Cao Thief

Chapter 344 Yanjin Great Retreat (22) [-]
Qu Yuju, Ta Village.

There were still thousands of people waiting to cross the river at the ferry, but Yuan Jun's pursuers had already appeared at the entrance of Ta Village.

Gan Ning's face was cold, staring at Yuan Jun's approaching soldiers, a cold smile appeared on his handsome face...

"Xinzhi, are you all ready?"

"Be ready."

"Pass my order, the whole army retreats into the village... Yuan Zei's cavalry is the main force, and when he enters the village, he loses his use of force... Come, inform the ferry, and speed up the evacuation. It is necessary to stabilize the mood of the people, just Said that the reinforcements have arrived, there is no need to worry."

"Here!"

He personally followed He De and took the order to go.

A look of worry flashed in Gan Ning's eyes.

Yuan Jun has chased him to Ta Village, but he doesn't know what's going on with the young master?

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Yuan Jun, who pursued to Ta Village, was led by Zhang He, with 500 to [-] euphorbia soldiers.

Originally, after he succeeded in chasing Cao Cao in Xiaotan, the army led by Yuan Shao arrived immediately.Zhang Yun also had no intention of fighting in Xiaotan. Yuan Shao's army of 3 people was enough to swallow Cao's army.He knew that Cao Cao had part of his staff in Ta Village when he evacuated the entire city.

Yuan Shao ordered Zhang He to lead a battalion of euphorbia soldiers to attack Ta Village.

According to Zhang Xi's original intention, he did not want to attack Ta Village.He also knew that Yuan Shao issued an order to massacre the city three days ago, saying that after the Suanzao was defeated, the city would be massacred for three days without leaving any survivors.Zhang He didn't want to massacre those unarmed people, but since Yuan Shao ordered, he had to carry it out.Taking advantage of the darkness, he led the euphorbia soldiers to approach Ta Village... from afar, he saw the quietness of Ta Village, as if dead.

Reining in the horse, Zhang Yun frowned.

There is a faint ominous sign in my heart, but I can't tell what is the reason.

Faintly, one could see the flames flickering at Quyuju Ferry, presumably those Suanzao people hadn't successfully evacuated yet...

To chase, or not to chase?

Zhang He hesitated.

"Yu Sheng, what should we do?"

He suddenly turned his head and asked the young man behind him.

The young man's surname is Tian, ​​he is from Julu, Jizhou, and his name is Fang.Speaking of Tian Fang, another person has to be mentioned, that is Tian Feng, a counselor under Yuan Shao's command.Tian Feng is Tian Fang's uncle.Today, Tian Feng is imprisoned in Yecheng Prison, while Tian Fang follows Zhang He and becomes Zhang He's marching Sima.He put it bluntly, but Zhang He called him by his nickname in private: Yusheng.

Tian Fang said softly: "If Zhonglang withdraws troops, my lord may not agree."

Last year, Zhang He was awarded the title of General of the Ning Kingdom because he attacked Yijing and eliminated Gongsun Zan.

He sighed and smiled bitterly.

That's right, if he didn't follow the order, Yuan Shao might make trouble for him.

"Yusheng, you lead some people to stay outside the village, and I lead people to attack. If there is an ambush in the village, you can attack afterward. We can attack inside and outside, and we can win a big victory."

"That's what I want."

Zhang He thought for a while, urged his horse, and led the cavalry to charge towards Ta Village.

And Tian Fang's eyes flickered, looking at the back of Zhang He's subordinate, he couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Jun Yi, don't blame me for being ruthless... Actually, Yuan Benchu ​​has a false name, and his subordinates are too aggressive. This time he sends troops, he will definitely lose... I am just thinking about my clansmen."

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice, "Send an order to retreat ten miles."

"Tian Sima, why retreat?"

"A group of mobs must not be Zhonglang's opponent. This place is a ferry. If Cao Jun responds and sends troops to rescue, Zhonglang will be in danger."

Thinking about it, it seems reasonable.

The five hundred euphorbia warriors did not express any objection, and followed Tian Fang to retreat.

At the same time, Zhang He's troops have rushed into Ta Village!
As soon as he entered the entrance of the village, Zhang Yun suddenly felt something was wrong... It turned out that there was only one road in this village, which went directly to Quyuju Ferry.If you want to go to the intersection, you have to go through the village of Ta.But on the only path in the village, earth, stone and sundries were piled up here and there.

Zhang He had to slow down and wanted to cross the path.

But as soon as the order was issued, a war horse whined.A war horse was marching and suddenly fell into a small pit.Don't look at the pit is not deep, but it caused fatal damage to the war horse.The tibia of the front leg was broken immediately, and he fell to the ground and screamed... and the knight on the horse was thrown into a dizzy state.

Zhang He said: "Light the torches and see the road clearly."

The Euphorbia warriors lit torches one after another, illuminating the road clearly.

There are quite a lot of potholes on the ground, and some obstacles have to be bypassed, so the cavalry can't speed up at all.

Zhang Yun frowned, looking at the path in front of him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.Just when he was about to remind the soldiers to be more careful, he suddenly heard a rush of clappers.Bang bang bang... Two or three hundred archers suddenly appeared from the roofs of the houses on both sides.

Arrows rained down and shot towards the Euphorbia warriors on the path.

Yuan Jun held torches in his hands, as if they were moving targets.

In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred euphorbia soldiers fell into a pool of blood.

"Taking down the houses."

Zhang Yun quickly shouted loudly, and immediately separated hundreds of people from the team, and rushed towards the houses on both sides.

But before they got close to the houses, the second wave of arrows had already flown.Dozens of euphorbia soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, and the rest rushed up and kicked open the gate of the folk houses, followed by a series of screams.It turned out that ditches had been dug in the yard, and sharp wooden thorns stood upside down on the facade.The person fell into the pit and was immediately pierced by the stake.It would be fine if he died on the spot, but those who did not die screamed in the pit, making people shudder.

At the same time, the third wave of arrow rain arrived.

After the three waves of arrow rain, Zhang He lost nearly one-third of his troops.

"All dismount and enter around the wall."

Zhang Xi knew that if he wanted to go to Qu Yuju, he had to pass through this small path in the village.But now it seems that Cao Jun is already prepared.The obstacles in the village made the cavalry's advantage in speed disappear, and turned into a deadly threat.If these Cao troops in the village are not eliminated, or if these Cao troops are defeated, it is bound to bring heavy casualties to the Euphorbia soldiers.In fact, the casualties have been heavy, and he must make changes.However, it doesn't matter if you can't fight on horseback, because Euphorbia warriors have always been elite soldiers who can ride on horseback and fight on foot when dismounted.As long as those traps can be bypassed, it will be difficult for archers like Cao Jun to be effective.

Hundreds of euphorbia soldiers dismounted and rushed towards the sides of the path.

Seeing that they were about to bypass the courtyard wall, they suddenly heard the sound of clappers, and groups of Cao soldiers rushed out from behind the courtyard wall.

In the lead was a burly man, holding a big disc axe, rushing out like a god of evil.I saw him rushing into the crowd, the big ax wheel opened, whirring.Although the euphorbia warriors were brave, they were no match for the burly man. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight euphorbia warriors were knocked to the ground by him.

"Han De once again, Yuan thief is not yet dead."

The big man's voice was like a huge thunder, rampaging through the crowd.

Seeing this, Zhang He couldn't help being furious, dismounted from his horse, and stepped forward with a gun.

When Han De saw Zhang Yun coming up, he didn't show any fear.The big ax flew, and forced a bloody path. Seeing that Zhang Xi was still seven or eight steps away, he roared and jumped up.Yuanpan's big ax was raised high above his head, his eyes were wide open, "Tie Yuan, you're not dead yet!"

The big ax smashed Huashan, and it fell down.

Zhang Yun hurriedly raised his gun to meet him, there was a loud bang, and the force from the disc ax made Zhang He's arms go numb...

This fellow has great strength!

However, Zhang He is not afraid of Hande.

From the confrontation just now, he has already noticed that although Han De is strong, he is not afraid.

Taking three steps back, Zhang He swung his spear in his hand, swung the monster python out of the hole, and stabbed at Hande.Han De raised his big ax to meet him, but before the gun arrived, Zhang Yun suddenly changed his move, and the big gun swung up obliquely, aiming at Han De's face...

What a quick gun!

Hande was also taken aback, and quickly dodged away.

The two fought in one place like this, and Han De couldn't resist it after only three to five matches.

Seeing that Zhang Yun had the upper hand and was even more powerful, he swung his big spear, and pricked the circles, and swiped at the circle. The silver light was shining, forcing Han De to retreat again and again.

"Follow me and kill the bandits!"

Zhang He yelled loudly, seeing that Zhang He had the upper hand, the euphorbia warriors immediately boosted their morale and fought with Cao Bing.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The gong sounded suddenly!
The sound of the gong was particularly abrupt, and it could be heard more clearly in the night.

At first Zhang Yun thought it was a signal for Cao Bing to retreat, but who knew that the sound of rumbling iron hooves came from outside the village as soon as the sound of the gong stopped.

A team of cavalry, about 300 people, led by a general, entered Yuan Jun's cavalry formation.

At this time, there were about [-] to [-] euphorbia soldiers staying outside the village.After the cavalry of the cao army rushed over, the euphorbia warriors rushed to fight.

It's just that they have to get on the horse first.

Just now Zhang He ordered the whole army to dismount, and many people braved the arrow rain to clear the trails in the village.

Unexpectedly, this Cao Jun still had ambushes, and they mounted their horses in a hurry to meet the enemy, but before they took up their weapons, Cao Jun had already arrived.

"Gan Ning is here, Huer will wait for a long time!"

The leading general wields two knives, chopping left and right.

The euphorbia warriors couldn't stop him at all, and after a small charge by the general, he killed one of them.

In an instant, Yuan Jun was in chaos...

"Don't panic, stop them!"

Zhang Yun turned pale with fright, shouted loudly, turned around and wanted to evacuate.But how could Hande let him get what he wanted?After being suppressed by Zhang Xi for a long time, Hande finally found a chance to fight back.With a violent shout in his mouth, the wheel ax rushed forward, tightly entangled Zhang Xi's footsteps.

Zhang Xi's desire to take Han De's life was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

In addition, Han De tried his best to stop him, so he couldn't get rid of Zhang He.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gan Ning led his cavalry in a fierce pursuit, killing Yuan Jun and running around.While confronting Hande, Zhang Yun felt strange: Why hasn't Yusheng appeared until now?
The ominous omen in my heart became stronger and stronger.

Zhang Xi knew that he might have lost this time...

The big gun fluttered, and after Han De was forced back with three shots in a row, he rushed to a war horse with fast strides, turned over and straddled forward.

As soon as he sat down firmly on the horse, Gan Ning urged the horse to come to him.

He Yi's pair of knives drew a strange arc of light, slashing towards him.

Zhang Yun hurriedly raised his gun to meet him, and when the sword and gun collided, he felt a surging force, like the continuous flow of the Yangtze River.

He couldn't help but screamed, and his body fell off the horse with a whimper.

This time, it was not a light fall.The huge force pierced through his body, shaking Zhang Yun until his bones seemed to be crisp.

After landing, Zhang He felt dizzy for a while.However, instinctively, he rolled over and stood up.As soon as he stood firmly on his feet, the black horse dragged Gan Ning and rushed over. With a bang, he knocked Zhang He into the air.Han Dejian walked like flying, three steps and two steps in front of Zhang Yun, he raised his foot and kicked Zhang Yun's chest, making Zhang Yun's internal organs feel uncomfortable, he stepped back several steps, and sat down on the ground.

"Believe it, save his dog's life!"

Gan Ning shouted loudly, Han De's big ax almost brushed against Zhang He's scalp.

Four big men stepped forward and pushed Zhang He to the ground, and tied him with ropes...

"Believe it, end the battle!"

While Gan Ning was speaking, he urged his horse to arrive in front of Zhang He.

"Man, your skills are good, how can you follow a thief?"

"Bah... my lord is the fourth generation and the third prince, with high morals, how can he be a thief?"

"Ha, regardless of Yuan Benchu's shitty background, now you are my prisoner... Let me ask you, why are you the only one here?"

Zhang He spit out bloody saliva, "My lord has led an army to visit him, Cao's bandits are defeated, and sooner or later you will be killed."

Gan Ning was taken aback, "Sikong's troops were defeated?"

"Hey, at this moment, my master's soldiers and horses may have arrived at Duting."

Gan Ning's complexion suddenly changed.

Yuan Jun has arrived at Duting?
Doesn't that mean that young master is dangerous!

He ignored Zhang Yun, turned his horse's head, and shouted sharply: "Fei Xiao, immediately follow me to Duting."

"Sima, what happened?"

"Yuan Jun has already arrived at Duting, I am afraid that the son will be in trouble, I must go to rescue him.

You stay and cover the evacuation of the people as soon as possible... Take care of this guy for me, if the young master has any troubles, I will definitely delay him. "

Hande agreed immediately without saying a word.

Gan Ning led [-] cavalry and headed towards Duting like lightning.

Zhang Xi heard it clearly from the side, and couldn't help but feel strange: this guy is so skilled, he is just a Sima?Who is the son in his mouth?Logically speaking, he should be talking about going to Duting to save Cao Cao. Why didn't he mention Cao Cao and just talk about the 'son'?
At this point, the battle in Ta Village was over.

Cao's army suffered over a hundred casualties, but the euphorbia soldiers' casualties were several times that of Cao's army.

After Zhang He was captured, the Euphorbia warriors fled in all directions without a leader.Hande's face was gloomy, and he strode up to Zhang Xi, and said in a cold tone: "You dog thief, you'd better pray that the captain is safe. Otherwise, Sima Gan will make your life worse than death when he comes back!"

After speaking, he directed Cao Bing to evacuate Ta Village.

Zhang He finally couldn't help it, and asked, "Man, what's your name?"

"A certain business does not change its surname, and does not change its name when it sits, Wuwei Hande."

"Then who is Gan Ning?"

"Gan Ning is the captain of my family, and he is the commander of the marching army."

Zhang Yun was a little dizzy... Gan Ning's skill, he could tell that he was definitely a top-notch general, not inferior to Yan Liang, Wen Chou.Such a powerful figure, under Cao Cao's tent, is actually just a marching Sima?It's so weird!

"Your captain, who is it?"

When Han De heard this, he immediately showed a serious look, and said in a deep voice: "My school lieutenant is the nephew of the Sikong clan, the famous Cao Babai and Cao Peng."

Hearing this, Zhang He couldn't help but be overwhelmed...

(End of this chapter)