Chapter 430: Burning the Military Camp to Retreat Cao’s Army

"Kill" The two armies fought in a hún manner, and the shouts of killing were loud. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were worthy of being the generals of Jiangdong, and they were able to block Cao's army's attack. However, as Cao's army continued to come, the pressure on the two became increasing.

Seeing that he could not attack for a long time, Cao Cao said angrily: "Order Han Meng, Gao Lan immediately leads his troops to attack Zhongkang, follow me."

"Yes" knowing that he had to fight for his life, Xu Chu held the big sword tightly in his hand and guarded Cao Cao's side. The huge sword like a gate would kill all the enemies five steps away. He took a deep look at Xu Chu, Cao Cao

He nodded with great satisfaction. To be honest, he liked Xu Chu even more than the resourceful Wei Yan.

"Second Young Master, order to retreat." Looking at the retreating Jiangdong Army, Lu Su smiled and said, "Put all Cao's troops into the camp."

"Okay" Seeing that Cao's army was unstoppable, Sun Quan ordered the entire army to retreat with a gloomy face. He thought he could stop Cao's army without setting fire, but he didn't expect that Cao's army was so fierce.

"Sun Quan has retreated." When he saw Sun Quan's banner retreating from a distance, Qu Yi immediately shouted loudly. The morale of Cao's army soared, and the entire army went to kill Sun Quan's banner without fear of death.

"No, Jiangdong's army was not defeated, so why did they retreat?" During the battle, Cao Cao saw Jiangdong's soldiers retreating while fighting, and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Prime Minister, Sun Quan must have known that he was outmatched and wanted to retreat to preserve his strength." Hearing Cao Cao mutter to himself, Xu Chu expressed his thoughts while killing the enemy.

"Maybe." The gloom in his heart lingered, but Cao Cao didn't want to let Sun Quan go. He gritted his teeth and led his army to kill Sun Quan.

"Huh..." A big gun swept over Cao Cao's head, and Xu Chu cut the owner of the big gun in two. The soldier who was cut in half could not die for a moment, and actually hugged Xu Chu's horse tui, but was trampled to death by Xu Chu's war horse.

Looking at the Jiangdong soldiers who had been trampled into flesh and mud, through the faint firelight, Cao Cao discovered that the ground was covered with a layer of thatch, and there were many jiāo shallow grooves faintly between the thatch, and an unknown liquid was flowing in them.

"Tung oil?" He sniffed his nose vigorously. The thick smell of blood was mixed with a familiar smell. Cao Cao's thoughts changed and he was shocked and said: "Send the order and exit Sun Quan's camp."

The messenger rushed away, and Xu Chu asked in confusion: "Prime Minister, our army is gaining the upper hand, why do we need to retreat?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here quickly." Cao Cao had no time to explain and shouted directly: "We have fallen into Sun Quan's trick."

"Obey" Although he didn't know what Sun Quan's trick was, Xu Chu had always been obedient. Whether it was to Cao Cao or Liu Bei, he always obeyed. Since Cao Cao asked him to retreat, he didn't say anything, and went to the camp to protect Cao Cao.

Rush outside.

"Want to leave? It's too late." Seeing Cao Jun trying to retreat, Lu Su sneered and said, "Order Zhu Huan to mobilize all his troops and fire rockets at the camp."

Following Lu Su's order, countless Jiangdong soldiers appeared around Sun Quan's camp. They all held a long bow in their hands, and there were lit rockets on the bows. Thousands of arrows were fired in unison, and the rockets ignited tung oil, and the tung oil followed.

The shallow ditch filled the entire camp with flames. The thatch burned, and the tongues of flames licked the tents and walls, turning the camp into a sea of ​​fire.

"It's on fire, retreat quickly." The situation reversed instantly. Cao's army, which was originally invincible, fled in panic like a lost dog. Jiangdong's army did not pursue them. They just lined up behind the camp and shot those who looked like headless flies with bows and arrows.

Sergeant Cao

"Prime Minister, come with me." When the fire broke out, Xu Chu was frightened, but he quickly calmed down. Thinking back then, when he followed Liu Bei, what dangers did he not encounter? Situations like this, although not common, do occur.

More than a dozen times.

"Zhongkang, kill and open a bloody road." The entire Sun Quan camp exploded. Tens of thousands of Cao's troops were crowded in the camp. Seeing the fire ignited, they all wanted to rush out of the camp, but the noisy soldiers blocked the road.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Cao Cao would not show mercy and immediately asked Xu Chu to kill his soldiers in order to gain a way out.

"Yes" Xu Chu is not a good person, and he doesn't know how to cherish his soldiers. In addition, his task is to protect Cao Cao, and with Cao Cao's order, the giant knife in his hand slashed at Cao Cao's soldiers. There was Jiangdong Army blocking the way.

, with a huge fire around him and Xu Chu’s butcher’s knife behind him, Sergeant Cao’s soldiers were a little desperate.

"Don't leave Cao Cao." Seeing Cao Cao going to kill outside the camp under the protection of Xu Chu, Sun Quan and Lu Su, who were standing on a high place directing the battle, quickly ordered Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, and Lu Meng to lead their troops to surround and kill them.

Thinking about it, if Cao Cao can be kept here, Jiangdong will rise.

Xu Chu may not be able to bear it when he kills his own soldiers "deadly", but he will never be soft-hearted in killing Jiangdong's soldiers. The big sword in his hand is as heavy as a light one, and he cuts a semicircle, dozens of spears are broken, and seven or eight heads are killed.

Flying up, Xu Chu's ferocity made the soldiers of Jiangdong fearful.

"Youping, follow me." Seeing his soldiers being slaughtered, Jiang Qin shouted: "Xu Chu, don't be so arrogant."

"Well done!" Jiang Qin rode quickly and rushed forward. Xu Chu shouted and raised his sword to kill him head-on.

"So much strength." On the bridge during the day, Xu Chu made himself take a step back with just his momentum. Jiang Qin was still a little dissatisfied. But after receiving the knife, he felt his arms were numb and he couldn't hold the weapon. He couldn't help but feel nervous.

shock.

"How dare you show off in front of me with your little ability?" Xu Chu's face was filled with ferociousness. He had only used 80% of the force on the knife just now. When the blade turned, 100% of the force was added to the knife, and Xu Chu struck Jiang Qin's head.

Cut it

"You Ping, help me." The giant sword roared and slashed at him. Jiang Qin knew he was outmatched and quickly called Zhou Tai for help.

"Dang..." Zhou Tai finally blocked the giant sword with Jiang Qin before the sword fell, but was pushed back three steps by the force of the weapon's counterattack, while Xu Chu was pushed back five steps.

"Prime Minister, I'll trap them, you go first." He told Cao Cao beside him, Xu Chu said with a smile: "Two tired bastards, watch me kill you."

Jiang Qin breathed a sigh of relief after knowing the bottom line of Xu Chu's martial arts. If he and Zhou Tai couldn't stop Xu Chu, the trouble would be big. However, if they blocked Xu Chu, they wouldn't be able to capture Cao Cao. This made

Jiang Qin felt a little aggrieved.

Xu Chu brandished a giant sword and fought with Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai. Cao Cao knew his martial arts skills, so he beat his horse and rushed outside the camp. But how could Sun Quan let Cao Cao escape? After setting the fire, Zhu Huan took

The soldiers who set the fire surrounded him. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and pulled out the Heavenly Sword from his waist, trying to carve out a bloody path.

"Cao Mengde, just be my prisoner." Seeing Cao Cao trying his best, Zhu Huan couldn't help but laugh. No matter how bad he was, he was still a Jiangdong general, and his martial arts skills were much better than Cao Cao's.

"Prime Minister, don't be alarmed, Cao Chun is here." Just when Cao Cao was a little desperate, the sound of huge horse hoofs sounded. Three thousand tigers and leopards, led by Cao Chun, rushed into Sun Quan's camp. The burning wall made a crash

He fell down and injured countless soldiers.

"Capture Cao Cao" Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly again, Zhu Huan was furious. He sent soldiers to surround Cao Cao and intercepted Cao Chun at the same time.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the most elite cavalry under Cao Cao. They are divided into Tiger Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry. The Tiger Cavalry is like a heavily armored cavalry, with strong crushing capabilities, while the Leopard Cavalry is a light cavalry, used to outflank and penetrate.

In order to attack Sun Quan's camp, Cao Chun brought all tiger cavalry with him. The heavy cavalry, which looked like tanks, instantly tore Zhu Huan's troops apart.

"Go to hell" Seeing his soldiers being slaughtered by tiger and leopard cavalry, Zhu Huan became even more angry. He waved the spear in his hand and went to kill Cao Chun.

"Death!" Cao Chun was in charge of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. How could he not have the ability? He swung the spear in his hand and swiped it towards Zhu Huan's waist. Not to be outdone, Zhu Huan stabbed Cao Chun in the chest with his spear.

"Pfft..." A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Zhu Huan stared at Cao Chun's chest in shock. His spear was indeed pierced there, but it only made Cao Chun pause slightly, and Cao Chun's spear swept his waist.

Suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, causing him to vomit blood. Zhu Huan turned his horse and fled. He even suspected that Cao Chun had used some sorcery.

Looking at the scratches on his chest armor, Cao Chun also broke into a cold sweat. The armor on his body was newly made by Cao Cao's subordinates, and his chest was protected by a whole piece of fine steel. During the experiment, except for Xu Chu,

The great strength of the general can cut it open, but general generals do not have magic weapons and can only leave scratches. Of course, even if the armor is very strong, the feeling of being stabbed is not very good. If Cao Cao is not in a hurry to rescue

cào, Cao Chun won’t do it forcefully

"Zihe, are you okay?" When Zhu Huan was defeated, Cao Cao broke out of the siege and came to Cao Chun's side.

"I'm fine thanks to this precious armor." Cao Chun patted the precious armor on his body and said with a smile, "If it hadn't been for the gift from my elder brother, I would have had to work hard to capture Zhu Huan."

"What kind of generous gift is this? From now on, the whole world belongs to our Cao family." Cao Cao smiled and said, "Zihe, follow me and rescue Xu Chu, Qu Yi and other generals."

"Brother, you retreat first and leave the rescue of the generals to me." Sun Quan's camp was full of fire, and Cao Chun didn't want Cao Cao to take risks.

"This..." Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "Then I will retreat first, and you go over there. Zhongkang is being besieged by two generals under Sun Quan. Don't let anything happen to him."

"Brother, don't worry, I know how to do it." Cao Chun patted his chest and looked very confident.

"Okay." Cao Chun is the general in the Cao clan second only to Cao Ren. Cao Cao is very confident in him, otherwise he would not give him the tiger and leopard knight. Cao Cao nodded, turned around and rushed towards Cao Jun's camp.

The night slowly passed, and the sky gradually turned blue. With the addition of Cao Chun and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the battlefield fell into a stalemate again. If this persists, Jiangdong Army will be the unlucky one. Lu Su smiled and said: "Second Young Master, retreat."

"Are we just going to retreat like this?" In addition to causing Cao's army to lose many soldiers, not even one of Cao's generals was left behind. Sun Quan was filled with unwillingness. He saw the generals besieging Xu Chu and wanted to see if he could capture Xu Chu.

"Don't wait any longer." Lu Su said: "Cao Cao has returned to the camp, and there should be a guarding general in Cao Cao's camp. If he comes with a large army, our army will lose the camp and will never be able to resist it. Now, we have won for a while

, which broke the situation where Cao Cao was overwhelming others. As long as the stalemate continues, when the eldest son breaks through Nanjun, Cao Cao will have to retreat. At that time, we follow and pursue, not only can we defeat Cao Cao, but also capture Yuzhou."

"This..." After staring at Lu Su for a long time, Sun Quan suddenly sighed and said: "Order to withdraw the troops."

The "Second Young Master Yingming" knew that Sun Quan was unwilling to give up, and he also knew that he did not want to wait for Sun Ce to win, but if he really tolerated it, Lu Su was secretly worried. Compared to the hero Sun Ce, Sun Quan was a tyrant

The sky is getting brighter, and a red sun rises from the east. Sun Quan has retreated ten miles, and Cao Cao has also retreated to the north bank. In the original Sun Quan stronghold, there is ashes everywhere. The burnt corpses have not been processed yet, but regardless of

Whether it was Cao's army or Jiangdong's army, they couldn't tell who the bodies belonged to, so they could only roughly gather the bodies together, dig a big hole and bury them.

In the main tent of Cao's army, Cao Cao sat at the top, but he no longer had the majesty he once had. Although he had been protected by Xu Chu, he was still burned by the fire. Half of his body was naked, and the military doctor was smearing it on him.

What, the pain made him grin. What was even more interesting was that his face was blackened by the fire, and the short beard under his chin was also burned and rolled up, making him look very embarrassed.

"See my lord" After cleaning up the battlefield, Cao Cao's generals returned to the tent one after another. Xu Chu took off his armor and allowed the military doctors to treat his injuries. His injuries were slightly more than Cao Cao's.

"Forgive me." Cao Cao wanted to wave his hand grandly, but as soon as he moved his shoulder, the wound was pulled, and he grinned in pain. Everyone saw his expression and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. They almost suffered from internal injuries.

Everyone's faces were red, and Cao Cao smiled and said, "Just laugh if you want, won't you suffer a little loss?"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, everyone finally couldn't help laughing. Seeing this situation, Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Hurry up and laugh. After you finish laughing, report the situation to the truth."

The crowd couldn't make Cao Cao look too bad. After laughing a few times, Xun You cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, our army attacked the camp last night and lost 30,000 soldiers. The general did not suffer any damage."

A total of 50,000 troops were sent out, but they fell into Sun Quan's scheme and only lost 30,000, which is not too much. You must know that there are still many soldiers who are fleeing and have not yet returned to the army. Cao Cao nodded and asked: "Where is Sun Quan?

how's it going"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, since the corpses are all burnt, it is really impossible to count. Our army's losses are still calculated by counting the returning soldiers, so it is impossible to estimate Sun Quan's losses." Xun You shrugged, looking quite helpless.

"I'll give it up if I can't estimate it." Cao Cao said with a smile: "If our army suffered 30,000 casualties, Sun Quan would have at least 10,000 casualties. If it weren't for the fear that Liu Zhang would take advantage of the situation, he could have destroyed Jiangdong at any time with an army of 200,000."

"What the Prime Minister said is true."
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