Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 756 Night Raid on Wuchao
They walked south for nearly five miles before stopping.

The old servant looked at Jia Xu and asked worriedly, "Master, where are we going?"

Jia Xu said in a hoarse voice, "Go to Zhongmu."

The old servant exclaimed, "Ah?" and said, "I only heard today that Zhongmu has been lost!"

Jia Xu did not answer the old servant's question, but said in a hoarse voice, "If we hurry over there now, we will still have a chance to show our skills."

Old servant: "...Then Minister Sikong—"

Jia Xu interrupted him, saying, "There's no chance now."

"Even if he can return to Xudu, he will have no chance to make a comeback."

"Besides, my family has already left Xudu, so there's no need to worry."

With a final, reluctant glance at Xingyang, Jia Xu, supported by his old servant, turned and walked eastward toward Zhongmu, shaking his head and sighing, "What a pity, Cao Cao's enemy is the Great General."

"The great general has suddenly appeared out of nowhere; he doesn't seem to be one of us."

"He is young, but he has a sharp eye that is not typical of people his age."

"The likes of Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Chen Gong, Liu Ye, and Sima Yi all shone brightly under his command."

"It's the imperial examination again."

"It's the Talent Seeking Hall again."

"All the talented and heroic figures in the world have fallen into his hands."

"Although Cao Cao was a powerful and ambitious man, his background also imposed many limitations on him."

"Pity."

"Without the Grand General, Cao Cao might have truly had the opportunity to divide the world equally."

While Jia Xu was leading the old servant to Zhongmu, Cao Cao and Yu Jin, with 10,000 elite troops, arrived safely three miles outside Wuchao City.

Torches were lit everywhere on the city walls.

The city wall is clearly visible within a radius of one mile.

The city gates were wide open.

At this time, people from the city continued to carry corpses out.

There were shouts from soldiers supervising civilians as they transported corpses.

There were cries of people begging for mercy.

There were also people crying.

On the city wall, the soldiers were spread out widely.

Many flags were burned black by the fire.

Some soldiers, still looking disheveled, were now leaning against the city wall, swaying precariously.

Every now and then, you could see soldiers carrying loads of grain from outside the city into the city.

Cao Cao and Yu Jin watched this scene from afar.

Yu Jin looked at Cao Cao beside him and whispered, "My lord, judging from this situation, this is indeed the grain storage area in Hebei, and it has been attacked."

Should we launch an attack now?

Cao Cao made a shushing gesture.

His gaze was fixed intently on the direction of the city gate.

In truth, he was also unable to find peace within himself.

The scene at the city gate was too tempting.

If the city is indeed Hebei's grain storage area, then if this attack succeeds, Hebei will definitely have to retreat.

Once they withdraw from the military, they can buy themselves a year, or even several years, of development opportunities.

He will be much more confident in facing Hebei again.

It was this confrontation with Hebei that made him realize Hebei's true strength.

However, he was somewhat hesitant to take the risk.

He needs to observe further!

Peeping again!
He needed to realize that these were all schemes Zhang Sui had devised for him.

But a quarter of an hour passed.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.

An hour passed.

No further incidents occurred at the city gate.

Meanwhile, the soldiers on the city wall began to take turns.

The soldiers, who were originally drowsy and drunk, were rotated out.

However, those who were rotated in were all old, weak, sick, or disabled. Cao Cao gazed at the limping soldiers on the city wall, his eyes slightly narrowed.

His heart leaped into his throat.

It seems to be true.

Moreover, Zhang Sui looks down on me a bit.

The so-called 400,000 soldiers transporting grain were actually all old, weak, sick, and disabled!

There were no strict defenses set up around it.

In that case——

Cao Cao raised his hand.

Xu Chu, Yu Jin, and the others immediately perked up.

One hand gesture after another was made from the front to the back.

Ten thousand elite soldiers gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed on the city gate ahead.

As Cao Cao slowly drew his sword from his waist, he let out a final roar and swung it forward with all his might. In an instant, ten thousand elite troops charged like wild horses, rushing towards the civilians transporting corpses and the soldiers transporting provisions outside the city!
A scream instantly pierced the night sky.

The soldiers on the city wall were in a panic.

Xu Chu led four hundred soldiers into the city and began hacking and slashing wildly.

None of the defending soldiers who stood in front of Xu Chu were able to withstand a single blow.

Xu Chu led four hundred soldiers to the city wall.

Cao Cao stood outside the city, watching Xu Chu kick down the commander's flag. Cao Cao was so excited that his lips were trembling.

It's unbelievable.

The Hebei army was surprisingly lax in its defenses against Wuchao, a crucial grain storage location!
Cao Cao brandished his sword and roared, ordering his army to storm the city, burn the grain and fodder, and then flee quickly to prevent the Hebei army from attacking.

Their goal this time was not to seize Wuchao's food supplies.

It can simply be burned.

The army burned down the grain supplies at Wuchao, leaving the Hebei army without food and forcing them to retreat.

Upon hearing Cao Cao's order, Yu Jin led his army into the city like a tidal wave.

Cao Cao stood at the back of the army and mounted his horse.

He did not storm into the city.

Surrounded by dozens of his personal guards, he stared intently at the city wall.

He was to command a large army.

He wanted to watch the army burn the grain and fodder.

He wants to see Wuchao turn into a sea of ​​fire!
Just as Cao Cao watched his army pour into the city smoothly, in the distance, countless torches lit up the night sky from all directions, like a sky full of stars.

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed suddenly as he looked around.

As countless flames rapidly converged upon him and Wuchao City, Cao Cao was terrified.

Ambush!

We were indeed ambushed!
Although he had anticipated this worst-case scenario, when it actually happened, Cao Cao felt cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

While directing his army to break through to the west, Cao Cao screamed and called out to Yu Jin, who had already rushed into the city, and Xu Chu, who was fighting on the city wall.

Standing on the city wall, Xu Chu also saw the flames converging from all directions.

Seeing Cao Cao break out to the west outside the city, Xu Chu swallowed hard and called for his four hundred soldiers to follow him out of the city.

Meanwhile, Yu Jin's army, which had already stormed into the city, continued to charge into the city.

He was still directing his soldiers to set the surrounding houses on fire.

But when he was less than a hundred paces away from the first granary, he realized something was wrong.

From the soldiers who set the houses on fire, he learned a piece of news that chilled him to the bone: not a single person had escaped from those burning houses!
Not a single scream was heard!
Yu Jin immediately realized that something was wrong, changed direction, and ordered the army to withdraw from the city.

However, commanding a large army is not so easy.

Soldiers continued to charge toward the granary.

Yu Jin couldn't care less about these people.

He immediately ordered the soldiers behind him to turn around and escape from the city.

He had just fought his way back to the city gate when deafening sounds of battle erupted from the direction of the granary behind him!
As Yu Jin ran towards the city gate, he kept shouting for his soldiers to rush out of the city.

His lips were trembling.

His breathing became rapid.

The sounds of fighting behind him confirmed his suspicions—

Fell into a trap!
They fell for the enemy's trap!
(End of this chapter)