Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 724 Don’t retreat
"Humph!"

Cao Ang snorted coldly and said: "The pikemen are going up to someone, don't retreat."

"Here."

Cao Ang's spearmen took action immediately, holding spears, forming a formation, and confronting the enemy head-on.

"Bang bang bang."

The spear and horizontal knife collided together, sparks flying out.

Cao Jun's spearmen were brave, but they still couldn't stop the enemy.

The enemy's cavalry was too strong, and every attack was powerful and heavy, easily destroying Cao's army's defensive formation.

Seeing this, Cao Jun's infantry could only grit their teeth and persist in trying to protect their comrades. Although they also knew that such an approach was futile, they had no choice.

"puff!"

Suddenly, a horizontal knife penetrated the spearman's chest.

The spearman's eyes widened and he looked down at the horizontal knife that passed through his chest.

"boom!"

He fell heavily to the ground and never stood up again.

"Kill!"

Taking advantage of the pause of the enemy spearmen, a group of thieves swarmed up and seemed about to take advantage.

Seeing this, Cao Ang looked gloomy and said: "Order the crossbowmen to prepare to fire arrows."

"Yes." The messenger immediately went to mobilize the ballistae.

But Cao Ang shook his head: "First use the catapult to kill these beasts."

"Here!" The messenger took the order and immediately went to convey Cao Ang's order.

"boom!"

Several huge catapults were in position instantly, and then began to attack the enemy troops in the distance.

Cao Ang stood on the high slope, looked at the enemy troops in the distance, and smiled.

"Sir, the enemy seems to be aware of the danger and is retreating." The deputy general reminded him.

"Now that they are here, how can we let them escape?" Cao Ang smiled coldly and ordered: "Order the soldiers to pursue them."

"Here!"

Following Cao Ang's order, Cao Jun's crossbowmen began to release crossbow arrows, but the enemy troops seemed unaffected and were leaving quickly.

"Damn it!"

Cao Ang looked at the enemy troops retreating and cursed, but he did not dare to hesitate and immediately led his guards to charge forward.

"Bang bang bang!"

After Cao Ang rushed down, he heard explosions one after another.

At this time, the battlefield had already become a mess.

Many rebels are running away desperately.

"Catch up with me, we must not let them escape." Cao Ang shouted loudly.

"kill!"

Cao Ang's personal guards followed him and chased forward.

However, the enemy troops are cavalry after all, and they attack extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, he had escaped from Cao Ang's sight.

"call."

Cao Ang exhaled: "They are lucky. If it is one o'clock in the evening, we will definitely be able to keep them."

Cao Ang was filled with regret. He originally thought that the enemy army he encountered this time was a miscellaneous army.

Now it seems that this is a well-trained and well-equipped army, and they are obviously well prepared.

Pity.

Cao Ang sighed and continued to direct the battle.

On the other side, Xu Huang led his troops to pursue the bandits, but they could not find any trace of them.

"General, do we need to go back and report to the young master? The bandits must have reinforcements ambushing nearby." the deputy general asked cautiously.

Xu Huang thought for a while and shook his head: "No, keep looking."

The lieutenant general was stunned. Didn't he just say that he would go back and report to the young master? Why have you changed your mind now?
Xu Huang looked at his confused expression and smiled slightly: "Do you think, given our current situation, there is still time to waste?" The deputy general's face suddenly turned pale and he said hurriedly: "My subordinate is wrong, please forgive me, general." ”

He had forgotten two key things just now.

The first is that they are now exhausted and physically exhausted; the second is that the enemy is getting further and further away from them, and now it is impossible to catch up.

Judging from the current situation, they simply do not have the ability to continue to pursue the enemy.

"Let's go and report to the Young Master."

Xu Huang gave a faint order and led his troops back to Yanzhou.

After he returned to the city, he went directly to Cao Ang and told him in detail what happened today.

After hearing this, Cao Ang fell into silence and said after a moment.

"This matter is not just about us encountering bandits. The other princes may also encounter enemy sneak attacks. If this is the case, the pressure on us will be even greater."

"What the young master said is true, but I believe we can handle it." Xu Huang said.

Hearing this, Cao Ang smiled bitterly: "I don't doubt you, it's just that, alas, let's go and rest for the time being. We will continue to conquer Yanzhou tomorrow."

When Xu Huang heard this, he didn't feel like saying anything more. He cupped his hands and said, "In this case, I will leave first."

Cao Ang was sitting in the Chinese army's tent, but his expression was solemn.

Although he defeated Yuan Shao's bandits today, he did not gain anything.

"Am I wrong?"

Cao Ang murmured to himself.

"Sir, what are you thinking about?" Xia Houyuan asked upon seeing this.

Cao Ang came to his senses and sighed: "This time the battle has failed."

Xia Houyuan smiled and said: "Young Master, there is no need to be depressed. Although we have suffered a lot this time, we have also gained a lot.

At least more than 3,000 bandits were killed and more than 500 were captured, which was enough for a good deal. "

Cao Ang nodded: "I hope so."

"Report!"

Suddenly, a scout ran from a distance, knelt on one knee in front of Cao Ang, and said respectfully: "General Qi, our scouts found bandits outside the south gate, and they are fleeing north."

"what?"

Cao Ang stood up in surprise: "Are you sure they are bandits?"

"Confirmed, the thieves are all wearing black clothes, exactly the same as what was found that day." said the scout.

Cao Ang frowned. He didn't expect that the bandits would have the guts to come back.

Immediately ordered: "Send the order, the whole army will be dispatched, and the bandits must be wiped out."

"Yes!"

The scout took the order and quickly turned around and left.

Cao Ang quickly got on his horse and said to the adjutant beside him: "Give me the order to speed up the march. We must capture the bandits as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Soon Cao Jun chased the bandits in the direction where they fled.

Half an hour later, Cao Jun finally caught up with the fleeing bandits.

"kill!"

Xia Houyuan shouted angrily and led his soldiers into the enemy camp.

Cao Ang frowned as he looked at the chaotic scene in front of him.

"General, what should we do now?" the adjutant asked.

"Let's wait and see for a while before making a decision." Cao Ang said, "If the bandits resist fiercely, then charge in."

Cao Ang felt that if he rushed in rashly, he would easily be outflanked and annihilated by bandits.

So he planned to wait for a while to see the resistance of the bandits before making a decision.

Soon Xia Houyuan led his soldiers to completely clean up the bandits.

Cao Ang then led his men into the enemy's position and found that they had suffered heavy casualties.

Especially the number of bandits who were captured in the end exceeded Cao Ang's expectations, totaling more than 500 people.

"General, the last general suggested that all the bandits be kidnapped and sent to Xudu.

(End of this chapter)