Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 419: Feint Attack Becomes Real Attack

Cao Zhen was originally very happy.

How happy are you?

He even began to imagine how people around him would evaluate him after he took over Hefei.

"God of Killing Killer!"

"Xing Daorong's great enemy!"

Thinking about these titles, Cao Zhen felt beautiful!

But this beauty did not last long, and Sima Yi's letter arrived!
"Seeing that Xing Daorong is in the city, there is nothing we can do. Let's retreat to Shouchun first and make plans later."

Just a few words directly shattered Cao Zhen's beautiful dream!

But before leaving, Sima Yi had already said that if the task was impossible, even if the effort was in vain, they would have to retreat to Shouchun.

Since Cao Zhen had already nodded at that time, he had nothing to say now.

Of course…

"Just because Xing Daorong is in the city, you gave up?"

"If you give up so easily, won't you be laughed at?"

man...

I am not afraid of having no hope and aspirations. What I am afraid of is that after having hope and aspirations, they will be destroyed again.

This is how Cao Zhen feels right now.

It’s so uncomfortable!
His mood went up and down. From looking forward to the scene after taking Hefei, to the fact that he was scared away by a name, Cao Zhen found it really hard to accept.

No matter how sad I feel, I can't blame anyone at this moment.

Again…

Everything was settled before departure.

But are we really going to return empty-handed?
Cao Zhen was unwilling to do so. After thinking for a while, he asked the scout, "Can you find out whether Generals Zhou Tong and Jiang Qin are still in the water fort along the river?"

The scout replied, "Yes, just as the general said, the pirates are hiding in the water fort, and they don't have many men and horses."

On the contrary, five miles away, there was a troop of soldiers, numbering about several thousand men.

After hearing this, Cao Zhen knew what was going on. This must be the troops ambushing him.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "What banner did that group of people fly?"

The scout replied, "It is the flag with the character Bao on it."

Baolong!

As soon as he heard the flag with the word "Bao" on it, Cao Zhen immediately knew who was coming.

After being "taught" by Sima Yi last time, he actually listened to some of his advice and was more familiar with the generals of the Liu family, especially Xing Daorong's direct relatives.

Knowing that Bao Long was Xing Daorong's direct military relative and that they had a close relationship, Cao Zhen suddenly came up with an idea.

Thousands of people?
I have tens of thousands of people here, so Bao Long thought he could ambush me, so he was naturally careless.

I will split the troops into two parts. I will use one part to pretend to fall into the trap, and when he is off his guard, I will lead another part to kill him. Bao Long will surely die!

In this way, although Xing Daorong cannot be killed, one of his arms can be cut off, which is also a good thing.

Thinking that this matter would surely make Xing Daorong very uncomfortable, Cao Zhen began to feel restless.

"Last time, I missed a great opportunity because I was too timid!"

"This time, no matter what, we should give it a try."

"Anyway, I have already seen through his plan. If it really doesn't work, I can just retreat..."

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

He immediately divided the troops into two groups, and ordered the general to lead one group to rush directly to the water stronghold, preparing to ambush Bao Long.

...

But Bao Long brought three thousand elite soldiers to ambush Cao's army. He was overjoyed when he heard the scouts report that Cao Zhen was leading his army to attack.

Unexpectedly, when Cao Zhen was halfway through his journey, he started to set up camp for unknown reasons.

This makes Bao Long anxious!

Seeing that achievement is just around the corner, yet people start to hesitate. How can one not be anxious?
But no matter how anxious I was, I had to endure it. Otherwise, I would alert the enemy and make the general's plan fail, and then I would be guilty.

With this in mind, Bao Long endured and finally saw the light of day! Cao Zhen led his army and horses to the water stronghold!

Bao Long was overjoyed when he heard this, but he asked, "Where are his troops now?"

The general below said: "They are charging into the water stronghold!"

Bao Long asked again: "Where are General Zhou Tai and General Jiang Qin?"

The man replied, "The enemy is coming this way. There are about 5,000 of them, and they are coming to kill us right now!"

it is good!
Bao Long was overjoyed when he heard this!

"Finally the plan worked!"

He shouted in his heart, and said to the soldiers: "Everyone, follow me to kill the enemy and the general, and gain unparalleled merit!"

"kill!"

The soldiers under the tent responded in unison and immediately followed Bao Long to charge forward.

After walking for a while, they saw Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin leading the troops. Bao Long beat the drum and led the troops to attack.

Suddenly, Cao's army was in chaos!
Seeing this, Bao Long became even more excited to kill. However, just when he was enjoying the killing, he heard another round of killing sounds behind him.

! !
Where do the troops come from?

Just when Bao Long was confused, he heard his subordinates coming quickly.

"Oh no!"

"General Bao, there are more Cao troops coming from behind!"

Bao Long was shocked when he heard this, but he shouted: "Nonsense! Where are Cao's troops?"

The general was even more frightened than Bao Long, and he cried out: "Cao's army is really coming to kill us! They have already attacked us from behind!"

not good!

When Bao Long heard this, he finally realized how critical the situation was.

My heart was pounding and I felt so confused!
"no!"

"We must hold on!"

"If the general were faced with this situation, what would he do?"

At this time, Bao Long thought of Xing Daorong.

"General Xing will definitely calm down and regroup his troops at this time to prepare for the situation!"

Thinking of this, Bao Long called out in the chaos, "Where are General Zhou Tai and General Jiang Qin? Take me to them quickly."

In the chaos of the army, most soldiers would indeed lose their sense of direction, but there were still a few who could see people.

Someone immediately stepped forward and said, "Generals Zhou and Jiang are just ahead. General Bao, follow me!"

Amidst such chaos, the three generals finally gathered together.

After exchanging information with each other, they knew what the situation was.

Zhou Tai said: "Cao Zhen came with a small group of troops first, not too many, and the main army was right behind us. When he saw us ambushing here, he set up a counter-ambush!"

That's it!

When Bao Long heard that he was being framed, he became furious!
But he shouted: "That thief Cao! How dare you plot against me!"

Just when he had vented his anger and had to risk his life, he heard Zhou Tai say, "I don't know how many troops we have now, so we should break through first."

Bao Long nodded and said, "It's me who has fallen into the trap. I should be the one to cover their retreat!"

Zhou Tai listened but refused, "No! Since we are going to fight together, there is no reason for you to be left alone to cover the rear."

Bao Long asked anxiously: "There are so many soldiers outside, how can we break out together?"

Zhou Tai was the calmest one at this moment. He looked at the pursuit from a distance and said, "General Bao Long, you see, although the enemy is killing fiercely, they cannot form a siege, so their numbers must be similar."

"It's just that the people who were killed have thrown them into disarray!"

"Break out first, then gather the soldiers. Maybe there will be a chance for revenge!"

After hearing this, Bao Long realized that it was obvious that as Zhou Tai said, there were not many soldiers.

Finally, we gave up insisting and decided to break out together.

(End of this chapter)