Chapter 370 Ji Ling breaks Xiahou, Xun Yu vs Cheng Yu
The military quality of the Yellow Turban Army is not as good as that of Cao Cao's elite army, but they are valuable because of their large numbers and the Jizhou soldiers as the backbone. Wherever Cao Cao breaks through, there will be Jizhou soldiers leading the Yellow Turban Army to counterattack and seal the breakthrough.
Facing the Yellow Turbans' ever-conquering Xiahou Dun, this time he felt that the Yellow Turbans in front of him were not serious Yellow Turbans because they were too resilient.
The numbers on both sides were decreasing rapidly. Although the Yellow Turbans suffered heavy casualties, Xiahou Dun's troops were too few and they were almost surrounded by the Yellow Turbans after a lot of exhaustion.
"Xu Shang, I will take the cavalry to break up the rear, and you will retreat immediately with the rest."
Xiahou Dun still has an ace in his hand, which is the more than 400 cavalry under his command. If the cavalry attacks from the side, there is still hope that they can cooperate with the main force to create a gap.
But this battle has no meaning now. Even if he can break through a gap, he will still fall into the same attrition battle situation. Rather than fight to the death here, it is better for a strong man to cut off his wrist and leave first.
"General, it's better for me to stay, and you can lead everyone to evacuate."
Xu Shang disagreed. What kind of person was Xiahou Dun? He was the commander of this army. How could he let the commander do the rest of the work?
"Nonsense, this is a military order, but if you dare to disobey, I will kill you now."
Xiahou Dun glared at Xu Shang, seeing that he meant that if you dared to say no, he would immediately chop you off with a knife.
"I humble my duty and obey my orders. General, take care."
Xu Shang bowed to Xiahou Dun,
"Where is the cavalry?"
Now that the arrangements have been made, there is nothing to worry about, just do it.
"exist."
More than four hundred cavalrymen took a step forward on their horses at the same time.
"You dare to follow me into battle."
Xiahou Dun looked at these cavalrymen. They were all saved by Cao Cao one by one. They were the most elite warriors in his hands.
"You should follow the general into battle."
"You should follow the general into battle."
"You should follow the general into battle."
The cavalry's answers were uniform, without a single objection.
"Okay, let's charge the cavalry."
"Charge the formation."
"Charge the formation."
"Everyone retreat."
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Xu Shang knew that it was time for them to retreat.
Xiahou Dun's soldiers and horses were of high quality. With an order, everyone abandoned their opponents and retreated behind Xu Shangchao.
"Chase."
I don't know who shouted, and then rushed out. Dozens of yellow scarves could not resist the temptation and rushed out together, but the rest did not move. They were waiting for Ji Ling's order.
"Organizational Defense."
Ji Ling did not rush in. Xiahou Dun's cavalry came up. If the skirmishers pursued him, it would be like putting his head under his saber. His current task was to bring back these yellow scarves, not to eliminate Xiahou Dun.
"General, the Yellow Turbans did not pursue us."
Xiahou Dun's cavalry beheaded dozens of Yellow Turbans who rushed over, but when they waited for the next Yellow Turbans, they found that the other side had no intention of pursuing them.
"It's weird."
Xiahou Dun was also stunned. According to the yellow turban's behavior in the past, they would definitely pursue the enemy when they retreated, but why did they stand still now?
"General, let's withdraw too. There's something sinister about this yellow scarf, and it's not something to be trifled with."
A cavalry leader approached Xiahou Dun and couldn't help but twitching at the corners of his eyes as he looked at the yellow scarf in front of him.
"The evil sect is indeed an evil sect. If they don't come, let's leave."
The expected rush to meet the enemy and heavy casualties did not occur, but Xiahou Dun was not happy. If the Yellow Turbans knew how to use tactics, it would be difficult to win future battles.
"promise."
After Xiahou Dun led his cavalry to fight with the large army, he led more than 4,000 remaining soldiers to get out of the way and march towards Jishui.
As time passed, the violent Jishui River became tamer, but the width and depth of the river were no longer comparable to those before.
The battle on both sides of the Jishui River has basically come to an end. Xun Yu and the others killed 20,000 enemies and took nearly 60,000 prisoners. However, Cheng Yu's side was a little less. They originally accepted about 50,000 prisoners. After a flood, there were no survivors.
There are only more than 30,000 people.
"Xun Wenruo, where is he?"
Cheng Yu stood on the boat, with the fierce general Zhang Fei beside him.
"Cheng Zhongde, nice to meet you, nice to meet you."
Hearing Cheng Yu's shouting, Xun Yu also smiled slightly and came to the shore.
"Xun Wenruo, this flood is really wonderful. The Yellow Turbans suffered countless casualties and were defeated in one battle."
Cheng Yu didn't hold it back when he opened his mouth.
"Yes, this flood is really good. It not only flooded the Yellow Turbans, but also broke some people's evil intentions."
Xun Yu is not a good person either. You want to fight with me to keep me company.
"Haha, is this considered evil? At least we didn't take the opportunity to attack our friendly forces. Compared to Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, we can be considered merciful."
Cheng Yuren spoke even more fiercely, and directly talked about the affairs of Dongjun.
"We are just successful kings and defeated bandits. There is no mercy at all. You really can't kill me. Otherwise, I am afraid that my tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will not be able to escape from your grasp, Cheng Zhongde."
Xun Yu smiled slightly, not agreeing with what Cheng Yu said at all.
"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. Yes, there is no mercy in war, but is it really okay for you and me to confront each other here? There are more than ten or two hundred thousand Yellow Turbans running outside."
After hearing Xun Yu's words, Cheng Yu was not surprised at all. In fact, he had too few troops and horses. If he had 30,000 more troops, he would definitely place his troops north of the river bank until the Yellow Turbans could compete with Xun Yu.
It's time to come out and clean up the mess.
"Zhongde, you mean to abandon your prejudices and join forces to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army."
Xun Yu directly guessed what Cheng Yu meant.
"Yes, the first priority is to work together to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans."
Cheng Yu nodded, as the saying goes, two parties benefit from cooperation, and two parties suffer from separation. Now that the Yellow Turbans are fleeing, Yuan Shu will probably send troops to pick peaches, and then there will be trouble.
"This is a good suggestion, but I can't trust you. After this defeat, the Yellow Turbans will definitely be frightened. They will have no choice but to evacuate. The siege of Lu County has been lifted. My goal has been achieved. Why should I take risks?"
Xun Yu didn't take on Cheng Yu's problems at all. His first target here was indeed the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans. However, cooperating with Cheng Yu to attack the Yellow Turbans was nothing more than seeking the skin of a tiger. The risk was too great. If he did not do well, he would be attacked by him.
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Instead of joining forces with Cheng Yu to attack the Yellow Turbans, he might as well stand still and contain Cheng Yu's main force.
He believed that after Xiahou Dun implemented the strategy of killing with a borrowed knife, he would definitely not let go of the collapsed Yellow Turban. No matter how much he could gain, it was a sure-profit business, so there was no need to make risky investments.
"Together, two parties will benefit, and if divided, two parties will be harmed. How can Tangtang Xun Wenruo not understand this?"
Hearing Xun Yu's words, Cheng Yu almost died of anger. As long as they can join forces, it will be difficult for these hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans to escape. Even if they are divided equally, it will be of great benefit to him, but there is no but.
