Three Kingdoms

Hu Cai looked at the forest burning with flames in front of him, then raised his head and looked through the treetops in the direction of Pingyang Old City. Although the outline of Pingyang City could not be seen from here, Hu Cai seemed to feel that he had already seen it. They looked at the messy soldiers in the old city of Pingyang.

Thinking of the hundreds of soldiers who had just run through the woods, running like rabbits, an idea in Hu Cai's mind became stronger -

That person's last name is probably going to escape overnight!

Normally, even if you were to ambush in this forest, you would have to wait for the enemy soldiers to arrive and then launch a sudden attack to achieve the effect of the ambush.

But these hundreds of soldiers didn't look like they were coming to ambush. Instead, they came specifically to burn down this forest to block my way to Pingyang...

Damn it!

A ferocious smile appeared on Hu Cai's face. He liked this kind of fleeing soldiers so much!

There was someone with a last name before?

By the way, it should be the man named Niu, and the same is true. When there is danger, he will be the first to run for his life. At that time, he chased after this group of fearful ghosts. Many of the soldiers under his command now have armors and weapons obtained at that time. of……

I didn't expect to meet another one here, hahaha, Huang Tian really has eyes, bless me, Hu Cai, to make a fortune!

Hu Cai looked at the sky and saw that he set off very early today and it was not too late yet, so he made up his mind and ordered: "Go around the woods and chase after me!"

The treasure map may not be true, but the weapons and armors worn by these fleeing soldiers are truly valuable, and they are absolutely valuable!

If you rush there earlier, you might be able to catch up with these cowards, but if you wait until tomorrow, you'll probably get nothing!

Hu Cai urged his soldiers, not caring that their formations were somewhat scattered and deformed under his request. Those who were originally on the left wing have now become the forwards, and those who were originally on the right wing have become the rear army...

The whole formation was very long.

However, Hu Cai didn't care about this at all. Anyway, as long as he didn't fall behind, he could basically keep up. Therefore, he did not waste time on the whole team, but followed Huang Cheng and others closely and rushed towards the old site of Pingyang. . ,

He started marching early in the morning until after noon, and then Hu Cai saw the old site of Pingyang County from a distance.

Hu Cai's army seemed to have been discovered, and there was a panic on the top of the city. There were some soldiers riding horses under the city, but they abandoned the city and fled...

"Hahahaha!" Hu Cai laughed when he saw this. He became more and more sure that he was a soldier led by a coward. He pointed with his riding crop and shouted loudly, "See, it's over there! They are all a bunch of eggless cowards! Today Take that place and let everyone go into the city to have a meal! All have bread! All have jerky!"

"Oh..." Bai Bojun cheered when he heard this. Originally, they were somewhat exhausted after coming all the way, but when they heard that they had to eat extra food after conquering this ruined city at night, everyone suddenly became a little more energetic.

If they were to attack a complete city, the soldiers of the Baibo Army would still murmur a little, but the one in front of them is obviously a dilapidated appearance. Although some traces of repair can be seen on the city wall, it is compared to the truly intact nature. It's far worse, so naturally I have a little more courage...

Hu Cai led his soldiers to line up under the city and began to prepare to attack the city. However, Hu Cai's entire formation was now too long. The young and strong ones followed closely, and those with slightly weaker physical strength gradually caught up. We've arrived, but nearly a third of the people are still behind...

Hu Cai frowned and took another look at Pingyang's dilapidated city wall...

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While Hu Cai was looking at Pingyang County, Fei Qian was also looking at the Baibo troops under the city.

"Fei Langjun, it looks like there will be a battle here soon, otherwise..." Huang Cheng said from the side. To be honest, the last encounter at Hangu Pass really scared Huang Cheng. If Fei Qian It's okay to be a person with strong martial arts skills. At most, he can accompany him to charge into battle, but Fei Qian's martial arts skills are only half a bucket of water. This is really not reassuring.

Fei Qian also knew that he could only be of no help here, so he did not use a grand tone or say something about the presence of people in the city, but whispered: "Uncle Ye, be careful yourself, and save the time ahead." Stay strong, the beginning is yet to come..."

Huang Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

The city wall of Pingyang County has been repaired and repaired by Fei Qian soldiers in the past few days, and has generally restored its appearance. However, on the side facing Hu Cai, there is a very large collapsed gap, but it is obvious that it will not be filled for a while. I just barely used some loess to build a low wall on top of the half-collapsed remains of the city wall...

Fei Qian looked around and calculated. If he was the general of the Baibo Army who led the troops below, there should be almost only one optimal choice...

If this white wave army didn't come over today, it would really be a problem for Fei Qian. If you don't come today, it means that the commander-in-chief of the White Wave Army is relatively stable and conservative. Such generals tend to have some back-ups at all times. It is possible to defeat them, but it is more difficult to defeat them.

Among the generals of the Three Kingdoms in my impression, this type of generals is also the most annoying. Just like Zhuge Liang met Sima Yi, no matter how many strategies he tried, he still had no success.

In fact, Fei Qian himself took risks this time, but his opponent was relatively cooperative...

Seeing that the people below the city seemed to be reorganizing their formation, not as if they were setting up camp, but as if they were about to attack, Fei Qian ordered someone to deliver rice balls to the soldiers in front of the formation.

Each soldier has a rice ball slightly smaller than his fist, which is made from a mixture of millet and wheat. Compared with ordinary pure corn rice, it is relatively less hungry, plus a small stick of salted rice balls about the size of a little finger. The meat strips and water are poured into bamboo tubes. If you want to drink, you can get it yourself.

Many soldiers ate the rice balls first, and then put the small dried meat strips in their mouths, grinding them slowly with their teeth, basically reluctant to finish them all at once...

Fei Qian made a final inspection, and after a few words with Huang Cheng, he descended from the city wall.

As for Fei sneaking into the city and retreating to the back, the soldiers on the city saw it, but they didn't have any objections. Going into battle to kill the enemy is a matter for the soldiers. If the commander-in-chief rushes to the front line, it will certainly be more serious. There is nothing wrong with stimulating morale, but if a civil servant rushes to the front line, he is completely brainless.

In their concept, this should be the case. Otherwise, why would they recruit troops? It's that simple to eat people's food and work for others. These days, as long as you don't run away first before the battle, you are considered a good commander. As long as you don't pull back the flag, there is no problem.

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Hu Cai carefully observed the walls of Pingyang Old City.

Although there are some small gaps in the city wall on the side, they are sealed with brick and stone barriers. If there is a full-scale attack, they can be knocked down, but it will take too much effort, and there are not many trees nearby. A relatively good forest was set on fire by these birdmen. Now I just want to make something like a ladder, but I really can't find any materials for a while.

But without the problem of siege equipment, it doesn't matter in the face of this huge gap in the front!

In addition, the small earth wall was less than the height of two people, and the collapsed earth just formed a slope, so it was impossible to climb up.

You can just climb up, why do you need to make a piece of equipment?

Several soldiers who went around the city to inspect the city came back and reported that only this gap was the largest, and most of the others had been filled...

Okay, that’s it!

Hu Cai directly ordered the distribution of rice balls and prepared for battle.

Dry food such as rice balls were in the hands of Hu Cai's personal guards. After hearing Hu Cai's order, they all took off the dry food bags they were carrying and took out at least one piece of dry food from the bag. Two finger-sized rice balls were then distributed one by one to the Baibo army who were preparing for the first batch of siege in front of the formation...

This rice ball has a name, it's called human head rice ball...

During Liu Bei's stay in Xudu.

One day, Cao Cao took his son Cao Chong to visit Liu Bei, intending to let Cao Chong see the heroes of the world.

Cao Cao walked into the courtyard, but did not see Liu Bei, so he loudly said: "Cao Cao and his young son are here to visit!"

I saw Liu Bei running out of the backyard in a hurry: "Oh~ come as soon as you come~ do you bring any fruits~"