and fell asleep.

Xun Yu patrolled around the square again, and found that the enemy was defenseless, so he laughed, and then left the square with Han Fan, and after returning to the hidden house, he said to Han Fan: "The enemy army is defenseless, tonight is the time for us to move." Although our army is small, it is a surprise attack, and we also have thunderbolts, as long as they are ignited and thrown directly into the barracks, we can blow up thirty percent of the enemy. Moreover, it is difficult to distinguish in the dark night, our army is waving flags and shouting from all directions, and the enemy army will definitely not know how many soldiers and horses we have come, and they will inevitably be defeated by us. ”

Han Fan said with a smile: "Don't drive the adult's clever plan, the five-body body that Han admires is thrown to the ground." Although Zhang Yan is not here, if he can defeat this army with less, it will also be a great achievement! Don't drive your lordship, I will send someone to inform the ministries, and when the time comes, we will take action together. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said to Han Fan: "If you win this battle, I promise that the main guild will reuse you!" ”

"This is still the blessing of the don't drive, when the time comes, in front of the lord, please don't drive the lord to praise a few more words."

"Definitely, definitely!"

At the moment, Xun Yu, Han Fan and others all gathered outside the square and surrounded the military camps in the square from the southeast, northwest, and north.

At three o'clock, the various units of Cao's army began to light thunderbolts and threw them towards the barracks according to the jihua agreed in advance.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

As soon as more than 200 thunderbolts were thrown into the barracks, they immediately caused an explosion, and the sound of explosions was enveloped in all sides of the barracks, which was really deafening in the silence of the night. (To be continued......)