Chapter VIII Determining Plans and Guarding Grain

The night was dark, and the entire surrounding area of the black nest was already silent, as if the mountains, forests and civil engineering had entered the dream.

Yuan Shang, Chun Yuqiong and others climbed to the top of the sentry tower in the camp one by one, and looked at it from afar by moonlight, only to see a few miles south of the black nest, a stream of smoke and dust sprinkled on the deep and broad earth, like a wind and clouds, and was rushing towards their side.

If it is said that the horse urine of the right talent made Chun Yuqiong's wine sober up by three points, then at this moment, the wine of this black nest straw bag should be at least nine points or more.

Chun Yuqiong's face turned bright red, her teeth clenched, a pair of nostrils opened and closed, and she was buzzing and panting, no different from a bull in heat.

slapped the wooden fence suddenly, and shouted hoarsely at Wei Yuanjin behind him: "This bold Cao thief army, who is restless and guarding the camp in the middle of the night, dares to come to attack my black nest, and his arrogance is too extreme!" Ben will swear to destroy it! Pass on my general, the whole army will prepare troops and horses, and go out of the village to meet the enemy! ”

At the critical moment, Chun Yuqiong's performance was quite bloody, and he could be regarded as living up to the glorious title of Hebei famous general.

When Wei Yuanjin heard this, he was about to turn around and go to arrange, but he saw Yuan Shang suddenly raise his hand to stop him.

"Wait a minute, it's not appropriate to act rashly at this moment."

Chun Yuqiong turned his head to look at Yuan Shang in astonishment, and said anxiously: "Third son, Cao Jun has already hit the gate of our black nest, what else is there to wait for!" If you don't arrange the troops again, will it be possible to watch them trample on the grain in the black nest? ”

Yuan Shang shook his head and said: "In terms of combat alone, the strength of Cao's soldiers is much higher than that of Hebei sergeants, and this time the capture of Wuchao is very important, Cao Cao must have made precise deployments, and those who came to rob grain must be the elite of Cao's army, this step can be described as a wonderful move in this game of chess, head-on conflict, I estimate that the odds of winning are very low." ”

Chun Yuqiong was anxious when she heard this: "No matter how low the odds are, Cao Jun is coming at us!" If we don't fight, it's hard to run away, what are you going to do, Childe? ”

Yuan Shang closed his eyes and pondered, his mind was spinning rapidly, and one thought after another flashed in his mind, and he immediately denied it entirely.

Cao Cao is a hero in the world, and the ordinary method is afraid that it will not be good for him, if you want to confuse and delay him, I am afraid that you will have to take some fierce medicine.

After a long while, I finally saw Yuan Shang's eyes suddenly open, and a shrewd gaze flashed in his eyes.

"Order, do it now, burn the grain! Burn our own food! ”

"What?" Everyone present couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard this, as if they didn't hear what Yuan Shang was saying.

From ancient times to the present, when two armies are fighting, the commander who leads the three armies always thinks about how to burn other people's grain and grass, cut off the other party's grain channel, and set fire to his own grain, which is really unheard of.

What is wrong with this third son? I think I have too much food at home, so I have nothing to do to light a fire to play with my own food? Didn't he see Cao Jun coming, he gave up on himself, and he didn't even have the courage to resist?

Such a son is inevitably too cowardly and too loser!

Chun Yuqiong scratched her head and cautiously asked Yuan Shang: "Third son, what did you say?" Can I say it again, the last general didn't hear it too clearly. ”

"I said burn grain! Burn our own grain, only in this way can we put it down for Cao Cao. Besides, after burning grain and grass and emitting black smoke, my father's big tent in Guandu would know that Wuchao was in trouble, and he could speed up the dispatch of troops to rescue in the shortest possible time, which was much faster than sending fast horses to ride to inform him. ”

When everyone heard that you look at me and I look at you, they all secretly doubt in their hearts, can this kind of idea be considered a clever trick?

Chun Yuqiong looked at Yuan Shang hesitantly, hesitated for a long time, and finally muttered: "But the third prince, even if the grain and grass are burned, even if the reinforcements from the lord are ushered in soon, but the grain and grass are burned, no matter how fast the reinforcements come, there is a bird to use?" Without food, we still won't be able to win against Cao Cao in the future......"

Yuan Shang rolled his eyes, looked at Chun Yuqiong bitterly, and stomped his feet and said: "General Chunyu, I think I really can't communicate with you, I let you burn the grain, and I didn't let you burn it all, just burn a small part of the cang, let the black smoke rise." Are you really idle and want to burn all the grain? ”

Chun Yuqiong was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled, fully showing his skinless and faceless quality: "Childe is smiling, this wine is not awake, and his head is still a little confused......"

Guo Yuan frowned and said: "Third prince, even if it is possible to burn grain quickly so that the lord knows the situation of the black nest, how can Cao Jun's side resist the enemy?" ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "It's still the same sentence, it's not the best strategy to resist head-on, I only have one word of the enemy's strategy." ”

"I wonder which word Childe is talking about?"

"Meng!"

"Meng?" The generals looked at me, and I looked at you, and they were puzzled.

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What Yuan Shang said was not wrong, the soldiers and horses sent by the Cao army to attack Wuchao this time can indeed be regarded as the elite of the Cao army, and the vanguard cavalry led by Cao Cao is the elite iron cavalry under Cao Cao who crisscrosses the Central Plains and looks down on the heroes.

Haw Par Ride!

And the vanguard generals who led the tiger and leopard cavalry to take the lead were one of the few generals and fierce generals under Cao Cao.

One is Zhang Liao, who is known as the head of the five good generals by later generations, and the other is Xu Chu, a fierce general who commanded the Tiger Guard Army for Cao Cao and is known as the "Tiger Idiot" by the world.

Xu Chu this person, with the best bravery in the three armies of the soldiers, has always been brave in battle, never retreated, this night attack on the nest, he is also the first horse, ranking first among the army, even if it is good at the tiger and leopard cavalry of the horse rush, he is far behind.

"Zhong Kang! Hugh should be so impatient! ”

Xu Chu is rushing, a flying horse forward, a lame horse blocked Xu Chu's approach, but seeing the person who blocked the way, the face was elegant, the momentum was very strong, a pair of slender eyes were black and bright like stars, like a gentleman who read poetry and books, Shenhua was introverted, if it were not for the armor and the iron knife with long eyebrows, no one would have thought that he was Zhang Liao, a famous general of Cao Wei.

Xu Chu slashed the horse, looked at Zhang Liao who was blocking his way with a dissatisfied expression, and said in a humble voice: "What are you stopping me from?" ”

Zhang Liao smiled kindly, as if he was like a spring breeze: "Zhongkang, how can you be as impatient as you when entering the army?" Look at your momentum, the soldiers of the tiger and leopard battalion have been left behind by you for a long time, and when the lord came, there was a strict order, ordering you and me not to be radical, not to be too far away from his backup army, in case of an accident, the two armies are difficult to respond to each other. ”

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then his face changed, he snorted heavily, and then raised his hand to pat the horse's buttocks, and drove the horse on, but the speed was obviously much slower than just now.

Zhang Liao smiled helplessly, stepped forward and drove side by side with Xu Chu, and said as he walked: "Zhongkang, the front is the Wuchao, when you arrive at the Wuchao, you must not be impatient, you have to fight with me on both sides, and rush in on both sides, don't ask about the others, just burn the grain....."

"Got it!" Xu Chu interrupted Zhang Liao's words with a rough remark, and said dissatisfiedly: "You have said this no less than three or five times along the way, as if my brain is not good and I can't remember, and your good ears have been cocooned by you!" ”

Zhang Liao had a very good temper, and he didn't get angry when he heard the words, but just smiled: "Aren't I afraid that you will forget, tonight's incident is related to the great cause of the lord, as long as there is no mistake, what does it matter if you grind out a few calluses?" It's a big deal, I'll find someone to help you heal in the future. ”

Xu Chu was deflated for a while when he heard this, turned his head and was silent, talking to Zhang Liao was really more tiring to him than fighting and killing people, and he would choke you speechless in a few words.

Zhang Liao saw Xu Chu turn his head and ignore it, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, touched his beard and turned his head to look in the direction of the black nest.

Just at this glance, I saw Zhang Liao's face change suddenly.

I saw that not far ahead, the Wuchao camp, which was still quiet and quiet just now, suddenly burst into the sky, black smoke billowed out, and the red firelight instantly swept away the entire night sky, which was very eye-catching!

"Black Nest..... On fire? ....." Zhang Liao said to himself in a little surprise.

Xu Chu also looked dazed, and said strangely: "Could it be that the lord sent an army to rob the camp before you and me?"

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "No!" Our soldiers and horses themselves are less than Yuan Shao, and the hijacking of the black nest is a matter of great importance, and there is no reason for the Lord to disperse the soldiers and horses so much, which is not in line with the common sense of the soldiers...... This fire will never be set by our army! ”

Xu Chu touched his head, thought for a moment, then laughed, and said arrogantly: "Damn, shouldn't the soldiers rebel in the middle of the night?" Yuan's guards are really a waste. ”

"Walking on the water?" Zhang Liao couldn't smile bitterly when he heard this: "The granary is heavy, and it will actually go to the water, and Yuan Junzhi's general is not good, and he will not do such a child's thing......"

"Hey!" Xu Chu waved his hand violently and said impatiently: "You and I have been guessing here for a long time, and there is another bird to use?" It's better to hurry up and drive the troops over to take a look, if it is really a black nest and water, it is just a good time to take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, but it saves a lot of effort! ”

After saying that, he saw Xu Chu's legs suddenly clamped, and regardless of Zhang Liao's dissuasion, he suddenly rode his horse towards the black nest.

Zhang Liao snorted a few times, but Xu Chu didn't look back, and in desperation, he had to raise his horsewhip and gallop away.........

The battle of Wuchao between Yuan Cao slowly kicked off.......