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At night.
Fifty miles north of Xinye, Cao Ying.
Cao Hong's 4,000-strong army had finished setting up camp. At this time, the moon was rising above the brow, and most of Cao Hong's soldiers were already resting.
The main tent of the Chinese army was still brightly lit and there was music and drums.
In the center of the big tent, a group of beautiful prostitutes in light clothes were dancing gracefully to the sound of drums, undressing and taking off their belts.
On the first seat, Cao Hong was holding his chin in his hands, sipping wine, and squinting to admire the beautiful scenery in front of him.
The generals under the tent were all drinking heavily, talking and laughing, and pointed at the dancing prostitutes in a lustful manner.
It is common to have camp prostitutes in the army. Cao Hong came from a wealthy family and always liked luxury and enjoyment. Now he arranged for camp prostitutes to dance naked in the tent to entertain his generals.
When the wine was getting thicker, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and a person rushed in with the wind.
The cold wind that penetrated through the tent woke up everyone in the room, and they all looked towards the tent. When they saw the person who had entered clearly, they were all shocked and stunned.
"Man Boning! You...are you still alive?" Cao Hong was also startled and shouted tremblingly.
The person who enters is full of favors.
Man Chong glanced at the group of naked camp prostitutes in the tent, and said with a livid face: "General Li Feng, in the midst of the war, you are watching naked women playing in the camp, how unbecoming it is!"
Cao Hong's body trembled, and a look of fear suddenly appeared on his face.
When Man Chong was the magistrate of Xu County, he was known for his strict law enforcement. When Cao Hong's relatives broke the law, Man Pang arrested them all. Cao Hong begged Man Chong for mercy, but Man Chong did not give him face at all, and he must be dealt with according to the law.
Later, Cao Hong had no choice but to go to Cao Cao to plead for mercy. When Man Chong learned about it, he hurriedly executed all the criminals before Cao Cao came.
From then on, Cao Hong said nothing, but in his heart he was extremely afraid of Man Chong.
Now Man Chong suddenly appeared and publicly reprimanded Cao Hong in front of the generals. Cao Hong was frightened and quickly waved his hand to signal the camp prostitutes to retreat.
The disheveled camp prostitutes retreated gracefully, and the generals in the tent seemed a little displeased. Cao Hong didn't care much, so he pushed all the generals back together, and then invited Man Chong to take a seat with a smile.
"I heard that during the battle in Runan, Boning disappeared without a trace. How could he suddenly appear here?" Cao Hong asked curiously.
Man Chong then told Cao Hong the truth about how he was captured, how he was unyielding, and how Yan Liang asked him to express his goodwill and ask for peace.
"It turns out that Boning was captured by Yan Liang, and I thought you died on the battlefield." Cao Hong's fearful expression gradually faded, and his tone seemed a bit sarcastic.
Man Chong didn't care about this and said seriously: "The troops that Yan Liang led this time are only two thousand. Now Liu Biao has sent a large army to attack Xinye. Yan Liang is attacked from both sides. He just wanted to sue for peace with the general. I expect that Yan Liang's army must be in panic now.
, this is a God-given opportunity, why don’t the general mobilize his army and rob the enemy’s camp at night, so that he can surely win in one battle.”
"Is this happening? How did Boning know that Liu Biao was attacking Yan Liang?" Cao Hong looked suspicious.
Man Chong then told Wen Pin's words that he heard in the camp.
After hearing this, Cao Hong shook his head and said: "The Prime Minister gave me a secret order before leaving, telling me not to underestimate the enemy. How can I conclude that Yan Liangjun's mind is in chaos based on the few words you heard?"
Cao Hong's words left Man Chong speechless.
He knew that Cao Hong was suspicious because of his capture, so he did not dare to trust him easily.
And Man Chong also wanted to help Cao Hong kill Yan Liang and make a meritorious service, so as to wash away the stain of his capture and regain the Cao family's trust in him.
However, now he has no conclusive evidence to support his judgment.
After pondering for a moment, Man Chong said: "Don't the general just want definite evidence? If I present evidence that convinces the general, will the general adopt my strategy?"
Although Cao Hong had a problem with Man Chong, he had no problem with meritorious service. If he could really defeat Yan Liang in one fell swoop, it would be a bloody shame for his eldest brother Cao Ren and promote his reputation as Cao Hong. Why not do it?
After a pause, Cao Hong said: "If this is really the case, I will send troops myself."
A smile appeared on Man Chong's lips.
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It was dawn the next day.
The scouts sent back intelligence early in the morning, and Yan Liangjun, as Man Chong said, broke camp and headed south, retreating twenty miles to show his sincerity.
In the afternoon, Cao Hong led his army to Yan Liang's abandoned camp, intending to set up camp here and press on the opponent step by step.
Not long after the order was conveyed, Man Chong came on horseback and said excitedly: "General Zilian, the evidence is solid, is it time to send troops?"
"Where is the evidence?" Cao Hong asked suspiciously.
Man Chong jumped off his horse, pointed to the small earth pits around him and said, "The evidence the general wants is exactly these military stoves left by Yan Liang."
"Junzao?"
Cao Hong looked around, his expression becoming more and more confused. He was stunned for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I have just ordered people to count the military stoves. The total number of stoves is only enough for more than a thousand people to make fire and make food. This means that the situation in Xinye must be very urgent, forcing Na Yan Liang to secretly deploy troops and horses.
To return reinforcements, this means that Yan Liang currently has only a thousand soldiers and horses, general, isn't this enough to make him make up his mind?"
Man Chong's words completely awakened Cao Hong.
Although his military ability is not as good as that of his brother Cao Ren, he is also familiar with the art of war and is quite capable. How can he not understand the importance of what Man Chong just said.
Yan Liang originally brought only two thousand troops and horses, but now there are one thousand less. From this point of view, Man Chong's speculation is completely correct.
God-given opportunity is the time to use troops.
Cao Hong's expression suddenly became determined, and he shouted sternly: "I have ordered you to feed the whole army tonight and rob the enemy camp at night. I will personally cut off Yan Liang's head to avenge my brother!"
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The night is like splashing ink.
Five hundred cavalrymen stood solemnly on the west bank of the Confusing River, with only the sound of wind and water in their ears, and the surrounding fields were eerily quiet.
Yan Liang stood on his horse with his sword drawn and stared sternly at the brightly lit camp on the other side.
The moon disappeared and the moon appeared, time passed by minute by second, and the night was still dead silent.
The cavalry behind them gradually began to become restless, and their original iron will was quietly wearing away as time went by.
Only the iron tower-like body in front of me stood still, as calm as a mountain.
Yan Liang's calmness gradually calmed down the restless moods of the knights.
"Since I followed General Yan, I have always been able to defeat no matter how powerful the enemy is. It will be the same this time."
The knights comforted themselves in this way.
The wind has picked up and the chill is getting worse.
Yan Liang's razor-sharp eyes suddenly moved.
Something strange finally happened in the camp on the other side.
There were faint shouts of killing, and under the light of the fire, there seemed to be meteors shooting out from the camp, which were the light of arrows.
Immediately afterwards, the rumble of war drums and the thumping of horse hooves suddenly began, and countless black figures shot out of the night and attacked the camp.
That was the most violent attack launched by Cao Cao's army of 4,000 against Wenpin's 1,000 infantry army.
"Cao Hong, you still fell into the trap." A sneer appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.
Whether it was Wen Pin revealing information or the so-called reduction of the enemy, it was actually Yan Liang's strategy to lure the enemy.
There is only one purpose, which is to make Cao Hong mistakenly believe that the new field is in danger, and Yan Liang's army is confused, so he mobilizes all his troops to rob the camp.
To defeat the strong with the weak, the only way to win is by surprise. How could Yan Liang forget this?
Seeing that Cao Hong had fallen into the trap, Yan Liang did not stop at all, and immediately ordered the entire army to march northward along the Huoshui River.
The Chuoshui River flows from north to south, and the terrain on its east bank is relatively flat. Therefore, the two armies were fighting and set up their camps on the east bank of the Chuoshui River.
In order to avoid the reconnaissance of Cao Jun's scouts, Yan Liang deliberately waded across the river and approached Cao Jun from the west bank. He walked quickly without running into any of Cao Jun's scouts.
Just before dawn, the shadow of Cao Ying's banner finally appeared on the other side of the river.
Yan Liang ordered his soldiers and horses to move in concealment, using the darkness before dawn to sneak behind Cao's camp, and then wade across the river.
When the east turned white, Yan Liang and his five hundred knights, who had been rushing for more than an hour, finally appeared quietly behind Cao Jun.
In the field of vision, Cao Jun was quiet and completely unprepared.
At this moment, almost all of Cao's army was attacking Yan Liangjun's camp in the south. There were only five or six hundred Cao troops left guarding the camp.
Yan Liang took a deep breath, leaped with his sword across the sword, and shouted loudly: "The athletes of the Yan family army have made great achievements now. Follow me and kill all the Cao thieves!"
"Kill all the Cao thieves!" "Kill all the Cao thieves!"
The five hundred knights, with their blood boiling, roared loudest in unison.
The long sword slashed forward vigorously, and five hundred cavalry burst out.
