Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181
Zhou Tai did not stop Cao Jun, but Pan Zhang did.The entrance of the water village is small, and there are fixed railings on both sides, making it inconvenient to climb.Therefore, if Cao Bing wanted to rush out, he could only break through the camp gate.

Pan Zhang drove out the Cao soldiers guarding the camp while guarding against the Cao soldiers inside the camp rushing out.Archers were also set up on both sides of the road to contain Cao's soldiers.

Gan Ning and Zhou Tai led their troops to pursue him. Gan Ning said to Zhou Tai, "I slashed that general Cao. Don't let him get away."

When Zhou Tai heard this, he fought even harder, trying to capture General Cao and make a great contribution.

After fighting for a moment, a large number of Cao troops suddenly appeared outside the camp, killing Pan Zhang by surprise.Cao Bing rushed over and shot arrows at the gate of the camp. Pan Zhang was also shot in the shoulder by the arrow.Fortunately, the shot was not deep. Seeing that the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, he must have been unable to stop Cao Bing, so he had to get out of the way.

When Cao Bing saw that the outward passage was opened, he was overjoyed immediately and rushed out impatiently.

Gan Ning and Zhou Tai then evaded the attack, but the Cao soldiers who ran out of the water village did not resist at all, but just fled.After Gan Ning and Zhou Tai chased for four or five li, they retreated.

Too tired, there should be a layer of snow outside the camp, it is really exhausting.However, the result of this battle was not bad. After dawn, more than 20 Cao soldiers were killed and frozen to death, and a lot of supplies were seized, including more than 30 sets of armor alone.Moreover, the loss of the water village was not large, and less than [-] people died.This is a big victory!
After cleaning the battlefield, the corpses of Cao Bing were piled together and incinerated.

Gan Ning also said goodbye. After returning to the camp, he said to Lu Meng, "Ziming, your strategy is really effective."

Lu Meng said modestly: "General Cao must be impatient, otherwise he would not be fooled."

Gan Ning waved his hand and said, "Whether he is impatient or not, this battle has yielded a lot anyway, and Ziming's contribution will definitely be indispensable when he repays his merits."

This strategy was devised by Lü Meng, but Lü Meng didn't know whether it would work or not.Because he was not sure whether Cao Jun would attack the water stronghold, nor whether Cao Jun could see through this strategy.

But Gan Ning thought it was worth a try, since there was nothing to lose anyway, the loss was nothing more than a hundred Tanzi wine.Although the price of this wine is very expensive outside, but in the army, this wine is a special offer.

Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but that is when there is a war.Usually you need to drink, as the saying goes, wine is strong and cowardly!Not every soldier dares to kill. Zhang Yi's army has this kind of training for courage. In addition to trusting back throws, there is also killing livestock.

Xu Huang was defeated and returned to the camp, and was sent back to the tent for treatment.Cao Cao came to visit in person, and Xu Huang, who was weak, said: "My lord, Huang has failed to live up to his trust. The enemy was drinking and having fun, and Huang was impatient and fell into the enemy's trap."

After Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help sighing, "It's not just Gongming who is impatient, I am also impatient! The snow has melted today, and if I can't break through Ping'an City in the next few days, I have no choice but to withdraw my troops."

However, within a few days, warm wind blew from the east the next day and all the snow melted away.The policeman came to report that the ice surface in the Yandu area had become civilized, and it was feared that it would be impossible for carriages and horses to pass within three to five days.

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and ordered: "Notify the whole army and prepare to withdraw. In addition, notify Chen Deng to abandon Sheyang and go to the north of Huai River with me!"

At the end of January, Cao Cao officially withdrew from the army.After the siege of Ping'an was over, Zhang Yi immediately opened the city to pursue it, but because the snow melted and the road was muddy, it was very difficult to catch up.

Fortunately, there was a military report from Yandu that the Huai River had already melted. Although the ice had not completely melted, the big ship was able to break through the ice and enter the Huai River.I believe that in three to five days, the water channel to Hongze Lake will be opened.

But how can we stop Cao Bing for three to five days?Not at all!Even if the road is muddy, Cao's soldiers can withdraw across the Huai River in two days!If we travel day and night, we can retreat across the Huai River in one and a half days.

And it's easier to travel at night, the muddy ground will freeze again, and it's much faster to walk than during the day.

Zhang Yi chased him for a day, and arrived at Sheyang in the afternoon of the second day, only to find that the city gate was open.Wei Wentong took people in to have a look. Inside, the aristocratic families, officials and soldiers all ran away, only some common people and the robbed granaries.

Zhang Yi stopped chasing him, and sent scouts to check Cao Cao's movements.Then he asked Master Shang and Gan Ning to come to Sheyang overnight, and he wanted to arrange the defense of Guangling.

Zhang Yi didn't call Li Jing. Li Jing had a cold half a month ago, and he hasn't recovered yet!
Zhang Yi summoned everyone and said: "Li Jing is the governor of Guangling and leads 3000 people to garrison in Sheyang. Master Shang and his disciples lead 2000 people to garrison Yandu. Lü Meng leads 2000 people to garrison Ping'an. Zhou Tai guards Hongze Lake Water Village. Bu Zhao is Guangling. In charge of the affairs of the southern counties, Meng Liang led 1000 people to patrol the counties to avoid rebellion."

Gan Ning and Pan Zhang returned to Shanghai Port to test the sea-going ships, while Li Jun stayed on the Huai River for the time being in case Cao Jun crossed the river.

When the Huai River reached Hongze Lake, Zhang Yi took a boat upstream, logged in Dongcheng County at night, and headed straight for Shouchun without stopping.

Shou Chunxia Hou Yuan was very fierce when he first attacked, but after losing more than a thousand people, he did not dare to attack again.He felt that if his soldiers were reduced, he might be attacked from both sides. You must know that Xia Cai can completely cut off his retreat.

After stopping the attack, Xia Houyuan did not dare to stay under the city for a long time because the supply line was too long.If he hadn't asked Cao Xiu to escort the supplies in person, his supply line would have been blocked by Xia Cai.

When Xia Houyuan attacked Xia Cai, Wang Jian and others were thinking about how to plot against Xia Houyuan, and finally discussed asking Xu Sheng to take people to intercept the grain road.

This trick is very useful, if Cao Xiu hadn't rushed over suddenly with cavalry, Xu Sheng would have succeeded.Although Cao Xiu is immature, it is still no problem to protect the food road.

Xu Sheng tried a few times, but only destroyed part of the food, which only caused troubles for Xia Houyuan.

When Zhang Yi returned to Shouchun, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Cao Jun was nowhere to be seen under the city.After entering the city, he just wanted to see his daughter and Da Qiao, but Fan Lihua handed him a military report.

Zhang Yi glanced at it, then nodded and said, "Tell Wang Jian, it can be carried out, and I will go out of the city immediately to pursue Xia Houyuan."

Fan Lihua asked someone to convey the order, and Zhang Yi asked Wei Wentong to pull out 1 soldiers who had been repaired in the city.If there are not enough veterans, let the recruits join in. Anyway, this time it is not very dangerous.

After selecting the soldiers, Zhang Yi went out of the city overnight.He only brought three days' worth of dry food, and didn't bring any extra supplies, so he went straight to Xiahouyuan's camp.He wanted to buy Wang Jian three days to plot against Xia Houyuan.

(End of this chapter)