Alright, this new wilderness, he had to fight even if he didn't want to.
"Bang!"
Cao Shuo slammed the table and stood up." Pass on my orders!" he said sternly." Send the army south to take Xinye!"”
The generals were afraid and did not dare to persuade him, so they could only accept the order.
The 20,000 Cao troops rolled south.
Three days later, the army reached ten miles north of Xinye City.
A scout galloped back.
"Reporting to Sikong, Liu Qi led the Jing State army to withdraw from Xinye yesterday. Xinye City is already an empty city!”
Cao Shuo's eyes flickered.
Liu Qi actually escaped?
Could it be that he was afraid of his might, afraid of following in Cai Mao's footsteps, so he fled without fighting?
It didn't look like it!
"Xinye is the gateway to Xiangyang. How important is it? Liu Qi actually gave up without fighting.”
"Sikong, Liu Qi's actions are very suspicious.”
Guo Jia also noticed the abnormality.
"Let's enter the new wilderness first." Cao Shuo raised his horsewhip.”
The army accelerated southward.
In the evening, the Cao army arrived at Xinye City.
As expected, the city was empty, leaving only the people in the city, not a single soldier.
Although Liu Qi's actions were suspicious, Xinye City was right in front of them, so there was no reason not to take him.
"Send my order, the army will enter the city."
"All battalions, restrain the soldiers and abide by military discipline. Those who dare to disturb the people will be punished by military law!”
Cao Shuo ordered sternly.
"Yes!"
The generals ordered them to lead their troops into the city.
In the blink of an eye, the Cao army flags were raised at the four gates of Xinye.
The gate to Xiangyang had changed hands.
At night, in the main hall of the county government.
The generals were already setting up a banquet to celebrate this victory.
"In less than a month, Sikong has killed Zhang Xiu and Cai Mao. His army has arrived at the Han River.”
"When this news spreads, it will definitely shake the entire world. Second Yuan, Liu Bei, and the others will definitely not dare to act rashly!”
"I, Cao Ren, toast to Sikong!"
Cao Ren praised his nephew with a smile and raised his wine glass.
The generals raised their cups.
Cao Shuo was playing with his wine cup and seemed to be in a daze, ignoring the toasts from Cao Ren and the other generals.
Cao Ren turned around awkwardly and looked at his generals.
The generals looked at each other, looking at Cao Shuo's dazed expression.
Crack!
The copper cup was crushed.
Cao Shuo's brows furrowed." Liu Qi must have hidden firewood and oil in a secret place in the city. Go and search for him."”
The generals were stunned.
This inexplicable general made them all confused.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Cao Shuo's eyes widened.
The generals didn't dare to disobey the order and quickly left with suspicion in their hearts.
"Why would Si Kong suddenly have such suspicions? Why would Liu Qi hide firewood and kerosene in the city?”
Guo Jia sensed something was wrong and stood up to ask.
"You also said that Xinye is the gateway to Xiangyang. Do you think that no matter how afraid Liu Qi is of me, he will give up without fighting?”
Cao Shuo sneered.
Guo Jia's thoughts raced, and his expression suddenly changed."Could it be that Sikong deduced that Liu Qi intentionally abandoned Xinye and hid firewood in the city to attack Xinye and burn our army?”
Cao Shuo sneered and poured himself another glass of wine.
At this moment.
Cao Ren hurried back." Sikong, you're right. We found a lot of firewood and oil in the city!"”
As expected.
Liu Qi really wanted to set Xinye on fire.
Guo Jia gasped." Kuai Yue is the only resourceful person in Jingzhou. How could he come up with such a cunning and vicious plan?"”
"Kuai Yue doesn't have the ability to do so. Liu Qi's vicious plan is probably someone else's.”
Cao Shuo's tone was profound, and a name appeared in his mind.
He jumped up and shouted," There's no time to lose. Order all the battalions to retreat from the north gate immediately!”
The generals ordered and left in a hurry.
"Xinye faces the water to the west. I expect Liu Qi's army to sneak back to Xinye by boat. They will land and launch a fire attack."”
"Fengxiao makes sense!"
Cao Shuo waved his Heavenly Dragon Halberd and said sternly,""Cao Chun, listen up. Quickly gather the white-robed soldiers and the Tiger Guards. Follow me to kill the enemies at the water!”
"Yes!"
The order was passed down, and the twenty thousand Cao troops quickly retreated from the north gate.
At the same time, west of Xinye City, on the east bank of Xiaoshui.
One raft after another, under the cover of the night, climbed onto the riverbank.
Ten thousand Jing state soldiers sneakily went ashore and sneaked near the west gate of Xinye.
"As expected of the Crouching Dragon. This plan is unpredictable. Cao Shuo fell for it!”
Liu Qi stared at Xinye City excitedly and praised.
"Eldest Young Master, there are nearly four thousand people in Xinye City.”
"If this plan is carried out, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Cao army. These 4,000 Jing state citizens will probably also die in the sea of fire.”
"Eldest Young Master, please reconsider!"
Great General Wen Pin cupped his hands and advised with a heavy expression.
As a native general of Jingzhou, he had been guarding Xinye for many years before Liu Biao and his son entered Jingzhou.
He knew many of the people in that city, so he naturally couldn't bear to do so.
Liu Qi pondered for a moment before he steeled his heart."In order to protect the millions of citizens of Jing Prefecture, I can only sacrifice the Xinye citizens.”
Wen Pin was silent.
"Pass down the order!"
Liu Qi no longer had any worries. He drew his sword and shouted,"Archers, fire your arrows immediately!”
The three thousand archers lit up the fire arrows.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Rockets flew like meteors in the sky toward the quiet Xinye City.
The arrow fell and the fire rose.
The kerosene and firewood hidden in various places were ignited. Bear smoke billowed and flames rose in all directions.
In an instant, Xinye City turned into a sea of fire.
A sorrowful cry sounded, like the wailing of a malicious ghost.
Immediately after, the city gate opened, and the Xinye citizens who were burned to ashes screamed as they fled the city gate.
When the Jing State soldiers saw this tragic scene, they lowered their heads in sadness and guilt.
Wen Pin also shook his head and sighed.
Liu Qi clenched his fists. The guilt in his eyes was quickly drowned out by excitement.
"In this battle, if I can completely destroy the Cao army and kill Cao Shuo, I will have achieved a peerless feat.”
"When the time comes, who wouldn't be grateful to support me?”
"The Cai family still wants to support Liu Cong? That's wishful thinking!”
Liu Qi's lips curled into a smug smile.
Suddenly.
Behind him, dust and smoke billowed, and the sound of killing rang out.
The Jing state army that was originally in formation screamed in fear and scattered.
"What happened?"
Liu Qi put it away smugly and hurriedly turned around to look.
In the fire.
A flag with the word "Cao" danced in the air.
Countless Cao troops appeared behind them like divine weapons descending from the sky, charging forward like tigers and wolves.
Liu Qi was stunned.
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