Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Xiahou Dun was about to lose his temper when Cao Cao appeared in his raised eyes.His anger immediately dissipated without a trace, and he muttered: "My lord, why did you come in person? Didn't ask the soldiers to notify the general." After finishing speaking, he wanted to order his left and right to prepare the banquet.

Cao Cao smiled pretentiously without anger: "Yuan Rang, there's no need. I'm not here to eat with you, I just came to ask, when do you plan to attack the city?"

"My lord. The enemy troops in Xiapi city can't hold their ground, and they don't want to fight with our army outside the city. Our department is currently making every effort to build siege equipment, and it is expected that we will be able to attack Xiapi the day after tomorrow."

Cao Cao sighed and said, "The day after tomorrow? You don't have to wait until the day after tomorrow to attack today."

Xiahou Dun said in shock: "But...but my lord, we are not yet ready to attack the city. In such a haste, without the siege equipment, it is difficult to capture the fortified city!"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, and said Shi Shiran: "I want you to attack immediately, but I don't mean you must attack them. I just want you to try and get a feel for their bottom line. According to a certain judgment, the enemy army will definitely not distribute their forces evenly. In the cities of Xuzhou, there is a focus. So what we have to do is to surround their main force and attack their weakly defended cities."

Only then did Xiahoudun understand Cao Cao's intentions, and he hurriedly clasped his hands in agreement and said, "Your subordinates obey, so let the soldiers attack Xiapi immediately."

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Arrows flew up and down the city wall of Xiapi.Cao Jun's soldiers rushed to the moat outside Xiapi city with firewood and arrow rain, intending to fill it up.From time to time, after being hit by an arrow, a certain Cao soldier fell headlong into a pool of water in the countryside outside the city.

After noon, a large section of the trench was finally filled.Accompanied by the cheering sound of war drums, a large number of soldiers of Cao Jun flocked to them carrying light and simple ladders.The rolling wood and rocks at the top of the city fell down one after another.Under the city of Xiapi, there were shouts of killing, screams and wailing.

Cao Jun launched several waves of attacks in succession.The Qingzhou soldiers who rushed forward were the cannon fodder.They are composed of the young and strong Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army who surrendered, and then the elite first-time dead soldiers.Then came ordinary Cao soldiers.

After the Qingzhou soldiers consumed the initial momentum of the defenders.With a two-foot-long steel knife in his mouth and a tiger-headed shield on his head, the first dead soldier climbed up the ladder.

A certain defender stabbed his spear into the shoulder of a dead soldier Cao Jun ascended first. The dead soldier dropped his sword and shield, grabbed the gun with both hands and fell down.The defenders were caught off guard, and before they had time to let go of their guns, they were taken down the city together.

The other dead soldier who followed the first climbed dead soldier simply dropped his shield, used all four limbs, hands and feet, and jumped up the battlement in the blink of an eye.The steel knife in his mouth had fallen into his hand, and when the light of the knife appeared, the sharp blade sank into the chest of a Xuzhou soldier who had just rushed to the crenel.

With a bang, another defender's knife pierced his Zha Jia and pierced his back.Enduring the severe pain, the dead soldier stabbed backhand into the abdomen of the defender.Taking advantage of this opportunity, two Cao soldiers on the nearby ladder also rushed up.

All I heard was the word "kill" shouted by many people in unison, and a dense array of long spears rushed forward.These Cao Jun soldiers who climbed to the top of the city left dozens of blood gushing holes in their bodies in an instant.This is Feng Yu's elite one thousand Wuyang reclamation army making a move...

The two sides fought fiercely until late at night, and the sky had cleared up.Outside the walls of Xiapi City, there are all the corpses of Cao Jun lying in a pool of blood.Hundreds of thousands of defenders also fell at the top of the city, but the corpses or wounded were transferred to the city in time.Under the reflection of the afterglow of the setting sun, Xiapi City presents a scarlet hue.

Xiahou Dun turned to look at Cao Cao, who nodded.

"Sing the gong, stop attacking," Xiahou Dun immediately ordered the soldiers.With the sound of gongs and drums, the Cao army soldiers who were besieging the city receded like a tide.

At this time, Cao Cao had confirmed that Xiapi City was the main force of the Xuzhou defenders.It's just that he didn't know that Feng Yu was staring at him with the system and elite scouts at this moment.They also didn't know that the real main force of the coalition forces---that is, the five thousand cavalry led by Feng Yu himself, was stationed in Xiaopei City not far from Xiapi City.

Xiaopeiben is also an abandoned city, only [-] miles away from Xiapi City.At this time, there were many temporary camps in this deserted small city, and some abandoned houses were also cleaned out and used as military camps.

A soldier rushed into the tent of the Chinese army and reported to Feng Yu who was eating:

"Report! Report to the general. The forward scout Flying Eagle passed on the letter, and the Cao army who besieged Xiapi suddenly sent a large force to attack Xiaopei! It looks like there are about two thousand infantry and cavalry."

Sitting under Feng Yu, Dian Qing and Zhao Yun put down their bowls and chopsticks, and looked at Feng Yu together.But Feng Yu was still eating in a leisurely manner.

"My lord, could it be that Cao Jun discovered us?" Zhao Yun asked.

"They didn't notice me waiting, otherwise they wouldn't have come here with such a small force. This is just Cao Cao's preparations to besiege Xiapi and divide his troops to attack other Xuzhou cities." Feng Yu said just now after picking up a chopstick of green vegetables and eating a mouthful of rice.

Dian Qing then asked: "Then do we want our iron cavalry to go out of the city and attack the invading Cao army head-on?"

"No. It's not yet time. Well, don't say much, you hurry up and eat. We have to withdraw from Xiaopei immediately. We can't let Cao Jun find out about us."

Zhao Yun and Dian Qing looked at each other, picked up the rice bowl, ate the rice and vegetables, and started eating again.

A moment later, the rolling cavalry rushed out of Xiaopei City and galloped towards the southwest.A fire ignited in Xiaopei City, and the traces of the army's stationing here were completely burned.

An hour later, Li Dian entered Xiaopei with two thousand Cao Jun infantry.Seeing the blaze all over the city, Li Dian sighed and said, "My lord is really clever. There are indeed Xuzhou army soldiers hiding in this city. It's just that they have all run away now."

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Three days later, it was as expected by Feng Yu.The Cao army divided into three groups, led by Cao Cao, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan, respectively, and went to attack the three cities of Qulu, Juling, and Xiaqiu located in the southwest of Xiapi.These three cities are the three most densely populated cities in Xuzhou.

Cao Hong commanded the more than [-] Cao troops who remained under the city of Xiapi, only besieging but not attacking, waiting for Cao Cao's next order.

Chapter 136 Combo

Xiahou Dun narrowed his eyes and looked at the Xiaqiu City in front of him.It's a small city with a city wall no higher than three battles and a circumference no more than ten miles.The soldiers at the top of the city seemed to be few and far between.

"General, should we set up camp and besiege the city first?" Xiahoudun's personal guards asked.

Xiahou Dun snorted coldly with disdain and said, "Such a small city, do you still need to waste time besieging the city? Send my military order, and the whole army will take this city with one go!"

Following his military order, Wu Qianbu rode a hundred battles away from Xiaqiu City, and began to line up the army amidst the sound of drums and trumpets, making a siege gesture.

At the forefront are the first climbers selected from various ministries, all holding light ladders in their hands, eager to try and prepare to make contributions.In the middle are a large number of sword and shield soldiers who will follow them to the top of the city, and finally spearmen and ordinary cavalry, who will pour into the city as soon as the city gate is opened.

At this time, the city gate of Xiaqiu City suddenly opened wide, and a wave of war horses poured out from Xiaqiu City.

Xiahou Dun was startled at first, then laughed and said, "You dare to go out of the city to fight me..."

However, his smile froze immediately.Because there were far more warriors pouring out of the city gate than he had imagined.I don't know how many riders will come out of the city gate.

Moreover, some of the war cavalry galloping out from behind looked extremely good, compared with the tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao Jun's own side, it was even worse.

"Prepare to fight, the infantry is in formation! The cavalry will attack with someone!" Xiahou Dun's veins on his forehead twitched violently, and he roared at the top of his voice.He knew that he had bumped into a rock, and the main cavalry of the Xuzhou army was lying in Xiaqiu City.

It's too late to withdraw now.Withdrawing at this time, except for one thousand cavalrymen who can escape, the other four thousand infantry will be easily defeated and wiped out by the opponent.

More than a thousand cavalry cavalry of Cao's army, who were originally located at the back of the formation, followed Xiahou Dun around the formation of their own army, and went around to the opponent's side.This can force the enemy cavalry to be cautious about their own side and rear, so that when they attack their own infantry formation, their power will be greatly reduced.

When Xiahoudun's first ascending soldiers saw the opponent's cavalry rushing out of the city gate, they hurriedly dropped the bamboo ladder in their hands on the ground, held the steel knife in their mouths in their right hands, and stood upright with their round shields in their left hands.

Even though they are known as dead warriors, the tiger and leopard cavalry who are rushing forward still make them terrified!

A young general in white robes in the opponent's cavalry formation is exactly Zhao Yun.He pointed the spear in his hand at the leader of a dead soldier.The latter quickly covered the shield from the spear blade.

Zhao Yun lifted the silver spear over the edge of the shield and hung it above the dead man's head. When he pressed it, the dead man felt an unstoppable force coming from him, and the shield was firmly pressed down.Afterwards, Zhao Yun's spear blade had already stabbed forward, sparks sparked out from the iron-clad spear shaft and the edge of the shield.With a puff, it pierced through the chest of the dead man.Then the silver gun was taken back by Zhao Yun.

At this time, the horse that Zhao Yun was charging forward was still a long distance away from the dead man's body.The four actions of raising, pressing, stabbing and retracting were completed in the blink of an eye.The most difficult thing is to retract the gun, because the horse is galloping forward at a high speed, and one can imagine how fast that speed is to retract the blade of the gun in time.

Ordinary people can't see this process clearly with naked eyes, only to see that the dead man stood frozen on the spot as soon as the sparks appeared, and the corpse fell down when Zhao Yun's war cavalry passed by him at high speed.

Zhao Yun stabbed, picked and swiped, and a shadow of guns shrouded his galloping horse.Three or four soldiers of the Cao army fell under his gun one after another, and another soldier of the Cao army was knocked into the air by his horse.

A row of tiger and leopard riders on both sides of him also rushed out, laying across the field the corpses of the Xiandeng dead soldiers who were armed with round shields and knives.The Xuzhou cavalry also brandished their sabers and rushed into Cao's formation to slash and kill.

A certain Cao soldier stabbed his spear into the chest and shoulders of a Xuzhou cavalry warrior. The horse neighed in pain, and its front legs knelt forward. The cavalry fell off the horse.

The huge impact forced the Cao soldier with a spear to let go. At the same time, another tiger and leopard warrior wearing a bronze mask rushed forward, knocking him two battles away, and just landed on a certain horse. Before the horse's iron hoof, the head was kicked to pieces.

Except for the thousand Qingqi Feiyu, the rest of the iron cavalry rushed into Xiahou Dun's infantry formation.The same number of cavalry versus infantry, and the infantry has not yet formed an anti-cavalry formation, the result can be imagined.

The tiger and leopard knights passed by Cao Jun's formation, and their weapons had been replaced with sabers.Behind them was a field of corpses.The corpses of Cao soldiers with horse spears can be seen everywhere.

At this time, Xiahou Dun was coming around with Qianqi from the outside, and he was already dumbfounded seeing this scene from a distance.He calmed down and realized that now was not the time to fight.I can only retreat!

He shouted loudly, "Send my military order, retreat! Retreat!" But before his words fell, a horse team of the same thousand riders was rushing towards him.

Before Xiahou Dun's cavalry could turn their horses, more than a thousand arrows shot at them densely with the sound of piercing through the air.These arrows are extremely fast and powerful.Cao Jun's cavalry fell from their horses like hail hitting loquats.It was Feng Yujun's Qingqi Feiyu who came.

The rushing cavalry can't turn around like a stationary infantry formation, and each soldier can turn back 180 degrees to complete it.Either stop first, and then turn the horse's head around.Or make a big circle under the leading general and change the direction of the cavalry.

The former took time to let the military orders be conveyed one by one, so that the entire cavalry slowly stopped.Xiahou Dun couldn't wait to do this. "Withdraw! Withdraw!" he yelled, turning his horse's head around.He led the nearly thousand cavalry in a big circle backwards.

"Ah!" Xiahoudun screamed, it turned out that a stray arrow just fell into his right eye.He was in so much pain that he almost fell off his mount.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the severe pain, he finally led the entire cavalry back.During this process, Qingqi Feiyu's arrows hit continuously, causing huge casualties to Xiahou Dun's cavalry.

Dian Qing continued to hunt Xiahou Dun's remnants with Qingqi Feiyu.At this time, Xiahou Dun's infantry had already been routed, and Feng Yu and Zhao Yun followed with the other four thousand cavalry in pursuit.

Two groups of war cavalry were galloping on the Huaisi plain, one in front and the other behind.Xiahoudun, who was running towards Juling, was extremely anxious when he saw that the other party was relentlessly chasing him.But after passing a mound, the other party didn't chase after him, but went to another place.

Xiahou Dun covered his bloody eyes and suddenly thought of

The opponent may be going to raid Xiahou Yuan's tribe in Juling, rather than chasing him.He used his other one eye to look at his remnants of defeated soldiers, it looked like there were less than four hundred horses left.

At this time, it was too late for him to join Xia Houyuan, and secondly, his little force was useless.Thinking of this, he immediately took the remnant soldiers and withdrew in the direction of Quli City, where Cao Cao's headquarters was located.

Chapter 137 Dilemma

In Juling, Xia Houyuan is attacking the city with all his might.He is much more cautious than Xiahou Dun.First let the soldiers set up camps in front of each city gate, build fortifications, and seal up the Ju Ling before starting a full-scale attack on the city.

However, if the main force of Feng Yu's cavalry is really in this city, it is absolutely impossible for him to block and besiege Juling City.

Xia Houyuan was concentrating on watching the battle situation. Although the battle at the top of the city was fierce, the casualties of his siege soldiers were huge.But Xia Houyuan, who has been through battles for a long time, can still see that Ju Ling will be destroyed within three days.

At this moment, he heard the sound of galloping horses behind him.This sound even suppressed the sound of the rumbling war drums of one's own side.He could still feel the whole earth trembling slightly.

Xia Houyuan didn't turn his head, but was already covered in cold sweat.He knew in his heart that Cao's army did not have such a large number of cavalry, so it could only be the enemy.

Turning his head, it turned out that there were boundless large groups of cavalry, rolling from the skyline.They raised dust as high as several battles, covering all the distant scenery in a haze.

"Sound the gong quickly, stop the siege, and set up an anti-cavalry circle!" Xia Houyuan shouted desperately. He knew it was too late, but he had to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Try it and see if he can save his [-] soldiers fate.

However, his hopes were quickly dashed.Before Cao Jun could set up an army formation in the future, he was crushed in pieces by Feng Yujun's iron cavalry who came overwhelmingly.

Under Juling City, the scene of Xiaqiu City was staged again. Under the charge of iron cavalry, Xiahou Yuan's tribe quickly collapsed.Cao Bing's infantry fled desperately in the field, while the cavalry whipped their horses wildly and galloped out.

Feng Yu's five thousand iron cavalry also rode their horses in wild pursuit, chasing and killing Cao Jun's soldiers who were fleeing.The defenders of Juling City also took advantage of the momentum and broke out from the city.Many Cao soldiers who had no time to escape had to kneel down and beg for surrender.

Zhao Yun, who was covered in blood, and Dian Qing, who had a light arrow pot, rode their horses to Feng Yu's side and asked, "My lord, Xiahouyuan's army has collapsed. Should we continue to attack Cao Cao's headquarters in Qulu City?"

Feng Yu glanced around, shook his head and said: "No, let the sons go to the city to rest first. We have been running for a whole day, traveling hundreds of miles. Two consecutive battles. Horses, people, are all tired. In addition , Cao Cao is fickle, and within a day, the previous intelligence may be invalidated. Therefore, we still need the latest intelligence brought by the scouts before proceeding to the next step."

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Take Lucheng, Cao Junzhong's big tent.

Cao Cao was thinking with his eyes slightly closed. Since he arrived in Qulu City, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why.He was a little restless, so he didn't immediately attack and worry.

"Report! My lord, Xiahou Dun's troops were defeated by the enemy in Xiaqiu. Only General Xiahou Dun and four hundred cavalry escaped."

Hearing the soldiers' report, Cao Cao's eyes widened immediately, "Where is Xiahoudun now? How did he fail?"

"He's waiting outside the tent."

"I want him to quickly enter the account and come to see X!"

When Cao Cao saw Xiahou Dun, whose face was covered in blood and was blind in one eye, his anger disappeared without a trace.He asked in harmony:

"Yuan Rang, why did you become like this? Did you encounter the main force of the Xuzhou army in Xiaqiu?"

At this time, Xiahou Dun was like a child who was bullied outside, crying loudly: "My lord, Yuan Rang is ashamed of you. Most of my five thousand soldiers were defeated under the city of Xiaqiu. Xiaqiu...Xiaqiu hid The main force of Xuzhou's cavalry!"

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this.At this time, I heard the report from the commanding soldiers: "Report, Xiahou Yuan's army was defeated at the city of Juling! Now they are retreating to Qulu with the defeated army. This is the battle report sent by General Xiahou's commanding troops in a hurry."

"What? Could it be that Feng Yu's main force is also in Juling City? It's impossible, Xuzhou doesn't have that many troops!" Cao Cao said as he took the battle report and read it carefully.

After reading the battle report, Cao Cao opened his mouth wide and said "Ah!"Cao Cao was still shocked just now, but now he has become terrified.

Because Cao Cao just thought that Feng Yu had hit the Universiade just now, and the place where the main cavalry was stationed happened to be Xiaqiu, which Xiahou Dun attacked.But now even Xia Houyuan was also defeated by a large group of cavalry, which showed that this was by no means a coincidence.

His battle plan seems to have been fully controlled by Feng Yu, and now he even wonders if there are spies or traitors in the army.

"Pass down our military order, the whole army is on high alert, no disarming during the night, no leaving the body with weapons, always be alert to the enemy's attack on the camp!"

After Cao Cao finished his order, he called Li Dian again.After explaining it like this, let him take all the cavalry to set up an ambush twenty miles southeast of Quli. If Feng Yu's cavalry comes, that place is the most likely place to pass by.

That night, a safe night.After waiting for another day the next day, there was still no sign of Feng Yujun.Several scouts were sent out, only one came back, and all of them were seriously injured.

On the third day, Cao Cao, who had been thinking for a long time, finally had no patience to wait any longer. He knew that he was caught in a dilemma.In the end, he made a painful decision to withdraw troops.

For Cao Cao, this was a forced choice.Today, more than 1 people from Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan have been defeated.There are less than [-] Cao Jun soldiers left in Xuzhou, and the opponent's strength is far superior to his own.

In the hinterland of Xuzhou, there are cities guarded by Feng Yujun of the Xuzhou Army everywhere, coordinating with the elusive mobile cavalry.Let Feng Yu completely decide when to fight, where to fight, and how to fight.

Cao Hong, who was besieging Xiapi, and Cao Ren, who was guarding Pengcheng, withdrew to Fu Yang with their respective troops.

Cao Cao also led his own troops and retreated northward to Fu Yang with all his generals.In the field where Cao Jun walked, a falcon pierced straight into the sky, and in the distance, there was a faint sound of a flute.

Cao Cao rode his horse listlessly, surrounded by dejected Cao soldiers.Those guys who wore sackcloth and filial piety for Cao Taigong have almost lost their affairs.

Suddenly, there was a sound of arrow screaming.Wake up Cao Cao who was drowsy on horseback.This is the sounding arrow cast by Jifang scouts, indicating that the enemy has been found ahead.

The loud arrow is very close to here, and there is only one arrow, which shows that the enemy army is very close.According to common sense, when the enemy army is marching three miles away, these scouts should detect the enemy's situation and rely on the relay to send loud arrows to give early warning.

Before Cao Cao could open his mouth, the generals around him had already started riding their horses around the formation, ordering the arrangement.One-eyed Xiahou Dun shouted loudly: "Quick! There is an enemy attack, the whole army is on alert! Quickly arrange the formation!"

Before he finished his words, Yiqi galloped forward from the front left. This person was covered in blood, and upon closer inspection, he was missing an arm. "Ene... enemy cavalry" After saying these three words, the scout rolled off his horse due to excessive blood loss.

Immediately afterwards, all the generals of Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and all Cao soldiers felt the earth tremble.

Chapter 138 Unnecessary attack

Among the cavalry rolling towards Cao Jun, Feng Yu galloped his horse, Dian Qing accompanied him.Zhao Yun led the tiger and leopard cavalry in front of the cavalry.

The cold autumn wind passed by Feng Yu's temples, and his ears hurt slightly from the cold.He knew that Cao Cao would retreat, so logically speaking, this attack was unnecessary.

But for some reason, the system gave him another task, the content was to defeat Cao Cao's headquarters, and the content rewards were a building card for a 1-acre sugarcane field facility, and a building card for a primary sugar workshop.