After a smooth journey, Cao Xing came directly to the camp road. Looking at the flags flying above the city, Cao Xing was now sure that Yuan Shu's troops had really arrived at the camp road.
Cao Xing has been lurking outside Yingdao City for two days. He roughly guessed the number of soldiers and horses in the city through the soldiers on the city wall. It was indeed similar to the original scout's report. The number was about 30,000, and no more than 40,000 at most.
, which is consistent with the number of forwards.
"You continue to guard here, I will go back and report to the lord immediately."
Cao Xing confirmed the news, left the scouts behind, and then turned around and ran towards Yingpu.
In one day, he ran for tens or hundreds of miles until he found his hidden war horse, then galloped straight towards Fuchuan.
"My lord, General Cao Xing is back."
Song Xian brought Cao Xing directly to Lu Bu.
"Lord."
Cao Xing directly cupped his fists and saluted Lu Bu.
"Thank you for your hard work. How are you? Have you detected Yuan Shu's troops?"
Seeing Cao Xing clasping his fists, Lu Bu came directly to his side. What he was most concerned about now was Yuan Shu's troops.
"My lord, fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. No enemies were found in Yingpu. I led people to the camp road, and sure enough, I found Yuan Shu's vanguard there, numbering about 30,000."
Cao Xing's face was full of excitement, and he directly reported the news he had discovered to Lu Bu.
"About thirty thousand?
Have you ever found out?"
"It should be about the same. I have been lurking outside the city for two days. Based on their defense change speed and number of people, I can roughly deduce that the camp road is now under martial law throughout the city, and there is no way to further confirm it."
Cao Xing nodded to Lu Bu. Although he did not see the soldiers and horses in the city with his own eyes, based on his many years of experience, the number should be close to ten.
"Well, I believe in your professionalism. It would be easy to handle 30,000 people."
Lu Bu had no doubts about Cao Xing's judgment. He believed in his general.
In fact, when Cao Xing told this number, Lu Bu already believed 70% of it, because judging from the strength of the Jingzhou army, he could not suppress all the troops of about 100,000 people unless Yuan Shu's army was about to arrive, so 100%
Thirty or thirty thousand people is quite reasonable.
"Shiyi, how do you feel?"
After speaking to Cao Xing, Lu Bu looked directly at Shi Yi on the other side.
"I don't have any ideas. I told the general last time that I don't understand marching and fighting. As long as the general feels it is feasible, then just send troops. I will prepare food and fodder for the general in the rear."
Shi Yi knew that Lu Bu wanted to send troops, and he also understood that the enemy's vanguard now only had 30,000 troops. If he could attack, he would definitely defeat the enemy, but how to do it depends on his wishes.
"Well, then prepare to send troops."
Lu Bu nodded. Since Shi Yi had no objection, he was ready to send troops.
"General, should we wait for the 70,000 reinforcements led by Shiwu to arrive before setting off?
After all, the enemy has 30,000 troops. If we want to capture the camp road as quickly as possible, we have to mobilize three times the enemy's troops. If that is the case, there will only be more than 10,000 people left here. Once the enemy still has more
If there are other soldiers and horses, Fuchuan will be in danger."
Although Shi Yi agreed with Lu Bu to send troops, he felt that it was not the time yet. After all, his reinforcements were coming soon. Wouldn't it be nice for him to wait?
"No, 30,000 troops should be all their troops. I don't need 90,000 troops for this attack. Our 70,000 troops are enough. Besides, you also said that reinforcements are about to arrive. What's the difference between two days earlier and two days later?"
?
I have made up my mind, Song Xian."
Lu Bu shook his head. If he sent troops one day earlier, he would be able to reach the camp road earlier. If he was waiting for reinforcements and caused Yuan Shu's reinforcements to arrive at the camp road, then the gain would outweigh the losses.
"exist."
After hearing Lu Bu's shouting, Song Xian immediately clasped his fists and walked out of the queue.
"Gather our troops immediately and wait for half a day. After half a day, we will send troops to the camp road."
Lu Bu gave a direct order, giving Song Xian only half a day to leave the barracks.
"promise."
Song Xian left directly and went out to organize troops.
It stands to reason that if a 70,000-strong army wanted to send out troops, it would take at least one day to prepare food, grass and weapons. However, Lu Bu had already made preparations for the war when Cao Xing set out, so the idea of sending out troops in half a day was actually said in a leisurely manner.
Sure enough, two hours later, the 70,000-strong army was ready to go, and then Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse at the front of the army.
"Until the camp is broken, the momentum will not be restored."
Lu Bu Fangtian drew his halberd and waved it violently in the sky.
"Until the camp is broken, the momentum will not be restored."
"Until the camp is broken, the momentum will not be restored."
"Until the camp is broken, the momentum will not be restored."
The 70,000-strong army roared together, and the sound resounded through the sky like thunder.
"Set off."
Lü Bu took the lead, followed by an army of 70,000, and rushed out of Fuchuan towards the camp road.
"The troops have been sent out. There are 70,000 people. Go and report back to the general."
Lu Bu vowed to send troops, and the scouts who had already penetrated into the enemy's rear noticed it immediately and immediately sent people to the camp road to report the news.
Time passed by, and the scout sent to Fuchuan came directly outside the camp road, but what he didn't know was that he had been discovered by Cao Xing's scout ambushing outside the city.
"Do you want to capture him?
This must be the spy sent by Yuan Shu to Fuchuan."
The seven or eight scouts glanced at the running scouts, and a gleam flashed in their eyes.
"Captured, the general must have sent troops. Capturing him will not give the camp time to prepare for Daocheng."
The scout captain gritted his teeth and decided to capture the scouts of Yingyang Army.
"Colonel Lieutenant, do you know that it's okay if we capture him now? If we can't capture him and he escapes, the enemy will definitely be wiped out again. This will be equivalent to harming all the brothers.
Moreover, we also have military orders now. If we are wiped out, the enemy will not be able to find the way to reinforce the camp, which will harm the general."
After hearing the captain's words, some people quickly expressed their objections. After all, they have a purpose of lurking here.
One is to monitor whether there are any changes in the camp road, and the other is to monitor whether there are soldiers and horses coming to support from other places.
If the target is really exposed, not only will they die, but Lu Bu may also suffer a big loss.
"What should we do? This is a big fish in front of us. If we can catch him, we might be able to get information about other spies from him, which will also be of great use to future wars."
Although some people objected, the captain obviously still didn't want to let go of the scout in front of him. After all, this scout was not just a scout, he had many uses.
"If the captain insists on doing this, then there is nothing I can do about it, but I hope you will think carefully about whether the immediate achievements are more important, or whether the general's army marching north is more important."
The scout glanced at the captain, with a constipated look on his face. I know you want to make a meritorious deed, but now is obviously not the time. You are risking everyone's lives.
"Forget it, let him go."
After hearing the scout's last words, the captain gritted his teeth and finally gave up the idea of ambush the spy and let him pass.
"The captain is wise."
After looking at the captain, the scout also breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he didn't have the confidence to capture this person, but that they couldn't act recklessly now that they were deep behind enemy lines. If they were not careful, the entire army might be annihilated.
The scouts from Fuchuan went all the way north, passed through the area where Cao Xing's spies were ambushing, and entered Yingdao City directly. After this man passed, two more waves of seven or eight scouts came one after another and followed that man.
Dao passed through and rushed towards Camp Daocheng.
Seeing the scouts coming behind him, the scout captain also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not act recklessly, otherwise he would be completely ruined if any clues were discovered by the follow-up scouts.
"General, the scouts from Bucheon have entered the city."
The scouts returned to the city, and soon someone reported the news to Zhang He, who was stationed at the camp road.
"How many waves have we come back?"
Zhang He glanced at the personal guard who came to report the news, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes.
"All three waves are back."
After hearing Zhang He's question, the bodyguard responded directly to him.
"It seems that Lu Bu's scouts also have people who understand, so let's leave them alone for the time being and let them continue to be there. If they were not still useful, they would have been killed long ago. Let the scouts come over and reply.
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Zhang He also knew very well that Cao Xing's scouts were still outside, but he couldn't touch these people yet. They were Lu Bu's eyes and his mouthpiece. He wanted to let these people know that the soldiers and horses in his camp were always there.
No changes were made, no additional troops were added, so that Lu Bu could attack with confidence.
"promise."
The guards directly clasped their fists, and then called in all the scouts who had rushed back.
