The Nameless of the Common Clans

The sunset at night has already sunk into the sky. With only the faint light from the stars, most people can't see clearly at this time. The camp is brightly lit, but outside the camp, it is pitch black.

This is Zhongmu's front-line camp, a camp with less than a hundred people. The main responsibility is not to fight, but to be vigilant. Because there are no strategic points around Zhongmu, in order to guard against possible enemies from all directions, the Zhongmu garrison has set up many checkpoints outside the city. However, there are not many camps with a hundred people like this. There are only three in the vicinity of Zhongmu, and the rest are small checkpoints, most of which are garrisoned by five to ten people.

After discovering the enemy's tracks, the wolf smoke will be raised immediately. If the enemy attacks, they will withdraw. Ordinary checkpoints have no combat missions, but the camp of a hundred people is different. In addition to guarding, they also have the task of delaying the enemy's attack. The camp is much stronger than ordinary checkpoints, and there are even many powerful crossbows. For example, the concurrent crossbow is a common city defense device nowadays, which can make up for the disadvantage of insufficient manpower to a certain extent.

Now the two sides have officially started the war. As important camps around Zhongmu, these three camps are not far from Zhongmu. From here, you can see the torches on the top of Zhongmu City and the occasional swaying figures under the torches. The situation here can also be seen clearly from Zhongmu City. Once the war starts, these three camps will be nailed to the enemy's side and rear like nails. No matter which direction Cao's army attacks the city from, arrows shot from here can hit the enemy and put pressure on the enemy.

In order to avoid being broken through too quickly, although these three military camps are not large, the walls are extremely high, two feet high, and rammed earth is padded inside. People can walk on the walls, and ordinary siege vehicles cannot break through the walls. It is almost equivalent to a small city.

The deterrent effect is greater than its own lethality.

The Guanzhong warriors held long swords and stood quietly on the wall. Their vision was greatly restricted at this time, and they could only rely on hearing to detect nearby sounds.

Sparks burst out from the torches from time to time, and a beeping sound was heard. At a certain moment, the warrior who stood still suddenly swung the long sword in his hand and slashed at the wall in front of the side.

"Bang~"

Accompanied by a muffled groan, four broken fingers flew out, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from under the wall. Before the warrior could check, the light in front of him suddenly dimmed. The warrior did not look back, but slashed back with the sword in his hand.

"Dang~"

In the flickering firelight, the two swords collided fiercely, bringing a streak of sparks. Before the warrior could react, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, but it was pierced by a sharp arrow. The strength in his hand could not help but weaken. The opponent was also ruthless. He saw the opportunity to withdraw his sword, rushed forward, and wiped the opponent's throat with a knife. The sharp blade brought a cold light, followed by a burst of blood and a body that fell powerlessly.

It's complicated to say, but from the time when the Guanzhong soldiers found something wrong and took action, to the time when the two sides fought, and then to the time when they were killed, these things happened in a very short time. Both the Guanzhong soldiers and the Cao army soldiers who had touched them were elite soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles and acted decisively, but the noise here still alarmed the other soldiers guarding the camp.

Someone struck the gong, and at the same time, more than a dozen Cao soldiers had taken the opportunity to touch the wall of the village. The Guanzhong soldiers in the camp quickly climbed up. Amid the fierce fighting, the two sides did not fight for long this time. In just an instant, nine Cao soldiers who had touched the wall of the village died, and the rest jumped off the wall. The defenders quickly threw out torches, and with the flash of fire, many painful groans came from the darkness.

No one knows how many people were killed or injured, but the defenders also suffered seven casualties.

"The Cao army has arrived here, set off the beacon fire, and let the soldiers guarding the city be careful!" After counting the casualties, the captain in charge of the camp immediately ordered people to set off the beacon fire to warn the direction of Zhongmu City.

The enemy came here quietly, and it is very likely that the checkpoints along the way have been removed. If the enemy army attacks at night, it will be bad. Once Zhongmu is lost, their external camps will lose their meaning.

"These Guanzhong troops are really alert!" In the distance, Cao Xiu sighed as he watched the beacon fires that were quickly lit in the camp. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to remove these nails buried outside the city, but now it seems that it is not easy.

"General, we still succeeded in capturing one!" A general bowed and said. Although they suffered setbacks in two places, they still succeeded in breaking through one camp. In this way, they are not completely defeated.

"We have a plan, but we only broke through one." Cao Xiu heard the words, looked at the camp that was gradually burning on the other side, shook his head and sighed: "It is not a victory."

This is just Zhongmu, not the elite of Guanzhong, but it is still not easy to capture Zhongmu, not to mention that they will have to fight with the elite army led by Chen Mo later.

"All the other checkpoints have been breached. Before the arrival of the Lord's army tomorrow, there will not be too many enemy troops outside Zhongmu City, which is enough for our army to attack the city with all their strength." The general laughed.

"With these two camps, we can't go all out." Cao Xiu shook his head. He could see the purpose of the other party setting up three camps outside the city. Maybe there were not many soldiers, but it was a psychological pressure for the siege troops. If they could not remove it, they would not be able to attack the city with all their strength.

"Then, why not attack again?" The general suggested: "We have already attacked once and were repelled. If we attack again at this time, the enemy may relax."

Cao Xiu heard this and his heart moved. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said: "Yes! Let's do it at five o'clock. The other party must be on guard at this time."

"I will arrange it now!" The general nodded and went down to arrange it.

The night fell into silence again. Those Cao army soldiers who had not retreated lurked outside the city to rest, staring at their prey like wild wolves lurking in the dark.

This continued for a long time. At five o'clock in the morning, the sky was about to dawn. Even the soldiers in Guanzhong could not help but feel a little tired. The Cao army that had already retreated had come to the camp like a ghost. This time, the soldiers in the two camps failed to defend. Just as the general beside Cao Xiu said, after blocking once, they inevitably felt relaxed. Now it happened again, and at this time, the two remaining camps were broken by Cao Xiu. However, the price paid for this was not small. Cao Xiu brought the elite selected from the army, but in order to remove these three nails, nearly 500 were lost. How many more would die in the next siege?

This was only the first battle.

In the blazing fire, someone from Zhongmu started shooting arrows, but Cao Xiu had already led his men away. It was not as easy to capture Zhongmu City as to take down the camp. Cao Xiu had already completed his task of removing the camp, and he did not plan to stay here any longer.

Compared with the troops invested by both sides, the burning of three camps with less than 100 people by the enemy was not a big deal, and it was not even a big deal. However, for Zhongmu, the loss of these three guard camps was of great significance, which meant that Cao Jun would not have any worries when attacking the city next, and could attack the city with all his strength.

It was too late to set up again. As the sky got brighter, Cao Jun's vanguard had arrived in Zhongmu. The next war might be a boring and tragic battle to defend the city. With the strength of Zhongmu's defenders, they did not have the strength to fight the enemy out of the city.

This time, Li Dian led the Cao army. After arriving in Zhongmu, he did not immediately order the attack on the city, but called the generals who had been stationed in this area to learn the detailed information of Zhongmu.

As a border town and the front line, Zhongmu's defense force was fully given by Yu Sheng to 5,000. This is why Zhongmu dared to set up camps and checkpoints everywhere. In terms of manpower, Zhongmu is very sufficient.

"Really 5,000?" Li Dian frowned, looking at the mountains and rivers around Zhongmu on the map, a little unconvinced. Although it is the border between the two families, Zhongmu is surrounded by a flat road and is definitely not a strategic location. There is no need to station so many troops.

"General, I have personally seen the garrison commander lead 5,000 troops out of the city to challenge." A general hurriedly explained.

Bluff!

When the other party said this, Li Dian understood in his heart instantly. Although Cao Jun had deployed a lot of troops here before, there were only two or three thousand people. The other party pulled out 5,000 people at once, but did not fight. After scaring them away, they returned to the city. If there were really 5,000 troops, there was no need to pull them out to show the enemy. This was clearly the other party's bluff, and these generals were really bluffed by them.

After sighing in his heart, Li Dian looked at the generals and said, "Our army has just arrived, and the soldiers are tired. It is not appropriate to fight immediately. You should set up camps and send more scouts to patrol around to explore the enemy situation."

"General, when should we attack the city?" a general asked.

"No hurry, let the soldiers rest for a few days." Li Dian smiled and waved his hand.

"Yes!" Although the generals did not understand what he meant, they did not ask more questions and left.

On the other side, the defenders of Zhongmu saw the Cao army coming and took the lead to remove their camps outside the city. They were ready for a fight to the death. Who knew that the Cao army had no intention of attacking the city immediately after arriving. It was okay to set up camp on the first day, but there was no movement on the second day, and there was no intention to send troops on the third day.

The soldiers guarding the city were a little confused for a while. The Cao army came here aggressively, but why didn't they see any movement?

The defenders with such doubts unconsciously let down their guard, and Li Dian was obviously waiting for this opportunity. When the defenders of Zhongmu were confused, at dawn on the fourth day, Li Dian suddenly led his troops to kill. Even though the defenders responded in time, they could not stop the attack of Cao's elite army. After persisting for two hours, as Cao's army continued to kill into the city, the defenders finally couldn't hold on and began to withdraw.

Li Dian's guess was right. Zhongmu not only didn't have 5,000 defenders, but also didn't have 2,000. Zhongmu City was broken, and Cao's army won the first battle!

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