The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422

In fact, just when Cao Zhi was leading the army to rush to the camp, Wei Tao was also leading the army. The movement of the 20 army was not small, and it was impossible not to disturb the opponent.

In fact, if Cao Cao hadn't focused on the affairs of Wei Tao's army, it would be absolutely impossible to ignore Wei Tao's army.

So Wei Tao was very straightforward and ordered directly.

"The whole army immediately attacked the place where the army's grain and grass were hoarded. Once it rushed to it, it would be burned immediately. It must not leave an extra grain for Cao Jun!"

"promise!"

Following Qi Qi's response, all the soldiers under Wei Tao's command immediately rushed to kill Cao Jun's camp.

Unlike Wei Tao, Cao Jun's camp had [-] soldiers left behind, and the defense was extremely tight. Whenever the guards took action, they were discovered by them, and then they sent people to guard the Quartet to resist the strong attack.

"Kill! Kill in!"

Although Wei Tao was in the rear army at this time, the front army was also led by Wei Tao's generals. Dozens of generals such as Zhang He, Xu Sheng, Lu Meng, Jiang Wei, etc. were all vanguards. They also came to fight, but after all, Cao Cao himself had brought many generals to attack the camp, so he couldn't stop it.

Soon, he was killed by the generals under Wei Tao's command to the place where the food was hoarded, and then set on fire, and the smoke was billowing immediately.

At the right time, Cao Cao was puzzled when he saw the fire rising from Wei Tao's army.

"Although my son has literary talent, he has never seen bravery, let alone Zhang'er. How could he penetrate the camp and directly attack Wei Tao's food storage? Could it be that God blessed our army, and Wei Tao's army just happened to be in trouble? "

Rao Cao Cao was so wise, he didn't expect Wei Tao to be so decisive for a while, so although he looked at the camp billowing in thick smoke, he was puzzled, but he didn't take any action.

After all, the fire at Wei Tao's camp was actually beneficial to Cao's army who attacked Wei Tao's camp, so Cao Cao couldn't have gone to stop it.

I have to say that Wei Tao's move still attracted the attention of Cao Jun. Cao Jun, who had noticed that Wei Tao directly detoured to attack his camp, didn't notice Wei Tao until Wei Tao had already led the army into Cao Jun's camp. The actions of the army.

It wasn't until Wei Tao also set Cao Jun's food and supplies on fire that Cao Cao woke up.

At this time, Cao Ren just happened to send someone to send a message, saying that Wei Tao's camp was empty and that 20 troops had disappeared.

"Not good! I fell into Wei Tao's trick!"

As soon as Cao Cao woke up, he immediately understood it completely, and once he understood it, Cao Cao was also decisive.

"Send the order, put out the fire immediately, and at the same time grab as much rations as possible, absolutely not let all the guards burn down! At the same time, the rear army will become the front army, immediately follow the old man back to the camp, and attack Wei Tao from front to back!"

"promise!"

The attack on the rear barracks had already been seen in the eyes of everyone. At this time, as soon as Cao Cao gave an order, they immediately led the troops.

As a result, Cao Jun suddenly appeared to be in chaos.

But at this time, Cao Cao couldn't control so much, so he just led people back to the camp.

The distance between the camps of the two armies was several miles, but they arrived in the blink of an eye despite not caring about their physical strength. Seeing that the guards were indeed attacking the camp, Cao Cao gave the order accordingly.

"All officers and men listen to the order! Divide into two teams immediately, one team restrains Wei Tao's army and prevents them from destroying our army's food, and the other team immediately goes to fight the fire and save food and grass at the same time!"

I have to say that it is indeed Cao Cao, a generation of heroes. Although he was tricked for a while, he understands what is the most important thing.

"withdraw!"

At this time, more than half of Cao Jun's food and grass had been burned, and it was not easy to save the rest. Wei Tao was not greedy for merit, nor did he love fighting, so he immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.

This time the two armies fought for only a moment, but both armies had exhausted a lot of mental energy, and were exhausted to the extreme.

It's just that in real calculations, Wei Tao did have the slightest upper hand this time.

Walking slowly in the camp that had turned into a cloud of fly ash, Cao Cao couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Such a result was really not what Cao Cao expected.

"Unexpectedly, Wei Ziyu dared to do this. He directly pushed this battle to the decisive battle. How much food does our army have?"

Cao Cao asked directly. Although he ordered decisively and promptly, he knew in his heart that there might not be much food in the army.

"My lord, most of our army's food reserves have been burned. If the lord does not order the rear to collect food and deliver it, the current food reserves can only last for five days for an army of 20. After five days, I am afraid that even the Wei If Tao does not attack, our army will also be defeated!"

Hearing what Cao Cao heard, Cheng Yu, who had been busy all night and his eyes were red, just answered with hands clasped.

"I'm afraid my lord has to make plans early. Although Wei Tao didn't mobilize much food to prevent our army from finding out, this is his plan after all. I'm afraid he has hidden the food for several days in secret. In this way, if we The army is far behind, not to mention, it doesn't need to be much more, as long as it can have more food than our army, then our army will definitely be defeated if it is delayed, so now it is Wei Tao who has taken the initiative."

Hearing what Cheng Yu said, Cao Cao also nodded slightly. He also thought of this matter, but secretly sighed in his heart.

After this battle, it was indeed the case. Wei Tao's scheme had already gained the upper hand. Although Cao Cao did have some thoughts in his heart, when he faced this matter in person, he still couldn't help but secretly feel depressed.

"Pass down the order to reorganize the army immediately, and then immediately order all the troops to rest. At the same time, they will immediately bury the pot and make food, so that all soldiers can have a good rest!"

I have to say that Cao Cao deserves to be Cao Cao, and he is also good at battle. If he moves in a hurry at this time, it will easily make people panic, and in the end it will turmoil the army, which is even more detrimental to himself. It can make the army calm again, so that it has enough strength to fight back.

"promise!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was still calm, Cheng Yu understood that he didn't need to say anything more. With Cao Cao's ability, he must have made a decision in his heart.

In fact, this is also the case. With Cao Cao's order, the flustered army finally calmed down, as if no food and grass were burned.

In the minds of ordinary soldiers, Cao Cao leads several states, and it is easy to transport food and grass. With food and grass, naturally there is no need to be afraid of Wei Tao.

Only in the hearts of the major generals can they understand that Cao Cao has no intention of transporting food and grass, and is really planning to fight Wei Tao.

At this time, Wei Tao was also checking the situation of his own army.

"Gongjin, how are the wounded? And how is the situation of our army? How many days' food is left?"

"Your Majesty, our army took advantage of the unexpected in this battle. Although there were casualties, they were not serious. Compared with Cao's army, it was much better. As for all the food, everyone except the lord ordered In addition to three days' worth of food, our army has stored five days' worth of food in advance, and now it has all been dispatched, which can last a total of eight days."

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao couldn't help but nodded slightly. The matter of storing food in advance was also done by Zhou Yu and others, but it was already known when they pleaded their conspiracy that day, so Wei Tao was not surprised at this time.

However, Wei Tao also understood one thing in his heart. The things Zhou Yu had done were actually far beyond the scope of being a minister. Even if he had his own intentions, after this battle, it was impossible for Zhou Yu to be in command of the army.

This is not because he doesn't trust Zhou Yu, but as the king of a country, it is absolutely impossible to be so controlled by his subordinates. If not, everyone will be like this, and in the end it will only lead to the loss of power, and even the collapse of the whole country.

Of course, with Zhou Yu's wisdom, I'm afraid he would have thought of this a long time ago, and he was even prepared for a worse situation.

But the good thing is, no matter what, Wei Tao didn't intend to do that.

This can be regarded as a little tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

"Gongjin, how is our army doing now?"

Thoughts turned in his mind, Wei Tao asked softly.

"Your Majesty, although Cao Jun seems to have a way to retreat, this retreat is an admission of defeat. If he keeps the alliance, it is no different from surrendering directly. If he does not abide by the alliance, then he will lose the trust of the world, and his men will be confused and fall apart. Therefore Cao Cao will definitely not retreat, but will compete with His Majesty."

Wei Tao nodded slightly, but what Zhou Yu said was similar to what Wei Tao thought. Cao Cao would never say that he would retreat because of a little setback.

What's more, Cao Cao still has 20 troops in his hands, and he is not without the power to fight back.

"However, since our army has occupied the food, it is natural to maintain this advantage. Dare to ask the lord to defend first. As long as the initial wave of offensive is supported, then our army will launch a counterattack when Cao's army weakens. Even if we can't win in one battle, we can still make it impossible for him to escape, and after a few days, the victory will belong to our army."

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao couldn't help but nodded slightly. As for having an advantage, Wei Tao didn't have any obsession with morals and cleanliness, not to mention that this advantage was created by his own army.

"Pass my order, all the soldiers take turns to rest, and immediately build a simple camp, including tents and other things are placed behind it, first build a fence to prevent Cao's surprise attack! Then order all the sentries to closely monitor Cao's movements , as soon as there is an action, no matter what it is, report it immediately!"

"promise!"

Just as Cheng Yu believed in Cao Cao, Zhou Yu was also full of confidence in Wei Tao, and he immediately agreed, and then sent an order for Wei Tao.

Following Wei Tao's order, the camp that was originally destroyed by Cao Jun and the fire only took half a day to rebuild, but compared with the endless camps in the past, it is now much simpler.

But looking at the faintly formed fence protection, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile, and then looked far away where Cao Ying was, and said to himself in his heart.

"Brother Mengde, I'll wait for you to fight!"

(End of this chapter)