Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 850 Allied Attack 2
After five days of continuous attack, Cao Cao's side suffered heavy losses. Although fighting broke out in the other three gates, it was far less intense than that of the south gate. Holding back his temper, he acted as if he wanted to fight the enemy to the end.

"It's almost time to calculate." Gongsun Xu pointed to several routes on the map and said: "Our army is large, and it is not suitable to retreat together. I plan to let [-] Yuzhou troops retreat from the north gate to Xiapi. In the south, Han Sheng will lead an army to meet them, and the rest of the soldiers are cavalry and it is not a problem to make a detour.

I, Zilong, and Yide each led [-] elite cavalry. After the break, the three soldiers and horses withdrew from the north gate, west gate and east gate respectively, and then cooperated with each other to retreat slowly.

There are too many internal contradictions in the enemy army. If we can add fire to them at this time, it will be enough to stop them from chasing our army. "

"The three groups cooperate with each other and cover each other, which is really good." Guo Jia replied: "My lord is planning to use those three warehouses to hold back the enemy's soldiers and horses. The enemy has five groups of troops, and my lord only has three warehouses. , if I'm not wrong, the lord should be planning to give it to Sun Ce, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu."

"They lack these things the most." Gongsun Xu said with a smile: "So it must be them. Of course, this is just one of the means. Of course, we have to rely on ourselves if we want to retreat. The enemy is always the enemy. It can only be used, not used. believe."

"The excess food and grass in the city has already been distributed to the residents in the city." Jia Xu said with a smile: "At that time, when Cao Cao invades the city and finds that there is no food in the granary, he will probably attack the local people. Earning fame for the lord will make it difficult for Cao Cao to gain a foothold here."

"This is only a temporary plan." Gongsun Xu nodded and replied, "I think it can hold Cao Cao temporarily, but he is also a very skilled person. This matter should not be difficult for him. Let's follow the plan. Tomorrow Just give three of them three treasure maps, if they are not tempted, hehe, then I will send a few more to Cao Cao and Liu Biao, and I will see if they are in a hurry."

In the middle of the night, in the camp of the Jiangdong Army, teams of patrol soldiers were patrolling the camp with weapons and torches. Sun Ce ruled the army very strictly, and the defense of the army at night was also very good. Even in the middle of the night, the camp was patrolling. Soldiers are constantly coming and going, which will simply give the enemy a chance to sneak attack.

"Brother has too many methods." In the camp, Sun Ce held a map and said to Zhou Yu: "Our military defense is already watertight, but you don't need to say hello to me if you want to send someone, this map is just like this. On my table, alas, I really don’t have much confidence in the battle against big brother.”

"The general is such a hero, you don't have to be discouraged." Zhou Yu smiled after taking the map: "However, hehe, we can achieve the results of the original plan without attacking the city. The general's move is very clever. We There is no reason not to fall into the trap, hehe, Yangmou is like this, but fortunately, we will not suffer."

"Do you also think we should withdraw?" Sun Ce asked, "I don't want to be watched to death by the elder brother."

"It's not about withdrawing, it's just letting go." Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Don't even think about it. If the general has more than [-] elite cavalry, if he uses cavalry to charge the battle at that time, will us Jiangdong children really be able to fight?" It's impossible to resist with flesh and blood, the general doesn't want to fight us, why don't we..."

The same thing happened in the other two camps. Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu also got a treasure map suddenly. The treasure map not only depicted the detailed route, but also recorded the number of grain, grass and jewels in the warehouse. In addition, each treasure map There is a saying in the picture: if you don't take it for three days, the Cao thief will take it.

This can be regarded as Gongsun Xu's naked threat to them, and at the same time, he is undoubtedly telling them that the Northern Border Army will break through in three days.

Among the three, perhaps Zhang Xiu was the most aggrieved. After joining forces with Liu Biao, it was impossible for him to leave privately. In order to verify the authenticity of this treasure map, Zhang Xiu sent his confidant general Hu Che'er to lead Two hundred soldiers went out to inquire. In fact, Zhang Xiu already knew the authenticity of the treasure map in his heart, but he has no way to occupy this warehouse now.

Sun Ce and Liu Bei took action quickly. After sending scouts to find out the specific location of the warehouse and confirm the authenticity of the warehouse, Sun Ce commanded the army to retreat ten miles to stand by in the name of rest. The same was true for Liu Bei. The Northern Frontier Army sent a signal.

"It seems that the plan has been advanced." Gongsun Xu said with a smile after receiving the information from outside the city: "Fortunately, we have been prepared for a long time. Send an order to cover the [-] Yuzhou army to break through."

After receiving the order, the Northern Frontier Army in the city moved immediately. The best time to break through was in the early morning. There were many enemy troops at the North Gate, and Zhang Xiu had no intention of retreating yet, so Gongsun Xu had to use cavalry to open the way. Otherwise, if Zhang Xiu suddenly went crazy and led the Xiliang iron cavalry to haunt him, the [-] Yuzhou army would be in trouble.

All the cattle, sheep and horses in the city were requisitioned by Gongsun Xu. Of course, the requisition was not plundered. Anyway, Gongsun Xu had enough grain and jewels in his hands, and it would be best to exchange them. With these livestock, the [-] Yuzhou army The burden is much less.

At dawn, the north gate of Shouchun City suddenly opened, and two thousand fire oxen rushed out to the enemy camp outside the city. The front of the camp was [-] troops from the Jingzhou Army, and the cavalry under Zhang Xiu's command were not suitable for stationing. It was so close to the city gate, so this time, Zhang Xiu didn't know whether he was lucky or had made arrangements in advance.

It didn't take long before there was a gap in the camp of the Jingzhou Army. Immediately behind the Fire Bull Formation were [-] northern Xinjiang cavalry. Can resist.

After the gap was opened, the [-] Yuzhou Army quickly left the city and retreated northward. Under such circumstances, if the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Zhang Xiu could come over in time to stop them, they might be able to prevent the [-] Yuzhou Army from retreating, which is strange. Yes, Zhang Xiu was only busy defending the camp at this time, and didn't seem to have any intention of attacking.

The reason why Liu Biao dared to block the north gate was because he had many subordinates, and because he had Zhang Xiu as a helper. After all, Zhang Xiu's iron cavalry from Xiliang was comparable to the cavalry from Northern Xinjiang. When it doesn't exist, Liu Biao can't do it either.

After Zhang Fei led [-] cavalry to break up the Yuzhou Army, due to the sudden incident and the attack on Liu Biao's side, there were no allied forces to pursue the Yuzhou Army for the time being. They all succeeded in breaking through, and Gongsun Xu no longer planned to stay here.

(End of this chapter)