Wenpin has been thinking about it since he came to Wancheng. Although Wancheng also belongs to Jingzhou, it seems to be independent. There is no obstacle from the Yangtze River, and there are no dangerous passes to guard. It can be said that he is face to face with Cao Cao, the most powerful prince in the world.
Such terrain is definitely unfavorable from a defensive perspective. However, we have limited troops and horses, so how to make reasonable use of these troops is the key.
After careful consideration, Wenpin divided the 10,000 infantry into two groups, one stationed in Xiangcheng as an outpost, and the other stationed in Wancheng as a defense. Mi Fang's archers gathered Wancheng and were ready to reinforce various places at any time. Zhang Xiu's cavalry was about to
They are widely dispersed and can be found in almost every corner of Wancheng. Not only can they serve as an early warning, but when used, the powerful mobility of the cavalry can quickly gather many soldiers and horses to deal with emergencies. Such an arrangement is not considered imprudent.
Of course this can only be defensive.
Since the beginning of the war with Cao Jun, Wenpin has always paid attention to the movements of Cao Jun. The Xiahou brothers were stationed at Changshe, and Wenpin gathered all the troops in Xiangcheng. The Xiahou brothers retreated to Chang'an. Wenpin immediately divided his troops into two groups and sent a small group of troops to garrison Wu.
Pass to guard against Xia Houyuan's sneak attack.
Just as Wenpin guessed, just after the Chang'an war ended, the Xiahou brothers rushed to Wuguan without stopping. The Jingzhou soldiers who stayed behind in Wuguan got the news, immediately abandoned Wuguan and retreated, and reported the news to Wancheng at the same time. Wenpin gritted his teeth,
Immediately ordered that Wancheng enter a first-level combat readiness state. Both soldiers and civilians must be ready for battle. At the same time, Xiangyang was also asked for help.
Wancheng was Long Fei's earliest base, and the people here were the most loyal to Long Fei. They heard that Cao Jun had passed Wuguan and rushed towards Wancheng. There was no need for Wenpin to give orders. Every household did not hesitate to give all their money to help the government.
With money and strength, hundreds of thousands of people throughout Wancheng were busy fighting against Cao's army.
Zhang Xiu's eyes widened: "Xia Houyuan dares to go deep alone. Please give the general an order. I will immediately gather the cavalry and give them a head-on blow!"
Wenpin shook his head: "Cao's army has many soldiers, so we can't fight head-on. We don't know which path they will take. Only by knowing their whereabouts can we formulate countermeasures!"
Zhang Xiu said: "What's the problem? I'll send someone to investigate immediately!"
When he learned that Xia Houyuan and Xia Houdun left Jia Shikou, Wenpin suddenly laughed, and laughed very loudly: "Hahaha! As expected by Mr. Jia, although Jia Shikou is the closest to Jia Xia, this is where they will die!
Where is Mi Fang?"
Mi Fangsan stood up unsteadily, glanced at Wenpin, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, general, just watch it! I'll make sure this group of Cao soldiers never come back!"
Mi Fang left. Zhang Xiu felt a little strange and asked, "General, what should we do?"
Wen Pin said: "Although we have a plan, we have to be on guard. We immediately led the cavalry to rush under the trap to prevent Cao's army from jumping over the wall!"
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Understood!"
Everyone left. Only Wenpin and Lu Xun, who was assigned to study by Jia Xu, were left in the big tent. Last time, Long Sheng encouraged these children to let Long Fei give them something to do. Long Fei said
Let them recruit troops as a reason, hoping to stop the children's thoughts. In the end, of course, it was not completed. In order not to attack these future elites, Jia Xu broke up the group so as not to stay together and cause trouble.
Long Sheng, Guo Yi and other younger children were imprisoned in the school. Guys like Deng Ai, Xu Yi, and Dianman were trapped in the barracks. Only the older ones like Huang Xu, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun were assigned to various places.
, gave them the title of captain and let them train. Lu Xun was assigned to Wenpin's subordinate in Wancheng. Wenpin naturally knew the future use of these people named by Jia Xu, so he called Lu Xun every time he discussed matters.
Lu Xun looked at Wenpin and suddenly said: "General, you seem to have missed a move?"
Wenpin was stunned and looked at Lu Xun with interest: "Oh? Then tell me, which move did I miss?"
Lu Xun said: "The general sent General Mi Fang to attack Jiashikou with fire, and asked General Zhang Xiu to prepare for Cao Jun's surprise attack, but he forgot about Wuguan! If we can send a force of troops to Wuguan, then none of Cao's troops can escape.
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"Hahaha..." Wenpin laughed. The fire attack was Jia Xu's plan. Only he and Mi Fang knew about it. Zhang Xiu didn't think about it just now, but he didn't expect Lu Xun to see it. Wenpin nodded.
The child is indeed a pillar of talent. In time, he will definitely be a general, maybe much higher than himself. Wen Ping said: "How do you know it is Huo Gong?"
Lu Xun said: "It is winter now, the weather is dry, and Jia Shikou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Cao Jun happens to be in the mountain. Besides, Cao Jun has many soldiers and horses, only fire attack is the most suitable!"
Wenpin nodded: "You are right. You just said that if Wuguan sends troops and horses, we can completely wipe out this group of Cao troops!" Wenpin thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "I will give you a troop of troops, how dare you go to Wuguan?"
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Lu Xun's eyebrows were filled with joy and he hurriedly clasped his fists: "I'd like to go!"
Xiahou Dun organized soldiers and horses to move the big stone away. When he got closer, he realized that it was a big stone. It was clearly a rock mountain. The two big stones were each more than ten feet high and almost half a mile in diameter. Because of the collapse, they left
The huge deep pit below was almost half of the mountain. Looking at such a big stone, even Xiahou Dun felt that it was absolutely impossible to move it away.
People pushed and horses pulled, but the boulder did not move at all. They also found iron drills and worked hard all day, but they could not dig out even one-tenth of the boulder. Looking at these two obstacles, Xia Houyuan said: "Forget it.
, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, the two big rocks must have been dug out by people from Jingzhou, and by the time we dig them out, they will have already set up a formation and are waiting for us."
"What should we do?" Xiahou Dun looked around. There were high mountains on both sides, and the trees were dense, making it difficult for soldiers to pass, let alone cavalry and baggage.
Xia Houyuan asked the guide: "Is there any other way?"
The guide thought for a while: "Yes, there is, but we have to take a detour. There is still a road thirty miles away from here!"
Xia Houyuan nodded: "It seems that we can only take that road!"
"Hahaha..." Suddenly, someone on the top of the mountain laughed loudly: "Wouldn't it be troublesome to take a detour? Since you are here, there is no need to leave!"
Everyone hurriedly looked up to the top of the mountain. On the mountain ridges on both sides, a large group of Jingzhou soldiers were lined up, everyone holding bows and arrows in their hands. Xia Houyuan was shocked and hurriedly ordered the defense. Mi Fang smiled slightly, waved his arm lightly, and arrows suddenly appeared like arrows.
The rain fell. Cao's army at the bottom of the valley was caught off guard, and the soldiers who had no time to evade were shot to death or injured. Fortunately, the dense trees blocked most of the bows and arrows, and did not cause much damage.
"We have fallen into a trap! Retreat immediately!" Xia Houyuan immediately understood that these two large rocks were indeed put down by people from Jingzhou in order to block them.
Cao Jun began to retreat one after another. Mi Fang sneered and said to herself: "Still want to run?"
The arrow rain stopped for a moment, and after a while, the flaming bows and arrows tilted down again. The sky was dry, the trees and vines were dry, and the thick leaves were instantly ignited by the rockets. The fire at Jia Shikou soon burned, covering the mountains and plains.
There is absolutely nowhere to hide.
Under the protection of his personal guards, Xia Houyuan retreated towards his camp. When he saw that he was approaching the gate of the camp, suddenly a cloud of black smoke rose up from the camp. The sound was so loud that it almost deafened his ears, and the mountains were shaken.
.The air current blowing against your face blows everything into the sky like leaves.
Xia Houyuan couldn't control his body at all, and fell backwards. A huge black cloud was rising from his camp, forming a shape like an umbrella cover, which was spectacular and shocking. Everyone was shocked, no one
Having seen this situation, Xia Houyuan suddenly wanted to go. Back then, it was rumored that Dong Zhuo's Meiwu Castle was hit by lightning, and someone had seen huge black smoke. Could it be possible...?
Mi Zhu was also startled. His feet were unsteady, and he sat down on the ground. He exclaimed: "Oh my God! This thing is so powerful. Fortunately, it is buried underground, otherwise the person who started the fire will definitely die!"
When the black smoke cleared, Cao Jun's camp was almost a piece of scorched earth. A large area of forest outside the camp was also scorched, and the burning fire was spreading. Within a few hundred steps, it was in ruins. The original camp had long since disappeared.
Leaving behind a huge deep pit, everything including tents, soldiers, and baggage disappeared in an instant. The soldiers of Cao's army opened their mouths and forgot that they were still fighting. Even the injured soldiers around them could hear the wails.
not see.
"Run! This is a divine punishment!" Someone shouted, and the surviving Cao Jun came to his senses and fled in all directions. Tens of thousands of Cao Jun's soldiers were burned to death, less than 10% of them were killed in the explosion, and the rest were almost scared out of their wits.
He just focused on escaping for his life and didn't care about anything else. Even if the supervising team's steel knife slashed him, he didn't know how to dodge. The horses were frightened and raised their hooves. They ignored the knight's orders and many of them jumped headlong.
He went into the fire and never came out.
Cao's army was in chaos, and no one could care about anyone else. Xiahou Dun also lost the courage he used to have at this time. Looking at the huge pit, he looked at Xia Houyuan: "Second brother, what is going on?"
Xia Houyuan finally got up from the ground and looked at his soldiers. The rockets in the sky continued. Cao's troops who were panicking were shot and killed one after another. From time to time, there would be one or two explosions in the woods on both sides, and a wave of waves rose up.
The black smoke almost covered the sun. It was so noisy that Xia Houyuan felt as if he was deaf and could not hear any sound. His whole person became dull. Xiahou Dun kept asking loudly, but Xia Houyuan could not cheer up at all.
The fire almost engulfed the entire Jiashikou, with the wails of Cao's soldiers and the crackling of the flames, plus explosions caused by detonating gunpowder from time to time. The huge sound could be clearly heard dozens of miles away. The entire Wancheng
Everyone looked at Jia Shikou. Zhang Xiu shook his head: "Let me prepare for a counterattack here. Cao Jun will be burned to death. This Mi Fang actually used so much gunpowder to let the lord know that he must be killed!"
Lu Xun had been paying attention to the battle at Jia Shikou. After listening to the scout's report, he laughed and said: "Brothers, cheer up, Cao's army will be here soon! They have been scared to death. Let's fight beautifully in the first battle!"