After receiving Jia Xu's approval, Zhang Xiu became even more confident.
He immediately shouted," Wen Pin, listen up. Tonight, you will lead 1,000 infantry and cavalry to guard the camp. Wait for Xun Yu to attack. The infantry will defend to the death. The cavalry will be on standby. Be ready to attack the enemy at any time."”
"I accept your orders."
"The rest of the generals, listen up. Prepare your troops. Tonight, follow me lightly and walk out of the city.”Zhang Xiu shouted again.
"Understood!"
After that, they discussed some details and prepared their horses.
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It was night.
At the stockade gate
The three armies were silent, their spears glinting coldly in the dark night. As for the thousands of soldiers, all of them had cold expressions on their faces. Most of them had experienced battles before.
Some of the recruits were timid, some were terrified, and some were excited.
This was because he had military merits on the battlefield, and military merits could be promoted. This way, he could change his wife into two new clothes and let the children eat something oily.
At the head of the formation, Zhang Xiu was riding on a horse, chasing the wind and chasing the sun. He held a golden spear with a tiger head and wore an iron armor. His tall and mighty figure was full of heroic spirit.
"Let's go!"
Pointing his long spear into the distance, he cried out explosively.
The gate opened and the soldiers filed out. There were many wooden carriages in the formation. Hu Che 'er was very depressed beside the wooden carriages. He was also sent by Zhang Xiu to look after these cardboard boxes.
Of course, he still had a mission this time, which was to light the green thing after arranging it neatly according to the requirements. He did not know the details.
In the wilderness outside the camp,
A few scouts were about to doze off when they suddenly saw a large group of people quietly leaving the city.
After looking around for a moment, seeing that they were all infantry, he knew that something bad was going to happen. The captain said in a deep voice,""You guys stay here and keep an eye on him. I'll go report to your lord.”
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Yingyin,
In the general's manor, candles flickered as the generals gathered and waited.
Hearing the scout's words, Xun Yu's eyes narrowed and he fell into deep thought.
"Your Majesty, this Zhang Xiu must have seen that our army is closed in and wants to attack Xuchang. There are only 3,000 soldiers in Xuchang, and they are all old and weak.”Cao Hong strode forward and frowned.
Xun Yu ignored him and said anxiously,""Have you seen Zhang Xiu leading the infantry and cavalry?”
"Your Majesty, I observed under the moonlight. There are only a few dozen cavalrymen. They must be Zhang Xiu's personal guards. The rest are infantry.”
the scout replied.
"Dozens?" Xun Yu pinched his chin and muttered, his brows furrowing." Jia Xu, what a good one. He actually left all the cavalry in the camp to prevent our army from returning to help. He's really determined to attack Xuchang."”
"Attack Xuchang? Your Majesty, Xuchang cannot be lost. Otherwise, how can we face the Lord?”Xiahou Dun's single eye widened in anger as he said anxiously.
The loss of Xuchang was equivalent to surrendering Yuzhou, while Yanzhou was engulfed in flames of war. It was scorched earth and difficult to build a foundation. In this case, how could Cao Cao stand?
Xun Yu was also clear about this.
" Yuan Rang, don't be anxious." Xun Yu's brows relaxed, and then he laughed loudly."Jia Xu, ah Jia Xu, although you have planned everything out, you have missed out on a hundred things today. Tonight, you will definitely lose.”
The generals in the manor were puzzled,
Xu Chu held his sword and strode out. His voice was as loud as a bell as he said anxiously,"Your Majesty, how do we defeat the enemy? These days have been suffocating me."
"Generals, listen up." Xun Yu was in high spirits. He had already seen Zhang Xiu's army fleeing in defeat. Even though Jia Xu had far-sighted plans, he had never expected that he had arranged a cavalry outside the city.
"I'm here!" Everyone shouted.
"Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, listen up. Immediately gather five thousand soldiers and prepare food at midnight. We'll set off at the fourth and head straight for the enemy camp.”Xun Yu said firmly.
The fifth watch was the darkest time of the day. It was also the time when people were the most sleepy and horses were the most tired. This was the best time to launch a sneak attack.
Furthermore, Zhang Xiu only had two thousand cavalrymen left to guard the camp, so they could not display their abilities.
"Yes!" The two of them cupped their fists in response, but they were puzzled.
"Cai Fan, listen up. You will lead 1,000 infantry to guard Ying Yin. Unless you have my order, no one is allowed to open the city gates.”
"I accept your orders." Cai Fan agreed.
Seeing that Xun Yu had no reaction, Xu Chu panicked." Your Majesty, where's my Xu Chu?”
"Haha, don't worry, Zhongkang, you are brave and strong, you should behead Zhang Xiu.
In this case, you go down and prepare immediately. Later, you will leave the city at night and go straight to Linying. Cao Chun gave me the order to reorganize his army. Each man held a medal in his mouth and his horse wrapped in hooves. He and Cao Chun attacked Zhang Xiu at dawn.”
"I think Zhang Xiu wasn't prepared and will definitely be defeated. When the time comes, Zhongkang, you will take advantage of the chaos to cut off his head.”
Xun Yu arranged.
"Hehe, don't worry, Your Majesty. Chu Bi will behead Zhang Xiu and present him to his subordinates.”Xu Chu patted his chest and shouted excitedly.
As everyone left, the manor was empty.
Xun Yu deduced for a moment and felt that there was no problem. But for some reason, he felt a little uneasy. Was this going too smoothly?
However, this whole process was reasonable. Jia Xu did not know that Cao Chun's cavalry was in Linying, so it was common sense to take a detour and go straight to Xuchang.
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At the third watch, the soldiers in Yingyin City were all wearing armor, drinking vegetable soup and eating corn around the stove.
The generals held their swords as they patrolled their troops, checking their weapons and equipment.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth watch.
At this moment, the soldiers had already gathered. Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong mounted their warhorses and held their weapons. Their faces were cold with a hint of excitement.
They were waiting.
"Reporting, General Xia Hou, there is nothing unusual in the enemy camp. There are fewer sentries on night duty than during the day.”
"General, Zhang Xiu's infantry has already advanced twenty miles east. General Cao Chun is already waiting at the entrance.”
Two sentries came to report in a row, and Xiahou Dun grinned when he heard that. He could not help but raise his saber and shout,""Let's go…"
Beside him, Xun Yu looked worried. He felt that something was not right. Was it because Jia Xu did not know about the existence of Cao Chun's cavalry?
When the three armies had already left the camp, he was still worried." Cai Fan, you lead the army to guard Ying Yin. Other than my personal orders, no one is allowed to open the door without permission.”
" Yes." Cai Fan nodded.
"Men, prepare the horses. I will personally supervise the battle.”
The fourth watch was the darkest hour of the night, and it was also the time when people were the most sleepy.
Outside the camp, five miles away,
Five thousand soldiers hid in a dense forest.
At this moment, a fast rider rushed over." Reporting to the general, there is no movement from the enemy camp.”
Xiahou Dun snorted and revealed a smug and ferocious expression. He drew the sword at his waist and shouted,""Soldiers, tonight is the night to make contributions. Follow me to charge into the enemy camp.”
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