Cao Cao had made up his mind, so he ordered Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan and others to prepare five thousand tiger and leopard riders, and when the night arrived, they would kill to Wuchao. Cao Cao read two letters repeatedly and waited for the night. He knew that the soldiers in the entire barracks were waiting like him, because this night might be an important opportunity for him to win, perhaps the last chance. .
Sitting under the tent, Cao Ren was tightening the string of his iron bow. He carefully greased the bowstring and gently pulled it twice. Xia Houyuan sat on the other side, watching the pattern on his saber repeatedly by candlelight. The other generals also sat with serious expressions. They were ready for everything. They had put on their armor, fed their horses, and filled their quiver, ready to rush to the battlefield at any time.
The time to enter the night is running out, Cao Cao took a deep breath and smiled helplessly in his heart: Is the last battle out? He didn't have the slightest fear in his heart. Even if this surprise attack would cost his life, he wanted to use this battle to prove to the world that there was nothing he didn't dare to do, and there was nothing he couldn't do. of. Although it was difficult, Cao Cao was not afraid to fight back.
"Generals, take your troops out of the camp." Cao Cao stood up slowly, "Don't light the lights, so as not to alarm the enemy."
While Yuan Shao's army was still immersed in the joy of victory during the day, Cao Cao led five thousand tiger and leopard riders out of their camp. They tried their best to keep quiet, their horses bound their hooves, and their men held gold medals. He did not hold the torch, but discredited the way forward. Each of them carried a bundle of dry firewood on their backs, even Cao Cao was no exception. The soldiers pressed their mouths tightly, but there was a different light in their eyes, because they saw hope, and the spies had repeated it. After being dispatched, the news has been confirmed again and again. They firmly believe that when Yuan Shao finds that his Wuchao farm has been burned, he will be surprised and caught off guard.
Cao Cao walked silently with Ma. For this assault, he specially rode this purple-black shadow. As the most important battle in his life, he did not allow any mistakes in any link.
Xia Houyuan approached Cao Cao, lowered his voice and said, "Master, this surprise attack is too dangerous. You really don't need to take the risk."
"True generals never sit in military tents and direct battles. In strategizing, deciding thousands of miles away is the work of counselors. I, Cao Mengde, is not only a counselor, but also a general. You can't see the splashing blood, the ups and downs. With the light of the sword, it’s impossible to deeply understand every battle, and it’s impossible to give executive orders.” Cao Cao pressed his voice in his throat and said coldly, “If I sit in a tent and command the battle again this time, Even if I win, I will definitely be laughed at by the princes of the world, so what face do I have next time to fight with other princes."
Cao Ren scratched his head and said, "The lord, please stay in the center. It is a little safer there, and you can give orders in time."
"Zi Xiao, keep quiet." Cao Cao said solemnly, "I'll say one last word to you. Once you rush into Wuchao, there will be no former army or rear army. Everyone is a forward and must move forward in unison. Only when Yuan Shao's food is burned out, we can hope to win."
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan nodded solemnly, bowed and bowed, and stopped talking. Cao Cao raised his head, sighed against the dark sky, removed the heavy stone in his heart, threw it away, confidence and courage returned to him again, Cao Cao tightly held the horse rein in his hand, biting Gritted his teeth. Cao Cao was full of expectations for this battle.
Before leaving, Cao Cao's heart was full of anxiety. Once he stepped into the battlefield, he smelled a familiar smell. The anxiety in Cao Cao's heart disappeared instead.
When the sky turned pale, Cao Jun finally arrived at Wuchao, standing in the open field one by one, without seeing a single defender.
"It's a bit strange." Cao Ren frowned slightly, and took the horse a few steps closer to Cao Cao. "How come there are no defenders?"
An unspeakable anxiety surged in Cao Cao's heart. Cao Ren was right. No matter how stupid Yuan Shao was, he would not stop arranging a defender in a place where food and grass were placed. Cao Cao's plan was to approach Wuchao before the enemy noticed it, so that not only would they not be able to set up any ambush, they would also not be able to make an effective counterattack. In the past two days, Cao Cao has outlined the battle countless times in his mind, every detail, every possible situation. It was not until this moment that Cao Cao discovered that the most critical link had actually deviated from the development track he had envisioned.
Dawn had arrived, and one figure after another jumped out on the slowly clear horizon. The person walking in the front was holding a large flag, whose face and flag were not clearly seen. When the red sun finally broke through the shackles and rose slowly, Cao Cao finally saw the word "Chunyu" flying on the flag. The figure holding the big flag stuck the flag on the ground and gestured slightly to Cao Cao.
"It turned out to be Zhong Jian." Cao Cao sighed, "It reminds me of when I was the eighth captain of the West Park, it is really nostalgic."
"Master, retreat, the enemy has been guarded! You can't fight at this time!" Xu Huang grabbed Jueying's bridle and said anxiously.
This time Cao Cao strengthened confidentiality in order to prevent premature exposure. Therefore, only five thousand tiger and leopard riders were brought. However, it brought a lot of generals. It can be seen that Cao Cao attached great importance to this battle.
"Can't retreat, now there is no turning back arrow." Cao Cao shook his head, but there was a slight smile on his face, and the anxiety in his heart gradually disappeared. Cao Cao pointed at the scattered troops behind Chun Yuqiong with his whip, "Even if there is a general like a tiger, Yuan Shao can't come up with a force like a tiger and wolf. Let's bring this battle back to the original track!"
Cao Cao saw Wuchao grain piles like mountains, endless. Although Yuan Jun had many defenders, he was very relaxed. At this time, most of them were sleeping, and only a few soldiers were defending, but they were all dozing. Cao Cao was overjoyed in his heart, he violently pulled out his saber, pointed at the sky in front of him, and roared: "The three armies follow the order, success or failure depends on this, kill!"
"Kill, kill, kill..." Cao Jun soldiers shouted and killed Yuan Jun's camp. Cao Ren and Xia Hou Yuan heard that they led the three thousand fine riders into the camp with loud drums, and set fire all around. Xu Huang and Yu ban led two thousand cavalry, and set fire outside the village.
Yuan Jun heard the scream of killing. He woke up from a big dream. When he saw the red light, he panicked for a while, shouting loudly, running around, running so slowly that he became a ghost of Cao Jun. Chunyuqiong drank wine for the whole night, and was lying on the couch sleeping soundly, snoring loudly. Suddenly, the more Chunyu heard the clamor, he knew that something was wrong and someone robbed food. So, he quickly rushed out of the account with a big knife, and didn't care about putting on the armor.
At this time, Xu Chu was killing the enemy outside of Chun Yuyue's account, and suddenly seeing Chun Yuqiong come out, he was overjoyed in his heart and ended Chun Yuyue's life.
At this moment, Sui Yuanjin and Zhao Rui returned the grain, and when they saw the fire broke out in the village, they rushed to rescue them. Cao Cao reported to Cao Cao carefully, "The thieves are behind, please divide the army and reject them."
Cao Cao swung his sword forward, and shouted: "The generals will only go forward and wait until the thief gets to the back before returning to the fight!" So all the army will fight to cover up and kill them and set fire everywhere. In a flash, the flames are everywhere and the smoke is in the space.
The two generals Sui and Zhao drove troops to rescue, and Cao Cao reined in the fight and rushed into the battle first. Cao Jun saw that there was no way to go before, and there were chasing soldiers behind. He could only fight to the death, and every one was ten. The two generals could not reach the enemy, and they were all killed by the Cao army. The soldiers fled, and the food and grass they brought was burned.
With the piercing sound of the weapon's blade, thick smoke rose into the sky accompanied by the fire, and Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burning rapidly.
In Yuan Shao's military account, Yuan Shao sits on a seat padded with tiger skin, propping his head with one hand. He looked very tired, his head heavy as if he was about to fall. Yuan Shao was hanging on the battlefield, unable to sleep. He was sitting in his tent and drinking alcohol. He came to report at this moment: "Report! The sky is full of flames in the north direction, I am afraid it is a black nest fire... Fire... Fire!"
Yuan Shao felt that his left eyelid had been twitching for a long time, and knew that there would be no good things. Now it is indeed fulfilled. Yuan Shao Jujue was drinking, and when he heard the soldiers report that Wuchao was on fire, he choked and coughed. Yuan Shao trembled very badly, and his drink was spilled all over the place. Yuan Shao didn't have time to put down the wine lord, so he asked silently, "Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! you say it again!"
The little pawn who came to report tremblingly replied: "Because of the fire in the north, I fear that the black nest will be lost."
After Yuan Shao heard this, he was very angry, and threw the Jiu Jue at the man, shouting loudly: "Get out!"
The man flashed aside, hugged his head, and fled out of the big tent in embarrassment. Yuan Shao rushed out of the camp tent in anger, strode out of the tent, and came to the open place, with his hands on his back, looking north, and seeing the red light all over the sky, he hummed and waved his sleeves, and said to the soldiers next to him: "Beat the drums. Buzz the horn, and the ministers will come to see me!"
After speaking, Yuan Shao stepped into the account angrily.
At this time, the flames of Wuchao Liaotian had already reflected half of the night sky. Even at such a distance, one seemed to be able to feel the terrible scorching heat. What was even more heated was the quarrel in Yuan Shao's account. The regiment's civil servants and generals.
Yuan Shao's face was slightly distorted, and he said angrily: "Now you are tired, but you still have the mind to quarrel with each other here. You said, now that Wuchao has lost, what should I do now?"
Yuan Shang stepped forward and said, "Father, Cao Cao will rob the grain, and Cao Cao will definitely go there. Since Cao Cao is out, Cao Jun’s camp will be empty. I think we should attack Cao Cao’s Guandu camp at this time, as long as it can be camped out. If you take it, Cao Cao will be rendered homeless! At that time, it will be easy to clean up Cao Cao."
Yuan Shang is Yuan Shao's youngest son. He is gifted and intelligent, and he is usually loved by Yuan Shao. After a long period of time, Yuan Shang became proud and arrogant, so he spoke out his strategy first.
"Not bad!" As everyone expected, as soon as Yuan Shang's words fell, Yuan Shao nodded slightly, seeming to agree...