In the wheat field in Dongtun, near the ditch, a fire suddenly broke out.
However, Gan Ning, who was in the distance, directed the crossbow battalion to light rockets and shoot a small amount at the few acres of wheat fields.
Although the fire was not big, it immediately made Cao Jun's soldiers nervous.
As the potter said, a single spark can start a prairie fire.
For small humans, fire is an irresistible natural disaster, so no one would dare to take it lightly.
When Xun Yu learned that Tao Jun used rockets to burn wheat, he couldn't breathe evenly and almost fainted.
Xun Yu did not dare to neglect the important matter concerning the future of Cao's army. He hurriedly dispatched a team of strong soldiers, led by Xia Houlian, to the fire point and carried out irrigation water from the ditch to put out the fire.
Although there was a special fire rescue force during the Han Dynasty, their experience and ability in fire fighting were still relatively backward. There were no water dragons in the fields to prepare for emergencies, and they could only use manpower to carry wooden barrels to deal with the fire.
Rescue operations.
Fortunately, Gan Ning got the potter's advice and did not amplify the fire in order to prevent Xun Yu from fighting the potter.
The water thief leader just fired a small wave of rockets and then retreated, and only a small amount of the rockets he fired burned, so it was relatively easy to put out the fire.
But even so, Xia Houlian, Xun Yu and others were almost exhausted and shocked.
After finally putting out the fire, Xun Yu got another tip from his scouts, saying that they were soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou Army. From another direction, they quietly set off a small fire. The fire was still not big, just a few dots.
, but if it is left unchecked without timely rescue, it can easily turn into a huge field fire by accident, and then the gain will outweigh the loss.
Xun Yu now had the urge to draw a little figure with the names of the potter and Guo Jia on it, and then stick needles on the little figure.
He took a deep breath, and then ordered Xia Houlian to quickly lead the fire-fighting team to the fire spot mentioned by the scout to put out the fire.
This kind of small fire would not cause much damage, but it made Xun Yu frightened. He really hated the pottery merchant and Guo Jia in his heart now. However, the pottery merchant and Guo Jia were very good at timing the wheat fields.
The losses were not high enough for Xun Yu to desperately drive Cao's army and rush out to fight Xuzhou's army.
And Xun Yu still has a worry in his heart... If he rushes out to compete with the pottery merchants and there are no soldiers to guard the wheat fields, and if the Xuzhou army burns the wheat fields somewhere else, it will be an irreparable mistake.
In this case, for Xun Yu, the wheat fields were more important.
Therefore, even though he knew that Tao Shang and Guo Jia were trying to get away from him, Xun Yu had no choice but to let Tao Shang get away from him and plan carefully while trying to figure out a way to break the deadlock.
The two armies of Cao and Tao in the wheat field were put on hold in this situation.
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While Tao Shang and Xun Yu were escaping one after another, Zhao Yun and Chen Deng led a detachment of troops and went straight to Puyang City to kill them.
In Puyang City, Xun Yu was not around, so Xiahou En, a tribesman of Xiahou Dun, was responsible for all city defense.
At this moment, Xia Houen was observing the two exquisite long-handled swords in his hands in the city defense gate tower.
These two long-handled swords are two world-famous swords that Cao Cao obtained through his close ministers in the DPRK in recent days. One of the swords is named Yitian Sword, and the other is named Qingzhi Sword.
Cao Cao originally wanted to choose one of them to carry with him, but when the long sword was delivered to Cao Cao, it was the time when Cao Cao's army was about to march eastward to Xuzhou. Cao Cao couldn't decide which one to bring, so he simply decided
First, they were all handed over to Xia Houen in Puyang City for safekeeping.
Xia Houen's background is not bad, and he has seen many high-quality weapons, but he has never seen such top-notch weapons as Yitian Sword and Qingzhi Sword.
As a warrior, there are three things that he values most in his life: the first is a magical weapon, the second is a precious armor, and the third is a good horse.
Having the opportunity to see and own these three things is the greatest luck in the world.
And now Xia Houen is very lucky. He saw two peerless magic weapons and was able to possess them for a while.
It's a pity that the possession is only temporary, and Xia Houen can't help but feel a little regretful.
If you can use them to kill a few people before Cao Cao takes back these two peerless weapons from his own hands, you can feel the power of these two weapons.
The problem is, even though he has such an idea, Xia Houen can't go out and kill people casually on the street under Xun Yu's nose... Although he did have such a bad idea, he still can't implement it.
Just when Xiahou En wanted to use these two magic weapons for an experiment and couldn't hold it in anymore, a guard suddenly ran into the city and reported to Xiahou En: outside Puyang City, there was a troop of soldiers from Xuzhou making a sneak attack on Puyang City.
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When Xia Houen heard about this situation, instead of panicking, he was overjoyed.
Doesn’t this mean that you are giving someone’s head to test your sword?
It’s simply courting death!
He suddenly stood up and ordered to the Cao Jun guard: "That's great! Order your troops! Get out of the city! Fight the Xuzhou Army in the field! I'm going to kill a few of his enemies to show off my power!"
Cao Jun's guard said to Xiahou En very worriedly: "Shizhong Xun gave instructions before leaving the city. If the Xuzhou army came to steal the city, he asked the captain to lead the troops to guard the dangerous places in the city, and the stability of the basic county was the first priority.
, there is no need to win, just keep the Xuzhou soldiers out of the county..."
Before he could finish his words, Xia Houen snorted loudly and said: "Nonsense! I am a cousin of Cao Gongtang's clan. The Yanzhou soldiers are also the strongest in the world, and the tiger and leopard cavalry are the best among the best."
, what is the Xuzhou Army? It's just a weak division in the southeast. It just defeated Yuan Shu's new army and defeated Lu Bu by relying on cunning and deceit. It was praised to the sky by the world. It's simply ridiculous! When it comes to cavalry, Nan Ma is weak.
How can the cavalry compare with my tiger and leopard cavalry? Don't talk nonsense, just go and deliver orders!"
When the guard saw what Xia Houen said, he did not dare to be negligent, and immediately turned around to organize troops and horses to prepare for the expedition.
Xia Houen touched the Yitian Sword and Qingzhi Sword with a smile, almost bursting with joy.
I was worried that I had no place to test these two magic weapons, but I suddenly got such news. It was really God who helped me!
In fact, Xia Houen's idea is not wrong. The so-called south boat and north horse. Because there are many river branches in the south, it is not as convenient to raise and transport horses as by boat. Therefore, few people domesticate horses. In addition, due to water and soil conditions, the southern horses are larger than the northern horses.
There are fewer cavalry in the south, so the cavalry in the south has always been weaker than that in the north.
The war horses used by the pottery merchant Jinling Army's heavy cavalry were originally purchased from Qingzhou or the grassland by Yu Erbi and Liu Hubi, but they were not in large numbers, could not be scaled up, and were not suitable for raiding operations.
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Therefore, Xia Houen's self-confidence is well-founded.
But the problem is, what Xia Houen really didn't expect was that the cavalry he faced this time was not the southeastern cavalry, but the white horse Yi Cong who had galloped in Youzhou and had never lost before confronting Qu Yi!
"Dong dong dong dong!"
Zhao Yun and Chen Deng's troops had just arrived at the eastern suburbs of Puyang. Before they were ready to attack the city, they saw that Cao Jun's troops were already arrayed and ready.
Chen Deng, also wearing armor, rode closely beside Zhao Yun. When he saw Cao Jun's posture, he was startled.
He turned to Zhao Yun doubtfully and said: "Cao Jun did not guard the capital carefully, but instead displayed his troops and horses in all directions. Could there be some deception in this?"
Zhao Yun squinted his eyes carefully for a while and said calmly: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuanlong. As the saying goes, when the soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover them. Sir, please stay behind for a while. Zhao Yun will be the one to fight the fierce battle. Yun guarantees it with his head. Today
At sunset, I will definitely let you sit in the high hall of Puyang City Government Office.".m.