Han Xiang

Chapter 455

Xu Huang looked at Xia Houyuan expectantly, and said in his heart that you are a general under the lord's command, and you must think twice before doing things. He was particularly worried that Xia Houyuan would go to Wancheng to snatch his daughter.

With the current strength of the Cao army in Nanyang, the possibility of success in capturing Wancheng guarded by Xu Shu is very small, but it cannot stand the eagerness of a loving father to protect his daughter.

"Let's wait a little longer. Mi Fang has sent someone to Wancheng to ask for help. Her sister is Liu Bei's concubine wife. It is impossible for Xu Shu not to send troops to rescue her. Let's capture some prisoners of war and present them to the Lord."

"Oh"

After hearing the explanation, Xu Huang's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know if Xia Houyuan really thought so, or if he had other ideas, but Xia Houyuan's reason was so good that he couldn't think of any reason to refute it.

Due to the light and simple travel this time, the soldiers and horses of the Xiahouyuan and Xuhuang battalions did not carry luggage, and they had no conditions to set up camp outside the city. They just ordered people to dig two trenches as traps, and used the soil dug from the trenches to build low walls. Set up a simple camp for camping.

Not long after dinner at night, Xu Huang suddenly saw stars in the south, which were obviously the light of torches.

Wancheng reinforcements are here?

Xu Huang immediately went to find Xiahou Yuan who was already resting, squatted beside him and shook his shoulder, and said eagerly: "General Xiahou, wake up, the reinforcements from Wancheng have arrived."

"what?"

Xia Houyuan couldn't hear the word Wancheng, so he got up from the ground with a jerk.

"General, come and see."

Xu Huang grabbed Xia Houyuan's wrist and pointed to the south of the camp to remind him.

Xia Houyuan rubbed his eyes, then shook his head again, and then asked Xu Huang, "That's it? It seems that there are only dozens of torches. Could this be the reinforcements from Wancheng? Could it be that Xu Shu has lost his mind?"

"Or the pathfinder at the front?" Xu Huang tentatively responded.

Xia Houyuan frowned and shook his head: "Tonight the clouds are thick, there are no stars and no moon, and if there is any light on the ground, you can see it clearly. If there are still main forces behind, you can definitely see it."

Xu Huang stroked his beard and agreed: "It seems to be true. Xu Shu is resourceful, how could he do such a stupid thing?"

"Zixiao and Junyi have nearly [-] soldiers, and they may have blocked most of the enemies in Wancheng. Xu Shu wanted to increase his troops in Xi'e, but conditions did not allow them. These dozens of people may have come to report the letter," Xia Houyuan murmured.

"Then we..." Xu Huang hesitated to speak.

Xia Houyuan said sternly: "Since Xu Shu came to give gifts, we are naturally disrespectful. Taking dozens of prisoners of war and dedicating them to the lord just happens to complete the task satisfactorily."

"Then we will go."

Before Xu Huang could finish his sentence, Xia Houyuan intercepted him: "Gongming, you guard the camp, and I will lead 500 people there in the dark."

"Has the fire in the camp been extinguished?" Xu Huang asked.

Xia Houyuan shook his head lightly, "I'm afraid it's too late, keep the status quo and don't move, or you will startle the snake."

"Wei." Xu Huang cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Marching slowly in the dark, Xia Houyuan met reinforcements from Wancheng after about five li.

In an instant, the sound of fighting overwhelmed the cries of night insects.

Xu Huang stood at the top of the camp and looked out, only to see that the dozens of torches were kept bright, and they were advancing rapidly and steadily towards Xi'e.

What tactics did General Xiahou use? 500 people ambushed this deep?

Xu Huang looked carefully for a while, and suddenly realized that the situation was not good. The number of those torches did not decrease at all from far to near.

Could it be?More than a few dozen people?

Xu Huang wiped the sweat from his forehead. He couldn't direct Xia Houyuan's trilogy left in the camp.

The dark night is full of mystery. I don't know how many enemies are behind those dozens of torches.

Xia Houyuan led 500 people to sneak attack, but was defeated by the opponent, which also shows that there are many enemies from the side.

Xu Huang didn't dare to let everyone light the fire, he was afraid that Mi Fang would find reinforcements coming to rescue him and send troops from inside the city to cause a joint attack from inside and outside, so he only asked a hundred people to light the fire, and the rest of the soldiers followed the fire to meet them.

The flames outside the city were scattered, and the sound of soldiers fighting overwhelmed all the beasts, birds and insects.

Xia Houyuan originally planned to steal the chicken, but found that there were countless enemy soldiers behind the torch.

He was about to test the opponent's combat power, but was caught off guard by two strong men leading a team of swordsmen.

Passively counterattacked, but couldn't stop it.

Xia Houyuan knew that he had encountered a difficult situation, so he quickly ordered to retreat towards the camp, and there were endless killing sounds in his ears. From time to time, some people screamed and fell to the ground, and some people fled into the darkness privately because of panic.

The five hundred soldiers were in a mess for a while, and at the critical moment, there was a fire approaching from behind.

Xia Houyuan guessed that Xu Huang was coming to meet him, so he led the defeated soldiers closer to the fire, but the enemy in the darkness refused to let go, they shuttled across the field like night owls, not missing any opportunity to hunt and kill.

The defeated soldiers collided with Xu Huang's army, which caused a short period of panic and commotion. Fortunately, the enemy retreated a little when they saw the flames.

The chief general was easily recognizable on horseback. While catching Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang couldn't help asking, "General Xiahou, are you okay? Who did Xu Shu send to help?"

Xia Houyuan frowned and shook his head: "It's too dark to see clearly, but I just saw two strong men with hideous faces by the light of the fire."

"Hideous? A strong man? Could it be Zhang Fei?" Xu Huang exclaimed.

Xia Houyuan denied sharply: "Impossible, Zhang Fei is an immediate general, and I recognize his face, and these two are both infantry generals, and they look very good."

Xu Huang swallowed, thinking how could he forget?I accidentally said the wrong thing, so I quickly changed the subject.

"The general should be an unknown person. Does the general know how many troops the opponent has?"

"This black light is blind."

Before Xia Houyuan finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of fighting around him.

After the enemy "calmed down" for a short period of time, they suddenly launched an offensive against Cao Jun, and Xu Huang hurriedly ordered an array to defend against the enemy.

Xia Houyuan hastily reminded: "You just light a few torches, and you expect the soldiers to quickly line up? What's more, you can't see clearly at night, and no one will fight with you."

Xu Huang has been in the army for many years and has also experienced many night battles, but this is the first time since he attached himself to Cao Cao that he has encountered an unlit encounter like this.

Seeing Xia Houyuan's questioning, Xu Huang quickly explained: "The final general is worried that if all the members raise their fire, Mi Fang will attack from behind, which will be very bad for us, and the enemy army only has a small amount of light."

"What time is it, how do you compare with the enemy? They can see without light."

"How can it be."

"Quickly let all the staff raise fire to defend against the enemy, return to the camp as soon as possible and stick to it, and Mi Fang will send troops to make a fuss."

"only."

Xia Houyuan obeyed in Cao Ying's position, Xu Huang had all kinds of reasons but could only obey the order, so he ordered people to hold fire to illuminate while retreating.

The Western Hubei defenders heard the commotion outside the city, and there were fires on the south wall, but Mi Fang did not choose to send troops.

The two teams ran and fought in the dark, and Xu Huang only got rid of his opponent when he approached the south of Xi'e City.

In the dark, in the chaos.

Xu Huang saw a familiar figure from behind. He was dragging a broadsword towards the south gate of Xi'e, like the hero who once fought side by side with him.

(End of this chapter)