Xu Huang looked at Xiahou Yuan expectantly, and said in his heart that you are a general under the command of the lord, you must think twice before doing things, he is especially worried that Xiahou Yuan will go to Wancheng to snatch his daughter.

With the current strength of the Cao army in Nanyang, if you want to capture Wancheng defended by Xu Shu, the feasibility of success is very small, but it can't stand the heart of a loving father and daughter.

"Let's wait a little longer, Mi Fang has sent someone to Wancheng to ask for help, her sister is Liu Bei's concubine, it is impossible for Xu Shu not to send troops to rescue, let's catch a few prisoners of war and present them to the lord."

"Oh"

Xu Huang was stunned after listening to the explanation, he didn't know if Xiahou Yuan really thought so, or if he had any other ideas, but Xiahou Yuan's reasons were really sufficient, and he couldn't think of any reason to refute it.

Due to the light and simple travel this time, the soldiers and horses of Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang did not carry baggage, and there was no condition to set up a camp outside the city, but they only ordered people to dig two trenches as traps, and used the low wall of the soil dug out of the ditch to make a simple camp camp.

Not long after dinner, Xu Huang suddenly saw the stars in the south, which were obviously the light of torches.

Wancheng reinforcements are coming?

Xu Huang immediately went to find Xiahou Yuan, who had already rested, squatted beside him and shook the other party's shoulder, and said eagerly: "General Xiahou wake up quickly, the reinforcements from Wancheng have arrived." ”

"What?"

Xiahou Yuan couldn't hear the word Wancheng, and a spirit got up from the ground.

"General, come and see."

Xu Huang tugged at Xiahou Yuan's wrist and pointed to the south of the camp to remind.

Xiahou Yuan rubbed his eyes, then shook his head again, and then asked Xu Huang, "That's it?" It seems that there are only a few dozen torches, can this be reinforcements from Wancheng? Isn't Xu Shumo crazy? ”

"Or the front pathfinder?" Xu Huang responded tentatively.

Xiahou Yuan frowned and shook his head: "Tonight, the clouds are thick, there are no stars and no moon, and if there is a little fire on the ground, you can see it clearly, and if there is still the main force in the rear that has not come, you will definitely be able to see it." ”

Xu Huang replied: "It seems that this is indeed the case, Xu Shu is resourceful, how could he do such a stupid thing?" ”

"Zixiao and Jun Yi have nearly 10,000 soldiers, perhaps blocking most of the enemies in Wancheng, Xu Shu wants to increase troops in Western Hubei but the conditions do not allow it, these dozens of people may have come to report the news" Xiahou Yuan muttered to himself.

"Then we" Xu Huang wanted to speak and stopped.

Xiahou Yuan said: "Since Xu Shu came to give gifts, we are naturally disrespectful, and we can successfully complete the task by capturing dozens of prisoners of war and offering them to the lord." ”

"Then he will go."

Before Xu Huang finished speaking, he was intercepted by Xiahou Yuan: "Gongming, you guard the camp, and I will take five hundred people to go over in the dark." ”

"Did you extinguish the fire in the camp?" Xu Huang asked.

Xiahou Yuan shook his head lightly, "I'm afraid it's too late, keep the status quo and don't move, otherwise you will startle the snake." ”

"Yui." Xu Huang clenched his fists and took his life.

The march in the dark was slow, and Xiahou Yuan was about five miles away, and he encountered reinforcements from Wancheng.

In an instant, the sound of fighting drowned out the cry of night insects.

Xu Huang stood at the height of the camp and looked out, only to see that the dozens of torches had been kept bright, and they were rapidly advancing steadily to the west.

What tactics did General Xiahou use? Is this so deep in an ambush with 500 men?

Xu Huang looked at it carefully for a while, and suddenly realized that the situation was not good, and the number of those torches from far to near had not decreased in the slightest.

Don't? More than a few dozen?

Xu Huang wiped the sweat on his forehead, he couldn't command Xiahou Yuan's troops left in the camp, and he could only order the men and horses of the headquarters to respond.

The night is full of mystery, and I don't know how many enemies are following behind those dozens of torches.

Xiahou Yuan led 500 people to sneak attack, but was defeated by the other party, which also shows that there are many enemies from the side.

Xu Huang didn't dare to let everyone raise the fire, he was afraid that Mi Fang would find reinforcements to rescue him, and send troops from the city to cause a combined attack inside and outside, so he only let 100 people light the fire, and the rest of the soldiers followed the fire to meet it.

The fires outside the city were scattered, and the sound of the soldiers fighting overpowered all the beasts, birds and insects.

Xiahou Yuan originally planned to steal chickens, but found that behind the torch, countless enemy soldiers followed.

was about to try the opponent's combat power, but was caught off guard by two strong men with a team of swordsmen.

Passive counterattack, can't be stopped.

Xiahou Yuan knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, so he hurriedly ordered a sharp retreat in the direction of the camp, and the sound of killing was endless, from time to time some people screamed and fell to the ground, and some people fled into the darkness due to panic.

The five hundred soldiers were in chaos when they were young, and there was a fire approaching from the rear at the critical moment.

Xiahou Yuan guessed that Xu Huang was coming, so he led the defeated soldiers closer to the firelight, but the enemy troops in the darkness did not relent, they shuttled through the field like night owls, and did not miss any opportunity to hunt.

The defeated soldiers collided with Xu Huang's army, causing a short period of panic and commotion, but fortunately, the enemy army saw that the fire had subsided.

The main general riding a horse was easy to recognize, and while Xu Huang caught Xiahou Yuan, he couldn't help but ask, "General Xiahou, are you okay?" Who will Xu Shu send to help? ”

Xiahou Yuan frowned and shook his head: "It's too dark to see clearly, but I just saw two strong men with hideous faces by the light of the fire."

"Hideous? Brawny? Isn't it Zhang Fei? Xu Huang exclaimed.

Xiahou Yuan denied it sharply: "Impossible, Zhang Fei is a general, and I also recognize his face, and these two people are both foot generals, and they look very raw." ”

Xu Huang swallowed his saliva, and said in his heart that he had forgotten it? accidentally said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed the topic.

"The infantry general should be an unknown person, can the general know how many men and horses there are on the other side?"

"It's a black light."

Before Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of fighting around him.

After a short period of 'calming down', the enemy suddenly launched an offensive against Cao's army, and Xu Huang hurriedly ordered a formation to defend against the enemy.

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly reminded: "Just light a few torches, and expect the soldiers to line up quickly?" What's more, your vision is unclear at night, and no one fights with you. ”

Xu Huang has been in the army for many years and has experienced many night battles, but an unlit encounter like this is the first time since he was attached to Cao Cao.

Seeing Xiahou Yuan's questioning, Xu Huang hurriedly explained: "The last general is worried that raising fire with all the staff will attract Mi Fang to attack from behind, which will be very unfavorable to us, and the enemy army will only have a small amount of lighting."

"When is it, how do you compare yourself to the enemy? They can't see it without light. ”

"How?"

"Quickly let all the staff raise fire to defend against the enemy, return to the camp as soon as possible to hold on, and Mi Fang will send troops to do some more calculations."

"Yui."

Xiahou Yuan was in Cao Ying's position to obey, and Xu Huang could only obey orders even if he had all kinds of reasons, so he ordered people to raise fires for lighting while retreating.

The defenders of Western Hubei heard the movement outside the city, and there were fires burning on the southern city wall, but Mi Fang did not choose to send troops.

The two teams fought in the dark, and Xu Huang only got rid of his opponent when he approached the south of the city.

In the dark, in the chaos.

Xu Huang saw a familiar back, he dragged the big knife to the south gate of Western Hunan, like a hero who once fought side by side with him.

(End of chapter)