Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 231 Where is Cao Cao?

There was a fire on land and water, and Cao Cao escaped from the camp with the guards on his left and right, gathering his defeated troops.

Cao Cao had come out of his sadness. He looked back at the Chinese army camp which was gradually being swallowed up by the fire. He waved his whip and asked, "Today, both the front camp and the Chinese army were attacked by the enemy at night and burned by fire. Where can we go now?" go?"

Xun You wiped the soot from his face and said: "Prime Minister, the Zhouling camp is strong and the ground is wide, so there are tens of thousands of troops available. The Prime Minister can go to Zhouling, gather the defeated troops, retreat to the border of Wulin, retreat to Jiangling, and then Join forces with Cao Nanjun (Cao Ren)."

Cao Cao waved his whip and walked away, saying: "I will go to the back village of Zhouling to gather the defeated troops."

"promise!"

When Cao Cao was rushing to the Zhouling camp, the two generals Gan and Yu who had been driven to Zhouling by Cao Cao saw the fire in the water camp rising to the sky, and they knew that they were about to start their attack.

The plan carried out by Generals Gan and Yu by Huo Jun also learned from the operations of the Battle of Feishui.

Huo Jun thought that Cao Cao's army was well organized and the fortress was strong. Even if there was a fire, he was worried that it would be difficult to break through the fortress.Therefore, Gan and Yu, as surrendered generals, were asked to offer rackets, chariots and boats, so that Cao Cao could trust the two generals and not doubt them.

It was easy for Gan Ning to pretend to surrender. After all, Gan Ning's relationship with Liu Bei and Huo Jun was extraordinary.But it is not easy to get Yu Shao to surrender. Although he is a person with the surname Yu, he was adopted by Sun He.Before the war, Yu Shao had wavered in the idea of ​​surrendering. Only after being personally persuaded by Huo Jun did Yu Shao give in.

So let Yu Shao fake surrender. If he doesn't play well, his fake surrender will become a real surrender.For the sake of the war, Huo Jun had an in-depth chat with Yu Shao. Yu Shao was wary and hesitant about pretending to surrender.

In order to appease Yu Shao, Huo Jun made an agreement with him that if the war went unfavorably and the enemy could not be defeated, Yu Shao could fake a surrender and turn it into a real surrender.If a fire breaks out in the water village, Yu Shao can take the opportunity to cause chaos in the camp.

Seeing Huo Jun's attitude, Yu Shao was naturally displeased. He said that he was not that kind of person. He was deeply grateful for Huo Jun's cultivation and was willing to sincerely surrender to Cao Ying. His words were sincere and hard to believe.

Under Huo Jun's sincerity and temptation, Yu Shao entered Cao's camp and pretended to surrender.

When I saw the fire in the water village, Yu Shao learned the news from his subordinates and immediately gathered his soldiers.

Under the bonfire, Yu Shao pulled off the linen scarf and tied it on his shoulder. He looked around at his confidants and said in a deep voice: "Shao followed the command of the governor and entered the camp and pretended to surrender. Now the governor set the camp on fire and all the troops came out. This is the time to make a contribution." Every lieutenant in the army tied a linen scarf on his arm and burned the camp to cause chaos in the enemy's camp."

As soon as he finished speaking, the attendant hurriedly entered the tent and said, "General, the outer camp was attacked at night. Cao Hong asked the general to go to the big tent to discuss matters."

Yu Shao sneered a few times and said: "The camp was attacked and instead of sending troops to rescue it, you invited me to discuss matters. There must be some fraud. In the future, I will kill them on the spot and follow me to meet the troops outside the camp."

"promise!"

When Yu Shao was discussing raising troops, Gan Ning had already fought in the camp. He led hundreds of soldiers under his tent to light fires everywhere inside the Zhouling camp, burning the tents, pastures, and soldiers and horses of each camp to cooperate with Liu Bei's night attack. Army.

Gan Ning held a torch, lit a fire in the undefended inner stronghold, and shouted loudly: "Our army is defeated, our army is defeated!"

Not only Gan Ning, but hundreds of his men also sneaked into each camp, using the cover of darkness, shouting everywhere: "Run! Our army is defeated!"

Some people lit fires, some disturbed the morale of the troops, and some were killing unprepared soldiers. Cao Jun's camp, which had been disturbed by Liu Bei's night attack, suddenly became chaotic.And in the dark night, as evidenced by the burned water fortress, almost all the soldiers were panicking.

Sensing the chaos in the camp, Liu Bei stood up in armor, commanding the left and right, and stormed the camp.

"Get on the rocket!"

More than a thousand archers sent lit rockets into the camp. The sparks touched dry objects such as tents, wooden stakes, and flags. With the help of the southeast wind, they quickly ignited.A small fire can take advantage of the strong wind and turn into a big fire, swallowing up other combustible materials.

"kill!"

"Uncle is supreme!"

"promise!"

Chen Dao led the white soldiers, holding shields and wearing heavy armor, along the road that had been opened by the former soldiers, and charged into the stronghold against the rain of arrows from Cao's archers and crossbowmen.

"Come on people!"

A group of crossbowmen were mobilized from Cao Jun's camp, and they shot Liu Jun's sergeants from a distance through the wooden door that was burned by the fire.A large number of crossbowmen outside the camp also fired rockets and crossbow bolts to provide cover.However, due to Liu Bei's boating on dry land and the sudden attack across the river, Cao's army lacked the number of archers and crossbowmen in the camp, so they were at a disadvantage in the exchange of fire.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Dao's men were hit by arrows one after another while running. Even though they were protected by shields and armor, 27 of them fell to the ground.Some of them were hit by arrows in the face, covered their faces and fell to the ground wailing; others were hit by arrows in their legs and feet, unable to move, and fell to the ground moaning.

Many of the people who were hit by the arrows were Danyang Mountain warriors who were recruited into the army. Because of their bravery in battle, they were selected into the White Guards and became the core grassroots backbone of the ordinary army.

But at the critical moment when the stronghold is broken, human lives are just a number. If the stronghold can be broken, even if hundreds of people are lost, Liu Bei will not feel it is a pity.

Chen Dao held the shield and turned sideways to avoid the flying short spear, then waved the shield on his left arm and shouted: "Push the wall with the shield."

"promise!"

The leading group of more than a hundred white soldiers held shields against each other and gathered to form a shield wall.Then, amidst Chen Dao's shouts, he lowered his waist and exerted force, and his shield hit the wooden wall that had been ignited by the fire.

Chen Dao felt the hot heat coming from the wall and hit it a few times. After several consecutive hits, the wooden wall swayed and seemed to be about to fall.

Cao's soldiers in the camp wanted to move forward with spears to drive Chen Dao and others away, but blown by the strong southeast wind, the fire on the wooden wall burned toward them.Afraid of the flames, they did not dare to get too close, so they had to use spears to harass Chen Dao and others.

Several white soldiers were not afraid even after being hit by spears in their legs and feet. Instead, they aroused the ferocity in their hearts and rushed against the wooden wall with all their strength.Under the huge force, the wall, which was ignited by the fire and turned into charcoal, lost its former solidity, cracked, and then collapsed.

"Run!"

Several of Cao's soldiers who could not escape were crushed to the ground by the wooden wall, wailing in pain.

"Surge into the camp."

Several white soldiers behind them spread blankets wetted by the river water, and quickly formed a road leading to Cao Jun's camp.

Chen Dao's hands were burned several times after hitting the wall with his shield, and his face was extremely red from the flames.However, Chen Dao seemed not to notice the pain. He raised his sword high and shouted: "Break the stronghold and kill the thieves!"

While shouting, Chen Dao led the white warriors and rushed straight into the camp to fight naturally with the soldiers of Cao's army who had lost their formation.

Chen Dao blocked the spear thrust from the left, and the long knife on his right arm was cut across. A pop was heard. The sharp long knife cut off the neck of Cao Jun's soldier, and blood spurted out from the aorta, splashing all over Chen Dao. To the full face.

The long knife was stuck in the cervical vertebra and was difficult to pull out.Chen Dao wiped his face, did not try to draw the long knife, and shouted sharply: "Here comes the axe!"

The soldier on the left took off the ax he was carrying and gave it to Chen Dao to use.

Chen Dao threw away his shield, held an ax in both hands, and ran forward.The cold ax blade struck, and the head of a fleeing Cao Jun soldier was easily chopped off.

Among Liu Bei's right and left, Chen Dao is not as famous as Zhao Yun, but his military strategy and courage are definitely not inferior to Zhao Yun.Today he was not afraid of the fire and led his troops to break the stronghold.That is to say, under Liu Bei's order, regardless of casualties, the camp must be broken down to open the way for the army to enter the camp.

Under the fighting of Chen Dao and Bai Jie's soldiers, Liu Bei's middle army formally invaded the outer camp.

Chen Dao led the white armored soldiers to rush forward. The white armored soldiers relied on the iron armor they wore and held bows and crossbows as weapons. They were equipped with swords, shields, spears and other complete weapons as standard.In the blink of an eye, they launched a wave of offensives, and all Cao Jun who wanted to stop and resist, or the infantry who fled slowly, were all killed.

Chen Daoyi's brave actions brought about changes in the overall situation.In addition to Chen Dao's troops, the sergeants under the command of Zhang Fei also entered Cao's camp.Then they burned Cao's army's camp, created a lot of chaos, and killed every enemy they encountered.

When they entered Cao Jun's camp, Liu's soldiers discovered that Cao Jun's soldiers were running away in the camp, and burned tents could be seen everywhere.And there were shouts of "our army was defeated and the prime minister died in battle" everywhere. They were able to enter the camp, which had a lot to do with the shouts.At the same time, Zhao Yun was ordered to lead his cavalry into the field. The galloping Southern Cavalry rolled forward along the passage between the camps, killing Cao Jun's sergeants along the way, like an unstoppable iron flow!

The chaotic infantry of Cao's army faced the attack of the southern cavalry entering the stronghold. The loose military formation was defenseless.

The war horses neighed and galloped, and Zhao Yun crashed into the crowd. Under the illumination of the fire, he struggled to dance his long tree from left to right.Wherever Chao Jian went, Cao Jun's infantry were either dead or wounded, running around without daring to resist.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun urged his horse forward, and Nan Qi followed him, charging hard to kill him.

There were traitors in the Zhouling military camp, and powerful enemies attacked fiercely outside. Fires began to spread in the camp, and the entire military camp became increasingly chaotic, making it difficult for Cao Hong to control his troops.

"General, the enemy has entered our camp. The camp has been burned by fire. The enemy's cavalry gallops and disturbs the camp. Our soldiers are scattered in all directions. It is difficult to scold them," the attendant said.

Cao Hong looked around and saw that the direction of his naval camp had been burned by fire.The boats moored in the narrow waters were like natural furnaces, burning with fire, and the light of the burning fire could be clearly seen for more than a hundred miles.

Hearing people shouting everywhere: "The prime minister is dead, our army has been defeated", Cao Hong couldn't help but panic.

"Cao Hong is leaving your life until I, Mr. Yu, take your life."

"Cao Hong, Gan Xingba is here!"

"Hey~"

Suddenly, in front of Cao Hong and on his left and right sides, there were shouts of killing and the sound of horse hooves, and he was already frightened.

"withdraw!"

Cao Hong looked at the fire that was about to burn the camp and shouted: "Lead the army out of the camp to find the prime minister."

"promise!"

The destruction of Zhouling Dazhai was not what Huo Jun expected.He didn't know that Gan and Yu Er would be assigned to the Zhouling camp, so he asked Liu Bei to lead an army to attack the difficult-to-break Zhouling Dazhai at night.

Unexpectedly, Generals Gan and Yu were suspected by Cao Cao and were placed in the strong Zhouling camp.Liu Bei crossed the river to attack at night, and with the help of two men, and by using the force of burning the camp, he successfully broke into the Zhouling camp.

Zhao Yun led his cavalry and soldiers to gallop through the camp. They all fought with swords and spears, chasing Cao's soldiers.

There was an armored general running away among the crowd. Zhao Yun pointed with his spear and shouted: "The enemy general should not leave!"

When Lou Gui saw the armored general coming with his cavalry, he fled in panic, trying to escape Zhao Yun's pursuit with the help of the chaotic crowd.

Dozens of cavalrymen galloped with spears in their hands, running over Cao's defeated army. Their speed did not slow down at all. Under the random prodding of dozens of long spears, someone's horse spear stabbed Lou Gui to death, and the galloping horses' hooves trampled his body into pieces. Meat puree.

Zhao Yun stopped his horse, raised his spear and pointed it at the defeated soldiers, and asked, "Who is this general?"

The defeated soldier panicked and replied: "This is Lou Gui, Lou Zibo. The current general who is fighting against thieves."

"Take this man's head away!"

"promise!"

Zhao Lie got off the horse and cut Lou Gui's neck with a knife, and his head hung on the horse's neck dripping with blood.

"General, we are willing to surrender. Who do we surrender to now?"

Zhao Yun pointed his hand to the southwest and said: "Abandon your weapons and head toward the open space in the southwest."

"go!"

Zhao Yun held the reins, raised his spear and shouted: "There is a fire in the camp now, so we cannot stay for a long time. Follow me out of the camp to pursue Cao's army."

"promise!"

At present, not only the Zhouling camp was burned by fire and could not stay for a long time, but the Chuanqiu and Jiangyang camp were also burned to the sky. Both Cao Jun and Jiangzuo soldiers who entered the camp for a night attack left the camp one after another, or took shelter in the fire. Go up the wind to avoid being burned by the fire. After all, fire and water have no mercy, no matter who you are.

Jiangyang Daying, upstream of the river.

Huo Jun led his sergeants out of the camp to avoid the fire so as not to burn themselves. The soldiers and horses marched with flags raised.

Ding Feng opened the way and saw a shadow flashing across the grass, shouting: "Who is it, why don't you come out quickly?"

After a while, no one came out. Ding Feng signaled the sergeant to raise his bow and said in a deep voice: "If you don't come out again, the crossbow will be ruthless!"

"put!"

"Wait a minute!"

A man who looked like a scribe raised his hands and walked out of the grass, saying, "I am a friend of your governor, please do not harm my life."

Huo Jun rode up, and by the firelight, he could see the man's appearance clearly, and said with a smile, "But is Mr. Fu from the North?"

Fu Xun raised his head to see Huo Jun, with a look of joy on his face, and said, "Zhong Miao, it's me!"

Huo Jun looked at the embarrassed Fu Xun and couldn't help but laugh: "The past king said that the one who conquered the world was not Cao Mengde. Today Jun Jun is burning with fire, the cannons and oars are flying to ashes, and the heroic soldiers are wiped out. I wonder where Cao Cao is now?"

Fu Xun looked ashamed and said: "Xun knew all the great men in the world, but he underestimated Zhong Miao's abilities. Zhongxuan's words are true. Huo Jun has the talents of Wu Qi and Xishou, and he will be able to make a name for himself in the world. It's not true." The power of great weapons can only be limited. Cao Gong controls the world and is defeated by Jiang and Han. This is a fate that Xun could not predict!"

Fu Xun, a staunch supporter of Cao Cao, had to persuade Liu Cong to surrender and become the Marquis of Guannei.Today, being burned by Huo Jun's fire, I have nothing to say. I can only sigh with sadness. I never thought that Cao Guild, who dominated the world, would be defeated by Huo Jun.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Fu Xun's words, Huo Jun also laughed a few times and said: "Zihua and Zhongxuan are both in Jiangzuo, so Fu Jun can live in Jiangzuo!"

"Come here, let's entertain Mr. Fu!"

"promise!"

Huo Jun saw that Cao Cao's camp was in flames and ordered: "Send people to contact various ministries to investigate Cao Cao's retreat."

"promise!"

The night attack on Cao Cao's camp was not the end of the battle. The fire was ruthless and allowed Huo Jun to defeat Cao Cao, but it also prevented the army from pursuing him and allowed Cao Cao to breathe.

But Cao Cao went deep into Jianghan, and it was not easy to escape even if he wanted to. Now Huo Jun was preparing to hunt down Cao Cao at dawn.

(End of this chapter)