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The Rise of Heroes Chapter 376: Retreating to the Ancient City

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    There was a melee until the afternoon. Although Wang Shuang and Han You's 10,000 cavalry had the upper hand, Yuan's army was large in number and geographically advantageous. Under the command of General Qian Zhao and others, the two sides quickly stabilized their position.  The cavalry fought fiercely against the infantry.  Wang Shuang asked Han You to lead the army to guard the retreat from the east gate, while he led his troops to charge hard and annihilate tens of thousands of enemies. However, he also lost many men and horses, and nearly 30% of the 10,000 Xiliang cavalry were killed.  Seeing that it would be difficult to capture the camp if he continued to fight, Wang Shuang decided to retreat. While collecting the wounded, he set fires everywhere. Coupled with the military tents that were already on fire, the entire Yuan Army camp was filled with smoke and fire.  The two took advantage of the chaos to gather the remaining troops, and rushed away from the east gate with the wounded.  After this battle, all the military tents in Yuan's camp were destroyed, the stored grain and grass were burned, and there were more than 15,000 casualties. The entire camp was in a mess, the soldiers were disorganized, morale was low, and the army was defeated.  Wen Chou had just finished handing over the prisoners of war to Pang De. On his way back, he saw thick smoke rising in the direction of the camp from a distance, and felt bad.  Sure enough, scouts soon came to report Pound's cavalry attack on the camp. The food and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops were burned, the military tents were destroyed, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.  Wen Chou was immediately furious, holding his iron gun and shouted: "How dare Pang De's men cheat? Send the order, and the army will immediately turn back and attack Pang De's camp. I vow to avenge the shame!" Xu You, the supervisor who came with the army, couldn't help hearing this.  He frowned and hurriedly spoke to stop him: "General, you must not act on impulse! Pang De has already set an evil plan and may have set up an ambush on the road. We are short of food and grass, our troops are disorganized, and we have no way to retreat. If we risk  However, fighting with him will definitely lead to a defeat!" Although Wen Chou had no strategy, he was not a reckless man. After calming down, he analyzed: "I had already taken precautions against Pound's Xiliang cavalry, so I deliberately left five soldiers behind.  Thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed in the camp, and the camp is fully equipped with weapons and high-ranking officials and the second son are responsible for command and dispatch. How could the camp be captured so easily? "Xu You frowned and said, "The situation in the camp is not yet certain, but I  The army has been defeated. We must not lose our spirit this time. Now that the camp has been destroyed and the food and grass have been reduced to ashes, it is not too late to completely abandon the camp and retreat to the ancient city after reorganizing the troops and horses. " Wen Chou!  After pondering for a moment, he finally nodded helplessly. Anyway, the task assigned to him by Yuan Shao had shifted from attack to defense. The ancient city was the gateway to Yuzhou and also the food storage base for his army of hundreds of thousands. If he held it firmly, it would be fine.  Don't be afraid of Pang De's attack!  In order to ensure the stability of the army's morale, Wen Chou and Xu You strictly blocked the news. The 100,000 troops did not return to the camp and turned to the ancient city. At the same time, they ordered people to pass orders to Gao Gan, Yuan Xi and others to gather the remaining troops and rush to the ancient city to meet.  .  But Yuan Xi and Gao Gan, a pair of cousins, were also dejected at this moment. The camp guarded by 50,000 people was turned upside down by 10,000 cavalry. Now even the food and grass stored in the camp were burned to ashes by the fire, resulting in Wen Chou's 100,000 soldiers.  The army was forced to retreat to the ancient city and could not return home.  While lamenting the bravery of the Xiliang cavalry, the two of them are not idiots. If they don't find a scapegoat to take the blame, they will not be able to escape the blame.  In Yuan Jun's camp, the two brothers pushed away the irrelevant people, leaving only a few confidants to discuss countermeasures. The senior official frowned and said: "Wen Chou has suffered a new defeat, and the Lord has not yet blamed him. This time, Pound's cavalry attacked the camp again, resulting in  Hundreds of thousands of troops are homeless. When news spreads that they will return, Wen Chou will definitely put all the blame on the two of us. The consequences will be disastrous." Yuan Xi nodded and said: "What my cousin said is very reasonable, and my father is the most serious!  Majesty, but now that you and I have made such a big mistake, even if we can save our lives, we will never think of leading troops to fight again in the future!" The senior officials also agreed with this point. Yuan Shao was the best, and the camp was burned to the ground this time!  They are absolutely inseparable from each other, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, dear brother, I have a plan to ensure that you and I get through the difficulties. If we can get Mr. Xu's help in this matter, maybe we can defeat him in front of the lord."  Wen Chou. When the time comes for you and me to take charge of the military, we are afraid that we will not have the opportunity to make contributions." Yuan Xi was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked urgently: "My cousin has something to say, but please speak out." Gao Gan said: "My cousin has something to say.  I don¡¯t know, but Wen Chou and the enemy general Pound have quite a friendship, and they even exchanged letters in the past. Otherwise, how could Pound hand over the prisoners of war to our army? Besides, handing over the prisoners of war is just a trivial matter, so why would the army commander personally lead the troops?  Go? Therefore, Brother Wei has always suspected that Wen Chou is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and even deliberately planned to remove you and me, so that he can take charge of the power and call the storm. " Yuan Xi has just arrived as a reinforcement, and this camp is his.  When Bu Qu heard this, he immediately became furious and cursed: "How dare a civilized and ugly man do this? My father treated him well, but he dared to go to Qin Muchu and secretly contact the thieves to plot evil. It is really hateful" Gao Gan said:  "Second Young Master, please calm down. This matter is just a matter of brother's suspicion. There is no conclusive evidence at the moment! But it is extremely easy to find out the matter. All you need is Second Young Master to go out in person and persuade the supervisor Xu You to help. This matterThe truth will come to light!  " Yuan Xi was only twenty-one or twelve years old. When he heard this, he didn't even think about it. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "Please teach me, cousin. If I can overthrow Wen Chou and seize military power this time, and then fight a few more victorious battles to destroy Ma Chao,  Father will definitely be impressed by me!  Gao Gan clasped his fists and said: "Second Young Master, you're welcome. Now you and I are one, both prosperous and destructive. Helping you is also helping me!"  The matter only needs to be like this" The two of them discussed in the big tent for a long time before deciding on a strategy. They were afraid that Pound's cavalry would come back, so they just packed up hastily, buried the body, and took the rest of the baggage with them.  Retreating to the ancient city, Wang Shuang and Han You decided to retreat after losing more than 3,000 troops. They returned to the camp with an uneasy mood and reported everything to the commander-in-chief Pang.  De. Pang De was filled with joy and anger when he heard this. He was happy that the two men were so brave that they dared to attack the Yuan army's camp with only ten thousand elite cavalry and returned with a great victory. He was angry that the two men lost three thousand elite men.  They were all brave and capable warriors under Pang De, and they were also the original members of Ma Chao's command. He himself didn't know how to explain it to Ma Chao. Jia Xu, who was on the side, saw Pang De's face was gloomy, and there was a hint of anger in it, so he couldn't help but exhort him: "  General Pang calmed down. Since ancient times, whenever the two armies fought, there would be casualties on each other. Although the two generals violated military orders, they did not violate their original intentions.  As the saying goes: When the general is out, the emperor's orders will be ignored, and the opportunity to fight is fleeting. The same will be true if General Pang personally leads the troops!  " Xu Shu also advised: "What brother Wen He said is reasonable. The two generals have made great achievements this time, which will be of great benefit to us in the future. General Pang, please think again!  Pang De pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said, "You two, please get up and talk!"  " The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and quickly thanked them. Pound continued to say: "It's not that the general is unreasonable, but that the master really doesn't want to fall into a situation of cannibalism!  Although the casualties of our army are heartbreaking, is Yuan Jun not a man of the people?  Blind fighting will only hurt the vitality of our Han nation. The best policy is to subjugate the enemy without fighting!  The merits and demerits of the two of you will be truthfully reported to the lord. Whether the reward or punishment is determined by the lord!  "The two of them were moved in their hearts, and they immediately clasped their fists and said: "Thank you, general, but we were reckless this time. If the master blames you, I will bear the responsibility!  " Pang De nodded and said thoughtfully: "Now that Wen Chou has retreated to the ancient city, our army can take advantage of the opportunity to advance up. First, we can firmly block Wen Chou's troops from Jingzhou, and secondly, we can also wait for an opportunity to invade Yuzhou and fight.  Disrupt Yuan Shao's strategic plan!" Jia Xu said: "What the general said is reasonable, but the time is not yet mature. Pressing forward step by step can only make the Wen Chou Department unite with the outside world.  On the contrary, if you give it a chance to breathe, it will be in chaos inside!  " Pang De naturally thought of this, but his eagerness to march into Yuzhou was also to attract and contain Yuan Shao's main force, so that he could greatly reduce the pressure on Xuzhou and Yanzhou. He then said: "Now that my lord has not yet triumphed in his personal expedition to Youzhou, in this case we will wait.  In the first half of the month, I also want to see if Mr. Jia¡¯s clever plan can work!  " Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said, "Just wait and see what happens. If Wen Chou doesn't lose power within half a month, it won't be too late for the general to send troops again!  " At the same time, Yuan Xi and Gao Gan led 30,000 remnant troops and rushed to the ancient city with the baggage that had been burned by the fire. As soon as they entered the city, Wen Chou sent someone to summon them. When asked about the specific process, Wen Chou was very upset.  He was angry, but Yuan Xi and Gao Gan were Yuan Shao's son and nephew respectively. Although he was respected by Yuan Shao, he did not dare to completely offend them. He said with a gloomy face: "Due to the loss of the camp, our army had to retreat to the ancient city.  The opportunity is lost and the morale of the army is unstable.  I will truthfully report what happened to the Lord, and everything will be decided by the Lord!  " The two of them had known that Wen Chou had nothing to do with them, and they didn't care at the moment. The senior official even sarcastically said: "Although it is our fault that the camp was attacked this time, General Wen also has an unshirkable responsibility as the commander-in-chief.  The last general heard that General Wen and Pound had been exchanging letters, but this time he had to take action personally for a simple handover of prisoners of war?  Could it be that General Wen intends to use Pound's help to get rid of the two of us, or maybe the general has long wanted to surrender to the enemy!  ¡± Wen Scandal was furious and shouted: ¡°Don¡¯t spit on others!  Ben was loyal to his lord. He conquered east and west for several years and made numerous military exploits.  You are just a child with a dirty mouth, how dare you comment on my general¡¯s merits and demerits!  " The senior official sneered and retorted: "The right and wrong are up to the people. General Wen's military exploits are not fake, but this time he suffered a series of defeats against Pang De. Not to mention that nearly half of the 200,000-strong army was lost.  It seems that General Wen has never fought in person!  Not only that, but he often interacts with the enemy generals, and even sneaks around in front of the two armies. This matter is obvious to all the officers and soldiers in the army. I dare to ask General Wen how to explain this matter?  " Yuan Xi also took the opportunity to ask: "That's it. The two former soldiers met in front of the battle. Pound had sent letters to each other before parting. I dare to ask General Wen if he has the courage to publish all Pound's letters to the public?  "(To be continued)?)
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