Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 40 Before the Night Attack
Under the starry sky in summer, in the woods on the path that was originally quiet and deserted, suddenly there was the sound of metal armor colliding and panting, and a fire dragon was seen flying along the path in the forest.

Liu Chan is wearing a bright armor and a headband. Under the bright moonlight, the scales of the armor on his body glisten. He holds the torch high in his right hand to illuminate the path ahead. He is afraid of stepping on the air. He holds the rein in his left hand and leads the horse forward.

In front of him, Huo Yi led the guards to open the way, and Huo Yi brandished the ring knife in front of him, cutting off the bushes and blocking the branches.

The leader of the local soldiers is opening the way for the army. They are walking all the way. Seeing a big bend in the road ahead, the leading soldier who is leading the way takes off his armor and tells the other soldiers to put out their torches. , Walking to the bend, tiptoeing through the trees, through the trees, it suddenly becomes clear, with the help of the moonlight, you can see the Ma'an Mountain in the distance, and the Wu Jun camp at the foot of the mountain not far away.

The leading soldier retreated slowly, untied the rope behind his neck, took off the pin in his mouth, gasped and said in a low voice: "Ma'an Mountain is ahead, and Wu Jun's camp is not far away. Xiao Liu, you go back and inform Zhao Dudu, and the rest will follow me to be on guard."

Hearing this, the short soldiers began to run to the rear to inform Zhao Yun. The rest of the soldiers rolled up their armor, held a knife in their right hand, and slowly groped around to see if there were Wu Jun spies nearby.

(Pieces, shaped like chopsticks, held in the mouth horizontally, with belts at both ends tied to the neck, making it impossible to speak. "Zhou Li·Xiaguan·Da Sima": "Just enter with a piece of paper.")
Zhao Yun was in the front army. Hearing the scouts' report, he waved his hand to signal the crowd to stop marching and rest where they were.

Zhao Yun went to the Chinese army to look for Liu Chan. Seeing that the troops in front stopped advancing, Liu Chan knew what was going on, and was about to step forward to inquire, but seeing Zhao Yun approaching, he stepped forward.

Holding a torch, Zhao Yun saw Liu Chan going, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, go to the scouts and have arrived near Ma'anshan. I found the Wu army camp and are guarding the surroundings. I order everyone to rest first. I am going to check the enemy's situation in front of the scouts."

Liu Chan came to the battlefield for the first time, and it was a night attack. Everything was according to what Zhao Yun said. Liu Chan replied: "I listen to the arrangement of the governor of Zhao. I will go with the governor."

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, and took out the coin and handed it to Liu Chan. Liu Chan saw it for the first time, and was a little curious. Seeing this, Zhao Yun put the coin in his mouth, grabbed both ends of the rope, and tied it behind his neck. Sexy items for men and women, but seeing that Huo Yi and the others were holding them in their mouths, he tied them accordingly.

Holding a torch in his hand, Zhao Yun walked along the path, followed by Liu Chan, Ma Dai, Huo Yi and others, and met soldiers on the way.Zhao Yun led the crowd forward and saw a scout holding a small torch at the big bend in the woods ahead. Seeing Zhao Yun and others coming, he stepped forward to greet him and said in a low voice, "My Highness, Dudu, and generals. Big Bend, not far from the woods is Wu Jun’s camp, I’ve searched around, but there are no Wu Jun scouts, but not far from the camp, there are enemy light and dark sentries.”

Zhao Yun answered the words and said in a low voice: "Didn't you alert the enemy sentry!" Shi Chang shook his head and said nothing.

Zhao Yun signaled Liu Chan and the others to continue to check. Zhao Yun took the lead and rolled up his armor, not daring to make a sound, and slowly groped towards the corner ahead. Liu Chan and the others followed.

The crowd hid behind the bushes through the gaps in the pine forest, and observed Wu Jun's camp with the help of the moonlight. Zhao Yun made a mental note of the main points. After half a cup of tea, Zhao Yun led the crowd to retreat slowly, and discussed the strategy of breaking the camp a little further away.

Huo Yi lit a small torch to show the light. With the help of orange fireworks, Zhao Yun half-kneeled on the ground with a dagger in his hand to draw the terrain, the distribution of Sun Huan's troops and the nearby Wu army.

Zhao Yun looked around at the crowd, and slowly introduced: "The east of Sun Huan's camp is Ma'anshan. Our army launched an attack and set fire to the camp as a signal. The heavy infantry led by Yuan Xiong will take advantage of the situation."

"Sun Huan's right is slightly closer to the Han Zong Department, and on the left is the Luo Tong Department, which is far away. There are large swamps and hills between Sun Huan's Department and Luo Tong Department. There are large swamps and hills, and it is impossible to garrison troops. It is late and inconvenient. Once an attack is launched, it will be difficult for the Luo Tong Department to rescue Sun Huan's army."

"Han Zong's troops, although the military stronghold is strictly forbidden, it is not easy to break through. If Han Dang is here, our army must be careful, but Han Zong is not worth it. He burned Sun Huan and the forest in the middle to block the rescue. Sun Huan's troops headed towards the Ma'anshan camp. The defense is strict, and the back defense is sparse, wait until the dark sentry is resolved at night, and go straight to the camp of the Chinese army."

Liu Chan nodded in agreement. There is the East Avenue leading to Ma'anshan, which is guarded by Lu Xun.Sun Huan's troops fought hard for many times, so they were placed on the relatively easy west side of Ma'anshan for defense; there is a trail on the west side, and Wu Jun just arrived at Ma'anshan, so he didn't know the trail.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhao Yun looked at Liu Chan and suggested, "Your Highness, you can order Mi Wei to burn the right side to block Han Zong's headquarters, and Ma Dai to guard the left side to prevent Luo Tong from trying to lead a small group of enemy troops to rescue him. Your Highness will lead us to take the opportunity to attack at night." Go straight to the Chinese army."

Liu Chan was not polite when he saw this, and ordered the crowd: "Everyone returns to the army, the soldiers have titles in their mouths, and the horses are wrapped in cloth. It is the second quarter of Haishi. I will wait for the rest until Zishi (23:00) to launch an attack at midnight. Order Huang Quan's troops , camped overnight, to welcome me and His Majesty back.”

Everyone promised, retreated slowly, and returned to the camp to prepare.
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As night fell, the trail on the west side of Ma'anshan, as it approached Zi, the temperature in the air began to drop,
Liu Chan leaned on the wild grass on the hillside to doze off, when suddenly a cool wind blew by, Liu Chan couldn't help being shivered, the sleepiness that had just arrived was driven away, Liu Chan had no choice but to stop dozing, got up and walked.

Liu Chan stood up. In the silent forest, only the breathing of the people and the sound of insects chirping were heard. Liu Chan, who was about to relax, didn't want to disturb others, so he lay down and fell asleep helplessly.

At this time Huo Yi turned to Liu Chan, Liu Chan turned his head to look, and saw Huo Yi opened his eyes and looked at him, Liu Chan turned his head and squinted his eyes and said slowly: "Why doesn't Shao Xian sleep?"

Huo Yi replied in a low voice: "It's my first time on the battlefield, I'm a little nervous."

Liu Chan joked after hearing this: "Wan Huhou in the future will be afraid when he goes to the battlefield for the first time."

Huo Yi was about to refute, but he heard Liu Chan comfortingly say: "It's good to do it a few times, no one is born to fight, they all learn it. Emperor Wu also taught him the art of war by his grandson, if he hadn't practiced war since childhood, how could he be a champion in the future."

Huo Yi remained silent. Liu Chan knew that Huo Yi was almost the same age as himself, and that when future generations were still studying, he would also be young and dreaming. Duo, you have the wisdom of a general, but you are young and inexperienced. After you return to Yizhou, study hard and you will be a pillar of my great man in the future."

Huo Yi's brows were filled with joy when he heard Liu Chan's words of appreciation, and Liu Chan couldn't help but secretly sighed: "Everyone needs encouragement to grow up, whether it's self-suggestion or others."

When Liu Chan was speaking, Zhao Yun got up to say that it was time to say, Liu Chan got up immediately and signaled the whole army to prepare for a night attack!

(End of this chapter)