Chapter 24: Sneak Attack and Ambush

On the same day, Liu Bei divided his troops into two routes, rescued Huai'an, and sent troops all the way to Pi. Of course, there were two people who quietly went to Lingbi and Si County with their cavalry.

When Liu Bei's 10,000 horses arrived at Xiapi, it was already the evening of the fourth day, why? Because Gao Ping asked the soldiers to go out day and night, hide their whereabouts, and quietly came to Xiapi. He quietly entered the city at night.

At this time, the city gate of Xia Pi was closed, the pioneer of the pottery merchant Feng Huang commanded 5,000 men and horses to attack the east city gate desperately, only the county guard Li Cheng of the Chen family and 3,000 county soldiers in the city, under the fierce attack of 5,000 Danyang soldiers, the situation was precarious, fortunately, the Mi family was rich, and the people were sent money and grain to defend the city together, even so, the city wall has been damaged in many places in a few days.

After entering Xiapi, Liu Bei ordered the general overnight, and under Gao Ping's plan, ordered Mi Fang to lead 3,000 people to go around to the ten-mile slope behind Feng Huang to ambush in advance, and ordered Zhang Fei to lead 3,000 elites to attack Feng Huang at night.

Feng Huang attacked the city for several days in a row, the soldiers were tired, and the Xiapi guards had not been out for many days, so they had already relaxed their vigilance. Zhang Fei led the army to break into the Chinese army, a burst of killing, heavy casualties, had to lead hundreds of soldiers to flee to the north in a hurry, halfway ten miles of slope, and was already ambushed here by Mi Fang 3,000 people surrounded, was captured alive and returned.

From the mouth of Feng Huang, who was tied up with five flowers, I learned that Cao Bao's army was only two days away from Xiapi at this time, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many militias temporarily conscripted in the army, with the marching speed of the elite Danyang soldiers, I am afraid that Xiapi would have already been broken.

At dawn, the sun has just emerged, Cao Bao's camp, Cao Bao. The potter and the others had just gotten up and were about to pull out the camp and march to Xiapi.

Suddenly, a team of hundreds of people rushed towards the camp in a panic in the open space in front of the camp, and a broken banner could vaguely see the word "seal", while the soldiers were all undressed and armored, and most of them were still covered with blood.

"Run, the enemy is catching up," shouted someone as they ran.

"In front of you is General Cao's camp, and it will be safe immediately"

When they arrived at the place where they were a stone's throw away from the camp, one of the 100 generals in the garrison shouted: "Those who come stop, who are you waiting for, why are you so embarrassed?" At the same time, he ordered the archers in the camp gate and on the watchtower to bend their bows and arrows to defend themselves, and at the same time ordered everyone under his command to report to Cao Bao and others

Several small leaders led by him hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried: "We are the subordinates of General Feng Huang, last night Liu Bei's army suddenly arrived, we were attacked by him and suffered heavy casualties, and General Feng was also captured by the enemy."

"General, let me wait for me to enter the camp" The other person hurriedly said anxiously: "The enemy general Zhang Fei is chasing after him very quickly, I'm afraid he will chase here soon."

As he was talking, the dust rose not far away, and a group of people and horses rushed like arrows from Xuan, the first person was in black armor and black armor, a black and brown horse under his crotch, and eight snake spears in his palm, like an ancient fierce god, followed by about 3,000 strong soldiers, swords and guns covered the sun, and the army looked neat.

When the kneeling defeated soldier saw the pursuers behind him, he rushed towards the camp frantically.

"Don't get close, or the arrows will kill you all," the hundred people hurriedly stopped, but the defeated soldiers of Feng Huang didn't listen at all and rushed to the gate of the village and kept shaking the gate of the village, and some even hit it with their bodies.

After the hundred generals learned that it was their own army, although they did not dare to open the gate of the fortress and let them in, they did not give the order to really fire arrows to kill.

At this time, Cao Bao, the potter and others finally rushed to the gate of the village after receiving the report, and the hundred people were finally relieved to see Cao Bao and the others.

"General......

"Got it," Cao Bao waved his hand and said without waiting for him to finish:

"Feng Huang, this useless thing, is really embarrassing to Lao Tzu."

"You can't rush into the gate of the village, quickly go around the camp, and come in from the back camp," Cao Bao couldn't help but reprimand

The people walked around the camp as if they had been pardoned.

Zhang Fei rushed to the outside of the camp and swung his spear, restrained the team, and shouted: "Potter Xiaoer, Cao Bao old dog, dare to fight with your Zhang Sanye" The sound was like a huge thunder, deafening.

Many soldiers in Cao Bao's camp were hurt by the shaking eardrums, and they couldn't help but show cowardice.

"Zhang Fei is a fierce tiger, he can't be defeated, if he sticks to the camp, forgive him with these thousands of people can't bear me" The potter couldn't help but say in a humble heart.

"The eldest prince is wrong" Cao Bao smiled: "I have been marching for many years, although Zhang Fei is brave, but watching his subordinates fight repeatedly, and chasing the defeated soldiers in the middle of the night, they are already sleepy and tired, and the soldiers in our battalion are several times that of him, this is a god-sent fighter, and we can fight."

"The General is Wise"

"How can Zhang Feimangfu be compared with a general"

"The General is Mighty"

The adjutant general beside him was busy flattering

"Hahaha, the whole army will fight" Cao Bao waved his hand, put on his horse, and lit up the elite 20,000 to open the gate of the village and lead the crowd out.

The two armies faced each other, and Zhang Feiyue shouted with a horizontal spear: "Yanren Zhang Yide is here, who dares to fight with me?" ”

"Who captured this puppet with me?" Cao Bao's spear pointed at Zhang Feidao.

As soon as the words fell, a knife came out, but it was left to the left.

The knife and spear were wrong, and in three rounds, Zhang Sanye raised the spear and fell and stabbed under the horse.

"Hahaha" Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Who is going to send him to death."

shouted loudly, and no one of the more than ten generals beside Cao Bao dared to respond.

Cao Bao looked back at the generals on the left and right, and saw that everyone was afraid, and he knew that everyone behind him was not Zhang Fei's opponent.

"Zhang Fei is brave and invincible, Zhang Meng, Cao Qiang, Liu Zheng, and you three stepped forward together."

With Cao Bao's words, the three generals behind him barely fought Zhang Fei in a team battle.

After five or six rounds, the trio only had the power to parry, not the backhand.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was getting braver and braver, Cao Bao raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "The whole army attack, kill!" Cao Bao knew that none of the three of them would be able to come back if he dragged it on, and sooner or later he would be beheaded by Zhang Fei, so he had to use his strength advantage.

With Cao Bao's words, 20,000 Danyang elite soldiers rushed forward like a tide.

In close combat, under the huge gap in strength, Zhang Sanye had to retreat to the way he came while fighting, and Cao Bao was busy leading his troops to chase and kill all the way.

Chase all the way to the junction of Xiapi and the East China Sea, where the wilderness, on both sides of the official road, the hills are undulating, the grass is overgrown, and the army is inconvenient. Cao Bao's army had no choice but to pursue like a long snake.

Suddenly, the gongs and drums vibrated greatly, Mi Fang on the left and Liu Bei on the right each led a thousand ambush soldiers, and the feather arrows shot at Cao Bao's army like flying locusts, and at the same time Zhang Fei led the army to turn back and charge.

"Ahh The screams were incessant.

Attacked from three sides, and suddenly Cao Bao's army fell more than 2,000 people.

"It's not good, it's a plan," the potter said in a panic, and Cao Bao's army was coldly attacked and made a mess.

"Don't panic, the enemy has few soldiers, don't mess with your own formation," Cao Bao hurriedly yelled.

"Cao Feng, Cao Lin, the two of you each led 3,000 troops to break through to both sides, and the rest of the people followed me to block Zhang Fei" Cao Bao has been fighting for many years, and he still has a certain command talent, and the Danyang soldiers also reacted quickly after the initial panic, and rushed up the hills on both sides at the cost of nearly a thousand people under the command of Cao Feng and Cao Lin with a shield. Liu Bei brought all archers, and of course he couldn't get any benefit from being close to him.

Liu Bei made a retreat gesture towards the herald behind him, and Mi Fang and Liu Bei's two thousand archers quickly retreated to the rear

"No wonder Ziqing didn't let me wait for the love war" Liu Bei sighed and said: "The hill is too low, and there is no forest to cover it, otherwise Cao Bao and others will definitely be surrounded and annihilated here."

Zhang Fei also led people to fight with Liu Bei and Mi Fang, Zhang Fei's 3,000 people were less than 1,500 at this time, and the three of them joined forces and hurriedly retreated down.

Cao Bao saw Liu Bei's general flag from a distance, and shouted: "The enemy has no power to resist, the army will kill Liu Bei with me, take down Xiapi, kill Liu Bei, reward a thousand gold, and the first person to enter Xiapi is the county guard of Xiapi." ”

There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, Cao Bao's soldiers will chase Liu Bei and others with a roar, the ambush just now has been broken, and the front is a plain of Pingchuan, Cao Bao saw that Liu Bei had nothing to do, and desperately urged his soldiers to chase and kill Liu Bei, at this time the morale of Cao Bao's army was extremely high.