The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 384 Remaining life after catastrophe
In Xi'e County's government office, Xiong Ping was notified by scouts that Wancheng was currently besieged by a large number of enemy troops.Xiong Ping laughed a few times first, and almost grabbed the bamboo slips on the table and threw them towards the scout.You kid must have a limit when joking, how dare you make jokes about the military situation and the safety of your son.

After the scout member reassured that the news was absolutely true, Xiong Ping jumped up from his seat with a bang.

Xiong Ping rushed straight down the middle hall, came to the scout who was kneeling on the ground, lifted him up from the ground, and shouted: "What's going on? What's going on..."

The scouts were immediately taken aback by Xiong Ping's unusual performance.But he was extremely wronged in his heart, he was not some enemy general, how could he know what was going on?It's really not easy to be a scout these days!

After the scout member repeatedly begged for mercy, Xiong Ping threw him on the ground, and he fell in a mess.

Xiong Ping was not Guan Xing, he didn't think too much at all, he only knew that the safety of his eldest son Liu Chan was the most important thing in his heart.He immediately sent an order that the entire army withdraw from Xi'e County as quickly as possible, and they wanted to go back to Shiwan City to rescue the prince!
An hour later, Xiong Ping's army withdrew from Xi'e County and quickly attacked in the direction of Wancheng.

Zhenping Dazhai has also had a corresponding movement, and the movement is still very big.

After the last part of Guan Xing's army withdrew from Zhenping Village, they simply set Nuo Da's camp on fire.The black smoke floated for an extremely long distance along the direction of the cold wind, the flames filled the entire camp, and the discarded wooden stakes were burned crackling.

Such a big movement in Zhenping Village will of course be discovered by Xu Gaijun's scouts soon.They immediately went back and reported the situation to Xu Gai.

Xu Gai's first reaction after hearing the news was: How is that possible?Now that the enemy army has gradually gained an absolute advantage, if your own army can no longer break through the current encirclement, then even if the soldiers of the army cannot rebel one after another, the severe cold weather is enough to freeze the army that has become scarce in food and grass to death here. within the area.

It was precisely because the situation had become so urgent that Xu Huang sent three letters in a row every day urging him to defeat Guan Xing's army as soon as possible.But is Guan Xing so easy?What's more, the opponent has received reinforcements again, and the number of troops on hand is slightly more than his own.

It is precisely because of these circumstances that it is really difficult for Xu Gai to accept the authenticity of the news of Guan Xing's sudden withdrawal.He asked the scout captain: "Your scout team members are not blind?"

The scout captain smiled wryly and said, "At first, my subordinates also thought that this matter was impossible to happen, so I went to check the enemy camp myself, and found that the enemy camp was really on fire."

Xu Gai's face became more relaxed, but he still doubted in his heart, is this a trick by Guan Xing?

Just when Xu Gai was still hesitating, Diao Gang rushed in excitedly and asked loudly: "General Xu, I heard that the enemy has already retreated, is it true?"

Xu Gai waved his hand to tell Diao Gang not to be so excited.Then, he told Diao Gang his worries.Diao Gang also felt that Xu Gai's worries were not unreasonable, but he also felt that when the enemy army had the upper hand, was it necessary to play such a trick with him?

Therefore, Diao Gang volunteered and said: "General Xu, please allocate 2000 troops to the last general, and the last general is willing to explore the way forward for the army!"

Xu Gai couldn't help but groaned, Diao Gang was gambling with his life by doing this, and it is very likely that after he left, he would never come back.

Xu Gai said: "General Diao, you..."

Diao Gang smiled, interrupted Xu Gai, cupped his hands and said: "General Xu, you don't have to persuade the last general. Now tens of thousands of us are besieged here, and we can't advance or retreat here. If we delay, we will be dead. It's rare for God to be like this." Take good care of us, now you have given us a chance, let the last general try it out!"

Xu Gai saw that Diao Gang had made up his mind, and this matter must be done by someone. Since Diao Gang did it voluntarily, it would be better than forcing others to do it himself, right?

Xu Gai had no choice but to sigh, stood up from his seat, walked down the hall, and said to Diao Gang: "General Diao, if this is the case, then this general will give you an army. If it's a trick, please return it immediately, and don't force it."

Diao Gang smiled wryly, at that time, the enemy might already have a perfect plan to annihilate his own army, so how can they retreat?Diao Gang knew that this was actually Xu Gai's words to comfort him.He could only pray to heaven in his heart now, the enemy had really retreated, and he was able to escape with his life.

Diao Gang bowed his hands to Xu Gai, turned around and left Xu Gai's tent, and went back to order soldiers.

In fact, God still favors those who have courage and courage.Diao Gang's 2000 men and horses passed by the side of Zhenping Village safely, and a sea of ​​flames inside the camp was still burning, and half of the faces of the soldiers who were leaning on the leaping flames felt a little pain.

After they ran forward another twenty miles at a stretch, they still didn't find a single shadow of the enemy.Diao Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief. The enemy army has not yet appeared here, which shows that their withdrawal is not a trick that can be arranged to lure his own army over.

Diao Gang turned his horse's head and let out a long breath, which turned into a small puff of white air in the cold air.A round of blood-red sunset hung in the sky at this moment.Diao Gang was in a good mood, even the sunset looked cute.

Then, Diao Gang suddenly looked up to the sky and burst out laughing—the feeling of escaping death is really good.Among the soldiers, there was also a burst of cheers.

Diao Gang immediately sent someone back to report the situation to Xu Gai.Xu Gai was also overjoyed, and no longer thought about the reason for Guan Xingjun's hasty retreat. Now it's more important to take the army out of this ghostly place as soon as possible.

Xu Gai sent an order to everyone in the army to pack up their things quickly, they are going home!Then, Xu Gai also sent someone to send news to his father Xu Huang, asking Xu Huang to lead the army to withdraw as soon as possible.

Xu Huang has an extremely rich military career, and is known for his calm demeanor.After he got the news from Xu Gai, he was overjoyed for a while, and then he calmed down and thought about the reason for Guan Suo's hasty withdrawal.According to the direction of Guan Suo's withdrawal, after some deep thinking, he guessed that there might be something wrong with Wancheng.

But even so, it is impossible for Xu Huang to lead his army to take any action against Guan Xingjun now.Because his army is short of food and grass now, and Guan Yu's army behind him has been watching, waiting for an opportunity to destroy his army.If he could get rid of Guan Yujun now, that would be his biggest goal.

Xu Huang remained patient and remained still until the second half of the night, when finally there was movement in his barracks.Xu Huang once again showed his unparalleled retreat speed, withdrawing troops dozens of miles away by night!

It was already the next day when Guan Yu got the news that Guan Xing had withdrawn without authorization.He was furious in his heart immediately, and couldn't help cursing Guan Xing for his lack of composure.He immediately sent someone to check the situation of Xu Huang's army, and found that Xu Huang's barracks was empty.

Guan Yu raised his army to pursue Xu Huang's army.

But it was also God's help. Due to the heavy snow for several days, a thick layer of ice formed on the Tang River, and Xu Huang's army crossed the river unimpeded!Xu Huang left another 5000 troops in Nanzhao City as a rear guard, and the rest of the troops made a detour to Luyang, which was outside the scope of Nanyang County.

Out of a desire for revenge, Guan Yu led his army to attack Nanzhao City and wiped out the enemy troops in the city.But since then, Guan Yu's army has completely lost the chance to catch up with Xu Huang's army.

(End of this chapter)