Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2113 Cake Landing Law

  『Zixiao...』Xiahou Dun pointed out some hills and forests in the northwest of Fancheng, "Look, if I set up an ambush here, can I stop the army of hussars? 』

  Cao Ren was silent for a moment, then said: "Difficult. 』

  Cao Zhen was wrapped in a wound cloth, and stood beside Cao Xiu, both of them looked a little decadent.

  Two days ago, the envoy of hussars came, holding a tricolor flag.

   Truce, negotiate peace.

  Xiahou Dun thought for a long time, and finally let him pass through, and sent soldiers to guard him, and went to Cao Cao's side. And this kind of behavior actually hinted at Xiahou Dun's attitude towards this matter.

  This time, although it seems that they have won the battle and captured Fancheng, neither Xiahou Dun nor the other generals have a hearty sense of victory, and even feel a little aggrieved.

"If we still have 20,000 elite soldiers..." Cao Ren said cautiously, "Maybe we can give it a try... After all, the hussars are familiar with this place, and if there are surrounding hills and forests where soldiers can hide, they are also seventy or eighty miles away. , if the hussars find out... I may be taken advantage of by them instead..."

   Not 20,000 soldiers, but 20,000 elite soldiers.

   These days, it may be considered a soldier to fight a gun casually, but if you want to talk about elite soldiers, they are high-level goods.

  Xiahou Dun was silent for a while, then shook his head.

  『Uncle Yuan Rang, that...』 Cao Xiu originally thought that Cao Zhen would ask, but after waiting for a long time, Cao Zhen didn’t say anything. Instead, Cao Xiu couldn’t help asking, "Didn’t the lord besiege Wancheng, why don’t you take this opportunity..."

  Xiahou Dun looked at Cao Xiu and said, "It is true that Wancheng has been besieged, but it will take time to capture it." 』Originally there was a shortage of soldiers in Wancheng, but after Xu Huang and others entered the city, the strength naturally increased. Even if the siege continued, it would not be possible to defeat it in a short time.

Cao Ren went on to say: "Now that the hussars have left Wuguan, they are garrisoned under Zhuyang, and you and I cannot move. If they come out again... no, I'm afraid they have already left the army in Heluo... and now the Lord's troops are all in Jingzhou. If... if..."

  Cao Ren didn't continue, and a slightly sigh dissipated in the wind.

Don't look at the fact that Cao Cao's side seems to have the upper hand at the moment, but that is the local advantage formed by Cao Cao's almost bankrupt deployment of the current available troops. On the other hand, Fei Qian's side has Heluo's cards Hit, there are two pairs of big and small king bombs under the buttocks, one pair is called Youzhou, and the other pair is called Jizhou, which can be pulled out and thrown on the table at any time to double...

  『Staying here will only increase your consumption...』 Xiahou Dun said, "Jiangdong is about to move again. If... I am afraid that the enemy will be attacked by then..."

  『Nawan City is not easy either! ’ Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and said.

  『If we have a decisive battle with the hussars here, even if we defeat them, we still need to enter Guanzhong...and if we make a mistake and let the hussars win, then the hussars can go straight to the hinterland of Yuzhou, and even...how can we respond then? ’ Cao Ren said slowly. "I thought about it recently. When the hussars came out of Jingzhou, they did all kinds of things, not to gain land, but to plunder the people. Therefore...if they can fight, they will naturally fight; if they can't fight, they will avoid them. 』

  『What does Zidan think? ’ Xiahou Dun asked.

Cao Zhen took a deep breath and said, "Hussar Wanqi left Wuguan. If he drove urgently, he could reach Fancheng within three days. Fortunately, it rained heavily and the road was muddy...but now the rain is getting less...I'm afraid it's coming soon ...Although there are ten thousand people in the city, how many civilians and cavalry..." Cao Zhen glanced at Cao Xiu, "Although Xiangyang...but if it is against the hussars, it may not be enough..."

Playing dumb is because Cao Zhen was able to cover up with his military exploits before, but now Cao Zhen is injured by Liao Hua. To a certain extent, the damage to the South Han camp is also an important factor that caused the current material distress, so Cao Zhen It is necessary to show a certain degree of wisdom at this time, to offer suggestions for the overall strategy, and to show one's own value, so as not to become a scapegoat without meritorious service after the war.

Cao Zhen paused for a while and continued, "I inspected the city yesterday, and there was a shortage of food and grass. Even if it was a small fight, it would only take 20 days. It would be difficult to recruit Xiangyang again. In addition, there is also a shortage of arrows. There are armors and blades, all kinds of utensils, and each has its own shortage... Many places in the city have been burned, and the water gate also needs to be repaired... From my nephew's humble opinion...If we can make peace, it will be better...』

"what? ! ”Cao Xiu stared at Cao Zhen, “You, you…”

Cao Xiu was very unconvinced. He sent troops from Xu County, fought north and south, fought all the way from Xiangyang to Dangyang, and then fought back to Fancheng. Not to mention the energy and physical strength he put in, the Cao soldiers who were injured in the process were also Countless, but now it seems that it has become a war for peace? How can this make the young and vigorous Cao Xiu bear it?

  『I heard that Guanzhong was hit by the cold, and the hussars must not have much food and grass. If we delay the battle for a long time, they will definitely not be able to continue! Cao Xiu suddenly found a reason, and said excitedly, "Just stick to this, and you will win in the end!" 』

  『Is this... the cold disaster is true, but...do you know what has changed in Xu County? Do you know how much of the autumn harvest this year? ”Cao Ren patted Cao Xiu on the shoulder, “It is said that Guanzhong used the method of Zhuanghe to keep warm, so the disaster may not be as we expected. Now that the hussars are going south, the food and grass may not be in short supply. On the contrary, we...”

In history, when Cao Cao fought Jingzhou, he had already exhausted his strength and planned to have a good fight with Liu Biao and Liu Cong. Unfortunately, Liu Cong was too cowardly. He fell to his knees as soon as he met him. To solve Jiangdong in one go. Under the situation at that time, there was indeed a relatively tyrannical opponent left in Jiangdong. Liu Zhang withered to guard Sichuan and Shu, basically doing nothing. In Cao Cao's view at the time, the world was about to be reunified in his hands, so he sang " The Duke of Zhou vomits his nourishment, and the world returns to his heart.” This was the first time he showed his ambitions in public and nakedly in front of everyone, and soon he became sad. If we go deeper, Zhou Yu’s so-called fire attack strategy is so smooth, it may not be without royalists in it Fueling the flames…

At present, although Cao Cao's capture of Jingbei is smooth, the results are far less brilliant than in history. In addition, both the north and the south are threatened, and the foundation of the rear is not stable. Therefore, whether it is Cao Cao or Cao Cao It is only natural that the high-level generals under his command are still cautious about the future.

Whether it is feeling resentful, aggrieved, or unwilling, but for the current Cao Cao Group, maintaining the status quo seems to be the best choice, which can not only guarantee part of the current benefits, but also It can avoid two-line combat and ensure that the situation does not deteriorate too much...

  However, sometimes, the more you worry about something, the more it will happen, like a falling cake, most of them are cream side down...

  …d(·｀ω·d*)…

  The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the continuous rain from heavy to light finally stopped. In this cool night, Tai Shici's troops approached Yangcheng.

  『Five hundred...seven hundred...one thousand...』

  Yan Kuang stood on the top of Yangcheng City and looked out, counting Tai Shici's men and horses who appeared outside the city, the more he counted, the more ugly his face became, "Damn it, **** it..."

  The torches are like dots of stars, scattered in the wilderness.

  At the corner of the city wall, a Cao Jun recruit looked curiously, and then saw Yan Kuang's face was extremely distorted and ugly in the firelight, so he couldn't help but whispered to the veteran beside him, "What's wrong with General Yan?" 』

  『What's wrong? The veteran glanced at it, and said with some indifference, "What else can I do, I'm frightened by these..."

  『What's freaking out? The recruits looked at the little lights outside the city, "Is it because of these torches?" Doesn't look like much? 』

  『You know what a fart...』 The old soldier sighed lowly, 『Then, it wasn’t one soldier and one fire...it was one five and one fire...』

  The recruit scratched his head, "Huh? What's the meaning? 』He may not even be able to figure out how many fingers he has in his hands and feet. It is indeed extremely difficult to understand the number of hundreds and thousands.

  『Forget it, you just need to know a lot...a lot...』 The veteran didn't bother to explain to the recruits, 『Anyway, you know a lot, enough to kill us... that's all...』

"what? ! ’ The recruits understood now, ‘Then…then what should we do? 』

  『What else can I do? ”The old soldier laughed, his smile was full of helplessness, “The one who pulls his back before dying becomes…”

  The recruit shivered for a moment, and when he looked outside the city again, his eyes had changed from blankness to fear, almost exactly the same as Yan Kuang's eyes.

Originally Yangcheng was garrisoned by Ren Jun and Yan Kuang. Besides being in charge of farming, they also strictly guarded against various changes in Heluo. Now that Ren Jun has gone south, he has taken a large number of soldiers with him. For most generals, The number of soldiers is their courage, and now that it is less than half, Yan Kuang's courage is naturally not strong enough.

  Counting and counting, Yan Kuang couldn't help but gradually exposed his body outside the battlements, trying to identify some details among the torches outside the city. For example, if there are no other figures around the torch, then it may be a bluff by deliberately lighting more torches.

  However, before Yan Kuang could take a closer look, a sharp whistle-like sound roared from the bottom of the city instantly. Although Yan Kuang subconsciously made an evasive movement, he was still carried away by an impact and fell heavily backwards!

   When he fell to the ground, Yan Kuang realized it. In the severe pain, he saw an arrow on his right shoulder that had broken through the armor and pierced into the flesh and blood. The pain pierced his heart!

In the pain, Yan Kuang was in a daze and was grabbed by the guards on the left and right. As for how to stop the bleeding and how to draw the arrow, he was completely covered by the unbearable pain. In his dizziness, he only heard a clear voice saying There was a sound from under the city, "Listen up, you wait!" If you open the city quickly, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you will not die! Otherwise, don't blame a certain subordinate for being ruthless! 』

  The voice gathered and did not disperse. It came from a distance below the city, and everyone in the city could still hear it clearly, as if it was talking in the ear.

"what? ! Yan Kuang supported the guard, and couldn't believe his own ears, "What did he say?" 』

  『He...he said he was going to open the city...』

"That's not it! 』

  『They are going to attack the city...』

  『How did they attack the city? Siege now? Cavalry coming to attack the city? Yan Kuang clutched the wound, and spoke in a hurry, and even touched the wound, and suddenly convulsed, with cold sweat rolling down his head, "Damn...Damn..."

  『Woo…』

The sound of the horn suddenly sounded, which immediately caused a riot in Yangcheng. Yan Kuang was in a hurry and didn't care about his wounds. He yelled to be alert amidst the sound of the drum. After that, it suddenly stopped again, and the noise above Yangcheng became even more abrupt in the dark night.

  Yan Kuang turned his head and ordered to a soldier of Cao Jun, "Take a look, what are you doing outside the city?" 』

The soldier of Cao Jun subconsciously glanced at Yan Kuang's wound, his expression was a little hesitant, but he finally took a breath, stuck to the edge of the battlements in fear, stretched out his head and glanced out, and then hurriedly I shrank back.

  『What did you see? Yan Kuang asked.

  『There are cavalry approaching...』 Cao Jun's soldiers also had some inexplicable expressions, "I can't see the number clearly, but there are indeed some cavalry approaching..."

"Archer! Archers step forward! 』Although Yan Kuang didn't understand why Taishi Ci sent cavalry to approach the city, he still subconsciously ordered the archers to step forward to suppress it.

  Cavalry siege? How to attack the city?

   Without siege equipment, how to attack the city?

  Under Yan Kuang's order, archers immediately stood on the edge of the battlements, ready to shoot outward, but before these archers were ready, in the dark night, there was already a sound of bowstrings outside the city!

Arrows shot out of the night suddenly, biting the battlements of the brick walls and the lintels of the wooden buildings of the city gates. Of course, many of the archers who had just stood on the edge of the battlements were also shot by the arrows. , suddenly screamed or collapsed to the ground, or fell off the city wall.

  Yan Kuang shouted again and again for the shield soldiers to come forward...

  Amidst the chaos at the top of the city, some small and strange sounds came from the opening of the city gate.

"what sound? 』Yan Kuang asked repeatedly.

A Cao soldier held his shield and glanced out, then quickly retracted his head, with a bewildered expression on his face, "Some cavalry threw some short spears at the city gate... These people are really serious, there are more than a dozen The short spears are all stuck on the city gate...』

  Yan Kuang was puzzled, "Throwing short spears?" What is this for? 』

  Although Yan Kuang and Tai Shici and other first-class generals are naturally incomparable, they have been in the army for many years. We know that the gate of Yangcheng is made of wood core and iron sheet, which is extremely thick and strong. Once the door latch is hung on the inside, even if it is hit by a car, it may not be easily shaken. What are these mere short spears?

  Suddenly, Cao Bing exclaimed loudly, "Fire! The city gate is on fire! 』

  Yan Kuang discovered that the city gate was brightly lit, and thick smoke kept rising. In this situation, Yan Kuang didn't care about his own safety. He took two steps forward, and under the cover of the guard's shield, he carefully went out to look at the entrance of the city gate, and saw the short spears nailed to the gate. I don't know when they are burning, like a dozen big torches, the red and bright flames are soaring high.

  『Bring water, quick water! "Yan Kuang ordered, "Get water quickly, and pour it out for me!" 』Although he didn't know how these short spears burned, Yan Kuang subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and ordered to the soldiers around him.

  Several soldiers of Cao Jun rushed to the side of the gate tower and brought water from the water tank, but because the gate hole was sunken, it was not so easy to pour water in. A Cao soldier had just stood on the battlements with water, and was about to splash down the city with a bucket, when suddenly an arrow flew out from the shadow outside the city, hit his chest, and immediately rolled down the city screaming!

When another Cao soldier saw this, he was so frightened that he immediately fell to the bottom of the wall, and the man quickly shrank behind the battlements. In this way, the water scattered, and his accuracy was much worse, and he didn't even splash a drop of water. Go inside the gate of the city gate.

  『This can’t be done, it can’t be done...』 The guard beside Yan Kuang said, 『General, the enemy’s bows and arrows are strong, let the boys put out all the torches on the top of the city first, so as not to expose the target, then we can put out the fire...』

  Yan Kuang nodded, "Good idea, good idea! Put out the fire, put out the fire! 』

  In an instant, the top of the city was plunged into darkness, only the gate of the city was still beating with flames.

  Yan Kuang stood up straight, moved a little, and breathed a long sigh of relief. Now he finally didn't have to worry about being shot by the enemy after being exposed...

  『Come on, kill quickly...』

   Before Yan Kuang finished speaking, there was a loud bang from the city gate!

  The loud noise and the vibration from the soles of the feet made Yan Kuang and the others on the city wall sway, and they suddenly lost their standing and fell to the ground.

Yan Kuang only felt his ears buzzing, and after a while he regained his sobriety. He looked around and saw all the Cao soldiers on the city wall either prostrate or curled up in a corner. Among them, there is no one in the city who dares to stand up straight!

  『What... What happened...』 Yan Kuang tried his best to support his body, but because of the injury on his shoulder, he pulled the sore spot and fell back to the ground again.

  『This... This is Xianju! Suddenly Cao Bing exclaimed, trembling and screaming, "This is thunder!" They know the magic of thunder and magic...』

  『…A pack of nonsense! Yan Kuang finally stood up, and then pointed at the screaming Cao Bing, "Bewitching words to confuse the crowd!" cut..."

   Before Yan Kuang could finish speaking, there was another loud bang!

  Cao Bing on the city wall immediately squatted down, crawled down, hugged his head, crouched and shivered everywhere. Then before Yan Kuang could react, he suddenly heard screams and commotion from the corner of the city...

Although the current gunpowder is not enough to directly destroy the thick iron-clad city gates, it is enough to deter the enemy, create riots, and divert the attention of Cao Jun. In Yan Kuang and others, Cao Jun went up and down. When everyone was attracted by the flames and explosions at the city gate, Zhu Ling had already climbed up the city wall from a corner of Yangcheng under the cover of the sound and the cooperation of Cao Jun himself extinguishing the torches...

  (end of this chapter)