Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 590: Life and Death Battle
Xiahou Dun looked at Yuan Xi's army rushing in the distance and cursed in his heart. Although he was brave in fighting, he was actually more proficient in internal affairs and was the second-largest figure after Cao Cao in internal affairs.

But this time Cao Ying's generals came out in full force, each with their own plans. In particular, the excavation of Zhangshui River to pour into Yecheng was of great importance. It needed someone with prestige and ability to convince the crowd to lead it. Xiahou Dun deservedly took on this important task.

What is more needed to irrigate the city is organizational ability, so Xiahou Dun did not ask General Cao Ying to follow him, but asked two captains who had just defected to Cao Ying less than a year ago. In Xiahou Dun's opinion, the soldiers he led A small army cannot compete with the enemy's main force.

Moreover, his army was throwing away the civilians who were digging the river. There were only a few thousand soldiers in total. He stood on a high building in the stronghold and saw the enemy's elite cavalry soldiers approaching. He felt unsure, so he had to order the soldiers and civilians to return to the stronghold and strictly enforce Defense.

But now his soldiers were outside the camp watching the people digging the river. The enemy came so fast that it was too late to retreat. Xiahou Dun made a prompt decision and rushed up with hundreds of guards to fight, buying time for his side to retreat. At the same time, he asked the two people around him Wei shouted: "Let the soldiers return to the camp quickly!"

At this time, Yuan Xijun had arrived, and Xu Huang rushed over first. He saw a blind general on the other side charging toward him with a spear, so he rushed forward.

As soon as the two men fought, they both felt that the other's martial arts was extraordinary. Xiahou Dun saw that he could not defeat Xu Huang for a while, so he made up his mind to delay the attack and give his soldiers time to retreat.

Yuan Xi, who came later, saw it through the telescope and found that the general opposite was blind in one eye, and it turned out to be Xiahou Dun. He immediately said to Taishi Ci beside him: "Brother Ziyi, go up and shoot him, aim at the other eye. "

After hearing this, Taishi Ci rode up on his horse and aimed an arrow at Xiahou Dun's head. When Xiahou Dun heard the sound of the wind, he subconsciously turned his face to one side, and the arrow flew past his cheek, leaving a trail of blood.

He was shocked, and the opponent's second arrow came again, aiming at his face. Xiahou Dun immediately realized that the opponent was aiming at his only remaining eye!

He barely dodged and was in a state of embarrassment, cursing the opponent for being shameless. However, seeing that the opponent's archery skills were so accurate, he had no intention of fighting and immediately turned his horse's head and ran away.

As soon as the general ran away, Cao's army was completely defeated. Xu Huang took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing. Corpses of Cao's soldiers lay on the ground along the way. Soon there were hundreds of casualties. Xiahou Dun could no longer care about anything and could only desperately escape back to the camp.

At this time, his two captains saw this and quickly came out to meet Xu Huang, who was pursuing him. Xu Huang pursued him too fast, fearing that he would be surrounded by the enemy, so he only temporarily retreated.

Xiahou Dun asked two captains to quickly escort the soldiers into the stronghold. As for the thousands of civilians outside, he could no longer care about them and could only let them fend for themselves. What he was thinking about now, let alone repelling Yuan Xi's army, was whether he could I have no confidence in getting out of the whole body.

But he was not a person who gave up easily. At this time, the civilians outside fled in all directions, and the mountains and plains around the river were filled with people, which also blocked the speed of Yuan Xi's cavalry. Xiahou Dun was keenly aware that this was a good opportunity!
At this time, someone next to him said: "General, this may be the only chance!"

"The opponent's cavalry is temporarily blocked, but when the civilians disperse and the infantry surrounds us, our chances will be slim!"

"The last general once fought against Fierce Tiger in Xuzhou. His soldiers are extremely brave. Our soldiers cannot defeat him one on one!"

"The plan for now is to immediately organize the army to leave the stronghold and either retreat or charge directly at the opposite central army and kill the commander!"

Xiahou Dun took a look and saw that the person speaking was Li Dian, one of his two captains.

After Li Dian defected to Cao Cao, he was highly appreciated, so he followed Xia Houyuan to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou when Cao Cao's army attacked Guangling. However, by chance, he encountered Yuan Xi's army who was fighting back with all his strength. Xia Houyuan was injured by an arrow, and Li Dian fought to save him.

Although Li Dian was considered to have made meritorious service, the generals in Cao's camp were dimmed by Zhao Yun in this battle, so they were not rewarded after returning. It can be said that the division was disadvantageous.

Moreover, Xiahou Yuan was injured and retired early, and was criticized as a factor that led to the defeat of the Battle of Xuzhou. Li Dian was also implicated, so this time Cao Ying sent troops, he did not even serve as the vanguard, but followed Xiahou Dun to dig the river.

But gold will always shine. Now his suggestions are very suitable to Xiahoudun's taste. Xiahoudun said: "In your opinion, should we advance or retreat?"

Li Dian hesitated. In fact, he was inclined to retreat.

Only those who have personally fought against Yuan Xijun can understand how difficult and terrifying the opponent is. Thousands of people who have thrown themselves in may never return, but if they retreat without a fight, how can they explain to Cao Cao?

Yuan Xi held a telescope and saw Xu Huang with his cavalry in the distance, trying to avoid the fleeing civilians. He said to Jushou: "Now should we reorganize the army first, or attack the opponent's camp in one go?"

Jushou also thought about it. Although Yuan Xijun was in great power, he actually never had a good rest.

Yuan Xijun's soldiers first took a boat ride for half a month. Most of them were not used to living on the water for such a long time. After experiencing non-stop wind and waves, many of them were already very tired.

Moreover, after arriving at Cangtingjin, they immediately fought a battle with Cao's army, and then marched hundreds of miles from Dongwuyang to the vicinity of Yecheng. Many people's physical strength and spirit were no longer very good, and their combat power was not even half of its peak. Less than.

Now Yuan Xi's army seems to be fully equipped, but if it encounters a tough battle, it will be in great trouble.

Jushou had no doubt that the Cao army in front of him was generally inferior to Yuan Xi's army, but if reinforcements arrived later, it would be hard to say. After all, according to the intelligence, there were at least two to three Cao troops near Yecheng. People team!

Jushou picked up the telescope in his hand and was guessing the strength comparison between the two sides when he saw the gate of Cao Jun's camp on the opposite side open.

He was very surprised, did Cao Jun want to run away?

No, if you want to run away, why would you open the gate facing your own side? Shouldn't you open the back door and retreat?Before a cup of tea, Xiahou Dun and Li Dian discussed countermeasures in a low voice. Both of them were inclined to retreat. At this moment, a dull voice sounded, "General Qi, I am willing to bring five hundred troops." Charge into the formation and kill the enemy general off his horse!"

Xiahou Dun turned around and saw that it was another captain of his, who had just defected to Cao Ying less than half a year ago. He was nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, and a black face and curly beard. He stood like an iron tower.

He sighed, thinking loudly, this person is crazy every day, and now he is crazy again!

He said with some displeasure: "Now that our army is weak, every soldier cannot die easily. If you are unable to make meritorious deeds, wouldn't it ruin the overall situation?"

The man said calmly: "The people I brought with me are enough."

Xiahou Dun shook his head and thought to himself that you did bring hundreds of people, but now they are all Cao Ying's soldiers. What does this mean?
At this time, Li Dian's voice sounded, "The general is willing to hold the battle for him. If things don't work out, the general can lead his troops to retreat first, and we will cut off the rear for the general."

Xiahou Dun sighed after hearing this: "This is too dangerous. What if you can't escape?"

Li Dian clasped his fists and said, "That means life and death. You can't blame others."

After hearing this, the captain also burst out laughing: "Mancheng's words are very much in line with my wishes!"

"Please, General!"

After Xiahou Dun heard this, he had no choice but to say, "In this case, each of you will lead five hundred troops to the formation, and I will lead the troops behind to raid the formation."

"If you miss a hit, get back immediately."

After hearing this, Li Dian and Li Dian clasped their fists together and said, "Take the order!"

When the two men led the troops and rushed out of the stronghold, it was Ju Shou who was watching Cao's camp through the telescope. Xu Huang, who was rushing at the front, saw him and immediately came forward to greet him. Li Dian saw this and ordered the soldiers: "Crush the cavalry on the opposite side. , No advance allowed, no retreat!"

He then rode his horse and drew his spear, and came straight towards Xu Huang. When Xu Huang saw him, he thought that General Cao Ying had such a brave man, and he dared to come out with hundreds of soldiers!
He also got angry, raised his long ax, and struck at Li Dian first. The ax and the spear collided with each other, making a loud noise, and both of them were shaken.

Li Dian moved his spear forward, trying to deflect the axe, but Xu Huang turned the handle of the axe, trying to move the spear head away. The two of them pulled left and right, and the two weapons seemed to be stuck together. For a moment, it was difficult to tell the winner. , they all couldn’t help but secretly marveled.

The fight between the two became more intense, and the soldiers under their command were also fighting together. For a while, no one could get away. At this moment, another army rushed out, taking advantage of Li Dianjun's entanglement, and rushed towards Yuan Xijun's main formation, with the leading general dragging him. A big knife. From the look of it, he was obviously preparing to attack the coach!

Jushou saw it in the telescope and said: "The other party's appearance is somewhat similar to Guan Yunchang. I'm afraid he is here for the envoy."

When Yuan Xi saw it, he smiled and said, "It depends on how capable he is."

Seeing this, Gao Shun led the trapped camp to meet him, hoping to use the heavy infantry formation to delay the opponent's cavalry. Unexpectedly, the general saw it, but instead of fighting head-on with the heavy infantry, he turned in a wide circle and attacked from the flank. Attack.

Jushuo said: "This person looks very reckless, but he is not the kind of person who will die by one muscle."

Taishi Ci on the flank had already approached him. He shot an arrow, but it was blocked by the opponent's sword. The distance between the two people had shortened rapidly. When Taishi Ci saw this, he also became eager to win. He put away his big bow and pulled out the arrow on his back with his backhand. Halberds.

In the recent battles, he has rarely used these two halberds, because the damage and efficiency of bows and arrows are much higher than that of short-hand soldiers. But now that he sees that the enemy general has the courage to charge into the battle, he also wants to test the opponent's background. Patting the horse to greet him.

In just a few blinks, the two of them were fighting face to face. Taishi Ci flipped up the opponent's long knife and chopped it down on his own head. He let out a light drink and stretched out his short halberd, trying to deflect the opponent's blade.

As a result, the opponent's wrist flicked, and the sword quickly changed direction and struck Taishi Ci's neck. Taishi Ci was shocked when he saw this. This is a master!
He took a deep breath and reached out with another short halberd. The two halberds caught the blade almost again and again. There was a deafening sound, the blades met, and sparks flew all over the sky.

When a long-range soldier fights a short-range soldier, Taishi Ci felt severe pain in his wrist, and thought that the power of the sword across from him was not much weaker than Guan Yu's sword at the time.

Guan Yu's sword injured Dian Wei. Tai Shi Ci is now similar to Dian Wei, and naturally not much better. His wrists and arms have been numb for half his life.

Taishi Ci bit his teeth, his face was instantly filled with blood, and his strength increased by three points. He roared, hooked his halberds on the handle of the long knife, and was about to compete with his opponent for strength.

The other party was not surprised but overjoyed, and laughed loudly and said: "Well done!"

"Let me, Xu Chu, see how much you weigh!"

(End of this chapter)