1039 , Gongsun Zan's sneak attack
It is most beneficial to Cao Cao to capture Yuan Shu, capture Xudu, and let the current emperor judge him.
As for the next step, it was to kill Yuan Shu here and take his head back, which was also beneficial to Cao Cao.
As for the worst step, it will naturally make Yuan Shu escape. In that case, it will damage Cao Cao's reputation.
However, now Yuan Shu has been surrounded by Xiahou Dun, and three thousand cavalry surrounded him in a dense manner. It can be said that Yuan Shu can't fly even if he has wings. Therefore, Xiahou Dun doesn't have to worry about Yuan Shu being able to escape, so he naturally has to prepare to capture Yuan Shu.
"Doesn't you really give me any kindness?"
Yuan Shu was frightened and had a ferocious expression. His heart was filled with despair. He looked at the soldiers around him, regretting that there were so few soldiers around him, otherwise he would have ordered them to rush to create a chance for him to escape.
"Prepare!"
Xiahou Dun ignored Yuan Shu. Seeing that Yuan Shu had no intention of surrender, he gave an order, and the soldiers around him raised their bows and arrows and aimed at Yuan Shu and his group.
"Apart from Yuan Shu, no matter how you kill other people."
Xiahou Dun coldly ordered that he had the only target of Yuan Shu. As for the others, he didn't know that Xiahou Dun spared his life.
"Swoosh..."
Cao's soldiers began to shoot arrows one after another. Because Xiahou Dun had ordered that Yuan Shu be not be harmed, he did not shoot arrows together, but instead hunted the soldiers around Yuan Shu freely.
“Ahhhhh…”
Yuan Shu's soldiers began to be shot and fell down screaming.
He heard the screams from the soldiers beside him, and saw the soldiers being shot into hedgehogs with his own eyes and fell down with screams. Yuan Shu's body shook even more violently.
"ah..."
At this time, a sound full of energy came into Yuan Shu's ears, which made Yuan Shu stunned for a moment. He felt that the sound was not his.
His people followed him all the way, and were already very tired. When they were shot and killed, their voices could reveal a sense of fatigue. It was impossible for them to shout so arrogantly.
He looked up and his eyes went straight.
Countless feathered arrows flew from the horizon, like a group of returning birds, rushing straight here. However, these "birds" bring death, and the target is Cao Cao's army.
“Ahhhhh…”
Unprepared Cao Cao's soldiers were shot in arrows and fell down screaming.
Many people's eyes were wide open when they fell, and their eyes were full of disbelief. They could not imagine that they would be shot, nor did they know where the arrows they shot were shot and who shot them. They fell down with deep reluctance and doubt.
"Enemy attack!"
Cao Cao's army shouted, and they were stunned by the sudden rain of arrows.
Xiahou Dun was also frantically driven by this wave of arrows. While pushing away the feathered arrows, he kept turning his vision. He wanted to see who attacked them.
"Is it Yuan Shu's ambush?"
Xiahou Dun was shocked and angry. No matter what, he was careless this time. The soldiers around him screamed and fell off the horse's back.
This sudden wave of arrow rain stopped, and Xiahou Dun discovered the people who attacked them.
"It's Gongsun Zan!"
Xiahou Dun's hand holding the reins was almost tightly grasping the reins.
The person who attacked them was Gongsun Zan. All white horses emerged from the woods, as if they had been ambushed in the woods early in the morning.
"kill!"
Gongsun Zan led his cavalry out of the woods and rushed straight towards Cao's soldiers.
Because Gongsun Zan was in Xuzhou, he used to be the prefect of Guangling, which was next to Guangling. Gongsun Zan was much more familiar with the terrain here than Xiahou Dun. Although he was a little later, he got the news that Yuan Shu had escaped and his movements were one step slower than Xiahou Dun, but he could judge that Yuan Shu would escape to that road, and he took a shortcut early to come here to wait for the rabbit.
Xiahou Dun was not scattered around because he focused on Yuan Shu and did not investigate the surroundings. In addition, he felt that his three thousand cavalry were enough to rush around in Shouchun, so he relaxed his vigilance.
Looking at the loss of hundreds of soldiers, Xiahou Dun felt regretful.
After Xia Cai met Gongsun Zan, Xiahou Dun was always alert to Gongsun Zan and was careful to prevent Gongsun Zan from secretly dealing with him.
This vigilance and defense continued until Yuan Shu escaped.
Even if Yuan Shu escaped from Xia Cai, he arranged for his deputy to stay for the aftermath and told him to be careful of Gongsun Zan.
However, when he arrived at him, he kept chasing Yuan Shu, but for a moment he was careless and forgot that Gongsun Zan still existed.
He surrounded Yuan Shu and arrogantly surrounded all the soldiers together, leaving no soldiers to guard him, and did not send spies to check whether there were any ambushings. He also ignored that this was an ideal ambush place.
All of this taught Xiahou Dun a profound lesson and caused him a great loss.
Seeing Gongsun Zan and his cavalry coming out of the woods, Xiahou Yuan's teeth were almost broken, and his eyes were filled with anger.
"Follow me! Let these despicable villains taste our power."
Xiahou Dun roared angrily, held an iron spear, waved forward, and charged with the team.
Chapter completed!