The massacre by the Xuzhou Army continued. Tian Chou and Peng An, the generals of the Yuan Army, organized their troops to resist twice, but were beaten to pieces by the Xuzhou Army. The troops were completely broken up, and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

It was tragic. Seeing that the situation was not good, Tian Chou and Peng An also gave up their luck and took the troops around them who could still command, and fled to the darkness on both wings of the front camp, leaving the Xuzhou army to continue to massacre those in the front camp.

The soldiers of Yuan's army, who had no time to escape, were as anxious as a frightened bird, and as hurried as a rabbit being chased by hounds.

At first, Deputy Director Tao did not intend to pursue these defeated soldiers with all his strength. He planned to attack Yuan Tan's army's Chinese military camp in one go and capture the Guandu camp while the iron was hot. However, when the Xuzhou army launched an attack on Yuan Tan's army's Chinese military camp, Deputy Director Tao

Only then did I realize that I had underestimated the enemy a little, because the defense strength of Yuan Tan's camp was no less than that of the outer camp. Not only did they build a large number of defenses including strong fences, they dug trenches around the camp, they also temporarily used chariots to ambush the road.

The company was surrounded like an iron barrel, and the chariot battles and crossbow shooters were densely packed behind the fence. The Xuzhou army tried to attack twice but was shot back with random arrows.

What's even more troublesome is that because Mr. Yuan Tan decisively ordered to shoot his own defeated soldiers, there were not many Yuan Jun's defeated soldiers in front of Yuan Tanzhong's camp who could fight as free forwards. The remaining Yuan Jun's defeated soldiers in the front camp also fled to the two wings.

No one dared to escape to the Chinese camp where even his own people were killed. Seeing this situation, Deputy Director Tao also decisively adjusted his tactics and ordered Generals Xu Huang and Zhao Yun to lead their cavalry to attack left and right, chasing down the enemies outside the camp with all their strength.

He led the infantry brigade to stay in the blazing front camp, while continuing to kill the enemy soldiers who had no time to escape from the front camp, while arranging auxiliary troops to completely destroy the enemy's outer fortifications, maximize the results of the battle, and try to mitigate the next attack.

Camp resistance.

The order was conveyed, and under the fierce fire, the Xuzhou cavalry quickly gathered and returned to their own troops. Under the leadership of Xu Huang and Zhao Yun, they fought their way out of the Yuan Army's front camp. They chased and fled until Yuan Army's defeated troops were scattered all over the mountains and plains. At this moment, a thin line of light appeared in the sky.

The fish belly is white, and the enemy is roughly visible in the dawn. It also greatly facilitates the pursuit of the Xuzhou cavalry. Relying on the speed of the horse's legs, it rushes into the enemy thicket like a hurricane, slashing with swords and slashing without mercy. Thousands of knives fell together.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they continued to cry and scream. After killing all the surrounding enemies like chopping melons and vegetables, they then threw themselves at the next group of enemies with murderous intent. Yuan Tan's army was caught up by the Xuzhou cavalry and screamed loudly.

, the dead fell innumerable.

From the moment the defeat was doomed, Zhuge Liang never said a word. He stood on the edge of Yuan Jun's command platform with a gloomy face and remained motionless. Zhuge Liang was not worried about the three Taozi brothers who had not shown up yet. On the contrary, Zhuge Liang still believed that

With the escape skills of Liu Huangshu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, even if the Xuzhou army was ten times larger, they would never be able to harm Uncle Liu Huang's brothers in the chaos at night! And this is exactly the case. Deputy Director Tao even now

They didn't even know that the first large enemy force they defeated was the New Field Army of Liu Huangshu's three brothers.

Zhuge Liang was at a loss, he was also heartbroken, and he was even more worried about his future, because Zhuge Liang was very passionate. The biggest person responsible for this fiasco was himself. It was he who misjudged the enemy's true intentions, and he also advocated for the deceitful surrender.

The enemy led to this extremely tragic defeat. He is the primary person who cannot shirk the responsibility, and he is also the natural bearer of the blame in the post-war liquidation. Therefore, Zhuge Liang is not only worried about his future status, but also

Mr. Yuan Tan is not a good-tempered person when he is worried about his own head.

The result was exactly the same. When the sky was dimming, I saw the fortified front camp that was burned to a complete mess, saw the piles of corpses and blood inside and outside the front camp, and smelled the thick smell of burnt flesh and hair in the air. I felt dizzy.

With his heart broken, Mr. Yuan Tan, who was not very good-tempered to begin with, was completely furious. Regardless of the friendship of his allies, he rushed to Zhuge Liang, grabbed Zhuge Liang's collar, and shouted with red eyes: "This is it."

Is this your surefire strategy? Is this your sure-fire strategy for victory? Now that the troops and horses are lost and the front camp is lost, what should we do? What should we do?"

Zhuge Liang was speechless and just tilted his head to one side. He was so frustrated that he did not even have the courage to look at Mr. Yuan Tan. Fortunately, there was a relatively calm Cui Yan next to Mr. Yuan Tan, who came up in time to stop Yuan Tan.

He advised: "My lord, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs. Although the defeat in this battle was due to Mr. Kong Ming's mistake in predicting the enemy, since we have adopted Mr. Kong Ming's strategy, this responsibility must be shared by us."

At any rate, Cui Yan finally managed to hold Yuan Tan back, preventing the furious Yuan Tan from stabbing Zhuge Liang. However, when he pressed the gourd and raised the gourd, Mr. Guo Tu over there covered his face and burst into tears, wailing: "Little brother

, Little brother, I hurt you because of my brother. I hurt you because of my brother. I shouldn’t let you go to the Tao thief’s camp to pretend to surrender and deliver a message for my own sake! Little brother, if you have three advantages and two shortcomings, you will be under the Nine Springs for your brother.

How can I go to see my father and mother?"

Although he had always been at odds with Mr. Guo Tu, Cui Yan was still extremely miserable when he heard Guo Tu's heartfelt cry. He also knew that Guo Suo was definitely in doom and gloom now and would never have a chance to return to Yuan Tan's army. This

At that moment, something suddenly happened in the distance outside the camp. Yuan Tan, Cui Yan and others, who were condescending, saw from a distance that the own cavalry brought by Yuan Xi to attack the Xuzhou camp had fled back in embarrassment, and there was a group of Xuzhou cavalry in pursuit.

The Xuzhou infantry team who stayed outside the camp also quickly formed a defensive formation, preparing to attack Yuan Xi's defeated army with their own pursuers.

"How come the second brother was defeated?" Yuan Tan, who originally had some hope, turned even paler and hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, send a fast horse out of the camp to contact the second brother and ask him to return to the camp from the flank."

"Lord, it's too late." Cui Yan said helplessly: "The Xuzhou bandit army has divided its forces to guard our north and south gates. No matter where the second general returns to camp, he cannot avoid the interception of the Xuzhou bandit army, and our messenger can't escape."

We can’t send them out.”

When Young Master Yuan Tan was in despair, Yuan Xi was very smart and led his army to turn north, avoiding the interception of the Xuzhou infantry array, and fled directly to the open area to the north. Cui Yanzheng praised Yuan Xi for his skill in leading the army.

When he was thinking, Mr. Yuan Tan screamed like a pig. "Little man's army! Oh no, it's the little man's army who is chasing the second brother! The second brother's loss this time must be huge!"

Cui Yan quickly took a closer look and saw that the Xuzhou cavalry that was chasing Yuan Xi was indeed lined up in five neat and iconic lines. They always cleverly maintained a distance from Yuan Xi's army and kept drawing their bows and firing arrows in pursuit.

After shooting Yuan Xi's cavalry, Yuan Xi's team had no power not to fight back. They could only flee northward desperately, without even having the courage to stop and turn around to fight. After discovering this, Cui Yan's face began to turn gray.

. said: "I wonder how many of the six thousand cavalry brought by the second general can escape under the pursuit of the small army."

"There is no need to worry, Mr. Ji Gui, and there is no need to worry, Marquis Ji." Zhuge Liang finally spoke and said: "Ten miles to the north is the Pu River. There are many rivers in that area. There are also two small towns, Yuanwu and Yangwu, that can temporarily stay. The terrain is extremely extreme.

It is not suitable for the small army of Xuzhou to fight. As long as the second general's team crosses the Pu River in a gentle place, it will not be difficult to escape the pursuit of the small army."

"Yes. I hope the second general will also think of this and cross the river as soon as possible to get rid of the pursuit." Cui Yan nodded and agreed with Zhuge Liang's judgment, but Master Yuan Tan snorted heavily and vowed in his heart that he would never listen to anything Zhuge Liang said again.

A word of advice.

Zhuge Liang's judgment on the battle situation was naturally top-notch. After the cavalry led by Yuan Xi fled to the Pu River, they were desperate and chose to swim across the river where the current was slow. The Junzi Army, which had extremely high requirements for the battlefield environment, did not dare to

After crossing the river to pursue, Yuan Xi only used bows and arrows to kill the Jizhou cavalry on the river bank. Although he achieved certain results and captured a lot of horses, Yuan Xi still led about half of the cavalry across the Pu River and fled to

The small town of Yangwu temporarily took shelter. Tao Ji, who led the Junzi Army, knew that there were many rivers in the north that were not conducive to his army's fighting, so he did not continue the pursuit. He quickly chose to lead his army in triumph and joined the main force led by Deputy Director Tao before returning to the Guandu camp.

When Junzi's army returned to Yuan's camp, the Xuzhou infantry had completely destroyed all the fortifications outside Yuan's camp. Xu Huang and Zhao Yun also led more than 3,000 prisoners back to the main force, and saw that the remnants of Yuan's army were always shrinking.

Deputy Director Tao, who refused to fight in the Central Military Camp and was not well prepared for the attack, could only order the troops to return to the camp, escort the prisoners of war and return in triumph with the captured trophies, leaving the shocked remnants of Yuan's army hiding in the Central Military Camp.

I was trembling in fear, mourning another disastrous defeat my army had suffered.

It was indeed a tragic battle. Yuan Tan's army was killed in battle, and the missing and captured soldiers added up to an astonishing number of more than 12,000. General Han Meng was killed in battle, and all the front camps were burned. The camp was finally built with great difficulty.

The Xuzhou army took the opportunity to destroy many of the outer fortifications. The outer fortifications in front of the camp were completely destroyed, and the frontal defense was greatly reduced. The losses were so heavy that the listeners were sad and shed tears. Mr. Yuan Tan lost thirty-five thousand in the Guandu camp.

More than a third of the thousand troops were wiped out in one fell swoop.

What's even worse is that the 4,000 troops that Uncle Liu Huang finally managed to reassemble after repeated defeats were almost wiped out in this battle. After the Xuzhou army withdrew, Uncle Liu and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei returned to Yuan Dynasty alive.

Tan Jun's camp, but the number of Huangshu's soldiers who returned to Yuan Tan's army was less than a thousand, which basically extinguished Liu Huangshu's hope of making a comeback, and basically wiped out Liu Huangshu's right to speak in Yuan Tan's army. So he returned to Yuan Tan's army.

In the camp, Uncle Liu Huang, who was good at crying, inevitably burst into tears again in public, mourning the soldiers of his own army who died in this battle, and also mourning his own bad luck. Every time he met Deputy Director Tao, nothing good happened.

After finally waiting for Liu Huangshu to hold back his tears, Zhuge Liang whispered in Liu Huangshu's ear: "My lord, if Liang is right, after this defeat, Yuan Tan must not have the intention to hold on to Guandu, and will probably lead his troops to withdraw."

Go to Bingzhou to compete with Yuan Shang. At that time, the Lord must ask for orders to go to Xuchang to defend the city and contain the Xuzhou army for Yuan Tan. If we can succeed, our army's losses last night can still be recovered from Xuchang City, and doubled.

"

"Abandon Guandu and evacuate to Bingzhou? Is this possible?" Uncle Liu asked in a choked voice.

"Yes, it may be very big." Zhuge Liang replied in a low voice: "Although Yuan Tan is arrogant and rough, he is also very passionate. He is no match for Tao Shijun. Now there is little hope of holding on to Guandu. Yuan Tan will definitely give up Guandu."

He wanted to go to Bingzhou to temporarily avoid Tao Ying's sharp ideas. By then, he would not only have the natural dangers of the Yellow River and Taihang to defend, but also be able to make up for the losses in the embankment and find Yuan Shang to settle accounts and recapture Jizhou. Yuan Tan and Guo Tu could still see the pros and cons of this.

from."

Uncle Liu Huang's slender eyes flickered and he nodded. Zhuge Liang reminded again: "But there is one more thing. My lord must beware of Yuan Tan asking Tao Ying for peace, handing over Xuchang and the emperor as a condition in exchange for Tao Ying letting him lead his army to withdraw.

Let's go, if Yuan Tan has this idea, my lord must resolutely oppose it, otherwise, our battle will be in vain with the sacrifice of more than 3,000 soldiers."

Uncle Liu Huang's slender eyes flashed with cold light again, and he quickly nodded solemnly, keeping Zhuge Liang's reminder in mind.

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At the same time, in the Xuzhou Army camp, after returning triumphantly to his own camp, the jubilant Deputy Director Tao immediately ordered a reward for the three armies and a heavy reward for the meritorious officials in the battle. The Xuzhou troops cheered and jumped on Deputy Director Tao's command.

In a very good mood, the loyal Jia Laohu took the opportunity and said to Deputy Director Tao: "My lord, we can win this battle. It's all thanks to our army's success in luring the enemy out of the protection of the Guandu strong camp, and our army was able to lure the enemy out."

He came out of the strong camp because of someone's merits. Xu has the courage to intercede for him, and also asks the lord to consider his numerous merits and deeds and give him another chance to make atonement and save him from prison."

"Mr. Wenhe is indeed a good friend. At this time, he did not forget to plead with Mr. Zhongming." Deputy Director Tao, who was in a good mood, smiled and waved his hand and said: "Well, for the sake of Mr. Wenhe, let's put Yang Hong and Li Lang

Release those two idiots and bring them here to await their disposal."

The guard made a promise, and Deputy Director Tao added: "By the way, bring Guo Suo and the pawn named Shi Yunfeng, and take care of their affairs as well."

The guard followed the order and left. Xu Chu, who was waiting for the banquet and drinking next to him, interrupted and said: "My lord, what else do you need to do with those two men? Just chop them down, right? They are not messengers anyway, so there is no point in killing them."

Unethical."

Several Xuzhou generals agreed and thought that Guo Suo and Shi Yunfeng, who dared to pretend to surrender and spy on military aircraft, should be killed directly. However, Deputy Director Tao smiled and said: "Killing these two common men is just a piece of cake, but instead of killing them, it is better to kill them."

It's better to let them do a big thing for our army."

"What big thing are we doing?" Xu Chu asked again.

Deputy Director Tao smiled but did not answer. At this time, the army cooks had brought the food and wine to the Chinese army tent. Deputy Director Tao took the lead in raising a glass and invited all the civil and military officers to drink together to celebrate the victory. After three drinks, Yang Chang

Shi, Li Lang, Guo Suo, and Shi Yunfeng had also been escorted into the Chinese army's tent, and they all knelt down in front of Deputy Director Tao.

"Push Guo Suo and Shi Yunfeng out of the tent." Deputy Director Tao smiled and ordered: "Take off their clothes and tattoo two lines of words on their backs and chests. The first line is Zhuge's clever plan to calm the world.

The second line is to compensate the wife and lose the soldiers. Once the tattoo is done, let them go, but don't let them wear clothes. Let them go back to see Yuan Tanpifu and Zhuge Villager with bare arms."

The Xuzhou generals laughed loudly, but Guo Suo was furious and roared: "Tao Thief! Scholars cannot be killed but not humiliated. If you have the ability, kill me. How can you be a hero if you humiliate me with such despicable means?"

"If I don't tattoo it on your face, I'm already giving you face." Deputy Director Tao said with a cruel smile: "Also, don't blame me. You want to go to Zhuge Village to settle the score. This traitor proposed to the girl from the Huang family, and the girl from the Huang family loves her.

As for me, I would rather be my concubine than his wife. He has a grudge, so he followed the big-eared thief to Guandu to fish in troubled waters. He wants to use your hands to seek revenge from me. Since your idiot lord is willing to let him use it, then that's it.

Don’t blame me for being angry at you! Drag me down and have my words tattooed on your chest and back! Zhuge’s clever plan is to bring peace to the world, and he lost his wife and lost his troops!”

The escorting soldiers sang a promise and dragged Guo Suo and Shi Yunfeng, who were shouting and resisting, away. Yang Changshi, who was kneeling in front of Deputy Director Tao, took the opportunity and said: "My lord, let me go and supervise the tattooing. You also know my lord."

My calligraphy is good, and I have taken care to make these fourteen characters neat and orderly."

"My lord, I would like to practice acupuncture." Li Lang kowtowed quickly and said, "My lord, you also know that I and Lord Chang Shi have been getting along the longest and they cooperate best."
To be continued...