Chapter Seventy-Six: Preparations for War
I didn't sleep all night, and although the sun was rising high, Lu Bu was still a little tired, and immediately planned to sleep.
But this kind of sleep did not last long, because almost two hours later, Cao Jun began to provoke Lu Bu again.
Lu Bu, who had fallen asleep again, was awakened again, listening to the provocation and ridicule outside, and he was quite helpless in his heart.
Until now, he finally saw that this was the time when Xiahoudun was tired, in order to rest the army on his side, so that he could not attack with all his strength.
It is precisely because of this that he knows that the more he responds to the other party, the more excited the other party may be, so he doesn't continue to say anything else at this time, and directly treats it as if he didn't hear it.
But even if Lu Bu turned a deaf ear to these people's insults, the other party didn't seem to have any stops, and the insults were still endless.
In addition, this Lu Bu himself is extremely angry, and at this time, he is also on the verge of anger repeatedly, holding back his anger and planning to let himself rest well.
This torment lasted for almost half an hour before it slowly stopped, and when Lu Bu heard that there was no more noise outside, he immediately put his mind at ease and fell asleep again.
As expected, two hours later, Cao Jun on the opposite side began to insult again.
Since it is a time of exhaustion, it is naturally not an overnight thing, and it is precisely because of this that Xiahoudun will sometimes stop and sometimes harass.
In this way, even if Lu Bu's army can not care about such insults, but under such a huge momentum, they will definitely not be able to sleep peacefully.
Even if this is the case, the pressure on Cao Jun will be extremely huge, but Xiahoudun doesn't care about this, as long as he can delay Lu Bu's army, he has completed his task.
This kind of exhaustion lasted for two days, and during these two days, every time Cao Jun's side made a provocation, someone was on guard against Lu Bu's sudden killing.
Although they were always worried, they did not relax, and finally one night, Cao Cao hurriedly conveyed a message to Xiahoudun and Cao Ang.
"Tomorrow, the army will raid Xiaopei!"
Although this kind of news did not reach Xiahoudun and Cao Ang until tonight, because they were on guard in advance, they did not feel abrupt at this time.
After some deliberation, the two finally settled on their own plan.
That night, Cao Jun's verbal provocation and the sound of drums came again as in the previous days, and both Cao Jun and Lu Bu's army seemed to be accustomed to such a rhythm.
After about half an hour, they finally got a short break, and finally they had a moment to rest.
They had already prepared two hours later, and Cao Jun was going to continue to provoke and insult.
It's just that this time Cao Jun seems to have changed his plan, and they don't continue to provoke and insult.
This night was extremely quiet, and all the soldiers slept very peacefully, and in this peaceful sleep, Cao Cao also issued an order to attack Xiaopei.
The sound of fighting in the distance kept coming, although the sound was not small, but for the army under Lu Bu, who had already had a lot of resistance to the noise after several days of harassment by Cao Jun, such a sound was still not enough to wake them up.
Only Zhang Liao, the general who was ordered to change the guard in turn, heard this voice, and after he heard such a voice, his face immediately changed, and he directly ordered the war drums to be beaten.
The Xuzhou army, which had been in a high level of mental tension for several days and had not slept for several days, finally had such an opportunity to rest at this time, and naturally it was also extremely cherished.
Especially after entering a deep sleep, I want to rest more, so although the sleep time is not short today, many soldiers are still sluggish.
"Bongxian! Bongxian! Xiao Pei was attacked! ”
Zhang Liao saw that the army had become the same as it was in front of him when he was tired in the past few days, and he was also quite worried in his heart, so he directly broke into Lu Bu's military tent and reported the matter.
After all, this Lu Bu is a general who is used to fighting on the battlefield, and at this time he also heard the movement outside, and when Zhang Liao came in, he was already wearing the armor on his body.
"Wen Yuan, don't panic, what is the situation outside, what is the activation of Xiahoudun? Did the scouts send out? ”
Because Cao Cao deliberately disguised himself to attack Xiao Pei and lure Lu Bu to help, even if he heard that Xiao Pei had a battle at this time, he still needed to let the scouts go to investigate first.
In this way, although there will be some delay, it can guarantee that Cao Cao's tricks will not be fooled again.
"The scouts have been sent out as soon as possible, and they haven't come back yet, but looking at the situation, the last general thinks it should be true."
Zhang Liao is also a general on the battlefield, since he will have such a judgment, he naturally has his own reasons.
Hearing such words, Lu Bu's face immediately became solemn.
"Quickly gather an army and be ready to help Xiaopei at any time!"
Although Lu Bu's eyes were bloodshot at this time and he seemed to be extremely tired, his words were still full of majesty.
At the sound of an order, Zhang Liao and Cao Xing went down one after another and began to dispatch the armies of all parties.
At the same time that Lu Bu's army began to gather, Xiahoudun's army had also set up a large army to prepare in advance.
Although Hao Zhao had allowed Lu Bu's cavalry to easily cross the fortifications before, with enough time to build, the rejection of horses near Cao's camp tent could be said to be three layers inside and three layers outside.
In addition, he also thought that Lu Bu's cavalry might cross their Cao camp and directly aid Xiao Pei, so on these other roads, there were more than stumbling ropes and stumbling nails in advance.
As long as there are no foot soldiers to open the way, Lu Bu's cavalry will definitely take the lead!
And in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he also had the courage to borrow a hundred archers from Xiahoudun to block it.
This Hao Zhao was able to become a general around Xiahoudun at a young age, and he was also favored by Cao Ang, so he naturally had his advantages.
A hundred soldiers is not much for Xiahoudun, so in order to ensure that Lu Bu could not break the formation, he directly agreed at this time.
In addition to these fortifications, Xiahoudun's army also responded.
In the front row of Cao's army, there was a mixed army of shields and spears, which could not only block the rain of arrows from the archers, but also prevent the cavalry from charging into battle.
After the shield soldiers, there are archers filled with arrows on the quiver, which is also mixed with a lot of crossbowmen, which can not only be suppressed in advance by throwing high, but also intercepted by flat shots.
In the Chinese army, Xiahoudun and Cao Ang were paying close attention to all the movements in Lu Bu's military camp, and around them, many generals were eager to try.
A decisive battle has finally begun!