"General..."

At night, the curtain of Xiahou Yuan's tent was lifted up by one person, and he was a scout in the army.

"What, what are the abnormal movements in Zhang Yong's army?" Xiahou Yuan couldn't wait to ask.

The scout knelt down and replied: "Report to the general, the enemy soldiers, one by one, they were all in a hurry, and it seemed...it seemed..."

"It seems like this, you should tell me quickly." Xiahou Yuan was a little anxious.

“It seems like you are packing your bags…”

The scouts' words made Xiahou Yuan and the other generals stunned.

"Pack up your bags, why? Is Zhang Yong going to withdraw his troops overnight?" A general said in confusion.

The other nodded and said, "It is also possible. Although Zhang Yong was well-organized and was ambushed by our army, he was not defeated. After all, he planned to go to help Shenyang County. He and our army fought here for two days, and it was difficult to decide the outcome within a few days. With Zhang Yong's friendship with Cheng Liang, he was naturally anxious. It is reasonable to withdraw his troops and take a detour."

"It's not bad, I agree with this."

Many generals agreed.

"This..." Xiahou Yuan frowned and fell into deep thought.

"General, since the enemy must retreat secretly, our army should pursue and kill with all its might."

A general suggested.

Xiahou Yuan was still hesitating: "I just fear it was Zhang Yong's plan to lure the enemy."

"General, you must not miss the opportunity, and you will never come again. What a person Zhang Yong is? If you don't seize the opportunity this time and capture him, it will be too late to regret it in the future."

"Yes, now in the Jingzhou army, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others are highly valued by the lords. The last generals and others have not been rewarded for a long time. They have been ridiculed by Jingzhou generals a lot on weekdays. How can they bear this?"

"The future of the general, the last general and others is determined by the general."

All the generals prayed for their resignation.

Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan's eyes gradually became firmer.

"Okay, since you are united, how can I retreat alone? I will send orders to prepare for war, but not alarm the enemy. When Zhang Yong sets out of the camp, he will send people to follow him. If he still marchs at full speed after retreating fifteen miles without any signs of ambushing in the middle of the road, he will immediately send troops to pursue him."

"The last general and others obey the general's order!"

More than three hours passed in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, it was the second half of the night. In the night sky around Taohe and the stone forest, there was only the sound of insects left. In the late night with the twinkling stars, it seemed extremely quiet.

Xiahou Yuan was paced back and forth in the commander's tent, his face full of urgency. The other generals also stretched their necks and looked outside the tent, looking forward to it.

"TaTaTa..." A rapid running sound came, causing everyone to look outside.

"General..." As soon as the scout came in, Xiahou Yuan took the initiative to meet him.

"how?"

The scout said happily, "As the general expected, the enemy troops retreated without stopping after they pulled out their camp. They walked in a hurry, so many tents, supplies and other items in the camp were not taken away. Now they walked upstream along Taohe River, crossing the river at a shallow beach not long ago, and heading straight to the southeast."

"Okay, that's true." Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed, and the generals were also very happy.

"General, Zhang Yong really wants to withdraw his troops secretly and take a detour to Shenyang City. Such an opportunity must not be missed."

"Yes, General, order!"

The voices of everyone also made Xiahou Yuan feel excited.

He quickly walked to the weapon stand, took his spear, walked out of the handsome tent, and pointed in front of him.

"I will order the whole army to set out and pursue Zhang Yong!"

From the generals to the soldiers, Cao's army was all over the place and was too lazy to clean up the camp. They picked up their weapons and brought some dry food and water, and hurriedly chased after them.

A mere fifteen miles away is not far. Xiahou Yuan has always been known for his rapid march. At this moment, the entire army is also full of people. Everyone is anxious and wishes to grow wings from their ribs, so they all run wildly. Not long after, they saw the figure of Zhang Yong's army moving forward from afar.

A military general said happily: "Look at General, that's the enemy."

Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "Well, okay, very good. This place is a wilderness, and there is no place to set up an ambush. It seems that Zhang Yong really wants to escape. He chases him quickly and cannot escape by himself."

After Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, he whipped his mount with a horse whip.

"Kill..."

Cao's soldiers roared and killed from behind.

"No, Cao's army is catching up, please face the enemy quickly..."

Zhang Yong was panicked and shouted loudly.

However, when encountering an ambush in Shilin before, Zhang Yong was instinctively alert when facing such terrain and passed on the military order to be alert early, so he could naturally react quickly.

But now it is different. They walked fifteen miles and there was nothing unusual. Even though Zhang Yong was a little wary, the soldiers were already lazy. Faced with this sudden fight, they naturally fell into chaos.

Therefore, as soon as the two sides fought, Cao's army quickly gained the upper hand, and in a blink of an eye, forced the Han army to retreat.

This scene made the already excited soldiers of the Cao army, as if they were injecting chicken blood, their eyes were scarlet, their throats were roaring, and their hands were fighting tirelessly.

Seeing that the war was not good, Zhang Yong hurriedly shouted: "Retreat quickly... discard the baggage, armor, and move quickly..."

The weapons, armor, and dry food used by the Han army soldiers were more superior to those of the Cao army, but while the equipment was superior and excellent, the weight naturally increased accordingly. Not to mention, the weapons used by the Han army soldiers were even made of metal, which was much heavier than the wooden gun rods of the Cao army, and the armor was the same.

With Zhang Yong's military order, the Han soldiers hurriedly took off their armor, threw away the dry food bag wrapped around their waists, and even threw away many military flags. On this wilderness, there were suddenly a large number of Han army equipment and weapons.

After abandoning the restraint, the Han soldiers felt much more relaxed, and their escape speed increased significantly, and they quickly got rid of the battle.

"Haha, they ran away, they ran away..."

"Look, this is a spear used by the enemy. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk, this spear head and rod are not far from General Xiahou's spear."

"Yes, although we have seen the excellent weapons of the enemy, we can seize them now and hold them in our hands. The feeling is really different from usual."

Many generals picked up some weapons discarded by the Han army and played with them in their hands, with envious expressions in their expressions.

Even if they were like this, those ordinary soldiers with little knowledge even shone their eyes when they saw these supplies and weapons.

"Ah...this...this is meat. The Han soldiers actually carried jerky with them. Oh my God, this...this is too extravagant, right?"

A soldier picked up a dry food bag, and a smell of meat immediately floated out, making him bite it in a hurry.

"It's so good, it's so good. It's been so long since I've eaten meat, let alone beef, it's fragrant, it's so good for his grandma!"

"And this one, this looks like pickles, and this thing looks like steamed buns, but whiter than steamed buns, and it's extremely soft when you pinch it. Come on, wait for me to try it... Well, it's delicious, it's so delicious, especially with this pickles. It's simply. If my family has such delicious food on weekdays, it's a good New Year."

Although flour has been available for a long time, being able to grind such fine flour and making such excellent white flour steamed buns is the masterpiece of Ning Lian and Wang Shan, who owns the "Kitchen Record".

Cao's soldiers usually use sparse porridge and coarse grain cakes. In this chaotic world, it is a blessing to be able to eat enough, so how can you enjoy delicious food?

Nowadays, white noodles, pickles, pork jerky, beef jerky, and many delicious foods are right in front of you. For these ordinary soldiers, they are more attractive than those weapons and armor.

Seeing that a war had already won, the Cao army soldier who was extremely nervous just now relaxed at this moment. Faced with these delicious temptations, he directly started to rob.

"This is mine..."

"Give me my jerky..."

"Damn, you are just a soldier. You dare to compete with me for meat and eat it, and you will find a fight..."

Compared to their rudeness and chaos, although the generals are a little civilized, they are also competing for each other.

"This long knife is good, it belongs to me."

"Nonsense, you clearly use a halberd, what do you want to do with a knife? I think you should give it to me."

"You fight for the big knife, this dagger, hehe, I used my own sword to try it, but it was cut off by the dagger with one knife. Good things, good things, it's mine."

"This armor is much better than what I wear. Come on, let me try..."

Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan was furious and stepped forward and snatched the armor from a general's hand: "What are you doing?"

"Ah... I almost forgot about the general. Come on, with the spoils, I should let the general choose first."

Several generals held the things they had gained and ran to Xiahou Yuan to show off their charm.

Unexpectedly, Xiahou Yuan knocked all these things to the ground and cursed: "The general's military order is to chase the enemy, so he should not escape alone. When he saw these supplies and weapons, he stopped chasing the pursuit regardless of the military order, picked up the things on his own, and threw away all the face of our army."

After being scolded by him, the generals came to their senses and couldn't help but look ashamed.

"General, don't be angry, but Mo Jiang and others are confused."

"After the general knew his mistake, he went to rectify his troops and chased him again."

The generals threw down their trophy and stepped onto the war horses again, and each went to recruit the soldiers who were responsible for them.

But at this moment, a noisy running sound came from a distance. Xiahou Yuan was shocked. He looked in the sound, but saw a large group of soldiers and horses vaguely lit by the stars.

Although they did not light the torch or raise the flag, Xiahou Yuan still recognized them at a glance, just because the direction they came was the direction where Zhang Yong led his army to escape just now.

"Oh no, I'm still trapped!" Xiahou Yuan understood at this moment.

"Retreat troops quickly... and send orders down, and withdraw troops quickly..."

Even though his voice was so loud that he shouted, the soldiers were immersed in the delicious food. For a moment, most of the soldiers did not react at all.

"Kill..."

The Han army made a deafening cry of killing, and rushed to Cao's army in a blink of an eye.
To be continued...