"Then let's send out men first to search the mountains and forests."
Yu Jin thought for a while and suggested.
"That's fine! It's better to be careful in everything."
Zhang He nodded.
Yu Jin immediately called several low-level generals and asked them to each lead a team of men and go into the jungle to search.
Sure enough, just as Yu Jin and Zhang He had worried, it didn't take long for Sergeant Cao's soldiers to find traces of Liu Bei's men in the forest.
After a fierce battle, Cao Jun successfully defeated them.
While cleaning the battlefield, flammable substances such as kerosene were also found.
This news was quickly sent to Cao Cao by Zhang He and Yu Jin.
"Zhuge Villager is not as powerful as he thought."
Cao Cao said sarcastically,
"It's just a big victory, and it's ridiculous to think of repeating the same tricks!"
"What my father said is absolutely true. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang must pay the price this time!"
Cao Pi said bitterly.
"Zhongkang!"
Cao Cao shouted.
"The general is here!"
Xu Chu cupped his hands and said.
"Immediately send someone to tell the two generals Wen Ze and Jun Yi to rush to Wancheng as soon as possible to prevent Liu Bei from running away!"
"Here!"
Xu Chu took the order and left!
…
After repelling Liu Bei's ambush army, Yu Jin and Zhang He felt relieved.
They ordered the march to be accelerated, and finally arrived at Wancheng before dusk.
However, unexpectedly, the gates of Wancheng were wide open, and no sign of Liu Bei's army was seen!
Yu Jin and Zhang He did not dare to enter the city immediately for fear of falling into Zhuge Liang's trick.
But after careful observation and sending scouts into the city to search, they finally determined that Liu Bei had abandoned the city with his army and fled!
"What? Liu Bei escaped?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, a little disappointed, but he soon felt relieved.
After all, Liu Bei is good at escaping, and he doesn't run away just once or twice!
"He can run fast! Let's enter the city first!"
Although the losses this time were not small, it was enough as long as Wancheng was recovered and Liu Bei could not threaten Xudu.
By this time the sky had darkened.
Following Cao Cao's order, Cao Jun began to march slowly towards the center of Wancheng.
Guo Jia stood by the water, looking at Wancheng thoughtfully.
When Cao Cao saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said,
"What is the military advisor thinking?"
"Wei Gong, I think this is unreasonable."
Guo Jia said in confusion,
"Liu Bei spent a lot of effort to capture Wancheng. How could he let it go so easily?"
Before Cao Cao could answer, Cao Pi on the side smiled and said,
"What's the matter? It's just that the big-eared thieves see that our army is powerful and don't dare to stop it!"
"My subordinates also feel that something is wrong with Liu Bei's retreat."
Xun You said softly.
Wancheng is different from other county towns. It is the seat of Nanyang County and the front line against Liu Biao.
Therefore, in the years after Zhang Xiu surrendered, Cao Cao ordered many repairs and reinforcements.
Liu Bei had just won a victory, and the morale of his 30,000 troops was at high levels.
If the city is defended, even if Cao Cao has an army of 100,000, he will not be able to capture it so easily.
After hearing what they said, Cao Cao also felt that this matter was weird.
"It's a pity. If the eldest brother were here, he would definitely know Liu Bei's thoughts."
Xu Chu shook his head.
"Third brother, no one will treat you as mute if you don't speak!"
Dian Wei glared at Xu Chu.
Unlike Xu Chu, he naturally understood the subtle relationship between Yang Ling and Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was not angry at Xu Chu's rash mention of Yang Ling.
He even sighed secretly in his heart.
As Xu Chu said, if Ziyi were here, he would definitely be able to figure out Liu Bei's intentions.
It's just a pity that for Cao Pi, I have to suppress him!
Hearing Xu Chu mention Yang Ling, Guo Jia suddenly remembered Yang Ling's instructions before leaving, and an idea flashed in his mind!
"Wei Gong, I know Liu Bei's intention!"
He lost his voice and said,
"Please also ask Wei Gong to stop the army quickly and don't let them enter the city again!"
"Why?"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia in shock.
"Before leaving, Ziyi specifically reminded me that Zhuge Liang likes to attack with fire!"
Guo Jia explained.
"So what? Didn't the two generals Wen Ze and Jun Yi repulse Liu Bei's army who was preparing to burn them on the way?"
Cao Pi smiled nonchalantly.
"Having said that, who can be sure that it's not Zhuge Liang who is playing tricks?!"
Guo Jia said in a hurried tone,
"If what Ziyi said is true, I'm afraid that Wancheng is already full of fire starters right now!"
Seeing that he spoke so sincerely, and Yang Ling never makes a mistake.
After hearing this, Cao Cao's heart sank and he quickly said to Xu Chu,
"Zhongkang, call the troops quickly, let them come out, and send people to search the city to see if there is anything that can ignite the fire as the military advisor said by offering wine!"
"Here!"
Xu Chu left quickly.
According to Cao Cao's instructions, Cao Jun immediately stopped entering Wancheng.
Xu Chu also led people to search the city.
Sure enough, as Guo Jia said, Xu Chu found sulfur, flames, and saltpeter in the houses in the city to ignite the fire!
He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly galloped out on his horse.
However, before Xu Chu could see Cao Cao, a corner of the city suddenly burst into flames!
At this time, the weather was crisp and dry, and the city was full of fire-generating objects.
But in the blink of an eye, a single spark spread like a prairie fire, quickly sweeping through the entire Wancheng!
This time, Cao Jun’s officers and soldiers suffered a lot!
According to Cao Cao's military orders, most of the troops have entered Wancheng, and some are even preparing to rest.
Although they received the order to evacuate Wancheng, in the rush, there was no time for all personnel to evacuate.
The fire spread and enveloped the entire city.
The fire soaring into the sky even illuminates the night!
Those soldiers of Cao Cao who had no time to escape were instantly swallowed up by the fire!
"Quick, put out the fire!"
Cao Cao quickly ordered.
Fortunately, Wancheng is adjacent to the Feishui River. The soldiers of Cao Cao who were lucky enough to escape immediately filled the vessels with water and tried to put out the fire.
But in the face of the fierce fire, it is a drop in the bucket!
Listening to the screams and shouts coming from the city, Cao Cao's face became extremely ugly!
This Zhuge Liang is such a bastard!
When I catch him, I must let him try the feeling of being roasted by fire!
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A cry of death came from a distance!
The night was dark at this time, and although the fire in Wancheng illuminated the night sky, the situation in the distance was still pitch black and could not be seen clearly.
"Except for what?"
Cao Cao was shocked and angry!
"Wei Gong, something bad happened, Liu Bei's army... came back again!"
Yu Jin, who was in charge of putting out the fire, stumbled over.
Cao Cao felt a chill suddenly rise from his back, and his hands and feet were also cold!
At present, Cao's army was in chaos, and they were all busy putting out the fire.
Liu Bei chose this juncture to come back, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Cao Jun!
