Fan Chou died, and failure was inevitable.

Yu Fang, the general who did not participate in the charge, headed straight for Xu Rong with the remaining hundreds of wounded cavalrymen.

Liu Chong's crossbowmen's participation in the battle directly caused the situation on the battlefield to take a turn for the worse, and Xu Rong's original victory situation also collapsed.

When Xu Rong saw these defeated generals and heard the news that Fan Chou led his army to fight to the death, he fell silent for a while.

I couldn't help but laugh at myself: The battlefield is just like this. There is no sure-win situation, and unexpected variables may occur at any time.

"General Yu will be reorganized into our army for the time being and take the wounded back to Baima first!" Xu Rong ordered.

After Yu Fang led his men to leave, Xu Rong called his generals again and ordered: "Take five hundred troops and horses, collect all the flags, disperse and march, and return to Baima with Yu Fang!"

The general understood what Xu Rong meant. This was to create the illusion that the army was returning. Due to the influence of terrain and vegetation, it was impossible for the sentry to take into account all the details. They usually looked at the scale of the march.

"The last general takes command!"

Originally, the remaining soldiers came to Xu Rong just to bring the news to Xu Rong, but because of this incident, Xu Rong thought of another possibility.

Xu Rong called another person and said to him: "General Fan Chou is dead and the camp is empty now. Yuan Jun will definitely send people to rob the camp. You quickly cross the river and inform General Zhang Liao that Yuan Jun has invaded the territory!"

A cold light flashed in Xu Rong's eyes: Kill my lieutenant, don't you think that's the end of it, right?

…

Yan Liang and Liu Chong jointly attacked Fan Chou, and news of his death soon reached Wen Chou and Guo Tu.

Wen Chou couldn't believe it for a moment.

"Fan Chou is dead?"

The two had many fights in Hanoi, and the outcome was indisputable. Regardless of their stance, Wen Chou still had some respect for Fan Chou.

After all, there are not many people in the world who can tie with him.

After hearing this, Guo Tu immediately put on an expression that said, "Everything is under the control of the mountain man." He didn't let the surprise in his heart leak out at all, but in fact, his heart was filled with ups and downs.

This was the first major frontal victory achieved by Duke Yuan since he started the uprising. Moreover, he killed an enemy general, which greatly boosted his morale.

"I just said, General, there is no need to worry about it, Fan Chou, someone will take care of it!"

Wen Chou was also dissatisfied, and smiled at Guo Tu and said: "The military advisor has calculated that once Fan Chou dies, the road ahead will be clear, and Jiang Qi is ordered to carry out the attack again."

"Report——"

The whistle came: "General, Fan Chou's remaining troops have joined forces with Xu Rong, and they have all withdrawn to Baima."

Guo Tu clapped his big hand, shouted "Okay", and then said to Wen Chou: "General, this opportunity is rare. Fan Chou was defeated and the remaining soldiers fled to Baima. At this time, the garrison camp must be empty. General can take advantage of it and seize it."

With enough food, grass and baggage, you can make another great contribution!"

Wen Chou also clapped his hands and laughed and said, "The military advisor has a good plan. I want to lead the army myself!"

Guo Tu did not stop him because Fan Chou was defeated and Xu Rong withdrew. With Xu Rong's steady temperament, he would definitely not take risks again without Fan Chou.

More importantly, in this position, even if Xu Rong takes risks, Yuan Jun is still able to deal with it.

Fan Chou was dead and the situation was over. General Wen Chou had been holding it in for several days and then asked him to relax.

Next, Guo Tu met with Yan Liang and Liu Chong. Chen Lin also came to the army. Guo Tu asked about Yan Liang's injury with concern, and was very respectful to Liu Chong. Although the matter had not reached that point, Yuan Shao

Guo Tu knew some rumors about Liu Chong's position, so he tried to win over Liu Chong while he could get in touch with him.

"The King's Crossbow is truly a rare weapon in the world. Not only did the Yellow Turbans dare not invade the country, but even the brave Xiliang Army was greatly frustrated. I really admire it!"

"The military advisor has been praised too much, and it is all due to General Yan Liang's death in the battle!" Liu Chong responded politely.

"No, no, we have shot through the rain of arrows with our own eyes. If we fight in the future, it would be great if your Majesty can shoot a few rounds!" Yan Liang took over the conversation and continued to trade business.

"Military advisor, where is General Wen Chou?" Yan Liang suddenly asked.

"Oh, that's it. Fan Chou was defeated and died, and the camp must be empty. General Wen Chou went to clean up the camp. Maybe he will gain a lot!" As Guo Tu spoke, the smile on his face became even bigger.

"What!" Chen Lin suddenly replied in surprise, "Don't Gongze know about the agreement?"

"Agreement? What agreement?" Guo Tu looked at Chen Lin in confusion, then looked at Yan Liang and Liu Chong.

Yan Liang: Don’t ask me, I’m trapped in Puyang just like you.

Liu Chong: Don't look at me. I'm new here and don't know anything.

"Hey! The military advisor has been trapped in Puyang with his lord. Naturally, he didn't know that the King of Bohai signed an agreement with Yuan Gong. In addition to using food to redeem people, he was not allowed to attack any city or camp in Dongjun for a period of one year. Our army came in to support

The meaning of the grain team is already vague. Even if the two sides fight, it can be called a misunderstanding, but once they attack the Dongjun camp, the agreement will be broken!" Chen Lin explained.

"This is happening!"

Guo Tu's eyes widened, and he immediately thought: Since the camp was safe, why did Fan Chou's remnant soldiers not flee back to the camp, but emptied it?

They did it on purpose!

Deliberately expose a flaw and lure him to attack. As soon as Wen Chou enters the camp, the agreement will be broken. Then...

Chen Lin suddenly thought about why Bohai King's soldiers and horses were gathered on the north bank of the river outside the White Horse. It turned out that Bohai King had already prepared for unexpected events.

What a coincidence, something unexpected happened.

"Gongzhi, if it's too late, we should quickly chase General Wen Chou back. If it's too late, we should quickly rush the grain team to Jiyin. Once the Bohai King's troops attack, everything will be in vain!" Chen Lin said anxiously.

Guo Tu also knew that King Bohai was powerful in battle, and even took this unexpected situation into account. The calculation was too terrifying.

"Kong Zhang, I'm afraid it's too late to recall this matter! We can only choose the latter." Guo Tu immediately ordered: "The grain team should speed up and be sure to send the grain team into Jiyin before the Bohai King's cavalry arrives.

!”

Yan Liang and Liu Chong were stunned for a while when they heard the urgent arrangements made by the two of them.

Just now everyone was happy because of Fan Chou's death, why did they immediately become like they had to die?

Just because of King Bohai?

Guo Tu said: "Fortunately, it will take some time for King Bohai to arrive. Lu Bu is also stationed in Xiancheng. We should be able to enter Jiyin smoothly."

Guo Tu finally told everyone the good news to comfort everyone, and Chen Lin immediately followed up: "No, the King of Bohai's troops are by the river. If they are quick, the cavalry will arrive overnight."

Guo Tu was so confused, why did he provoke King Bohai again?

However, before the order to speed up the march was given to Jiang Qi, a cavalry force suddenly shot out from the rear of the food team and quickly caught up with the food team. The cavalry roared past, and anyone holding a weapon was killed.

The rear end of the grain team suddenly fell into chaos. The peasants pulling grain fled in all directions, and the grain team also came to a standstill.

When Jiang Qi heard that the tail of the grain team was attacked, he immediately ordered to speed up, and he led his troops to fight. He often murmured in his heart: Didn't Xu Rong's army withdraw?

Why did another army of troops come out?

Could it be that Xu Rongjun faked defeat?

His guess was correct. It was Xu Rong who was pretending to withdraw his troops. He personally led the cavalry to kill him, and he was attacking the grain team who had almost no ability to fight back.

On the other side, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, who arrived at Liyang, crossed the river directly. Dongjun was a forbidden area for Yuan Shaojun, but for the soldiers and horses of King Bohai, it was just like their own home.

Just like Liu Qing did not ask to take Yan County, just like Dong Zhuo's army could also use Chenliu County.

Zhang Liao did this to deal with the so-called emergency situation.

If there is no emergency, then there is no need to cross back. But if there is an emergency, it will be too late to cross the river by then.

Zhang Liao not only crossed the river, but also kept marching south. At Xu Huang's suggestion, he even sent out a sentry to get first-hand information.

However, not long ago, they actually received news from Xu Rong.

An emergency occurred.

"Wenyuan, can this really be called an emergency? It seems like everything was arranged." Xu Huang complained.

Zhang Liao smiled and replied: "You and I just need to finish the things that the master is waiting for and bring the food and grass back."

The two men led the cavalry to pursue them. In order to speed up, Xu Huang even left the Iron Buddha Temple behind.

…

On both sides of the grain team, the battle was fierce. Because of Fan Chou's death, the Xiliang soldiers were all holding back a sense of resentment. Coupled with Xu Rong's fanning the flames, the fighting spirit of all Xiliang soldiers was immediately ignited, and they rushed to fight without fear of death.

Some "crazy soldiers" pushed their horses to the extreme speed and ran directly into Jiang Qi's infantry formation. After injuring dozens of people, he was also chopped off his horse with random knives.

If there are too many people like this, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the infantry formation. Instead of being killed, scores of people will be knocked down, trampled alive, broken bones, and turned into a puddle of rotten flesh.

…

Jiang Qi prided himself on running an army well, and could still cope with it even when he was at a disadvantage. In fact, he proved this several times in Hanoi.

However, this time, Jiang Qijun's situation was not just a little bad.

Infantry and cavalry are at a disadvantage in field battles.

The civilians fled and dispersed, resulting in a loose formation and a chaotic and chaotic situation.

Facing a group of "crazy" Xiliang cavalry, Jiang Qijun's inner defense collapsed, he lost all will to fight, and was extremely bad.

Jiang Qi did not know the news of Fan Chou's death in battle, and he was even confused as to why the Xiliang cavalry had such an impact.

On the battlefield on both sides of the grain team, corpses were strewn on the ground, blood was splattered everywhere, and almost every grain truck was contaminated. Jiang Qi's army fought and retreated, and continued to reduce its numbers, complaining endlessly in his heart.

Jiang Qi, what kind of battle are you fighting? He cursed himself in his heart.
To be continued...