After the fifth watch, the Cao army camp was quiet. The enemy's sneak attack was defeated, and the soldiers patrolling the camp also relaxed their vigilance.
The sky in the east began to lighten, the southeast wind grew stronger, and a dull sound of horse hooves like spring thunder came from far away.
Cao's army did not take it seriously at first, but by the time the patrolling soldiers discovered the cavalry, the men and horses had already rushed to them and they hurriedly shouted and beat drums.
Zhang Fei led his personal soldiers and rushed into the gate with a loud shout. The wooden stake fence was smashed to pieces and the cavalry drove straight in.
Following closely behind was Guan Yu, with his Red Hare following him like a shadow. When the defenders who had just surrounded him saw Guan Yu, they fled without a fight and fled in all directions.
Boom boom boom—
It was only then that the sound of drums began to break the morning silence.
Cao's army had just fallen asleep when they were awakened by the drumbeats. They were all exhausted and sleepy. Many of them had not even gotten up before the enemy rushed into their tents and hacked them to death.
"Xiahou Dun, here comes Zhang Yide from Yan!"
A sound like thunder spread throughout the camp, and Zhang Fei led his troops straight to the central army. The Cao army that was blocking them in layers ahead was scattered by him alone.
Xiahou Dun was still asleep when he heard the sound of drums. Zhang Fei screamed and thought he was dreaming, so he kicked his legs in panic.
The guards rushed into the tent, woke Xiahou Dun up, and shouted: "Guan Yu is attacking the camp, General, hurry up!"
"Again?" Xiahou Dun sat up, glared and shouted angrily: "Does Guan Yu really dare to come?"
"Where is Xiahou Dun? Zhang Fei is coming!" Zhang Fei's shouting was heard again, not far away.
"It turns out it wasn't a dream!" Xiahou Dun was startled all over, all sleepiness disappeared, and he quickly got up and got out of bed.
The shouts and cries outside the tent were getting louder and louder, with screams everywhere, and the roars of Zhang Fei's charge were getting closer and closer.
Xiahou Dun was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He had no time to put on his armor. He just went out of the tent with his sword in his hand and mounted his horse in his pajamas.
"Xiahou Dun, still want to leave?" As soon as he mounted his horse, Zhang Fei rushed to the front of the central military tent.
Xiahou Dun was extremely angry and drew his sword, shouting, "Ring-Eyed Thief, you stole my niece and I haven't settled the score with you yet, and you still have the nerve to fight me?"
“This…” Zhang Fei was startled, and most of his murderous aura disappeared. He argued, “She volunteered!”
He robbed Xiahou Juan in the ancient city, got married and had children, and has never returned to her parents' home. Xiahou Juan often complained about this, which became a thorn in Zhang Fei's side.
"Bah, you shameless butcher!" Xiahou Dun spat and said coldly, "How can you be called a hero if you forcibly rob a woman?"
Taking advantage of Zhang Fei's distraction, Xiahou Dun turned his horse around and galloped away.
"General Zhang, the one-eyed man has run away!" the personal soldiers hurriedly reminded.
Zhang Fei came to his senses and watched Xiahou Dun go away, but he stopped chasing him. Instead, he turned around and rushed into the chaotic army, killing them indiscriminately.
At this time, the two camps on the left and right of Cao's army were also in chaos. Zhao Yun and Gan Ning each led an army. They set fire to the front camp and rushed into the rear camp. They were invincible and had no enemy at all.
By the time Yin Jin and Han Hao woke up and wanted to restrain the soldiers, it was too late, so they had to lead the remaining soldiers in a panic retreat.
The three men met at the bank of Baishui River, all of them looked miserable. At this time, the sun was rising, and they were speechless as they saw the black smoke rising in the direction of the camp.
Just as they were gathering the remaining troops and preparing to retreat, they suddenly heard shouts and neighs of horses from upstream, and an ambush force emerged from the woods. It was Wei Yan leading the troops.
Yu Jin hurriedly said: "General, hurry up, I will cover your retreat!"
Yu Jin was the best at commanding troops and had a good way of managing the army. Many of his subordinates followed him and they immediately formed a defensive formation on the spot.
Wei Yan led his troops to attack, and Cao's army immediately shot arrows at them. However, due to their hasty preparations for battle and their incomplete equipment when fleeing, only a few of them fell, and then Wei Yan rushed up to them.
Yu Jin stepped forward to take over the fight. At this moment, there was the sound of horse hooves from behind. Soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. The men and horses were in chaos. It was Chen Dao who was lying in ambush downstream.
Attacked from both sides, Cao's army formation was completely defeated. Yu Jin was no match for Wei Yan to begin with. In panic, he was killed by Wei Yan and was forced to retreat step by step in danger.
Seeing Wei Yan's sword coming at him, Yu Jin had no way to avoid it. He rolled off his horse and shouted, "Spare his life!"
Wei Yan pointed his saber at Yu Jin, who was lying on the ground, and shouted, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Yu Jin gritted his teeth, nodded and closed his eyes.
The personal soldiers rushed forward and tied up Yu Jin. Seeing this, the rest of Cao's army also surrendered.
Wei Yan felt a little regretful and consoled himself: "Although Xiahou Dun escaped, this is still a big fish!"
Chen Dao said with emotion: "The army of Cao is no better than the military advisor who is in charge of the planning and deployment."
It turned out that during the first attack on the camp last night, Wei Yan and Chen Dao took advantage of the chaos to lead their troops to bypass Cao's camp and ambush on the bank of Baihe River in order to ambush and intercept the deserters.
The two men took the surrendered soldiers back to the camp. Chen Dao looked back at his troops who were talking and laughing in high spirits, and his ambition burned like the morning sun.
The Bai Li soldiers were well-equipped and most of them were recruited from Danyang. They were powerful, but their main purpose was to protect Liu Bei. They rarely went into battle to kill the enemy and spent most of their time on the run.
Now Liu Qi organized the Bai Li soldiers into a separate unit, still led by Chen Dao. They broke free from their constraints and charged into battle. All the soldiers were like birds out of a cage, each showing their abilities.
From now on, the name of the Bai Li soldiers will spread throughout the world!
Xiahou Dun and Han Hao retreated northward, and the road was full of fleeing soldiers, most of whom had abandoned their armor and weapons, and were like a flock of sheep being driven, being crowded and trampled.
There were even a few naked people running wildly on the street, looking very nonchalant.
But no one had time to laugh at them at this moment. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were chasing them from behind. They lowered their heads and ran for their lives, only wishing that their parents had not given them two more legs.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhang Fei's thunderous shout echoed in the valley.
Wherever he passed, it was like autumn wind sweeping away leaves, and Cao's army fell to their knees one after another.
Outside Bowang City, the entire Jingzhou army went out to move military equipment and supplies from Cao’s camp into the city.
Most of Cao's soldiers fled alone, leaving all their weapons and armor behind. The equipment of 100,000 people was piled up like a mountain.
Liu Qi stood on the top of the city wall, basking in the spring breeze, smiling brighter than the spring sunshine, and shouted, "Thank you for the gift, my friend."
This time, all the elite troops were sent out, Guan and Zhang attacked the central camp, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning attacked the left and right camps, forming the strongest trident of the Three Kingdoms, and killed Cao's army in a crushing defeat.
Xu Shu arranged the troops and came up to the city, saying with a smile: "General, you are still ill and have been working hard for days and nights. You should have a good rest and take care of yourself."
Last night I was in a tense and exciting battle. I was very excited and didn't feel tired. Now that the battle was over, after hearing what Xu Shu said, I suddenly felt tired.
Liu Qi smiled helplessly and said, "I want to wait for the generals to return victoriously, but I am powerless to do so. I have no choice but to trouble the military advisor."
Xu Shu smiled and said, "General, go and rest. Get enough rest so that you can celebrate the victory with the other generals in the evening."
The situation outside the city was still in a mess. A large number of prisoners were driven back like sheep. It took time to collect supplies and clean up the battlefield.
Liu Qi really couldn't hold on any longer and had to leave with regret. It seemed that this body was still far from perfect and he needed to exercise more in the future. The real battle had just begun!
This battle wiped out Xiahou Dun's army of 100,000. Now it's time for Boss Cao to take the field, right