Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 438 Anxiety Night
On this night, the moon was dark, the wind was high, and the sky was clear and the clouds were low.

From time to time, a few cold-winged old crows flew over the steep mountain rocks, croaking, which easily reminded people of something bad.

Veteran Yan Yan and young general Zhang Ren in Jianmen Pass also frowned. Their hair was disheveled, their eyes were sunken, and their eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes. The exhaustion could be seen from inside to outside.

"The battle is heavy, and the physical strength of the soldiers is exhausted, and every time we rest, Cao Cao will always send soldiers and horses to harass us. If things go on like this, I am afraid that there is no danger at Jianmen Pass, and we will fall first."

Yan Yan supported the thick city wall with one hand and the sword hanging from his waist in the other, and said very sadly.

They haven't had a good rest for a long time. During the day, they have to cheer up and pay attention to resisting Cao Jun's fierce attack. Every night when they fall asleep, they will be startled by Cao Jun's true and false attacks.

Not to mention that ordinary soldiers couldn't bear it, even the two main generals, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren, gradually couldn't hold on anymore.

"Yeah, I don't know when the reinforcements from General Xuan Ce and Liu Gong will arrive. Cao Jun's offensive has slowed down in the past two days. From my point of view, they must have also received news that when our reinforcements arrive, It will be difficult for them to make any achievements if they continue to fight, so they have the heart to withdraw from the army."

Zhang Ren's age is actually not too young, his two beards are black and thick, and he looks like he must be in his early thirties.

It was just because he was in Yizhou that although he was talented, he had no connections and could not be reused. It was because of his outstanding performance in resisting Cao's army that he was temporarily promoted by Yan Yan.

But his current position is only below Yan Yan.

"Otherwise, Bandit Cao is scheming and cunning, making it impossible to guard against. Others know that we have reinforcements, and they will definitely step up their offensive to make the last fight, but Bandit Cao has slowed down and slacked off, just to make us mistakenly think that he is Knowing that he was defeated, he intentionally relaxed, which made us feel that this is his character. But after playing against him for so long, I think it is even more abnormal for him to act in line with his temperament."

Yan Yan is worthy of being a veteran general in the army, in terms of martial arts, he is far inferior to Zhang Ren, a spear master who has learned a hundred birds and phoenix spears, but his rich experience in the battlefield is far from what Zhang Ren can match now.

After Zhang Ren heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement, and said, "Thanks to the old general for reminding me, I was negligent. Bandit Cao is cunning by nature, how can we treat him with the experience of dealing with ordinary people?"

Yan Yan didn't look relaxed at all, and still said in a deep voice: "General Xuan Ce and Liu Gong's troops should be able to arrive in these days, and Cao Cao's conspiracy will definitely be carried out in these days. It is far from the time to unload the heavy burden."

"Don't worry, old general, Zhang Ren will definitely lead me, Erlang in Shuzhong, to be more vigilant and prepared, and is determined to guard the Jianmen Pass for the people of Yizhou!"

Seeing Yan Yan's concern, Zhang Ren couldn't help but loudly and boldly promised, and also wanted to take the opportunity to boost the morale of the army.

Yan Yan forced a smile and nodded, but he didn't know why, he always felt that his heart was very squeezed, and something bad was about to happen.

For a veteran like him who has experienced life and death on the battlefield, such an uneasy omen is not groundless.

"What the hell is Cao thief doing?"

Yan Yan looked at the dimly lit Cao Jun camp outside the pass, and felt even more panicked. He had to take a big breath of fresh air to avoid being knocked down by the huge pressure.

Zhang Ren saw Yan Yan's state in his eyes, and wanted to go up to persuade him a few words, but found that he could not persuade him.

Their current situation is not optimistic. If Cao Cao's army really storms Jianmen Pass at any cost, he has no confidence that he can persist until the arrival of reinforcements.

The icy mountain wind kept blowing, making the military flags on the upper building rustle. Zhang Ren, who was on patrol, couldn't help tightening his armor, but found that the cold wind could still penetrate into his body through the gaps in the armor.

"Could it be that the old general's words came true and Cao's thieves will come to attack the camp tonight?"

As soon as such thoughts appeared in Zhang Ren's mind, they grew like crazy. He closed his eyes tightly and opened them again. He looked hard at the forest outside the pass, and felt that the grass was trembling. It seems that there are thousands of troops hidden in it.

"It's better to believe what it has than to believe it doesn't."

Zhang Ren had never thought that he would be so nervous, even to the point of panic, but he did not feel that his worries were unnecessary.

This is already the last few days, and the victory will soon belong to them. It is absolutely impossible to have an accident due to negligence at the last moment, which will lead to failure.

Zhang Ren immediately ordered the soldiers to draw their bows and shoot arrows fiercely towards suspicious places outside the pass.

There were bursts of sound breaking through the air, but except for a few wild ducks flying up in fright, there was no movement in the grass.

"There are wild animals in it, which means there are no people hiding there."

Zhang Ren felt relieved and continued patrolling with his troops.

The torches on the Guanlou swayed, and it was bright or dark. Occasionally, a few flying insects yearning for the light would rush into it without thinking about their own lives, and the fire would rattle.

The night passed smoothly, which surprised both Yan Yan and Zhang Ren.

Not only did Cao Cao take no action, even the midnight harassment that had never been missing before was also gone.

But this did not allow the Yizhou soldiers to rest well. They were afraid that Cao Cao's false harassment would turn into a real attack, so they did not dare to sleep deeply.

Even most people were like Yan Yan and Zhang Ren, who did not dare to rest until Cao Jun harassed them, and then just survived the night in the icy mountain wind.

Yan Yan's eyes sunken deeper, and the pupils became more cloudy.

Now, he is no longer like the mighty and powerful general he used to be. On the contrary, he is not much different from an ordinary frail old man. It makes people feel that a gust of wind can blow him down.

"What the hell is Cao Cao doing?"

Yan Yan asked himself again in his mind, Cao Cao did not send troops to harass last night, which further shows that he must be planning something.

The peace now is just a short period of peace before the storm hits.

Once Cao Cao decides to make a move, it must be a fatal blow like a violent storm.

"No, we can't sit still. Once Cao Cao is ready, it will be very difficult for us to resist."

Yan Yan rubbed his loose old face with both hands, trying to cheer herself up, and said in a deep voice to Zhang Ren next to him.

Hearing this, Zhang Ren raised his head and drank a bowl of gruel, wiped his lips and said in a rough voice, "That's right, if we continue to wait so anxiously and fearfully, we will collapse from exhaustion without Cao thief doing anything. "

(End of this chapter)