Chapter 260 Unacceptable Ending
"Yuan Rang, why are you back?" Five days later, Cao Hong asked unexpectedly when he saw Xiahou Dun rushing back after a long journey.
"It seems that Wuyi has already determined that if we can't attack Yanjin, we will attack Wuchao. There are many defenders in Wuchao, and they are heavily guarded. Not to mention a sneak attack, I am still thirty miles away from Wuchao, so
I met a lot of Guanzhong scouts. When I arrived at Wuchao, you didn't see it. The city was not very well guarded, but there were gullies and traps everywhere outside the city wall. There were also powerful crossbows set up on top of the city. Not to mention it was nothing.
Even if there are siege equipment, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture the city." Xiahou Dun said with a dark face.
Wuyi did not dare to leave the city, but he was fully prepared for the defense in this area. Of course, it was not impossible to bypass Yanjin and Wuchao and attack the city behind, but he had to be prepared to be completely cut off.
, and even prepare for the annihilation of the entire army.
You must know that in the current battle between the three major princes in the Central Plains, the main battle forces are infantry. As for the cavalry, Chen Mo and Yuan, who have the most abundant horse sources, only have about 5,000 cavalry troops. They are not superior in mobility. How can they get around it?
Attack the city, and in the winter, almost all people are hiding in the walled city. Even if there are cavalry, they can't ride over the city wall.
Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong were both battle-hardened veterans, and they knew very well that if they wanted to invade Hanoi, they could not avoid Yanjin and Wuchao, which had already been occupied by Wu Yi.
Wu Yi is currently in a posture of being unable to leave the city even if he is beaten to death. Even though the two of them have been on the battlefield for a long time and have rich combat experience, they are helpless in the face of such an enemy.
This Wuyi is ready for them to attack by force, but the two soldiers and horses combined only have 15,000 people to attack a city garrisoned by tens of thousands of people. Moreover, the appearance of Wuyi is unknown in the field, but the ability to defend the city is definitely not bad.
,How strong does this head have to be to dare to hit it?
"Thirty miles?" Cao Hong stared and said, this place is only a hundred miles away from Wuchao, and the scouts over there wandered thirty miles outside the city to investigate. Isn't this warning range too large?
"That's it." Xiahou Dun nodded helplessly, who knew what the other guard was thinking.
"Now that Wu Yi can't defend, we will keep fighting with him here?" Cao Hong looked at Xiahou Dun and asked.
Cao Hong's side is backed by Hanoi, with a city and shelter from wind and rain in the winter. It is also convenient to transport food and grass, and more food and grass can be stored in the city. They are fighting over a long distance, and transporting food and grass alone is a big burden.
, Wuyi can afford to waste it here with Wuyi, but his family can’t afford it.
"In my opinion, it is better to join forces with the lord and go to Yecheng to deal with Chen Mo. As long as Yecheng is captured, Chen Mo will have no choice but to retreat." Xiahou Dun thought for a while and said.
At present, Wu Yi seems to have made up his mind not to go out to fight in the city. They have few soldiers and Wu Yi cannot come out. They have nothing to do with Wu Yi, so they might as well fight for Ye City.
"Then write a letter to the lord to explain this matter?" Cao Hong looked at Xiahou Dun. To be honest, he felt a little embarrassed when he said this. How could he look down on Wu Yi in front of Cao Cao, but now he had to go back in despair, let alone scolding.
Wu Yi scolded him fiercely, but there was nothing he could do to deal with this kid.
It is also to explain the problem here to Cao Cao. I am afraid it will be difficult to win Yanjin.
"Yeah." Xiahou Dun nodded. He felt the same as Cao Hong. It wasn't that he was incompetent, but that Wu Yi was clearly a turtle and didn't give them a chance at all.
At that moment, Cao Hong wrote a letter to Cao Cao, clarifying the issue of Yanjin with some embellishments, so as to gain some face for himself.
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"Okay." At Yanjin City Government Office, Wu Yi looked at his defense plan and let out a deep breath. After nearly a month, Wu Yi fully considered the strength of Cao's army. After constant thinking and improvement, Wu Yi finally made it
The defense from Yanjin to Wuchao has been completed. It is not perfect, but at least Wuyi himself cannot find any faults. No matter which angle the enemy attacks from, he has a complete response plan.
"What did the general say?" Cheng Fang looked at Wu Yi in confusion.
"This defense line from Yanjin to Wuchao has been continuously improved over the years, and now it is complete." Wu Yi pointed to his defense map and said with a satisfied smile.
Cheng Fang was a little speechless. The enemy's army could only be 20,000 men at most. The defense arrangement alone was 30,000 men. If 30,000 men were used to defend 20,000 men, what was there to be happy about?
Wu Yi ignored this, looked at it carefully and said: "These city defenders cannot move. If our army goes to battle, even if it is defeated, there is still room for change."
"The general is saying..." Cheng Fang's eyes lit up when he heard this and looked at Wu Yi.
"After being frustrated for so long, it's time to teach Cao Jun a lesson." Looking at the sky outside the door, Wu Yi stood up, stretched his muscles and said: "Pass on my military order, except for this defensive force, the rest
Troops and horses must be assembled at the fifth watch, there must be no mistakes!"
"If the general wants to attack the camp, why not attack at night?" Cheng Fang asked doubtfully.
"First of all, most of the army's lieutenants can't see at night. Furthermore, judging from the information obtained by previous scouts, Cao's army is also quite cautious in night defense. The winter nights are long, and night fighting is also quite disadvantageous for our army. After the fifth watch,
, the sky is getting brighter, and it is also the time when people are the sleepiest and the deepest sleepers of the day, which is the right time to attack the camp. Moreover, I have been avoiding fighting for many days. Even if Cao Honghui was careful to take precautions, his soldiers would not
You must be slacking off, now is the time to defeat the enemy!" Wu Yi said with a smile.
"The general is wise!" Cheng Fang finally waited until Wu Yi was willing to go to battle. The sigh he had been holding in his heart could finally be released. He was in a good mood and quickly smiled.
"At five o'clock, call the troops to go out for battle. Tell the soldiers to get ready." Wu Yi finished his work and was in a good mood. He smiled at Cheng Fang.
"Here!"
At the moment, Wuyi went to rest. In Yanjin City, many soldiers heard that they were finally going to war. They were all excited. In the past month, they had been blocked in the city by less than 20,000 soldiers and horses. This made it almost impossible for them to fight.
How could the invincible Guanzhong soldiers stand it? If it weren't for the military orders, there would have been generals who had led their troops out of the city to confront Cao Jun. All night long, the Guanzhong soldiers in the city were in an inexplicable state of excitement, including those who had no combat missions.
's defenders.
A moment before the fifth watch, Wu Yi was shaken awake by his own bodyguards, and the soldiers in the army who were preparing to go into battle had already lined up at the city gate and were waiting.
"What's the hurry?" Wu Yi looked at the group of people, shook his head, reined in his horse and said: "Open the door and let's go!"
"Here!" A group of impatient soldiers responded loudly, their voices shaking the sky.
"Keep your voice down, are you afraid that people won't know that you want to rob the camp!?" Wu Yi glared at the group of people and angrily said, "Do you understand what hijacking the camp is?"
"Here~" There was a tremor in the lowered voices of the soldiers. It was not fear, but the uncontrollable excitement that they could finally have a good fight.
There were ten thousand men and horses gathered this time. Wu Yi had calculated that even if he was defeated and fled, the casualties would only be 20 to 30% at most, which would not have much impact on his own defense. This is why Wu Yi is willing to send troops today.
Ten thousand troops surged out from the city gate, groping towards Cao Jun's camp under the faint moonlight. The night before dawn was when the night was darkest. In such an environment, the march would naturally not be too fast.
This place was only ten miles away from the enemy's camp. After walking for an hour, seeing dawn approaching, Cao's camp was already in sight.
Cao Jun had received the news last night and was preparing to retreat. In addition, for the past month, the Guanzhong Army had always stayed behind closed doors and was not fighting, so it was somewhat lax. When Wu Yi led his army to kill them, the soldiers who were keeping watch at night were snatched by the opponent before they could react.
The gate.
"kill!"
Without Wu Yi's command, the moment he rushed into the camp, a famous Guanzhong general had already transformed into a hungry wolf. Under the leadership of his own general, he rushed out crazily and rushed into every tent. He raised his knife and dropped it while the general was still sleeping.
Cao Jun killed them all.
"Quickly decide, set the camp on fire! Don't be reluctant to fight!" Wu Yi threw a torch directly on the tent, lit the tent on fire, and looked at the murderous subordinates and ordered.
When Cao Jun began to respond, most of the large camp had been set on fire, and Cao Jun was everywhere fleeing in panic.
"What happened!?" Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong came out, looking at the scene in front of them with shock and anger.
"General, the Guanzhong Army in the city suddenly came and was attacked by the enemy into the camp!" A general rushed to the two men and shouted: "Escape quickly!"
escape?
Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun's eyes were filled with fire. If it had been someone else, they would have been able to accept it. However, Wu Yi robbed the camp, which made them feel twice as uncomfortable. They were clearly as cowardly as a rat, so how could they kill them at this time?
?No call-up at all.
"Could it be that this person had already calculated that we were preparing to retreat and suddenly attacked when our army's morale was slack?" Xiahou Dun said with a frown.
"Impossible!" Cao Hong said flatly. Wu Yi, who had always been considered as timid as a mouse, turned out to be a commander with great wisdom and proficiency in strategy. He could not accept this contrast.
"Let's go first!" Xiahou Dun looked at the chaotic military camp around him. Under the firelight, he saw numerous figures. He had no idea how many people had come from the other side. They had already blown up the camp. No matter what the other side thought, it was still important to save his life first.
"Wuyi dog thief, how dare you fight me!" Cao Hong roared angrily. Among them, he was the most aggrieved person. He had been begging for a fight for a month without any response. Now that he was about to leave, the other party suddenly came out. It felt like
It feels like being fooled by someone who is younger than you or someone who is younger than you. It feels really uncomfortable.
"Let's go!" Xiahou Dun couldn't help but said, and sent Cao Hong onto his horse. He also got on his horse and reined in the horse. The two of them took the soldiers and horses they could gather around and rushed towards the rear camp.
The sky gradually became dim, and the earth returned to light. After the sight was restored, I looked back and saw the figures of the Guanzhong Army everywhere in the camp.
Chapter completed!