The night was dark.

The bonfire in Cao's military camp is like starlight on the ground, which is very bright from a distance.

Pang Tong stood in the barracks and looked in the direction of the Jingzhou army.

"Will they not come?" Lu Bu stood beside him, and the red rabbit horse was on the side.

"Definitely coming." Pang Tong said: "Zhuge Kongming is not an ordinary character, how can he not see that dragging on for one more day is actually not good for them." ”

"But they don't seem to be moving at all." Lu Bu said: "There are not even many bonfires in the barracks. ”

"It's because there's no campfire that they're attacking." Pang Tong smiled slightly: "There are a lot of bonfires in our army, but will our army attack?" ”

"I don't really understand, what's the difference between them coming and us going?" Lu Bu said: "If you want to fight sooner or later, why do you have to wait for them to come?" ”

Pang Tong smiled slightly: "It's very different, if they come over, we can wait for work." In the past, we happened to fall into Zhuge Kongming's trap. ”

Lu Bu didn't say anything more.

As a military advisor, Pang Tong's grasp of the battle situation will of course be much more accurate than him.

At the beginning, Cao Shuo led the army into Xuzhou, if he listened to Chen Gong, although he may not be able to win, he will definitely be able to support some more days.

Now that he has followed Cao Shuo, Lu Bu's temperament has also changed a lot.

Especially when dealing with a military advisor like Pang Tong who can accurately grasp the battle situation, he has been able to obey his words.

Liu Bei, who was confronting Cao Jun, did not sleep at this time.

Standing in the barracks in armor and looking at the Cao Jun barracks with a little "starlight", Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang: "Launching a full-line attack in the middle of the night, will Pang Shiyuan be defenseless?" ”

"Of course he's defensive." Zhuge Liang said: "I didn't expect to be able to defeat them in one fell swoop. ”

"If you can't defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop, why do you have to launch a decisive battle?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

"Dare to ask the envoy, are the soldiers our strength or theirs?" Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice.

Liu Bei said in the same low voice: "If it's just about the soldiers' ability to fight, I'm afraid our army is not as good as them." ”

"In terms of backup, is it more of ours or more of theirs?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

"Xiahoudun is in Bowang, maybe he has already broken through the valley at this time." Liu Bei said: "They have backup, and there are many of them, we don't have anything......"

"In fact, our army has fallen into a dead end." Zhuge Liang said: "What is the difference between winning and not winning, fighting and not fighting? ”

"Kong Ming means ......" Liu Bei was stunned.

He also sensed that the current situation was very unfavorable for them, but he didn't expect that it had reached the point of death.

"Fight against the water." Zhuge Liang said: "If we win, we can escape and return to Xinye, if we don't win, we still have a chance." But Pang Shiyuan is different, in a battle tonight, he must win! ”

"It seems to be a dead end, but in fact there are more choices." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said very calmly: "Just watch it." ”

Although he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, Liu Bei didn't ask any more.

Although he often betrayed those who had helped him, there was a benefit.

Since he chose to believe Zhuge Liang, he would no longer show doubts on the surface.

Zhuge Liang said to Guan Yu on the side: "General Guan, I'll hand over the raid to you later." ”

"What do I do?" Guan Yu received the military order, and Zhang Fei asked on the side.

"General Zhang led the cavalry behind." Zhuge Liang said: "Once General Guan leads the enemy army in Tupo, he will immediately step forward and cover the enemy from both sides. ”

"Envoy." He looked at Liu Bei again: "The Chinese army is tired." ”

"When am I going to strike?" Liu Bei asked.

"The envoy only needs to sit in the Chinese army and let the soldiers know that you are on the battlefield." Zhuge Liang replied: "With the envoy in charge, the officers and soldiers of the three armies will definitely fight with one heart and one mind." ”

He continued: "Please give the order to blow the trumpet and beat the drums of war to fight the enemy. ”

"Isn't it supposed to be done quietly at night?" Liu Bei asked puzzledly: "Why do you want to beat the war drums and blow the horn?" ”

"Pang Shiyuan has been prepared for a long time." Zhuge Liang said: "Quietly stepping forward is just self-deception, but it makes him laugh." ”

Liu Bei instructed the guards standing behind him: "Pass the order, blow the horn and beat the war drums, and prepare to attack." ”

War drums and trumpets sounded in the quiet of the night.

Cao Jun barracks.

Hearing the sound of trumpets and war drums, Lu Bu said, "Is Zhuge Liang stupid? When he fought at night, he still made such a big commotion. ”

"He's not stupid." Pang Tong said: "He knows that our army is on guard, and it makes no difference whether he blows the horn or not. What he likes is that our soldiers are tired, and they can wait for work. ”

"General Lu." Pang Tong instructed Lu Bu: "It depends on you to face the battle head-on." ”

"Shiyuan rest assured." Lu Bu arched his hand and said: "No matter who they come, I want him to come and go." ”

Pang Tong nodded, and then looked at Wei Yan: "General Wei, after the enemy army attacks, it will definitely make the cavalry detour from both wings, and the Flying Bear Battalion will probably act as cavalry tonight." ”

"The Flying Bear Camp is meant to be ridden and walked." Wei Yan said: "On horseback, although we are not as good as the dragon pattern horse, the ordinary cavalry has not seen it yet. ”

"Except for the Flying Bear Battalion, I also transferred all the cavalry to you." Pang Tong said: "Tonight, I will personally guard the Chinese army, and the opportunity to make contributions will be given to the two generals." ”

Lu Bu and Wei Yan arched their hands at the same time.

Lu Bu said: "Shiyuan is guarding the Chinese army, please be more careful. ”

"General Lu, don't worry, they can't hit me." Pang Tong smiled slightly and said, "I'm here to wait for the good news of the two generals. ”

Seeing Lu Bu and Wei Yan leave, Pang Tong instructed the guards: "Pass the order, beat the war drums and prepare to meet the enemy." ”

With Pang Tong's order, the Cao army camp also beat the drums of war.

The sound of trumpets on both sides echoed in the wilderness.

The two armies lined up in formation, ready to fight.

The original dark Jingzhou military camp was already full of torches at this time.

Countless torches seem to suddenly appear in the night, dotting the wilderness of the night.

Guan Yu carried a big knife and walked at the forefront of the Jingzhou army array.

He was followed by only a few dozen cavalrymen, the rest were heavy infantry armed with large shields and lances.

The infantry were followed by archers with longbows.

Compared with the Jingzhou army, the Cao army did not have full-time archers.

Each soldier carried a longbow behind him, and every one of them was an archer when needed.

Twenty or thirty steps away from the antlers that had been arranged earlier, Lu Bu raised the Fang Tian Painting Halberd and stopped.

The soldiers of the Cao army behind him also stopped, and the Cao army in the front row ran in front of Lu Bu and set up a shield formation on the spot.

(End of chapter)