"This won't work, that won't work either. What exactly does Zhongde want you to do, huh?"
When he heard that Cheng Yu was doing something wrong on the left and right, Xiahoudun, who was already impatient, immediately became angry. He glared and killed him angrily.
"Yuan Rang, don't be anxious. It's twelve miles away from Xicheng to Niushan. There are only three abandoned villages and two woods that can be used for ambush. It is certain that Gongsun Xiao'er will be in all five places here. We set up an ambush and used Miaocai as bait to trick our Niushan troops and the defenders in our city into leaving the city for rescue. From this point of view, Miaocai is not in danger of his life for the time being. At least before the defenders in our city attack, Gongsun Xiaoer will not be able to escape. There is still enough time to really destroy Miaocai's troops, so Yuan Rang might as well wait for the enemy's situation to change, and it will not be too late to move forward after the situation is clear."
Cheng Yu only wanted Linzi City to be intact, but he didn't care much about Xiahou Yuan's life and death. Of course, he didn't dare to tell Xiahou Dunshou about this, so he could only analyze it from the perspective of tactical arrangements.
"Hmm... come, send more reconnaissance cavalry from the west city to monitor the movement of the bandit army, and give an order to Boren (Xia Houshang's name) not to touch the troops in Niu Shan, and to stay on guard and wait for the general's orders."
Being sent to Qingzhou by Cao Cao to take charge of one side, Xiahou Dun naturally had a good view of the overall situation. Although he was very worried about Xia Houyuan's safety, after Cheng Yu's advice, he did not dare to risk losing Linzi. He led the main force out of the city, and after a brief pause, he issued several orders in succession. Several of the messengers beside him immediately agreed, and all rushed down to the top of the city, going to various places to convey orders. carry……
"Old traitor Xiahou, please leave. Gao Lan is here to accept your fate!"
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Not to mention what Xiahou Dun and Cheng Yu planned, it is said that after Xiahou Yuan broke out of the siege, he did not return to the city. After passing around the city, he led more than 180 cavalrymen all the way He rushed towards Niushan Mountain at an extremely fast speed, and in an instant he had arrived less than a mile away from Niushan Mountain. He could already see the flags fluttering on his military base on the top of the mountain in the distance. Xia Houyuan's heartstrings tightened as if Suddenly, at this moment, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out from the forest in front, and the leader, the black-faced general, was none other than Gao Lan.
"Damn it, come on, follow me and retreat to Xiaowangzhuang!"
After a bloody battle, Xia Houyuan had been wounded in the west, and both his men and his horse were exhausted, so he dared not fight again. Seeing that Gao Lan's men had as many as 1,500 horses, he did not dare to charge forward. , in a panic, he twisted the horse's head, and his troops fled diagonally to the rear in panic.
"Catch up and capture Mr. Xiahou alive!"
Seeing that Xia Houyuan was about to escape, Gao Lan was not willing to give up, so he led his troops to pursue Xia Houyuan from the beginning to the end, driving Xia Houyuan all the way to the ruined Xiaowangzhuang...
"Report, general, there is movement in front of the mountain. It is suspected that the bandits are chasing our general."
Although the distance of three miles away is not short, the Cao Jun post on the top of Niushan Mountain can completely see the chase battle in front of the mountain. Soon a military commander on duty reported the situation to the deputy general who stayed behind at Niushan Mountain. Xia Hou is still alive.
"What? Quick, send the order, the whole army must assemble!"
Xia Houshang is Xia Houyuan's nephew. He has always followed Xia Houyuan to study literature and martial arts. The relationship between them is naturally quite deep. When he heard that Xia Houyuan was in danger, Xia Houshang immediately turned red and gave orders loudly. He strode towards the watchtower of the front camp.
"Open the door quickly, open the door quickly!"
Just when Xiahou Shang had just assembled his 30,000 troops, he saw a horse riding wildly from the northeast, arriving at the village gate on the mountainside.
"Who are you?"
Although the visitor was wearing Cao Jun's armor and was covered in blood, he looked like a soldier of his own who had broken out of the encirclement. However, due to the limitations of his responsibilities, the commander of Cao Jun's camp who was guarding the gate did not dare to let him into the stronghold so casually and shouted questions. It's completely normal.
"Asshole, this is General Xiahou who is accompanying Cui Qi. He has urgent military information and wants to see Deputy General Xiahou. Open the gate of the village quickly!"
The visitor got off his horse at the gate of the village and cursed with a look of panic on his face.
"Bring him up!"
Before the commander holding the door could speak again, Xiahou Shang, who was standing on the watchtower of the front camp, poked his head out from the railing and drank out of his impatience.
"The villain came to see the general. General Xiahou was trapped in Xiaowangzhuang. He was ordered to break out and asked the general to send reinforcements quickly."
Since Xiahou Shang had the order, the village chief who guarded the door did not dare to say anything more, and hurriedly led the soldier up to the tower. When he saw Xiahou Shang's face, the visitor thought that he was kneeling on the ground. , reported quickly.
"Okay, I will send my troops forward immediately, and you will lead the way immediately!"
When Xia Houyuan lost the battle in Qianfan Plain, Xia Houyuan's bodyguards suffered almost all casualties, so they had to select a group of cavalry from the army to serve as personal followers. The personal personnel were complicated. Although Xia Houshang followed Xia Houyuan, he could not recognize them one by one. Yes, because of this, even though Cui Qi was quite unfamiliar, Xiahou Shang never became suspicious and made a decision without hesitation. He left only 5,000 infantry troops to guard the stronghold. He led his main force of 20,000 troops down Niushan Mountain and headed towards Rush towards Xiaowangzhuang.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
Just as Xia Houshang led the army in a hurry through the forest that Gao Lan had rushed out of earlier, a sudden change occurred. A sudden burst of shrill horns was heard in the forest, and a large number of Youzhou Army officers and soldiers came out of the forest. They charged out crazily, led by General Lu Kuang's 5,000 cavalry, followed by 10,000 infantry led by Xu Shu.
"No, there's an ambush, retreat, retreat quickly!"
Limited by his fixed thinking, Xia Houshang never sent anyone to patrol the forest. He only thought that it was impossible for the Youzhou Army to repeat the ambush, but he never expected that the Youzhou Army would actually do this. However, when he was attacked, he immediately panicked and didn't bother to rescue Xia Houyuan. He hurriedly twisted the horse's head and fled to Niushan.
"The entire army attacks and overwhelms the enemy's formation!"
Xiahou Shang's order was issued in a timely manner, but the forest was only a few miles away from Cao's army, which was marching in a hurry. How could Lu Kuang, who was leading the cavalry attack, leave Xiahou Shang room to adjust? After hearing his loud roar, he led his troops to charge wildly, cutting Cao's panicked army into pieces like a knife cutting through butter. After that, he did not rush to turn around and charge again, but He led his troops in circles and arrived a mile away in front of Niushan Mountain, blocking Cao's army's return to the mountain.
"Assault, anyone who doesn't surrender will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as Lu Kuang's troops broke through Cao Jun's formation, Xu Shu also rushed to the ground at high speed. He led more than ten thousand Youzhou infantrymen like tigers descending from the mountain and rushed into the chaos of Cao Jun's army, slashing with spears and bayonets. Under this, the poor and unprepared soldiers of Cao's army were killed and their bodies were scattered all over the field...
