The moon and stars are few and far between, and the magpies are flying south.
There are seven or eight stars in the sky, two or three points of rain in front of the mountain.
Eighty million soldiers marched from south to north, heading towards Cangjiang City.
After all, Liu Chuang was a famous general in the area. He was outstanding in military training and army control. He tried to destroy Cao Su with the power of thunder.
There is no danger in Cangjiang City, and Fatty Wu is right as he said. Eight thousand against three thousand is indeed a huge advantage.
As long as Cao Su dies and Liu Chuang retakes Cangjiang City, he can also capture more than ten of the opponent's large ships.
He has the ships and the military power in hand. In the future, let alone the Cangjiang River, even the Qingluo River will not be left to him to gallop?
Thinking of this, Liu Chuang couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"The navy on the river and the army on the ground are chained across the river and across the wilderness."
He galloped forward a few steps on his horse and ordered the troops to speed up their pace.
Several figures appeared on the high mountain above Liu Chuang's army.
With a deep gaze through the dark night, he saw at a glance the Wanping army lurking silently.
Zhang Ke walked to Cao Su's side.
"Sir, the intruder is here."
Cao Su entered the sixth level, and with his inner strength, his eyesight was excellent.
The mountains here are not too high, and the Wanping army walking in the valley did not deliberately cover their tracks. Cao Su could see it very clearly.
Beside Cao Su, in addition to Zhang Ke, there were many officers, soldiers, lieutenants and centurions.
Cao Su remained silent. Although everyone showed "hatred", "worry", "excitement" and other different looks, they all endured it and no one spoke.
After a long while, Cao Su suddenly said: "The intruders left Yangchuan with a large number of soldiers, and Yangchuan must be empty."
"In Cangjiang City, it will be fine if I send him off, but Yangchuan and the remaining sergeants in Yangchuan..."
Cao Su's goal has never been to defend Cangjiang City.
Fan Long gave him the task of holding on for ten days, but with Cangjiang City, how could he hold on for ten days?
Defending Cangjiang City will only lead to death.
It's better to take advantage of the opponent's division of troops and kill him by surprise.
This place was very close to Yangchuan. After Liu Chuang led his troops away, Cao Su rushed into Yangchuan, robbed the Yangchuan stronghold, and completely killed Fan Longsuo in Cangjiang City, leaving him unable to run anywhere.
For this reason, Cao Su had already driven away the fishing boats at the ferry, asked his sergeants to take away the boats, and burned some unattended boats.
It was absolutely impossible for Liu Chuang to escape by water.
The cool breeze on the top of the mountain blew away, and Cao Su just looked at Liu Chuang's army quietly.
After a while, the army completely passed this section of the mountain road.
Cao Su waved his hand, and the centurions on the top of the mountain were instructed by him to return to their respective headquarters and lead their troops away from the top of the mountain.
On the top of the dark mountain, there were crowds of people, and if it wasn't for any unusual movement, the people would be like vegetation.
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Liu Chuang led eight thousand troops and rushed to Cangjiang City at starry night.
He was already prepared for a fierce battle with Cao Su.
Although there are 8,000 men under Cao Su's command, it is said that all of them are elite troops.
Previously, he had achieved the feat of defeating an army of 50,000,000 soldiers. He can be said to be the number one general among the two armies, and he is rising.
March all the way until dawn.
Finally arrived outside the south city of Cangjiang City.
A few days ago, Liu Chuang escaped from here. This time he led his army to counterattack, and he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
"Siege the city!"
Liu Chuang pulled out his long sword and pointed forward.
Then, the horn sounded, and Liu Chuang's army, which was marching in a hurry, was caught off guard. After a short rest, the army approached Cangjiang City.
On Cangjiang City, countless flags were planted, pretending to be suspicious.
The army came from the south, but there was no response from the city.
After hearing the sound of the horn, there seemed to be more noise, and then the army rushed to the bottom of the city gate without any resistance.
Liu Chuang thought that the other party would at least shoot thousands of arrows to stop him.
Or pour out a little kerosene and put down some rolling logs.
As a result, there was no resistance at all. The army didn't even bring siege equipment, so they just rushed to the city gate. With a "boom", the wooden city gate was broken by the sergeant like it was made of paper.
The entire city of Cangjiang seemed extremely quiet. Only when looking from a distance, one could see that there seemed to be some burning red marks on the horizon.
Liu Chuang's expression changed slightly. The abnormal Cangjiang City made him feel something was wrong.
He quickly rode forward and followed the army into the city.
Then I discovered that the entire Cangjiang City seemed to be empty.
"how come?"
Liu Chuang was confused. Although Cangjiang City is small, it is at least a city, right?
Is there not a single defender left?
He couldn't figure out what medicine the officers and soldiers were selling, so he took the lead and rushed into the city lord's mansion, the government office's mansion, and the northern city wall. Indeed, no one was there.
"Sir, the spies in the city have sent news."
Liu Chuang walked to the northern city wall and saw the ferry on the Cangjiang River. The boats that were docked on the riverside were completely charred and black.
The building boat that he had been thinking about so much was nowhere to be found.
After hearing the news, I immediately turned around.
The soldier detective reported: "A large number of officers and soldiers left the city last night. The city gate was blocked and the news could not be spread."
"What about carrier pigeons? Why not use carrier pigeons?"
Liu Chuang was so furious that the officers and soldiers abandoned the city and fled!
Whose idea was it? Cao Su’s idea?
Is this Cangjiang City so ignored by him?
"There were archers ambushing the southern city wall last night, specifically hunting homing pigeons. Not to mention homing pigeons, even flies couldn't fly out..."
The sergeant's answer left Liu Chuang helpless, and at the same time there was a hint of unknown panic in his heart.
If Cao Su leads his army out of the city, what does Cao Su want to do?
South?
He came from the south last night and didn't see anyone. Could it be that they deceived him and went to attack Yangchuan?
Although Wu Dun allocated 3,000 elite troops to him, he still had 7,000 elite troops under his command, and the stronghold was dangerous and tall. How dare Cao Su attack Wu Dun with only such a small number of men?
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Yangchuan.
The reason why it is called Yangchuan is because it is the last valley entrance of the Beixun Mountains.
After passing this valley, you will enter the plain area of Lushan territory.
This place faces the sun, and there is not much vegetation on the exposed mountains.
Wu Dun, who was defending against danger, set up his stronghold on the only official road between the valleys on both sides.
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This is the same approach as the Mountain King. When Wu Dun dealt with bandits in the mountains before, he knew their routines.
In peacetime, such a stronghold can also collect a lot of tolls.
But these are troubled times, and with the continuous war in the Lushan area, there are no caravans passing through this place, so oil and water are not worth mentioning.
Wu Dun must have more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command, but the stronghold is not big, so he only has 10,000 elite soldiers in total.
His remaining troops and horses are all in the stronghold behind Yangchuan, spreading defense and guarding the important roads.
Because this area involves the northern passage and the terrain is important, he personally led the troops to guard it.
After sending Liu Chuang to attack Cangjiang City, Wu Dun and his army inevitably became a little lax.
It felt like once Liu Chuang came out, the initiative in this local war seemed to be handed over to them.
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At five o'clock in the morning, the gray sky was a bit cold.
Wu Dun woke up from his sleep.
He woke up relatively early, but some of the sergeants under his command woke up earlier than him.
Wu Dun maintained the habit of a hunter in the mountains, going to bed early and getting up early to practice martial arts.
He walked to the camp, picked up his mountain machete, and started swinging it.
He is tall and powerful, and when he swings his sword, a large blade of light emerges, full of murderous intent.
Practicing martial arts is like sailing against the current. If you don't practice for a long time, your skills will soon decline.
Wu Dun had just practiced for a while, and sweat was already forming on his forehead. His blood and energy were surging all over his body, and the heat was turning white and rising in the air.
"Wu Shuai's skills are getting deeper and deeper!"
Next to Wu Dun, several soldiers of the Wanping Army also got up early to practice martial arts.
When they get up early to practice Qigong, most of them don't wear armor, just ordinary long robes, and they applaud and cheer.
Wu Dun smiled, shook his head, and threw the knife to the soldier beside him.
The soldier took Wu Dun's sword, his hands sank, and he almost didn't let go.
Wu Dun's broadsword is extremely heavy. If he were not a personal soldier who was also a Qi-blood warrior, he might not be able to handle it.
Wu Dun wiped his face and asked: "Is there any news from Cangjiang City?"
Several soldiers shook their heads and said: "There is no news about Cangjiang City."
"No news?"
Wu Dun was stunned: "According to logic, we should have got quite a lot of information about Cangjiang City's spies by now. Even if there is no news about Liu Chuang, what about the spies in Cangjiang City?"
Seeing Wu Shuai's question, several soldiers guessed: "Perhaps there was some delay and the news was not spread in time. In the past few days, Cangjiang City has been full of events, so you should be careful and not expose your identity."
Wu Dun shook his head and said: "How many residents are left in this Cangjiang City now? If you hide it like this, sooner or later someone will see the flaw, so why should you be careful?"
"Besides, Liu Chuang has already led his army to attack."
"With Liu Chuang's eight thousand soldiers and horses, I think he has captured Cangjiang City by now."
The soldiers smiled one after another: "My lord, it is true that the small Cangjiang City is a small place and can be captured in an instant. If Cao Su doesn't know how to advance or retreat, his head will be lost sooner or later."
Wu Dun said with a smile: "Cao Su is young and has won several big battles by luck. This time he is willing to lead his army to stay in Cangjiang City. It can be seen that this man is arrogant and arrogant. As the saying goes, 'Arrogant soldiers will be defeated.'
’, and Liu Chuang said, ‘The soldiers will win if they mourn’, and Cao Su was careless, and it would be difficult for him to escape and ascend to heaven.”
"And I see that Liu Chuang hates Cao Su so much that he is more active than me in avenging the death of my fellow disciple."
Having said this, Wu Dun was a little proud: "Liu Chuang had selfish motives, so I used his selfish motives, which benefited the overall situation of Lushan without any harm."
When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement. Wu Dun couldn't read Chinese characters before, but now that he is the commander-in-chief, he has started to talk about words. It's really different.