Cheng Pu ordered Lu Meng and Ding Feng to guard the city. At the third watch, each divided their troops to attack the three camps outside the city to attract Cao Jun's attention.
Since then, Huang Gai and Chen Wu have led their elite troops out of the city to rob the camp and directly take Cao's army's camp. If Cao's army comes to rescue outside the city, they will go out of the city to attack behind them and kill the enemy in one go.
If Cao's army remains stationary outside the city, they can destroy the camp and burn its supplies. Cao's army can only retreat and wait for an opportunity to send troops.
Lu Meng saw that Cheng Pu was well prepared and seemed to have no flaws. Although he felt a little uneasy, he couldn't tell what was wrong and could only act as ordered.
Waiting until midnight, the Wu army pretended to attack and harass the enemy camp, covering the army from the south gate to leave the city and circle to the north.
Cheng Pu specially selected three veterans this time, just to show the juniors like Lu Meng how they regained Jiangdong and laid this foundation.
Today's Jiangdong, although stable, is lifeless from top to bottom. They only want to protect themselves and stay safe, without any enterprising spirit. How can there be any bloody spirit of Jiangdong's children?
Especially when Zhou Yu fell, it seemed as if the sky was shattering and the whole army was paralyzed. Lu Su, a scribe, was asked to take charge of the military. Is there no one in Jiangdong who can lead the army?
At the fourth watch, the men and horses arrived outside Cao Jun's base camp. They saw that the lights in the camp were sparse and the defenders were lazy. As expected, the defenses were lax.
Cheng Pu was overjoyed and immediately attacked from the front and sent his troops into the camp. Hearing the sound of drums, Huang Gai and Chen Wu also attacked at the same time. Cao's camp was in chaos.
The sound of thundering drums sounded, and in the blink of an eye, a fire broke out in the camp. Cao's army ran towards each other, shouting incessantly. Cheng Pu took the lead and rushed straight to the Chinese army's camp.
Under the firelight, I saw a general hurriedly leaving the tent, wearing a blindfold and only half a piece of armor. There was no doubt that it was Xiahou Dun.
"One-eyed thief, don't leave!" Cheng Pu cheered up and rushed over with his snake spear.
Xiahou Dun was about to retreat when he heard the cry and seemed to be angered. He roared and struck with his sword.
The two men fought in front of the Chinese army's tent, and the two armies were also fighting. There was a sound of fighting in Cao's camp, and the fire was soaring into the sky, shining as bright as day.
Cheng Pu entangled Xiahou Dun, and had no worries in his heart. Huang Gai and Chen Wu were on both sides to support him. He divided his troops to attack and burned all the food, grass and equipment in the camp.
Wuwuwu——
While the fighting was in full swing, suddenly a low horn sounded in the night sky, like thunder coming from the sky, and like a beast slowly awakening.
Cheng Pu was startled, how could there be other orders at this time? Could it be that Cao's army was besieging the city?
But Xiahou Dun laughed and said, "Old thief Cheng Pu has fallen into someone's plan!"
Cheng Pu snorted coldly: "Xiahou Dun, you can't escape today."
The two fought hard for more than ten rounds, but Huang Gai and Chen Wu did not come to meet them. Cheng Pu became suspicious. They were attacking the camp and should have dispersed Cao's army long ago.
"Jiangdong rats, I want Chu to come!"
From the direction of Beiying, there was suddenly a low roar like a cow's roar, and a figure as strong as a hill was seen, killing quickly, causing everyone in its path to fall on their backs.
Chen Wu happened to lead his troops and stepped forward to stop Xu Chu. After only ten battles, he was killed and retreated steadily, with only the strength to parry.
When Cheng Pu saw that Cao Jun still had reinforcements, he suddenly felt bad. He suddenly heard the shouts of killing coming from all around like a wave.
"Chen Wu, retreat!" Cheng Pu tried his best to force Xiahou Dun to retreat.
Xiahou Dun slashed with his sword, entangled Cheng Pu, and shouted: "Old thief, today is the anniversary of your death next year!"
Cheng Pu fought hard, and Huang Gai came from the left. He was covered in blood, his beard and hair were messy, and he shouted loudly: "De Mou, there is an ambush in the camp, hurry up!"
The two veteran generals fought hard to push back Xiahou Dun. Huang Gai drew his bow and arrow and shouted: "Xiahou Dun, do you want the other eye?"
Xiahou Dun was about to catch up when he saw Huang Gai with his bow drawn, and he suddenly became afraid. Since the last time he was shot in one eye by a hidden arrow, he had a lingering fear of arrows, especially in the dark night.
The two clashed in the chaos. Cao's army outside seemed to be coming from the fire, and the defenders in the camp also began to fight back. Wu's army was attacked from both sides and Cao's army was everywhere.
Xu Chu chased after him from behind, wielding the nine-eared and eight-ringed elephant-trunk knife in his hand. The piercing clang sound was like a reminder, accompanied by bursts of screams, which made people feel heart-stopping.
There was no one in the Wu army who could stop Xu Chu. He opened the way to kill him alone. The iron armored army on the left and the tiger and leopard cavalry on the right were all fully armed heavy cavalry. They charged forward and the Soochow soldiers and horses were defeated.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were fighting and walking, and there was chaos outside the camp. Cao's troops were everywhere. His own men and horses had been scattered long ago, and there was no way to organize resistance.
The second general and his guards rushed out of the siege at the risk of death, and then walked back. Suddenly, an ambush came out on the way, and Zhu Ling and Wen Qin led the troops to block the way.
"Gong Fu, hurry up and leave, I'll stop the rear!" Cheng Pu was sweating profusely from the killing, knowing that Cao's army had set up a lot of ambushes this time, which was probably more serious than bad, and he didn't want to implicate Huang Gai.
"Advance and retreat together!" Huang Gai shouted and faced Zhu Ling, and Wu soldiers fought to the death.
Rumble——
At this time, the tiger and leopard cavalry also followed. Under the impact of the heavy cavalry, the Wu army was in chaos again and could not resist it at all.
When Cheng Pu saw Chen Wu arriving with the remaining soldiers, he shouted: "Protect General Huang to retreat quickly, and don't disobey the order!"
Chen Wu hesitated for a moment, knowing that the situation was urgent, so he immediately joined forces with Huang Gai and broke out along the way.
Cheng Pu was covered in blood and fell into a desperate situation. He felt that he no longer had the face to see the generals. He stopped Cao Jun regardless of life and death, but killed Wen Qin in a hurry.
But at this time Xiahou Dun arrived with his troops and shouted: "Old thief Cheng Pu, if you surrender now, you will avoid death!"
Cheng Pu laughed sadly and said: "I am a veteran of the third generation of Jiangdong. How can I surrender the thieves?"
Xu Chu hummed: "The old thief doesn't know whether to live or die, so what's the use of keeping him?"
Cheng Pu roared and urged his horse to go straight to Xiahou Dun. Xu Chu jumped on the horse first and swept across with his broadsword. The blades collided with each other and with a loud noise, the iron halberd and snake spear flew into the air.
"I can no longer serve Jiangdong!" Cheng Pu's hands trembled and he was about to draw his sword and kill himself.
Xu Chu was about to step forward to arrest someone, when suddenly the sound of killing on the road was loud, and a general shouted: "Look at the arrow!"
But the Wu soldiers turned back, and Huang Gai fired three arrows on his horse and shouted: "De Mou, don't commit suicide, retreat quickly!"
Cheng Pu came back to his senses and saw that Ding Feng and Ling Tong were coming to rescue him. Although he was confused as to why they came, he had no time to ask in detail and hurriedly retreated.
"A rat from the east of the Yangtze River can hurt people with hidden arrows?" Xiahou Dun was furious and took off his bow and arrow to shoot.
Since he injured one eye, Xiahou Dun's archery skills have greatly improved. He doesn't need to aim when he shoots an arrow. He only hears Cheng Pu grunt and he has hit the target.
Xu Chu was frightened by the arrow, and rushed over again with a low roar. Chen Wu, Ling Tong, and Ding Feng joined forces to attack. The Wu army caught Cheng Pu and retreated. There were bows and arrows in the rear to cover him. They fired arrows at random and turned around to retreat.
When the Wu army retreated, Xiahou Dun led his troops to follow and cover up the enemy. They chased him to the foot of Shouchun City. They saw torches on top of the city. The Wu army was waving flags and shouting, as if they were about to rush out of the city at any time. Outside the city, Cao's army was also on alert and did not dare to be careless. .
The two men led their troops and pursued them straight to the south gate. They wanted to take advantage of the chaos and rush into the city. However, they saw that the city gate had already been guarded by troops and that the archers and crossbowmen on the city were well prepared. They had no choice but to kill a group of fleeing Wu troops and retreat to the main camp.
