Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 244 Robbery Grain (2)

Gunpowder cannot be used, and Zhou Cang can only use the current technology and materials to make use of it.Gao Gaojiu hadn’t come out yet, so he turned his idea to lamp oil, which mostly uses animal oil and vegetable oil. Zhou Cang couldn’t afford lamp oil when he was a child, and he never had to spend his own money when he grew up and became an official.Now in Cao Ying, all the things used are Cao Cao's things, and he doesn't know how valuable the materials are, even porcelain bottles and earthen jars can't be practiced like this.

Zhou Cang once went to a museum, and he himself had a hard life when he was a child. Porcelain vases and earthen jars are big items for poor families.Zhou Cang just wanted to explain to Zhang Jaw that what can be done with money can’t be paid for by people’s lives, but after thinking about it, it is undoubtedly playing the piano to Zhang Jai now, the material conditions of this era cannot meet the needs of war.

"Then bring a few less, see the effect, and come in handy at critical moments. These artifacts are all from Cao Ying, and we don't need Xuzhou to send them out."

Zhang Jaw breathed a sigh of relief, Xuzhou's family could not afford such a toss.This is not a war, it is a loser.

But Zhou Cang was thinking, isn't war a prodigal? Why fight for no reason.I am a pediatrician. Like Zhuge Liang, he will attack with fire at every turn, destroying the greenery, and harming future generations is a big deal.Burning food, grass, and trees is not only prodigal, but also a disaster for the country and the people.

"Find a few soldiers with good arms and set up a field for them to practice throwing without being seen. Ask Qu'a to start collecting bottles and lamp oil in case of emergencies. You will set off in three days." Zhou Cang said, "I'll go to Zhang Xiu to borrow troops."

Zhang Xiu only had 20 iron cavalry left, but he couldn't afford 4000 cavalry, and 800 shi was good fodder, so Zhang Xiu readily agreed to borrow troops.Zhou Cang promised to pay [-] taels of gold for one person and one horse for damage, and [-] taels for each horse and person. If injured, the price will be determined according to the injury.What Zhou Cang was talking about was pure gold. Zhang Xiu had calculated that even if all the two hundred rides were lost, he would get [-] taels of gold, and it would be no problem to support the remaining [-] people.

Zhang Jaw felt a little heartbroken for spending so much money, but Zhou Cang was not satisfied. If the gold mine was built, he would have the idea of ​​buying the cavalry.

Chen Dao led [-] Xiliang iron cavalry and [-] infantry to set off ahead of Zhang Jai. He bypassed Guandu from the west and lay in ambush on the road from Yanjin to Yangwu. In less than half a day, he waited for the grain transport led by Zhang Nan. Team.Chen Daoling [-] infantry waved flags and shouted as suspicious soldiers behind him, and led other soldiers to block the road, while [-] Xiliang iron cavalry galloped back and forth, dust flying, the scene was very bluffing.

Seeing that someone wanted to intercept the food, Zhang Nan immediately sent a small team to the base camp to report, and he led the army to prepare for the battle.Chen Dao bluffed for about a stick of incense, the leader retreated two miles and stopped, and another stick of incense passed and retreated two miles again.Seeing that Chen Dao had 3000 men, most of them were infantry, Zhang Nan suspected that there was still an ambush and did not dare to advance rashly. After Chen Dao retreated three times, he guarded the grain cart and moved forward slowly, and sent several roads to scout for horses.

Two hours later, Chen Dao led the troops and all retreated.Zhang Nan became more and more suspicious, and continued to move slowly.Another half an hour passed, Jiang Qi was ordered by Yuan Shao to lead five thousand Qingqi to meet him.

"Where is the person who intercepted Cao's grain?" Jiang Qi asked.

"Half an hour ago, we retreated, and the scouts reported that there were no more invincible soldiers nearby. I guess they retreated because they saw that we were well-prepared, or maybe they heard that you came to support them, so they gave up." Zhang Nan replied.

"It's so good. It's ridiculous that Cao Cao is overestimating his capabilities. I'll send you back to the camp to see if he dares to come. It's really abominable to waste so much time in vain."

At this time, Chu Jiao also led his grain team from Baima to Yangwu, and got a scouting horse to report that there were cavalry ahead, suspected to be enemy troops.Chu Jiao stopped advancing urgently, set up his position, and sent someone to report to Yuan Shao.

In less than a stick of incense time, I saw a group of cavalry when I touched the focus. The leader seemed to be three generals without a banner.He estimated that the opponent was about two thousand Qingqi, and they rushed straight to their own side without any intention of stopping.

Chu Jiao did not dare to take it lightly, so he ordered [-] infantry and grain transport troops to form an formation, and ordered [-] cavalry to go forward to hedge.In his impression, his [-] cavalry can completely disrupt the opponent's formation. Even if the opponent rushes in front of him, at most half of them can be left, and the formation is scattered. The crossbowman shoots another round of arrows. This enemy can be completely defeated.

The result was completely beyond his expectations. The opponent's three generals pierced through their own cavalry forcefully with a spear, a knife, and a halberd. They ignored their own cavalry and rushed directly to their infantry camp.Where did this come from?Yan Liangwen Chou may not be able to stop it here.There was a humming sound in the head.

Seeing the three generals rushing towards him, "Hurry up, shoot the arrow!" Touch Jiao hurriedly shouted, "Shieldman and spearman stepped forward to block."

A round of arrows rained down, shooting down about 40 to [-] people. Two thousand cavalry broke through the defense of the shieldmen and spearmen, and then fell nearly a hundred people.The archers can no longer shoot arrows, there are too few soldiers on their side, and the cavalry is not strong enough. The battle formation is chaotic, and they are too anxious to leave their little life here. catch up.

"Set fire!" Zhang Jai only brought fifty oil bottles this time, and more torches and hay. "Every ten grain trucks throw oil bottles."

In an instant, nearly a thousand grain trucks caught fire, and the scene was spectacular.

"Retract the troops, take the wounded soldiers and return to the camp." Zhang Jaw ordered again.It's a pity that so much food has been burned. If it can be transported back, it can solve the food rations of many people.The food that the common people have worked so hard for a year is just burned.This is war, human life is worthless, not to mention food.

The fire burned for nearly two hours, until the fire gradually extinguished, and there was no trace of Cao Jun, and the remnants led the remnant soldiers back to their original place.All the grain and grass were burned, and those that had not been completely burned were all scorched. More than half of the more than a thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry were lost, and they were so burnt that they wanted to cry without tears.

All this happened too fast and too suddenly, from the discovery of the enemy army to the fire of the food and grass, it took only two sticks of incense, so how can I explain it when I go back.

After a while, Gao Lan led the reinforcements to arrive.

"I saw thick smoke billowing here from a long distance away. I should hurry up or be late." Gao Lan sighed. "Who is here, how many soldiers and horses?"

Chu Jiao then described the appearance of the three of them. "The opponent has a chief general and two deputy generals. The chief general holds a tiger-headed gun and looks dignified. He looks like us from Hebei, and his accent is also Hebei accent according to his subordinates. The other two, a young general holds Fang Tian's painted halberd. , with a fierce general holding a machete, he is not like a member of Cao's army. There is no military flag or lowered flag, and I don't know where the team is."

Could it be him!

(End of this chapter)