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

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment. Xiahou Yuan now had only 3,000 troops, plus the city defense equipment. It would be very difficult for Cao Cao to capture Xiahou Yuan.

But Xun Yu still insisted on his own idea: "Although General Xiahou has a small number of troops, he has 3,000 elite soldiers under his command.

His fighting power is amazing. Even if Cao Cao is very powerful, he can’t defeat Xiahou Yuan in such a short time.”

"In that case, why not take a gamble?" Xiahou Yuan said calmly.

Xun Yu was silent. What Xiahou Yuan said made sense since he had already chosen to gamble.

Then you have to gamble bigger, otherwise if you lose, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the victory and pursue you, and then Xiahou Yuan will be in danger.

"Okay, then let's follow General Xiahou's arrangements." Xun Yu gritted his teeth and agreed.

Xiahou Yuan said with satisfaction: "In that case, our army will rest here for half an hour, and we will set off after half an hour!"

Xiahou Yuan's order was quickly passed down.

The Cao army soldiers began to rest.

"Oh, I didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to be so bold that he actually dared to leave the city." Xu Chu muttered to the side.

Xu Huang snorted coldly: "Humph, you are looking for death if you don't know your own abilities."

"What do you mean?" Xu Chu asked curiously.

"Our army now has the upper hand, with sufficient food and fodder, and weapons and equipment far superior to Xiahou Yuan's troops. Our army can attack at any time.

In just half an hour, Xiahou Yuan's troops will be defeated." Xu Huang said with great confidence.

"That makes sense!" Xu Chu clapped his hands in applause.

Xu Chu is a stubborn guy and believes whatever Xu Huang says.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Xiahou Yuan had already asked his subordinates to form their battle formations.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the sky around him and knew that it was already night. According to common sense, it was about time for Cao's army to attack.

Sure enough, not long after, Cao's army appeared.

Xiahou Yuan's face was gloomy because he sensed a strong murderous aura. Cao's army came well prepared this time and would probably not give him a chance to escape.

Xiahou Yuan was also a veteran on the battlefield. Seeing that Cao's army was so powerful, he was not afraid at all.

Cao Cao's army was getting closer and closer. Cao Cao stood in front of the team, staring at Xiahou Yuan's troops with cold eyes.

When Xiahou Yuan saw Cao Cao like this, he secretly sighed at Cao Cao's extraordinary spirit.

When the two sides were about 500 meters apart, Cao Cao suddenly shouted, "Kill!"

Cao's army charged forward instantly.

Xiahou Yuan snorted coldly: "Archers, get ready!"

Cao's archers fired quickly.

There was a fierce exchange of fire between Cao's army and Xiahou Yuan's troops.

The advantage of Cao's army is that they have powerful archers, while Xiahou Yuan's side has few shieldmen except spearmen.

The archers of both sides started fighting, and the archers on Xiahou Yuan's side were basically ineffective.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "The archers will cover the infantry, and the swordsmen will kill the enemy's shieldmen."

The infantry of Cao's army rushed forward under the protection of the swordsmen and axemen, and Cao Cao's swordsmen also swung their swords and slashed at Xiahou Yuan's shield soldiers.

"Kill!" Xiahou Yuan also roared and led his troops to fight bravely.

The two sides engaged in a brutal battle, and the blood dyed the earth red.

Xiahou Yuan's arm was wounded by the swordsman sent by Cao Cao. Blood kept flowing, staining his clothes red.

However, Xiahou Yuan still endured the pain and commanded his subordinates to fight with Cao's army.

He absolutely cannot retreat. Once he retreats, the entire Xiahou family will be doomed.

"Kill all the Cao bandits!" Xiahou Yuan roared wildly, leading the way and killing several Cao army's swordsmen and axemen.

However, Cao's army was too numerous, and Xiahou Yuan finally fell. Xiahou Yuan died with his eyes open, he did not expect that he would die here, after all, Cao Cao just wanted to capture him alive, not to kill him.

"Haha, my lord is so mighty!" Seeing Xiahou Yuan fall, Xiahou Dun jumped up excitedly.

Cao Cao also said happily: "Wen Ruo, order the entire army to attack, and we must capture Xiahou Yuan tonight!"

"I obey your command!" Ju Su hurried to pass on the order.

Cao Cao's order quickly spread throughout the army. The morale of Cao's army suddenly increased, and they launched a fierce attack on Xiahou Yuan's troops.

Since Cao Cao wanted to subdue Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan's troops did not retreat but fought hard.

However, Xiahou Yuan's troops were outnumbered and were defeated.

"General! General!" Cao Hong ran over in panic.

"Wen Chang, what are you so flustered about?" Xiahou Yuan scolded.

Cao Hong hurriedly said: "General, it's bad. Cao Cao personally led the cavalry to attack our rear, and our army suffered heavy losses!"

"What?" Xiahou Yuan shouted in surprise. It turned out that Cao Cao was not only planning to encircle and suppress them, but also planned to take the opportunity to annihilate Xiahou Yuan's troops.

"Report! General, Cao Cao has arrived!" A scout hurried over to report.

When Xiahou Yuan heard this, his face became even darker. Cao Cao was so cruel that he actually wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill him.

"Pass my order, the entire army must break out!" Xiahou Yuan decided to abandon his troops.

Cao Cao's move was indeed cruel enough, forcing Xiahou Yuan to abandon his troops.

It would also cause Xiahou Yuan's troops to suffer heavy losses. In this case, even if Xiahou Yuan could successfully escape, his troops would be killed or wounded.

"Yes!" The general of Xiahou Yuan's troops received the order.

Xiahou Yuan looked at Cao Cao in the distance and said, "Cao Cao, I, Xiahou Yuan, will remember today's vengeance!"

"Hmph, you can't escape today!" Cao Cao sneered.

Cao's infantry rushed forward, and Xiahou Yuan's troops went to meet them one after another.

Xiahou Yuan took a few trusted men and rode their horses to the southeast, while Xiahou Yuan's troops stayed where they were to resist Cao's army.

"My men, kill them!" Cao Cao also chased after them with his men.

Although Xiahou Yuan's troops suffered heavy casualties, he still held on.

The battle lasted until dusk, when Xiahou Yuan led his remaining troops to break through the encirclement of Cao's army.

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Yuan who was fleeing in panic and shouted, "Chase him! We must not let Xiahou Yuan get away!"

"Yes!" Cao's army rushed towards Xiahou Yuan again.

Upon seeing this, Xiahou Yuan immediately ordered his troops to continue fleeing.

Along the way, Xiahou Yuan's troops used their lives to delay the progress of Cao's army.

Cao's army kept chasing Xiahou Yuan's troops, and Xiahou Yuan's troops were also constantly losing men.

Along the way, Cao's army kept chasing and killing, and countless of Xiahou Yuan's troops died, leaving only about three thousand men.

When Cao Cao saw that there were only about 3,000 soldiers left, he frowned. He didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to have such a strong foundation.

"Order the army to stop and continue the attack tomorrow morning." Cao Cao said.

"Here!"

The next morning, Cao Cao sent troops again to hunt down Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan only had two thousand men left.

"General, we only have 3,000 men left. Why don't we surrender?" the subordinates advised.

"Surrender?!" Xiahou Yuan glanced at his subordinates coldly, scaring them into shutting up.

Xiahou Yuan was unwilling to accept this. After all, he was a general of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Now that he had fallen into Cao Cao's hands, how could Cao Cao forgive him? (End of this chapter)