Zhang Xiu led his troops and hurried back to the rear.
Seeing that the camp here was on fire and people were constantly coming and going to put out the fire, Zhang Xiu thought that the food and grass must be gone. Just when he was looking for Chen Zhou, he saw Chen Zhou coming from the direction of the rear army and asked: "Zhang Xiu General, why are you here?"
"My lord saw that the rear army was on fire and asked me to come back to protect my husband."
Zhang Xiu felt relieved and said solemnly: "Sir, it's okay. Someone, come and help put out the fire."
Such a fire cannot be saved.
But if they didn't save it, they were worried about causing other accidents. The soldiers were still widening the fire path, lifting wooden barrels, and constantly pouring water into the sea of fire to make the fire no longer so terrible.
Zhang Xiu took another look to ensure that there was no other danger to the rear army. For the time being, it was still safe, so he returned and led his soldiers to protect Chen Zhou.
Waited for a while.
Cao Cao and the others also came. When they saw Chen Zhou standing upright, they reassured him, "It's okay to cross over, just be okay!"
They were all relieved.
"What a pity, our food and grass."
Guo Jia said helplessly: "With the food and grass burned, we have no choice but to retreat. We probably won't be able to fight this year."
"not necessarily!"
Chen Zhou laughed and said, "Our food and grass are safe and sound."
Next, he briefly explained what had just happened, and then said: "Zhongde offered a plan to ambush from all sides, but we have no reason to pretend to be defeated and retreat for the time being. Will there be a reason now? I will help Zhongde create opportunities. After the food and grass are burned, we have to retreat, Yuan Shao will definitely pursue us, and as long as he dares to pursue us, he will fall into an ambush from all sides."
Cheng Yu thought about it for a while, clapped his hands and said excitedly: "What a great job Du Zhi! This way you can also think of it and help me make up for the shortcomings of House of Flying Daggers, haha..."
Suddenly, they were all happy.
Yuan Shao's night attack came suddenly, leaving them at a loss, but it still gave them an opportunity.
"Du Zhi's plan was so well done that Yuan Shao couldn't guard against it."
Chen Qun admired: "Yuan Shao must have been complacent when he retreated. He was thinking about how to win, but he didn't expect that he had fallen into a trap."
"That's right!"
Everyone thought so.
Immediately, they laughed again, laughing at Yuan Shao, and sent assists.
Cao Cao said: "Then we will proceed according to Duzhi's plan. Early tomorrow morning, our entire army will retreat, but before retreating, we must make arrangements for an ambush..."
They were full of energy. They had just finished the battle and immediately went to discuss how to prevent Yuan Shao from falling into an ambush.
Chen Zhou didn't have as much energy as them, so he yawned and simply went back to sleep, too lazy to bother with so much.
the next morning.
All Cao's troops broke camp and retreated to the south, creating a very embarrassed feeling for Yuan Shao, tempting Yuan Shao to fall into the pit.
However, the speed of Cao's army's retreat was not very fast on purpose. It is normal not to be too fast in times of chaos.
When we returned to the Yellow River, we did not cross the river immediately because we wanted to give Yuan Shao a chance to pursue him.
"My lord, Cao's army has broken camp and retreated!"
Feng Ji walked into Yuan Shao's main tent at this time and said excitedly: "Cao's army retreated in full. Our plan was successful!"
"real?"
Yuan Shao immediately sent people to investigate again, and it was soon confirmed that Cao's army had really retreated in full force.
The original military camp contained nothing but a few wooden stakes that could not be taken away.
"Chase!"
Yuan Shao shouted loudly and personally led the troops after Cao Jun.
Cao Jun didn't dare to fight Yuan Jun, and quickly retreated to the edge of the Yellow River.
"Cao Cao, let me see where you can go this time."
Yuan Shao laughed loudly and said loudly: "Kill him, don't let Cao A cross the river in secret, I will make it impossible for him to return to Henan."
Yuan Jun's soldiers roared and charged towards Cao Jun.
In their view, Cao Jun's food and grass were burned, and now they are afraid that they can't even eat enough. If they don't have enough food, they have no strength, and they may not even be able to hold their weapons. If they rush to kill Cao Jun, they will basically abuse Cao Jun and gain military exploits for nothing. .
"kill!"
Yuan Shao's soldiers don't know how excited they are now.
"There is no way out, why don't you fight to the death?"
Cao Cao shouted loudly.
Cao Jun immediately launched a counterattack.
The other officers and soldiers of Cao's army attacked Yuan's army in full force.
Xu Chu Pegasus took the lead and rushed out. He swung his thick-backed sword and killed several officers, deputy generals and others in Yuan Shao's army in an instant.
The soldiers who rushed forward saw that their superior officers were chopped down, and they became confused without command. Then they saw Cao Jun's crossbows being pushed out, and thick crossbow arrows were fired towards them.
In an instant, many more people were shot down.
"Lord, we chased you too hastily."
Shen Pei suggested: "How about retreating first and fighting again later?"
Xin Ping agreed: "We pursued too closely, leaving Cao's army with no hope. He knew he was going to die, so he resisted desperately and killed more fiercely. We will lose a lot of soldiers."
Yuan Shao thought about it and said, "What you said makes sense. Let Cao Ah Man breathe a sigh of relief, but keep an eye on him and don't give them a chance to cross the river."
"yes!"
Everyone said in unison.
So Yuan Jun called for gold.
But just when Yuan Jun soldiers heard the sound of ringing gold and were about to retreat, a drum sound suddenly came from the left and right sides.
They followed the sound and saw Xia Houyuan on the left and Gao Lan on the right. The two armies rushed out at the same time and quickly cut into Yuan Jun. They appeared suddenly and very quickly, disrupting the retreating Yuan Jun camp.
That's not all.
Not long after Xia Houyuan and the others rushed out, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Ren rushed out of the military camp.
The cavalry rushed forward and charged towards Yuan Jun.
"No, we fell into a trap!"
Xin Ping said anxiously: "This is a plan. Cao Cao is not retreating, but is leading us into an ambush. Lord, leave quickly!"
"Come and protect me, get out, quickly!"
Yuan Shao could also see that this was a strategy.
Those conspiracies again made him furious and panicked at the same time. He immediately concentrated all his troops to protect himself, his three sons, and his nephew Gao Gan, and broke out together.
"Yuan Shao, don't run away!"
Xia Houyuan laughed.
Gao Lan echoed: "Yuan Shao, I didn't expect that you would be here today, right?"
They cut in at the same time, coupled with the impact of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Yuan Jun was defeated.
"damn it!"
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, continued to arrange for people to protect him, and then rushed together.
Usually when facing despair, many people will instinctively rise up to resist. The same is true for Yuan Jun now. If you try hard, you may still survive, but if you don't, you will be dead.
They faced despair and saw Cao Jun's fierce attack. They could only grit their teeth and fight. They followed Yuan Shao and kept trying to break out. They really made them fight to the death.
"Let's go!"
Seeing Yuan Shao emerge from the siege and ambush of Cao Jun, he felt like he was alive again.
Now that he can live again, he should try his best to escape.
They ran in a helter-skelter manner and walked less than ten miles.
"Yuan Shao, I'm here, waiting for you for a long time!"
A loud shout came.
As soon as Yu Jin finished speaking, he led his troops to fight out from the left, while Yue Jin fought out from the right, and at the same time cut in towards Yuan's army.
