Cao Cao has been paying attention to Long Fei's movements, but there has been no news. It was not until Long Fei's army left the camp one after another that it became clear that Long Fei was about to take action. Cao Cao didn't sleep that night, waiting for news from Wuchao.
I waited and waited, but there was still no one. I paced back and forth in the big tent anxiously.
Xu You smiled slightly: "Meng De has always been unfazed by surprises, but I have never seen him like this. What happened today?"
"Hey!" Cao Cao sighed: "Ziyuan also knows that this battle is related to my success or failure. If something goes wrong, no one in the world can stop Yuan Shao!"
Xu You shook his head: "Meng De can rest assured, because the general will not panic when encountering trouble. Even if Long Fei did not burn Wuchao's food and grass, Meng De will not suffer any loss. If we fight Yuan Shao tomorrow, we still don't know who will win."
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Cao Cao nodded: "Zi Yuan is right! It seems that I am not calm enough!"
The two looked at each other and smiled. They took the chessboard and got ready to play. Cheng Yu suddenly burst in, his face full of excitement: "Lord, get out of the tent quickly! Wuchao, Wuchao is on fire!
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Cao Cao and Xu You immediately got up, without bothering to put on their shoes, and hurried out of the tent, raising their heads to look in the direction of Wuchao. In the distant sky, a small fire was burning, surrounded by a large area of darkness.
They were dispersed. Judging from the distance and direction, Wuchao was good. Cao Cao was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "Long Fei is indeed a capable general. We succeeded in the first battle and Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burned. Let's see how he can fight with me again!"
The entire Cao camp was filled with joy. Cao Cao took Xu You's hand and said, "Zi Yuan has a great plan. If we win this battle, Zi Yuan will be the first to take credit!"
While laughing, he entered the battle. The civil servants were all smiling, but the military generals were much more silent. The more Cao Cao praised Long Fei, the uglier the generals' faces became. Xiahou Dun couldn't stand it anymore, and snorted: "
Long Fei, Long Fei! If you send me there, you will definitely burn Yuan Shao’s food and grass!"
Cao Cao laughed: "Yuan Rang is angry! Hahaha, I am jealous of Long Fei. When I am jealous, I have the idea of surpassing him. Very good!"
Xia Houyuan clasped his fists: "Lord, gentlemen, I suddenly thought of something just now, and I hope that my lord and gentlemen will listen to it!"
Cao Cao was in a good mood and naturally did not refuse. Xia Houyuan said: "The burning of Wuchao obviously gave Yuan Shao a huge blow, but having said that, in order to burn Yuan Shao's Wuchao, half of our troops were transferred. If Yuan Shao
If we lead a large army to attack at this time, but our army is small, won't we suffer a loss?"
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly turned cold. Cao Cao, Xu You, Cheng Yu and others were most worried about this happening. According to their estimates, Yuan Shao would most likely send a large army to reinforce Wuchao and fight Long Fei.
You fight to the death. Then you wait until dawn, lead your troops to attack Yuan Shao's camp, and defeat Yuan Shao in one go. If it is as Xia Houyuan said, Yuan Shao did not save Wuchao, but came to attack him, it is definitely a serious matter.
Cao Cao glanced at Cheng Yu: "Have the scouts been sent out?"
Cheng Yu nodded: "We have already dispatched it. General Xiahou is right. Even though we have taken precautions, we should make some arrangements in the camp to avoid being caught off guard!"
Everyone nodded. Cao Cao also nodded: "What Miaocai said is our biggest threat. Now that Wu Chao has been captured, we must be absolutely on guard against Yuan Shao's sudden death. Send the order and put the entire army on alert. Call Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry to come to the Chinese army."
, To the west is Long Fei’s camp, I believe everything is safe, we just need to guard the north and east!"
Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry were suddenly transferred, and Wenpin immediately smelled the danger signal. Xizuo, who went to Yuan camp, suddenly came back and reported to Wenpin that the Wuchao operation was successful. Just as Long Fei expected, Yuan Shao failed to save Wuchao but
The troops were divided into three groups to attack Cao's camp. Gao Shun and Xian Yufu looked at each other. Gao Shun arrived and said, "Yuan Shao is coming fiercely this time. Your lord has entrusted the safety of the camp to us. This place is to the west of Cao's camp, and it must be
If Yuan Shao attacks in one direction and is slightly negligent, Cao Cao will never save him."
Xian Yufu also said: "Yes! As I said in detail, Yuan Shao sent General Jiang Yiqu to lead an army to attack the West Road. I have an impression of this person. He is loyal to Yuan Shao. Although he is not the Four Court Pillars of Hebei, he is not in Zhang He. Gao Lanzhi
Next, whenever there is a major event, General Yuan Shao will lead the army with Jiang Yiqu. This time I heard that Yuan Shao and Jiang Yiqu are the generals in charge, which shows that Yuan Shao has great trust in him. This man is calm and calm, and is good at looking for opportunities. If you encounter his general, you must be more careful!"
Wenpin faced Gao Shun, and Xianyufu cupped his fists and said: "With brother Gao and brother Xianyu by my side, I, Wenpin, am not afraid. Brother Gao is calm, and brother Xianyu is witty. Besides, we still have eight thousand soldiers and horses in our hands. As long as Yuan Shao stays until dawn,
If you don't fight, you will be defeated! You two, we will know this Jiang Yiqu!"
As he was talking, Yuan Shao's army came overwhelmingly, with lamps and torches lighting up the sky. This time Yuan Shao was a bit desperate and went out with all his strength to annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop. Jiang Yiqu, as the general in charge of the west route, rushed straight to the west without stopping.
When I came closer to the Longfei Camp, I saw darkness in the Longfei Camp. There was not even a single soldier standing guard and patrolling. I felt suspicious and hurriedly stopped the army.
Without taking Jiang Yiqu to see the situation clearly, suddenly a shower of arrows rained down, hitting the soldiers holding lamps and torches in the army. The arrows specifically targeted those people. Any place with light was the target of the archers.
Jiang Yiqu immediately discovered the problem and ordered the torches to be extinguished. As soon as the torches were extinguished, the arrow rain on the opposite side immediately stopped. Jiang Yiqu nodded slightly: "This camp is somewhat different from the camp over there. Who is stationed here?"
The deputy general said hurriedly: "According to the scout's report, there is a small camp to the west of Cao Camp that should be Long Fei's camp!"
"Long Fei! No wonder!" Jiang Yiqu nodded: "Order the army to prepare to attack the camp! We must capture Long Fei's camp before dawn!"
In the darkness, Yuan Jun began to take action. It was too dark and no one could see anyone. It was indeed difficult to prepare a formation. After finally organizing it, the lamps and torches in Longfei's camp were lit up. The village.
The walls were filled with soldiers, archers, sword and shield bearers, and even cavalry, all well prepared. The barrier at the entrance of the camp was particularly huge.
Wenpin held his sword in one hand and fought against the wall of the stronghold: "Yuan Jun on the other side, listen!" As soon as he finished speaking, a loud arrow suddenly shot out from the camp, and it hit Jiang Yiqu's horse without any bias, and there was still something on the arrow.
It was tied with a red ribbon. Wenpin pointed at the resounding arrow and said, "That's the limit. Anyone who dares to cross it will be killed without mercy!"
Jiang Yiqu laughed loudly: "You must be Wenpin! You were unknown in Jingzhou, but when you arrived in Wancheng, you became a general. Long Fei is really eclectic in hiring people, and he even wanted to scare me with an arrow, hahaha! You
Do you think it's possible?" Jiang Yiqu raised his halberd and said, "The whole army listens to the order and attacks the camp!"
Yuan Shaojun shouted and rushed over. The arrow tied with a red ribbon was immediately trampled into the soil and could not be found. Wenpin watched the soldiers getting closer and closer. He waved the red flag in his hand and fired the bow and arrow.
His hand immediately let go, and the arrows on the string immediately flew out. Yuan Jun, who was running at the front, was hit by arrows and fell down. But they had no intention of stopping. Seeing that they were still a hundred steps away from the wall, Wenpin came again.
As soon as the red flag moved, the archer immediately dropped his bow and arrows, grabbed the crossbow behind him, and shook the crank on the right hand hard. The crossbow arrows in the arrow box shot at Yuan Jun one after another.
This kind of crossbow is called rocking crossbow by Long Fei [note]. It was developed by Long Fei and Ma Jun. It uses the function of the crankshaft to wind the crossbow, and uses gravity to put the arrow on the crossbow into the firing chamber. The structure
It is exquisite, and its stability and rate of fire are much higher than that of the Zhuge Liannu in the near future.
Jiang Yiqu kept driving his soldiers forward, and when he was about to get close to the wall, he was suddenly blocked. Jiang Yiqu had never seen such a powerful crossbow arrow. It could be fired continuously, with great power, and the arrows shot out were like a
Each long nail penetrated the person in front and still had the power to injure the person behind.
"Shield! Shield!" A huge shield appeared in front of Yuan Jun, blocking the arrows fired from the crossbow. Wenpin looked at it, waved the blue flag, and several covered areas on the wall were blocked by the soldiers.
Open it and reveal what's underneath. Both Yuan Jun's soldiers and Jiang Yiqu were dumbfounded. What is this? A bow and arrow? How can there be such a big bow and arrow? Who can pull it open?
The two soldiers swayed left and right, and the huge bows and arrows made a squeaking sound, and were slowly pulled apart. Nine arrows one foot long were released in a row. There were ten such huge bows and arrows on the wall of the village, each one
Taiwan Nine Arrows, although there are only ninety bows and arrows, everyone knows that the power of these ninety bows and arrows is absolutely insignificant.
"Let go!" Wenpin gave an order, and the huge bow and arrow made a "boom!" sound. The huge arrows rushed towards Yuan Jun as quickly as a spear. The shield could not block the arrows at all. The powerful impact not only
The shield penetrated and broke the arm of the person holding the shield. The huge arrow penetrated a person's body like a candied haws of sugarcane, and strung several people together at the back.
Yuan Jun was dumbfounded. Some people no longer dared to go forward and turned around and ran away. Jiang Yiqu lost the first battle and felt a little angry. Looking at the rows of corpses under the wall, he finally understood why the mention of Long Fei's name made the whole person angry.
All the generals in Hebei unconsciously tried to move their bodies. They were only a hundred steps away. The distance of a hundred steps was like an invisible wall, firmly blocking him.
The battle on the other two sides has also started. Judging from the sound, the two sides have entered into hand-to-hand combat. Only his side has not even touched the other side's village wall. Jiang Yiqu looked at the village wall not far away: "Go and get some grain trucks.
, load up the sand, block their bows and arrows, and continue the attack!"
Note: The crossbow is a figment of the author's imagination. He imagines using the principle of a crankshaft to string the crossbow and then launch it. It has never been seen in real life.