The flames were everywhere, and what Xiahoudun was most worried about at this time was the baggage in the rear, and according to the itinerary, the baggage team should have entered Bowangpo at this time.

What a Liu Bei, he deliberately led us into the depths and then set it on fire.

100,000 soldiers, with one fire, can not be burned, but if most of the grain and grass are burned, then even if there are 500,000 soldiers and horses, what is the use?

Liu Bei is very clever!

No, there should be a high man.

Xiahoudun unconsciously remembered Xu Shu's sneer above the court.

"Zhuge Kongming is out of the mountain, if you want to conquer Jingzhou, it's not so easy." Xu Shu's words were ridiculed as a laughing stock by all the civil and military ministers above the court at that time, but Cao Cao only smiled slightly at that time.

Xiahoudun finally understood why Cao Cao smiled at this time.

It was a skeptical, but somewhat approving laugh.

Isn't driving away soldiers without a fight the law of the battlefield above?

Back then, Cao Cao set fire to the black nest, so that Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu.

Grain and grass are heavier than mountains.

However, why did he, who had been through a hundred battles, make such a low-level mistake?

Xiahou was stunned for a moment, his heart was half cold, and when he looked up, Zhang Feiyue rushed down from his horse, inhaled and shouted: "Suffer death!" ”

The sound struck, mixed with the ghost Hao Zhenru, killing like a whirlwind rushing into the narrow alley, and everything in front of him was destroyed like ashes.

The powerful sound whistle shook the ground slightly, the earth and rocks cracked, Xiahou Dun roared, and was just about to step forward to fight hard, but he heard a cannon sound behind him, and a group of men and horses stabbed out of An Lin.

Han Hao was split into two with men and horses.

Guan Yunchang!

Xiahou was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he wanted him to fight Zhang Fei, he would not be defeated for a while, and if he wanted him to deal with Guan Zhang and Zhang at the same time, he was not Lu Bu.

As soon as his heart was timid, he lost his fighting spirit, and when he saw the fire and dust flying, the sergeants were burned to death, Zhang Fei's true spirit was swept up to the sky, and he was buried alive in the ground, which was simply a scene of hell on earth.

The birds in the sky were still circling densely, the fire oil was raining down, and the pungent smell of burnt meat permeated the entire Bowangpo.

Guan Yu rode his horse and galloped wildly, invincible, and was affected by his domineering, and Cao Jun was all blown apart into flesh and blood.

"The baggage is burned, let's evacuate quickly!" Yu Ban rode his horse to Xiahoudun's side, and countless fire-filled sassalwoods rolled down on the slopes on both sides, and if they didn't escape, they would all be buried here.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Xia Houdun finally made up his mind, and turned his horse and ran up the left slope.

"Iron armor protects the general!" Yu Ban ordered, and countless turtle shield hands stacked the thick pig iron turtle shields to block Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's way.

"Kill!" Zhang Fei's iron hooves rushed away from the turtle shield, and the ghost Hao Zhenru swept countless soldiers into the sky, and then was torn to pieces by the strong Zhenru storm, and Guan Yu's Yanyue knife over there slashed wildly, braving countless rockets, and rushed towards Xiahoudun.

The turtle shield was stabbed by him and cut into pieces, Guan Yu jumped on his horse, jumped past Cao Jun, and rushed to the opposite slope.

Yu Ban saw Guan Zhang Weimeng, and hurriedly sacrificed the tiger and leopard Zhenru, turned around and killed him.

"Lao Tzu is the boss of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Guan Yu, suffer death!" Yu Ban gritted his teeth, his eyes were about to burst blood, and he desperately slashed at Guan Yu.

Guan Yu saw that Yu Ban's armor burst all over his body, his body doubled, and the skin lines of tigers and leopards appeared all over his body, and sneered: "Beasts and beasts have to fight with people!" ”

He picked up the Qinglong Glaive Knife, slashed it violently from the bottom to the top, and slashed at the Glaive Knife with all his strength in the embargo, "Bang", the big knife in his hand was cut into two sections by the Glaive Knife, the blade passed, and the mount was split in half from the chest to the head, Yu Ban hurriedly leaned back to dodge, and a cut was still cut in the chest, and blood gushed forward.

The strength of the tiger and leopard still can't stop his knife!

Yu Ban panicked, hurriedly held the saddle with both hands, flicked his body, jumped back, Guan Yu slashed with the second knife, Yu Ban just avoided it, and the poor war horse was cut into two pieces by Guan Yu.

Yu Ban's body flicked, and he retreated back like a leopard, and ran out of a distance of ten zhang in an instant, Guan Yu hurriedly rushed, Yu Ban turned over and got on the horse, and rode the horse to the side.

"Third brother, stop chasing!" Guan Yu heard Ming Jin's voice.

Zhang Fei just caught up with Bowangpo and said angrily: "Is Mingjin coming?" It's a pity that Xiahoudun escaped! ”

"Yun Chang, Yide, go back to the army, it's useless to kill more innocents, Xiahoudun can't explain to Cao Cao when he goes back!" Zhao Yun also turned around, and at this time, there was a mess in Bowangpo, and Cao Jun, who was not dead, panicked and fled in all directions.

Bowangpo was burned to the ground.

Back in Xinye City, Liu Bei was overjoyed and rewarded the three armies, but Zhuge Liang sat alone on the city tower, thinking about something.

Zhao Yun recounted the battle of Bowangpo before and after, and Liu Bei said happily: "If it weren't for the clever plan of the military division, how could you win the 100,000 army!" ”

Liu Bei led everyone to catch up with the city tower, but saw Zhuge Liang looking into the distance, stunned.

"Haha, Kong Ming, I'm convinced! Right, second brother? Zhang Fei laughed heartily, for many years, the three of them have not won a battle, and the grievances in their hearts are all vented today.

Guan Yu said with a smile: "That's all up to Zilong, it's good to lure the enemy." ”

"Strategist, you should be happy if you win the battle, why don't you speak, looking sad?" Zhang Fei walked up to Zhuge Liang and looked at him with a low body.

Zhuge Liang got up slowly, glanced at everyone, and said, "Lord, prepare to withdraw." ”

In a word, a basin of cold water was poured on everyone's heads, and only Zhao Yun was silent.

"Strategist, what do you mean?" Liu Bei thought he was joking.

"The lord thinks that Cao Cao is better than Xiahoudun?"

"Nature is far better than Xiahoudun."

"Xiahoudun is just a vanguard, followed by Cao Cao personally leading the army to the south, the lord, Xinye Town is difficult to match." Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and said it categorically.

The people were silent.

"With the military advisor here, we will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao." Liu Bei was still naïve.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "The lord is very loving, and Liang is deeply moved." But Cao Cao is not better than Xiahoudun, this time to the south, must be fully prepared, his purpose is to exterminate Jingzhou, after more than a year of transfer, Xuchang, Chenliu, Luoyang, Puyang, Xiapi, Xiaopei, Runan, Wancheng and other more than 20 cities have been transferred here, Cao Cao is known as the "million army", Xinye Town, the ear of the projectile, the lord's strength is only 30,000, if Cao Cao does not know how to use troops, but also the Xinye radius of a hundred miles flattened, the lord, should be prepared in advance! ”

Liu Bei was embarrassed and said, "What the military advisor said is very true, what should I do next?" ”

"Withdraw!"

"Withdraw? The military division only knows how to withdraw? Zhang Fei's eyes widened like copper bells.

Liu Bei glared at him and said, "Now I can only retreat to Xiangyang." ”

"Xiangyang has been controlled by Liu Cong, Liu Cong listens to Cai Mao again, Cai Mao wants to kill the lord, how can he let us enter the city?" Zhao Yundao.

"His grandmother's, if he doesn't open the city gate, Lao Zhang will capture him first!"

Zhuge Liang pointed at Zhang Fei with a feather fan and said with a smile: "What Yide said is very true. Lord, Liang has already started preparations a few days ago, this small city in Xinye can consume the strength of the Cao army, and it can also delay the speed of their march. ”

As he spoke, he held out five fingers.

"I'm going to use an empty city and consume 50,000 of his troops! Delay for five days. ”

Xuchang.

After listening to Xiahoudun's report, the corners of Cao Cao's eyes twitched.

Bowangpo was attacked, and more than half of Cao's army fled with casualties, and only more than 40,000 soldiers and horses were brought back.

"You've been reading military books since you were a child! Don't you know that the narrow place must be attacked by fire!? Cao Cao jumped like thunder.

Xiahou prostrated himself and did not dare to speak.

Cao Cao immediately calmed down, he rubbed his temples, and suddenly smiled: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, Xiahou is guilty of meritorious service, the generals must work hard to move forward in this southern expedition, this attack on Jingzhou is to fight Sun Quan, therefore, our army will send 800,000 troops, mobilize the troops of 25 counties and generals, and attack Jingzhou together, hoping to take the nine counties of Jingzhou within a year, and then march to Jiangdong." The congregation will obey the order! ”

Cao Jun first raised 500,000 troops, Cao Ren and Cao Hong were the first team, Zhang Liao and Zhang He were the second team, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were the third team, Yu Ban and Li Dian were the fourth team, and Cao Cao led the generals to the fifth team, each leading 100,000 troops, and selected the Sunrise Division on the afternoon of July in the autumn of the thirteenth year of Jian'an.

Within half a month, Cao Ren and Cao Hong led 100,000 vanguard troops to the outskirts of Xinye, and Cao Ren ordered Xu Chu to lead 3,000 ironclad troops to explore the way. Listening to Xu Chu's report, on the Quewei Slope ahead, there were Liu Feng, Guan Ping, and Mi Fang leading the army to station, Cao Ren smiled and said: "This is a suspicious soldier, the Quewei Slope is not Bowangpo, I will not be as stupid as Xiahoudun!" ”

Xu Chu got the order and led 3,000 soldiers to kill the past, and sure enough, Liu Feng, Guan Ping, and Mi Fang fled without a fight, and Xu Chu chased all the way, but there was no Liu Bei's army, and Cao Ren then led the army forward.

In front of him is Xinye Town, Cao Ren looked from afar, there seemed to be no one in Xinye City, glanced at the fierce general Cao Hong beside him, and said: "Look, which play is this?" ”

Cao Hong carried a steel nail shield that was waiting for his body, touched his steel hair, and said, "Liu Bei, did you escape again?" Hahaha! ”

Cao Ren said: "You are lazy again, listen to it!" ”

Cao Hong had no choice but to dismount, put down the steel nail shield, the shield was very heavy, and fell into the soil, Cao Hong lay on the ground, one ear was close to the ground, closed his eyes and listened intently for a long time, got up, and leaned over to listen for a while.

"It's strange that there is no one in the city!"

Cao Ren said strangely: "Impossible, what about the people in the city?" ”

"There really aren't a few people, very few." Cao Hong was a little angry when he saw that Cao Ren didn't believe him.

Cao Ren was about to inquire in detail, but he heard an uproar in the army.

On Xinye City, a huge mechanical wooden bird flew up, Cao Ren looked around, it was Liu Bei and a young man sitting opposite each other drinking, the young man lupine scarf, hehe smiled, looked at Cao Jun, and said loudly: "Cao Ren, I am here with the lord, please have a glass of wine!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his glass to Cao Ren.

"You're the Zhuge villager, right?" Cao Ren was overjoyed, Liu Bei recognized that he was above the court back then, and they often met, how could there be a mistake, but this Zhuge Liang was the first time they met.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said, "Cao Ren, I advise you to lead the army back, otherwise I want you to regret it!" ”

Cao Ren was furious and said, "Villager, there is no one in the city, you don't know about me?" Watch me capture you! ”

Cao Hong had already mounted his horse, Cao Ren hurriedly ordered the arrows to be released, and the Cao army immediately moved forward, and Xu Chu's three thousand iron armor had already taken the hard bow from behind and shot towards the head of Xinye City.

The mechanical wooden bird flew high, flapped its wings, raised its body, and headed south.

"Capture Shinno!" Cao Ren gave the order.

Shinno Castle is indeed empty, it is an empty city.

Cao Jun effortlessly attacked Xinye.

Nothing.

The common people packed up their belongings and left, this is indeed a veritable empty city.

"It seems that Liu Bei has already withdrawn, he lured us into pursuit, there must be an ambush ahead!" Cao Ren calmed down, and when the whole army was stationed in Xinye Castle, a military meeting was held.

It was already dark, and Cao Ren decided to send scouts to probe the front overnight, while flying pigeons to spread the good news of the capture of Xinye to Cao Cao, and at the same time make a plan to capture Fancheng.

"Tomorrow, I will lead an army to attack Fancheng." Cao Hong said loudly.

Cao Ren waved his hand and said: "Don't divide the troops, the prime minister has repeatedly told you to take every step of the way, and you must not fall into the trap of Zhuge Villager again!" ”

As he was talking, there was a loud noise outside the city, Cao Ren was shocked, and walked out of the hall, but saw the sergeant come to report that the city gate was sealed!

"Impossible! The city gates are guarded, how can they be sealed! Cao Ren kicked the sergeant to the ground.

"Really, General, there is a gap in the wall, and the iron gate is moved out of it and seals the gate!"

Cao Ren secretly shouted badly, but he heard the creaking sound in the air, and everyone looked up, only to see a dense number of small birds flying over Xinye.

Countless firewater poured down like a torrential rain.

The houses in the distance exploded, and the fire spread rapidly, Cao Ren was shocked and said angrily: "Quickly withdraw from the city, we have been tricked!" ”

The water tanks on the side of the streets of the city were separated at the same time, and black oil flowed out, and the hidden mechanisms on the stoves in the houses were activated one after another, throwing briquettes into the streets.

The fire was all over the field, the wind helped the fire, and in less than half an hour, Shinno Castle was engulfed in flames.

Cao Ren led the army to break through and rushed to the north gate, Cao Jun began to build a ladder and climb towards the city wall.

"Fuck, it's Zhuge Villager's trick again!" Cao Ren was furious, his armor was on fire, he didn't care about extinguishing the fire, and rushed towards the city gate on horseback.

There were 70,000 soldiers and horses inside the city, and another 30,000 were stationed outside the city.

If you can't break through, the 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city will be burned to death in the city.

Black smoke obscured the sky, and the oil was still pouring down like rain.

If you don't get burned, you will be smoked to death.

Cao's army bombarded the city gate with all their might, but the city gate made of pig iron was only bombarded and shook.

"Let's rush out together!" Cao Ren shouted at Cao Hong.

"And me!" Xu Chu came from behind, and he had already sacrificed his murderous aura? Ghost Ho.

Cao Ren burst into a shout, it was really like an eruption, and Cao Hong shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way if you don't want to die!" ”

Cao Jun was in an uproar and retreated to both sides.

Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xu Chu, all in flames, tried their best together to blast towards the city gate.

"Boom, boom!"

The giant gate of pig iron was blasted out by the three of them, and the huge iron gate covered the sky and the sun, turned a somersault in the air, and landed on the other side of the Baishui River hundreds of zhang away.

The dust was everywhere, and the part that was bombarded by the three generals arched high, and this iron gate looked like an iron mountain from afar.

"Fuck, it's thick!" Cao Ren looked at the smoking fists, and the Cao army in the city rushed out, trampling on each other, miserable.

"Quick, there's a river over there!" Xu Chu was burned by the fire and his mouth was dry, so he rushed to the river first.

With the blow just now, the three of them all exerted all their strength, and Cao Ren was also tired and sweaty, and said in a loud voice: "Quickly withdraw from the city, and the whole army will be stationed on the other side of the Baishui River!" ”

The Cao army in the city poured out like a flood after the floodgates were opened, and rushed towards the Baishui River.

Cao Jun drank water and crossed the river in the Baishui River, only to hear a bang sound upstream, the fire was everywhere, Cao Ren was frightened, shouted badly, and hurriedly ordered Cao Jun to retreat to the shore, but the rolling river rushed in, and a three-zhang high water wall washed Cao Jun mercilessly, Cao Ren was caught off guard, and hurriedly transported Zhenru, resisted with both hands, and the water wall bombarded, and immediately submerged Cao Ren and ran downstream.

Cao Ren complained bitterly in his heart, but he didn't expect to laugh at Xiahoudun, and he also suffered a defeat, he was furious in his heart, and he didn't know which soldier he caught in the chaos, put him on the soles of his feet, and carried him up in the bumpy flow of the water as if he kicked hard, his body flew straight out, and he burst out of the water with a pop, but he saw Guan Yu in the distance After the Baishui River flooded, he led the troops to retreat, Xinye City was full of fire, and most of the Cao army in the Baishui River was washed away, and he couldn't help but feel half cold.

In the sky, the huge mechanical bird flew back again, under the starlight, Cao Ren saw Zhuge Liang sitting on top of the mechanical bird, the feather fan in his hand connected with countless real silk threads, these true silk threads stretched to Xinye City, at this time I realized that the organs in the city were arranged by Zhuge Liang, and I was annoyed and hateful in my heart, but I heard Zhuge Liang smile and said: "General Cao is mighty, Liang originally wanted to burn you to death in the city, but I didn't expect to be escaped by you, I advise you not to chase, otherwise you will regret it!" ”

He pointed at Cao Ren, stretched out his right index finger, flicked off the silk thread one by one, glanced at Cao Ren, and drove the mechanical bird to fly south.

Cao Ren landed, looking at the rolling white water river and the smoke-covered Xinye City, his heart was desolate.