Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 430 Defeat one by one
Zhang Fei and Cao Hong held each other in Pengcheng, fighting every day, but they didn't come to attack. This made Man Chong very puzzled. He asked Cao Hong to withdraw his troops and return to the city several times, but Cao Hong was unmoved.

In the blink of an eye and half a month later, the two armies lived in peace, but Liu He led troops to take Xiao County. At this time, Cao Hong, Man Chong and others thought that Zhang Fei was just trying to contain Pengcheng's troops, and Liu He's main goal was to attack Xiaopei. , to fight Cao Cao.

In the blink of an eye, it was June, and the weather was hot, and the wheat was about to ripen. The two armies were still facing each other outside the city, but the people were suffering. If the crops were not harvested in time, they would starve in the coming year.

The sun, the moon and the stars were thin and the weather was clear. After dinner, all the generals went back to the camp to rest as usual and performed their duties. When they were about to sleep, Cheng Yu suddenly summoned the generals to the central army to discuss matters.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and the others knew there was bound to be a war, so they came to the Chinese army in full uniform, and saw that Cheng Yu and Xun You had already prepared herbal tea and were waiting. In this weather, a bowl of herbal tea mixed with sugarcane juice feels good.

Zhang Fei couldn't wait to ask: "Military Master, the battle has been going on for a long time. Cao Hong is the only one in Cao's army who can be the opponent. It's too boring. Could it be that we are going to send troops tonight?"

Xun You nodded and said, "I haven't fought for many days. The general has taken Xiao County for a long time now, and Cao Jun's defenses have been lax. Tonight, we will first break Cao Hong's troops outside the city, and then take Pengcheng."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Finally we're going to send out troops. I'd like to see if Cao Hong, a shy turtle, will hide in the city."

Cheng Yu said: "Now Cao Hong's army is divided into four groups, backed by Pengcheng, echoing back and forth. It seems to be invulnerable. However, the dispersion of troops is actually the way to defeat. We should defeat them one by one tonight. If Cao Hong loses, Pengcheng will not have many defenders. , it is not difficult to obtain!"

Zhao Yun said: "However, Cao Hong's troops are very close to Pengcheng, even if the camp is breached, the soldiers can flee back to the city, and the defenders in the city will respond, so it may not be too late to block it."

Cheng Yu laughed and said, "I have my own plan to tell Cao Hong's troops to be wiped out outside the city. After all the generals send out their troops, they should fight quickly and retreat as soon as they break the battalion. Don't love to fight."

All the generals nodded one after another, and Cheng Yu clasped his fists to Xun You and said, "Please give orders to the generals."

Xun You said: "It's half past three o'clock tonight. General Zilong can attack the camp from the left, and generals Luo Hao and Qin Liang can attack the southern village from the right. When they see the fire from the army, they will attack at the same time. After burning the enemy camp, they will be killed immediately." Retire, there must be no mistake."

"Obey!" Zhao Yun took the second general, Luo Hao, to prepare.

Xun You said to Zhang Fei: "Yide led the troops to take the middle road, set off half an hour earlier, went to the middle camp and set fire to the village. When Cao Hong's army arrived, cover Zilong and they retreated first, and fought and left, and led him to the camp. Come to the camp, we have our own arrangements."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Don't worry, both of you, as long as Cao Hong really comes after him, he will definitely come back."

After midnight, all the soldiers in the Han camp started to move. The soldiers had a full meal and prepared their weapons. At the third watch, Zhang Fei first ordered five thousand elite soldiers to leave the camp and headed straight for Cao Jun's middle camp.

Cao Hong's three villages were deployed in the middle of the road to prevent the enemy from bypassing him to attack Pengcheng. Dazhai was at the mountain pass, and the north and south roads of Dazhai were the left and right camps.

Zhang Fei's men and horses approached quietly, their horses bound their feet and their mouths tied, and their soldiers galloping quickly. When they came to the village, they saw the fire in Cao's camp, but the patrolling soldiers were very slack, and some even yawned.

During this period of time, apart from Zhang Fei coming to the camp to call for a fight, Cao Jun took the two of them fighting as a pastime, and enjoyed watching it every day, and even commented and pointed out the shortcomings of the two when he was free.

Zhang Fei saw it clearly from a distance, and immediately sent an order to untie the horses and prepare rockets, firewood, torches and other fire starters. Just as the horses were pawing their hooves and neighing, he had already rushed into Cao's camp first.

The barrier outside the gate was swept away by Zhang Fei's Snake Spear, and there was chaos in the camp. Before the defenders could react, Yan Yunqi had already rushed into the camp, and the soldiers following behind immediately fired arrows and set fire to it.

Zhang Fei was the first, and the spear danced, sweeping away several people. Amidst the screams, fireworks rose in the camp, causing chaos in an instant.

Yan Yun rode like a wolf like a tiger. Under Zhang Fei's leadership, he rushed left and right, and ran around the front camp.

Zhang Fei went all the way to the camp of the Chinese army, when he met a general of Cao Jun who got on his horse in a panic. The man hadn't put on his helmet yet. go.

"Yanbei and Zhang Fei are here, who dares to fight to the death with me?"

Zhang Fei raised his spear immediately, stood at the center of the army and shouted loudly, scaring the surrounding Cao soldiers into an uproar, and fled in all directions.

Zhang Fei saw that the fire in the camp was already burning, and it was connected into one piece, and there were endless sounds of killing everywhere, so he laughed on his horse, not rushing to kill, and waited for Cao Hong to come.

Zhang Fei led the troops to break Cao Zhongzhai. Cao Jun's left and right two villages heard the fighting in the middle, and hurriedly led the troops out of the village to meet them, but unexpectedly, the Han army also came to the rear camp, and hurriedly turned around to resist the enemy.

At this time, Zhao Yun, Luo Hao, and Qin Liang's soldiers intercepted Cao Jun's camp from behind. Cao Jun was killed by surprise, and the formation was in chaos. Fires also ignited in the two camps, and thick smoke billowed.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the defender in the Zuo Village ran across the road of blood and ran into Zhao Yun. If he was not in a hurry to escape, he might still be able to save his life. He tried to escape Zhao Yun's interception in vain, but was shot and fell off by Zhao Yun. Down.

The right village was also in chaos, the generals had long since fled without a trace, and were flanked by Luo Hao and Qin Liang, so they had to flee in panic.

There was a shortage of generals in Cao's camp, so how could they stop Zhao Yun and others from rushing to kill them?

The days are long and the nights are short in summer. At this time, it is already bright in the east. Hearing the report from the former army, Cao Hong hurriedly mobilized his troops to rescue him.

"Hahaha, General Cao, you still dare to come to die?" Zhang Fei burst into laughter when he saw Cao Hong kill him.

"Zhang Yide, you dare to sneak attack!" Cao Hong was furious, and urged his horse to charge again.

He set up three camps here, and he could respond in time. He thought it was safe, but he didn't expect that Zhang Fei would break through the camp so quickly.

Zhang Fei fought Cao Hong for more than ten rounds. Seeing that there were more and more Cao troops behind him, he was worried that he would be surrounded, so he shouted and forced Cao Hong to retreat, leading his troops to retreat the way they had come.

Cao Hong saw that the three camps were almost on fire, and it was useless to fight the fire at this time. If he retreated to the city, he would not only be laughed at by Zhang Fei, but also by Man Chong and the defenders.

After chasing forward for three or four miles, he saw the soldiers in front pushing grain carts to retreat, and their movements were slow. Zhang Fei immediately sent an order to throw the seized supplies and carts on the road to block the enemy, and the rest of the troops retreated to the camp.

(End of this chapter)