Fuhu Mountain, Hulu Valley Mouth.

The air seemed to be filled with a suffocating pungent smell, and the entire valley mouth was already a sea of fire.

Screams and wails rang out.

Countless vans were ignited, and thick clouds of black smoke rose straight into the sky.

Debris and debris flew out like sharp arrows.

The flames swept in, the scorching flames scurrying around, the tongues of fire touching the ground licking the nearest objects, the strange smell pungent, and the thick smoke filling the face.

Can...

Even so, Mi Fang and the partial van car formation, not a single step back.

Those crossbow arrows, against the rain of arrows in the sky, kept bursting towards the cavalry of Wenpin.

"-Knock... Boom. ”

The Cao army rode in a circle, and one of their outermost shields was shot through.

For a while, the dense crossbow arrows shot madly, and a whole piece of Cao Jun knights fell to the ground, wailing...

And their horses were frightened and scurried around.

The original circular array broke a gap in an instant, and this gap was rapidly expanding and spreading again.

- "General, general... The enemy's vehicle formation did not give an inch, not an inch. ”

- "General, the enemy's chariot formation is advancing against the fire. ”

- "General, our fire bolts are about to shoot out!" ”

- "General, the shield of the brethren is almost unstoppable. ”

One unfavorable battle report after another came to Wen Ping's ears, and the 'passion' and 'enthusiasm' on his face had long since dissipated without a trace.

In its place was a deep confusion and bewilderment.

Wen Ping was stunned, he was completely stunned.

He realized that he was wrong, and that the so-called strong generals had no weak soldiers under them.

Guan Gong's subordinates... Is this Mi Fang also so capable of fighting?

For a time, all the rumors about Mi Fang said that he was a defeated general, that his force and command were inferior... All of these echoed in Wen Ping's ears.

Wen Ping wants to burst into foul language,—— your uncle!

Ya, these are all groundless, they are all three people becoming tigers, and they are all untruths!

A fierce light flashed in Wen Ping's eyes, and he looked at the valley mouth and the car array.

These arrays of chariots, ignited by the flames, seemed to stand there forever, constantly mocking any invading enemy.

Finally, this fierce light seemed to freeze there all of a sudden.

The heat wave around him forced Wen Ping's fierce light to dissipate, and he turned his horse's head first, and said to a knight beside him: "Retreat!" Fall back! ”

The knights' faces were miserable.

Dropped more than a thousand corpses, wasted more than a thousand war horses, and even the arrows and fire-igniting things were consumed so much, is it retreating at this time?

You know, in ancient times... Arrows and fire arrows are separated by one word, and the cost of them is very different.

Fire arrows are made by tying a coarse cloth or other flammable material to the back of the arrow, soaking them in grease, lighting them, and then firing them with a crossbow.

Because of the weight requirements, the arrows used in each fire arrow have to be carefully processed, and the production cost is quite high.

This is also the reason why, when the grass boat borrowed arrows, Cao Cao did not use fire arrows...

It's not that you don't need it, it's that you can't afford it!

But now...

The big money was thrown out, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a desperate bet, but in the end, it ended up in a gray escape?

At this time, Wen Ping raised his head and shouted again.

- "Retreat, retreat!" ”

For a time, the fast horses ran back and forth throughout the army, giving everyone the order to retreat.

These Cao Jun knights... Gritting their teeth one by one.

Especially Niu Jin, he clenched his hands into fists, "Eh..." a wild roar, and the grief and depression in his heart were written on his face and in his voice.

The military order is like a mountain, and immediately... The knights turned their horses' heads around.

The horses they sat down on seemed to be psychic, constantly snorting, as if to express their unwillingness, as if they were their masters.

- What if you don't retreat?

The fire bolts were all shot out, and the enemy's car formation at the mouth of the valley still did not break through.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if they break through now, when they come to those two hundred ships, they can only look at the ships and sigh, unless they can spew "fire" with their mouths!

So...

The remnants of the Cao army, more than 1,500 horsemen, they quickly retreated, and in the valley, they meandered northward, embarking on the journey home.

It's the Mijia army's side.

Seeing the retreat of the Cao army, the Mi family tribes who were guarding the car formation roared one after another.

- "Retreat, retreat!"

- "The thieves have retreated!" ”

- "Hold on, let's hold on!" ”

It is no exaggeration to say that the Mi family army has not won a battle since it followed Liu Bei.

From beginning to end, it has always been a "surprise" by the enemy, and then fled in embarrassment...

The next thing is the regrouping of the remnants of the defeated generals, and then the enemy "bursts" again, and then flees in embarrassment, and finally... Once again, everything is back to square one.

They are accustomed to defeat, they laugh at themselves as "always defeated" troops, they think that in this life... It has nothing to do with the word "victory".

The more such an army, when they really won a battle, the resentment in their hearts disappeared in an instant.

- Raise your eyebrows!

It's really "raising eyebrows"!

- "Stand up..."

- "Our Mi family army has stood up! ”

The old man who was already in the Mi family army was red with excitement, choked up, and the words behind him were a little vague, "Finally... It's finally come to this day, it's time to stand up. ”

Mi Fang's face was also flushed with excitement.

This was the first time he felt that the feeling of winning a battle was so cool and so wonderful!

This kind of "cool feeling" went straight to the feeling of the heavenly spirit cover, which made him unforgettable for life!

Even this feeling is only slightly inferior to that of counting money.

- Whew!

With a long exhalation, Mi Fang was also excited and couldn't help herself.

But he is the master, and he can't be like these parts, as if he has not won a battle.

He wants to be calm, he wants to be calm...

"Ahem... As for you, what about you? Mi Fang shouted, "It's just a victory, not to, not to... That is, this general is just a small test, just a little clerk... Hahaha, no problem, no problem! ”

Mi Fang has already begun to pretend.

And have to admit it.

When a person pretends to be forced, those admiring glances cast around him, this feeling... It's wonderful!

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…

To the north of Jiangxia, not far from Cao Jun's camp, there is a pontoon bridge, after the pontoon bridge, there are some shallow water flows under the bridge, because of the dry season, these currents are only half a person high.

At the end of the pontoon bridge is a camp of the Guan family's army.

The "repeating crossbows" and "partial vans" of the Guan family army are hoarded here, and it is an important place for ordnance.

Perhaps because it was night, the soldiers at the gate of the camp looked a little listless, constantly stretching their waists and yawning.

The rush in the daytime caused them to be so difficult that they couldn't open their eyes at all.

In the long grass by the pontoon, many ambushed crossbowmen waited quietly in the night, and everything was quiet in the fog.

Guan Ping and the 3,000 Guan family troops were ambushed here, waiting for the night attack of the Cao army.

The entire camp seemed to have already laid a net of heaven and earth, waiting for Cao's army to enter it, burning the pontoon bridge, and completely cutting off its retreat.

It's just that Cao Jun hasn't waited yet...

An urgent report came first.

"What?"

After hearing the scout's report, Guan Ping was shocked, "You mean, Wen Ping didn't come here, but went to Fuhu Mountain... Is he going to burn the 200 warships of my Guan family's army? ”

"Yes..."

The scout reported truthfully, "When I found out, Wenpin's cavalry was about to arrive at Fuhu Mountain, and now I'm afraid..."

Without waiting for the scout to finish speaking, Guan Ping stretched out his hand to stop.

He subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and he thought of the most terrible consequences.

- 200 ships, all burned!

In this way, as soon as the four-month dry period passes, it is no longer the father who takes the initiative, but Cao Jun!

- The offensive and defensive momentum has changed!

"Oh no..."Guan Ping looked around at the Guan family army in ambush here, and said hatefully: "Father Shuai calculated the night attack of the Wenpin Society, but he miscalculated the location of the surprise attack... Oops! ”

When he said this, the beads of sweat on Guan Ping's forehead slid down like rain, and he looked quite nervous.

But the current situation can't give him too much nervous time at all.

- Hurry up and do the right thing!

"This news, can I go and report to my father? Does Dad have a reply? Guan Ping then asked.

"Come to think of it, General Guan must have also received the news of the attack on Fuhu Mountain at this moment." The scout said truthfully. "It's General Zhou Cang, General Guan Xing, and General Guan Suo, they were originally in an ambush, and when they heard the news, they immediately withdrew from the ambush, and they were going to lead their troops to Fuhu Mountain to save those warships! When the last general arrived, the three generals were already counting their troops. ”

"General Zhou did the right thing!" Guan Ping nodded heavily, "The current situation is not tolerated, and if you wait for my father's order, it will be too late, and it is urgent that my side also need to withdraw the ambush, and immediately go to support Fuhu Mountain, two hundred more warships, this is the lifeblood of my Guan family's army, how much can be saved!" ”

Guan Ping's words had a great sense of urgency that "there is no room for it", and he had already ordered the deputy general to order troops.

For a while, the long grass by the pontoon bridge was crowded.

I never thought that at this moment...

- Click.

- Click.

The sound of the hooves of several horses quickly resounded on the pontoon, Guan Ping suddenly became vigilant, and hurriedly signaled the soldiers in ambush to hide again and not make any sound.

As the horse got closer and closer, Guan Ping saw clearly that it was none other than his third sister Guan Yanguan Yinping, who was riding a horse.

"Third sister..."

Guan Ping screamed, Guan Yinping found Guan Ping's ambush, and he couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.

- "It's worthy of being a big brother, it's such a hidden ambush!"

Guan Yinping quickly turned over and dismounted, and hurried to Guan Ping.

Guan Ping hurriedly asked: "Third sister, do you want to talk about the attack on Fuhu Mountain?" ”

"Yes!"

Guan Yinping's reply once again aggravated Guan Ping's conjecture.

It must have been my father's order to let the third sister inform me and my second brother and fifth brother... Immediately unload the ambush and go to the aid of Fuhu Mountain, and it is important to save the ship.

With this in mind...

Guan Ping took the lead and said: "I was about to give an order to let the soldiers and horses in ambush gather and quickly rush to Fuhu Mountain to save the boat!" ”

As he spoke, Guan Ping was about to signal again.

Who would have thought, Guan Yinping hurriedly stopped him, "Big brother, my father's order is that no matter what news I hear tonight, even if my father is besieged and dies, he must not move, let alone rush to help!" ”

"My sister has already informed General Zhou, eldest brother, and fifth brother of her father's words... They also gave up their plans to rush to the aid of Fuhu Mountain! ”

- Ahh

Guan Yinping's words shocked Guan Ping.

He hurriedly asked, "Father, why is this?" Don't you want more than 200 warships? ”

"Big brother misunderstood."

So, Guan Yinping told him when the main Bo Liaohua sent the urgent mail;

What did the fourth brother Guan Lin tell in the urgency;

After my father saw the urgency, he had already led the cavalry to Fuhu Mountain in advance.

In addition, Guan Yinping also emphasized that "Father Shuai recently read "The Art of War" quite insightfully, and is well versed in the truth of 'claiming to attack the east, but actually attacking the west', and the fourth brother sent another letter in advance, and the current situation... It is not clear whether Fuhu Mountain is 'east' or 'west'! ”

"So... The father decided that he would rescue Fuhu Mountain, and the eldest brother, the second brother, and the fifth brother were ambushed as usual... The grain and grass, partial vans, crossbows, and wooden oxen and horses in the military village are of great importance and cannot be missed. ”

This...

Hearing this, Guan Ping immediately understood.

If it is really a sound attack, then maybe the real target of Wen Ping is not the warship, as always-these ordnance!

"Goo-dong..."

Guan Ping swallowed his saliva, and he thought carefully about the total amount here.

He could feel it, because of Liao Hua's urgent letter, because of the fourth brother's words, although the situation is unclear now, at least their eyes are clear, and they can roughly predict the enemy's movements, at least every possibility is clear to them.

Such a night... To be able to do this is already precious.

This is equivalent to that although the situation is a little headwind, because of Guan Lin's reminder, the "vision" is bright, and these lit "visions" give Guan Yu and Guan Ping enough time to make more accurate judgments and responses.

After a short period of muttering.

Guan Ping suddenly proposed: "No, for my brother, I still need to send a team of soldiers and horses to help Fuhu Mountain, not only me, but also the second brother and the fifth brother should also send a team of soldiers and horses to help." ”

This...

Guan Ping's sudden words provoked Guan Yinping's eyebrows to condense deeply in an instant, "Didn't the second brother hear his father's instructions clearly?" If... If the second, third, and fifth brothers all go to help, what if the enemy army raids this military village and plunders this ordnance? ”

Guan Yinping was extremely nervous, and her voice subconsciously raised, "Second brother is so... Didn't you live up to the words of the fourth brother and this painstaking effort? ”

"The third sister misunderstood." Guan Ping hurriedly explained, "I mean, if the purpose of Cao's army is to 'attack the east and the west', and to wait for our army to unload the ambush and plunder the army, then why don't I plan and cooperate with them to act in this play?" ”

This...

Guan Yinping suddenly guessed something, "Big brother means..."

"Huh." Guan Ping smiled, "In such a dark and dark night, how can Cao Jun's eyes see clearly, how many ambushes have we unloaded?" How many soldiers were supported? As the saying goes, if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle... As long as the brother sends someone to make a show to help Fuhu Mountain, then the enemy is bound to come here to attack at night? You're bound to fall into a trap! ”

Guan Ping's words were even more solemn.

"If my brother can't make such a big victory, then I'm sorry for the words sent by the fourth brother all the way, isn't it? If you have Lao Sanmei to run again, she will tell General Zhou and An Guo and Wei Zhi about her brother's plan! Ambush tonight, there will be a harvest! ”

Call...

Guan Yinping exhaled heavily.

At this moment, she completely understood.

Because of the words of the fourth brother, because all the possibilities of the enemy army are under control.

It seems that the position of the hunter and the prey has been flipped.

The real "lure the snake out of the hole", "sound east and west"... From this night, from this moment now, it has just begun.

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Xiangyang City, among the government offices.

The spies hurriedly came in and reported to Man Chong, "I just got the news that the ambushes on the periphery of the two Guanjia army villages on the pontoon bridge and Tanggu have been removed!" All the soldiers and horses hurried south, as if they were heading in the direction of Fuhu Mountain. ”

As soon as this remark came out, he was both surprised and delighted. "As General Wenpin expected, where are the two generals, Lu Chang and Zhao Yan?"

"—The Last Admiral."

Immediately, two upright and middle-aged men stepped out.

Lu Chang has a Chinese character face and looks heroic.

Zhao Yan wore an orange hat, his hair was spread out, and he was full of beard.

Speaking of which, these two are both famous generals of Cao Wei.

Lü Chang was originally the Taishou of Zhangling, and when Liu Cong, the son of Liu Biao, was attached to Cao Cao, Lü Chang was also attached to Cao Cao and was appointed by Cao Cao as the "General of Henghai".

History books - soldiers do not stop at the enemy country, and do not invade the neighbors!

If according to the original trajectory of history, his brightest moment was when Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, captured Yu Ban, beheaded Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren in Fancheng, he was stationed in Xiangyang by Lu, and he was not conquered by Guan Yu.

The so-called - "Hui Shu will be rampant Guan Yu as a coward, often royal, Yu can not be restrained!" ”

Another person, Zhao Yan, is even more awesome, took refuge in Cao Cao in the first year of Jian'an, and successively made meritorious contributions and served as the chief secretary of Sikong Peng.

And his most glorious moment was the Battle of Hefei, which was the battle of Zhang 800 and Sun 100,000.

During this period, Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin had many discords, and it was this Zhao Yan who used persuasion and guidance to eliminate and resolve contradictions, so he was promoted to the governor of the army and transferred Jingxiang to resist Guan Yu.

Although this Zhao Yan has a rough appearance, he is an extremely delicate general.

It's no exaggeration to say...

After Cao Ren fainted, Cao Chun died, and Wen Ping and Niu Jin went on the expedition, in Xiangyang City... These two are the only ones left who can get their hands on the full pet.

Full of pets immediately commanded. "Everything is especially in General Wenpin's plan!"

"Nowadays... The Fuhu Mountain warship was burned, and the two camps of the Guanjia army were unloaded to ambush and go to the rescue, which was bound to be empty, and the king of this palace ordered the two of them to lead 3,000 soldiers to attack the pontoon bridge and Tanggu two Guanjia army villages, and be sure to plunder the side carriages, crossbows, wooden oxen and horses, and if possible, burn the enemy's grain and grass! ”

With the command of full pets.

Lu Chang immediately surrendered his hand...

Zhao Yan felt that something was wrong, "Manfu Jun is slow..."

Zhao Yan interrupted Manzhong's order, and he asked the spy, "Can you see clearly, the two enemy camps in the pontoon bridge and Tanggu... How many soldiers and horses were dispatched to gallop to Fuhu Mountain? ”

This...

The sudden question made the spies a little confused. "It's too dark tonight to see it really, but... Listen to the footsteps, when more than two thousand people. ”

"In other words, you didn't see it with your own eyes." Zhao Yan then asked.

This...

The spy didn't know how to answer, and looked at Man Zhong as if asking for help.

Man Zhong said: "Bo Ran is still from Hefei, and he has witnessed Zhang Wenyuan's feat of breaking 100,000 Jiangdong troops, why are you so cautious here?" General Wen Ping made a surprise attack on Fuhu Mountain and burned his Guan Yu's warship, and in a panic, the enemy army was bound to withdraw from the ambush to rescue the warship! This is completely common sense, can it be fake? ”

Zhao Yan showed his delicate side, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, not to mention... 100,000 Jiangdong soldiers? Can it be compared to the 30,000 Guan family army? Shoes don't deserve it! Our opponent is Guan Yu... Any negligence may make Xiangfan fall into complete passivity! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yan made a conclusive proposal: "It is imperative that the Manfu Emperor send scouts to investigate clearly and make sure that there is no ambush around the enemy village, and at that time, it is not too late to attack and plunder the ordnance!" ”

Full of pets was anxious, "Wait until we find out... General Wenpin's ship burned in vain! ”

Immediately, Man Chong ordered, "General Wenpin repeatedly told that this batch of ordnance is very important, since General Zhao has objections, then good, you will defend this Xiangyang City, and General Lu Chang and I will each take 3,000 soldiers and horses to rob the camp, this batch of ordnance, I am full of favor and will win!" ”

blurted out some words, and hurriedly walked out of the office full of anger.

Lu Chang glanced at Zhao Yan and followed quickly, and the rest of the civil and military forces also came out.

There were officials who were good friends with Zhao Yan and couldn't help but ask Zhao Yan.

"General Wenpin laid out this plan, and now that everything is under control, why do you say such discouraged words? Don't you know that today's Xiangfan needs a victory too much? ”

This...

Zhao Yan looked at the back of the departing pet with worry, and he gritted his teeth and said solemnly. "It's because we need a win so badly, so... We can't afford to lose! ”

"You're just thinking too much."

"I wish I could, but I thought about it too much."

Here, Zhao Yan is still sighing.

Over there, Xiangfan's door opened again.

Man Zhong and Lu Chang respectively led 3,000 horsemen to gallop towards the pontoon bridge and Tanggu two Guanjia army's military villages.

- This game of chess has just entered the second half!

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(End of chapter)