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Chapter 603: The enemy army fled upon hearing the news
The moon is bright in the sky and the evening breeze is blowing.

In the general's tent of Fan Chou's military camp, Fan Chou, holding his sword, kept circling back and forth like a trapped beast.

"How to do how to do?"

"Why are you all keeping your heads down? Hurry up and give me some advice!"

"The enemy's reinforcements have arrived."

"If we don't find a solution soon, we're all doomed!"

Fan Chou pointed his knife at his subordinates who were as silent as clay or wooden figures, his eyes bloodshot with anxiety:
"Don't think you can get away with it by playing dumb."

"Don't forget it!"

"That champion Hou hates evil!"

"From the captain himself to the small garrison commander, he spared no one who had committed many evil deeds!"

"Do you think you can escape death?"

"I can't run away, and you guys can't even think about surviving!"

Fan Chou was roaring.

All of Meng Fang's generals under his command had sad faces and were filled with deep regret.

However, they certainly did not regret their previous indulgence in the glamorous world of Central Plains and not giving others a way out. Today they will be held accountable by Su Yao.

What these people really regret is why they were so stupid.

They had clearly heard all kinds of rumors about how outrageous the champion Hou was, but they still held on to their hopes, thinking that they could put an end to the rumors of his invincibility by having the advantage in numbers, and that they could build their careers on the corpse of the champion Hou.
It was this damn mentality of taking chances that prevented them from taking their valuables and running away immediately, but instead they wanted to come and test the quality of the Champion Marquis.

The result is good, you die after trying it.

They had an army of three thousand, but the one they gathered to attack Su Yao was less than a thousand remnants, and they were defeated badly.

Even the remaining soldiers had not all taken action, with half of them still busy cleaning the dock.

Until now, as soon as they closed their eyes, the figure of the Champion Marquis in a red robe rushing madly in their formation appeared before their eyes.

Everyone here knows this very well.

The reason why they could still sit here in the camp was thanks to the fact that the remaining soldiers had almost no cavalry. They just repelled the attack and let them go, and turned back to clean up the dock, giving them time to gather the defeated troops.

But now, the landing army of Champion Hou has arrived.

Looking at the dense flames on the dock, everyone knew that they didn't have much time left.

By tomorrow morning at the latest, Guan Junhou will be fully prepared and march towards Luoyang.

Their attempt to stop a chariot with their bare hands will only result in their lives being wasted.

"Since he won't accept Captain Fan's surrender, in my opinion, we should just run away overnight!"

Meng Fang said anxiously:
"If it's any later, it might be too late!"

"Run, how to run?!"

Fan Chou glared angrily:

"Are you a fool to think you are a champion?"

"They already have war horses. If we retreat, they will chase us and we will die a more miserable death."

"Moreover, Lord Dong has given me a strict order that if I cannot capture this place, I must hold on for three days."

"If I really run away without caring about anything, I'm afraid I'll end up with my head chopped off even if I make it back!"

Fan Chou was in despair.

Fight, can't beat.

You can't run away.

Even if I surrender, they still won't accept it.

The camp was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, and everyone felt as if they were trapped in a circle, waiting to die.

In such an atmosphere, many people have already started to make plans in their minds, especially the middle and low-level military officers.

Compared with the senior officers who were at a loss in the camp, they had already made up their minds to escape with their belongings.

"Are we going to run away?!" a small village chief asked in surprise.

"Nonsense, didn't you hear what the deserters from Hu Zhen's army said?"

The big general packed his bag and said firmly:
"If we stay here, we'll die."

"I won't be buried with those idiots."

"With the money I got from this robbery, I won't have to fight a war again in my life."

When the village chief heard this, he confirmed that it was true.

These little people are not like those high-ranking officials who have famous names and titles.

As long as they took advantage of the chaos and ran away, as long as they didn't join the army, no one would be able to find them. The money they robbed during this trip to the Central Plains with Dong Zhuo was more than they could earn in their previous lives.

There is absolutely no need to accompany those high-ranking officials to death.

Is the champion Hou easy to mess with?

He is the star god from heaven who has come down to earth.

It’s better to run away quickly, run away quickly!

"You're right, take me with you and I'll run with you!"

If you say run, we run.

So, while Fan Chou and others were worrying about what to do in the big tent, these grassroots officers had already started to flee one after another.

Their escape also attracted a group of soldiers who took advantage of the situation.

The soldiers had no idea what was going on. When they saw their superior, who usually bossed them around, secretly running away, they thought about the defeat they had suffered during the day and were so scared that they ran away too.

Just like that, before Su Yao officially started to take action, the vanguard troops sent by Dong Zhuo to intercept him began to disintegrate on their own.

By the time Fan Chou and others discovered something was wrong, the army's collapse was almost irreversible.

"You bastards, stop right there!"

"Don't run, don't run!"

Fan Chou rushed out of the general's tent with a knife in hand, and led his personal soldiers to kill the fleeing soldiers in an attempt to stabilize the situation.

However, the scene before him made him feel hopeless.

In the camp, the soldiers were in chaos. Many were packing their bags, while even more were running around. There was no discipline or order as before.

Even if Fan Chou and his men took up knives and hacked people in the camp, they could not stop the trend of escape.

"It's over, it's over, it's over."

With a "clang" sound, Fan Chou's weapon fell to the ground and he closed his eyes in despair.

Fan Chou knew that even if he could come up with a solution now, it would be too late.

The soldiers' morale had been broken, and they could no longer unite into a powerful force to fight against Su Yao's army.

Death is at hand.

"Report, report!"

"Emergency military information, emergency military information!"

Just then, a scout came running breathlessly from the noisy crowd.

"Are they here?" Fan Chou asked without opening his eyes.

"Here they come, here they come, they're already outside the camp gate!" the scout replied hurriedly.

"Tie me up and send me out to surrender. This way you can at least save your life."

Fan Chou was completely desperate and was already making arrangements for his final arrangements.

However, the scout's words made his eyes widen again:
"Xu Zhonglang, Xu Zhonglang is here!"

"We are saved!"

"what?"

"Xu Rong is here?"

Fan Chou was stunned for a moment, then he pushed the scout away and rushed straight to the north gate of the camp.

As soon as he went out, he shuddered all over.

Outside the camp gate, in the inky night, the Xiliang cavalry in black armor were lined up in a row, reflecting the captivating glow under the light of torches.

Fan Chou knew that this was the proud cavalry team under Xu Rong.

What really shocked him to the point that his whole body trembled was the tragic sight of corpses strewn across the ground in front of these iron cavalrymen.

Those defeated soldiers who were fleeing in all directions just now were only thinking about escaping and getting away from Su Yao in the south, but this time they obviously hit a wall.

They left corpses all over the ground, and the survivors all knelt on the ground, trembling.

The desperate escape that had just occurred was easily stopped by Xu Rong.

He is indeed a trusted general of Mr. Dong.

The only hero who achieved victory over the rebels!
With him here, there is salvation, finally there is salvation!

As soon as he thought of this, Fan Chou immediately trotted along, shouting:
"Xu Zhonglang!!!"

"General Fan Chou, I have been waiting for you for a long time!!!"

(End of this chapter)