Before the army arrived, Cao Cao and the others did not dare to go deep alone. Thus, the matter of exploring the new wilderness was handed over to Xu Chu's men.
Xu Chu personally selected a few confidants and instructed them carefully before letting them take a trip to Xinye.
When these people returned, they could not hide their shock!
"Prime Minister! In Xinye City, the residences in the four corners of the city were filled with sulfur and dried firewood that had been splashed with oil!”
A few of them stretched out their hands and grabbed sulfur and firewood. Cao Cao picked up the firewood and smelled it. He immediately knew that it was indeed splashed with kerosene.
Xu Chu furrowed his eyebrows and felt a lingering fear."Zixiao said that he would set up camp in Xinye City tonight! Fortunately, Sir saw through Kong Ming's vicious plan. Otherwise, Zixiao would be finished once the fire started.”
Cao Cao patted Guo Yu heavily. Although he did not say anything, his eyes were filled with fear, joy, and gratitude.
Guo Yu gave him a comforting look and then looked at Xu Chu."Zhongkang, now that the army hasn't arrived, I'll have to trouble you to go upstream and defeat the person who blocked the river!”
Xu Chu was instantly motivated." Don't worry, Sir. I'll go now. I'll definitely beat this sinister person to death!"”
Then, he raised his saber and mounted his horse, shouting,""Follow me! If someone wants to drown us, then we'll have to stab them to death with our swords!”
The 3,000 cavalrymen left, howling as they followed the White River upstream.
Not long after Xu Chu left, Cao Ren's 100,000 vanguard troops finally arrived.
The army quickly crossed the river and was already stationed in Xinye City before dusk.
Cao Ren's army hadn't eaten for a long time, so they were famished. However, after entering the city, Guo Yu ordered the city gates to be closed and everyone to gather at the center of the city. He also called the main generals to dictate the strategy to defeat the enemy.
"Zhuge Kongming had already set up a trap in Xinye City before we arrived! There were large amounts of sulfur, kerosene, and dry wood stored in the four corners of the city. Once someone outside the city shot fire arrows at them, the city would definitely catch on fire! "At that time, we will definitely be ambushed if we want to escape from the city!”
The generals were shocked when they heard this!
Xiahou Dun stood up and tried to escape." Since you know all this, why did you let everyone in?" We will immediately escort the Prime Minister out of the city!"
Cao Cao sat at the side with a calm expression and even a smile. He did not respond to Xiahou Dun's suggestion at all.
Guo Yu waved his hand to appease everyone and continued to talk about his plan.
"Since I let the army enter the city, I naturally had a plan.”
" Most of the sulfur kerosene in the four corners of the city has been buried and replaced with ordinary firewood. It won't be a problem even if fire arrows are shot from the outside!”
"The most important thing now is for everyone to bury their pots and cook as soon as possible after they go down. Moreover, we must take this opportunity to explain the situation to the soldiers in the army so that they won't blow up the camp out of fear!”
"When Liu Bei's men make their move outside, we will pretend to open the door and escape, luring them into falling for our trap. When the time comes, our 100,000 strong army will come out and kill all of Liu Bei's ambush!”
The generals were overjoyed when they heard this. They all felt that there was hope for them to make contributions and were all impressed by Guo Yu.
Xiahou Dun was already convinced, but he still had some doubts in his heart, so he cupped his fists and asked,""Sir, when will the ambush outside the city take action?”
Guo Yu raised his head and looked up. Seeing the clouds and mist above, he smiled and said,"When the wind blows, it's time to make a move! At the latest, no more than two hours!"
Not long after, smoke rose from the chimneys in the city. Zhao Yun, who was outside the city, could see it clearly under the moonlight.
"Cao Jun has started cooking! They had come from afar and had to sleep after eating! As long as there was a strong wind, the military counselor's plan would definitely succeed!”
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhao Yun felt a breeze blowing in the originally heavy air.
"The wind is really blowing! It turned out that the military counselor was indeed an immortal figure. He could actually predict such an unfathomable thing!”
Feeling that the wind was still getting stronger, Zhao Yun was overjoyed. She immediately called out to her subordinates and told them to be alert and ready to charge out at any time.
The soldiers in the city had just finished eating when they felt the wind.
"It's windy, it's really windy! Not only can Mister decide life and death, but he can also see through the heavenly secrets and recognize the astronomical phenomena!”
"Seeing is believing! In the past, he had only heard rumors and thought that they were really rumors! Only now did he know that our teacher was really an immortal!”
"With the immortals in the army, we will definitely win!”
The morale of the Cao army soared. The patrolling soldiers on the city walls wished they could fly off the city walls and immediately kill the enemy.
Cao Cao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped!
"I didn't expect you to be able to predict when the wind will blow! Teacher, can you tell me, are you a human or a god?”
Guo Yu couldn't help but laugh." Immortals don't eat, drink, sleep, or rest. How do you think I look like an immortal, Prime Minister?" If I were really a god, Liu Bei would have been captured alive by now!”
"However, Mister's abilities are truly unimaginable! The weather is so mysterious, how would a mortal know about it?”
"If Prime Minister is willing to ask the old farmers who have been farming for their entire lives, you will know that they also have this ability! They could basically tell when it was going to rain and when it was going to be planted. This was just a matter of experience. It was not something unfathomable.”
Cao Cao did not believe it at all. The old farmer might be able to understand some astronomical phenomena, but which old farmer could really predict the death of a person?
However, he did not dare to ask about such a profound matter, afraid that he would be unlucky if he knew some of the heavenly secrets.
The wind became stronger, and the grass was flying in the air. At this moment, the dense fire arrows lit up the night sky and flew into the four corners of Xinye City!
"It's starting! It started! There really was an ambush! What Sir said is true!"
Cao Ren roared, feeling as if he was being helped by a god!
Everyone in Cao Cao's camp had the same feeling as him, including Cao Cao!
When the fire grew stronger with the help of the strong wind, Guo Yu gave the order to open the city gates. The 100,000-strong army rushed out from the four city gates.
Zhao Yun, Liu Feng, and Mi Fang, who were hiding in the dark, thought that Zhuge Liang had succeeded and attacked from three sides.
However, when they got close, they immediately realized that something was wrong!
"How is this an escape? He's clearly here to find someone to fight! Not good, Guo Yu must have seen through the military counselor's plan and used it to scheme against us!”
? Zhao Yun was the first to come to his senses and immediately ordered a retreat. At the same time, he charged towards Liu Feng and Mi Fang alone to warn them. Relying on his outstanding martial arts skills and his body of Dragon Gentian, many Cao soldiers were killed by Zhao Yun.
When Xiahou Dun noticed this, he immediately urged his horse to fight.
The two of them had only exchanged ten rounds when Xiahou Dun felt that he could not hold on any longer and anxiously called Xiahou Yuan for help.
The two brothers, one wielding a saber and the other wielding a spear, were indeed powerful when they worked together. However, Zhao Yun's spear technique was too elegant. The two of them did not even last forty rounds when Xiahou Dun was suddenly knocked off his horse. Zhao Yun immediately left!
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