Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 157 It's Too Late to Regret
Xiahou Dun received Cao Cao's military order himself, and led [-] warriors as the front army, and rushed to Yanzhou, but the road was also bumpy.

It was the end of the year and the cold winter, the days before were still sunny, the sun was not heavy at noon, but there was some warmth, but the night and early morning were really cold.

Cao Cao returned from Xuzhou, and most of the military equipment was adjusted and operated by Xun Yu in Yanzhou, so naturally he did not prepare winter clothes.

At the beginning, Xiahou Dun chose to march in the afternoon, because the temperature was suitable and the visibility was high.

The road he was walking on was already rough. If he walked at night, not to mention the fire that would easily reveal his position, but the potholes and thorns on the road, if he didn't pay attention, it would kill people.

It's just that the closer it is to Yanzhou, the colder it gets every day.

Xiahou Dun rode on a tall horse and looked at the sky in the distance, which was covered with dark clouds.

The wind whistled, and the rainstorm followed, shooting into his deep eyes.

"Find a shelter from the rain first, and camp to rest."

How sure he was when he came, how worried he is now. If this continues, before he reaches Yanzhou, he will lose one-tenth of his soldiers.

"How's it going in the army these days?"

He reined in the reins and asked the lieutenant beside him.

"Don't dare to hide the truth from the general. The road is extremely dangerous, the wind and rain are blowing, and the trail is full of mud. The vehicles overturned, and most of the soldiers couldn't afford to lie down. Walking around and looking at the mountains, there are many difficulties and dangers."

The lieutenant general was also uneasy. Although his face was full of worries, he still tried his best to control his voice and remained calm and steady.

Xiahou Dun frowned deeply, holding a golden dagger in his hand, thinking deeply.

"Yanzhou is an important town for our army. We are rushing to attack with iron cavalry. We must advance with the difficulties. After going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, even though it is bumpy and difficult, how can we stop here?"

"That's all. Pass my general's order that those who are seriously ill among the generals gather together, share some food, and disperse on the spot. It is better than suffering with the army."

Xiahou Dun wiped off the rain on his face, and asked again: "Can the scouts sent out find a place that can shelter from the wind and rain?"

The lieutenant was a little hesitant, the rain came and went quickly, but the wind was strong, even though he was beside Xiahou Dun, his hearing was disturbed by the strong wind.

"...The end general will go to inquire now."

He barely guessed that Xiahou Dun was asking himself about setting up camp, and he bowed and retreated.

As night approached, the rain finally stopped, but a layer of mud remained on the wet ground.

Seeing the darkness of the sky, Xiahou Dun waited in the same place for a while, feeling impatient, and wanted to call someone himself to find out the way forward.

The lieutenant general led a scout who arrived late, they traveled for several days before they entered the country of Liang, if they went forward for a few more hours, they could rest in Ningling.

It's a pity that Xiahou Dun also knew that the soldiers under his command should not march in the cold wind, so he only asked if there were any county towns or valleys nearby.

"There are few people here, and I haven't seen any cottages... Oh!"

The scout's eyes lit up.

"About fifty miles ahead, there is a small hill."

Xiahou Dun thought to himself that there was no better choice at this time. Instead of sending people to investigate, it would be better to make do with the hill for a night. Although the wind resistance is limited, it is worse than camping on flat ground.

He made up his mind, and sent his lieutenant general to gather the wounded and sick soldiers in the army and dismiss them on the spot, while ordering the remaining soldiers and heading towards Xiaoqiu.

The "hill" mentioned by the scouts was not what Xiahoudun had imagined, but a small bare slope on the plain.

When I got to the hill, I realized that there was a mountain on the side of the hill, but on the right was a stream with turbid water.

There are many trees on the hill, although it is winter, there are still some unknown tree species with two or three yellow leaves hanging on the branches.

What a surprise.

Xiahou Dun's heart relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Get ready to camp!"

The lieutenant general received the military order and waved the red flag in his hand. Although it was not obvious in the night, it could still be seen clearly by the soldiers behind him.

The soldiers quickly organized, moved according to orders, collected materials locally, felled trees in the forest, and under the command of the lieutenant general, they found a place with higher terrain and easy access, and set up camp with trees.

The trees were soaked with rain, and it was not easy to light a bonfire.

There is still some hay in the army, but it has been neglected along the way, and some of it has been dampened and piled up limply.

In the end, he took some kerosene, and after several hard attempts, he managed to light some torches for lighting.

A bonfire was lit in the middle of the camp, and a gong sounded suddenly, as if some kind of signal had been ignited, and the drums of war sounded in the mountains in the distance, and the enemy army rushed down from the mountain peaks in a mighty way, like a tiger unleashed.

The enemy's flags were flying, swords and swords were flying, and the wind-like war horses were neighing endlessly, as if the world had changed color.

Xiahou Dun was taken aback. In his haste, he didn't even realize immediately who this enemy army was under and where it came from.

It was the time when the soldiers were scattered to set up camps, and they were so shocked that they didn't have time to put on their full clothes, so they had to grab the swords and arrows around them and hurriedly met the enemy.

Mud and water splashed everywhere, and the horses galloped.

The enemy army came to them like a pack of wolves, and the earth-shattering roar shocked the hearts of every soldier.

Xiahoudun hastily issued an order to resist. Now that he was in such a situation, how could he not guess that he was in an ambush, and the enemy army on the opposite side must be Lu Bu's soldiers?

But his reaction was slow after all, and he fell into a passive situation.

Even if there were a few torches that could be used for lighting, the night was dark and there were not many places to see.

The terrain here is too unfamiliar, making it difficult for him to judge the size and deployment of the enemy army.

Looking from the other side, it seemed that they had been ambushing for a long time and were well prepared, but in a short while, many soldiers under Xiahou Dun's command were shot and killed by the ambushing archers, and the scene was once very chaotic.

"General! General! The enemy's forces are heavy. I might as well retreat first and plan later!"

Seeing that the enemy army was unstoppable, the lieutenant-general weighed in his heart for a moment, and he already had the intention to retreat.

When Xiahou Dun saw this, he never blamed the lieutenant general for his behavior of "strengthening the ambitions of others and destroying his own prestige".

He also knew that in a panic, people like himself were no match for Lu Bu's soldiers, so he adjusted his strategy immediately with a thought.

On the one hand, he ordered the lieutenant general to continue waving the red flag, commanding the soldiers to maintain formation, and try to avoid the enemy's bow and arrow shooting.

On the one hand, he personally led an elite force to rush to kill the enemy where the sound of killing was weak.

At night with low visibility, he can only rely on the sound to judge where the defense is weak, and try to specialize in a little bit to break the enemy's encirclement.

At this moment, another Lv Bu army took advantage of the cover of night to sneak quietly to the woods on the hill, and attacked Xiahou Dun's army from the flank.

Xiahou Dun couldn't cope in time, and when he was in a hurry, more soldiers were killed and injured, and the situation was precarious.

"Where did these people come from?!"

He only felt that the other party seemed to be continuously coming in all directions, as if he couldn't kill them all, and his heart was on fire.

For a moment, Xiahou Dun wondered if there was some secret operation in the army that revealed his whereabouts in advance.

But after careful consideration, all the soldiers under his command were from Cao Ying. Cao Cao wanted him to take the lead in the attack, and what he gave were all elite old soldiers. It is absolutely impossible for traitors to be mixed in.

So today's ambush could only be because the other party had expected that Cao Cao would send troops back to assist Yanzhou, and he had left eyeliner at several official road intersections.

If you want to enter Yanzhou in a hurry, there are only a few roads left and right.

Thinking about it this way, I'm afraid that my fate is really not going well, and I just happened to run into a main army ambushing!

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Xiahou Dun gritted his teeth, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted loudly to boost morale.

He knew that he could not use it at this time, so he had to take the lead and stand up to kill the enemy, and he could still boost his morale and barely fight.

Xiahoudun learned martial arts from a famous teacher at the age of 14. At that time, someone insulted his teacher. He was angry and killed for his teacher. Since then, he has been famous in the village for his courage.

He held a saber in his hand, and the accumulated rainwater dripped down from the armor, which seemed so insignificant amid the sound of swords and guns clashing.

On the battlefield, the cold wind howled, the banners were blowing and shaking more violently, the drums were thundering, and Xiahou Dun was wielding a sword, with vigorous skills, killing the enemy like hemp.He rushed left and right, invincible, and all the enemy troops feared his bravery.

He only aimed at the weaker direction to fight and advance, and for a while, it really made him tear open an exit.

Seeing this, the soldiers behind Xiahoudun's morale was greatly boosted, and the retreat that they had originally had dissipated a lot. After getting used to the night, they were now fighting with more ease.

"General, there is a man in front of him with extraordinary armor, maybe he is the enemy general!"

The lieutenant's eyes were sharp, and he saw at a glance that following Xiahoudun's counterattack, there was a person in the opposite army guarding him, as if he felt that he couldn't chew on this hard bone, and was heading to the flank.

"Get my arrows! Wait until I kill the thief, and take advantage of the chaos to eat this army!"

Xiahou Dun was not one to admit defeat, and after suffering such a big loss today, he felt depressed. At this time, he heard that there was a possibility of turning defeat into victory, so naturally he couldn't let it go.

He thought to himself that even if he couldn't win the battle, if he killed a general of the enemy army and wrote a military report, it would still look good, and he would be able to save his respect.

The deputy general saw the opportunity and directly took the bow and arrow from his back. He was blocked by the enemy and could not send the bow and arrow. As a last resort, he had to throw the longbow first and kill a person with a knife before throwing another arrow.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Xiahou Dun caught the bow and arrow thrown by the lieutenant general, drew the bow and set the arrow, and did it in one go, but in an instant, the well-dressed men among the enemy army fell to the ground.

"General! General!"

Immediately, the enemy army was full of noise and chaos.

Xiahou Dun knew that the opportunity was not to be missed, and if he lost it, he hurriedly roared a few times: "The enemy general is dead! Counterattack with me! The enemy general is dead! Counterattack with me!"

"Go back!"

On the opposite side there is no commanding general, the army is mixed, you hug me and shout, scrambling to retreat to the mountain, weapons and banners are scattered all over the place.

Seeing this, Xiahoudun and the others thought that the main general of the opponent was dead, and the morale on the other side was completely gone. The morale of their own side was soaring, and the soldiers under his command encouraged the attack.

"Haha, in my opinion, Chen Gong is nothing more than that. It's a good plan, but it's a pity that he chose an embroidered pillow as the leader! Come and take down his camp, it's a shame today!"

Xiahou Dun laughed triumphantly and loudly.

He remembered that before he left, Zhong Ping had reminded him to be careful of Chen Gong's schemes. Now it seems that although Chen Gong has some tricks, he doesn't know people well, so there is nothing to worry about.

Thinking like this, he committed the problem of conceited and eager for success again, he didn't choose to retreat with the whole army, but led the army, bit the tail of the defeated army, and chased all the way up the mountain.

After all, in the eyes of normal people, the whole army should have been annihilated when they met him this time.

The opponent has the power to wipe out his own army at once, so why bother to go to such lengths and feign defeat?

When Xiahoudun and the others chased to the foot of the mountain, they saw a man who seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He was dressed in gold armor and red robe, with gray pheasant feathers on his crown. He was waving Fang Tian's painted halberd. .

"Listen to my orders, the whole army kills the enemy!"

Lu Bu's majestic voice echoed on the battlefield like a lion's roar.

He came to the battlefield in person, his halberd was like a dragon, and his horse's hooves sounded like wind and thunder. Although he lost his red rabbit, his bravery was still intact.

He took the lead, like a tiger entering a herd of sheep, and with one move, he was like a thousand troops.

Xiahou Dun's soldiers were taken by Lu Bu's aura, and they couldn't help retreating a few steps.Lu Bu took advantage of the situation to counterattack and defeated Xiahou Dun's temporary defense line in one fell swoop.

During the fierce battle, Lu Bu held Fang Tian's painted halberd high, with awe-inspiring power.

He pinpointed Xiahou Dun's direction precisely, and slashed down fiercely.

"What a big dog!"

Xiahou Dun was furious, he raised his shield to block it, sparking a dazzling fire, and he also guessed that the person he was fighting with was probably Lu Bu.

The thief who attacked Yanzhou was right in front of him, how could he maintain his composure?
Lu Bu's halberd was like a lightning bolt, unstoppable, not to mention his immense strength, even with successive ferocious attacks, Xiahoudun was defeated step by step.

Lu Bu only had a few moves with Xiahou Dun, and he knew that he was not his opponent. He just thought that this man was also a superb archer, so he wondered if he was the one who attacked Hao Meng back then.

He deliberately teased Xia Houdun, but he didn't try his best, but gave people the illusion that he was fighting back and forth with the opponent.

But only Xiahou Dun, who had a close contact with Lu Bu, knew how unimaginable his martial arts were.

The army behind Lu Bu roared loudly, attacking Xiahou Dun's defeated army.

The strong man Xiahou Dun broke his wrist and gritted his teeth. He cheered up again, and while dealing with Lu Bu's halberd with difficulty, he did everything possible to protect the remaining soldiers.

On the chaotic battlefield, with swords, swords and iron horses crisscrossing, most of Xiahou Dun's soldiers were unable to fight anymore. Facing Lv Bu's army, they just tried their best to defend themselves, and the battle was extremely tragic.

Xiahoudun thought calmly, he knew that he had fallen into Chen Gong's scheme, the previous army was just bait, he wanted him to lead the whole army into the game, so as to wipe out all of them without leaving behind!
Really deep calculation!

I regret not listening to Bo Heng's words!

Lu Bu was vigorous and vigorous, and Fang Tian danced with his halberd like the wind and clouds, extremely ferocious.Breaking into Xiahou Dun's army time and time again, rushing repeatedly, as if entering the land of no one.

He raised and lowered his halberd, invincible, compressing Xiahou Dun and others to the narrow path at the foot of the mountain time and time again, making it impossible for them to advance or retreat.

As time goes by, the power of the enemy and us on the battlefield gradually becomes unbalanced.Xiahou Dun's army could no longer hold on, and the trend of collapse gradually appeared.

"Let's fight again! Lu Bu, if you have the ability, fight me openly!"

Although Xiahou Dun was injured, his courage never wavered. Even if he was dying, he could not fall into Cao Jun's reputation!

With an order, he led the remnant army to come again.

"Fight is war!"

Lu Bu sneered, feeling that Xiahoudun was losing sight of the situation, and he had no intention of saving any more energy. He swung Fang Tian's painted halberd and wanted to stab Xiahoudun in the chest with all his strength.

At this moment, the sound of bowstring shooting was heard in the distance.

Cheng Lian had received Chen Gong's order early on. He lay in ambush behind the earth and rocks, aimed at Xiahou Dun's right eye, and released an arrow like a shooting star across the night sky.

Xiahou Dun's energy was all on Lu Bu, and he had no time to dodge. The arrow whizzed towards him and hit his right eye.

With a scream, blood spattered everywhere, Xiahou Dun covered his right eye in pain, and his eyes were dark.

He was furious, like a frightened wild animal, throwing his shield and fighting towards where Cheng Lian was.

Seeing this, the soldiers flocked to his side desperately, intending to escort Xiahou Dun from the battlefield with all his strength.

Lu Bu frowned slightly, relieved his strength halfway, and retracted his halberd. He didn't want to do such an unwarranted thing, but Xiahou Dun's lieutenant general found a space to help Xiahou Dun, and led hundreds of remnants to attack. out.

"Marquis Wen, do you want to continue the pursuit?"

Lü Bu did not give orders, and his soldiers did not dare to act rashly.

"No, that man is already defeated by the Marquis, so it's okay to let him die."

Lu Bu's complexion was a bit grim, since he said that it was a fair battle, but such a moth happened in the middle, which really hurt his reputation.

"Follow me back to camp!"

(End of this chapter)