Reborn in the Three Kingdoms

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Xu Huang can't be blamed for his negligence, after all, there has never been a precedent for such a situation. Generally, after Mingjin withdraws his troops, who would launch such a long-range strike.

Looking at the scene of flying chickens and dogs jumping on the city wall from a distance, Lu Bu laughed loudly, while Xu Shu on the side smiled wryly and shook his head.

When the army returns to camp, the first thing to do is to count the battle damage and results.In this battle, the North Army had a total of more than [-] casualties, of which more than [-] were killed; it is estimated that Cao's casualties were at least no less than this number.

The generals couldn't help but fell silent, they had never expected such heavy casualties on the first day.The atmosphere in the handsome tent seemed a little dull. [

At this time, Lu Bu suddenly laughed and said, "Why are you all so sad? Although our army suffered heavy casualties, Cao's army suffered heavy casualties!"

Zhang Jai glanced at the proud Lu Bu, and couldn't help saying in his heart: You see it very openly!

"Let's not discuss this right now. The most urgent thing is to treat the injured sergeant," Xu Shu said.

Lu Bu nodded, then looked at Gao Shun, and ordered, "Gao Shun, you take charge of this matter."

Gao Shun stood up and clasped his hands in promise: "Yes." Then he left the big tent.

"Although what General Lu said is reasonable, we can't just die with Cao Jun like this!" Zhang Jaw frowned.

What Lu Bu is best at is fighting hard, and what he hates the most is thinking about strategies.Lu Bu rubbed his temples habitually, and said to Xu Shu, "I'm too lazy to think about this, Xu Shu, you can think about it, anyway, the lord asked you to come to make up his mind."

Everyone fell down immediately, how can there be such a coach!But everyone is used to it.

Xu Shu chuckled, then frowned slightly, and said, "Xu Huang is very cautious, it's not easy for him to be fooled!"

Lu Bu rolled his eyes, "If it's easy, then do you need Xu Shu to figure it out?"

Xu Shu shook his head and smiled wryly. After thinking for a while, he said, "I have to observe the city defense of Ye City first."

Lu Bu immediately said: "This is easy to handle. Gao Lan."

"The end is here." Gao Lan immediately came out and agreed.

"You lead five hundred cavalry to protect the army division and investigate the enemy's situation."

"Yes."

Xu Shu nodded, then stood up and clasped his fists at Lu Bu and said, "Then I'll go check out the enemy's situation right away!"

At this time, Zhang Jaw said to Lu Bu, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's better to check after dinner!"

Only then did Lu Bu realize that everyone hadn't eaten all day, and couldn't help feeling a little reckless, so he planned to let everyone finish eating first.

But before the words came out, Xu Shu smiled and said: "No need. Before it's too late, I just want to investigate." [

Seeing Xu Shu's persistence, Lu Bu didn't say anything more, but said: "Xu Shu, go and come back quickly, I'll prepare a meal for you."

Xu Shu chuckled, cupped his fists at everyone, and left the handsome tent.

Immediately, five hundred elite cavalry led by Gao Lan escorted Xu Shu out of the camp in the afterglow of the setting sun.At this moment, in the camp, all the soldiers are busy preparing dinner, and some others are treating the wounded soldiers carefully. General Gao Shun is patrolling among the wounded soldiers. Gao Shun doesn't know how to speak, but he has a special His affinity made the wounded soldiers feel at ease.The entire camp of the North Army was very orderly.

Compared with the orderliness of the Northern Army, the Cao Army in Yecheng looked chaotic.Corpses of various shapes were carried down from the city wall one after another. Countless wounded soldiers leaned against the eaves on both sides of the street and howled in pain. Many soldiers were busy bandaging and treating these wounded soldiers. The atmosphere in Yecheng was very It tastes like hell.

The streets are full of devastated ruins, and there are huge boulders stained with blood.Several houses were on fire, and many Cao Jun soldiers were putting out the fire. However, although the fire was large, the isolated fire point should not spread the flames to other places.Thick smoke billowed in mid-air.

Cao Jun's generals were in a very low mood. First, the general Niu Fu was beheaded by the opponent's formation, and then the landslide and tsunami-like offensive launched by the Zhengbei Army.

Many of the recruits among Cao Jun's generals were originally small

Believe the legend about the Northern Army, and now, they believe it.

Xu Huang, who was covered in blood, walked among the wounded soldiers, comforting the wounded soldiers from time to time, Xu Huang seemed very confident, but in fact, only he knew his true thoughts.

How long can we stay?

After ordering the security matters, Xu Huang dragged his tired body back to the command post. Some generals were already waiting, including Li Dian.

"General." All the generals saluted.Everyone looked very tired, and there was a hint of worry in their eyes.

Seeing the expressions of the generals, Xu Huang said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, after the lord defeats Yuan Shao's army, you can turn around and join the Northern Army for a decisive battle."

The frowns of the generals relaxed a little, Cao Cao's main force is now their only hope.

Xu Huang looked at Li Dian and asked, "How about our casualties?"

Li Dian pursed his lips with difficulty, and then replied: "Our army suffered more than [-] casualties."

Li Dian's voice was not loud, but Xu Huang was taken aback.

"What?! 5000 people!?" Xu Huang, who had always been moody and angry, lost his composure at this moment.

It's no wonder that Xu Huang was so surprised. Generally, the battle loss ratio of the offensive and defensive sides is about two to one, but at this moment, the battle loss ratio between Zhengbei Army and Cao Army is not even one to one. How can this not shock Xu Huang.

"Li Dian, are you right?" Xu Huang asked in disbelief.

Li Dian shook his head heavily, and continued: "Of the 5000 casualties, nearly 1 were killed! Many of the wounded were seriously injured!" The implication is that the number of deaths is still high. will rise.

Sighing, he said with emotion: "I couldn't have imagined in my dreams that I suffered such heavy casualties on the first day of the city defense battle!"

Everyone fell silent, such a huge number of casualties weighed on everyone's heart like a boulder.If things go on like this, how many days will it take for a total of only [-] defenders?

After a moment of silence, Li Dian continued: "Among all the people who died in battle, almost 2000 were killed by the opponent's catapults. The catapults of the Zhengbei Army are really powerful!".As soon as they mentioned the catapults of the Northern Army, everyone's faces turned pale. The rain of boulders with terrifying roars was simply the nightmare of all Cao Jun soldiers.

Xu Huang frowned tightly, he was thinking about the defensive strategy, he couldn't let the battle continue like this.

what else can we do?Take the initiative to attack, I am afraid that this will be in the hands of the Northern Army; break through, don't even think about it; rob food and grass, I am afraid that the gain will outweigh the loss;...

Xu Huang thought of many plans, but in the end they were all rejected by himself.

Sighing, Xu Huang couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

"Li Dian, send a fast horse out of the city to inform the lord of the situation here." Xu Huang could only give this order in the end.What Xu Huang meant was to let Cao Cao grasp the overall strategic direction according to the situation here.

Li Dian nodded, and immediately left the treatment office.

Afterwards, Xu Huang issued several orders in succession, all ordering the soldiers to strengthen their defenses.

After the generals retreated, Xu Huang looked at the map intently by himself, and even the soldiers brought in the food, but he couldn't disturb him.

It was night, and the atmosphere in Yecheng was very tense. Groups of soldiers in high armor were quickly shuttling through the streets and alleys, and the walls on all sides were brightly lit. Cao Jun was obviously worried that the Zhengbei army would touch the city walls at night.

In the middle of the night, more than a dozen horses rode out from the south gate of the city, and ran towards Yanzhou at high speed.

The dozen or so fast horses didn't know that there were hundreds of pairs of eyes watching them in the dark night.

"Captain, stop them!"

"No! The military adviser told me not to intercept and kill the cavalry of Cao Jun who went south to report the news!"

"That is why ah?"

"You ask me, who do I ask? If I know, then I'm not a military adviser!"

More than a dozen Cao Jun knights passed by at high speed, and the ambushes hidden in the darkness did not move.

Almost at the same time, the main force of the Cao army, led by Cao Cao himself, had arrived in Dingtao.About 30 troops opened up outside Dingtao City to confront the 30 troops led by Yuan Shao.The war is imminent. ! ~!