August nights, with some heat and dryness.

In Liu Xiu's camp, all the soldiers were already resting.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

At the moment, the lights are still bright.

Liu Xiu sat in the tent, and Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Zhang Ren, and Wei Yan were also inside.

And they gathered together to take counsel.

Jia Xu had a serious expression on his face and said, "Your Highness, news has just come from the rear that Jiangdong has moved. Zhou Yu frequently mobilized troops, and it seemed that he was going to attack our rear. ”

Liu Xiudao: "It seems that Sun Quan saw that Cao's 'Cao' was defeated, and he was worried that Cao's 'Cao' would be defeated and he would be affected, so he was ready to help Cao's 'Cao'." ”

Jia Xu said: "For now, it should be like this. ”

It's just that Jia Xu's face has a worried look.

This scene fell in Liu Xiu's eyes.

Liu Xiu asked, "Wenhe, is there anything else?"

Jia Xu said: "There is news from Yizhou, there is also turmoil in Yizhou, Huo Jun is in charge of the investigation, but he has never found out the situation behind it. ”

Liu Xiudao: "Is it possible that Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are people?"

Jia Xu said: "I can't rule it out, but I can't be sure yet." ”

At this moment, Liu Xiu's face also had a more solemn look.

At the critical time of the decisive battle with Cao Cao, Zhou Yu frequently mobilized troops, and Yizhou was not at peace, and the situation was a little weird.

Liu Xiu thought about it for a while and soon made a decision.

Liu Xiu said: "Summoned Tai Shici and ordered him to be sure to strangle Jiangdong. Then ordered Zhao Yun to be ready to control the situation in Yizhou at any time, and not to let Yizhou affect the overall situation. ”

"Now is the critical period for the decisive battle with Cao Cao, and the troops cannot be withdrawn. ”

"Once you withdraw, all your efforts will be lost. ”

"No matter what difficulties there are, we have to press it down now, and wait until the decisive battle with Cao 'Cao' is over. ”

Liu Xiu attaches great importance to this decisive battle.

This battle defeated Cao 'Cao', if he can take advantage of the situation to enter Yanzhou and attack Jizhou, then Liu Xiu will completely grasp the initiative.

The general trend of the world is completely in his hands.

If this battle does not achieve the desired effect, Cao 'Cao' will make a comeback.

Jia Xu said: "The lowly will pass on the order!"

"Hmm!"

Liu Xiu nodded.

He discussed the next direction with his subordinates, and then said, "It's not too early, let's all go down and rest." We have to wait for news now, just wait for the army of Wenpin and Ma Chao all the way. ”

The crowd stood up, bowed their hands, and prepared to leave.

That's when the mutation happened.

"Knock!knock!!"

The sound of war drums suddenly came from outside the camp.

The rumbling sound of war drums broke the silence of the night and made Liu Xiu, Jia Xu, Zhang Ren and others nervous.

Zhang Ren reacted extremely quickly, and he rushed out directly.

Immediately after, Wei Yan also rushed out.

The two were the chief generals in the army, and they were responsible for the arrangements for this battle, and as soon as they heard the news, they immediately went out to check the situation.

Liu Xiu's face was serious, and he took Jia Xu and Pang Tong out.

However, Liu Xiu was first shocked in his heart, and then relieved, and he didn't feel any nervousness.

Zhang Ren is good at defense, and when arranging the camp, he arranged the troops for defense. Even if you are attacked by surprise, you can deal with it properly.

To Liu Xiu's surprise, Cao 'Cao' actually sent people to attack the camp.

Liu Xiu came to the 'gate' of the camp, he listened to the sound of war drums, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any soldiers coming out in the dark, only the sound of war drums.

Zhang Ren hugged his fists and said: "Your Highness, this situation may be that the Cao army is coming to disturb and deliberately make our soldiers unable to rest." ”

"Of course, it could also be that Cao '' on purpose. ”

"He beat the drum several times in a row and didn't send troops, so we let our guard down. ”

"When we really didn't care and relaxed our vigilance, Cao Jun really killed us and caught us off guard. ”

Zhang Ren looked confident and said: "Your Highness, no matter what Cao's intentions are, the last general has already been arranged, and Cao Jun will not be able to take advantage of it again, please rest assured." ”

Liu Xiu said: "You do things, this king can rest assured." ”

Jia Xu is old, and coupled with the long journey, his physical strength is a little exhausted.

Zhang Ren's arrangement was in place, and he didn't want to stay up late.

Jia Xu said: "Your Highness, since General Zhang has made arrangements, the old man will go to rest." ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said, "Go to the military division." ”

"Whoa!"

Jia Xu gave up, and then turned to leave.

Pang Tong also left and went down to rest.

Zhang Ren said: "Your Highness, the defense of the camp has been arranged at the end, so Your Highness should also go and rest." ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Okay!"

After Liu Xiu left, only Zhang Ren and Wei Yan remained.

Zhang Ren said: "Wen Chang, tonight, the Cao army is likely to attack and harass, or even attack the camp. The two of us divide the work, you keep watch for the first half of the night, and I keep watch for the second half of the night, ready for attacks at any time. ”

Wei Yan hurriedly said, "General, it's better for you to stay in the middle of the night." ”

It's night, and it's halfway through the first half of the night.

The really hard work is precisely the second half of the night.

Obviously, Zhang Ren is taking care of Wei Yan.

Zhang Ren flicked his sleeves and said: "It's settled, when I get to the battlefield, I just sit in command, and I won't go to the battlefield to fight, it doesn't matter if I don't sleep for a while." On the contrary, if you want to raise troops and charge into battle, you must rest well. ”

Wei Yan opened his mouth, wanting to persuade again.

However, Zhang Ren said categorically: "The matter is so decided, you work hard, I will go to rest." ”

Wei Yan said: "The last general obeys the order!"

In cooperation with Zhang Ren, Wei Yan was convinced.

Zhang Ren is not only excellent in marksmanship, but also very appropriate.

Wei Yan patrolled the camp, either to see the patrolling soldiers, or to see the soldiers in ambush.

And outside the camp, in the woods in the distance.

Cao Ren led a group of soldiers and was ambushing in the woods.

Originally, Cao 'Cao' asked Cao Ren to choose a general to lead the troops to attack and disturb, but in the end, Cao Ren simply came in person.

Because tonight, Cao Cao's 'Cao' is about to withdraw his troops, and Cao Ren's attack is not only to attract Liu Xiu's attention, but also to be responsible for breaking off the rear after the dawn of the retreat.

Cao Ren hid in the woods, staring at the brightly lit camp.

The camp of the Chu army is extremely strict.

Although there was only a group of patrolling soldiers, in Cao Ren's opinion, there must be ambushes in the camp.

If he rushes over, he will inevitably be ambushed by the other party.

After Cao Ren attacked and disturbed the city, he waited for about half an hour and ordered: "Order the ambush soldiers in the southeast and beat the war drums." ”

"Whoa!"

The soldiers beside Cao Ren immediately went to give orders.

Time compensates, war drums beat.

Under the silent night, the war drums rumbled, causing the soldiers patrolling in the Chu army camp to quickly assemble and then wait for the battle.

However, there was no attack by Cao soldiers.

The assembled Chu soldiers soon dispersed again.

Cao Ren saw the changes in the camp of the Chu army in his eyes, and saw that the ambush soldiers of the other party did not appear during the two attacks, and it seemed that he was really hiding deeply.

Cao Ren is not in a hurry.

As an experienced general, he has plenty of patience.

Cao Ren waited quietly, and after another half an hour had passed, Cao Ren was ready to launch a small-scale attack in his heart.

Just the rib attack is too small, and the soldiers of the Chu army have to be mobilized.