As the oil flowed, it immediately soaked the saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, which had already been buried in the ground.

This happened in the east, south, west and north directions of the camp.

Cao 'Cao' rushed out of the tent, he was already wearing a helmet and armor, and he was holding a sharp sword in his hand, and he took the lead in killing the front camp of the camp. At the same time, Cao 'Cao' had already ordered the soldiers of the barracks to assemble.

Previously, Liu Xiu had not moved, but now that he suddenly has a move, it must be extraordinary.

But Cao 'Cao' is not worried, his 200,000 troops are here.

Even if Liu Xiu attacked, he couldn't make a 'wave'.

When Cao 'Cao' rushed to the front camp, he happened to see burning fireballs flying from the sky. Seeing this scene, Cao 'Cao' sneered in his heart, it has just rained now, although today's weather is extremely hot, the sun is dry, and it is easy to catch fire. But Cao's camp is so big and there are so many soldiers, it's not so easy to ignite.

It didn't take long for the generals under Cao Cao's command, such as Xu Chu, Xu Yi, Xu Huang, Cao Ren and others, to gather.

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and Xun Yu also arrived.

"Bang!"

The fireball landed on the ground with a muffled crashing sound.

"Boom!"

The moment the fireball landed, the fire suddenly rose half a person high.

The fire burned, billowing black smoke.

Fifty zhang away from the 'gate' of the battalion, there were three places where the fire broke out, and the fire spread at a speed visible to the 'naked eye', and then converged. The half-human-high wall of fire rose up, spreading nearly a hundred feet away.

When Cao 'Cao' saw this scene, he was shocked on the spot.

How is it possible?

How could three ignition points ignite a fire nearly 100 zhang long.

Suddenly, Cheng Yu said loudly: "Prime Minister, it's not good, look at the back camp." ”

Cao 'Cao' looked back, but saw that the location of the rear camp was also billowing smoke. Although the specifics of the burning are not known, at least it will not be better than in the former battalion.

Xun You said: "Prime Minister, it's not good, there is smoke in the east. ”

Jia Xu said: "Prime Minister, there is also smoke rising from the west. ”

Cao Cao's eyes were shocked, and he said: "There are fires burning in the east, south, west, and sides, although it is serious, as long as it is extinguished, there is no problem." Quick, immediately go to extinguish the fire. ”

Cao Cao Cao ordered: "Cao Ren, you go to the back camp and command the soldiers to extinguish the fire." ”

"No!"

Cao Ren got the order, turned around and left.

Cao 'Cao' ordered again: "Xu Huang, you go to the east of the camp." ”

"No!"

Cao Ren got the order and quickly went to the east.

Cao 'Cao' continued: "Xiahou Yuan, you go to the west. ”

"No!"

Xiahou Yuan got the order and left quickly.

Cao 'Cao' was 'sex' and said: "Cao Zhang, Xu Chu, you will put out the fire in the front camp with your own appearance." At the same time, the soldiers were ordered to be on alert to prevent the Jingzhou army from attacking. There was a fire in the camp and we were likely to be attacked. ”

When the people were ordered, they quickly put out the fire.

Among the soldiers, some soldiers took water to extinguish the fire, but as soon as the water was poured into the fire, it burst violently, and the fire became even more ferocious and could not be extinguished.

Jia Xu said loudly: "You can't use water, it's fire oil, covered with mud and sand." ”

But in the current situation, it is not so easy to move the dirt. In particular, it is not only the oil buried in the ground, but also the coals, nitrate and sulfur, which are incomparably domineering and the fire is becoming more and more ferocious.

In the camp of Cao Jun, he was constantly busy, busy fighting fires.

It's just that the burning fire can't be stopped, it's hard to extinguish, and not only that, but the fire is becoming more and more ferocious.

Liu Xiu was outside the camp, looking at the burning camp, looking at the Cao army camp with billowing smoke, and seeing that Cao 'Cao' had not planned to withdraw the army, the corners of his mouth hooked up with a smile.

The later Cao Cao's withdrawal time, the more difficult it will be to evacuate in the end.

The camp of the 200,000-strong army, once it burns, it is really a sea of fire.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the fire intensified.

Cao 'Cao' stood in the camp, already feeling the raging fire and the hot 'wave' coming to his face. His heart became more and more anxious.

So far, the fire has not only not been successful, but has become bigger and bigger. Not only that, but fires were strung together from all sides, enclosing the army inside.

"Prime Minister, it's not good. Fire started inside the camp. ”

"Prime Minister, the soldiers' tents are starting to catch fire. ”

"Prime Minister, all the fires are line by line, dividing the camp into parts. The fire grew more and more ferocious, and many soldiers were affected. ”

The generals in the army ran over one after another.

"Step, step!"

Hurried footsteps came, and Xu Huang ran back. He came to Cao's side and reported: "Prime Minister, we can't keep it, and if we stay any longer, our situation will be even more difficult." Now, withdraw from the camp immediately, or the 200,000 troops will all be burned to the fire. ”

Cao's face was anxious, and he said, "Gongming, it's not that point yet." ”

Once you retreat, what you encounter is probably an ambush.

Therefore, although Cao 'Cao' was facing a crisis, he was unwilling to retreat immediately.

Xu Huang said solemnly: "Prime Minister, Liu Xiu is vicious." The last general commanded the soldiers to resist the fire in the east, and after checking along the fire, he found that ditches had been dug in the ground, and the ditches were buried with coals, fire, sulfur, and even cans of oil. Then it was covered with dirt to make sure it wasn't detected. ”

Xu Huang said: "It rained heavily before, which caused the underground coals, fire nitrate, sulfur, etc. to be 'damp', but there is fire oil, and all of this is not affected. In particular, when the fire oil from the east, south, west, and north is ignited, the entire camp will be in flames. ”

Cao '' and said: "Gongming, I didn't understand the original appearance. ”

Xu Huang was even more anxious, and explained again: "Lord, to put it simply, Liu Xiu drew a line from the position of fifty zhang in the former camp. After a gap of dozens of zhang, another line was drawn and they went to the rear camp in turn. ”

"Underneath these lines are the ditches that have been dug. ”

"All the ditches were hollowed out first, and then they were buried with fire, sulfur, and so on. ”

Xu Huang said: "Liu Xiu ignited the fire from the east, south, west, and north, and as the oil burned, the coals of the fire also quickly burned and would spread to the entire camp. Especially after the charcoal is burned, it is not easy to extinguish. When the time comes, the camp will be divided into pieces by the fire. Prime Minister, Liu Xiu is vicious, withdraw quickly. ”

The corners of Cao's mouth twitched, and his eyes showed an incredible look.

How can it be?

How could Liu Xiu have dug a channel in this area in advance, and then buried sulfur, coal, and oil.

Could it be that Liu Xiu calculated that he would be stationed here?

Jia Xu opened his mouth and said: "Prime Minister, Liu Xiu's dispatch of an army to Wanxian County seems to be a bluff, deliberately attracting our attention and not allowing us to 'see' his true intentions; ”

Jia Xu sighed lightly: "Liu Xiu chose to do it after the heavy rain, obviously on purpose. And he camped outside Deng County, which also had a purpose. Liu Xiu knew that the prime minister's troops could not camp in ordinary places, only this area was open and would not be ambushed. Therefore, Liu Xiu set up an ambush here. Prime Minister, we have entered Liu Xiu's trap, the situation is not good, let's withdraw. If it's too late, the entire camp will be reduced to ashes. ”

The fire in the camp has been getting bigger and bigger.

Especially in the camp of the back camp, there are many tents and equipment, and under the fire, it burns even faster.

The fire was raging, and the entire camp was already 'chaotic'.

Cao 'Cao' sighed lightly, had to admit defeat, and ordered: "Retreat, retreat immediately!"

With Cao's order, all the generals in the camp quickly gathered and rushed out of the camp. In this way, it is not easy for 200,000 troops to leave the camp.

The soldiers rushed out quickly, but the soldiers who remained behind were caught in the flames.

Cao 'Cao', surrounded by all the generals under his command, also quickly broke through.

Cao Jun broke through, and Liu Xiu had a smile in his eyes after seeing it outside the camp. Cao '' now, and he is finally willing to break through. It's just that it's only now that it's broken through, and it's much too late.

When the fire was just burning, Cao 'Cao' broke through, and the soldiers under his command would not lose too much.

Now, the fire is completely burning, and the whole camp has been plunged into a sea of fire, and if Cao 'Cao' retreats again, the soldiers under his command will inevitably suffer from the fire, and countless soldiers must have died in the fire.

Liu Xiu looked at the soldiers beside him, and at this time, Huang Hu, Zhang Ren, and Sha Moke had all returned.

Liu Xiu ordered: "Beat the drum and light the torch." ”

"Knock! knock!"

The sound of war drums rang out outside the camp.

Torches were lit, and the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command were lined up. Although the ground was silted with water, the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command were all Jiangnan soldiers and were used to such a situation. Fighting in this situation is in their favor.

When Cao Cao's soldiers saw this, they were taken aback.

Ambush!

Outside the camp, there was an ambush.