That night, Liu Bei continued to receive news from spies.
"Report!"
"Cao's army has left the camp and is heading towards Yuan Shu's army."
Upon hearing the news, Liu Bei was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly ordered his troops and horses and rushed toward Yuan Shu's army camp overnight.
At the same time, Cao Cao also received a report from spies that Liu Bei had left the camp.
"Haha, great, Liu Xuande has already set off."
At midnight, Liu Bei led his troops to ambush in the south of Yuan Shu's army camp, and Cao Cao led his troops to ambush in the north.
Cao Cao hid in the woods, listening to the news from the spies, but there was a solemn look in his eyes.
Although this battle has been planned, it is no small matter. Once successful, both Liu Bei and Yuan Shujun will be severely damaged and will no longer be able to fight against themselves.
But if it fails, the consequences will be very serious.
The troops and horses that went to attack this time were led by Cao Cao's fierce general Cao Chun. The reason why he was sent out was because he was the cavalry commander.
Through this period of piecing together, Cao Chun already had 600 horses, which were all Cao Cao's cavalry assets. Once they were lost, the consequences would be disastrous.
In addition to these 600 cavalry, 2,000 infantry were also sent to confuse the enemy.
Just as Cao Cao was constantly calculating the gains and losses in his mind, Cao Chun, wearing armor, walked over from a distance.
"I will finally meet my lord."
Cao Cao nodded, "Are you ready?"
Cao Chun handed over his hand again, "It's ready."
Although this sneak attack was very dangerous, there was no fear in Cao Chun's eyes, but a hint of excitement.
At his age, he hopes to make great achievements, and this sneak attack is the best opportunity to prove him.
Cao Cao nodded and said slowly, "When you enter Yuan Shujun's camp later, you must be careful. If you find anything wrong, exit immediately. Do you understand?"
In the Battle of Yanzhou, Cao Cao lost too many generals, which made him heartbroken. Now, he didn't want to lose any more people.
Cao Chun hurriedly handed over his hand, "Thank you for your concern, Lord. I will be careful in the end."
Cheng Yu walked over with a serious look on his face, "Lord, the time has come, shall we start executing the plan?"
Cao Cao turned his head again and looked in the direction of Yuan Shujun's camp. He was silent for a long time and nodded.
"let's start."
Cao Chun hurriedly handed over his hands, turned around and left.
Not long after, Cao Chun led a group of soldiers and horses, cautiously approaching Yuan Shujun's camp. When he could no longer hide, he ordered a strong attack.
Yuan Shujun always believed that Liu Bei did not dare to come for a sneak attack, so there were no road corners or trenches dug outside the entire camp to prevent the enemy from charging.
Cao Chun gave an order, and his soldiers and horses immediately took out their weapons and silently rushed towards the direction where Yuan Shu's army would win.
Yuan Shujun's soldiers were rushed within a hundred steps by the enemy. Only then did they realize that there was an enemy, and they screamed in fear.
"No, there's an enemy sneak attack."
The archers lurking around hurriedly picked up their bows and arrows, trying to launch a long-range attack.
Whoosh!
But after only a sparse bow and arrow attack, Cao Chun led a group of cavalry to the gate of the camp and shouted.
"Go away."
Ji Ling, the leader of Yuan Shu's army, was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard someone coming to report.
"General, it's bad, someone is here to attack!"
Well!
Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, his face changed drastically, he jumped up from the bed and roared.
"Hurry up and send the order down to meet the enemy."
Ji Ling hurriedly put on his armor. When he walked out of the tent, there were already fires and thick smoke outside. The shouts of death and screams made it even more desolate.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Ji Ling has rich combat experience. Although there are constant shouts of killing and fires outside, it is only to the east.
Ji Ling immediately ordered his guards to go to the west to deliver the order, immediately gathered his troops and horses, and hurried out to meet the enemy.
When being attacked by the enemy, the most important thing is to form a team of soldiers and horses, wait until the mood is stable, and then gather the panicked soldiers, so as to stabilize the morale of the army and save the defeat.
Ji Ling's strategy was undoubtedly correct. The west side was not affected as expected. Although people were panicked, they were able to organize into an army and pull them over so they could fight.
"Brothers, the enemy dares to sneak attack on us and let them taste the power of our Huainan Bingma."
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Following Ji Ling's order, Yuan Shu's army, which had been organized, immediately rushed towards the east.
Ji Ling led his troops not far away, and saw heavy losses to the east. A large number of tents were burned down, and countless enemies were chasing his soldiers. He was furious and roared with gritted teeth.
"Charge and capture them all for me."
The soldiers of Yuan Shu's army were indeed brave. They immediately rushed forward with their weapons brandished. In just a moment, they defeated the enemy step by step.
Seeing that something was not going well, Cao Chun hurriedly shouted, "Retreat!"
Everyone had been waiting for this order for a long time, immediately gave up on the enemy, turned around and ran away.
It was just for the convenience of running fast, so Cao Chun led his soldiers to fight in Yuan Shujun's camp, but they were always on the outside.
And in order to make this sneak attack more realistic, their killing of enemies was secondary, and the main thing was to set fires to make the scene look bigger.
Ji Ling saw that the enemy actually wanted to run away, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "It's not that easy to run away now that you're here."
"The whole army obeys the order. If the enemy wants to escape, everyone should chase me. No one can escape today."
Following the order, Yuan Shujun immediately waved his weapons and chased after the fleeing enemy.
Ji Ling was not angry and led his troops to charge forward, hoping to avenge his previous humiliation.
He originally thought that Liu Beijun did not dare to attack secretly, but he never expected that he would actually dare to attack. This was a slap in his face. This tone was absolutely intolerable!
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
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"Report!"
A spy ran back on horseback, "Cao Jun has sent troops to sneak attack Yuan Shujun's camp. Now the fighting is fierce and many tents have been burned down."
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the news from the spies. Zhang Fei, who was standing next to him, couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, that's great. This time, Cao Mengde finally fell into our trap."
Jian Yong smiled and cupped his hands, "Liu Shijun, as long as Cao Mengde is fooled this time, he will definitely fight with Yuan Shu's army and both sides will suffer. Then it will be the best time for our army to send troops."
Liu Bei was also ecstatic in his heart and nodded, "Thanks to all of you, I was able to devise this plan to severely damage Cao Mengde and Yuan Shu's army and give our army a chance. It's really great."
Having said this, Liu Bei turned his head and looked at the faint fire in the distance, and said with a smile, "Pass the order, and when the thing is done, everyone will be rewarded."
