The sound of the artillery had been going on all morning, and all the gunpowder soldiers seemed to be accustomed to this sound, so they ate when they should eat, and stood guard when they should stand, and not one of them felt any discomfort.

But in the camp opposite, it is not so simple, the soldiers are on high alert almost all the time, the only thing they feel safe at present is the pass between the valleys in front of them, this city defense built in the early years to defend against the Huang Zu of Jiangxia seems to be very strong, surrounded by the surrounding mountains, has become a natural barrier for Chaisang.

Yuan Yun was sitting on the watchtower of the Gunpowder Army at the moment, looking at the opposite pass city wall at the same time, he was still tasting the tea in his hand, and today the logistics baggage sent another batch, and these tea leaves were Wei Yanxiao's tribute, because he knew that Yuan Yun liked to drink tea, so he specially stuffed some private goods in the baggage.

"Lord, although the enemy's city wall is tall and strong, as long as we continue to shell, we can blow up a hole sooner or later, why are the shells located within the city wall, or at the city gate?" Xiao Liu looked at the shooting point of the artillery battalion and looked very confused.

Yuan Yun put the tea bowl aside slightly, and then said with a smile: "Wait for the other party's support to arrive, now the tens of thousands of soldiers brought by Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are too few, so Kong Ming's military division only allows non-stop bombing, but does not plan to attack the city."

Now that the pass is constantly being bombed by us, and casualties are inevitable, if I were Cheng Pu, I would definitely consider finding time to attack, so that we can wait for work, wipe them all out around the camp, and save us from climbing the city. ”

Xiao Liu sighed, and stopped talking, this kind of military strategic thing, he was curious to ask, as for how to arrange it, it was naturally up to Zhuge Liang, because this military advisor had not disappointed.

Not long after, Pang Tong also climbed onto the lookout, looked at the scene of being bombarded by shells on the opposite side, and chose the vacant seat next to Yuan Yun to sit down, and then said: "Cheng Pu estimates that he can only endure until this evening, and he will definitely take action." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yun immediately stretched his neck and looked at the tunnels that were still being dug around the camp, and a tall wooden fence was also surrounded around the perimeter of the tunnels, the main role was not to defend, but to block the reconnaissance on the opposite side.

Seeing that Pang Tong had also begun to drink tea leisurely, Yuan Yuncai asked, "This time the place where we camped was very open and condescending, why did Kong Ming send Zhao Yun's cavalry out?" ”

Pang Tong replied with a smile: "It's not good for the cavalry to stay in the camp for a long time, so it's good to send them out, if Cheng Pu really dares to come tonight, Zilong's cavalry will still have a big effect." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned and puzzled: "You don't plan to let our cavalry attack the city, do you?" ”

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Arrange Zilong to just lie around, once Cheng Pu's attack is not conducive to retreating, they will have to stab sideways to see if they can leave more people on the other side." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yun glanced at the distance between the opposite pass and the Gunpowder Army camp, and then sighed, and said, "Retreating from us to their pass is only a distance of two miles, how can this be intercepted?"

Pang Tong knew very well that Yuan Yun, the lord in front of him, did not know much about the way of the military formation, so he patiently explained: "Although our two armies are not far apart, as long as Zilong stops them when the opponent's army retreats, the other party will inevitably suffer countless casualties."

You must know that most people are afraid of death, after receiving the order to retreat, the soldiers will only think about quickly retreating to the pass, so that it is safe, and on the way to retreat suddenly attacked, they will desperately escape, after all, the pass is not far away, rather than in the field and the cavalry, it is better to return to the city wall as soon as possible to defend the city.

And once this thought arises, then the soldiers brought by Cheng Pu will be scattered, and they will lose any motivation to resist at all, and the infantry will not be able to escape compared to the horse's legs, so if Zilong starts to charge, the other party will definitely suffer heavy losses. ”

Yuan Yun stretched his neck again and looked at the area between the two armies, and found that most of them were gravel roads, although they were still a little rugged, but they were unusually empty, and they were indeed very suitable for the cavalry to rush and kill repeatedly.

After figuring this out, Yuan Yun continued: "Even if we win tonight, do we still have to hold on here without taking any siege posture? ”

Pang Tong smiled and drank all the tea, and then replied: "What was set before was the strategy of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, and now once this pass is broken by us, Chaisang will have to face our army, which Sun Quan must never want to see, so their reinforcements will inevitably continue to come."

And at this moment, we are dealing with some new troops led by Cheng Pu, who have no combat effectiveness, even if they are eliminated, they will not play a role in breaking the muscles and bones, but if Zhou Yu draws people from the army in Chibi, those are the main event, and only by eliminating those soldiers will it be of great benefit to the entire southern expedition. ”

Yuan Yun smiled, what he was thinking about most now was how to kill Huang Gai in the opposite pass, in fact, he really didn't have much interest in destroying how many enemy troops, Cao Cao was now playing against Zhou Yu on the red cliff, and he didn't have any disadvantage in terms of troops, but he was much higher than the other party, and whether he could win in the end or not, the number of troops was definitely not the most dominant.

Pang Tong saw that Yuan Yun was not confused, so he said the purpose of coming, and said: "Kong Ming discussed with me just now, this time we enter the Yangzhou territory, we will destroy our lord by plundering, do not occupy, do not stay, and immediately move to another place after capturing one place, does the lord think this method is good?" ”

Yuan Yun said with a smile: "I said before, the strategy is up to you, unless you are outrageous, otherwise I will not object, this kind of fighting method like the grassland barbarians is also very suitable for the gunpowder army, so I want to fight and leave, you can rest assured to arrange it." ”

Pang Tong got an accurate answer, and then he retreated contentedly, although Yuan Yun was just being treated as a mascot at the moment, and he didn't even bother to participate in the detailed meeting of the battle, but the rules are the rules, and at this moment, the size of the gunpowder army must be told to him, this is the last word in the army, and no one dares to violate it.

At night, Yuan Yun only felt that his eyes were shining, and there was no trace of drowsiness at all, mainly because he drank too much tea during the day, and he was likely to be attacked by the other party tonight, and it was fake to be able to fall asleep.

From midnight until dawn, there was no movement outside at all, until Yuan Yun felt that the other party would not come tonight, and the cannon rang out.

Cheng Pu chose to launch an offensive at dawn in the hope that the soldiers of the Gunpowder Army would already be asleep, but when his men advanced two hundred steps in front of the Gunpowder Army camp, the sudden burst of flames completely broke his plan.

Most of the infantry brought this time was infantry, so the phalanx was particularly dense when attacking, and when it was discovered that the weapons of the gunpowder army were vicious gasoline bombs, Cheng Pu regretted it too late, and could only watch his own army formation be engulfed by huge flames, but he was helpless.

This kind of flame that can't be extinguished as long as it sticks to the body, Cheng Pu is very impressed, when Yan Baihu burned the warship in the dock, he used this kind of vicious weapon, how could he forget it when he was at the scene?

"Retreat from the rear, hurry up." After Cheng Pu gave the order, he was already sweating profusely, and he was now very sure that his plan to sneak attack tonight must have been seen through by the other party.

When several heralds braved the huge flames and went to convey the order, one of Cheng Pu's partial generals asked puzzledly: "General, don't we notify the people in the front?" ”

Cheng Pu frowned, and said fiercely: "Look at those flames, can they still have a living mouth?" The Gunpowder Army is indeed the most vicious and shameless army in the world, and only they dare to use it so unscrupulously with such means to harm the heavens and peace. ”

After explaining this, Cheng Pu didn't say much, but began to gather the rest of the troops, and then scattered the two wings, ready to wait until the charging soldiers had returned, and then immediately returned to the pass, so far, although some are sorry for the brothers who have rushed up, but to ensure the survival of most people, is what a master general should do.

When the sky began to gradually brighten, Cheng Pu finally gathered his troops, and then immediately began to retreat, preparing to take advantage of the fire outside the gunpowder army camp to be extinguished, and then return safely to the pass.

Just when Cheng Pu didn't cause much damage to this night attack, he suddenly saw the sound of rumbling horses' hooves in his ears, and in an instant, his face burned red, and he immediately ordered the left and right wings to start lining up, ready to meet the enemy.

But when Cheng Pu gave the order, the troops on both flanks did not stop, because even the officers felt that there was a pass in front of them, so why fight the cavalry in the field?

After such a hesitation, Zhao Yun's iron cavalry had already had enough time to kill closer, and now those officers and soldiers who were still hesitating finally realized that it was impossible for them to reach the pass faster than these cavalry.

It's just that it's too late to react now, Zhao Yun's 20,000 Hu cavalry has been cut off from the waist of the lieutenant general Cheng Pu's army, and the troops close to the pass began to run frantically towards the city gate, and the soldiers who were stopped in the rear, seeing that some people had already begun to escape, they naturally would not be in love, people would always be lucky to think that they could be the one who survived, so the rout gradually began to spread.

After Zhao Yunchong killed a round, he did not stop, led the army to turn around not far away, and then turned the horse's head and killed back frantically again, and this round of charging was much easier than the first round, because many enemies put down their weapons and began to run desperately towards the visible pass, they all had the illusion that they could run this seemingly close distance earlier than the horse's legs.

Watching the 20,000 Hu horsemen shuttle through the enemy camp with ease on the lookout, Yuan Yun yawned fiercely, and now he finally felt that he could fall asleep, and he had to dream until evening.