Although Cao Rui's guards only had more than 10,000 people, they still camped in the north according to the standard pattern. The Chinese army is a 3,000-strong armed guard battalion, with nearly 2,000 people in the front army, more than 1,300 people in each of the three armies on the left and right, and 2,000 tiger and leopard cavalry are distributed on both sides of Fancheng. A few days ago, when the war was tense, his Chinese army was in Fancheng, protected by the city wall, and of course the security was more guaranteed, yesterday on a whim, he stayed in the Chinese army camp outside the city, because the matter was in a hurry, and it was troublesome to move the camp, so he did not move forward as a whole, but only transferred a part of the Chinese army in the city to the outside of the city, and the tiger and leopard cavalry naturally did not have a formal camp, and still stayed on both sides of Fancheng, located in the rear of the Chinese army.

In this way, the responsibility of guarding the Chinese army falls on the shoulders of the three armies and the Chinese army. Part of the Chinese army is in Fancheng, and now there are only about 2,000 people. Of the three battalions responsible for guarding the perimeter, the front army had the largest number of people, and the left and right sides were relatively weak.

This is just a temporary measure, originally Jihua waited until the next morning, if Cao Rui still wanted to stay outside the city, he would move the camp together, if Cao Rui wanted to return to Fancheng, there was no need to be so excited, it was just a night before and after.

No one expected that someone around them would be watching them all the time. Ma Tan saw the flaws of the Wei army from the size of their position, and he divided the 6,000 Shu army into three parts, with Wang Hui leading 3,000 men to attack the right battalion of the Wei army, he and Wei Feng personally led 2,000 men to attack the left battalion of the Wei army, and 1,000 men were left in the dark by him in case of harassment of the Wei army if necessary.

Judging from the number of people alone, Wang Hui attacked 1,300 people with 3,000 men. It can completely occupy an obvious advantage, and it is undoubtedly the main direction of attack, while Ma Jian and Wei Feng only have two thousand people, which is more like a containment force for auxiliary attacks. Ma Jian then hid Wei Feng and more than 1,000 Wei family soldiers with the strongest combat effectiveness in the formation, and always let the selected county soldiers take on the peripheral attack mission, just like putting an ordinary outer sheath on top of a sharp treasure knife, deceiving the Wei army as much as possible.

Not only that, Ma Tan's preparation also specially re-defined the golden drum signal when advancing and retreating. Usually the battle is to advance by the drums and retreat by the gold, and today in order to reach and disturb the enemy. Unexpected purposes. Ma Jian made a new rule. At the beginning, it was the same, but when Wang Hui began to sing gold for the first time, the golden drum took on a different meaning.

Different people have different reactions to the sound of the golden drum. Wang Hui retreated. attracted the attention of Wei Jun. Let them think that they have repelled the enemy. The nervous mood relaxed, and the soldiers surrounding the Wei family's military guards were also retreating, further creating the illusion. However, for the Wei family soldiers who had been hiding in the formation, this was a clarion call for attack.

Just when the Wei army thought that the enemy had been repulsed, the sharpest sword of the Shu army was finally unsheathed, revealing a hideous appearance.

As soon as Wei Feng and the others made a move, they caught the Wei army that was pursuing the victory by surprise, and the situation was reversed in an instant. The retreating Shu army was like a tsunami, just retreating, and then rolled back with a more ferocious momentum. The Wei army was not prepared for this situation at all, and was hit hard in an instant. Wei Feng took the warriors and rushed forward wildly, and he took more than ten steps forward in a few breaths.

Not only the left battalion, but also the right battalion was no exception, hearing the sound of Ma Tan's golden sound, Wang Hui, who had just retreated, also killed back again, roaring angrily and rushing towards Wen Qin, who was a little dazed. The hundreds of people led by Wen Qin are currently one of the few mobile liliang in the Wei army, and being able to entangle him and prevent him from supporting the left battalion can greatly increase the chances of success of Wei Feng's troops.

This is a garrison camp, not a battle formation, so the Chinese army does not have a tall command platform, and Cao Rui can only pass on the news of other battalions through the lookout on the battalion tower. Originally, he heard the sound of the golden gong of the enemy's retreat, and his tense mood had just been relieved, but then he heard an even more fierce shout of killing, and he couldn't help but be surprised. When the soldier on the watchtower brought back the news from the battlefield, he still didn't quite understand what it meant.

At this time, Liu Ye, Chen Tai and others rushed over, and they were also surprised to learn of this abnormal situation. Liu Ye immediately reminded: "Bixia, don't easily mobilize the Chinese army to counterattack, I think the enemy may still have a rear move, maybe the left and right battalions are false, and the front army is real." ”

Cao Rui nodded, and his heartbeat sped up a few points. Among the three battalions guarded, the strength of the front army is the strongest, and if the enemy puts the direction of the real assault on the front army, then the strength of the other side cannot be underestimated.

What kind of person has such strength and guts? Cao Rui's suspicions were a little heavier. In the darkness, it was impossible to clearly distinguish the exact number of enemies on the battlefield, but judging from the shouts of the left and right battalions and the movement of the front, the enemy's strength was more than twice that of his own side, whether it was the left or right battalion. If both directions are suspicious and contained, how many enemies will be attacking from the north?

The total number of troops should not be 10,000, or even more.

Cao Rui had to prepare for the worst.

As if to verify Cao Rui's worries, at this moment, an alarm came from the front army, and there were traces of the enemy in the distance, which were rapidly approaching the camp. The exact number is unknown, but judging from the number of torches, there are at least two thousand, and possibly four or five thousand.

Upon hearing the news, everyone was stunned. Chen Tai hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Please Bixia move!" ”

The other attendants also knelt down and anxiously pleaded, "Please move Bixia to Fancheng." ”

Only Liu Ye stood motionless behind Cao Rui, stroking his beard and saying nothing. Cao Rui raised his slightly delicate eyebrows, looked at Liu Ye and said, "Qing family, what do you think?" ”

Liu Ye slowly walked in front of Cao Rui and gave a deep salute: "Bixia, the minister thinks it's impossible." ”

Cao Rui's eyes flashed: "Why?" ”

Liu Ye said: "When the enemy attacks at night, it is naturally a surprise, and you can hide your traces by the night. If the front army is really the enemy's main attack, then there is no need for them to shoot torches when they are still so far away, and if they want to take it by surprise, they should not expose their strength early. They could have rushed to the front of the camp in the dark of night and made a sudden move. From this point of view, the enemy faced by the front army is the real suspicious soldier, and the main force of the enemy army should be the person who is fighting between the two battalions on the left and right at the moment. ”

Liu Ye looked at Chen Tai and the others, and smiled slightly: "For now, our army's strength is superior, and the Wuwei battalion is an elite division, even if the left and right battalions have greater losses, the enemy may not be able to break through the Chinese army, Bixia can sit back and relax, why retreat." And Bixia sits here, the army does not move, if Bixia retreats, it will hurt morale, and let those ghosts who can't see the light be proud. ”

Cao Rui nodded and exhaled quietly. Liu Ye was the most experienced strategist on the battlefield around him, and since the Cao Cao era, Liu Ye has been known for his shrewdness and ability. When Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu and captured Hanzhong, he intended to return north, and Liu Ye and Sima Yi both suggested taking advantage of the situation to take Bashu. For this reason, Liu Ye also had an argument with Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao very unhappy, of course, it turned out later that Liu Ye's suggestion was correct.

That time, Cao Rui saw it with his own eyes, and since then, he has admired Liu Ye very much. At this moment, Liu Ye's composure also gave him great comfort.

"In that case, let the front battalion stand still in case of emergency. Order the left and right battalions to hold on, and the armed guard battalion to wait for battle. ”

Liu Ye nodded: "What Bixia said is very true. ”

Just when Cao Rui and Liu Ye were discussing countermeasures, Wei Feng and others had already killed the left camp of the Wei army and rushed to the Wuwei camp of the Chinese army. General Huwei, the general of the Wuwei battalion, Xu Ding, was waiting for him, and as soon as he saw Wei Feng and the others coming, he immediately raised his sword and shouted: "Shoot!" ”

More than 200 crossbowmen pulled the crossbow machine and shot a rain of arrows.

The Wuwei battalion is the emperor's pro-army, so it can naturally be equipped with the sharpest weapons, and the heavy crossbow is inconvenient to move, but the three- or four-stone crossbow can be equipped in large quantities. At such a close distance, even the supposedly sturdy Xuanjia might not be able to stop these crossbow arrows.

Xu Ding is the elder brother of the Wuwei general Xu Yu, who has fought for many years and has rich experience. Rather than relying on the superb individual martial skills of the soldiers of the Armed Guard Battalion, he took the lead and fired covering shots with a crossbow, hoping to massively kill his opponents before the engagement, dampen their spirit, and then crush them with a devastating force.

If it was just an ordinary soldier, even an ordinary elite, there was no possibility of success in the face of Xu Ding's arrangement. However, for the Wei soldiers, who were equipped with armor and shields made of the new iron jishu, the situation was slightly different.

The armor created by the blacksmiths of the Wei family was not the armor commonly used by ordinary soldiers, but the fish scale armor made of stronger iron sheets, which was only larger than the thin armor used by the generals, and the decoration was more plain, not so gorgeous, but the protective ability was not inferior. The shields used by the Wei soldiers were also different from those used by ordinary soldiers, who usually had a thick wooden plank covered with a layer of cowhide at most. However, the shield used by the Wei family's martial arts guards was sandwiched with a layer of steel plates, and the protective ability was more than doubled.

Of course, such a shield is also heavier, except for the strong Wei family warriors, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to have such physical strength to wield the shield freely and play a strong protective role.

With these two kinds of combat equipment with greatly improved protective capabilities, even in the face of a sharp weapon like a crossbow, the Wei family's military soldiers also have the power to fight. They shielded their faces and chests and abdomen, ignoring the locust-like arrows of the Wei army, and roared and slaughtered.

The arrow pierced through the shield and pierced deeply, but rarely penetrated. Even if they hit the body of the Wei family's soldiers, as long as they didn't hit the vital point, these strong soldiers could still forcibly advance, and few of them lost their combat effectiveness on the spot.

Even if it is the elite military guard battalion known as the elite, he has not seen these powerful foot soldiers, even if he is Xu Ding, who has been fighting on the battlefield for decades, and he has not seen the shield and battle armor that can resist the crossbow, in the face of such a strange situation, Xu Ding was also a little stunned and hesitant.

He didn't hesitate for a long time, just in an instant, but he was tightly grasped by Ma Jian and Wei Feng. Wei Feng galloped forward, swept in front of Xu Ding like a violent wind, roared, and raised his knife to slash at a tiger warrior. (To be continued......)

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