After a rough reconnaissance, Pei Yuanshao returned to the river bank and waved to signal safety to the other side of the river.
Mr. Zhao waved his hand, and the baggage team pushed carts and ox carts onto the pontoon one after another, and slowly and carefully crossed the Mishui River.
After Yunziying crossed the river halfway, Pei Yuanshao gradually relaxed his mood, started to think a little, and began to consider attacking Liangfu County.
In accordance with Pei Yuanshao's instructions, the baggage battalion used various carts and ox-carts to set up a temporary defensive position about 150 steps away from the head of the pontoon bridge. The soldiers of the vanguard battalion temporarily transformed into archers, and with the help of
Under the cover of the car body, he stared vigilantly at the unobstructed plain ahead.
At the same time, there were many heavy troops who were constantly digging holes in the soil before and after the cart formation, building ditches and horse traps to deal with cavalry raids.
Although the successive layouts are slightly chaotic, they basically take into account all possible situations.
Seeing that both sides of the Mi River were in good order, Zhao Siye was not afraid of any accidents. He clamped his legs between the horse's belly and his knees against the iron girder. He was about to urge the horse to step onto the pontoon bridge. The entire battalion of soldiers was already halfway across, so it was time for him to do so.
This general crossed the river to take charge of military affairs, which gave the whole battalion a reassurance.
Before Bai Longju could take a step forward, the north bank of the Lishui River suddenly burst into flames. On the originally deserted flat ground, layers of wooden boards piled with green seedlings and mud skins were lifted up. Countless Cao soldiers burst out with thundering shouts of killing.
The sound was like a flood coming toward Yunzi camp.
The hidden ditch closest to the large vehicle array deployed by Yunzi Battalion was only about fifty steps away. Pei Yuanshao's eyes swept over there more than once, but he could not see even the slightest flaw.
The forward battalion responsible for the defense of Yunzi Battalion was obviously frightened by the sudden appearance of the enemy and was a little panicked.
They did not immediately shoot the sharp arrows in their hands at the approaching Cao Jun. Instead, they subconsciously turned around and tried to escape back to the south bank of Mi River.
Pei Yuanshao was so angry that fireworks were erupting from his orifices.
These bastards were usually very smart in training, but unexpectedly they became confused in actual combat and completely lost Pei's face.
As he urged his horse and wielded his sword, Pei Yuanshao was about to come forward to fight in person, when he suddenly heard the cry of Fourth Master Zhao on the south bank of Mishui River.
"Yuan Shao, don't be greedy for success and rush forward. Our army is suddenly attacked by the enemy. We should put safety first and lead the army back to the south bank first!"
Lao Pei looked reluctant: "Fourth Master, our defense line has not been breached yet, I want to give it a try first."
Fourth Master Zhao almost vomited blood because of Lao Pei's anger: "What nonsense, don't you hear the principle of 'Save the land and lose the people, everyone and the land will be lost; Save the people and lose the land, everyone and the land will survive'? Haven't you listened to the teachings of the third brother? First of all,
Let the brothers withdraw and talk about it later!”
"But our army's baggage and equipment have all crossed the river. If there is any loss, our army will definitely fall into a situation of no food."
When Lao Pei and Fourth Master Zhao were arguing across the river, Cao Jun took advantage of the first wave of arrows to rush to the defensive formation of Yunzi Camp. The fast runners were already holding the carts with their hands and preparing to climb over.
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Seeing that the situation was out of control, Lao Pei could only quickly organize a group of soldiers who had not yet been frightened to form a circular defensive formation, and began to cover the evacuation of his comrades who had no intention of fighting.
When Cao Hong and Yu Jin rushed their horses and led their cavalry, most of the Yunziying soldiers had already withdrawn to the north bank. The remaining four to five hundred soldiers who persisted to the end had their backs to the Mishui River and slowly retreated towards the river.
pontoon.
On the other side of the river, under the organization of Fourth Master Zhao and Lao Pei, nearly a thousand archers lined up on the river bank, bows and arrows drawn, ready to cover their families' return from the pontoon bridge at any time.
Cao Hong picked up the reins and rode his horse to the bank of the Mi River, facing Lin's army across the river. He did not order the army to crush the small group of Lin's army that was still slowly retreating on the pontoon bridge.
The archers of the Yunzi Battalion on the other side are already in position. Even if Cao Jun wants to kill Lin Jun, the force on the pontoon, the price they have to pay will not be lower than Lin Jun.
Therefore, Cao Hongcai graciously let go of the Yunzi Battalion troops at the rear. It would not be cost-effective to eat them.
"Hey, this is Cao Hong, the general who served under Prime Minister Cao to sweep the north, and a man who keeps his word came out from the other side."
Lao Pei yelled across the river: "I have fallen into your treacherous plot, so I will admit defeat for now, and wait until the army is assembled to fight again tomorrow. We still don't know who will win."
Cao Hong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "When I first set up the ambush here, I never thought that I could defeat one of the five main forces of the Lin Army in one battle. I originally wanted to swallow up half of the Yunzi Battalion, but I didn't expect that your commander was also cautious.
Be careful, you guys, we did a good job in crossing the river defense. Although we were not able to kill a large number of your army's effective forces, we were able to capture all the supplies and supplies of the Yunzi Camp, which can be considered a victory and a good start for the upcoming war."
When Lao Pei saw that the Cao army on the other side had completely occupied the temporary camp that had been initially built, some soldiers began to pull away the carts, trying to break up the surrounding defensive circle. The expression on his face suddenly changed, from furious to joyful in an instant.
, the speed is as fast as my Sichuan Opera Face Changing, a treasure of Greater China.
"Listen to the order, all the archers will light the fire and let go of arrows. Let's fire three consecutive rounds freely. Let's go!"
Tens of thousands of arrows suddenly shot out from the Yunzi camp, and each of them was tied with oilcloth strips and burning with blazing flames. Cao Hong and Yu Jin were stunned at the same time.
The two sides faced each other across the river, with a distance of more than ten feet. The rain of arrows did have some damage to Cao's army, but it was definitely not worth the loss. In addition to wasting arrows, it would not cause much damage to Cao's army.
Yu Jin frowned and looked at the other side. His face suddenly changed and he shouted to Cao Hong: "No, we have fallen into a trap. Zi Lian retreats quickly and leaves this temporary camp."
Cao Hong heard
Yu Jin screamed wildly, his heartbeat almost stopped for a moment, and he suddenly reacted.
Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong were missing on the other side of the river early. This was the biggest abnormality on Lin Jun's part.
Raining fire arrows fell one after another, and the target was not the soldiers of Cao Cao who were running in a hurry in the temporary camp, but the large vehicles belonging to Lin's army's baggage.
Cao Hong and Yu Jin's reaction was still a little slow. Yunziying obviously used their tactics this time and took advantage of their ambush to openly place countless igniting objects in front of Cao's army.
As the fire arrow hit the target, fire suddenly erupted from all sides in the temporary camp, turning into a hell of red flames in the blink of an eye, trapping more than half of Cao's elite army.
Not only were raging flames ignited on the cart, but flames also ignited from time to time in the places where some Yunziying soldiers had dug on the ground. Apparently, there were also many fire starters buried underground.
Cao Hong was almost going crazy. At that time, he didn't know how many elites who had been with him for several years were ignited by the fire. With the flames and black smoke all over their bodies, they ran like wolves, and their wails were deafening and resounded throughout the sky.
At first, Cao Hong tried to get off his horse to help these old subordinates, but was later dragged by Yu Jinsheng and desperately fled out of the temporary camp.
The fire is getting bigger and bigger. If you don't escape, you will never be able to get out again.
Ignoring the tragic scene in the camp, Cao and Yu came to one of the first two openings around the temporary camp. This place was already crowded with Cao's troops who wanted to escape from the fire. People were pressing and squeezing.
The more you want to escape as quickly as possible, the more crowded you become, making it harder to escape smoothly.
The tongues of fire flying on both sides kept licking in this direction. As long as someone was burned, a layer of blisters would immediately appear on their body, and they would scream and roll on the ground, basically losing the possibility of escape.
In a rage, Cao Hong rushed forward and kicked away a few of the guys who were jumping up and down making the most noise, and then drew out his sword to calm the situation. Only then did the gap become more orderly.
After Sergeant Cao calmed down and saw his two commanders, he didn't say anything. He just silently stepped aside and waited for Cao Hong. Yu Jin left the scene of the fire first.
Yu Jin sighed silently, having no time to say more, and stretched out his hand to push Cao Hong.
Now was not the time to show off feelings, Yu Jin felt that the tips of his beard and beard had begun to curl and smoke, and if they continued to be baked, they would really burn on the spot.
Cao Hong stretched out his hand and pushed Yu Jin into the gap first, then raised his fists towards the soldiers around him: "Brothers, it's everyone's fault that you fell into this trap. You must not kill each other in order to escape. Follow the order.
Only in this way can we try our best to save the lives of our brothers. If something unexpected happens, I swear here that I will kill Zhao Yun's head and avenge you!"
After saying that, Cao Hong strode into the gap, and his back disappeared in the thick black smoke in the blink of an eye.