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Chapter 398 Escape

Half an hour passed in a flash, and the Wei army barely filled the hunger with dry food, and their strength was restored, and finally they could continue to flee to the north.

After traveling three or four miles, Wang Ling, who was walking in front of the army, saw the scouts who had been scattered not long ago leading dozens of cavalry to come. Judging from the military and horse costumes he was leading, they seemed to be the standard outfit of his own cavalry.

"Report to General Wang, the stones have been occupied by the Jia Envoy of Yuzhou. This is the Chief Chen who was sent by the Jia Envoy of Jia to meet our army." The captain of the scout came forward and said excitedly.

Wang Ling was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly looked at the captain Chen on the right side of the scout captain and asked, "Isn't Jiashi guarded by the thief? When did the envoy Jia lead the middle army to break through?"

The lieutenant surnamed Chen immediately told Jia Kui about the detailed story of scaring Jiashi Wu Jun with a suspicious tactic yesterday. Only then did Wang Ling suddenly realize it and quickly took him to meet Cao Xiu.

"So that's it. I said why didn't I meet a Wu soldier when I passed by the trailer? It turned out that they all gathered together in the stones.

The enemy wanted to concentrate their troops on the stone to stop us, but they were shocked by Jia Jun. This was really an unexpected surprise!" Cao Xiu said happily after hearing the report.

Sun Li also smiled and said, "Sima said it well. This is indeed a surprise. I have never seen any trace of Wu Jun along the way. I think they have escaped on another road."

"Yes, if there are no reinforcements to help us, with the little food and supplies we have in our army, we may not be able to hold on for a few days." Wang Ling also looked happy.

Xue Qiao also said with a look of gratitude: "Now it seems that our army is going to take a trailer and retreat with stones. Not only did we avoid the trap of Wuqiang's mouth, but we also coincided with Jia Zhijun and the others. It's really a matter of heaven that our army will not be destroyed!"

After Cao Xiu and others finished sighing, the captain surnamed Chen clasped his fists and said, "The main force of the Wu army is still on the way to chase him. Please ask the Grand Sima and the generals to go to Jiashi to meet with my envoy."

"The Chief Chen reminded me right. We are still in danger at the moment. We should not be happy too early. It is better to arrive at Jiashi and meet with Governor Jia as soon as possible." Cao Xiu nodded.

The generals responded in unison: "No."

Hearing reinforcements ahead, the morale of the Wei soldiers was slightly boosted, and the pace under their feet couldn't help but speed up a little.

About an hour later, the Cao Wei East Army, who had been defeated and fled, finally arrived at Jiashi. Jia Kui and Man Chong had already received the news. When they saw Cao Xiu and others coming, they quickly met him.

When Cao Xiu saw Jia Kui coming, he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. He was just concerned about the arrival of reinforcements, but forgot that he had always been incompatible with Jia Kui who led his army to help. At this time, he was rescued and it was difficult to meet.

Cao Xiu and Jia Kui have always had a bad relationship. He relied on his role as a general of Cao Wei and repeatedly despised Jia Kui. There were many conflicts between the two.

The most serious time was when Cao Pi was reigning that he wanted to grant Jia Kui a talisman. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Cao Xiu interfered with it and reported to Cao Pi that Jia Kui was strong in nature and always looked down on the generals. Such people should not be in charge of the governor.

After hearing this, Cao Pi gave up the idea of ​​using Jia Kui. Stopping people's career is the most offensive thing, and Cao Xiu was able to do it, which shows that his relationship with Jia Kui was really at an extremely disagreement.

However, now Jia Kui can come to save others without grudges, which really makes Cao Xiu feel ashamed.

Seeing that Jia Kui had turned over and dismounted to greet him, he wanted to dismount and meet him, but he couldn't hide his face, so he had to sit upright and nodded and said, "Envoy Jia doesn't have to be too polite. If the prince didn't arrive in time, our army would be in danger." After that, he greeted Man Chong again.

"The Grand Sima and the soldiers must be extremely tired when they are running all the way. The subordinates have prepared some food and supplies three miles away in front. They also ask the Grand Sima and the generals to rest in front, and we will deal with Lu Xun and others."

Jia Kui seemed to be not very concerned about Cao Xiu's rude behavior when he sat on the horse and spoke, and still said politely.

When Cao Xiu saw that he could actually distribute the food and grass of the Central Army to him, he felt both happy and ashamed. He finally got off the horse and clasped his fists slightly and said, "Thank you."

"Da Sima, don't be polite, let the soldiers go and rest quickly." Jia Kui gave a bow.

"The Wu army behind has 80,000 to 90,000 people, with high morale and high fighting spirit. There are only about 10,000 people under Gong's command. How can we resist?" Cao Xiu asked Wang Ling, Sun Li and other generals to lead the army to receive supplies first, but he stayed behind and asked in a worried manner.

Jia Kui smiled slightly, turned around and pointed to the ambushing soldiers who were vaguely visible in the dense forest of the mountain peaks behind him and said, "There is nothing else, only the same trick is used again!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xiu looked around the surrounding terrain, then nodded, stopped asking more, and then led his personal guard forward.

In the afternoon, Lu Xun finally led the army to chase Jiashi. He had already met the soldiers who were scared away by Jia Kui with a trick on the way. Therefore, he knew that Cao Wei's middle reinforcements had arrived, but he didn't know how many troops they had arrived.

At this moment, when he looked roughly, he could not see a Wei soldier on the Jiashi Pass in front of him. However, when he looked carefully, he found the corners of flags that were faintly flashing in the mountains and forests on both sides. He immediately suspected that the Wei army had set up an ambush here.

Lu Xun couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Oh, I'm still a step late and I couldn't leave Cao Xiu." Then he said to the generals: "Send an order and withdraw the troops."

"Why is the Grand Governor like this? Cao Xiu and others were right in front of me and did not go far. Even if they couldn't stop them by the rock, as long as we strive to chase them again, we would definitely achieve great success." Zhu Huan refused after hearing the first time.

Lu Xun explained: "The Wei army hid ambush in front of us, how could we take risks?"

"Even if there are ambushes, we can't just leave. I'm willing to lead our troops to rush over and open a passage for the army." Zhu Huan also discovered the whereabouts of the ambush, but he believed that this was not a reason to retreat.

Lu Xun retorted: "Jia Kui's middle army has 30,000. They occupy the dangerous terrain. How can our army quickly defeat it? What's more, Cao Xiu still has more than 80,000 troops. Even though they are already defeated soldiers, they are not without the power to fight.

How can we easily get into danger when we come by the king's order? We have already won a great victory in the previous round, and we must not advance rashly because of greed attacks. If we suffer defeat, what will we look like to see the Supreme?"

Quan Cong, who had not spoken at this time, spoke in agreement: "What the Grand Governor said is reasonable. We should stop when we see it. We must not give Cao Xiu and others a chance to turn defeat into victory."

"I thought this was a great opportunity to achieve his merits in one battle. We must not be wasted because of fear of failure. Our army came to chase after him overnight, nor could we withdraw just because we didn't launch a single arrow." Zhu Huan was unmoved and continued to fight.

Lu Xun said: "I have decided, so there is no need to persuade me anymore. Just execute the order." After that, he turned around and led the soldiers back. Quan Cong also quickly followed and rushed to his headquarters to send orders to withdraw his troops.

Seeing this, Zhu Huan had to raise his head and sigh, looked north unwillingly and then led his troops to retreat.
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