Chapter 23-Lu Bu's Trap, Fire Attack on the Camp
Ding Yuanqing's Pinggang Camp.
Although it was slightly raining, the rain gradually lessened. The cold wind continued to blow, and a few strands of coldness entered Liu Xie's body, making him shiver.
Gao Shun, who had just finished training the soldiers, happened to come over on his horse. He saw Liu Xie standing outside the tent with a frown and asked," Your Highness, what's wrong?”
" General Gao." Liu Xie adjusted the animal skin robe on his body. After seeing Gao Shun, he immediately called out, signaling Gao Shun to dismount and come to his tent.
" Your Highness." Gao Shun was wearing heavy armor and a straw hat. The armor on his body was still covered with streams of water that kept flowing down from Gao Shun's body. His originally shiny leather military boots were almost soaked by the rain. As soon as he entered the tent, he quickly stomped his feet and placed the straw hat on his head in front of the door.
"General Gao, has Dong Zhuo made any movements in Luoyang?”
"Hmm?" Gao Shun's originally calm face suddenly turned serious. This was Gao Shun's habit. When he talked about the enemy, he would always bring out his most serious side." According to the scouts, almost everything in Luoyang is normal. There is nothing strange.”
" However," Gao Shun thought for a moment," because we can't infiltrate Dong Zhuo's camp, we won't know if there are any military movements.”
"The military rations in the camp are almost finished, right?”
" Indeed." Gao Shun nodded." If it wasn't for His Highness's idea of attacking the stronghold, our rations would have run out a few days ago. But even so, our rations can only last for three to five days.”
Gao Shun paused." If my guess is correct, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Ming Gong will attack Luoyang City without caring about the price.”
Speaking of a strong attack, Gao Shun's eyes couldn't help but darken. Although he didn't drink, didn't accept gifts, and was practically a person without any flaws, he couldn't bear to see a large number of soldiers die in front of him. With his character of loving soldiers like his own children, if he attacked Luoyang by force, he would definitely feel deeply helpless and sad.
" There's nothing we can do about it," Liu Xie comforted him." People die in war. If you choose a different faction, you have to die for the faction you belong to. This is helpless."”
"Yes." Gao Shun replied heavily, but it was obvious that the sadness in his eyes had not subsided. Liu Xie also understood that this kind of change in thinking could not be so fast, so he immediately stopped talking.
" General Gao, I feel uneasy today. I feel like something big is going to happen." Liu Xie recalled the feeling he had just now and said," So we have to be more vigilant tonight."”
" Mm, okay," Gao Ying replied and then took his leave.
"I hope my thoughts are wrong!”Liu Xie looked at the wind and rain outside the door. Suddenly, his heart seemed to be blocked. He let out a long sigh and thought to himself.
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At night, the rain had completely stopped. It had been raining for several days in a row, and it was already very annoying. Now that it had stopped, it made people feel much more relaxed.
Lu Bu held his halberd in his hand as he led his army to patrol the camp. His blood-red cloak was dazzling in the dark night.
At this moment, other than the patrolling soldiers, everyone else had fallen into a deep sleep. The horses in the stables had also eaten a delicious meal of fodder before lying down motionless.
At this moment, in a concave area of the Qing Ping Mound, Luo Shixin and Zhang Ji, who were dressed in military attire, were staring fixedly in the direction of Ding Yuan's camp. Looking back, they saw a dense group of black figures looking into the distance without moving. Almost no one made a sound.
This was especially true for the soldiers in thick armor near the two generals. Almost every one of them was holding a long halberd. Every one of them was majestic and mighty, and they were all more than eight feet tall. If one looked closely, these soldiers had more blood and fighting spirit than the others.
Beside each of them, there was a horse standing upright. It was indescribably majestic, but each horse's mouth was bound with a cloth, and their hooves were tied with black cloth to prevent them from making any noise.
Outside the main gate of Ding Yuan's camp, Li Que and Guo Si were lying in ambush on both sides, waiting for Lu Bu to be lured out. Then, they would charge into the camp and take Ding Yuan's head.
However, Fan Chou did not have any intention of hiding at this moment. He led three thousand men and swaggered towards Qingping Mound.
When they were three miles away from Qing Ping Gang, Fan Chou ordered loudly," Send 300 men to harass Ding Yuan's camp. Remember, don't linger in battle. Just shoot a few arrows into the camp from your horses. Did you hear that?"
"I heard it!" The three hundred men had long been prepared and were ready to go. At this moment, after hearing Fan Chou's order, the three hundred men rushed towards the enemy camp like a whirlwind under the leadership of a lieutenant.
At this moment, Fan Chou's army could no longer hide from Lu Bu. They had already set up many scouts a few miles away from the camp. As soon as Fan Chou appeared, Lu Bu immediately knew.
"General, should we tell the lord?" Another soldier riding on a horse beside Lu Bu said.
" There's no need." Lu Bu stood proudly and waved his halberd." I alone can handle these chickens and dogs.”
"Da da!" The sound of horse hooves could be heard as the Western Liang army in black armor charged over.
" Eh?" The bodyguard made a strange sound." According to the scouts, the enemy is led by Fan Chou. There are about three thousand of them. Why are there only three hundred of them here to die?"”
" Who cares?" Lu Bu waved his hand nonchalantly." 300 or 3,000 people will all die. Alright, everyone, prepare to charge!"”
Just as Lu Bu was about to charge, the Western Liang army suddenly stopped their horses and shot a few arrows at the camp. Seeing that Lu Bu was about to charge, they quickly turned their horses around and fled.
"Pfft!" Lu Bu spat out disdainfully," What kind of soldier is this? He's already a deserter before he can even kill his way in.”
"General, should we chase after them?"
" No need." Lu Bu shook his head." We just need to guard the camp well. Don't pursue the enemy."”
After a while, just as Lu Bu was about to go back to sleep,"”There was another flurry of horse hooves, and hundreds of sharp arrows were shot in from outside.
Several of them were caught off guard and were stabbed by the unexpected arrows. They covered their wounds and cried out in pain.
Hearing the noise outside, Liu Xie could not help but wake up from his sleep. He quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the tent. He grabbed a soldier and asked," What's wrong? What happened?"”
" Your Highness," the soldier bowed to Liu Xie and hurriedly said," Dong Zhuo has sent troops to attack the camp. General Lu Bu is defending."”
"Attack the camp?" Liu Xie looked at the arrows coming from the distance. Because it had just rained, the fire didn't burn very badly when they landed on the tent, but they still injured several people.
Lu Bu was furious. He was about to sleep, but these annoying Western Liang soldiers kept harassing him. Did they really think he was someone to be trifled with?!
Lu Bu picked up his halberd and led a thousand men towards the main gate. At the same time, Ding Yuan had also woken up. Seeing Lu Bu run out of the camp, he ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to put out the fire and prevent the enemy from attacking again.
When the 300 Western Liang soldiers saw Lu Bu running out, they knew that Lu Bu was powerful. They quickly turned their horses around and ran back. Lu Bu took the lead and used his halberd to deflect the arrows. Then, he raised his halberd and stabbed several people to death.
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