The unknown is mysterious. When faced with mysterious things, some people are afraid and some are curious. Most of the Wei soldiers are afraid of Wei Yan's troops who can come and go freely in the dark, and only a few are curious.
Cao Zhen held on to the battlements and looked at the messy torches of the cavalry who had stopped pursuing in the distance. He frowned and said, "Uncle Wu, why can Wei Yan's people come and go freely in the dark?"
Du Shu raised his head, looked at the moon that had disappeared, and frowned. When Wei Yan came, the sky was not completely dark. There was still half a moon in the sky, but only half a moon was not enough for marching. Wei Yan said
The ability to fight at night is still surprising, let alone it is pitch dark now.
But he couldn't say nothing. He knew that Cao Zhen was also very scared now and needed someone to comfort him, while the soldiers next to him were even more scared and needed someone to explain the situation with a reason, no matter whether the explanation was correct or not.
"I think they were also taking risks. They sent people to explore the terrain before and then marched according to the route they remembered."
Cao Zhen nodded. Although he felt that this theory did not make sense, it could only be explained in this way. Before he knew the details of his opponent, he could not attack rashly, but sent many scouts to find out the information.
Not long after, Xiahou Ba came back with the cavalry who had suffered heavy losses. He also brought back a piece of iron wire with a diameter only half the thickness of a bamboo chopstick. There was sticky blood on the iron wire and a piece of white bone residue.
"What is this?" Cao Zhen asked in confusion.
"This is the weapon that the Shu Han army placed between two trees. The cavalry was hit by this path. The horses in front lost their lives before they could see the situation clearly." Xiahou Ba told what he had just seen and recalled.
He was still a little frightened by the scene just now. The necks of several war horses were all broken, as if someone had cut them off with a sharp weapon. The wounds were smooth and neat. The knights on the horses were also injured very strangely. He
After searching for a long time, I discovered that the iron wire tied to the trees on both sides had broken off after being hit by several horses in succession, rebounded back, and became entangled in the tree. If it were not an accident, it would not be easy to find.
Cao Zhen was shocked. In the darkness, such a weapon was simply a deadly ghost for the cavalry. This was obviously a unique weapon designed for the most powerful cavalry of the Wei army. When he thought that the cavalry suddenly lost its head while running, Cao Zhen
His hands trembled involuntarily, and the idea of sending someone to continue the pursuit suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Hold the camp, count the losses, and wait until daybreak to make further calculations."
"Here."
After a busy night, the generals of the Wei army, who were now somewhat disgraced, suddenly agreed and retreated. Cao Zhen held the iron wire tightly and looked at the dark sky outside, speechless for a long time.
There was a faint uneasiness in his heart.
Just when Cao Zhen was worried at the top of the city, Wei Yan and his men arrived near Zhang Yangchi after more than half an hour of rapid march. The fiery red sun had just emerged from the horizon. The Wei army in Zhang Yangchi was making breakfast, and wisps of smoke were blown by the morning breeze.
Swinging, it turned into a cloud of clear smoke in the air, which mixed with the fog above Zhang Yangchi. The smoke was misty and had a bit of an immortal atmosphere.
The Wei army was very relaxed. They didn't know about the sneak attack on Pucheng yet. While making breakfast, they looked at the sun on the horizon and complained that it was another hot day that made people breathless. The cavalry were washing by the water.
The horse, with quick hands and feet, is packing up its equipment, leaving the war horse to graze on the grass on the shore.
Xiao Feng, the captain of the school, was riding on the yellow gelding of Xin Shou. He was holding the horse's mane with one hand and shaking the whip with the other hand. He proudly showed off his bareback horse riding skills to the guards around him. Riding on a bareback horse requires a lot of effort.
Even those Wuhuan knights may not be able to achieve his riding skills. Xiao Feng's display of this skill is enough to make those barbarians look at him with admiration.
Xiao Feng was very proud, but also very sad. If he had such riding skills back then, he would not have abandoned his comrades and turned around and ran away when faced with the cavalry-dominated Ma's army. That was the last time he abandoned his comrades. From then on,
He never deserted again, and miraculously survived. Because he never gave up on his comrades easily, he gained the respect and trust of his comrades, accumulated military exploits, and was promoted to the rank of captain.
He was very satisfied. As a Baibo thief, being able to lead thousands of troops as a captain was already a blessing achieved in his previous life.
Riding skills are Xiao Feng's headache. After more than twenty years of hard training, his riding skills are now no worse than those of the Wuhuan people. If it had been in the past when Emperor Wu was still alive, he would have been fully qualified to be selected into the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Xiao Feng galloped up to a small hillock, looking far into the distance, and felt comfortable. However, the next moment, his mood sank to the bottom.
From a high vantage point, he saw a group of infantry quickly approaching the camp by the pool. They did not raise any battle flags and moved quickly, almost running wildly. In front of them, a scout who was ambushing outside the camp was running away.
After a few steps, he was shot down by a sharp arrow.
Xiao Feng was shocked. This group of people was obviously not one of his own, and their target was also very clear, which was the camp on the shore. The camp had just woken up from their sleep in the early morning, and many people were still semi-awake and did not realize it at all.
Danger is approaching.
Xiao Feng didn't have time to think about where these enemies came from at this moment. He immediately urged his horse to rush down the hillock. While beating the horse and running wildly, he shouted at the guards in the distance: "Enemy attack - enemy attack -"
When the guards saw his appearance, they didn't understand it for a moment. When they came to their senses, Xiao Feng had already rushed in front of him. He ignored the personal guards and urged his horse to go straight to the camp gate. The soldiers on the gate tower were taking over their duties.
Some were drowsy and some were in a daze, chatting at the gate of the camp, but there was no one on the gate.
"Enemy attack!" Xiao Feng was furious, swung his horsewhip, and whipped it hard at a soldier who was leaning against the camp door to brag: "Hurry up and beat the drum to call the police!"
The soldier was whipped inexplicably. He lowered his head and was about to salute when he heard the word "enemy attack". He jumped up and instinctively rushed to the gatehouse. He put up an awning with his hands. When he looked around, he saw the enemy rushing towards him. He immediately fell down.
Taking a breath of cool air, he turned around, picked up the drum, and sounded the alarm drum vigorously.
"Dong dong dong... dong dong dong..." The rapid sound of war drums suddenly broke up the lazy atmosphere in the camp. Although these elites of the Wei army did not understand why the enemy suddenly appeared, they still took action immediately.
They all rushed to their superiors, gathered urgently, and prepared for battle.
Xiao Feng jumped off the horse, and the guards ran over panting. One of them threw the saddle on the horse's back. Some of the others brought Xiao Feng armor, and some helped him get weapons. Xiao Feng quickly put it on, but looking at
Looking at the chaotic camp, his heart continued to sink.
These soldiers are elite enough, but if so many people want to enter the fighting state, it is impossible to complete it in less than a quarter of an hour. And the enemy has already arrived outside the camp. It is impossible to give them a quarter of an hour. The next moment, they will rush into the camp.
, a painful killer.
This is a disaster!
The more Xiao Feng thought about it, the more frightened he became. He suddenly threw his helmet and shouted: "Everyone, get your weapons immediately and stand up to face the enemy."
The soldiers who were putting on their armor woke up. The enemy was already in front of them. There was no time to put on their armor. They quickly took out their weapons and followed Xiao Feng out of the camp. As soon as they rushed to the gate of the camp, the enemy was already in front of them.
"Attack!" Wei Yan ran while looking at the Wei troops who rushed out of the camp without even wearing armor. He couldn't help but secretly praise him. He had just seen the Wei Jun who was riding a bareback horse and saw him running in.
In the camp, the alarm drums sounded immediately, announcing that the surprise attack would turn into a strong attack. Now, in order to gain time, he ordered his men to leave the camp without wearing armor to meet the enemy. His response speed and emergency response ability to the Wei general whom he had never met.
Feel very satisfied.
However, he was satisfied, but he showed no mercy at all. As he ran, he raised his crossbow, pulled the trigger, and shot out several sharp arrows.
The running soldiers of the Wei family suddenly dispersed and transformed from a long snake formation into a fan-shaped attack formation. Like a sweeping frenzy, they rushed towards the Wei soldiers who had no time to even set up their formation.
"Kill!" Wei Wu jumped up, knocked away a halberd with his shield, slashed with all his strength with the sword in his right hand, killed the opponent with one strike, and crashed into the enemy group. He raised the sword with his hand and dropped it, killing three people in a row in the blink of an eye.
The Wei army officers were in shock, and a large gap appeared in the formation. Wei Yan immediately seized this opportunity, rushed in with his guards, and quickly expanded the gap.
Wei Wu was so powerful that he reached Xiao Feng without much effort. Xiao Feng was frightened by this enemy whose face was covered with blood. However, within a dozen steps, this enemy actually killed eight people in one go.
Every time he swung it, it would bring up a cloud of blood. What surprised Xiao Feng was that he actually did not slow down in the battle formation. All the soldiers who stood in front of him were chopped down to the ground like wood.
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Xiao Feng was a captain who was killed by ordinary soldiers. Although he was nervous, he did not lose an inch. He held the sword in both hands, raised it high, roared, and slashed at Wei Wu head-on.
When Wei Wu saw the Wei general's astonishing momentum, he immediately became energetic. He did not avoid it, roared lowly, raised the shield on his shoulder with his left hand, held the sword in his right hand, and raised it from bottom to top.
With a loud "boom", Xiao Feng's sword hit Wei Wu's shield and rebounded. The huge recoil force made him take a step back. Wei Wu only hesitated for a moment, and the sword in his right hand suddenly appeared.
In front of Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng was shocked. At this moment, his sword was knocked away by Wei Wu, and his chest was exposed. He had no time to react. He watched Wei Wu's sword rise up and split his lower abdomen. The tip of the sword came from his
It passed by the chin, and a bloody arrow spurted out.
Before he could react, another enemy hit him head-on. At this moment, his personal guards also reacted and rushed forward with a roar, blocking him in front.
"Don't be obsessed with fighting, grab the water stronghold! Burn the boats!" Wei Yan shouted, stopping Wei Wu from killing the Wei general, and strode past Xiao Feng's battle formation, heading straight for the water stronghold in Zhang Yang Pond.
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