Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 99 Xiahou Yuan's First Meeting with Xing Daorong
When Xiahou Yuan received Zhang Wei's request for help, he knew that he had very little time.

So they traveled light, taking only 3,000 light cavalry, and marched quickly for thousands of miles towards Fang Ling.

Xiahou Yuan did come quickly, but he didn't expect Xing Daorong to fight even faster.

If he said three days, it would happen in three days.

Five days later, they attacked the city and unexpectedly captured Fangling right away!
It took only ten days from the time Xiahou Yuan received the letter to the time he sent his troops here. It was really a matter of time before he and Xing Daorong captured Fang Ling.

When he arrived at the city, he saw that the flags raised were all Liu Bei's, and he knew it was too late.

He thought he had arrived fast enough, but he didn't expect the enemy to attack even faster.

But he was just on his way, while the other side was attacking the city!

I was slightly surprised, wondering who had left the city.

Fortunately, before he had to ask, someone on the city wall called out, "Which general of the Cao family is that outside the city?"

Xiahou Yuan knew that it was impossible to capture the city with his 3,000 cavalrymen. Since he had no intention of attacking the city, he replied generously: "I am Xiahou Yuan, who is on the city wall?"

Then he heard a voice from the city wall: "General Bao Long, if you have the guts, come and attack the city!"

Baolong?

But I've never heard of this person.

Xiahou Yuan thought about it secretly, and then carefully looked at the top of the city, but he had no intention of attacking it. He just left a sentence: "General Bao, I will ask for your advice next time!"

Having said that, he rode away.

When it comes to making a decision, make it immediately without any hesitation.

But it is easy to come, but how can it be easy to leave?

Just as the army was turning back, they heard a sudden sound of killing.

Looking back, he saw that the city gate was wide open, and a general, holding a big axe, led a group of soldiers and horses to charge out.

But then he heard the man shouting, "Lingling Xingzi is here, Xiahou Yuan, don't run away!"

Xiahou Yuan was secretly delighted.

This guy actually dared to open the city gates to kill the enemy. If I could go straight into the city, wouldn't that be a perfect opportunity to kill Xing Daorong?
He immediately rode his horse back to attack.

It’s not that Xiahou Yuan is so arrogant and confident, he has some capital.

The Battle of Liangzhou was the pinnacle of his career.

The tiger steps to Guanyou, no one can match it!
Xing Daorong... Bao Long... they are all unknown generals. As long as we can cut off the enemy's head, the battle will be won!
Thinking of this, Xiahou Yuan immediately counterattacked.

Xiahou Yuan even rushed directly towards the main general, and his murderous intent was extremely obvious.

Xing Daorong naturally saw Xiahou Yuan's tiger-like eyes, but since he was able to rush out, he must have made all the preparations!
Just as the two sides were about to engage in battle, Xiahou Yuan suddenly heard a long howl behind him.

"Xiahou Yuan! Do you still remember Ma Chao from Xiliang?"

Xiahou Yuan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Ma Chao to be here.

It turned out that Ma Chao had indeed intended to bypass Fang Ling and seize the other two counties, but he did not expect to receive news from Xing Daorong halfway, saying that Cao Cao's army was coming.

Ma Chao can clearly tell what is more important.

Upon hearing that it was a mortal enemy, he didn't care about the agreement on who would get the three counties first, and turned around, ready to fight alongside Xing Daorong.

This is how we ended up attacking Xiahou Yuan from both sides today.

How could Xiahou Yuan have imagined that this would happen?
Of course he knows that Ma Chao is powerful!
The situation took a turn for the worse and I secretly blamed myself for being careless, but there was nothing I could do now but to break out first.

Fortunately, the three thousand soldiers were brave and loyal, and even with Ma Chao and Xing Daorong attacking from the front and back, they still managed to fight their way out. Xing Daorong met Ma Chao over there, and when the two met, they had no time to exchange greetings.

Ma Chao, with blood all over his face, said: "Xiahou Yuan is running too fast. Let's chase him quickly. We must not let him go this time."

"Let's go!" Xing Daorong didn't waste any time. He just shouted and went ahead to kill first, without considering whether Ma Chao might stab him in the back.

Ma Chao saw Xing Daorong leaving without hesitation and took a deep look at him. He suddenly felt like he had found a close friend.

But he called out to the side: "Lingming, let's chase them quickly. The enemy is in front of us today, we can't let them go!"

The person next to him is none other than Pound!
Originally, Pang De was going to surrender to Cao Cao only after Cao Cao pacified Hanzhong. Now that Hanzhong is already in the hands of Xing Daorong, there is naturally no such story.

Pang De was a loyal and righteous man. He nodded immediately and ordered his troops to charge.

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With both sides chasing him closely, Xiahou Yuan felt tremendous pressure.

Fortunately, the personal soldiers around him risked their lives to save him, and he was able to run dozens of miles.

However, the sound of horse hooves and the collision of armor behind him seemed to be always in his ears, and Xiahou Yuan did not dare to stop at all.

The air was filled with tension and fear. At this critical moment, fatigue began to cruelly strike.

Xiahou Yuan came too hastily and had been galloping all the way without stopping. If he tried to escape in a hurry, his horse would not be able to hold on before him.

Seeing that the war horses around him were constantly losing strength and causing both the horses and the riders to fall off, Xiahou Yuan was extremely heartbroken.

Just when I felt that I was really going to be arrested today, I finally arrived at a valley.

Just when I was thinking that I might be able to escape because the road in the valley was narrow, I suddenly heard bursts of shouts coming from the valley.

"General Xiahou, don't panic! Zhang He is here!"

It turned out that Zhang He and Xu Huang were very worried when they saw Xiahou Yuan leaving with light cavalry. After discussing it, they asked Xu Huang to stay behind, while Zhang He and Zhu Ling each led a part of the troops to provide support.

Zhang He did not dare to stop along the way, and happened to meet Xiahou Yuan who was fleeing.

When Xiahou Yuan heard that it was Zhang He, he was relieved and quickly joined him. He sighed, "Liu Bei's general Xing Daorong and Ma Chao have joined forces to surround me from the front and back while I am attacking the city. I am invincible for the time being."

Zhang He said, "I have heard of Xing Daorong before. He has some ability to lead troops. Don't underestimate him."

Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "This fellow has been chasing us all the way, faster than Ma Chao, he is indeed fierce!"

Zhang He saw that Xiahou Yuan looked exhausted and knew that he had lost some strength, so he said quickly, "Miaocai, hurry up and leave. I will stop him here."

Xiahou Yuan was well aware of Zhang He's abilities, so with him blocking the way, there would naturally be no problem.

But he couldn't let this loss go in vain, so he suddenly asked, "Are you the only one coming?"

Zhang He was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and said, "There is also General Zhu Ling, who is leading his troops here."

After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan thought about it and immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to launch a surprise attack!

Seeing that the pursuers were still a mile or two away, he said angrily, "Today's revenge will be taken today! Junyi, please lead the troops to ambush here. I will lead Xing Daorong and Ma Chao to go deeper. Treat Zhu Ling well. He will know that it is impossible to do anything and will definitely return."

"When the time comes, Jun Yi will charge out from the entrance and cut off their retreat, and we will be able to annihilate their troops completely."

Zhang He was very pleased to hear this, and quickly led his troops to ambush in the valley.

However, he felt that this valley was very obvious, and even if Xing Daorong came, he would certainly not advance rashly.

Although I don’t think the success rate is very high, it doesn’t hurt to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)