Cao Peng's voice was completely hoarse!

During the battle, he ran to the city tower, fought with the Xiapi army who rushed to the city, and shouted loudly to cheer up the soldiers on the city.

At the moment when Pi Jun collected his troops, his whole person seemed to be paralyzed.

If it weren't for that breath, maybe he would have fallen into blood and slept with him for three days and three nights.

Today, there are more than 30 Xiapi troops who died in his hands. At this time, human lives seem to have turned into cold numbers. No matter how many people died, I am afraid it would not cause Cao Peng to have emotional fluctuations. As the saying goes, mercy is not in charge of soldiers! Maybe that's how it feels.

Looking at the corpses lying in a pool of blood, Cao Peng was numb...... "Childe, rest for a while." ”

"Xingba's raid is really timely."

"Hmm!"

"But that's just for once. The next time Xingba wants to raid again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy, and the effect won't be better than this time. ”

"Why?"

Zhou Cang couldn't help but ask.

Cao Pengmu sent the Pi soldiers back to the camp, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his body was sore and uncomfortable, he still straightened his waist and dragged his knife to patrol the city. He wanted to drum up the momentum of the soldiers, after all, the casualties of this whole day were too great. At the West Gate alone, the number of dead and wounded exceeded one hundred and fifty. At the East City Gate, the casualties exceeded 200. In other words, in this daytime, Cao Peng lost at least 400 people, not counting the 100 warriors lost in the sneak attack in the early morning, adding up to 500. That doesn't sound like a staggering number.

But if you contact the total strength of Quyang, you will find that these five hundred people account for a quarter.

"How many people is Wang Xu recruited today?"

"It's not much, it's only about two or three hundred......

Quyang people's sense of belonging to Cao Peng is not high after all. Being able to recruit two or three hundred people is already beyond Cao Peng's original estimate...... "Order him to step up training." ”

"Whoa!"

Cao Peng let out a light breath, and there was a hot pain in his throat and eyes.

Make it next to a bucket, and the water on the façade has turned red. Cao Peng didn't care much, picked up a dirty pottery bowl next to him, scooped a bowl of water, and drank it all. The water smelled of blood, and I don't know how many people's blood was mixed with it. But at this time, who cares about these things? When a bowl of water is put into the stomach, the feeling of fire in the throat and eyes is relieved a lot. Cao Peng let out another breath, leaned on the battlements of the city wall, glanced outside the city, and let out a sigh.

"Chen Gong's reaction this time was beyond my expectations."

"Oh?"

"When Xingba first raided, I thought that Chen Gong would be in a mess and withdraw his troops to fight back.

Who knows, this guy actually ignored it and continued to attack Qu Yang...... If it weren't for Xingba's bravery, he was caught off guard by Chen Gong, but I was afraid that he would not withdraw his troops. This time, he suffered a loss, and next time he will definitely be prepared, and it will be difficult for Xingba to succeed again. ”

To be honest, Chen Gong's reaction really startled Cao Peng.

What he said was from his heart, that is, Gan Ning...... If you change someone, Quyang will be in danger today.

Cao Peng is naturally very confident in Gan Ning. Historically, during the Battle of Misukou, Gan Ning should have been forty years old, and he was still able to lead a hundred cavalry to break through the camp and come back without breaking a single soldier. This courage can be imagined. Now Gan Ning is a good age, and I am afraid that there is only one person surnamed Cao who can live a few tricks with Gan Ning one-on-one in the Xiapi army...... Therefore, Cao Peng is really not worried.

What he was worried about now was the attitude that Chen Gong had shown.

Judging from Chen Gong's reaction at the time, he wanted to conquer Quyang in one go.

That kind of resoluteness frightened Cao Peng...... Although the number of casualties in Chen Gong today is larger than his own, he can't stand up to others, and he is determined. If you continue to fight so hard, how long can you hold on? Cao Peng is really a little vague now, and even a little scared.

"Uncle Zhou, let the brothers go down to the city to rest, and order Zi You to lead the troops to defend the city."

"What about you?"

"I'm just staring at ...... Uncle Zhou, you go down to rest first and recuperate your spirits. Let's say that Fang Chang is long, and the next one will be more bitter. ”

Zhou Cang wanted to refuse, but was blocked by Cao Peng's sentence 'This is a military order', so he had to bow down and obey.

A moment later, Xiahou Lan led five hundred soldiers to the city tower and handed over to Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang took more than 300 people and retreated to the west campus to rest.

"How's the situation in Dongcheng?"

"It's not optimistic."

Xia Houlan looked worried, and said softly: "On Wen Jue and Yan Fa's side, there are only four hundred people left now, and they are all tired. I have ordered Wang Xu to send people over to replace him, but most of them have just been recruited and should not be of great use. I estimate that in the battle tomorrow, Wen Jue's side will lose at least half of the men. But there is no way, we are short of manpower, and Wang Xu only has 200 people left in his hands now. ”

"Ordered Wang Xu to continue to recruit...... It's really not good, raise the pension.

Tell the people of Quyang that if one person is recruited, he will get grain and rice...... TMD, I don't believe it, Haixi million Hu, can't levy a thousand people. Open the treasury for me and send me food. If you die in battle, you can move your family to Haixi and get 50 acres of fertile land......"

Cao Peng is really anxious!

The lack of troops and low combat effectiveness have become the main problems he will face next.

Xia Houlan agreed, and seeing that there was no one left and right, she couldn't help but whisper: "Childe, there is one more thing that must be told to you in advance." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Our arrows...... Consumed too quickly. ”

"Huh?"

"Today, in one day, nearly 30,000 arrows have been consumed."

Cao Peng was a little confused.

But he remembered that Quyang now only had a total of 100,000 arrows, and this one day, he consumed one-third?

However, how many enemies were shot by 30,000 arrows? Cao Peng calculated, and estimated that the enemy army who died under the arrows was five or six hundred. In other words, for every fifty arrows, one person is shot...... Cao Peng gasped and was speechless for a while.

"Many people are so nervous that they can't even pull their bows when they go up.

The arrow fell off the string, so that it ...... Childe, it's better not to let the recruits use arrows, otherwise many arrows will be wasted. I mean, it's better to have two hundred veterans on each side. I mean, the one who is going to war today is an old pawn. Let them hold the bow, it should be better than the new pawns. After all, few of these people have seen a big scene, and they have never been in a battle formation to kill people......"

Cao Peng's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, using the old to bring the new, a good idea." ”

He found that his head was really useless.

I can't think of this method, which was so common in later generations. When recruits go to the battlefield, there will inevitably be all kinds of tension and all kinds of mistakes. If there are a few veterans with you, the effect will be significantly different. Pan Zhang's side has basically acted in this way, but Simon's side seems to be ...... Cao Peng immediately ordered to send 200 old soldiers over, and at the same time let 200 new soldiers go down and let them be with the old soldiers.

Even if you haven't been on the battlefield, you can communicate with each other.

After dealing with these things, it was getting close to the hour.

The night was dark and dark clouds were rolling.

It looks like it's going to change...... Xiahou Lan pushed Cao Peng into the foyer of the arrow tower and forced Cao Peng to rest.

Cao Peng said: "Ziyou, looking at it, I'm afraid it's going to change the sky." You send someone to inform Wen Jue and ask them to strengthen their garrison and be sure to stay vigilant. It's dark and kills the night, and the wind is high and the sky is on fire. We can steal the camp, and I think Chen Gongtai may also sneak attack......"

"Whoa!"

Xia Houlan looked up at the sky, feeling concerned.

He immediately called for someone, sent them to inform Pan Zhang and Deng Fan, and then closed the door to the foyer.

"Light the torches and throw them down the city every twenty paces. When the torch is extinguished, it will be replaced immediately, be careful of the sneak attack of the dogs, and everyone will be on alert! ”

Xia Houlan's voice echoed in the city tower and entered the foyer.

Leaning on the couch, Cao Peng glanced at Chu Ge, who was lying next to the door, lying in his clothes.

This kid is also working hard today, and there have been several times when he has quick eyes and hands, which has prevented Cao Peng from being injured.

Wounded in the early hours of the morning, he fought another day.

Even those who are beaten with iron can't afford it. Falling to the ground, Chugo let out a burst of snoring sounds, and seemed to sleep soundly.

Cao Peng picked up the futon, walked over and covered Chu Ge's body, and then returned to the bed.

He closed his eyes, and the sounds of daytime shouts of killing seemed to echo in the depths of his ears. The tragic battle scene of the knife and the bloody gun and the deadly gun did not stop coming to mind. One by one, the good men fell in pools of blood, and finally turned into cold corpses.

This is war!

It's hard to imagine the horror of this without having experienced such a thing.

Cao Peng killed people in his previous life, and he also killed people after he was reborn. But that level of murder is nothing compared to the tragic scenes in the daytime. It is often said that politics in times of war is a continuation. But for ordinary people, war is killing.

Politics, that's the game of those in high positions.

At least for now, Cao Peng is not qualified to participate in this kind of game.

I have to say that the day's fighting made Cao Peng understand a lot...... He lay on the bed, unable to calm down. So he sat up cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to practice the 12 Duanjin of Jinggong. The breath is lingering, as if there is nothing. By reciting the mantra in your heart, your spirit gradually relaxes, and the whole person enters an ethereal meditative state, and the functions of the whole body gradually recover along with the mantra.

This night, for many people, is destined to be a sleepless night......———————————————————————— outside Quyang City, under the Pi military camp.

Lu Ji lowered his head and sat in the military tent without saying a word.

In the meantime, his performance was so embarrassing that he was so frightened that he fled, so that the rear army camp was chiseled through by Gan Ning.

But neither Chen Gong nor the surname Cao blamed him.

Especially surnamed Cao, although he has always been unaccustomed to Lu Ji, he has to admit that Lu Ji ran too timely at that time. According to the evaluation of Gan Ning by the surname Cao, within three moves, Lu Ji will be in danger of his surname. If Lu Ji was killed by Gan Ning, even if Quyang was captured, it would still be a fiasco. Regardless of whether Lu Bu is interested in seeing Lu Ji or not, in name, Lu Ji has always been Lu Bu's son...... Under the care of the surname Cao and Chen Gong, they failed to save Lu Ji's surname and spread it, and the two of them didn't want to show up again in the future.

Perhaps, according to Lu Bu's temper, he dared to directly attack the two of them.

Therefore, sitting in the military tent and looking at the dejected Lu Ji, the surname Cao and Chen Gong couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

"Gongtai, there is such a team of people outside, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to devote all our energy to Quyang County."

The surname Cao patted his forehead and said softly: "Every time it is critical, they run out and rush to kill for a while, what should we do?" ”

Chen Gong shook his head, "Not necessarily. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Today's defeat is not our fault, but our unfamiliarity with Haixi.

We didn't know that Haixi still had such a fierce tiger hidden, so that he was caught off guard and ...... If we are on guard, he may not succeed. I don't think they have a lot of people, and they won't attack again.

You only need to send one person to sit in the rear army and watch out for it...... Zishan, would you like to? ”

Lu Ji raised his head and said in a deep voice, "The last general is willing." ”

He knew that he couldn't refuse Chen Gong. Since you can't refuse, then say yes. In case things don't go well, running away is ...... The cunning surname of Hu Er in Lu Ji's bones is destined to be impossible for him to be as resolute as he said.

Chen Gong didn't know if he could see Lu Ji's careful thoughts, and when he saw that he was ordered, he nodded and stopped discussing this issue.

He sighed.

"Gongtai, why sigh?"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly: "I was thinking, we are all blind...... actually allowed such a fierce tiger to be at ease in Haixi for a year. ”

The surname Cao was silent, not knowing how to answer.

Chen Gong said: "I'm just worried now, what other tricks haven't been used in Haixi?" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, it also meant that Chen Gongzhen really began to face Haixi, Deng Ji, and Cao Peng...... The surname Cao didn't know how to answer. But he could hear that behind Chen Gong's words, there seemed to be a trace of hesitation.

"Gongtai, there is something I have to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

"I have attacked the east gate today, and I have found that the defense of the east gate, though fierce, seems to lack discipline.

Ximen is guarded by Cao Youxue, and that kid's mind and mind are extraordinary. If it is attacked, I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties...... Since it is impossible to storm the west gate, why not invest the main force on the east gate? As long as Cao Youxue's forces are contained, the east gate can be conquered in one fell swoop. ”

"Is there such a thing?"

Chen Gong's eyes flashed with a gleam.

"Shulong, you will tell me the details of the battle situation at the East Gate."

The surname Cao thought about it, and then began to tell about the battle situation at the east gate today. From the initial attack, to the later collection of troops, and the means of defense at the east gate, he explained in detail. And Chen Gong listened very carefully, refusing to even let go of a subtle detail.

After the surname Cao finished speaking, Chen Gong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"According to what you said, the defense of the eastern city is indeed chaotic, and there is no order."

Cao said: "Then can the public agree with my plan?" ”

"No!"

Chen Gonghu stood up suddenly and wandered in the military tent for a long time.

He stopped, his eyes burning.

The candle flame in the military tent reflected a haze on his face, and a sneer appeared on his face, "Ming, continue to attack Ximen." ”

(To be continued)