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"Forget it, come here, beat the drums and attack the enemy army. If we can't deal with this enemy army first, our army will not be able to withdraw and attack..."

On the battlefield, Ma Chao was brandishing weapons to fight. No one in Cao's army could contend with him. Cao's troops who blocked him were all killed by his gun.

More and more Cao troops were rushing towards them. It seemed that the cavalry led by Ma Chao was about to fall into a tight siege.

"Go out, charge in the formation, kill,,,,,,"

Chapter 654 Misty Fog 2

Yecheng, as the largest city in Hebei, used to be the administrative center of Hebei.When Yuan Shaoxiong dominated Hebei, he strengthened the construction of this place.

Up to now, even though the Yuan clan has declined, even if the whole of Hebei has suffered from military disasters, the status of Ye City has not been affected in the slightest, and it has even become more important here.

Cao Cao personally led the elite, charged thousands of miles, and killed all the way, abandoning other cities and passes, but only stared at Yecheng, in order to execute the beheading operation.

Once he was allowed to take Yecheng, and then capture or behead Yuan Shang, the whole Jizhou would not have much resistance, even if the Youzhou army had entered Jizhou to garrison, he didn't care.

In order to implement this plan, Xia Houyuan had to win Qingzhou first. After all, even if Cao Cao dared to take risks, he had to guarantee his retreat.

This is also the main reason why Xia Houyuan defended Beihai after the Qingzhou army surrendered and caused chaos, and refused to take a step back.

Because, he wanted to guarantee the safety of the [-] troops who attacked Yecheng, and ensured their food routes and escape routes.

The battle in Beihai has progressed so far, both the Qingzhou Army and the Cao Army are exhausted, and Xia Houyuan is even more exhausted.

"Pass down the order and let the soldiers of the three armies have a full meal. If we continue to attack, the enemy can't hold on anymore. Qingzhou must belong to our soldiers in Qingzhou."

As the offensive side, Gao Gan actually has too many advantages.They have more than 2 soldiers and horses, and the rear is their hometown, and the front was once their own territory.

Whether it's the weather or the harmony of people, it's all on the side of the senior officials.Even if Cao Jun occupies the city and relies on the geographical advantages, it is not enough to resist the Qingzhou Army for so long.

You know, the total number of Cao Jun in Beihai City is only five to six thousand, and most of them are wounded or sick, and their combat effectiveness is not high.

Occupying so many advantages, and fighting the war like this, the high-ranking officer has long lost his face, but who knows his difficulties.

When the Northern Cao army was defeated and fled into the mountains, he was actually very scared.Until a mysterious person found him, provided him with information from the outside world, and helped him contact the collapsed Qingzhou Army.

Then, the mysterious man even helped him find out about Cao Jun, and sent dead soldiers to assassinate Xia Houyuan, and then Gao Gan defeated Cao Jun and regained Donglai.

But since then, the mysterious person has not provided any other help to Gao Gan, and it is precisely because of this that Gao Gan was resisted and couldn't take Beihai for such a long time.

"A lot of soldiers in the army suffer from diseases, and they are short of food and clothing. If they can't take Beihai within two days, I'm afraid it will be completely over this time."

In the big tent, the senior cadres were talking to themselves.After marching and fighting for many years, he also guarded one side, so he still has this vision and ability.

He knew the combat effectiveness of his subordinates, and he also understood the fighting will of his subordinates. If the food crisis could not be alleviated, he really couldn't hold on.

On the other side, Xia Houyuan dragged his body to encourage the rest of the soldiers. There was no shortage of food and grass on his side. After all, after taking Donglai, most of the food and grass in Qingzhou were transferred to Beihai for the purpose of transporting them to Jizhou. Support Cao Cao.

"The fighting spirit of the soldiers is still high. They are indeed the elite who have followed the prime minister for many years. Humph, even if the high-ranking officials have [-] troops, even though I only have [-] soldiers, it is enough to defeat them."

Before the meal was finished, the fierce battle started again. The Qingzhou Army launched a general offensive with all its strength, and Xia Houyuan also hurriedly called his men to the city to resist.

It's a pity that the Qingzhou Army still failed to take Beihai after dark. Cao Jun's resistance was too fierce. This time, Gao Gan was defeated again.

"Grand cadre kid, tonight, it depends on how I beat you."

After summoning [-] soldiers who were still able to wear armor, Xia Houyuan also put on his armor. The two sides were exhausted after a day of hard fighting, but Xia Houyuan dared to launch a surprise attack on such a night.

Two days later, on the road more than 100 miles west of Yecheng, a group of cavalry was galloping. There were only more than 300 of them, and their armor was torn, and they looked haggard, as if they had not been rested for a long time.

"call out,,,,,,"

An arrow shot from behind, the leading general in front was caught off guard, and was shot through his left shoulder. The severe pain made him unable to sit still, and he fell off his horse.

"Xiahouba, let me see how you escape today."

Lu Xiao rode his horse and galloped forward, brandishing Fang Tian's painted halberd, and charged into the crowd. Soon, the five hundred soldiers he led also caught up and surrounded Xia Houba's troops.

Just before the two sides fought each other, Wen Meng arrived with another five hundred soldiers. As a result, Xia Houba was at an absolute disadvantage.

"Hahaha, Xiahouba, your father is dead, you still want to escape, can you escape, second brother, the adoptive father has an order to block all news, if this enemy army refuses to surrender, then they will all be killed that is."

"Okay, fourth brother, this Xiahouba is mine now, haha,,,,,,"

Wen Meng didn't bother to talk nonsense, and chased them all the way from Qingzhou to Jizhou, in order to stop these Cao troops. They had suffered a lot along the way.

Xia Houba, who was seriously injured, was in a state of distress now, running wildly all the way, his physical strength was exhausted, not to mention the enemy army outnumbered him.

Wen Meng and Lu Xiao's kung fu was also higher than his. Even if it was a one-on-one fight, he was not sure of winning. Now that the opponent is playing two against one, he is even less sure.

"Rush out, head towards Ye City, kill..."

In desperation, Xia Houba could only continue to charge.It's not that he didn't dare to fight back, but that he remembered his father's order before he died, that he must notify the prime minister in time about the war in Qingzhou.

It all started two days ago.At that time, Xia Houyuan led [-] elite troops out of the city to make a surprise attack, and the army, which had killed high-ranking officials in one fell swoop, retreated steadily.

At that time, Xia Houba almost thought that his side was going to win, and the Qingzhou army would definitely solve it all in the north.But after dawn, a group of 3000 elite cavalry suddenly appeared in front of them, and then broke their formation.

At that moment, Xia Houyuan, who was exhausted, saw the other party holding the Chen Zishuai flag. When he saw the coach riding a tall horse under the handsome flag, Xia Houyuan immediately vomited blood angrily.

"Chen Feng took a detour and went into Hebei. He wanted to block the prime minister's escape route. Hurry up and inform the prime minister..."

This was the last sentence Xiahouyuan left for Xiahouba. After he finished speaking, Xiahouyuan, who was exhausted, sat on his horse, but could no longer charge forward.

Xia Houba knew that his father had been seriously ill a month ago, and then he was stabbed and injured. After that, he tried his best to resist the Qingzhou army, and he had already exhausted all his vitality.

The Chen Zishuai flag broke all his beliefs and made him unable to persevere. It can be said that Xia Houyuan was exhausted to death in the end.

Chapter 655 Siege of the Hero 1

Cao Cao, who was fighting the enemy on the front line, had no idea that his retreat would be cut off, and the person who completed this task turned out to be his deadly enemy, Chen Feng.

It turned out that the reason why Chen Feng was in a hurry to take down Wancheng was to implement the plan Li Ru made for him.

With an absolutely superior force, after killing Le Jin, Chen Feng left Wei Yan and some soldiers and horses to pretend to be the main force to stay in Wancheng, attracting the Cao army in the Central Plains to attack in large numbers.

Then, he led Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and other generals, commanded [-] elite soldiers, and [-] slave troops into Yuzhou secretly, in order to go north.

But Yuzhou was Cao Cao's territory, no matter how careful Chen Feng was, he couldn't completely cover up his whereabouts, what's more, with [-] cavalry on his side, the movement brought by those horses was not small.

Therefore, after entering Yuzhou, Ma Chao led 6000 elite soldiers and more than [-] slaves to plunder everywhere, making such a big commotion that everyone thought that Chen Feng had entered Yuzhou.

It has to be said that Ma Chao's behavior in Yuzhou successfully attracted the attention of all the Cao troops in the Central Plains. Even Guo Jia was eager to dispatch troops and generals to encircle and suppress them in one fell swoop.

After all, when it was confirmed that Chen Feng was not in Wancheng, most people mistakenly believed that he was leading elite troops to disrupt Yuzhou. At that time, Guo Jia also thought so.

Thanks to Ma Chao's arrogance and the commotion, Chen Feng was able to lead the rest of the soldiers and horses to detour into Xuzhou and continue northward without being spotted along the way.