In the Yan Army camp outside Puyang City, Gao Fei was sitting in the tent, still studying the map carefully, when he saw Zhao Yun walking straight in from outside the tent.
"Let me tell you, my lord, everything is ready. We are just waiting for my lord to give the order." Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said.
Gao Fei said: "Huang Zhong's west gate, Pang De's east gate, you go to the south gate, I'll be at the north gate, and the four gates will pretend to attack together to confuse the enemy's morale first."
Zhao Yun smiled and said "Promise", turned around and left.
Gao Fei immediately put on his helmet and armor, held the Dragon Swimming Spear in his hand, and hung a steel sword on his waist. He opened the curtain of the big tent and walked out of the big tent. He saw the thick night and the bright lights above Puyang City.
Then he shouted loudly: "All the troops must assemble!"
Just after midnight, Gao Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Pang De gathered all the Yan army soldiers and horses outside Puyang City, carrying war drums, horns, gongs and other instruments for beating and drumming. Under the cover of night, they quietly
They arrived at the foot of Puyang City.
In Puyang City, most of the soldiers and civilians have rested. Except for a few night patrol soldiers who are still patrolling various city walls and streets, the entire Puyang City is like a dead city.
Xiahou Dun was still sleeping soundly in the prefect's mansion when he suddenly heard loud gongs and drums outside the city, and shouts of killing resounded throughout the city. The powerful shouts of killing came from all directions outside the city. The sound was continuous and sounded like tens of thousands of people.
Waving the flag and shouting together
Like. He suddenly woke up from his dream, jumped up from the bed, grabbed a sword on the bedside, drew it out, and strode outside the door, but saw Cai Yang running over nervously.
He hurriedly asked: "What happened?"
Cai Yang hurriedly said: "General Qi, the Yan army... The Yan army suddenly launched an attack from the four city gates at the same time. The momentum was overwhelming. It was difficult to see how many soldiers and horses came in the dark night..."
"Isn't it possible that the Yan army has reinforcements?" Xiahou Dun didn't have time to put on his armor, so he raised his long sword and said to Cai Yang, "Follow me!"
Xiahou Dun took Cai Yang and quickly gathered all the soldiers and horses in the city, and asked Cai Yang to rush to the south gate. He personally led the troops to the north gate. When they reached the north gate, the shouts outside the city gradually dissipated, and the gongs and drums also subsided at the same time. He suddenly
Feeling a little confused, after boarding the tower, he saw a general wearing a helmet and armor standing on the tower with a sword. The archers were extremely nervous, so they shouted: "Han Hao!"
When the general in helmet and armor heard Xiahou Dun's shout, he immediately turned his head, his eyes were bright, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "See you, general!"
Xiahou Dun walked directly to Han Hao, stood on the city wall and looked out. He could see nothing but darkness. He hurriedly asked: "Is it the Yan army attacking the city?"
Han Hao wondered: "It's strange to say that the Yan army originally came up in a huge force, but they only rushed to the moat and then retreated on their own. Maybe they learned that the general had arrived and were afraid of the general's power, so they retreated on their own.
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Xiahou Dun chuckled and said: "Pay close attention, and tell the soldiers guarding the city not to sleep anymore, otherwise the Yan army in the province will launch a surprise attack again."
"No, I understand!"
Xiahou Dun looked up at the night sky and saw dark clouds covering the moon. He said, "God is not doing his best..."
He turned around and descended from the tower, leaving all the troops and horses he brought near the north gate and giving them to Han Hao's command. He then went to inspect the other three gates before returning to the prefect's mansion to rest.
However, things were not as simple as Xiahou Dun imagined. In the following time, the Yan army would harass them every once in a while, maybe for half an hour, or for an hour. Xiahou Dun did not dare to sleep anymore, not sure what Yan army would do
When to attack the city?
When it got dark the next day, Xiahou Dun and all the soldiers in Puyang City wore panda eyes. Even the people in the city were panicked. There was not even a pedestrian on the streets of Puyang City, which was usually bustling.
In the Yan army camp, Gao Fei set up a banquet, invited Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Pang De and many captains to his camp, and said loudly: "Thank you for your hard work last night, let's have a good day today."
Rest in the camp and continue our efforts tonight. As long as we continue to harass Xiahou Dun for three nights, I guarantee that Xiahou Dun will be unable to bear it and take the initiative to fight. In this way, our army will be able to start a field battle with him."
Huang Zhong said worriedly: "My lord, we rest during the day. What if Xiahou Dun leads his troops to go to war and attack our camp?"
Gao Fei said: "Don't worry, Xiahou Dun has been tortured by us all night. He must be sleepy and exhausted at this time, but he is also worried that our army will not know when to attack and cannot sleep. Therefore, the initiative in the war lies with our army."
I have it under control, and I have asked Bian Xi and others to take advantage of the chaos last night to dig a horse trap. Although it is not very deep, it can temporarily prevent the enemy from attacking our camp."
After listening to this, all the generals felt relieved, raised their glasses together, raised their hands towards Gao Fei and said, "My lord is wise and mighty, we will do our best to assist you."
Gao Fei has watched many movies about the Anti-Japanese War. The Anti-Japanese Army often used a "sparrow tactic". Although he learned this strategy when he and Xun You attacked Yangle City, the purpose was to make the enemy unable to touch it.
Knowing your intentions and numbers, this tactic of harassing the enemy is called "sparrow tactic".
After the meeting, all the generals returned to the camp one after another. Except for a few people who did not participate in last night's operation, the entire Yan army camp fell asleep in the barracks, except for a few people who did not participate in the operation last night.
On the tower of Puyang City, the Wei soldiers guarding the city were sleepy and tired, their eyelids were fighting. Many soldiers fell asleep leaning on their spears, and some were sleeping against the city wall, swaying about without any movement.
Han Hao had just gone down to the tower to have breakfast. When he boarded the tower, he saw that his subordinates were all drowsy. He immediately shouted: "Get up, don't sleep. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
The sleeping soldier was awakened again and wanted to tie Han Hao to a pillar and beat him. He could only hold himself up and brace himself to stand guard.
The whole morning passed, and there was no movement from the Yan army. Xiahou Dun saw that the soldiers were exhausted, so he ordered the soldiers to have a good sleep in the afternoon, which made up for the grievances in the soldiers' hearts.
Throughout the day, there was no movement between the Yan army and the Wei army in Puyang City. The soldiers on both sides were sleeping in the military camps. No matter how high the sun shone, the scorching sun could not wake up these sleeping people.
At dusk, Gao Fei and the soldiers of the Yan Army woke up from their deep sleep, stretched out one by one, and felt very energetic. Then they began to make pots of rice and prepare delicious food for the soldiers.
By the time the sun set, the soldiers of the Yan Army had already had a full meal and began to prepare for the attack on Puyang City. However, this time Gao Fei's order was 30% true and 70% false, that is,
He said that archers could be used to shoot arrows at the top of the city, so that the Wei army would not think that the Yan army's thunder was louder than the rain.
When the sun completely set in the Western Mountains, each camp of the Yan army was ready. When the agreed time came, the fourth battalion of the Yan army began to wave flags and shouts with loud gongs and drums, and together they rushed towards Puyang City.
In Puyang City, the soldiers were all sound asleep, and the soldiers on the tower were staggering around. Suddenly they heard loud shouts outside, and they all woke up one by one.
The soldiers on the city tower had just woken up from their dreams. They wiped the bleeding halazi with their hands and only exposed their heads from the battlements. An arrow from the city directly penetrated the head of the Wei soldier. The dense arrows
They shot at the tower one after another, forcing the Wei soldiers not to dare to raise their heads.
The intensive arrow shooting lasted for a while and then receded, but there were hundreds more corpses on the towers of the four gates of Puyang City.
After Xiahou Dun learned about this situation, he was furious and immediately ordered: "Everyone follow me out of the city to fight against the Yan army..."
"General! You must not do this!" Han Hao immediately interrupted Xiahou Dun's words, "General, if you go to war at this time, it will play into the hands of the Yan army. Our soldiers have not had enough sleep, they are tired of men and horses, and the morale of the Yan army is high. Going to war will only lead to loss of troops and generals.
I hope the general will think twice!"
Cai Yang also echoed: "Yes, general, the Yan army tormented our army last night. They only harassed but did not attack the city. Now they have really attacked the city. But after all, there is a moat as a barrier. If the Yan army wants to attack the city, it must be
will be hindered, so the best policy for our army now is to hold on to the city."
Xiahou Dun glanced sideways at another general, Shi Huan, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Shi Huan cupped his hands and said: "What the two generals Han and Cai said is right. Our soldiers are exhausted and it is not suitable to go to war at all. Moreover, the Yan army is mostly cavalry, which is good for field battles. Our army should stick to it."
It's not that Xiahou Dun doesn't know the benefits of holding on, it's just that he is too lazy to be fooled like this. He can't take the initiative of the war by holding on to the city, so he can only hide in the city and wait for the enemy to attack. However, the time in the day is so long, and he can't
Determine when enemy forces
Come to attack. He thought carefully and then said: "Divide the entire city's soldiers and horses into two groups. One group is resting and the other group is defending the city. They rotate every six hours. No matter what kind of movement the resting soldiers hear, they will not
Go take care of it and make sure the soldiers sleep well."
Cai Yang, Han Hao, and Shi Huan said in unison: "No!"
Xiahou Dun turned around and went down from the tower. Cai Yang, Han Hao, and Shi Huan immediately went to carry out Xiahou Dun's order.
In the following night, the Yan army attacked three times in total. One of them actually launched an attack. Taking advantage of the soldiers' ability to shoot arrows, they had an arrow formation duel with the soldiers on the tower. The result was that the Wei army suffered thousands of casualties.
, and the Yan army only injured a hundred people.
Another night passed like this, Gao Fei withdrew his soldiers with a smile on his face, and thought to himself: "Xiahou Dun, you damn monkey, let's see if I don't play with you to death!"
"Lord -" Bian Xi galloped over on his horse, stopped beside Gao Fei, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Lord, we caught a spy. The spy claimed to be from Cao Cao and said that he wanted to meet with the lord in person to discuss important matters.
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"Oh? Where is that person?" Gao Fei asked.
Bian Xi said: "We have been escorted to the lord's tent and are waiting for the lord's fate."