The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 872
In the camp of the Han army in Anshan, the voices of the people are subtle.

The second quarter of Chouzheng (2:30), when the cock crows, is the fourth watch.

The fourth watch still belongs to the night, and it is the time when people sleep the most.

Because of this, thieves usually steal at this time.

On Anshan, most of the soldiers of the Han army were asleep.

The battle during the day made all the Han soldiers mentally and mentally exhausted, and they actually didn't sleep well this time.

At dusk, the lieutenant general announced a terrible news to them. The remaining food in the army was only five days' worth. If they stick to the mountainous area, they will run out of food after five days.

This is undoubtedly bad news for ordinary soldiers, and a mutiny is only close to breaking out.

However, the general immediately informed that there were not many people in the army, it was just a cavalry circled behind, and deliberately beat more suspicious soldiers with banners, and indeed produced some evidence, which stabilized the morale of the army a little.

As for surrendering...

In fact, the issue of surrender is really not considered by many people.

The predecessor of the Ming Army was the Yellow Turban Army.

In the past, the Han army never asked the reason for the Yellow Turban Army, as long as they captured them, they would kill them all.

Both Huangfusong and Zhu Jun used the corpses of the dead yellow scarves to build Jingguan.

The Yellow Turban Army also left almost no room for the Han army. All the Han troops who resisted were beheaded. The captured Han army seemed to be either beheaded or pulled into deep mountains and old forests to mine mines and undergo labor reform.

The Han court has publicized these things. In the confrontation between Taipingdao and the Hanting, Taipingdao has never accepted any surrender, and it seems that it also has the attitude of killing everything.

Although Qu Yi had surrendered, this was the first time that a general of a hostile force led an army to surrender to Taiping Dao, but Qu Yi was a general of the Wei army after all, not actually a Han army.

For one's own wealth and life, no one wants to put it in the hands of others, and only think about those good results.

In the end, the Han army calmed down.

Then a new military order was issued, and the plan was to break through to the east at dawn on the second day.

This time, Cao Cao will personally lead the elite to open the gap, and Xia Houyuan will lead the elite of the headquarters to break through the Ming army's formation and serve as the rear for the army.

After hearing about this arrangement, the originally turbulent army gradually calmed down.

Everyone has been in Qingzhou for a long time, and they all know a thing or two about the relationship between the Xiahou family and Cao Cao.

Most of the soldiers under Xiahouyuan's command are the children of the Cao family and Xiahou's family, and there are many people from Chenliu County, who are the real direct descendants of Cao Cao's command.

Cao Cao was the shepherd of Qingzhou, with both kindness and power, and firmly controlled the army. His authority in the army was still quite high.

Although the battle of Yuquan Pavilion damaged Cao Cao's prestige a little.

But after Cao Cao's name was brought out, everyone fell into calm again, and there was no further commotion.

Afterwards, the army only kept two days' worth of dry rations, and Jiang took out all the rest of the rations, and wasted them in the camp.

The original food for three or four days was consumed in one day, and the stored wine and dried meat were also taken out.

All the Han soldiers had a full meal, and their spiritual and appetite satisfaction slightly weakened some of their dissatisfaction with the current situation.

The extreme depression made them indulge, and the officers did not interfere too much with the indulgence of the soldiers below.

It wasn't until nightfall that it finally stopped, and the camp returned to tranquility.

In the camp of the Han army, most of the soldiers are still asleep, but in the camp of the Chinese army, all the generals and schools have already completed their assembly.

Dian Wei, Le Jin, Xiahou Dun, Cao Xiu and other generals have all put on the armor of scouts.

Because of Xia Houyuan's remonstrance before, Dian Wei and Le Jin just tested it, and did not forcefully attack the Ming army's defense.

Both Dian Wei and Le Jin are first-class fighters with excellent martial arts.

Dian Wei was tall and strong, with extraordinary travel strength, determined to be a hero, killed people for his friends, pursued hundreds of people, dared not approach him, and finally left safely.

Originally under the command of Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, he once raised the flag of Yamen with one hand.

After Sun Jian's Northern Expedition, he joined forces with Cao Cao and Bao Xin to attack Yanzhou, and Dian Wei therefore transferred to Cao Cao's command.

Belonging to Xiahou Dun, he fought with Xiahou Dun everywhere, killed the enemy several times, and was worshiped as Sima.

Cao Cao then promoted Dian Wei to be a captain and placed him beside him, and set up a new Tiger Guard, with Dian Wei and Cao Hong commanding the Tiger Guard together.

Although Le Jin was short in appearance, he was courageous. He was appointed as a fake Sima in the army, and later he was promoted to the captain of Chen Chen because of his achievements in fighting first and defeating the enemy.

Without the two of them escorting Cao Cao, the probability of success would be reduced by half.

Except for a few generals and schools who guarded Cao Cao, most of the generals and schools remained.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong were also among the remaining people. After all, Chen Gong was not quite similar to Cao Cao, so it was easy to see the clues.

So Cao Hong finally chose to stay. After all, he was by Cao Cao's side most of the time. If he was gone, maybe Chen Gong would have no way to cover it up and be recognized.

This time, only the high-ranking generals in the central army tent knew about it, the middle and lower-ranking generals at the bottom knew nothing about it, and the soldiers below didn't even know about it.

Two tiger guards dressed as scouts are helping Cao Cao put on the scout armor.

The armor of scouts has poor protection, and most of them only have an iron breastplate because they need to be light.

Therefore, Cao Cao also wore a chain mail inside. The chain mail was first equipped by the Ming army. The reason why the Han army also had chain mail was that it was an imitation product based on the few pieces of armor that were seized at the beginning.

Its quality is naturally not as good as that produced by Mingting Workshop, but it is better than nothing, and it can also prevent arrows.

"Is it all arranged?"

Chen Gong walked up to Xiahou Dun and asked.

"It's all arranged. Before Chang Shi led the army out of the battle, I had already arranged scouts to attack the Ming army blocking the mountain road. After the battle, the Ming army's attention was attracted, and then I escorted the envoy to break through the encirclement."

"According to Chang Shi's arrangement, we also arranged for two other teams to be composed of Tiger Guards, disguised as vanguard scouts for a normal breakthrough."

"Several scouts in the army who are familiar with the terrain of Yuquan Pavilion have been transferred to the evacuation team. As long as they break through the outer blockade of the Ming army, it is not difficult to evacuate Yuquan Pavilion."

"it is good."

Chen Gong nodded slightly, he felt a little relieved.

As long as Cao Cao can survive, the Battle of Qingzhou still has to be fought, and as long as Xuzhou and Yuan Shu provide timely support, it should be possible to delay until the beginning of spring.

Even if it is lost, it will not be a complete defeat like it is now.

When spring comes, the river water will rise, and not only the Yellow River, but Luoshui and Jishui will also rise accordingly.

It was a big blow to the logistics of the Ming army, which made its transportation cost more and more expensive. The Ming army worked hard on expeditions, and they just defended the mainland, using the strong city to continuously consume the strength of the Ming army, and the goal was achieved. .

Chen Gong raised his head and looked at Cao Cao who was standing in the first seat. It happened that Cao Cao was also looking at Chen Gong at this time.

The two looked at each other, both silent.

The development of Yuquanting World War I completely exceeded expectations. Judging from the deduction, no matter how hard it is to fight, it will not be what it is now.

But that's how it happened. The cavalry of the Ming army lined up in that strange formation and easily broke through the formation formed by the tiger guards. After that, they broke through nearly ten formations in a row and killed Cao Cao all the way to Cao Cao's position.

The weird formation that the Ming army arranged that day, now that I think about it, was mainly because of its strong impact and full oppressive force.

However, the protection for the two wings is extremely weak. If the Han army had one or two thousand-man cavalry that could be mobilized at that time, or even two or three hundred cavalry to harass the two wings, it would be able to break the charge of the Ming army's cavalry formation.

But it is a pity that the Ming army occupies the north, and all the racecourses are under the strict supervision of the Ming army, and the Ming army on the sea is also a well-deserved overlord.

The Han army had no way to reorganize an organized cavalry unit, and it was impossible to effectively contain the formation of the Ming army cavalry in such an army formation.

Not all horses can be used as war horses. Naughty horses and pack horses are simply unusable, and they cannot be charged on the battlefield.

What's more, it was the first time they met a cavalry formation like the Ming army, and they didn't know what it was at the time.

The method now thought of is also a deduction after the war, and the conclusion is speculated.

Cao Cao's gaze shifted from Chen Gong to Cao Hong.

During the Battle of Xingyang in the past, Cao Hong helped him onto the only war horse, and told him that the world could live without me, Cao Hong, but not without you, Cao Mengde.

There were no words of farewell, and what the two of them wanted to say was very clear in their hearts.

Cao Cao nodded, and took Dian Wei, Le Jin and others out of the Chinese military tent.

Silence was restored in the Chinese military tent.

The battalions in Anshan have now begun to be woken up, assembled, and prepared to eat.

When Pingdan comes, it's time to start the war.

The Han army was in the Ming camp, and the oppressive atmosphere permeated the camp, and all the people were gnawing on the dry food in their hands with expressions on their faces.

This is likely to be their last meal in this life, everyone eats very slowly, chewing carefully.

They are all veterans, and they know that fighting on the battlefield depends on physical strength, and if they lack physical strength, they will die faster.

Especially when fleeing, you don't need to run faster than the enemy, you just need to run faster than the teammates around you.

No one foolishly ate until they couldn't eat anymore. They just stopped eating until they were half full to ensure their physical strength without affecting their actions.

At this time, Cao Cao was blocked by Dian Wei and Le Jin. The Tiger Guards had already prepared their horses and waited for the sky to light up.

The autumn frost is chilling, and the wind is fierce.

The weather was cold, and the wind eroded his bones. Cao Cao couldn't help but shuddered. A chill rose from the soles of his feet and went straight into his chest.

Although it was true that the temperature had suddenly dropped a lot, the coolness came extremely abruptly.

just like……

As if something bad is about to happen...

It was the same feeling to Cao Cao during the Battle of Xingyang.

Cao Cao looked around, and there was darkness all around, but there was nothing unusual.

Only the brazier in the camp was burning slowly, and the wood crackled from time to time under the licking of the flame.

There are a few human voices in the barracks, the voices of soldiers communicating, there is nothing weird about it.

Cao Cao frowned slightly, the chill still lingering in his heart, he felt his hands and feet were cold.

Dian Wei and Le Jin were also looking around at this time, their hands were already on the handle of the knife at their waists, and they both felt something was wrong.

It's just that the feeling is indescribable.

"laugh------"

A horse drawn by Tiger Guard snorted, raised its head and looked towards the northwest side, and then the rest of the horses did the same.

"northwest……"

Cao Cao turned his head to look northwest.

At this moment, he suddenly seemed to have a faint strange smell in the mountain wind blowing.

Cao Cao's expression was solemn, and he carefully smelled the strange smell in the air. He was very familiar with this smell, and it was definitely something he had smelled before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Another gust of mountain wind hit Cao Cao's mind, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked to the northwest.

He remembered what the smell really was.

It's the smell of something being scorched by a fire!
Could it be...

Cao Cao was startled suddenly, he sounded the scorching sun of the day.

After noon, the last of the clouds had dissipated, and the sun did not set until dusk.

At that time, the moisture remaining in the mountains due to the light rain that fell in the past few days also rose up due to the scorching sun, and dissipated completely...

There must be a cause for fire, and the cause must be present.

There is a time to be angry, and there is a day to be angry.

The time is the dryness of the sky.

The sun and the moon are in the Ji, Bi, Yi, and Zhen.

For those who stay here for four nights, it is the day when the wind blows.

The so-called time refers to the dry climate.

The day refers to the time when the moon passes through the four constellations of "Ji", "Bi", "Yi" and "Zhen", because when the moon passes through these four constellations, it is the day when the wind blows.

The black moon kills people, and the high wind sets fire.

The flames danced in Cao Cao's eyes, but in an instant, the small flame became bigger and bigger, even turning Cao Cao's eyes and face red.

"My lord, get on your horse!"

Dian Wei and Le Jin didn't care about the etiquette, they hurriedly helped Cao Cao onto the saddle.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Xiu galloped back and forth on their horses, brandishing their whips, yelling loudly, and issuing military orders.

Every fire attack must be responded to by the changes of the five fires.If the fire is inside, it should be outside.

If the fire is fired and the army is quiet, wait and don't attack. The firepower is extremely powerful, so you can follow it, but you can't stop it.

The fire can be emitted from the outside, it does not wait for the inside, and it can be emitted at the right time.

Fire hair has the upper hand, no attack has the upper hand.

The wind is long during the day, and the wind stops at night.

It was the Ming army in the northwest, setting fire to the upper wind.

Anshan was not originally a place to garrison troops, but a temporary stronghold. In order to hide from the sentry of the Ming army, there was no large-scale felling of trees. Many places in the camp of the Han army were connected with mountains and forests.

The wind is in a hurry, and the fire is out of control!
The fire set by the Ming army had spread across the entire mountain area at this time, and under the violent northwest wind, the raging mountain fire was spreading rapidly.

Not only in the northwest, the Ming army set fires in many places, and the burning flames in many places were rapidly sweeping towards the Han army camp.

The raging wildfire almost turned the dark sky red.

It was still four o'clock at this time, but because of the reflection of the raging mountain fire, the sky was like the setting sun at dusk.

The mountain fire was violent, and countless burnt dust rose into the sky with the mountain wind. The fiery breath swept away towards the camp of the Han army with the mountain wind, and waves of heat rushed towards the camp of the Han army. scene.

In the camp of the Han army, it was as bright as day, and countless soldiers were staring at the sudden mountain fire in a daze, completely at a loss.

A large amount of smoke and dust was blown into the camp of the Han army with the mountain wind. At this time, the Han army in the camp finally reacted.

It's just that all this panic is not just ordinary soldiers, even ordinary generals and schools are also confused.

The fire has become a tendency to burn the mountain. The peaks around Anshan are all ignited. The fire surrounds the center from the south, north, and west. Only the fire in the east is slightly smaller.

The fire took advantage of the wind and intensified.

Animals run away, birds cry.

Everything, in the midst of the wildfire, seemed extremely small.

The violent mountain fire quickly spread along the link between the Han army camp and the mountain forest, igniting one Han army camp after another.

The sky was full of smoke and dust, and the fire was raging. The two completely destroyed the last sanity and morale of the Han army in the camp.

Only the fire in the east was relatively small, and a large number of soldiers of the Han army rushed out of the camp, trying to flee to the east where the fire was relatively safe and relatively small.

However, just to the east of Anshan Mountain, on the official road, a group of soldiers of the Ming army with yellow tassels on their helmets are already waiting in line.

One after another sea of ​​flames is composed of countless densely packed torches.

The military soldiers of the Ming army have already lined up to block the last way of survival of the Han army-the official road of Yuquan Pavilion.

And just behind the formation of the soldiers of the Ming army, fire dragons were swimming in Yuquan Pavilion from time to time.

The swimming dragons were the Ming army cavalry holding torches and patrolling the surroundings.

Even if the Han army could break through and bypass the Ming army's infantry formation, it would definitely be torn to pieces by the wandering cavalry behind.

Xu An was wearing a full armor and an ocher yellow battle robe. He rode a war horse and stood on the piled up earth hill, looking at Anshan which had been ignited by the fire.

He did not wear the heavy iron armor with a basin collar as before, and the current situation no longer required him to carry a gun in person.

The raging mountain fire reflected the sky red, and it also reflected Xu An's battle robe red.

　It was originally an [-]-word barbecue, but today I only finished [-] words. It’s not that I’m lazy. I don’t know why I ate my stomach. I spent too much time in the toilet. I’m really sorry...

　　Everyone, don't worry about Cao Cao running away. I know that the update is slow and he can't run away.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)