Chapter 236 Dawn is coming! (Thanks to [Qi Ban Shuo]
"Why are you so dazed? Why don't you hurry up and set fire to me!"
"Ah! Here!" The cavalrymen came to their senses after Lu Yan shouted, and immediately swarmed forward and set fire to the main granary, the thickest and largest in Wuchao.
The fire is soaring into the sky!
"The main warehouse is on fire!"
"Put out the fire! Put out the fire quickly!"
Thousands of soldiers led by Chunyu Qiong also arrived for reinforcements.
Lu Yan's small team of several hundred riders is probably not enough to fill his teeth.
The main reason is because the shadow cast by the strong crossbow just now, and the immovable effect of the mountain is no longer there, I am afraid that if I resist the strong crossbow, I will suffer heavy losses...
Lu Yan was not an iron-headed boy. When he saw that Yuan Jun was coming, he immediately blew a whistle, recalled his brothers who were still lighting fires everywhere, and shouted: "Brothers, retreat!"
Hundreds of cavalrymen cheered and quickly retreated.
On the way to retreat, a courageous soldier from the Dragon Cavalry Battalion asked his comrades: "Er baby, do you think Lu Xiongqi really knows magic?"
Hearing this, Erwa glared at the soldier who asked the question and scolded: "Bah! What is the magic method? What Lu Qiaoqi ordered is called the fairy method. Do you understand the fairy method!"
"Oh! Yes! It's an immortal method!"
At this time, another person next to them came to join in the fun and said: "What's so strange about Lu Hussar learning the magic of immortality?
When I left the military camp, Lu Xiuqi read an article, and I suddenly felt that my strength increased greatly and my mind became clear. It was clearly that Lu Xiuqi had cast an immortal spell on me!"
The soldier who asked the question suddenly suddenly said: "That's it! I thought I suddenly had an enlightenment!"
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Guandu, Yuan Shao's camp.
The darkness before dawn has passed, and the sky has dimly lit up.
When General Zhang He of the Ning Kingdom got up early to patrol the camp, he suddenly discovered that the sky in the direction of Wuchao had turned red for some reason!
"No, maybe there's a fire in the direction of Wuchao!"
Zhang He reacted instantly and rushed to Yuan Shaoshuai's account to report.
"My lord! My lord! The Wuchao is on fire, the situation is not good!" Zhang He shouted from outside. If his guards hadn't stopped him, he might have rushed into Yuan Shao's inner tent.
Yuan Shao was awakened by the shouting outside and sat on the bed sleepily, dazed for two or three seconds.
"Lord, the Wuchao is on fire..."
More and more generals and counselors discovered the abnormality in Wuchao and rushed to report it.
"Oops!" Yuan Shao finally reacted and muttered to himself in a panic: "My food! It's broken! It's broken! It's broken!"
Yuan Shao had no time to put on his clothes and walked out of the inner tent. However, looking at the generals and counselors who were coming one after another after hearing the news, he suddenly calmed down and said to everyone: "Why are you panic? It's just food and grass."
Feeling Yuan Shao's calmness, everyone found their backbone and immediately calmed down.
When Zhang He saw Yuan Shao coming out, he immediately suggested: "My lord, Wuchao has been attacked by a sneak attack. The situation is extremely serious! All our food and grass are stored there. There is no room for loss. Please send troops to rescue as soon as possible, my lord!"
At this time, Guo Tu, who had been promoted to the mastermind by Yuan Shao because he had driven away Xu You, suddenly objected:
"General Zhang is wrong! When Cao Cao raids Wuchao, he will go there in person and bring out all the elites in the camp.
If we go to attack Cao Cao's Guandu camp at this moment, as long as we defeat his Guandu camp, our army will be able to march straight in and attack Chenliu and Xuchang, with only food and grass, what's the shame?"
Zhang He didn't know how Guo Tu got into the position of mastermind, but now was not the time to distinguish between these things. He persuaded again: "Cao's army has two walls and is heavily fortified. It will be difficult to capture Wuchao in a hurry.
With the food completely destroyed and the morale of our army collapsing, I am afraid that none of us in Guandu will be able to escape, and we will all become prisoners!"
Yuan Shao saw that the two of them were arguing and both seemed to be reasonable. He was still a little undecided after thinking for a while, so he simply thought of a compromise and said: "What you two said is reasonable... But in my opinion,
Cao Cao's army is already small in number, and if they are divided again, there may not be many left.
Wuchao also needs to be rescued, but it is not appropriate to assign too many soldiers.
Because even if Cao Cao defeated Chunyu Qiong and burned our army's food and fodder, if I took the opportunity to attack his Guandu camp, Cao Cao would be just a lost dog sooner or later."
Zhang He wanted to persuade him again, but Yuan Shao directly ordered: "Zhang He, Gao Lan! I order you two to lead the main force to attack Cao Jun's camp. You must break through the Guandu defense before Cao Jun returns to help!"
Zhang He, Gao Lan had no choice but to accept the order: "I accept the order!"
Seeing Zhang He Gao Lan accept the order, Yuan Shao nodded slightly and then ordered: "Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang! I order you two to lead two thousand light cavalry and three thousand infantry to go to Wuchao to rescue!"
"Here!" Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang hurriedly led the troops without saying a word.
After the arrangements were completed, Yuan Shao returned to his inner tent in a leisurely manner, as if he was sure to win this battle...
Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang led two thousand light cavalry and three thousand infantry on the road to rescue Wuchao. Not far away, they could already see the fire in the direction of Wuchao from a distance. The fire was soaring into the sky and the smoke was covering the sky!
Han Juzi said worriedly: "It's over! Look at how fast the fire is, I'm afraid all the food in Wuchao will be burned! What's the use of us rushing now?"
Lu Weihuang replied: "The situation is unclear, maybe General Chunyu Qiong is still resisting?
It's not a problem for us to be in such a hurry. Why not, I will lead the cavalry first, and you will follow with the infantry. If anything happens, we can retreat faster."
Han Juzi nodded in agreement, and Lu Weihuang gave the order and led the cavalry away like a gust of wind.
In less than an hour, Lu Weihuang approached the narrow strip of Wuchao that was several miles long.
Thick smoke billowed in the air, and the thick smoke from the camp ahead choked the mouth and nose.
Cao Cao and Lu Yan stood on the canyon wall, watching the fire at Wuchao Camp and listening to the scouts' report.
Wuchao Camp has long been breached by his own army.
With eight thousand elite cavalry and a few peerless generals, Chunyu Qiong just resisted in vain for a while, and finally huddled deep in the camp and did not dare to come out.
The fire engulfed the camp. In order to prevent his cavalry from being burned by the fire, Cao Cao temporarily withdrew and went to the valley outside.
The reason why Cao Cao did not retreat immediately was because he knew that Yuan Shao would definitely send reinforcements.
Since your army still has strength, why not take this batch of reinforcements and return to Guandu?
There are counselors such as Guo Jia and Xun Yu in Guandu, as well as generals such as Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Wei Yan, Dian Wei and tens of thousands of soldiers. Cao Cao has great confidence in them and believes that they can definitely block Yuan Shao's final desperate blow.
Cao Cao stared at the dust raised by Yuan Jun's cavalry in the distance, and the scout reported: "My lord, Yuan Jun's cavalry is less than ten miles away from us!"
Cao Cao raised the corner of his mouth and said to Lu Yan beside him: "Immortal Lu, do you want to use your immortal magic again?"
The corner of Lu Yan's mouth twitched, and he lied with an embarrassed smile, "How can I know any magic... I just used the treasure that my master left for me to save my life... Oh, I lost blood!"
It turns out that it was not Immortal Lu who pierced the last layer of window paper, but he used foreign objects!
Cao Cao suddenly felt at peace... It's great that he can continue to stay!
Cao Cao was in a happy mood and said to several messengers in a brisk tone: "Immediately split up and tell the generals that when the enemy's cavalry arrives, do not attack and let them in. Wait until the infantry behind comes out, and then charge out together!"
"Here!" the ordering soldiers dispersed immediately.
Cao Cao saw that Xu Chu next to him was scratching his head in anxiety, so he smiled and said: "Zhong Kang, you should also go and do some activities... It is rare for you to make a move when you are around me. I have wronged you!"
"Here!" Xu Chu agreed excitedly. He just ran two steps, but turned back and asked, "But Prime Minister, who will protect you if I leave?"
Cao Cao tilted his head towards Lu Yan and said, "With Mr. Lu here, who can hurt me at all?"
"That's right! Lu Hussar can not only defeat a thousand cavalry with one man, but also resist powerful crossbow volleys on his own! I'm afraid no one in this world can hurt you except Lu Bu!"
After Xu Chu finished speaking, he ran towards the place where the others were ambush.