Cao Thief

Chapter 227: Sleepless Night
Cao Peng's voice was completely hoarse!

During the war, he rushed to the tower, fought with the Xiapi army rushing to the top of the city, shouted loudly, and cheered up the soldiers on the top of the city.

The moment the Pi army retreated, he seemed to be paralyzed.

If he hadn't been relying on that gust of energy, he might have fallen into the blood at that time, sleeping him for three days and three nights.

Today, there are more than 30 Xiapi troops who died in his hands.At this time, human life seems to have become a cold number.No matter how many people die, I am afraid it will not cause Cao Peng to have emotional fluctuations.As the saying goes, kindness does not lead soldiers!Maybe that's how it feels.

Looking at the corpses lying in a pool of blood, Cao Peng became numb...

"Young master, take a break."

"Xingba's surprise attack is really timely."

"Ok!"

"But it's only this time. Next time Xingba wants to make a surprise attack, I'm afraid it will not be so easy, and the effect will not be better than this time."

"why?"

Zhou Cang couldn't help asking.

Cao Peng breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the Xiapi soldiers withdraw their troops and return to the camp.

Although his body was sore and uncomfortable, he still straightened his waist and dragged his knife to patrol the top of the city.He wanted to cheer up the soldiers, after all, the casualties throughout the day were too great.In the west city gate alone, more than 150 people were killed or injured.As for Dongcheng Gate, the casualties exceeded two hundred.That is to say, Cao Peng lost at least 400 people during the daytime, not counting the [-] warriors lost in the early morning attack, the total may be as many as [-].It sounds like this is not an amazing number.

But if you contact Quyang's total military strength, you will find that these 500 people account for a quarter.

"How many people did Wang Xu recruit today?"

"Not much, only about two or three hundred..."

Quyang people's sense of belonging to Cao Peng is not high after all.Being able to recruit 300 people is already beyond Cao Peng's original estimate...

"Order him to step up training."

"Here!"

Cao Peng breathed out a foul breath, and there was a burning pain in his throat.

Next to a bucket, the water on the façade has turned red.Cao Peng didn't care too much, picked up a dirty pottery bowl next to him, scooped up a bowl of water, and gulped it down.There was a strong smell of blood in the water, and I don't know how many people's blood was mixed with it.But at this time, who would care about these things?A bowl of water entered the stomach, and the feeling of burning in the throat was relieved a lot.Cao Peng let out another breath, leaning on the crenel of the city wall, glanced outside the city, and let out a sigh.

"This time, Chen Gong's reaction was beyond my expectation."

"Oh?"

"When Xingba first made a surprise attack, I thought that Chen Gong would lose his footing and withdraw his troops to fight back.

Unexpectedly, this guy ignored Qu Yang and continued to attack Qu Yang... If it wasn't for Xing Ba's bravery, he caught Chen Gong by surprise, I'm afraid he wouldn't retreat.This time, he suffered a loss, and he will definitely prepare for it next time. It will be very difficult for Xingba to succeed. "

To be honest, Chen Gong's reaction really shocked Cao Peng.

What he said was from the bottom of his heart, that is, Gan Ning... Qu Yang would be in danger today if he had been a different person.

Cao Peng naturally had great confidence in Gan Ning.Historically, during the Battle of Ruxukou, Gan Ning must have been forty years old, and he was still able to lead a hundred cavalry into the camp and return without losing a single soldier.This courage can be imagined.Now Gan Ning is at a good age, and Cao Xing is probably the only one in the Xiapi army who can fight Gan Ning one-on-one... So, Cao Peng is really not worried.

What he is worried about now is the attitude shown by Chen Gong.

Judging from Chen Gong's reaction at the time, he wanted to conquer Quyang in one go.

That kind of determination shocked Cao Peng... Although Chen Gong had more casualties than his own side today, he couldn't stand up to others and he was determined.How long can you hold on if you keep fighting like this?Cao Peng is really a little confused now, and even a little scared.

"Uncle Zhou, let the brothers go down to the city to rest, and order Ziyou to lead his troops to defend the city."

"how about you?"

"I'm just here to watch...Uncle Zhou, go down and rest first, and recover your spirits. We have a long life ahead, and the days to come will be even more difficult."

Zhou Cang wanted to refuse, but was blocked by Cao Peng's statement of "this is a military order", so he had no choice but to obey.

After a while, Xia Houlan led five hundred soldiers to the tower and handed over to Zhou Cang.Zhou Cang took more than [-] people and retreated to the West School Field to rest.

"How is the situation in the East City?"

"Not optimistic either."

Xia Houlan looked worried, and said softly: "There are only 400 people left at Wengui and Yanfa, and they are all tired. I have ordered Wang Xu to send people to replace them, but most of them have just been recruited, so they can't be big. Use. I estimate that Wen Gui will lose at least half of his troops in tomorrow's battle. But there is no way, we are short of manpower, and there are only 200 people left in Wang Xu's hands."

"Order Wang Xu to continue recruiting... If it doesn't work, raise the pension.

Tell the people in Quyang that every person who applies for a job will get a grain of rice for a day... I don't believe it, I don't believe it, Haixi has a million dendrobium, but you can't recruit 1000 people.Open the treasury for me and distribute food outside.If anyone dies in battle, they can move the whole family to Haixi, and get [-] acres of fertile land..."

Cao Peng is really red-eyed!

Insufficient troops and low combat effectiveness have become the main problems he will face next.

Xia Houlan agreed, and seeing no one around, she couldn't help but whispered: "My lord, there is one more thing that I must tell you in advance."

"what's up?"

"Our arrows... are consumed too quickly."

"what?"

"In one day today, nearly [-] arrows were consumed."

Cao Peng was a little confused.

But he remembered that Quyang now only has a total of [-] arrows, and only one third of them were consumed in one day?

However, how many enemies were killed by [-] arrows?Cao Peng did the math, and estimated that the enemy soldiers who died under the arrows were about five or six hundred.In other words, for every fifty arrows, one person is shot... Cao Peng gasped and was speechless for a while.

"Many people are so nervous that they can't draw their bows at all.

The arrows fall as soon as they leave the string, so that...my lord, it is best not to let the recruits use arrows, otherwise many arrows will be wasted in vain.I mean, it's best to have two hundred veterans for each of the east and west.I mean, the ones playing today are veterans.Let them hold the bow, they should be stronger than those new soldiers.After all, few of these people have seen big scenes, let alone killed anyone in battle..."

Cao Peng's eyes lit up, "It's a good idea, it's a good idea to bring the new with the old."

He found that the melon seeds in his head were really useless.

This is an extremely common method in later generations, but I can't think of it.When new recruits go to the battlefield, it is inevitable that there will be various tensions and various mistakes.With a few veterans around, the effect will be significantly different.Pan Zhang's side has basically followed this method, but Ximen's side seems to...

Cao Peng immediately ordered two hundred old soldiers to come over, and at the same time let two hundred new recruits go down, let them stay with the old soldiers.

Even if you haven't been on the battlefield, you can communicate with each other.

After dealing with these things, it was almost midnight.

The night was dark and the clouds were rolling.

It seems that the sky is about to change...

Xia Houlan insisted on pushing Cao Peng into the foyer of the watchtower, forcing Cao Peng to rest.

Cao Peng said: "Ziyou, it looks like the sky is about to change. You send someone to inform Wen Gui and ask them to strengthen their defenses. They must stay vigilant. It's dark and killing night, and the wind is high and setting fire. We can steal the camp. I think that Chen Gongtai may also sneak attack..."

"Here!"

Xia Houlan looked up at the sky, feeling sorry for her.

He immediately found people and sent them to inform Pan Zhang and Deng Fan, and then closed the hall door.

"Light up the torches and throw them down the wall every twenty steps. When the torches go out, replace them immediately. Be careful of sneak attacks by the xiapi dogs, and everyone is on alert!"

Xia Houlan's voice echoed on the tower and entered the hall.

Leaning on the couch, Cao Peng glanced at Chu Ge who was lying beside the gate, lying in his clothes.

This kid also worked very hard today, several times because of his sharp eyesight and quick hands, Cao Peng was prevented from being injured.

I was injured in the early morning and fought fiercely for another day.

Even hard-working people can't bear it.Falling to the ground, Chugo snored intermittently, and seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Cao Peng picked up the quilt, walked over to cover Chu Ge's body, and then returned to the bed.

He closed his eyes, the sounds of killing during the day seemed to be still echoing around his ears.The scene of bloody swords and guns and guns and guns and guns can't stop appearing in his mind.Good men fell in a pool of blood, and finally turned into cold corpses.

This is war!
Without experiencing such a thing, it is difficult to imagine the horror of it.

Cao Peng killed people in his previous life, and he also killed people after his rebirth.But that kind of killing was nothing compared to the tragic scenes during the day.It is often said that politics is a continuation of war.But for ordinary people, war is killing.

Politics, that's the game of those in high places.

At least for now, Cao Peng is not qualified to participate in this kind of game.

It has to be said that Cao Peng learned a lot from fighting all day... He was lying on the bed, unable to calm down no matter what.So I sat up cross-legged, closed my eyes, and began to practice the Twelve Brocades of Jing Gong.The breath is continuous, as if there is nothing.Reciting the mantra silently in the heart, the spirit gradually relaxes, and the whole person enters a state of ethereal meditation, and the functions of the whole body gradually recover along with the mantra.

This night, for many people, is destined to be a sleepless night...

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Outside Quyang City, Xiapi Military Camp.

Lu Ji lowered his head and sat in the military tent without saying a word.

His behavior during the day was really embarrassing, he was so frightened that he ran away, so that the rear camp was penetrated by Gan Ning.

But neither Chen Gong nor Cao Xing blamed him.

Especially Cao Xing, although he has always disliked Lu Ji, he has to admit that Lu Ji ran too timely.According to Cao Xing's evaluation of Gan Ning, within three moves, Lu Ji's life would be in danger.If Lu Ji was killed by Gan Ning, even if Quyang was captured, it would still be a disastrous defeat.Regardless of whether Lu Bu wants to see Lu Ji or not, in name, Lu Ji is always Lu Bu's son...

Under the joint care of Cao and Chen Gong, they failed to save Lu Ji's life, and if it was spread, the two of them would never want to show their faces in the future.

Maybe, according to Lu Bu's temper, he dared to take the two of them directly.

So, sitting in the military tent, looking at the dejected Lu Ji, Cao He and Chen Gong couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

"Gongtai, with such a team of people outside, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to devote all our energy to Quyang County."

Cao Xing patted his forehead, and said softly: "Whenever it is critical, they will come out and charge for a while, what should we do?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "That's not necessarily true."

"how do I say this?"

"Today's defeat is not our fault, but our unfamiliarity with Haixi.

We didn't even know that Haixi was hiding such a fierce tiger, so that he caught him off guard... If we were on guard, he might not succeed.I don't think there are many of them, and they will never launch an attack easily.

All you need to do is to send one person to sit in the back of the army and be on guard...

Zishan, would you like it? "

Lu Ji raised his head and said in a deep voice, "The general is willing."

He knew that he could not refuse Chen Gong.If you can't say no, say yes.If the situation is not good, running away is...

With Hu'er's cunning temperament in Lu Ji's bones, he is destined to be as determined as he said.

Chen Gong didn't know if he saw Lu Ji's careful thinking, and when he saw that he obeyed, he nodded and stopped discussing this issue.

He sighed.

"Gongtai, why are you sighing?"

Chen Gong smiled wryly and said: "I was thinking, we are all blind...to allow such a ferocious tiger to live freely in Haixi for a year."

Cao Xing was silent and didn't know how to answer.

Chen Gong said: "I'm just worried now, what tricks did Haixi not use?"

As soon as this sentence came out, it also meant that Chen Gongzhen began to face up to Haixi, Deng Ji, and Cao Peng... Cao Xing didn't know how to answer.But he could hear that behind Chen Gong's words, there seemed to be a trace of hesitation hidden.

"Gongtai, there is something I must tell you."

"what's up?"

"I attacked the East Gate today, and found that although the East Gate's resistance was fierce, it seemed to lack discipline.

The west gate is guarded by Cao Youxue, that kid's mind and thoughts are extraordinary.If there is a strong attack, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties... Since it is impossible to attack the west gate by force, why not put the main force on the east gate?You only need to contain Cao Youxue's troops, and you can conquer the East Gate in one fell swoop. "

"Is there such a thing?"

In Chen Gong's eyes, there was a flash of brilliance.

"Shulong, tell me about the battle at the East Gate in detail."

Cao Xing thought for a while, and then began to talk about his battle at the East Gate today.From the initial attack, to the subsequent withdrawal of troops, and the defense methods of the East Gate, he explained in detail.And Chen Gong listened very seriously, not even letting go of a tiny detail.

After Cao Xing finished speaking, Chen Gong couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"According to what you said, the defense of the East City is indeed chaotic and without any rules."

Cao Xing said: "Then can the public platform agree with my plan?"

"No!"

Chen Gong suddenly stood up and wandered in the military tent for a long time.

He stopped, his eyes burning.

The candlelight in the military tent cast a haze on his face, and a sneer appeared on his face, "Tomorrow, continue to attack Ximen."

(End of this chapter)