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Gongsun Xu did not have a lot of troops, adding the remnants of the Bingzhou Army's army, he only had around two hundred odd riders, of which there were only a hundred and forty some heavy cavalry s. If Guan Yu did not send out the last squad, it would be difficult for Gongsun Xu and the rest to go in to save Gao Shun. It was a pity that Guan Yu had misjudged the situation, at this moment, his men had all joined the chaotic battle ahead, and other than the tens of guards at his side, he had no other energy to use.

Gongsun Xu's speed was extremely fast, before Guan Yu could think of a countermeasure, they had already moved twenty steps away, and quickly brought their crossbow over.

Guan Yu was shocked and angry at the same time. She shouted at the war horses to stop, but the war horses did not listen to his orders.

Right at this moment, over a hundred crossbow bolts shot out. 's personal guards were all dressed in decent armor, and only a dozen or so people were shot and injured on the spot. The others ignored the threat of the crossbow arrows and rushed forward, trying to buy time for Guan Yu to escape with their lives. Gongsun Xu and the powerful Xuzhou Army s under his command all knew, if he caught up with Guan Yu, it would be difficult for him to stay alive, thus the guards did not care about life and death, if he did not die on the spot, they would all be beheaded by Liu Bei due to lack of protection.

In the blink of an eye, the two collided. Although Guan Yu's personal guards were also valiant, they were still too few in number. Facing a heavy cavalry led by Gongsun Xu himself, even if everyone rushed forward with the intent to die, they would still not be able to stop Gongsun Xu's group from charging forward. In just a single exchange, Guan Yu's personal guards were completely annihilated, and Gongsun Xu's group had also suffered over a dozen deaths.

Guan Yu had already run thirty to forty steps at this time. When he heard the screams from behind him, he turned around to look, and was immediately infuriated; Counting this time, he had already suffered four defeats at Gongsun Xu's hands! If he had been a little more cautious just now, and not rush to send out that shield and blade soldier to battle, why would he need to be afraid of Gongsun Xu, a mere two hundred odd people! It was a pity that his regret was unable to solve the problem, so Guan Yu could only suppress the anger and humiliation in his heart and continued to push his horse forward, in an attempt to gather a group to fight Gongsun Xu head on.

Gongsun Xu raised his head to look at Guan Yu's retreating back, his heart feeling extremely regretful, if he was able to make stay, then Liu Bei would have lost half of his arm, and Xuzhou Army would not be worth mentioning. He knew that if he disregarded everything and chased after Guan Yu, there was still a high possibility of him killing her. It was just that the most important thing to do right now was to save her, so he could only watch Guan Yu leave. Gongsun Xu looked at the battle in front of him. Gao Shun could still barely hold on, but the two to three hundred heavy cavalry s under his command were in danger of being annihilated at any time.

Hou Meng sat up in a daze. If Guan Yu had not stopped him, he would have been beheaded by the enemy. He was just about to struggle and get up when he suddenly heard his own general's shout. He thought that he was dreaming, and anxiously looked over, but did not expect to see Gongsun Xu riding his horse over, and was shocked and happy at the same time. He quickly got up, and was just about to shout for his brothers to rush over to the General Gongsun to meet up, when his body suddenly trembled on the spot — out of the five hundred heavy cavalry he had brought, only half of them were struggling to hold on! Thinking about the importance General Gongsun held towards these heavy cavalry, Hou Meng's heart trembled.

At this time, the two sides in the battle also noticed Gongsun Xu's group rushing over. The Xuzhou Army's soldiers panicked, but Gao Shun and the rest were ecstatic. Those heavy cavalry s who were on the verge of collapsing felt their morale rising, as they clenched their teeth and used their last bit of energy to attack the surrounding enemies, roaring and trying to rush to meet up with Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu took the lead and rushed forward, the spear in his hand was like a poisonous dragon going out to sea, in the blink of an eye he had already ambushed five or six Xuzhou Army soldiers, and then shouted loudly: "Guan Yu is already dead, hurry up and get out of here!"

When the Xuzhou Army soldiers heard this, they were extremely terrified, they all looked towards the place where Guan Yu was previously at, but when they realised that the General Guan was no longer present, their morale was immediately disrupted, and at this time, the more than two hundred riders behind Gongsun Xu had already rushed over, charging into the group of enemies, causing the Xuzhou Army soldiers to no longer have the courage to fight anymore, they shouted out loud and fled in all directions.

Guan Yu who was watching from afar almost fainted, and anxiously shouted out his existence.

It was a pity that at the moment, the soldiers' hearts were in chaos, and the noise was loud and deafening. Most of the people did not hear Guan Yu's shout, and even if the soldiers from Xuzhou Army who heard his shout wanted to help fend off the rumors, their voices were quickly drowned out, and they were forced to escape by their comrades.

At first, the Xuzhou Army soldiers who were besieging Gao Shun and the others didn't understand what was happening. However, when they heard that General Guan had died in battle, Gongsun Xu personally led his troops to rush over, and all of them scattered. Gao Shun and the rest managed to escape from death, and all of them shouted about their luck, as they quickly rushed towards Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu spurred his horse to run in front of Hou Meng, he roughly counted the number of heavy cavalry, and could not help but feel dejected. For the sake of this heavy cavalry with more than a thousand people, he had spent a great deal of effort and food. He did not expect that more than half of his troops would actually die in Xuzhou, which made him feel extremely regretful. He slowly raised his right fist and beat his left chest as he gave a salute to those who were looking at him. Everyone returned the salute with a solemn expression.

Hou Meng knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for forgiveness: "This lowly one is useless, I lost close to half of my brothers, General please punish me severely!"

"Stand up!" Gongsun Xu waved his hands, he had already seen the situation clearly, Guan Yu had obviously used a large number of deer skin s, repulsive horses, and a large number of shields to stop the impact of the heavy cavalry, and then used more than ten times of his manpower to surround them, no wonder Hou Meng and the rest had suffered such heavy losses! If he didn't come to their rescue in time, they would have been completely wiped out very soon.

However, Hou Meng did not dare stand up, and once again kowtowed: "This little one deserves to die a thousand times, please punish me!"

The surrounding heavy cavalry s all cupped their fists in apology, "We are incompetent, and want to damage White Horse Camp's reputation, and ask General to punish us!"

Gongsun Xu swept his eyes over the dead bodies of the surrounding Xuzhou Army, and estimated that there were no less than two thousand of them. His expression became slightly better, and said in a deep voice: "In this battle, you guys must fight bravely and kill the enemy. Bring the corpses of our fallen brothers and leave this place with me! "

Everyone answered in unison and quickly jumped off their horses to collect the corpses of their fallen comrades.

Gao Shun then rushed to's front, and cupped his fists with guilt: "Thank you General Gongsun for saving my life!"

Gongsun Xu said solemnly, "General Gao, there is no need to feel guilty! Guan Yu handled things correctly, and had ten times the military strength compared to the General Gao, which could be said to be an unfair victory, furthermore, Guan Yu did not completely succeed, so why should General think about it? "

Gao Shun nodded his head, but his expression did not look too good. Half of his xianzhen camp had lost their troops, and the remaining people were all injured. But at this time, he could not take care of the loss of his subordinates, and anxiously asked: "General Gongsun, may I ask where my master is? That fellow Guan Yu previously sent word, saying that my master had been completely annihilated, is this true? "

Gongsun Xu hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: "That's right, Feng Xianxiong did indeed suffer a complete defeat, but this one was still able to save him in time! At this time, Feng Xianxiong and Mr. Gong Tai are waiting in the distance. The general will see them soon! "

Hearing that Lv Bu was safe and sound, the heart that was at the back of his throat finally relaxed, but he quickly reacted, his face immediately became pale white, and he looked at Gongsun Xu with a probing gaze.

Gongsun Xu sighed, and said softly: "General Gao, grieve! General Wen Yuan died in battle!

When Gao Shun heard this, he started trembling. He had always been like brothers with Lv Bu and Zhang Liao, and the relationship between him and Zhang Liao was even deeper. Now that he had suddenly heard this grievous news, he simply could not accept it for a moment.

Gongsun Xu saw that Hou Meng and the others had already collected all the corpses of the fallen soldiers, and that Guan Yu was gathering his forces in the distance, so he quickly said: "General Gao, the situation is critical, let's withdraw first, and then talk!"

Gao Shun's tiger eyes were filled with tears. He dejectedly sighed, and slowly nodded: "Everything is up to the general!"

"Retreat!" Gongsun Xu raised his spear high up and bellowed, and took the lead to rush towards the northeast direction.

Hou Meng and the rest brought the corpses of their fallen brothers, and quickly galloped their horses to chase after them.

Gao Shun turned his head to look at the city wall, a look of reluctance flashed past his eyes, then he raised his reins and followed Gongsun Xu.

Seeing that Gongsun Xu had decisively escaped, Guan Yu was enraged and fiercely threw the large blade in his hand to the ground. Letting them chase after Gongsun Xu was equivalent to committing suicide. Just by watching Gongsun Xu leave without doing anything, he was not willing to give up. He summoned his two personal guards and instructed them in a low voice.

After Gongsun Xu ran for over a hundred steps, and upon seeing that Guan Yu did not give the order to give chase, he became completely at ease. He was not afraid of Guan Yu's pursuit, and was only afraid of being held up, because once Liu Bei and his main force arrived in time, he would not have the chance to escape.

Gao Shun rode his horse to catch up with Gongsun Xu, and asked with a sorrowful tone: "General Gongsun, how many people does our Master still have left?"

"About that," Gongsun Xu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "This general did not count the number of people, but I will be able to see them after a while."

Gao Shun's face turned even more sorrowful. Gongsun Xu's hesitation in his eyes was the same as proclaiming the death penalty for the troops Lv Bu had brought with him! How many people were left? A thousand? Five hundred? Or just a few dozen people? He had originally wanted to ask the Bingzhou Army soldiers that were following the heavy cavalry, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up on that idea. Since he already knew that the losses were extremely heavy, there was no need to ask them about it earlier, but no matter how many people there were, as long as Lv Bu was still alive, the Bingzhou Army would not die!