The air seemed to be filled with a pungent smell, and the entire valley was already a sea of fire.
There were screams and wailing sounds.
Countless side vans were ignited, and thick black smoke emerged straight into the sky.
Debris and fragments flew everywhere, shooting out like sharp arrows.
The flames swept across, and the scorching flames ran around. The flames on the ground licked the nearest object, with a strange smell and a thick smoke swelling on the face.
Can…
Even so, Mi Fang and the side van array will not retreat at all.
The crossbow arrows, facing the rain of arrows, kept shooting towards Wenpin's cavalry.
“——Dong…Dong.”
The Cao Jun cavalry, who formed a circular formation, had a shield on their outermost periphery.
For a moment, dense crossbow arrows shot into the air, and the entire Cao army knight fell to the ground, wailing...
And their war horses were frightened and ran around.
The original circular array instantly broke a gap, and the gap quickly expanded and spread again.
——"General, general... the enemy's vehicle formation will not give in, no matter how far."
——"General, the enemy's chariot formation is moving forward with fire."
——"General, our fire arrows are about to shoot in the air!"
——"General, the brothers' shield formation will be almost impossible to stop it."
Unfavorable battle reports came to Wen Pin's ears one after another, and the "exciting" and "hot blood" on his face had long disappeared without a trace.
Instead, there is deep confusion and surprise.
Wen Pin was stunned, he was completely confused.
He realized that he was wrong, and the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers under them.
Guan Gong’s subordinates... Is this Mi Fang so capable of fighting?
For a time, all the rumors about Mi Fang said that he was a defeated general, that his force and command were all inferior... All of these echoed in Wenpin's ears.
Wen Pin just wanted to swear,——Your uncle!
Damn, these are all groundless things, all three of them become tigers, and all these are false statements!
A fierce light flashed in Wen Pin's eyes. He looked at the valley entrance and the car formation.
These chariot arrays that were ignited by the flames seemed to be standing there forever, constantly mocking any invading enemy.
Finally, this fierce light seemed to be frozen there.
The heat waves around him forced Wen Pin's fierce light to dissipate. He took the lead and turned his head, and said to a group of knights beside him: "Retreat! Retreat!"
The knights all looked terrible.
Leaving more than a thousand corpses wasted more than a thousand war horses. Even the arrows and fire-driven objects were used up. Will you retreat at this time?
You should know that in ancient times... arrows and fire arrows were separated by a word, and the cost of the project was very different.
The so-called fire arrows must be tied with coarse cloth and other flammable objects on the back of the arrow, then soak them in oil, ignite them and then shoot them out with a crossbow.
Due to weight requirements, the arrows used for each fire arrow must be carefully processed, which is quite expensive.
This is why Cao Cao did not use fire arrows when he borrowed arrows from a straw boat...
It’s not that you don’t need it, it’s not that you can’t afford it!
But now...
All the big money was spent, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a desperate bet, but in the end he ended up in shame?
At this time, Wen Pin looked up and shouted loudly again.
——"Retreat, retreat!"
For a moment, the fast horse ran back and forth throughout the army, passing the order of retreat to everyone.
These Cao army knights... all gritted their teeth.
Especially Niu Jin, he clenched his fists with both hands, "Oh..." with a wild roar, the grief and anger and depression in his heart were written on his face and in his voice.
The military orders were like mountains, and immediately...these knights turned their horses' heads one after another.
The horses they sat down seemed to be spiritually sniffing, as if they were expressing their unwillingness, just like their masters.
——What can I do if I don’t retreat?
The fire arrows were shot empty, but the enemy's car array at the entrance of the valley still did not break through.
Take a step back and say that even if they break through now and they come to the two hundred ships, they can only sigh at the boat, unless they can spray "fire" with their mouths!
So...
The more than 1,500 cavalry left by the Cao army quickly retreated. In the valley, they winded northward and embarked on the journey home.
It’s the Mi family army.
Seeing the retreat of Cao's army, the Mi family members who were guarding the chariot formation started to roar.
——"Get back, back back!
——"The thief army retreated!"
——"Stop it, let's keep it!"
It is no exaggeration to say that the Mi family army has never won a battle since they followed Liu Bei.
From beginning to end, they were always "tumbling" by the enemy and then fled in a panic...
Next is the remnants of defeated soldiers and defeated generals gathered again, and then they were "tumbling" by the enemy again, fleeing in a panic again, and finally... they gathered again, and everything returned to the original point.
They are used to defeating, and they laugh at themselves as the "always defeated" army. They think they have no chance of "victory" in this life.
The more such a legion is, when they really win, the resentment they hold in their hearts disappears in an instant.
——Have a proud look!
It's really "proud"!
——"Stand up..."
——"Our Mi Family Army stands up!"
The old man who had already had Mi Family Army's eyes flushed and choked up. The words afterwards were a little confused, "Finally... I finally got through this day, and I've been up to the day when I stood up."
Mi Fang's face was also flushed with excitement.
This was the first time he felt that the feeling of winning a battle was so good and so wonderful!
This feeling of "cool" soaring into the sky's spiritual cover will be unforgettable for him!
Even this feeling is just a little inferior to when counting money.
--call!
With a long exhale, Mi Fang was so excited that she couldn't help herself.
But he is the master, and he cannot be like these groups, looking like he has never won a battle.
He wants to be calm, he wants to be calm...
"Ahem... As for what, what are you?" Mi Fang shouted, "It's just a victory, not so much, not so much... It's just a general who's trying his best, just Wenpin... Hahaha, I don't talk.
Next, it's no problem!"
Mi Fang has already started to show off.
And have to admit it.
When a person is pretending, the admiring gazes that come from around him, this feeling is so wonderful!
…
…
To the north of Jiangxia, not far from Cao Jun Miankou Daying, there is a floating bridge. After passing the floating bridge, there are some shallow water flows under the bridge. Because of the dry season, these water flows are only as high as half a person.
At the end of the floating bridge is a camp of the Guan family army.
The Guan family army's "cross crossbows" and "side-wing vans" are stocked here, which are important places for military ordnance.
Perhaps because of the night, the soldiers at the camp gate seemed a little listless, constantly stretching and yawning.
The trouble caused by the rapid movement during the day made them unable to open their eyes.
However, in the long grass beside the floating bridge, many ambush crossbowmen were waiting quietly in the night, with fog everywhere, everything was very quiet.
Guan Ping and the three thousand Guan family troops were lying here ambushed, waiting for Cao's army's night attack.
The entire camp seemed to have already laid a net of heaven and earth. Just when Cao's army entered it, it burned down the floating bridge and completely cut off its retreat.
However, Cao's army has not yet waited...
An urgent report came first.
"What?"
After hearing the scout's report, Guan Ping was shocked, "You mean, Wenpin did not come here, but went to Fuhu Mountain... He was going to burn the two hundred warships of my Guan family army?"
"yes…"
The scout reported truthfully, "When the search was clear, Wenpin's cavalry was about to arrive at Fuhu Mountain, and now I'm afraid..."
Before the scout could finish his words, Guan Ping reached out to stop.
He subconsciously swallowed, and he thought of the most terrible consequences.
——Two hundred warships were all burned!
In this way, once the four-month dry season passes, it is no longer the father, but Cao's army, who takes the initiative!
——The offensive and defensive momentum has changed!
"Oh..." Guan Pinghuan looked at the Guan family army who was ambushing here and said hatefully: "The father and commander calculated the night attack of Wenpin Fair, but he miscalculated the location of the surprise attack...Oh!"
When he said this, beads of sweat as big as beans on Guan Ping's forehead slid like rain, and he seemed quite nervous.
But the current situation can't give him too much nervous time.
——Asking for power in urgent matters!
"Can you report this news to the father and commander? Does the father and commander reply?" Guan Ping continued to ask.
"I think General Guan must have received the news of the attack on Fuhu Mountain at this moment." The scout said truthfully. "It was General Zhou Cang, General Guan Xing, and General Guan Suo who were lying in ambush. When they heard this, they immediately withdrew from the ambush.
We are going to lead our troops to Fuhu Mountain to rescue those warships! When the last general arrives, the three generals are already placing their troops."
"General Zhou did the right thing!" Guan Ping nodded heavily, "The current situation cannot be issued. If you wait for the command of the father and commander, everything will be too late. It is urgent. I also need to remove the ambush and immediately support Fuhu Mountain.
More than a hundred warships are the lifeblood of our Guan family army. How much can we save!"
Guan Ping's words felt a sense of urgency, and he had already ordered the deputy general to go and order the troops.
For a moment, the grass beside the floating bridge was crowded with people.
I never thought that at this moment...
——Dadada.
——Dadada.
The sound of horse hooves of several horses resounded quickly on the pontoon bridge. Guan Ping suddenly became alert and quickly signaled that the ambush soldiers would hide again and could not make any sound.
As the horse got closer, Guan Ping realized that it was not someone else's ride, but his third sister, Guan Yan, Guan Yinping.
"Three sisters..."
Guan Ping shouted quickly, and Guan Yinping found the place where Guan Ping was ambushing, and couldn't help but think in his heart.
——『I am worthy of being the eldest brother, so I am so hiding ambush!』
Guan Yinping quickly turned over and dismounted, and rushed to Guan Ping quickly.
Guan Ping hurriedly asked, "Does the third sister want to talk about the attack on Fuhu Mountain?"
"yes!"
Guan Yinping's reply once again aggravated Guan Ping's conjecture.
My father must have ordered the third sister to tell me, the second brother, the fifth brother... Immediately remove the ambush and go to Fuhu Mountain to rescue the boat. It is important to rescue the boat.
Thinking of this...
Guan Ping took the lead and said, "I was about to order the ambushed soldiers and horses to gather and quickly rush to Fuhu Mountain to rescue the ship!"
While speaking, Guan Ping was about to signal again.
Unexpectedly, Guan Yinping quickly stopped him, "Brother, the command of the father-in-law is that no matter what news he heard tonight, even if the father-in-law is surrounded and dies, he will never move without any action, let alone help!"
"My sister has already told General Zhou, second brother, fifth brother and others about his father's words... They have also given up their plan to rush to Fuhu Mountain!"
--ah!
Guan Yinping's words shocked Guan Ping.
He asked quickly: "Why is this the Father? Do you want those more than 200 warships?"
"Brother misunderstood."
So, Guan Yinping told him when the urgent documents were sent by the Lord Liao Hua;
What did the fourth brother Guan Lin tell in the urgent case?
After seeing the urgent case, my father had already led the cavalry to Fuhu Mountain in advance.
In addition, Guan Yinping also emphasized that "the father and commander have been quite enlightened in reading "The Art of War" recently, and are well aware of the principle of "speaking to attack the east, but actually hitting the west". The fourth brother sent another letter in advance, now
The situation...it is still unclear whether Fuhu Mountain is 'east' or 'west'!"
"Therefore... the father and commander decided to let him rescue Fuhu Mountain. The eldest brother, the second brother and the fifth brother were ambushed as usual... The military camp has a major relationship with food, side vans, crossbows, wooden ox and flowing horses, and there is no need to be missed."
this…
When Guan Ping heard this, he immediately understood.
If it is really a striking attack, perhaps Wenpin’s real target is not the warship, as always - these weapons!
"Gudong..."
Guan Ping swallowed, and he thought carefully about everything here.
He could feel that because of Liao Hua's urgent letter, and because of the fourth brother's words, although the situation is unclear, at least their eyes are clear and they can roughly predict the enemy's actions, at least each one
The possibility they are clear.
It is already precious to be able to do this at such a night.
This is equivalent to that although the situation is a bit headwind, because of Guan Lin's reminder, the "view" is bright, and these lit "views" give Guan Yu and Guan Ping enough time to make it possible for them to do it.
More accurate judgment and response.
After a brief pondering.
Guan Ping suddenly proposed: "No, Brother Wei still needs to send a soldier to rush to Fuhu Mountain. Not only me, but the second and fifth brothers should also send a soldier to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush."
this…
Guan Ping's sudden words made Guan Yinping's beautiful eyebrows suddenly become deeply, "Didn't the second brother hear my father's instructions clearly? Ruo... Ruo's second brother, third brother, and fifth brother all went to help, that enemy
What if the army attacks this camp and plunders this armed forces?”
Guan Yinping was extremely nervous, and her voice subconsciously raised, "Second brother is like this... Isn't he letting down the fourth brother's words and painstaking efforts?"
"The third sister misunderstood." Guan Ping quickly explained, "I mean, if the purpose of Cao's army was to 'strike east and attack west', and to plunder the military baggage after our army unloaded the ambush, why don't we use the plan and cooperate with us
"Haha." Guan Ping smiled, "In such a dark and dark night, how could Cao's eyes see clearly? How many ambush have we removed? How many soldiers have we supported? As the saying goes, if you don't see a rabbit, don't show off your eagle...
Send someone to help Fuhu Mountain, and the enemy will definitely come here to attack at night? You will inevitably fall into a trap!"
Guan Ping's words add a little more seriousness.
"If Brother Wei cannot achieve such a great victory, that is I am sorry for the fourth brother's words sent from thousands of miles away. Isn't it? If I have sex, the third sister will go there and tell General Zhou and An Guo about Brother Wei's plan.
Yes! If you ambush tonight, you will definitely gain something!”
call…
Guan Yinping breathed heavily.
At this moment, she completely understood.
Because of the fourth brother's words, all the possibilities of the enemy are under control.
It seems that the hunter and prey have been flipped.
The real "leading the snake out of the hole" and "speaking the east and hitting the west"... from this night, from now on, has just begun.
…
…
Xiangyang City, in the government office.
The spy hurried in and reported to Man Chong, "Just just found out that the ambush outside the Guan family camps in Fuqiao and Tanggu have been removed! All the soldiers and horses are heading south quickly, as if they are heading towards Fuhu Mountain."
As soon as this statement was spoken, Man Chong was both surprised and happy. "If it was not as expected by General Wenpin, where are the two generals Lu Chang and Zhao Yan?"
“——The last one will be there.”
Immediately, two upright and upright men stepped out.
Lu Chang has a national face and looks heroic.
Zhao Yan wore an orange-red hat, his hair was spread out and he was full of beard.
Speaking of which, both of them are famous generals of Cao Wei.
Lu Chang was originally the prefect of Zhangling. When Liu Biao's son Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, Lu Chang also surrendered to Cao Cao and was appointed as the "General of Henghai" by Cao Cao.
Historical books record - A soldier cannot stop in an enemy country, and a soldier cannot invade his neighbors!
If he followed the original trajectory of history, his highest moment was when Guan Yu flooded the seven armies, captured Yu Jin, killed Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren in Fancheng, he would have let Lu Chang stationed in Xiangyang, but he was not conquered by Guan Yu.
The so-called "Shu general Guan Yu was rampant and was always defended, but Yu could not defeat him!"
Another person, Zhao Yan, was even more awesome. He defected to Cao Cao in the first year of Jian'an, made contributions one after another, and served as the chief clerk of Sikong.
His highest moment was in the battle of Hefei, which was the battle of Zhang Babai defeating Sun Hundred.
During this period, Zhang Liao, Li Dian and Le Jin were often disagreements, and Zhao Yan used the method of persuasion and guidance to eliminate and resolve conflicts. Then he was promoted to the commander-in-chief and transferred to Jingxiang to resist Guan Yu.
Although Zhao Yan's appearance is rough, he is a general with extremely delicate minds.
It's no exaggeration to say...
After Cao Ren fainted, Cao Chun died, Wen Pin and Niu Jin went to war, in Xiangyang City... the only two people who could be taken advantage of by Man Chong.
Man Chong immediately ordered, "Everything is especially in General Wenpin's plan!"
"Now... the warships in Fuhu Mountain are burned down, and the two camps of Guanjia Army unloaded the ambush and rushed to rescue, which will be empty. The Lord of our mansion will ask you to lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the floating bridge respectively, and the two camps of Guanjia Army in Tanggu must
The side van, crossbow, wooden ox and horse were plundered, and if possible, burn the enemy's food and grass in a fire!"
Following Man Chong's instructions.
Lu Chang immediately bowed his order...
Zhao Yan felt something was wrong, "Jun Manfu, please wait..."
Zhao Yan interrupted Man Chong's order and asked the spy, "You can see clearly, the two enemy camps in Fuqiao and Tanggu... How many soldiers have been dispatched to rush to Fuhu Mountain?"
this…
The sudden question made the spy a little confused. "Tonight was too quiet and dark, and I couldn't see it clearly, but... I heard the footsteps, and there were more than two thousand people."
"In other words, you didn't see it with your own eyes." Zhao Yan continued.
this…
The spy didn't know how to answer, and looked at the crowd as if he wanted help.
Man Chong said, "Boran came from Hefei and witnessed Zhang Wenyuan's feat of defeating 100,000 Jiangdong Army with his own eyes. Why is he so cautious here? General Wenpin attacked Fuhu Mountain and burned his Guan Yu's warship.
In a panic, the enemy will inevitably withdraw the ambush to rescue the warship! This is completely in common sense, can it be fake?"
Zhao Yan showed his delicate side, "Hearing is false, seeing is true, let alone... 100,000 Jiangdong soldiers? Can they compare with 30,000 Guan family troops? It doesn't deserve to carry shoes! Our opponent is Guan Yu... Any negligence
It is possible that Xiangfan will be completely passive!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yanyan made a clear suggestion: "The top priority is that the Lord of Manchu should send another scout to investigate and make sure there is no ambush around the enemy camp. At that time, it will not be too late to attack and loot the weapons!"
Man Chong was anxious, "When you find out again... General Wenpin's ship will burn in vain!"
Man Chong immediately ordered, "General Wenpin repeatedly reminded that this batch of weapons has a great relationship. Since General Zhao has objections, then, please guard this Xiangyang City. General Lu Chang and I will bring three thousand troops to the camp.
Now, I am determined to win these weapons!"
After blurting out his words, Man Chong hurried out of the yamen office in anger.
Lu Chang glanced at Zhao Yan and followed quickly, while the rest of the civil and military officials also came out one after another.
An official who is close to Zhao Yan couldn't help but ask Zhao Yan.
"General Wenpin made this plan, and now everything is under control. Why do you say such a discouraging thing? Don't you know that Xiangfan needs a victory now?"
this…
Zhao Yan looked at Man Chong's departure with concern, and gritted his teeth and said solemnly. "It is because we need a victory too much, so... we can't afford to lose!"
"You just think too much."
"I hope, but I just thought too much."
On this side, Zhao Yan was still sighing.
On the other side, Xiangfan’s gate opened again.
Man Chong and Lu Chang led three thousand cavalry to the floating bridge, and the two Guan family camps in Tanggu galloped away.
——This game of chess has just entered the second half!