Miao Shang was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "The general is really the most powerful general in the world! Even though Xu Shu is wise and resourceful, he never thought that the general would dare to send troops to counterattack at this time."
"This is what the so-called sad soldiers must win!" Xu Huang sighed with emotion, clasped his fists towards Miao Shang and said: "There is no one in the army who can help me. I still need the Ming government to help me."
"This..." Miao Shang was taken aback and waved his hand: "It's not that I am greedy for life and afraid of death and unwilling to contribute. It's just that I have never led an army, so I might miss the general's important mission."
"There is no need for the Ming government to lead troops to fight!" Xu Huang said with a smile: "The wild king is in a hurry now. If I don't send troops to rescue you, Xu Shu will definitely be suspicious! The Ming government can bring a reserve of new troops, pretending to rush to help the wild king, but he turns back after dark. By the water.”
Miao Shang asked: "I wonder when we will return to camp?"
Xu Huang said: "In the past two days, Xu Shu ordered people to pretend to build a bridge and fill the river to store water. The water level upstream rose. If a company attacked the camp at night, the defenders upstream would come to rescue. The Ming government could lead people to dig the river channel, even if Ma Dai was prepared. , if you want to rescue, you can only sigh across the river."
"So that's it!" Miao Shang was stunned, but he frowned and said, "But once the general crosses the other side and releases the water, he cannot turn back. Isn't it dangerous?"
"Why should we be afraid of hardships and dangers when we are wearing strong armor for a general?" Xu Huang stood up and said loudly: "This is a last-ditch effort to make progress without retreating. It is also to prevent Xu Shu's villains from robbing my camp. If you don't succeed... you will be benevolent!"
Seeing Xu Huang's determination, Miao Shang's previous dissatisfaction with him disappeared. He cupped his fists and said: "In the past, Han Xin lined up with his back against the water and defeated the Zhao army. Now the general has broken the cauldron and sunk the boat, and he will surely be able to accomplish great feats again."
Xu Huang frowned secretly when he heard this. Han Xin was the founding father of the Han Dynasty, and Miao Shang compared him to him. Could it be that he would have a bad start?
Shaking his head violently to get rid of the bad thoughts, he ordered Miao Shang to order five thousand recruits and handymen in the rear camp, dress them up and march towards Yewang.
In the evening, Xu Huang summoned the generals of each battalion. Looking around, they were all mediocre people. He felt inexplicably sad. He passed down the order to the generals and ordered them to prepare individually. After three o'clock, he laid an ambush on the river bank to see if Xu Shu would send troops to rob the camp before making any move. Intend.
As spring and summer alternate, the night wind howls, echoing the sound of the waves, one high and one low, just like Xu Huang's ups and downs in his mind.
I originally thought that Xu Shu pretended to attack the wild king, which was a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Unexpectedly, he actually sent a large army to attack, putting himself in a dilemma. If he did not fight, he would have to retreat to Wen County.
But once he retreats, Mengjin's Zhang Ren will cross the river and go north to join forces with Xu Shu. The army of more than 100,000 people will be unable to deal with it. In fact, he has no choice.
Halfway through the third watch, there was no movement on the river. Scouts went up and down to check, but no Han troops were seen. Xu Huang made a prompt decision and divided his troops into three groups to cross the river.
The soldiers had already prepared their boats, and built a bridge upstream in the past two days to block the river. The river bed was shallow, which was convenient for crossing. After crossing the river, they lurked on the river bank. Waiting for the cavalry to attack the camp from the flank, they would rush out with the wind, set fire to the camp, and burn the camp to kill them. .
Xu Huang led three thousand fine cavalry on his own, detoured to the lower reaches of Jishui River, and used a large boat to transport the horses across the river from the ferry. Scouts came to report. There were Han cavalry patrolling ahead, but they were obviously not as energetic as yesterday and only walked around the camp.
Xu Huang was secretly happy and led his troops to rush to the camp. When they were about to reach the camp, torches were bright in the distance. When the defenders heard the sound of horse hooves, they immediately shouted a warning.
Dong dong dong——
The drums were beating loudly at the entrance of the camp, and the defenders hurriedly responded. Although Xu Shu's army was strictly disciplined, they had slacked off in the past few days and still could not withstand the attack of the cavalry.
"Kill -" Xu Huang took the lead and opened the camp gate with his axe. Before the defenders on the archery tower could release arrows, the cavalry had already swarmed in and rushed into the stronghold.
The thundering drums were mixed with shrill screams. The defenders at the gate of the camp were attacked by cavalry, and generals like Xu Huang were opening the way. Those who could not withstand it had to flee around.
"Who is bold enough to break into my camp?" During the chaos, a loud shout came from the front, and he immediately blocked the way with his sword.
Behind him, a group of cavalry was neatly formed, sitting upright on their horses, in a formation, their swords and guns flashing with cold light. At first glance, they looked like elite soldiers who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Seeing that the Han army responded so quickly, Xu Huang felt reassured. He urged his horse forward and shouted: "Xu Huang is here, who is blocking my way?"
"This is Pang De from Xiliang." Pang De looked at Xu Huang with his sword and sneered: "The thief Cao has usurped the throne and has been crowned. You and his minions have not known how to repent and surrendered early. Are you determined to be a rebel?"
Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Cao protects the country and is loyal to the court. You disobey the king's orders and disobey me. You are actually rebels!"
"Hahaha, if a thief bites you, he'll be deep in the woods!" Pang De laughed up to the sky, stared at Xu Huang and said slowly: "A thief is a thief, and a dog can't change its habit of eating shit."
"Shut up! How dare an unknown person say such arrogant words?" Xu Huang saw that Pang De was even more arrogant than Ma Chao. He was furious, urged his horse to raise his ax and came over to kill him: "Suffer death!"
Pang De laughed and raised his sword to fight. Both of them were armed with heavy weapons. They started fighting at the entrance of the camp. The sound of clashing weapons was deafening.
Xu Huang came to attack the camp, hoping to get rid of Xu Shu in one fell swoop. He came up with a fierce attack. He thought he could kill Pang De in four or five strikes, but he didn't expect that after more than ten strikes, he was evenly matched. He couldn't help but be shocked.
While they were fighting, there were shouts of killing outside the Dongying camp. In a blink of an eye, they saw flames rising into the sky, thick smoke drifting into the camp along the east wind, and fireworks filling the air.
Pang De was shocked when he saw this. He pushed Xu Huang back with all his strength, led his troops to retreat, and shouted: "Protect the military advisor and leave quickly."
At this time, the Wei army ambushing on the river bank swarmed up and rushed into the camp. The Han army could not resist. The sound of gold ringing came from the direction of the Chinese army. Apparently Xu Shu sent an order to retreat.
Pound led his troops to the Chinese army's tent. The Han army retreated into the camp and ran around. The formation was in chaos.
"I will receive the reward for my meritorious service today. Come with me!" Seeing the chaos of the Han army, Xu Huang was ecstatic and immediately ordered his troops to rush forward to pursue Pang De.
There was a bright fire in the big tent in front, and Pang De was protecting Xu Shu and hurriedly mounted his horse and headed north with his soldiers and officials.
Xu Huang rushed over and shouted: "Xu Shu, don't leave!"
Pang De immediately stepped forward to stop him and said in a deep voice: "Xu Huang, don't push yourself too far. I advise you to take care of yourself!"
Xu Huang laughed and said: "After completing the task of eradicating evil, Xu is ordered to punish thieves, how can he leave any trouble?"
Pang De was furious and fought with Xu Huang for more than ten more times. He saw the soldiers and horses in the camp fleeing in all directions, and the Wei army was constantly fighting out of the fireworks, leading the Xiliang soldiers to retreat.
After successive defeats, they finally won a complete victory this time. Xu Huang and Wei Jun were completely furious and chased them out of the north gate of the camp. They saw that more than half of the camp was burned, the sky was red with fire, and there were people running away everywhere. silhouette.
Seeing Xu Shu right in front of him, the Xiliang army relied on their superb riding skills to stop Xu Huang several times, and he was hit by an arrow at some point in his arm.
Xu Huang was so angry that he chopped several people in a row. He stared straight ahead and Xu Shu chased after him, wanting to chop the harassing Xiliang troops into pieces.
Pang De fought and ran away, fought hard to break off the rear, and yelled urgently: "Xu Huang, don't you hear that we should not pursue the enemy when we are poor?"
Xu Huang was immediately angered and laughed, "Have you finally admitted that you are bandits?"
"What the hell..." Pang De was furious, but he didn't dare to fight Xu Huang and urged his mount forward.
