Chapter 396
Granary, why is the granary on fire?
As a witness to the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi, Cao Ren attached great importance to food and fire attacks, and specially arranged heavy troops to defend. Without exception, the Cao army's stronghold was the pillar of the Cao army. The most loyal, brave and capable Cao family iron army was arranged here. Even if they attacked with tens of thousands of troops, they could hold on for more than ten days!
Even if someone accidentally caused a fire, a large amount of clear water and fine sand were placed around the camp where the grain was stored, and the fire could be extinguished immediately.
But the fire still started to burn!
Not only did it burn, it still soared into the sky. The hot fire light reflected the ground and everyone couldn't open their eyes, and the sky was illuminated brightly.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
This is a lingering nightmare that Cao's army has.
Although the night was illuminated, the Cao army heading south was still stunned. Even Ke Bi Neng was so shocked that he stood still. He couldn't believe that the granary guarded heavily had caught fire!
"The big thing is not good. It seems that this destiny is not with Cao Pi!" Ke Bi Neng said with hatred, "As soon as I order, everyone retreats immediately!"
"Sir, where are we going?"
"Hide in the mountains first! If someone dares to chase after them... kill them all, no one will be left!"
Zhou Tai couldn't help laughing at the fire in the distance.
He knew that Huo Jun would definitely succeed.
"Don't be killed by the Cao army's men.
Cao Pi is not destined to be destined. This is a god who helps us. Please retreat quickly. I can Paul wait without worries!”
Zhou Tai's angry roar attracted Niu Jin's hatred gaze.
"Don't be arrogant, what's the destiny of heaven? How can you comment on it?"
Zhang He was also panicked when he looked at the sky-sky fire.
In the Battle of Guandu, the Wuchao where Yuan Shao's army was stationed in grain was also swallowed by the fire. Zhang He felt that Yuan Shao's end was approaching, so he quickly led his army to surrender to Cao Cao with Gao Lan.
Now the familiar fire is soaring into the sky. Is Cao Wei also facing a devastating blow at this time?
Even if you can still break through Wancheng now, what can you do?
Le Jin is good at fighting, and there are tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops behind him.
If they all arrived at the battlefield, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"What are you doing while standing there! Extinguish the fire!"
Zhang He made a quick decision and asked his subordinates to rush to put out the fire - this was an excellent opportunity to leave the battlefield. Zhang He, who had skillfully used his troops, would never miss this rare and good opportunity.
Cao Ren sweated like rain.
While commanding his soldiers to put out the fire, he quickly ordered his subordinates to respond to the enemy and investigate the situation.
Soon, he heard a news from Cao Hong camp that stunned him.
Huo Jun suddenly appeared in Cao Hong's camp. They captured Cao Hong alive and escorted him directly to the place where the grain was stationed, and asked Cao Hong to order all the soldiers to attack the city.
Although the soldiers were suspicious, they did not dare to disobey Cao Hong's orders at all, and could only leave the attack one after another.
After that, Huo Jun started setting fires in the camp without any obstacles, and even took people to hijack Cao Hong and retreated into Wancheng!
Cao Ren is as stupid as a wooden chicken.
If others had made a mistake, he would have been furious and shouted to kill his whole family.
But this time it was Cao Hong...
It’s Cao Hong again!
Cao Hong was actually caught by Huo Jun like Jiangling.
He did not have the death lunar month and did not fight against Huo Jun desperately. Instead, he surrendered to Huo Jun so humble and cowardly, allowing Huo Jun to burn off the food of Cao's army in a fire!
Cao Ren is now in a mess and thinks it is a joke God has given him.
"Extinguish the fire quickly! Extinguish the fire quickly! No mistakes!"
Cao Ren finally made a choice between preserving grain and completely annihilated the Wancheng defenders.
As the entire Cao army was put into extinguishing the fire, Zhoutai, who had been fighting hard for a long time, was finally able to escape the siege.
Everyone cheered in unison and returned to Wancheng in the firelight of the Cao army camp. Cheerful singing and loud cheers resounded throughout the city, and everyone saw the dawn of victory.
Without good fire-fighting equipment, Cao's army also made a lot of sacrifices in extinguishing fires.
The fire spread very quickly, but fortunately the weather was beautiful, so a light rain was thrown in time, and finally the fire was slightly controlled.
After a night of extinguishing the fire, the fire was finally barely controlled. The dawn of dawn shone, and the generals of the Cao army fell into boundless depression, looking at the ashes that were still warm.
Most of the food and grass were burned down, and deputy general Cao Hong was kidnapped.
This battle became like this after only less than two days of fighting, and it was unexpected before going to war.
This is not all the bad news. The generals counted the soldiers and found that Cao's army actually lost nearly 30,000 people in the operation battle!
Even if there are 30,000 pigs, Zhou Tai and Huo Jun will not be able to kill them overnight.
Most of the Cao army soldiers saw the fire that soared into the sky and thought there was no hope for this battle, so they fled one after another.
Especially many people under Cao Hong's command were worried about being implicated and dispersed, and the Xianbei people under the powerful general Ke Bineng even scattered and disappeared.
The army, which was ambitious during the day, has now become like this. Cao Ren felt a sense of despair and almost cried out.
It's over.
He knew that it was really over now.
Even if he can break through Wancheng, he will definitely not be able to defeat Le Jin Cai Mao.
The morale of Cao's army will be devastating, and the Cao family's country will also be...
Will...
This powerful general of Cao's army who had been on the battlefield since the Yellow Turbans were pacified and fought straits and was now in his heart, not only despair, but also had a strong sense of unwillingness.
He looked around, looked at Wang Shuang, Xiahou Shang, Zhang He and others with their heads down, and couldn't help but stomp their feet hard.
It would be great if the giant eagle was there.
The school affairs under Juying are so powerful. When we were besieged in Jiangling, he could accurately find the enemy's place and annihilate it. He never let the thieves succeed. Now the Great Wei has become like this. Yunshan rebelled, Le Jin rebelled, and soon Zang Ba will also rebel...
Why did we fight for the rest of our lives lead to such a result?
I'm not convinced!
"General, we..." Xiahou Shang asked tremblingly.
A sharp look flashed in Cao Ren's eyes and said with hatred: "What are you afraid of? Haven't the military rations been burned yet?"
He turned around angrily and roared:
"In the battle of homework, our army was hit by the thieves' trick. Although the losses were quite large, its troops were still far above the thieves.
Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. If you suffer such a small setback, you will be desperate. How can you correct the world and eliminate Liuhe?"
"I will be in charge of the army to attack the city. Who dares to retreat and kill him!"
To be honest, Cao's army's current strength is still far above the defenders in the city.
But everyone knows that once the attacking side falls into huge setbacks, they will definitely lose their fighting spirit.
Looking at the dejected generals of the Cao army, Cao Ren had no idea where this battle would go.
Do your best, do your best.
At least, I am worthy of the kindness of the previous king.
Cao Ren returned to the military tent and arranged the siege again.
He knew that the Xiongnu soldiers left behind were also unreliable, and after the Xianbei fled, they were very likely to escape.
Even if he captured Wancheng and slaughtered, he would not be able to continue to move south, so he could only rest for a while and wait for the battle.
Cao Ren washed his face with cold water, calmed himself a little, and called Wang Shuang again and asked him to give him a pen and ink.
After meditating for a while, Cao Ren decided not to show off his bad words and whispered:
"How many confidants are there under your command?"
"Uh," Wang Shuang was stunned, "and there are still as many as a hundred people."
"So little..." Cao Ren felt a little disappointed.
It would be great if it was a giant eagle.
There are countless talented people under the command of Giant Eagle, and they will never fall into such a desperate situation.
I, Cao Ren, commanded thousands of troops, but now only a hundred people can be dispatched. Wouldn’t it be ridiculed?
He hesitated for a long time and sighed:
"One hundred people is one hundred people!"
"Send your confidant to find the King of Wu and ask the King of Wu to send troops quickly. Don't care about Guan Yu, and attack Xiangyang first.
It is true that we will give the King of Wu the defeat we have today, and he will decide."
"I sent someone to spread Cai Mao again, saying that this battle was a grudge between us and Le Jin, and it had nothing to do with Cai Mao. He told him to watch the wall and not to fight with us.
If he dares to come, even if we can't beat Le Jin, we will try our best to destroy him first!"
Cao Ren knew that Cai Mao had always been at the same time, and knew that after Cao Ren was defeated, he might take the initiative to go north to please Le Jin. What he had to do now was to quickly dispel Cai Mao's idea.
Chapter completed!