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Chapter 560 Arrogant at first and respectful at the end

As evening approaches, the orange-red sun hangs obliquely in the sky.

The soldiers in Dong Zhuo's army camp were preparing fortifications with nervous expressions. Their busy figures cast long shadows in the setting sun.

Niu Fu, the general who led the governor to suppress the rebellion, had just finished his inspection and returned to the central military tent.

With a serious expression, he summoned all the generals to discuss military affairs.

First of all, he once again emphasized the praise for Jia Xu.

Yesterday's attack almost made them collapse. Fortunately, Jia Xu's rear army performed steadily and avoided irreparable losses.

However, the army that was suppressing the rebellion had lost its elite vanguard troops and also lost two generals, Li Jue and Guo Si, and its morale was low. It no longer had the ability to attack the city.

So, after summarizing the lessons of failure in the meeting and strictly ordering everyone to strengthen the defense, Niu Fu faced the questions of the generals about what to do next and said in a deep voice:

"For now, the only way to have a chance is to attack from both sides."

"When the Nanyang army arrives, we will let them consume their energy for a while. As long as our army maintains a presence at the north wall, Su Yao will not be able to deal with Wen Pin with all his strength."

As soon as Niu Fu finished speaking, the other generals showed excitement:
"General, what you said is right. Let them fight to the point of both suffering heavy losses. When Su Yao's soldiers become more and more arrogant, we will launch a general attack and capture Su Yao in one fell swoop to avenge our previous humiliation!"

"The question is, when will the Nanyang army arrive?" Zhang Ji lowered his head and asked the key question.

Niu Fu closed his eyes to this.

The soldiers were speechless after seeing this, and some impatient ones even started shouting and cursing.

"Those cowards from Nanyang are really too much. Is he going to walk until next year to cover such a short distance?"

"I think they are just cowards. When they heard about the war, they were so scared that they dared not move, so they dawdled on the road."

"Okay, shut up!"

Niu Fu yelled angrily, upset.

Although he interrupted the noise of the crowd, he felt gloomy because Li Su, who had gone to supervise the army, had not responded for a long time.

At this moment, a scout suddenly reported:
"Here they come, here they come—the Nanyang Army is here."

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on the soldier who reported the news, and Niu Fu asked anxiously:
"When did they come? Where did they come from? Have they started to attack the city?"

The gazes of the crowd and Niu Fu's rapid-fire questions instantly confused the scout. He was speechless, sweating profusely, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally said something that was incomprehensible.

"hiss--"

"The Nanyang Army has entered the city?"

Everyone gasped.

They knew exactly how difficult Su Yao was to deal with.

If the Nanyang army entered the city, it would be impossible for them to enter so quickly.

Then the only possibility right now is.
Niu Fu pushed the scout who brought the news away and led the generals out of the camp. When they arrived in front of the camp, they saw a big flag with the word "Su" fluttering in the wind next to a big flag with the word "Wen".
"This, how is this possible?!"

Niu Fu widened his eyes and looked at the city wall in the distance in disbelief, his heart filled with shock and despair.

He finally understood why he had not received any news from Li Su in the past two days, and even the messengers he sent had disappeared without a trace:
"Damn it, Nanyang Army, they, they actually betrayed us?!"

This sudden change completely broke down Niu Fu's psychological defenses.

His face was pale.

The siege failed and instead resulted in heavy losses. Niu Fu kept the news secret and did not report it to Dong Zhuo in order to wait for the arrival of the Nanyang army so that they could attack from both sides and take revenge.

Who would have thought that the greatest reliance would turn out to be the help of others.

"General, what should we do now?" The generals around him cast anxious glances at him, waiting for his instructions.

But Niu Fu didn't move for a long time, but the hand holding the sword kept shaking.

It's over, it's over.

Niu Fu could already imagine Dong Zhuo's furious expression.

However, the Nanyang Army, which he had high hopes for, turned against him, leaving him feeling unsafe on the south bank of the Luo River. Finally, Niu Fu, who had been holding back for a long time, glared and shouted:
"Retreat! Retreat, retreat overnight, everyone retreat back to the north shore, don't leave them a single ship!"

"I see."

Lu Zhi nodded and said:
"Your Excellency used this false flag to fabricate the news that the Nanyang Army had arrived ahead of schedule."

"The bandits knew they were no match for the enemy and wanted to retreat, so they had to abandon the defense line they had built."

"That's right." Su Yao nodded and said, "Tonight is the end of Niu Fu!"

"But how can we ensure that we can successfully pursue and annihilate them at night?" Zhong Yao asked.

Indeed, soon after the flag was raised, they saw that the Dong bandit army began to waver.

For those who are unaware of the situation, if they want to evacuate safely, tonight is the best time.

However, this is something that everyone with a little military knowledge knows.

If Niu Fu wanted to retreat, he would certainly set up defenses.

What if Jia Xu sets another trap for them and pretends to be defeated and ambushes them? What should they do then?
Facing Zhong Yao's question, Su Yao chuckled and said:
"That's not a simple thing."

"I will personally go out and clear out the ghosts and monsters!"

After saying that, Su Yao turned around and said to Lu Bu and other generals:
"Now, everyone should take a rest and make final preparations."

"Tonight is the night of victory!"

Night falls.

The lights in Dong Zhuo's military camp were bright, and looking from Yique Pass, it seemed that everything was normal there.

But in fact, Niu Fu's army was taking advantage of the night to carry out a tense retreat.

The soldiers hurriedly packed up, taking only necessary supplies and equipment, and evacuated in an orderly manner under the cover of the dim night.

"What the hell."

On his way of retreat, Wang Fang, the commander of the other army, looked back at Yique and could not help but sigh:
"Is the Champion Marquis really that powerful?"

"We have such a huge advantage but we still can't defeat him. Now I have to escape in the dark before I even go into battle. I am so frustrated."

"Don't be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage."

Li Meng, another general of Li Jue who managed to escape, covered his injured left arm and said angrily:
"Sima Wang, you have never seen the Champion Marquis."

"If he hadn't taken action last night, and Captain Jia had come to the rescue, we would have all died here in confusion."

"Now that we have the chance to escape and save our lives, it's already a great blessing, so please stop saying such sarcastic things."

However, after hearing this, Wang Fang not only did not restrain himself, but instead became even more arrogant and criticized his teammates.

"You relied on your status as General Niu's confidants to neglect training, and ended up being cowardly when you met the enemy, which led to this great defeat."

"If I let my elite troops take action, the few people of the Champion Marquis will be no problem at all."

Li Meng was furious when he heard this and was about to retort when he saw a commotion in the team behind him.

Then, his personal guards reported:
"Oh no!"

"The gate of Yique has opened, and the Champion Marquis has attacked!"

"Quick, notify everyone to be on guard, and inform General Niu and Captain Jia as soon as possible!"

As soon as Li Meng finished speaking, he was about to find Wang Fang to discuss how to assist in the defense, but he saw that the Sima of the other department, who had just sworn that he could do it, had already run away.

He ran and shouted:
"Retreat, retreat!"

"Everyone speed up!"

"Those who are caught up should consider themselves unlucky!"

Such inconsistent behavior made Li Meng's eyes widen, and after a moment he burst into a classic Chinese curse.

(End of this chapter)