"Your Majesty, the fire has spread to the entire forest, blocking our army's path forward." A Wei army scout came galloping on horseback, stopped beside Cao Mengde, dismounted and knelt down and said.
"Is there any other route to Beixiang?" Cao Mengde frowned, looked sharply at the billowing smoke rising not far ahead, sighed, and asked.
"There is only one way to go, but... there is still a rugged path..."
"Take that path, and you lead the way. Xia Houyuan hasn't started to take action yet, so there must be some danger. If we can't win the Yan army's grain garrison in one go this time, our trip will be in vain.
"Cao Mengde said anxiously.
"But……"
"But what?"
"The path goes through a swamp, which is more than ten miles away. Moreover, the swamp is full of poisonous snakes, making it extremely difficult to pass, so no one has ever passed through it." The scout told the story of the road.
sinister.
Cao Mengde said: "No matter how dangerous the road is, I have walked it before. Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two thousand Wei troops, led by Cao Mengde, quickly followed the scouts.
Not long after the Wei army left here, Zhang He came from behind with two thousand cavalry. Seeing the thick smoke and the burning forest in front, he hurriedly reined in the horses and the army temporarily stopped at the roadside.
"Set fire to the forest is a good way to block the Wei army, but unfortunately, it also blocks us here." Zhang He said to himself.
He looked around and saw a string of horse hoof prints deviating from the main road, and the string of horse hoof prints also disappeared on the main road, so he rode his horse forward a few steps and took a sharp look at the direction of the horse hoof prints.
Pointing in that direction, he asked, "Where does that lead to?"
"There is a path over there that can go around to Beixiang, but there is a swamp in it, which is infested with poisonous snakes. Therefore, no one has dared to pass through there for decades, and anyone who goes in has never come out again."
The reporter immediately said.
Zhang He came to support Beixiang at first, but as he walked, he found that there was a group of people and horses in front of them. It could be judged from the horse hoof prints left behind that they were not soldiers and horses of the Yan army. So the only answer is
The soldiers and horses of the Wei army. So Zhang He chased all the way behind and finally arrived here.
He thought for a moment and hurriedly said to his subordinates: "You all follow me and follow the horse's hoof prints to catch up. I'm sure Cao Mengde must be in front. If we can catch him, it will be a great achievement."
The soldiers under his command agreed directly without even frowning. For them, they were no longer afraid of death.
"Set off!"
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Outside Niujiatun in Zhongmu County and Yangwu County, Gao Fei took Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and 15,000 cavalry to hide behind a small hillside. Gao Fei lay on the hillside,
Pick up the telescope and look towards the Wei army camp stationed in Niujiatun.
From the telescope, what he saw was an extremely empty camp, with the Wei army's flag fluttering in the wind on the flagpole. Except for some soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp, there were hardly many people in the entire camp, making it appear empty.
Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, and Zhang Liao each held a telescope and looked out. After watching, some of the five people's faces showed joy, some frowned, and their expressions were different.
same.
Gao Fei put down the telescope, walked down the hillside, dusted himself off, and asked, "What do you think?"
Gan Ning said: "My lord, the Wei army's camp is so empty. If our army launches an attack now, we will definitely be able to break through it in one fell swoop. We can take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack and capture Chenliu. God is really helping our army."
Taishi Ci geared up and said: "Yes, my lord, please give me the order. I will be the vanguard and I will definitely kill the shit out of those people!"
"My lord, Wen Yuan disagrees." Zhang Liao frowned and said with clasped fists.
Gao Fei said: "Tell me what you think."
Zhang Liao first said "Promise" and then said: "I think this is a treacherous trick of the Wei army. If all the Wei army went to attack Yuanyong City, then the Wei army camp we saw must be with flags flying and heavily guarded.
to show off. But
What we see now is such an empty camp. It must be that the Wei army knew that we would attack the camp and deliberately made such an empty posture. When our army launches the attack, an ambush will appear and form a group.
And attacking it is a conspiracy of the Wei army."
Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong said in unison: "Master, we very much agree with Wen Yuan's point of view."
Taishi Ci and Gan Ning said unconvinced: "If the Wei army goes to sneak attack our army, they will inevitably lead their army out. It is normal for the camp to be empty. If they are bluffing, we can see through it at a glance, so they are
Everything will be good to confuse us. We will request an attack on the Wei army camp, and then go all out to capture Chenliu."
Gao Fei smiled and said: "You don't have to argue anymore, get on your horses and come back to Beixiang with me."
Taishi Ci and Gan Ning hurriedly said: "My lord, are we going back like this? Then our trip was not in vain? How about your lord giving us three thousand troops each and the two of us going to test it out?"
"No! Cao Mengde is a shrewd man, and Xu Shu is also very smart. He will definitely not leave the camp empty. Our trip is not in vain. At least we know that Cao Mengde did not go out in full force, so the Wei army will attack Yuanyong City.
There are only 20,000 to 30,000 people at most. It is not far from Yuanyong City from here. We can go along the back of the Wei army and then attack its back..."
Before Gao Fei finished speaking, he saw a soldier who was responsible for delivering the order, riding his horse to the front, clasping his fists and saying: "My lord, the governor of Jizhou, the deputy military advisor Xun Chen Fei Ge sent a letter to bring the news, saying that Yuanyong City has been captured by the Wei army.
After breaking through, the Wei army is now divided into two groups. Cao Mengde personally leads the elite troops to attack Beixiang, while Cao Hong leads the army to besiege Juanxian County."
After hearing the news, Gao Fei hurriedly turned his horse's head without saying a word, and shouted in a low voice: "The whole army is on horseback and returning to Beixiang."
Taishi Ci and Gan Ning stopped talking. They ran down the hillside together, got on their horses, followed Gao Fei, and left together with their respective subordinates.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded, and a cloud of dust rose up wherever the army passed.
Xu Shu was sitting in the Wei army camp, waiting for the Yan army to attack, but what was waiting was a scout. When he saw the scout coming in, he didn't give the scout a chance to breathe, so he hurriedly said: "Speak quickly!"
The scout said: "The cavalry of the Yan army came and returned, heading towards Yuanyong City. The man leading the troops looks like Yanhou Gaofei."
Xu Shu's eyes moved for a moment, and he hurriedly said to the generals Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin, Li Tong and others present: "The king is in danger, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, you five
I quickly lead all the cavalry behind Gao Fei to rescue the king..."
He glanced at Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, and finally set his sights on Cao Ren, saying: "General Zixiao, you are the chief general, and General Xiahou is your deputy."
Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun stood up at the same time and said: "No!"
Xu Shu said: "You go first. I, Yu Jin, Li Tong, Han Hao and Shi Huan will lead the infantry and meet you at Yuanyong City."
Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun, Li Dian, and Le Jin all said together: "Promise!"
As soon as the words fell, the five people turned around and left the big tent, quickly gathered the fully armed cavalry that had been hiding in the barracks for a long time, and led all the cavalry out of the big camp.
When Xu Shu saw the five people leaving the city, he turned around and said to Xu Chu, who was protecting him closely: "You ride a fast horse and take a small road to save the king. No matter what, you must rescue the king from danger."
Xu Chu said in confusion: "Military advisor, is the king really in danger?"
Xu Shu nodded and said, "It's like a narrow escape!"
Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and immediately left the tent without saying a word.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Shu left 5,000 infantry and allocated them to Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Mao Jie, Dong Zhao and others, and asked the four of them to be responsible for guarding the camp, while he took Yu Jin, Li Tong, Han Hao and Shi Huan with him.
He and the army also headed towards Yuanyong City.
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The central part of the Yan Army camp in Beixiang was already in chaos. The marching army led by Xia Houyuan suddenly appeared in three different places. Wenji and Deng Bai were on the two wings, and Xia Houyuan was in the middle. They rushed from the woods to the southeast.
Got out.
They did not ride horses. Each of them held a wooden shield and a waist knife in their hands. They quickly attacked the Yan army's middle camp. Although they were advancing on foot, they ran very fast. The three groups of troops, like
Three plumes of smoke and dust had already hit the fence of the camp before the Yan army soldiers could react.
"Boom!" A loud noise came out, resounding throughout the world.
At this time, Caris, who had been ambushing on the east hillside in advance, saw this situation and hurriedly asked someone to wave the flag, and then began to swoop down with a thousand cavalry.
In the camp of the Zhongying camp, Huang Wudie and the Detachment of Women were guarding the barracks where grain and grass were stored. Suddenly they saw the Shen Marching Army launching an attack here, so they hurriedly picked up the repeating crossbow in their hands, hid behind the camp of the Zhongying camp, and headed towards
He shot at the Shen March troops who were crashing into the fence outside the Yan army's camp.
However, this time, the arrows of the Detachment of Women were not very effective. The marchers held wooden shields to block the arrows and hid behind the shields.
Chen Dao was in the front camp when he suddenly saw a big flag fluttering on the east hillside. Karis led the cavalry to swoop down from the hillside, and he immediately understood what was going on. So Chen Dao immediately asked the soldiers gathered in the front camp to start
He ran towards the middle camp and got off the archery tower himself. He left some people to guard the front camp and rushed forward with his Yuanyang knife.
Xia Houyuan's sudden attack was like a bolt of lightning, fleeting.
Just as the Yan army was attracted to the middle camp, Shen Marching's army suddenly stopped attacking and split into two. Deng Bai led the soldiers and ran towards the front camp, while Xiahou Yuan and Wen Ji led the soldiers towards the rear camp, avoiding the enemy.