Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 746 Failure to fully calculate

The moment Dian Wei heard this voice, or even the first word, the hairs on his body stood up.

He didn't even dare to look back, he immediately turned his horse's head and swung his halberd backhand to block the direction of the sound.

There was a loud bang, and Dian Wei's arm shook violently. He could no longer hold the iron halberd in his hand, and the iron halberd flew away.

Dian Wei took the opportunity to turn his horse's head and saw the man coming. As expected, it was Guan Yu who had caused him great losses before!

He immediately yelled, "I know how to sneak attack!"

Guan Yu sneered, "I'll kill you the same way now!"

After saying that, Guan Yu rushed forward on his horse, and slashed Dian Wei's head with the Yanyue Sword in his hand. Dian Wei roared, holding the single halberd with both arms to hold the slashing blade, and his arms trembled again.

He was losing all courage at this time, because Guan Yu's broadsword was extremely restrained by his short halberd, and he couldn't figure out why the opponent was hiding in Yuan Xi's army formation!

In fact, the matter was very simple. When Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu were confronting each other, he sent Guan Yu with his cavalry to bypass the enemy overnight and arrive at Wancheng.

After Liu Bei was defeated, although he repaired in Xinye for half a year and raised a new team, most of them were infantry and there were very few cavalry.

This is normal, because Jingzhou does not produce a large number of horses. People are easy to find, but horses are not. Therefore, Liu Bei's cavalry only has a hundred or so men.

There were dozens of cavalrymen who followed Guan Yu in the attack. When they arrived, Guan Yu saw that a big battle had broken out in Wancheng!

Although the Youzhou soldiers changed their disguises, Xu Huang, the leader, still recognized Guan Yu, and immediately stepped forward to recognize him. Xu Huang explained the situation in a few words, and quickly asked people to take Guan Yu to rescue Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi was overjoyed to see Guan Yu and knew that he could use him to make some news. He asked Guan Yu to hide in the formation and deliberately showed weakness, causing Dian Wei to break the formation and make a surprise attack.

Sure enough, Dian Wei fell into the trap and was introduced into the circle, and was almost killed by Guan Yu in a sneak attack. Now, under Guan Yu's suppression, he was immediately at a disadvantage.

But at this moment, Dian Wei was still fighting. He took advantage of the surrounding soldiers to block him and ran away like crazy. Guan Yu couldn't hold him down for a while. Seeing that Dian Wei was about to escape into the crowd, he stretched out a crescent halberd from the side of his spear and hooked the horse's hoof under Dian Wei's crotch.

It turned out that Zhang Liao arrived, and with a strong pull of his crescent halberd, the legs of Dian Wei's horse broke off, and Dian Wei and his horse were thrown out.

Dian Wei's reaction was also very quick. He rolled on the ground a few times, suddenly stood up, and was about to speed up his escape, when he heard a pop, and an arrow shot deeply into his shoulder.

This is when Taishi Ci fired an arrow, and the arrows were all fired.

Dian Wei screamed and tried to escape despite the pain, but he was already seriously injured. There was another pop, and an arrow pierced his calf. It turned out that Di Lu Lingqi, who had been peeping, also took action.

Although Lu Lingqi's archery skills were not weak, she was far behind Tai Shici. Previously, when Dian Wei and Guan Yu were fighting, she did not dare to fire an arrow. It was not until Dian Wei fell off his horse and was injured that she saw the opportunity to hit the ground in one fell swoop.

Dian Wei howled miserably, "Shameless, a sneak attack!"

As he staggered towards the crowd, he shouted: "It's shameless to beat the few with more!"

He was really scared this time. The only opponent was Guan Yu, and even one more general was added. He was confident of escaping under the cover of night, but the three generals on the opposite side were not weaker than him, and they even attacked with secret arrows. How was this going to work?

Yuan Xi galloped towards him and saw that Zhang Liao and Guan Yu had entangled Dian Wei, and Tai Shi Ci drew his bow to restrain Dian Wei. Then he came to Tai Shi Ci and said, "Zi Yi came just in time."

Taishi Ci said guiltily: "It's still too late, otherwise I wouldn't have put the young master in such a situation."

Yuan Xi saw Tai Shici's expression and said, "Cao Cao ran away?"

Taishi Ci hurriedly said: "We have sent people to chase him. Wen Yuan and I are worried about the safety of the young master, so we are rushing to rescue him..."

Yuan Xi nodded silently. It was no wonder that once the general died on the battlefield, the basic situation collapsed, not to mention that he still had the identity of the lord.

There are indeed advantages and disadvantages to personally leading troops into battle. The advantage is that it can boost morale and enforce orders and prohibitions. The disadvantage is that it is easy for the opponent's life to be directly threatened, just like Dian Wei's previous charge into the battle.

However, if Yuan Xi hadn't personally held the battle tonight, Yuan Xi's army might not have been able to hold out until Zhang Liao Tai Shi Ci arrived. No one expected that Guan Yu would help overcome this short gap in the end.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that it would be nice if Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao at least went after Cao Cao, but the matter has come to this point and there is no turning back. In any case, tonight's victory is determined.

Over there, Yu Jin saw Dian Wei suddenly trapped in a tight siege in the distance. Xu Huang suddenly caught up with him, knowing that something was wrong.

He looked at the familiar faces that had caused great losses to Cao Jun, and after only a moment of hesitation, he concluded that Dian Wei was hopeless.

The choice now is to die together with Dian Wei, or to retreat first and save his own life?

At that moment, Yu Jin had an idea.

Would it have been better if he had surrendered earlier?

But now he could no longer hesitate. Yu Jin immediately made a decision and led his soldiers to retreat into the dense forest and run to the east.

For a moment, Cao's army collapsed and fled into the dense forest. Yu Jin and Xu Huang fought and retreated until they reached the forest. As a result, the farther they went in, the more unable their horses were to move. Yu Jin took a look at the gap where Xu Huang's horse was blocked by the trees. , rolled off his horse, fled into the dense forest and disappeared.

The reins of Xu Huang's war horse got tangled in the branches and could not be untied after several attempts. When he jumped off the horse and chased Yu Jin, he found that the other party had lost track of him in the dense forest in the dark night, so he had to return sadly.

Dian Wei over there was completely surrounded, with more and more wounds on his body. While waving his iron halberd randomly, he roared: "You are shameless. If you are brave enough, challenge grandpa to a duel!"

Yuan Xi rode out and sneered: "It's as if you have never done any of these things."

"You were the one who shot the arrow that attacked Marquis Wen, right?" "You couldn't defeat Marquis Wen, so you attacked Marquis Wen secretly. How dare you say that?"

Dian Wei shouted angrily: "Isn't your subordinate Tai Shi Ci also a villain who stabs people in the back?"

Taishi Ci suddenly shot an arrow, hitting Dian Wei's other calf, and sneered: "I am this kind of person, and I have never flaunted myself to others. What kind of gold do you want to put on your face?"

After Zhang Liao heard this, he also shot an arrow and shouted: "Zi Yi said it well, you can only shoot others, not others. Are all the people in Cao Ying so shameless?"

Dian Wei was constantly hit by arrows. Knowing that he could no longer escape today, he laughed miserably and said: "Forget it, I will die here today, but Duke Cao will definitely avenge me in the future!"

Yuan Xi said calmly: "Cao Cao is dead."

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "No, it's impossible, you lied to me!"

Yuan Xi threw a head under his horse and said, "Here is Cao Cao's head."

Dian Wei was so shaken that he couldn't help but look at the ground, but it was still dark. Who could see clearly the face of a dead man's head so far away?

Taking advantage of his stunned moment, Yuan Xi had already shot an arrow. With a pop, the arrow hit Dian Wei's forehead and pierced deeply.

All the generals present shouted "Hello", Dian Wei let out a deep roar in his throat, and walked towards Yuan Xi unsteadily, with a ferocious face, as if he was choosing people to devour.

Yuan Xi said calmly: "Fire the arrow."

The next moment, hundreds of arrows enveloped Dian Wei.

Looking at Dian Wei who had turned into a hedgehog, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. This man was indeed difficult to deal with. If they were to fight him in a one-on-one fight, no one would have the confidence to escape unscathed if he fought back at the last moment.

There were tears in Lu Lingqi's eyes, but a smile appeared on her face, "My husband is very bad. The other party is going to die, and you still lied to him."

Yuan Xi also let out a sigh of relief, "I don't know why, but I just want to make him sick."

After all the generals heard this, they all felt the same way. After all, they had been disgusted by Cao Cao in the past year. Now that they had killed Cao Cao's trusted generals, they felt a breath of evil.

When Yuan Xi heard that Tai Shici said that Cao Chun protected Cao Cao and escaped, he felt a little sorry and said: "Never mind the ban, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is also a threat. It would be great if Cao Chun could be killed."

Taishi Ci said: "My arrow must have hit him and injured his internal organs."

"Whether he can survive or not is a matter of course."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi felt much relieved and said with a smile: "I feel like I have let out a bad breath tonight."

He sent Xu Huang to lead people to search for Cao Jun. Everyone knew that Xu Huang did hard work tonight, but he was unlucky and did not make meritorious service. Yuan Xi asked him to search people, which also gave him a chance. He did not claim credit at the moment. At this time, there were spies. He said that Wancheng sent someone to invite him.

Yuan Xi had already kept it in mind that Wancheng sent people to reinforce him, and smiled at everyone: "Wancheng can see clearly. It seems that Jia Xu's bet on me was right?"

"Let's go into the city together."

He looked at Guan Yu, who said, "I will wait outside the city for my eldest brother and my third brother to arrive."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi nodded immediately and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General. General, you can take a rest at Cao Jun's camp."

Guan Yu nodded slightly and led his troops.

Lu Lingqi said from behind: "What should I do with Dian Wei's body?"

Yuan Xi turned around and looked at the dead bodies on the ground. There were many Youzhou soldiers, so he said, "Cut off the heads and hang them on the city wall."

"He said I was shameless, so I did it to him."

"The people who massacred the city also had the nerve to call others shameless."

After Yuan Xi arranged the arrangements, he led his generals out of Wancheng. Along the way, Zhang Liao Taishi Ci felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He was afraid that there would be an ambush in the city. Yuan Xi laughed and said, "It's fine if there is Cao Cao in the city. If Wancheng is with us, Even if we are our enemies, they won’t come out to help us.”

At this time, Guo Jia also rushed over, shook his head and said: "I miscalculated this time. Logically speaking, there is no way Wancheng will help the young master."

"Is it possible that there is someone from the Young Master inside?"

Yuan Xi shook his head blankly, "How is that possible? I'm still wondering."

He asked the general who led them into the city, but the general looked embarrassed and hesitated to explain. Yuan Xi was even more puzzled when he saw it.

Under the leadership of the general, the group arrived at a mansion next to the city gate. When they entered, they saw a circle of guards in the hall, with two people standing in the middle.

An old man's face was covered in blood, and a tall, imposing young man was strangling the old man's neck and lifting him almost off the ground, as if he was killing a chicken.

Yuan Xi:……..

(End of this chapter)