Qinglong Three Kingdoms

Chapter 430 Bowangpo Ambush (1)

"Ba'er, you don't know. When we sent out troops before, Commander Cheng warned us to be careful of Zhang Xiu's deception, but now it seems that Commander Cheng is overly worried! Well, the army is moving quickly and must pursue Zhu Wei's defeated army. Capture Bowang Slope in one fell swoop!"

Xia Houyuan listened to the words described by Xia Houba, and couldn't help going through the situation Xia Houba said in his mind again, and then nodded, feeling relieved.

It seems that although Cheng Yu failed to see through Zhang Xiu's fraudulent surrender before, he still instructed Xia Houyuan to be careful and make a decision after carefully analyzing the situation in this battle.

But now that Xiahouyuan didn't hear any flaws in Xiahouba's words, naturally he didn't have any doubts.

So Xia Houyuan also excitedly ordered the whole army to rush forward at this moment, and more than 5000 Cao soldiers ran along the winding Xianghan pass in Bowangpo, and the team stretched for several miles. of a slice.

It was already the beginning of summer in June, and the luxuriant vegetation on Bowang Slope did not bring much cool air, so Cao Jun ran out of breath quickly, but his mouth gradually became dry.

Not long after, they arrived at the army camp of Zhu Wei's Xiongba camp, but at the moment Zhu Wei's army camp was full of flames, and it seemed that there was no way to directly pursue Zhu Wei's defeated soldiers through this army camp.

Le Jin, the vanguard of the Cao army who came here in front, has sent troops to find a way around the burning Zhu Weijun stronghold from the hills on both sides, trying to support Zhang Xiu who chased and defeated Zhu Wei's army, but the speed of Cao Jun's detour in the mountains was still not fast, so Le Jin sent some soldiers to stay in Zhu Weijun's stronghold to try to put out the fire, trying to create a channel for the follow-up army to attack.

However, the fireworks ignited here also diffused in this valley, and then spread to the surrounding hills and forests, making this Bowangpo area gradually become hazy.

When the main force of the Cao army led by Xia Houyuan arrived here, some of Le Jin's vanguard soldiers still hadn't completely extinguished the flames of the Xiongbaying camp, but Le Jin himself had already led people around the camp here, and continued to look for Zhang Xiubu to chase them together. Killed Zhu Wei's army who had withdrawn.

Seeing that the army in front was blocked, Xia Houyuan naturally came up to check the situation. Hearing the words of the firefighting soldiers left by Le Jin, Xia Houyuan had nothing to do for the time being.

After all, water and fire are ruthless, and the fire is burning, but it is not so easy to extinguish it.

Therefore, Xia Houyuan could only be happy, and sent chariots with thousands of Cao soldiers to go around the hills and forests on both sides, and continued to pursue Zhu Wei's defeated soldiers. On the other hand, he also sent people to search for water and soil. Put out the fire in Zhu Weijun's stronghold, and help the main force of his follow-up army open the way for the pursuit.

However, the area where Zhu Weijun’s stronghold is located does not seem to have sufficient water sources. Cao Bing only found several mountain wells that seemed to be dug by Zhu Weijun’s army in search of water. When it is time, it will be a little less efficient, and it will be more troublesome.

Xia Houyuan didn't think much about it at first, but when he was waiting to put out the fire, he suddenly realized a problem. If this is really where the more than 2 soldiers and horses of the Xiongba Battalion under Zhu Wei's headquarters are located, then only by these excavated It seems that the well water is not enough for Zhu Wei's army.

Feeling uneasy in his heart, Xia Houyuan immediately ordered someone to go to the front Zhu Weijun's stronghold to see how many corpses of Zhu Weijun's soldiers were left inside.

As a result, another piece of news came that made Xia Houyuan panic. In the area where the flames had been extinguished, there was no corpse of a Zhu Weijun soldier. This seemed to be abnormal.

"No, it's been tricked! Send an order quickly, withdraw troops, withdraw troops!"

Xia Houyuan thought of Cheng Yu's instructions before, and at this moment, he looked around at the smoky Bowangpo hills and forests, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were too quiet, and there seemed to be a strong murderous intent hidden inside.

Secretly thinking that something was wrong, Xia Houyuan immediately began to send orders to retreat.

But in front of him, he already had six or seven thousand soldiers under the command of the vanguard Le Jin and the follow-up Che Zhou, bypassing the burning Zhu Weijun stronghold, and continued to pursue the so-called Zhu Wei's defeated soldiers.

As for the remaining [-] to [-] Cao soldiers, it was also because of the long-distance raid that they had spread out before, so they inevitably piled up here to rest in the Xianghan pass in front of Zhu Weijun's stronghold. It is impossible for the entire army to retreat overnight. things.

At this moment, almost not long after Xia Houyuan arrived here, the surrounding ambush soldiers probably saw Xia Houyuan's commanding flag, so there were sudden killing sounds. Then, it seemed that the ambush soldiers of Xiong Bao Camp had just sneaked over from various places. It pops up among the hills, mountains and forests.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Numerous rockets and crossbow arrows shot at the Cao soldiers crowded in the Xianghan pass, and the densely packed Cao soldiers were unavoidable. Many people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, and many people were hit by rockets. A spark was lit.

"Kill! Kill!"

In the surrounding mountains and plains, the ambush troops of Xiongba Camp on Zhu Wei's side also appeared one after another. Under the leadership of the leading military lords, one after another, Zhu Wei soldiers stood on different hills and high slopes of the mountains and forests, and headed towards Cao Jun. Rockets and crossbow arrows continue to be fired from here.

Cao Jun was completely confused for a while.

Even though Xia Houyuan wanted to retreat with the whole army, the troops below were too messy to mix together, and the Zhu Wei army who was in ambush shot him with bows and crossbows, and the Cao soldiers here were even more chaotic and difficult to assemble.

In desperation, Xia Houyuan had no choice but to take his own troops and his son Xiahouba to take the lead in retreating. While retreating, he tried to gather the chaotic soldiers and horses passing by. For the time being, he could only gather as much as he could.

At this time, the Cao army was basically cut into two parts, one part was the Cao soldiers led by Le Jin and Che Zhou who had bypassed Zhu Weijun's stronghold, and the other part was the Cao soldiers led by Xiahouyuan and Xiahouba.

But these two parts of Cao's army fell into an ambush and siege by Zhu Wei's army.

Cao Jun, commanded by Le Jin and Che Zhou in the front, scattered into the surrounding hills and forests, and the front line became more loose. Therefore, at this moment, the Zhu Wei army ambushing around with bows, crossbows, and arrows, and the army rushed to kill them in an organized manner. Now, it has already become a state where the generals do not see the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals. Many Cao soldiers can only fight on their own everywhere.

Even Le Jin and Che Zhou were trapped in different areas, and they didn't know whether to continue rushing forward or retreat.

But rushing forward was the coalition army formed by Zhu Wei's ambushing army and Zhang Xiu's troops who had shown their true colors. Zhu Wei's army even arranged three spear and tiger chariots to move in parallel on the Xianghan pass. , It's like a spear piercing a wall, bit by bit compressing the advance space of Cao Jun on the narrow road.

As for the Cao army who ran to the surrounding hills and forests, they had to face the condescending Zhu Wei army. Under such a geographical disadvantage and the psychological disadvantage of being ambushed, Cao soldiers obviously could not fight against Zhu Wei's Xiongba battalion in the battle. Elite soldiers, so many Cao soldiers were quickly forced to retreat to the Xianghan pass.

But at this time, the Cao soldiers on the Xianghan pass, even if they wanted to retreat, the Zhu Weijun stronghold that was on fire became the biggest obstacle blocking the road, making it impossible for the Cao soldiers who came around to go back...

(End of this chapter)