After hearing the words of the two men, Shiwu could only nod his head, and then immediately went to arrange his troops and horses to prepare for the sneak attack at night.
Lu Bu lost about 15,000 troops and horses in the siege. In addition to the 30,000 reinforcements who left, Fuchuan City now has less than 100,000 fighting troops. Under Shiwu's orders, except for the two men on the city wall,
Thousands of people are still paying attention to each other's movements at all times, while the rest are all resting and preparing to attack Yuan Shu's camp at night.
Compared with the Fuchuan garrison's preparations for war, Yuan Shu's camp remained intact. He had no idea that Lu Bu would attack him at midnight tonight.
Time passed little by little, as the sun set and the moon rose, the sky became darker and darker until all the light was lost, leaving only the lone moon shining there.
"What time is it now?"
Lu Bu didn't have a good rest at all, because the next battle was too important. It could be said that if this battle was really won, the situation in Jiaozhou might be reversed by him, so he was really nervous.
"General, it's almost midnight."
The guards outside heard Lu Bu's inquiry and directly reported the current time.
"It's almost the third watch. Let's go to the military camp."
After hearing the time of the personal guards, Lu Bu did not continue to wait, but went directly to the military camp.
When Lu Bu entered the military camp, he found that the soldiers were already ready and the soldiers were preparing for war ahead of him.
"Two generals, it's midnight."
The third watch day arrived, and someone came immediately to report the time.
"We're finally here, General Shiwu, let's send troops."
Lu Bu glanced at the warriors beside him and stood up directly.
"Let's go, it's life or death today. I'll have a fight to the death with Yuan Shu."
Shiwu also stood up, with a flash of decisive battle in his eyes.
"Open the city gates and send out troops."
One hundred thousand troops passed through the city gate and began to slowly advance towards Yuan Shu.
"Damn it, this is going to be a decisive battle, go and report to the lord quickly."
Although the Jizhou army had swept across the entire Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu had no intention of relaxing at all. Nearly a thousand scouts were ambushing the camp in all directions, and the direction of Fuchuan was also a top priority. Therefore, as soon as Lu Bu sent out troops, he was detected and went directly to where
Yuan Shu reported.
"No, there are enemy scouts. The entire army is speeding up towards Yuan Shu's camp. Don't give them time to prepare."
The night was quite quiet, and Lu Bu rode his horse at the front of the army. The soldiers and horses behind were also moving slowly and did not dare to make too much noise. Therefore, as soon as Yuan Shu's scouts left, Lu Bu's ears moved and he immediately heard something strange.
"Um?
No way, after so many days, Yuan Shu will still send people to squat here with us?"
Hearing Lu Bu's words, Shiwu was also stunned. Why didn't he hear anything? He only heard the gasping of the horse under his crotch and the breathing of the soldiers behind him.
"You heard me right. His scouts have already left. It is impossible to catch Yuan Shu off guard with a sneak attack.
So we should leave it behind now and move forward lightly. The faster we rush, the shorter the reaction time left for Yuan Shu, and the greater our chance of defeating Yuan Shu.
Go ahead."
Although Lu Bu is now the strongest man in the entire army, and he is also an expert in marching and fighting, he has no say at all. Most of the 100,000 soldiers and horses are Shi Xie's soldiers and horses. In the end,
It is the soldiers and warriors who have the right to give orders.
"Okay, since Marquis Wen said so, the outcome depends on this, charge."
Shi Wu gave an order, and the 100,000-strong army directly changed its marching strategy and began to march in a hurry towards Yuan Shu's camp.
"The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, beat the drum."
The scout quickly arrived outside the camp. As soon as he arrived outside the camp, he started shouting loudly.
"Open the village gate quickly, beat the drum, beat the drum quickly."
Upon hearing the scout's call, the team leader at the gate of the village did not hesitate and asked the soldiers around him to take it down and open the gate, and then immediately sent someone to beat the war drum placed above the gate.
"Dong dong dong."
The dull sound of war drums resounded through the sky of the camp. As soon as the war drums sounded, Yuan Shu's camp exploded instantly. Every soldier suddenly woke up. Then the soldiers came out of the camp wearing armor and holding knives and began to search for their superiors.
Yuan Shu was sleeping soundly when he heard the sound of war drums, grabbed some clothes and rushed out of the tent with his long sword.
"Lord."
After Yuan Shu came out, Dian Wei had already prepared his armor and was waiting outside the camp.
"Dianwei, what's going on?"
After looking at Dian Wei, Yuan Shu was also filled with doubts.
"I don't know, but I guess the troops from Fuchuan City are coming to attack the camp."
Although Dian Wei didn't know what was going on, he could still guess the general problem. The war drums were ringing in the middle of the night, and there was only one possibility: foreign enemies were attacking the camp, and now their only enemy outside was Fuchuan City.
"Let the whole army prepare first, and order the guards to immediately set up the first line of defense outside the camp. The Jianzhong Army and the Xuzhou Army will set up formations outside the guards, and the remaining troops and horses will be at the end."
Yuan Shu nodded to Dian Wei, and then immediately made his decision.
"My lord, the guards are your personal guards. Isn't it a bit premature to just let them out like this?
And the guards are out, who will ensure the safety of the lord."
Hearing Yuan Shu's arrangement, Dian Wei was stunned. He let the guards go without knowing anything. He was really worried. After all, he could lose this battle, but Yuan Shu could never have any problems.
"Lu Bu and the others must know about the news that we are sending cavalry south. Since they dare to go out of the city to fight, they must be coming with a desperate mentality. This time the enemy will definitely send out their entire army.
That’s why I put the Guards on the front line. If they want a decisive battle, I will directly kill them. Do you think we will lose?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Dian Wei. He was loyal to himself and was afraid that he would have problems. He understood this very well, but Dian Wei still did not see the seriousness of the current situation.
After all, the opponent has a strong general like Lu Bu. If he really puts the Jianzhong Army or the Xuzhou Army on the front line, he is afraid that he will not be able to stop Lu Bu's attack. Once he opens the gap, it may cause the overall collapse. Only
Only by placing the guards there can he be 100% assured.
"Lord, you are joking. No matter what aspect, there is no possibility of our failure."
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Dian Wei smiled slightly, losing to Lu Bu was simply impossible.
"Then what are you worried about?
Also, don’t stay with me, and go directly to the front line. Lu Bu will definitely rush into the formation, and your task is to stop him and not give the enemy a chance to break the formation."
Yuan Shu glanced at Dian Wei and said his next plan again. Among his army, the only one who could resist Lu Bu was the general Wei, Dian Wei. Other generals such as Zhang He and Zang Ba were still not enough to face Lu Bu.
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"Who will protect the Lord if I leave?
I disagree."
When Dian Wei heard that Yuan Shu asked him to be sent to the front line to face Lu Bu, it was not that Dian Wei was afraid of Lu Bu, but that he was afraid that Yuan Shu would be in danger, and that was his responsibility as a general.
"It's okay. I'm not a weak scholar. As long as I'm not facing a fierce general like Lu Bu, there's basically no problem. Besides, will you let the enemy kill me?"
Yuan Shu didn't care about Dian Wei's worries. Although he didn't know how to fight, he also knew his own strength. As long as he was not a strong general based on force, he would have no problem protecting himself.
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"I also think your lord's words are right. General Dian Wei should be transferred to the front line. Lu Bu is too sharp, and in terms of single-round martial arts, only General Dian Wei among us can deal with it. In this case, we must eliminate their strongest
As long as Lu Bu can't break out, we will basically win this battle."
At this time, Tian Feng also came to Yuan Shu, and he agreed with Yuan Shu's meaning.
"My lord, the entire army of Fuchuan City has been mobilized. Their number is at least 90,000, and they are heading towards the camp. I hope my lord will make a decision soon."
A fast horse came and arrived at Yuan Shu's side. The scout immediately jumped off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and reported to Yuan Shu the situation in Fuchuan City.
"As expected, Dian Wei, immediately lead the guards to deploy the first line of defense. This is a military order."
Sure enough, just as he thought, with more than 90,000 troops sent, Lu Bu was really desperate and was about to fight a decisive battle.
"Dian Wei takes the order."
Since Yuan Shu had already said that this was a military order, Dian Wei had nothing to hesitate and directly accepted the order with clasped fists.
"For the guards, go to the outside of the camp to set up a defense line, and wait until you are outside to put on your armor."
"promise."
Although the guards were very elite, it was difficult to put on heavy iron armor in such a short period of time, so Dian Wei chose to occupy the position first to set up a defensive front, and then put on the armor on the front.
The guards marched quickly, pushing their armored carriages as they rushed outside the camp.
"Lord."
"Lord."
Zhang He and Zang Ba also came together and saluted Yuan Shu directly with cupped fists.
"Okay, now the news has come. Lu Bu has led an army of more than 90,000 to fight towards us. I have ordered Dian Wei to lead the guards to deploy the first line of defense.
You immediately lead the Jianzhong Army and the Xuzhou Army to form a second line of defense, and attack across the board whenever an opportunity arises. Remember, I will cripple them in one battle."
Yuan Shu glanced at Zhang He and Zang Ba and issued orders directly to them.
"promise."
"promise."
Zhang He and Zang Ba had already guessed that the troops from Fuchuan City were coming, so their troops had already begun to assemble. When they heard Yuan Shu's order, they did not hesitate. They directly accepted the order with clasped fists and returned to their army.
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"Tell all the soldiers of the Jianzhong Army to stop wearing armor and go behind the guards to form a second line of defense."
"Xuzhou Army, go out of camp first and form a defense line behind the Guards."
Zhang He and Zang Ba's strategies are consistent with Dian Wei's. Although their equipment is much simpler than that of the Guards, it is difficult to put on all the equipment in an instant, so what they can do
That is to set up the formation first, then put on the equipment and prepare for battle after falling into the formation.
In an instant, the Xuzhou Army and the Jianzhong Army broke out of the camp one after another, followed closely behind the Guards and began to fall into position. While falling into position, they began to prepare in preparation for the arrival of the enemy.
The three main forces fell into battle quickly, while the large militia group was relatively slow, but the relative pressure on them was not that great. The captains of each department also ordered the militia groups under their command to assemble in an orderly manner and start preparing for battle.
Lu Bu led an army of 100,000 people and ran all the way, and finally arrived outside Yuan Shu's camp.
