Now that Cao's army is running out of food and grass, even if he retreats, there is a risk of food shortage mutiny. Liu Ye advocates continuing to launch an all-out attack. If he can capture Yangping Pass, he can solve the food crisis.
While Liu Ye sent people to report his opinions to Cao Cao, he followed Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun's troops, intending to encourage them and Xiahou Yuan to launch a night attack.
As dusk fell, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu's messenger troops walked in the dark, but because they had never been to the front line, they lost their way in the foggy mountains.
"General Yuan Rang, we have been detouring for two hours. Which mountain is General Miaocai on?" Liu Ye usually rode horses with the army, but he was complaining on foot at night.
Because there were only a thousand soldiers who went up the mountain to deliver the order, and they were afraid that Zhang Wei would arrange for an ambush on the way, they did not dare to use torches to reveal their whereabouts, and they only relied on the not-so-bright moonlight in the sky to travel.
As a general, Xiahou Dun was also speechless. He said to himself that the general only has one eye left. Do you still need me to show you the way? Where have you been to the front lines during these times? But after all, he had a high status in the military, so he had to answer Liu Ye's question.
At this time, everything was dark, and there were weak lights in several hilltop camps. Xiahou Dun pointed to the brightest military camp among them and said: "According to my many years of experience, that is Miaocai's camp."
"Then we can hurry up and find a way to organize a night attack on the enemy camp while General Miaocai is not resting." Liu Ye suggested.
Xiahou Dun shook his head and replied: "My lord asked us to cover the withdrawal. If you disobey orders on the battlefield, you may be beheaded. If Mr. Zi Yang can change Duke Wei's mind, then I will let Miao Cai attack Zhang Wei at night."
Liu Ye said awkwardly: "I have sent someone to report to Wei Gong. I think it was because it was dark and it was inconvenient to deliver orders. Wei Gong encountered food shortages many times during his campaign. The general should be very familiar with it. How can he achieve great success without taking risks and using surprises?" ?”
"Ah this." Xiahou Dun recalled Cao Cao's early years. Whether he was fighting Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, or resisting Yuan Shao's attack in Hebei, most of the time he was not rich in food and grass, and almost every battle was in embarrassment. He was especially fond of the then The battle for Yanzhou is still fresh in my memory, because there was the sad story of Xiahou Dun.
When Lu Bu attacked Cao Cao's rear in Yanzhou, Cheng Yu made preserved human meat because of lack of food. Not only was Xiahou Dun blinded in one eye at that time, but he also believed that he had surrendered and was captured by Lu Bu's men. "General Meat Ticket" became a lifelong joke for him.
The past flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, and Xiahou Dun took off the cloth covering his blind eyes, letting the cool wind in the mountains blow at the scarred eye holes.
Although it was already a crisp autumn day, as he kept climbing up the mountain at night, the sweat on his body had already soaked his underwear. The salty sweat made me itchy.
The troops who went up the mountain to deliver orders did not hold up torches, and Xiahou Dun himself was at the front of the team, so he was not worried about anyone seeing his ferocious face.
The blind Xiahou gave random directions and led more than a thousand soldiers to look for the light. When they just reached the entrance of the village, the defensive soldiers were so frightened that they shouted: "Ghost!"
Several sentries were so frightened that they peed their butts and ran towards the stronghold in a panic. They shouted in panic: The ghost is coming, the one-eyed ghost is coming.
Zhang Lu calls himself "Shijun" in the Wudou Rice Sect, and those followers who follow him and become soldiers are called "ghost soldiers". It is ironic that ghost soldiers are afraid of ghosts.
As the sentries screamed, the sleeping "ghost soldiers" had no idea what was going on. Soon the whole camp became a mess. Many people were carried to Yangping Pass without even putting on their clothes. Xiahou Dun fled, this unexpected situation was not expected by Cao Jun. Xiahou Dun put on a blindfold at the reminder of General Pi.
This camp is Zhang Wei's main camp. At this time, he was furious in his main tent. Yangpingguan deputy general Yang Ren took advantage of the opportunity to transport food and came here to report to him about the situation of general Yang Bai.
Zhang Wei understands the importance of the people better than anyone in the tent. Although Yang Bai has an urgent need to open up food channels, such a 'stupid' behavior will inevitably lose Zhang Lu's foundation in Hanzhong, and all the people in Hanzhong will be gone, leaving an empty shell. Meaningless.
Zhang Wei originally planned to return to Yangpingguan overnight and ask his deputy Yang Ren to replace his commander Yang Bai, but suddenly there was a panic and shouting outside the tent. He hurriedly called his bodyguard to ask: "What happened in the camp?"
"We met a direct descendant at the west gate of Dazhai, and the person leading it seems to be a one-eyed ghost general." The guard said hesitantly.
Zhang Wei slammed the case and shouted: "This is really unreasonable. They are ghost soldiers themselves. They are afraid of meeting Cao's ghost generals? Which general is willing to kill the evil ghosts? I also want to stabilize the panic situation in the camp."
None of the generals in the camp responded after hearing the words. They were influenced by Zhang Lu and all believed in the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. Originally, the sect preached about gods and ghosts, but now who is not afraid of the sinister wind at night?
"The general is willing to go." Yang Ren was grateful for Zhang Wei's kindness in "reinstating his official position" and took the initiative to step forward and ask for help to retreat from the enemy.
Zhang Wei nodded happily, "The peripheral scouts did not report the enemy attack. This means that there were not many Cao troops who attacked the mountains at night. You quickly lead a team of troops to the Xizhai Gate. No matter if he is a human or a ghost, he will directly take the lead to see me." "
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Yang Ren clasped his fists and turned to leave. He raised the curtain to face a gust of evil wind, which directly blew out the candlelight in the big tent. Zhang Wei and other generals felt that their arms were a little cold, and then they also walked out of the main tent.
The lights in the camp were dim at night, and the soldiers took off their armor at night. Xiahou Dun and others had no idea they were in the wrong place. Looking at the chaotic situation in front of him, Xiahou Dun was still secretly wondering: How does Miaocai manage the army? Why are you running away before you receive the order to retreat?
Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu led their troops to slowly approach the camp, and soon Yang Ren led a team of soldiers and horses to attack them fiercely.
"Who dares to pretend to be gods and ghosts to rob the camp? I, Yang Ren, don't care about any one-eyed ghost generals. My big sword can kill people and slay ghosts." Yang Ren held the big sword and sat on the horse, condescendingly. The moonlight cast a cold light on the blade, and he didn't care about it at all. Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and others took it seriously.
Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu were both on foot. Although their martial arts were good, they were naturally at a disadvantage without horses.
The one-eyed ghost general Yang Ren mentioned must be Xiahou Dun, so when Xiahou Dun saw Yang Ren galloping towards him, he instinctively retreated to the rear, leaving the frontmost position to Xu Chu.
The purpose of Xu Chu going up the mountain was to protect Xiahou Dun. At this time, facing the menacing Yang Ren, he wanted to dismount him first.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Ren's horse was already in front of him. Xu Chuqing raised his Fire Cloud Saber and fought hard to block the incoming sword. He then rolled to relieve his force and dodge, and then rolled directly to the side of the tent.
Yang Ren dispersed Xiahou Dun's vanguard, but ignored the one-eyed ghost general. Instead, he reined in his horse and turned around to target the 'reckless man' who had just blocked the sword. He believed that Xu Chu was the leader of the sneak attackers, and what he had to do at this moment was To capture the thief, capture the king first.
