Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 35 The Princes Retreat

"Lou Ying, why are you back?"

Gongsun Zan suppressed his uneasiness and asked sharply, "Where are Gongsun Yue and the three thousand cavalry?"

Lou Ying cried loudly: "My lord, our army is fighting to the death with the Xiliang rebels in Qiao County. Our army is outnumbered, and Sun Jian's army is in no hurry to rescue. General Gongsun Yue has died in battle, and only a few hundred brothers escaped back. .”

"what?"

Gongsun Zan was so shocked that he almost sat down on his buttocks, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

The princes from all walks of life who were listening attentively in the military tent were also stunned, their eyes widened in disbelief.

Lou Ying kept crying, "When our army arrived at Qiao County, Qiao County had already been attacked by the Xiliang rebels. Sun Jian ordered the army to attack, and the [-] army suffered heavy casualties. Now there are only [-] infantry left. , woo woo..."

All the princes were terrified when they heard this, and they were all silent.

Gongsun Zan came back to his senses, and said sharply: "This general's three thousand Youyan iron cavalry has never been defeated in the north, even if the force is not as strong as the Xiliang rebels, how can they be defeated in one battle? What's going on, please tell us quickly. "

Lou Ying barely stopped crying and told the story.

The princes gasped again when they heard it again. The cavalry, who are not afraid of bows and arrows, are fully armored, and even the horses are covered with heavy armor, and they are chained together to form a series of armored horses. When did the Xiliang rebels become so powerful? ground cavalry.

How can the horse run for a long time with a few hundred catties more.

All the princes present here have a little knowledge of equestrianism and are well aware of the difficulties involved.

However, no matter what, the appearance of the Metro armor chain horse among the Xiliang rebels made all the princes frown.

"Qisha!"

Gongsun Zan roared angrily and nearly knocked over the tent, bleeding from his heart.

The three thousand Youyan iron cavalry is his personal army, and also the most elite cavalry under his command. He thought it would be enough to contain only eight thousand Xiliang cavalry.

"Sun Jian, Mr. X has never finished with you."

Gongsun Zan even put this account on Sun Jian's head, gnashing his teeth in hatred.

The princes hurriedly tried to comfort him, but they added fuel to the fire, and could not appease Gongsun Zan's anger at all.

"Death is not your elite, of course you don't feel bad."

Gongsun Zan rebuked all the princes angrily, roared, and walked out of the tent without looking back.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others all looked dull, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing for a while.

They were going to discuss how to break Hulao Pass as soon as possible, but Sun Jian's defeat made them lose interest.

The princes didn't have the mood to discuss military affairs, and they all dispersed in dismay.

Liu Dai, Tao Qian, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and other princes were even more worried, fearing that Xiliang cavalry would enter their territory.

After returning to the camp, they immediately summoned their confidants to discuss and exchange news, intending to withdraw the troops and return to the territory.

Unexpectedly, at the military meeting the next day, before the words were spoken, another small school came to report that someone from the Cao family in Qiao County begged to see Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's heart jumped inexplicably, and he quickly ordered the little school to bring him in.

Not long after, a young man with a weak crown of one year walked in with the small school.

The young man was also covered in blood and dusty, as if he had experienced a fight.

Cao Cao was taken aback, stood up suddenly, and asked in a surprised voice: "Cao Chun, why did you come to Hulao Pass, how are the people?"

Cao Chun threw himself down in front of Cao Cao, and burst into tears, "Brother, those damn Xiliang bandits not only destroyed our Zhuangzi, but also killed all the family members, only the women were spared. , woo woo..."

"what?"

Cao Cao sat down on the ground in shock, his eyes almost popping out.

All the princes also looked at each other, unable to recover for a long time.

Cao Chun said again: "My little brother waited until the Xiliang bandits left the next day, and sneaked back to Wubao to inquire. None of the men in the family survived. The old man was originally hiding in the cellar, but he was also found by the Xiliang bandits and beheaded for public display. ..."

"Wow!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't bear it any longer, spewed out a mouthful of old blood and fell back.

"Lord!"

Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan standing behind Su Li were shocked and rushed forward to help Cao Cao up.

"Hu Zhen, I will definitely tear you to pieces."

Cao Ren's face was stern, he raised his head to the sky and roared, blood was slowly flowing from the corner of his eyes.

Brothers Cao Hong and Xiahou were also furious, wishing they could return to Qiao County immediately.

All the princes gathered around one after another, trying to persuade them with kind words, all of them felt sad.

This time the unlucky one is the Cao clan, who will be the next unlucky one?

The more Liu Dai, Tao Qian, Zhang Chao and others thought about it, the more frightened they became.

If the Xiliang rebels can attack Qiao County, they may attack Xiapi and Guangling, and copy their lair.

How can the clan be preserved under the collapse of the nest?
After making a fuss for a while, Cao Cao woke up slowly, weeping sadly.

"Damn Hu Zhen dog thief, dare to kill my father, destroy my family, swear to God, I will destroy his nine clans in my lifetime, dig up his ancestral grave, cut Hu Zhen alive, eat his flesh, drink his blood, to vent The hatred in my heart."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and swore, the hatred was so strong that it made people shudder.

Ji Lingling shuddered when all the princes heard it, and had a new understanding of Cao Aman.

Cao Chun hurriedly said: "Brother, the leader is not Hu Zhen, Hu Zhen is already dead."

"what?"

Cao Cao was taken aback again, "Hu Zhen is dead, how did he die? Who is in command of the Xiliang rebels now?"

The princes were also greatly surprised, looking at Cao Chun with burning eyes.

Cao Chundao: "My little brother heard that when Hu Zhen attacked a manor in Qiao County, he was beheaded by Xu Chu from Qiao County. Now the Xiliang rebel army is led by Hu Zhen's local general Luo Zheng, and Qiao County was destroyed by this Luo Zheng. "

"Luo Zhengping."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth in hatred, and almost wanted to crush his teeth.

All the princes talked about it one after another, not knowing who this Luo Zheng was.

A mere unknown person, who has never heard of it before, is indeed capable of defeating Qiao County.

Some princes asked: "In this way, it is Luo Zheng who defeated three thousand Youzhou cavalry and defeated Sun Wentai?"

Cao Chundao: "Exactly."

The princes were once again in an uproar, and it was not incompetent to defeat Sun Jian, the brave Jiangdong tiger.

Both Cao Ren and Cao Hong pleaded guilty to the Xiahou brothers, and hurriedly carried Cao Cao back to the camp to rest.

Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others wanted to retreat, but Cao Cao's father was killed, so they refused to retreat. Naturally, they couldn't say what they wanted to say, and left the Chinese army one by one with sad faces, and returned to the camp to think hard. A way out.

However, after only a few days, news came from Xu and Yanzhou.

The iron cavalry from Xiliang divided into two groups, entered Xu and Yan prefectures, burned, killed and looted all the way, committing all kinds of crimes. Wherever they passed, all the elites of the gentry were bloodbathed, and the two prefectures had already been killed.

If this Xiliang rebel army is not wiped out as soon as possible, the situation may be in danger.

When Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others received the news, they almost jumped up in surprise, and they no longer cared about face and righteousness.

At this time, the top priority is for the return troops to wipe out this goddamn Xiliang cavalry.

Tao Qian, Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Yuan Yi, Qiao Mao and other princes did not go to the central army, but sent someone to inform Yuan Shao, the nominal ally leader, and immediately set up their camp, mobilizing the army to return to the territory up.

After Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others received the news, they all sighed loudly and were speechless for a while.

Yuan Shu was furious, blaming Tao Qian and other princes for their disloyalty and injustice.When Wancheng was destroyed, he was blocked by everyone when he wanted to retreat, but now Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others ran away without saying a word.

"Mr. Liu Dai, Mr. Tao Qian, I will never end with you."

Yuan Shu scolded sharply, wishing he could lead his army to hunt down these princes.

However, there are only less than [-] soldiers and horses left under his command, so there are no other princes.

Han Fu, governor of Jizhou, Kong Rong, prefect of Beihai, Zhang Yang, prefect of Shangdang, and Zhang Yang, prefect of Hanoi, and other princes have suffered heavy casualties since they attacked Hulao Pass.

Seeing that Tao Qian and others retreated, the general situation was over, and they also had the idea of ​​retreating.

Seeing that something was wrong, Cao Cao hurriedly said loudly: "I have something to say, gentlemen, please listen."

All the princes looked sideways when they heard the words, and Fang looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao said loudly: "If our army retreats rashly, the Xiliang rebels will come to pursue them, and they may be defeated one by one."

"What Meng De said is very true."

All the princes nodded again and again, it made sense.

Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, asked, "I don't know what trick Mr. Cao has to get us out of the Xiliang rebels' pursuit?"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "It's easy to do. You only need to plant banners all over the camp, tie more straw men, and put on sergeant armor to confuse the enemy's horses, and the Xiliang rebels will not dare to move lightly. You can lead your army and leave safely."

"This plan is very clever."

All the princes were overjoyed, and they all hit festivals and applauded.

Yuan Shao's face was very displeased, the coalition forces were disbanded, what's the face of him as the leader of the alliance.

More importantly, he failed to enter Luoyang, punished the national traitors, and lost the credit for helping the country.

However, after running a few routes, the remaining princes also began to shrink back. It may be difficult to join forces to attack Hulao Pass, and there are not enough soldiers and horses. At present, the coalition forces have almost no other way to go besides disbanding and retreating. .

Yuan Shao was unwilling, but more deeply frustrated.

Compared with the high spirits when he dispatched troops, this result can be said to make him quite helpless.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth again and said, "My lords, Cao Cao has one more thing to say. The Xiliang rebels burned, killed, looted, and committed a lot of crimes. If you don't wipe out this heavenly Xiliang cavalry, how will you go back and face your elders? What do you think?" ?”

"What Meng De said is true."

The princes quickly agreed, and finally found a reasonable excuse for the retreat.

The allied forces of the feudal lords are coming in a menacing way, and they will be disbanded and retreated before they can capture the Hulao Pass, which will inevitably be criticized by the people of the world.

It is a good excuse to go back to destroy the Xiliang cavalry who burned, killed and looted.

At present, the princes from all walks of life still take Yuan Shao as the leader, and they left Hulao Pass at night, and nearly [-] troops went to chase and intercept the Xiliang cavalry who entered the Central Plains to burn, kill and loot, and made all the princes grit their teeth with hatred.

If it weren't for this heavenly Xiliang cavalry, the princes would not be forced into a dilemma.

Right now, not only Cao Cao, but also other princes from all walks of life would like to catch all this Xiliang cavalry and bury them alive.

(End of this chapter)