Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

It was approaching noon.

The battlefield, where fighting began at dawn, had descended into complete chaos by midday.

Under the combined attack of Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Wang Yun, Bo Cai's army was shattered.

The large army surrounding Changshe City was unable to arrive in time, and the chaotic command made the entire battlefield a complete mess.

However, Huangfu Song's goal was always clear: to relentlessly pursue Bo Cai's central army and never let up.

"General, General, let's retreat! There are too many Han soldiers. If we don't retreat, we'll be surrounded!"

Xiao Shuai, who was standing next to Bo Cai, pulled Bo Cai, who was standing on the tank and giving instructions.

Bo Cai, standing on the chariot, looked around and found that the Han army flags around him were getting closer and closer.

This indicates that the Han army is continuously advancing in his direction.

"Oh shit!"

Bo Cai gritted his teeth in resentment.

"If they hadn't attacked first, I would definitely have been able to defeat them."

"Let those two defeated generals wait!"

"withdraw!"

"Order the retreat! Retreat towards Yangzhai!" Bo Cai suddenly shouted.

The Yellow Turban warriors around immediately began to issue orders to retreat.

As soon as the news of the order to retreat spread, the army collapsed as if in a rout.

More than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers scattered in all directions.

In reality, calling it a withdrawal was just a defeat and rout.

If troops retreat while the two armies are engaged in battle, even if it were Han Xin, let alone Bo Cai, they would still be routed at this point.

A general who can command a large army to retreat slowly and steadily in front of the two armies without causing chaos is already extremely rare.

Not to mention during wartime.

If we withdraw our troops, the enemy on the other side will surely pursue us relentlessly.

Even if a celestial being were to come, they couldn't save the situation at that time.

Therefore, as soon as Bo ordered the retreat, tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers scattered and began to flee.

"General, General, Bo Cai's central army has been routed!"

Fu Xie, who was in the midst of the battle, shouted at Huangfu Song, who was also fighting with bloodshot eyes.

Huangfu Song, who was riding on horseback, stopped brandishing his weapon and glanced into the distance.

Bo Cai's banner had already moved westward, proving that Bo Cai had begun to withdraw his troops.

If it weren't for the withdrawal of troops, the commander's flag wouldn't have moved.

Excitement immediately spread across his face.

Won.

"Won!"

"we won!"

Huangfu Song raised his weapon high and shouted, "We won! We won! Bo Cai ran away!"

"Pursue! Order the entire army to pursue! Ignore the enemy soldiers behind us! The whole army must pursue Bo Cai!"

Shortly after Huangfu Song gave the order, he led his troops to meet Zhu Jun and Wang Yun, who had come to his aid.

Starting before dawn yesterday, Zhu Jun and Wang Yun split into two groups and launched a simultaneous attack from behind Bo Cai's army.

If it weren't for this, Huangfu Song wouldn't have been able to defeat Bo Cai so quickly.

Although Bo Cai's army of over 100,000 men was divided into four groups to surround Changshe.

But Bo Cai's main force still numbered in the tens of thousands, and they were all elites among the Yellow Turban Army.

It wouldn't be easy for Huangfu Song to defeat them with just the troops he had.

After pursuing Bo Caide's central army, Huangfu Song encountered Zhu Jun and Wang Yun, who were resting, on the way.

.............

Wang Yun, Zhu Jun, and Huangfu Song sat by a stream.

The three, who had been fighting all morning, were eating while discussing the route to pursue Wave Cai.

The two officers, Zuo Jun Sima Sun Jian and Hu Jun Sima Fu Xie, were carrying maps.

“Yizhen, now that Bo has escaped, I estimate that he will head west, or he may head south to join forces with Peng Tuo and his men in Runan.”

Zhu Jun, dressed in armor and sitting on a blue stone, pointed to the map and said.

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "If we have to get Bo Cai and Peng Tuo to join forces, then it will be troublesome."

“Bo Cai still has tens of thousands of troops, and Peng Tuo has more than 100,000 troops. If the two of them combine their forces, their total strength will exceed 200,000.”

Two hundred thousand.

This is equivalent to twice the amount of wave.

His and Zhu Jun's combined troops numbered no more than 30,000.

"Chase after him! We absolutely cannot let Bo Cai escape so easily."

“If he wants to escape westward, he must cross the Xun River.”

"As long as we strike while he is crossing the river, we will surely be able to completely defeat him!"

Huangfu Song said, his brows furrowed.

Zhu Jun also expressed his agreement.

Attacking while the enemy is crossing the river is definitely a good strategy.

"correct."

After deciding to pursue Bo Caidao across the Xun River, Huangfu Song looked at Zhu Jun and asked, "Have you encountered Duan Yu's army along the way?"

Zhu Jun shook his head to indicate no.

"Before setting off from Yangdi, Zishi and I sent out many scouts, but none of them were able to find Duan Yu's army."

Huangfu Song frowned.

This is strange.

Where exactly did Duan Yu go?

He was ordered to lead troops to suppress the rebellion, but the troops had been gone from Luoyang for so long and seemed to have vanished.

Is there some kind of plan, or is it really as his nephew Huangfu Li said, that he is deliberately delaying and waiting for them to be defeated?

Zhu Jun looked up at Huangfu Song and said, "I estimate... Duan Yu is probably stalling for time."

“Before he came from Luoyang, our situation was not good. He either had some other plan or was waiting for us to be defeated.”

Huangfu Song and Wang Yun both looked at Zhu Jun at the same time.

There is no one else here.

Zhu Jun did not hide anything in his words.

The three of them.

Zhu Jun was recommended by Yuan Wei, and so was Wang Yun.

Huangfu Song was recommended by Yang Ci.

Each faction is quite clear.

Duan Yu was clearly not on their side.

Duan Yu helped them win, but he gained nothing in return.

This was decided at the last minute.

Moreover, if they were defeated by the Yellow Turban rebels, it would actually be beneficial to Duan Yu.

On this point, the three of them understood it better than anyone else.

Wang Yun frowned, narrowed his eyes, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, if he really is stationing his troops and not advancing, this time we will also submit a memorial to impeach him for delaying the battle."

Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song both nodded at the same time.

The siege of Changshe has been lifted.

All that's left is to chase the wave.

Once Bo Cai is completely eliminated, they will have a certain degree of influence in the imperial court.

Then, if another memorial is submitted impeaching Duan Yu, even if Duan Yu has the emperor and eunuchs protecting him, he will still be in deep trouble.

"We must deal with Bo Cai quickly right now, and we absolutely cannot let Duan Yu get away with this."

Zhu Jun said, "If Duan Yu comes out at this time and takes advantage of the situation, we will be at a disadvantage."

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "That's right. Let the army rest for half an hour, and then we will gather all the cavalry and pursue Bo Cai. We must not let him cross the Xun River."

"Delay him on the east bank of the Xun River. Zishi, you lead the main army from the rear. Once the main army arrives, we can completely annihilate him!"

............

West of the Xun River.

An army of several thousand men is still moving up the Xi'an section of the Xun River.

Cao Cao was still leading the troops at the forefront.

At midday, under the blazing sun, Cao Cao felt as if he were about to ooze oil from the heat.

A fast horse galloped up to Cao Cao from a distance in front of him.

"Brother, brother!"

Cao Ren, who was on horseback, said excitedly, "Brother, the scouts ahead have reported that the Yellow Turban rebels outside Changshe were attacked from both sides by Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song's armies before this morning and have been defeated."

"Tens of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels are heading in our direction, and it seems they are preparing to retreat to the west."

"The scouts say that a general of the Yellow Turban rebels is among them, probably Bo Cai!"

Cao Cao, who had been somewhat wilted from the sun, immediately perked up.

"How far are we from there?" Cao Cao asked hastily.

“It’s still twenty or thirty li away,” Cao Ren replied.

"Great!"

Cao Cao clenched his fist and said, "Quickly, quickly, quickly! Order the entire army to dismount immediately and prepare to ambush Bo Cai. Send out many scouts to make sure we can pinpoint the location where Bo Cai is crossing the river."

Cao Ren immediately accepted the order and left.

Cao Cao, mounted on his horse, exclaimed excitedly, "Ziyi is truly a genius! He must have foreseen this, which is why he has us marching in this manner!"

"If we can capture Bo Cai first, that would be a great achievement!"