The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 284

However, he was too flustered at the time and didn't know that in this battle, the enemy only dispatched less than [-] soldiers...

"Hahaha, okay, it's so satisfying!"

"This battle is fun!"

"That's right, after this battle, Xi Yu must be frowning!"

"..."

The big tent in the middle camp was full of laughter.

Cao Jie, Cao Xucang, Sima Wenlu...all of them laughed so hard that they couldn't be too happy.

It shows how happy this victory is.

In fact, the timing of Zang Ba's visit this time was quite ingenious. If he had entered the forest later in the evening after the ban, let alone ambush, he would have been shot to death by random arrows ordered by Zang Ba.

Also, because the harvesting has not yet started, Xia Houchun has time to attack the enemy. If not, whether Zang Ba can make a surprise attack, and who will win the battle, is still unknown!

The most important thing is that if Zang Ba succeeds, I'm afraid this autumn harvest will become a joke!

A sudden victory boosted the morale of the army, and at the same time made Xia Houchun happy and on the way to being sought after by others, he forgot some things...

Happily carried away, he consciously solved the foreign aggression, and immediately ordered people to guard at various intersections, and then ordered the army, together with the people, to prepare for the long-awaited harvest.

However, just as he was preparing to be busy with the autumn harvest, a voice of displeasure suddenly came out.

"General, this subordinate thinks that we should be more cautious now and send more soldiers to guard the main roads. Although we have won a complete victory in this battle, we have injured thousands of soldiers."

"Right now, although we won't take the initiative to attack the enemy, we still have to guard against the enemy taking advantage of the fire. If there are not many guards left in the army, the risk is quite high, and something may go wrong."

"If this is the case, not to mention continuing to harvest food and grass, the morale we have built up with great difficulty may dissipate in an instant, and even the morale of the army will be slackened."

Yu Jin, who came here specially from the mountains and forests to persuade Xia Houchun, spoke earnestly and earnestly.

But Xia Houchun didn't want to hear this.

He glanced at the other party with disdain, and then said indifferently: "Speaking of using troops, am I not as good as you?"

"Wen Ze, this general has his own way of doing things, and it's not your turn to teach him a lesson. Among other things, as for today's celebration banquet, you really have no preparations for this general?"

"Didn't you see the numerous battle formations set up outside the camp, and even hundreds of soldiers with bows and crossbows when they came in? I was going to hold this celebration banquet before taking the opportunity to wait for Xi Yu's army to come on my own initiative. Then it's all over!"

"Seeing that the raid is imminent, I don't have so much free time to go all over the mountains and plains to find enemies!"

"As long as you wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop before snatching them up, how can there be such mundane things you worry about? Don't bother me!"

Xia Houchun spoke with great conviction, and there was no lack of belittlement of Jin in his words. Seeing this, Yu Jin bowed his head in silence for a long time, then nodded and said: "The general is right."

"It was Zang Ba who came to attack this time. Presumably, Xi Yu must be busy with the autumn harvests in Qing and Xu, so he couldn't find time to come to Puyang to make trouble, so he sent Zang Ba here."

"Since that's the case, I'll take this opportunity to speed up the rush!"

"Hahaha, this is true!"

It was rare to hear a good sentence from the other party, and Xia Houchun laughed with satisfaction: "Don't worry, if the enemy doesn't come after today's celebration banquet, then I have nothing to fear, and I will definitely send people to seize the time to grab the food .”

"The general has his own plan, and his humble position will definitely support him, and he will bring people here when the grain is harvested!"

Xia Houchun insisted on going his own way, and Yu Jin knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he didn't want to be annoying.

And now that the big victory is indeed imminent, it is indeed a bit of a suspicion of throwing cold water on him to come to comfort him so recklessly, so it is no wonder that he is not welcomed by others.

What's more, the other party has already planned everything, so it seems that there is really no need for me to say more.

After all, it was enough to collect all the grain and grass in Dongjun in the shortest possible time, and it seemed unrealistic not to send out the entire army if they wanted to grab the entire Dongjun's grain in the shortest possible time.

Speaking of which, if all the food in Dongjun County was harvested, there would be at least [-] to [-] shi, which could solve the urgent needs of the army in the near future.

In the future, we will collect some food from other places that are not affected by any natural disasters and man-made disasters. The army can get 50 million shi of food and grass at least.

In this way, guarding Dongjun for a year may be difficult, but half a year is more than enough!
Sure enough, when the barracks was full of joy of victory, Zang Ba once again led his army to attack in the middle of the night.

At this time, it is reasonable to say that after drinking for three rounds, all the soldiers of Cao Wei were exhausted, but Zang Ba guessed wrong again.

He had just led people to attack Cao Wei's camp. When he was still [-] meters away from the main tent, Xia Houchun, who was sober-minded, put down his wine glass and led a group of generals to come out.

Then, the densely packed soldiers in the rear surrounded Zang Ba and others tightly.

Under this heavy siege, Zang Ba naturally lost again.

But fortunately, the people under Zang Ba's hands are all loyal and loyal people, even at this time, Yiyi is not afraid of danger, and he just leads Zang Ba to fight out of the encirclement.

Even when they were about to take a short break after escaping into the col, they were caught off guard by Cao Jun who suddenly appeared, and the soldiers left Zang Ba and fled around.

It is precisely because of this that Zang Ba was able to survive the siege again and again.

But even if he escaped, he would suffer heavy injuries.

The original [-] soldiers brought with them when they set out, but now there are only a few thousand left.

In any case, Zang Ba never thought that his surprise attack on Cao Jun's camp would cause such a painful price, let alone that this mission could be so difficult.

Not to mention the soldiers he brought, even he almost lost his life in Cao Jun's camp.

How to fight this battle...
The lord said that at least seven days have to last, but now only three days have passed, is it really necessary to fight the next battle?

Zang Ba felt that he might have to renege on his promise and become fat. As for the soon-to-be-obtained Marquis and Prime Minister... I am afraid that he will also leave him.

"Your Majesty, the last general suggests, let's go back and plead guilty, shall we? Just now, we have fallen into the enemy's tricks twice in a row, and we have suffered heavy losses. If we insist on fighting again, our entire army will be wiped out!"

"Yes, Fujun, look at the soldiers behind you. They were all terrified by these two battles. If we meet the enemy in fear and exhaustion, we may really not be able to bear it!"

"Your Majesty, why don't we go back and plead guilty? At least we can leave some hope for the army, and we won't die."

"..."

The lieutenants were exhausted physically and mentally, and they spoke words of persuasion with pale faces, and their eyes were full of fear.

Looking at this look, they knew that they no longer had the heart to continue fighting.

However, because of their persuasion, Zang Ba lost the fear in his heart and had the idea of ​​fighting again.

Anyway, there is not much difference between the current army and the annihilation of the entire army. In this case, why not take a gamble?
Everyone is happy if they win the bet, not to mention being crowned king and worshiping minister, everyone can live a better life.

Losing the bet... No matter how miserable it is, it will not be any better than it is now.

After all, even if he loses his life, Zang Ba must be a prince and general!

"I know what you think, it's just..."

After clarifying his thoughts, Zang Ba sighed deeply, hesitated for a while before saying: "I have issued a military order to the lord, if I am defeated, I will come to see you, so even if I go back, I will not escape death!"

"Moreover, the loss of the army is indeed heavy right now, but I have estimated that after the two battles, we lost about 5000 soldiers."

"In addition to the two or three thousand soldiers around, there should be another one or two thousand soldiers who got lost while escaping. If we can gather them together, we still have at least half of our troops, and we still have the strength to fight."

"As long as we can survive this period of time, if we think about it for a while, when Xia Houchun and the others rush to harvest the grain, we will definitely be at our wits' end. Then it will be time for us to take revenge!"

"If it's possible, we'll have a chance to burn down the granaries in Puyang City after one more night, and Xiahou Chun, who is busy with the autumn harvest, would never have thought that we would surprise us again just one night after the defeat!"

"This······"

What Zang Ba said was nice, but the soldiers around him were a little hesitant.

It's not that they are afraid of death, but that they don't understand that Fu Jun knows that this plan is likely to seek his own death, so why does he still go?

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the mountains, this kind of thinking is really incomprehensible to the soldiers who are already at ease.

Over the years, although everyone is a large army, they have never fought any wars. In addition, they thought it was a simple delaying tactic before they came here, so they didn't take it seriously.

But who would have thought that the other party had already laid a net of heaven and earth, waiting for work, just waiting for himself to drill into it.

After two defeats, everyone felt that it was God's favor to escape alive, but the Fujun still wanted to fight back?
To put it bluntly, does this mean that I really feel that my fate is so bad that God won't accept it?
I don't know what the Fujun is thinking. When he was in Taishan County, he was quite resigned to his life. Whenever there were bandits and thieves, or the places where the mountains were steep, he was afraid of death and dared not show up in person, or detoured. And go.

Why are you so persistent today... as if you don't even want your life?
The suspicious eyes of the surrounding soldiers made Zang Ba feel his old face was flushed, but he still insisted on his own opinion and said loudly: "You should know that my lord is very generous to others. I only agreed to this for the sake of my future glory and wealth, and immediately A military order has been issued!"

"I know that if this happens, the lord will reward us heavily. Isn't this a more comfortable and enjoyable thing than being cast aside as a deserter?"

"I, Zang Ba, hereby assure you that as long as there is one more fight, if I win, I will definitely go back. If I lose, I, Zang Ba, will be buried in the camp of Cao Jun in Dongjun County together with all the lords." No regrets either!"

"Furthermore, all gentlemen should know that my lord appreciates talents and also uses them highly. Today he thinks highly of me, Zang Ba, and entrusted such an important matter to me. I must wait with all my heart!"

"It should be noted that in this world, apart from interests, what is more important is people's hearts. If you are willing to be a treacherous villain, how can you be worthy of the lord's attention?"

"I'm not afraid to tell everyone that if this battle can't relieve the lord's worries and be despised by others, then I would rather die under Xia Houchun's sword, and it can be regarded as the lord's kindness to me!"

If Zang Ba just wanted to persuade the soldiers to be with him at the beginning, then in the end, it was his true feelings.

I know how much weight I have. If it weren't for Xi Yu, I'm afraid that there are really no people in this world who can value me, so he has to admit it!
Seeing that Zang Ba spoke so sincerely, the surrounding soldiers didn't know what to say.

But no matter what he said, some soldiers were tempted by his loud words.

I wanted to retreat before but because I lost two games in a row, which made people feel depressed.

Now that they are no longer disturbed by those downturns, after everyone has regrouped, they feel a little more confident.

Soon, he came to Puyang City again, and burned down the granaries that had accumulated a little!

However, due to the continuous drizzle, if you want the fire to burn ragingly, it is not easy to extinguish the surrounding Cao Wei camps.

The surprise attack this time was exceptionally smooth, so smooth that when Xia Houchun woke up from his dream, he looked at the flames in the distance and thought he hadn't woken up.

He never imagined that Zang Ba, who had only suffered two defeats, could gather an army in just one day and attack him again.

In the whole world, who would have the courage to attack the enemy again after losing two battles in a row?

It has to be said that Zang Ba's courage is really great, and it is indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

The fire started in the middle of the night. After Xia Houchun was woken up, he hurriedly called people to put out the fire.

However, the newly harvested grain and grass could not be extinguished because too much fuel was poured on it. In the end, they could only watch the results of a day of hard work go up in flames.

On the contrary, the grain and grass being used in the army did not suffer too much loss because it was discovered in time.

But even so, part of the food and grass was destroyed, and even Zang Ba and others had already fled without a trace.

Annoyed, he decisively sent Yu Jin to lead an army into the forest, while he tried to confront Zang Ba who had escaped from the forest on the plain.

However, after Zang Ba hid in the mountains, he refused to show up again, and Yu Jin could only play hide-and-seek with him in the mountains.

As for Xia Houchun, there was absolutely no chance of fighting.

In desperation, he had no choice but to let Yu Jin continue to chase Zang Ba in the forest, while he himself led the army to grab food with the people.

I don't know when the heavy rain started, and the patter continued.

This made the soldiers of both sides feel a little sad in the mountains and forests. The terrain of the mountains and forests is uneven and not suitable for marching. In addition, the two sides chased after each other. After a long period of chasing after each other, they were all exhausted. Unbearable.

Fortunately, Zang Ba still had a lot of weapons and equipment around him. With the blessing of these weapons, Yu Jin was more or less restrained and returned in vain.

It has to be said that since Zang Ba regrouped his staff, their vitality and even their explosive power seemed to have increased a lot in an instant, which caused Yu Jin a headache.

But at this time, Xia Houchun had no way to draw out soldiers, and he was unwilling to draw out soldiers to help.

Because he felt that the more Zang Ba came here to disturb him, the more difficult things would be.

Therefore, taking advantage of the sufficient manpower, they only want to grab the grain back to the granary. As long as they can gather all the people and even the army in the fertile field in the shortest time, they can finish the harvest as quickly as possible.

When it's over, it's the day of my own counterattack!
His idea was good, but...at night, things suddenly became difficult.

That night, Xia Houchun ordered his soldiers to light up torches to fight in the fields at night to grab grain, when suddenly they heard a rumbling sound.

At first the voice was quite distant, and he didn't take it to heart.

But soon, the voice came from far to near, and it was so powerful that it was appalling.

Then, the ground began to tremble uncontrollably, not only the surrounding people panicked, but even the soldiers were at a loss, not knowing what happened.

About half a cup of tea later, the people closest to the river suddenly let out screams, and then there was no sound.

The person a little behind seemed to have seen something unbelievable, dropped the food and tools in his hand, turned around and ran away.

At the end, the civilian soldiers who didn't know what happened were still staring at the direction of the screams. The next second, the flood like a stormy sea came into view like a man-eating beast.

Everyone's faces turned pale in fright, and their legs trembled uncontrollably.

The unscrupulous cross-flow of the flood broke the embankment, destroyed the fields being harvested, and even destroyed the lives of those who had been swept inside.

Of course, the most important thing is that it shattered the originally lively rush scene.

The endless flood from top to bottom destroyed countless fertile fields and lives in the blink of an eye.

After seeing clearly what was coming, Xia Houchun was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said loudly: "Run, what are you doing in a daze? Run to a higher place!"

"Back! Back quickly! Back into the city!"

"The flood is coming, run!"

"My God, hurry back to Puyang City!"

"..."

His words seemed to wake up the spirits of everyone, whether it was the common people or the soldiers, they fled in all directions in a panic.

After seeing this scene, Yu Jin and Zang Ba, who were still playing the trick of chasing and fleeing on the mountain outside the city, their faces changed suddenly, and they immediately retreated to the rear without caring about the fight.

They don't even have the will to fight right now.

Especially Yu Jin, after seeing the underground scene like the end of the world, he just felt his brain went blank, his whole body was like eating shit, and his face was extremely ugly.

As early as when he first came to Dongjun, he had already reminded Xia Houchun that there was a problem with the water level of the river, and asked him to go upstream to check carefully.

But who would have thought that the other party would not listen at all, now that the flood is raging, not everyone can afford such a price!

(End of this chapter)