Chapter 3375 A Little Thought

Chapter 3374 A little idea

Cao Hong had an injury on his leg, so of course it was impossible for him to personally lead the team to kill Bao Zhong.

What's more, for Cao Hong, Xu Chu's whereabouts were unknown, and it was impossible for him to go out without permission. Even if some soldiers of Cao's army reported that they discovered Xu Chu heading east, what if Xu Chu came back to kill him?

Making a sound in the east and attacking in the west is not only used when attacking a city.

Cao Hong looked around and saw Cao Sheng. He lowered his eyes and stared at Cao Sheng's injured hand. Then he jumped over Cao Sheng and looked at Dai Ling, the general of the Central Guard Army further back.

Not everyone in the central camp has the surname Cao.

Dai Ling was from Yanzhou and defected to Cao Cao relatively early on.

"General Dai!" 』

Cao Hong shouted in a low voice.

"My subordinates are here!" 』

Dai Ling took a step forward, knowing something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Cao Hong threw out an order flag to order troops, "And with a thousand troops, we will immediately go to the rebel Bao Zhong and behead his leader!" 』

Dai Ling caught it and didn't say anything more. He just responded and stepped back.

Cao Sheng lowered his head and said, "Thank you, General, for the shirt..."

Cao Hong snorted.

Cao Sheng was injured in his hand, and Cao Hong was injured in his foot, but it was only half a catty worth eight taels.

It's not that Cao Hong really wants to take care of Cao Sheng, nor is it how well Cao Sheng did in the previous battle. On the contrary, Cao Hong feels that Cao Sheng didn't discover the traitor Bao Zhong before and was rescued by the traitor. If What should I do if I send Cao Sheng out but just open the door and run away with Bao Zhong without thinking for a moment?

These are extraordinary times and we have to be on guard!

And for Cao Hong, the most important thing at the moment and the most concerned about is not the hussars rushing into the camp, but the hussars outside, that damn Fei Qian!

"You said, if we take this opportunity to lure the hussars in..." Cao Hong suddenly said to Cao Sheng, "What do you think?" 』

"Luring... luring in?" ” Cao Sheng was stunned.

Cao Hong stared at the fire outside the camp and gritted his teeth, "Yes!" Lure it in! 』

It can't be beaten in a field battle.

Isn't it just that the only strategy left is to lure the enemy deeper?

What's more, the night is now the best cover for the hussars entering Cao Jun's camp. Couldn't it in turn be a protective umbrella for Cao Jun's mobilization?

Anyway, the situation is already corrupted. I can’t do this and survive in death!

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Dai Ling led the troops forward.

The night is dark.

There were roars and screams ahead, one after another.

For some reason, Dai Ling suddenly remembered his past.

That year, he also heard about Cao Cao's reputation. He heard that Cao Cao was unyielding, resisted violence, and was a loyal and virtuous minister of the Han Dynasty, so he summoned warriors from the countryside to join Cao Cao.

That year, Dai Ling remembered that there were more than fifty people who defected to Cao Cao with him. They are all young people, with expectations for a big man and a desire for fame.

That year, they fought together, and everyone had expectations for each other, saying that they are all good brothers and good friends, and they will always walk hand in hand and take care of each other in the Cao Group Co., Ltd....

But this wish will not be realized soon.

On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind.

The first to die was Ma Xiaoqi, who loved to laugh the most...

Dai Ling remembers it most clearly.

And then died...

For some reason, Dai Ling couldn't remember the order of those who died later.

He just knew that as the war progressed, those who came with him gradually became less and less.

Some went back disabled, while others...

Today, there are very few left.

Dai Ling felt something was wrong about this war. We went all the way deep into Hedong and did nothing. We just built this camp, but 30% of the civilians and so on were lost, and then all kinds of county soldiers and auxiliaries were lost...

Now it seems that it is time to lead the army while protecting the army.

When fighting against Yuan Jun, it seemed that the damage was not so severe.

This time, I don’t know if I can go back!

If he could survive this war, perhaps he should disband his troops and return home, and stop coveting merit.

Dai Ling thought wildly, and then sighed a little, this Bao Zhong actually turned against him?

"This is really..."

Dai Ling shook his head and stopped his men in a lack of interest, asking them to look forward. He leaned against the earth wall of the plateau and let out a long breath.

Cao Hong ordered him to kill Bao Zhong. Dai Ling naturally had to obey the order, but he didn't feel much excitement and even resisted in his heart.

After all, Dai Ling is not that weird kind of HR who has a sense of honor even if he wants to be a dog, so pointing the sword at his former colleagues made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Therefore, he did not go straight to Bao Zhong's place, but stopped and went, asking people to check ahead from time to time. On the surface, it was to ensure the safety of the passage to the plateau, but in fact, it was to delay time. As long as Bao Zhong escaped, , his mission is naturally over...

Dai Ling had no interest in killing his former colleagues, and neither did his soldiers.

"General Cao just uses our foreign surnames!" His men are safe inside the camp! 』

"This battle with Qiusi was really hard. Damn, I have never seen such a tough battle!" 』

『The Hussars fired their cannons, and life and death depended on luck! I have a brother right next to me, and he was blown up so badly that he couldn't even get a complete body! 』

『Damn it, didn't everyone say we were the strongest before? Why do I feel that the Hussars are the most powerful now? 』

『Are you stupid? It depends on who we are compared with! Who did we fight before? Who did the Hussars fight before? I heard that the Xiliang Army was under the Hussars! 』

『Did you notice that General Cao must be injured! He doesn't dare to come out now, so he is fighting with the lives of us? 』

『Fight today, fight tomorrow, how many will be left in the end? ! If I had known, I would have taken the initiative to go to Xincheng. It is said that the conditions there are worse, and at least we wouldn't have to fight so many hard battles at that time...'

'That's right, I think it's better to withdraw the troops earlier... It's so frustrating to fight like this...'

Dai Ling leaned against the earth wall. He didn't want to pay attention to the complaints of his men, but the more they talked, the more outrageous they were. He couldn't help but shouted angrily, 'Shut up! You might as well keep your energy in the fight! Isn't it all because of fighting that we have food and clothes today? Why do you learn from those cowards and talk nonsense every day? ! '

After being scolded by Dai Ling, these Cao army soldiers shrank their heads and said no more.

But when Dai Ling shouted like this, he felt something was wrong. The hair on his back stood up, as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast. He instinctively stood up from the earth wall, and then felt some sand falling from it...

The next moment, a sharp whistling sound came down from the earth plateau!

I don't know when, there were many black shadows standing on the earth plateau like ghosts!

The first one was Xu Chu.

Beside Xu Chu, there were many cavalry soldiers, shooting down with bows!

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On the earth plateau, Xu Chu's eyebrows were like lightning, and his sword was sharper than snow!

Taishi Ci was in Jizhou, Zhang Liao was riding a horse in the snow, and Zhao Yun swept the Hu people in the desert. These examples always appeared in the military hall, making Xu Chu envious. If the glory of a literati is that his articles are praised by thousands of people, then as a military general, he naturally hopes to become a legendary battle example for the old soldiers to teach the newcomers in the military lecture hall!

Therefore, when Xu Chu saw Bao Zhong rebelling, he did not contact Bao Zhong directly at the first time, but hid his body and ambushed here under the cover of night. If Bao Zhong really rebelled, someone from Cao's army would definitely come to encircle and suppress him. Now Dai Ling led the army to come, which is equivalent to proving one or two for Bao Zhong.

Although the scene Xu Chu is facing now is not as vast as that of Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others in the past, its degree of danger is not bad, especially in the command of infantry and flexibility, Xu Chu also showed his talent and ability!

Xu Chu shouted, and then he jumped directly from the earth plateau, slashing at Dai Ling with a knife!

If Dai Ling had not spoken before, Xu Chu might not have recognized him as the leader. As a result, Dai Ling couldn't help but scolded the soldiers, and naturally he was targeted by Xu Chu!

Dai Ling and others could sneak into the Cao army's central camp and enjoy the treatment of the Central Guard, which was not much different from Cao's soldiers. This person's combat ability was not bad, but he was somewhat confused when he encountered Xu Chu's ambush!

Who would have thought that this was an ambush by the opponent in his own camp? !

This is the Cao army camp, not outside the camp!

Even if Dai Ling repeatedly sent soldiers to explore the way forward, people always have some inertial thinking and a lax attitude. No one would take a look at the earth plateau, or climb up the earth wall to check...

This is also very normal, just like most people go home and open the door. The first thing is definitely not to take a look at the blind spot on their own door... If someone around really does this, then there is no discussion.

The Cao army was stunned by the fierce attack of Xu Chu and others!

The next moment, Xu Chu had already rushed into the ranks of Cao's army, waving his sword, roaring loudly, with the sword flashing and blood flying. Ordinary Cao's soldiers were no match for him!

The shouts and screams mixed together, and immediately the corridors between the earthen plateaus rolled up like a boiling pot!

Dai Ling was originally leaning against the earthen wall to take a short rest, but was spotted by Xu Chu. He was also a veteran of the battlefield, and he immediately became alert. Hearing that the wind in the air was wrong, he immediately rolled on the ground!

There is no handsome or not handsome on the battlefield, only life and death!

Those who are handsome and afraid of dirt, those whose faces and bodies are white and clean as if they have just washed more than ten or twenty times, and sprayed with perfume and smeared with sesame oil, basically die the fastest.

Dai Ling rolled on the ground, regardless of what was on the ground, and immediately dodged several arrows that were obviously aimed at him!

An arrow, either shot off the right way or chasing him, pierced Dai Ling's face, splashing dirt and fragments onto his face, shocking and painful!

Hearing the roars and screams of his soldiers, Dai Ling instinctively wanted to turn over and call on his soldiers to either form a formation to resist, or simply withdraw from this long and narrow earthen corridor. He was shocked and angry, and he didn't expect that the cavalry would not take Cao's army seriously.

In the Central Plains, as long as they waved the banner of Cao's army, especially the banner of the Central Guards, they could literally roam the countryside and ask the wealthy nobles in Wubao to offer cattle and wine and bow before them with respect. But now a group of hussars had sneaked into the camp. Not only did they avoid hiding, they also ambush them!

This is simply too much!

As soon as Dai Ling got up from the ground, he discovered that under the swaying figures in the firelight, there was a majestic man, brandishing a sword, who had chopped down three or four Cao soldiers one after another, and was rushing towards him!

Seeing that Xu Chu was about to kill him, Dai Ling had no time to direct his soldiers on how to respond. He rolled over and grabbed a shield that had fallen from the ground. He held it in his hand and pulled out his sword to confront Xu Chu. .

Sword and shield, one for offense and one for defense.

This is almost the most basic training and the simplest skill for all infantry.

But just like fried vegetables and fried rice with eggs, it seems that anyone can make it, but if you really want to make it perfect and serve it on the table with light, you must add some LED lamp beads to the plate.

The weapons and equipment of the guards in Cao's army were not bad either. Although the shield Dai Ling caught in his hand was of ordinary standard, it was also covered with two layers of cowhide on the wooden shield, and a steel piece was added to the center of the shield to enhance its defensive capabilities. , there is also a circle of rivets and mace nails nailed around the central steel sheet, which is both offensive and defensive.

On the other hand, the shield held by Xu Chu was ordinary.

It is really mediocre, that is, there are no rivets, let alone mace nails. It is like an ordinary cowhide shield painted with a layer of black paint, and it also has many spots and long marks left by swords and guns due to the battle. .

Dai Ling curled up as much as possible behind the shield, used his waist and legs to push forward instead of retreating, pushing against Xu Chu.

Because Dai Ling was hiding behind the shield, even Xu Chu would not be able to attack Dai Ling for a while, and Dai Ling's method was to hit him directly with his own shield with spikes!

Dai Ling could be regarded as crawling out from the pile of dead people back then. When he was suddenly attacked, he still responded instinctively according to the battle situation!

If Xu Chu avoids it, it will interrupt the momentum of Xu Chu's attack. If Xu Chu does not avoid it, then the shield with wolf fangs will be nailed to Xu Chu's shield. No matter Xu Chu tries to get rid of the nail. Whether the shields are put together or discarded directly, it is equivalent to breaking up Xu Chu's offensive and defensive posture!

Moreover, Dai Ling still has some confidence in his own strength. If the opponent's strength is not enough, he may be able to bump into the opponent and stagger, which is a decisive opportunity!

After all, Dai Ling is somewhat different from those guys who sneaked into the Central Guard Army based on their surnames. He is relatively proficient in various infantry combat skills. When he gets a bow and arrow, he becomes an archer. Whether it is throwing light arrows or heavy arrows to break armor, they are all in style. If he got a sword and a gun, he could also go into battle directly and fight on the front line. The only thing missing was his riding skills. After all, there were fewer horses in the Central Plains, so he was the central guard rather than the central leader.

But he happened to meet Xu Chu!

When Xu Chu saw Dai Ling rushing towards him, he just snorted slightly, then kicked the ground violently, and directly collided with Dai Ling with his shield!

"Boom!" 』

With a dull crashing sound, Dai Ling, who used all his strength to hit him, felt as if he had hit a mountain! The stone wall was majestic and stood thousands of feet tall. The opponent stood motionless, but Dai Ling himself was shaken so hard that every bone in his body seemed to be whining. He could no longer control his body shape and raised his hands and feet backwards. fall!

When Dai Ling fell backwards, he had only one thought in his mind: why couldn't the spikes on his shield stick in, instead they were knocked away? His buzzing brain was now unable to react, his joints were whining and he couldn't make many dodges.

Xu Chu knocked Dai Ling away with a fierce strike of his shield, and immediately strode forward. The sword was like a poisonous snake probing, the blade was extremely sharp, and he easily cut Dai Ling's neck, esophagus, and trachea with one thrust!

Blood was immediately splashed everywhere in the corridor!

As soon as they came up, they killed the leading general of Cao's army, but many senior officials were a little unsatisfied...

Because he thought it would be Cao Hong coming, so that he could end his relationship...

As soon as Dai Ling died, the central guard of Cao's army let out a cry and lost all morale. They either knelt down and begged for their lives, or turned around and ran away.

Xu Chu didn't bother to kill these Cao soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit. He just flicked the blood off his sword and said, "Ask for a confession!" Tell the truth and you won't die! 』

These fleeing soldiers of Cao's army will expose the position of Xu Chu and others.

Xu Chu climbed up to the plateau and looked at the suspension bridges connected in the plateau. He also saw the soldiers of Cao's army stationed at the suspension bridges.

Even though the screams of death here have alerted the soldiers of Cao's army guarding the bridge, they all pointed their torches towards this place, pointed at it and shouted, but they still did not leave the position of the suspension bridge...

"Tsk. 』

This is a bit troublesome.

Xu Chu could ambush here because it was the main corridor leading to Bao Zhong's camp.

The camp where Bao Zhong was located was close to the extension of Cao Jun's camp and intertwined with civilian dens. Relatively speaking, Cao Jun was not densely populated, and because a large number of fortifications were erected to guard against cavalry assaults, Xu Chu only had to send a simple Just clear it and you'll be able to move forward.

But if we continue to go deeper, not only will the density of Cao's camps increase, but the number of Cao's soldiers will also increase. In addition, those guarding the suspension bridge on the earth plateau and those Cao's soldiers on the sentry towers will inevitably discover the whereabouts of Xu Chu and others. Even if they can avoid the attack of arrows, once they are blocked in the corridor, they may die like Dai Ling!

Xu Chu originally wanted to lure the Cao soldiers guarding the bridge out, and then take the opportunity to make another wave, but he found that the Cao soldiers guarding the bridge did not leave the suspension bridge at all, which made Xu Chu have no chance to move forward...

The results of the interrogation came out soon. Those Cao soldiers who were stuck in the corridor were very happy to say whatever they wanted. Not only did they explain Bao Zhong's affairs, but they also told the information that Cao Hong was still in the central camp.

"This guy didn't come out? He is really stable!" Xu Chu snorted, "Then let them be unable to bear it anymore! "