Wang Lang is not a good person. Since you want to burn us all with fire, don't blame them for being ruthless.
"That's how it should be. If the enemy is unkind and I am unjust, I will burn them all with fire. By the way, what are you going to do with those three Cai Mao personal guards?"
Dong Zhao nodded and set fire to the mountain without any hesitation.
"We are temporarily taking him into custody. Now Cai Mao's enemy is unclear. If he is a chess piece arranged by His Majesty, it would be a bit bad for us to kill his bodyguards."
"Understood."
Dong Zhao and Wang Lang led an army of 70,000 people to make a detour in advance, and traveled around Yingjian Mountain day and night to meet Yuan Shu.
Xiang Lang rushed to Yingjian Mountain, and under his arrangement, he prepared fire starters and sent scouts forward to detect Dong Zhao.
After all, everything they did was to snipe Dong Zhao. If they wanted to achieve their goal perfectly, they needed to accurately grasp the time. All of this required the scouts to provide the most accurate intelligence.
Yuan Shu was heading south at high speed, but Cai Hao's personal guards also rushed directly into his army.
"Your Majesty, Governor Cai Mao's people are here."
Soon Dian Wei brought Cai Mao's personal guards to Yuan Shu.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
Cai Mao's personal guards knelt on their knees and saluted Yuan Shu directly.
"Why did Cai Mao ask you to come here?"
Glancing at Cai Mao's personal guards, Yuan Shu couldn't help but frown. Knowing that the other party took the risk of sending someone over at this time, there must be something big going on.
"Your Majesty, Governor Cai Mao asked me to tell Your Majesty that Huang Wan has sent Xiang Lang to lead 20,000 troops out of Xiangyang to snipe Lord Dong Zhao, and Huang Wan will also lead his troops to attack Your Majesty directly. He asked me to inform Your Majesty, To prepare you."
Cai Mao's bodyguard directly told Yuan Shu about all his missions.
"Okay, I understand. Go down and rest. Since you are here, don't go back for the time being. Otherwise, you will be in trouble if you are discovered."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Tell me about it."
After the personal guards left, Yuan Shu looked at Zhong Yao beside him. Now all the big conspirators under his command had their own things to do, and they couldn't be separated easily. Now he didn't even have anyone to discuss with, so he could only talk to him. Zhong Yao chatted.
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. The enemy can break out of the iron bastard's shell in Xiangyang. Even if they are fighting with us in the field, with Cai Mao's counterattack, it is not difficult to defeat them."
Zhong Yao glanced at Yuan Shu. Since he wanted to talk to himself, he knew everything.
"The opponent has more than 200,000 troops. Even if Cai Hao counterattacks, it will not be easy to annihilate them all. Moreover, I am very worried that Dong Zhao and the others have tricked the opponent."
Although Zhong Yao said that now was a good opportunity, in his opinion, the timing was wrong. After all, they only had so much strength, and it would be too difficult to completely annihilate each other.
"I'm not worried about Dong Zhao. If Cai Mao comes to inform us, he will definitely want to inform them. Even if Dong Zhao and Wang Lang don't know Cai Mao's identity, with such a personal warning, they also understand that Yingjian Mountain is not a good place, and they will definitely Be careful,
As for the lack of troops you mentioned, I don't think it is a problem. Now that the encirclement has been formed, Xiangyang is just a tight hole.
As long as we can defeat Huang Wan this time, his only choice is to retreat to Xiangyang and use Xiangyang's defense to delay time. As long as they can hold on until we can't hold it anymore, they will win."
Zhong Yao smiled slightly. He knew that now was the wrong time, but he still had to fight when the time was wrong. After all, if the problems that could be solved in the field were put into siege warfare, the casualties would be overwhelming.
"That's right. Then get ready to have a showdown with Huang Wan and the others."
Yuan Shu thought for a while, and Zhong Yao was right. Now Xiangyang is a packed pocket. If they can defeat Huang Wan this time, then their only escape route is to return to Xiangyang. There is no other way out.
"promise."
Now that he knows that Huang Wan will fight with him, he should start the battle. With Cai Hao as a traitor, he is really not afraid that he will not be able to defeat him.
Liu Biao was stationed in Xiangyang City, leaving him 10,000 troops to garrison in the city. The remaining 170,000 troops left Xiangyang and killed Yuan Shu in the direction.
They wanted to take advantage of Dong Zhao's army being blocked to fight Yuan Shu in a decisive battle and defeat Yuan Shu.
"Sir, Dong Zhao's troops still haven't appeared in Yingjian Mountain. Are they coming?"
Outside Yingjian Mountain, Xiang Lang was waiting for a while. The scouts came back one after another, but there was no sign of Dong Zhao and the others.
"This is the only way to go. They will definitely come. Maybe they are just moving too slowly. Don't panic. Send people to explore in the west. If it doesn't work, just run to Zhonglu. I want to see what they are playing. What a trick."
Xiang Lang glanced at the sky. He didn't know why he always felt that something was covering his heart. The current situation was that the enemy could not be found in Yingjian Mountain, so he would go west. Even if he reached Zhonglu, he would have to kill the enemy. Let me find out what's going on.
"promise."
After hearing Xiang Lang's words, another wave of scouts set off and ran towards Zhonglu.
Just when Xiang Lang was still doubting the whereabouts of Dong Zhao and the others, Dong Zhao and the others had already surpassed him. Wang Lang led an army of 50,000 people and rushed towards Yuan Shu, while Dong Zhao led an army of 20,000 people around Xiang Lang. rear.
"Sir, there is no need for you to come here. Just leave all this to me."
General Pan Yao looked at Dong Zhao who was following him. In his opinion, this attack was very dangerous, even though they had already reached behind the enemy.
But after all, it was 20,000 against 20,000, and it was not an overwhelming advantage. There was no need for Dong Zhao to follow him. He was also afraid that the other party would be in danger.
"Whatever you say, I am the same as you. We all work for His Majesty. There is no distinction between high and low. You can take risks, but why can't I take risks? Have the people I sent out come back?
What is the situation in Yingjian Mountain?"
Dong Zhao glanced at Pan Yao and just wanted to give him a slap in the face. What he said was not human. Why couldn't he be here anymore?
"The scout has just returned. It's exactly what Cai Mao's bodyguard said. There are 20,000 people, and the Shanmao is in Yingjian."
After hearing Dong Zhao's words, Pan Yao also knew that he had gone too far, so he directly told the news he had just received.
"Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. Don't blame me for being unjust if the enemy is unkind. Have you prepared all the sepak takraw balls?"
Dong Zhao had also thought about how to face the enemy when he came. Since they were going to burn the mountain, they would definitely prepare a lot of fire starters. As long as they made a little preparation and ignited the things prepared by the opponent, they would be able to attack Lang. They drank a pot.
"It has been prepared for a long time. I have prepared a hundred more. I can definitely burn the opponent to his feet."
Upon hearing Dong Zhao's inquiry about preparations, Pan Yao directly assured him.
"Okay, let's start at midnight and let's set Yingjian Mountain on fire."
Dong Zhao nodded to Pan Yao and looked directly into the distance. If he wanted to ambush him, he would let them know what it means to harm others and ultimately harm yourself.
"promise."
That night, Xiang Lang didn't know what was going on, and he had heart palpitations for no reason.
"What's happening here?"
Xiang Lang sat up, rubbed his chest and left the tent.
"grown ups."
The guards outside the tent saw Xiang Lang getting up and saluted him directly with fists in his hands.
"It's okay, continue patrolling."
Xiang Lang glanced at his guards and asked them to continue patrolling, while he took advantage of the night to patrol the camp.
"Sir, why are you up?"
When the captain in charge of night patrol received the news, he rushed out from his sleeping place to pay homage to Xiang Lang.
"If I don't get up, I'm afraid you will sleep until dawn."
Xiang Lang looked at the captain in front of him and could tell that he had just been woken up.
"Sir, please spare my life, I will never dare to do it again."
After hearing Xiang Lang's words, the captain knelt down on the ground with a thud, and the sweat on his head fell directly.
"Pull down thirty boards and let me see if you can still sleep."
"Sir, please spare me this time."
The captain was still begging for mercy, but he was forcefully dragged away by the soldiers around him, and then he started to hit the board one after another.
"I'm telling you, when it's time to watch the night, watch the night for me. If anyone cheats and cheats again, they will be punished without mercy."
After punishing the night patrol captain, Xiang Lang screamed loudly at the soldiers around him.
"promise."
All the soldiers roared together and shouted at Xiang Lang.
After doing all this, Xiang Lang looked at the sky outside again. Although his heart was still palpitating, it was much better than before.
After wandering around for two times, Xiang Lang returned to the big tent, held the lamp and started reading.
As it got later and later, Dong Zhao led an army of 20,000 people slowly outside the Xianglang Camp.
"Pan Yao, you immediately take 10,000 people to the mountain, bring takraw balls, and set fire to the mountain. The remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses are waiting for the enemy to cause chaos. Come and kill one, two and kill a pair. When the fire is over, you will There is an ambush in Yingjian Mountain, don't let anyone escape."
Dong Zhao glanced at the moonlight and directly ordered 10,000 people to go up the mountain with takraw balls to start a fire. The remaining 15,000 troops were to ambush here. Once the enemy was in chaos, they could just wait here to kill them.
"Why go to Yingjian Mountain? There is a sea of fire there. No one should go to die."
When Pan Yao heard that Dong Zhao asked him to lead troops to Yingjian Mountain, Pan Yao was stunned and didn't understand the reason.
"I know that Xiang Lang is a man who is brave and resourceful but not a reckless person. He must feel strange if he starts a fire rashly. I dare not tell others. He will definitely lead people to the west instead of east, because he knows that we will definitely be waiting in the east. Waiting for him to dig into the pocket."
Dong Zhao couldn't help but smile slightly and directly expressed his thoughts.
"It shouldn't be possible. How can he think of this in such a panic?"
Pan Yao looked at Dong Zhao and felt that what he said should be impossible. At least he would never have thought of it.
"This is an order. The enemy will definitely panic when the fire breaks out. Even if they can't be burned completely, they will at least be destroyed in half. The troops are divided into two groups just in case."
Dong Zhao didn't know how to persuade Pan Yao now, but now he didn't have time to explain anything, so he just used military orders.
"Pan Yaozun ordered, but we don't need 10,000 troops. Five thousand people are enough."
Soon, Pan Yao led five thousand soldiers and horses to push the takraw balls up Yingjian Mountain under the cover of night, then lit the torch and directly pushed the burning takraw balls down.
The burning takraw ball fell from the sky, igniting everything around him. The grass and trees all burst into flames, and then followed the fireball and burned directly into Xiang Lang's military camp.
"on fire."
"Quickly put out the fire, the east side is burning."
"Quick, quick, where's the water? Find it quickly."
