The Qin army in the field of vision was moving quickly towards the east, much faster than when they came.

Looking at the Qin army advancing eastward, Xiahoudun's brows were tightly twisted, and he wondered in his heart what the Qin army had intentions, and why did they learn that Shouchun had fallen, but instead of turning around and turning back to strengthen Xia Cai's defense, they turned around and headed east......

East-facing......

Xiahou Dun's heart suddenly cooled, and when he looked at Qin Jun, his eyes were full of panic.

The east is where Xuzhou is located, and today's Xuzhou has long lost the main force of the Cao army, and the defense of Xuzhou is only the Qingzhou army with ordinary combat strength, and the number of Qingzhou troops is not very large.

The 10,000 Qin army led by Zhang Liao, once they advanced to Xuzhou, under the offensive of the Qin army, the Qingzhou army guarding Xuzhou had little ability to resist at all.

Suddenly thinking of this layer, Xiahoudun hurriedly shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Send the order to go down, order 30,000 soldiers and horses, and follow this general to chase the Qin army!" ”

"No!" The soldiers answered and ran down the city wall as fast as they could.

Not long after the departure of the pro-soldiers, a large army gathered in Shouchun City.

The 30,000 Cao troops were fully armed, standing near the city gate, lined up in a neat formation, and just waited for Xiahoudun to give an order, and then went out of the city to chase the Qin army.

Standing on the city wall, he glanced at the soldiers of the Cao army who had already lined up in the city, and Xiahou led a group of personal soldiers to run down from the city wall quickly.

After getting off the city wall, Xiahoudun turned over the war horse brought for him by his own soldiers, and did not say anything to the soldiers of the Cao army, but just beckoned his hand and shouted loudly: "Go!" ”

The gate of Shouchun City, which had just been closed for a short time, slowly opened, and 30,000 Cao Jun followed behind Xiahoudun and quickly left Shouchun City.

Out of Shouchun, Xiahoudun glanced eastward.

The ranks of the Qin army had long since disappeared from his field of vision, and they had already gone far away.

Thinking that once the Qin army entered Xuzhou, Xiahoudun felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Although Shouchun City was broken through, Shouchun City was not the key to this battle, and what they really wanted to capture should be Xia Caicai, who had stationed many Qin troops.

The Qin army led by Zhang Liao suddenly turned around and approached the east, which was completely beyond Guo Jia's expectations.

Without Guo Jia's instructions, all Xiahoudun could do was rely on his own judgment to decide the direction of the next battle.

Out of Shouchun, leading 30,000 Cao troops, Xiahoudun did not dare to delay for a moment, and led the army to quickly catch up with the Qin army.

If the Cao army led by him was all cavalry, he might be able to catch up with the Qin army in a very short time, but after all, the battle could not completely rely on the cavalry, after all, in the battle, once the cavalry was over, their slashing was not as lethal as the heavy infantry.

Leading the army and advancing rapidly, the cavalry in Cao's army can still be calm, but they suffer those infantry.

Carrying blades and shields, the Cao infantry almost always ran fast, so as not to be thrown too far by the cavalry.

When Cao's army left the city, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao had already left their field of vision and entered a vast mountain range.

Leading the Qin army into the Xiangling Tomb, Zhang Liao did not lead the soldiers to continue to the east, but shouted to the Qin soldiers behind him: "Ambush nearby, wait for the Cao army!" ”

I thought that Zhang Liao would lead them far away, but when they got this order, the soldiers of the Qin army were all very stunned.

Although their hearts were full of puzzlement, the soldiers of the Qin army did not delay the execution of the order because of doubts, but in an instant, 10,000 Qin troops hibernated in the mountains of Xiangling.

The Qin army that followed Zhang Liao on the expedition, the number of strong crossbowmen was not very large, only a thousand people, because the cavalry was not much use when defending the city, so Zhang Liao did not lead the cavalry, and the remaining 9,000 people were all heavy infantry.

Compared with cavalry, infantry is not only more powerful when the two sides are fighting, but even when dormant, the concealment is much higher than that of cavalry.

10,000 Qin troops hibernated in the mountains and forests, but the beasts and birds in the mountains and forests left this area because of the occupation of the Qin army.

led 30,000 Cao troops to pursue the Qin army, and Xiahoudun marched very fast along the way.

Just as he was moving forward, he suddenly noticed a large number of birds in the sky in front of him.

The place where the bird appeared was not close to him.

Looking up at the flying birds flying into the distance with fluttering wings, Xiahoudun grabbed the handle of the halberd, and there were some doubts in his heart.

It is also common for the army to enter the forest and startle the birds, but the marching army, the startled birds should be endless, and it is impossible to appear so many at one time.

Unless......

Thinking of this, Xiahoudun's eyes narrowed, and he shouted to the soldiers of the Cao army behind him: "Keep your eyes open, beware of the Qin army ambushing in the mountains and forests!" ”

After being reminded by Xiahoudun, the 30,000 soldiers of the Cao Army were also a little more awakened during the march, and everyone's eyes were looking around.

Because the soldiers were a little more vigilant, the speed of the procession was actually slower than before.

The Qin army in the mountains and forests had already been dormant, and when the Qin army was dormant, Zhang Liao heard the sound of birds fluttering their wings overhead.

Hearing the birds fluttering their wings, Zhang Liao secretly screamed badly.

Leading the army to fight for many years, Zhang Liao also knew that when they were ambushed in the mountains and forests, what they were most afraid of was that birds and beasts would expose their whereabouts.

The birds fluttered their wings and rushed into the sky, which would definitely make Cao Jun a little more vigilant when he entered the mountains and forests.

The more alert the enemy is, the less effective an ambush will be as effective as a surprise attack.

Knowing in his heart that Cao Jun must have been a little more vigilant and lurking in the mountains and forests, Zhang Liao only hoped that this battle would bring more losses to Cao Jun.

As for the result, he didn't have time to think too much.

It had been a long time since they had been dormant in the mountains and forests, and Zhang Liao's eyes were still on the road they had passed before entering the mountains and forests.

Finally, he saw a cloud of dust and smoke rolling up on the road, and in the dust and smoke, a general of the Cao Army was the first to appear in Zhang Liao's field of vision.

The general of the Cao army carried a halberd and rode on horseback, like a moving iron tower, and quickly walked towards the place where the Qin army was dormant.

Although the distance was far away and there were still some trees separated by trees, Zhang Liao recognized at a glance that it was Xiahou Dun, the chief general of the Cao army, who led the Cao army to come this time.

Behind Xiahoudun, the black-pressed Cao army rushed towards the mountains and forests like a dark cloud.

Cao Jun was getting closer and closer, and Zhang Liao also raised an arm when he looked at Cao Jun.

Seeing Zhang Liao raise his arm, all the Qin troops tightened their blades in their hands, and the strong crossbowmen also set up arrows on the strong crossbows.

Sharp arrows pointed at the Cao army that was advancing towards them, and all the soldiers of the Qin army felt a nervousness before the big battle came.

led Cao's army into Xiangling, and the further he went, the more Xiahoudun felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Seeing the birds flying into the sky earlier, Xiahoudun had already determined that the Qin army had set up an ambush in the mountains and forests, but he did not believe that the Qin army would leave all the soldiers and horses behind to ambush him.

In his heart, it has been determined that the target of the Qin army is Xuzhou, after all, compared to Shouchun, Xuzhou's value is greater.

"Keep your eyes open and keep an eye on your surroundings!" Leading the Cao army, the deeper he walked towards the Xiangling Mountains, the more Xiahoudun felt that the feeling of uneasiness became stronger, and shouted to the Cao soldiers behind him.

All the Cao troops did not respond, and the mountains and rivers here are dangerous, which is the place suitable for ambushes.

After many years of fighting, although the officers and men of the Cao army did not have the ability to command the army to fight, they also knew some basic military common sense, and when they arrived at this kind of place, they naturally would not be too careless.

The cavalry of the Cao army blocked the round shield at their sides, and when they rode forward on horseback, their eyes were also looking at the surrounding mountains and forests.

The heavy infantry even blocked the large shield on the side of the team, protecting the flanks of the Cao army on the inside of the team.

The cautious Cao army slowed down and advanced along the road, and the Qin soldiers who were dormant in the mountains and forests witnessed the Cao army getting closer and closer, and only waited for Zhang Liao to give an order, and then launched a surprise attack on the Cao army.

The Cao army marching down the hillside was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Qin army could already see the footsteps and arms waving of the Cao army as they marched.

Holding his breath, all the Qin troops were waiting for Zhang Liao to give the order to attack, but Zhang Liao did not give the order to attack when Cao's army entered the ambush circle.

The Cao army was too numerous, and the focus of their defense was on the flank, if they rashly attacked the flank of the Cao army, although the battle would cause a small chaos to the Cao army, but in the end of the battle, it was difficult to determine who would win and who would lose.

Zhang Liao was waiting for the Cao army to pass behind, and only by attacking from behind the Cao army could the Cao army be more chaotic.

The Cao army, which has already passed, will definitely collide with each other if they want to turn back to face the battle.

A small omission, on the battlefield, can be the key to victory.

The Cao army under the hillside walked neatly and passed under the noses of the soldiers of the Qin army.

Their feet stepped on the ground, rolling up bursts of thick smoke and dust, even if they were dormant in the mountains and forests, the soldiers of the Qin army seemed to smell a strong smell of smoke and dust.

Xiahoudun led the army, slowly advancing forward, entering the Xiangling, he did not dare to urge the army to speed up, after all, the Qin army was likely to set up an ambush here.

The team moved forward, and there was no sign of the Qin army's sudden killing, and after walking a long distance, Xiahou Tang also faintly had some doubts in his heart.

The mountains and rivers here are dangerous, and it is the most suitable place for ambushes, and the birds that I saw earlier should also fly out from here.

Could it be that the Qin army gave up the ambush?

With doubts in his heart, Xiahoudun restrained his horse, raised his arm, and stopped the advance of the team.

"Kill!" As soon as the team stopped, there was a sudden shouting of killing from the rear of Cao Jun, and immediately afterward, Xiahoudun heard a panicked voice from behind: "The general is not good!" The Qin army suddenly came out from behind our army, and the mountains were full of people, I don't know how many there were! ”