After night falls, the firelight shines on the towers of Wuyin County.
Individual figures were swaying under the light of the fire. The people and soldiers were collecting the corpses and cleaning the battlefield. Zhang Liao was sitting on the tower. He did not relax and still maintained a high degree of vigilance.
Outside the city, Cao Jun's camp was brightly lit with fire.
Cao Cao, Sima Lang, Man Chong, Liu Ye and others sat on the ground around the fire. Cao Cao looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "The small Wuyin County has been unable to be conquered for a long time. Zhang Liao has good tactics."
Xiahou Dun said: "The people of Wuyin County are great, otherwise we would have taken it long ago."
Cao Cao shook his head slightly and disagreed with Xiahou Dun's words. The people in Wuyin County were able to fight without regard for their own safety because of Zhang Liao's efforts, so it is all Zhang Liao's credit.
Sima Lang said: "Lord, the army only has one and a half days of dry food left. If we are still frustrated tomorrow, the high morale of the army will definitely collapse."
Man Chong continued: "My lord, the army is short of food, so we can still tolerate it. As long as the soldiers' one-and-a-half-day ration is turned into three-day ration, it will be enough to support our return to Yuzhou."
When things couldn't be done, Man Chong immediately suggested retreating.
Cao Ang thought for a while and said: "Father, I agree with Mr. Boning's suggestion."
Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye and asked, "Zi Yang, what do you think?"
Liu Ye sighed and said helplessly: "My lord, Ye also agrees with the suggestions of Shizi and Boning. Although we have left Xiangyang, we still have to consider whether Wang Can will send troops to reinforce Wuyin County. Once Wang Can sends troops to reinforce, we must retreat
.By then, both time and food will have been wasted, and Wuyin County has not yet been captured, making the situation even more complicated."
"Da da!!!"
Far away from the camp, a scout came galloping on horseback.
After the scout dismounted, he ran to Cao Cao, knelt down and clasped his fists and said: "Inform the King of Wei that Wang Can has personally led an army to support Wuyin County. Please make a decision with the King of Wei."
Cao Cao asked: "How long does it take for Wang Can to arrive in Wuyin County?"
The scout replied: "If the Shu army travels all night, they can arrive in Wuyin County early tomorrow morning. If the Shu army rests at night, they can arrive in Wuyin County tomorrow afternoon." The scout estimated in detail the time when Wang Can would arrive in Wuyin County.
, for Cao Cao to choose.
When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes flashed coldly and his expression changed.
Unexpectedly, Wang Can came after me again.
Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Man Chong advised: "Master, we have the support of Yangzhou and Yuzhou. As long as we leave Jingzhou, we can immediately replenish food and grass, replenish ordnance, recruit soldiers, and easily send troops to attack Wang Can. Now let Wang Can be arrogant.
After a while, we will take it back after the army returns to Yuzhou."
Cao Ang pursed his lips and looked solemn.
This time, they really stumbled.
Cao Cao was silent for a long time and said helplessly: "Okay, we will withdraw to Yuzhou overnight." When he spoke, Cao Cao's voice became hoarse, his expression was disappointed, and his face was full of unwillingness. He was defeated by Wang Can in Xiangyang.
I originally wanted to win Wuyin County to regain my face, but in the end I ended up like a clown, jumping up and down for most of the day, and had to give up Wuyin County.
All of this made Cao Cao extremely angry.
Suddenly, Cao Cao frowned, with a painful expression on his face. He held his head tightly with both hands, feeling as if his head was stabbed by a sharp hairpin, and it was extremely painful.
"Ho! Ho!!"
Cao Cao clenched his steel teeth, trying his best to suppress the pain and not let himself make a sound. Even so, the severe pain was still unbearable for Cao Cao, and low roars came from his throat.
The pain was so deep that Cao Cao's eyes were about to burst open.
This change scared Cao Ang to a loss, and all the counselors around him were also on tenterhooks.
Man Chong calmed down and immediately sent for the military medical officer.
The medical officer knelt down next to Cao Cao and inquired carefully, but in the end there was nothing he could do. Cao Ang was furious and shouted: "Idiot, you can't even cure my father's illness, what use do you have? Drag him down and kill him!"
The medical officer was so frightened that his legs weakened and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
Man Chong advised: "Your Majesty, everyone is worried about my lord, even the medical officers are not trying their best and their abilities are limited!"
Cao Ang heard the meaning of Man Chong's words and waved his hand impatiently: "Get out!" Cao Ang stretched out his hand to support Cao Cao and asked with concern: "Father, how are you? Are you feeling better?"
However, Cao Cao's headaches continued.
The civil and military ministers in the army were in confusion, but there was nothing they could do.
A quarter of an hour later, Cao Cao's headache slowly disappeared.
After Cao Cao recovered, his face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very tired. Moreover, Cao Cao's forehead was covered with large beads of sweat. He forced himself to smile, waved his hand and said: "It's an old problem, it'll just hurt for a while.
"
Cao Ang, Liu Ye, Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and others were worried, but they were still worried.
Cao Cao continued: "Xiahou Dun sent an order for the army to travel overnight and withdraw to Yuzhou."
"promise!"
Xiahou Dun responded with clasped fists and immediately carried out the order.
Tens of thousands of Wei troops left Wuyin County overnight and marched toward Yuzhou. The news of the Wei troops reached Zhang Liao's ears. Zhang Liao had a doubtful look on his face and asked, "Did Cao Cao really withdraw, or not pretend to retreat?"
The scout nodded and said, "That's true. The Wei army has really withdrawn."
Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Suppress the news for now and announce it tomorrow morning."
The scout looked at Zhang Liao in puzzlement, but heard Zhang Liao continue: "Although the information discovered said that Cao Cao led his troops away, everything is unknown and cannot be predicted. If the news comes out, the people and soldiers will relax their vigilance.
, it’s easy for things to happen. Let’s wait for now and announce it tomorrow to avoid any surprises.”
The scout nodded in agreement, with a look of admiration in his eyes.
…
Early the next morning, news of Cao Cao's departure spread.
Waves of cheers resounded from the city tower. Not only the soldiers guarding the city laughed loudly, but the people who stayed on the city tower also roared loudly and were extremely happy.
Wuyin County is finally safe.
For the people in the city and the defenders of Wuyin County, their hearts have always been hanging in the air, fearing that Cao Cao would lead his army to break through the city gate of Wuyin County. Now that Cao Cao left on his own initiative, the people and the defenders were completely relieved.
However, when the people outside the city cheered loudly, a defender soldier shouted: "Look, there is a large army coming outside the city."
The laughter suddenly stopped.
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!
The tower fell into silence, with only the beating of the heart and faint breathing.
The people looked eagerly and carefully looked at the blurry black army outside the city. The expressions on their faces solidified and looked very nervous. Especially as the army outside the city got closer and closer, their hearts became even more anxious.
Could it be that Cao Cao is back?
Zhang Liao stood on the city tower and looked into the distance. When the army outside the city could be vaguely recognized, the solemn expression on Zhang Liao's face disappeared in an instant, and he turned to shout: "The King of Shu is here, reinforcements, reinforcements!" This sound
The roar seemed particularly cordial and spread among the soldiers and civilians. The civilians who had looked stiff just now widened their eyes, and a joyful smile appeared on their faces.
At this moment, laughter and loud shouting resumed again on the tower.
"Long live the King of Shu!"
I don't know who shouted first, and then one after another the people followed and roared loudly.
"Long live the King of Shu! Long live the King of Shu!!!!"
The roar of cheers resounded throughout the world, echoing constantly inside and outside the city.
The people and soldiers all shouted "Long live the King of Shu" in unison. They expressed their joy and excitement in this way. The arrival of Wang Can cheered up the spirits of all the soldiers.
Wang Can led his army to quickly approach Wuyin County. When he heard the roar coming from the city, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously. Everyone likes to hear good words, especially the deafening sound coming from the front, which was very shocking.
Pang De followed him and secretly said that Zhang Liao was so powerful that he did such a thing.
Zhang Xiu's eyes kept rolling, and he was even thinking in his heart that if he took charge of a powerful party in the future, he would create a grand scene when Wang Can showed up.
In fact, this was not created intentionally by Zhang Liao, but spontaneously by the people.
Because Wang Can came and Cao Cao retreated, they were safe.
Ps: The third update is completed, call it a day. I still have to buy tickets for my classmates in the evening, which is sad~