In the dark night, Cao Ren, fully clothed in armor, sat in the tent with his eyes slightly closed, stroking the handle of the sword as if stroking the skin of his beloved Mei Ji.
"Uncle Zixiao, are these... hussar traitors really coming to attack the camp?" The young man was sleepy. Cao Xiu sat aside and yawned several times in a row, saying something vaguely.
Cao Ren glanced at Cao Xiu and said, "If you are sleepy, you can squint first..."
Cao Xiu held on, "Where are you sleepy? I... yawn..."
Cao Ren couldn't help laughing twice, and then he felt that Cao Xiu was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject and said: "Nowadays, all the hussars love to take risks... I hid in the mountains and forests to harass you.
Now that you and I are under Wubao, we will definitely think of taking the opportunity to attack at night! Even if we don’t come tonight, we will definitely come tomorrow night!”
Cao Xiu was stunned for a moment, "What? This... hussar soldier went around behind us? How is it possible? How did they get past?"
Cao Ren twirled his beard, "The hussars are good at hiding in the mountains and forests...or they swam across Danshui... Huh, it's just the people who are going around. There can't be too many people, so they must be under the cover of night, causing chaos."
Military camp, in order to win!"
As soon as Cao Ren finished speaking, he heard a sudden report from soldiers outside the tent: "There are shadows of people shaking in Wubao, and it is suspected that soldiers are about to come out!"
Cao Xiu stood up immediately, and all his sleepiness flew out of the sky, "He is indeed here!"
Cao Ren, however, sat still, sneered twice and said, "It's the same trick again! Use Wubao as bait to attract attention, and then while you and I are focused on Wubao, we attack a certain rear camp..."
Cao Xiu grabbed the sword on the side and said excitedly: "It's really a rat! He will do such dirty things! Let's see how I go to the back camp and take the heads of these rats!"
"Wait a minute!" Cao Ren stretched out his hand to stop Cao Xiu, frowned and thought for a moment, "Wen Lie, you'd better go to the front camp to organize the array...make a feint attack, remember to stand under the light and fire, show your body a little bit...and don't be too embarrassed."
We are close to Wubao..."
"Uncle Zixiao means..." Cao Xiu paused, "Could it be..."
Cao Ren laughed a few times and said, "You know, why don't you go quickly!"
"I got the order!" Cao Xiu handed over his hand and went to the front camp excitedly.
Cao Ren smiled slightly, then put away his smile and shouted in a deep voice, "Get ready to form a formation and follow someone to the back camp!"
Cao Ren concluded that there must be some agreed communication code inside and outside Wubao, so as long as Cao Xiu is exposed to light and fire, the people in Wubao will definitely think that the camp's attention is focused on the front, and they will give in to the darkness.
The hidden hussars sent a signal!
In the rear camp, Cao Ren had already ordered some baggage to be moved secretly, and now he only needed to tear down the empty tents to free up a large open space.
Sword and shield bearers, spearmen, and archers lined up one after another, standing quietly in the darkness and waiting.
The noise in the Wubao area was getting louder and louder, as if it was like tumbling gruel, with bubbles popping up randomly. However, there was silence in the back camp, and only the sound of thin breathing could be heard.
Cao Ren focused his main attention on the rear camp, because only by clearing out the threats in the rear can he better attack the Wubao in front, so he waited quietly, like a big net opened
spider, waiting for the moth to fall into its web.
There seemed to be some different noises in the night wind. The straw man stuck on the sentry tower in the back camp was hit by an unknown crossbow bolt or an arrow, and fell sideways.
, hit the ground.
If it weren't for the fact that all the soldiers in Cao's army had a rank, such a change would have caused a few subconscious exclamations. But now, the sound of breathing is just a little louder...
Cao Ren's eyes narrowed slightly, staring closely at the wall of the rear camp.
Several flying claws were thrown out from the other side of the camp, and with a subtle clicking sound, they landed on the wall of the camp.
There was a lot of noise in the former Yingwu Fortress, firelight flickered wildly, and figures swayed.
Cao Ren stretched out his hand to signal the soldiers to hold still.
Several black shadows popped up on the wall of the village, then stayed for a moment, then climbed over the wall, then quickly climbed down and rushed to the gate of the back camp, and then they climbed up with three clicks and two clicks.
He lowered the latch and opened the camp door...
Cao Ren slowly clenched his palms into fists, indicating preparation...
The sword and shield soldier lowered his head, only revealing a little of his eyes above the shield, staring straight ahead.
The spearman held one hand in front and the other behind, raising the spear diagonally, ready to assist the swordsman and shieldman to attack forward at any time.
The archer put the arrow on the bowstring, then half-opened his arm and half-raised his arm, waiting for the next order.
Cao Ren raised his hands in the air...
The gate of the back camp is dark and open, like the big mouth of a naughty child at home, a bottomless pit that can never be filled...
However, I don't know if it was because he was too eager to wait. Cao Ren felt that this time seemed a little too long. Just when he felt that his arms were slightly sore, he saw some black shadows shaking outside the gate of the rear camp.
, arrived in front of the door, stretched his head and looked inside.
This is……
So cautious?
Cao Ren subconsciously held his breath, but immediately felt a little laughable. The distance was so far, no matter whether he was breathing or holding his breath, the other party couldn't hear him at all.
So……
broken!
Cao Ren suddenly realized that it was precisely because the rear camp was too quiet that some flaws were revealed!
After all, normally speaking, Cao Ren and Cao Xiu didn't have too many soldiers. Although the distance between the front camp and the back camp was a little, it was not just like the Baili United Camp. There was turmoil in the front camp, and there was nothing in the back camp.
did not hear it……
The noise in the front camp and Wubao is still going on, and you can hear it even from here. Under such circumstances, there should be a team leader or a commander in the rear camp leading a patrol, and it is possible to suppress it.
Chaos may occur, or it may be following orders to prepare supplies, etc. In addition, most of the rear camp will be civilians and auxiliary soldiers, so no matter how strict the discipline is, there is still some noise, and now because of Cao Ren's arrangement
The array and traps were dug, so the back camp naturally seemed unusually quiet at the moment...
Of course, in most cases, ordinary people will not notice this. When they see the camp gate open, they will rush in to kill in excitement. They will even start shouting before they reach the camp gate, fearing that the world will not be safe.
There were many generals who knew that he was coming, but it happened that Cao Ren met Liao Hua.
Liao Hua was one of the few generals in the history of the Three Kingdoms who lived to be over 80 years old. He participated in two series of Northern Expeditions from Zhuge Liang to Jiang Wei. He survived from a military academy to a general, and even lived until Liu Chan surrendered.
In the end, it was still not death in battle but death from illness. Luck may be one aspect, but another more important aspect is that Liao Hua was more cautious than ordinary people.
Luck may take care of you for a while, but only caution can benefit you for a lifetime.
Two torches were thrown in and landed on the ground in the back camp.
Cao Ren frowned tightly...
The black shadow at the camp gate shook twice, and then suddenly a sound broke out: "Kill! Kill!"
The cry of killing vibrated in the night sky, resounding inside and outside the camp. Even though Cao Jun's troops were in formation, they couldn't help but move forward subconsciously...
Cao Ren quickly shouted softly: "Don't move, don't move at all!"
Now that this is the case, we can't act rashly, we can only take a gamble...
After all, it’s possible that the entire rear camp was attracted to the front camp to form a formation, right? Besides, the rear camp isn’t the place where all supplies and supplies are placed, so isn’t it worth taking some risks and burning it?
Come on, come to the bowl, um, come to the trap...
Quick, quick...
Cao Ren gnashed his teeth and muttered, and the arms he raised were a little sore. He couldn't help but move slightly, and fell down a little...
The soldiers of Cao's army, who had long been unable to restrain themselves, thought it was Cao Ren who had given the order to attack. They immediately shouted and moved forward in unison! The swordsmen, shield-hands, spearmen and archers cooperated seamlessly, and they rushed out of the darkness in an instant, heading towards the gate of the rear camp.
Surrounded by everything!
『@#&!』
In the midst of the chaos, Cao Ren couldn't help but yell something, but at this point, naturally there was no way to take it back. He could only immediately give the order and go out to pursue the camp to see if he could catch some.
The stragglers who had not yet escaped came to ask for some specific information.
But when Cao Ren and others chased them out of the camp gate, they saw only darkness.
The trees and shrubs on the mountain road are swaying, and it seems that there are countless figures hiding among them, or there are not many people at all...
"Search!" Cao Ren shouted through gritted teeth, "Search for imprints! Find them all for me!"
At this moment, Cao Xiu, who was in the front camp, hurriedly sent soldiers to report that the hussars in Wubao did not intend to fight with Cao Xiu, but took advantage of the chaos to escape. Cao Xiu asked if he wanted to pursue...
…
"What?!" Cao Ren was furious, and then reacted instantly. No wonder these people in the rear camp were not eager to gain any victory, nor did they have the desire to burn the food, grass and baggage, because the goal of these people was to draw Cao's soldiers to Wubao.
The people inside create opportunities to escape! So whether it is really creating chaos, or Cao Ren has set up a heavy ambush like now, his purpose has been achieved!
"Huh..." Cao Ren slowly put the sword into the scabbard, "Send the order, withdraw the troops and return to camp!"
"General, are you going to stop pursuing me?"
Cao Ren raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky, "No more pursuit, withdraw your troops!"
"Then the place of Wubao..."
"We'll talk about it after dawn!"
Before dawn, Cao Xiu and some ordinary soldiers of Cao Ren's army, who had not understood Cao Ren's orders, were awakened again. They stood in the military camp and looked at the burning Wubao, which lit up half of the sky.
I can't help but stand on my head with chills all over my body!
If they had really entered Wubao last night, how many of them would have been able to escape?!
When Cao Ren and others were a little upset and angry because Kong had set up a trap but could not capture it, and when they saw the fire-igniting thing in the fort, they were secretly happy. Cao Cao on the other side was because the beast in the trap was too big.
, it’s hard to support...
In the past few years, Xu Huang has not just been a jobber.
Cao Cao seemed to be looking at the battlefield, but he didn't seem to be looking at anyone in his eyes. His gaze was in the direction of the battle flag in the distance, "Thank you for your hard work Anmin, you might as well go down and rest for a while..."
After hearing this, Cao Xiu stood up, silently bowed to Cao Cao, then turned around and walked down the slope. As he was leaving, he heard the voices of Dong Zhao and other advisers beside Cao Cao pouring into his ears.
The people have been repaired and settled...
Cao Xiu is Cao Cao's nephew, and his father is Cao De. Because Cao De was born from a concubine, Cao Xiu and Cao Xiu are somewhat ignored. Even though many Xiahou and Cao families under Cao Cao have ascended to high positions, Cao Xiu
He is still just a military commander. Just like a fighter jet among garbage, he is still garbage. Even the military commander of Cao Cao's own formation is still a military commander.
"My lord! This enemy general is very powerful! We need to be careful and guard against him. Why don't we send more men and form an array to intercept..."
"Lord! Wancheng City is high and deep, and it is difficult to conquer quickly. It is better to send the Dian Xiaowei here first to be prepared..."
"My lord! The military formation has collapsed again, and morale will inevitably deteriorate. My lord needs to respond quickly. Only by boosting morale..."
"Lord..."
"..."
Cao Xiu walked down the slope numbly. Cao Xiu didn't want to pay attention to the discussion on the top of the slope. These counselors usually looked aloof, like the boss of the sky and the second child.
It was some difficult-to-understand words, but now they are like panicked children. They only know how to gather more soldiers around Cao Cao for various reasons to protect the formation...
Of course, to a certain extent, these people are also protecting Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao is safe, and their safety factor is naturally greatly improved.
That's right, Cao Cao is now using himself as bait to block Xu Huang's attack route, while Dian Wei on the other side is frantically attacking Wancheng with a large number of Cao soldiers.
This is a dangerous and crazy strategy...
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Cao Xiu's face was in severe pain. He stretched out his hand and touched the painful area. When he laid it out in front of his eyes, he saw that it was covered with blood. In the previous battle, he didn't know when he had been scratched. Now when the wind blows, it is covered with blood.
It was so painful that some of my cheeks twitched.
"Sima, Sima, here..." When several soldiers around saw Cao Xiu walking down, they quickly made a place for Cao Xiu, "Sima, what did the lord say..."
In the eyes of the Xiahou family of the Cao family, Cao Xiu and Cao Anmin were dispensable, but in the eyes of these top soldiers, Cao Xiu was undoubtedly a big shot who could get close to Cao Cao, or at least a person who was better informed than them.
Cao Xiu didn't answer immediately. He sat down first, reached out and grabbed a handful of plant ash from the extinguished campfire, and applied it to the wound to stop the bleeding. Then he endured the pain, leaned back a little, and straightened his legs and feet.
He let out a slight groan, and then slowly said amidst the familiar smell of sweat and blood: "What else can I say? Take a good rest and wait for the next order..."
"What?" The soldiers looked at each other and asked again, "Aren't you going to send reinforcements?"
Cao Xiu glanced at the soldier and said, "Why, are you afraid?"
"How could I be afraid?!" The soldier jumped up as if he had been insulted, "I mean those heavy armored soldiers with big axes are really powerful, but our swords and guns have no effect at all! You bastard..."
...Wang Erdan clearly hit the kid on the neck, but...but the kid didn't do anything at all, and he backhanded..."
"..."
When Xu Huang's heavy ax soldiers were mentioned, everyone fell silent.
The Qingzhou soldiers basically walked sideways under Cao Cao. Because the Qingzhou soldiers were more violent, more ferocious, and less afraid of death, they sometimes caused some bad behaviors...
But the problem is that even those who are least afraid of death don’t want to die in vain.
Before seeing Xu Huang's heavy ax soldiers, many Cao Cao soldiers had not realized that when the armor piled up to a certain extent, the attacks of ordinary soldiers would be ineffective. Qingzhou soldiers were originally proud of their martial arts and battlefield skills.
The experience of fighting seems to be a waste of time in front of heavy ax soldiers.
Cao Xiu closed his eyes, and a helpless sadness surged in his heart. Cao Xiu believed that war is simply about killing people. Whoever can make himself die less and let the enemy die more will win.
How many famous generals actually came out like this, and their names were praised and admired by countless people, but who would remember how many soldiers fell on the muddy water and grass behind each bloody battle, letting anyone step on them?
Where is your body?
The victory or defeat of the war was accumulated by the corpses of humble soldiers like himself, but the sweetness of the final victory did not belong to someone as humble as himself.
Advance, charge, retreat, rest...
Then change positions and do it again.
All he needs to do is follow the orders of the generals. As for life or death, he can't control it even if he wants to, so it's up to him...
If the enemy general with the giant ax really rushes to Cao Cao's main formation, the worst he can do is die before Cao Cao. I won't be able to control much of the rest...
While Cao Xiu was closing his eyes, with chaotic thoughts swirling in his head, his ears were suddenly filled with a huge shouting sound. This sound was so loud, it was like muffled thunder rolling through the air!
"what happened?"
Cao Xiu got up from the ground and looked around.
"Over there! Wancheng! It's Wancheng!"
Cao Xiu turned around and saw that unexpected changes had suddenly occurred in Wancheng!
To the north of Wancheng, a group of Cao's troops appeared at some point, coming over the mountains and plains. On the battle flag raised high in front was a huge word "Ren".
"Ren Zhonglang is here! It must be Ren Zhonglang's army!"
Ren Jun, Zhonglang General, is in charge of the military camp in the south of Yingchuan. If all his subordinates are included, there are fifty to sixty thousand field soldiers. Of course, it is impossible to bring them all this time, but at least there are nearly ten thousand...
"Wancheng may be broken..." Cao Xiu murmured amidst the laughter and cheers of the people around him.
Although he is just a military commander, Cao Xiu still has some ability to judge the battlefield. Although I heard that Huang Zhong, the defender of Wancheng, is very brave, Dian Wei is not a soft persimmon, and it will inevitably involve a lot of Wancheng defenders.
The army is defending in the south, and now with the sudden appearance of Ren Jun in the north, it will definitely be difficult for Wancheng to hold on under the attack from the north and the south.
Cao Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and thanked heaven. It seemed that he didn't have to risk his life this time. Looking around, many of Cao's soldiers around him also showed expressions of relief.
After Wancheng was captured, the whole army gathered together. No matter how strong the heavy ax soldiers were, they could still be piled up to death!
Coupled with Dian Xiaowei's martial prowess, he could directly suppress the enemy general holding the giant axe...
While the deduction was going on, Cao Xiu suddenly screamed in surprise again. Then Cao Xiu turned his head and saw the enemy general holding a giant ax that he was talking about just now. Perhaps he also knew that Wancheng was in danger, so he led the group of soldiers to attack the enemy.
The axemen swooped towards Cao Cao's main battle formation!
