Just as Xu Chu was being attacked, Wang Ping, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu's troops on the left side accidentally went astray and escaped the intercepting troops Ju Shou had prepared for them.
Moreover, on the left road here, there is not much terrain suitable for Jushou's "Snake Swallowing the Moon" formation. Jushou just deployed a group of soldiers and horses here to block the attack of this group of soldiers and horses. He never thought that Cao's army would be attacked by this group of soldiers and horses.
Not only did the soldiers and horses go astray,
, in addition to accidentally escaping Ju Shuo's blocking troops, he also unexpectedly received an order from Yu Jin before reinforcing Xu Chu and the right-wing army and horses to cancel the original attack plan and try to avoid the traps laid by the enemy. He made mistakes again and again and went astray.
Go down.
Because at this time Yu Jin already knew the trap that Yuan Jun had set on their way forward, and it was very difficult for the troops who were trapped to extricate themselves. Before they understood it thoroughly and figured out a countermeasure, Yu Jin must of course remind the entire army to try to avoid stepping into it.
Within the enemy's trap.
When the order came to Wang Ping, he didn't know the situation on the middle or right side, and Yu Jin didn't issue an order to retreat at this time. With Wang Ping's calm character, the best way to avoid the enemy ambush was to go the wrong way and continue.
Move their troops and horses westward.
Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others were naturally reluctant and claimed that since Xu Chu was in trouble, they should go to reinforce him. However, Wang Ping said that Yu Jin's military order did not say much and only told them to be careful to avoid enemy ambush, and they must strictly implement it.
The first level of officialdom is overwhelming. Although Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu are relatives of the Cao family, Wang Ping is their superior officer after all. Although they had complaints, they could only swallow it and follow Wang Ping in a circuitous route to the west.
Avoiding.
But this detour lasted for most of a day. According to Wang Ping and others' expectations, it was only a temporary measure to avoid the enemy's ambush and detour all the way to the west. New orders would definitely be delivered later. Unexpectedly, Yu Jin and the remaining
Both groups of soldiers and horses were currently involved in the war, and they had no time to worry about the movements of Wang Ping, Cao Xiu and others.
As a result, the two groups of scouts and messengers sent out could not find any trace of Wang Ping's troops. At this time, Wang Ping and others left the area of 20 to 30 miles from the central battlefield in one go.
At this time, they were running more and more frightened, and they were not ordered to turn back or change direction. In the end, they could only stop and walk, looking back from time to time, waiting for the arrival of the messenger.
Little did they know that because they were running too westward, not only did they turn around, but Yu Jin's messengers even thought they were going the wrong way and missed Wang Ping and the others, so they turned around and followed them in the opposite direction.
Searching for their troops.
Wang Ping, who had even missed the final order to retreat, was getting more and more frightened as he walked. He also sent people back to contact him, but he would get a reply every now and then for dozens of miles away.
But while Wang Ping and others were walking around, they accidentally discovered a Yuan Army camp under construction.
They didn't know that they had reached the westernmost camp of Yuan's army at this time. Moreover, as Xun You and others estimated, Yuan's army had a large number of troops and arrived in a short time. Indeed, they did not even build a camp. At this time, they were mobilizing thousands of soldiers they had brought with them.
Civil servants and some soldiers who took off their armor acted as fortification soldiers, rushing to build camps day and night.
Due to the lack of necessary building materials in recent weeks, the construction speed of Yuan Jun's camp has been quite slow. At this time, only the materials needed for the western end have been transported and preliminary construction is beginning. Yuan Shao is not interested in these camps that are mainly used for defense.
Shangxin, after all, he is not here to defend, but to attack. He doesn't care whether the fortifications are built or not, so he does not send a large number of troops to protect it.
Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others didn't know how they found and approached Yuan Jun's camp so far away, but when they saw the fighter plane they were traveling for, they couldn't miss the opportunity. So they quickly called for Wang Ping, who was still looking behind to see if there was a messenger coming.
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When Wang Ping heard that he had discovered the enemy's traces, he was also excited and immediately rushed to check. He cast his eyes towards the camp where Yuan Jun was constructing, and took a look at the camp where Yuan Jun was constructing "ding ding dong dong" from a distance.
At this time, the group of cavalry closest to them was already 300 steps away in front of Yuan Jun's camp and fortifications to the north. It could be said that they were very close.
The fighter plane was urgent. Wang Ping thought too much. When encountering this group of seemingly defenseless enemy troops, Wang Ping rarely let go of his composure. He ignored them and immediately ordered to kill them.
After receiving the order to kill Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu had a smile on his lips and immediately rushed out of the hiding place with a roar and headed towards the enemy formation.
The exhausted civilians and fortification soldiers from far and near were startled and dropped their work one after another as if they were waking up from a dream and fled in all directions. For a while, the situation here became extremely chaotic.
After hearing the news, the garrison troops rushed out one after another. However, firstly, they were not well prepared, and secondly, they were not as powerful as Cao Jun. They were immediately killed by Cao Jun who rushed in, leaving no trace behind.
Before they had time to send people back to the camp for help, there were several "bang, bang!" sounds, a cloud of black smoke exploded in front of them, and the fire spread rapidly.
The Cao army that rushed in searched for enemy soldiers and used kerosene-like objects like Molotov cocktails to set fire to Yuan Jun's military tents. The fire first engulfed the tents made of cloth and leather, and then swept away countless panicked Yuan soldiers.
Entering the smoke, as the smoke spreads out, a burning smell hits your nose.
At this time, Cao Jun who rushed here had already rushed out and rushed to the next Yuan Jun military camp. Some Yuan Jun camps that were slightly closer finally discovered that many camps around them had been attacked. After they took action one after another, they took up positions.
Yuan Shaocai, the leader of the camp, learned about the attack on Xiying through the information reported back.
When Yuan Shao hurriedly climbed up to look west, Wang Ping, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu, with only 5,000 soldiers and horses, charged and attacked three Yuan military camps in a row. They also set fires everywhere, causing a large number of Yuan troops to flee towards the main camp in the center.
, the form is very embarrassing.
The raging fire also caused great panic among Yuan Jun. The soldiers of Yuan Jun fled back in panic. Firstly, this group of Cao soldiers appeared too suddenly. Secondly, as soon as this group of people rushed into the camp, they burned and killed them fiercely.
Just left in a flash.
The smoke of a large amount of courage blocked many people's sight and the ability to explore the number of Cao's troops. Therefore, until Yuan Shao learned that enemy traces were found in the western camp, he still did not know the number of Cao's troops who suddenly invaded his western camp.
At this time, Xu You, who was beside Yuan Shao, suddenly reminded Yuan Shao: "Cao Cao, brothers Cao Zhi are all people we know very well. Cao Zhi also understands the lord. It seems that he has seen through the military formation of Governor Ju and divided his troops to attack the Western Camp...
….Cao Zhi is accustomed to using such tactics to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. In order to save his army and horses in the middle, he is likely to come out with all his troops and capture the western camp of our army. My lord must quickly divide his troops to rescue the western area!"
Because of Xun Chen's departure, Xu You has now replaced him as the strategist beside Cao Zhi and Yuan Shao during the southern expedition. Of course, his identity and status have always been inferior to those of Shen Pei, Ju Shou and other senior ministers who are noble and usually do not talk much.
It was not because of the quarrel between Jushou and Yuan Shao, and the judge was assigned the position of supervising the army and led a group of troops, he had no chance to advise Yuan Shao or make suggestions for Yuan Shao.
Xu You was an old acquaintance of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others when they were young. Although Xu You didn't have many opportunities to talk to each other, today's suggestion captured the fact that Yuan Shao and Cao Zhi knew each other.
Therefore, Yuan Shao naturally accepted Xu You's statement and immediately ordered the entire army to retract their formation, move their troops and horses with all their strength, and go to the west for reinforcements.
Wang Pingping's company broke into three Yuan military camps and killed three in and three out. They only knew that there were not many soldiers and horses, so they used the simplest tactics. The cavalry went straight in, creating chaos and setting fires.
Yuan Jun's brief chaos in the camp, what follows
The infantry arrived at about the same time, harvesting lives and loot. Kill all the enemy soldiers they see, and take everything they can. They are not willing to fight anyway, so they go forward and leave quickly, just to prevent Yuan Jun from confusing them.
of real military power.
Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other young generals were just enjoying themselves when they were stopped by Wang Ping from going deeper.
Wang Ping is sophisticated and calm, and he can still grasp the Qingming mirror when he is on the rise. He knows that with his own strength, he can break into several camps of Yuan's army, mainly because the enemy is not well prepared and has not yet figured it out.
Their true strength. And by now, Wang Ping could see clearly that they were far away from the Zhongzhong war zone. It was purely due to excellent luck that he stole a handful of Yuan Jun's chickens.
But if we go deeper, firstly, they do not have the strength, and secondly, Yuan Jun, who is aware of it, will soon figure out their strength and mobilize troops to pursue and intercept them.
Wang Ping thought it was time to give it up and withdraw!
Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others were willing to give up when the main attack was on the rise and their confidence doubled. However, under Wang Ping's merciless strict order, the two boys could only gnash their teeth and complain. Before the Yuan army could encircle them, they
Follow Wang Ping to withdraw from the captured enemy camp.
On the way back, they finally encountered the messenger sent by Yu Jin. At this time, Wang Ping and others realized how lucky they were. Not only did they not suffer much losses, they also attacked several camps of Yuan Jun. One of them was a supply camp where Yuan Jun raised war horses.
As a result, Wang Ping and others also grabbed a batch of trophies.
At this time, Yu Jin had also led the remnant army and had retreated to an area four or five miles away from Cao Jun's camp. When Yu Jin was worried about the situation of Wang Ping's troops, he happened to lead his troops out of the camp to reinforce.
Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi had been paying attention to the situation of the troops attacking. As soon as he learned that Xu Chu and Yu Jin were waiting for Ju Shou's ambush, he ordered 10,000 soldiers and rushed out of the camp to rush for reinforcements.
But on the way, he encountered Yu Jin and other subordinates who were retreating. Cao Zhi didn't know how Yu Jin and others got rid of the Yuan army's siege and fought their way out of the encirclement.
At this time, Cao Zhi had not discovered that Wang Ping and his troops were missing from Yu Jin's team. When Yu Jin reported to him that Wang Ping and his troops might have successfully attacked Yuan Jun's west camp and helped them break the siege, Cao Zhi was very surprised.