Hearing Xun You say that he would arrange people to go out of the city to rob the camp, Yu Ban and Chen Qun were shocked. Chen Qun hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Gongda, the Jingzhou army is extremely brave, the city is full of foot soldiers, going out of the city to rob the camp at this time is tantamount to a moth to a fire!" ”

Yu Ban also persuaded: "The camp of the Jingzhou army is quite orderly, there must be masters in the army, how can they be defenseless?" Please think again, sir! ”

Xun You sneered: "The Jingzhou army is brave, isn't there no warrior in our army?" If the enemy is prepared, can't we take it by surprise? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yu Ban and Chen Qun both looked ashamed. Yu Ban arched his hand and said: "Yu has been taught!" Yu is not talented, and he is willing to lead an army out of the city and swear to break the enemy army! ”

Xun You waved his hand and said, "Go out of the city and rob the camp, and you will die for a lifetime." Xun did not spare the general's life, but the defense of Puyang City still needed the general's strength to maintain. I also asked the general to select five hundred loyal and brave people, and Xun would do it for them! ”

There are a total of 30,000 Cao troops left behind in Puyang, many of whom are elite in a hundred battles, and it is not difficult to select 500 warriors from them. Soon, five hundred sturdy warriors stood in front of Xun You.

Xun You pointed to the Han army camp under the city and said, "You have all seen or heard today that the thunderbolt of the Jingzhou army has filled in the moat outside the city. If Xun was as expected, they would launch an attack on Puyang City early tomorrow morning. These thunderbolts, if lined up in front of the battalion, could effortlessly throw stones over the walls of Puyang City. When the time comes, everyone will probably not think about how to defend the city, but how to avoid these stones. ”

In fact, there was no major battle in Puyang City today, but everyone heard and witnessed the power of the Han army's trebuchet, and throwing stones into the city was not Xun You's alarmism. There were also trebuchets in the Cao army, although the power was not as great as that of the Han army, but when the stones were thrown, they could still smash a big hole in the roof. Most of these Cao soldiers were in Puyang City, and their faces suddenly changed.

Xun You saw the change in the expressions on their faces, and continued: "If you want to avoid the threat of the Jingzhou Army's thunderbolts, the only way is to fire them!" Whether Puyang can be saved from the catastrophe of extinction, I please! ”

Only then did the army understand that Yu Ban had summoned them to get them out of the city to burn the trebuchets of the Han army. Not to mention that they didn't know where the trebuchet of the Han army was, just a few miles outside the city, a battalion and an army of 100,000, and 500 of them were scattered into it, like a pebble thrown into the sea, I am afraid that not a single Lang flower can be lifted. The faces of all the soldiers could not help but show timidity.

Xun You suddenly changed his words and said in a deep voice: "Someone said to Xun just now how brave the Jingzhou army is, but Xun doesn't believe it!" Are there no warriors among you? Isn't your courage as good as those Jingzhou troops? ”

These words were impassioned, and not only the five hundred soldiers, but even Chen Qun and Yu Ban, who were standing on the side, felt a fever on their faces.

Xun You took advantage of the situation and said: "Actually, there is something Xun has never wanted to tell you, but now he has to say it!" The Jingzhou army is very ferocious, Liu Xin is called the Han clan, but in fact he is no different from the alien race on the grassland, and his most common method is to slaughter the city! All men taller than the wheels were beheaded, boys were put to death, and women, young and old, were made prostitutes. Your families are in the city, and if the city is broken, none of them will be spared! It will be difficult for you to go, but please think about your family, think about your wives and children, do you need to hesitate any longer? ”

When he said this, Xun You himself felt a little blushing. It is true that Liu Xin did what he said, but it was limited to treating the nomadic tribes of the steppe, but never to the Han Chinese. Of course, if the Han army broke through Puyang City, some people would also be punished, their property would be confiscated, and their wives and daughters would be sold into slavery. But that was only for the noble class, and the common people would not be affected in any way. However, in order to boost their morale and make them put their lives on the line, Xun You could only do his best to discredit Liu Xin.

Hearing Xun You's words, the five hundred Cao army warriors really straightened their chests and said in unison: "Please instruct Mr. to go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!" ”

"Good!" Xun You bowed deeply to these soldiers, pointed to the city and said, "You and the others are divided into four roads, each with fast horses and fire-starters, sneak out of the city tonight, break into the enemy camp, find the location of the thunderbolt cart, and then set fire to it!" ”

The army said in unison: "Please rest assured, sir, if you go here, you will not succeed, and you will never return to the city!" ”

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that this is a game of nine deaths and a lifetime, and the hope of coming back is very slim.

Yu Ban suddenly frowned and said, "Mr. Qiyu, there are only three hundred war horses left in the army. ”

Since only 500 men were sent to rob the camp, cavalry had to be used. Otherwise, if you send infantry, I am afraid that you will become a live target before you rush to the side of someone else's camp.

Xun You waved his hand and said, "The big families in the city, who don't have dozens of good horses. Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, and let them hand over all their horses! ”

At this time, Cao Cao had not yet turned against those scholar families, and in many respects he still needed the support of those scholars, and if he forcibly recruited their horses, it was likely that Cao Cao would become hostile to these scholars. Xun You was also from a family of scholars, but at this time he couldn't take care of it much. If the trebuchet of the Han army could not be destroyed, this Puyang city would not be able to hold it at all. He has already secretly made up his mind that when the time comes, he must take all the blame on himself and not embarrass Cao Cao.

In fact, Xun You is also too worried. These noble families and wealthy families in Puyang City may not all be willing to contribute their own horses, but there are many people who understand the truth of the cold of lips and teeth, and five hundred good horses will soon be raised.

That night, pigs and sheep were slaughtered in Puyang City, and five hundred Cao army elites had a full meal, each one hundred and twenty-five people in a team, divided into four gates. Xun You opened the treasury and equipped these Cao soldiers with thick armor, sharp blades, spears, bows and arrows, and crossbows. There are not many crossbows in Cao's army, but now these soldiers have two crossbows, but there are only two crossbow arrows, which are clearly to be thrown away after shooting.

There is no moonlight tonight, it is a good time to steal the camp and rob the village, the four gates of Puyang City were quietly opened, but the suspension bridge was not put down. The Han army's afternoon of stone-throwing operations had filled in the moat, and the drawbridge was no longer useful, but it could still provide a little cover for the soldiers leaving the city and prevent the enemy from discovering it too early.

These soldiers assembled behind the drawbridge of the four gates, listened to the three signals from the city tower, and then rushed towards the Han army camp. The man is on the throne, the horse is wrapped in foot, and it is silently disappearing into the night.

Xun You stood on the city tower, frowning and looking into the distance. After a while, there was a noise from the Han army camp, shouting and killing, screaming, panicking, and screaming, but there was no fire. No one thought that relying on more than a hundred people could repel the tens of thousands of troops in front of them, these moth-like warriors, they had only one task, which was to burn the trebuchets of the Han army. If there is no fire, it means that their mission has not succeeded, and it is useless to kill more enemies.

As a mature general, you must always be on guard against night attacks. However, no one has the ability to predict the future, and when the enemy will come to rob the camp, they can only arrange more soldiers to strengthen the patrol. The sentinels of the Han army were divided into dozens of squads at every hour, shuttling back and forth in and around the camp.

When the Cao army team arrived near the Han army camp, it had already been discovered by the Han army patrol post. The sentinels gave a warning as they went up to stop Cao's advance. But these soldiers of the Cao army have already put life and death aside, and the energy burst out of a person who is determined to die is amazing, not to mention that these soldiers have changed into the best equipment of the Cao army, which is enough to fight with the ordinary soldiers of the Han army.

Cao's squad encountered the Han patrol, and almost without thinking, they raised their crossbows and fired. A patrol squad of the Han army was no more than 30 people, and in the face of an enemy several times its size, it was in a hurry and fell off their horses one after another. The soldiers, who narrowly escaped the first wave of arrows, did not flinch, but bravely met them. Although they were brave, their enemies were equally good at fighting, and they were outnumbered, and after a fight, they all died heroically.

Although these Han patrols were not able to stop the advance of Cao's squad, they bought time for the soldiers in the camp to react in time. The Han army camp that had been prepared was not easy for them to break through, but those Cao soldiers who left life and death behind had just used the lives of their comrades to make a bloody path.

However, after storming into the Han army camp with great difficulty, the Cao soldiers sadly discovered that they could not find the enemy's trebuchet.

It stands to reason that at this time, the Han military camp was already brightly lit, and it was not difficult to find a behemoth like a trebuchet, especially the iconic big spoon, which should be erected high when not in use, and should be seen from afar. But now they are looking through it, but they can't see a trebuchet.

It turned out that any branch of the Han army had a set of strict operating procedures. The trebuchets had been attacking for an afternoon, and now the soldiers could not rest, although it had come to an end for the time being. They need to dismantle the trebuchet, maintain some important parts, grease them, replace them with damaged or badly worn parts, and reassemble them until the next time they come to war. At this time, the trebuchet that Cao Jun had painstakingly searched for had been disassembled into parts, and was lying quietly in a specially made tent, how could they see?

Xun You, who was standing at the head of the city waiting for the news, sighed softly, it seemed that this operation was about to come to naught. Suddenly, a soldier ran over out of breath and shouted: "Sir, sir, the enemy camp north of the city is on fire!" ”