Chapter 313: Were we all fooled by Liu Bei? Han Wei opens the way, the sky collapses and the camp is broken, and I will kill all the Wei dogs!
Just a few simple words instantly ignited Liu Bei's desire to fight.

"Generals, obey the order!"

Liu Bei jumped up, his eyes flashing like lightning, and waved his hand and shouted:

"Pass on my order, all 80,000 troops will go out and destroy the enemy camp!"

"At dawn, I will end this battle with a complete victory for my army!"

All the Chu generals stood up suddenly and accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

So the soldiers of the three armies were immediately mobilized, all of them were full of enthusiasm and eager to fight.

In order to prevent Yuan Shao from coming to his senses and leading his troops back for support, the attack was postponed to the early morning.

By this time, Yuan Shao had led his troops at least forty miles away from the camp.

Moreover, near the morning hours, people sleep the deepest and their reactions are the slowest.

That night, the Chu army soldiers had a full meal and slept in their armor.

Before daybreak in the east, 80,000 soldiers were awakened by their generals and began to assemble and line up in the camp.

With Liu Bei's order, the gates of the barriers that had been closed for months finally opened with a bang.

All the generals led their own troops and marched out from various gates in the wall, gathering in the direction of Wei camp.

At Xiao Fang's suggestion, the more than 30 Hanwei cannons that had been built earlier were slowly pushed out of the camp and pulled outside the enemy camp.

These more than thirty Hanwei cannons were the key to breaking the camp in this battle.

Of course, Xiao Fang would not forget that in history, after Yuan Shao learned that Cao Cao had launched a surprise attack on Wuchao, he sent a large number of troops to take the opportunity to attack Cao's camp.

The result was that the camp was not captured and Wuchao was also lost, losing both the lady and the soldiers.

There is no other reason, it is because attacking a city or a camp has always been the most difficult part of war.

As long as the defense is proper, a few thousand people can withstand the fierce attack of an army ten times their size. There are many such examples.

Given Yuan Shao's experience in employing troops in this battle, it is impossible for him not to make defensive arrangements in the camp in advance even if he led the entire army north.

There were at least 40,000 Wei soldiers left behind.

With 80,000 troops attacking 40,000, they only have twice the strength advantage. It is not easy to break into the camp easily.

After all, the Wei army was not a mob of paper-made men.

The Hanwei cannon became the key.

With the powerful bombardment force, he broke through the camp wall and fortifications that the Wei army relied on most, opening a gap for his army to break into the camp.

As long as we can break into the Wei camp, everything will be easy.

Eighty thousand Chu troops were assembled in battle array, the Hanwei cannons were in place, and the attack was imminent.

Inside the Wei camp, the gongs and bells were ringing loudly to warn people.

With the help of the firelight and the morning light, the Wei soldiers on duty saw with horror the large-scale approaching of the Chu army. They immediately became frightened and issued a warning to the Wei army in the camp.

The Wei soldiers who were sleeping soundly were kicked awake by the generals. They were driven to the camp wall in groups, yawning and with sleepy eyes.

Wen Chou, Xin Pi, Feng Ji and Ju Su also rushed to the camp wall.

Before Yuan Shao left, he did not arrange for anyone to take full charge of the power. He only vaguely said that he asked the four of them to guard the camp together.

This means that there are now four main generals in the Wei camp, jointly commanding the 40,000 troops left behind.

When several people climbed up to take a look, their faces changed.

In the morning light, the outside of the camp was densely packed with Chu troops.

Judging from the number of people, there must be at least 70,000 to 80,000 people.

Come in full force!
"What does Chu Jun mean by this?"

"Did you learn that the king was heading north to intercept Liu Bei and wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack our camp?"

Xin Pi frowned deeply, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Feng Ji's eyes narrowed, but he said anxiously:

"Something's wrong, something's wrong!"

"Didn't Chunyu Qiong report that Liu Bei led nearly 30,000 Chu troops to attack our granary?"

"That means that the number of soldiers and horses left behind in the Chu camp will not exceed 50,000."

"But looking at the current momentum of the Chu army, there must be at least 80,000 people. Where did the extra 30,000 people come from?"

This statement clears up the doubt.

Everyone noticed something was wrong and was immediately shocked and confused.

Ju Su, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shuddered and his expression changed drastically.

"We have fallen into Liu Bei's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

"The troops that raided our Guling granary were definitely not 30,000, nor were they led by Liu Bei himself. They were no more than a few thousand men at most."

"Liu Bei's purpose is to lure our main force to Guling, leaving the main camp empty."

"In this way, Liu Bei can mobilize all 80,000 troops to attack our camp and defeat our army in one fell swoop!"

"We've fallen into Liu Bei's trap!"

"This must be Xiao Fang's trick. We have all been fooled by him!"

Ju Su revealed the truth in an excited and panicked tone.

Everyone was horrified and chaos broke out in an instant.

Xin Pi was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, he was stunned, and a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

You have to know that it was Guo Tu's suggestion to order Yuan Shao to mobilize his entire army to march north to intercept Liu Bei, and it was he who strongly advocated it.

Now he has fallen into Liu Bei's trap!
If Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and broke into the camp, causing the Wei army to be defeated in the Battle of Xiangcheng, would he be able to bear the blame?

"Xin Pi, is this the brilliant plan you and Guo Tu came up with?"

"If my camp is lost, you two will be punished with death!"

Feng Ji immediately grabbed Xin Pi's pigtail and started scolding him.

Xin Pi was in the wrong, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he was speechless for a moment.

Feng Ji was unyielding and kept on complaining to Xin Pi.

"enough!"

Ju Shou finally couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted, pointing outside the camp:
"Now is not the time to condemn anyone. Our first priority is to work together to defend the camp!"

"Hurry up and send the order. All troops must rush to the camp wall and defend the camp to the death."

"Send another group of people north to chase the king and report that we have fallen into Liu Bei's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain. Please return to the camp as soon as possible!"

Feng Ji's chattering was finally suppressed.

The few of them had to put the fight on hold temporarily and turn their attention back to dealing with the Chu army's attack on the camp that was within reach.

One of them left the camp at full speed and headed north to pursue Yuan Shao. The nearly 40,000 Wei defenders were all driven to the camp wall, ready to fight hastily.

at this time.

Xin Pi calmed down and sneered:
"Everyone, there is no need for you to be so nervous."

"Even if we fall into a trap, so what? Although my main force is not here, I still have 40,000 troops in the camp."

"Everyone, we have 40,000 troops. If we are attacked by Liu Bei's 80,000 troops, then we are really too incompetent. How can we live with dignity? We should just run into each other and die."

"This battle is nothing more than a false alarm at best. Liu Bei's jumping up and down so much must be in vain!"

After his sarcasm, everyone's tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot.

Even Feng Ji had to nod and say:

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to make some sense."

"Liu Bei has few soldiers after all. Even if his entire army is here, there are only more than 80,000 people."

"With only 80,000 soldiers, he wants to break through our camp defended by 40,000 soldiers. He is really too arrogant and underestimates us."

After the two of them talked, the tense atmosphere was finally dissipated and everyone calmed down.

As the only military commander, Wen Chou also showed pride on his face and snorted coldly:
"With only 80,000 soldiers, you want to break into my camp. The big-eared thief really overestimates his own abilities."

"Today I will make him fall before the city walls and avenge Gao Lan!"

As one of the Four Pillars of Hebei, Wen Chou and Gao Lan were very good friends. After learning that Gao Lan was killed by Liu Bei, he naturally bore a grudge.

At this time, Liu Bei launched a large-scale attack, of course, holding his breath, wanting to give the Chu army a head-on blow to avenge Gao Lan.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became optimistic.

"Everyone, I think you are too optimistic. You can see for yourself."

Ju Su spoke in a deep tone, raised his slightly trembling hand and pointed in the direction of the Chu army.

Wen Chou and others raised their heads and looked at the Chu army again.

Everyone.

The optimism and confidence on his face disappeared, his eyes gradually widened, and he took a breath.

In the morning light, the vague outlines of dozens of huge monsters could be seen being slowly pushed towards the front of the Chu army.

Hanwei Cannon!
The Chu army actually pushed the Hanwei cannon to the front of the battle.

They wanted to use this most powerful siege weapon in the world, which had once blasted away earthen hills, to blast open their camp walls.

"Liu Bei, actually, actually wants to use..."

Xin Pi's face suddenly turned as pale as paper, and his voice trembled so much that he couldn't speak.

Wen Chou and Feng Ji on their left and right looked at each other, with a look of horror in their eyes.

When Liu Bei broke through the earthen hill and smashed Yuan Shao's foot that day, the horrific destructive power displayed by that thing appeared before his eyes again.

Even the earthen hill can be blown down, let alone their camp walls?

At this moment, the atmosphere of optimism and confidence was instantly replaced by fear and anxiety.

Outside Wei camp.

Liu Bei immediately held his sword and stood proudly in the formation.

"Your Majesty, my 80,000 troops are already in position."

"The Hanwei Cannon has also been calibrated. Please give the order, Your Majesty!"

Chen Dao rode forward to ask for orders.

Liu Bei did not hesitate at all, whipped his horse whip and shouted:
"Pass the order, use the Hanwei cannon to blow down the enemy camp wall for me first!"

"promise!"

The command flags fluttered in the wind and the sound of war drums suddenly sounded.

More than forty Hanwei cannons were fired immediately.

"Uuuuuu——"

With a sound of breaking through the air, forty huge stones rose into the air. In the reflection of the morning light, they passed over the heads of the Chu army soldiers and roared towards the Wei camp.

Inside Wei camp.

The Wei army soldiers who were still yawning and sleepy suddenly no longer felt sleepy when they saw the huge rocks falling from the sky.

Everyone was stunned, their mouths wide open, staring at the incoming stone bullets in amazement, and they even forgot to dodge.

"Quickly scatter and hide!"

Ju Shou was the first to react. He shouted and jumped off the camp wall, then fell to the side.

Wen Chou and his companions finally came to their senses and moved aside without caring about their appearance.

More than 40,000 Wei army soldiers were in a state of panic. They finally reacted and scattered, covering their heads and dodged.

"Boom boom boom!"

The meteorite smashed down with the power to destroy the world.

The camp wall where Ju Su and his men were was smashed to pieces in an instant.

Several generals and soldiers who had no time to dodge were blown to pieces without even having the chance to scream.

Blood rain fell from the sky, covering Ju Su and his men.

Almost at the same time, dozens of other stone bullets also fell.

The Wei soldiers were blown to pieces in large numbers, and the camp walls were collapsed in large sections.

Dust, wood chips, broken limbs and flesh mixed into a dirty blood mist in the sky.

The sound of bombardment, shattering, wailing and screaming swallowed up all the sounds between heaven and earth.

The bombardment ended and the dust settled.

Several gaps had been blasted open in the wall of Wei camp, each of which was several feet wide.

The Chu army officers and soldiers who were watching the battle were dumbfounded at first, not daring to breathe.

When they saw that the Wei camp was destroyed and heard the screams from the Wei camp, they burst into thunderous cheers in the blink of an eye.

"The Hanwei Cannon is indeed the best siege weapon in the world!"

Liu Bei sighed, then drew his sword and pointed towards the enemy camp:
"Soldiers of the Chu army, listen to my orders, charge into the enemy camp and kill all the Wei dogs!"

The trumpet sounded.

The cheers turned into shouts of killing.

The 80,000 Chu troops suddenly broke through their formation and rushed towards the Wei camp like a rolling torrent.

(End of this chapter)