Chapter 38 The Arrow is on the String
Guan Hai said in a row: "Boqi, it's better to defeat the Nanyang soldiers before talking about it when the enemy is unprepared."
Guan Hai was really brave enough to say that with just 700 bandits, he actually wanted to defeat three thousand Nanyang officials, and he was not afraid of the wind and flashing his tongue.
Ma Yue looked gloomy and said in a calm voice: "Send an order to put a trap on the horses, and the entire army will enter the forest on the left to hide. No one is allowed to speak. Those who violate the order will be killed immediately!"
"Abide by the order!"
Guan Hai and Pei Yuanshao agreed and took the order. Then, the eight hundred bandits hid in the thick woods on the left under the cover of night. At this time, the heavy snow fell even harder. In just a moment, the footprints of the eight hundred bandits left on the snow gradually faded.
Several miles east of the dense forest, Huang Zhongzheng led 3,000 official troops to the south overnight. Because he determined that Ma Yue's 800 bandits had passed Sui County and were already a hundred miles away, Huang Zhong kept urging the army to advance quickly and did not send a visit to investigate the enemy situation on the road. In fact, Huang Zhong did not think that Ma Yue's 800 bandits would turn around and go north and ambush the official troops halfway. Huang Zhong even hoped that Ma Yue would do this.
Under the dark light of the torch, the 3,000 army spread across the official road like a tide, and in an instant it had subtle footprints left by the eight hundred bandits. Almost no one noticed this subtle flaw. Only one soldier discovered the shallow footprints that turned from the official road to the dense forest. He was just screaming and trying to stop and take a closer look, the officer's whip had already fallen on his back without hesitation.
"Go away, boy, don't be lazy!"
The soldier snorted in pain and hurriedly accelerated his pace and followed, no longer caring about caring about the nostalgic business.
After half an hour, the eight hundred bandits left the forest and went back to the official road. Guan Hai said sternly: "Boqi, can we always trunk now? It's really hard to travel in the dark. Look, many brothers have fallen into the blue and swollen faces, and more than a dozen horses have lame."
"No!" Ma Yue simply rejected Guan Hai, and said in a sequel, "Tell me brothers that if you broke one leg, you will jump away with one foot, and if you broke two legs, you will crawl. If you even broke your hand, then use your head to push it. In a word, you will not expose your target!"
"Abide by the order!" Guan Hai shouted loudly, "Don't expose the target by turret."
Pei Yuanshao echoed and asked in a low voice: "Boqi, what is a goal?"
Ma Yue took a deep breath of air conditioning and said sternly: "The whole army sets off and attacks... Fuyang!"
Ma Yue finally made up his mind. As the saying goes, the arrow is on the string, and he has to fire it. Things have reached this point. There is no turning back. Even if Fuyang has 2,000 official troops left, he has to try his luck! At this time, it is too late to turn around and go south to Jiangxia. If it is not good, it will fall into the encirclement of the Nanyang soldiers attacking the north and south, and then it will be completely finished!
Now it is not as good as Jingshan. In the battle of Jingshan, Qin Jie and Nanyang soldiers underestimated the enemy too much, so they gave 800 bandits an opportunity to take advantage of it. After several battles, Qin Jie and Nanyang soldiers will never make such a low-level mistake again. Once they are entangled again, they will definitely be a situation that will never stop.
Now, the only way out is to conquer Fuyang unexpectedly, completely knock out Qin Jie and the Nanyang soldiers, making them confused where the 800 bandits were, how many people were, and where they were going? Then when the Nanyang soldiers rushed from Sui County to fight back to Fuyang, they would conquer their surprise and head south to attack Jiangxia.
At that time, the Nanyang generals, who were completely confused by the truth, were no longer able to judge the true purpose of the eight hundred bandits. They no longer dared to act rashly, and could only watch the eight hundred bandits leave. This... is the trick that Ma Yue came up with the idea of a great man from later generations who crossed the Chishui River four times. In fact, it is empty, and in reality, it is empty, and in reality, it is empty. First, it is running back and forth a few times to mobilize the enemy, and then beat him up with a chaotic punch. When the enemy was knocked out and at a loss, he had already left calmly.
...
North of Fuyang City, above Zou Jing’s tall city tower.
The heavy snow was falling, and the soldiers guarding the city tower had already become snow sculptures. Zou Jing looked into the distance and saw sporadic torches winding from the northern horizon, faintly mixed with chaotic voices. A team of more than 500 people was driving towards Fuyang City.
A cold murderous intent appeared in Zou Jing's eyes, and he whispered: "Down the flags and put out the torch! No one is allowed to speak out, and no arrows are allowed without the order of my official!"
Zou Jing's order was conveyed like flowing water. Soon, the flags fell down, the torches were extinguished, and the north city tower fell into darkness. From a distance outside the city, it looked like a dead city, lifeless.
...
Zhou Cang sucked in a sip of cold air hard, and the slight coolness made his unbearable chest feel more comfortable.
Guan Hai, who should have killed thousands of swords, has not recovered since he was seriously injured last time. Later, he led his brothers of more than one thousand to break through the siege and dared to escape from the remote areas of the mountains. He has never been able to find a doctor to treat him. Now... his injuries are gradually deteriorating.
Fortunately, Fu Yang was ahead, and Liu Yan was in Ma Yue's army. Her medical skills were quite famous in the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army. Even if he had old grudges between Zhou Cang and Guan Hai in the past, for the sake of the Yellow Turbans at the same time, he would never be reluctant to save him, right? He was pitiful to more than a thousand brothers who died of life and death, and those who died of death were frozen to death, and those who starved to death. So far, there were only more than 500 people left, and the more than 500 dead brothers could not survive.
Zhou Cang turned around and the light of the torch shone on more than 500 men. The brothers who were originally alive now look like homeless beggars, describing a embarrassed face, with a slutty face, many people were shaking in the cold wind and heavy snow. Looking back on the scenery and looking at the miserable now, a trace of gloom flashed through Zhou Cang's eyes.
Zhou Cang couldn't figure out why things became like this now?
Fortunately, Fuyang has arrived. When Fuyang arrives, he will be home. Even if Ma Yue doesn’t want to take him in Zhou Cang, he will always take in these more than 500 brothers behind him.
Zhou Cang raised his head and shouted to the dark city tower: "The brothers on the city tower have heard clearly. I am Zhou Cang, the general under the command of the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army. Now I will lead 500 brothers to join me. Go and report to the leader Ma Yue, and open the city gate and let us in."
"Pull the city gate, I'm hungry, give me some food."
"Okay okay, I'm almost frozen to death, where can I open the door?"
Behind Zhou Cang, more than 500 Yellow Turban soldiers surrounded him and gathered under the city gate suspension bridge to beg for the guards on the city tower. For a moment, the wailing sounded. The scene was really sad for those who heard it, and those who saw it were crying.
...
On the city tower, Zou Jing had a sword-like look, and suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted loudly: "Rise the fire and shoot the arrow!"
In an instant, the torches on the top of the city were clear, and hundreds of archers who had long been waiting for the women's walls were rising up. They opened their bows like a full moon, and the sharp feathered arrows had already pointed at the Yellow Turban soldiers who were at a loss under the city tower. Then, "buzzing" and "buzzing" sounded, and hundreds of wolf-tooth feathered arrows had poured down.
“Uh~~”
"Oh my God, I'm killing everyone?"
"No..."
"Help~~"
"My eyes, ah~"
A shrill scream rang out from the city tower, and in an instant, more than a hundred unprepared Yellow Turban bandits fell under the rain of arrows. Zhou Cang, who was standing in front, had become the best target. More than a dozen feather arrows shot at him almost at the same time. Zhou Cang tried hard to block it, but two feather arrows still shot through his body.
"Official army, my goodness, the city is an official army, not our brothers."
"Retreat quickly, brothers, retreat quickly, there are government troops on the city, not your own people!"
Finally, a sharp-eyed Yellow Turban thief noticed something strange, shouted to remind his companions, and the Yellow Turban soldiers who were still able to move backwards like a tide. At this moment, the north gate of Fuyang suddenly opened, and Zou Jing, who was wearing armor, had already rushed out first. Behind Zou Jing, five hundred Nanyang soldiers followed like shadows, and came to kill him.
Zou Jing took advantage of the illness and killed people. He made up his mind to wipe out the Yellow Turban Remnants, and he vowed not to let anyone go! Zou Jing, who has always been conceited and wise, was plotted against by Ma Yue's 800 bandits in Fuyang. This time he caught the opportunity and finally vented the anger in his heart.
Chapter completed!