I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 839: Taking the lead, attack and defense are different

"what?!"

“It was cut off just like that?!”

On the chaotic battlefield, facing Zhao Fu's plea for mercy, the great general Su Yao beheaded him without saying a word. This scene deeply shocked the Jizhou army soldiers who were watching nearby.

Suddenly, these people panicked and ran away shouting.

"The captain is dead!"

"Our army is defeated!"

"Run, run!"

With the death of Zhao Fu, the resistance of the Jizhou army’s camp west of the city was completely crushed.

The military camp was filled with surrendering soldiers kneeling on the ground begging for mercy and fleeing soldiers in all directions.

However, this time Su Yao did not send people to receive the surrendered soldiers as usual. Instead, according to the original plan before the war, he ordered the knights to light fires in the camp, and then quickly withdrew from the camp as night fell.

The raging fire instantly devoured the tents, food, and weapons. The flames raged, illuminating half the sky red.

The soldiers of the Jizhou Army screamed in despair in the sea of ​​fire. Some were burned beyond recognition but still struggled in vain; some panicked and trampled on each other, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

Su Yao ignored the wailing behind him and led the cavalry to gallop away, leaving the bandits with a hell of corpses and blood.

"what happened?"

"Why is the general retreating so soon?!"

Not to mention the bandits who were trapped in the sea of ​​fire in the camp, Su Yao's quick in and out action first confused the defenders in the city, especially Song Xian, Xiahou Dun and others.

Before, when the defenders on the city wall saw Su Yao leading his troops to attack and break through the enemy's formation, their morale was immediately boosted.

Song Xian, Xiahou Dun and others gathered their men and moved towards the west gate, preparing to go out of the city to help, attack from both inside and outside, and thus defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

As a result, they never expected that while they were being picky and had not yet gathered enough fighting force, Su Yao ended the battle, patted his butt and walked away, leaving them staring at the sea of ​​fire in daze.

"Wise choice."

"The general is indeed an extraordinary person."

Just when everyone was dumbfounded, Cao Cao laughed loudly towards the sky.

"What does Meng De mean?"

"The enemy has been defeated, so we should definitely pursue them!"

"No and no."

Facing Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's puzzled questions, Cao Cao restrained his smile and said seriously:
"You are only focusing on the great victory right now. Have you forgotten that there are 200,000 enemy soldiers?"

Cao Cao looked deep in his eyes, pointed to the surrounding Jizhou army camps, and said:
"Although our army won a great victory in the camp west of the city, the main force of the Jizhou army is still there, and they are scattered in multiple camps, supporting each other."

"And the general's troops only have a few thousand cavalrymen. As the saying goes, the first attack is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. The general is indeed brave in breaking the camp this time, but manpower is limited, and the armored cavalry consumes even more energy."

"Look, everyone. The bandits have already responded. Reinforcements are coming in from the left and right camps. If the general continues to pursue them rashly, he will be surrounded by the enemy and besieged by so many bandits. He will pay a heavy price.

"At this time, it was wise for General Su Yao to act decisively and set fire to the camp and evacuate quickly."

"Only by winning without being arrogant can you always win and never lose."

Cao Cao's words made Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others suddenly realize what was going on. They nodded repeatedly and exclaimed:
"I see."

"No wonder the general wins every battle. I am not as good as him in foresight and foresight."

"really."

Chen Gong narrowed his eyes and stared at the direction where Su Yao was evacuating. He pulled his beard and said slowly:

"Ordinary people only see the general as a brave and unparalleled warrior, but they never expected that he was also a man of great talent and thoughtfulness."

"This surprise attack was a great victory. It not only dealt a heavy blow to the enemy troops and relieved our siege, but more importantly, it dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's morale." "After this battle, the offensive and defensive situation has changed."

Cao Cao and Chen Gong saw it clearly, and Geng Wu and others who were involved naturally understood it even better.

In the central army camp, looking at the blazing fire in the west, Geng Wu was so angry that he was shaking all over.

The death of Zhao Fu and the defeat of the camp west of the city, along with the raging fire, burned their morale madly.

"Report! I am incompetent and failed to catch up with the enemy soldiers." Zhang He knelt on one knee with a gloomy face.

"The bandit chieftain Su Yao personally led the charge, Captain Zhao Fu was killed, and the camp west of the city was completely defeated."

Cheng Huan's face turned pale and he trembled as he reported the loss he had just learned.

The camp of 40,000 people in the west of the city was completely defeated by Su Yao's attack. Not only was the main general killed, the soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the losses of food and supplies were innumerable. The most critical thing was that their main camp in the west of the city was burned down. It would take a lot of resources and time to rebuild it.

But if they don't rebuild, not only will there be a gap in their siege, the defenders can contact reinforcements at any time, and the defense of other camps will also have loopholes.
"It's a heavy loss, a heavy loss!"

Geng Wu tilted his head back, closed his eyes tightly, and tried hard to control his emotions that were about to explode.

After a long while, he gave the order for the entire army to shrink their defense, strengthen alertness, first focus on treating the wounded in the camp west of the city, put out the fire as soon as possible, and start reconstruction work immediately after the fire was extinguished.

"Wei County must be taken!"

Geng Wu gritted his teeth:

"Since Su Yao is not interested in fighting, his reinforcements will not be many. The most urgent task is to quickly wipe out the Weijun garrison and dampen their spirit. Then we can find an opportunity to fight Su Yao in a decisive battle."

No one objected to this.

After all, they still have an army of 200,000, and anyone can see that the defenders in the city are only hanging on with one or two breaths left and may die at any time.

So, although everyone was still frightened, they still nodded in agreement.

"However, Su Yao is elusive. In order to prevent him from using the same tricks again, the Chief Secretary will have to arrange for someone to defend against him," Ju Su added.

"You are right."

Geng Wu took a deep breath:

"We were careless this time. We must not make the same mistake again in the future."

"General Zhang and General Cheng, you are in charge of the North and South camps. You must personally select the best troops and set up multiple sentries around the camp. You must be well informed and report any disturbance immediately. In addition, set up obstacles such as chevaux de frise and deer horns outside the camp to delay the enemy cavalry's charge."

Zhang He and Cheng Huan clasped their fists and said, "I will obey your orders."

"Captain Qu, you are in my camp, with the reserve troops and 5,000 cavalry. You must be on guard at all times. If the Su bandits appear, attack immediately and cooperate with the surrounding camps to encircle them. Don't make any mistakes!"

Qu Yi stepped forward and clasped his fists: "I will definitely fulfill your mission!"

After everything was arranged, the generals got busy.

In the Jizhou military camp, the soldiers sped up the pace of rebuilding the camp, added sentry posts, and placed obstacles such as chevaux de frise and antlers in an orderly manner around the camp.

But even so, the soldiers still couldn't hide their fear and worry in their eyes. Su Yao's reputation was like a sword of Damocles hanging high in the sky, weighing on their hearts at all times.

Ordinary soldiers are like this, and senior officers are actually even more worried.

They should have known more information, but they knew nothing about Su Yao's current whereabouts.

After the evening raid, Su Yao's cavalry seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

They tried sending out scouts to investigate, but either they found nothing or their entire team was wiped out without bringing back any clues.

This made the generals of the Jizhou army feel very uneasy. They spent every moment in agony, not knowing when the thunder-like attack would come again.

"Ignore them!"

Geng Wu slammed the table:
"We'll fight our own way. As long as we're on guard, if he comes, we'll make sure he never comes back!"

(End of this chapter)