"What, I fell into a trap!"
It's a good thing Xiahou Dun didn't shout this. After shouting, Cao's army in the city exploded instantly.
They were originally shocked by Guan Yu's bravery, and were driven back by Liu Bei's army.
The screams coming from outside the city made them panic even more.
Now Xiahou Dun's words were the last straw that broke the camel's back.
For a moment, the army was in panic, and countless Cao soldiers began to flee!
Liu Beijun seized the opportunity and slashed forward desperately, squeezing Cao Jun's living space again.
"Fire the arrow!"
At this time, a shout came from the top of the city again.
Then countless arrows poured down, all hitting the panicked Cao Jun's head.
Xiahou Dun looked up, and the scene in front of him finally made him wake up.
It turned out that Liu Bei's army had ambushed many soldiers on the wall of Xiangyang.
"hiss...!"
Xiahou Dun took a deep breath and instantly understood why there were so many screams outside the city.
All Cao's troops outside the city wanted to fight inside the city, and almost all of them crowded at the city gate!
Tens of thousands of troops huddled together, all becoming targets for archers.
Liu Beijun on the city wall could shoot with his eyes closed and his arrows would be perfect!
"Damn big-eared thief! How dare you use cunning tactics to harm me!"
Just as Xiahou Dun finished his scolding, the sound of arrows coming off the strings sounded again on the city wall.
Boo hoo hoo. . . !
This time the noise was more intensive, and Xiahou Dun watched helplessly as the arrow rain tilted towards Cao Jun.
Once again, the arrows were in vain, and Cao Jun was shot down again!
"Quick! Get out of the city!"
Xiahou Dun knew that he could not stay here any longer.
Guan Yu led his army to block it, making all Cao's troops inside and outside the city a target!
If the shooting continues like this, how many rounds of shooting can Cao Jun be able to withstand?
But Xiahou Dun once again ignored a problem.
If you can't get in, can you get out if you retreat?
At present, almost all of Cao's army is crowded at the city gate, either people or corpses!
Especially the city gate hole is the best place to take shelter from arrows. Cao Jun inside and outside the city are crowding in, for fear that they will become Liu Bei's army's target.
This is just the latecomer Cao Jun!
Cao Jun, who was fighting a bloody battle with Liu Bei's army in front, suddenly collapsed after hearing the order to retreat.
They are the front line. Once all the rear retreats, he will inevitably become an outcast.
In an instant, Cao Jun in the entire city was running around like headless flies.
The soldiers in the city crowded out as hard as they could, and the bloody soldiers retreated frantically, fearing that the army would leave and leave them behind.
Cao Jun, who was stunned by all the chaos around him, had only one end: he was mercilessly killed by Liu Beijun!
The most confused person was Xiahou Dun. After retreating, the whole army collapsed!
Fortunately, Xiahou Dun himself was near the city gate and would not be attacked immediately.
Otherwise, General Cao's army would already be in a very bad situation at this moment!
"Calm down! Calm down! Don't mess up!"
Xiahou Dun did not flee outside the city immediately, but continued to direct his soldiers in an attempt to stabilize the position.
Although the effect was not good, Xiahou Dun's presence undoubtedly stabilized the morale of the panicked Cao army.
The general is still there, at least they haven't been abandoned yet.
However, the defeat was not reversed, and Cao's army was still being crushed against the city wall without restraint.
Xiahou Dun had long understood that there was no possibility of reversing the situation in the city, and the purpose of doing so was just to not affect the main force of the army outside the city.
If the 10,000 men are gone, they will be gone. It will not hurt Cao's army.
As long as the situation is under control, the 50,000 troops outside the city are enough to turn the tables!
Moreover, Xiahou Dun believed that with Li Dian commanding from outside, the army outside the city would soon be able to stabilize its position.
After all, in the case of archery alone, as long as the army disperses, the lethality is very limited.
The fact is as Xiahou Dun expected, as time goes by, the pressure in the city gate cave becomes smaller and smaller.
A road leading outside the city has been cleared!
"Soldiers, follow me and retreat outside the city! After regrouping, we can attack Xiangyang again!"
This time Xiahou Dun did not hesitate and fled out of the city immediately.
If he doesn't run away, how can the surrounding soldiers dare to run away?
However, as soon as Xiahou Dun fled, Cao's army immediately turned into a flood that broke the embankment, and their retreat was out of control.
"Hey... damn big-eared thief!"
Seeing the corpses of Cao Jun scattered outside the city, Xiahou Dun was furious.
Without checking for a while, so many soldiers and horses were lost!
Xiahou Dun felt ashamed when he thought of his promise to Cao Cao.
"General Xiahou, here!"
Upon hearing Li Dian's call, Xiahou Dun ran away without any hesitation.
After arriving at the formation, Xiahou Dun and Li Dian breathed a sigh of relief at the same time!
With the army to avoid disaster, Xiahou Dun himself was completely out of danger.
"General Li, thank you!"
Xiahou Dun was extremely grateful to Li Dian. Without him, this would have been a huge defeat!
"General Xiahou said something serious! As long as the general is fine, the general will be relieved!"
Xiahou Dun was fine, even if all his troops were killed or wounded, Li Dian could accept it.
But if Xiahou Dun is defeated, Li Dian will be unlucky!
Cao Cao will not let go of Lieutenant General Li Dian first!
"General Xiahou, why not retreat first and gather the soldiers, wait until you have rested, and then have a showdown with the big-eared bandits!"
Li Dian has been on the battlefield for a long time and can see through the current situation at a glance.
Liu Bei personally seduced and then used Xiangyang City as bait, successfully luring the army into the quagmire of Xiangyang.
Although they were not completely defeated this time, their morale was greatly damaged.
If we attack the city by force, we will definitely lose more than we win!
No matter how you look at it, withdrawal is the best option.
However, Xiahou Dun was already blinded by anger and refused the matter without even thinking about it.
"No! This general will never withdraw our troops."
"The damn big-eared thief, how dare you plot against me! I will not be a human being until I kill this thief!"
If he loses this time, how will Xiahou Dun lose his face?
Xu Shu, who is in Guanzhong, is going to laugh out loud!
Furthermore, there are still more than 40,000 soldiers and horses around us, so why don't we have the strength to fight?
"General Li, hurry up and rectify your troops. When the red-faced thief comes out later, I will fight with him!"
"General Xiahou, Liu Bei is treacherous, Zhuge Liang is wise, there will definitely be an ambush in the future!"
"If we don't withdraw our troops now, we will definitely fall into their trap!"
Li Dian never believed that Liu Bei went to great lengths just to shoot them for a while under Xiangyang City.
Even though there were some casualties, it didn't matter at all.
As long as the main force of Cao's army does not suffer heavy losses, there is still a chance to capture Xiangyang!
If it were normal times, Xiahou Dun would also understand this truth.
But looking at the soldiers who continued to flee from Xiangyang City, Xiahou Dun's anger couldn't stop rising.
He immediately rejected Li Dian's suggestion.
"No, I will not give up until I kill the big-eared thief today!"
