RNP Chapter 142
Chapter 142
After Xiang Chong saw that all the cavalry of the Cao army left and rushed to the direction of Xinye, his mood was not only not the slightest relaxed, but more dignified.
"General, Cao Jun is gone, are we going down the mountain?" Fu Wei asked.
"The cavalry is gone, I'm afraid the soldiers and horses of the Cao Army brigade will arrive soon!" Xiang Pet shook his head, "Fu Wei, you let the soldiers collect stones, cut down some big trees, make rolling logs, and prepare to hold on!" "
No!"
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, smoke and dust billowed above the official road, and a large group of Cao soldiers appeared.
"General Yu, the Cao army has about 20,000 people, and the general of the general is Xiahou Yuan!" A scout came up the hill to report.
"Got it!" Xiang Pet was expressionless and waved his hand.
In fact, he had already guessed, and the flag embroidered with the word "Xiahou" could also be seen.
Fu Wei prepared some more rolling logs and stones, but his face changed greatly when he saw Cao Jun not far down the mountain.
They only have more than 2,000 soldiers now, and the Cao army has 20,000! Even if you occupy favorable terrain, I am afraid that you will not be able to hold it for long.
"General, there are more than 20,000 enemy troops!"
"Fu Wei, you arranged fifty soldiers to guard next to the grain and grass step by step after the Cao army attacked the mountain. Once the Cao army attacked, immediately burn the grain and grass, and you can't leave a grain for the Cao army! "
No!"
After Xia Houyuan led the army to the bottom of the mountain, he did not rush to attack the mountain, but let 5,000 soldiers and horses guard the mountain pass, and the rest of the army set up camp.
"General, what does Xia Houyuan mean?" Fu Wei was very puzzled.
"I don't know." Xiang Pet also shook his head.
This mountain is not tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack. At best, it is equivalent to a small city. And it is easier to attack mountains than to siege cities, because soldiers and horses can be deployed.
As long as 5,000 soldiers and horses take turns to attack, it will not take long to attack.
But looking at Xia Houyuan's formation, there are planks and eyes to set up camp, that is planning to besiege but not attack!
"Want to trap us?" This idea was quickly dismissed by Xiang Pet. They are food delivery teams, how can they be trapped to death? Xia Houyuan is a famous general in the world, and he would not have such a stupid and ridiculous idea.
So what do you want to do? What are the intrigues? Xiang Pet was puzzled.
The sky is slowly getting dark, and the mountains are much cooler than the day. Xiang Chong and Fu Wei did not dare to be careless at all, and each led a thousand soldiers to patrol the mountain in turn.
In this way, until the next morning, Cao Jun still did not make any moves.
Since Xia Houyuan didn't attack, Xiang Pet didn't think much about it, for him, why wasn't this a good thing?
However, by noon, Xiahou Yuan's rear army had changed.
"They're in formation!" Xiang Pet and Fu Wei stood tall, naturally looking far away, "Is it our reinforcements coming?" Xiang
Pet nodded and shook his head again.
"It should be our Han army, but judging by the direction, it is not from Xinye!"
"Not from Xinye, then from Wancheng!"
"Wancheng?" Xiang Pet frowned, thought for a moment, and suddenly his face changed greatly, "It's not good, it's a plan!"
"What? Hit the mark? Fu Wei's face was full of doubts, "What's the plan?"
"This is Xu Huang's plan to move the tiger away from the mountain!" Xiang Pet's face looked extremely worried, "Wancheng and Xincheng are heavily guarded, although Xu Huang has many soldiers and horses, but he can't break through, so he asked Xiahou Yuan to cut off our Han army's food route, and trapped us here, besieging but not attacking, that is, luring the soldiers and horses in the city to save ah!"
"But... But this plan is not complicated, why did they hide from General Wei Yan and Cui Taishou, and Xu Huang's army was just outside the city, and they couldn't go out of the city!
"It's not clear, you immediately send someone to inquire to see if it's General Wei Yan!"
"No!"
After the scout left, Xiang Pet was a little flustered, of course, there was also a situation, that is, it was not the soldiers and horses of Wancheng who came, but from Xincheng.
But before the time came, the scout came back to report that the Han army was fighting under the banner of Wei Yan, with nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses!
"Nearly 20,000?" Xiang was annoyed, even desperate, "Wancheng is empty, and Xincheng is empty..." "General,
we will immediately send someone to send a letter to General Wei Yan and let him..."
Fu Wei was also anxious.
"Too late!" Xiang Pet shook his head, "If you retreat now, Xia Houyuan will be waiting for the rest and chasing and killing all the way, and the entire army may be defeated." And Xu Huang had 30,000 soldiers and horses, whether it was a siege or an ambush, he was at ease. "
It turned out that when Niu Jin led the army to prepare to leave, he received a letter from Wei Yan, and this time they were all puzzled, and the 50,000 Cao troops suddenly disappeared!
They thought of the grain road at the same time, as well as Shinno.
If this plan succeeds, not only the Nanyang crisis, I am afraid that Xiangyang will have a crisis!
So Wei Yan and Niu Jin did not dare to delay, joined forces, and immediately came in the direction of Xinye.
Halfway up, he received a report from the scout, transported grain and grass to the pet, and encountered the brigade of Cao Jun, and the situation was critical.
Wei Yan and Niu Jin quickened their march and arrived quickly.
"General Wei, it is Xiahou Yuan's army, 20,000 people, will surround Xiang Pet on the mountain, did not attack, seems to be waiting for us!" Niu Jin reported after probing the situation.
"Seems to be waiting for us?" Wei Yan frowned, "It's not good, it's calculated!"
"The general means that this is Xu Huang's transfer of the tiger away from the mountain?" In fact, Niu Jin has already felt that something is wrong.
"Not bad, we didn't find any trace of Xu Huang's army along the way!" Wei Yan looked worried and reproachful, "It's all my fault, I'm afraid Wancheng
..." "General, maybe Xu Huang went to Xinye..."
"No, he must have hidden his soldiers and horses in Xiaolong Valley!" I know that place is about seventy miles away from Wancheng, where Emperor Guangwu trained his troops, but he can hide tens of thousands of troops, why didn't I expect it earlier?
"Seventy miles away from Wancheng, then we are in a hurry to rush back now!" Niu Jin said after listening.
"But can Xia Houyuan let us go?"
"General, give me five thousand soldiers and horses, and I'll break the queen!" A trace of determination flashed on Niu Jin's face.
"This place is open and easy to attack and difficult to defend, not to mention that our soldiers have been marching overnight, and they are already short of people. Xiahou Yuan is waiting for work, we will soon be defeated. And Xu Huang is in front, it is also possible to set up an ambush! Wei Yan calmed down at this time, "Wen Tong, you led seven thousand soldiers and horses to confront the Cao army, I will first set up camp, and then find an opportunity to escape!" "
No!"
After the camp was set up, the Cao army did not move, so Wei Yan ordered the soldiers to bury the pot and cook.
After everything was arranged, a general from the Cao military camp came out and led 3,000 men and horses to come to the enemy to curse the formation.
"Xia Houyuan is really breathless!" Wei Yan looked very helpless. If Xia Houyuan waved his army to fight, he might be able to find an opportunity in the chaos, but the other party was not in a hurry at all, and this was difficult.