Although Xu You's guards were desperately trying to protect Xu You, they still let the enemy rush to Xu You. Xu You pulled out his sword in an attempt to save himself, but it was obvious that his sword had the same ending as the swords in his guards' hands. They simply could not withstand the impact of the enemy's swords.
Soon, Xu You's sword was cut in half. Although this sword was not the best weapon like the Sky-sword Cyan Rainbow, it was still made of fine iron and had been with Xu You for a long time.
But today, it was broken, which made Xu You's heart sink.
"Haha!" On the other hand, the Yuan soldier who was fighting Xu You was very excited. Although he didn't know who Xu You was, he knew that Xu You was wearing a military uniform, so he was very excited. As long as he could kill this enemy in front of him, he would at least be promoted by three ranks.
"Be careful, my lord!" A guard rushed over. He could not stop the enemy, so he could only use his body to block the enemy's attack. Xu You's saber and sword were torn apart, and his body fell to the ground.
Blood splashed on Xu You's face, but he did not feel sad or distressed.
"Your Excellency, let's go!" The guards surrounded Xu You again.
Xu You was struggling hard. The guard on the side thought that Xu You was going to fight to the end, so he could not help but persuade Xu You, "My lord, we have been tricked. The enemy is too strong. We have to avoid him. There is still a long way to go. As long as we survive, there will be victory."
"No, no, those sabers, swords, and armors!" Xu You shouted to his men. It turned out that Xu You didn't want to fight until the last moment. That was what a stupid general would do. Xu You wouldn't throw his precious life away. He shouted loudly because he wanted those weapons and armors.
"Weapons and armors?" The guard leader still did not understand. Xu You was about to die, and the army was scattered by the enemy. How could you still want weapons and armors? Did you really want money more than your life? "My lord, as long as we retreat, Cao Sikong will replenish our armors and weapons. “
"It's the enemy's armor and weapons, the enemy's!" Xu You continued to roar.
At this time, the leader of Xu You's guards finally understood. Xu You wanted to take the enemy's weapons and armors back for research. They also knew that it wasn't because they were incompetent, but because the enemy's weapons and armors were too elite.
"Yes!" The personal guard leader nodded and immediately ordered his men to surround one or two enemies. After paying the price of three casualties, they finally killed the two enemies, took off their armor, and snatched their sabers.
Xu touched the saber he snatched from the enemy and immediately knew how sharp it was. It was still cold and covered with blood, but it didn't affect its sharpness at all.
"Let's go! Break out! " Xu You shouted to his men. With these weapons and armors, he could explain to Cao Cao. It was not that he was not good enough, but the enemy was too strong. These weapons and armors were too elite. Not to mention Xu You, no matter who it was, such an army would be the same. After losing the first battle, he had to find a way out. Otherwise, he would be finished.
"Xu You is over there, don't let him escape! Whoever kills Xu You will become a Marquis. He will be rewarded with a lot of gold. " On the city wall, the brothers of the Yuan family looked down at the battlefield. Yuan family saw Xu You running away at a glance. He shouted to the soldiers under the city wall, hoping that they could catch up and kill Xu You directly. Only then could he relieve his headache. Listening to their master's words, the soldiers of the Yuan family army were full of morale. The enemy had already been defeated by their attacks. Now, it was just a battle of pursuit.
"We can't chase him anymore!" Yuan Xi was much more rational. He also wanted to kill Xu You as much as possible, but he also knew that it was not realistic. Xu You's guards were desperately protecting him. Those soldiers and horses were the elites of the Jizhou Army. Now that the Jizhou Army had surrendered to Cao Cao, there would naturally be factions where there were people. The Jizhou Army had a faction in Hebei. Behind them were the nobles of Hebei, and the representative of Hebei was Xu You. With Xu You's status, he could naturally ask for benefits for him. People like Zhang He and others could only follow his orders, which was difficult to convince.
Therefore, the elite soldiers of the Jizhou Army were willing to sacrifice themselves to protect Xu You. If they were finished, they would be compensated. If Xu You was finished, then the Jizhou Army would be finished. At least, it would be impossible for them to form an independent army. They would certainly be scattered and rushed into Cao Cao's Yan Province Army or Qing Province Army.
If Cao Cao's army were to be pushed to the brink of death, they would end up fighting like trapped beasts. If that were to happen, the gains would not make up for the losses. Not to mention, Cao Cao's army had also begun to move.
"Milord, let the Ferocious Cavalry and Great Halberd Warriors give up on the Qing Province Cavalry and the First Ascension Camp. Let's rescue Xu You with Xu Huang and the others!" Guo Jia ordered his men. Cao Cao trusted Guo Jia very much. Therefore, Guo Jia could directly give orders to his men without Cao Cao's permission.
"Wait!" Cao Cao stopped Guo Jia.
"Hmm?" Guo Jia frowned. Although Xu You was strong enough to break through the encirclement, if no one helped him, then sooner or later he would be killed.
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and muttered, "It's time to forget the name Ah Man."
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Guo Jia's pupils shrank. He finally understood why Cao Cao told his men to slow down. He wanted Xu You to die in the battle.
Guo Jia shook his head. Although Xu You was annoying, now was not the time for him to die. "Milord, you can't!"
"Fengxiao, have you forgotten how rude he was to you?" Cao Cao asked doubtfully.
"Milord, you and I can be good friends. One of the reasons is that we share the same ideals. If you don't like him, then I won't like him either." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and said indifferently. He was telling Cao Cao that if you hate Xu You, then so do I. If you want to kill him, then so do I.
"But now is not the time. We can lose him, but we can't lose our vanguard!" Guo Jia continued to add. Guo Jia's words meant that Xu You could die, but the 30,000 vanguard troops could not be wiped out. Because once the 30,000 vanguard troops were annihilated by the Yuan family, then the morale of the entire Cao Army would be greatly damaged.
"Okay, I know!" Cao Cao nodded and issued an order to his messengers. Soon, the flag signal was sent out. The Ferocious Cavalry and the great halberd warriors were struggling to get rid of their enemies. The Ferocious Cavalry was a bit troublesome, after all, their opponent was the Yuan family's third son, Yuan Shang. Moreover, they had Wen Chou as their commander. He was like a dog skin plaster. If you want to pull it out, then you must feel pain.
On the other side, Zhang He's great halberd warriors were much better. To be honest, the overall strength of the Qingzhou Cavalry was not as good as the great halberd warriors. This was because the great halberd warriors were the elite troops of Yuan Tan's father, Yuan Shao, while the Qingzhou Cavalry was the troops of Yuan Tan's son. Yuan Shao raised the great halberd warriors in Hebei, while Yuan Tan only relied on the land of one province.
The great halberd warriors also followed Yuan Shao on his expeditions, while the Qingzhou Cavalry was only guarding the Qingzhou Cavalry.
Therefore, the Qingzhou Cavalry's combat strength was still lacking, so it was much easier for Zhang He to escape.
"Boom!" Zhang He's great halberd warriors quickly broke away from the Qingzhou Cavalry and charged towards the Yuan family's army.
Heavy cavalry didn't need any technique to fight against foot soldiers. All they needed to do was speed up, speed up, and speed up again and again.
The warhorses galloped and charged towards the heavy armored foot soldiers.
"Boom!" The warhorse's acceleration caused it to crash into the heavy armor formation. It was like a heavy hammer smashing into the city wall.
Although the heavy armored foot soldiers had heavy armor and huge shields to block the impact, the impact caused internal injuries. Therefore, many of the Yuan family's heavy armored foot soldiers vomited blood. They received internal injuries, and more than a dozen of them were sent flying.
The Great Halberd Warriors weren't much better off. Their front row of warhorses had collided with those huge shields. After all, warhorses were made of flesh and blood, not iron. Even if they were made of iron, they would still collapse after colliding with the city walls.
It was basically impossible for the cavalry in the front row to survive. However, they still managed to create a small opening. The heavy cavalry behind continued to bombard this opening. Xu Huang's foot soldiers also rushed over and assisted the heavy cavalry from the side.
"Why don't we open this opening and let Zhang He's great halberd warriors in as well?" Yuan Tan's appetite had become bigger. The 30,000 Ji Zhou Cavalry had not even finished digesting, and the other side had already set their sights on Zhang He's heavy cavalry.
On the side, Shenpei was too embarrassed to look at his lord and the second young master over there. Although you have a plan to swallow Xu You's 30,000 troops, and your weapons are sharp, but there is also a prerequisite, that is, the strength of the two sides is about the same. 3,000 heavy armored infantry against 5,000, they still have a battle formation to rely on.
However, if you let 5,000 heavy armored foot soldiers in, then you can only wait for death. What was the use of heavy armored foot soldiers on the battlefield? In fact, the heavy armored foot soldiers were not the ones that killed the most enemies, but the light armored foot soldiers. The heavy armored foot soldiers were more of a deterrent and also used to tear apart the enemy's army.
The huge impact of the heavy armored foot soldiers could easily tear apart any battle formation and divide the enemy into pieces. If a foot soldier encountered a heavy armored foot soldier in the wild, then it would be better to just sit there and wait for death. Unless you had a battle formation, there was no way to survive. Once the heavy armored foot soldiers tore apart your entire army, even the God of War would not be able to do anything.
Now, you want to let the heavy armored foot soldiers into your Central Army's battle formation. Aren't you tired of living and looking for death?
However, after a while, Yuan Tan didn't have this idea anymore. Under the impact of the heavy armored foot soldiers, the heavy armored foot soldiers' battle formation was about to break apart.
"Retreat, we can't fight anymore!" Yuan Xi said with a serious face.
If the battle continued, then it would become a real battle. Once it reached that scale, Yuan Xi and Cao Cao would have a hard time dealing with it because both sides were pouring in more and more troops. The sky was starting to get dark. Once it got dark, it wouldn't be good for either side.
"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more!" Yuan Shang was still shouting. He was eager to kill Xu You.
Yuan Xi didn't listen to his words. He continued to command the heavy armored foot soldiers to chase after Xu You.
"Sigh!" Yuan Xi sighed. He knew that he couldn't stop his third brother. Who let these soldiers not belong to him? Who let Yuan Xi's strength be the weakest?
Yuan Shang didn't listen to his words. The 3000 soldiers under his command were wearing the new armor and swords sold by Liu Mang's army. They continued to chase after Xu You. The barrier that was used to block Cao Cao's army finally couldn't hold on under Xu Huang and Zhang He's relentless attacks. Soon, Xu You's army and Xu Huang's army came into contact.
Later, Yuan Shang's 3000 soldiers relied on their superior armor and swords to charge forward. However, they immediately cried because if they fought one against one, they might be able to defeat Xu You's army. If it was one against two, it wouldn't be a problem. But if it was one against three, or one against four, then it would be a draw. If it was one against five, then Yuan Shang's soldiers would be in trouble. Coupled with the heavy armored foot soldiers' attacks, the 3000 heavy armored foot soldiers couldn't hold on any longer.
"This!" Yuan Shang was a little dumbfounded. Fortunately, at this time, the Qingzhou cavalry that had been shaken off by the great halberd soldiers rejoined the battle.
Yuan Xi fiercely glared at his third brother and said, "Come, beat the drums and beat the drums. Retreat!" Then he angrily went down the wall.
"Beat the drums and beat the drums!" Countless arrows flew from the top of the wall to support the Yuan family's army. The arrows fell between the two armies. At this time, it didn't matter if they were enemies or allies, they attacked indiscriminately.
Cao Cao's army suffered heavy losses, but the Yuan family's army wasn't any better. Both sides lost thousands of soldiers and horses. Finally, a vacuum was formed, and the two armies were separated.
Under the cover of the Yuan Clan's army, a portion of the army entered the city, while another portion entered the camp that was situated at a triangle with the city wall.
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