Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The wailing and screaming of the cavalry who were attacked outside the camp were still faintly heard, irritating Cao Cao's nerves.

Cao Cao knew very well that there was no room for hesitation at this moment, and he had even prepared to have his generals hold up shields and cover the withdrawal of some cavalry even in the hail of arrows.

But seeing that the White Horse Volunteers outside the camp took the lead in withdrawing, Cao Cao became hesitant.

Xi Zhicai, who had just arrived, saw this and quickly started to persuade them.

"My lord, you cannot hesitate. This must be a tactic to confuse the enemy."

Xi Zhicai was Cao Cao's most trusted strategist at the time, and he was trusted with his daily plans and tactics.

But at this moment, Cao Cao looked at the darkness outside the camp and said with a frown.

"Open the gates and go out to rescue. If there are heavy troops ambushing outside the camp, the camp will be in danger of being breached."

"The White Horse Volunteers' perfect harassment may be to force me to hastily mobilize heavy troops out of the camp..."

Xi Zhicai realized that Cao Cao's guess was not completely impossible, but the possibility was extremely small.

Not to mention how difficult it was to mobilize a large number of infantry at night and completely conceal it from Cao's scouts, and set up an ambush outside.

More importantly, the Yangzhou army had also fought fiercely for a long time during the day and was exhausted. How could Li Ji, who was well versed in military tactics, continue to mobilize the tired infantry to set up an ambush outside the camp?

"The enemy must be aware that it is difficult to prevent our army from leaving the camp to rescue General Xiahou through the Baima Yicong, so they use this clumsy tactic of confusing the enemy to delay time. I hope my lord will understand this." Xi Zhicai insisted.

This plan is indeed a poor one...

But it was precisely because it seemed clumsy and contrary to Li Ji's ability level that Cao Cao was wary of him again and again.

If Li Zikun used the strategy of confusing the enemy with a new one, would it be so clumsy?
I'm afraid it's a strategy to lure the enemy?
Cao Cao was equally anxious, eager to rescue Xiahou Dun and his 3,000 cavalrymen who were attacked outside, but he understood that it was more important not to let the army be ambushed, otherwise the already exhausted Cao army might be in danger of a major collapse.

In less than a few breaths, Cao Cao made a decision. He changed his original plan of sending multiple elite troops out of the camp at the same time, and only ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead the troops out of the camp to support Xiahou Dun and investigate the situation outside the camp.

After receiving the order, Xiahou Yuan did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and immediately led his elite troops out of the village gate and headed towards the direction where the sounds of fighting continued outside the camp.

When Xiahou Yuan arrived at the battlefield, the 3,000 Cao cavalry seemed to have been completely disrupted and were being madly strangled by the enemy.

Seeing this scene, Xiahou Yuan's heart was bleeding.

Xiahou Yuan not only knew very well how much effort Cao Cao had spent to raise this cavalry, but he also personally trained this cavalry for a period of time.

However, seeing the situation at this point, Xiahou Yuan did not dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly ordered his troops to stop and form a battle line on the spot.

The infantry rushed forward in a disorganized formation to face the cavalry, which was not only unhelpful to the situation, but would only get themselves involved.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!!"

Suddenly, under Xiahou Yuan's command, hundreds of rockets streaked across the night and fell into the center of the battlefield, bringing a moment of light to the dim battlefield.

Xiahou Yuan's eyes kept turning and he found that the battle situation was much worse than he had imagined.

The entire battlefield was almost completely occupied by the enemy's cavalry. Not only were their own cavalry scattered everywhere and fighting on their own, but their number was probably less than a thousand.

However, Xiahou Yuan deliberately used rockets to illuminate the battlefield for a moment in order to find Xiahou Dun's location.

Otherwise, in the dim battlefield, Xiahou Yuan could not shout loudly to avoid attracting more enemy troops to surround himself, and the possibility of finding Xiahou Dun in the dim environment by relying on his eyesight was very slim.

Fortunately, Xiahou Yuan found where Xiahou Dun was.

Unfortunately, the number of cavalrymen around Xiahou Dun was also less than twenty, and even Xiahou Dun was beaten back by an enemy general.

Xiahou Yuan was anxious but dared not say anything. He ordered his troops to form a formation on the spot to intimidate the enemy cavalry, and continuously shot arrows at the densely populated area ahead to disrupt the enemy.

Xiahou Yuan led his trusted guards and ran towards Xiahou Dun, intending to rescue Xiahou Dun first. Xiahou Yuan killed more than ten riders who blocked his way along the way, and when he was about twenty steps away from Huang Zhong and Xiahou Dun, he could finally vaguely distinguish Xiahou Dun's armor.

Immediately, Xiahou Yuan raised the longbow on his back and aimed at Huang Zhong's back.

At twenty paces, the bow is fast;
Within twenty steps, the bow is accurate and fast!

The bow is fully drawn, and the sound is like thunder...

"Go!"

Xiahou Yuan shouted softly, and a stream of light rushed towards Huang Zhong.

However, in Xiahou Yuan's opinion, the arrow was bound to hit the target, but Huang Zhong, who had his back to him, seemed to have noticed it instantly.

The Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Sword that had been suppressing Xiahou Dun suddenly turned, and its broad blade directly protected the vital parts of his back.

"Ding!"

An arrow immediately hit the Nine Phoenix Rising Sun Sword, causing Huang Zhong's hands to go numb.

Huang Zhong followed closely and was furious!

Who is so unethical as to shoot an arrow from behind...

In other words, Huang Zhong, who was proficient in archery, had an almost instinctive reaction to the sound of the bowstring. The moment the bowstring sounded suddenly, he subconsciously protected himself, otherwise this arrow would have taken Huang Zhong's life.

Huang Zhong, who was furious, turned his head and looked behind him, only to be met with a direct blow from Xiahou Yuan.

"clang!"

The collision of the two swords caused a large amount of sparks to fly, and also allowed Huang Zhong to see Xiahou Yuan's face clearly, and he remembered this face firmly.

The furious Huang Zhong did not hesitate to include Xiahou Yuan in the range of his sword light. While facing the combined forces of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan on his own, he shouted angrily.

"Who is the thief? Tell me your name."

Xiahou Yuan did not respond, but tried his best to join forces with Xiahou Dun to defeat Huang Zhong.

However, Huang Zhong's bravery was beyond Xiahou Yuan's expectations.

Faced with the tacit cooperation of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, the two sides fought for more than ten rounds but it was difficult to determine the winner.

This made Xiahou Yuan unable to help but curse inwardly: Where did this powerful general come from?

In Xiahou Yuan's opinion, the bravery displayed by Huang Zhong was not inferior to the three well-known Zhao, Guan and Zhang.

Immediately, Xiahou Yuan spoke urgently to Xiahou Dun.

"Don't fight anymore, go!"

Xiahou Dun had been thinking of retreating for a long time, but he was targeted by Huang Zhong just after he had barely gathered a hundred cavalrymen. He was suppressed by Huang Zhong to the point that he had no temper at all and could not leave even if he wanted to.

With Xiahou Yuan's rescue, Xiahou Dun did not hesitate at all. The two of them worked together to force Huang Zhong to retreat temporarily, and then they rode away.

"Where to go!"

Huang Zhong became anxious when he saw this.

Huang Zhong, who surrendered to Liu Bei as an outsider, had made great contributions in the Battle of Jingnan, but he also wanted more achievements to prove himself. (End of this chapter)