Inside Cao Jun's camp, Xun You and Chen Qun took the intelligence coming from the front, with both joy and worry on their faces.
Fortunately, the situation on the battlefield has changed better than they expected, and the Youzhou cavalry reinforcements did not go to attack Xiahou Dun.
Now that Xiahou Dun has an absolute advantage in military strength, he is likely to be the first to decide the winner. As long as Xu Huang is defeated, a chain reaction will occur on the entire battlefield!
Worryingly, some of the news was beyond their expectations.
Such as the meaningless fireworks.
If the fireworks set off by the opponent all have the same characteristics, useful information may be inferred based on the battlefield situation, but the combination of orange-red and colored fireworks represents at least four different combinations, making it impossible to guess.
Xun You thought of the lessons learned from the past, and there was a hint of worry on his face. What the fierce tiger did every time they fought was not meaningless. The other party must be plotting something!
The second point that worries the two people is that Zhao Yun has not yet appeared.
According to Zhao Yun's position and movements in the past few days, the two of them had no doubt that Zhao Yun would almost definitely participate in this battle, but where exactly he would appear to raid Cao's camp to capture an army, they could not guess. .
Xun You thought hard, and suddenly he said to Chen Qun: "How many reserve troops do we have left in the camp?"
Chen Qun said: "Except for the three thousand soldiers and horses that were just sent out to support General Xiahou, there are only three thousand people left in the village led by General Shi Huan."
After hearing this, Xun You said decisively: "Let him also support General Xiahou."
Chen Qun's eyes flashed, "Gongda thinks that General Xiahou can't defeat the opponent?"
Xun You shook his head and said, "No, it should be possible to defeat him."
"But I always have an ominous premonition. I suffered a lot at the hands of Fierce Tiger in Anyi and Xuzhou."
"Every time I think he is at the end of his rope, he will use his hidden backhand to reverse the situation on the battlefield."
"I don't know if he's using his backhand now, but even if not, it should be soon."
"We can't wait for the other side to make moves. The result is that the enemy will lead us by the nose."
"The best choice now is to use all your strength, play all the cards, and establish victory as soon as possible to avoid accidents!"
Chen Qun spoke up: "But this way, our camp will have no one to defend it!"
After hearing this, Xun You said flatly: "We don't want the camp anymore!"
"Since the camp is not safe, we should follow General Shi Huan!"
"As long as you defeat one of the opponent's groups, you can take advantage of the situation to sweep through the other three groups. Even if the opponent sneaks into an empty camp and throws away some baggage, it won't matter!"
"The purpose of this battle is to try to weaken the Jizhou Army. The real decisive battle requires Duke Cao to come in person, but if we don't fight well, it will also affect Duke Cao's layout!"
Chen Qun listened and finally nodded, but he still had some doubts in his heart. Xun You paid so much attention to the fierce tiger. Didn't he really lose his confidence after being beaten by the opponent?
Is that fierce tiger really so powerful?
Chen Qun has also studied the course of the Battle of Xuzhou. Although the planning and layout of both sides were brilliant, Chen Qun always believed that there was a lot of chance in it.
For example, the appearance of Zhao Yun and Guan Yu does not seem to be the original plan of the fierce tiger. The two generals do not seem to be following orders, but inadvertently changing the battlefield situation.
However, Chen Qun agreed very much with Xun You's words. At this point in the fight, there really shouldn't be any spare strength. It's time to attack with all our strength!
Looking down from the land of Jizhou, on the plain south of Yecheng, there are fighting places everywhere. The eight fighting armies are like fingers in wrestling. You come and go. The two sides are tightly entangled and no one can withdraw.
As long as one of the fingers is broken, this balance of power may be broken immediately, and now Cao Ying's entire army is out, ready to twist off the opponent's weakest finger with all its strength!
Xun You and others had just left the camp a few miles away when another news came from Xiahou Dun.
Zhao Yun appears!
Xun You felt a thump in his heart, feeling that things were going to be bad, but when he asked about the troops and horses Zhao Yun brought, he couldn't help but laugh. The soldiers Zhao Yun brought this time were just hundreds of cavalry!
When Chen Qun saw Xun You laughing out loud, he couldn't help asking: "Gongda, the enemy has reinforcements, why are you laughing?"
Xun You laughed and said: "I laugh at that fierce tiger. Sure enough, there are no extra soldiers!"
"I have carefully calculated that the fleet heading north from Huainan this time was in a hurry, so the number of troops it brought was only eight thousand, even if it was fully loaded."
"From the time he disembarked from Cangtingjin and fought with the two generals Yuejin and Yujin, after entering Yecheng, he should only be able to continue fighting with only five or six thousand men."
"Based on the troops led by Zhao Yun who disembarked from the ship midway, and the strength of Yuan Tan's army that was delayed, there should be at least 2,000 people."
"Zhao Yun harassed and divided his troops from four directions. The two thousand people probably didn't have time to assemble, so Zhao Yun remembered to bring with him this time. I'm afraid the maximum number is only five or six hundred people!"
"It is absolutely impossible for Zhao Yun to retain his strength at this time. In other words, the Youzhou Army's potential has been exhausted on this battlefield!"
"These six thousand people have all appeared on the battlefield now. Together with Wen Chou and Zhang He's four thousand Jizhou troops, plus Yan Rou Xian Yufu's two Youzhou cavalry troops, there are more than ten thousand people. This is the entire strength of the opponent. Got it!"
"Now we just need to attack with all our strength and break Xu Huang's path, and the overall situation will be decided!"
Xu Huang shouted loudly and forced Li Dian back, but he was almost hit by Xu Chu's long knife. Zhao Yun blocked Xu Chu's long knife with the tip of his spear in time, saving Xu Huang's life.
When the two soldiers met, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu swayed slightly. Zhao Yun couldn't help but frown slightly. There was such a difficult general in Cao's camp. In the last battle of Xuzhou, if this Cao general in front of him was involved, he would definitely not be so It's easy to get in and out of the formation!
He waved the gun and said, "He is a fierce general. He can be known by his name when he comes!"
Xu Chu laughed loudly, "I am Xu Chu from Qiao County!"
"I heard that you killed many of Duke Cao's generals. Today I will take your head back and return it to the envoy!"
Zhao Yun sneered, "The tone is quite loud. Come and get it if you dare!"
The four generals shouted at the same time and stood together. Within a few dozen seconds, soldiers from both sides rushed over in a melee. The four generals were afraid that there might be an accident, so they immediately separated and returned to their own formation to rest.
Gao Shun led the trapped camp in front of Cao's army to buy time for everyone to recover. Xu Huang gasped, jumped off the horse, leaned on the handle of his axe, and said to Yuan Xi who came over: "The last general is incompetent, and he has been Being pressed down and beaten.”
Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "No, Gongming has already done a good job. If it were anyone else, he might not be as good as Gongming."
Xu Huang looked at the darkness of Cao Jun and said depressedly: "There are too many people here!"
"When will the envoy's reinforcements arrive?"
Yuan Xi smiled, pointed at the trapped camp and Zhao Yun and said: "We are all here, that's all."
Xu Huang was a little stunned, were these really the people?
He thought Yuan Xi had a back-up plan and had been working on it for a long time. Are these people really the only ones?
Yuan Xi sighed: "Cao's army seized this opportunity very well. Only the fastest front troops of the Youzhou army rushed to support, and most of the others were still on the way from Youzhou to Jizhou."
Xu Huang thought to himself, wouldn't this mean that all the soldiers would be wiped out?
Yuan Xi seemed to see what was on his mind and said with a smile: "Do your best and obey fate."
"We can only wait and see where the situation changes from."
Xu Huang wondered, could it be possible that there would still be soldiers falling from the world?
Xun You and Chen Qun followed Shi Huan's army and marched for more than ten miles. They saw that they still had seven or eight miles to reach the battlefield on the east road. At this time, the sound of fighting in the distance could be heard faintly. Xun You was determined.
The next moment, a sudden change occurred. The woods on both sides shouted at the same time, and dense soldiers poured out, rushing towards Cao Jun's marching team!
The soldiers in Cao's camp suddenly panicked. When Xun You saw the flag of the Jizhou army on the opposite side, he was in a daze. Why did the Jizhou soldiers appear here?
He shouted: "Put on your armor immediately!"
When the team was marching, they always put their weapons and armor on the cart beside them. Seeing that they were attacked by the enemy, Cao's soldiers rushed to the cart in panic to grab their weapons. At this time, the first wave of arrows from Jizhou soldiers arrived early.
The overwhelming rain of arrows instantly injured hundreds of soldiers of Cao's army. Xun You saw that this was the most famous crossbowman among Jizhou soldiers!
Could this person in ambush be an important figure in the Jizhou Army?
Soon his speculation turned into reality. A general rushed out from the Jizhou soldiers. Although he looked very bad, he was still very powerful on horseback.
A high view of one of the four courtyard columns!
The soldiers from both sides then mingled together. Xun You saw that the other side's soldiers were high in morale. Shi Huan who attacked was forced by Gao Lan. However, although Shi Huan was slightly weaker and Gao Lan was seriously injured, the two sides fought evenly.
Xun You was thinking about why the morale of the Jizhou soldiers was so high. Then someone from the Jizhou soldiers appeared, which suddenly made him realize, and at the same time his heart dropped.
The flag on the opposite side is a big word Yuan. The man's appearance is heroic, but he is 78% similar to Yuan Shao. Xun You can guess at the first glance that this man is Yuan Shang!
The other party actually risked his life to ambush his own rear army. As the next generation head of the Yuan family, how dare he?
What he should do most now is not to sit in Yecheng?
Xun You's eyes darkened. He and Chen Qun had discussed the possibility of Yuan Shang sending troops, but they understood the situation in Yecheng and unanimously believed that the possibility of Yuan Shang sending troops was extremely slim.
Not only because what Yuan Shang wants to do now is to prevent Yuan Tan from entering the city, but also he does not have a good relationship with Yuan Xi and has had several conflicts with Yuan Xi. If this battle does not delay him and he can send Wen Chou to Gao Lan, in the eyes of the two of them, it is already It's the limit.
But what the two of them didn't really figure out was that Yuan Shang personally led his troops into the battle, and even ambushed Cao Ying's critical rear army's marching route in advance!
Chen Qun's originally calm face showed an incredible look. No matter what Yuan Xi's tricks were, he and Xun You would not be surprised.
But Yuan Shang's appearance was completely unexpected by the two of them. This was the biggest blow to them!
(End of chapter)
