Chapter 34: Confident

After the discussion, Xu He returned to his mansion, feeling uneasy. In the past, women would be caught to vent their feelings, but now they no longer have that thought.

He thought in his heart: "Cao Mengde will definitely not let my army leave, otherwise there will be no need to send out scouts to monitor the surroundings. He only camped outside the city and did not attack the city for two or three days. He was clearly waiting. Waiting to catch me all - -Guan Hai's place is probably going to be very bad."

Then he thought: "For the current plan, the only way to survive is to cut off the tail... and we must bring the saint with us."

After thinking about it, Xu He summoned his cronies and said: "Split a few people and quietly leave the city. Be careful not to be spotted by Cao Mengde, a dog-guy scout. Go after Sima Ju and tell him to evacuate to Liangfu Mountain immediately. Wait for me at the foot of the mountain."

After sending these people away, he called a close confidant: "If you go and invite the leaders over, tell them that I have a plan to defeat Cao Cao."

So after a while, the leaders who had just dispersed gathered together again.

Everyone complained.

Xu He turned a blind eye and said: "Cao Mengde besieged and refused to attack. There must be some conspiracy. If we let this happen, firstly, I will lose my reputation as Huang Tian, ​​and secondly, I will have long nights and many dreams. I think the moon is dark tonight and the wind is high, it is the secret camp. Good time. You might as well attack him as a test."

When all the leaders heard this, they all felt it made sense.

So after some calculations, each leader sent out five hundred elite soldiers, totaling seven or eight thousand people, to quietly leave the city and steal Cao Mengde's camp at night.

Xu He, however, turned around and asked his cronies to gather troops without mentioning anything.

Cao Mengde's military strategy was well-organized, and the camp was well built, with many overt and covert sentinels. The thieves were undisciplined when they left the city. No matter how hard the leaders tried to suppress them, they were still making a scene. How could they not be seen? Knowing that the thieves were stealing the camp, Cao Mengde couldn't help laughing and said to Jin and Dian Wei: "The most important thing about this night attack method is stealing, which is to be silent. These thieves formed a chaotic mass and the sound shook ten miles away. It is also called stealing the camp." ?”

Dian Wei grinned: "Lord, why don't you let me bring some soldiers and horses to fight him?"

Cao Mengde smiled slightly and looked at Yu Jin.

Yu Jin pondered in concentration and said: "My lord, in my opinion, this bandit attack on the camp is just a cover. No matter how stupid Xu He is, he can't be this stupid. I think it's better to attack in the east and in the west!"

Cao Mengde put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Okay, okay, Wen Ze has hit the point!"

Then Cao Mengde's expression changed: "Yu Wenze!"

"The general is here!"

"You lead two thousand elite soldiers in steel armor and quickly go to ambush outside the north gate. Be sure not to let the leader of the thief go!"

"Here!"

After Yu Jin left, Cao Mengde raised his sword and said, "Dian Wei, come with me to take a look."

Dian Wei, wearing armor and holding a sharp sword, led the guards to guard Cao Mengde all the way to the exit of the camp. The torch is blazing, shining in the sky, and the shadows are clear in the distance, and many thieves are swarming towards them.

Only then did Dian Wei ask: "My lord, why do you want Yu Wenze to ambush at the north gate?"

Cao Mengde stroked his beard and smiled and said: "To the south is Xuzhou, and there is a vast plain. If he takes the south gate, I would be happy. And outside the east gate, there is also a vast plain, but outside the north gate, there are mountains and forests not far from the city. He wants to escape for his life and flee. You only have a chance if you go into the mountains and forests.”

Cao Mengde had already guessed the bandit's plan, and Yu Jin's plan of attacking from the east to the west was a bit inappropriate, but in the final analysis, it was just to escape for his life. Cao Mengde camped here for several days, exerting tremendous pressure on the bandits in the city. The bandit leader felt uneasy and did not dare to fight Cao Mengde, so he had only one way to escape.

"He is here to attack at night, just to hold back my troops and enable him to escape easily. If he takes the south gate, I will send my troops to the border, go south to the border of Xuzhou, and attack Tao Gongzu's troops and horses. How can he survive? Is there a way to survive?”

"If he goes through the east gate, it doesn't matter. He will just keep wearing it. There are many people, including old, weak, women and children, so he can't walk fast."

"The only option is to take the north gate and go directly into the mountain. Then I will be helpless."

"Maybe we have to cut off our tails to survive and give up the hundreds of thousands of people in this city. We can easily escape directly by riding lightly. However, we have to take the north gate, which has the best chance. I asked Yu Wenze to guard the north gate, and he has nothing to do. As for him riding lightly and walking east, I don’t care about the south gate. All I want is these hundreds of thousands of people. As for the leader of the thieves, he can leave as soon as he can. There will be plenty of opportunities to take care of him in the future.”

What kind of vision does Cao Mengde have?

Even if Xu He rode lightly and Jian followed this time, a few people escaped. To put it bluntly, they escaped from the small cave into the large cave. This area is guarded by Gongsun Zan's troops to the north, Tao Qian's troops and horses to the south, Cao Mengde to the west, and a few counties to the east are the sea. Where can I escape?

Unless you hide your name, stop causing trouble, and find a remote place in the mountains to survive, you will die sooner or later.

As he spoke, the thieves were already close.

Cao Mengde smiled and said: "Dian Wei, take a thousand steel-armored elite soldiers to meet these thieves."

"Here!"

With a wave of his hand, Dian Wei sent out a thousand steel-armored elite soldiers and went directly out of the camp. They faced the figures of the thieves and killed them.

Suddenly, shouts of killing broke the night sky.

Under the darkness of night, the camp torches shone dimly in the distance, and they saw Dian Wei descending from the mountain like a tiger. A thousand steel-armored elite soldiers were so brave that they rushed straight into the chaotic formation of the bandits. In an instant, the sky was filled with blood. Although there were many thieves, how could they be the opponents of the elite soldiers in steel armor? As soon as they clashed, corpses were scattered all over the field, and they collapsed in an instant.

A rabble is a rabble, and if things go smoothly, they can still fight some battles. But if you encounter a reversal, you won't have that energy. It will collapse as soon as you hit it.

While shouting and wailing, the bandits retreated and dispersed. A few scattered into the night, and most retreated towards the city gate.

In the city, Xu He heard the cry of killing, and immediately quietly led more than ten thousand strong men under his command, and headed towards the north gate as expected.

It's not that Xu He didn't want to bring more soldiers and horses, but it would be difficult to leave if he brought too many. This would have alarmed the city leaders too much, so he only summoned more than 10,000 of his most elite men, gathered them together, and fled as soon as they heard the cry of killing.

The north gate of the city slowly opened. First, a group of light cavalry came out and looked around for a while. Then the large group of soldiers and horses meandered out of the city.

Xu He, wearing armor and holding a sword, was on horseback. He was the first to leave the city. With a flick of his whip, he was about to go into the mountains.

At this time, there was a sudden and loud killing sound all around. Yu Jin's two thousand soldiers and horses took advantage of Xu and more than 10,000 elite troops to come out of the city and killed them suddenly.

"Get rid of the thief!"

Yu Jin shouted loudly, and two thousand elite soldiers in steel armor formed a crescent moon formation, like pockets, and carried Xu He's army out of the city.

The steel spears are like a forest, the steel armor is dark, and the cold light is shining, approaching and closing in.

When Xu He saw this, he couldn't help being shocked, but after a closer look, he found that there were not many enemies. He changed his mind and shouted: "Kill the enemy formation, let's enter the mountain!"

So the two armies suddenly collided together!

Yu Jin rode his horse in front. He couldn't see his figure clearly in the night, so he tried his best to maintain the formation. There were elite soldiers under his command, and there was a forest of steel spears. Under the cold light, scores of thieves fell at their feet. Suddenly he saw a group of light cavalry coming towards them. Yu Jinshou stepped in front of his horse, drew his gun, stopped them and started fighting.

This group of light cavalry is none other than Xu He and his personal guards.

Seeing that his army was blocked, Xu He had no choice but to lead his personal guards to break the formation, and happened to bump into Yu Jin.

As soon as they fought, the big gun in Yu Jin's palm made his arm numb. Looking at the guards, even though they were light cavalry, they were blocked by Yu Jin's gun formation and could not advance or retreat. My heart felt cold for a moment.

"Die to me!"

Yu Jin's big spear flickered with cold light, and the five or six cavalry thieves around him were immediately ordered off their horses, turned their horses' heads, and came to fight Xu He again.

The two horses crossed each other, and Xu He grunted, but he couldn't dodge the shot. He was stabbed on the shoulder and almost flew away.

"Withdraw! Withdraw!"

In shock, Xu He had no idea anymore, but these two words sent his soldiers and horses directly into hell!

Half of the soldiers and horses in the city had not yet come out. When he shouted to withdraw the troops, the soldiers and horses leaving the city immediately broke up and crowded back into the city. They huddled together at the city gate for a while!

"The leader of thieves!"

When Yu Jin heard him shouting to retreat, he still didn't know the identity of the person he was fighting with. His eyes suddenly lit up: "Don't leave!"

Xu He still dared to fight with Yu Jin, so he jumped into the chaos and headed for the city gate.

However, there was a crowd at the city gate, blocking Xu and himself outside the city!

Yu Jin chased him for a few steps, then reined in the reins and stopped chasing him.

He has few soldiers here and has just blocked the city gate. The military formation cannot be chaotic. Once the formation is scattered, it will be impossible to hold back, and the leader of the thieves will be released in the dark, so they have to suppress it temporarily.

He then stood up with his spear drawn, commanded two thousand soldiers, and marched towards the city gate to press him step by step.

This oppression made Xu He's rebels even more frightened and actually started killing each other!

It was a mess here. You killed me and I killed you. In the end, Yu Jinsuo's troops didn't kill many, but they killed each other and killed more.

Xu He finally escaped back to the city and closed the city gate. He was relieved when he saw that Yu Jin only surrounded the city gate and did not attack. When he came back to his senses, he felt something cold behind him.

Yu Jin did not attack the city gate because he only had two thousand soldiers and horses.

Moreover, Yu Jin deeply understood that Cao Mengde's intention was not to seize the city or massacre, but to surrender, so trapping the rebels in the city was the purpose. It doesn't matter whether the city gate is captured or not.

Xu He was not at ease and immediately sent an order to recruit more soldiers and horses to form a human wall on the city wall. Scattered arrows fell. Yu Jin was worried that his soldiers would be damaged, so he slowly retreated into the darkness.

Not to mention Xu He's hard work, in the end not even a hair escaped, and he was still suspected and questioned by his leader. Just take Cao Mengde's place, Dian Wei led a thousand elite soldiers in steel armor, instantly defeated the thieves, and beat them straight. When they reached the city gate, they were stopped by a hail of arrows.

So he also withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.

Cao Mengde was in the camp with a calm expression and a calm heart. He knew that no matter how many thieves there were, there would only be a mob.

Sure enough, within a short while, Dian Wei's subordinates and those sent by Yu Jin to report the news arrived one after another.

"As expected, the leader of the thieves tried to leave the north gate, but was blocked by Captain Yu. The captain was worried that the thieves would not give up, so his soldiers and horses were still ambushing outside the north gate."

When Cao Mengde heard the news, he nodded slightly: "Yu Wen is mature and prudent, okay. Just go back and tell him to guard the north gate with peace of mind and not let the leader of the thief escape."

"Here!"