There were many simple wooden barricades placed outside the Cao camp. Wei Yan ordered the soldiers to move them away a little before sneaking into the Cao camp.
The Cao camp was very quiet, with a somber atmosphere.
Because he knew that the Cao army might set up an ambush, Wei Yan was very vigilant. He kept observing the surroundings. As soon as the Cao army set up an ambush, he would immediately retreat with his subordinates.
Cao Cao's army had a total of 30,000 soldiers, and their tents were connected to a large area. Wei Yan and the others went about 100 meters deep, but they did not see a single patrolling soldier.
"Young General is right. It seems that the Cao army is indeed prepared.”Wei Yan looked up. If he went any further, it would be very dangerous to retreat later.
"Don't go any further. Set fire to the Cao camp.”Wei Yan gave an order to the soldiers beside him, and the order was soon passed down.
The soldiers immediately took out their torches and spread out, setting the surrounding tents ablaze.
"Jiangnan barbarian soldiers, how dare you come to rob the camp in the middle of the night? Don't you know that I've already guessed it?”
At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out. Cao Hong held a steel spear and led thousands of soldiers to charge out from the front. There were also ambushes in other directions.
Cao Hong and his soldiers had a mocking smile on their faces. There was nothing more pleasing than watching the enemy fall into their trap.
However, Wei Yan's eyes were also filled with mockery.
"Not good, Cao Cao's army has an ambush, retreat quickly!”Wei Yan pretended to scream in panic. Without a word, he turned around and retreated in the direction he came from.
Under normal circumstances, if they were ambushed by the enemy during a night raid, the morale of the soldiers would definitely be in chaos. However, Wei Yan had already informed his soldiers in advance that they would immediately retreat if they were ambushed.
Thus, when they saw the Cao army ambush, some people began to retreat.
"We're already here. How can we leave so easily?”Cao Hong laughed loudly and led his soldiers to chase after them. The rest of the troops followed suit.
The distance of a hundred meters was covered in the blink of an eye, but when they were close to the exit, Cao Jun had already caught up.
Wei Yan's eyes turned cold as he roared," Kill!" He swung his Sutie Saber and chopped off the head of a Cao soldier who was chasing after him.
Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers also turned around and engaged in a chaotic battle with the pursuing Cao army.
"Wu, enemy general, eat my spear!" Cao Hong rushed over on his horse and roared. He aimed his spear at Wei Yan's vital point.
Wei Yan reacted quickly. He immediately rolled on the ground and dodged the spear. He swung the iron saber in his hand, and the horse Cao Hong was riding on immediately had its legs cut off.
Cao Hong instantly lost his balance. With a loud cry, he and his horse fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Wei Yan wanted to stab Cao Hong again, but Cao Hong's personal guards had already arrived. More than ten spears forced him away, and only then did Cao Hong get saved.
Wei Yan quickly retreated, feeling very regretful. If the Cao army had been a step later, they would have killed this Cao General. Even if he didn't die, he would have lost a layer of skin.
When Wei Yan's soldiers saw this scene, their morale was boosted and they fought even more fiercely with Cao Cao's army.
Cao Hong suffered a huge setback. With the protection of the armor, he did not suffer any injuries, but he could not bear to lose face. He immediately roared out of embarrassment,"Kill them all!”
Hearing the command from the commander, the other Cao generals did not dare to let their guard down. The formation spread out, instantly putting Wei Yan under great pressure.
"Don't linger in the battle. Retreat quickly!" Wei Yan shouted again, turned around and rushed out of the camp. The rest of the soldiers followed suit.
However, the Cao army continued to press on. As they retreated, Wei Yan's soldiers were constantly caught up and killed.
Although Wei Yan was heartbroken, he didn't show much expression on his face. There were no casualties in war, and a general had to get used to it.
Finally, Wei Yan and the others rushed out of Cao Cao's camp. However, the number of soldiers around him had decreased by two to three hundred, and this was under the situation where he had been prepared beforehand.
He could imagine that if he really came to raid the camp at night and was ambushed by the enemy, he would probably die here.
Cao Hong led the army to chase for hundreds of meters. He watched as Wei Yan and the others disappeared into the night. Although he was very unwilling, considering that the other party might have an ambush, he did not continue to chase.
"Don't chase a desperate enemy. Return to the camp.”Cao Hong snorted heavily and immediately turned around to return.
"Here!" The soldiers responded loudly. Their morale was high as they followed Cao Hong back to the camp.
In the central army tent, Cao Ren was kneeling on the main seat. He was also wearing armor, and beside him was a smiling Jiang Ji.
Seeing Cao Hong enter, Jiang Ji cupped his hands and smiled."Congratulations, General Zilian, for defeating the night attack!”
After Cao Hong sat down, he said unhappily,""Unfortunately, the enemy leader escaped. Considering that it was night, I didn't continue to pursue them. Otherwise, none of them would have escaped.”
Cao Ren smiled and said," You were right not to chase after them. It's better at night than during the day. Besides, we're not familiar with this area. If they set up an ambush behind us, it would be bad!"”
"That's right!" Jiang Ji added. This is most likely the same as what happened during the day. It is also a plan to lure the enemy in. Unfortunately, such a trivial trick has long been seen through by us.”
Cao Ren revealed some confidence and said,""Liu Jue is playing tricks, but he doesn't dare to confront us head-on. Let's wait until we reach Xinye tomorrow and see what other tricks he has.”
Cao Hong smiled disdainfully and said," Liu Jue is so afraid of us, and Xinye is a small city. He probably doesn't dare to defend it to the death. He probably ran to Fan City long ago. Leaving these small groups of soldiers behind is just to delay us.”
"If we can take down Xinye effortlessly tomorrow, the next step will be to take Fancheng and look at Jingzhou like a tiger.”
"That's right!" Cao Hong laughed loudly. "When we take down Fan City, Liu Biao will probably be scared out of his wits. At that time, we'll see if he still hands over that Liu Jue kid.”
" Alright," Cao Ren said with a smile." Although we've repelled the enemy's night attack, we still can't let our guard down. Tell our soldiers to be prepared in case the enemy comes back!" It was getting late, so let the soldiers rest.”
"Here!" Cao Hong and Jiang Ji replied in unison.
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