Three Kingdoms

Chapter 396: Things in the woods

Chapter 396 The deeds in the grove

Hu Cai seemed very happy and in a very happy mood. For him, as long as it can make a fortune, it is a good thing.

The strength of more than one thousand orchids is not small, but it is definitely not many, and it is in that poor place in Pingyang County.

Moreover, Hu Cai is very clear in his heart. Just like the Yellow Turbans who often falsely report the number of people, the so-called county soldiers often falsely report some manpower, and they are paid for nothing. Doesn’t the leader of the army do this?

What's more, there is a difference between the main soldiers and the auxiliary soldiers. Those who can really go to battle to kill the enemy are estimated to be a few hundred out of the more than a thousand soldiers, and there are nearly 4,000 soldiers brought by my own men. He's been in a fight before, and he's seen blood. A serious, strong man, afraid of a ball?

What’s the surname?

It doesn’t matter what his surname is, anyway, as long as he dares to fight head-on, Hu Cai will decide to hold him head-on. If you don't dare to fight in position and want to rely on the dilapidated city wall of Pingyang City to defend, haha, Pingyang County has been abandoned for so many years, isn't it the same as no city wall with collapsed walls everywhere?

You must know that although Hu Cai is greedy for money, he is willing to spend some money on soldiers. After all, without good soldiers, there is no way to grab more money. He can still calculate this clearly.

From the original Baibo army station to the old site of Pingyang County, it is about forty miles away, but less than fifty miles away. Hu Cai planned to walk about thirty miles today, and then set up camp to rest. Tomorrow, he can directly attack the city. , Of course, if that surname is smarter and retreats by himself, I will save trouble...

The land on the west bank of Fenshui River is relatively flat. After Hu Cai sent out scouts, he arranged the team into a row of five people. As far as it is concerned, it is already very good. The team of 4,000 people, like a long snake, meandered towards the southwest.

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About ten miles to the northeast of the old site of Pingyang County, there is a small forest. The road passes through the middle of the forest. The cross section of the forest is not very large, but because there are some shrubs under the trees, it is not easy to see at a glance. Just hope for clarity.

Five Baibo soldiers as scouts came here, looked at the woods in front of them, looked at each other, and then separated into two people, got off the horse, and slowly prepared to touch into the woods to check...

The surrounding area was quiet, only the slight sound of these two soldiers stepping on dead branches and leaves seemed to be the only sound.

A Baibo touched the bushes in the forest, slowly straightened his waist, and poked his head out...

Suddenly there was a "bang" bowstring sound, and an arrow shot out from the woods!

The arrow was as fast as lightning, and in an instant, it pierced through the neck of this Baibo soldier with a cloud of blood mist! Bai Bobing fell on his back while clutching the sudden blood hole in his neck.

The rest of the Baibo army turned around and ran away without even shouting.

Huang Cheng shot another arrow, and after the second dismounted Baibo soldier was shot to the ground, the remaining three Baibo army scouts had already galloped away.

Huang Cheng put down his bow and said, "Let everyone get ready, the Yellow Turban Bandit will be here soon."

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The dust on the horizon became more and more obvious, and soon after, black shadows appeared one after another, slowly getting closer, because Hu Cai had already dispersed the soldiers after receiving the report from the scouts. The two wings spread out, and the soldiers in the middle began to press towards the woods.

Hu Cai sat on the horseback and looked around. There was no smoke, no soldiers, only the forest in the distance. Hu Cai weighed the size of the forest and sneered. Although such a forest is neither too big nor too small, it is also a little sparser, and at most a few hundred people can be hidden, ambush, hum , Can it still be called an ambush if it is discovered?

"Two wings surround it!" Hu Cai ordered.

Like a big crab, Bai Bojun stretched out two big pincers and started to surround the woods...

Suddenly there was a chaotic shout in the woods, and more than a hundred soldiers rushed out, forming a crooked formation in front of the woods, and a general at the head held a long knife and shouted loudly: "Who is coming? Dare to fight to the death before the battle?"

Hu Cai couldn't help laughing, I have ten times as many people as you now, and I'm going to fight you to the death? Where did this idiot come from?

Hu Cai ignored the general’s yelling at all, but sat firmly in the middle and didn’t understand, ordered the two wings to speed up, and surrounded the group of fools and soldiers...

The soldiers in the middle are also slowly approaching step by step...

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Huang Cheng watched the Baibo army on both sides gradually surround him, and when he was estimating the approximate distance in his heart, he shouted: "Cowardless bastard! Next time I will kill your dog's head!"

Then he pulled his horse, led the soldiers into the woods, and fled.

Hu Cai was leisurely taking a water bag to drink water, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he sprayed it out with a puff, and almost choked.

When the Baibo army swarmed up and rushed to the front of the woods, Huang Cheng had already disappeared to the other side of the woods with his men.

Hu Cai also rode a horse and rushed up. Seeing the fleeing figures disappearing in the distance, he couldn't help but cursed: "You run faster than a rabbit! Damn it!"

"Shuai Qu! Look! It's on fire, it's on fire!" Suddenly a soldier shouted.

In the woods, I don’t know when some flames ignited the bushes and trees, and now they are gradually expanding, and thick smoke begins to spread in the woods...

"Get out! Get out!"

Although it is said that the Baibo army did not chase into the woods, it would be bad if the clothes on their bodies were ignited by the fire, so they dispersed their formation one after another and moved away from the woods.

"Qu Shuai... what should I do now?"

The road is through the woods. If you go straight ahead, although it will be faster, it is obviously impossible for my nearly 4,000 people to pass through before the fire ignites. If the fire suddenly increases, it will be bad Yes, fire and water are ruthless after all.

But if you want to make a detour, you need to go around the forest in a circle. Although the forest is not too big, if you mainly make a detour, it is not on the road. , but there will be some difficulty in advancing.

Wait for the fire to burn out here before going over?

Certainly not!

Who knows how many days this fire will burn?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Hu Cai's head. Could it be that his surname did some tricks?

Is it used to delay my journey to Pingyang? !

This little trick, you still want to fool me?

"My lord! It's not good! The enemy army has hit Xudu!"

Xu Chu rushed into the barracks and shouted.

"Surrender." Cao Cao said calmly.

Xu Chu stood in a daze for a while, then suddenly realized, and rushed out...

After a while, Xu Chu shouted: "We won! Xu is saved!"

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