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Chapter 433 Waiting for the enemy to take the bait
The servants and others lowered their heads in fear, not daring to move, for fear of attracting Mi Zhu's attention.

"Huh!" Mi Zhu frowns, flicks his sleeves and goes back to the cabin, and summons an attendant, and whispers: "Be careful to monitor everyone, and don't leak any news!"

Gong County
On the surface, everything seems to be the same as yesterday. Whether it is the army camped outside the city or the army inside the city, in order to meet the next war and to have a better chance of surviving on the battlefield, almost all soldiers are undergoing training !

In the evening of Xu, when night fell, although the moon was still in the sky, the clouds suddenly increased, and sometimes they would meet the full moon, and the ground would be covered in darkness.

Feng Yao stood in the courtyard, his whole body had been dressed up, including a large shield, a green sword, a compound horn bow, a quiver, and a small and improved repeating hand crossbow.

In front of Feng Yao, Zhao Yun, Xia Houbo and more than a hundred of their followers all looked solemn and their eyes were bright.

Most of these followers are the elite Xiahoubo brought from Changshan. They used to fight against the bandits who plundered counties and counties. Although they are not as strong as Zhao Yun and Xiahoubo in martial arts, they all have extraordinary abilities!The skill of bow and arrow is naturally not bad!
Each follower carries thirty arrows and is equipped with an improved excellent compound horn bow!

In addition, there is another difference between Xiahoubo's personal cavalry and the other three personal cavalry. They are all only wearing leather armor. Although their defense is much worse, they are lighter The heavy load also allows them to move more flexibly on the battlefield.

There are 36 sharp flying knives around Xiahoubo's waist, and a single but distinctive knife is carried on his back.

Zhao Yun still has a long spear, shiny silver armor, bow and arrow, and his momentum is extraordinary.

Feng Yao glanced at all his followers in satisfaction, then looked up at the sky, seeing that the time was almost up, his eyes froze sharply, and he shouted: "Let's go!", turned around resolutely, and led the crowd out of the yard.

Outside the gate of the courtyard, Xu Shu led hundreds of grooms who had already prepared their horses. When they saw Feng Yao coming out, they immediately went up to him and led the horses one by one.

Xu Shu personally took Feng Yao's special mount, Hei Yun, into Feng Yao's hands, and cupped his fists to congratulate him: "I wish my lord a great success! Come home in triumph!!"

Feng Yao nodded, patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, then jumped up onto the black cloud.

Zhao Yun, Xiahou Bo and other relatives also let out a low shout, and mounted their horses one after another. The momentum of the whole team suddenly changed, and a murderous aura suddenly dispersed!

"Drive, drive!..."

Outside the city gate, two thousand tiger guard cavalry in black clothes left the city early. On the side of the tiger guard cavalry, there was a hundred Hun cavalry brought by Liu Qubei this time!
Xingyang
The confluence of the Bianshui River and the Yellow River is where Feng Yaofang's water army is stationed.

Under the moonlight, except for the few lights on the shore, and the occasional loud wine order, there seemed to be nothing unusual.

"Report!" A scout quietly found Feng Yao who was lying in the dark, and reported in a low voice.

"My lord! Mi Zhu has led the navy to attack our army! It will arrive after about a stick of incense! There are more than 320 warships and more than [-] civilian ships, and the estimated strength is about [-]!" the scout reported.

Feng Yao nodded and said in a low voice, "Explore again!"

After a while, another scout came to report: "My lord, Mi Zhu's navy is five miles away, and my subordinates found that there are dozens of small boats in the enemy's navy, which are full of dry firewood. Launch a fire attack!"

"Okay, quickly pass on my order to Wang Cheng and Yang Wu, and deal with the enemy carefully! Everything will go according to plan!" Feng Yaoming said.

The scout retreated as ordered, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

Feng Yao showed a smile on his face, "It seems that God is still on my side. As long as we defeat Mi Zhu tonight and capture his warship, our army will not have to worry about crossing the river!!... Father-in-law! Don't worry, tonight Once we pass, we will have enough ships!... I hope God will continue to bless you, and it is best for Mi Zhu to lead his army into the ambush circle at the mouth of the Bianshui River!..."

There were not many people following Feng Yao, only three generals Zhao Yun, Xia Houbo and Liu Qubei, more than a hundred personal followers with bows and arrows, and more than a hundred Xiongnu soldiers who also carried bows and arrows.

However, perhaps because they all carried bows and arrows, Liu Qubei's Hun soldiers seemed to look down on Xia Houbo's archers!Most of them held their heads high, with disdain in their eyes!I don't want to take a look at Xia Houbo's archers!In their view, they grew up on horseback since they were young, and they are the king of archers who regard bows and arrows as their lives!Others are not worthy to stand with them and shoot arrows!
There is even a point that some of them disapprove of Liu Qubei's serving Feng Yao, but the matter is over, and they can only follow Liu Qubei to serve Feng Yao. In their view, the upcoming battle is Undoubtedly, it is the best opportunity to prove his ability to Feng Yao!
But now there is another team of archers, fighting with them! !
This is simply taking advantage of them and lowering their overall combat effectiveness!
Feng Yao had already noticed all this, but Feng Yao also just wanted to compare the strength of the archers of the two teams, and did not deliberately stop the secret rivalry between the two teams.

Beside Feng Yao, there was a stick of incense burning slowly at this time, and it was already half burned. According to the intelligence of the scouts, the enemy will arrive when the stick of incense is burned out!
"Zilong, Zihu, Qubei!" Feng Yao called the three generals to the front.

"What are your orders, my lord?"

"The enemy is coming soon, and the greatest victory must be achieved by uniting as one. Soldiers must not hold each other's backs behind their backs! Otherwise, they will be cut in front of the battle!" Feng Yao said.

"Obey!" the three generals said.

Liu Qubei glanced at his subordinates, fixed his eyes on the faces of those soldiers who were dissatisfied, and shouted in a low voice: "My lord! You don't need to do anything. If anyone dares to violate the discipline of returning to the army, I will behead him personally!"

Those Xiongnu soldiers who were touched by Liu Qubei's eyes were shocked and restrained a lot!
Xia Houbo also yelled at his subordinates: "Listen to me, this is the first time we go into battle with the lord, if anyone doesn't obey the lord's orders, don't blame me for not thinking of fellow countrymen!"

These entourages worshiped Feng Yao very much, their expressions lifted when they heard the sound, and they nodded vigorously.

When midnight arrived, the incense around Feng Yao had already been burned out.

Under the moonlight, something strange suddenly appeared in the Yellow River. Nearly a thousand boats of different sizes appeared densely and impressively!These ships did not light up or hang flags. If they did not observe specially, it would be difficult to spot them in advance!
Feng Yao's heart tightened, he turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Zihu, you have strong night vision, so you can clearly see what's going on on the enemy ship?"

Xia Houbo nodded, with a dignified expression, "My lord, the enemies are all lying beside the boat, with their bows and arrows drawn, and there is a fire pot beside them, as if they are about to launch a rocket attack!"

"Okay! Just as I expected!!" Feng Yao's confidence increased greatly, and then he waved his hand, causing the crowd to disperse and prepare to meet the enemy.

However, Mi Zhu didn't know what the trick was. Judging from the news from the scouts, Feng Yaojun was not unusual, and the scouts who had been closely monitoring the main force of Feng Yaojun in Gong County also heard that Feng Yao did not send a large number of troops to Xingyang!Some scouts reported that the place where the Xingyang navy was stationed seemed to be drinking, and there was no special precaution! !

(End of this chapter)