Three Kingdoms

"Report~~~"

Cao Jun's scouts in the front retreated, and the scouts in the rear hurriedly came forward.

"How many people came out?" ” Xiahou Dun asked with his head covered.

The Cao army scout was obviously stuck for a moment, and then said with some difficulty: "This... General Qi, Fancheng... Fancheng has closed its gates again..."

"Oh ah? ” It took Xiahou Dun a while to react, his eyes widened, “What? What did you say? The city gate is closed again? Not out? 』

"Yes...General Qi, Fancheng was about to send troops, but for some reason, the city gate was closed again..." Cao Jun's scout said with his head lowered.

Xiahou Dun was not convinced and asked again: "Is it true that not a single soldier has left the city?" 』

Cao Jun's scout nodded.

Xiahou Dun stood stunned for a long time, not even knowing when Cao Jun's scouts would retreat.

Is this... going back? What is this?

Was his ambush discovered? Or is there something wrong in Fancheng? Could it be that there was internal strife in Fancheng? What does it mean to act like this?

After a while, Sima from the camp came to ask: "General...the soldiers have been arrayed and all are ready. This...I don't know General..."

"Wait a moment..." Xiahou Dun waved his hand.

The military prince nodded and retired without mentioning it.

All we can do is wait a little longer.

In a cold weapon war, it is not like a hot weapon that only requires a gun and bullets, and then you can fight with the gun at any time. You need to wear armor, eat, prepare off-hand weapons, consume equipment, and carry flags to recognize flags, war drums, gold gongs, etc. Even the simplest armor takes some time to put on and take off. There is no way to say that it is necessary to prepare it. You can get ready immediately, and you can lie down and rest immediately if you need to rest...

To put it simply, it can be seen as a period of switching time from combat preparation to rest. It is not a skill that has no CD and can be transformed instantly.

Xiahou Dun was not sure what the situation was in Fancheng, so naturally he would not issue an order to disband immediately. And Xiahou Dun always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what went wrong for a while. It's like thinking that you didn't bring your phone with you when you went out, then you touched it and it was still in your bag, but you didn't seem to do anything and didn't think about it. Then you closed the door and then you remembered that you didn't bring the key with you.

Xiahou Dun's speculation turned out to be true. About half an hour later, Cao Jun's scouts came excitedly to report: "General!" The door is open! opened! 』

"how many people! ? Xiahou Dun asked anxiously.

"Uh... haven't come out yet..." Scout Cao Jun lowered his head, "I... didn't see clearly..."

"roll! Xiahou Dun felt a throbbing pain in the corner of his head. He felt that this matter was gradually out of his control, and he had a headache.

A premonition that tonight would definitely not go according to his plan could not help but jump into Xiahou Dun's heart.

"Are you going to attack now?" 』

Xiahou Dun shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer..."

After a while, Cao Jun's scouts came to report again. Before he could speak, Xiahou Dun asked, "Is it closed again?" 』

Cao Jun's scout nodded, "Exactly..."

Xiahou Dun waved his hands helplessly.

Xiahou Dun gritted his teeth and said, "Shu Zi!" So cunning! 』

Xiahou Dun's combat goal was to wait for the soldiers in Fancheng to come out, and then attack them in the camp while Cao Ren attacked from behind. With the attack from both sides and the superior force, he would definitely be able to defeat the Fancheng defenders who attacked at night. Opportunity drove his troops all the way to defeat and then took the opportunity to occupy Fancheng.

Of course, it is also possible that Fancheng did not open the city gates and refused to allow the defeated troops to enter the city. In that case, it is not a big problem. After all, after Fancheng lost a considerable part of its troops, it will be easier to attack in the next step. After all, Fancheng has suffered from morale and With the double loss of soldiers, it was expected that they would not be able to hold on for long.

But now Fancheng's troops are opening and closing the city gate but they can't come out...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Is this a strategy to exhaust troops?

Xiahou Dun put his hands behind his back, gritted his teeth, and walked in circles in the Chinese army's tent.

Everything is possible, but it is obvious that Fan Cheng should be on guard, but what if Fan Cheng is also testing? What if he asked Cao Ren to withdraw his troops and Fancheng sent troops again, wouldn't he miss a good opportunity?

No one may be able to analyze clearly when faced with sunk costs. Therefore, Xiahou Dun was not sure which situation it was, so he could only wait and see, looking forward to subsequent changes, and hoping that his plan would still work. There is a slight possibility of success.

About half an hour later, the gate of Fancheng opened again, and then a group of people rushed out with a rumble. However, under the expectation of Xiahou Dun and others, they only walked around outside the city gate before taking a hundred steps. Just turned around and went back...

After receiving the news, Xiahou Dun stood stunned for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh. "Come here, send a message to General Zixiao and come back..."

Obviously, Fancheng will not conduct any night raids. How can we do such a night raid? Cao Jun's trousers were... no, swords, guns and armor were all ready, and then he waited for nearly two hours in the cold autumn night without doing anything... If he continued to wait, he would have to wait until dawn. Where did Cao's army get the energy to attack the city after one night? If you don't attack the city, you've wasted a day. If you try hard to attack the city, it goes without saying that the damage will be huge.

Therefore, Xiahou Dun could only ask Cao Ren, who was in ambush, to withdraw his troops back to camp, then send a small number of soldiers to strengthen surveillance and patrol of Fancheng, and let most of Cao's soldiers disarm, taking advantage of more than an hour before dawn. take a break.

Something went wrong.

Xiahou Dun is also an old man. For future generations, forty years old may still be a "promising young man", especially those who are involved in politics. Forty years may have just started, but for the current man, forty years old is already He is not young anymore, especially in the past ten years, he has spent almost all of his life in the military. Naturally, he is older than those pampered gentry children.

As we get older, our energy is not as good as that of young people. At the same time, our sleep is shallow and we wake up easily. Xiahou Dun was just like this. Just as he closed his eyes, he heard a sudden and noisy sound, which seemed to drive away all the darkness before dawn.

Xiahou Dun jumped up suddenly, stretched out his arms to let the guards help him put on his armor, and asked eagerly: "How many people are coming out this time?" Where did the attack reach? 』

The soldiers of Cao's army who hurriedly came to report said, "General!" It's not Fancheng, it's Nanying! 』

"What? ! Xiahou Dun's expression changed. He didn't even have time to put on his armor completely. Pulling on the laces, he strode out of the Chinese army's tent. He was immediately shocked and turned pale.

In the South Camp on the other side of the Han River, there are not no soldiers in the camp. The main ones are a thousand Cao troops, two thousand Jingzhou soldiers, who are responsible for taking care of the heavy equipment, and about two thousand civilians, who are mainly responsible for cutting down trees and making equipment. Then it is sent to the north shore via pontoons and boats.

Originally, the south bank was safe. After all, it was separated from Fancheng by the Han River. But now the fire at the south camp of Cao Jun was soaring into the sky. In the dazzling flames, countless hussar soldiers were rushing into the supply camp on the south bank. While slashing and killing, he set fire to it, causing a huge noise that was deafening.

A battle flag flickered in and out of the firelight, with a big "Liao" character on it vaguely visible.

"Liao?" Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, and then became furious. He immediately climbed up to the high platform, beat the war drums, and prepared to command the generals to cross the pontoon bridge for encirclement and suppression.

There are not many ships in Fancheng, and even if the Husbands had boats, they would not have been able to transport them from Chang'an. Therefore, even if the number of men and horses secretly crossed the Han River, there would definitely not be many, and there might not even be more than a thousand. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers marched majestically into the south camp and wreaked havoc. It was unbearable. Xiahou Dun decided that even if the south camp was destroyed, he would take the opportunity to kill the incoming enemy generals. Here, on the one hand, it can relieve future troubles and boost morale; on the other hand, it can also vent the bad breath on Cao Hong!

Under the command of the sound of war drums, the soldiers of Cao's army in the north of the Yangtze River immediately took action. Cao Zhen received Xiahou Dun's order and was about to assemble when he suddenly heard another loud commotion from the north. The gate of Fan City opened, and a The battle flag with the word "Xu" was raised out, and the sound of rolling horse hooves was like muffled thunder in the firelight, and it was heading straight for him!

"Hold on!" Zidan led his headquarters to defeat the enemy troops in the south camp! The remaining troops are stationed in the northern camp, and the archers are on the wall to prevent them from rushing into the camp! Xiahou Dun, who was on the command platform, immediately ordered Cao Zhen to continue to reinforce the southern camp, and then turned to look at Cao Ren. Cao Ren handed over his hand to reassure Xiahou Dun, and then went down from the high platform to command the defense against the Fancheng cavalry attacking from the north.

Xiahou Dun's tactical arrangement was undoubtedly the most correct.

It's just that the correct response may not necessarily have the correct result...

The general on duty at the South Camp of Hanshui River was He Yan. A guy who focuses more on civil servants cannot even be called a general. His force value is basically...well, it can be ignored.

He Yan is the grandson of the former general He Jin, and Cao Cao also worked under He Jin to some extent back then. In a sense, although He Jin has no special achievements to boast about for the Han Dynasty, if He Jin had been alive back then, , Dong Zhuo would not have the opportunity to come to Beijing and take power, so when He Yan defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao also missed some of the past friendship and arranged an errand for He Yan.

For most generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, the complicated logistics of the army, with huge accounts that need to be counted and calculated almost every day, is undoubtedly an extremely troublesome matter, so a literary officer is definitely needed. The officials are specifically responsible for these matters, and He Yan has done a good job in this regard, so this time he is responsible for the logistics and statistical coordination of the entire camp.

He Yan naturally has no problem dealing with logistical documents, but do you want him to deal with Liao Hua...

At the same time, Liao Hua and others have fewer troops and are easier to extinguish. If they turn around to attack the Fancheng cavalry at this time, what if the Fancheng cavalry flies a kite for a walk? Wouldn't it mean that both sides can't get anything from it?

But just when Cao Zhen was about to lead his people to the water gate of the Jiangbei camp, and was about to cross the pontoon to attack Liao Hua and others in the south camp, he suddenly saw pieces of flames rising in the Han River. , and then followed the current and hit the pontoon!

"fire! Fire is burning on water! ” Cao Jun’s soldiers shouted, pointing at the flames flowing down the river, looking a little flustered and frightened, not understanding this strange phenomenon.

Getting a little closer, Cao Zhen saw that it was not really the fire on the water, but the flames on the raft. Although there is no way to build many boats immediately in Fancheng, it is not an impossible task to bundle some rafts to cross the river, or to burn Cao Jun's pontoon bridge like now.

"It's just a raft!" Never mind that! ” Cao Zhen shouted, “Hurry across the river! Cross the river! 』

Cao Zhen was a little nervous and a little excited. The Cao family has too many children, some are biological, some are from the clan, and some are adopted like Cao Zhen, and if you want to gain a foothold in such a large group of people in the Cao family, you can't do it without two brushes. But if the ability is too strong, it will also fail...

Cao Zhen understood this after Cao Ang's death.

If Cao Ang is still alive and the heir is sure, no matter how good Cao Zhen is, as long as he is loyal to Cao Cao and Cao Ang, he will be safe. But now, although Cao Cao seems to want Cao Pi as his successor, it is not clear. Perhaps Cao Cao believed that uncertainty about the heir was also a way to protect his children, but invisibly, some competitors, including Cao Pi, began to behave in special ways, so at such a special time, Cao Zhen was certainly not willing to go too far. In order to show his intelligence, being a reckless man in military achievements is obviously in line with the expectations of the princes and will be more popular.

Although Cao Zhen repeatedly yelled to ignore the rafts and let the following Cao soldiers find ways to block them, the instinctive fear of fire still made Cao Jun's actions somewhat slow and deformed when passing through the pontoon bridge, so that by the time Cao Zhen waited When they had already rushed to the other side and started to assemble their troops, there were still a large number of Cao Jun soldiers crossing the pontoon bridge timidly...

Although Cao Jun tried his best to block the burning rafts that were flowing down the water with bamboo poles, wooden sticks and spears, some of them hit the wooden frame of the pontoon. The nails on the rafts were destroyed by the force of the water flow. It crashed into the wood of the wooden frame of the pontoon, and then quickly ignited the wooden and bamboo structure of the pontoon!

"Asshole!" ” Cao Zhen roared angrily, “Don’t worry about those people behind! Brothers, come with me! 』

At this time, Liao Hua had already carried out a massacre in the southern camp of Cao Jun...

Both Xiahou Dun and He Yan, who was defending in the southern camp, somewhat underestimated Liao Hua's ferocity. Especially He Yan. He originally thought that Liao Hua had less than a thousand people when he rushed out. Even if the sneak attack succeeded, it would only kill a few people and set two fires. What could be done? What will happen?

As long as he sat firmly in the center and coordinated the counterattack, these sneak attackers should have fled in panic, or even pursued them. But what He Yan did not expect was that in the face of the large number of Cao's troops, Liao Hua not only did not Instead of trying to escape, he rushed into the depths of the camp with greater intensity, pointing directly at He Yan!

He Yan's face turned pale. Why doesn't this young man respect martial ethics? Do you want to burn the baggage? You came to me to do...what?

"Protect me!" Protect me quickly! ! ” He Yan screamed in a high-pitched voice, like a castrated Erha screaming to the sky.

Seeing the commander-in-chief of the camp behave like this, Cao Jun was naturally even more panicked. Liao Hua and others rushed towards He Yan while throwing torches randomly, lighting the surrounding tents and piled equipment and items.

He Yan retreated steadily, until he bumped into Cao Zhen who came to help, and finally stopped and shouted in shock: "Zidan, save me!" Save me! 』

"Step aside! 』

Cao Zhen didn't bother to talk nonsense with He Yan, so he just led the people and rushed forward!

At this moment, Cao Zhen finally saw Liao Hua's appearance clearly. I only saw Liao Hua wearing a black paint armor, and the hood on his head was also black. I don't know if it was originally made like this, or if it was modified for this raid. He is not very old, only two years old. He looks like he is in his early teens, with a strong body and a pair of eyes that exude a cold brilliance under his hood.

Cao Zhen exhaled and said, "Is this person Liao Hua or Liao Yuanjian?" ! 』

Didn't Cao Zhen know that the person opposite was Liao Hua? Although Cao Zhen didn't know what Liao Hua looked like or what his martial arts skills were, he got a lot of information from Cao Ren of Xiahou Dun, which showed that Liao Hua was not a mediocre player, so Cao Zhen used a trick from the beginning. trick!

Normally, most people will subconsciously answer questions when meeting a general's name. Then there will inevitably be a pause between movements, and the breath may be disrupted, so Cao Zhen secretly clasped a small iron halberd in his hand and waited for Liao Hua to stop. Open your mouth and throw it out!

At this moment, the two sides were confronting each other. The distance between them was no more than fifty steps. Regardless of whether they were calculating mentally or not, as long as Liao Hua was slightly distracted and despite his extraordinary martial arts skills, it was expected that he would be extremely difficult to block at such a short distance and in the dark. !

If Liao Hua could be killed in one fell swoop, all the problems in Nanying would be solved immediately!

It's a pity that Liao Hua thought the same way. When he saw Cao Zhen yelling in public, he just raised his finger!

The guard following Liao Hua raised his hand and shot!

Cao Zhen was so frightened that he screamed, turned around quickly, and threw the iron halberd away with his backhand!

Arrows and iron halberds whistled in the wind, passing by each other!

"Dang!" 』

Liao Hua struck the iron halberd with one strike. The crossbow arrow on the other side hit a Cao soldier behind Cao Zhen. Both sides couldn't help but stare at each other, then said "poof" almost at the same time, and then silently slashed at each other with their swords!

When children fight, they often see each other waving their arms, like a windmill-like tortoise punch, but in fact it is not very effective. When adults fight, they usually push each other. Even if they punch each other, most of them are The skin is bruised and the face is swollen, but when warriors wield swords and guns, they often see life and death immediately!

Liao Hua saw Cao Zhen's shoulder move, and the sword in his hand seemed to be curved and straight in the light and shadow of the flames, sweeping from right to left!

Cao Zhen's knife came so fast, and the tip of the knife hit Liao Hua's neck and throat!