Chapter 346 Burning Grain and Capturing Generals

On weekdays, the sky is white, and a red sun slowly rises.

Huang Zhong and LΓΌ Meng each led their troops to cross the Han River and touched Tiantai Mountain, where grain and grass were hoarded.

According to the strategy discussed before, Lu Meng led 5,000 people from his headquarters to go first, raided the Tiantai Mountain Grain Village, and fooled Ma Chao. Huang Zhong led an elite army of 3,000 cavalry, hid in the mountains and fields, and took the opportunity to kill and try to burn the grain village.

After separating from LΓΌ Meng, Huang Zhong led his sergeants to build a pontoon bridge from the shallows of the Han River and smuggled them to the mountains of northern Han.

Huang Zhong led the war horse, and under the guidance of the guide, he meandered along the path between the mountains. The sergeants under the tent were all under their banners, and they did not dare to make a big noise, so as not to be discovered by the scouts of the Cao army. From a distance, except for a flock of startled birds, it is almost impossible to find a trace of the Southern Army.

The mountain wind is howling, and the trees all over the mountains rustle like a tide. The southern army groped along the mottled trails to the front line, often finding traces of various fierce beasts in the mountains, but they only dared to look at it from a distance when they noticed the movement of a large group of humans.

I don't know how long later, the guide signaled that he had arrived at his destination, and Huang Zhong ordered all departments to rest in place.

"The general has an order, stop the march!"

The scouts followed the marching procession, running all the way to deliver military orders.

"Rest!"

Under the orders of the generals of the various departments, the 3,000-foot knights scattered into the forest, resting in the shade of a tree, or sitting next to a rock, and carefully checking the surroundings for dangerous and poisonous species such as snakes, scorpions, centipedes, etc.

While the sergeant was resting, Huang Zhong took a few henchmen to the halfway up the mountain, and under the cover of the trees, he found a good position.

Brushing aside the branches, Huang Zhong cautiously poked his head out and peeked at the Cao Jun Grain Village under Tiantai Mountain.

"General, General Lu is leading his troops to attack and harass Cao's army grain village!" The attendant with good eyesight found the traces of Lu Meng's department and said.

Huang Zhong looked for prestige, but saw that Lu Meng led the soldiers and horses under his tent, divided into several units and slaughtered from the forest, and the good archers used bows and arrows to shoot the defenders, and rushed to the Tiantai Mountain Grain Village with a tsunami. The Cao army in the village was on emergency alert, blowing the sound of gathering troops to resist the thieves.

The place where grain and grass are hoarded is no better than the large army camp, and it is solidly arranged. Because the grain and grass go down the Han River, the grain and grass are mostly hoarded in the dry place on the riverside, and the camp is built around the grain and grass hoarding place, and the soldiers and horses are arranged outside for defense, leaving a channel for transporting grain, resulting in the soldiers and horses being less prepared than the normal military camp.

Under the command of LΓΌ Meng, the southern army once rushed to the grain village. Fortunately, Ma Chao was prepared, and he led Guan Long's cavalry to rush out and stop the southern army that was trying to attack the camp. The southern sergeants were unable to resist and were killed to the ground.

Seeing Ma Chao rushing out, Lu Meng took the opportunity to shoot a salvo with a bow and crossbow, and there were many casualties from the cavalry, and he almost shot Ma Chao. Then, in order to provoke Ma Chao, Lu Meng let him insult Ma Chao left and right, such as "Qiang Shengzi" and "Qiang Dog".

The humiliation of words made Ma Chao furious, and the long lance in his hand was waving more and more awe-inspiring, and there was almost no enemy in a round.

Seeing that the situation was not good, LΓΌ Meng withdrew his troops and led the rout army to flee from the valley at the foot of the mountain.

Ma Chao wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Pound.

Pang Dela's reins grabbed Ma Chao's reins and said, "General, Duke Wei ordered the general to guard the grain village, and now you should stick to it first, and you can't chase it deeply." ”

"Qiang dog, do you have a biological mother?"

Lu Meng came out of nowhere, shouted, and fled on his horse.

Ma Chao was angry, he didn't have any feelings for Ma Teng, but he had deep feelings for his biological mother. It was unbearable for him to be humiliated by his mother.

Ma Chao pulled Pang De's hand away and said angrily: "Lu Meng's tongue is so fast, I will kill him, and it will be difficult to vent the hatred in my heart if I don't kill him." Ling Ming led his troops to stick to the grain village, and when I killed Lu Meng, I will return! ”

"In addition to our army, there is also the Niu Gai Division, which is also nearby. If the grain village is attacked, Niu Gai will come to the rescue! ”

Recently, Ma Chao was upset in his heart, the Wudu Qiang and Di people he had finally recruited were taken over by Cao Cao, and the leader Qiangduan directly abandoned him and knelt down to lick Cao Cao. His younger brother Ma Dai was transferred to Cao Hong's account, and Cao Cao never returned it, but transferred Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen back to his own army.

The military power was restricted, and he was ridiculed by Lu Meng, and the anger in his heart could not be contained, and he rose slowly. If he can't beat Cao Cao, can't he abuse Lu Meng?

Ma Chao held the lance and shouted, "Pursuit!" ”

"Drive!"

"Let's go!"

Thousands of Guan Longbu rode with their horses, pursuing along the path of LΓΌ Meng's defeat. LΓΌ Meng led his troops to abandon their armor and fled, and Ma Chao led his army to pursue deeply. Ma and Lu gradually moved away from the grain village, leaving Pang De alone to guard the village.

In the mountains and forests, Huang Zhong saw through the leaves what happened on the battlefield.

"General, Ma Chao led his troops to attack, did he take the opportunity to attack and kill the camp." Fu Wei asked.

Huang Zhong squinted his eyes and asked, "Who is the one who rides the white horse?" ”

Fu Wei looked at it for a while and said: "Ma Chao's general Pang De often rides a white horse, and it should be Ma Chao who leads the sergeant to pursue and leave Pang De to guard the village." ”

"Pound?"

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and read: "But Hedong beheaded Guo Yuan's generals?" ”

"Exactly!"

Huang Zhong pondered for a while and said, "Pang De is brave and can't be forced. It is advisable to outwit the enemy village before burning the enemy's grain and grass. ”

"Please, General!"

Huang Zhong pointed to the layout of the grain village and said: "Ma Chao led the soldiers to pursue, the grain village was empty, and it was difficult for the enemy to take care of it everywhere. Today, the army can be divided into three divisions, two of them go out first, burn the granary with rockets, and when the Cao army mobilizes soldiers and horses, I lead a thousand people to kill from Xizhai and burn grain and grass together. ”

After a pause, Huang Zhong said: "Remember not to fall in love with the war, the unfavorable will go!" ”

Fu Wei checked the sky and said, "When will the troops be moved?" ”

Huang Zhong pondered for a while and said: "The enemy is eating in the morning, and the quilt is interrupted, and the enemy has no use for early food, so you can wait for the enemy to eat and send troops!" ”

"No!"

It didn't take long for smoke to rise from Cao's grain village, and apparently Cao's soldiers began to cook again.

When they saw the smoke rising again, Fu Wei and Tan Yue each led a thousand people to lead the army out to the sound of golden drums, and took advantage of the enemy's meal to break into the close range of the camp.

"Boom!"

With a bow and arrow in hand, the knight galloped to the front of the wall, aiming at the sergeants on the outskirts of the camp.

"Whoosh!"

Several of the sergeants on guard fell to the ground, and the sergeants on the tower beat drums to signal the enemy attack.

After the horsemen, the foot soldiers moved forward, and the crossbowmen held arrows in their hands. As they approached the enemy village, more than a dozen sergeants lit torches and ran along the ranks of crossbowmen, igniting the tarpaulins on the arrows wherever they passed.

"Shoot!"

"Whoosh!"

Hundreds of rockets swept through the air and shot towards Cao's camp. Rockets are fired into the camp, or set the tent on fire, or hit the sergeants who come to the rescue, or if lucky, they shoot the granary. The outer layer of the granary is thatch, which ignites when it touches the fire, and the fire increases instantly.

"The granary is on fire!"

The chaos in the outer camp was quickly reported to Pang De, and the attendant entered the account in a hurry, saying: "General, the southern army is divided into two divisions, and from the east and west, they raid our army camp and shoot them with rockets, and most of the granaries are set on fire. Today, we are trying to break through the camp and enter the camp, and our army is resisting. ”

"Bastard!"

Pound was so angry that he threw away the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Can this rice still make people eat peacefully?" ”

Standing up, Pang De paced with his hands and said: "This is the enemy's plan, first provoke the general to pursue, causing the camp to be empty, and then let the troops attack the camp to seek food." ”

"General, what should I do?" The attendant said anxiously.

Pound stopped and said, "Order someone to send a message to the general and let him return to the camp at a pace!" ”

"The sergeants of each department are on guard and lead the troops to defend against the enemy. I led the sergeants to rescue both sides to prevent the enemy from entering the camp. ”

"No!"

Pound strode out of the tent, holding the lance in his hand, beckoning him to meet him left and right.

Depending on the size of the shouts on the east and west sides, Pound chose to go to the camp on the east side. When he galloped to Dongzhai, suddenly a horn sounded in Beiying.

Pound secretly scolded the cunning, and shouted with a lance: "Follow me to Beiying!" ”

"No!"

More than 1,000 foot riders turned around, followed behind Pang De, and killed in the direction of Huang Zhong's raid.

At this time, Huang Zhong took advantage of the time when the eastern and western divisions were holding back the forces of Cao's army, and led the cavalry to rush into the northern camp, and loudly ordered his subordinates to set fire to the grain. Nanqi roared past and threw the torch in his hand onto the granary, and the fire raged and devoured the granary from the outside in.

The fire rose to the sky, the fire helped the wind, the grain village was on fire, and the soldiers of Cao either fled, or put out the fire, or resisted stubbornly in the corner, and it was difficult to become a climate.

"Take your life!"

When the southern rider was about to throw the torch into the hay field, a loud cry rang in his ears, and the next moment his chest was pierced by the horse's mallet, and he fell to the ground with a muffled sound, and in a trance, he saw the white horse's hooves trample his eyeballs.

This person is none other than Pound, the White Horse General.

"Kill!"

Pang De rode his horse and trampled on the corpse and shouted: "Drive out the southern thief, save the grain Cao, there must be no loss!" ”

"No!"

Guan Longbu rode towards the sergeants who set fire everywhere in the grain village, and these southern troops who set fire did not entangle, and often withdrew when they saw people, scurrying around in the grain village, burning all combustible items, making the fire more and more vigorous.

Seeing that he could not drive out the southern pawn, Pang De was annoyed, and personally went out on horse, rode a white horse to clash in the chaotic army, took out a bow and arrow, and shot several people in a row, which made the southern pawn frightened.

"Whew!"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded rapidly, and Huang Zhong appeared out of nowhere, his sharp lance flashing coldly, and sprinted towards Pound's chest.

In the midst of the lightning, Pang De heard the sound of horses' hooves, reacted quickly, lowered his head and hid his belly, and dodged Huang Zhong's killing move.

Pound waited until the enemy cavalry had passed before he could see the enemy horseman's face. With half-white beard, a lance in hand, and a burly physique, although he was an old man, Pound could sense the threat.

"Huang Zhong?"

Pang De abandoned his bow and took the lance, looked at Huang Zhong, who stopped at Lerma, and asked tentatively.

Huang Zhong's eyes widened, and he said sharply: "Nanyang Huang Hansheng is here, and Pang De still doesn't get off the horse and surrender?" ”

"Huh!"

Pang De looked disdainful and said sarcastically: "Wait for me to behead you and dedicate it to Duke Wei, see if you still dare to be arrogant?" ”

"General!"

Pound rode left and right, and when he saw that his general was attacked, he hurriedly led his team to support.

"Is the old man afraid?"

Pang De pointed to more than ten servants on the left and right, and said: "Dismount at this time~"

Without waiting for Pang De to finish speaking, Huang Zhong took out an arrow and shot it directly at Pang De, scolding: "Don't talk about martial arts, you actually want to dominate the crowd!" ”

From the riding lance to pull away the weak arrows, mocked: "The old horseman is weak in archery, how to kill the enemy, why not let the children be filial piety in front of the couch!" ”

Hearing the word "children", Huang Zhong's eyes were cold. More than ten years ago, the Nanyang epidemic, his two sons and a daughter, all died in the plague, and now these people have touched his scales, and they will deserve to die.

"What nonsense with the old horseman, slaughter him!"

One of the servants could not hold back the desire for meritorious service, and took out his bow and arrows. At the same time, more than a dozen servants also raised their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at Huang Zhong.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong was afraid of being shot into a sieve, so he turned the horse's head and ran!

Seeing Huang Zhong fleeing on horseback, Pang De led more than a dozen men to chase after him and shouted: "General Xiahou died at the hands of Huang Zhong, you should be careful and not careless." ”

"No!"

Huang Zhong clutched his bow and arrows and rode between the various granaries, avoiding Pound's pursuit as much as possible. Seeing that Huang Zhong was caught up, Nanqi also came from all sides to support him, and became entangled with the enemy cavalry. The fire gradually raged, and there were fewer and fewer places for Huang Zhong to escape.

Pang De chased after him, stabbed Nanqi to death with a lance, and continued to chase towards Huang Zhong. But seeing Huang Zhong turn from the right side of the granary, Pang De signaled to catch up with him, and he took a small road to block Huang Zhong.

"You wait for the pursuit, I'll take a shortcut!"

"No!"

Seeing Pound riding alone, several spear-wielding southern pawns wanted to step forward to assassinate Pound.

I'm afraid that I will be delayed, and I can't control the n. Pound clamped his legs around the horse's belly, walked around the side of the crowd, stabbed the flanked foot soldiers with his lance, and then inserted it through the gap in the granary, trying to get ahead and intercept Huang Zhong.

"Drive!"

Pound burst out between the two burning granaries and rushed straight to the avenue, turning the horse's head. I saw Huang Zhong stationed on the road, with more than 20 crossbowmen on his side, and all his riders and horses fell to the ground.

Obviously, this is Huang Zhong's trap, showing weakness to the enemy and luring Pang De to chase after him. When those were chasing Huang Zhong on horseback, they tripped over the horse rope, and then fell to the ground, and were hunted and killed by the southern pawns.

When Huang Zhong saw Pang De appear, he laughed and said, "If you are lucky to save your life, you dare to send it to the door?" ”

As he spoke, Huang Zhong stepped forward with a spear, confronted Pang De, and shouted: "Capture this fang!" ”

"No!"

Pang De saw that Huang Zhong was entangled with him, and he fought with a lance, wanting to bully Huang Zhong into old age, so he took the opportunity to kill Huang Zhong and escaped.

"Wow!"

The lance collided, Pang De's face changed slightly, and he suddenly felt Huang Zhong's extraordinary. Huang Zhong looks old, but he still has plenty of strength, no wonder he can rush into battle.

Pang De knew that he couldn't kill Huang Zhong in a short time. With a false shot, he abandoned his lance and fled, but Pound secretly held his bow in his hand. Huang Zhong saw that Pang De wanted to escape, so he rode his horse in pursuit.

Finding an opportunity, Pound held his bow and pinched the arrow, turned and shot back. At this time, Huang Zhong also stretched out his ape arm lightly and shot with a bow.

"Whoosh!"

Two arrows collided with the air, making a terrible sound of breaking through the air.

"Ahh

Pound was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, and the pain was so painful that he couldn't help but scream.

"Boom!"

Huang Zhong shrank his head in time, and the hood decorated with red tassels was shot down by Pound's heavy arrow and fell to the ground.

"Phew!"

Pound was wounded and wanted to flee, but seven or eight foot soldiers blocked the front with spears. The bright tip of the spear made the war horse stop the horse's hooves. The horse was tall, and Pound was wounded in the abdomen, unable to grasp the reins, and was thrown to the ground by the horse.

With a thud, Pound fell to the ground, was seriously injured in the abdomen, and fainted directly.

The sergeant did not dare to relax, but approached Pound with a spear. If you dare to move, you will die by the spear.

"General, Pound has passed out!" The foot soldier said.

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Tie him up and bring him back to the camp!" ”

"No!"

Huang Zhong looked at Pang De, who was carried away by the sergeant, the corners of his mouth turned into flowers, and he secretly wondered: "Capturing Pang De and burning the grain and grass should be a great achievement, I don't know what reward the lord has?" ”

"Report!"

The attendant galloped over and said, "General, Ma Chao rode back with his own pace!" ”

"So fast?"

Huang Zhong's face changed slightly, and he said, "Order all troops to withdraw!" ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)