It is said that Yuan Tan followed the advice of his confidant Kong Shun and left 10,000 troops in Yingling City. The remaining 20,000 troops were divided into two groups, each with 10,000 troops, and confidently attacked the fake Zhao Chen's camp.
But who would have thought that as soon as he rushed into the camp, he discovered that he had been tricked.
The camp in front of us was an empty camp filled with haystacks, and the figures under the lights in each tent were all scarecrows.
The firelight flickered, imprinting the scarecrow's figure on the camp curtain, jumping back and forth. From a distance, it looked like there were many soldiers walking around in the camp.
Just when Yuan Tan was thinking about retreating, a general came from behind the army, holding a spear and glaring angrily, blocking the way.
It was Zhang Yide who was from Yan.
Yuan Tan was defeated and had to turn north to join another army.
But the other army was unable to protect itself at this time. It was killed by another general Chen Dao and lost its helmet and armor, causing countless casualties.
The army was trapped in Cheng Yu's camp and could not move.
It turned out that as soon as Zhao Chen returned to Cheng Yu's camp, he was reminded by Cheng Yu's words.
"Everyone must not leak the news that the military advisor is injured, lest Yuan Tan comes to make a surprise attack."
Zhao Chen suddenly remembered the deserters in Laizi. Calculating the time, the news about the deserters should have reached Yuan Tan's ears by now.
Yuan Tan will definitely realize that the Cheng Yu Camp outside Yingling City is the fake Zhao Chen Camp.
Based on people's anger and revenge, Yuan Tan is very likely to come to attack the camp.
But Yuan Tan never expected that Zhao Chen was back.
As for today's night attack, Zhao Chen actually wasn't completely sure. In this era of relying on human power to transmit information, it was normal for the speed of information transmission to deviate by several days or even months.
Furthermore, Zhao Chen is not sure whether Yuan Tan can think of the fake Zhao Chen outside the city.
So tonight's arrangement is not only a proactive attack, but also a precautionary measure.
But the three generals Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, and Zhang Liao on the side didn't think so, and they all asked Yuan Tan to fight.
Zhao Chen thought for a moment and then arranged the task with a smile.
"Our army camp only faces the enemy on two sides. If Yuan Tan attacks tonight, he will definitely divide his troops into two groups and surround us in the camp. Yide, you will lead three thousand troops and ambush in the Wenshui River to the west of the camp. On the other side, if you see Yuan Tan's army attacking from the west, let it pass, wait for Yuan Tan's army to rush into the camp, and then attack from behind. Have the soldiers fire rockets into the camp, and take advantage of the chaos to attack, and you can win a complete victory."
Zhang Fei accepted the order with a smile and left.
"Uncle, you have also led three thousand troops to ambush on the west side of Fuzhen Mountain. Yuan Tan's army on the other side will definitely attack from the north of the camp. Like Yide, you will let them pass first and wait for Yuan Tan's army to rush into the camp. Then they would attack from behind, shoot rockets first, and then take advantage of the chaos to attack."
Chen Dao took the order and left with a relaxed look.
As for Zhang Liao, Zhao Chen arranged the most critical task, which was related to the future grand strategy.
He whispered a few instructions in Zhang Liao's ear.
Zhang Liao's eyes gradually changed from relaxed to firm, and then he led the three thousand soldiers out to prepare with a serious look.
Seeing that the three generals had made arrangements, Zhao Chen turned around and smiled at Cheng Yu: "Tonight we will destroy the camp built by Zhongde himself, Zhongde, don't worry!"
Cheng Yu laughed loudly: "Can't the military advisor arrange another camp for Yu?"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
This kind of atmosphere surprised the newly joined Zhuge Jin and made him feel relaxed.
It seems that under Zhao Chen, you don't need to care too much about your identity, you just need to fully express your opinions and win victory for the army.
Night falls.
The breeze blows.
Yuan Tan led the army and arrived as scheduled.
The entire Cheng Yu camp was shrouded in the fear of fire and massacre. Yuan Tan led the army to explore all the way, and finally reunited with the 10,000 troops entering from the north.
But before they had time to organize themselves, Chen Dao came to kill them.
The seven-foot spear was like a sparkling silver snake, tapping around.
Blood splattered all around the white horse instantly, and those who were running around fell to the ground unconsciously.
Yuan Tan opened his dilated pupils and watched in horror as Chen Dao shuttled back and forth, but he didn't know where to go next.
When the soldiers on the side saw this, they hurriedly shouted: "Sir, this place is dangerous, come with me quickly!"
Yuan Tan reacted after being yelled at, grabbed the reins of the horse on the side, climbed on the horse, and followed some soldiers to kill him.
The fire burned down the fence of the camp, which gave Yuan Tan a chance to escape.
They broke through the fence and rushed out of the camp.
When Yuan Tan took his first breath of fresh air, he felt like he had been reborn.
But he did not dare to delay. He led the remaining soldiers to see the direction clearly and headed all the way towards the camp.
Zhang Fei chased Yuan Tan all the way to the northern camp, but Yuan Tan was nowhere to be seen, so he and Chen went to the meeting point and rushed out of the camp.
Yuan Tan galloped all the way while riding the horse, panting for breath, not daring to delay for a moment.
Rushing to a small forest along the Fuzhen Mountain, the army was already exhausted.
Yuan Tan had to order to rest in place.
The men and horses in each team counted their numbers and found that out of the 20,000-strong army, there were only more than 10,000 left, which was miserable.
It's dawn.
The sun has gradually shone on Fuzhen Mountain in the east.
Yuan Tan leaned against the tree and looked at the dilapidated army. Anger rose in his heart and he looked up to the sky and roared:
"Zhao Chen and I are irreconcilable!"
Before he finished speaking, a group of people came out from the side, full of energy, and each polished the swords and guns in their hands.
"You and my military advisor are at odds with each other?"
The scolding resounded throughout the forest, frightening Yuan Tan to get up from the ground in a hurry.
He stared intently at the group of black shadows not far away, and asked cautiously: "Who are you?"
"Zhao Chen's generals are Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan!"
Hearing Zhao Chen's name again, Yuan Tan suddenly trembled in his legs and his body was on the verge of falling.
Fortunately, the soldiers on the side helped him, so he didn't fall to the ground.
Upon hearing Zhang Liao's order, the three thousand army came towards Yuan Tan's army with great momentum like bulldozers.
Yuan Tan suddenly woke up and ordered his army to evacuate to the north quickly.
Zhang Liao led his army to pursue and block Yuan Tan's army from heading west.
It turns out that Zhao Chen's mission to Zhang Liao was to stop Yuan Tan from retreating to the west and to cut off the connection between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao.
Yuan Tan had no choice but to lead his army northward.
He ran for more than forty miles.
He hurriedly asked the people around him: "What is the boundary ahead?"
The people around me replied: "Sir, we have reached the border of Duchang. We can't go back to Yingling, so why not go to Duchang."
Yuan Tan had no choice but to agree.
Zhang Liao pursued Yuan Tan all the way, but failed to catch up with him. Seeing that he entered the territory of Duchang, he had to give up.
With three thousand men and horses, it would be difficult to win if the Duchang defenders counterattack.
Yuan Tan also managed to escape death, but after this battle, he could no longer enter the western border of Beihai Kingdom and Qi Kingdom.
On the other side, Zhao Chen led more than 500 people back to Anqiu. Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and Zhang Liao returned victoriously.
Bu Zhi knew that Zhao Chen was injured, so he also fetched Bu Trainer from Gumu, thinking of treating Zhao Chen's wound.
