After Lu Su finished deploying his troops, he hurried back, only to see Liu Qi practicing sword practice at the camp gate again. He stamped his feet anxiously: "General, why are you playing sword here again?"
"It's practice—sword practice!" Liu Qi emphasized again, cupping his fists and saying, "Sir, please sit here and watch the two of us compete with each other..."
Lu Su was so anxious that he almost cried: "The enemy has suddenly arrived and we are in danger. How can the general be so childish?"
"This is the only way to save the camp!" Liu Qi pulled Lu Su to sit down, poured wine for him, and whispered: "Cao Jun will arrive later. Sir, just drink. Don't panic at all, let alone drop a drop of sweat." , the calmer you are, the safer you are!”
"What does this mean?" Lu Su was stunned, sitting there at a loss.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was faintly heard, dust was flying on the river bank in front, and Cao Jun was approaching the camp.
"Sit down quickly, it's too late to explain!" Liu Qi arrived at the court and continued to compete with Zhao Yun.
Rumble——
The horses' hooves were like the surging waves of the river, and they arrived in front of the camp in a blink of an eye. Cao Ren took the lead. He planned to rush straight to the camp, but he saw two doors of Wu Jun's camp open, and someone was leisurely playing swordsmanship in the open space.
"Uh-" Cao Ren lightly lifted the silk reins, and his mount stood up.
The cavalry in the rear also stopped and gathered outside the camp. The dust was flying and the horses neighed, as if a storm was coming.
"Hahaha, Zijing, do you think my swordsmanship has improved?" The man on the left stabbed and laughed.
"Liu Qi?" Cao Ren stopped his horse and looked carefully. He saw that Liu Qi was here, and his eyes suddenly shrank.
Cao Cao sent an order early in the morning to send out all the Wu troops, asking him to immediately lead the cavalry and march straight to the old camp of Dongwu. Then he led the troops north and captured the Wu troops in one fell swoop.
But I didn't expect that Liu Qi would be right here and still have time to practice swordsmanship. What's going on?
Niu Jin was overjoyed and said: "General, there is no one in the camp, why not take advantage of the situation and rush in, kill Liu Qi and avenge his previous humiliation, killing two birds with one stone?"
"Don't be reckless!" Cao Ren raised his hand and scanned the left and right sides of the camp. He saw the surrounding banners were densely covered, the soldiers were standing in order, but there was no movement in the tent. He said in a deep voice: "Liu Qi's kid is full of tricks. It's so abnormal, there must be a trick."
Niu Jin sneered: "Why should Liu Qi be afraid? The last general will go and take someone else's head first."
"How presumptuous!" Cao Ren shouted coldly: "Zhao Yun is in the camp. Xu Chu is no match. Are you going to die?"
Niu Jin paused and looked at the white-armored general with his shining sword. He couldn't help but think of the scene where this man fought with Xu Chu in Bowangpo, and his scalp went numb for a while.
"Who disturbed my sword practice?" Just as he was wondering, Liu Qi heard the sound of a horse, sheathed his sword and turned around, very dissatisfied.
Cao Ren winked at Niu Jin and asked him to send someone to investigate the surrounding situation. He clasped his fists on his horse and said, "May I ask who you are, General Liu?"
"Oh?" Liu Qi looked at it, then strode over with his sword in hand, stood at the camp gate and laughed: "I wonder who is making such a big show, it turns out to be General Cao. Are you okay?"
Cao Renqiang smiled and said: "I heard that the general came to Jiangdong to help in the battle. Why didn't he go out with the army, but had time to play swordsmanship here?"
"The Governor of Zhou is leading the troops, so I have to stay behind!" Liu Qi leaned on the threshold and yawned, saying helplessly: "The army is dispatched, I have nothing to do in the camp, just for fun!"
After a pause, he suddenly woke up, pointed at Cao Ren and shouted: "General Cao is coming from afar, why don't we come together to learn from each other? There is also fine wine here, just in time to relieve fatigue."
When Cao Ren saw Lu Su raising a glass to him from a distance, he became increasingly suspicious and said in a deep voice, "I have been ordered to take over the Jiangdong camp. General, can you please stay away temporarily?"
Liu Qi became angry, pointed at Cao Ren and shouted: "General Cao, we have made an agreement a long time ago. You and General Xiahou are not allowed to fight with our army. How dare you break your promise?"
Cao Ren's face darkened and he sneered: "General Liu, those agreements are only on the border of Jingzhou. Since you have come to help Sun Quan, you are considered a man from Jiangdong. Why can't I fight?"
Liu Qi slapped his forehead and laughed and said, "In that case, General Cao will wait a moment until I come back fully dressed."
Niu Jin said anxiously: "Liu Qi must be unprepared, why not take advantage of the situation and rush in?"
"The defeated troops in Xianxi have already fled back, how can there be no defense in the camp?"
Cao Ren stared at the empty camp gate, thinking of the several times Nanyang fell into the trap, and felt more and more that there was something wrong here.
After waiting for a while, Zhao Yun was seen mounting his horse, but Liu Qi was not seen leaving the tent. Soon, he saw smoke and dust filling the sky in the distance behind the camp, and he couldn't help but feel a warning sign.
At this moment, Liu Qi suddenly came out on horseback and shouted: "Beat the drum and attack, capture Cao Ren alive!"
Dong dong dong——
The thundering drums sounded, flags fluttered in the camp, and there were shouts of "Capture Cao Ren alive."
"Sure enough, it was Liu Qi who tricked him!" Cao Ren was shocked.
"General, no, there's an ambush!" Niu Jin also yelled.
Cao Ren turned around and saw smoke rising from the river bank on his left and in the mountains and forests on his right. It must be the signal sent by the Wu army, and he shouted: "As expected, I guessed it, retreat quickly!"
Although Cao Cao asked him to attack the main camp, he didn't know how many soldiers and horses there were in the rear camp. Now Liu Qi was uncharacteristically here, and he really wanted to arrest people again.
Cao Ren turned his horse's head and left. He had already been captured twice. He was frightened when he saw Liu Qi and others. If he was captured three times, he might as well have been killed on tofu.
Zhao Yun rode out alone and said loudly: "Cao Ren, you broke your promise and got fat, take one of my arrows!"
An arrow shot towards the moon like a shooting star. Cao Ren looked back and saw the arrow coming towards his back. He hurriedly leaned over the horse's back and urged the horse fiercely.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Yun's archery skills were so good that two of his arrows were blown by the strong wind halfway and split into two. One of them suddenly fell and hit his buttocks.
At this time, Cao Ren was still worried that the ambush on both sides would cut off his retreat, so he just ran away. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his buttocks. He groaned and twitched a few times on his horse.
"Okay, great job!" Lu Su stood up in excitement, smashed the wine glass on the ground, and roared to the sky, with veins popping out of his neck.
Wu Jun rushed to the camp gate at Liu Qi's signal, waving flags and shouting. Seeing Cao Jun retreating in embarrassment, the shouts became more enthusiastic, and the sound shook the surrounding areas, as if there were thousands of troops.
After a while, all Cao's troops retreated. Lu Su trotted up to Liu Qi's horse, holding the reins and his face flushed: "General, he is the first person in ancient times to scare back tens of thousands of enemy troops by himself!"
Liu Qi did not expect that Lu Su, a gentle and honest man, would be so excited. Sure enough, beneath his simple appearance, there was a restless heart.
To be honest, he didn't have any confidence in imitating the empty city strategy this time, but the arrow was on the string and he had no choice but to fight to the death.
Fortunately, it was Cao Ren who came. He had been captured twice and was already frightened. Only with Zhao Yun's pressure did he stabilize the situation.
Otherwise, if this battle fails and Cao Cao takes over Jiangdong, his path to hegemony will become even more difficult.
However, high risks also bring high rewards. After finally stabilizing the victory, you can then settle down in Sichuan and develop calmly.
Looking at the cheering Wu Jun and the excited Lu Su, they were all immersed in the ecstasy of the rest of their lives.
Liu Qi opened his arms on the horse and laughed: "Life goes up and down so fast, it's so exciting!"
