Chapter 153: Capture Meng Shu Again
When Cao Cao saw the poisonous insects attacking, he knew in his heart that the ambush would inevitably be behind, and when he saw that the whole army was in chaos and the enemy army was coming, he collapsed without a fight, and hurriedly recruited Zhang Ren and others. New ┡ Ω pen 『 ┡ Fun Pavilion .% For a while, the lords will arrive, Cao Cao saw that almost everyone was inevitably stinged by poisonous insects, sighed secretly, and hurriedly arranged defensive matters.
Meng Huo and Mrs. Zhu Rong, each leading an army, came with a shout, and when they arrived at the wall, they saw that the guards were weak, and immediately attacked. After the rain, the land was soaked in the rain, and the barbarians shouted and worked together to push the wall to it, and the army swarmed in.
Zhang Ren, Wang Ping, and Ma Feng saw that the barbarians were shortlisted, shouted orders, and with a bang, the arrows rained at the barbarians. Seeing that the attack was blocked, Meng ordered the brutes to raise their shields and charge under the rain of arrows. The barbarian soldiers had the advantage of local forces, and they quickly approached the Han army and started hand-to-hand combat.
Seeing that the barbarians were not afraid of death, General Zhang Rensan had no choice but to command his men and horses to retreat to the second wall. When Meng saw that he had broken through a village, his self-confidence was bursting, and he immediately ordered a pursuit. Mrs. Zhurong saw that her husband's side was progressing smoothly, but her own side was pressed down by the Han army, and she was not allowed to advance an inch, so she was anxious, so she ordered 5,000 barbarians to shoot arrows in the rear to cover the attack of the barbarians in front. Liu Zhen and Cao Ang defended this side, and when they saw the bravery of the brute soldiers, they ordered the bed crossbow to carry gunpowder to attack.
The noose of the bed crossbow creaked with a tooth-aching sound, and the long, thick iron arrows were placed on it, and after the gunpowder was ignited, the soldiers struck the mechanism with their hammers, and the iron arrows roared out. The powerful power tore the crowd of barbarians through several openings. The gunpowder explodes, overturning the brutes around the powder bag. Mrs. Zhurong was stunned, what kind of weapon is this Han Army? Why is it so sharp?
Meng Shu commanded the men and horses to come to the second wall, and before he could get close, the rain of arrows rushed towards the barbarians with a scream, and the barbarians who rushed in front were shot over a large area. Meng was reused and ordered the brute to raise his shield to attack. On the wall of the Han army's wall, there was a sudden squeak, and then the iron arrows of the bed crossbow arrived, and hundreds of iron arrows smashed the shield, strung the barbarians into a string, and nailed them to the ground.
When the barbarians saw that the Han army had dispatched a large killing weapon, their hearts were cold, and they crawled on the ground, not daring to advance.
Mrs. Zhurong reacted very quickly, and seeing that the Han army was well defended, she decisively ordered a retreat. Meng Shu received news from his wife and knew that tonight's sneak attack would not be successful, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
Cao Cao ordered the whole army not to pursue, and to be on guard. The army made a lot of noise all night, fortified the wall, looked for poisonous insects, and did not fall asleep until dawn.
Cao Cao was disturbed all night, and his spirit was a little sluggish, and he looked at the people under the tent and said: "The barbarians are in the company of poisonous insects day and night, and our army has been guarded against thousands of defenses, but it is still the way of others." Fortunately, the camp was sprinkled with realgar powder, and if countless poisonous snakes entered the camp, the consequences would be unimaginable. It's just that this scorpion and centipede can be restrained by any medicine? ”
Ma Tan said: "Cao Gong, scorpions are sensitive to smells, and if the camp is sprinkled with quicklime, the scorpions will avoid it; The male yellow also had restraint on centipedes, but the centipedes that entered my camp tonight were different from what I saw every day, with a golden yellow head, which should be a highly poisonous centipede called the golden-headed centipede. Mugwort leaves have a strong smell that can be used to hide from centipedes. Please make a decision. “
Cao Cao said: "Order the soldiers to sprinkle quicklime all over the camp, and put more wormwood around the camp." ”
Meng Shu returned to Zhurong's cottage, counted the people, folded thousands of people, looked at Mrs. Zhurong and the old man Zhu Rongfeng and asked: "The Han army camp is well defended, and the poison attack has failed to work. How to lure the Han army into the valley, and ask the lady and Lao Taishan to think more about it. ”
Zhu Rongye said on the side: "The Han army camp has been prepared for a long time, and when we released the poison, when we approached the Han army camp, we smelled a faint smell of realgar. ”
Zhu Rongfeng said: "It seems that there are capable people in the Han army, we have carefully prepared 10,000 poisonous snakes, but none of them have any effect. Scorpions and centipedes are too small to pose much threat to the Han army. It is better to take advantage of the fatigue of the Han army, send men and horses, and continue to challenge, if the Han army comes out, it will quickly retreat, so that the Han army can not rest, thus angering the Han army. If the Han army is angry, it will inevitably take advantage of the situation to chase after it, so that it can be lured into the valley. ”
Meng Huo applauded and shouted, "Good idea." I will arrange men and horses to provoke the Han army, and ask my wife to go to the valley to arrange in advance. ”
There were tens of thousands of Han troops, and there were really not many who were not stung, so the military doctor made some decoctions to clear heat and detoxify, and mixed some ointments to pull out poison, and finally calmed down the matter. It caused a strange smell of traditional Chinese medicine around the Han military camp, which did not disperse for a long time.
Liu Zhen said to the newly surrendered Yi soldiers under his command: "I know that all things are born, and there must be mutual restraint, do you know the poison in this mountain, what is their nemesis?" ”
This is the right question, the Yi people lived in the mountains in the era, and they know these things well, and a Yi soldier preemptively said: "General, I know." In this deep mountain, there is a kind of thing that loves to eat snakes, we call it a snake-loving beast, and poisonous snakes see it and avoid it. This scorpion and centipede are the favorite of the pheasant, and the pheasant has an iron beak and steel claws, and no matter how tightly the scorpion and centipede are hidden, the pheasant smells the smell, and the claws are slashed, and they are turned out. ”
Liu Zhen said: "I don't know if this snake-loving beast and pheasant can be captured alive?" ”
The soldier scratched his scalp and said, "The pheasant is easy to catch, this snake-loving beast,.... The villain just listened to the old man in the village. ”
Liu Zhen smiled and said: "If someone catches a snake-loving beast, a reward of ten gold, and a reward of 100 yuan if he catches a pheasant." ”
As soon as Liu Zhen's words fell, the Yi soldiers asked almost at the same time: "General, is this true?" ”
"Haha, how can General Ben lie and deceive people."
The soldiers of the Yi tribe immediately jumped up and said, "As long as the general gives us a day off, we will definitely catch the pheasant and the snake-loving beast alive." ”
Liu Zhen pondered for a while, and said with a calm face: "Don't have too many pheasants, two thousand are enough, this snake-loving beast, the more the better." Today, the general is in charge, a day off, everyone has their own skills, and at dusk today, you will receive silver money according to what you have captured alive. ”
Meng Shu led the troops to the front of the Han army village, beating drums and shouting. Cao Cao asked, "Who came to provoke?" ”
The leader of the pro-soldiers said: "The banner of the coming army, with the word Meng in the book, should be the barbarian king Meng Shu." ”
Cao Cao said: "Order Wang Ping to fight." ”
Wang Ping had rectified the men and horses, and just after leaving the village, Meng Shu led the men and horses to retreat. Wang Ping was confused and came to Cao Cao to give orders.
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and ordered all villages to guard against a sneak attack by the enemy.
Seeing that the Han army did not move, Meng Shu shouted and came to the front of the village again. Cao Cao frowned, what does this mean barbarian?
Meng was beaten by gongs and drums, and the movement was earth-shattering, and there was no movement in the Han army. Meng Shu said secretly: Could the Han army be poisoned? I did this, and I didn't come out alone? Don't? Don't? The Han army has no available soldiers? Thinking of this, Meng Shu ordered the army to move forward, approached the camp, and continued to challenge.
Cao Cao watched the barbarians show off their might in front of the village, and said to the scout captain: "Behind the barbarians, can you find out?" ”
The captain said: "Cao Gong, the rear of the barbarians is quiet, and there is no backup. ”
Cao Cao sneered, "The carving insect has a small skill, and he dares to be ugly in front of the Fang family." Let Ma Feng fight to see what Meng Huo does. ”
Ma Feng, as a student of the first phase of Xiangping Military Academy, was the first person who could lead the army independently, and after receiving the order, he took the men and horses out of the camp.
Ma Feng was helpless and came to see Cao Cao, "Cao Gong, Meng Huo retreated without a fight, and there will inevitably be a rear, and the last general suggested that Meng Shu be captured alive." ”
Cao Cao's eyes flashed, "Oh, how do you see that Meng Huo must have a future?" ”
Ma Feng said: "Meng was repeatedly provoked, but he retreated without a fight, intending to provoke our army and lure our army into the shortlist. ”
Cao Cao was overjoyed in his heart, and it was rare to find a secret talent, "I don't know if General Ma has a good strategy?" ”
Ma Feng said: "Cao Gong, why not so? ”
Cao Cao patted Ma Feng on the shoulder and said, "Hahaha, I ordered you to block Meng Huo's back road, do you dare to take the order?" ”
Ma Feng said angrily: "Cao Gong's order, the last general will not dare to disobey." ”
Ma Feng led 5,000 men and horses out of the camp quietly, and with the help of the mountains and forests, he galloped forward.
Seeing that the Han army did not move again, Meng Shu said to his subordinates: "It's only three things, this time we must provoke the Han army to come out and lure them into the valley." ”
Meng Huo rode a high-headed war horse, and came to the Han army camp again, but before he got close to the camp, Wang Ping on the left, Cao Zhang on the right, and Zhang Ren in the middle killed him. Meng was shocked and hurriedly ordered the brutes to retreat. The brute received the order, spread his feet, and ran backwards, running less than three miles, when a cannon rang out, and all the men and horses intercepted the way.
Meng Shu saw the enemy army holding high a large banner that read: Han swept the general horse. Anxiously asked, "Who is coming?" ”
A leader who was familiar with the Han army replied: "King, the person who comes must be Ma Feng of the Han army, one of the generals of the Wudang Flying Army." ”
"Ma Feng? The reputation is not obvious, where does this guy come from? ”
Zuo Ling said: "I just heard that his people are extremely strict in governing the army, and they often charge forward in battle. ”
Meng Shu looked at Ma Feng's men and horses, but there were only five thousand people, and shouted: "The Art of War: The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road." Sons, charge me, kill the Han army, if you can successfully lure the Han army into the valley, this king will not hesitate to reward. ”
When the barbarians heard this, they killed the Han army together. Ma Feng saw that the barbarians were dressed in a variety of clothes, and their faces were painted with oil paint, not to mention any red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, they were all similar to hell ghosts, and sat calmly on the horse, with the spear pointed obliquely at the ground.
Meng Yu saw that Ma Feng was calm and had the demeanor of a general, and as soon as he urged the war horse, he slashed his knife and killed Ma Feng. Ma Feng was not in a hurry, and when he saw the barbarians approaching, the spear was raised, and it fell fiercely, and the five thousand soldiers, turned into archers, and shot towards the barbarians with their heads covered with arrows.
Meng Huo's big knife danced a knife flower, fired an arrow, came to Ma Feng's approach, picked up the big knife, and slashed at Ma Feng with the sound of the wind.
Ma Feng lifted the war horse, dodged Meng Shu's attack, raised his spear, and pierced Meng Shu's right rib. Meng was shocked and returned to block it. Two people come and go, fighting together.
The 10,000 barbarian soldiers led by Meng Shu did not have Meng Shu's ability, and those who fell to the ground with arrows wailed endlessly. Later, Zhang Ren, Wang Ping, and Cao Zhang led the men and horses to kill again, and Meng Yu was inevitably flustered and his knife skills were messy. Ma Feng saw the opportunity, knocked Meng Huo's big knife away with one shot, and took advantage of Meng Huo's stunned kung fu to raise his right foot and kick Meng Huo off the horse.