"I see that the enemy camp outside the city has been attacked by the rain of fire. It seems that Lord Prefecture Overseer and Zhang Ning have already led the cavalry back to the vicinity. I think that Yuan Shao should be considering retreating. Everyone should reorganize the troops and prepare to pursue Yuan Shao at any time." After a moment of contemplation, Cheng Yu said.
While Yuan Shao was discussing retreating, Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, and the others in Pingyuan City were also alarmed by Zhang Ning's Fire Rain of Heavenly Spirits. They all gathered at the governor's mansion. After some discussion, Cheng Yu also shared his analysis.
In the past few days, Cheng Yu had clearly sensed a huge change in Yuan Shao's attack on the city. He concluded that Yuan Shao must have an expert assisting him. Combining the current situation of both sides, he came to the conclusion that Yuan Shao might be retreating.
Actually, just as Guo Jia had predicted, Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, and Wu Anguo were guarding Pingyuan City together. Their overall strength was not inferior to Yuan Shao's army. The reason why they hadn't left the city to launch a counterattack was because they were pretending to be weak. They wanted to use the city's sturdiness to inflict as many casualties as possible on Yuan Shao's troops as possible!
Cheng Yu was the best at defending a city. In addition to Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, and Wu Anguo's powerful support skills, Pingyuan City could be said to be impregnable. Over the past few days, the number of casualties on the city's defense was extremely low. On the other hand, the losses on Yuan Shao's troops were considerable. Without a doubt, Cheng Yu and the others' strategy was very effective.
However, in the past few days, Yuan Shao's attack on the city had suddenly changed. Although the frequency of the attacks had decreased, their attacks had become much stronger. The overall efficiency had greatly improved, and the number of casualties had also decreased. From this, Cheng Yu and the others were almost certain that Yuan Shao must have an expert tactician under his command!
"Reporting to Yuan Shao and the others. Outside the city, Yuan Shao's troops are preparing to break into the city with battering rams, ladders, and other siege weapons. It seems that they are about to attack the city again …" Just as Cheng Yu made the judgment that Yuan Shao was about to retreat, a messenger came to report that Yuan Shao's troops were about to attack. Everyone present was stunned.
"Hahaha, this person is indeed brilliant. Moreover, he doesn't know the art of war. If my guess is correct, then the real is the fake, and the fake is the real. If I'm right, Yuan Shao's attack on the city is a feint to deceive the enemy. In fact, they're secretly planning to retreat! "Just when they were puzzled, they heard Cheng Yu speak once more.
After Cheng Yu's reminder, the others thought of this possibility and felt that it made sense. Therefore, after discussing for a while, they split up and went to the various camps in Plain City. They began to reorganize the troops and prepare to deal with Yuan Shao's retreat.
Perhaps it was because of the objective conditions. Even though Cheng Yu was currently in the process of subduing Yang Rui and had not given his all, in the first battle between him and Guo Jia, the scales of victory seemed to have tilted towards Cheng Yu's side. Of course. This was also based on the advantage that the defenders of Plain City had built up in the early stages and Yang Rui's cavalry rushing back.
The reality was just as Cheng Yu had predicted. After the fourth hour of the night, Yuan Shao's troops outside Plain City started to make a ruckus. They were very imposing. Torches were lit everywhere in their camps as if they were going to launch an all-out attack on Plain City.
"As expected, Yuan Shao is indeed going to escape. Order all the troops to get ready to chase after the enemy!" Hearing the ruckus outside the city, Cheng Yu went up the north gate tower and observed for a while before speaking.
Then, Cheng Yu ordered Chen Lin to lead 20000 soldiers to guard Plain City. He, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo each led 20000 soldiers out of the four gates of Plain City and headed straight for the ruckus Yuan Shao's troops.
"Kill!"
"Capture Yuan Shao!"
"Yuan Shao, don't run!"
“.....”
Even Guo Jia didn't expect there to be so many soldiers inside Plain City. With such a large number of soldiers in addition to Cheng Yu and several other famous historical figures, their chances of winning in a direct confrontation would be higher than Yuan Shao's. However, they had been hiding their strength all this time and used Plain City to deplete the strength of Yuan Shao's troops.
Yang Rui had already told Cheng Yu and the others to try their best to deplete Yuan Shao's forces while preserving their own strength. That was why Cheng Yu and the others didn't use more aggressive methods to fight Yuan Shao head-on.
It was important to note that it wasn't easy to raise every single soldier. Yang Rui and Yuan Shao had been clashing too many times in a direct confrontation. Even if they could defeat Yuan Shao easily under such circumstances, they would still lose a significant number of soldiers. They would only be wasting more points.
Moreover, while it was true that Dong Zhuo's Rebellion plot points could revive soldiers, there was a limit to the number of times a soldier could be revived. After two revivals, they would no longer be able to be revived. At the same time, the cost of points was a huge burden. Reviving a Fourth Grade soldier required three hundred points, while reviving a Fifth Grade soldier required five hundred points!
Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo all had powerful support skills. Moreover, they hadn't left the city for a dozen days. Everyone was filled with energy. Naturally, their killing power and momentum were extraordinary when they charged out of Flatlands City. They slaughtered the soldiers outside the city in an instant.
Just as Cheng Yu had guessed, there had been a lot of commotion outside the city. However, these soldiers were indeed pawns that Yuan Shao had set up. By the time Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo arrived at Yuan Shao's camp, they found all the tents empty. Not a single person could be seen, only a large number of burning torches. As expected, Yuan Shao had fled!
As they had expected this to happen, Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo each led their men in pursuit to the north of Flatlands City. Yuan Shao's men must have been headed in the direction of Bohai Commandery.
"Kill!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Boom! "
“.....”
Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo had just chased north for more than ten miles when they heard a patch of red in the sky ten miles to the northwest. Battle cries were also heard. Everyone had already realized what was happening there. Only Zhang Ning could make such a scene. With one look, they knew that Yang Rui's cavalry had already clashed with Yuan Shao's fleeing soldiers. Thus, two of the four groups of men split off and headed in that direction while the other two continued north.
At this time, Yuan Shao only had infantrymen in his hands. Compared to Yang Rui's pursuing troops, his remaining numbers were no longer at an advantage. Moreover, Yang Rui had led a group of cavalry to charge out from the side. It would be difficult to resist! The situation had already been decided. Even if Guo Jia was in Yuan Shao's army, it was a fact that could not be changed.
Fortunately, Guo Jia wasn't a simple person either. While marching and fighting, Guo Jia had already divided Yuan Shao's troops into more detailed groups before Yuan Shao retreated. There were actually no less than a hundred groups. Furthermore, Guo Jia had also specified the direction of retreat for each group, the measures to deal with the enemy, and even the time to stop and go. It was very detailed. It was obvious that Guo Jia had also considered the situation that they would encounter during the retreat. He had also prepared for the worst situation that they would face!
It was undeniable that Guo Jia's arrangements were amazing. Furthermore, the hidden array formation that was used to split up the retreating soldiers was very effective. However, it still could not save Yuan Shao from his defeat. After all, the difference in strength between the two sides had completely changed!
"Kill!"
"Capture Yuan Shao!"
"Capture Yuan Shao!"
“.....”
Several groups of soldiers and horses converged one after another. The slogan "Capture Yuan Shao" had not stopped since the fourth night watch. By noon of the second day, Yang Rui's troops had already chased Yuan Shao across the border between Pingyuan County and Bohai County. Yuan Shao only had 16000 soldiers left with him. It could be said that he was as panicked as a stray dog.
However, the remaining soldiers were mostly Yuan Shao's most precious Fifth Grade special forces – the Golden Armored Soldiers. Of course, this was also under Guo Jia's purposeful arrangement. Of course, it was also because of Guo Jia's arrangement that they were able to preserve them. Of course, Guo Jia had also paid a hefty price for this. The number of soldiers lost in the retreat was more than fifty to sixty thousand, and this was not even including the soldiers who ran away in panic.
"Lord Alliance Master, Guo Jia thinks that we should temporarily change our direction and hide in Ningjin County. If we go straight to Dongguang County, we might be chased by the Qing Province Tribe …" After half a day of exhaustion, Guo Jia's face was already pale. However, he still looked refined and untainted by even a speck of dust.
"Hmph!"
However, before Guo Jia could finish his words, Yuan Shao let out a cold snort, as if he was filled with resentment towards Guo Jia!
With Guo Jia's intelligence, he quickly understood the meaning behind this cold snort. Of course, he did not say anything else. At this moment, Yuan Shao had lost a lot of soldiers and generals, and was blaming his resentment on Guo Jia!
In the end, Yuan Shao did not listen to Guo Jia's words and continued towards Dongguang County. Indeed, the Green Province troops did not pursue them, and the remaining soldiers of Yuan Shao were temporarily safe! However, the more this was the case, the deeper Yuan Shao's prejudice towards Guo Jia, and the more he looked at Guo Jia, the more unfriendly his gaze became.
On the other hand, Yang Rui did not pursue after reaching the border of Pingyuan County. Yuan Shao's troops were running too fast, and the route of their retreat was too erratic. At this moment, only Yang Rui's cavalry could barely keep up with them. The rest of the troops were chasing after Yuan Shao's scattered soldiers.
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