When Xiahou Dun heard that Liu Bei's army was setting up a stronghold in front, his expression was fierce, and the ferocity in his one eye was fully visible.

One of his eyes was injured by Lu Bu's general Cao Xing when he was conquering Lu Bu in Xuzhou. Cao's generals often called him "Blind Xiahou" in private, which made Xiahou Dun very unhappy.

"Wen Ze, after your hard work, you gave an order to Han Yuansi, the guard general of the front army, to quickly lead his troops to attack the enemy stronghold, break it and annihilate it." Xiahou Dun said loudly.

"Jin obeys the order of General Jianwu." Yu Jin nodded and hurriedly set off with his horsemen.

This time Xiahou Dun went south from Ye County and claimed to have an army of one hundred thousand. In fact, the number of troops was about 50,000, and the number actually used to pursue Liu Bei was only about 30,000.

Among them, in addition to Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin, Han Hao's Xudu field soldiers have the largest number of soldiers, with nearly 5,000 people. This new force is now marching at the forefront of Cao's army.

Han Hao, courtesy name Yuansi, was born in Hanoi County. He followed Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, in his early years, and later defected to Cao Cao. Because of his meritorious service in farming in the Xudu area, he was promoted to a guard.

When Xiahou Dun was destroying the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and organizing and training the Yellow Turban refugees to work in the fields, he asked Han Hao for advice on how to work in the fields, and the two had a good personal relationship.

This time Liu Bei invaded Xudu with great momentum, so Cao Cao transferred Han Hao's field soldiers back to Xiahou Dun's camp.

Just when Yu Jin was heading to Han Hao's camp, in the wilderness where the two armies were facing each other, the scouts under Han Hao and the cavalry under Liu Bei's army Zhao Yun had already begun to chase and fight.

Quhou Hanping and his men had just had a few tentative fights with Liu Beijun on the opposite side. One of them accidentally lost five or sixty brothers, which made him quite heartbroken.

He could see that the individual combat capabilities of Liu Bei's army across from him were not very strong. Many of the soldiers still had panicked and immature looks on their faces. Such a team looked like they had just been recruited.

Logically speaking, with the current combat effectiveness of Cao's army, it would not be too difficult to defeat such a new army.

But what Han Ping didn't expect was that Liu Bei's army, whose accent was from the Xinye area, had a very different fighting method.

They don't fight you head-on, but hide in the dark. After an ambush, they quickly retreat. It makes people hate you, but they can't do anything about them.

"Xinye, I don't know if my wife and children are well at home..." Han Ping sighed, and the longing in his heart became more and more intense.

The reason why he left Yushu Bay in the first place was that he couldn't stand the bullying from Cai An, Cai Guang and others. After going to Hanoi County to join his clan kinsman Han Hao, Han Ping followed Han Hao to cultivate fields and went north to fight against Yuan. He went through many hardships.

matter.

This time he had the opportunity to go south to Wancheng, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to pick up his parents, Aunt Han Wu, and Han Jin, and then place them in a farm village on the outskirts of Xudu.

Han Ping still didn't know that his old father and mother had died under Cao Jun's sword a month ago, and that Aunt Han and Han Jin would have died long ago if they hadn't been rescued by Wei Shi.

"Marquis Han Qu, the general guarding the army has an order. After your troops are replenished, set off immediately without delay." Han Ping had just taken a break and ate a few mouthfuls of steamed cakes. Before he could drink a few sips of water, the order from Cao Jun's messenger came.

It rang quickly.

Xiahou Dun urged Han Hao, Han Hao urged Han Ping...

Cao's army became more and more restless because of the obstruction by Liu Bei's army.

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Lonely mountain.

Liu Bei's military camp.

In order to lure the main force of Cao's army into the Bowangpo Valley, Liu Bei placed the burden of luring the enemy deeper on Zhao Yun, which made Zhao Yun's department be positioned further north than the other departments of Liu Bei's army.

"Wei County Lieutenant, we have just received a report from the scouts. Cao's army has already moved south in large numbers. Our troops are in a prominent position, and it is inevitable for the Neixiang soldiers to engage in battle. Is Yun breaking his promise this time?"

Zhao Yun immediately arrived in front of the stronghold and saw Wei Shi returning soaked to the skin, with a look of shame on his handsome face.

"What's the use of what Captain Zhao is saying now? Cao's army is so vast that with just two thousand soldiers in the stronghold, it's impossible to hold them back for long. Did General Zuo say when we can retreat?"

Wei Shi said with a sullen face and angrily.

Liu Bei sent Zhao Yun's troops to take on the task of luring the enemy, which also affected Wei Shi's local soldiers. This was nothing, as Wei Shi was also mentally prepared.

The key is that after Liu Bei issued this order, he later sent a close friend to send an urgent order, saying that in Bowang Slope, the ambushing Yu Army and Fei Army were not well hidden, and Zhao Yun needed to be delayed for a while.

How long is a period of time?

Liu Bei's order did not clearly state this.

This was a hard time for Zhao Yun's soldiers.

Wei Shi originally wanted to follow the previous agreement with Zhao Yun and retreat on his own after fighting a battle and fulfilling his responsibilities. However, when he saw that Zhao Yun wanted to defend the camp with less than a thousand troops, Wei Shi's heart softened again.

A small army of less than a thousand people.

How long can it be blocked?

Even if Zhao Yun's personal force is outstanding, it can't change anything.

Unable to bear it, Wei Shi had no choice but to volunteer, lead his Neixiang troops forward, and choose ambush locations on both sides of the official road to block Cao's vanguard.

Ambush this job.

Neixiang soldiers are now experts in traps, caltrops, cold arrows and other small tricks, and they are very proficient in them.

"There's still an hour left. When it gets dark at Shenshi, we can withdraw." Zhao Yun solemnly bowed his hand to Wei Shi with a rather embarrassed tone.

Wei Shi led the Neixiang troops along the road to block the attack, which had delayed Cao Jun for two hours. This result was much better than Zhao Yun had expected.

Without Wei Shi, Zhao Yun could only bring his own cavalry into battle again and again.

In that case, by the time he completes the task of luring the enemy, Zhao Yun will probably be paralyzed from exhaustion, and of the hundreds of cavalry following him, it is estimated that there will be less than ten left.

This favor from Wei Shi made Zhao Yun feel heavy in his heart.

"An hour is just around the corner. Captain Zhao and the Neixiang soldiers are exhausted and cannot bear to fight anymore. Shi Xian will retreat. Next, our troops will retreat towards Luyang County in the west."

Wei Shi clasped his fists, saluted Zhao Yun, and said with a slight regret.

This time when he came to Bowangpo, he was in a hurry and the military situation was urgent. Liu Bei's army was in the process of mobilization. Wei Shi had no chance to get to know other generals except Zhao Yun.

The Neixiang soldiers were infantry and walked on two legs. Their speed was definitely not as fast as Cao Jun's infantry and cavalry. If they followed Zhao Yun in retreat, they would be overtaken and eaten by Cao Jun.

The best way for Wei Shi to save these rural soldiers was not to take the usual route, but to turn west from the fork in the road and enter Funiu Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain to the west of Gushan to rest and recuperate.

There is a lot of potential in the vast mountainous area.

At Xiong'er Mountain, Liao Hua and Hou Yin had already received Wei Shi's letter early and were leading the bandits to wait for the arrival of the Neixiang soldiers.

The battle of Bowangpo will be given to Liu Bei and Xiahou Dun first.
Chapter completed!