Of course, Wang Xu would not fight for those useless captives, he only had more than 3,000 elite horsemen, and it was also a burden to take them. Besides, if they did not participate in the siege, they reached out to take it, and the princes would not agree. It's just that on the premise of killing Huaxiong and giving up sharing weapons and armor and other materials, he also had the cheekiness to ask for 400 war horses as trophies.

And just when the princes were busy cleaning up the mess, Yuan Shu sent someone to report that Xu Rong's army had retreated, and he had taken Xingyang bloodlessly.

Hearing the news, of course, everyone was overjoyed, and wanted to pursue immediately, but after the various units attacked Aocang, the soldiers were tired, and where could they withstand the toss. In the end, he reluctantly gave up, leaving Sun Jian and other princes who initially attacked Aocang to defend this place, and the rest went south to Xingyang.

Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's an inevitability. When the princes stationed in Xingyang and asked about the detailed process. Yuan Shu's statement is that his meticulous work found that Xingyang was an empty city, so he led his troops into the city, but all the materials and baggage in the city had been taken away.

The princes also believed his words, after all, Xu Rong expected that everyone was tired and did not dare to move, so it was not impossible to take away all the materials and baggage. But in fact, when Yuan Shu entered the city, this Xingyang was not only empty, but was full of weapons and armor, materials, baggage, gold, silver and money, and even a large amount of grain and grass was left. It's a pity that Yuan Shu was the only one at that time, and in the face of such a rich harvest, he was greedy and moved to his camp to hide first.

This directly led to the wrong judgment of everyone, including Wang Xu: Xu Rong withdrew, and it was expected that he would not be able to pursue, so he took away all the grain and grass baggage, and should have returned to Luoyang or Chenggao.

So, everyone just let go of their hearts and rested quietly. Drinking and feasting every day, life is comfortable......

At the same time, Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Luoyang, heard that Xingyang and Aocang had been lost, and Hu Zhen and Yang Dinger would surrender with their troops, and the princes would rest and recuperate. When preparing to enter the front line of Chenggao and Tiger Prison. I can't sit still anymore. Only the relatives of the clan were left to control Luoyang, and he personally led an army of 150,000 troops, and the soldiers were divided into three ways to help, wanting to fight a decisive battle with the princes.

One route was led by Li Dao and Guo Yan, and led 30,000 troops to reinforce Chenggao in the northwest of Hugao Pass. One route Duan Xuan led 20,000 troops to reinforce the revolving gate pass in the southwest of Tiger Prison Pass, echoing each other from afar. He himself personally led Li Ru, Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and other generals. and 100,000 main soldiers and horses to reinforce the Tiger Prison Pass. And with the fierce general Lu Bu as the vanguard, he led 30,000 troops to camp under the pass as a buffer!

Five days later, the princes finished repairing, and the soldiers and horses of all walks of life were assembled again. Only a few were stationed in Xingyang and Aocang, and excellent generals were dispatched. The rest are all moving westward. Divide the troops into the north and south, and prepare for a decisive battle with Dong Zhuo.

In this westward advance, Wang Xu and Cao Cao were in the middle together, and the two armies were connected to each other. So when I had nothing to do, I got together and chatted to relieve my boredom. "Brother Meng De, this Xingyang realm really deserves to be the 'two Beijing belts'. Sanqin throat'. The terrain is so dangerous, if I were Dong Zhuo. It is necessary to take advantage of this terrain to fight several battles. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but look around, and laughed loudly: "Can Dong Thief An compare with Ziyang?" ”

Hearing the praise, Wang Xu smiled, and didn't care, but asked: "Meng De, if it were you, where would you set the battlefield?" ”

"Of course, it's the Pavilion not far ahead." Cao Cao didn't hesitate and blurted out almost instantly.

"Oh? Yuting? Wang Xu is not very familiar with the Sili area, and when he heard this unfamiliar place name, he couldn't help but wonder.

Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile and slowly explained. "This pavilion is a very dangerous place. In that year, King Wu conquered, established the Zhou Dynasty, and wantonly divided the feudal kingdom. He has two younger brothers who have also been crowned kings, one is the West Kingdom and the other is the East Kingdom of the Kingdom, and this Pavilion is the capital of the East Kingdom of the Kingdom. The reason why this is so is because it is a choke point, and the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although nearly a thousand years of changes, the pavilion has long since ceased to be majestic, only a small city, but its surrounding terrain can still be used. ”

"I see?" Wang Xu nodded clearly, but instead smiled: "I didn't expect Brother Meng De to be able to learn about the past and the present, it's really admirable!" ”

"Huh! With a simple understanding, An Deziyang is so ridiculous? Cao Cao immediately shook his head.

The two talked and laughed, but time passed quickly, and before they knew it, they had entered the realm of Yuting with the army. Feeling that the surrounding mountains were becoming more and more dangerous, and the feeling of depression in his heart was getting heavier and heavier, Wang Xu couldn't help frowning. "Mengde, if it's really as you said, this is really a fierce place for soldiers, it's best to get through it quickly, for some reason, I suddenly felt a little panicked in my heart."

"Huh? Do you feel the same way? Cao Cao said abruptly.

"Mengde also has?" Hearing Cao Cao's words, Wang Xu only felt a sudden burst in his heart, and faintly had a bad premonition.

However, Cao Cao reacted faster, and did not talk again, his little eyes narrowed, and he quickly looked at the terrain before and after, and after a while, he seemed to think of something, and his face suddenly changed greatly, and he continued: "Ziyang, something is wrong!" ”

As he spoke, he didn't wait for Wang Xu to ask, he had already pointed to the mountains and forests in the distance and said, "You see, the mountains here stretch and dense forests are all over. There should have been more birds, beasts and insects, but now it is silent, everything is silent, only the sound of our marching steps, can An Neng not panic? This is really weird! ”

Wang Xu is also familiar with military books and has been in battle for a long time, and when he heard this, he immediately reacted. "There are ambushes!"

"That's how it should be!" Cao Cao had no intention of saying more at this time, so he responded and hurriedly urged the horse away. "Everyone must be told to retreat immediately! Be quick! ”

It's a pity that as soon as the words fell, a moment suddenly appeared on the distant mountain, and he laughed loudly: "Hahaha!" Xu Rong has been waiting for the prince for a long time. Yuan Shu! I knew that you would swallow the wealth of Xingyang alone, and you really hit the plan! ”

At this moment, in the deep empty mountains, Xu Rong's voice was amplified countless times, and the echoes were bursting, like a god shouting, and it hit the hearts of the princes' army that stretched for several miles.

Hearing this, Wang Xu immediately reacted and was furious in his heart. This dead ghost Yuan Shu really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he dares to deceive everyone. If he had known that Xu Rong had set off lightly and had not carried money, food, supplies, ordnance and baggage, he and Cao Cao and a few other resourceful people would have been vigilant and prepared, and they would have fallen into such a trap. Obviously, Xu Rong calculated that Yuan Shu would monopolize the huge profits, so he could implement this plan.

Of course, the princes were not stupid, and they quickly reacted one after another, knowing that they had been deceived by Yuan Shu, and they were all furious.

Unfortunately, there is no time to worry about this at this moment. With Xu Rong's voice. Countless crossbowmen suddenly appeared in the dense forest. Dense, all over the mountains. Before everyone could recover their strength, arrows were already raining down, and rolling stones and trees rumbled down. The long and narrow army of princes could not be so surprised, and they all dodged in horror and made a mess.

Fortunately, Wang Xu is in the middle and has not been affected at the moment. Seeing that something was wrong, he didn't say a word, and fled directly with the generals and soldiers. Even Cao Cao, who has always been concerned about the overall situation, couldn't control so much, and quickly gathered troops and horses to flee. Now that they have been ambushed, the army has no heart to fight. The soldiers have no will to fight, and they do not know the enemy's situation, and defeat and retreat are inevitable, so it is better to run away as soon as possible to preserve their strength.

But the front part of the enemy formation was miserable, and Yuan Shu, an unlucky child, was unfortunately in the range of attack. Seeing that the army suffered heavy casualties in an instant, everyone did not dare to hesitate, and shouted for the soldiers to retreat and flee.

Xu Rong carefully planned this play. So well prepared. Of course, it's not slow. In an instant, the drums roared, and he led his soldiers down the mountain like fierce tigers. Culling came.

Although there were many princes and soldiers, but in the middle of the march, the sergeants failed to line up, and it stretched and narrowed, almost breaking through at one rush. Coupled with the collapse of morale, where there is any ability to resist, everyone is fleeing for their lives. The only thing that can be done is to fight your way out and keep up with the banner of the main general, so that the chances of survival are higher.

And Wang Xu, who fled for the first time, still did not rush to the front, because since Xu Rong had made a careful layout, it would never be just secondary, and there would inevitably be someone to block him on the way back.

Sure enough, just when the princes who were in the rear were glad that they were not affected and were able to flee quickly, "Bang! With a sound of drums, Dong Zhuo's general Li Meng had already led a group of soldiers and horses to kill from the dense forest on the right, and in an instant, the army lost their armor and fled in all directions.

Wang Xu can't control so much at the moment, if he can avoid it, he will avoid it, and if he can't avoid it, he will rush over, and he will not fight, with the goal of escaping back to Xingyang, and others will not be able to take care of it. Once you fall behind and are besieged, the old life will be confessed here.

And in the entire army of princes, only he and Cao Cao's troops were the most orderly. Therefore, most of those Dong soldiers did not stop them, but only killed the chaotic soldiers.

Bloody battles all the way, waiting for all the soldiers and horses to work hard, finally broke through Li Meng's pass, under the pursuit of Xu Rong and Li Meng's tail, when fleeing towards Xingyang, he didn't run five miles, and then saw Wang Fang lead a group of men and horses from the left side of the road to kill, straight to the middle of the battle.

Fortunately, the princes have a very thick foundation, there are many generals to suppress the formation, and the soldiers are also fighting to the death in order to survive, although it is impossible to resist the Dong army that rushed to kill in formation, but they still fought a bloody way and rushed towards Xingyang. It was not until he was only five miles away from Xingyang that Xu Rong stopped his pursuit and returned with the victorious army.

The battle was fierce for the first time since the start of the army. The shouts of killing along the way shook the mountains and forests, and the corpses of the princes and allied troops were all over the field, and they suffered heavy losses. Even Wang Xu's elite soldiers were damaged by dozens of people, and he was extremely angry.

As soon as he returned to Xingyang, the princes from all walks of life who were lucky enough to escape were not in a hurry to light the loss, so they had already found Yuan Shu and asked him to give an explanation.

In fact, Yuan Shu at this moment was not much better, the fierce fighting made his lips dry and chapped, and the blood on his face was mixed with mud, looking extremely wolf. In the face of everyone's angry questioning, he himself smiled bitterly. After a long time, he had to say in a low voice: "Everyone! Ladies and gentlemen...... Let me explain. ”

Although the princes were extremely angry at the moment, when they heard his words, they quickly calmed down, waiting for him to give an explanation.

Looking at the imposing princes from all walks of life, Yuan Shu couldn't help sighing, and said helplessly: "This time it is indeed a fault of the Xia, and the losses caused by this are deeply guilty." In fact, I didn't want to deceive the princes, but there were villains around me who spoke up, and the roots were soft in the lower ears, which is the case. Now I haven't gotten any good ends, and I'm about to kill them. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the fierce and vicious people, and hurriedly continued: "The loss of the princes is not remedied, but the money, food and materials are still in my camp, and when I behead the villains around me, I will immediately send people to the princes!" Luckily? ”

It's already happened, what else can I do? Although the princes from all walks of life were angry in their hearts, they saw that Yuan Shu had apologized so softly, and was willing to make substantial compensation, sighed, and had to reveal it.

Cao Cao was worried that the princes would be separated because of this, so he interjected: "Since the highway has already repented, it is better to stop there." How about we go back to count the losses, regroup, and find a way to break the enemy in the future, and take revenge? ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shao, who was the leader of the alliance, also hurriedly agreed: "Yes! Now that the highway has apologized, everyone should still work together to find an opportunity to avenge the fallen soldiers. ”

Everyone understood that there was no point in reprimanding more, so they nodded, said no more, and dispersed.

"Ziyang! Wait a minute. Wang Xu had just walked a few steps, but Cao Cao suddenly came over.

"Huh? What's up? In today's battle, with the loss of dozens of elite soldiers, Wang Xu's mood was not very good, and he asked weakly.

Cao Cao didn't see it, so he asked directly: "Ziyang, this action of the highway will definitely lead the princes to centrifuge, do you have a clever plan?" ”

"What's the solution? Zhu Gong suffered heavy losses this time, and he must have doubts in his heart, what else can he think? Hearing Cao Cao ask about this, Wang Xu simply spread his hands, and said bluntly: "Xu Rong's plan is very vicious, if the highway is not planned, it is better, since it has been planned, there is nothing to change." In the future, we can only take one step at a time! ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu didn't bother to say more, glanced at Cao Cao, who had a headache, and took a step back to his barracks......

The main force of the southern front was defeated, and Sun Jian and others on the northern front did not dare to march again, and withdrew to Aocang as soon as they received the news. After counting the losses, the princes from all walks of life were even more distressed, with a total of more than 30,000 people reduced, which was really a heavy blow. As a result, the contradictions between them have intensified, and they are obviously on guard.

However, Xu Rong won a complete victory, not only did he pay a bad errand, but he was also named a general by the overjoyed Dong Zhuo, and he was stationed south of Hujiao Pass and on the east bank of the river, thinking that he was a countermeasure.

However, after this defeat, although the princes have a heavier heart for each other's embankments, they have no intention of retreating, after all, it is really difficult to explain to the people of the world after such a fiasco. Half a month later, all the princes gathered their scattered soldiers, reorganized and cultivated, and gathered in the hall again to discuss how to take revenge...... (To be continued, if you want to know what happens, please log in to the http://www.biquge.info.)

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