Gu Nan was holding a bundle of firewood in her hand, and she was wearing the armor of Yuan Jun soldiers. When she came out, she grabbed two handfuls of dirt and smeared her face. Now she looks like a thin and ordinary soldier.
The horse's hoof stepped on the mountain road at night and kicked away a small stone, which rolled to the side. Sitting on the horses behind her were all light cavalry wearing Yuan Jun's armor, holding firewood in their hands, walking silently.
The mountain forest path at night is quiet and there is no other sound, only the sound of horseshoes moving slowly.
Cao Cao walked in front of the army and looked into the distance. This place is not far from Wuchao, and it is very likely that he will encounter Yuan Jun's defense from here.
Gu Nan wiped her nose, because she had applied too much dust just now, which made her nose a little uncomfortable.
A sentry tower of Yuan Jun appeared in front of the group of Qingqi, and a man who looked like a general stood on the torch lit on the watchtower.
General Yuan Jun on the sentry tower also saw the Qingqi below, and frowned, seeing that the Qingqi under the uniform and banner belonged to the headquarters, but it was so late that he didn't know which one was still marching .
Thinking about walking down the sentry tower.
"Tat-tat-tat..."
The sound of hooves stopped, and Yuan Jun's generals rode horses and led several teams to stand in front of Qingqi.
Yuan Jun's general took a step forward and shouted at Cao Cao in front of Qingqi.
"The front is an important place in the army. If there is no military order, you can't pass through. I don't know which brother you are from. What are you doing here?"
The Qingqi men and horses did not make a sound until Cao Cao spoke out.
"Duke Yuan was afraid that Cao Cao would attack the rear, so he sent me to strengthen the defense."
I don't know what kind of feeling Cao Cao felt when he said that he should be on guard against himself, but the frowning of Yuan Jun's generals relaxed a little, and it seemed that he had let go of his guard.
Continue to drive forward, pass by the side of the Qingqi, and look at the faces of the Qingqi.
After looking around, his eyes stopped, resting on a person, and said with a smile.
"This little brother is too thin."
The person he was talking about was Gu Nan who was on the side. Compared to the other soldiers, she was indeed a lot thinner. Yuan Jun's armor looked a bit loose on her body.
Gu Nan lowered her head and said in a rough voice: "Yes, when I was young, my family was poor and couldn't eat. My parents left all the food to me, so I survived."
She speaks with an accent from a place in Hebei. She has been there and stayed there for a while, so she knows some of it.
General Yuan Jun's face froze for a moment, probably because he recalled some things about himself, lowered his eyes, and cursed in a deep voice: "The way of the world."
He stretched out his big hand and patted Gu Nan on the back.
"It's not easy to be a cavalry soldier. Train your body to be stronger, so that you don't die in this kind of place and ruin the food your parents left you."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand behind him: "Make way."
Yuan Jun's soldiers who stopped in front of Qingqi put down their spears and retreated to the sides to get out of the way.
"Thank you, brother." Cao Cao bowed his hands to Yuan Jun's general in official words, and made a move to the people behind him.
"let's go!"
Qingqi passed through the sentry post and walked straight towards Wuchao.
When they arrived at the camp where Yuan Jun was garrisoning grain, Cao Cao led Qingqi into the camp after another round of questioning.
The soldiers guarding the camp asked Cao Cao to wait in one place, saying that they wanted to inform the general to see them.
After the soldiers left, Cao Cao didn't wait any longer. When the Lord saw that the risk of being seen through was much greater, he directly killed several soldiers guarding them in secret.
There were not many people in the camp, and it was already late at night, and many soldiers were already resting in their tents. Only a few groups of patrolling soldiers would pass by every once in a while, and the night watchman standing at the head of the battalion.
Qingqi took out the hemp rope and wooden slats and tied them in the horse's mouth, so as not to wake up Yuan Jun from the sound of the war horse, and at the same time spread firewood on Yuan Jun's luggage and camp.
The first fire was lit, and the flames spread directly along the firewood onto the piled luggage.
The night watchmen at the head of the battalion only felt a sudden light in their eyes, and when they looked back, they saw a fire burning among the grain and grass.
As soon as the spear in his hand was loosened, before he had time to shout, countless flames appeared in the camp again, illuminating the night like day.
The flames illuminated the faces of the soldiers, and the oncoming heat wave caused the soldiers to fall to the ground.
The soldier who was still sleeping in the tent suddenly felt hot. When he woke up and looked around, he found that the surroundings were full of flames, and he escaped before he could even put on his armor.
"Attack the camp! Attack the camp!"
The chief general of Yuan Jun Wuchao, Chun Yuqiong, was listening to the soldiers' reports, saying that there was a cavalry army of 5,000 men to strengthen the defense.
"Strengthen the defense?" Chunyu Qiong looked at the soldiers who reported in doubt.
"Where is this army?"
"It is said that the soldiers are exhausted from marching all night, so let them wait in a place in the camp to rest." The soldier replied.
Chunyu Qiong stood up and walked outside: "Lead me to meet them."
"Yes!" The soldier stood up and prepared to lead the way.
But as soon as the two of them walked to the door of the tent, they saw the flames moving outside, and there was a commotion, and they vaguely heard two words.
Raid the camp.
not good! Chunyuqiong's pupils shrank, and he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, looking outside, the camp in the distance was already on fire.
A group of light cavalry ran around the camp on horseback, setting fires everywhere.
The sound of chaos was endless, and Yuan Jun's soldiers fled in the fire. Some people were burning and crying, while others were crushed under the burned tent and screamed.
It's just that there are not many people in this light cavalry, only a few thousand people, and the fire did not spread to the whole camp when it first started.
There is still a turning point, Chunyu Qiong looked at the soldiers beside him and shouted.
"Go and issue the order, the whole army is on guard!"
"Yes, yes!" The soldiers scrambled and ran to the side, and it didn't take long for knocking sounds to be heard in the camp.
The fire burned bigger and bigger, and finally a part of Yuan Jun gathered in armor.
In the midst of the fire, a group of light cavalry also came out, and Chunyu Qiong saw the leader of the army.
Although the man was wearing Yuan Jun's clothes, Chunyu Qiong still recognized him.
Back then, in order to prevent his relatives from being promoted, the emperor set up the Eighth School Captain of Xiyuan to compete with He Jin.
Among the eight captains of Xiyuan, two are famous all over the world today, and these two are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Among the remaining six people, one of them was Chunyu Qiong. So he naturally recognized the person in front of him.
Cao Cao!
"Here!!" The sound of friction between the blade and the scabbard sounded, and Chunyu Qiong drew out his long sword, pointing at a group of brave cavalry and ordered.
"Quickly send a message to Yuan Gong, saying that Cao Cao set fire to the camp and Wuchao asked for help. The rest will follow me to the death."
On the side of the blade, Chunyu Qiong stood in front of Qingqi with a determined expression.
"We must not let this team run away!"