Chapter 306: Forty-Five: Battle of the Three Cities (5)
Han Fu besieged the twin cities, Fu Chen guarded the city, the soldiers and horses of the two sides were peaceful for three days, but there was an undercurrent surging inside, Geng Wu's 50,000 army quickly left, to besiege Anxi City in the rear, and Zhou Cang also lit up his 5,000 personal soldiers at this moment, ready to take advantage of the night to attack!
Zhang Fan and others' headquarters soldiers and horses are resting and training, this time Fu Chen brought out the soldiers and horses are all with his three brothers of the Hua family, most of these people are intermediate soldiers, there are few senior soldiers, and the combat effectiveness is really not strong enough in Zhou Cang, who has followed Zhang Fan to fight many battles, so the soldiers he chose are all his bandit soldiers, these robbers are already high-level soldiers, and they can also capture more grain and grass by using the stunts of the troops, and the "wind is tight" skill can make the retreat more rapid, and it is the only choice to participate in the raid.
In the middle of the night, the city gate was silently opened, Zhou Cang stood in the center of the city gate, and when he looked into the distance, he saw Han Fu's military camp tent continuously, and the firelight kept shuttling back and forth in the camp, which seemed to be in order.
Compared to the Yellow Turban Thieves, the Su zhì of the regular army is obviously much higher, they order and prohibit, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.
It was a very crazy move to attack the camp with 5,000 people, but Zhou Cang was not afraid, he picked up his knife and got on his horse, and chuckled: "Brothers, the lord is not here, we can't embarrass him!" ”
The robbers were silent, mentioning Zhang Fanlai, their fighting spirit was obviously stronger, even their breathing was a lot heavier, and the faint fear in their hearts didn't know when it had dissipated, they all stepped forward and showed their determination.
Zhou Cang stood at the gate of the black hole, his whole face was swallowed by darkness, and he only heard him say slowly: "Under the command of the lord, there are white horse righteous servants, tiger guards and lion spear army, and there is a team of archers who dominate the world, but I always firmly believe in my heart that we are not inferior to anyone, and we are not weaker than them!" ”
In the darkness, there was no loud sound, but Zhou Cang clearly felt the agitated mood of the robbers behind him, and the heavy breathing sound was connected, like a giant dragon breathing, about to shake the heavens and the earth.
"When the Lord is here, the difficult task is never our turn! But now, our chance to watch xiàn has arrived! ”
"We want to prove to our lord that we are not holding back! We need to prove to the Lord that we can also take the lead! ”
"So, let's fight!"
Zhou Cang said lightly, as if he didn't have a trace of emotion, but he was extremely excited in his heart, he didn't want to be a dispensable character, he was also an iron-blooded general! Before the Zhending War, he was the number one general under Zhang Fan, and the dazzling aura always shrouded him, but the addition of Zhao Yun and Yan Liangwen Chou made his status impacted, and he was depressed for a while, but in the Flame Canyon, before the Yellow Turban Lux, Zhang Fan told him with his actual actions that he could be stronger, he could be strong!
Zhang Fan once told him that for the way of the general, force is important, but the mind is also very important, otherwise he can only be a vanguard, a general who rushes into battle, but he can't be a general of the unified army!
Under Zhang Fan's personal teaching, he faintly had some enlightenment, and now is the time to test it! So, he's going to fight!
"Let's fight!"
Not only him, but also the five thousand soldiers behind him were all in a state of war, they didn't dare to shout, but they held back these dull two words from between their teeth, their hearts seemed to be burning with fire, and they were about to explode!
With a chuckle, Zhou Cang rode out, the moonlight finally shone on his body, the bright armor reflected the cold light, and his eyes were very red, very red!
Three days of peace and quiet made Han Fu's army a little unprepared, and there were feathered arrows shooting out silently in the shadows of the field, and Han Fu's scouts fell to the ground in horror, not even knowing where the attack came from.
Shadow archers, Zhang Fan's archers upgrade their troops, and it is best to use them to detect or counter-detect, killing people invisibly!
Zhou Cang led the crowd to carefully conceal their tracks, and slowly moved towards the predetermined goal, dozens of shadow archers killed all the surrounding Han Fu army scouts, and the darkness was even quieter, and no one could predict the crisis hidden inside.
Soon, the granary was close in front of him, there were people crowding under the torches, and the defense was very tight, Zhou Cang lifted the long knife in the dark, and just wanted to attack, but his heart tightened for no reason, and he felt that something was wrong!
He waved his hand into the shadows, and a figure appeared in the shadows, slowly approaching: "General! ”
Zhou Cang nodded and asked, "Are there enemy scouts around here?" Why haven't I seen you wait for the arrows to be released? ”
The man was stunned when he heard this: "General Hui, I haven't seen any enemy scouts here, so I haven't fired arrows!" ”
"No scouts?"
Zhou Cang's eyes froze, most of Han Fu's military camp was patrolled by scouts, and the granary was an important place in the army, so why was he negligent in guarding? This shouldn't be!
The sense of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, Zhou Cang opened his tiger eyes wide, and looked at the place where the granary was located again, the fire inside was a little dim, and five or six soldiers were patrolling the camp to be on guard, looking very normal, not in the slightest danger.
Zhou Cang frowned, this matter is full of weirdness, if he was changed before, he was afraid that he would lead the army to kill as soon as his head was hot, but now it is not at all, he uses stricter conditions to demand himself, carefully observes, and carefully formulates tactical tactics, which actually has some shadows of Zhang Fan, it seems that he has benefited a lot from following Zhang Fan some time ago, and has improved in essence!
"What would he do if the lord was here?"
Zhou Cang asked himself in his heart, but there was no answer at all, although he has grown a lot now, but there is still a long distance from being able to really block one side alone, and now he is alone in command, and the lives of his five thousand soldiers are all in his hands, and he is also a little undecided for a while, and he is not sure whether to retreat or advance.
If you retreat, this trip is in vain, the purpose of robbing grain can not be achieved, everything is closed after dawn, Han Fu is angry and will definitely lead the army to attack, there will be a fierce battle between the two armies, and there is a shortage of food in your own city, it is not suitable to defend for a long time, if you break through, you must give up the two cities in hand, this is an unbearable burden!
What if the enemy already has an ambush? Aren't these 5,000 soldiers under his command going to be lost here? At that time, not only will you not be able to achieve your goals, but you will also lose your troops and lose your morale!
But then again, what if the enemy army didn't have an ambush? If you can succeed, your status in the army will rise in the future, and the opportunity to truly lead the army will come, and you will be able to better share the worries of the lord!
This is a great temptation, but how to choose?
War? Or not fighting?
Zhou Cang hesitated, although he knew that it was a taboo for soldiers to delay indecision, but he still hesitated, the pressure on his shoulders was too heavy, forcing him to look ahead and lose his decisiveness.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Cang suddenly snorted angrily, as if he was angry at his hesitation, he turned around and shouted softly: "One thousand people will attack with me, and the remaining four thousand people will stay in place and watch me instruct the action!" Kill! ”
At the sound of the order, he rode out of the horse, and a thousand robbers roared out of the shadows behind him, and rushed madly towards the granary.
Several patrolling Han Fu sergeants were shocked, and just wanted to shout, they were taken away by the shadow archers in the shadows, but in any case, Zhoucang's noise was too loud, and soon someone reacted, and rushed out from the back of the granary, wanting to resist one or two.
Zhou Cang would give him a chance, the long knife in his hand roared, and he led a thousand soldiers to rush in, his martial arts were amazing, and the robbers under his command were even more like wolves and tigers, Han Fu's sergeants couldn't resist in a hurry, and the killed ones retreated one after another, screaming again and again.
"Quick, burn down the granary!"
Looking at the huge grain stacks around him, Zhou Cang felt that he was too worried just now, so he hurriedly ordered to burn the grain while it was chaotic, so as not to have too many dreams at night.
As soon as the words fell, a robber approached the haystack with torches, but before they could make a move, a Sen Han spear suddenly stabbed out of the haystack, taking his life in an instant!
The same scene happened in all corners of the granary, Zhou Cang was shocked, knowing that he had been fooled, so he hurriedly shouted: "Withdraw, quickly withdraw!" ”
"Withdraw? Where to retreat? Since the military advisor has already set up a plan, how can you wait and leave? ”
With a sneer, countless soldiers and horses came out of the surrounding haystacks, and there were more archers in the distance, and they were about to enter the range, and some feathered arrows had already come in twos and threes, although there was no threat, but it also meant that there would be a thunderous offensive coming one after another!
As soon as the words fell, the general who spoke had already stabbed Zhou Cang with a horizontal gun, and he had no fear to kill Zhou Cang and seize the merits!
"Withdraw!"
Zhou Cang drank again, ignoring the oncoming attack, Gu Zi turned his horse and turned away, the general sneered again, and chased after the horse, how could the cooked duck have a reason to let go? The military advisor Tian Feng made a plan, deliberately created a fake granary to lure the enemy to attack, but a large number of soldiers and horses were ambushed in it, and now that the plan has been completed, it is natural to kill the army and get the greatest results!
There were a lot of soldiers hiding in the haystacks, and at this time, they rushed out and immediately surrounded Zhou Cang's team, they were also middle and high-level soldiers, and the pressure of the robbers was extremely high, and there were casualties in a moment, and Zhou Cang was also a good commander, which did not cause a rout.
The archers from afar gradually arrived, the rain of arrows came mercilessly, the robbers fell one by one, Zhou Cang hurriedly ordered the four thousand soldiers and horses on the periphery to open the way of escape, and at the same time waved his knife for the soldiers to resist the feather arrows, his speed was slow, and the general of Han Fujun, who was slow down, found an opportunity again, and the spear stabbed from behind, wanting to stab Zhou Cang under the horse!
"Die!"
What he didn't expect was that Zhou Cang had already been wary of this, and he shouted at the critical moment, and the long knife backhand was a blow and slashed, which was a powerful drag knife slash!
The partial general was caught off guard, it was too late to defend, and he was actually slashed by Zhou Cang's knife and died in front of the battle! As soon as he died, the momentum of the soldiers besieging Zhou Cang suddenly stagnated, and it happened that the four thousand robbers on the periphery were killed, and they really opened a way for Zhou Cang to survive in a hurry, and led the remnants of the soldiers to rush out!
Although he successfully broke through the encirclement, but at this moment Zhou Cang's army was also exposed to the range of the enemy archers, seeing that the violent attack was coming, Zhou Cang shouted violently, and it was the "stuffy stick" to use, and suddenly the archers fell into chaos, Zhou Cang hurriedly took the opportunity to launch the bandits' troop stunt "Wind Tight", leading the army away like the wind, and when Han Fujun reacted and wanted to chase again, they had already run away, and it was too late to chase again.
First battle, defeat!