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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 778: Fierce Battle in Bingzhou (Part 2)

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    After Pei Yuanshao and Hu Cheer looked at each other, they both handed over their hands and accepted the order.  Xu Shu hesitated to speak, but in the end he still had no way to refute Gao Shun's plan.  So that night, Gao Shun first asked Pei Yuanshao to lead three thousand fast horses to the outpost to explore. Pei Yuanshao galloped his horse, led the army to move quickly, and quickly entered the camp of Cao's army, but saw that there were no people or horses around.  Pei Yuanshao was shocked, knowing that he had been tricked, so he immediately turned around and shouted.

    "No! You've fallen into a trap. Be careful of ambushes and retreat quickly!!!!"

    Unexpectedly, as soon as Pei Yuanshao finished speaking, Cao Jun nearby saw the northwest troops arriving and immediately fired their cannons.  Ambush troops came out from all sides and surrounded Pei Yuanshao heavily.  Pei Yuanshao fought desperately and led his soldiers and horses to force breakthroughs one after another, but they were all killed back by Cao's army.  In all directions, there were endless Cao soldiers and horses. Most of Pei Yuanshao's soldiers and horses were killed immediately. Pei Yuanshao was killed by Cao soldiers in many places on his body.

    At this moment, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er, who realized that Pei Yuanshao had been ambushed, quickly led their troops to rescue him. Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er, one on the left and one on the right, fought bravely into Cao's army. The pressure on Pei Yuanshao was greatly reduced.  , Zhang Xiu and Hu Cheer saw Pei Yuanshao one after another and shouted at him to evacuate quickly.  Pei Yuanshao's eyes widened, he gritted his teeth and fought his way out.

    Xia Houyuan came on horseback from the other way, recognized Pei Yuanshao's figure, immediately picked up his bow and arrow, and aimed at Pei Yuanshao's back. There was a loud sound from the bow string, and the arrow flew out.  Pei Yuanshao heard the strings trembling, turned around and saw a huge black wolf charging towards him with its teeth and claws. By the time he reacted, his chest had been penetrated by an arrow.  Pei Yuanshao screamed and immediately fell off his horse.  When a group of civilian soldiers rushed to rescue him, Pei Yuanshao was already dead.  When Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er saw Pei Yuanshao being shot dead by Xia Houyuan, they became furious and rushed to kill Xia Houyuan. The two soldiers fought in a melee until dawn.  Seeing that his army had not returned for a long time, Gao Shun knew that he had been tricked and hurriedly led the soldiers and horses in the city to come to the rescue.  Gao Shun arrived and ordered the troops to withdraw. Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er fought all night. They were all tired and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to retreat.  Xia Houyuan also stopped when he saw the situation was good, and ordered his soldiers not to pursue him.

    Gao Shun led his army back to Taiyuan City. When he saw Pei Yuanshao's body, he screamed and burst into tears.  Pei Yuanshao and Gao Shun are not only classmates, but also close friends in private.  At this time, Pei Yuanshao lost his life because of his wrong decision. How could he not be sad and feel guilty!

    Zhang Xiu and Hu Cheer also had tears in their eyes. Most of the soldiers in the city were trained by Pei Yuanshao. At this time, Pei Yuanshao lost his life, and the mournful crying could be heard non-stop.

    Xu Shu looked on silently, sighing in his heart. This tragedy could have been prevented.  But for many reasons, it eventually happened.  Xu Shu left with a sense of loneliness. Gao Shun cried bitterly in front of Pei Yuanshao's body all night, but the generals tried to persuade him to no avail.

    In tonight's battle, Gao Shun not only lost nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, but Wen Han's confidant Pei Yuanshao also lost his life as a result.  Taiyuan City fell silent in sadness.

    The next day, Xia Houyuan took advantage of a great victory and great morale. He divided his troops day and night and came to Taiyuan City to fight.  Gao Shun, Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and other generals were furious and wanted to fight.  But Xu Shu tried his best to remonstrate and shouted sternly.

    "Now our army has suffered a new defeat. General Pei has unfortunately died. The soldiers are in great pain and their morale is low. All the generals hold grudges in their hearts. If they go out to fight against the enemy at this time, they will definitely be defeated!"

    When Hu Cheer heard this, his face was filled with veins, and he was filled with anger and shouted loudly.

    "General Pei was shot and killed by that Xiahou Miaocai. How can there be no reason not to avenge such a bloody feud! Even if my body is broken into pieces, I will avenge this great revenge!!!"

    Zhang Xiu, who was usually calm, also lost his cool slightly and echoed from the side.

    "General Pei died tragically due to a treacherous plot. If we don't avenge this revenge, how can we have the face to go back to the east of the river to meet the lord in the future!"

    Xu Shu saw that Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er had lost all their senses and were on the verge of going berserk, so he had no choice but to look at Gao Shun, hoping that he would stay calm and say something to stop them.  Gao Shun is the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou. If he loses his mind, Bingzhou will not be protected!

    Gao Shun and Pei Yuanshao had the deepest relationship, and their anger and hatred were the strongest, but Gao Shun was able to hold back his anger at this time.  Gao Shun gritted his white teeth and shouted almost with words coming out of his mouth.

    "No one has my order! No one can go to war! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

    When Xu Shu heard this, he felt calm and took a long breath.  Gao Shun acted calmly and strictly with his troops. He only cared about keeping a tight defense and let Cao's army fight without going out to meet him.

    Xia Houyuan saw that the soldiers and horses had been shouting and drinking for many days to no avail, so he quickly came to Xun You to discuss.  Xun You said to Xia Houyuan with a hint of admiration on his face.

    "This Gao Boyi is full of hatred but not angry. He is really handsome!"

    "Hmph! It's a pity that this man didn't come to fight, otherwise, based on the morale of the soldiers and horses at that time, he would have been killed without leaving any trace of him! At the moment, the other army can't hold on, does the military counselor have a plan to deal with it?"

    "General Xiahou need not be impatient. Gao Boyi is not an ordinary person, and he is supplemented by Xu Yuanzhi.I have suffered setbacks in the past, but in the future I will realize my shame and be brave again.  Only when General Xiahou confronts his enemy and slowly encroaches upon him can he achieve success.  According to what you saw, it would be better to order the three armies to surround the city and build a mountain of earth, and then secretly dig a tunnel to enter.  "

    When Xia Houyuan heard this, his face condensed and he nodded heavily.  Xia Houyuan then ordered the army to bulldoze the earth and build the earth mountain. The earth mountain was completed, and then secretly ordered a fine general to lead 300 strong men to dig a tunnel at night.  But he said that since the previous defeat, Xu Shu was afraid that Cao Jun would come up with another plan, so he would personally go to the city every night to inspect the troops and horses.  That night on the Tumen Pavilion, I saw no lights outside the city, and mountains of earth obscured my view.  Xu Shu suddenly smiled and said to the soldiers on his left and right.

    "The talented Xiahou will definitely lead his troops in through the tunnel!"

    The soldiers on the left and right didn't believe it, so Xu Shu summoned a group of elite soldiers to throw rocks at the gate. The gate was closed, and the three hundred warriors all died in the soil.  Wen Jun then dug up and found many corpses. Only then did he realize that it was just as Xu Shu expected.  Later, Gao Shun learned about this matter. Gao Shun first heard that Cao Jun was trying to dig a tunnel to enter. He was shocked at first. Later, when he heard that Xu Shu had already discovered it, he immediately became overjoyed.

    At this time, Gao Shun already understood why Xilong praised this man so highly and said that if he wanted to solve the crisis of annexing the state, he must rely on Xu Yuanzhi's wisdom!  Gao Shunsui summoned two generals, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er, to come personally to Xu Shu to apologize for not listening to his advice before.  In fact, Xu Shu didn't take it to heart. Instead, he felt guilty that he failed to stop Gao Shun so that Pei Yuanshao was shot by Xia Houyuan.

    Immediately, General Gao Shun and others promised Xu Shu that they would obey his words in the future and hoped that Xu Shu would come up with a plan to solve the problem of annexing the state.

    Xu Shu nodded slightly and said to Gao Shun and other generals.

    "Everyone, please be calm and don't be impatient. Cao's army is currently short of food and grass. According to my expectation, he will send people to Jizhou early to transfer food and grass. As long as this food and grass does not arrive for a day, Cao's army will not dare to raise troops to attack the city. For now, we will hold on to the city first.  The city is waiting for the opportunity."

    The so-called "not chaotic in the face of crisis" can turn the tide.  Xu Shu was very calm. After hearing this, Gao Shun, Zhang Xiu and others also stopped their panic for a while, listened to Xu Shu's words, and ordered soldiers from all ministries to guard the city closely.

    It is said that Xun You's plan was discovered by Xu Shu. After Xia Houyuan learned about it, he came to see Xun You again to ask about his plan.

    "Xu Yuanzhi is a man of extraordinary intelligence, and should not be underestimated or act rashly. General Xiahou might as well wait for a while. After the trial, Zhengnan has brought grain and grass, and then he can send his army to attack Taiyuan City!"

    Xia Houyuan listened and obeyed.  So the two armies were temporarily in a stalemate.

    A few days later, there was a sudden strong wind and sand outside Taiyuan City. The wind and sand were so huge that it covered the sky and the earth, making it difficult to see the surrounding things clearly with the naked eye.  Xu Shu looked at the sky full of wind and sand from the city, with a bright smile on his face. He hurriedly came to find Gao Shun and asked about the wind and sand.

    When Gao Shun saw Xu Shu so happy, his heart suddenly tightened and he quickly replied.

    "This wind and sand are caused by the climate and terrain of Bingzhou. At this time of year, the wind and sand must cover the sky and the earth. People in the county dare not leave the city easily, otherwise they will get lost! If outsiders stray into this wind and sand, what will happen to them?  Dangerous place, certain death!¡±

    "Hahaha!! Good, good!!!"

    Xu Shu laughed loudly when he heard the words. After saying hello several times, he asked again.

    "General Gao, is there any law for this sandstorm?"

    Gao Shun has been stationed in Bingzhou all year round. How could he not know this? He nodded in response.

    "This wind and sand probably start early in the morning and blow until the first watch of the night."

    "Hahaha!! Good, good!!!"

    Xu Shu laughed again after hearing this. Gao Shun looked confused and immediately asked Xu Shu why he was laughing.  Xu Shu then handed over the strategy and taught him this.  Gao Shun was overjoyed and laughed loudly.

    "Hahahaha!!! If we follow the military strategist's plan, those 50,000 Cao troops will definitely die without a burial place!!!"

    Xu Shu didn't know what kind of ingenious strategy he had presented, which made Gao Shun so happy.  Gao Shun followed Xu Shu's plan and summoned the generals from various ministries to give instructions. Each general was surprised and happy when he heard the plan, and each took the order and left.

    The arrangements for the civil and military forces were all finalized. The wind and sand had just started blowing the next day. The wind was not strong, but it was difficult to see clearly within a hundred meters.  Two groups of soldiers and horses in Taiyuan City, both wearing straw clothes to protect themselves from the wind and sand, rushed out of Taiyuan City secretly. Under the sky full of wind and sand, they watched Cao Jun's camp slowly advance.

    Fortunately, these soldiers and horses from Bingzhou are all familiar with the terrain, and they slowly groped through the wind and sand without losing their direction.

    At noon, the wind and sand became stronger and stronger. Cao Jun's scouts who were guarding outside the camp rushed back to the camp to avoid the wind and sand.  At this time, no one in Cao's army expected that there would be two troops secretly advancing towards his camp.

    Gradually at night, the sky became dark and the wind and sand became more violent.  The soldiers in Cao Jun's stronghold all returned to their tents to avoid the wind and sand, and only a few hundred soldiers were still guarding the camp.

    It¡¯s the first watch of the night.  The sandstorm has just stopped.  Suddenly, I don¡¯t know when, there were two soldiers and horses from Bingzhou.He rushed into the camp, and soon after, flames appeared all over the camp.  I saw the civilian soldiers all around piled straw handles everywhere and set off blazing fires.

    Immediately, the fire spread rapidly. Cao's soldiers in each tent fled in a hurry. In shock, they were hacked to death by the civilian soldiers who had been waiting outside.

    Cao¡¯s army was in chaos and the fire was rising to the sky.  Gao Shun led a group of 800 well-armored elite troops to rush into Cao's camp quickly. Anyone who encountered a wave of Cao's troops was like an evil tiger encountering a group of lambs, pounced crazily.  Some officers and soldiers of Cao's army who recognized these soldiers and horses screamed with endless fear on their faces.

    "Trapped in the camp!!! It's that devilish army that drinks countless blood!!!"

    Gao Shun's tiger eyes were cold and cold. He led his troops to kill him in one place and let out a loud roar.

    ¡°Thunder!!!¡±

    "Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!!!"

    The eight hundred soldiers in the trapped camp shouted together, as if they turned into eight hundred flying thunderbolts, and rushed into the tide of Cao Jun, killing countless Cao Jun soldiers and screaming in agony.  Gao Shun, the leader, was flying with his horse when he encountered the panicked Chunyu Dao.  As soon as Gao Shun raised the long spear, he shouted loudly. The horse flew like thunder, and the long spear flew so fast that it hit Chunyu Dao's throat.  Before Chunyu Dao even came back to his senses, he felt severe pain coming from his throat.  Immediately, his body gradually lost control, and his energy drained away at an extremely terrifying speed.
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