Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

After several days of strong attack, Gao Shun's troops lost nearly ten thousand, while Xia Houyuan also lost more than ten thousand, more than half.

Tian Feng stroked his chin and said, "Yes, the city of Huai County is high, Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu are not idlers, I'm afraid they won't be able to attack for a while."

"But there is no need to worry. How many people can Cao Jun have? They can hold on for another three or four days at most. If news of Guandu comes, they will retreat on their own."

"En." Hearing Tian Fengyi's analysis, Gao Shun slowly nodded and said, "I hope so. If you win it earlier, you can rest assured."

Tian Feng's intention is to fight steadily, so he doesn't want to use tricks, because using tricks, there is a risk of being seen through, and there are factors of instability.

In Huai County, after several days of bloody battles, Xia Houyuan lost a lot of weight, his face was sloppy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was obviously overtired.

Huai County can still be defended, it is all because Xia Houyuan has stabilized the morale of the army with his own body, otherwise the army would have collapsed.

But now there are fewer and fewer soldiers and horses, even if Xia Houyuan has the power to reach the sky, he can't help the storm.

Looking at Cheng Yu who closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, Xia Houyuan asked urgently, "Sir, is there any way to exhaust the army?"

"There is a way, I'm afraid the general won't use it." Cheng Yu slowly opened his eyes, with a slight glint of indifference in his eyes.

Once Huai County is lost, the whole of Hanoi will be occupied by Gao Shun, and Zhong Yao in Chang'an will be caught in a double attack.

The fall of Xiliang has spread to all the generals of the Cao army, but they are still concealed from the soldiers. After all, announcing it at this time will shake the morale of the army.

When he heard that there was a way, Xia Houyuan asked anxiously: "Sir, what time is it, as long as there is a way, why don't I use it?"

"Okay." Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes, and said slowly: "This Huai County has a population of 8 to [-]. If they help defend the city, there is more than half the chance of defending the city."

In addition, there is only half the chance for the whole city's people to stick to it. Xia Houyuan hesitated for a while. It is his duty to die in battle, but for the people, this is a disaster for them.

The suggestion has already been made. As for whether Xia Houyuan will use it, it is none of Cheng Yu's business. After all, he is the coach.

Just when Xia Houyuan was about to reluctantly agree, suddenly a soldier rushed in. "Report! The prime minister urgently reports!"

Startled, the two stood up one after another. Xia Houyuan quickly stepped forward to take the bamboo tube from the soldier's hand, opened it and took out the letter to read.

After a while, Xia Houyuan handed the letter to Cheng Yu with an ugly face, and walked back to his place without saying a word.

Seeing this situation, Cheng Yu didn't know for a second, so he quickly took it and looked at it carefully.

"Go down." Taking a short look, Cheng Yu waved back the soldiers, looked at Xia Houyuan and asked, "Guandu has been defeated, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend the land of Sili."

"The prime minister has also expected it. Let me wait for my choice. What does the general think?"

Chapter 704 The way forward is blocked

"Sigh." Xia Houyuan replied with a sigh: "The prime minister's words indicated that he intends to retreat, but he is only hopeful, but in the current situation, what else can he do besides retreat?"

Indeed, if you insist on going your own way and coerce the people to defend it forcefully, even if you forcefully defend it in the end, it will become an empty city, so what's the point?

Seeing that Xia Houyuan had no fighting spirit, Cheng Yu knew that the retreat had become a reality, but Cheng Yu was unwilling to allow Gao Shun to take advantage of Huai County.

After thinking quickly for a while, Cheng Yu said: "General, even if you want to retreat, you must take away everything you can take away, and burn what you can't take away, so as to create difficulties for Gao Shun and prevent him from advancing quickly."

It is easy to occupy a city, but it is difficult to restore the destroyed people's livelihood.

But if you wreak havoc and commit evil deeds, unless Cao Cao never thinks about attacking back.

Xia Houyuan thought for a while and said: "If you act like this, the people's hearts will be lost. When the time comes, the prime minister will attack instead. What can I do?"

Looking at the territories occupied by Li Huiyi, nine times out of ten they have never been lost again. If they want to come back again, I am afraid that there is no hope for the rest of their lives. Cheng Yu has already vaguely guessed this.

What Cheng Yu wants to do right now is to support Cao Cao as much as possible to achieve the division of the north and the south, and he has already asked for it slowly. After all, Cao Cao still has a trump card in his hand, which is to hold the emperor, representing the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

Cheng Yu said slowly: "The general is too worried. I'm afraid it's impossible to come back in a short time. In the future, these people will have long forgotten."

Xia Houyuan also had speculations, but there was still a glimmer of hope. Hearing Cheng Yu's words, he said with a little worry: "Even so, if the news spreads, the rest of the people under the rule will also panic, and maybe they will cater to Li. The army should cooperate with the outside world."

Cheng Yu frowned, thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we don't have to come forward as our army, and let the bullies of the aristocratic families in the city do it for us."

Borrowing strength, this method is feasible, Xia Houyuan nodded and said: "Okay, to avoid long nights and dreams, how about taking action tonight?"

"Okay, Yuzheng has this intention." The two reached an agreement, and each got up to prepare. Cheng Yu was in charge of creating chaos, and Xia Houyuan was in charge of the army. The division of labor was clear, and the two moved quickly.

Just after Xu time, Huaicheng, which had already been quiet, suddenly heard a noise, accompanied by the appearance of fire, and it became more and more intense.

On the streets, people from aristocratic families can be seen everywhere commanding their subordinates, arrogantly robbing the people's property and setting fires everywhere. As long as the people resist a little, they will be beaten and kicked until there is no movement.

The law and order in the city was almost out of control, so such a big commotion couldn't be concealed from Gao Shun and the others who were outside.

Gao Shun's reaction was also very fast. Knowing this unexpected situation, he already guessed in his heart that Cao Jun might want to escape, so he immediately asked Tian Feng to be invited.

As soon as Tian Feng arrived, Gao Shun immediately expressed his thoughts, and advocated letting the army besiege the city to block the retreat of Cao Jun.

With Huaicheng, Hanoi is at your fingertips. These Cao troops have vitality, so Gao Shun naturally doesn't want to let them go.

However, Tian Feng reported a different idea. Cao Jun caused such a big commotion, and he didn't hide his idea of ​​breaking out at all, so he must have the confidence to rush out. Although they don't know where they got the confidence, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

Even if Gao Shun tried his best to surround them and keep them there, he would definitely suffer heavy losses, which would also affect the entire next action.

Therefore, Tian Feng proposed to set up an ambush outside to cause Cao Jun casualties as much as possible, and ensure that his own strength is not damaged.

The two have been working together for a long time, and it has always been Tian Feng's plan and Gao Shun's execution, so Tian Feng suggested that Gao Shun think about it a little, and then make arrangements according to his wishes.

At midnight, the sun was covered by dark clouds, the sky was beautiful, and under the fire of Huaicheng, tens of thousands of people were faintly approaching the east gate.

Opening the gate of the city quietly, Cao Jun, led by Xia Houyuan, left the city in an orderly manner, followed by more than ten thousand people from aristocratic families, escorting a carload of belongings.

Because there was no moonlight and no torches were lit, this change in the city could be regarded as a secret, but Gao Shun and others had already expected it.

After leaving the city and walking for about five miles, there was a sudden loud noise, followed by neat and numb slogans.

"Da da da... Wow!... The momentum of the charge will never return, and the ambition to fall into the battle will be dead but not alive..."

Being so familiar with the slogan, Xia Houyuan was taken aback. He quickly looked around and saw a large number of well-equipped camps rushing towards them.

Falling into the camp, Xia Houyuan suffered a lot of losses in his hands. No matter what the situation was, they all ended in defeat. The only difference was that the results were good or bad.

Now that the way out is blocked by this killing god, how can Xia Houyuan not panic, but he has no choice but to fight to the death.

Xia Houyuan held the reins tightly with one hand, slammed the horse vigorously, and galloped forward with a gun in one hand. "The way forward is blocked, and those who want to unite with their families will fight out with all their might!"

Xia Houyuan lived up to his reputation as a good general, in such a short period of time, he thought of the most encouraging words for soldiers.

Hearing from his family members, these Cao Jun put away their fear in their hearts, showed determination on their faces, and ran behind Xia Houyuan, ready to fight desperately.

But the family members who followed behind were not so determined. Seeing that the situation was not right, they immediately protected their property and fled to the surroundings, hoping to avoid this chaotic battle.

When the lights are dark and the order is disordered, trampling will happen. There will be screams for a while, and some servants who have been oppressed enough will take advantage of the chaos to grab their property and flee, causing a moment of chaos.