Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3299 The Right Decision

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Over there!"

"Kerosene! Be careful with the kerosene!"

"Go put out the fire!"

Chaotic shouts suddenly rang out in the camp.

In the mountains, a large number of torches were also lit, swaying and roaring, as if countless soldiers and horses were rushing towards the camp in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Guo Jia came out of the tent wearing a cloak, climbed up the sentry tower in the camp against the night wind, squinted his eyes and looked at the torches that suddenly lit up in the mountains, suddenly sneezed, and immediately ordered, "Come on! Beat the drum!"

The rumbling sound of war drums drowned out all human voices and echoed among the mountains.

The soldiers of Cao's army also regained order and composure amid the sound of war drums, and they lined up in an orderly manner to guard and put out the incoming flames.

Cao's soldiers poured the sand prepared in the camp onto the burning kerosene and quickly put out the kerosene. Even though some wood and tent tarpaulin were ignited, they were pushed down by Cao's soldiers and the flames were not allowed to spread freely in the night wind.

"As expected." Sima Yi on the top of the hill sneered.

The Cao army camp where Guo Jia was located did not attack in a panic, but instead adopted the most rigorous defensive posture.

The Cao army soldiers in the camp were naturally not disturbed by Sima Yi's men who were shouting and yelling on the hills, as they were beating drums. And the interesting thing is that when they saw other people doing things calmly, even some people who were still panicking would quickly calm down...

If Sima Yi wanted to take the opportunity to attack the camp, he would be counterattacked by Guo Jia's defense.

Sima Yi stared at the fire in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp and found that his original inference was correct.

Under the illumination of kerosene, the movements of Cao's soldiers were more clearly revealed.

If the area Sima Yi shot at was a grain storage area, which might have threatened Cao's food supply, these Cao's soldiers would definitely not be so calm...

Food and fodder are more easily ignited than ordinary wood and tents.

So, the answer is that either the area attacked by Sima Yi was not a grain storage area, or the grain was stored underground and was not afraid of being burned by the debris on the surface.

Sima Yi thought the latter possibility was more likely. After all, Cao's army had a lot of manpower before, and Zhongtiao Mountain was considered to have entered the loess plateau. The soil was relatively dry and stable, so digging some cellars to store food and grass would not be a big deal.

If this is the case, then it would basically be impossible to directly use the loaded rhubarb crossbow to burn the food and grass.

"You're really well-prepared..." Sima Yi sneered.

"Sir, do you still want to continue shooting?" asked the soldier beside Sima Yi.

Sima Yi turned and walked down the mountain, "No need, put it away. Prepare to move... Let's go to another place..."

"Change place? Where?"

"Let's go to the original ambush site..." Sima Yi said with a smile, "Oh, right... the last person should pour some kerosene and burn this place!"

After a while, the noise in the mountains stopped, but one of the hills inexplicably caught fire, and the flames shot up into the sky, swaying in the night wind, illuminating half of the sky as if dawn had arrived early.

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Lu Chang, who was in the mountains and marching towards the Tongguan camp, received an alarm from the soldiers. Looking back, he saw the fire that illuminated half the sky red, and he shuddered immediately.

"It's just as the military advisor predicted!" Lü Chang shouted, "The bandits are planning to attack the Zhongtiaoshan camp! Pass the order, the rear team will become the front team, the front team will become the rear team, and quickly return to the camp! Kill the bandits!"

The Cao army soldiers shouted in response, turned around and rushed to the Zhongtiao Mountain camp.

The official road in Zhongtiao Mountain is relatively flat and open, but in order to be flat and open, it must go up along the mountain, and it is impossible to go directly to the Zhongtiao Mountain camp in a straight line. Although Lu Chang and others have received Guo Jia's instructions, they will inevitably become anxious and panicked when they see the flames all over the sky and are not clear about the situation in their own camp.

Normally, they came out of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp and did not encounter any problems along the way. Now they were going back along the original road. Naturally, they would not think that there would be any danger on the way back. In addition, due to their anxiety about the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, these Cao army soldiers walked faster.

As soon as they walked faster, the team became deformed.

The sword and shield soldiers who were originally lined up on both sides, because they were carrying heavier loads, naturally could not walk as fast as the spearmen and archers in the middle. Moreover, they had to set out in a hurry in the middle of the night without a bite to eat, and then walked back and forth on the mountain road, so it was inevitable that their physical strength would decrease.

Even on this wide official road, it would not be a comfortable experience to rush back and forth. Cao's soldiers were panting, and the weapons in their hands began to become crutches for assistance...

There was a blazing fire on the distant hilltop, as if a huge monster was roaring towards the sky.

Countless birds and animals were startled and flew around and screamed, creating a doomsday scene.

"Whoosh!" 』

An arrow flew over and shot the Cao army soldier walking in the front to the ground.

"Ahhhh..." screams were heard.

The Cao army soldiers subconsciously defended themselves on the spot.

The fallen torches flickered on the official road.

The mountain on one side of the path was dark, and under the light and shadow, it seemed as if there were countless black shadows lurking in it, shaking constantly.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Cao's soldiers shouted, "There are archers! Where are the shields? Where are our shields?"

You only remember the shield at this time?

  Then why didn't anyone lend a hand to those shield soldiers who were so tired that they were almost hanging out their tongues to gasp for breath?

"Whoosh!" Whizzing! 』

Arrows whizzed towards us, one on the left and one on the right.

"Ahhh! I'm hit by an arrow! Come, come and save me!"

The Cao army soldiers who were shot were either lying on the official road, dying, or struggling and wailing in pain.

"Go!" Lu Chang shouted, "Don't stop!"

  Almost instinctively, Lu Chang immediately urged Cao's soldiers to move forward instead of getting stuck in a crowd on the mountain road!

Before Lu Chang finished his words, he saw a streak of light coming and fiercely piercing into the Cao army soldiers gathered on the mountain road!

  Wood chips flew everywhere and kerosene splashed!

"Ahhhh..."

The Cao army soldiers who were stained with kerosene howled, and their voices were much louder than those who were hit by arrows before.

Many soldiers were running around in panic because of the flames on their bodies. Some of them fell headfirst into the mountains nearby, rolling down with long screams and dull collision sounds.

  There were also some Cao army soldiers who either instinctively sought help from those around them, or wanted to find someone to die with them before they died. The flames were like a closely connected, rapidly contagious virus, spreading rapidly among the crowd!

"Those who cause chaos will be killed!" Lü Chang chopped down a Cao army soldier who was on fire and running around. "Charge! There is no danger on this road! Charge!"

Lu Chang's judgment was undoubtedly correct.

This official road that winds along the Zhongtiao Mountain does not seem to be a dangerous terrain where one man can block a thousand men. Instead of being stuck on the mountain road and being unable to move forward or backward, it is better to rush forward directly.

Lü Chang and his men had just walked this mountain path before, so it was impossible for them to dig out any insurmountable chasms or traps in such a short time. Moreover, Lü Chang judged that the troops attacking Cao's army were trying to intercept their return and slow down their speed, so as long as they rushed over, they would naturally be able to break the interception of the hussars.

At Lu Chang's urging, the Cao army soldiers also shouted, abandoned their injured or burned comrades, and ran forward madly under the arrows.

The mountain path was steep, and Cao's army subconsciously huddled together at the beginning. Although the Cao soldiers burst out their potential in the face of life and death, screaming and pushing each other in the middle of the mountain path, some of them still accidentally tripped or were pushed down, and then rolled all the way into the mountain stream with a long tail sound...

The arrows flying from time to time made Cao's soldiers even more panicked.

  Under such circumstances, many Cao army soldiers showed their traditional skills and threw away the various tools and weapons they were carrying. They felt relaxed and happy after reducing the burden, and their speed increased immediately. This sense of relaxation and happiness immediately educated other Cao army soldiers, and so with the clanging of the swords and armor, countless weapons and armor were abandoned on the mountain road. They just wanted to be free and happy, and pursue the liberation of their nature!

Before dawn, the darkness seemed even thicker.

Under the black sky, the blazing fire on the mountaintop seemed to be a foreshadowing of something.

The Cao army soldiers, whether they were in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, running on the mountain roads, or in the Tongguan camp on the other side of the river which had finally calmed down, seemed to feel something vaguely.

When people are in the tide of the times, even the dullest guy can feel the influence of the invisible force that washes and pushes him. It’s just that some people can ride the wind, while others can only squat on the tree and be a talkative monkey. Still others feel something but can’t say it, and after settling for a long, long time, it turns into a sigh.

in those days……

I wonder if many years later, Lu Chang would be able to remember that this was the closest he had ever been to Sima Yi.

If he changed his mindset and risked his life to rush to the ridge where Sima Yi was ambushing, he might be able to capture Sima Yi...

However, Lu Chang was good at defense but not good at attack.

Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to come to the Zhongtiao Mountain camp to assist Guo Jia in garrisoning, so his instinctive choice was to rush back as soon as possible, rather than staying and confronting Sima Yi in anger.

After missing this choice point, he was getting further and further away from Sima Yi.

It was like two intersecting lines. The fire was raging, and Lü Chang rushed across the interception line carrying a wounded soldier, leaving the fire and casualties behind. The mountain road stained with kerosene was emitting a dazzling flame, as if it was echoing the mountain fire not far away. Some corpses were devoured by the flames, emitting the unique burnt smell produced by human body burning.

"Don't stop! Go forward! Go forward!"

Lu Chang urged.

Just as he expected, the enemy could only intercept and shoot at a certain section of the mountain road, and after passing that section of the mountain road, they were out of the enemy's attack range.

The people on the ridge opposite the mountain path seemed to realize that they could no longer attack Lu Chang and his men, so they gradually quieted down. If it weren't for the smell of blood and wailing around them, one would have thought it was just an illusion.

Looking at the scattered troops and frightened faces behind him, Lu Chang sighed and put the wounded soldiers on the side of the mountain road. "Bandage the wounded on the spot and recuperate! Leave a team to take care of them! The rest of you follow me to help the camp!"

He couldn't stay here waiting for the wounded to be treated, so his decision was still correct.

The main camp is more important.

Lu Chang believed that his choice was correct.

……

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After being blown by cold wind twice in one night, Guo Jia felt his head swelling, his blood vessels beating, and even his face and eyeballs felt swollen and painful. He drank some hot soup and just started sweating a little after wrapping himself in a cloak when he suddenly received a report from a soldier saying that Lu Chang was ambushed on his way back!

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized why there was a nameless fire on the top of the mountain...

It turned out that the bandits saw that the Zhongtiao Mountain camp was heavily guarded, so they turned around to target Lu Chang!

and many more.

Guo Jia pinched his head with his hands, enduring the headache and thinking.

He felt as if a handful of sand was stuffed into his head, making it not only difficult but also painful to turn it.

"Military Advisor..." Seeing this, the guard beside him couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Military Advisor, why don't you take a good rest? This thief is just causing trouble outside..."

"That's right!" After the guard's unintentional reminder, Guo Jia finally thought of the key point, "Come here! Tell General Lu to gather his troops and line up outside the camp and wait for orders. No one is allowed to enter the camp!"

Damn thief, so cunning!

Guo Jia stood up, but felt a little dizzy and his body began to shake. If the guard beside him had not rushed forward to support him, he would have almost fallen to the ground.

"Military Advisor!" the guard said anxiously, "Come..."

The guard was about to call for a doctor to come over, but was stopped by Guo Jia, "It's okay... It's okay! I'll be fine here... You took the token, and go and pass the message! The thief must be following General Lu! Go, go!"

Guo Jia pushed the guard.

The guard had no choice but to let Guo Jia sit in the tent while he turned around and hurried forward to pass the message.

Because the person to be stopped was not an ordinary military school, but Guo Jia's deputy, the military commander of the entire camp. If Guo Jia's token was not shown, and the order was simply conveyed verbally, it might not be carried out. And it was obviously impossible to use formal documents at the moment, so Guo Jia's personal guard had to carry Guo Jia's token and personally convey the order on behalf of Guo Jia...

"Close the camp gates!" Guo Jia's guards held high the military advisor ribbon representing Guo Jia, "Military advisor has given the order! Close the camp gates! Soldiers, rest outside! No one is allowed to enter the camp!"

The soldiers at the camp gate were about to open the gate, but were stunned when they heard the order.

He turned back to confirm that he did see the military advisor's ribbon held high in the hands of the guard, and then he repeated the guard's order, "The military advisor has ordered! Close the camp gate! Soldiers outside, rest on the spot!"

"Close the camp gates!"

"Repair on the spot!"

"No one is allowed to enter!"

The soldiers at the camp gate were passing on orders, their voices rising and falling.

"Tsk..."

The hussars hiding in Lü Chang's army found that they could not survive any longer. He let go of the arm that was supporting a Cao's soldier who had sprained his ankle.

"Thank you..." The Cao army soldier had not noticed anything wrong yet, but was grateful to the "comrade" who had appeared beside him at some point and supported him all the way forward. "Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to keep up..."

The elite scout of the cavalry bared his teeth, and while groping around in his body, he replied casually, "Nothing, it's as it should be, it's all as it should be..."

"Ah, someone as enthusiastic as you is really..." The Cao army soldier said with some emotion, and halfway through his words, he saw his "comrade" beside him take out a black spherical object from his body, "Hey? What is this?"

The cavalry scout smiled innocently, "A little gift for you..."

Under the increasingly confused gaze of the Cao army soldier who sprained his ankle, the cavalry scout lit the grenade and threw it towards an area in the distance where there were many Cao army soldiers.

The Cao army soldier who sprained his ankle opened his mouth wide, and couldn't help but follow the "little gift" with his eyes...

"boom! 』

Like a thunderbolt hitting the ground, in the sudden rise of smoke and fire, human tissue lifted up by the blast wave flew in the air and then fell down.

The Cao army soldier who sprained his ankle suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground. Then he found that the "comrade-in-arms" who had supported him all the way had disappeared. He only heard someone shouting miserably, "The cavalry is coming!"

"Hussars?!" The Cao army soldier who sprained his ankle finally came to his senses and was terrified. "Hussars! Hussars are coming..."

"boom! 』

Another explosion was heard on the other side.

The Cao army soldiers, who were already somewhat frightened, suddenly fell into chaos!

"Open the door! Let us in!"

"Open the camp gate!"

"The cavalry is coming! Run!"

"Thunder from the sky!"

"Help! Open the door!"

A chaotic mix of voices arose.

Some of the shouts were from the elite scouts of the cavalry who were mixed in the ranks, and some were from the Cao army soldiers themselves.

If a group of buffaloes are lined up with their horns facing outward, even a group of lions will be helpless against them. But once the buffaloes start to run away and everyone is looking out for themselves, even jackals can come and get a piece of the pie.

The Cao army soldiers, who were already somewhat frightened, were frightened by the explosion of the grenade and screamed. They immediately rushed towards the camp gate subconsciously. After all, in their minds, as long as they entered the camp, they would be safe...

"Don't open the door!" Guard Guo Jia raised the military advisor's seal and repeated the order, "Don't open the door!"

"They are coming!" the gate guard shouted anxiously, "What should we do? What should we do?!"

"This..." Guard Guo Jia's sweat rolled down his forehead, and finally he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Whoever rushes into the camp gate will be killed!"

Arrows whizzed down and killed the Cao army soldiers who tried to rush into the camp at the camp gate.

The chaotic night finally passed, and the belated sun jumped out of the mountain ridge lazily, spreading its sunlight on the mountains.

Guo Jia endured the headache and physical discomfort and came out to clean up the mess.

Covered in dust and dirt, Lu Chang stepped forward to apologize.

The actual number of casualties in the cavalry attack last night was no more than a hundred, but the number of casualties caused by infighting, trampling and shoving was nearly a thousand!

"Now is not the time..." Guo Jia held on, sweat dripping down his forehead and his face turned blue, "This is not the time to apologize... General, gather the troops as soon as possible and calm the morale of the army..."

Lu Chang also noticed that something was wrong with Guo Jia. "Military Advisor... you, what are you doing..."

"Help me into the tent..." Guo Jia grabbed Lu Chang's hand.

Lu Chang felt Guo Jia's hands were burning hot and was shocked. He and Guo Jia's guards quickly helped Guo Jia into the tent.

As soon as he entered the tent, Guo Jia collapsed. Before he passed out, he was still muttering, "You must... guard strictly... keep in touch with the lord... remember... don't let the thieves... take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack..."

"Military advisor, military advisor!" Lü Chang touched Guo Jia's forehead and felt it was burning hot. He was shocked. "Someone, send a doctor here!"

(End of this chapter)