Chapter 82 Drinking and singing, burning new fields
With the information provided by Tongque, Cao Ren did not doubt that he was there, and directly led an army of 100,000 people to the new wilderness.
Just as Zhuge Liang expected, he arrived at Quewei Slope at noon and saw the men and horses in front of the slope divided into green and red teams.
When Xu Chu saw this, he was about to kill someone with a knife, but Cao Ren stopped him directly.
"General Zixiao! Didn't Tongque come to report that Xinye is now an empty city, so we just need to occupy it?"
Xu Chu suffered a previous defeat and was now very angry.
"Haha! Zhuge Liang is nothing more than that! This kind of trick can also deceive Yuan Rang! There must be an ambush here, trying to make us step into the trap! Our army only needs to station here to see when he leaves!"
Xu Chu was ordered to watch Mi Fang and Liu Feng wandering around under his nose.
Xu Chu was upset and couldn't help but want to kill people many times, but Cao Hong promptly dissuaded him.
"Zhongkang! Don't ruin the prime minister's important affairs!"
"Those two brats, next time we meet, I'm going to chop off their heads to make urinals!"
When Mi Fang heard this, she laughed and said, "Are you worthy of being called Tiger Marquis? I can't stand a sick cat's ear! Let's go!"
Liu Feng led his men and left, making Xu Chu furious.
"General Zixiao! I sent people to check, there is no ambush at all!"
"I feel uncomfortable being teased by two brats like this!"
Seeing that Xu Chu had a bad temper, Cao Ren comforted him and said: "This is a plan by suspicious soldiers. Zhongkang can't pursue him too deeply. I'm going to the new wilderness as soon as possible. Don't give Liu Bei a chance to retreat!"
Once he heard that he could achieve great success by capturing Liu Bei, Xu Chu put away his emotions and continued to lead his troops.
In order to avenge his previous grudge, Xu Chu decisively led his troops into the woods when there was any disturbance, but in the end there was no one there.
The tiger idiot was so angry that he roared again and again. Mi Fang and Liu Feng successfully delayed Cao's army's march and headed back to the west mountain where the sun was already setting.
In order to reach Xinye as soon as possible, Cao Ren had to travel at night.
During this period, the human body lacked vitamin A, and many soldiers suffered from night blindness.
Marching at night can be quite dangerous.
On a normal day, Cao Ren would have been cautious and would never have traveled at night.
With Tongque's information, Cao Ren boldly moved forward.
After burying the pots to make rice, the army was about to move forward, but heard loud boasting in the mountains.
When Cao Jun looked up, he saw a cluster of flags on the top of the mountain and two umbrella covers among the flags.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sat on the left and right of each other, drinking wine, completely ignoring the 100,000-strong army.
"It's tolerable, but what can't be tolerated!"
Cao Ren was furious. Xu Chu had such a violent temper that he led his army up the mountain, vowing to capture Liu Bei.
boom!
Trees fell from the mountains and blocked the road, making it impossible for Xu Chu to move forward!
boom!
There was another loud noise, and shouts rose to the sky from behind Cao Jun. It was Liu Feng and Mi Fang who had escaped before!
Cao Ren did not dare to fight for fear of being ambushed again, so he had to urge the army to head to Xinye!
"Big-eared thief! Don't be so arrogant!"
Cao Ren held out his gun and cursed: "The Prime Minister's army will come soon, and they will take you back to Xuchang and farm you in a vegetable garden forever!"
Liu Bei stood up and said with a smile: "Cao Zixiao, am I, Liu Xuande, afraid of you?"
Liu Bei gave Cao Ren a thumbs up, and then turned his hand downwards. This gesture was not very harmful, but very insulting!
Cao Ren was so angry that he ascended to heaven, and Liu Bei felt secretly happy: "The gesture of Nizijiao really worked!"
Cao's army only scolded but did not fight, and Liu Bei's army also retreated.
By the time Cao Ren led his troops to Xinye, it was getting late, and just as Tongque said, there was no one in the city.
"Brother! Liu Bei has no plan and has fled with his people. Our army is resting in the city and it will not be too late to advance again in the future."
At this time, all the troops in Cao's army were sleepy and out of horses. They had been running all night and were even more hungry. Cao Ren gave the order and all went to seize the houses and make food.
Cao Ren and the others rested in the government office.
After the first watch, a strong wind blew up.
The messenger came promptly to report, "General, there's a fire in the city!"
Cao Ren was tired, so he waved his hand and said, "There is no need to worry about the omission of soldiers making food."
Before he finished speaking, several reports were sent out one after another, and the west, south, and north gates were all on fire!
Cao Ren woke up in an instant and urged the generals to mount their horses. Unexpectedly, Xinye City fell into a sea of fire, and the top and bottom were red.
The fire tonight is more powerful than the fire in Bowang Shaotun that day.
Cao Ren led his generals to break out of the encirclement and ran like headless flies looking for a way out.
Someone said that there was no fire at the east gate, and everyone hurried towards the east gate.
Unfortunately, Cao's army was outnumbered, and the soldiers trampled on each other, causing numerous casualties!
Cao Ren broke out from the east gate. When he was still in shock, he heard the sound of killing outside the city. A man came towards him, with a white horse and a silver spear. It was Changshan Zhao Zilong.
When Xu Chu saw this, he said energetically: "General Zixiao, leave quickly, I will stop this person!"
Xu Chu rode on horseback in a panic and didn't have all his armor. Zhao Yun's spear came out like a dragon, and he killed Xu Chu with a few strokes, which made Xu Chu frightened.
"Zhongkang, leave quickly, don't stop fighting!"
Cao Hong came to support and fought with Xu Chu and Zhao Yun, but still could not cause Zhao Yun to suffer a single loss.
"Are you the Tiger Marquis under Cao Cao?"
"Are you the dragon under Liu Bei?"
The dragon and the tiger were fighting. Zhao Yun held the gentian gun in his hand and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, do you dare to have a good fight with Zilong?"
Xu Chu had not encountered such a powerful opponent for a long time. He was about to fight with a sword when he heard Cao Hong scolding him: "Xu Zhongkang! You idiot! If you are held back by him, what should I do if Liu Bei comes to ambush you!"
Xu Chu gritted his teeth and had no choice but to slash the air three times, then turned his horse's head and ran away.
As the commander-in-chief, Cao Ren led his army to retreat continuously. As he was running, Mi Fang led the army. The two sides charged and fought for a while. Cao's army was killed and countless people fled.
Mi Fang even exchanged two moves with Cao Ren and confirmed that he was invincible. Mi Fang decisively gave up the idea of capturing Cao Ren.
Cao Ren did not dare to fight, so he had to seize the road and leave. Unexpectedly, he met Liu Feng and led his army to fight out.
"Cao Zixiao, dismount and accept surrender!"
"Liu Bei's son of a borer dares to bark in front of me?"
Cao Ren was furious, and with his will to survive, he cut a bloody path, leaving behind the lives of countless ordinary soldiers!
Xinye was like a ferocious beast, swallowing up all the lives of Cao Jun!
Cao Ren fled all the way. At the fourth watch, the men and horses were exhausted, and most of the sergeants were exhausted. Many of them were crying and howling, and some even fled the army.
The army rushed to the Baihe River and saw that the water was not deep. Cao Ren was overjoyed and ordered his troops to go down to the river to draw water.
For a moment, Cao's army was overjoyed, with people shouting at each other and all the horses neighing.
This is the joy of escaping from the dead, but little did you know that you first escaped from the wolves on the mountain, and then came to the tiger's den!
"Sir, Cao Jun is here!"
Xia Houlan was very excited and reminded: "We can divert the water from the Baihe River and drown all Cao's troops here!"
Liu Mang crossed his legs, holding Yingcao in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry, let Cao Jun be happy for a while longer!"
"Alas! Miss Lu, Cao's army suffered such a defeat, and the loss of troops and generals is all your fault!"
Lu Qiling sneered and said: "If you linger any longer, I'm afraid Cao Jun has already left!"
Liu Mang stretched and said, "At this moment, I just want to recite a poem!"
"The traitor Cao Cao defended the Central Plains and marched south to Hanchuan in September."
"The Wind Lord came to Xinye County in anger, and Zhu Rong flew down from the flaming sky."