Every time the Gunpowder Army set up camp, they would erect two layers of barbed steel wire on the periphery of the camp, which had never been reluctant under Zhang Liao's orders, and at this moment there was finally smoke rising in the camp. Reading at zero o'clock

Cao Ang's Chinese army camp is nothing special, and its appearance is no different from other camp tents, if it weren't for the fact that the periphery was surrounded by baggage trucks, it was basically impossible to tell that this was the most important place for the gunpowder army.

At this moment, Cao Ang's tent was crowded with many people, mainly some of Cao Ang's partial leaders, as well as Cao Zhen who rode the tiger and leopard, and the retinue he brought.

Before the gunpowder army entered Jizhou, the tiger and leopard cavalry had already rushed out from Chenliu, constantly sweeping on the road that the army was going to pass.

Cao Ang had kept this cavalry of 10,000 men in front of him, and it was not until today that Cao Ang began to gather his troops, and they officially entered the camp of the Powder Army.

Cao Zhen, the word Zidan, whether it is appearance or personality, can be described as powerful, what is even more surprising is that Cao Zhen is thick and fine, and his bearing is also very good, so whether it is speaking or behaving, it is quite good.

Yuan Yun sat in a corner of the tent, he never liked to put himself in a prominent position, he could hide from the side and observe others, which was one of his few hobbies when holding such a group meeting.

Cao Zhen is not as calm as Yuan Yun thought at the moment, he has been stationed in the gunpowder army camp in the past few days, and he is really surprised, whether it is the equipment or quality of the gunpowder army, he has never seen such a military force.

The Haw Par Cavalry originally carried its own camping equipment, but Cao Ang finally thought that the other party was slow, so he uniformly distributed the logistics equipment of the Gunpowder Army, simple camp tents, simple military beds, and even simple kitchens, which surprised Cao Zhen.

The tiger and leopard cavalry has always been the proud army of the Cao family, so these knights with good horses have never looked down on people from other troops, but this time they were not lightly hit, looking at the leather armor on their bodies, and then looking at the steel armor of the gunpowder army soldiers, the pride in their hearts instantly disappeared.

The most unacceptable thing for Cao Zhen is that the kitchen knives used by the gunpowder army cooks are all made of fine steel, and then look at the ring-headed knives that Haw Par Rider was once proud of, which is enough for him to blush and blush for a while.

Cao Zhen has always been comforting himself, good equipment does not mean that the combat effectiveness is high, this is also a common sense in the army, so he always intentionally hopes that he can let the two sides compete in the camp, because he is still very confident in the training of tiger and leopard riding, after all, unlike ordinary soldiers, it is half peasant and half army all year round, and tiger and leopard riding must ensure that five months of time is spent on training every year.

Cao Ang also seemed to show a strong interest in Cao Zhen's military camp fight, so a wrestling in the army was arranged in this way, and each side sent fifty people, and then leveled a piece of land, first a personal fight, and after a few battles, Cao Zhen found that he could not defeat the gunpowder army.

However, Cao Zhen still refused to admit defeat, after all, as long as he looked at the other party's big waist and round body, he knew that these gunpowder army soldiers were not only properly trained, but also definitely not bad at eating, even if the tiger and leopard ride was very well configured, meat and other things were also available in limited quantities, but through the observation of the past few days, Cao Zhen found that the gunpowder army's food actually had meat dishes at every meal, and the most important thing was three meals a day.

Since Cao Zhen did not admit defeat, he felt that he needed to test the way of the battle formation, most of the gunpowder army were infantry, and the tiger and leopard cavalry was born to be their nemesis, and Cao Ang did not refuse to compete in the battle formation, so a simulated charge of fifty people against fifty people also kicked off.

It's a pity that Cao Zhen's hope was disappointed again, and the fifty gunpowder soldiers just opened a steel wire defense line, and the tiger and leopard cavalry immediately became difficult to advance, and finally it was just the explosion of a gunpowder bomb, and the formation of the fifty tiger and leopard cavalry was immediately chaotic, and it was not until those knights were disgraced by the frightened horses that the fifty gunpowder army soldiers symbolically released a few rows of crossbow arrows, and a very boring 'show' ended.

Cao Zhen was convinced this time, and he didn't make any provocations, for such an upright person, not only Cao Ang likes it, but Yuan Yun also likes it very much, and finally understands in his heart, why Cao Zhen will be left and right, so many generals like him, which naturally has a lot to do with his character.

In order to win over Cao Zhen, Cao Ang did not restrict his activities in the Gunpowder Army camp, and Cao Zhen was also quite disciplined and would never go to places he shouldn't go, such as the reserve camp for gunpowder bullets.

It's just that when he passed by the reserve camp every day, looking at the big guy wrapped in a thick layer of oilcloth, Cao Zhen seemed to have hair in his heart, and he wanted to know what those six behemoths were?

Because Cao Zhen has always heard that there are some unknown sharp weapons in the gunpowder army, and those six giant objects don't look like they are used for logistics, so there is only one explanation, that is, weapons used to kill people.

For Cao Zhen, a general, good weapons have always had a fatal attraction to him, so he always likes to circle in front of those six behemoths these days, but he has never seen the tarpaulin uncovered.

Yuan Yun naturally knew about this after observing Cao Zhen for a few days, and he was also generous, so he directly invited Cao Zhen to inspect the reserve camp, and the cannons under the oilcloth were not hidden, not only showed Cao Zhen, but also introduced the use of the cannons.

When Cao Zhen heard that as long as the cannon was released, it could blow up the enemy's city gate in a few strokes, and he immediately doubted it again, this kind of thing beyond his understanding naturally couldn't make him believe, but according to the speed of the march, he would be able to reach Liyang in two or three days, and he would definitely be able to see it with his own eyes at that time.

It is also because of this incident that the relationship between Yuan Yun and Cao Zhen actually gets along very well, and Cao Zhen will often go in and out of Yuan Yun's tent now, if nothing else, for Yuan Yun can always find some 'accidental' wine.

Cao Zhen accepted some of the schedules of the tiger and leopard riding in Cao Ang's camp, and naturally there was nothing to do, so he simply sat in a corner of the camp tent and chose Yuan Yun's side.

When Yuan Yun saw Cao Zhen coming, he immediately gave up some positions, and when Cao Zhen sat down, he lowered his voice and said: "My guards hunted a wild boar last night, and it will take at least two days for us to camp this time, so I am going to have a whole pig feast, Brother Zidan is free tonight, you might as well come to my camp and sit down." ”

Cao Zhen is overjoyed, he has been getting along with Yuan Yun in the past few days, and he has found that the Hou Ye in front of him is very peculiar, the gentleman is far away from cooking, like a cook, no Hou Ye will do it himself, but Yuan Yun is different, he not only does it himself, but also does it quite authentically, and his cooking skills far surpass others.

"Do you have any drinks?" Cao Zhen is naturally most concerned about this.

Yuan Yun smiled, stretched out a thumbs up, and then continued to whisper: "Yesterday, I accidentally found two more pots, they should have been accidentally dropped in the past, what a mistake." ”

After speaking, Yuan Yun grinned and began to laugh, Cao Zhen also understood very well, and nodded his head in response.

Yuan Yun likes this kind of Cao Zhen very much, at least this guy is not pretentious, and he doesn't seem to be so strict about occasionally violating some military orders, unlike Cao Ang or Zhang Liao, who always like to teach a lesson with a straight face.

"Fried tenderloin with wine, as well as fried chicken nuggets, it is definitely a delicacy in the world, trouble Yuan Hou to come out more tonight, and when I go back, I will bring some back to the generals below, last time I got a few hooves, and this grandson almost broke his head." After Cao Zhen finished speaking, he looked left and right, and immediately continued: "Drink the osmanthus brew tonight?" ”

Yuan Yun didn't rush to answer, first glanced at Cao Ang, and saw that he was still assigning tasks to his subordinates after camping, so he replied to Cao Zhen with confidence: "I prepared good spirits tonight, but the momentum is a little fierce, Brother Zidan, don't drink too much, otherwise the prince will blame him, and I will definitely take a beating." ”

The corners of Cao Zhen's mouth instantly showed a satisfied smile, although he also liked the osmanthus brew, but as a general, his favorite was still that kind of Yunji spirits, and he felt that he could ascend to the fairyland in one sip, so he only drank it a few times, and now he is a little.

"Ahem."

With Zhang Liao's cough, Yuan Yun shuddered, knowing that it was very wrong to say small things below at this time, so he agreed with Cao Zhen a few more words, and then walked to Cao Ang's side.

When Cao Ang saw Yuan Yun coming to his side, he immediately smiled and said: "Brother Yun has been fortunate these days, we are only two or three days away from Liyang now, and we report from the scouts that Liyang has closed the city gate, and all the roads nearby have been destroyed, it seems that they plan to defend to the end." ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "I have discussed with Brother Cao Ang before, we will follow the established plan, once the city is besieged, we will immediately start bombarding them with cannons, since they plan to defend it to the death, let them all die inside." ”

Zhang Liao also stepped forward at this moment, and then said with a smile: "Let's keep the north gate for them, we must seal the three city gates in the east, west and south, and then the six cannons continue to bombard, I believe that the guards of Liyang will soon withdraw." ”

Cao Ang snorted, and then said to Cao Zhen, who was sitting on the side: "When we drive out the Liyang guards, it will be Zidan's turn to play, and the brothers of the tiger and leopard riders must follow closely, and when this group of Liyang's deserters and the Yecheng defenders who responded to converge, they will immediately launch a surprise attack, you only need to delay them for a while, and I will lead the army to help." ”

Cao Zhen immediately got up and hugged his fists and said, "Order!" I will not let the marshal down, and I will arrange it at the end, as long as I ride in simple clothes, it should not be difficult to catch up with those deserters, and I especially want to thank Yuan Hou here, if you didn't make those stirrups, I'm afraid the tiger and leopard rider would not have such a big combat power as it is now. ”

Yuan Yun bowed his hand slightly, which was considered to be accepted, and then saw Cao Zhen leave Cao Ang's camp with his entourage in great stride.

Seeing that Cao Zhen was gone, Cao Ang also sent the remaining generals out to do errands, leaving only Yuan Yun and Zhang Liao.

"The staff member named Xu Shu brought by Brother Yun is indeed a good strategist, originally I planned to only attack Liyang and then let those deserters go, but he suggested that I must start destroying the living forces of Yecheng outside the city.

He also suggested that I let the tiger and leopard cavalry take the lead, and then arrange for 5,000 gunpowder troops to go around to Liyang to ambush behind Liyang, once I saw the reinforcements of Yecheng, I could immediately wipe them out in the field, and now I am afraid that there are not many people who can fight with the gunpowder army in the field, so I immediately accepted this method. ”

After Cao Ang finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Liao again, and continued: "This time to lead 5,000 gunpowder troops to ambush, it is necessary for General Zhang Liao to command, and it is necessary to leave as many of the opponent's men and horses as possible, lest they return to Yecheng to organize a larger garrison." ”

Zhang Liao sighed, then looked at Yuan Yun, and then said: "It seems that I can't catch up with the bombardment of Liyang, Yuan Hou wants to put a few more shells into the city for me, and it is best for me to hear it more than ten miles away." ”

Yuan Yun laughed and said: "It's easy to say, Liyang City is not big, the artillery is equipped with gasoline that can be poured into the moat, this city can be taken soon, in order to give General Zhang time, I will be gentle at the beginning, but it is only one day, and when the second day of the siege, I will do everything." ”

Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction, then exhaled and said: "Brother Yun is in charge of the south gate of Liyang, four of the six artillery pieces will be given to you, I will take one to the east gate, and Zhang Jaw will take another one to the west gate, are the craftsmen who fired the cannons ready?" ”

Yuan Yun immediately clenched his fists and said: "Ma Jun has brought a large number of trained gunners this time, and Brother Cao Ang can just watch them perform." ”