Qiao Rui heard the sound of horse hooves coming from far and near, saw the galloping cavalry, and was immediately confused.
He was ambushed by Taishi Ci.
Fell into a trap!
Qiao Rui thought about the past, and was even more uneasy about being ambushed by Lu Xuan. Although there were only a few hundred cavalry that were temporarily killed, if the other party dared to come, there would definitely be a large army ambushing them.
"Behead Qiao Rui, kill!"
In the blink of an eye, there was another overwhelming shout from behind the cavalry.
The rumbling drums soared into the sky.
The smoke and dust that filled the sky announced that those who were killed this time were not only hundreds of cavalry, but also countless armies to cover them up.
Qiao Rui was even more panicked.
"We're ambushed. Retreat."
Qiao Rui roared loudly, instead of resisting or fighting, he turned his horse's head and retreated.
His soldiers also retreated hastily.
While Qiao Rui was retreating with his men, three hundred cavalry led by Tai Shi Ci had already charged into Yuan's soldiers.
The cavalry was in full swing, the horses collided, and the swords were slashed. Yuan Jun's soldiers collapsed immediately. Even so, there were still some Yuan Jun soldiers who were unwilling to give up the money on the ground immediately, so they tried their best to grab a few handfuls before reluctantly fleeing.
Taishi Ci led his men to charge, and those who stood in his way were invincible, and Yuan's army continued to collapse. Although Taishi Ci did not see Qiao Rui, after he led his men into the battle, he suddenly shouted: "Qiao Rui has been defeated, kill him."
"Qiao Rui is defeated, kill!"
the cavalry shouted.
When the soldiers under Qiao Rui heard this, they were not surprised. Their general had already escaped.
Countless people fled after him.
Tai Shici and his men continued to chase from the ambush location to the fork leading to Hefei County. At this time, the news of Qiao Rui's defeat had been sent away by Yuan Shu's first batch of sentinels.
Taishi Ci seized the time and loudly said again: "Qiao Rui was knocked off his horse."
"Qiao Rui was knocked off his horse and his life or death is unknown."
Countless cavalrymen shouted.
The shouts of the cavalry caused the soldiers under Qiao Rui, who had already collapsed, to become even more chaotic. Qiao Rui is still there, and many people still have backbone. At this moment, when the news came out that Qiao Rui's life and death were not known, the soldiers of the Yuan Army who were running around could not see where Qiao Rui was and had no time to verify, so they were even more panicked.
"Qiao Rui was killed."
Taishi Ci continued to chase for some distance and shouted again.
"Qiao Rui was killed."
The three hundred cavalrymen shouted again.
The sound echoed on the battlefield, and the people in Qiaorui were even more defeated. When countless people heard that Qiao Rui had been killed, they simply surrendered instead of running away. Constant escape. There are also some soldiers who can run faster than Qiaorui.
Qiao Rui was also running away. When he heard the news that he had been killed, he was helpless. He had no time to refute the rumors, and he did not dare to refute the rumors and shout.
If news about him spreads and Taishi Ci catches up, he will definitely be killed.
When Qiao Rui collapsed and fled, the initial information was transmitted back to Yuan Shu's ears.
Yuan Shu was a little confused when he learned that Qiao Rui was defeated.
He learned about the detailed situation and learned that Qiao Rui discovered the team delivering money and deviated from the road to grab the money, so that he was plotted by Tai Shi Ci. Yuan Shu was furious.
With great difficulty, he gathered 20,000 people to attack Hefei again. He wanted to take advantage of Lu Xuan's absence in Lujiang County to capture Hefei first, and then attack Lujiang County to seek revenge.
Now, it's off to a bad start.
Before the army reached Hefei, the three thousand vanguards were directly defeated.
Yuan Shu's face was ugly, and he was even more panicked. The forward army has been defeated. Should he advance or retreat now?
"Report!"
Another sentry came rushing back.
The sentinel came to Yuan Shu and reported: "Report to General Qi, Qiao Rui has been killed, and countless soldiers have been killed."
This is the latest news from the detective.
After Yuan Shu heard this, his cheeks twitched. Qiao Rui was defeated, but now he was killed. This means that Taishi Ci is coming very fiercely. Yuan Shu looked up, and he even saw many people fleeing back in front of him.
Yuan Shu swallowed his saliva and asked, "Xu Shao, Yang Hong, what do you think we should do?"
Xu Shao said in a panic: "My lord, the most important thing when fighting a large army is momentum. Now that Qiao Rui has been killed, we have lost all momentum and the morale of the army has been greatly affected. Let's withdraw."
Yang Hong was also timid and fearful, not to mention losing to Lu Xuan's side in succession, Yang Hong was also a little timid.
He also had a lot of family property in Shouchun. It was not worth his while to compete with Taishi Ci here. Returning to Shouchun was the best choice.
It doesn't matter if the army is defeated.
Anyway, his family business will not be affected.
Yang Hong made an instant decision and echoed: "My lord, Xu Shao's analysis makes sense. If Qiao Rui is not dead and has held back Tai Shici's army, we can fight. Now that Qiao Rui is dead, deserters continue to appear. Come back, the morale of the army is unstable, we will definitely lose, so withdraw."
Yuan Shu was still a little hesitant at first, but after hearing what Xu Shao and Yang Hong said, the remaining hesitation disappeared in an instant.
The fighting spirit in his heart collapsed.
Yuan Shu slapped his lips, and said in a panic: "Withdraw the troops, the whole army retreats."
After the order was issued, Yuan Shu quickly evacuated.
As soon as he retreated, the fighting spirit of the army collapsed, and countless people retreated and fled frantically.
Most of Yuan Shu's infantry were infantry. These infantry fled quickly, without formation, and there was no one to break up the rear. There was no way to retreat, so Taishi Ci led 300 cavalry to pursue him. When the cavalry passed by, Yuan's army continued to collapse. .
Taishi Ci's eyes were bright, thinking about Xu Shu's instructions, and said loudly: "Pass it on, Yuan Shu has been defeated, charge forward."
"Yuan Shu fell down from his horse."
"No, Yuan Shu has been killed."
"Yuan Shu has surrendered to General Taishi."
Countless people shouted loudly, and the news spread became more and more outrageous. When Yuan Jun collapsed, all the soldiers were unable to distinguish, which led to Yuan Jun's disastrous defeat. When many people learned that Yuan Shu had surrendered, they also knelt down and surrendered.
Taishi Ci led 300 cavalry in pursuit and surrendered in large numbers wherever he went. Xu Shu led 5,000 soldiers in pursuit from behind, constantly taking in and surrendering prisoners.
In this battle, Taishi Ci pursued him for a full day and night, and reached Chengde County. Only then did the troops withdraw. When Taishi Ci returned to Hefei, Xu Shu had already surrendered all the prisoners and counted the results.
Seeing Xu Shu's overflowing joy, Taishi Ci asked, "Commander Xu, how is the battle going?"
Xu Shu said excitedly: "General Taishi, Yuan Shu was defeated in this battle, and more than 4,600 soldiers were killed. Of course, not so many were actually killed by us. A considerable part of them were caused by crowding and trampling on each other when they fled. Yes. We have captured ten thousand people."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci was extremely excited.
This battle was a blast.
Taishi Ci said: "This confrontation really opened my eyes. Military Advisor Xu, I only had 300 cavalry, but I defeated Yuan Shu and forced Yuan Shu to run away. This time, thanks to Military Advisor Xu's strategy, Military Advisor really sharp."
Xu Shu shook his head and said humbly: "The reason why I can defeat Yuan Shu this time is not because of my great strategy, but because of multiple reasons."
"This situation cannot be repeated."
"First, there is the internal agent Xu Shao, who accurately gave Qiao Rui information. We know Qiao Rui's greed for life and fear of death, and know that he is greedy and greedy, so we can make a seduction plan based on his character."
"First of all, we ensured the defeat of Qiao Rui."
"Second, Yang Hong is also greedy for life and afraid of death. After the collapse of Qiao Rui, Xu Shao persuaded Yuan Shu to retreat, but Yang Hong did not dare to persuade Yuan Shu to take the lead in the battle. The two main advisers suggested retreat, and Yuan Shu had no intention of fighting to the death. A retreat must be ordered."
"As soon as Yuan Shu retreats, he will be truly defeated."
"Thirdly, my lord once defeated Yuan Shu and made Yuan Shu flee in embarrassment. From Yuan Shu to the lowest level Yuan Jun soldiers, they were all afraid of my lord and did not have the courage to fight desperately. Yuan Shu was also eroded by drinking and sex, his heroic spirit was lost, and he lost his courage. If it were Cao Cao, he would definitely counterattack, and even the rumors we spread would be useless."
"Fourth, General Taishi dared to fight and kill. The cavalry invaded like fire, sweeping like a river, and did not give Yuan's soldiers any chance."
Xu Shu talked eloquently and said: "These reasons led to our victory. My plan is not surprising, it is just taking advantage of the situation."
Tai Shici said: "Master Xu is being humble."
Xu Shu said: "General Taishi, you can send a letter to my lord and report your achievements. In addition, here in Jiujiang County, you can take advantage of Yuan Shu's defeat and people's hearts are depressed, and take advantage of the situation to layout Lujiang County and develop your own people. In the future, if my lord attacks Yuan Shu, you give an order. If you go down, you can overthrow Yuan Shu in Jiujiang and achieve great success."
Taishi Ci's eyes lit up and he said: "Taishi Ci is very grateful for the advice from the military advisor. I will pass the letter to the lord right now. Regarding the layout of Jiujiang County, military advisor Xu will not hesitate to give you some advice."
Xu Shu said: "General Taishi is polite."
Taishi Ci wrote the battle report and immediately had it sent away in the direction of Lu Xuan.
