Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 500
Xun You saw the smoke and dust billowing from the camp in the distance, and the Youzhou army retreated in line, and said to Cao Ren, "General, don't be in a hurry."

"Trouble General Cao Chun to drag the opponent down, and then send people into the camp to search first, to ensure that there is no ambush, and then you can rest assured to pursue."

After hearing this, Cao Ren asked Cao Chun to go first, and said, "This time I will go personally to make sure, there is no way there are so many people in the camp!"

Xun You thought for a moment, "Does the general know what is the bamboo tube that makes a loud noise and hurts the soldiers?"

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "I don't know either. It is said that the second fell on this thing last night, and the sergeant suffered heavy casualties!"

Xun You was full of suspicions, but now that the opportunity was fleeting, he could not allow him to think too much, so he said: "In that case, it is best for the general to be careful."

Cao Ren waved his hand, "There is no way, and the Youzhou army cannot be allowed to run away. Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, we must go up!"

However, he didn't expect it, and then his words came true.

When Cao Ren rushed into the camp with a large group of people to search, after a while, he felt that something was wrong.

In the other party's camp, not only were there a lot of dry firewood and dead branches, but also tung oil was poured everywhere!
Cao Ren came to his senses immediately, his face paled in shock, and he quickly shouted, "Get out!"

However, at this time Youzhou soldiers came back again against the harassment of Cao Chun's cavalry, and threw a large number of torches and bamboo tubes in from outside the camp, and there was an instant explosion, and the fire blazed up.

Cao Ren also knew that this was a moment of life and death, so he mobilized his soldiers to break out of the siege, and Cao Chunlejin, who was outside, rushed to rescue him.

But the Youzhou army outside also knew that as long as they guarded the gates of the villages on all sides, the people inside would be burned alive, so they also shouted, fighting to the death without retreating.

The two sides were red-hot, and Yuan Xi saw that his own casualties were too fast, he sighed, and ignited a rocket.

The rocket jumped into the sky and exploded into a firework. An ambush previously hidden by the Youzhou Army moved into action.

At first, the troops were divided into three groups. Yuan Xi rescued people and Lu Xun defended the stronghold. However, the army led by Ju Shou lay in wait in the woods for half the night. When they saw the signal, they rushed out immediately.

Jushou's army rested in the middle of the night, and their energy was at its peak. At this moment, Le Jin's army was overwhelmed. Cao Jun kept screaming and dying, and the corpses piled up inside and outside the camp.

Cao Ren endured the scorching heat behind him, seeing the flames slowly approaching, but his heart was cold. Is he going to die here today?
Thinking that my side has more troops than the opponent, I didn't expect the opponent to calculate in reverse and want to wipe me out!

The other party's appetite is also too big. The key is, success is about to happen!

Time passed little by little, and many soldiers of Cao's army were on fire. They were running around screaming and their morale had completely collapsed. Cao Ren immediately wanted to kill himself. Cao Cao handed the central army into his own hands. As a result, Cao's army suffered casualties in less than an hour. heavy!
He looked at the densely packed Youzhou Army shields in front of the gate of the village, and knew that he would not be able to get out no matter what.

The village has become a hell on earth, and when Cao Ren was about to order the soldiers to charge for the last time, the sound of war drums came from afar!
When Cao Ren heard the voice, he was overjoyed and shouted, "Reinforcements are coming!"

"The envoy is here!"

Yuan Xi looked into the binoculars and saw the dense figures on the horizon, and sighed to Lu Xun beside him: "This time, I really don't have any cards."

"It's really amazing that the opponent can throw all the Qingzhou soldiers in."

When Lu Xun saw it, he also sighed: "My lord, let's go, if you don't go, it will be too late."

"Even if we retreat now, the loss is not small."

Yuan Xi frowned, and then raised his hand to give a signal to retreat.

Sitting on the horse, Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren, who was rescued with black beard and hair, and sighed, "I didn't expect Zixiao to suffer such a big loss."

Cao Ren knelt on the ground and cried: "The last general is incompetent, and the soldiers are exhausted!"

"The Chinese army suffered heavy losses, please punish them!"

Cao Cao looked at the corpses on the battlefield in the distance, and his heart was bleeding. Counting Xia Houyuan's defeat last night, after two games, Cao's army suffered thousands of casualties, maybe even nearly ten thousand!
Although some of them were minor injuries, Cao Cao brought a total of more than 3 people this time!
If I go back home now, I will lose my pants!

Of course Cao Cao will not retreat, the casualties of the Youzhou army will never be small, the 6000 people who participated in the battle, after repeated fierce battles, leaving behind the casualties and exhaustion, only half of them are still fighting!

And there are still dozens of generals on Cao Jun's side, nearly [-] people, more than half of them are the main force of the unscathed rear army!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said: "Everyone, we can no longer turn back!"

"Follow me to chase the fierce tiger and kill them all!"

After hearing this, all the generals roared angrily, "No!"

Yuan Xi looked at the cavalrymen of Cao Jun who were constantly harassing behind him, and his teeth itch with hatred. As long as the cavalrymen of one's own side went to meet them, the opponents would retreat, and once they ignored them, they would come up like flies again.

From the comparison of the number of casualties on both sides in this battle, our side should have made a lot of money, but the casualties of the soldiers on this side are also living lives.

Both sides lost a lot, so far, Yuan Xi couldn't get away. Seeing Cao Jun like this, he obviously wanted to fight with him!
Only then did Yuan Xi feel that in this troubled world, people like Cao Cao are terrifying. In his eyes, soldiers are just numbers, and they can be sacrificed as many as they come, as long as they achieve their goals in the end.

And Cao Cao's goal is obviously Yuan Xi.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi also felt angry, did he really treat me like a persimmon?

But he is not as stupefied as before. The more aggressive the enemy is, the more he must keep his head clear. Now, for him, the purpose of bloodletting Cao Cao has been achieved, and his own soldiers are already very tired. There is absolutely no reason to continue to consume , just need to find an opportunity to escape unscathed.

But Jushou rode over and said, "It's not quite right."

"If Cao Jun wants to catch up with us, he should march faster, but now the opponent's cavalry looks like they are constantly sweeping and harassing us, which makes us tired."

Yuan Xi nodded slightly. He frowned when he saw the people fleeing with him on the road. What is the problem?

Mi Zhen was sitting on a simple scooter, taking care of Mrs. Liu Bei beside her. She found that Mrs. Liu Bei's breathing was getting weaker, and she was very anxious, but now surrounded by exhausted soldiers and people, everyone hurried on their way with their heads bowed, thinking that they were afraid Only when we return to the city can we find someone to treat him.

Thinking of the scene of soldiers from both sides fighting to the death, Mi Zhen's face turned pale. She had never imagined that the real battlefield is like this, everyone is like a wild beast, and there are stumps and blood all over the place, just like a bloody picture scroll.

She comforted Liu Bei's daughter who was in a panic, but she heard a commotion in front of her, and people started running around in a panic, shouting: "The bandit army is coming!"

When Yuan Xi heard the report from the spies in front, he sighed, thinking that things did not go so smoothly.

Cao Cao predicted his route back to Haixi and arranged thousands of soldiers to detour and block his retreat.

It's also my fault that I have fought so many battles and didn't have the energy to detour, only to be guessed by the other party. The question now is, should I break through with all my might, or retreat in another direction?
Cao Cao saw the Youzhou army stopped from a distance and formed a formation on the spot. He smiled and said: "It is really not easy to catch this fierce tiger."

"If this battle is successful, it all depends on Zhongde and Gongda's planning."

Cheng Yu and Xun You quickly said humbly: "It's your envoy's clever plan."

Cheng Yu looked at the neat formation of the Youzhou Army, and sighed: "This ferocious tiger can be considered to be good at running the army. It is not easy to force him to such a degree."

"This person still has a lot of hole cards, which has caused Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren to suffer a lot."

Xun You said: "That bamboo tube that can make people angry and hurt?"

"It is indeed very dangerous, but there should not be many of them, otherwise this battle is really hard to say."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "That thing is very troublesome, but it's not impossible to deal with it."

"As soon as possible, let the soldiers spread out as much as possible and dodge when they see the bamboo tube."

"Without this thing, the fierce tiger has nothing to rely on to make a comeback."

He paused, "Unfortunately, I can't keep this person no matter what."

"If only he were my son."

Cheng Yu and Xun You forced a smile and said, "Eldest Young Master has extraordinary abilities, so he may not be worse than a fierce tiger."

The sound of fighting sounded again.

This time, compared to the past, the Youzhou army was obviously starting to run out of strength. They had been fighting for a day and a night, and they had already exhausted their physical strength, and they were just barely holding on.

Zhang Fang felt that his limbs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't open his eyes. He saw the partner holding the shield in front of him being pushed back again and again by the enemy. He immediately took two steps forward and inserted the short crossbow through the gap in the shield. , Aim at the face of the enemy to buckle the motive bracket.

The short arrow hit the enemy between the eyebrows, and the man fell to the ground with a scream. Zhang Fang wanted to withdraw his hand, but the opponent struck his short crossbow with a knife, cutting it into two pieces.

Zhang Fang withdrew his hand and cursed, if it weren't for the armguard, the knife would have cut off his hand as well.

Now the situation is getting more and more difficult. The new soldiers on the other side are all elites who have recovered their strength. Youzhou soldiers can still fight with them, but now they are at the end of their battles!
The Youzhou army was forced to keep retreating, and some people kept throwing exploding bamboo tubes, but Cao Jun had been prepared for a long time. When they saw the bamboo tube falling, they avoided it one after another, so that the bamboo tube could not cause effective damage.

When Yuan Xi saw this scene, he thought that he was still too hasty. If he wanted to escape, he would have to improve it next time. The outside should be made of thinner material than the bamboo tube, and iron nail fragments should be placed inside to increase the lethality. Assure.

But I can only think about it. Now Cao Jun is constantly encircling, and [-] soldiers have completely surrounded his [-] exhausted soldiers. Soon, he will die!

Seeing that the winning ticket was in his hands, Cheng Yu couldn't help but feel relieved. He turned his head and saw that Xun You was still looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Gongda is worried that the opponent still has cards?"

Xun You sighed: "Indeed, I have suffered losses several times."

"Whenever I think my side is about to win, the opponent can always conjure up soldiers."

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Gongda is too worried. In the next three to five days, it is impossible for all possible reinforcements to arrive."

"Youzhou is too far away, Guangling is threatened by Yuan Shu, and Yuan Tan is sitting still. Who else can come?"

"Except in heaven."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of countless horseshoes faintly in the distance.

Not long after, when the two of them saw the scene in the distance, their expressions suddenly changed.

A cavalry army came galloping, the leading general in white robe and silver armor, holding a steel gun, rushed towards Cao Jun's main formation.

"Changshan Zhao Zilong is here!"

(End of this chapter)