The 50,000-strong army stretched for more than ten miles.
"drive!"
With the driver's loud shout, the chariot pulled by four horses rolled quickly. The chariot was shaken by the uneven road surface, making a creaking sound.
Cao Cao was sitting in the chariot, accompanied by his general Xia Houyuan.
"General, in front of you is Stone City, an important northern town in Jizi Korea. This city has a permanent population of 20,000 and 5,000 permanent troops. It has always been an important place to defend against the Donghu people in the north. Therefore, it is heavily guarded and the soldiers in the city are skilled. Warriors are extremely difficult to deal with!" Xia Houyuan said seriously.
"Hey, although there are many soldiers, their training is lagging behind. Although the city is high, there are very few defensive means. In addition, it is winter turning to spring again, and when everything is reborn, there are basically no barbarians going south. Presumably the city's defenses are extremely weak now. Just let it go! What's the problem if I break it!" Cao Cao sneered.
Now he is extremely confident. Ever since he received a reward from His Majesty the Emperor, who gave him a trace of inner strength and the practice of inner strength, his progress in cultivation has been extremely rapid. In just a few months, he has reached the late second level and is about to break through to the third level. He couldn't help but make him, who dreams of immortality, so happy.
After that, he said no more and focused on ordering the troops to march!
When he arrived at the foot of Stone City, it was already around five o'clock in the morning. It was still early spring, the sky was still dark in the early morning, and the sun would not come out until six or seven o'clock.
The defenders who had been guarding the city all night were all sleepy-eyed and breathing heavily, looking extremely sleepy!
Seeing such a lax defense, Cao Cao was overjoyed. As soon as his mind turned, he suddenly thought of a plan. He turned to the secret guard commander Yuan An, who was sent by the emperor to assist him, protect him and fend off enemy masters, and said.
"Master Yuan, I wonder if you can ask your master's masters to capture this city for me, open the city, and let my army enter the city!"
"What's so difficult about this? I have nine third-level soldiers under my command, and second-level soldiers who are ten times the number of third-level soldiers. It's easy to deal with these ordinary soldiers!" Yuan An replied with a proud look on his face.
He couldn't help but be arrogant. There were a total of twelve fourth-level secret guards directly under the emperor. As one of them, he was directly in charge of one of the twelve hundred households of the secret guard. He was a fifth-rank official, with a low position but high power.
In this military camp, one can monitor and control Cao Cao, the second-rank hussar general in front of him. How could he not feel secretly proud of himself and feel proud and outstanding
Seeing Yuan An's villainous attitude in front of him, Cao Cao felt a little displeased, but the cunning and cunning man did not show it. Instead, his tone was somewhat flattering.
"In this case, I would like to ask Mr. Yuan to take action and kill all the defenders at the top of the city without alerting them. Then open the top of the city so that we can catch the defenders by surprise and steal the city. "
"Don't worry, I will come back as soon as I go!" Yuan An responded, then rode off to recruit his masters.
Under the city head, black shadows were approaching quickly one after another, jumping continuously, making people see blurry, and thought they were the shadows of trees.
The group of black shadows danced for a while and finally stopped at the foot of the city wall. There was no immediate action after that, but every five or ten people gathered together and discussed with gestures for a while.
It seemed that there was a result. All the black figures pulled out the two weapons from their waists, and then used the blades in their hands together. One blade was placed on the city wall and inserted deeply. Then they grabbed the hand of the dagger and pulled it hard, using the support of the dagger. He leaped upwards, then flew into the city wall mid-air, and inserted a dagger into the city wall. After doing this several times, the group of black shadows climbed up to the top of the city.
Looking for an opening, when the defenders were unprepared, he flew up the city wall from a place they didn't see, then slowly walked behind the defenders, suddenly reached out and covered the mouths of the defenders to prevent them from making a sound, and then The other hand touched their necks with a dagger, and one of the defenders slowly fell down.
Following his own example, the defenders of the entire city wall and gate fell down one after another without making any sound in the process, alerting the patrolling soldiers.
When the entire city was cleared, there was no one alive except for the black shadows. Yuan An looked around and saw that none of his men were injured or killed, and nodded with satisfaction. Yes, these bastards didn't embarrass themselves.
"Captain of the first team, take your people to open the city gate. I will guard the surrounding areas. You must be quick!" He said to a third-level captain under his command, who was in charge of ten people, and then watched him take the order and leave. Then he slowly spread out with his soldiers, looking for the missing people.
At the same time, he ordered several soldiers to light torches at the top of the city and wave them around. This was the secret signal agreed between him and Cao Cao. If the fire on the top of the city lit up and flickered, it meant success.
Cao Cao was outside the city and looked at the torches that lit up the city shortly. He couldn't help but be overjoyed, but the caution in his heart still made him resist the idea of attacking the city immediately and observed it first. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he ordered the army to advance quietly, trying to surprise the defenders after entering the city.
Of course, there was a crunching sound when the gate of Stone City opened, which meant that Jizi, an important town in northern North Korea, fell into the hands of Cao Cao's army. Yuguo's strategy for Jizi North Korea will also have a door open to him at any time.
When Cao Cao's vanguard had entered the city and he was at the gate of the city, he completely put aside the confusion and anxiety in his heart. He suddenly pulled out the sword in his hand and said to the surrounding soldiers: "The key to breaking the city is At this moment, all the soldiers follow me to kill, and it is time to seal my wife and Yinzi!" After saying that, he pulled the horse's head, whipped the horse, and rushed forward quickly.
"Kill!" The surrounding soldiers responded in unison, and they followed Cao Cao into the city with excited expressions. After a while, the city burst into flames, and the sound of fighting filled the sky and the earth.
One month later, when Zhong Yu was still in the palace, handling government affairs. He received a battle report that Cao Cao's army had breached the northern border of Jizi North Korea.
"Report, there is an urgent military situation. Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty! General Cao has captured the important town of Jizi in northern North Korea. Then the cities along the way changed their flags and surrendered. At this moment, our army is heading towards the capital. This battle will not cost more troops. There are more than a thousand soldiers, but Jizi North Korea lost 20,000 troops, which greatly damaged its strength. At this moment, the country only has 30,000 troops, and our army is in great shape, thanks to His Majesty's blessing!" As a chamberlain reported his army, he laughed while talking. There was joy and a smile on his face.
"Oh, it's true. Cao Cao is indeed my valued general and he has lived up to my expectations!" After hearing this, Zhong Yu's face also lit up with joy.
"Such a great achievement must be rewarded. Well, what should I reward? By the way, I heard that Cao Aiqing likes to practice, and he just happened to get a batch of treasures from heaven and earth, which are of great benefit to his practice. Send me someone to send them to Cao Aiqing as fast as possible. So as not to disturb the loyal heart of the lover!" After being happy, he did not forget the principle of reward for merit, and immediately reminded his subordinates.
(End of chapter)