Chapter 304: You idiot, you've been fooled, you've harmed us! If you won't surrender, then kill them all!

A few days later, at dusk.

On the west bank of Woshui River, east of Chengfu Ferry, within the dense forest.

Gao Lan and Gao Ganren were standing at the edge of the woods, their eyes looking through the branches towards the ferry.

Behind him, more than 9,000 Wei cavalrymen had anxious looks on their faces.

Three days ago, Gao Gan met up with Gao Lan, assembled all the cavalry, and traveled at double the speed to reach the Chengfu line.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Chu army, Gao Lan ordered all 9,000 cavalrymen to hide in the woods.

This hiding lasted for three days.

Up to this point, there was still no sign of the Chu army's grain ships, and an atmosphere of anxiety inevitably began to spread in the army.

"Could it be that we made a mistake in our judgment, and Liu Bei's grain train did not go north along the Woshui River?"

Gao Lan also became suspicious and couldn't help but look back at Gao Gan.

"It is impossible for us to make a mistake. The secrets of the Chu army that Li Tong revealed to me personally cannot be wrong!"

Gao Gan spoke confidently, but there was a subtle hint of guilt in his eyes and tone.

He did feel a little guilty.

What if Li Tong's intelligence was wrong? What if Liu Bei's 150,000 hu of grain and grass did not go through the Wo River, but still went north along the Ying River?

Then, wouldn't it be that their nine thousand cavalrymen had come in vain?

By then, Liu Bei's food and grass had been successfully transported to the Xiangcheng front line. How would he explain to Yuan Shao when he returned?

How can one wash away the humiliation of being held captive for two years?

As the nephew of the King of Wei, wouldn't his image in the eyes of the people of Wei be forever frozen in the four words "fool and waste"?
When he thought of these possibilities, Gao Gan became more and more uneasy, and sweat broke out on his palms.

"The ship is coming, the ship is coming!"

There were shouts from all sides.

Gao Gan's thoughts returned to reality, and he quickly looked at Chengfu Ferry again.

On the Woshui River, hundreds of boats were seen sailing from downstream to the ferry terminal.

The flag with the word "Chu" on it can be seen clearly.

The ship docked, and then one could vaguely see thousands of Chu soldiers carrying sacks beginning to disembark.

There is no doubt that the incoming ship must be a grain ship from Zhongli.

Those sacks carried off the boat must be filled with grain.

Based on the number of grain ships, this fleet was loaded with at least 150,000 hu of grain.

The information is correct!

"General Gao, the information I brought back is correct, right? The big-eared thief really did smuggle food and grass through the Woshui River!"

"Well, is there anything you are worried about now?"

The guilty feeling in Gao Gan's eyes disappeared instantly, and he looked at Gao Lan with a smug sneer.

"It seems that I was really worrying too much!"

Gao Lan laughed at himself, then complimented with a smile:
"Master Yuancai, if we can burn the food supplies of the big-eared bandits in this battle and the king defeats the Chu army, you and I will have made the greatest contribution!"

"Even if the Wei Dynasty conquers the Chu State in the future, it will all start with this battle today!"

"It is thanks to you that I, Gao Lan, have accomplished such an extraordinary feat!"

Hearing Gao Lan's compliment, Gao Gan's face was filled with excitement and pride, as if he had already won, and as if the humiliation of being captured for two years had been swept away.

The more Gao Gan thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The two men were greatly encouraged and decided to keep their troops still, waiting for the Chu army to bring all the food and grass ashore.

After a while, the sun set in the west and it was already night.

All the food and fodder from over a hundred ships had been unloaded, piled up like a mountain at the ferry terminal.

Nearly 5,000 Chu troops who were guarding food supplies also disembarked from their boats and went ashore. They cooked and set up camp at the ferry head.

The Chu army obviously planned to rest for one night and then set out tomorrow to transport the 150,000 hu of grain and fodder to the Xiangcheng camp by land.

Before I knew it, the night was already dark.

Most of the Chu soldiers in the ferry had fallen asleep. Only vaguely could one see teams of soldiers on duty, patrolling back and forth on the camp wall from time to time.

"General Gao, the time has come, why don't you take action?"

The senior official's voice was urgent, revealing his inner impatience.

Gao Lan took a deep breath, his eyes burning with murderous intent, and he waved his gun and shouted:

"Listen, soldiers of the Great Wei, the time has come to perform meritorious deeds. Follow me to charge into the ferry and burn all the food and grass of the Chu army!"

"Today we have accomplished our mission, and the King of Wei will reward everyone handsomely!"

The order to attack was given, and heroic words were shouted to inspire the soldiers. Gao Lan rode his horse and picked up his spear, and was the first to rush out of the dense forest.

More than 9,000 Wei cavalrymen, like a long-accumulated torrent, broke through the dam, overflowed from the woods, and rushed towards Chengfu Ferry.

"Big-eared thief, you have imprisoned me for two years. Today, I will repay you for all the humiliation you have suffered during these two years!"

A sinister smile appeared on Gao Gan's lips, and then he kicked the horse's belly and rode out with his spear in hand.

Nine thousand Wei cavalry came like a rolling tide, bringing with them a violent storm.

The cavalry galloped like the wind, and with the cover of night, they rushed outside the wall of the ferry camp in an instant.

It was not until this time that the lights of the Chu camp illuminated the entire Wei army.

The Chu soldiers on duty immediately fell into chaos, and the sound of alarm gongs echoed throughout the camp.

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The Wei cavalry came so fast that they surged outside the camp wall like a tide just as the Chu army sounded the warning.

The camp wall at the ferry was not very strong to begin with, and it collapsed with a loud bang after being hit by the cavalry.

When the Chu soldiers on duty saw that the camp gate was broken, they immediately scattered like ants whose nest had been breached.

Nine thousand cavalrymen moved unhindered and poured into the ferry with unstoppable force, heading straight towards the dock.

The purpose of their trip was to burn the food and fodder piled up at the dock, not to completely annihilate the Chu army.

After rushing out dozens of steps, Gao Lan felt something was not right, and a sense of foreboding quietly rose in his heart.

It went so well.

There were at least five or six thousand Chu troops escorting the grain. Even if they were caught off guard and killed by them, they would at least have put up some resistance.

But as they fought their way forward, apart from a few hundred Chu soldiers who fled out of the camp gate, there was not a single Chu soldier in sight.

The whole journey was smooth and unobstructed!
The battle went so smoothly that Gao Lan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Gao Lan couldn't help but slow down his horse, wanting to re-observe the enemy situation around him. However, the wharf ahead was already approaching, and the mountains of food and fodder were already in sight.

Gao Gan caught up from behind and shouted excitedly:
"General Gao, do you see that the Chu army's food and fodder are all here? There must be at least 150,000 hu!"

"What are you waiting for? Go ahead and burn it all down!"

Gao Gan's experience in battle was far less than Gao Lan's. He was completely unaware that there was anything unusual about the situation and was completely immersed in ecstasy.

"Master Yuancai, something is wrong!"

However, Gao Lan reined in his horse, held his spear across, and stopped Gao Gan.

"Something is wrong. Great success is just around the corner. What are you waiting for?"

Gao Gan pushed Gao Lan's spear away and shouted:
"All troops, listen up! Charge forward quickly and burn the Chu army's food and grass!"

The Wei cavalry also became blood-thirsty and rushed up to the dock.

Torches were lit and thrown at the mountains of grain bags, and they began to set fire to them.

Gao Gan rubbed his fists excitedly, just waiting to see the spectacular scene of the fire breaking out and the 150,000 tons of food and grass of the Chu army being burned into a raging sea of ​​fire.

However, the excitement in his eyes gradually turned into confusion and suspicion.

The fire didn't start!
How come the mountains of food and fodder were not ignited?
"How is this going?"

Gao Gan muttered to himself, still not coming to his senses.

"not good!"

Gao Lan's face suddenly changed. He quickly rode forward and stabbed a grain bag with his gun.

"Hey!"

The grain bag was pierced, but what flowed out was not rice, but -

sand!

Gao Gan was stunned, looking confused.

Gao Lan's face changed drastically, and he shouted:
"Stab again and see what's in the other grain bags?"

The Wei soldiers reacted and picked up their swords and spears and stabbed at the grain bags.

In a blink of an eye, hundreds of grain bags were punctured, and what flowed out was not rice, but sand.

"It's not food? The bag is full of sand!"

"That's strange, why is the grain bag filled with sand?"

...

The Wei army soldiers' cries of surprise immediately rang out one after another.

"What's going on? Why are these grain bags filled with sand?"

Gao Gan was still confused and looked at Gao Lan in bewilderment.

Gao Lan's face turned pale with fear, and he shouted:
"Something bad has happened. We've fallen into a trap!"

"Liu Bei must have expected us to come and rob the grain, so these grain bags are filled with sand!"

"This grain train must be Liu Bei's plan to lure the enemy in. Master Yuancai, your intelligence must be wrong!"

Gao Gan's head buzzed and he suddenly woke up.

Only then did he realize that he and the senior officials had fallen into a trap.

But at the same time, he couldn't understand why he fell into the trap?
Li Tong clearly told him that Liu Bei would transport 150,000 hu of grain and fodder from Woshui to Xiangcheng!

Did Liu Bei change his mind at the last minute?
"The Chu army is scheming, the entire army retreats, withdraw from the ferry~~"

Gao Lan shouted loudly, turned his horse around and left.

Gao Gan didn't bother to think about why, and hurriedly turned his horse around and wanted to retreat.

"Uuuuuu——"

A solemn horn sounded over the vortex water.

On the grain ship docked by the pier, the originally empty deck was suddenly filled with countless Chu soldiers.

From all directions of the ferry, countless Chu soldiers came rushing in like divine troops descending from the sky.

The ambush appears!

More than 9,000 Wei soldiers were crowded together on the narrow dock, all in great shock.

A "yellow" flag was raised, and an old general with half white hair and beard appeared at the bow with a sword in hand.

"Listen up, Wei dogs on the shore. You have fallen into the trap set by my Prime Minister to lure the snake out of its hole!"

"The King of Chu had long expected that you would come to rob my food supplies. I, Huang Zhong, have been waiting for you here for a long time!"

"Dismount now and surrender to my King of Chu, and I will spare your life!"

"If you dare to resist, I will kill you all!"

Huang Zhong pointed his sword at the panicked Wei soldiers and issued an ultimatum with a thunderous shout.

The nine thousand Wei cavalry were all frightened and lost their minds.

"A plan to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"Could it be that Li Tong, following Liu Bei's orders, deliberately let me go so that he could bring back false information to my uncle?"

"Could it be that I fell into Xiao Fang's trap and was fooled by him?"

Gao Gan's face turned pale and he was completely stunned.

"Gao Yuancai, ah Gao Yuancai, you were fooled by Xiao Fang. You harmed us and the king!"

Gao Gan gritted his teeth and cursed at him angrily, then made a big move:
"All troops, listen up and follow me to fight your way out!"

Gao Gan rode his horse, dragging his gun, and charged towards the camp gate.

The nine thousand cavalrymen finally came to their senses and whipped their horses wildly, rushing towards the camp gate from which they came.

They thought that with the speed and impact of the cavalry, they would be able to fight their way out even if they were surrounded by the Chu army.

At the bow.

Huang Zhong sneered and raised the long sword in his hand:
"Since you won't surrender, just shoot them all!"

The command flag waved and the horn sounded again.

From all directions, more than 2,000 crossbowmen immediately pulled the trigger.

All of a sudden.

Twenty thousand sharp arrows, like a dragnet, rained down on the fleeing Wei cavalry.

People and horses were falling, ghosts were crying and wolves were howling!
(End of this chapter)