Three Kingdoms

Chapter 396: Activities in the woods

Hu Cai seemed very happy and in a very happy mood. For him, anything that could make him rich was a good thing.

The strength of more than a thousand troops is not small, but definitely not much, and it is in a poor place in Pingyang County.

And Hu Cai also knew very well that just like the Yellow Turbans themselves often falsely reported the number of people, the so-called county soldiers often falsely reported the number of people and paid them empty wages. Which soldier would not do this?

What's more, there is also the difference between regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. Those who can really go into battle to kill the enemy are probably only a few hundred of the more than a thousand soldiers, and the soldiers under his command are nearly four thousand, and they are all A strong, serious man who has fought before and seen blood, is he afraid of a ball?

What's that last name?

No matter what his last name is, as long as he dares to fight head-on, Hu Cai will decide to hold him back from the front, and he will definitely be able to swallow it with two wings! If you don't dare to fight in positions and want to rely on the shabby city walls of Pingyang City for defense, haha, Pingyang County has been abandoned for so many years, and there are collapsed walls everywhere, isn't it the same as if there were no walls at all?

You must know that although he is greedy for money, he is still willing to spend some money on soldiers. After all, without good soldiers, there is no way to steal more money. He can still calculate this account clearly.

The distance from the original base of the Baibo Army to the old site of Pingyang County is about forty miles away and less than fifty miles. Hu Cai calculated that he would walk about thirty miles today, then set up camp and rest, and then directly attack the city tomorrow. , of course, if that guy with that last name was smarter and retreated on his own, I would have saved myself the trouble...

The land on the west bank of the Fen River is relatively flat. After Hu Cai sent out the scouts, he arranged the team into a row of five people. Although it was not too neat, compared with the miscellaneous soldiers and the common people carrying packages, For that matter, it's already pretty good. The team of four thousand people was like a long snake, winding towards the southwest.

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About ten miles northeast of the old site of Pingyang County, there is a small forest. The road passes through the middle of the forest. The cross-section of the forest is not very large, but because there are some shrubs under the trees, it cannot be seen at a glance. Just look through it.

Five Baibo soldiers who were scouts came here. They looked at the woods in front of them and glanced at each other. Then they separated into two people, got off their horses, hunched over and slowly prepared to go into the woods to check...

It was quiet all around, except for the faint sound of the two soldiers stepping on dead branches and leaves.

A Bai Bo touched the bushes in the forest, slowly straightened up, and stuck out his head...

Suddenly there was a "boom" sound from the bowstring, and an arrow shot out from the woods!

The arrow was as fast as lightning, and in an instant it penetrated the neck of the Baibo Army with a cloud of blood mist! Bai Bobing fell on his back, covering the blood hole that suddenly appeared on his neck.

The remaining Baibo army didn't even shout, and immediately turned around and ran away.

Huang Cheng shot another arrow, killing the second dismounted Baibo soldier to the ground. The remaining three Baibo army scouts had already galloped away.

Huang Cheng put down his bow and said, "Let everyone get ready, the Yellow Turban Thief is coming soon."

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The dust on the horizon became more and more obvious, and soon after, black shadows appeared one after another, slowly getting closer and closer. After receiving the scout's report, Hu Cai had already dispersed the soldiers, left and right. The two wings expanded outward, and the soldiers in the middle began to press toward the woods.

Hu Cai sat on the horse and looked around. There was no smoke and dust, no soldiers, only the forest in the distance. Hu Cai measured the size of the forest and sneered. Although such a forest was not too big or too small, it was still a little sparse. At most, it could only hide a few hundred people in an ambush. Hum. , can it still be called an ambush if it is discovered?

"Surround us on both sides!" Hu Cai ordered.

Like a big crab, Bai Bojun stretched out two big pincers and began to prepare to surround the woods...

Suddenly there was a chaotic shout in the woods, and more than a hundred soldiers rushed out and formed a crooked formation in front of the woods. A general at the head held a long knife and shouted loudly: "Who is coming? But who is coming?" Dare to fight to the death in front of the formation?"

Hu Cai couldn't help but laugh. My current number is about ten times yours, so why should I fight to the death with you? Where did this fool come from?

Hu Cai didn't pay attention to the general's shouting at all. He just sat in the middle and didn't understand. He ordered the two wings to speed up and surrounded these fools with their soldiers...

The soldiers in the middle are also slowly approaching step by step...

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Huang Cheng watched the white wave troops on both sides gradually surround him. When he was appraising the distance in his mind, he shouted: "You are a cowardless man! Next time I will chop off your head!"

Then he turned his horse, led his soldiers into the woods, and escaped.

Hu Cai was still leisurely taking a water bag to drink water, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he spurted out with a pop and almost choked.

By the time the Baibo Army swarmed up and arrived in front of the woods, Huang Cheng and his men had already disappeared on the other side of the woods.

Hu Cai also rode up and caught up. Looking at the fleeing figures disappearing in the distance, he couldn't help but cursed: "Escape faster than a rabbit! Damn it!"

"Qu Shuai! Look! It's on fire, it's on fire!" Suddenly a soldier shouted.

I saw in the woods, I don’t know when some fires ignited the shrubs and trees, and now they are gradually expanding, and thick smoke begins to spread in the woods...

"Spread out! Quickly spread out!"

Although the Baibo Army did not pursue them into the woods, it would not be good if any of their clothes were caught in the fire, so they dispersed their formation and stayed away from the woods.

"Qu Shuai...what should we do now?"

The road goes through the woods. Although it would be faster if we go directly forward, it is obviously impossible for the nearly 4,000 people to pass through before the fire ignites. If the fire suddenly increases, it will not be good. Well, after all, fire and water are ruthless.

But if you want to go around, you need to make a circle around this forest. Although the forest is not too big, if you want to go around, it is not on the road. There are some potholes and some ditches, although it is not a big problem. , but it will be somewhat difficult to move forward.

Wait here until the fire is over before going over?

Definitely not!

Who knows how many days this fire will last?

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Hu Cai's head. Could it be that that damn guy with that last name was up to something?

Is it just to delay my trip to Pingyang? !

Are you still trying to trick me with this little trick?

"Lord! Oh no! The enemy has reached Xudu!"

Xu Chu rushed into the military camp and shouted.

"Surrender." Cao Cao said calmly.

Xu Chu stood blankly for a while, then suddenly realized something and rushed out...

After a while, Xu Chu shouted: "We won! Xu Du was saved!"

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