In the firelight, Cao Hong's face looked a little pale.
Right now, what Cao Hong faced was not only physical pain, but also a series of problems.
They don't have enough food and supplies. Even if they want to get some money and food to stabilize people's hearts, they don't have enough money to spend.
And even if you take it out now, it will be of no use.
The grain shipment queue has been delayed by five days than originally scheduled, and we don’t know when it will arrive.
Cao Hong suddenly lost confidence in completing his mission.
Pulling means pulling and pulling, winning and losing. Only by consuming the strength of the hussars as much as possible can the next step of the plan be implemented smoothly...
However, all these goals seem to be becoming more and more distant and difficult to achieve.
what to do?
What is happening to Dahan Cao's Co., Ltd. now?
Not to mention the shareholder turmoil within the management level, now even the middle and lower levels are beginning to be in chaos and are not on the same page as their superiors.
However, the employees who were originally obedient and hard-working no longer talked about blessings, and they even started to talk about remuneration and conditions, which is simply the opposite of Tiangang!
All the instructions and performance goals were broken down and issued, but they couldn't be completed.
With this year’s half-year and full-year financial statements, are you still wondering where to start telling the story?
Can't these cows and horses be obedient and let the boss feel at ease as a young model in the club?
Is it easy for Cao's company now? The economy is in a downturn, transactions are bleak, and the situation is precarious!
There is simply no sympathy at all!
Why can’t these beasts and horses continue to empathize with capital?!
Why can't we just spend money honestly and have children?
Cao Hong took a breath of cold air.
It hurts.
My flesh aches and my head hurts.
He had to admit that this task was unprecedentedly difficult!
But think about it on the other hand, if it wasn't an arduous task, why would Cao Cao have to ask him to carry it out?
Cao Hong, the professional cutter, lowered his head and looked at the wound on his calf, and couldn't help but think of Xu Chu's amazing knife blow before!
The knife flashed and blood spattered!
Horses stampede and people panicked.
Everything seems to be because of this knife, and it seems that it is not just this knife...
"Wrap up the Lord..."
The guard whispered.
Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Wear armor for someone! Someone is going to patrol the camp!"
"General..." The guard hesitated, "Your injury..."
"Go get the armor!" Cao Hong waved his hand, "These injuries are not a problem!"
To say it doesn't bother me is of course a lie.
Cao Hong slashed the air with his sword because he knew it was not good. Years of battlefield experience made him make some evasive actions almost instinctively. Otherwise, he would not have injured his calf now, but might have lost one of his legs!
Although Cao Hong's calf was protected by greaves, Xu Chu's sword was also exquisitely refined, so a gash was opened in Cao Hong's calf, and the bones were clearly visible.
Although it is bandaged now, blood is still slowly leaking out.
"General, you have difficulty moving..." the guard whispered, "I'd better go patrolling the camp!"
Cao Hong took a breath and said, "No, I have to go! If you don't move around while riding a horse, it should be fine!"
Seeing Cao Hong's insistence, the guard said nothing more, helped Cao Hong to stand up, put on his armor, and then helped Cao Hong get on the horse.
Cao Hong was also stubborn. He endured the pain, gritted his teeth and remained silent.
If it is said to be "no hindrance", how can it possibly be true that it is "no hindrance"?
Not to mention this kind of wound that is almost bone-deep, the pain is heartbreaking when you move. Even ordinary injuries can often cause a person's will to collapse.
Well, like a broken skin on my finger or something...
But now Cao Hong didn't even dare to call the doctor, so he could only ask the guards to bandage him.
Of course, as Cao Hong, he would naturally have high-quality gold-creating medicine around him.
His guards also have certain treatment methods for some superficial gold sores.
But after all, it is a little different from a professional medical doctor.
It's just that Cao Hong doesn't dare to call the doctor now...
Otherwise, I don’t know how the rumors will spread within the camp!
"The general is patrolling the camp!"
"Xianza avoids!"
Cao Hong's guard raised his flag and opened the way ahead.
This is an abnormal camp tour under abnormal circumstances.
Cao Hong sat on the horse, maintaining as much majesty as possible, but every bump of the horse would bring him pain.
But this physical pain could not cover up the sadness in my heart.
I'm afraid this camp won't be able to hold on for a few more days...
The night is getting darker.
Inside the camp, the lights flickered.
Now within Cao Jun's camp, soldiers are resting in all the better positions.
The camp is within the camp, and the village wall is connected to the village wall.
Traps and traps, horse traps and antlers.
Everything is the result of the hard work of Cao Cao and Cao Hong, especially Cao Hong.
This is almost a huge masterpiece created by his own hands.
The long suspension bridge on the plateau is the best channel for launching surprise attacks and side attacks.
Under those flaps and traps, there were also hidden underground passages, which allowed Cao's soldiers to unexpectedly appear behind the hussars.
Cao Hong once believed that with such a camp, even if the hussar general could capture it, he would have to pay an extremely heavy price, but now, he suddenly felt a little weak...
But after all, this road is your own, and you have to walk it to the end even if you endure the pain!
Along the way, I don't know how many eyes were watching Cao Hong and his party secretly and silently, either in the gaps in the tents, between the fences, or in the dark corners of the night.
Cao Hong rode his horse and walked slowly along the hillside and ravines. From time to time he would nod to a certain commander or smile at a military academy he knew. When he saw a familiar soldier on duty, he would stop and say a few words.
A few words of condolence.
After Cao Hong walked around like this, some sounds disappeared.
From this perspective, Cao Hong's persistence is indeed effective, but it is difficult to say how effective it is...
The night is dark.
Starry.
The night has just begun, but the darkness seems to have lingered for a long time.
Everything seems to be the same as before, and everything seems completely different.
Halfway through, Cao Hong suddenly pulled his horse back.
"What's wrong? General?"
The guards were a little nervous. They stood tightly around Cao Hong, looking around, as if enemies would jump out of the darkness at any time!
"Well..." Cao Hong suddenly smiled, with some relaxation and confidence, "Nothing! Nothing! Haha, haha! Go, give... um, give Bao Shuyi an order to meet me at the camp!"
Cao's army's camp was composed of a large camp and a small camp, one after another.
Asking Bao Zhong to leave the camp naturally does not mean asking him to leave the main camp, but asking Bao Zhong to come out of the small camp where he is stationed to meet...
After a while, Cao Hong met Bao Zhong at the half-section of a bare tree stump.
Bao Zhong didn't wear a robe, just a simple armor. He didn't wear a robe or shoulder armor, let alone the belly robe, robe belly and other parts. Bao Zhong's slightly disheveled hair was floating in the air, and he was carrying two or three
The guards were waiting. When they saw Cao Hong approaching, they bowed respectfully.
Because he didn't know why Cao Hong suddenly summoned him, and it was still at night. Bao Zhong felt a little weak, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his back and forehead, which shimmered under the starlight and moonlight.
Bao Zhong is indeed a little guilty.
Cao Sheng returned in defeat, and it is said that he was slightly injured, which was more or less related to Bao Zhong.
Although according to "custom", Bao Zhong stood up "bravely" after Cao Sheng's defeat, cleaned up the final mess, led Cao's soldiers to retreat slowly, and did what a defeated general could do.
"Best effort", but the problem is...
What's wrong if it's discovered?
What is fake is still fake, no matter how you pretend, it is still fake.
Before he was injured, Cao Hong would have thought that Bao Zhong looked like a thief, but now for some unknown reason, Cao Hong's perception and attitude towards Bao Zhong have changed slightly. Perhaps Cao Hong is also pretending.
?
So, although Cao Hong saw Bao Zhong sweating slightly on his forehead, he didn't think much about it and thought it was Bao Zhong who rushed out and left in a hurry...
And now most of Cao Hong's thoughts are thinking about one thing...
Something made Cao Hong a little excited, and he even thought it was a great opportunity to turn defeat into victory!
"Shu Yi, please rise. There is no need to be polite in the army."
Cao Hong waved his hand.
Bao Zhong responded.
Cao Hong sat on the horse. It was not convenient for him to dismount, so he was a little embarrassed, so he pretended to be calm and calm. "Now it is only a slight defeat, but our army still has a lot to do."
This is like saying that the economy will improve next year and the stock market is expected to be good.
"Yes... what the general said is..."
Bao Zhong replied.
Cao Hong ignored Bao Zhong's tone. He sat on the horse and turned his head to look north. "Shu Yi, do you think the Hussars will come to attack at night?"
Hearing what Cao Hong said, Bao Zhong's heart suddenly jumped!
What does Cao Hong mean?
Cao Hong didn't look at Bao Zhong, he was staring north.
That's the direction of the Hussars' camp.
Cao Jun is a human being, and the Hussars are also human beings. After fighting for a day, they all need to rest...
But if the hussars ignored the fatigue of the soldiers and sent people to attack at night, would Cao Hong have a chance to deal with the hussars?
At the moment, Cao Hong really had no intention of testing Bao Zhong.
While he was patrolling the camp, looking at the excavated fortifications and defense systems, he suddenly thought of a question...
Just as Cao Hong was worried that if the news of his injury spread, it would destabilize the morale of Cao's army in the camp, so did the Hussars also feel that his injury was a good opportunity for a sneak attack?
This is Cao Jun’s camp!
It was Cao Cao and Cao Hong who spent a lot of thought, effort, and countless manpower, material and financial resources to build the huge military camp!
Cao Hong naturally knows how troublesome it will be if he really attacks this camp bit by bit, so if he were a hussar, he would definitely not want to choose to attack this camp honestly!
So now, the news of his injury will inevitably spread among the hussars, and how will the hussars react?
Will you be conscientious enough to wait until he recovers from his injuries before fighting again?
Obviously impossible!
So, the result is obvious...
"Night attack!"
Cao Hong's voice was decisive, "Tonight! Hussar will definitely send people to attack at night! Please help me, Shuyi!"
Bao Zhong was panicking in his heart, but pretended to be calm on the surface, patting his chest to express his determination...
The Hussars attacked at night, so why did Cao Hong come to me?
Could it be...
Most of the time, when a slice of bread is dropped, the buttered side always points down.
After a while, Cao Hong explained some matters, just said a few words of encouragement, drew a big cake again, threw it down, and left with his guards.
Bao Zhong was as confused as if he had just been pressed against the tree stump by Cao Hong.
Why did Cao Hong come specifically to find Bao Zhong?
That's because Cao Hong discovered that Bao Zhong turned out to be a very "steady, mature, and cautious" general!
It’s rare!
In the previous battles, every time Bao Zhong made a position that was unexpected by Cao Hong, he finally achieved results that were beyond ordinary people!
Others stood firm and were then beaten by hussars and suffered heavy casualties. However, Bao Zhong deviated from his original position. As a result, the whole army was sound and the troops were intact...
The others chased the hussars and fought fiercely, but then they were countercharged by the hussars, who suddenly cried like ghosts and howled, and suffered heavy casualties. Bao Zhong walked slowly, which at first glance would make people angry, but Bao Zhong stepped forward in the end.
, take the lead in stabilizing the position and rescuing friendly forces...
Other people and pigs advanced suddenly, seemingly beautiful, and then were bombarded by artillery to pieces, and even the corpses could not be found. However, Bao Zhong came down several times in succession, almost going into battle again and again, but nothing happened...
When others attack, they only know how to attack, and when they retreat, they only care about their own retreat. However, Bao Zhong not only paid attention to the position of friendly forces during the attack, he even covered the friendly forces when retreating, walking at the back...
Tell me, how rare is it to have such a measured, steady and mature general, especially in the current situation?!
So when Cao Hong thought that the Hussars were likely to attack at night, he almost immediately thought of Bao Zhong.
Because only such a "stable" veteran can bear the heavy responsibility of deceiving the hussars into a trap!
Other troops can only rush or flee, but no one like Bao Zhong can control a group of second-rate, oh, maybe third-rate soldiers so "perfectly" and "orderly"!
That's right, it's "perfect" and "orderly"!
And the key point is that Bao Zhong's men suffered the least losses in previous battles...
Oh, siege warfare is an exception.
It is normal for siege ants to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. Therefore, Bao Zhong suffered a lot of losses during the previous siege. This does not mean that he has insufficient ability. Instead, after accepting those stragglers later,
Being able to quickly integrate these scattered soldiers into a team with a measured advance and retreat is the real skill!
Now in such an unfavorable situation, with such a capable person appearing under his command, Cao Hong must of course put an extra burden on Bao Zhong.
And others will be convinced.
Otherwise, it would be obviously inappropriate to find a general who had just violated military regulations and received a serious warning from the military to shoulder such a heavy responsibility in the blink of an eye!
If it weren't for the inconvenience of his legs and feet, Cao Hong would get off his horse, slap Bao Zhong on the shoulder, and then express his high opinion of Bao Zhong and hope that Bao Zhong can continue to serve for the throne... Oh, for the lord, for the big man, he will sacrifice everything...
What can Bao Zhong say?
Of course, I can only smile with a smile on my face and feel numb in my heart.
Bao Zhong was overwhelmed by such a "heavy burden".
I never knew when I came out of that shadow corner, "What did General Cao say?"
"General Cao wants us to go to the front of the camp..." Bao Zhong saw Cheng, as if he had seen a savior, "He said that at midnight tonight, there will be a night attack by the hussars... He wants us to pretend to be panic.
Lead the hussars deep into the city so that they can be surrounded and destroyed... What do you think we should do? What should we do?!"
Never answered immediately, but sniffed, "General, do you smell something?"
"What?" Bao Zhong has not yet recovered from the previous shock.
"It smells of blood." Xiang said softly, "I see General Cao has never dismounted... How does he look and behave?"
Bao Zhong was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed, "You mean..."
"Well, Cao Zilian is probably really injured, but it's not too serious..." Changjiang frowned and said, "There's just one thing that I still can't figure out..."
"What?" Bao Zhong didn't realize that after what happened these days, he gradually lost his ability to think, "What is it?"
"Logically speaking..." He glanced at the high platform in the camp, "You said that Cao Zilian was injured. Logically speaking, shouldn't Prime Minister Cao come out to beat the drums and gather the generals to click the knot to appease the morale of the soldiers? But?
However, only Cao Zilian patrolled the camp with injuries... Interesting, haha... And he also had to lure the hussars in, directly under the high platform..."
When Bao Zhong heard this, he turned to stare at the high platform, "You mean..."
"I mean, didn't you ask me when before... It should be the time now..." Chang Chang said with a smile, "This is really a good time... Are you going to make it fake? What if it becomes real by accident?"
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Bao Zhong sweat rolled down like raindrops. Although he had more or less realized that this moment would eventually come, he still couldn't help but feel nervous and panicked when faced with such a choice.
The night is dark, the stars are twinkling above the head, and the sky and the earth are quiet. In this environment without future pollution, no matter when you look up, you can see the dazzling Milky Way, like a large piece of treasure scattered among the black and blue velvet.
Above. If you look carefully, you can still vaguely see the glare of the nebulae between the stars.
"General Bao! Tonight is the time to make a decision!" His eyes were always shining with an unspeakable light, "If this happens, it will be a miracle!"
"This..." Sweat rolled down Bao Zhong's forehead, "That... I have to think about it, I have to think about it..."
