The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 39 Surprise attack at night, undercurrents surge!
Liu Bian nodded slightly, and rode his horse towards Lujiang City, followed by Huo Qubing and five thousand dragon riders.

Soon, Liu Bian came to a high mountain, which happened to have a panoramic view of Lujiang City.

"Four plains, easy to defend and difficult to attack!" He looked at everything in front of him and murmured.

"Reporting to my lord, the people in this city are just fighting among trapped beasts. Yuan Shu is difficult to care about, and it is difficult to send people to help him. Why don't we trap him here and wait for work at ease." Huo Qubing said.

"No, my army fought all the way, and let Sun Ce's army go away one after another. At this time, the morale is at its peak. If it continues like this, it will definitely wear down the will of the army. Besides, my battle is to warn the princes of the world. The First World War is imperative!" Liu Bian said with some firmness.

Although this battle was [-] against [-], and the people in Lujiang City had all the advantages, artillery was undoubtedly the way to win.

"Follow my lord's words!" Huo Qubing replied.

"The order continues, we must be extremely careful at night. Now that the army has not arrived, if the people in Lujiang City want to break the situation, they should launch a surprise attack now before our army is ready!" Liu Bian suddenly thought of this and urged.

"!!!"

Huo Qubing was slightly surprised at first, but then gradually relieved, after all, the lord in front of him is really unpredictable.

What surprised him the most was that what the lord wanted coincided with what he thought in his heart. He was about to remind the lord, but unexpectedly, the lord spoke first.

"What? Is there any question?" After not hearing Huo Qubing's answer for a while, Liu Bian turned his head and glanced at him.

"No...it's nothing, this subordinate obeys!" Huo Qubing hurriedly agreed.

Liu Bian responded, and first rode Wuzhi towards the barracks.

But at this time, Lujiang City was in chaos.

"What should I do? What should I do?" The prefect of Lujiang City paced back and forth in the study, at a loss for what to do.

"Master Taishou, Your Majesty received Cao's attack in Shouchun, it is difficult to send troops to support, we should not wait any longer, it is better to act first!" the staff under the tent suggested.

The Majesty this person mentioned was Yuan Shu who proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun!
"But Liu Bian's weapons in Yizhou are really powerful, how can we strike first?" The prefect of Lujiang was afraid before fighting.

The general under him sighed secretly but did not refute aloud.

"According to the report from the spies, Liu Bian's army in Yizhou now crosses the river with no more than 1 people. At this time, it is better for us to strike first, and win the few with more, and we will definitely weaken the opponent's strength."

"Furthermore, it is rumored that Liu Bian is the commander-in-chief this time, and he is still crossing the river. This is the best time to capture the king first!"

"If we can take Liu Bian down, the deadlock will be broken, and if Your Majesty knows that the prefect has made great achievements, he must be a high-ranking official with a rich salary!"

Hearing the words 'high official and generous salary', the originally submissive Lujiang prefect's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

"Well, well said, what you said is excellent, keep talking!"

The staff member continued: "Now in Lujiang City, we have [-] troops, and the opponent's maximum is only [-]. Why don't we launch a surprise attack in the early hours of the morning? Even if the opponent finds us, we can still gain an absolute advantage by relying on the superiority of numbers. !"

"When is the best time to start?" Lujiang prefect asked quickly.

"Of course it will be tomorrow morning!"

"In this case..." Lujiang prefect pondered for a while and said: "In this case, let the army prepare and go out of the city to meet the enemy at midnight tomorrow!"

"Yes." The generals and staff present were full of energy.

"By the way, the order continues. It is best to capture the opponent's coach Liu Bian alive. At that time, not only will he be promoted to the third rank, he will be promoted to the third rank, with thousands of acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold. I will also recommend him to His Majesty!"

With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. The prefect of Lujiang knew this well, and continued: "Even if you don't capture him alive, you can still be promoted to the third rank with Liu Bian's head in your hand. You can get a thousand acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold!"

"As ordered!"

A group of generals were all in high spirits, and secretly determined to capture Liu Bian. It would be a great honor to be recommended to His Majesty.

Outside Lujiang City, it was extremely calm.

Compared with the silence in Lujiang City, Liu Bian's camp can be said to be brightly lit and lively.

And all of this is a manifestation. In fact, at midnight, there was already an undercurrent in Lujiang City. Soldiers were already waiting at the gates of the two major cities in the east and west. They were only waiting for the general to give an order. The South Gate Army is responsible for attracting firepower.

On Liu Bian's side, the army had already eaten and drank enough, rested in shifts, and prepared for all possible situations.

The moon rises and the moon sets, and the night has been in the calm before the storm.

Seeing that in the early morning, the east and west gates of Lujiang City were opened wide, and the defenders among them set off first.

Finally, it was early morning, when people were most sleepy, and most people would feel groggy and their minds were like a paste.

The south gate of Lujiang City was wide open, and defenders kept pouring out of it, but they were very careful, trying to get as close as possible to Liu Bian's barracks before being discovered, so that they would not have to face Liu Bian's incredible weapon, after all, they could not Bomb against your own people.

"General, it seems that Liu Bian treated us like fish on a chopping board, and he was totally unprepared. The armies on both sides of the east and west are already in place, and there is no reaction from Liu Bian's army!" A deputy general came to report.

"My army came out from the south gate, didn't they respond?" The general was a little surprised.

"No."

Although he felt a little bit of uneasiness, the general still took this as Liu Bian's contempt for them, and waved his hand, "The army continues to move forward, it's best if they don't find out, and then we will catch the turtle in the urn!"

"Yes." The deputy general agreed and left quickly.

Taking advantage of the darkness to see clearly, the defenders in Lujiang City surrounded him on three sides, getting closer and closer.

"Hahaha... It seems that Liu Bian still underestimated me!" Standing at the top of the Lujiang city, the prefect of Lujiang saw that Liu Bian did not respond to the army leaving the city for so long, thinking that the surprise attack was about to succeed, he was overjoyed.

"boom!!!!"

At this moment, there was an explosion, followed by a series of horrific screams.

"What... what's going on?" The Lujiang prefect was so startled that he sat down on the ground, the explosion was too shocking.

"No...not too sure...Master Taishou, be careful..." People around him rushed forward to help.

"emission!!!"

Under Huo Qubing's command, the artillery began to blast towards the defenders.

Liu Bian was already prepared to be attacked by surprise, but at night, he went to investigate by himself and found that if the defenders in Lujiang City left the city quietly, it would be difficult to find them under the night. It was late, so he ordered the army to sleep on the spot at night, so the army would be so silent in the early hours of the morning.

Moreover, it was June at this time, and the weather was hot, and the soldiers would not feel cold when they slept outside the tents. It was not until the Lujiang defenders reached a certain range that they fired directly.

(End of this chapter)