Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 260 Li Jue's Escape! (Thanks to Sidaokou Kuangren and Roudundun for their monthly ticket support~)
As Fan Chou fell off his horse, the surrounding soldiers rushed forward and tied up the injured Fan Chou.

Cheng Pu then led the army to charge and killed two to three thousand enemy soldiers and captured more than a thousand!
Only more than 5,000 remnant soldiers escaped back to the city with the personal assistance of Li Jue.

Cheng Pu came to the bottom of the city wall and laughed loudly, constantly provoking.

Li Jue was so angry that he ordered his men to shoot arrows at random, and Cheng Pu then led the army to retreat to the camp.

In this battle, Cheng Pu's army lost only a few hundred people, plus more than a thousand prisoners captured, which was equivalent to no loss.

Of Li Jue's 26,000 troops, only 21,000 were left.

Li Jue knew that he could not leave the city to fight again, so he held his ground!

It was not until two days later that a messenger from the imperial court arrived and ordered Li Jue to withdraw from Hanzhong immediately.

Li Jue, who had already lost 10,000 troops, was unwilling to accept the defeat.

However, they also knew that without support, they would not be able to defend the cities of Hanzhong, so they had no choice but to decide to evacuate.

However, at this moment Cheng Pujun was watching them closely not far away, so they could not leave rashly.

Once the advantage of the city is lost, more troops will be lost when being pursued by the enemy.

Thinking of this, Li Jue decided to evacuate quietly after dark tonight, so that it would be difficult for the enemy to detect him.

Li Jue immediately ordered the soldiers in the city to take turns to rest and prepare to leave the city at night.

At the same time, his soldiers began to cook, so that the soldiers could eat as much as possible to facilitate evacuation at night.

At this moment, Cheng Pu was in the army.

Gu Yong, a military official, noticed the wisps of white smoke coming out of the city and immediately came to the central army tent and said to Cheng Pu:
"General Cheng, I noticed a little smoke rising from the enemy's city.

“It’s only the afternoon now, between lunch and dinner.

"The enemy is eating now, so there is a high probability that they will attack the camp tonight... or evacuate!"

Cheng Pu looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but recall that before Lu Bu left, he asked this kid to come and give him advice.

Although Cheng Pu is a veteran of about the same age as Sun Jian, he has extremely rich combat experience.

But he believed in his master's decision, and also believed in the talented man from Jiangdong, so he nodded immediately:

"In that case, our army will immediately set up firewood and cook. We will leave 10,000 men to ambush around the camp tonight, and the other 10,000 men will pursue with me!"

Gu Yong showed a look of joy and reminded:
"Let the soldiers eat some dry food and try not to light fires or smoke to prevent the enemy from noticing our intentions."

Cheng Pu nodded in agreement.

That night.

Seeing that it was already midnight, Li Jue glanced at the dimly lit enemy camp and immediately ordered his men to quietly open the east gate and lead the army out of the city.

However, they could never have imagined that at this moment Cheng Pu was personally leading an army of 10,000 to observe their every move on the mountains in the south.

When they opened the city gate and half of the people walked out, Cheng Pu immediately led the army down the mountain and rushed straight towards Li Jue's army.

The sudden shouts of killing scared Li Jue and his men!
Li Jue looked at the enemy troops rushing over the mountains and plains, and then looked at half of his soldiers who had already come out.

He simply gritted his teeth and led the army out of the city quickly!
At the same time, he asked the generals around him:

"Who is willing to lead an army to stop the enemy?!"

The soldiers looked at each other, and no one dared to fight.

Li Jue was so angry that he was about to take the stage himself. At this moment, his two nephews looked at each other and stood up at the same time:

"Li Xian and Li Li, we are willing to share your uncle's worries!"

Li Jue looked at his two nephews and patted their shoulders with satisfaction:

"Good! You are worthy of being my Li Jue's nephew!

"You two will lead 5,000 troops to intercept the enemy. When we return to Chang'an, I will report your achievements to His Majesty!"

"Thank you, uncle!" After Li Xian and Li Li said this, they immediately led 5,000 infantry and cavalry to intercept Cheng Pu.

Seeing that the enemy had sent part of its troops to intercept, Cheng Pu was not greedy and immediately led an army of 10,000 to fight against the 5,000 enemy troops.

Li Jue took the opportunity to flee towards Xunguan with the remaining 16,000 people.

Li Xian and Li Li originally wanted to fight and retreat at the same time.

But at this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed out from behind them. They were the other nine thousand people led by Gu Yong!
When Gu Yong saw Cheng Pu and his men rushing down the mountain, he knew that the enemy had no intention of raiding the camp.

He immediately left a thousand men to guard the camp and led nine thousand men to encircle the enemy from the rear!

Under the double-sided attack of Cheng Pu and Gu Yong, Li Xian and Li Li fought desperately and could not escape.

In the end, Li Xian was stabbed to death by Cheng Pu's spear, while Li Li was captured alive by Gu Yong's army!
The remaining two thousand soldiers were all captured!
Cheng Pu and Gu Yong joined forces.

Cheng Pu looked at the army of Li Jue that had disappeared and patted Gu Yong's arm in appreciation:
“Thanks to Yuan Tan’s meticulous observation, otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to take the credit for this effort.

"There are only 16,000 enemies left, but there are still 2,000 defenders at Xunguan Pass... I hope nothing goes wrong with Lord Yi."

Gu Yong comforted:
"Don't worry, General Han is a famous general from Jiangdong, skilled in archery and horse riding. It's easy for him to deal with a mere bandit general.

"What's more, there is the last group of black-armored elite soldiers to back him up. None of these people can escape!"

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When Li Jue arrived at Xunguan, he finally took the time to look back.

What he didn't expect was that not even a single soldier from the rear escaped!
He immediately realized that his two nephews might never come back...

Li Jue wanted to die!
I thought that retaking Hanzhong was just a simple task.

But he didn't expect that not only did he lose his good brother Guo Si, but also his eldest brother's two sons...

Li Jue was filled with rage, but he could do nothing but point at the west and curse:

"You bastards under Lu Bu! This general will avenge my brothers and nephews sooner or later!"

After saying this, Li Jue led his army into Xunguan.

After resting until dawn, Li Jue led 18,000 people in Xunguan and quickly marched towards Xi County.

Along the way, Li Jue was extremely cautious, fearing that more enemy troops would emerge from the surrounding mountains or dense forests.

Fortunately, we did not encounter any enemy troops until we reached the county seat of Xixian County.

Li Jue breathed a sigh of relief after entering the city.

Yes, how could the enemy ambush in the rear? After all, this is their territory.

Even if there are enemy troops, their number cannot be too large.

After all, the only place to hide nearby is in the mountains and forests, and not many soldiers can stay in the mountains full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.

In addition to these threats, eating is also a big problem that is difficult to solve.

After Li Jue joined forces with the 5,000 defenders in the city, his military strength increased to 23,000 people.

Including the 3,000 defenders in Fengxiang City, there are a total of 26,000 soldiers and horses.

Although we lost 14,000 soldiers, it was not easy to retain most of the troops...

Li Jue had a good rest in the city of Yin and took the opportunity to count the food and grass. He found that they were only enough for the army for three or four days.

We must evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise once we are trapped in the city, it will be difficult to escape.

Just when Li Jue was about to take a nap and leave, his subordinates suddenly came to report in a hurry:

"General Li! The enemy is coming from behind!"

(End of this chapter)