The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 402
"No, I've been discovered, retreat quickly!"

In the dense jungle, a panicked voice sounded, and as soon as the voice fell, several screams sounded in the quiet jungle.

"Fire arrows!"

When the jungle moved, there was a roar, and countless feathered arrows fell.

"what!"

"Come on!"

"kill!"

After a whole fight, the jungle was quiet again except for the smell of blood!

"how?"

Outside the jungle, a mighty burly man was riding on a tall horse, wearing an armor with extraordinary momentum. When the burly man saw a group of people walking out of the jungle, he asked about the result in a calm manner.

"General Qi, everything has been solved, and no one has escaped." The leader knelt on one knee and reported.

"En." The general on the horse nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at the road behind him, with a trace of killing intent in his eyes.

"accelerate!"

With a roar, a huge army dressed in black on the avenue was rushing forward, head and tail were invisible, with countless flags, the number was unknown, dust was flying, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

And behind the general, a tall handsome flag fluttered, and on the handsome flag, a huge "Cao" character was particularly eye-catching.

Beside the general, a man dressed as a scribe who was also riding a tall horse nodded slightly, and said softly: "Shangdang is General Liu Bei, Su You. Although this person is not well-known, Liu Bei actually let this person guard this important town. He should have the ability. Do not underestimate the enemy."

"Mr. Xiaoxian is too worried. How can a mere unknown person block my one hundred thousand army." The general said flatly: "Although Shangdang is an important town, there is no danger to defend it. Its soldiers are no more than ten thousand. When my army comes to the city, it is better Tell them to look down at the flag."

The scribe is Mao Jie, who ranks very high among Cao Cao's many advisers, and the general is Cao Cao's favorite general, Cao Hong, the top general in Cao Cao's hands.

"Although we came here quietly, Liu Bei's spies penetrated everywhere, killed no less than thirty people along the way, there may be omissions, and the [-] army is boundless and unstoppable, the Shangdang guard must have let the general know about my army's movements, If you don't destroy the city within three days, Liu Bei's reinforcements will follow, and it will be difficult to destroy the city!" Mao Jie reminded Cao Hong again that he was afraid that Cao Hong would underestimate the enemy.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cao Hong." Cao Hong has already dealt with it calmly. He is more of a general in command, with both wisdom and courage. Such things don't need to be reminded. As a famous general, the mentality of underestimating the enemy will never easily arise.

"Report to the general, the prime minister's military order!"

Just at this moment, a horse came quickly and handed Cao Cao's military order to Cao Hong.

"Well, go back and tell the Prime Minister that Shangdang will be taken down within three days!" Cao Hong quickly finished his speech without replying in writing, and directly sent the soldiers who came to pass the order back.

"Does the prime minister have any arrangements?" As a military adviser with the army, Mao Jie attached great importance to these things. He could see from Cao Cao's combat missions what the results Cao Cao wanted, and he planned them.

"En." Cao Hong nodded, handed Cao Cao's military order to Mao Jie, and said casually: "The prime minister ordered me to take down Shangdang within three days, and don't let Liu Bei's troops react."

"Once Shangdang is lost, Liu Bei will not be able to reinforce Jingyang from Bingzhou, and it will be much easier to capture Jingyang." Mao Jie nodded slightly. This was Cao Cao's first step in fighting Liu Bei. Jingyang, and such a major task fell on Cao Hong, Cao Cao's most trusted general.

"The order is to order Li Tong to throw vanguards and horsemen to surround the Shangdang, and when our army arrives, we will attack the city with all our strength." After Cao Hong delivered the order, he rode his horse towards the front of the army, and Mao Jie and others hurriedly followed.

At this time, Shangdang City was very quiet, but a wave of panic rushed through it. Cao Hong's army came to attack, and the news had already spread throughout Shangdang City. The people in the city had already fled to escape the war.In the city guard's mansion, Su You in armor stood in front of the map with a sword in his hand, and behind him stood a group of generals, waiting for Su You's order.

"The messengers have been dispatched. Soon General Quyi of Jingyang and General Zhang Liao of Taiyuan will know the movement of Cao's army. They will definitely send troops to reinforce and send orders to all the ministries to stick to the Shangdang." Su You ordered without haste, not because of Cao Hong's army was overwhelmed and panicked.

"General, all the ministries are ready, but..." Deputy General Wangmen glanced at Su You who had no reaction, gritted his teeth, and said boldly: "There is no dangerous place around Shangdang, only the city [-] soldiers and horses are really hard to stop Cao Hong's [-] troops."

Cao Hong's troops came too fast, and Cao Hong sent people to block the road to intercept and kill Liu Bei's spies. When they got the news, Cao Hong's army was not far from Shangdang, and there was no time to ask for reinforcements. Ten thousand were fighting against one hundred thousand. Defending the city, but the strength gap between the two sides is too great, it is normal for Wangmen not to have the confidence to defend the city.

"There is plenty of food and grass in the city, and there are many sharp weapons for defending the city. We only need to hold off Cao Hong for three days, and the reinforcements will definitely arrive. By then, the siege of the Shangdang will be relieved." Su You looked confident. Since he led the army alone, After guarding the important town of Shangdang alone, he never relaxed.

He had already thought clearly about various emergencies and solutions. Although Cao Hong came suddenly, it would not make Su Yu overwhelmed.

"But general..." A school lieutenant said in a soft voice, "The soldiers and horses in the above-mentioned party city, let alone three days, may be difficult to hold in one day..."

"Huh?" After hearing this, Su You's eyes showed a murderous look, but he quickly withdrew it. At this time, he couldn't confuse himself, and continued to say flatly: "I will have a clever plan, you just need to obey the order, and the Shangdang will not be lost." , go down and get ready."

After everyone left, Su You took a deep breath, and then said to the captain of the personal guard behind him: "Zheng Da, you hold my token and lead a hundred guards to leave the city quietly. Tomorrow night, when the fire in the city rises, press the plan to act."

"promise!"

Zheng Da took the order to go, and Su You was slightly relieved when he saw this team of people leaving the city and disappeared outside the city, and then began to patrol around to check the city defense.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Just when Cao Hong's army surrounded Shangdang, an endless barracks was erected on a huge flat ground, smoke was rising everywhere, and countless stoves were lighting fires for cooking.

And in the center of the camp, in the huge tent of the commander in chief, Cao Cao was wearing a brocade suit, with a sword hanging from his waist, kneeling at the top, and on his left and right sides were full of generals in armor and scribes in plain clothes. .

"Prime Minister, General Cao Hong's soldiers and horses have arrived outside the city of Shangdang. If there is no accident, they will be dispatched to Shangdang within three days." Dong Zhao, a counselor, said to Cao Cao with a smile on his face: "Shangdang will stop Zhang Liao's troops from helping Jingyang. , General Yu Jin’s soldiers and horses will come out of Tongguan again, so that the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou will not dare to move easily, and Jingyang will become an isolated city, and it will not be difficult to get down."

(End of this chapter)