At this moment, Ding Feng, who was ambushing on the two sides, also led the army to kill from multiple sides, which was even more fatal to the fleeing Yuan Shu army. Dozens of war drums were thundering in the sky, and there were the shouts and cries of Yuan Shu soldiers, as well as the sound of Lu Ning soldiers killing the enemy. Blood was splattering and the war horse was galloping. Chen Lan met Ding Feng, but was knocked down by Ding Feng within three rounds, and moved his head.

When Yang Feng saw Lei Bo and Chen Lan were killed one after another, he was hesitant and immediately slapped his horse and ran away. However, before he could escape a few steps, he encountered Ling Cao's army lying in ambush behind him and was coming.

When Yang Feng met Ling Cao, the showdown between the two was not at the same level. After all, Ling Cao was considered a first-class general during the Three Kingdoms period; and Yang Feng was at most a second-rate general, and the strength between the two was too great; Yang Feng was cut by the Damascus steel knife in Ling Cao's hands for more than ten rounds.

The retreat of Yuan Shu's army was cut off. Amid the shouts of the soldiers of the Lu Ning Army, "Seeking to surrender and not kill! Surrender and not kill!", many Yuan Shu's soldiers had to kneel down and surrender. Only soldiers who dared to resist would kill them mercilessly.

This battle took less than a stick of incense to kill three generals of Yuan Shu's vanguard, Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan, and killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers and captured nearly 40,000. Only a few hundred people escaped. Zhang Liao's army suffered less than 100 casualties, including seriously injured and only 28 deaths.

Zhang Liao left 2,000 soldiers to clean the battlefield and escort the prisoners, and led 28,000 troops to Hefei. When he arrived in Hefei, Qiao Rui, the defender of Hefei City, gave up Hefei City and led his troops to retreat to Shouchun. After Zhang Liao's army entered the city, he first issued a notice to calm the people, stabilize the people's hearts, and checked the captured materials. There was nothing valuable in Hefei City, and only more than 100,000 dan of food was captured.

In the early morning of the next day, after Xu Sheng's army joined Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao left 2,000 soldiers to station in Hefei, and led a large army to kill the generals towards Shouchun. The road was unstoppable, and the city gates were opened to surrender wherever they went. This was even more unexpected to Zhang Liao. He could not have imagined that Yuan Shu would be so unpopular.

But Qiao Rui led an army of 10,000 to retreat to Shouchun. He met Ji Ling's army halfway. Ji Ling asked, "Qiao Rui, why did you lead troops alone to do what? Didn't your lord ask you to defend Hefei City? Lei Bo, Le Ju, and Chen Lan? Are they conquering Wan City?"

After hearing this, Qiao Rui was depressed. He lost Hefei City for no reason. He never thought that Zhang Liao's army would come to attack Hefei. He would know Lei Bo, Yang Feng, and Chen Lan's vanguard army!

Qiao Rui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General Ji, I don't know the situation of the three generals Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan. The three of them led an army of 30,000 to kill Wancheng."

Ji Ling was confused after hearing this. Since this is the case, what are you doing to lead your troops? If Zhang Liao's army takes advantage of the loopholes, then isn't Hefei City an empty city at this time?

Ji Ling said: "Qiao Rui, why are you not defending Hefei City? What are you doing when you lead troops out?"

Qiao Rui smiled bitterly and said, "General Ji, now Hefei City has been occupied by Zhang Liao's army. Zhang Liao led tens of thousands of troops to attack Hefei City. How can I defend it with 10,000 troops?"

Ji Ling asked anxiously: "Qiao Rui, what did you say? Hefei City was occupied by Zhang Liao's army. Wasn't it still in your hands yesterday? Why did it become Zhang Liao's army in a blink of an eye?"

What did Qiao Rui say after hearing this? If he defended the city, would he still be alive now? You are not unaware of the strength of the Big Bear Army. Its strategy is extremely powerful, so how can I defend it!

Qiao Rui said: "General Ji, I have no choice. Zhang Liao's army has too many troops than me. I don't know why Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan's army did not meet Zhang Liao's army. I guess it's too far! Maybe at this time, it's hard to say that Wancheng has been defeated by Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan. Anyway, I don't have any news about them."

Ji Ling was depressed after hearing this, how could this be possible? Zhang Liao must have known that the army's attack on Wancheng would allow Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan's vanguard troops to easily pass. Even if they were told, the three-year-old child would not believe it. But there was no news about the three people, even if they were defeated, there should be soldiers who escaped!

Ji Ling thought about it and found that this was not the time to hold Qiao Rui responsible, so it would be better to wait until the war was over. Moreover, after saying it at this time, it would affect the morale of the army and panic the soldiers under his command.

Ji Ling said: "Then you go to Hefei with me. Let's defeat Hefei first, and it's not too late to go to Wancheng. Don't be busy reporting the situation to the lord. If Wancheng really lets Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan fight down, what are we afraid of?"

Ji Ling and Qiao Rui have always had a good relationship. Seeing that Qiao Rui has lost Hefei City now, of course I want to help. Besides, if Hefei is not recovered, the army's attack on Wancheng would be cut off by Zhang Liao's army, and there is no way to protect the food and grass. We can only recover Hefei first.

Qiao Rui said: "Okay, let's listen to General Ji's order."

The fall of Hefei did not attract Ji Ling's attention. Although Ji Ling felt that the vanguard could not avoid Zhang Liao's army, he still believed in the depths of his heart that Wancheng had been captured by Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan's vanguard army; as long as Hefei was recovered, it would be a great victory! Ji Ling never dreamed that Lei Bo, Yang Feng and Chen Lan's vanguard army would be completely wiped out by Zhang Liao's army.

This cannot be blamed on Ji Ling. Even if the 50,000 vanguard army was defeated, there should be soldiers who escaped according to the rules, but Ji Ling did not see any soldiers escaping back; Ji Ling thought that the hundreds of Yuan Shu soldiers who escaped would probably have escaped home long ago! Who would have sent a letter to Yuan Shu? Therefore, it is normal for Ji Ling and Qiao Rui to not know the situation.

Zhang Liao brought troops out of Hefei to meet him, killing all the explorers sent by Ji Ling; and set up an ambush in the wild boar forest, preparing to eat Ji Ling's fifteenth-quarter two-month temple army in one fell swoop.

Ju reconnaissance learned that Ji Ling's army had to pass through the Wild Boar Forest. Although the road to this Wild Boar Forest is spacious, there are dense hills and forests on both sides, which is a good place for ambushing. Zhang Liao was preparing to fight Ji Ling's army in the Wild Boar Forest.

Zhang Liao laid a large pocket in front of Ji Ling's army, allowing Xu Sheng to lead 5,000 cavalry of Flying Bear Army to detour to the rear of Ji Ling's army, breaking the retreat of Ji Ling's army. After the battle started, the battle broke out from the rear of Ji Ling's army and completely dealt with Ji Ling's 150,000 troops.

The Wild Boar Forest is nearly ten kilometers long. Ling Cao and Ding Feng each led 10,000 troops to hide in the dense forests in the dense forest. After the central army of Ji Ling's army, they took the opportunity to attack and completely defeat the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers of Ji Ling's army; Zhang Liao personally led 20,000 troops to face the enemy head-on.

Ji Ling's horse exploration was completely eliminated by Zhang Liao's scouts. For scouts like those with glasses in their hands, it would not be difficult to eliminate Ji Ling's horse exploration. Ji Ling's horse exploration could be discovered from a distance. Zhang Liao's scouts can eliminate Ji Ling's horse exploration in elusive way.
Chapter completed!