Chapter 1098: Cao's Army Retreats
Standing in front of the low table, looking down at the map spread out on the table, Jia Xu did not answer Lu Bu, but asked him: "How does Wen Hou intend to defeat Xu Du?" β
"Cao Cao led the army north, and the soldiers and horses of Xu Capital must be empty......" Hearing that Jia Xu asked him about his strategy, Lu Bu hurriedly sat down behind a low table, pointed to a point on the map, and looked up to explain his plan to Jia Xu.
How did Jia Xu not give him a chance to finish his words at all, interrupted his words, and asked with a slight smile: "Wen Hou didn't intend to break through Xuanyuan Pass immediately?" β
"Exactly!" was broken by Jia Xu's words, Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Zhonglang is really a god, and he intends to lead hundreds of elites to climb the city wall and open the gate of the capital of Xu......"
"Wen Hou is today's fierce general!" Without waiting for Lu Bu to finish speaking, Jia Xu interrupted him again and said, "It's just that Wen Hou has thought about how different Xu Du is from Xuanyuan Pass?" β
"One pass, one city!" Jia Xu's words obviously didn't attract enough attention from Lu Bu, he blinked his eyes twice, and asked Jia Xu with some confusion: "Could it be that Zhonglang thinks that a certain elite leader can't climb the city wall?" β
"Yes!" Facing Lu Bu's questioning full of doubts, Jia Xu said without concealing it at all: "It was the Qingzhou Army that guarded Xuanyuan Pass that day. The combat strength of the Qingzhou Army is also known to Wen Hou. If it weren't for the Qingzhou army coming to rob the camp today, but the elite under Cao Cao, no matter how well Wen Hou prepared, how could he defeat the enemy with such a small number of troops? β
He has led the army to fight with Cao Jun countless times, and Lu Bu can be said to be very familiar with Cao Jun.
The main force of the Cao army will definitely not be as vulnerable as the Qingzhou army.
But after all, most of Cao's army was on Cao Cao's back, and the number of people left in the city of Xu was only a few, and with Lu Bu's bravery, he led the elite to climb the city wall and successfully opened the city gate, which should not be a difficult task.
Twisting his brows, his eyes stared at Jia Xu without blinking, although Lu Bu was unhappy in his heart, he did not refute, but asked Jia Xu: "In Zhonglang's opinion, how is it appropriate?" β
"Wen Hou led the army from Xuanyuan to the east, His Highness will definitely send another army of soldiers and horses to make a detour to Xudu!" Turning his gaze and looking at Lu Bu, Jia Xu said to him: "Our army only needs to enter Xudu, Cao's army will definitely panic, and when the other way of soldiers and horses captures Xudu, Cao Cao is bound to send troops back to help, and then Wen Hou will defeat the reinforcements, wouldn't it be a great achievement?" β
Jia Xu's words stunned Lu Bu for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then asked him with some uncertainty: "Could it be that I am waiting for this time to be biased again?" β
With an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth, Jia Xu shook his head and said to Lu Bu: "Wen Hou knows why he is only a bias striker repeatedly? β
Looking at Jia Xu, Lu Bu frowned and shook his head.
"Wen Hou pays too much attention to merit!" Looking at each other with Lu Bu, Jia Xu said to him: "Your Highness's concern is that Wen Hou will break through the city for the sake of merit, and the people in the city will suffer. As a Han lineage, everyone in the world is the people of His Royal Highness, can Wen Hou understand? β
was stunned by Jia Xu's words, Lu Bu blinked his eyes twice, and after a long while, he nodded heavily and said, "If it weren't for Zhonglang to mention it, I would have almost made a mistake!" β
LΓΌ Bu consulted with Jia Xu and decided to give Gao Shun the credit for defeating the Qingzhou army, and at the same time give up the plan to directly attack Xudu, at this time Cangting, the confrontation between Yuan Jun and Cao Jun continued.
Under Yuan Junshuai, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang brothers lined up, and their eyes all stayed on the Cao Jun array opposite.
The two sides faced off for several days, each side was very cautious, and although Cao Cao was anxious for a decisive battle, he did not order the army to launch a general attack on Yuan's army.
Similarly, Yuan's army, which suffered a heavy loss from Cao's army in Guandu, did not launch a full-scale attack, but only advanced a little every day.
For several days, both sides fought only skirmishes, and neither side suffered very many casualties.
Looking at the Cao army's large array from afar, the brothers were about to send soldiers and horses to launch a small-scale attack on the Cao army, but a healthy horse came out of the Cao army's array.
Riding on horseback was a burly general of the Cao army with a heavy hammer.
The war horse under the crotch of the general of the Cao army, although his physique is also very handsome, but when he rides under him, half of his body is pressed by a huge ass.
It was none other than Cao Cao's fierce general Xu Chu who rode out of the array.
Carrying a sledgehammer, Xu Chu walked out of the array, raised his hand and pointed at Yuan Jun's array, and shouted loudly: "Wu Na Yuan Tan Xiao'er, Xu Chu is here, come and die quickly!" β
Xu Chu's voice was loud, like a thunderbolt, although the two sides were far apart, Yuan Tan and the others still listened to it.
"The last general will go and meet him!" Xu Chu was still shouting, and a fast horse rushed out of the Yuan army's array, and a general rode his horse towards Xu Chu.
The general rushed out of the array, and by the time Yuan Tan was about to stop him, he had already rushed out of the distance with his halberd.
What killed the Yuan army array was the only remaining court of the four court pillars in Hebei under Yuan Shao.
Carrying the halberd, he rode his horse and rushed to Xu Chu, and when the two war horses were very close, Gao Ran shouted: "Xu Chu Xiao'er is going to take a break and eat a certain halberd!" β
Seeing Gao Ran rushing towards him, Xu Chu also shouted, slammed his legs into the horse's abdomen, and rushed up.
The two healthy horses intersected, Gao Ran picked up the halberd, and swept it sideways towards Xu Chu's chest.
Xu Chu slammed the sledgehammer horizontally, blocked the halberd with the handle of the hammer, and then slammed it, and the heavy hammer head was wrapped in a strong wind, and smashed towards Gao Ran's temple.
The sledgehammer was heavy, and Gao Ran didn't dare to take it hard, so he quickly leaned down and avoided the blow to his head.
The two fierce generals, in the open space between the two armies, the halberd hammered back and forth to make a mess, and it was difficult to kill for a while.
Looking at Gao Ran and Xu Chu who were fighting from afar, Yuan Xi's brows gradually twisted.
Although the number of Yuan's army was higher than that of Cao's army, there was an extreme lack of fierce generals in the army.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are now serving under the command of King Qin, and Zhang He is even more committed to Cao Cao, the only remaining court of the four court pillars, although he is good at martial arts, but he alone is difficult to deal with Cao Cao's fierce generals.
As for that pillar, it has been repeatedly frustrated in the battle of Guandu, and now it has long been appreciated by Yuan Shao, and he has not accompanied the army on this expedition, so don't mention it!
Gao Ran and Xu Chu were inseparable, and in the arrays of both sides, the soldiers raised their weapons high and cheered for them in unison.
"You can't do so-and-so, don't chase so-and-so!" was fighting, Xu Chu suddenly roared, his hands tightly grasped the handle of the sledgehammer, held Gao Ran's halberd slashing at him, took advantage of Gao Ran's body to fall backwards, turned around the war horse, and ran towards the Cao Jun array.
Xu Chu fled back to the array, and the soldiers of the Cao Army, who were originally shouting and cheering for him, didn't know if it was because of the general's defeat and morale or other reasons, they also shouted in confusion, turned around and ran all the way in the direction of the bank of the Yellow River.
The two sides did not fight, but the Cao army suddenly retreated, which made the Yuan Tan brothers and others confused.
Looking at Cao Jun, who was fleeing, Yuan Tan looked at Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang on the side with some astonishment.
"Brother, Cao Jun's escape is too weird, be careful of deception!" Holding his fist and arching towards Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi reminded: "Our army is still a battalion step by step, and gradual advancement is the best policy!" β
Yuan Tan was about to nod, but Yuan Shang on the side said: "Our army and Cao's army have been facing each other for several days, advancing cautiously every day, so when can we force Cao's army to the bank of the Yellow River?" Since the Cao army retreated, our army only had to pursue it later, not too deep, and wait until it was chased to the Yellow River, even if the Cao army had a conspiracy, what could it do? β
In his heart, he also suspected that Cao Jun had some conspiracy, Yuan Tan did not order the army to pursue immediately, after listening to Yuan Shang's words, he thought about it for a while, and felt that it was indeed the truth.
Pursuing the Cao army, as long as they don't chase too quickly, the two sides keep a certain distance, even if the Cao army has any conspiracy, they can be forced to the bank of the Yellow River.
Once backed by the Yellow River, Cao's army was cut off from retreat.
The army with no way out, in front of Yuan Jun, was just a group of lambs to be slaughtered.
Thinking like this in his heart, Yuan Tan raised his arm and shouted to the army behind him: "Follow up with Cao Jun and keep your distance!" Don't chase too close! β
Yuan Xi, who was on the side, saw Yuan Tan raise his arm, and hurriedly stopped: "Brother, beware of fraud!" β
"What Xianfu said is true!" Waving his hand at Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan said confidently: "Our army then pursued, just force Cao's army to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River, once the back is on the Yellow River, no matter how tricky Cao Cao is, what can he do?" β
Yuan Tan said so, and it was inconvenient for Yuan Xi to say anything more, after all, he was only cooperating with Yuan Tan on this expedition, and the decision of the army was still in Yuan Tan's hands.
Although he didn't say anything more, Yuan Xi's face was full of worry, looking at Cao Jun who was fleeing, his brows gradually twisted.
Raising his arm high, Yuan Tan pressed his palm down fiercely.
With the movement of pressing his palm, Yuan Jun immediately advanced rapidly, and the soldiers chased after Cao Jun with their blades in their hands.
Yuan Tan waved his army to pursue Cao Jun, and led the Cao Jun soldiers all the way towards Cao Cao, who was retreating on the bank of the Yellow River, riding on horseback, and turned his head to look back.
Seeing that the Yuan army was getting closer and closer, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, and he shouted to the soldiers of the Cao army who were running behind him: "Quickly retreat, and line up to meet the enemy on the bank of the Yellow River!" β
The soldiers of the Cao army, who were only concerned about the rapid retreat, did not respond to Cao Cao, and some people nearby heard Cao Cao's shout, but the pace under their feet was much faster.
Armed with a sledgehammer, Xu Chu escorted Cao Cao all the way to the bank of the Yellow River.
While withdrawing, he also turned his head to look back, and saw Gao Ran chasing after him with a halberd, and Xu Chu's hand holding the handle of the hammer clenched a little tighter.
Fighting with Gao Ran is really refreshing, if it weren't for Cao Cao's words in advance, this battle can only be defeated and invincible, with Xu Chu's temperament, it can fight with Gao Ran for three or five lilies, that is too much of an addiction!