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Zhang Liao's words greatly boosted the morale of the entire army.

As Zhang Liao led the Ironclad Cavalry deep into the heart of Xu Huang's army formation.

This caused some chaos in Xu Huang's army.

Suddenly, a trend of collapse emerged.

But Xu Huang killed several retreating soldiers on the spot, and then shouted: "Everyone, anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"

Under Xu Huang's pressure, all the Wei troops regained their footing and began to organize defenses and counterattacks.

After sending Xu Huang out, Cao Ren was still somewhat flustered, after all, he was facing Liu Bei, and he dared not act carelessly.

To be on the safe side, Cao Ren directly dispatched 50,000 troops to reinforce Xiahou Dun's camp. At the same time, he ordered Xiahou Dun to leave 50,000 troops to guard the left camp, while he himself led the remaining troops to reinforce the right camp.

By the time Xiahou Dun arrived in front of Deng Ai with his men, the 30,000 men he had sent as reinforcements had been reduced to just over 10,000.

However, with the addition of Xiahou Dun, the combat effectiveness of the entire Wei army increased significantly, and Deng Ai's pressure also increased instantly.

The three battlefields are locked in a stalemate.

The two sides fought for a full three hours.

The sky had changed from pitch black to a light glimmer of dawn.

Both sides had reached their physical limits, but the battle continued.

Although Xiahou Yuan did not have as many troops as Wei Yan and Zhang He, nor as many generals under his command, Xun Yu had always advocated a defensive strategy. After establishing the left and right camps, Xun Yu continuously reinforced these two camps.

When Gu Rubing launched his offensive, the two camps had become like fortresses, riddled with traps, which greatly slowed down Wei Yan and Zhang He's advance.

This also meant that the two of them spent three hours trying to break through it.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang remained locked in a stalemate.

Among renowned generals, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were evenly matched in combat prowess, but in order to maximize his advantages, Zhang Liao always avoided one-on-one duels with Xu Huang.

The two men were roughly equal in their military command abilities. Although Xu Huang was not as skilled in command as Zhang Liao, he was still on par. The numerical advantage made up for the difference in their military abilities, which led to a prolonged stalemate where neither could gain the upper hand.

In comparison, Deng Ai's route was the most dangerous.

Zhang Liao gave up the opportunity to fight Xu Huang in order to command the army.

Deng Ai, on the other hand, dared not fight Xiahou Dun at all.

Among famous generals, Xiahou Dun's combat strength was definitely above Deng Ai's.

Deng Ai understood this as well. He knew clearly what his advantages were when facing Xiahou Dun, so he could only rely on the terrain to block Xiahou Dun layer by layer and slow down his advance.

However, after three hours of fighting, Deng Ai's forces were the smallest of the three routes, numbering only 20,000.

After a night of fighting, Deng Ai's troops were gradually depleted.

In the woods.

Deng Ai, his face covered in blood, hid behind a tree.

Meanwhile, Xiahou Dun was still cautiously making his way into the woods in the distance.

"General, we now have less than two thousand men, and only three thousand arrows left. Xiahou Dun still has twenty thousand men. We cannot continue fighting."

Deng Ai was well aware of this, but there was nothing he could do, as he had not received any orders to retreat.

"No, our lord hasn't ordered us to retreat yet. We must hold this place."

"But General, our orders were to hold this place for three hours. Now our mission is complete, and our brothers are about to be wiped out. We really can't fight anymore."

When the deputy general heard Deng Ai's words, he almost burst into tears. How could they possibly fight with only two thousand men against twenty thousand, and with their arrows almost gone?

"Our lord said that he would send someone to inform us to retreat in three hours. Both three hours and the dispatch of someone to retreat are indispensable. Now that our lord's men have not arrived yet, it means that the battle in the right camp is still ongoing, so we cannot leave."

After speaking, Deng Ai looked at the deputy general beside him.

"Anyone who tries to retreat will be killed without mercy!"

The lieutenant could tell that Deng Ai was serious this time, so he could only grit his teeth and nod.

Xiahou Dun had been walking for some time and didn't know if Deng Ai was still in the woods, but he knew he had been delayed for too long and had to hurry on his way.

"Everyone, stop searching and speed up your journey."

With Xiahou Dun's order, everyone immediately abandoned their defensive stance and began traveling at full speed.

However, at that moment, Deng Ai's voice immediately rang out.

"Fire arrows."

As the sound faded, countless feathered arrows appeared in the air and then entered Xiahou Dun's camp.

In an instant, many screams echoed through Xiahou Dun's army.

Xiahou Dun immediately ordered a defense and launched another search.

However, Deng Ai only fired a volley of arrows before retreating, showing no intention of continuing.

Xiahou Dun immediately realized that Deng Ai's arrows were running low on supplies.

Xiahou Dun immediately had an idea in his mind.

"Everyone, form a siege formation and surround the entire forest. We can't let Deng Ai escape."

"Yes!"

Deng Ai, who was in the distance, naturally heard Xiahou Dun's order and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Deng Ai wasn't afraid that Xiahou Dun would continue on his way; he was afraid that Xiahou Dun would make them his target. Clearly, the worst news had already arrived.

Xiahou Dun moved with incredible speed, completing the encirclement of the forest in just half an hour, and the encirclement was still shrinking.

Deng Ai could only lead his men into the heart of the woods.

at the same time.

Xiahou Yuan finally couldn't hold on any longer.

The battle had been going on for four hours, and no reinforcements had arrived.

Xiahou Yuan knew that the two reinforcements must have been blocked.

With the vanguard and rearguard camps breached, Xiahou Yuan had less than 10,000 troops left. At this rate, they would be wiped out in at most half an hour.

"Everyone break through."

Ultimately, Xiahou Yuan decided to abandon the right flank and begin a full-scale breakout.

Gu Rubing knew he would win this battle, but it was clearly impossible to completely kill Xiahou Yuan.

Therefore, when they surrounded Xiahou Yuan's camp, they had already left an opening.

Xiahou Yuan, however, led several thousand men and successfully broke through the gap.

After Gu Rubing entered the right camp, he immediately ordered the troops blocking the way on both sides to withdraw.

However, half an hour later, only Zhang Liao's troops had returned; there was still no sign of Deng Ai's troops returning.

Gu Rubing was most worried about Deng Ai's group.

Deng Ai himself was not strong in combat; his strength lay in command. However, he had to face Xiahou Dun, one of the top generals in Cao Cao's camp, and even among famous generals, he was among the best.

Now that there was no news from Deng Ai's side, Gu Rubing was immediately alarmed.

Soon, informants reported that Deng Ai had been surrounded in the woods, and sounds of fierce fighting could be heard from within.

"My lord, I will take the Ironclad Cavalry with me. With the Ironclad Cavalry there, we will surely be able to break through Xiahou Dun's encirclement."

"Go, Wen Yuan, be careful, you must bring Shi Zai back."

"Yes!"

Watching Zhang Liao leave, Gu Rubing felt a little calmer. Deng Ai looked at the battle in the distance, slowly planting his sword into the ground.

The deputy general then came to Deng Ai's side.

"General, let's go quickly, the brothers can't hold on much longer."

"Leave? Where do we go? The entire forest is now surrounded, and our previous attempt to break out failed."

After saying that, he looked behind him and saw only five hundred people left, and gave a bitter smile.

"Brothers, we might not make it out this time, but don't worry, I'll definitely fall before you. This time, it's my turn to be your vanguard."

"Don't worry, General, we brothers will definitely escort you away."

"Yes, we will definitely escort the general away."

Hearing this, Deng Ai smiled helplessly.

However, at that moment, a voice came from over.

"Leave? You think you can leave with just this many people?"

As the voice faded, Xiahou Dun slowly walked up.

With the arrival of Xiahou Dun, a large number of Wei troops surrounded Deng Ai.

"Xiahou Dun, I never intended to leave. My mission was to hold you back. Now my mission should be complete. Even if you kill me, the lord's plan will still be considered a success, and you will still have lost."

"Hmph, if we can reduce Liu Bei's general by one, it doesn't matter if we lose a right battalion."

After saying that, Xiahou Dun swung his knife and slashed at Deng Ai.

Deng Ai immediately put all his strength into defending himself.

However, after just one strike, Deng Ai felt his arms go numb. The immense force from the blade forced him to retreat continuously until he was tripped by a vine and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the entire Wei army burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, the morale of Deng Ai's men plummeted to its lowest point.

Having already endured four hours of fierce fighting, coupled with declining morale, some soldiers were already on the verge of collapse. Under such circumstances, let alone attacking, even standing still was a problem.

Deng Ai slowly stood up and spat a mouthful of blood onto the blade.

Beneath the blood, the black iron blade emitted an eerie black light.

Xiahou Dun sensed that when Deng Ai spat out that mouthful of blood, although his body had become even weaker, he still felt a sense of danger.

"Hmph, bluff."

Xiahou Dun mustered all his strength and slashed at Deng Ai again.

This time, however, Deng Ai actually withstood Xiahou Dun's attack without retreating at all. On the contrary, Xiahou Dun appeared to be knocked back.

This time, it was Deng Ai's men who started cheering, and their morale, which had been suppressed to its lowest point, began to recover.

Immediately afterwards, Deng Ai launched a frenzied offensive against Xiahou Dun.

Both speed and power have been greatly improved.

Even Xiahou Dun could only retreat and defend.

Xiahou Dun could sense that Deng Ai's strength was gradually decreasing and his speed was gradually slowing down, indicating that Deng Ai could not maintain this state for very long.

However, Deng Ai's men, unaware of the truth, cheered and their morale was greatly restored. They were now planning to charge out.

After a stick of incense.

Xiahou Dun sensed that Deng Ai had reached his limit, and then swung his knife at an extremely tricky angle, slicing open Deng Ai's abdomen.

Despite the protection of his armor, Deng Ai still sustained a wound on his abdomen.

Fresh blood kept gushing out.

After being struck, Deng Ai fainted.

Upon seeing Deng Ai's condition, the lieutenant immediately shouted, "Bring the general back!"

As soon as the words fell, the lieutenant led everyone to charge towards Xiahou Dun.

"kill!"

Xiahou Dun raised his long sword and immediately gave the order.

Immediately afterwards, tens of thousands of people launched a general attack on these five hundred men.

Xiahou Dun then approached Deng Ai, raised his long sword, and gave Deng Ai a cold smile.

As Xiahou Dun's long sword slowly fell, the lieutenant who was being held back shouted, "No!"

But Xiahou Dun would never care about the words of a mere deputy general.

Just then, the sound of a warhorse neighing rang out.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liao suddenly rushed out his Yellow Dragon Sickle and slashed at Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun was already at his limit, and when he saw Zhang Liao charging towards him, he immediately raised his sword to block in front of him.

The Yellow Dragon Sickle directly collided with Xiahou Dun's blade.

Zhang Liao's attack, already imbued with the force of a charging warhorse, combined with Zhang Liao's own strength, sent Xiahou Dun flying.

After Deng Ai was placed on horseback, the Iron Pagoda also charged out.

After completely shattering Xiahou Dun's encirclement, the Ironclad Cavalry led Deng Ai's remaining soldiers onto horses and quickly left the battlefield.

Xiahou Dun wanted to give chase, but the soreness all over his body prevented him from getting up for a while.

After lying on the ground for a while, Xiahou Dun slowly stood up and looked in the direction Zhang Liao and the others had gone. He knew that since Zhang Liao had come to support Deng Ai, it meant that the battle of the Right Wing Camp was over, and there was no need for him to go and support the Right Wing Camp.

"retreat!"

Xiahou Dun led his 20,000-strong army and slowly left the forest.

When Gu Rubing saw Zhang Liao bring Deng Ai back covered in blood, he immediately went forward.

Meanwhile, someone had already brought over the accompanying military doctor.

After examining Deng Ai's body, the military doctor immediately went to Gu Rubing.

"My lord, General Deng Ai has lost too much blood and his strength was also depleted during the battle. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left."

"what?"

Gu Rubing had not expected that Deng Ai would be so badly injured.

"Summon Hua Tuo immediately."

"My lord, I will go right now."

Gu Rubing looked at Zhao Yun and immediately nodded.

Zhao Yun turned around, mounted his horse, and charged towards Jiangzhou City.

An hour later, Zhao Yun returned with Hua Tuo.

During this time, the military doctor kept administering medicine to Deng Ai, barely managing to keep him alive.

After examining Deng Ai's injuries, Hua Tuo frowned.

"Your Highness, I can treat General Deng Ai's injuries, but he will need to rest in bed for a month afterward and will absolutely not be able to participate in any battles. Please be prepared for this."

"it is good."

Gu Rubing immediately ordered his men to send Deng Ai and Hua Tuo back to Jiangzhou City. (End of Chapter)