Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 338 Gongsun Du's Machinations
"It's ready, brother, do you want to rest?" Pei Yuanshao thought that Zhou Cang was exhausted and ready to rest.

"Drag Tian Guang to the sleeping tent, hack him to death, and leave the body there. Put the short knife in his hand, there should be blood on the knife, and there should be some blood on the bed. Put away this bag of poison, it will be useful later. "

Pei Yuanshao wanted to ask, but was held back by Zhou Cai.Some things, if Zhou Cang doesn't say anything, don't ask questions.

Tian Guang realized that things didn't seem to be what he thought. Zhou Cang should kill himself in public, so that he could show his heroism again.How could it be dragged into the dormitory?Tian Guang shouted: "Zhou Cang! What are you going to do, what are your plans!"

"Drag out!"

Sun Da immediately stepped forward, covered Tian Guang's mouth, and dragged Tian Guang out.

"Yuan Shao, Zhou Cai, you will create a little chaos in the camp for a while, don't make too much noise. Tomorrow, continue throwing stones into the city, but in a disorderly manner. The camp is preparing to retreat, so that the city feels that our army is about to withdraw."

"Tomorrow night, abandon all the catapults, camps, and food and grass, and retreat southward with only the food and grass that accompanied the army for three days, and prepare another carriage to wrap the carriage tightly."

Zhou Cai said, "Could it be that my lord is trying to feign death and lure the enemy out of the city?"

"That's right. Guan Hai, you'll be in charge tomorrow, and if you encounter pursuers who resist for a while, you'll run away, and you'll scold the opponent for being despicable and shameless during a confrontation."

"Yes. Then when will we fight back?" Guan Hai was very reluctant.

"I have ordered Cao Xing to lay an ambush fifty miles to the south of the city. If you lure the enemy into an ambush, you can fight back. You don't have to be soft when you charge! But you must first eliminate the Liaodong cavalry."

"Decree!" Guan Hai was overjoyed, and strode out of the tent to prepare.

"Yuan Shao, go and find me a set of soldiers' clothes. I will stay in the big tent for the next two days and will not go out. Bo Cai, I know you are prudent. You and Yuan Shao arrange the withdrawal of the army and don't show your flaws." Zhou Cang was exhausted, he waved his hand to signal the two to leave, and when Pei Yuanshao returned to the big tent with his clothes, Zhou Cang was already snoring like thunder.

On March 24, Xuzhou soldiers started throwing stones at Xiangping again.At dusk yesterday, Yang Yi received a report that Zhou Cang led an army to join Pei Yuanshao outside the city, anxious and nervous all night, Yang Yi came to the city early in the morning and watched carefully.

Yang Yi asked the soldiers guarding the city: "What happened to the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou?"

"Going back to the general, I didn't find anything unusual." The soldier thought for a while and said again. "Today's Xuzhou soldiers seem to be much more scattered than yesterday, and the throwing of stones is disorderly, and today's throwing of stones is more than half an hour later than yesterday."

Another pawn added: "By the way, the Xuzhou camp seemed to be in chaos for a while last night, but it quickly returned to normal. It's too far away to see clearly."

"Is there an opponent's general coming to visit the city?"

"Never found it."

"Okay, well done, you guys should be smarter, watch their every move carefully sooner or later, and report to me at any time if there is any situation, there will be a big reward."

Yang Yi secretly rejoiced, Zhou Cang's army should have been more clean-up when it came, how could the Xuzhou camp be in chaos, and how could the throwing stones be in chaos, and Zhou Cang didn't come to check the military situation, the only explanation is that something happened in the Xuzhou camp.He turned his head and asked Yang Hu again: "Where are Xuantu's reinforcements?"

"That boy Liu Zhi was dawdling, and the scouts sent out reported that their marching distance would take three days. But it's not entirely his fault. The snow in the north melted and the roads were muddy, so the horses dared not drive."

Horses in Liaodong are not protected by horseshoes, and they are prone to rotten toes.

"Three days? You report back to General Liu Yi and ask him to remind him again." Liu Zhi is Liu Yi's younger brother, and Yang Yi still has to worry about Liu Yi's face. "What is that Chen Zhi doing?"

"It's probably because he was troubled and frightened. He slept all day yesterday, but he didn't wake up today. I don't want the reward for him, so I entrusted me to send it to Yang Zhen's family." Yang Hu said again: " I found Dian Wei's burial place according to the direction he said, five miles away from the city, which is quite suitable. The body is still there, I didn't move, and I was buried in the same place again."

"You keep an eye on him for another two days, and if there is nothing wrong, then withdraw him. I think he is quite smart. After this battle, he will be sent to the army to be a captain. Our Yang family is not very prosperous. .” Yang Yi sighed softly.The death of eldest brother Yang Li is like losing a wing. The Yang family is lonely.

The day passed quickly, and at night, Yang Yi was still reading under the lamp, and Yang Hu came to report: "General, there is movement in the Xuzhou Camp."

Yang Yi immediately came to the top of the city. Although there were two miles away, he could still see that the torches were still brightly lit in the Xuzhou camp, but it was obvious that the torches were messy and showing signs of moving, and it lasted for two more times before they stopped.

Yang Yi laughed loudly: "The Xuzhou soldiers are about to retreat. The stone throwing in the daytime is just a bluff, just to cover up the retreat tonight. Send two small soldiers down to investigate, hehe, although there are torches outside the city, they are still motionless. It's an empty camp."

The two pawns lowered the city wall along the hanging basket, moved forward cautiously and tentatively, and arrived at the Xuzhou camp without hindrance.After a meal, two pawns ran back. "General, the Xuzhou camp is empty, leaving only tents and provisions."

"Yang Hu, you take another ten people down to investigate carefully, and send two more people to go out for five miles to see if there are any invincible troops."

It was almost four o'clock when Yang Hu came back. "General, the Xuzhou army has really retreated. Except for the tents and food, there is no one in the camp. There are hundreds of carts of food and grass. I think there are at least 20 shi. They also left the catapults, about a hundred. However, it has been artificially damaged. In addition, the cooking utensils and bulky items have not been taken away."

"Okay. What else? Is there anything unusual?" Yang Yi asked.

"Behind the tent of the Chinese army, I also found several sleeping tents. One of them seemed to belong to Zhou Cang. It was larger and more luxurious than the others. In the corner of the sleeping tent was a dead body. I identified it as Tian Guang, and there was blood on the dagger given to him, as well as blood on the bed."

"Hahaha, Zhou Cang is dead. Before Tian Guang died, he still managed to get things done." Yang Yi laughed loudly.

Yang Hu also laughed and said, "The dagger is coated with the venom of the most poisonous snake on Snake Island. If you get blood on it, you will definitely die. It must be that Zhou Cang survived on the spot, but he didn't survive last night after all."

"Little Zhou Cang, do you think there is no one in Liaodong? Yang Hu, you immediately call up your soldiers to eat, and prepare to follow me out of the city to pursue them. I will report to the Lord now."

Yang Hu was nervously busy, sending people to wake up the soldiers, and at the same time telling people to cook and feed the horses.

On March 25, the sun had already risen, and the army and horses were ready to stand by. Only then did they meet Yang Yi, and Liu Yi and his personal guards were with him.

"Yang Hu, follow me."

"What's going on? Could it be that the lord is not allowed to pursue? My navy has lost, and I just watched the Xuzhou soldiers slip away like this?" Yang Hu was puzzled and asked as he walked.

(End of this chapter)