The summer rainstorm came and went quickly, and before noon, the rain passed and the sky cleared.

The sun showed the clouds, Cao Cao came out of the camp, and saw that the ground was full of messes, the camp tents were like mud houses, and the soldiers were languishing, drying clothes.

Seeing that the military discipline was sloppy and the army could not be formed, Cao Cao frowned, and said angrily: "If Yu Wen is here, why is the army like this?" ”

Among the generals, Yu Ban is the best at governing the army, and the military discipline is strict, even in this case, the soldiers will not be allowed to be so loose.

Lunch was extremely simple, with only gruel and damp and swollen dough, which were given priority to Xu Huang and Le Jin's soldiers and horses, each with 5,000 elite soldiers to the south.

Leaving muddy footprints on the avenue, Cao Cao looked at the departing men and horses, full of worry, if this trip was not successful, the army would be in a dilemma.

300,000 soldiers and horses were scattered everywhere, morale was low, the morale of the army was weakened, and in addition to the grain and grass crisis, if Guan Zhang and other leading troops arrived, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Cheng Yu came to Cao Cao's side and said in a low voice: "The military spirit is unstable, and it is quite appropriate for Cheng to relax military discipline." ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly: "If the army loots, the hearts of the people in Nanyang will be greatly lost, how to take Jingzhou?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "The prime minister is a benevolent and righteous teacher, and the people of Nanyang are in turmoil, causing military disasters, which is really self-inflicted. ”

Cao Cao put his hands behind his back, looked up at the scorching sun hidden in the clouds, and closed his eyes slightly, the current situation, if the soldiers were still restrained, I was afraid that it would cause a riot.

After a long time, Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly stroked his forehead: "My head is sick, and the affairs in the army are temporarily in charge of Cao Hong." ”

Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao for a long time, naturally comprehended, and immediately ordered his own soldiers to help Cao Cao return to the tent to rest, and to discuss the military aircraft with Cao Hong.

Le Jin led the troops to Anzhong, and it was already evening, so he rushed straight to the city, surrounded the city on all sides, and shouted the county order to surrender.

Since Zhang Xiu's surrender, An Zhong was under Cao Cao, and Le Jin attacked here, wanting to deter with troops and make the county order submit.

The defenders closed their doors, and the county commander of Anzhong came to the city, saw that it was Cao Jun, and asked, "Who is leading the troops?" ”

Le Jin said coldly: "A certain Le Jin is also, you betrayed Prime Minister Cao, if you can repent as soon as possible, the prime minister will not be guilty of the past, if you are obsessed, you will kill into the city, and the chicken and dog will not stay." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter from the city, and a person said coldly: "Cao Cao is a traitor, bullying the king, and waiting for you to help the abuse, you dare to make a big noise, can you know the word shame?" ”

Le Jin's eyes were slightly cold, and he said sharply: "Who are you?" ”

"Nanyang Wenpin is also!" Wen Ping stood on the city with his sword pressed, and said in a deep voice: "General Liu has long expected that Cao thieves are coming to sneak attack, even if Cao Cao is there in person, he is not afraid, not to mention waiting for these chickens and dogs?" ”

Le Jin was furious and ordered to attack the city, and Cao's army marched in a hurry, without carrying a baggage, and rushed to the city with a sword.

Wen Ping did not move, and actually ignored the charge of Cao's army, and the defenders opened their bows and arrows, and there was a creaking sound in the city, like sparrows chirping, but not a single arrow was shot.

Cao Jun shouted and rushed to the foot of the city wall, but did not see the arrows, but was stunned for a moment, before throwing the hook and lock on the head of the city, ready to enter the city.

"Shoot the arrows!" It was only at this time that Wen Ping gave an order.

Knock Knock Knock –

The drums in the city were loud, the arrows rained down, the Cao army fell to the ground with screams, and the ropes thrown into the city were also cut.

In the blink of an eye, half of the men and horses fell under the city, and Le Jin's eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire, clenching his steel teeth.

He was known as the first in Cao's army, and he was the best at attacking cities, but at this time he had no weapons in his hands, and the surprise deterrence failed, and he was helpless.

Wen Ping laughed and said, "Call Cao Cao to come in person!" ”

It was getting late, looking at the messy corpses lying under the city, all the soldiers were afraid, knowing that the strong attack was useless, and the surprise attack failed, so they had no choice but to retreat.

On the other side, Xu Huang led the troops to kill Xinye, and in the evening, he came to a mountain forest, where the men and horses hid and ordered people to go forward to find out the news.

This Xinye was originally Liu Bei's station, the city wall was reinforced many times, and the water potential of the moat was extremely large, if it was a strong attack, it could only return in vain, and it could only be attacked at night.

At the third watch of the night, half a bright moon hung in the sky, and the summer night was very refreshing, and Xu Huang led the troops quietly to Xinye.

Seeing that the torches on the city were sparse and the garrison was lax, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, besieged the city and observed it, and saw that there was only a group of soldiers patrolling at the south gate, and the men and horses were concentrated here.

Those who chose 500 good water first quietly crossed the moat, and then received 500 people to cross the river, quietly came to the city, threw their hooks and locks on the city, and began to ascend the city.

Under the shadow of the moon, looking at the black shadows climbing rapidly like geckos, Xu Huang couldn't help but speed up his heartbeat and waited with bated breath in the distance.

As soon as the soldiers climbed to the top of the city, lowered the drawbridge, and grabbed the city gate, he led his troops into the city and took Xinye in one go.

The night breeze was blowing, the cicadas were chirping in the distance, and Cao Jun was lying in the damp soil, allowing mosquitoes to bite, but he didn't dare to move, looking at the dark shadows in the city, and he was like a year.

Seeing that more than half of the soldiers had landed in the city and the patrol defenders had passed by, everyone's hearts were in their throats, for fear of being discovered.

The group of soldiers walked by with torches, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but at that moment, suddenly a terrible scream was heard in the night sky, and someone slipped off the wall.

Xu Huang and the others were all frightened, and they were about to scold that person for missing and ruining the plan.

But I saw that the torches above the city were bright, and countless arrows, stones, and trees fell without warning, and the soldiers who climbed the city fell one after another, and the screams came and went.

Xu Huang got up abruptly and exclaimed, "It's a plan! ”

Looking at this situation, it is obvious that the defenders have been prepared for a long time, and they have not been able to provoke it just now, just waiting for the soldiers to climb the city and attack head-on.

In the blink of an eye, Cao Jun fell to the ground, all of them died, the screams disappeared in the night wind, and everything fell silent again.

"Hahaha, you wait for dog thieves, want to sneak attack?" Above the city, Huo Jun pointed at Cao Jun and laughed: "Daydreaming! ”

Xu Huang saw that the defenders in the city were fully armed, and he knew that there were preparations here, and the soldiers were already tired at this time, and they did not carry dry food, so they could only sigh helplessly and give the order to retreat.

The next day, the two returned to the camp one after another, Cao Cao saw that the two armies were defeated, and thousands of people were lost, and his head disease really attacked, and he was drenched in the rain, and he was bedridden.

Cao Hong reorganized his men and horses, avoided the water of the White River, camped in the area of Bowangpo, waited for the grain and grass to arrive, and then attacked Wancheng.

In the past few days, troops have been divided into nearby places to rob the people of food, and although they have strictly ordered that no one should be killed, they have also caused the people's resentment to boil, and the complaints are full of complaints.

Cheng Yu discussed with Xun You: "The army is blocked in the south, and Liu Qi has long been prepared everywhere, which shows that Zhuge is very good at using troops. However, the prime minister was seriously ill and the army's morale was sluggish, but he didn't see Liu Qi coming to the army, but he was afraid that there would be fraud in it, what did Gongda think? ”

Xun You also frowned: "I'm worried about this matter, the road is slippery in the rain, and the grain and grass will take three days to arrive. ”

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said: "Gongda's concerns coincide with me, and we need to take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Xun Youyan said: "To the south of Bowang City, the road is narrow and difficult to travel, so you can send troops to Bowang City to respond. ”