The shouts of killing became less and less, and only scattered battles remained on the plain.

The body of the Cao army soldier who lost his head during the battle was lying on the falling flags. The injured war horse struggled and made heavy breathing sounds, and the air was filled with a strong and pungent smell of blood.

The sunset rays projected from the west sky add a bit of desolation to the plains after the bloody battle.

Ma Dai, Pang De and more than a dozen cavalrymen rushed over.

"Zhonghua, are they all okay?" I hung up the snake spear and asked with concern when I saw Ma Dai's face was covered in blood.

"General Xie is in trouble, nothing serious!" Ma Dai wiped his face and shook his head and said.

"This time, the Iron Cavalry did not force a breakthrough head-on, but instead carried out guerrilla warfare without the real and the virtual. The loss was not great! Cao Hong tried to surround the Iron Cavalry several times, but was fooled.

"Pang De grinned and said, "The second army leader and the third army leader are collecting prisoners and counting the losses. The casualties this time should not exceed 100 people!"

Although it has been in the army for several years, Pang De still habitually calls the Ma brothers "military leaders".

"It's a pity that Cao Hong was still letting go!" Ma Dai said with regret, "General, the ambush seems to be a bit too early. When Ling Ming and I arrived, there were 20,000 Cao troops in Hedong..."

According to the prior plan, it should be that after most of the Cao army had crossed, the ambushed troops suddenly launched an attack and carried out a surprise attack. If this could be true, there would definitely be more Cao troops left behind than now.

It’s a pity that everything is unexpected…

"For some reason, Cao Hong saw through the ambush of our army while crossing the river and suddenly began to retreat. He had no choice but to launch an ambush in advance!" I was also very sorry.

"Please repair the pontoon bridge as soon as possible, and after cleaning the battlefield, all of them will be withdrawn from Yushui!" I turned to my personal soldiers and ordered.

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That night. Duyang County Yamen

"In this battle, our army suffered more than 1,400 casualties. More than 6,200 Cao's army were killed and injured (almost all Cao's army was wiped out in Hexi), and more than 500 Cao's soldiers fell into the water and drowned.

"Zhu Huan reported the situation of the war with some regrets.

"In the original plan, Cao's army's war losses should be added one in front of these six thousand." Pang Tong smiled with his short beard, "What a pity, what a pity..."

"General, military advisor, has the reason for Cao Hong's sudden retreat been found out?" Ma Xiu asked in confusion.

"The exact situation is not clear, but I asked about some of the situation from Cao's soldier captured by the Iron Cavalry..." Pang Tong said with a restrained smile. "At the time of the intersection of Shenzhi, a fast horse suddenly jumped into Cao Hong's army from the east.

Judging from time, this matter is quite suspicious. I suspect that this fast horse is probably the messenger of warning and instructing. Cao Hong himself did not see through our army's plan, but was just being reminded by others. "

"Whose military advisor believes it was the messenger?" Ma Dai asked anxiously.

"Anyway, it should be the envoy sent by Cao Cao from Wancheng!" Pang Tong said with a deep look, "I don't know how many batches of scouts Cao Cao sent. The Langya Camp intercepted four batches, but perhaps some were missed."

"It's all the faults of the last general..."

"Xu Mu. This is not your fault!" I raised my hand and stopped Zhu Huan's self-blame words. "Wolf Fang Camp successfully intercepted the four batches of scouts and had completed the task assigned by the place.

The missing scout Cao's army must have taken other roads. It has nothing to do with you."

"What a pity!" Ling Tongyi slapped his thigh and said in grief, "If this scout could arrive half an hour later, Cao Hong would have to peel off his skin even if he didn't die."

Hearing Ling Tong's words, three or four people sighed at the same time. For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall became a little dull.

"Public record, do you want to be a newlywed lady?" I said jokingly when Ling Tong frowned and frowned.

Ling Tong just got married in the first month of this year. The marriage partner came from Xiang clan, a famous family in Jingzhou, and was Xiang Chong's cousin. Ling Tong's little wife (only 16 years old) is quite famous in Jingzhou, and she just got to know her.

The person who asked for marriage and matchmaker almost stepped on the threshold. Ling Tong, a kid, didn't know where he met his daughter, but he was deeply fascinated. Then Ling Cao went to the governor's mansion and begged me to propose marriage to Ling Tong himself.

It is natural that Xiang clan is not able to refuse me, but Ling Tong is indeed a very outstanding young talent. He was only 20 years old this August, and he has already been appointed as the captain of the army, which is only a little lower than his father Ling Cao.

Finally, I personally took charge of the marriage. Ling Tong achieved the joy of "little pass" on the 18th of the first lunar month. It is said that the relationship between the young couple is as good as mixing oil in honey. Zhu Huan and Zhu Ran often use this to tease Ling Tong.

At this moment, when I heard this suddenly say something, Ling Tong was a little stunned at first, then his face quickly turned red, and hesitated and said, "No...no!"

Ling Tong's performance increased the comedy effect. Everyone in the hall burst into laughter, and Zhu Huan even patted Ling Tong on the shoulder and made fun of him: "Just think about it, what's so shy? Brother is a person who has passed, hahaha..."

"Okay!" Seeing that the relaxed atmosphere was achieved, I smiled and waved my hand, "No matter what, we won. This time, Cao Hong is lucky, I want to see if Cao Cao can send someone to mention Cao Hong every time.

He can run to the first day of the junior high school, but not the fifteenth day of the junior high school.”

"Yes, this time Cao Hong is lucky!" Ling Tong was also eager to get rid of his fate of being "hilarious" by everyone, and said.

"General, what should I do next?" Jia Hua asked slightly anxiously.

"Zhonghua, are all the soldiers and horses in Hedong withdrawing?" Without answering Jia Hua directly, I turned to Ma Dai and asked.

"All the prisoners are here!" Ma Dai nodded.

"Yeah..." I responded softly, and I asked Zhu Huan again: "Xu Mu, how is Cao Hong's troops moving?"

"From the latest rewards of the scout, Cao Hong seems to be leading his troops to retreat to Ye County..." Zhu Huan replied quickly.

"It seems that Cao Hong is preparing to go to Ye County to replenish supplies first!" Pang Tong analyzed with a smile, "From his urge to ask Duyang to provide dry food, Cao Hong must have marched lightly and did not carry much food.

Failed to get supplies in Duyang, Cao Hong had to rush to Ye County to raise military rations first..."

"General. Should we pursue Cao Hong, or what?" Ling Tong reiterated Jia Hua's question.

I stood up and walked to the sand table in the center of the lobby, and waved to everyone to come.

"It is no point in continuing to pursue Cao Hong. The most urgent task at the moment is to take down Wancheng first and seize the entire Nanyang County.

"I marked the area of ​​the blocking Yangdi from the sand table, and drew a straight line to point to Wancheng," Zilong and Hansheng have defeated Lejin and went north to meet Zhongye. At present, our army has gathered more than 60,000 people in Wancheng.

If we add the soldiers here, the total number will be 75,000.

The remaining Cao's army in Wancheng should not exceed 20,000. With 75,000 to 20,000, our army has an absolute advantage in Wancheng.

Moreover, more importantly, Cao Cao himself is now in Wancheng."

"Cao Cao is still in Wancheng?!!!" A few screams immediately came from the hall, with excitement hidden in the voice.

"According to the news from Zhongye, Cao Cao had appeared at the top of Wancheng City around the hour of today. And he did not evacuate afterwards!" I nodded and replied.

"General, this is a good opportunity!" Zhu Ran's eyes lit up and he suggested anxiously, "Cao Cao is trapped in Wancheng, and Cao troops from other places will inevitably flock to him. Not only can he surround the points and attack the army of lords.

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"I'm just thinking this way!" Nodding at Zhu Ran, I said with a smile, "Of course, it would be a great thing if Cao Cao was willing to 'get' out of Wancheng by himself!"

"General, are we going to leave now?" Ling Tong said anxiously with excitement.

Haha, I shook my head and said, "Today, the soldiers ambushed and fought, which consumed a lot of energy. Let's rest for a night and set off tomorrow morning.

Xiu Mu, the scouts must be sent out for 12 hours. They will immediately repay them whenever there is any turmoil."

"Don't worry, General!" Zhu Huan nodded and responded.

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After the meeting was completed, all the generals returned to the camp.

I continued to discuss military information with Pang Tong and Sima Yi again. When the son was approaching, a burst of fatigue came, causing me to yawn a few times involuntarily.

"General, it's getting late, so you can rest for a while. You have to set off tomorrow morning!" Pang Tong stood up and advised a little tiredly.

"Shi Yuan. Zhongda, you all go down and rest. I have to see someone else!" Nodded, I opposed Pang Tong, and Sima Yi said.

Pang Tong and Sima Yi looked at each other and knew that I wanted to see who the local people were. They stopped talking and bowed to me and left one after another.

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I stood up, pounded my left hand on my waist and back a few times, and I yawned two more times. From yesterday to today, I only slept for less than two hours in total, and my tiredness became stronger and stronger.

The guards sent a basin of cold water and soaked their faces in the water several times, and finally recovered their minds.

It's time to meet my second brother-in-law...

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When I stepped into the room, I was surprised to find that Xiahou Ba was not sleeping yet and was sitting blankly at a table.

When I was stunned Xiahou Ba during the day, my subordinates took a few points of strength, and they could only let him fall into a coma for one or two hours.

In order to ensure the "safety" of my second brother-in-law, I specially asked Shamoko for a strange medicine from the Wuxi Barbarians to feed him. This medicine can make people weak and weak after taking it, but it will not hurt their bodies.

Afterwards, I asked Zhu Huan to arrange more than ten wolf-fang soldiers to be responsible for guarding and guarding to ensure that they are foolproof.

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I found a cushion and walked to the opposite side of Xiahou Badi. I didn't imitate him kneeling, and sat down happily, and then looked at my second brother-in-law with great interest.

Maybe it was just awakening, or maybe Shamoke's medicine worked, Xiahou Ba was stunned for a moment before he realized that I was coming.

The expression was so tight that Xiahou Ba seemed to want to jump up, but in the end he was helpless to find that he was weak all over. After working hard several times, he could not stand up normally.

"Zhang Fei, if you want to kill, you need to shave, come whatever you want!" After giving up the meaningless efforts, Xiahou Ba roared angrily. It was a pity that this should have been a powerful word, but now it seemed quite powerless in his mouth.

Staring at him, I just smiled without saying a word.

After scolding for a long time, Xiahouba found that I never answered him. He was both angry and inexplicably.

"Your sister misses you very much!" Just as he stopped cursing, I spoke.
Chapter completed!