Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, although Cao Ren was known for his command, the Cao army, which was attacked halfway across the river, saw the Han army approaching rapidly with drums beating in the distance, and Sun Ce was invincible and had no rivals nearby. Their morale fell to the bottom in the blink of an eye.

In this situation, it must be Han Xin's reincarnation, or Xiang Yu defeating Sun Ce within a few rounds, otherwise how could they have obeyed the order and completed the formation in such a hurry.

When Sun Ce, who was leading the way, killed 13 Cao's generals and 159 Cao's soldiers...

Not only did Cao's army fail to form its battle array quickly, but it became increasingly chaotic.

In contrast, under the command of Zhou Yu, the 30,000 Han troops who had been lying in ambush for a long time had advanced to the front in formation.

Li Ji once made a simple classification of Han soldiers. One of the main differences among the three levels of miscellaneous soldiers, county soldiers and elite soldiers was the level of formation.

Of course, this is a division unique to Han soldiers and does not apply to foreign barbarians who are unfamiliar with military formations.

For the Han soldiers, whether or not they formed a battle formation made a world of difference.

When the two armies actually met, it was almost a one-sided massacre.

Cao Ren, with bloodshot eyes, saw that the few remaining Qingzhou soldiers under his command were rapidly defeated. He felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and the world was spinning. He was so shocked and angry that he almost fell off his horse to the ground.

Cao Ren bit his tongue hard and used the pain to stay awake for a moment, then made a judgment through gritted teeth.

With the Han army lying in ambush ahead, it is impossible to break through and head to Le'an County. The only option now is to try to retreat back to Duchang City and then think about other things.

However, just as Cao Ren reined in his horse and turned to look towards the east bank of the Gaishui River, he saw a Han army of about 10,000 people appearing behind the east bank.

Taishi Ci, who led 10,000 Han troops to cut off their retreat, raised the Han flag and shouted.

"Taishi Ci of Donglai is here, Cao Gou, don't run away!"

For a moment, Cao Ren stood there in a daze. His face no longer had the calmness and composure he usually maintained, but instead looked pale.

Attack them halfway across the river, attack from both sides...

It's hard to fly away!!!

"Did you expect this?! Li Zikun! Aaaaaah!!"

Cao Ren let out a roar that almost led to his collapse. He no longer cared about the dignity he once had as a great general, and hysterically vented his powerlessness and anger in his heart.

If Cao Ren had known what would happen today, that Li Ji would become such a serious threat to the Wei Dynasty, he would have wished that when he first met Li Ji at Suanzao, he would have found ways to kill Li Ji in order to get rid of this huge disaster.

Sun Ce, who was moving back and forth on the battlefield and destroying the formation of Cao's army, paused and looked at the voice that seemed to be calling his teacher by name with lightning eyes.

Cao Ren, who was originally in the rear, then came into Sun Ce's sight.

Sun Ce recognized Cao Ren, and could tell from Cao Ren's tone that he had no good intentions, so he flew into a rage. He pointed with the Overlord Halberd in his hand and cursed, ignoring Zu Mao and other family generals who were rushing towards him hastily to protect him.

"How dare you! Are you insulting my mentor?! I'm going to kill you, you dog!!!"

Immediately, Sun Ce, who had left the army to Zhou Yu's command, pulled the reins, turned his horse's head and charged towards Cao Ren.

And when Sun Ce moved among the chaotic army like his uncle Zhao Yun, he was in an empty place and within a moment he was less than fifty steps away from Cao Ren.

The murderous aura rising into the sky startled Cao Ren so much that he suddenly woke up.

If they did not retreat now, they would either become dead souls under Sun Ce's halberd or prisoners of the Han army.

Immediately, Cao Ren, under the protection of his left and right guards, looked around and no longer cared about the army that was beyond saving. He rushed out from a relatively weak corner. "Cao Ren, don't leave!"

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce shouted angrily, intimidating Cao Ren while further crushing the morale of Cao's army, which had already dropped to freezing point.

Cao Ren's escape caused the already chaotic Cao army to fall into a state of complete collapse with everyone scrambling to flee.

Sun Ce chased in the direction of Cao Ren without stopping, and his speed was so fast that Zu Mao and other generals could not catch up even if they rode their horses.

Zhou Yu, who was in charge of the overall situation in the central army, saw this and was worried that Sun Ce would be in danger if he pursued him alone, so he hurriedly dispatched the only 100 light cavalry he had to follow Zu Mao and others.

As the two sides chased and fled, they were so fast that they left the main battlefield in less than a moment.

The warhorse under Sun Ce's crotch may not be considered one of the best steeds in the world, but it is a top-quality horse carefully selected for Sun Ce by Zhao Yun as a coming-of-age gift.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer.

It was entirely because of the personal guards protecting Cao Ren who risked their lives to stop him that Cao Ren was able to buy some time.

However, as the number of his personal guards continued to dwindle, by the time they had chased for about ten miles, all of Cao Ren's personal guards had been killed.

But Sun Ce still followed Cao Ren closely at a distance of about a hundred steps, chasing him relentlessly, which made Cao Ren groan in pain and he was at a loss what to do.

Without his personal guards to cover Cao Ren, Sun Ce, who was also getting a little impatient, controlled his horse with his legs, lifted the strong bow hanging on the warhorse, drew it to its full length, and aimed at Cao Ren.

When it comes to archery, Sun Ce is also good at it.

"middle!"

In less than a moment's time, an arrow flew straight towards Cao Ren like breaking through the clouds.

Cao Ren suddenly felt his heart palpitating and almost instinctively shrank his neck.

The next moment, Cao Ren felt as if his helmet was hit hard, and the entire helmet flew high in an instant. Cao Ren was so frightened that he almost subconsciously raised his hand to touch his head to see if there was an arrow stuck in it.

But Cao Ren knew very well that although he could dodge one arrow, he was afraid he could not dodge the second arrow, and there was no way to completely get rid of Sun Ce. He could not help but cry out in grief and anger.

"My life is over! I only regret that I, Cao Ren, was unable to defend Qingzhou for the king and make great contributions!!"

As Cao Ren finished speaking, a voice of response suddenly came from the dense forest on one side of the road.

"Li Dian is here, General, please don't worry, and quickly enter the dense forest!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren's face was filled with ecstasy and driven by a strong desire to survive, he rushed into the dense forest without hesitation.

This forced Sun Ce to stop his horse at the edge of the dense forest. He frowned and stared at Cao Ren's receding back, with a hesitant look on his face.

Just because Sun Ce is not good at strategies doesn’t mean he is not familiar with military tactics.

Sun Ce naturally understood the principle of not entering the forest.

What's more, Sun Ce dared not forget even for a moment how Sun Jian was ambushed and died.

Therefore, even though Sun Ce had the courage to charge into the battle line, he was extremely cautious in the dense forest as to whether there were ambushes hidden in it.

Moreover, Sun Ce turned his eyes and saw many birds circling in the sky above the dense forest. He was even more shocked and realized that Cao's army must have deployed troops in the dense forest. (End of this chapter)