Chapter 920 Cao Thief
There are no less than 10,000 soldiers who come to Guang County to raise grains. Naturally, they are not all wine sacks and rice sacks, and there are smart people among them.
And this smart man was none other than the farming soldiers who had just been seized by Cao Pi as an example to win people's hearts.
The commander of the camp was named Chengtong. He was a native of Qi State. He was a ranger in his youth, later joined the army, and later changed his career. He was the commander of the camp in the northern region of Qi State.
Cheng Tong noticed something was wrong.
After learning that the attackers were hundreds of cavalrymen from the Taishan Army, he suddenly thought of something.
That is, there has been no news about the field soldiers in their neighboring villages since their departure. At that time, he specifically went to look for these people and then found the place where they were ambushed.
Here, Cheng Tong found the people of this village. They said that they encountered a team that attacked them, about a dozen people, but they drove them away and took away their food.
It was out of pity for these people that Cheng Tong gave them the food he was supposed to hand over so that they could survive.
Therefore, both the military and food officer and Cao Pi actually misunderstood these people and only thought that they were treacherous and unruly people.
Yes, how could these people be benevolent?
Cheng Tong was already prepared to be punished at that time, but unexpectedly, he was invited by San Lang of the Cao family and won his heart.
After Cheng Tong came down, he actually asked many questions, and then he found out that Cao Gong had already determined the heir, but it was not his sons, but a nephew.
So Cheng Tong immediately realized that he was involved in a whirlpool of power.
Seeing a scene where someone had already started performing at such a young age, Cheng Tong felt horrified and wanted to stay away immediately.
But that’s not what I’m thinking about now.
At this time, Cheng Tong suddenly remembered a forgotten detail before, that is, the fleeing army soldiers had said that their army chief had been interrogated and then taken away.
Now I think about it, could this be them who were attacked by the Taishan Army, and then learned from the general that Cao Cao was here.
Cheng Tong became more and more anxious, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and the sweat on his forehead flowed uncontrollably.
Because he had realized that since the enemy already knew that Duke Cao was here, how could the enemy send only a few hundred cavalry?
This must be the vanguard of the enemy's army.
Cheng Tong's scalp went numb when he thought of the scene he saw in Guangxian today.
In fact, Guangxian County was destroyed during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qi State, and it has never been rebuilt since then.
Therefore, Cao Jun's camp was actually built on the foundation of the ruins at that time, and there was no protection at all.
And what about the defense force here? All the elites of Cao's army were sent to the front line, and those who stayed here were almost all disciples, attached soldiers, and a large number of non-combatants.
As for the field soldiers, Cheng Tong not only did not think of them as a force that could be defended, but instead considered them as one of the sources of disaster.
These ordinary disciples who have never experienced a war will inevitably be in chaos when they encounter an enemy attack.
By then, there will probably be a catastrophic disaster in this Guangxian camp.
Thinking of this, Cheng Tong wanted to report this matter to Cao Jun's senior officials.
But these field soldiers were almost left alone, and Cao Jun had no one to connect them, so who could Cheng Tong suddenly go to?
At this time, he suddenly thought of the young man named Cao Pi.
So he called his son Cheng He over. He had seen Cao Pi chatting with his son before, so he should know where Cao Pi was.
After seeing his son coming over, Cheng Tong asked his son:
"Do you know where Saburo is?"
Cheng He nodded carelessly and said he understood.
So Cheng Tong immediately asked his son to take him to find Cao Pi.
Seeing his father in such a hurry, Cheng He was still asking.
His father only left one sentence:
"The enemy is coming."
Then he dragged his son to look for Cao Pi.
……
The setting sun is like blood, and its bright red light shines on the camp in Guangxian.
At this time, the outside of the camp was bustling with people, and all the villages began to cook pots and cook meals in preparation for the evening meal, and the smoke of fireworks filled the air.
Some farm slaves took advantage of this last moment to carry firewood from the nearby woods back to the camp.
After a day's work, the tired body needs the reward of food the most.
No one realized that the danger had arrived.
At this time, on the official road to the west, more than a dozen disabled riders were galloping on their horses.
One of the leading knights was wrapping a man with a military flag behind his back. The man's face was pale and he was unconscious.
Just a quick glance revealed that the unconscious person was none other than Shi Huan, who was ordered to attack the Taishan Army half an hour ago.
Now that Shi Huan was seriously injured and dying, it seemed that the mission of welcoming the Taishan Army had obviously failed.
These dozen Cao Jun knights also wanted to quietly bypass these field soldiers, but obviously, when they appeared from the hills in the distance, the surrounding field soldiers discovered them.
Watching these knights kick up dust all over the ground, then rush back without hesitation.
These field soldiers began to whisper in their hearts:
"Did we lose the battle?"
But there was no need to wait for more reactions from these people. More cavalry appeared in the hills in the distance, and this time, against the backdrop of the setting sun, everyone could see them clearly.
I don’t know who shouted first:
"The Taishan Army is coming!"
Then there were roars everywhere, everyone was shouting, and then they swarmed towards the base camp and fled.
Everything is messed up.
The commotion and shouting soon spread from the outside to the inner area.
Some of the slightly stronger field generals were still hesitant at first. One of them rubbed the straw rope and said nonchalantly:
"The main force of the Taishan Army has been surrounded by us in the mountains. Where did the large group of enemy troops come from? The hundreds of cavalry before were probably random cavalry wandering somewhere and accidentally bumped into this side. Wasn't it that General Shi Huan went to fight? ?”
But some of the farm slaves who had just returned were shocked and hurriedly told them:
"Where is General Shi Huanshi? It is said that he has died in the battle. Now the enemy has several thousand cavalry, and they are coming towards us."
Some of the field generals still didn't believe it and said tremblingly that this was impossible.
But until one person shouted:
"Don't worry about whether we can or not. If we don't run, we won't be able to run. Let's run first."
Yes, everyone has only one thought at this time:
"Run away first."
In this case, it would be ridiculous to ask what happened. Don't worry about why, just run away first.
No matter how determined the field general was, he would still yell at his subordinates to take their things and run away.
As a result, chaos and retreat burned through the entire camp like wildfire.
Cao Cao in the middle camp already knew the result. He looked at Shi Huan's generals and trembled with anger and cursed:
"Who asked you to come back like this?"
The general also knew that he was in trouble. He just wanted to send Shi Huan down as soon as possible. How did he know that these peripheral soldiers were so fragile?
In fact, on the outside, Cao Cao's tooth soldiers were still holding on, but a dozen cavalry Taishan troops followed the loopholes to catch up.
In this way, it directly caused a big riot. But there was no point regretting it. The general knew that he would never be redeemed by death. He just glanced at the unconscious Shi Huan, suddenly pulled out a knife and inserted it into his chest, committing suicide.
The staff around Cao Cao exclaimed, but Cao Cao didn't even look at the dead man and asked:
"How many soldiers and horses are there in the army?"
General Ding Fei cupped his fists and replied:
"My lord, there are eight hundred great swordsmen, six hundred tiger and leopard knights, and one thousand two euphorbia warriors in the camp."
Cao Cao ordered without hesitation:
"Let the tiger and leopard cavalry be dispatched, have them run around the outside of the turmoil, and shout 'big victory' to me. Just say that our front line has won a big victory."
"Let the Euphorbia soldiers be sent out again to divide and suppress the rebel soldiers. Anyone who deliberately causes chaos will be killed on the spot."
The tiger and leopard general Gongsun Yue and the euphorbia general Xu Ding sang and left the tent.
After Cao Cao finished giving instructions, Zhong Yao grabbed his sleeve and whispered:
"Lord, be sure to prepare for the worst."
Looking at Zhong Yao, Cao Cao wanted to curse, but stopped when he reached his mouth, and then nodded slightly.
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Zhong Yao smiled happily.
Cao Cao called Cao Zhang from outside and asked him to take the unconscious Cao Hong to a safe place first, and also sent away his military disciples and family members.
Then Cao Cao ordered the documents among these generals to be burned. These were letters between him and Pengcheng. Once they fell into the hands of the Taishan Army, the Xuzhou Army would suffer a big loss.
Seeing his subordinates busy, Cao Cao looked at the sky in the distance and lamented:
"Is this the end of it all?"
……
On the dirt road leading to the Guangxian camp, countless Taishan Army cavalry galloped.
The armor reflected the sunset, illuminating the surrounding area blood red.
They were Guan Yu's army that had just marched in a hurry.
Not long ago, they had just helped the Guanping tribe in front to annihilate the remaining troops of Cao's army, and then ran forward unimpeded.
In the previous battle, the Guanping Department suffered very heavy losses. Because they had no armor, they could not break through the defense line built by Cao Cao's soldiers for a long time.
Now they were placed on either side of the column, harassing as light cavalry.
The main force of the attack has been replaced by Guan Yu's 1,500 assault cavalry.
Everyone held their horses high, like a moving forest. The sound of the clanging armor mixed with the heavy horses' hooves was like a natural disaster in the setting sun.
There were constant cavalry officers in the team ordering their men to drink water.
This is the last chance to replenish water. Once the killing begins, it will be difficult to drink water again.
So you can see people holding up water bags to drink water from time to time, and you can also hear the sound of choking on water from time to time.
In the crowd, after ordering his men to drink water, Cavalry Commander Jin Bing also took out the water bag from his trousers, raised his head and drank a sip for himself, and then his torn throat felt better.
Jin Bing was a disciple of Taishan, and he was promoted step by step in the Taishan military system. Because he was appreciated by Guan Yu, he had already reached the high position of Tuqi Xiaowei.
The disciple who had never had light before has now become someone else’s light.
Jin Bing and his five-hundred-horse cavalry troop were on the left side of the formation, and had a relatively wide view.
Following the setting sun, Jin Bing clearly noticed clumps of smoke rising in the sky ahead. It seemed that the enemy's camp was nearby.
In fact, when the team arrived here, he could already see some of Cao's soldiers who were stunned in the woods.
All of those people were skinny and in ragged clothes. They were more like a group of refugees than Cao Jun.
So Jin Bing didn't even divide his troops to "take care" of these people. These were just a group of miserable people.
As for those who started running forward when they saw them, Jin Bing ignored them.
Those people should be more loyal to Cao Jun. They will see them now and go back to report the news. But unfortunately, how can these people outrun the horse?
At this time, the horse speed of the whole army was getting faster and faster, and the cavalrymen responsible for controlling the queue were blowing the bronze whistle faster and faster.
The team quickly passed the group of dazed Cao Jun disciples and really went deep into Cao Jun's camp.
Soon, when rows of black shadows began to appear on the skyline ahead, the horns began to blow from the rear of the cavalry.
This is the last order before the battle. When the horn blows, the entire army of 1,700 cavalry will quickly start to intersperse according to the organization of the ten cavalry teams.
At that time, these people can only rely on the instructions of the generals.
When the horn passed, the entire Taishan Army's assault cavalry began to spread toward the two wings, and the horse speed also increased to the maximum.
But when they finally reached the camp, they saw that the place was already in chaos, with black heads everywhere, crowded together.
The fire burned tents and carts, sending up thick black smoke.
With just one look, these battle-hardened assault riders knew that Cao's army was doomed.
Then they all chose to give up these goals and began to bypass the chaotic team from both sides and rush towards the middlemost camp.
There, Cao Cao's flag and the Jiedu symbolizing the final glory of the Han Dynasty floated alone in the air.
That is the target that these Taishan Army warriors should pursue.
Among the people chasing him, one person stood out the most. He was dressed in green robes and green armor, and looked murderous in the afterglow of the setting sun.
He is Guan Yu.
From the very beginning, Guan Yu came straight to Cao Cao with dozens of cavalry.
Cao Cao, let everything end here.
The sunset quickly disappeared, the world was swallowed up by darkness, and the entire battlefield was in chaos.
Suddenly someone shouted:
"The man in red robe, Cao Cao!"
Then there was a hurried sound of horse hooves chasing in that direction.
After a while, someone shouted again:
"The one with the golden crown is Cao Cao!"
Then there were Tarzan knights chasing him.
Various sounds came and went in the darkness, and the speed of the Taishan Army's advance began to slow down. It was obvious that the enemy was organizing resistance.
When Guan Yu came over with his cavalry, he saw Jin Bing leading his heavy cavalry to attack a halberd phalanx.
Those halberdiers who were supposed to be used specifically to defend against the cavalry were like paper under the charge of the Taishan Army. The gap between them and the Taishan Army is too big.
At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Guan Yu suddenly saw a cavalry team escaping from the rear of the phalanx.
Just seeing the voice of one of them made Guan Yu's heart pick up in his throat.
Besides Xu Chu, who else could have such a thick waist?
And besides Cao Cao, who else could be protected by Xu Chu?
So, in the darkness, Guan Yu shouted:
"Thief Cao, where are you going?"
After saying that, Guan Yu took the horse and harnessed the red rabbit, and rushed over like lightning.
Behind him, a Taishan Army assault cavalry also bypassed the enemy army in front of him and rushed to support Guan Yu.