Chapter 742: Intercepting the Grain Team
Yuan Xu led the army to Tun Runan, a stone's throw away from Xudu.
Jia Xu ordered all localities to allocate grain and grass to Xudu.
Since the withdrawal of Cao's army, Xu Du has received a lot of grain and grass from all over the world every day.
What Yuan Kang and others wanted to intercept and kill was a Cao army that transported grain and grass.
On the official road leading to Xudu, more than 100 Cao soldiers were stubborn and vigilantly observing the surroundings.
Escorted by them were hundreds of people who drove the wagons.
There were sacks piled up on the carriage, and occasionally one or two sacks that were not tightly tied, flowing out of yellow and clear millet.
The leader of this team of Cao Jun was a school captain.
Riding a tall war horse at the front of the team, the captain was also very alert.
The official road is flat, and I have never heard of Tianhai Camp haunting along the way.
However, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest when he was responsible for transporting grain and grass.
As he was walking, the lieutenant suddenly reined in his horse.
Raising his arm, he shouted, "Stop! ”
More than 100 Cao Jun stopped one after another, and all their eyes looked ahead.
Only a few dozen paces away from them, two swordsmen stood side by side.
It was Cai Zimo and Jiang Jun who stood in the way of Cao Jun.
The two of them were not wearing armor, but they were dressed in deep clothes, and their clothes fluttered in the wind.
The lieutenant glanced at the soldier beside him.
The soldier rode away, and when they approached the two of them, they shouted, "Who is blocking the way?" ”
"Your Excellency speaks so funny." Jiang Jun was silent, Cai Zimo smiled and said: "The two of us are on the road, seeing that you are waiting to get out of the way, why do you want to block the road?" ”
Stunned by Cai Zimo's question, the soldiers looked at them suspiciously, turning their horses and leaving.
led more than 100 people, but the captain didn't take the two people blocking the road in his eyes.
Knowing that they were just on the way, he beckoned to the soldiers behind him, "Keep marching!" ”
The stopped team moved slowly.
Jiang Jun and Cai Zimo really stood on the side of the road to make way for them.
Walking past the two, the captain looked at them suspiciously from head to toe.
Finally, his eyes glanced at the swords they carried with them, and the lieutenant rode by.
Standing on the side of the road, watching Cao Jun pass by.
When the team had walked more than halfway, seeing that only a dozen Cao troops had not yet passed, Jiang Jun suddenly drew his sword.
The long sword drew a silver arc of light, and Cao Jun, who happened to pass in front of him, was stopped and opened a long opening.
Cao Jun fell from his horse.
The few Cao Jun in the back noticed something strange and hurriedly lifted the lance.
Before they even had time to warn, Cai Zimo had already jumped up.
A few moved, and their swords fell.
Several Cao soldiers who followed behind fell off their horses one after another.
Although the soldiers of the Cao army were killed, Jiang Jun and Cai Zimo did not attack the people.
Faced with a surprise attack, some of the people shouted in horror.
They abandoned their carriages and hurried toward the roadside fields.
The captain, who had already led everyone past, heard the screams behind him and hurriedly turned back.
What he saw were two figures wielding swords and slashing all the way.
Cao Jun, who was caught off guard, didn't even have time to react, and nearly twenty people were swept away by the long sword.
"Behead both of them!" Turning the horse, the captain rushed towards the two.
Before Jiang Jun approached, he swung his long sword and was about to slash, Jiang Jun was already bursting with a loud shout, and suddenly swung his sword and slashed at the horse's head.
The huge warhorse's head fell, and the horse's body fell limply.
The captain fell to the ground along with the headless warhorse.
His legs were pressed under the horse's corpse, and he was about to pull out his legs, when Jiang Jun jumped forward and stepped on his heart.
was trampled to the ground by Jiang Jun, and the captain still wanted to struggle, but the sharp long sword was already piercing his throat.
Nailing the captain to the ground alive, Jiang Jun glared angrily at the two Cao Jun who rushed up.
When the two Cao Jun who were about to step forward saw his eyes, their legs were weak in fright, and they subconsciously took a few steps back.
The captain was killed in battle, some Cao soldiers fought around Cai Zimo, and some Cao soldiers were suppressed by Jiang Jun, not knowing whether to come forward to fight or turn around and flee.
At this moment, twenty or thirty figures jumped out of the grass on the side of the road.
It was Yuan Kang who rushed out with people.
"But no soldier will be left!" With a wave of the long sword, Yuan Kang took the lead in killing.
Jiang Jun and Cai Zimo have already frightened Cao Jun.
Suddenly, another group of people came out, and the remaining Cao Jun suddenly lost their will to fight, and they scattered and fled.
The rangers chased after Cao Jun, and Yuan Kang came to Jiang Jun and Cai Zimo.
He bowed his hand to the two of them: "Fortunately, there are two, otherwise this battle will not be so easy." ”
The two returned the salute, and Cai Zimo asked: "We have intercepted a lot of grain and grass, how to deal with it?" ”
"It's a long way from Guyang." Yuan Kang said: "The people have all fled, and even if they have not escaped, it will not be easy to transport the grain and grass back, so it is better to burn them on the spot." ”
After glancing at each other with Jiang Jun, Cai Zimo said: "It's okay, it's just that the best grain and grass are burned, which is quite a pity!" ”
"Unfortunately, it can't." Yuan Kang said: "I can't wait for the transportation back, and I can't hand it over to Cao Jun, so I have to burn it." ”
The rangers chased and scattered Cao Jun, killing several people, and since Cao Jun was mostly on horseback, they let them run a lot.
Seeing that the rangers had returned, Yuan Kang ordered: "Light the grain and grass, don't leave half a grain for Cao Jun!" ”
As torches were thrown onto the grain carts, the sacks filled with grain burst into flames.
Blackened smoke rose up, and several columns of smoke stirred up in midair, and then were blown away by the wind.
When the fire was raging, Yuan Kang greeted everyone: "Go!" ”
Not far from Xu, several Cao army grain transportation teams were intercepted and killed.
According to the survivor Cao Jun's report, only two people intercepted the road.
Both of them are dressed as swordsmen, and after intercepting Cao Jun, another group of people will be killed.
Sitting in the Xudu Mansion, Jia Xu's face was gloomy.
Yu Ban, Li Dian and the generals who stayed in Xu Du all looked solemn.
"Jia Gong, Yuan Xianxin has robbed our army of food and grass, and he should attack Xudu in the near future." Yu Ban said: "You have to think of a way to intercept it." ”
"Although there are not many more soldiers and horses under Yuan Xianxin's command than our army, they are all elite." Jia Xu said: "If we line up in the field, our army will not be an opponent. ”
"Does Jia Gong have a plan?" Li Dian asked.
Yuan Xu used troops often by surprise, looking at Xu Du, no one except Jia Xu was his opponent.
Cao Shuo had returned to Xudu a few days ago, and he left not long after staying.
If he was here, Cao Jun might still have a chance of winning.
However, at this time, they can only rely on Jia Xu alone!
Twisting the beard on his chin, Jia Xu pondered for a long time, and said to everyone: "Send more people to protect the grain and grass, and all the grain and grass in the city have been filled into the warehouse, so as to prepare for the future war." ”
Jia Xu did not make a constructive calculation, and everyone was inevitably a little disappointed.
Including Li Dian and Yu Ban, the generals responded, and then retreated one after another. (To be continued.) )