Cao Thief

Chapter 342 Yanjin Great Retreat (22) [-]
Cao Cao miscalculated!
To be precise, he set up an ambush, and his plan to ambush halfway was seen through.Generally speaking, the biggest problem with this kind of ambush strategy is being seen through.Because once it is seen through, the initiative will be transferred to the enemy in an instant, and the danger will increase accordingly.

It is impossible for Cao Cao to wait for Yuan Jun's pursuit, after all, he is preparing to retreat.

But as long as he withdraws from the ambush circle, when the enemy pursues him, he will definitely suffer heavy losses...

Cao Cao knew that if Yuan Shao heard the news, he would definitely send troops to pursue him.So he set up an ambush, preparing to retreat after severely injuring Yuan Jun.

However, waiting left and right, but Yuan Jun's pursuers did not arrive.

Seeing the time passing by, Cao Cao didn't dare to stay any longer.If Yuan Shao's army arrives, the soldiers and horses in his hands will not be enough to contend at all.Therefore, Cao Cao decided to retreat slowly, and ordered Le Jin to lead his troops to retreat to Fengqiu, and let the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry leave the battlefield first.

In the middle of the day, Cao Cao saw that Yuan Jun was still silent, so he led the troops to retreat.

But who would have thought that as soon as he retreated, Yuan Shao's pursuers would arrive!
Moreover, Zhang Xi, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, was leading the army, which made Cao Cao fall into trouble immediately.

Zhang He commanded the euphorbia warriors to attack directly.Cao Jun was caught off guard and was soon defeated.Fortunately, under the command of Dian Wei, the Huben army resisted Zhang Yun's troops, which was regarded as temporarily holding back Yuan Jun's footsteps.But even so, Cao Cao lost his trace among the chaos.When Dian Wei found out that Cao Cao was missing, his face turned pale with shock... He tried to search again, but the battlefield was already overcrowded and in chaos.

Yuan Shao led the troops and pursued them...

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This is a 'time lag' tactic.

When Cao Cao retreats, there must be an ambush.

Jushou knew Cao Cao's cunning, so when Zhang Yun led his troops to pursue him, he ran out of the central army tent and stopped Zhang Yun.

"Jun Yi knows, how to pursue?"

Zhang Xi thought for a while, and replied without hesitation, "Of course I will pursue with all my strength."

"If Jun Yi is like this, he will definitely lose."

"How did the governor say this?"

Ju Shou said: "Cao thief is cunning and has many tricks. Since he evacuated the whole city, how can he be unprepared. I can be sure that Cao thief will definitely set up an ambush on the way. As long as Junyi's pursuers arrive, the ambush will be everywhere... Time, Jun Yi, you will be in danger."

Zhang Yun couldn't help but gasped, and quickly asked: "Please also supervise me."

"I have a horoscope for Junyi, as long as Junyi follows this horoscope, he will be able to defeat Cao thief."

"Which eight words do you dare to ask?"

"The Cao thief will not retreat, and the pursuers will not come out."

In other words, if you drag Cao Cao, don't move even if he doesn't move.

Everyone is hiding in the dark, but Zhang He has a more favorable form than Cao Cao.Cao Cao wants to retreat, he can't stay there all the time.Otherwise, as soon as Yuan Shao's army arrived, he would have no choice but to capture him without a fight; therefore, Jushou's strategy was to let Zhang Yun compete patiently with Cao Cao.

Zhang Yun couldn't help hesitating: "What if the Cao thief didn't set up an ambush?"

Ju Shou laughed and said: "Junyi doesn't know Cao Cao, so Cao Mengde must have set up an ambush, and he will personally cut off the rear to stabilize the morale of the army...

This person has great talent and strategy, but also knows how to stabilize the situation, and he is very courageous.

At this time, if he doesn't stay behind, who else can there be?So I figured that Cao Mengde would definitely stay and wait for the pursuers to arrive. "

Zhang He has always respected Jushou.

Ju Shou can be said to be a master of strategy, and he has exhausted strategies.

If Yuan Shao was willing to listen to Jushou's words, he might have gained the upper hand long ago, instead of the current stalemate.

After hesitating for a while, Zhang He decisively followed Ju Shou's strategy.Ju Shou said it well: Zhang He can afford it, but Cao Cao can't.And in fact, it is true.When Cao Cao started to move, Zhang He immediately ordered the euphorbia soldiers to attack.

Under Yuan Shao's command, there are more than ten thousand cavalry troops.

Among them, the euphorbia soldiers are all equipped with cavalry troops, and there are more than [-] people.

While the two sides were procrastinating, Yuan Shao also raised his soldiers and horses, and quickly rushed towards Duting.Cao Jun suffered heavy losses, and almost the whole army was defeated!
Cao Peng was shocked when he heard this.

On the banks of the Duting River, the people of Suanzao also panicked.

"Ziyou, let me know that 500 people will be allowed to pass each time, and the speed of passage will be accelerated.

All the supplies and vehicles were discarded and burned, and the soldiers only carried weapons and passed quickly... I will take people and go to investigate the situation. "

The situation suddenly became serious.

What Cao Peng feared most happened.

The most troublesome thing is that Cao Cao has disappeared.If something goes wrong with Cao Cao, all that Cao Peng has done before will be in vain.

At the same time, Cao Peng felt guilty.

If he hadn't persisted, how could Cao Cao have suffered a disastrous defeat?
Historically, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had confronted each other in Yanjin for a long time.But there is no record in the history books of how they retreated at that time.That is to say, the defeat we are facing now did not exist in the first place.What happened now... Could it be that the track of history has shifted again?Cao Cao treats Cao Peng well, and it can even be said that he dotes on him.His life and death are more related to Cao Peng's future, so no matter what, Cao Peng must find out the situation, find Cao Cao, and bring him back safely.

"Don't panic, don't panic!"

Cao Peng urged the horse to gallop, shouting loudly as he walked.

"I am Cao Peng, Captain of Duting, and I will guard here. As long as there is one person who has not crossed the river, I will never evacuate... Everyone, don't panic, and speed up to cross the river. Vehicles and other sundries should be discarded. After crossing the river, The imperial court will make up for it, and now we all cross the river lightly."

The loud voice echoed in the night sky, but was quickly drowned out by the cries.

Fortunately, Qiaotou has received the news and began to order to speed up the speed of crossing the river.

Xia Houshang ran over from the river and said loudly, "Ah Fu, what's the matter?"

"Yuan Jun is about to catch up. I will take people to stop him. You tell Zidan that you must speed up the river crossing, and deal with the things you don't want on the spot."

After finishing speaking, Cao Peng led Fei Xuan to gallop away.

Xia Houshang was also anxious, and immediately shouted sharply: "Yuan Jun has not arrived yet, everyone, don't panic, follow the arrangement and speed up to cross the river!"

The soldiers shouted loudly at the same time, and the people of Suanzao gradually stabilized.

At the same time, Cao Peng led his troops toward the east, and the further east they went, the clearer the shouts of killing became.From time to time along the way, I saw the retreating Cao Jun, all in a panic.

"Don't panic, there are still troops stationed at the bridgehead, so don't panic, everyone."

Cao Peng also knew that it was impossible for him to stop these routs.But he hopes to use this method to stabilize the rout.Otherwise, if they ran back in such a panic, it would inevitably make the situation on the river bank even more chaotic.

I believe that Xun You and the others will react correctly.

For Cao Peng, he must find Cao Cao as soon as possible.

Go eastward for eighteen miles and you will find Xiaotan.At this time, Xiaotan has become a battlefield, and Yuan Bing galloping on the battlefield to kill Cao Jun can be seen everywhere.Cao Peng gritted his teeth, slammed his feet on the horse's belly, held a painting pole and halberd in his hand, and shouted sharply: "Fei Xiao, follow me to attack."

Zhao Yebai let out a long hiss and ran wildly.

Bai Feixuan followed closely behind Cao Peng, all armed with swords and spears, rumbled into the battlefield of Xiaotan.

"I am Cao Peng, Captain of Duting, and the sons and daughters quickly approached me."

Cao Peng screamed, and the painting pole in his hand was like a dragon coming out of the water, roaring and tearing a bloody path.The halberd flew up and down, and the clouds of halberds rolled. Wherever it went, Yuan Jun fell off his horse one after another, and only blood stained Zheng's robe was killed.With a huge impact, Zhao Yebai blocked Yuan Jun who was on the way, and his bones were broken.Cao Peng drove the halberds in turn, slashing fiercely, and dozens of halberd warriors were picked up by him and fell into a pool of blood.

Behind Cao Peng, Fei Yan roared towards him.

The iron spear stabbed fiercely, and the long knife tore through the armor...

In the blink of an eye, Cao Peng led his troops into the battlefield, and Cao soldiers approached from time to time along the way, following Cao Peng to rampage in the chaotic army.

It's been a year!
After practicing the seven changes of the white tiger, Cao Peng found a new direction after entering the marrow washing stage.

His cheap master Zuo Ci, whom he had never met before, really cared about the former owner of this body.The exercises created are almost entirely based on the physical condition of Cao Peng's predecessor, so it is especially suitable for Cao Peng.White Tiger, the ancient holy beast.The Seven Changes of the White Tiger was created based on the Taoist classic "The Sutra of Seven Changes of the White Tiger". For this reason, Zuo Ci watched fierce tigers fighting in the deep mountains.Almost every movement has the aura of the king of beasts.And this point is the most valuable to Cao Peng.

In the past year, Cao Peng has faintly reached the peak state of a first-class general.

Strength is several times higher than before.

The heavy painting pole halberd is in his hand, as light as a light grass.Several Yuan generals rushed up to stop them, but were all killed by Cao Peng with a single halberd.Cao Peng charged and killed the rebellious army for a while, and from a distance, he saw Dian Wei leading hundreds of tigers, fighting with Yuan Jun.Dian Wei's eyes were red, his halberds were flying, and there was no enemy in front of him.But the problem is, there are too many Yuan Jun!There are so many that Dian Wei can't kill them cleanly.At the same time, he was still thinking about Cao Cao's safety, so the more he killed, the angrier he became, and the more he killed, the more anxious he became.

The Huben Army followed Dian Wei in a team of three to five in accordance with the formation previously trained.

But with the continuous arrival of Yuan Jun, the Huben Army gradually became unable to resist.If you continue to kill, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out.

"Uncle Dian!"

Cao Peng roared and urged his horse to rush forward.

This loud roar, like a thunderclap, made Dian Wei wake up suddenly.

"Ah Fu, why are you here?"

"Where is the lord?"

"I don't know either... I was in charge of breaking the back before, and the lord led the people to retreat. I didn't want Yuan Jun to chase me, and the lord and I were separated..."

"Then what are you still doing here?"

While Cao Peng was speaking, the halberd in his hand trembled, he thrust out and knocked a Yuan Bing to the ground.

"Uncle Dian, don't love to fight, follow me to find the lord first."

"That's what I want."

Dian Wei pulled his horse back immediately, Cao Peng rushed forward and stopped Yuan Jun behind him.

A general Yuan leaped forward with his spear in hand. Cao Peng narrowed his eyes and urged the horse suddenly.Feeling Cao Peng's intentions, Zhao Yebai accelerated and arrived in front of General Yuan in an instant.Cao Peng's speed was so fast that General Yuan couldn't react.The painting pole halberd turned around in his hand, Cao Peng held the halberd with one hand, and stabbed out with a move of Qinglong's claws.Just as Yuan Jiang was about to raise his gun to meet him, the painting-pole halberd was already in front of him.Hearing a puff, the halberd blade fiercely tore through his armor, and General Yuan flew away from his horse...

After Cao Peng and Dian Wei joined forces, their power suddenly rose sharply.

The two left and right, one big halberd fluttered, and the other double halberd danced, quickly killing a bloody path.

"Uncle Dian, where did my lord go just now?"

"I remember heading towards Jishui..."

Cao Peng immediately understood that the reason why Cao Cao walked towards Jishui was probably because he wanted to use Le Jin's hand to resist Yuan Jun's attack.

"Let's chase after."

"it is good!"

At this time, Dian Wei basically followed Cao Peng's idea.

He has the most contact with Cao Peng, and he also knows that Cao Peng has a lot of ideas.Fighting and killing people?Dian Wei was never afraid of anyone!But now, the top priority is to find Cao Cao.This requires a sensible person to make up his mind... At this critical moment, Dian Wei chose to believe in Cao Peng.

The two of them together immediately set off a bloodbath in the chaos.

Although Cao Peng's martial arts were not as good as Dian Wei's, he had a huge advantage in drawing a halberd in his hand.The two fought all the way, and after traveling about two miles, they saw a group of Yuan Jun in front of them, fighting hard around a group of Cao soldiers.Although the distance was a bit far, Dian Wei recognized at a glance that the one commanding Cao soldiers to fight was Cao Bin, Cao Cao's personal soldier.But it seems that Cao Bin is already at the end of his battle.

"Little thief, let's see how long you can last!"

A member of General Yuan Jun, wielding a pair of hammers, slammed fiercely at Cao Bin.

Cao Bin raised his saber to meet him, but with a clang, the saber in his hand was knocked flying.Yuan swung another sledgehammer, Cao Bin didn't have time to dodge, he raised the reins, and the horse suddenly stood up.The sledgehammer hit the horse's head fiercely, knocking Cao Bin's mount to the ground.

Cao Bin was pressed under the horse, and when he saw General Yuan coming with his hammer, he couldn't help but close his eyes.

"Wu that dog thief, don't be rampant."

A wave of golden fronts whizzed towards him, and Yuan Jiang quickly flipped his hammer over to block it.

clang……

The iron hammer knocked out an iron meteor, and Dian Wei rushed over, holding up the twin iron halberds, and slashed down fiercely.

General Yuan wanted to block it again, but it was too late... There was a sound of poof, and the two iron halberds struck the top of General Yuan's head, knocking General Yuan off his horse immediately.

"Dianzhong Lang?"

Cao Bin opened his eyes and couldn't help being overjoyed.

Before Dian Wei could speak, Cao Peng urged his horse to charge up, "Wen Zhi, where is my lord?"

"Brother..." Cao Bin was so excited that he struggled to get out from under the dead horse, reached out and grabbed General Yuan's mount, and got on the horse.

"You came just in time, the lord was hit by the arrow and is in the forest."

As he spoke, Cao Bin stretched out his hand and pointed to the sparse forest behind him.

Without further ado, Cao Peng turned his horse's head, "Wen Zhi, hurry up and take care of the lord, after I kill the enemy soldiers, shall we try to break out of the siege?"

The halberd rounded the painting pole, swept away thousands of troops, and knocked three Yuan soldiers to the ground.

Fei Xuan charged forward, killing Yuan Bing and fleeing in all directions.After Cao Peng and Dian Wei killed Yuan Jun, they led their men to Shulin.

Before the two of them approached, Cao Cao was seen crawling on a horse, surrounded by dozens of personal guards.

"Jun Ming, Youxue...help me!"

When Cao Cao saw Cao Peng and the two of them, he immediately shouted.

(End of this chapter)