Liang Peng fled in panic with a few soldiers. When he found that there were no pursuers behind him, he ordered to stop. However, when he stopped, he looked up and saw that there were not even 200 soldiers around him.
They retreated along the way and dispersed many people.
When Liang Peng saw this scene, he wanted to cry without tears. He led his troops to attack Wang Can because he wanted to make meritorious deeds and gain Cao Bao's approval. However, he did not expect that he would not receive his meritorious deeds and would instead be beaten to a pulp.
At this moment, Liang Peng wanted to cry but had no tears.
It’s over!
The troops were completely depleted.
Liang Peng had a look of helplessness on his face. After resting for a quarter of an hour, he continued to retreat. When Liang Peng retreated to Liangcheng County, he had already arranged for soldiers to fly on horseback to report the news to Cao Bao.
Now that he was defeated, he could only garrison Liangcheng County and did not dare to send any more troops.
The soldiers who went to report the news went all the way south without resting at all. They ran for three and a half hours. Near evening, they encountered the army led by Cao Bao.
The soldiers went to see Cao Bao and quickly reported the news of Liang Peng's defeat.
"Asshole, trash!"
Cao Bao's face was full of anger, and he scolded: "After all, this idiot Liang Peng once followed me and stayed under my command for a period of time, but he was so embarrassed. Three thousand soldiers were defeated to the point where not a single star was left."
.Fortunately, I still know how to guard Liangcheng County, and I have some brains."
Chen Biao smiled slightly and said: "My lord, Liang Peng wanted to defeat Wang Can before your arrival and share your worries. Unexpectedly, this man did bad things with good intentions."
"Indeed!"
Cao Bao said with a cold face: "If it weren't for the fact that he is still loyal, I would have captured him based on this failure alone. This loser, with more than 3,000 soldiers, didn't even stir up a splash."
Chen Biao said: "However, Wang Can's victory is only temporary. Next, when you lead the army to Liangcheng County, you can defeat Wang Can in one go. He will not be arrogant for long."
"Soon!"
Cao Bao narrowed his eyes with a cold expression.
"Give the order and speed up."
Cao Bao gave the order again.
After Cao Bao's order was issued, his troops rushed at full speed, heading straight for Liangcheng County. As Cao Bao hurried on, the sky became darker and darker.
After walking forward for less than two quarters of an hour, the sky turned completely dark.
Upon seeing this, Cao Bao thought that there was still an hour and a half away from Liangcheng County, so he did not continue on the road, but stopped to camp and rest. After all, if he continued on the road in an hour and a half, it would definitely take him until early morning to reach Liangcheng County. It was too late.
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The army was stationed, and Cao Bao rested in the military tent.
Cao Bao did not take care of the affairs in the army. After all, Chen Biao was in charge. Furthermore, the three thousand private soldiers he brought with him were also arranged by the family, so Cao Bao did not need to intervene.
After Cao Bao rested, he arranged for someone to bring a jar of wine. After the jar of wine was finished, Cao Bao lay down to rest.
The entire camp quickly became quiet.
Although the camp arranged by Chen Biao was patrolled by soldiers, in fact, the camp was not well defended. Fortunately, the location chosen for the camp was in an open space.
It is now September or October, the weather is cool, and there is a full moon in the sky. The cold moonlight is shining, making the whole night hazy, not completely dark.
And to the north of Cao Bao's camp, ten miles away.
This place is a canyon.
There are hillsides on both sides of the road, and at the foot of the mountain is a three-foot-wide official road. The canyon is often more than six miles long, winding and quite rugged.
Four thousand elites led by Wang Can and Tai Shici were ambushing inside.
As the moonlight fell, Taishi Ci said: "My lord, the sentry sent back the order. Cao Bao didn't travel all night at all and has already settled down. Cao Bao's camp is not heavily defended. Do we want to kill it overnight?"
"No!"
Wang Can refused directly.
Taishi Ci said: "Why?"
In fact, Taishi Ci wanted to fight all night because Cao Bao's army was easy to deal with. As long as he entered Cao Bao's camp, he would have a great chance of destroying Cao Bao.
Wang Can said: "Even if we operate at night, we can win, but it is not easy to distinguish Cao Bao, causing Cao Bao to escape. But in this canyon, as long as Cao Bao comes in, we will occupy one end and the other, especially in the canyon.
At that time, if Cao Bao enters, he will definitely die. But if we go to kill overnight and let Cao Bao go, it will be too troublesome for us to go to Xiapi County again. After all, the Cao family where Cao Bao lives is a big family in Xiapi. Let him go back,
There will be endless troubles.”
Tai Shici said: "My lord is very worried."
Wang Can ordered: "Since Cao Bao will not come to kill tonight, there is no need for us to defend. Arrange some soldiers to stay behind, and then the rest of the private soldiers will rest where they are."
"Here!"
Taishi Ci received the order and gave the order directly.
Wang Can, Tai Shici, Dian Wei and others also lay directly on the slope in the forest to rest.
Fortunately, now that we have entered the golden autumn season, the weather is getting cooler. Hiding in the forest, it is quite cool, neither cold nor hot. If it were June or July, hiding in this dense forest would not only be sweltering, but also
The humidity is also heavy and can be very uncomfortable.
During the break, time flies by.
In a blink of an eye, it's morning.
After Wang Can and the soldiers under his command simply ate dry food, they hid in the mountains and forests and continued to wait. As time passed little by little, the sun rose and the weather changed.
The temperature in the forest also rose little by little. It lost a bit of coolness and became warmer.
"Report!"
At this time, the voice of a soldier came from the mountain.
But the sentinel came quickly and reported: "Sir, Cao Bao's army is here. Now Cao Bao's army is less than six miles away from us. Cao Bao's army has more than 10,000 people."
"knew!"
Wang Can nodded and answered.
He has made arrangements now and everything is ready.
Next, just wait for Cao Bao to arrive.
The distance of six miles was actually not that far, and the time was not long. Wang Can was hiding in the forest, looking at the official road in the south direction of the canyon, and he had already seen Cao Bao's army coming to kill him.
Cao Bao's army was long and numerous.
However, after Wang Can saw it, he was not afraid at all, because under the current situation, Wang Can was confident enough to win. As time passed little by little, Cao Bao's vanguard quickly entered the southern entrance of the canyon.
at.
The entire army entered the canyon without stopping.
Wang Can looked around and saw the location of Cao Bao's banner. He did not order an attack immediately, but allowed Cao Bao's army to enter. The team of more than 10,000 people had time to make up for their departure. In less than a quarter of an hour, they were already there.
Enter all.
When Wang Can saw this, a smile appeared on his lips.
The time has come!
"attack!"
Wang Can gave the order decisively.
As soon as his order was given, the sound of trumpets suddenly sounded on the mountain.
"Woo! Woo!!"
The long and distant sound of the horn echoed in the mountains, reverberated in the canyon, and was heard even further away. At the entrance and exit of the canyon, soldiers who had already been stationed directly pushed down the big rocks that had been prepared on the mountain.
Boom!!
Big rocks kept rolling down.
Stones fell down one after another and landed in the canyon, quickly blocking the entrance and exit.
This movement shocked Cao Bao, who was leading his troops forward.
"No, I fell into a trap!"
After Cao Bao exclaimed, he yelled: "Chen Biao, Chen Biao, where are you, you idiot? I asked you to arrange sentinels to find out information along the way. Didn't you say that there are no ambushes along the way, so there is no problem?"
?What’s going on? Why did the stone roll down?”
At this moment, Cao Bao was panicked.
Before they started fighting, before they were killed by bows and arrows, Cao Bao was already panicking.
Chen Biao stood not far away and said loudly: "Sir, I sent someone to check. At that time, there was indeed no ambush. I don't know what this sudden ambush was."
"Asshole!"
Cao Bao was furious.
"Rush forward, rush out. Under the current circumstances, we have no other choice but to rush forward."
Cao Bao ordered to charge forward, but his soldiers did not dare to stop.
Everyone ran forward quickly.
At this moment, the soldiers in the army were also panicking, worried about being ambushed. After all, this was a mountain forest. Once they were ambushed, the consequences would be disastrous. Even in this canyon, they didn't even have a place to hide.
As these soldiers ran forward, clay pots were quickly thrown out of the hillside one after another.
Each clay pot had its seal sealed and was thrown down the hillside and shattered on the ground. In an instant, kerosene overflowed from the pots and soaked the ground. Especially on the roads in this canyon, there are wormwood in many places.
The grass was soaked in kerosene, and the wormwood in many places was wet.
The location where the clay pot fell spread throughout the canyon.
As soon as the order to release arrows was given, rockets flew down the hillside and straight into the valley.
The rocket landed on the ground and instantly ignited the grass on the ground.
Especially when soaked with kerosene, the fire burned even more fiercely, and thick smoke rose. The soldiers in the canyon were not only quickly entangled by the fire and fell into the sea of fire, but countless soldiers were also full of fire.
Affected by the billowing smoke, one by one kept choking, which was very uncomfortable.
Although Cao Bao was escorted by his personal guards, he ran forward quickly, but when he saw that every soldier was injured, and when he saw the soldiers under his command, he became completely confused and shouted: "Charge, charge forward!"
"rush out!"
At this time, Cao Bao could only give this order.
Because there is no way anymore.
You can only rush forward.
If you stay where you are, even if there are no wormwood in some places, you will be protected from the fire, but the billowing smoke that spreads along the canyon will make it impossible to escape, and it is impossible to escape at all.
Under such circumstances, countless soldiers became restless and rushed forward quickly.
Wang Can stood on the hillside, looking at the chaotic scene in the canyon with a solemn expression on his face. Although such a fire attack strategy was extremely tragic, this was the battlefield.
If Wang Can doesn't kill Cao Bao, if he doesn't kill these soldiers, Cao Bao will kill him.
The battlefield is no child's play.
Either you die or I die. It will only end if one of them is wiped out. (To be continued)
