In the evening, the Han army's fierce attack throughout the day finally stopped. The Wei army in Anling City survived another day and could finally take a breath.
Just thinking about facing the fierce attack of the Han army tomorrow, and not knowing how many lives will be lost, the hearts of the Wei soldiers are still very heavy, and the broth in the bowls does not seem to be so fragrant.
"Hey, it's so rare to have meat for tonight's meal!" At this time, some Wei soldiers discovered that what the gang leader ladled into their bowls was actually broth. Although there were only two or three pieces of meat in it, it still wasn't. It was enough to make them shout with excitement.
The Han army had been besieging the city for many days, and the food in the city had long been collected and distributed uniformly. In the past few days, the Wei army could still eat two meals a day, one dry and one thin. In the past two days, they could only eat gruel.
Tonight, each Wei soldier was not only given a full bowl of dry rice, but also a bowl of broth for the first time. It was indeed a long-awaited meal. No wonder the Wei soldiers were so excited.
However, unlike the joyful new soldiers, some officers and veterans in the Wei army were not so happy, because they knew from years of experience in fighting that they would often have to go through hard battles before their superiors would let the troops have a full meal.
Having said that, they still had to eat when they should, and they had to eat more than ordinary people. They gathered around the fire-headed soldiers who were eating and asked for more for themselves, because they understood that only when they are full can they have a better chance. Survive the war.
"Are the provisions, equipment and other supplies ready?" Cao Zhen asked in the lobby of the county temple.
Wu Kun, who was sitting at the bottom, said: "Come back to the general, all the baggage is ready and ready to go at any time. However, only a few of us and I know the military order for the breakout. I don't know when it will be passed on to all the troops?"
Cao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "The order will be passed on in another hour."
"promise."
Cao Zhen asked again: "Have the affairs in the city been properly arranged?"
"The general has already said hello to several prominent people in the city. They will know what to do after our army breaks through."
Cao Zhen nodded and said: "You are the only capable person beside me. Please work harder. When we meet up with Guo Shijun and the others, we can turn the crisis around."
After two months of fierce fighting, Wu Kun was the only general left by Cao Zhen who could entrust him with important responsibilities. The other generals were either killed by the Han army or isolated. Therefore, Cao Zhen could only stick to him at this time. One person calls the shots.
Of course, there were several captains present in the lobby at this time. As General Cao Zhen, it was rare for him to directly instruct mid-level officers like captains to do things in the past, but now there was no one available, so he had to personally deal with these mid-level officers. The officer gave some instructions.
"You must also do your best to assist General Wu in handling military affairs. As long as we can successfully break through tonight, Paul and others will be promoted to officers." Cao Zhen encouraged the lieutenants.
When all the captains heard this, their blood was racing and their hearts were racing. They quickly responded in unison: "I will obey the general's orders."
Soon it was time to give birth to the son. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, more than 5,000 Wei troops in Anling City had gathered in the east city. Most of the Wei troops standing on duty on the other three walls were made up of straw men because it was too dark. The Han troops outside found nothing unusual.
Cao Zhen was riding on a tall black horse. He looked up at the sky and calculated that the time was almost up. Then he took out the sword from his waist, pointed it at the sky, and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate, all the troops." Suimou breaks through the encirclement and fights his way back to Chang'an!"
"Fight back to Chang'an, fight back to Chang'an..."
Encouraged by the slogan of returning to Chang'an, all the Wei troops rushed out of the east city gate and went straight to the weak points of the Han army. Wu Kun led the remaining 800 cavalry at the front, and Cao Zhen led the infantry closely. follow.
The person in charge of the siege of the east city was Jiang Wei. He had already fallen asleep at this time. Suddenly he heard the shouts of killing Zhentian outside the camp. He immediately woke up, stood up from the bed, and went straight to the outside of the tent to check the situation.
It was still the twelfth lunar month, and the weather was freezing cold. Jiang Wei hadn't even had time to put on his outer robe, and was only wearing a single layer of clothing. But he saw the flames soaring into the sky and the longing figures outside the camp, and he didn't feel the cold at all.
"What happened?" Jiang Wei asked loudly.
At this time, a school captain rushed from the front and asked him anxiously.
Che said: "General Qi, a large group of Wei troops suddenly came out from the east city and has broken through the two antlers of our army."
"How many people are there in the Wei army?"
The captain replied: "I don't know the exact number. According to my humble observation, there are no less than two thousand people. The cavalry rushing in front is almost a thousand people."
"The Wei army is coming out in full force, Cao Zhen is trying to break out!" Jiang Wei reacted immediately after hearing this, and said calmly: "You quickly go and integrate the sergeants to intercept. You must block the Wei army. Reinforcements will arrive soon." come over."
"No." The captain quickly accepted the order and went to organize the sergeants to fight.
Jiang Wei ordered one of the guards behind him: "Go to Nancheng quickly and report the situation here to the Prime Minister, and ask him to send troops for reinforcements immediately."
"promise."
Jiang Wei shouted to the remaining guards: "Bring me my armor." After a moment, he put on his armor with the help of his guards, got on his horse, and personally led the entire team of hundreds of sergeants to attack the Wei army. Kill.
The shouts of killing in the east city had already alerted the Han troops outside other city gates. Zhuge Liang thought about it briefly and understood Cao Zhen's plan.
He immediately summoned Yang Qing and Zhao Yun and said, "In the morning, you will immediately lead your cavalry to the south. I predict that although Cao Zhen fought out of the east city, he will turn south and flee. Guo Huai and others may have already fled south by now." It's less than ten miles away from Nancheng.
You hurry up to intercept, don't let Cao Zhen and Guo Huai's army join forces, drag them for a while, and then we will kill them. "
"I have the order." Yang Qing accepted the order with his hands, ran out of the tent, returned to the camp, and began to gather troops.
Zhuge Liang said to Zhao Yun again: "Zilong, you also lead your troops and horses to the south to support Mingzhi."
Zhao Yun clasped his fists in agreement and asked, "Prime Minister, I have led my army to leave. I wonder what we should do with the Wei army in the east city?"
"Don't worry, old general, I will immediately go with An Guo, Deyan and others to reinforce Bo Yue." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Yun understands. Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will go and fight Mingzhi to cut off Cao Zhen's return."
Cao Zhen chose to abandon the city tonight to break out of the siege, catching Jiang Wei off guard. Although this incident was somewhat beyond the expectations of Zhuge Liang and others, Yang Qing, Zhao Yun, Guan Xing and others were all famous generals, and their subordinates were well-trained. Late at night Assembling troops and horses can still be done neatly and quickly.
Only about two-quarters of an hour later, Yang Qing had assembled thousands of cavalry under his command and led the army southward.
But his speed was still a little slower. Not long after he left the camp gate, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the east, as if a large group of cavalry was arriving.
"No, Guo Huai must have sent his cavalry to take the lead." Yang Qing said in surprise.
Liu Yin on the right asked hurriedly: "Envoy, what should we do now? Are we going to the east city to support?"
"No, the military order given to us by the Prime Minister is to go to the south to intercept. Although the Wei cavalry has arrived, Guo Huai's infantry must still be behind. We rush over to intercept the infantry, and the Prime Minister and others will handle it in the east city."
Liu Yin nodded and said, "General, I understand."
"Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories..."
At this moment, Cao Zhen successfully reunited with Fei Yao, who came to meet him, and the Wei soldiers couldn't help but cheer.
Although Jiang Wei responded well and dispatched in time, he still had less than 3,000 troops. Cao Zhen was already barely able to block Cao Zhen's surprise attack. Now he was attacked by thousands of Wei cavalry behind him. Under the attack from both inside and outside, he was finally able to stop him. The Wei army could not stand.
