The battle of Huangshan Camp ended until halfway through the third day. Although there were countless defeated Yuan Shu troops in all villages and villages to capture or kill, the sky was too dark, and the Xuzhou army, which had few attacks, was really exhausted. If they continued to fight, they would only overdraw their military strength. Therefore, Tao Ying made a quick decision and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops and returned to the camp, escorting the captives of the brigade, and returning to Zhuyi Camp to count the casualties, leaving behind a blazing Yuan Shu army camp burning on the top of Huangshan Mountain, and no longer cared about the Yuan Shu army brigade hiding from the solid fortifications.

As soon as the Crow's words were spoken by Deputy Director Tao, the Xuzhou army had just withdrawn, and the three dukes of Xiao Yuan immediately held a meeting in the central army's tent to discuss the next combat tactics, and publicly revealed the intention of retreating. He asked the civil and military officials: "All the ministers, our army was defeated in succession, Ji Ling and Chen Ji and other Gu's confidant ministers were killed one after another. Qiao Rui did not know how to live or die. The army was depressed and the soldiers were not willing to fight. Gu thought it was meaningless to continue to fight. He intended to set up camp overnight and retreated to Shouchun to reorganize the troops and wait for the next day to take revenge."

"The lord and wise, as the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge, it's not too late for ten years. Our army will retreat to Shouchun for the time being, which is the best strategy." Yang Hong rushed to echo.

"No!" Shu Zhong, the prime minister of Pei State who was conferred the title of the Three Duke of Little Yuan, jumped out and opposed it firmly: "My lord, you must never withdraw your troops. Although our army has lost consecutive battles, 60,000 or 70,000 troops are still alive, and there is enough food and supplies. It's a pity to retreat! Although Tao Ying'er won consecutive battles, his troops are limited, and the rear is unstable, and the successor is weak. The lord just needs to persist and there is still hope for turning defeat into victory!"

"Mr. Shu is right, and that's the reason." Jin Shang, who was also very smart, also firmly opposed the retreat. He analyzed to Xiao Yuan Sangong: "My lord, our army had been confronting Tao Ying'er for more than a month, and Tao Ying'er never dared to take risks to attack, because he was afraid that his army would suffer too much casualties. Today, Tao Ying attacked Huangshan. In addition to the possibility of discovering that our army's spirit was shaken and the fight was not stable with the establishment of the camp with General Qiao Rui, the greater possibility was that his rear had exposed hidden dangers and had to fight quickly! After the battle of Huangshan, the Xuzhou army suffered a lot of casualties and was no longer able to launch an attack on the Gaohuangshan camp. The lord only needs to continue to insist on confronting Tao Ying's little thieves. If not a month later, there will be a turning point to turn defeat into victory!"

"Is that true? Orphans still have a turning point to turn defeat into victory?"

The third duke of Little Yuan was a little shaken, but Yang Hong next to him said sarcastically: "Two gentlemen. How can you insist on being in the same tone with Zhou Yu? Our army insists on confronting Tao Ying's little thief, and it is indeed possible that it will last until the rear of Tao Ying's little thief. But then the lord and Tao Ying's little thief will be both defeated, and what should we do if the other princes get away with it for nothing?"

"Even if other princes are cheap, we must not let Tao Ying'er go!" Jin Shang said angrily: "Not to mention that after Tao Ying'er's rear changes, our army still has the opportunity to obtain part of Xuzhou land. Even if we don't get a foot-by-inch of Xuzhou land, our army must also get rid of Tao Ying'er, a traitor! Last year, in Guangling, now in Xiangxian, Huangshan and Suishui, our army has long been irreconcilable with Tao Ying'er. Since the Tao Ying'er led the troops, the five counties of Xuzhou, which were severely damaged in just one year, have been able to compete with any prince in the world alone. In time, Tao Ying'er's wings are full, then our army should not be said to be revenge. It would be great to be able to stop Tao Ying'er's counterattack and invasion!"

"Lord, Mr. Yuan Xiu is right. Tao Ying is a traitor in the world. If you don't plan it early, you will be troubled later!" Shu Zhong also agreed: "For the long-term stability of our army, I hope that lord will not abandon his previous achievements lightly. As long as you destroy Tao Ying, the dangerous traitor, you will be able to rest assured in the future."

"The two gentlemen have a bad word. If you destroy the traitor traitor, you can rest assured. I'm afraid it may not be?" Yang Hong smiled even more sarcastically and said sneered: "After destroying the traitor traitor, Xuzhou will not be able to guarantee that they will get along with the traitor friendly and never the opposite? In this case, why should the traitor traitor traitor squander the army, insist on fighting the traitor traitor traitor squander the death of others, and finally get the benefit of others?"

After saying that, Yang Hong ignored the angry rebuttal of Jin Shang, Shu Zhong and others, and turned to Xiao Yuan Sangong and said, "My lord, I don't understand military affairs, but I also know that soldiers are profitable. Now that our army has suffered a series of failures and has greatly damaged its strength, it is temporarily unable to annex the land of the five counties of Xuzhou. Since this is the case, why should the lord sacrifice his soldiers, consume Huainan money and food, make wedding clothes for others for free, and help others seize Xuzhou? It makes people laugh at me?"

"It's reasonable." The three young master Yuan, who is always selfish, was moved by Yang Hong's words and nodded and said: "If you continue to fight, you will only waste money, food and military strength. It will only benefit other traitors. It is harmful to the orphans but not all. It is better to withdraw the troops early and wait until the troops are reorganized before taking revenge!"

"The lord, wise, and I admire him very much." Lord Yang Hong smiled very happily.

"Lord, no, if you withdraw troops at this time, not only will all your previous efforts be wasted, but you will also raise tigers and suffer from troubles!" Jin Shang and Shu Zhong were anxious together.

"Two gentlemen, what is the reason why you are so determined to oppose the lord's withdrawal of troops?" Yang Hong asked coldly: "Such as a lord and Huainan interests are ignored, and he will only kill the Tao Ying traitor. How can such a style of conduct behave exactly the same as that of Zhou Yu's traitor? Before Zhou Yu's traitor's crime was exposed, the two gentlemen had frequent contacts with him and had a very good relationship. Could it be that the two gentlemen...?"

"Little Man Yang Hong, what do you mean?" Shu Zhong and Jin Shang both roared in shock and anger, and clenched their fists together. Yang Hong rolled his triangle eyes, with a look of how you should be beaten up, completely ignoring the surrounding Yuan Shujun and civil and military officials all disgusted him.

"Stop!" Seeing that Yang Hong was angry with the public, the three young master Yuan then started to drink and scolded Yang Hong: "Just discuss matters, what did Zhou Yu do to talk about? I decided to decide, and the whole army immediately set up camp and withdraw to Shouchun!"

"My lord, you can't retreat!" Jin Shang was anxious and knelt down to the third prince of Xiao Yuan and said anxiously: "My lord, even if the lord doesn't want to continue to fight, you can't retreat immediately. Now our army is confronting Tao Ying's traitors and withdrawing their troops in a hurry. Tao Ying's traitors will inevitably send troops to pursue them. Our soldiers are panicked and will inevitably suffer a great loss again!"

"Lord, Tao Ying's traitors have just captured the Huangshan camp. The team is exhausted and unable to chase and kill. This is a great opportunity for our army to retreat!" Yang Hong quickly opposed it and volunteered to say, "If Tao Ying's traitors really come to chase and kill, I am willing to sacrifice my life and help the generals under the lord stop the rear and fight to block the pursuers for the lord. Cover the lord's army to retreat to ensure that I am loyal to you!"

"Zhong Ming is my loyal minister." The three young master Yuan was very pleased and said, "I have decided to do it. I immediately set up a camp and retreated overnight. Chen Lan and Yang Hong led their troops to cut off the rear. Don't persuade them again, and those who say more will be killed!"

The civil and military officials of Yuan Shujun had no choice but to sing a promise to agree, and muttered in their hearts, "I hope God will open my eyes and let Yang Hong die on the battlefield and in the chaos!"

So, while still having the strength to fight again, Xiao Yuan Sangong, who was already timid, could not resist the instigation of the Chief Secretary Yang Hong, and decided to withdraw his troops overnight. He fled back to Shouchun immediately. As a result, in order to ensure the speed of withdrawal, many inconvenient military supplies could only be given up and stayed for the cheapest deputy director Tao. Some people suggested that Xiao Yuan Sangong burn all the supplies. Yang Hong firmly opposed it, saying that staying could allow Tao Ying to divide his troops to rob and disperse Tao Ying's pursuers' forces. He also said that if the fire burned these supplies, Tao Ying would find that his army had retreated and come to chase him in advance. Xiao Yuan Sangong felt that it was reasonable, so he agreed immediately.

He was ready to retreat quickly. When the sky was getting dark and it was about to be bright, more than 60,000 Yuan Shu's army quickly withdrew from the Gaohuangshan camp, which was as solid as a turtle shell, and retreated to the south. At the beginning, the retreat could be orderly and in a well-organized order. But I don't know that there was another bad person who sent people to spread rumors among the Yuan Shu army, saying that the Xuzhou army had already detoured to copy the Yuan Shu army's retreat. Xiao Yuan Sangong had decided to give up some of the troops as abandoned sons and retreat to Shouchun with only the trusted army. The remaining troops stayed on the road to massacre the Xuzhou army to give Xiao Yuan Sangong time to escape - the conscience of heaven and earth. These rumors were really not sent by Deputy Director Tao or asked for a bad person to spread. As a result, the panic Yuan Shu army believed it and rushed to run in the front, and the team inevitably became confused.

When they noticed these rumors, the furious little Yuan San ordered the source of the rumors to be investigated. However, the horse's hooves suddenly shook the sky and the flags flew. The number one ace of the Xuzhou army, the gentleman army, shouted and rushed to fight. Before they got close, they were shot in a row. In the morning, the Yuan Shu army had no idea how many enemies came, and there were panics from top to bottom. Many timid generals and soldiers simply fled, which led countless companions to flee. What's more, even shouted in the army that the rear army was defeated, and it was best to escape quickly. More Yuan Shu army soldiers believed it, and they rushed to flee in panic. In the process of running around, people and horses trampled on each other. There were countless dead, and the orderly Yuan Shu army was completely in chaos.

Originally, he wanted to bite the tail of Yuan Shujun and delay the retreat speed of the three dukes of Yuan San, but before a few waves of arrows were released, Yuan Shujun was completely in chaos and collapsed on his own. Seeing this scene, Tao Ji, who led the Gentleman Army to pursue, was of course happy and surprised. While ordering the heavy cavalry to rush forward to kill, he would also be forced to send people to return to Zhuyi Camp quickly and ask Tao Ying to send troops to beat the fallen dog. Tao Ying was also surprised and happy to receive the news. He quickly dispatched the two thousand regular troops and three thousand newly surrendered auxiliary soldiers who did not participate in the battle yesterday, and personally led them to chase them.

When Tao Ying personally led the five thousand new forces to the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield immediately made Deputy Director Tao smile. The panicked Yuan Shu army soldiers had already fled all over the mountains, armor, bows, weapons and flags were thrown everywhere. In the troubled times, all the food transport vehicles that were more expensive than gold were abandoned by Yuan Shu army and trampled on each other wildly. In order to compete for a team that could escape, countless Yuan Shu army soldiers drew swords at each other, and more Yuan Shu army soldiers were trampled to death by their own defeated soldiers. Although only 1,500 gentleman cavalry were chasing them in the rear, no soldier or general stayed to resist.

Tao Ying's cheap cousin Tao Ji was also quite brainy. He knew that the troops were insufficient. Once Yuan Shujun calmed down, he could turn around and slap him to make the Gentlemen's face bloom. Therefore, Tao Ji cleverly divided the Gentlemen into two teams, specially trained heavy cavalry to fight hard battles into one team, charging into battle to chase Yuan Shujun's butt. The light cavalry, who was not good at melee, roamed the rear of the heavy cavalry, covered the heavy cavalry with bows and arrows, and also used bows and arrows to create chaos in Yuan Shujun. He did not leave any stupidity and left no backup, and threw all his troops into the melee battlefield. Seeing this scene, he secretly praised the third brother for his great progress. Tao Ying no longer hesitated and immediately drew his sword to order, shouting: "Keep the queue and rush up and kill! The soldiers. Crash! Kill!"

"Kill!" Five thousand new troops in Xuzhou shouted and rushed forward happily. When Tao Ying was about to slap the horse and chased after him, more than 30 cavalry ran out of the woods in the distance, wearing the clothes of Yuan Shujun, and rushed straight towards Tao Ying's flag. The personal soldiers beside Tao Ying hurriedly intercepted the cavalry. However, Yang Hong and Yang Changshi's proud shout came from the cavalry, "Lord, lord! My minister Yang Hong. Pay a visit to the lord Tao Envoy!"

When the cavalry rushed forward, Tao Ying realized that the people around Yang Hong were actually all Xuzhou soldiers - that is, Xuzhou soldiers who had arranged to protect Yang Hong to return to Gaohuangshan camp. Yang Hong was still twenty steps away from Tao Ying. He walked over with his knees, holding a head in his hand, and said with a flattering face: "Lord, this is the head of the general Chen Lan, who was arranged by Yuan Shu, who was the master of the palace. In the chaos just now, Weichen asked someone to chop down from behind. The thirty soldiers arranged for Weichen to come back a lot. Weichen also used the power in his hand to arrange a war horse for each of them."

Tao Ying laughed loudly, and finally understood why Yuan Shujun collapsed so quickly. Why wasn't there a strong team in the palace? After laughing, Tao Ying turned over and dismounted, helped Yang Hong up with both hands, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. This time, Lord Yang should remember his first merit! Please rest assured, after returning to Xuzhou, I will definitely reward you with a lot!"

"Thank you, lord." Yang Hong was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to Tao Ying, and couldn't wait to express his merits: "I dare not deceive my lord. In fact, in order to make Yuan Shu's morale collapse, I also arranged a large number of people to spread rumors, saying that Yuan Shu's old man was preparing to give up some of the troops and run away alone. When the lord's army was chasing him, I made people keep shouting that Yuan Shu's old man was defeated and dead..."

"Okay, let's talk about these things when you go back." Tao Ying interrupted with a smile, and then took the initiative to say, "Mr. Yang, what's wrong with your family in Huainan? Do I want me to send someone to Huainan immediately and take your family back to Xuzhou?"

"Thank you, Mr. Husband, but there is no need." Yang Hong replied with a smile: "In fact, a few days ago, Weichen had already sent someone back to Shouchun to let Weichen's family board the ship and flee to Huaiyin. If nothing unexpected happens, Weichen's family should have arrived in Huaiyin."

"It's really a waste to worry about such a slippery head." Tao Ying smiled bitterly, but Tao Ying did have a bad taste with this Yang Hong, so he repeatedly praised Yang Hong. He made the decision to be appointed Yang Hong as the Chief Secretary of Xuzhou and the General of the Army, and was in charge of Xuzhou's foreign affairs - that is, Tao Ying's special diplomatic liar, with a bounty of 1,000 acres of land, ten pairs of jade walls, and five hundred households in the town. He also promised to ask Li Jue and Guo Si to grant Yang Hong the title. Yang Hong was overjoyed and kowtowed to Tao Ying repeatedly to thank him.

At this time, about six or seven thousand Xuzhou troops arrived at the battlefield. It turned out that Xu Chu and Chen Dao, who were resting in the military tent, heard the news that Tao Ying led their army to pursue him and were worried about Tao Ying's safety. Lu Su, who was also worried about Tao Ying's safety, hurriedly organized more than 6,000 uninjured main troops to reinforce. Seeing that Tao Ying was safe and sound, Xu Chu and Chen Dao breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't wait to ask to lead the army to chase Yuan Shu's defeated soldiers. Tao Ying saw that Yuan Shu's army had no desire to fight, and even if the Xuzhou army was exhausted too much, there was no need to worry too much, so he immediately nodded to agree.

As Xu Chu and Chen Dao joined the battlefield of pursuit, the already collapsed Yuan Shu army was so collapsed that it could not collapse anymore. Countless generals and soldiers left their weapons and knelt down on their feet to surrender. Countless soldiers fled in scattered and crawled to the Shulin Mountains. Countless Yuan Shu army soldiers were chopped into pieces by Xuzhou soldiers and stepped into meat sauce. The mountains and fields were covered with the defeated soldiers of Yuan Shu army, and the mountains and fields were filled with the bodies of Yuan Shu army soldiers. The countless weapons and food that Xiao Yuan Sangong plundered from military force also fell into the hands of the Xuzhou army. Xiao Yuan Sangong himself ran so hard that he even threw away the golden armor and swords. The Xuzhou army continued to chase for more than 60 miles until he chased Daze Township before he stopped the troops.

In this battle, the Xuzhou army beheaded more than 10,000 prisoners, captured more than 20,000 horses, seized countless food, grass and weapons. The poor three duke of Xiao Yuan lost almost all his shorts. When he retreated, nearly 10,000 were trampled to death by his own defeated soldiers. More than 10,000 soldiers and civilians refused to return to Huainan to take the opportunity to escape to foreign land. The food, grass and military supplies were completely lost. The 130,000 troops on the expedition were less than 8,000 who could accompany Xiao Yuan to Shouchun and escape to Shouchun, and they could not lose any more.

Not to mention, if another prince was defeated like this, he would have been in a depressed position and was ashamed. However, the third Duke of Xiao Yuan was not right. As soon as he fled back to Shouchun, the third Duke of Xiao Yuan took out the imperial seal he had collected from his arms. After carefully watching the imperial seal was not damaged, he immediately laughed again, "Fortunately, the imperial seal is still here, I can make a comeback!" Then, the third Duke of Xiao Yuan ordered the recruitment of 100,000 troops again despite the opposition of the crowd, and decided to increase the taxes under control to two taxes and one, preparing to reorganize the situation and seek revenge on Deputy Director Tao whenever he had the opportunity!

On the Xuzhou side, although the Xuzhou army defeated the 130,000 army of Xiao Yuan Sangong and achieved a decisive victory over Xiao Yuan Sangong, Tao Ying still didn't smile much. On the contrary, he sighed a little. Because after the war statistics, in the Battle of Huangshan alone, the Xuzhou army lost more than 3,000 cannon fodder army, and more than 3,000 regular troops were killed. In addition, the previous Xiangxian battle, Zhuyi defense and pursuit war losses, in this battle, the regular troops of Xuzhou army lost more than 6,000 people, accounting for one-third of the total strength of the total strength of the Xuzhou army, and one-tenth of the total strength of the Xuzhou army, which made Tao Ying feel distressed for a long time.

What made Tao Ying even more wary was that the Xuzhou army suffered such heavy losses when the thugs of Xiao Yuan and the three Dukes of Xiao Yuan had suffered such heavy losses. If the Xuzhou army encounters the elite soldiers of Lu Wenhou or Cao in the future, how terrifying casualties will the Xuzhou army in the frontal battle in the wild?

"We have to hurry up and train our troops." To draw this conclusion, Tao Ying secretly warned himself in his heart, "Facing a head-on battle, I am not a match between Cao Cao and Lu Bu! I cannot rely entirely on the Gentleman Army and Feng Yu Army, which are seriously oriented, nor can I meet the existing team and lineup. I still lack strong generals, and even elite soldiers! Father-in-law, why are you still unwilling to die?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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