It was getting colder, so a large number of Cao Ying's soldiers quietly rushed along the trail to Wuchao on the north bank.
In this expedition, Cao Jun did not use his own flag, but raised Yuan Shao's banner captured in the previous battle in an attempt to get through.
Along the way, Cao Cao also encountered Yuan Jun's patrolling scouts. Fortunately, Xu You not only told Cao Cao last night the base where Yuan Shao was stationing grain, but also the secret code used by Yuan Jun, and he easily deceived the scouts.
When encountering something really serious, Cao Cao didn't waste any time talking to him, and directly swarmed the surrounding tiger soldiers and chopped these Yuan army scouts into pieces.
Because they were traveling lightly, Cao Jun arrived near Wuchao only one day later.
Just looking at Wuchao's layout, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.
He said to the people around him: "Although the Wuchao is full of people and hunting with flags, it is not heavily guarded. It seems that Zhong Jian (Chun Yu Qiong) is still the same!"
Chunyu Qiong and Cao Cao were old acquaintances.
Both of them served as the "Eight Captains of Xiyuan" and jointly guarded the imperial capital. However, after the chaos in Luoyang and Chun Yuqiong went to Hebei to defect to Yuan Shao, the two lost contact.
"Jian is majestic but not solemn, and military management is not known for its rigor. This is our biggest opportunity!"
Cao Cao looked up at the sky and found that the Gui Palace was already looming. When the sun set at the end of the day, the bright starry sky would lead the Wuchao soldiers into a dreamland.
"Wait a little longer! Let the soldiers eat all their food!"
When this military order was passed down, all the soldiers of Cao Cao understood that this might be their last meal.
There was no laughter or laughter, everyone ate their share of dry food in silence, waiting for the decisive battle in the middle of the night.
About half an hour.
The Golden Crow fell to the ground, taking away a lot of light and heat, and waves of cold air enveloped the land along with a chilling atmosphere.
The breeze blew by, and the sky with few moon stars made the earth particularly bright, just right for Cao Cao to observe Wuchao in the dark.
"There is plenty of light tonight, which is good for our army!"
After a while, seeing the fire in Wuchao extinguishing little by little, Cao Cao knew that it was time to take action!
"Wen Qian, Zilong!"
"The two of you lead the cavalry and charge directly at the camp gate from the front. You can charge as far as you can!"
"Yun Chang, Gong Ming!"
"You two each lead a thousand men to attack the flanks of the camp from the left and right sides, disrupting the communication between the Yuan camp's armies."
"Wenyuan, you lead five hundred light cavalry to attack from the rear camp, hold more torches, and burn the food and grass!"
"Wonderful talent, you have people beating drums around the camp. The noise must be loud! In order to disturb the morale of the troops!"
"The rest of you, follow me and fight in together!"
Wuchao is Cao Cao's only chance!
If you can't get in, you have to attack, and if you can't get in, you have to attack!
Cao Cao did come with a death wish this time!
"charge!"
After the arrangements were made, Cao Cao stood up, rode on his horse and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"
"Here!"
The two tiger generals rushed out first.
One is a jade-faced man, and the other is a black-faced Rakshasa.
Zhao Yun and Le Jin, the two generals, formed a sharp knife and attacked Wuchao without any hesitation.
The thousand cavalry behind them also charged forward, rushing toward the narrow camp gate of Wuchao like mercury pouring down the ground, vowing to open a hole in it.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The cavalry gallops like thunder!
Yuan Jun, who was still on guard in Wuchao, quickly beat the gongs and drums to call his comrades who had just fallen asleep.
Chunyu Qiong had just taken off her armor and was about to fall asleep. She suddenly woke up when she heard the sound. She put on her robe and walked out of the tent, asking angrily: "What's the matter?"
"General! There are Cao troops outside! They are attacking the camp!"
"Is Meng De coming?"
Chunyu Qiong did not feel happy to see her old friend again. Instead, she broke into a cold sweat in the cold.
"How did Meng De know this place?"
When Chunyu Qiong climbed up the tall building and looked outside, her mood hit rock bottom.
Thousands of people!
Chun Yuqiong, who has been confronting Cao Cao all year round, naturally knows how many soldiers Cao Cao still has available. These people in front of him are almost all the available soldiers in Cao Cao's camp!
"Beat the drum! Light the beacon fire! Send a message to Mr. Yuan!"
Chunyu Qiong is also awake. The sky is good tonight. Once the beacon is lit, he can see it from somewhere else, so he can wait for reinforcements.
"call out!"
While Chun Yuqiong was observing the situation on the balcony, a cold arrow flew out of nowhere and scratched his face, leaving a bloody mark on it.
"General!"
Chunyu Qiong's personal guards quickly set up shields on all sides, fearing that another stray arrow would hit Chunyu Qiong.
"Nothing!"
Chunyu Qiong is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. How can he be intimidated by Liu Ya?
Standing on the tower, Chunyu Qiong could easily observe Cao Jun's attacks from all directions.
When he saw Zhang Liao coming from behind, he knew that Cao Cao was really targeting the food in Wuchao!
"Go to the rear! Stop them!"
After confirming Cao Cao's purpose, Chunyu Qiong also went down the stairs and personally stood with the Chinese army to supervise the battle.
With Chunyu Qiong in charge, the mood of the reinforcements in Wuchao gradually calmed down, and they began to concentrate on fighting Cao Cao.
Cao Jun's cavalry rushed to the camp, and Yuan Jun responded with long spears and halberds.
After changing into a short sword and a hard shield, Yuan Jun picked up the hook-laid sword again, without losing the slightest!
Le Jin and Zhao Yun charged forward. At this time, they also abandoned their horses and fought on foot with Yuan Jun.
Le Jin wielded a short blade, and Zhao Yun wielded a long spear. Both of them were generals who were happy to rush into battle. Taking advantage of the disturbance, they took many lives of Yuan Jun. As they counted for breath, their armors were all dyed blood red.
Guan Yu and Xu Huang on the left and right commanded their elite soldiers to form formations and approach the camp step by step. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that there were two slow boulders pressing towards the enemy troops in Wuchao.
Only Zhang Liao, who was in the rear army, encountered difficulties.
Chun Yuqiong saw that Zhang Liao came to the rear to burn food, and many soldiers were deployed here. Even if Zhang Liao slashed left and right, it was difficult to cut through Yuan's army for a while.
Just then,
Outside Wuchao,
The sound of war drums sounded from all directions almost simultaneously!
The sound of powerful drums was like the roar of wild beasts, which made Sergeant Yuan panic during the battle.
At this time, Cao Cao, who had been standing still, finally waved his whip and rushed towards Wuchao with the sound of drums.
"Everyone! Come with me and kill the enemy!"
Shi Huan, Han Hao, and the two central army guards finally sharpened their swords and joined this bloody feast.
Xu Chu did not rush out, but he was extremely fierce. When arrows were coming, he raised his big shield to block Cao Cao. If a few Yuan soldiers rushed to his side, they would be hit hard by Xu Chu and their heads would be bruised and bloody. They would faint on the spot.
die.
Even Guo Jia, who was usually lazy, was wearing armor at this moment, holding a ring-shou knife and staring at the surroundings, looking brave.
Everyone here has already died once in Guandu.
Now they are just trying to open a bloody path and come back to life!