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"Yes, we can use Lu Bu's methods to deal with Wancheng." Xu Chu said excitedly.

"You mean to ambush Lu Bu?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up.

Xu Chu nodded and said: "Lu Bu is a proud man. Since he has promised the lord, he will definitely keep his promise. As long as we set an ambush, Lu Bu will definitely fall into the trap."

"Okay! Just follow Zi Lian's suggestion. Send the order and the whole army is ready to go out! We must capture Wancheng before Xia Houyuan comes back!" Yuan Shao said excitedly.

"Here!" Dian Wei said, cupping his fists.

Yuan Shao then arranged for troops to ambush Lu Bu. Xu Chu stayed and was responsible for commanding the battle.

"Xia Houyuan, Xia Houyuan, you are really stupid, you dare to take the risk to spy on Wancheng. Do you really think I didn't know you would come?" Yuan Shao said coldly.

Yuan Shao set up many scouts around Wancheng. These scouts would report Xiahou Yuan's movements every day, so Yuan Shao had long expected that Xiahou Yuan would lead troops to rescue Wancheng.

Therefore, Yuan Shao had ambushed heavy troops everywhere in advance. As long as Xia Houyuan came to attack, he would definitely lose his troops and generals.

Xia Houyuan was indeed guessed by Yuan Shao.

Originally, Xia Houyuan wanted to return to Wancheng first and then lead his troops to support Wen Chou. But who would have thought that they would encounter an ambush halfway and have to stop.

"General, what should we do?" a deputy general asked anxiously.

"Retreat!" Xia Houyuan sighed and said.

"General, we don't have many troops now. If we retreat, I'm afraid." A deputy general said worriedly.

"Alas, what else is there to say now! If we continue to persist, we will only be wiped out!" Xia Houyuan sighed.

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Xia Houyuan was right, they didn't have many troops at all now. Except for some warning posts, the rest of the troops were transferred elsewhere by Xia Houyuan.

If they don't take the opportunity to retreat, they will become a living target later.

"retreat!"

Xia Houyuan finally issued the order to retreat.

Xia Houyuan and his soldiers retreated quickly.

Yuan Shao received the news from the scouts after Xiahou Yuan retreated.

"Haha, Xia Houyuan, you are here too!" Yuan Shao laughed loudly.

"My lord is wise, I will admire you!" Cheng Yu said flatteringly.

"Zhongde, our target is Xia Houyuan. Now that Xia Houyuan has escaped, Wancheng will be handed over to you." Yuan Shao said solemnly.

"Don't worry, my lord, the general will do his best to defend Wancheng." Cheng Yu said.

"Well, then I will wait for your victory report!" After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he ordered: "The whole army obeys the order and speeds up the advance. We must capture Wancheng within three days!"

After Yuan Shao's order was issued, Yuan Shao's army began to advance rapidly.

Yuan Shao did not disperse his troops this time, because Xiahou Yuan would definitely not sit back and watch Cao Jun capture Wancheng now.

Therefore, Yuan Shao simply gathered his elite troops and advanced, thus avoiding the crisis of Cao's army being defeated by Xiahou Yuan one by one.

Xia Houyuan encountered a group of refugees on the way back. These refugees looked disheveled and hungry.

"General!" At this time, a soldier came to Xia Houyuan's side.

Xia Houyuan frowned slightly. Although Xia Houyuan currently lacks troops, he is not willing to accept this group of refugees who have been reincarnated as hungry ghosts.

"Go farther away and don't block the path of our army!" Xia Houyuan shouted.

When these refugees saw this, they showed resentment. These refugees originally lived a good life, but due to Liu Yu's raid, their homes were destroyed and their relatives were killed.

The refugees all want revenge, but unfortunately there is no way. After all, Liu Yu is too strong. Now seeing Xia Houyuan, these refugees seemed to see hope. "General, we are all refugees who were massacred by Liu Yu. If you save us, we are willing to do your best for the general." An old man stood up and said.

"Yes, we were all killed by Liu Yu. Please save us, general." These refugees begged one after another.

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!" the soldiers on the side roared angrily.

The old man said without fear: "General, do you know how we refugees came here?
He was kicked out of the house by His Majesty, and all the food was burned by the thieves.

If you don't help us, we will starve to death. "

The old man spoke out the voices of the refugees.

"You are all His Majesty's enemies." Xia Houyuan snorted coldly.

"General, we don't expect His Majesty to treat us well, we just hope His Majesty can let us go!" the old man pleaded.

"General, we are willing to surrender to Your Majesty. Please ask the general to lead us out of Wancheng."

"Yes, general, please take us out of Wancheng!"

The refugees knelt on the ground and begged.

Xia Houyuan thought for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will take you out of Wancheng! But you must swear to be loyal to me forever!"

"Thank you, General!" These refugees were extremely happy.

"Let's go!" Xia Houyuan led the refugees south quickly.

"Xia Houyuan, don't even think about escaping!" Yuan Shao's scouts quickly followed Xia Houyuan.

Yuan Shao's scouts discovered that Xia Houyuan was fleeing northwest with a group of refugees.

"Inform the Prime Minister that my subordinates have discovered Xia Houyuan's traces!"

"What? Chase after them! We must not let them leave!" Yuan Shao immediately ordered.

"Kill!" The scouts charged forward on horseback.

"Protect the old, weak, sick and disabled, and the rest will follow this general to attack the enemy!"

Xiahou Yuan knew that Yuan Shao sent scouts to prevent his retreat. So he immediately made a decision and organized the remaining infantry to fight with Cao's army.

Yuan Shao's scouts felt a little strange when they saw that Xia Houyuan did not run away, but organized his troops to resist desperately.

"Could this Xia Houyuan be bluffing? Wanting to deceive our attention?" a scout thought in confusion.

"Forget it, why do you care so much? Just catch these people." Another scout said.

The two scouts gave orders at the same time, ordering the archers to shoot the enemy troops, and sending more people to cover the archers' shooting.

"Whoosh!" Countless sharp arrows flew towards Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan's face became extremely embarrassed. With so many arrows, even if he was very skilled in martial arts, he probably wouldn't be able to dodge them.

However, things always develop for the better. At the critical moment, a cry of killing echoed through the sky.

"Brothers, fight with me!" A brave man waved a spear and led his soldiers into the battlefield.

When Xia Houyuan saw it, it was Xu Chu who led troops to help.

"Uncle Xu, it's great that you're here!" Xia Houyuan said happily.

Xu Chu laughed loudly and said: "A certain person happened to be training troops nearby. He just heard the cry of killing, so he led his troops and rushed over."

The troops led by Xu Chu all came out of Hulao Pass that year, and they deeply sympathized with Xia Houyuan's experience.

Therefore, after Xu Chu knew that Xia Houyuan needed help, he led his troops to support him. (End of chapter)