Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

‘It's over!’

Cao Xiu looked at the rear army, which had instantly fallen into chaos, his face ashen.

The timing of the appearance of the White Horse义从 was too coincidental and too deadly.

Even the direction of the first wave of arrow rain attack launched by Zhao Yun, based on his instinctive intuition, happened to target a small portion of the young men who were experiencing field battles for the first time.

Under the command of the supervising team, these young men were somewhat effective in assisting in defending the city according to the regulations.

Originally, Cao Xiu's idea of bringing these young men who had seen blood was to train them in battle and alleviate the embarrassing situation of Qingzhou's insufficient troops.

In theory, these young men who had seen blood, defended the city, and survived, only needed to experience a few battles, followed by a short period of military formation training, to barely qualify as elite seedlings.

However, Zhao Yun's almost metaphysical ability to discover flaws and accurately attack those young men triggered a small-scale rout, giving Cao Xiu no chance to respond.

However, with the Zi River in front and the scattered White Horse义从 blocking the retreat on the plains, the defeated Cao army almost scrambled to escape from the left and right sides.

At this moment, even if Bai Qi and Han Xin were resurrected, it would be difficult to reverse the defeat of the Cao army.

Under the reminder from Pang Tong's messenger, Wei Yan, after breaking through the Cao army's obstruction, went straight for Cao Xiu, who wanted to join the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and escape, and shouted.

"Cao Xiu, don't run! I, Wei Yan of Yiyang, am here! Quickly leave your head behind!"

Knowing that the overall situation was over, Cao Xiu was unwilling to entangle with Wei Yan and tried to escape quickly by rushing left and right.

However, in this chaotic army, Cao Xiu was blocked by a large number of fleeing soldiers and was caught up by Wei Yan from behind halfway.

Wei Yan, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, asked with a ferocious expression.

"Cao Xiu, tell me, whose burial place is this?"

"Too much bullying! Do you think I, Cao Xiu, am easy to bully?"

Cao Xiu counterattacked angrily with his spear, aiming straight at Wei Yan's throat.

However, in terms of bravery, Wei Yan, who had truly fought his way up from the bottom with a knife and a spear, was far superior to Cao Xiu.

Before ten rounds could be fought.

Cao Xiu was beheaded by Wei Yan with a single slash.

This battle did not end until the last ray of light under the dusk disappeared, ending the pursuit and killing of the Cao army's defeated soldiers who were fleeing in all directions.

The more than 20,000 Cao troops suffered countless casualties. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry alone lost more than 3,000 men, with only some remnants scattered and routed.

Cao Xiu, Li Qian, Li Zheng, and other famous Cao generals all failed to escape and were all buried on the banks of this Zi River.

Immediately, Wei Yan led his troops to clean up the battlefield and rest on the spot.

At Pang Tong's suggestion, Zhao Yun led three thousand White Horse义从 to put on the armor of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, trying to take advantage of the fact that Linzi City had not yet received the battle report to directly trick the city gate open.

Unfortunately, Li Dian, who was left behind to guard Linzi City, was not negligent at all. When he learned that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were returning to the city under Cao Xiu's order, he personally went to check despite the late hour and easily discerned the flaws.

However, the enemy army obtained the armor of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and even came to trick the city gate open.

The inner meaning represented by this situation made Li Dian feel cold all over, as if struck by lightning.

Zhao Yun had no choice but to retreat and rest, waiting for the army to forcibly seize Linzi City, which had few defenders, in the coming days, since the attempt to trick the city gate open at night failed.

However, when Wei Yan led the Han army back to Linzi City.

Li Dian, who had learned from some of the defeated soldiers that Cao Xiu, his uncle Li Qian, his cousin Li Zheng, and other Cao generals had all died in battle, knew that Linzi would be difficult to defend. While sending messengers to Cao Cao and Cao Ren to deliver the battle report.

Before the Han army could attack, Li Dian, unwilling to let the grain and grass in the city fall into the hands of the enemy, resolutely set fire to the grain depots in various parts of the city with tears in his eyes, and then led a part of the defeated soldiers he had gathered to quickly evacuate Linzi.

When Wei Yan opened the gate of Linzi City, the raging fire that had been set off in the city's granaries could not be extinguished at all.

……

Meanwhile, during the fall of Linzi City.

Under Chunyu City, the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Li Ji had been blocked for thirteen days.

Yu Jin was cautiously guarding against possible tunnels, but to Yu Jin's surprise, after so many days of vigilance, except for the unwavering offensive outside the city, he did not find any traces of tunnels.

Until this day, the weather suddenly turned cold, and the Han army outside the city, after only spending half a day with the defenders of Chunyu City, retreated early for the first time.

Before the sun had even set, fluttering goose feather snow had already fallen.

Yu Jin hurriedly distributed firewood in the city for the Cao army to keep warm and drive away the cold, and he was greatly delighted.

With this heavy snow, the Cao army hiding in the city was still not short of places to shelter from the wind and snow, and they had also prepared a lot of fire-starting materials like firewood in advance, but for the Han army, it was undoubtedly a big trouble.

Not to mention the problem of heating, just maintaining the logistics grain road was a big problem.

Carelessness could mean that the Han army would freeze to death and starve to death countless soldiers, let alone continue to attack the city.

"This heavy snow came so early, it is truly a blessing from heaven to Great Wei."

Yu Jin said with joy, and even Yu Jin, who had never touched alcohol, could not help but feel the urge to have a few drinks under the sudden pressure.

The heavy snow fell for a whole night.

When Yu Jin got up the next day to inspect the city walls, the inside and outside of the city were covered in white.

Just as Yu Jin was rarely preparing to enjoy the snow scene, another burst of Han army drums, which had almost become Yu Jin's nightmare, sounded.

Yu Jin widened his eyes and looked in disbelief at the distant black tide formed by the dense Han army that was slowly advancing towards Chunyu City again.

How… is this possible?!

Are the Han army inhuman? Are they not afraid of the ice and snow?

Feeling the cold wind scraping like a knife on the city wall, Yu Jin was filled with doubts, but he did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly ordered people to sound the horn and urge the many guards who were originally hiding in various places to shelter from the wind and keep warm to quickly return to the city wall.

When the many guards shrank their necks and reluctantly and sluggishly returned to the city wall, the Han army, which had surrounded them from three sides, had already arrived at the city.

What made Yu Jin's pupils shrink slightly was a chariot with a "Li" character flag standing under the city.

Yu Jin's heart tightened, and he understood that since the Prime Minister of Han, Li Ji, had personally come to the front line to command, then this time it would definitely not be a feigned attack like before!