Cao Jun sneaked outside the camp, and the archers had been preparing for a long time, lighting firewood and grass and shooting them into the camp with the wind.

Suddenly, the firelight lit up the night sky, and the defenders hurriedly beat drums to warn them, and Cao's army had taken advantage of the chaos to rush into the camp gate, not entangled with the enemy, but only set fire everywhere.

Feng Kai and Guo Huai also killed from the left and right, looking for Liu Qi in the camp, there were shouts of killing everywhere, only to see fireworks and fireworks, and the figures fled separately.

Feng Kai was rushing towards the big tent, and suddenly stopped him, and shouted: "Who is the rat, dare to attack my camp?" ”

Feng Kai saw that it was Yan Yan, and he was overjoyed, and stabbed with a gun: "Hehe, the old thief is not at home to retire, and if you can go on the expedition, today is your death date." ”

Yan Yan danced the knife to parry, fought several times, and saw that Cao Jun was more and more, and retreated, Feng Kai snorted lightly, and the spear followed.

When they were rushing forward to kill, Zhang Yi, Jufu and other generals stepped forward to stop them, and the two armies fought in a melee in the west camp, occupying the large camp and forcing the Han army to the camp gate.

The enemy troops were all assembled in the west, and they were not defeated, and they intended to organize a counterattack, and under the firelight, Liu Qi was vaguely seen dispatching troops and horses.

Seeing this, Guo Huai shouted: "Liu Qi is unwilling to retreat, so he must guard the camp gate." ”

Feng Kai snorted coldly, Liu Qi was still trying to hold Keigu in vain, but he didn't know that the reinforcements would arrive immediately, and they were gone.

The task of him and Guo Huai was to burn down the camp and receive reinforcements, thinking that they were still unable to kill Liu Qi, so they divided their troops and went to the camp to set fire, and burned the Keigu first.

The west wind was tight, and in the blink of an eye, the whole camp was on fire, and the fire lit up the entire valley, and the originally cold Keiya became hot and roasted, and the men and horses took refuge under the cliff.

The Han army saw that the general trend had gone, so they had to retreat to the mountain, and were walking to the foot of the mountain, when suddenly a drum sounded, and the ambush soldiers came out, and it was Xiahou Shang who was ambushing here.

The arrows came out in unison, and seeing the chaos and screams of the enemy army, Xiahou Shang looked up to the sky and laughed, and finally shouted out the words that made him angry for a long time: "Those who descend will not be killed!" ”

Yan Yan killed angrily and led his troops to clash on the slopes on both sides, and the Han army protected Liu Qi to fight a bloody way and fled from the mountain in embarrassment.

Yan Yan and Xiahou Shang fought for twenty times, and suddenly shouted: "Look at the arrows!" ”

Xiahou Shang knew that Yan Yan was good at archery, and he couldn't see it really in the dark night, so he hurriedly dodged backwards, but he didn't know that Yan Yan was just a false move, leading the remnants of the army to take the road and leave.

"The old thief is gone!" Xiahou Shang was furious and led his troops to chase and kill.

Approaching the hillside, the defenders in the camp were ready, and the arrows in the trenches were fired in unison, shooting down countless soldiers, and Xiahou Shang hurriedly retreated.

Just as he was hesitating, Xiahou Yuan led the troops to arrive and asked, "Where is Liu Qi?" ”

Xiahou Shang pointed to the camp: "Liu Qi has fled back to the camp, and the defenders are on guard." ”

Xiahou Yuan was high-spirited and ordered: "There will not be many defenders here, but you can recapture the cottage in one go." ”

Xiahou Shang immediately ordered the men and horses, rushed to the top of the mountain, and went straight to the camp to kill, and sure enough, the defenders could not resist, and Liu Qi abandoned the camp and left.

After Yan Yan organized the men and horses to be broken, this time he really released arrows in secret, shooting down several people one after another, Xiahou Yuan was also jealous, and did not dare to rashly chase the enemy, seeing that he had captured the high ground, he let him leave.

Before the sky was light, the Han army fled completely, leaving only the flames burning in the Kei Valley, black smoke billowing out, and the entire mountain cliff was blackened and in disarray.

Finally recaptured Baxiantai and opened up the passage into Hanzhong, Xiahou Yuan was like a fish in his throat, extremely happy, gave up the camp of Keigu, and ordered the soldiers of each battalion to meet on the mountain, ready to pursue while the victory was over.

At noon, Xun Yu rushed back from the rear army and ordered someone to check the grain and grass, but found that there was not much left in the village on the mountain, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and when he wanted to go down the mountain to fight the fire, it was too late.

Xiahou Yuan's heart also sank, and said: "Liu Qi must not go far, at this time, only by moving forward and seizing the camp in front can the crisis be slightly alleviated." ”

Xun You suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't say what was wrong, at this time, there was a shortage of food in the army, and he couldn't hesitate, so he had to let Xiahou Yuan enter the army first.

After the men and horses were dispatched, Xun You personally went to the camp of Keigu to inspect, only to see that the ground was full of ashes, and there were indeed many granaries under the cliff in the north, all of which were burned to scorched earth.

After observing for a while, he ordered someone to open one of the barns, and the grain and rice in it turned into black ash, but the shape was clearly visible, and he couldn't help frowning.

If Liu Qizhen transported all the grain and grass to Keigu and was burned by a fire, all his plans would come to naught.

Then from Wuzhang Plain, the journey of the inclined valley plank road is slow, it takes at least half a month, and the army will mutini if there is no food for a day, let alone more than ten days?

When he was thinking hard about countermeasures, Xiahou Yuan sent someone to report that he had recaptured the Tiger Leaping Cliff camp in front of him, and obtained a batch of grain and grass, which could temporarily relieve the urgent need, but it was not enough to support the army.

Xun You is helpless, there is no way to retreat at this time, but the whole army can move forward, and the victory or defeat is all in one fell swoop!

Ordered people to rush back to Wuzhangyuan overnight, and asked Xu Huang to lead the troops to Keigu to support, urgently transport 30,000 stone of grain, and transfer grain from Chang'an to prepare to support the war ahead.

Cao's army abandoned Keigu and came to Baxiantai, occupying the high ground but there was no food in the camp, and the defenders reduced their meals every day, hoping for reinforcements to arrive.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan had already advanced from the Tiger Leaping Cliff and recaptured the first deployed defense line, Qingsong Plateau, Liu Qi retreated one after another, leaving some grain and grass along the way, which could barely be supported.

Xun You stood at the gate of the camp every day, looking at the Jigu plank road, eager to see through, longing for the grain cart and horses to fly in, these few days the army has been slaughtering war horses, morale is very low.

The weather is gradually getting warmer, the ice and snow are melting, Xun You's heart is like frost, and he feels more and more that this is a huge trap, and his heart is becoming more and more uneasy.

On this day, Xiahou Yuan sent someone to report that the grain and grass of the former army were about to run out, so he had no choice but to continue to march forward, and strive to move forward not only to seize the grain and grass, but also to consume troops, leaving only 500 troops to guard each village along the way.

Xun You's heart was heavy, looking at the Kei Valley that had turned into scorched earth in the distance, and suddenly his heart moved, and he ran wildly like crazy, rushing straight down the mountain, Cao Jun was inexplicable, he was already dizzy with hunger, why did he toss so much?

But the military division went down the mountain, but the soldiers had to follow, and the two hundred troops hurriedly led the horses, chased to the bottom of the mountain, asked Xun You to get on the horse, and went straight to the camp of Keigu.

A few days passed, the burning ashes were blown by the wind, revealing the bones buried underneath, the scene was miserable, but Xun You didn't care about dodging, dismounted and rushed to a granary at the foot of the cliff, drew his sword and dug it himself.

The soldiers behind looked at each other, I don't know why he acted like this, and after waiting for a while, he saw that after the tip of the sword picked up a layer of ash outside, it was actually mud, sand, sand, stone and red clay inside.

Xun You looked at the falling sand in amazement, took a few steps back powerlessly, and muttered: "Liu Qi, if you really have the ability of ghosts and gods, Cao's qi is exhausted!" ”

The granary of Jigu is full of fraud, which shows that Liu Qi has already seen through his counteroffensive plan and transported the grain and grass away, at this time there is no grain in the army, and he is in a dilemma, and Xiahou Yuan is in danger, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Behind him, Cao Jun didn't know that the situation was grim, thinking that Xun You was trying to find food from these burned granaries, so he sighed and shook his head.

At this moment, a fast horse came galloping from the mountain, but it was the general who delivered a letter.

Xun You was weak at this time, and he didn't have the heart to check it, but when he saw a special mark on the cover, he couldn't help but beat wildly, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and opened the letter with trembling hands.