nownovels Chapter [253] The Pioneer Soldier Comes To Xu County
Chapter [253] The Pioneer Soldier Comes To Xu County
"Tap Tat Tat..."
"Drive! Drive!"
Cao Ren was lying on his horse, with a handful of soldiers by his side, fleeing frantically towards Xu County.
The whip in his hand kept twitching, urging the horse under his crotch to speed up, and he looked back from time to time.
Seeing that there were no enemy troops in sight, Cao Ren finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it! Qin Jun actually got involved." Cao Ren couldn't help cursing.
Due to his cautious personality, Cao Ren didn't realize that Yuan Shao was sneaking away, but chose to stay where he was and continue to watch Yuan's army at Guandu.
Out of the 400,000 army, 50,000 were taken away by Yuan Shao, and there were 350,000 people left, and there were even more civilians. The crowd was endless, and it was impossible to notice the loss of 50,000 people.
But Cao Ren couldn't detect it, Yuan Jun could detect it internally.
Yuan Jun knew about Yuan Shao's departure, and he really thought that Yuan Shao led his army south.
But when it was time to eat, something went wrong. Hundreds of thousands of mouths were waiting for the food to go into the pot, only to find that there was not a grain of food in the barracks.
Not only did Yuan Shao disappear, but all the high-level officials in charge disappeared.
Now hundreds of thousands of Yuan Jun have no leader, and they don't know what to do for a while.
In the absence of leadership, hundreds of thousands of people persisted in place for less than a day before collapsing due to hunger.
Yuan Jun collapsed, Cao Ren naturally would not let go of this opportunity, and immediately led his army to hunt down.
In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Ren had only 50,000 men, and he resisted Yuan Shao's attack of 400,000 troops. After the defeat, there were only 20,000 men left under his command.
It seems impossible for 20,000 people to hunt down and kill hundreds of thousands of people, but there is no problem in chasing down the leaderless rout army. These Yuan Jun who have no leader and are hungry have no fighting spirit at all.
Hundreds of thousands of Yuan troops collapsed on the land of the Central Plains, fleeing everywhere, and some of them ran into the vanguard of the Qin army led by Hua Xiong and Pang De.
After asking what happened, Pang De and Hua Xiong went straight to Cao Ren.
When Cao Ren was in full swing, a group of Qin soldiers suddenly appeared in front of him, and the two sides did not talk nonsense, and started fighting on the spot.
As for the result, it is self-evident, how can the 20,000 Cao army be the opponent of the 40,000 Qin army, and Cao Ren alone is not the opponent of Hua Xiong and Pound.
If it wasn't for Pound and Hua Xiong's more martial virtues, and they didn't stage a two-on-one scene, Cao Ren would have been cold at this time.
Cao Ren was defeated by Pang Dehuaxiong, so naturally he couldn't meet Cao Cao.
Because Cao Jun and Qin Jun were in an encounter, Cao Ren didn't even have a chance to report to Cao Cao, so he was defeated directly.
In desperation, Cao Ren had no choice but to flee in the direction of Xu County. He must first inform the rear of the news to prevent Xu County from being suddenly breached, and then send scouts to report to Cao Cao.
Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain and environment, and the fact that there are not many people around Cao Ren at the moment, the target is already very small. With the help of the collapsed Yuan Jun's cover, he finally got rid of Qin Jun's pursuit. Now he is not far from Xu County, and he can already See you from afar.
A quarter of an hour later, Cao Ren came to the city with his own soldiers.
"Open the door, I'm Cao Ren!" Cao Ren shouted towards the top of the wall.
Xiahou Dun happened to be patrolling the top of the city, poking his head out of the female wall, and saw Cao Ren at a glance.
"Zixiao, why did you come back suddenly?"
"Qin Jun is here, let me in first."
"Open the door!"
The city gate of Xu County was opened, and when Cao Ren entered the city, Xun Yu, who was staying behind, also rushed over after receiving the news.
"Zixiao, what happened? Why aren't you with the lord?" Xun Yu asked directly.
Regarding Cao Cao's tactical plan, even Xun Yu, who was in the rear, was clear about it.
The news of Guandu's victory had already been heard before, and the rear had already known about Yuan Jun's collapse.
Normally, Cao Ren should be by Cao Cao's side at this time.
Seeing his embarrassed face and returning with a few defeated soldiers, Xun Yu immediately realized that something was wrong.
"The Qin army is here. I'm going to meet up with the lord. I met a Qin army on the way. We met in the wild, and immediately started fighting. The opponent has more people, and I can't fight. Cao Ren gave a general overview of the situation.
"No, Lu Bu is ambitious. He wants Henan and Hebei to eat everything." Xun Yu immediately reacted.
"Quick! Send scouts to inform the lord immediately!" Xun Yu ordered hastily.
Before the Qin army arrived, the news had to be sent out, otherwise there would be no chance, and Xun Yu knew this very well.
Yuan Rang and Zi Xiao, there are only 20,000 troops left in the city, do you have the confidence to defend it?" Xun Yu looked at the two of them cautiously.
"Mr. Wen Ruo, don't worry, the opponent has less than 50,000 people, and they can completely defend." Cao Ren said immediately.
"I'm afraid these are just pioneers." Xun Yu said in a low voice.
Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren fell silent after hearing the words.
"Xu County has high walls and thick walls, and there is no shortage of food and grass in the city. The young and strong people in the city can be mobilized to help defend the city." Xiahou Dun said immediately.
"There are also servants in the officials' homes, who can also participate." Cao Ren said immediately.
The generals under Cao Cao must have guards in their families, and most of the counselors under Cao Cao are from aristocratic families. Naturally, there are guards in their families. These people have good military qualities, at least better than ordinary people who have never been on the battlefield. The people are much stronger.
"Okay, I'll take care of the mobilization of the people and family members to protect the courtyard." Xun Yu nodded and agreed, "The task of guarding Xu County is left to you two."
"If Xu County loses something, we're really doomed."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wen Ruo!" Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren said in unison.
Cao Cao is not in Xu County, Xun Yu is an absolute confidant, and Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun are clan generals. As long as the three of them reach a consensus, they can mobilize all the power of Xu County.
One day later, Pang De and Hua Xiong arrived in Xu County with 40,000 Qin troops, and 773 soldiers approached the city.
"How long will it take for Wen Yuan to arrive?" Hua Xiong looked at Pang De and asked.
"Said to send the military industrial battalion first." Pound said: "Let's set up camp first, and the workers will build various siege equipment.
"What? What's the delay?" Hua Xiong couldn't help asking.
"Uncle Zhang said to gather some defeated Yuan Jun and send them to Hulao Pass. These are all good young men." Pang De explained: "But there is no delay. Once the siege equipment is almost ready, Uncle Zhang will take Come with the main force.
"That's fine." Hua Xiong didn't have any objections.
The task of the pioneer is actually to explore the road first, and then do the preparatory work for the war, set up camp, build equipment and other tasks, which are also the duties of the pioneer.
After the main force arrives, they can start attacking the city directly.
"Lingming, the army can be idle, but we men can't be idle." Hua Xiong said suddenly.
"what do you mean..."
"Hey!" Hua Xiong smiled and said, "Naturally, it's to fight and fight, to kill their morale."
"Haha, the heroes see the same thing!" Pang De was overjoyed, and said, "The old hero will take a break for a while, and let the younger generation take the lead!"
After Pang De finished speaking, he immediately patted his horse and went down to the city of Xu County.
"You son of a bitch." Hua Xiong scolded with a smile, if he couldn't beat Pang De, Hua Xiong would have to teach this kid a lesson. .