Gan Ning led nearly a hundred brothers to perform for a long time, until Xu Shu asked them to stop.
Xu Shu looked at Xu Shu and Zhao Yun and said, "How is it?"
Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu looked at each other and smiled.
Zhang Xiu praised: "It's amazing!"
Xu Shu nodded and said to Gan Ning, "I'll leave this task to you today."
Xu Shu called everyone in and recounted the details of tonight's mission to everyone several times.
After finishing the arrangement, Gan Ning took nearly a hundred brothers to eat and drink well, and then fell asleep.
Time passed bit by bit.
When night fell, after all the soldiers finished eating, they acted according to the plan.
There are a thousand people in the grove on the left, led by Tian Yu.
A thousand people on the other side of the river on the right were led by Huang Gai.
There are 10,000 people in the middle, led by Zhao Yun personally, with Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong as deputy.
Chen Jiao was responsible for lighting the fire.
Xu Shu led Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Zhou Fang, Ling Tong and others to patrol the city wall to prevent accidents.
However, no accident occurred in Yuan Shao's army camp.
At this time, Yuan Shao's army was in command, and Yuan Tan, Zhou Yu and other generals were discussing the siege plan.
According to the plan, since they have trekked from Pengcheng, they will rest and recuperate tonight and arrange a close patrol to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks.
Practice tomorrow.
In the afternoon the day after tomorrow, Yuan Shao's 30,000 reinforcements arrived.
The 30,000 reinforcements were led by Yan Liang, one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei.
Thirty thousand reinforcements, in addition to four thousand cavalry, eight thousand shield soldiers, and eighteen thousand archers.
As one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei Province, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were as close as brothers.
Although among Yuan Shao's four great generals, only Wen Chou specialized in cavalry.
However, Yan Liang is only stronger than Wen Chou.
Yan Liang is good at both cavalry and infantry.
In order to capture Xuzhou this time, Yuan Shao sent two of the Four Pillars of Hebei: Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and also assisted his eldest son Yuan Tan, which shows his determination.
Although Wen Chou is now dead in battle.
However, Zhou Yu thought that given the relationship between Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yan Liang's joining the battlefield would only make him stronger.
Therefore, Zhou Yu insisted on waiting for Yan Liang and his army to arrive the day after tomorrow, rest for a day, and then attack the city.
At that time, Yan Liang took over Wen Chou's 6,000 cavalry, plus the 4,000 cavalry he brought, for a total of 10,000 cavalry, stationed on both sides of the army.
He and Yuan Tan led nearly 70,000 other troops to guard the central army.
There are cavalry to press the formation. When the time comes, catapults and arrow towers will attack at the same time, and then cooperate with the movement of shield troops to attack the city in three stages.
The first two times consume the city wall.
If the Jiangdong defenders dare to attack, they will rely on the cooperation of cavalry, shield soldiers, and archers to consume the effective strength of the Jiangdong defenders in the city.
The third time, Xiapi must be taken.
After experiencing the previous defeats, Jiang Qi and other generals did not dare to speak anymore.
Yuan Tan adopted Zhou Yu's strategy.
Afterwards, Yuan Tan personally accompanied Zhou Yu back to the camp to let him have a good rest.
After watching Zhou Yu fall asleep, Yuan Tan returned to his tent to rest.
He really found that it was so easy for him to have Zhou Yu make suggestions.
Zhou Yu's strategy fully met his requirements for combat deployment.
After Yuan Jun's camp went to rest, Tian Yu, Huang Gai, and Gan Ning led their respective armies to their destination.
Nearing the third watch, the city gate opened.
Zhao Yun was in command of the central army, with Zhang Xiu and Huang Zhong commanding the left and right respectively. Ten thousand troops quietly poured out of the city and came to the other side of the moat, but did not take any action.
Behind Zhao Yun, Huo Jun kept looking at the city behind him.
Everyone held their breath.
Finally, at the third watch, Chen Jiao lit a raging fire in the city.
Huo Jun hurriedly said to Zhao Yun: "Captain Zhao, there's a fire!"
Zhao Yun said sternly: "Shout and move forward slowly!"
The ordering soldiers shouted in unison: "Shout, advance slowly towards the front!"
The ten thousand troops roared together.
At the same time, on both sides of the army in Yuan Shao's camp, flames filled the mountains and plains!
There were sounds of fighting and fire in all directions!
In Yuan Shao's camp, the soldiers were sleeping soundly.
The sudden sound of fighting made many people not even dare to put on their clothes and rushed out of the camp.
Yuan Tan even rolled off the bed, using his hands and feet, and ran out of the tent like a melon.
Why are there sounds of fighting from all directions?
Could it be that the enemy's night attack has already entered the military camp?
Yuan Tan's heart stopped beating, his face turned pale, and he hurried to Zhou Yu's camp.
Zhou Yu was also frightened!
This scene was completely unexpected.
He could not think of any possibility of the Jiangdong defenders attacking the military camp at night!
Before nightfall, he had asked Yuan Tan to arrange a close patrol of soldiers!
How did the Jiangdong defenders escape the attention of patrolling soldiers?
With the help of the old medical worker, Zhou Yu also got off the bed with difficulty. Not daring to put on his coat, he walked directly out of the camp tent and walked towards the handsome tent.
The military camp was in chaos.
Yuan Tan rushed over, calling his guards to follow him as he ran: "Gong Jin! Gong Jin! Protect Gong Jin!"
Zhou Yu listened to the noise from all directions, looked at the chaotic military camp, and looked at the surrounding firelight, his nervous expression quickly dissipated.
Yuan Tan arrived with his personal guards at this time, and said in horror: "Gong Jin, enemy troops are attacking from all directions, how should we respond?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said comfortingly: "Eldest Master Wuyou, please calm down everyone quickly and continue to go back to the camp to sleep."
Pointing to the firelights in all directions, Zhou Yu said: "Look at these firelights. It seems that there are many enemy troops and they have already attacked. However, if you think about it carefully, these are just bluffs."
"Just think about it, if the enemy army really attacked at night, how could they wave their flags and shout in such a distant place?"
"What's the point of such a night attack?"
"A night attack is to surprise the enemy, break into the enemy's formation, kill the general and capture the flag, and destroy the enemy's confidence."
"In the current situation, the enemy seems to be afraid that we don't know about it and wants to give us enough time to prepare for war."
"Totally impossible."
"Besides, didn't the eldest master notice? The noise in our ears is all from our own soldiers."
"There were no screams or fighting sounds at all."
"How can it be!"
"One more thing. Before nightfall, the eldest son has asked the soldiers to arrange patrols."
"How could the enemy escape the patrol's eyes?"
Yuan Tan laughed out loud when Zhou Yu said this.
indeed so!
It really couldn't be a night attack.
Yuan Tan quickly asked his personal guards to inform others to calm down and that it was not an enemy attack.
The personal guards ran in all directions, following Yuan Tan's instructions.
Yuan Tan looked at the chaotic crowd around him and began to calm down, and then asked Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, since it is not really a night attack, why are the Jiangdong defenders making such movements from all directions? It can't be that they are bored and come to look for us. Are you happy?"
After a pause, Yuan Tan pointed directly ahead, towards the Xiapi City Gate and said: "Furthermore, with the dense firelight and the sound of fighting approaching, there are quite a lot of people in front of us! I estimate there are tens of thousands of people at least. "
"There is no point in recruiting so many people just to bluff."
Zhou Yu also fell into doubts.
Zhou Yu closed his eyes, slowly turned his body, and listened to the movement around him.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Tan quickly motioned for the surroundings to quiet down.
Suddenly, Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.
He heard something unusual!
There seems to be the sound of horse hooves?
The faint sound of fighting?
Screams?
Zhou Yu turned to look in the direction of the sound, pointed over and said, "Why are there the sounds of horse hooves and fighting in the direction of the camp? Send someone quickly to inquire!"
Yuan Tan hurriedly called for his personal guards and asked them to follow the rear pointed by Zhou Yu to inquire.
The personal guards ran over quickly.
Before they could run very far, a strong wind blew in their faces, oppressing them so much that they couldn't breathe.
The next moment, in the light of the fire, a war horse emerged from the night and charged straight towards him!
Several personal guards stared with horror on their faces, and a broken voice blurted out from their throats: "Enemy attack!!!"
The war horses trampled right over them!
The scimitar flashed with blood and slashed across their bodies!
Wisps of blood splashed into the void!
Dozens of war horses flew past the corpses of several personal guards in an instant!
Yuan Tan and Zhou Yu also heard the dying cries of the guards.
The personal guards hurriedly surrounded the two people, three times inside and three times outside.
Dozens of war horses galloped less than twenty steps away from them.
On the war horses, dozens of young men were naked from the waist up and holding scimitars in their hands. They were all grinning ferociously as they ran forward.
The leader, wearing a bell on his head and holding a machete, screamed happily while slashing at the knocked down soldiers.
As he passed by Zhou Yu, the leader turned his head and blinked at Zhou Yu, who was stunned and pale.
Seeing how arrogant these dozens of riders were, Yuan Tan jumped up and said: "Kill! Surround them! Stop them and don't let anyone go!"
However, just as he was roaring, the figures of these dozens of riders had disappeared into the night.
At Yuan Shao's army camp, countless soldiers quickly gathered from all directions and chased them in the direction where dozens of riders were fighting.
At the front of the army camp, Yuan Shao's army was all nervous.
Ahead, the army all over the mountains and plains is slowly approaching!
attack?
Still not attacking?
The general has sent people to the commander's tent to seek orders from Yuan Tan, but has not yet received a reply.
The next moment, the sound of fighting quickly approached behind them.
A burst of people fell on their backs!
Dozens of riders rushed out from behind like lightning and merged into the army slowly approaching from the front.
The army in front of the mountains and plains is none other than Zhao Yun and others.
Seeing Gan Ning set off with nearly a hundred brothers, and now more than eighty brothers have returned. Everyone's naked upper body was covered with blood. Zhao Yunchong nodded to Gan Ning, who was some of the leaders and some were still unfinished, and said: "Withdraw the troops." !”
This time the army retreated to Xiapi City like a tide.
Seeing that the firelight from all directions disappeared quickly, especially the firelight from the front, which quickly disappeared into Xiapi City, Zhou Yu sighed and said to the angry Yuan Tan beside him: "The so-called bluff is because I made a mistake in judgment. The enemy is indeed this time. The night attack was just a night attack with less than a hundred cavalrymen."
"Although there are only a hundred cavalry, they can move freely among our army and fight wantonly."
Zhou Yu said quietly: "It seems that this attack on the city will be extremely difficult."
"There are wise men among the enemy's army."
"My lord, let the soldiers expand the patrol area. Also, inform all camps that no one is allowed to leave the camp at night without an order, even if they are attacked at night!"
(End of chapter)
