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Volume 1 Chapter 128 Set up camp in front of the enemy

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    Xu Rong sat in a grove on a barren mountain, picked up a dead branch, and concentrated on teasing the ants under his feet.  At this moment, the scout cat hurriedly ran over: "General Qi, Cao Ang's army is coming from five miles away, and it is quite powerful."

    Xu Rong didn¡¯t even raise his head, but said in a deep voice: ¡°Give me the order, everyone must be well hidden and must not be exposed! Anyone who misses something important will be the enemy of our 5,000-strong army. I will skin him alive!¡±

    "Understood!" The messenger next to him hurriedly conveyed Xu Rong's order, and the scout also hurriedly went to reconnoiter the situation.

    Less than a quarter of an hour later, the scout ran back and whispered: "General Qi, the enemy headquarters is still three miles away from our side."

    Xu Rong then dropped the branch, stood up, and whispered: "Let's go, take me to have a look."

    The barren mountain where Xu Rong's troops lurk is about two miles away from the main road. This is also the place Xu Rong specially selected.  If it is close to the road, it will be easily detected by Cao Ang's scouts; if it is far away, it will be difficult for the troops to quickly occupy the road and cut off the retreat route of Cao Ang's troops.

    Under the guidance of the scout, Xu Rong quickly came to the grass near the roadside, built a pergola and looked not far away.

    I saw a large army marching on the official road. At the head were more than a hundred rangers, guarding the surroundings. If there was any sign of trouble, they would immediately go to reconnoiter. They were very alert.

    Behind the rangers was a square formation of five hundred sword and shield bearers. These sword and shield bearers held leather wooden shields in their left hands and rested their right hands on the handles of their swords at their waists. They walked over neatly to the sound of the command and  You can tell by looking at them that they are elites who have experienced battles on the battlefield.  Moreover, almost every one of these five hundred people is wearing a layer of leather armor. These must be Cao Ang's elite!

    And in the middle of these sword and shield bearers, there was a general holding a spear and sitting on a tall horse.  There were about forty or fifty people beside this general, all wearing black armor!

    Seeing this, the generals around Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh in admiration, feeling very envious.

    Xu Rong laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You guys are so worthless that you actually envy that fool! They are wearing armor and look majestic, but now we are still twelve miles away from Xingyang City. When we wait  When they reached the foot of Xingyang City, they had no strength to fight, they were already exhausted! It seems that this Cao Ang is just a wasted reputation! Originally I thought Cao Ang was a powerful enemy, but now it seems that it is just average. I don¡¯t know  What happened to Lu Bu? He actually lost to this kind of people, he is really worthless!"

    When Xu Rong said this, everyone burst out laughing, but they were afraid of being discovered by Cao Jun, so they tried their best to lower their voices.

    As Xu Rong spoke, he looked at Cao Jun coming towards him, and whispered to everyone: "I think Cao Jun has seven or eight thousand men, so it shouldn't be underestimated. Even seven or eight thousand sheep can't be captured."  It¡¯s a lot of work! Let¡¯s all make arrangements. We can¡¯t go out until Xingyang takes action. Don¡¯t let it be exposed in advance.¡±

    The generals nodded in agreement, and soon surrounded Xu Rong and left quietly.

    At this time, Cao Jun's troops had already crossed the mountain pass and were about to resist the scheduled camping site.  Soon the good news came from the scouts. A mountain spring was found nearby, which was enough for the army.

    Cao Ang was overjoyed and said to the generals around him: "God is really helping me. I sent an order to set up a camp on a favorable terrain near the mountain spring, cut down trees, and build a wall. At the same time, he ordered the entire army to stay on alert and be prepared to be attacked by the enemy.  Be prepared to deal with it!¡±

    After hearing Cao Ang¡¯s order, soldiers from all departments took action, especially Fang Yue¡¯s department, who marched tens of feet forward to form a formation to fight.

    As soon as Xu Rong returned to the hiding place of the large group of troops, the general of the scout camp came to report in a hurry: "General Qi, Cao Ang's troops did not continue to advance. Instead, they set up camp not far from the mountain pass. They will also  The mountain spring water was included in the camp!"

    Xu Rong was shocked when he heard this and asked angrily: "How is it possible? Is there someone who didn't disguise himself and was discovered by them?"

    The general shook his head repeatedly, "General, everyone is well hidden. Even those of us who predict the lurking place can't see the clues from a distance. They must be tired from walking and want to rest here for a while.  . I can¡¯t tell, but Cao Ang is quite cautious.¡±

    Xu Rong frowned and said, "I hope so. Let's do this. You choose ten people to accompany you, and we will go and do a closer reconnaissance together."

    The general agreed quickly, selected ten clever scouts, and escorted Xu Rong to quietly conduct reconnaissance near the mountain pass.

    Soon, everyone arrived at the mountain pass and saw that Cao Jun's soldiers were nervously building a camp, and several neat formations of soldiers were also facing the direction where the enemy might appear, on alert.

    Xu Rong couldn't help but sigh: "I just said?I laughed at them, but I didn't expect it to end up making my own mistake.  No wonder they put on their battle armor so early, it turned out to be preparations for setting up camp at this time!  "

    The general suggested in a low voice: "General, how about we try to beat them?"

    Xu Rong sighed and shook his head: "They have already put on their battle armor and are waiting for work. If we are to go out, we must first gather from various hiding places, then put on our battle armor, and then go down the mountain to challenge. With this skill, they have already repaired  We only have 5,000 people to break through the stronghold wall, and we have to break our heads and bleed! I didn¡¯t expect that this Cao Ang is really capable, I underestimated him!"

    Xu Rong frowned and said in a low voice: "When you go back later, you go and pass on my order to let everyone stay in the mountains with peace of mind. Don't alert the enemy, lest the other party leaves a large group of troops here. It seems that there are also some in Cao Ang's army.  Master, we can choose this choke point to set up a camp. If the opponent has a large number of people left behind, we will not be able to break through the opposite defense line! Alas, I only hope that Li Ru can wipe out Cao Ang's troops under Xingyang City in one fell swoop.  Bar!"

    The commander listened to Xu Rong's instructions, nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but whisper: "General, that mountain spring is the largest spring nearby. We only have a few small puddles in the mountain. If it goes on for a long time, the soldiers will be thirsty.  no!"

    Xu Rong smiled and shook his head, "You have learned to think about things, not bad! But didn't I tell you this morning that everyone should fill up their water hyacinths, as long as they save a little, it doesn't matter for two or three days. Anyway,  This battle will only last two or three days, we have enough water!"

    The general nodded repeatedly, but couldn't help but sigh to himself: If I had known better, I would have obeyed the order and filled up the water hyacinth. I wanted to take it easy, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating, alas!

    At this time, Cao Jun¡¯s camp had begun to take shape.  Cao Ang was not in a hurry to leave. Anyway, he had agreed with Li Ru to exchange hostages in five days, and it was only the fourth day now.  Taking advantage of the large army here and abundant manpower, Cao Ang ordered the erection of two stronghold walls, dug trenches in front of the stronghold walls, and filled the excavated soil between the two stronghold walls.

    After two hours of hard work, the defense system of the entire camp was initially completed, and Cao Ying had cut the official road into two ends.  There is a camp gate at each intersection at both ends. The front of the camp gate is covered with antlers to resist horses. Several arrow towers are built near the camp gate, which is extremely armed.  Compared with the last time he faced Lu Bu, his defense level had more than doubled!

    At this time, the several infantry phalanxes responsible for security outside the village wall gradually withdrew to the camp. After arranging the troops on duty, the soldiers took off their armor, took a good rest, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.

    The scouts have quietly spread out, and according to their reconnaissance, there are Xiliang Army soldiers hidden in the barren mountains in the northeast.  However, the other party is hiding more cleverly, and the size of the other party cannot be detected yet.

    In front of the camp, in the woods south of the official road, an ambush of the Xiliang Army was also discovered.  The lurking level of these Xiliang troops was not as high as that of the people in the barren mountains. The scouts had already discovered the campsite deep in the woods, and initially judged that there were three thousand infantry hidden there. The flags showed that they belonged to Guo Bang.

    Cao Ang summoned the generals, ordered the scouts to explain the situation, and said to everyone with a smile: "It seems that our pre-war speculation has basically come true. In these two places alone, the Xiliang army has ambushed a lot of people. I believe that when we march there tomorrow  Near Xingyang, the opponent must also be hiding a large army of soldiers and horses. It is also good for us to camp here in advance. The ambushes in these two places do not dare to expose themselves. They will definitely have to hide in the grass and be bitten by mosquitoes, and dare not light a fire to cook. Wait until tomorrow for the battle.  , our soldiers who stay here are waiting for work, and we will definitely take advantage."

    The generals laughed loudly, and Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "I order Li Dian and Wei Zi to lead 2,000 infantrymen and 1,000 people from the transport camp to stay here to guard this important transportation road!"

    Li Dian and Wei Zi quickly stepped forward to obey the order and took the order arrow handed over by Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Shi Huan, all of your troops are light infantry, so they can move more easily. At nightfall, you sneak out of the camp quietly and sneak into two ambush areas to see if you can pollute the other party's water source. Now.  There should be a lot of dead branches and leaves in the forest, go and see if you can secretly set fire! Anyway, we haven't arrived in Xingyang yet, and even if we do something excessive, the other party probably won't retaliate heavily, so as not to expose their intentions!"

    Shi Huan immediately stepped forward to accept the order and quickly led his troops out of the camp quietly.

    Cao Ang said to Le Jin again: "The cavalry did a good job in reconnaissance and expulsion today. You have made a small contribution by preventing the enemy scouts from approaching for reconnaissance. Have a good rest tonight and be prepared for tomorrow's battle.  . In addition, quietly set up cloth pedals under the saddle to prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

    Le Jin agreed immediately.  War horses have three treasures: horseshoes, high bridge saddle and double stirrups.  Cao Ang has never dared to equip these on a large scale to avoid being stolen by the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army. After all, his army has a large number of cavalry. Once equipped with this horse,With the three treasures, the combat effectiveness will increase significantly, and Cao Ang simply does not dare to take this risk.

    However, there will be a battle tomorrow. Now equipped with double stirrups, the combat effectiveness can be effectively improved, and the cloth is also relatively concealed. Even if the body of the war horse falls into the hands of the enemy, it is very likely to get through.  After all, the Xiliang Army has never paid attention to the cavalry in the Central Plains. After the war, they usually only care about the money on the corpses and will not observe anything else!

    Cao Ang said to the generals: "Everyone performed well today. The official battle will begin tomorrow. Let's have a good rest tonight. Especially Fang Yue, your troops will continue to be the vanguard of the army tomorrow. Have a good rest tonight! Tomorrow  , we will ride on Xingyang and shock Xiliang!"
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