The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145 Chapter 145
Regarding Guo Jia's proposal, Cao Cao has always been hesitant, and withdrawing troops is undoubtedly the most correct choice now.

But he was not reconciled, not reconciled to leading the army to retreat.

However, it doesn't seem to be good for him to continue to stay.

Cao Cao then asked Xun You and Cheng Yu to ask them what to do now.

As soon as Xun You and Cheng Yu heard Cao Cao's call, they immediately came to Cao Cao's tent, and said in unison, "I don't know why my lord called us here?"

Cao Cao said: "Feng Xiao came here just now, and he suggested that I retreat back to Puyang as soon as possible. I am hesitant, so I would like to ask you two for their opinions..."

"Withdraw the troops?" Cheng Yu asked with a puzzled face, "Our army just won the victory, not only beheading Lu Bu, but also severely injuring Zhang Yan's cavalry troops. The morale of the soldiers is high. It is time to use force. So isn’t our army in vain?”

Cao Cao didn't answer immediately after hearing this, but looked at Xun You and asked, "Gongda, what's your opinion?"

Xun You stroked the green beard under his chin, looked thoughtful for a long time, and then said slowly: "My lord, I agree with Guo Fengxiao's proposal to withdraw the troops back to Puyang."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu immediately turned to Xun You and said, "Gongda, why do you suggest withdrawing the troops?"

Xun You said: "Lü Bu was killed, and Zhang Yan's cavalry was severely damaged. He will definitely not engage in field battles with our army easily, and will definitely hold out in the city. Zhang Yan has the entire Xuzhou, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers. If all come Support, with the current combat strength of our army, if we continue to stay here, not only will we not be able to capture Dingtao, but we may also be in a situation where we will be confronted by the enemy. Instead of going on like this with no results, it is better to take advantage of the victory, set up camp, and withdraw the army back to Puyang If we suddenly withdraw our troops now, Zhang Yan will definitely not dare to send troops to pursue them, and our army can return to Puyang safe and sound."

After listening to Xun You's analysis, Cao Cao immediately made a decision, and said loudly: "Withdraw the troops and return to Puyang tomorrow!"

Although Cheng Yu disagreed with the withdrawal, Cao Cao had already made a decision, so he had nothing to say.

The order was quickly conveyed, and Cao Jun made some preparations everywhere, preparing to withdraw tomorrow.

At the same time, Xia Houyuan rode alone and arrived at Dingtao City with Cao Cao's letter. He shot the arrow with the letter directly on the tower, then turned his horse's head and returned directly to the camp.

After the soldiers on the tower found the arrow, they immediately took off the letter on the arrow and handed it to Zhang Yan.

This was a handwritten letter written by Cao Cao. Zhang Yan read it hastily, and knew that Cao Cao had no intention of returning Lu Bu's body, and even scolded Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan laughed it off. Since Cao Cao had no intention of returning Lu Bu's body, he could only take it by force.

According to reports from scouts, Cao Cao had dismembered Lu Bu, hung his head high on Cao Jun's banner, his limbs were hung around the camp, and his body was hung on the gate to serve as a target for the soldiers to practice archery.

Zhang Yan had just burned Cao Cao's letters here, and Gao Shun and Zhang Liao rushed over after hearing the news. When they learned that Cao Cao had no intention of returning Lv Bu's body, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao decided to raid the camp at night and take back Lv Bu's body.

Although Zhang Yan did not agree with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao's actions, he knew that he could not stop them. Instead of doing this, it would be better to let Gao Shun and Zhang Liao do it.

But out of consideration for the safety of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, Zhang Yan sent Tai Shici and Xu Chu each with [-] cavalry to support them.

Therefore, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the trapped camp, Tai Shici and Xu Chu led six hundred cavalry, and went straight out of the city towards Cao Jun's camp.

Zhang Yan was still a little worried, so he left Niu Jin to defend the city, and he followed Xu Sheng and two thousand infantry quietly to prevent any accidents.

Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, Xu Chu and others came to the vicinity of Cao Jun's camp. Seeing that Cao Jun was heavily guarded, they didn't know what to do.

In the end, after some deliberation, Zhang Liao suggested making a move.

The soldiers in the camp led by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao pretended to attack Cao Jun's camp head-on to attract Cao Jun's attention.

However, Tai Shici and Xu Chu led cavalry with fast movement speed and strong impact. They were responsible for snatching Lu Bu's limbs by taking advantage of the chaos.

After some planning, the four of them began to clearly divide the work. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the soldiers trapped in the camp to attack from the front of Cao Jun's camp.

In Cao Jun's camp, Cao Cao's general order has been conveyed. Cao Jun is packing his luggage in the camp and preparing to withdraw tomorrow.Although there were still patrol teams on the periphery, no one expected that the enemy army had just suffered a major defeat and would come to sneak attack tonight.

Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led their troops to attack Cao Jun's camp. Cao Jun was out of reach, but Gao Shun and Zhang Liao directly broke through the gate of the camp. Lu Bu's left arm.

Cao Jun was suddenly attacked, which immediately attracted the attention of the whole army. All the soldiers came out of the camp and went to the gate of the village to support.

Zhang Liao regained Lv Bu's left arm, and then retreated under the cover of Gao Shun. At the same time, Tai Shici and Xu Chu respectively led three hundred cavalry to attack from the east and west. The fence of the camp quickly rushed into the camp.

Cao's army was attracted to the gate of the village, and the rest of the defense was weak, and they were all facing cavalry, which were vulnerable to a single blow.

After Tai Shici and Xu Chu took away Lü Bu's right and left legs, they did not withdraw from the camp, but ran in different directions. One went straight to the back of the camp to drive away Lv Bu's right arm, and the other went straight to the camp. Yuanmen, to take away Lu Bu's body and head.

Six hundred cavalry rushed left and right in Cao Jun's camp, but no one of Cao Jun could stop them. The generals of Cao Jun who were at the gate of the camp suddenly heard movement in the camp, and immediately retreated into the camp.

But as soon as they left, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao came again. Although there were only a few hundred people, they turned Cao Jun's camp upside down.

Cao Cao was staying in the big tent of the Chinese army, and when he heard the noise outside, he immediately opened the curtain and came to wait and see. Unexpectedly, he saw Xu Chu leading his cavalry straight to the gate, beheaded the soldiers guarding the gate, and took down the hanging Lu Bu's body on the gate was heading towards the big banner again, and no one dared to stop where he passed, as if he had entered a land of no one.

"Where is Xia Houyuan? Where is Cao Hong? Where is Li Dian? The enemy troops rushed into the camp, coming and going and clashing like no one in the land. What are they doing?" Seeing such a scene, Cao Cao immediately became furious. , roared immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xia Houyuan leading cavalry coming from the gate of the village, and Cao Hong leading his troops coming from the west.

When Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong led their troops to arrive, Xu Chu had already cut off the big banner, took off Lu Bu's head, and went elsewhere.

For a moment, Cao Jun's camp was in chaos. Xu Chuchi entered the central army, took Lv Bu's body with him, did not dare to stop at all, and hurriedly went out, and Tai Shici also came from the side to meet him, and the two cavalry gathered together. Shares, exchanges and conflicts, showing off in Cao Junying!
Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong led their troops to follow Xu Chu and Tai Shici all the time, but they were always half a beat behind each time, while Xu Chu and Tai Shici rushed to the gate of the camp together to fight Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.

Li Dian was leading the army to fight Gao Shun and Zhang Liao at the gate of the camp. Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes behind him. He turned around and saw Tai Shici and Xu Chu coming to kill him. He was shocked. Before he could react, he was led by Tai Shici and Xu Chu The cavalry rushed over and was directly cut in two.

When Gao Shun and Zhang Liao saw Tai Shici and Xu Chu coming out, they retreated immediately. The four retreated while fighting, and soon left Cao Jun's camp.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong led their troops to catch up. How could Cao Jun, who was so embarrassed and angry, let them go so easily, so he rushed after them and insisted on beheading all these people.

After chasing for three or four miles, he was about to catch up, but suddenly he heard the sound of a clapper, and hundreds of arrows shot out from the grass on both sides of the road.

A series of screams came and went, and many soldiers of the Cao army fell from their horses. Even Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong were caught off guard. Because it was dark, it was hard to tell how many Xuzhou soldiers were ambushed.

"Retreat! Quickly retreat!" Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong chose to retreat without hesitation, while Cao Jun retreated quickly.

After Cao Jun retreated, Zhang Yan and Xu Shengcai appeared from both sides of the road, joined forces with Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, and Xu Chu, and quickly returned to Dingtao City.

Cao Jun's camp was in a mess, and Cao Cao became even more furious. He saw with his own eyes Xuzhou soldiers led by Xu Chu and Tai Shici gallop into the camp, and clashed in the camp, as if they had entered no man's land.It can be seen that his army's defense is so weak.

Fortunately, the purpose of Tai Shici, Xu Chu and others was only to snatch Lu Bu's limbs. If their purpose was to capture and kill Cao Cao, Cao Cao would have died in the hands of these people at this moment.

Facing this group of cavalry, the soldiers defending the Chinese army were vulnerable, which deeply hurt Cao Cao's heart and made Cao Cao feel extremely fearful.

In his mind, an idea suddenly flashed that the Chinese military guards must be strengthened.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong led the army back and told Cao Cao that the Xuzhou soldiers had been prepared for a long time and failed to pursue them. Cao Cao did not punish Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong and others. ?
However, after this incident, Cao Cao's confidence in withdrawing his troops back to Puyang was further strengthened. Although only eight or nine hundred people were killed in the raid this time, Cao Cao still had lingering fears.

He set up camp overnight, withdrew his troops back to Puyang, and decided to form a strong army that could not only protect the Chinese army, but also fight on the battlefield after returning to Puyang. Only in this way can he remain invincible in this troubled world!

Zhang Yan, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Xu Sheng and others returned to Dingtao City together and pieced together Lv Bu's limbs. Zhang Yan had someone build a coffin for Lv Bu to bury tomorrow. Buried in peace.

(End of this chapter)