The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 560 Burning the Forest
"How could this be Zhou Yu's trick? He couldn't have expected that we would reach Xiaopei so soon." Xiahou Dun disapproved.

"General, please see that our 1 people are all cavalry. If we enter the woods, our speed will be greatly reduced. It is good that Zhou Yu is not in ambush in the woods. If we really want to ambush us, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. It is better to be cautious." Man Chong tried his best Persuasion, he was really afraid that Xiahou Dun would chase into the woods recklessly, and if this happened, the ten thousand cavalry would have to confess.

Although Xiahoudun acted impulsively, he was a general after all. He still had many years of experience in marching and fighting. He felt that what Man Chong said was reasonable, but he didn't want to let these scouts go. After thinking for a while, he said: "In this case, I will Take three thousand cavalry in, and you lead the rest of the army to continue, what do you think?"

Man Chong knew that Xiahoudun had already made concessions and could no longer persuade him, so he nodded in agreement.So Man Chong led [-] cavalry to move on, and Xiahou Dun led [-] cavalry to rush into the woods to hunt down the scouts.

After Xiahou Dun entered the jungle, his speed slowed down a lot, but as his speed slowed down, the enemy's speed must also slow down. He asked the cavalry to disperse and pursue, and a small team of dozens of people must find the enemy.

After about a cup of tea, the sound of birds suddenly came from the sky. Many birds flew up from the trees, and the sharp chirping sounded chilling.It was autumn at this time, and the golden fallen leaves kept flying down, spreading a thick layer of dead leaves on the ground. The scenery was very beautiful, but everyone was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery, and they were all speeding up their pace to search for the scouts.

At this moment, a rocket flew out from nowhere and instantly ignited the dead leaves on the ground. Now the weather is very dry and the ground is covered with dead leaves, so it is very easy to ignite if it encounters an open flame.

More and more rockets flew down from the trees. Xiahou Dun quickly looked up and saw many soldiers lurking in the trees not far away. They were all wearing yellow clothes, so they were not easy to be found. Everyone was looking down for someone, and they didn't notice the movement on the tree at all. They didn't notice the situation on the tree until the rocket was shot from above.

As the rockets continued to fall, the fire became bigger and bigger, and a huge wall of fire had formed in front of Xiahoudun, completely blocking their way, and the horses were terrified. Animals would become very scared when they encountered fire, let alone The fire was raging, if the cavalry were not pulling them tightly, the horses would have turned around and ran away.

It was only at this time that Xiahoudun realized that he had really fallen for the trick. What made him even more worried was that a strong wind suddenly blew in the woods, and it was against the wind, blowing right at them. The woods and the others might not even have a chance to escape.

"Retreat, retreat, stop chasing the enemy!" Xiahou Dun immediately ordered to retreat. He glanced unwillingly at the enemy in the distance, then turned his horse's head and ran back.The cavalry could no longer withstand the high temperature of the flames. After receiving the order to retreat, they quickly turned around and fled, but the rockets on the tree continued to shoot down, and many cavalry were shot down. The power of the arrows fired from a commanding position was biggest.

Xiahoudun didn't know how many archers Zhou Yu had ambushed. He only felt that the sky was raining fire, and countless fire points fell continuously. He quickly raised the sword at his waist to block the arrows. He was not shot, but the soldiers following him were not as good at martial arts as he was. Many of them were shot down before they could escape, and were completely engulfed by the flames behind them in a short while.

Xiahou Dun waved his weapon as he fled. He heard screams coming from behind him. He knew that being ambushed by Zhou Yu this time would definitely damage many soldiers. He couldn't bear to look back. The sight of the fire burning to death would make his heart ache.

The thick smoke rising from the woods made people feel suffocated, and the high temperature made Xiahoudun sweat profusely, and the sweat wet his clothes, but at this moment he didn't even have time to wipe his sweat, he just wanted to escape from the jungle as soon as possible .

Man Chong originally led the soldiers to move on, but not long after they left, some soldiers reported to him that there was thick smoke in the jungle just now. Man Chong heard the words and hurried back to check, and saw that the grove was indeed smoking. After marching for many years, he He knew what was going on at a glance, and said in horror, "No, General Xiahou has been caught by Zhou Yu's plan, let's go back and rescue him!"

Man Chong has been feeling uneasy since just now. He thinks that Xiahou Dun may fall into the trap, and it is true. Not long after he left, Xiahou Dun was ambushed. Now is autumn, and it is the best season to use fire. Xiahou Dun Whether Huo Ji can escape alive in the jungle is a question.

As soon as Man Chong ran to the edge of the woods, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from inside. It sounded like there were a lot of people, so he quickly shouted: "General Xiahou, you must escape."

As soon as the words were finished, hundreds of cavalry ran out of the woods. The first one was Xiahou Dun. His clothes and cheeks were blackened by the thick smoke, his helmet went to nowhere, and his hair was disheveled in the wind. , with fear in his eyes, it was the first time Man Chong saw Xiahou Dun in such a mess.

"General Xiahou, are you okay?" Man Chong hurriedly got off his horse and walked to Xiahou Dun's side and asked concerned.

"Oh, I fell into Zhou Yu's scheme because I didn't listen to your words. I really regret it!" Xiahou Dun beat his chest and stamped his feet, feeling very annoyed. It would be like this, thanks to the fact that he only brought [-] cavalry in, otherwise at least half of his [-] cavalry would have been lost.

"General, don't worry. Zhou Yu is very cunning and good at using fire. There is nothing we can do if we fall into his tricks. General Xia Houyuan's army will arrive soon. When we capture Xiaopei, we can kill Zhou Yu and take revenge." Man Chong Consoled, this time they lost not a lot of soldiers and horses, and it is still within the tolerance range, and it will not have much impact on the overall situation.

Xiahoudun nodded and said, "You're right. The most important thing right now is to go to Xiaopei first. Let's go around the woods and head towards Xiaopei." After all, Xiahoudun is an experienced general. Started again, but after experiencing this incident, he became more cautious and no longer as reckless as before. Now no matter what happens, he will discuss with Man Chong before making a decision.

More than an hour later, Zhou Yu who was stationed at Xiaopei had already received the battle report brought back by the scouts. He was a little surprised when he learned that the ambush only caused Xiahou Dun to lose thousands of horses and horses, and asked, "I heard that Xiahou Dun has ten thousand cavalry. Why? Only let him lose less than [-] cavalry?"

(End of this chapter)