Five days is hard to say how long it is, and for ordinary people, it almost flies by in the blink of an eye.

However, during these five days, Cao Ren was restless, often wandering and pacing on the city tower, looking out of the city, his expression was both excited and nervous.

Cao Ren, who had been pressed by the Southern Han Dynasty for so long, finally found an opportunity to turn the tables against the wind. Once it can get reinforcements from 5,000 cavalry, it should be combined with the outside world to break the besieging Han army. Then he contacted Zhang He in the upper reaches of the Han River, and made a center for Liu Bei in Xinye, and completely raised his eyebrows.

Within five days, Cao Ren personally watched the Han camp raise his mourning, and the advocates who were supposed to be used for military operations played mourning music for the funeral of 'Pang Tong', and most of the sergeants mourned for the death of 'Pang Tong'.

When the Han army outside the city was in charge of the funeral of 'Pang Tong', Cao Ren and Niu Jin selected 2,000 people to ride on foot, rewarded them with gold and silver money, and promised rich and noble houses for the purpose of encouragement and encouragement.

After a few days of tossing and turning, the time is finally approaching the agreed date.

December 8th, night.

The night before the appointment, an arrow wrapped in a towel flew in an arc into the city in the night.

"General, a letter from outside the city!"

The attendant ran all the way and sent the arrow to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren, who was impatient, removed the scarf, saw the contents of the letter, and then laughed.

Holding the letter and pacing, Cao Ren said with a smile: "According to Jingwen's letter, Cao Zidan's department is about to go around Fancheng and will make an appointment with our army. ”

"Your Majesty ordered Cao Zidan to ride the tiger and leopard to help, and he will be able to break the thief tomorrow!"

When they heard this, everyone rejoiced. Even if Zhu Zhi, who has experienced several ups and downs, is also very happy now, calling the word 'life', which is a blessing to escape from death.

Cao Ren restrained his smile and ordered: "Tomorrow night, General Niu and I will lead the elite out of the city. The city was dominated by Zhu Xiangyang, and the military and political affairs were presided over by him. ”

"No!"

By the next night, the 2,000 soldiers in the city had already eaten meat and drank alcohol, and had a full meal. Under the summons of Cao Ren, the 2,000-step cavalry was dressed in armor and waited for the city gate to assemble.

In the silent night, the moon in the sky is like a hook, and the stars are dotted.

Zhu Zhi stood on the city in armor, watching the fire signal outside the west gate.

Time passed little by little, and by midnight everything was silent, except for the sound of the cold wind whistling and blowing.

Suddenly, in the darkness of the Han army's western camp outside the city, dozens of torches were lit up suddenly, and then a large area of fire dispelled the darkness of the night.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhi was overjoyed, trotted a few steps, and shouted to the city: "General, General Zidan has raised fire as promised, and it can be attacked!" ”

"Color!"

Cao Ren's joyful voice sounded under the city.

Zhu Zhi leaned on the city wall and shouted: "The general should be more careful, if things don't go well, govern the city to respond, and the bow and crossbow on the city can ensure that the general is worry-free!" ”

"Haha!"

Cao Ren's hearty laughter sounded, and he replied: "Junli and watch me break the enemy!" ”

As he spoke, Cao Ren looked at Niu Jin beside him and asked, "How is Bo Zheng?" ”

Although Cao Ren led the army to battle tonight, he was not the one who took the lead, but his subordinate Niu Jin. After all, Cao Ren is the same as Guan and Zhang, and he is getting older and living up to his original bravery. And they are all high-ranking officials, and the task of charging into battle needs to be the responsibility of their subordinates.

Niu Jin was draped in heavy armor, holding the lance and trembling lightly, and the lance body was dexterous and moving, as if he had come to life. The tip of the lance cracked through the air, and there was a whirring sound of breaking the air.

Finding the familiarity of the weapon, Niu Jin replied in a muffled voice, signaling him and his subordinates to get ready.

"Attack, open the door!"

With a creaking sound, the gate of Fancheng was gradually opened.

Then in the dark cave of the city, the horsemen took the lead out of the city, and the leader was Niu Jin. Because the horse's hooves were wrapped in cloth, the sound of the horse's hooves was particularly dull. After the galloping sound of the cavalry, the footmen also rushed out of the city.

With the light of the dim torches, the Wei sergeants formed a team outside the city.

Taking advantage of the whole team of infantry and cavalry, Cao Ren looked at the Han army camp and saw that the drums of the Han camp shook the sky and shouted killing, so he knew that Cao Zhen had led the infantry to launch a general attack.

"Phew!"

Cao Ren rode his horse to Niu Jin's side, raised his whip and asked: "Today, the reinforcements will attack the camp from the northwest side of the enemy camp, and our army can attack the camp from the southeast, which echoes the Great Breaker Army." ”

"No!"

Niu Jin held the reins in his hand, carefully observed the situation in the night, and then raised his lance and shouted, "Come with me!" ”

Niu Jin led the cavalry first, and Cao Ren led the cavalry to march quickly. The infantry sergeant or holding a pine or holding a sword and spear, slowly marched towards the Han army camp, marching in an orderly procession, and the sound of the sonorous armor sounded in the dark night.

The Han army seemed to be fighting against Cao Zhen's department, the drums were particularly enthusiastic, the camps were in flames, and the shouts of killing were endless, and the entire Han village fell into chaos.

Listening to the noisy sounds, the Wei army seemed to feel the disturbance caused by Cao Zhen's attack on the Han army, and accelerated its pace more and more, hoping to join the battle as soon as possible and cooperate with Cao Zhen to defeat the Han army.

Niu Jin led hundreds of Wei cavalry to rush to the edge of the Han camp, under their moonlight, they could only see a few figures in the camp, and there were no sergeants guarding the periphery, but the camp was noisy and shouted and killed.

Seeing this, a horseman took the lead, rode his horse over the ravine, and slashed at the pawn who was in the way.

The cold light flashed, and the people under the knife fell. But the horseman was stunned, he did not feel the murderous pleasure of the knife entering his skin and the blood splashing, and there was no shouting and wailing of the common people, and he suddenly became puzzled.

He lowered the speed of his horse and slowed down, and used the pine light in his hand to shine a light on the fallen man. In the dim light of the fire, he saw that the Han soldier he had just killed was not a person, but a scarecrow dressed in a military uniform.

"How's it going?"

Niu Jin rode into the camp, looked around, saw the empty Han camp, and asked suspiciously.

"General, there is no one in the battalion!"

"General, the enemy is a straw man dressed as a real person!"

The horsemen flocked to talk about the strange phenomena in the camp.

"Not good!"

When Niu Jin saw the dummy carried by the horseman, he suddenly felt bad in his heart, and shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw quickly!" ”

"The thief army has an ambush in the camp~"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Before the words fell, the previously lonely Han camp sounded the sound of military drums. Thousands of figures swayed in the moonlight, and countless lights appeared inside and outside the camp, and the heads of people rushed around, shouting and killing shook the sky.

Seeing that there were ambushes coming, Niu Jin did not dare to hesitate and slacken, and immediately led a hundred horsemen to find Cao Ren, and the cavalry under his command was abandoned by him.

"Whoosh!"

Out of nowhere, the Han army crossbowmen appeared and shot at the Wei cavalry who had escaped from the camp. There was a sound of breaking through the air, and hundreds of arrows flew out of the night. Wei Qi, who was galloping, slammed suddenly, and more than a dozen figures fell to the ground, snorting coldly. Obviously, the visibility at night is low, the accuracy is far less than during the day, and there are fewer people killed by arrows, and most of them are injured.

Niu Jin wielded a lance to block arrows, and his armor was thick, so even if he was hit by an arrow, he was also blocked by the armor. Niu Jin escaped from the trap of the Han camp without danger, but because it was dark, there were only dozens of horsemen left and right with him.

"General!"

Not far from the cavalry, Niu Jin found Cao Ren, who didn't know how to deal with it, in the firelight, and shouted: "General, Zhongji!" ”

Cao Ren listened to the shouts and killings that were getting closer and closer in the night, and asked, "What's the plan, where is Cao Zhen?" ”

Niu Jin took Cao Ren's hand and said anxiously: "General, our army's plan is known to the thief army, and there is an ambush outside the camp to wait for our army!" ”

"What!"

Hearing this, Cao Ren's face changed greatly, and he muttered, "Isn't that Cao Zhen's letter fake?" ”

By now, Cao Ren was already aware of it, and gradually guessed that everything tonight was from the hands of the Han army.

Could it be that the letter that night was obtained by the Han army?

But Pang Tong died that night, and the Han army should be unprepared, how could they seize the letter?

Although Cao Ren has many doubts that have not been solved, the current situation does not allow him to think too much.

Before he could say anything, the various units of the Han army had already sought the torches lit by the Wei army's foot soldiers to chase and kill. In the dark of night, there were loud shouts of killing, and torches were lit on all sides. In the flickering firelight, the soldiers of the Han army appeared and killed the helpless Wei army.

"Let's go!"

Cao Ren didn't think much about it, and ordered left and right: "Withdraw the army and return to the city!" ”

But Cao Rendu led his troops out of the city, how could it be so easy to retreat?

When Wei retreated, he was directly intercepted and killed by Feng Xi's subordinates.

In the night, the two armies of the Han and Wei dynasties fought together, shouting and killing shook the sky, swords and spears poked, and sergeants fought each other. How can being raided by someone be the same as raiding others, the number of infantry cavalry of the Wei army itself is not large, and it was raided by the Han army, and it was only a little battle, and it was chaotic because of the unstable morale of the army.

Cao Ren didn't care so much, and retreated directly to Fancheng with his foot.

On the way back to the city, he was ambushed by the Han army.

Huo Du put on armor and held a lance, rode a horse to intercept him, and shouted loudly: "Cao Ren Pifu, Zhong Pang Du's plan, is not yet dead!" ”

These words are informative enough, and I have to hear that Pang Tong is not dead, and everything is from his arrangement, which scares Cao Ren a lot.

"Kill!"

Huo Du led his cavalry straight to Cao Ren to kill, slashing knives and stabbing on the way, trampling on horses, killing the Wei army in a panic, running and fleeing from each other, without the heart to fight for a long time.

How dare Cao Ren fight against Huo Du, knowing that the target of holding a torch in the dark night is too big, he directly asked the left and right to abandon the torch, and escaped with Niu Jin from the horse into the night.

Soon, the Han army defeated the Wei pawns, and the Wei pawns either surrendered or fled, and they were no longer an establishment. But Cao Ren sneaked into the night and fled, which really made it difficult for everyone to find him.

"General, there is no trace of Cao Ren!" The squire rode up and shouted.

Huo Du looked at the dark and chaotic suburbs and shouted: "The cavalry pursues and searches, and the foot soldiers march in formation to the outside of Fancheng, and Cao Ren cannot be captured, nor can Cao Ren be allowed to return to the city." ”

"No!"

In the dark night when there was only moon illumination, Cao Ren led the ride to walk in the dark, and he did not dare to approach any place where there was a bright light and loud sound. finally approached Fancheng, but saw that there were Han soldiers stationed outside the city on all sides, and they had been looking for him.

In the suburbs outside Fancheng, Niu Jin looked at the Han army that had been patrolling and garrisoning outside the city, and said: "General, the thieves will be prepared, and the four gates of Fancheng have been surrounded, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to enter the city." ”

Niu Jin's voice was very low, for fear that some Han soldiers would hear it.

Cao Ren sighed and said, "Pang Tong is cunning, and he actually deceived me with fake death!" ”

Saying that, Cao Ren, who had been running for most of the day, was a little tired, so he dismounted and sat on the ground to rest.

"General, now that the elite has been wiped out, I'm afraid Fan Cheng won't be able to hold it. It is better to go north and go to His Majesty's camp. Niu Jin suggested.

Cao Ren felt uncomfortable with sand and gravel resting on his left foot, and sighed and said, "Let's see how many people are still riding?" ”

As he spoke, Cao Ren took off the boot on his left foot and prepared to pour out the sand and stones.

Niu Jin glanced at it a few times, carefully counted the heads, and said, "There are still seventeen horses, and even Jin has eighteen horses." ”

As soon as Niu Jin's words fell, Cao Rengang had not yet put on his boots, but he saw that several Han army rangers in the dark night did not hold Songming, and Leng Buding came out of the night, and shouted at them: "But the thief army? Where is Cao Ren? ”

This inquiry frightened Cao Ren's seven souls, and he didn't have time to put on his left boots, so he went directly to the horse with a horned sock.

Niu Jin seemed to be prepared, and drew his bow on the spot and shot two horsemen, one with an arrow in the throat and one with an arrow in the eye socket. Niu Jin's brave performance, as well as the seventeen horsemen around Cao Ren, directly scared the Han army rangers away.

Although the Han army rangers left, Cao Ren was already frightened, and Gai knew that most of the Han army would arrive in a moment. He didn't care about his left boot, and fled north directly with eighteen horsemen, including Niu Jin.

(End of chapter)