Chapter 66

"Hiss!"

Upon reading this, several people gasped and looked at Zhu Jun one after another.

Zhu Jun was speechless: "You don't think I've been in secret contact with him, do you?"

"This is just a coincidence?"

"I can only say that great minds think alike; I thought of the same thing as him!"

It turned out that in the letter, Su Xuan proposed a strategy almost identical to what Zhu Jun had just said.

"Cough, cough! That's true!"

General Huangfu Song cleared his throat with a smile and praised: "This Su Xuan has some substance! It seems that he can reach where he is today is indeed based on real talent;"

"In that case, our plan needs to be changed!"

As he spoke, he looked at Cao Cao and said: "Mengde, since Su Xuan has already volunteered to act as the surprise force outside the city, you don't need to risk breaking out of the city to charge the Yellow Turban Army's blockade line;"

"Stay in the city and prepare with us to coordinate with Su Xuan and wipe out the main force of the Yellow Turban Army!"

Since Su Xuan could also think of this strategy, combined with his previous battle record, it showed that this person's ability was not a problem and he could naturally be trusted.

"This... Understood!"

Cao Cao could only helplessly bow and accept.

His task had been accidentally snatched by someone else; what else could he do?

He could only settle for the next best thing.

Fortunately, although the great merit of breaking the enemy with fire was gone, he could still look forward to the merit of defeating the main force of the Yellow Turbans and killing the thief leader Bo Cai.

It was hard to say whether it was a loss or a gain.

More than an hour later,

Su Xuan successfully received the reply from General Huangfu Song's side.

"Haha! It's done!"

Su Xuan opened the letter, laughed heartily, and handed the letter to Xi Zhicai, Huang Zhong, and the others on the side: "Generals General Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have already agreed to our strategy;"

"We can start acting!"

"Great!"

Huang Zhong, Xi Zhicai, and the others were also full of joy.

"Huang Hansheng, Zhicai!"

"Subordinates are here!"

The two immediately stepped out and bowed.

Su Xuan said: "Huang Hansheng, Zhicai, lead 1,000 iron cavalry and detour to the southeast of Changshe;"

"According to the intelligence from the secret guards, and with the fire oil and other flammable materials prepared, set fire to the grass at the outer perimeter of the southeast corner of the Yellow Turban Army camp at the third watch tomorrow night, forcing the enemy to flee toward Changshe City in the northwest."

"Understood!"

Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai immediately accepted the order.

Next, Su Xuan looked at Old Dian Wei again and said: "Old Dian Wei, follow me and lead the remaining 2,000 iron cavalry to ambush on the southwest side of Changshe City;"

"When the main force of the Yellow Turban Army flees here, we will take advantage of the situation to kill them. No need to worry about the ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers; just focus on Bo Cai's commander flag and charge, killing Bo Cai if possible to complete the merit."

Clearly, Su Xuan did not want to miss the great merit of killing Bo Cai.

Only with real great merit could he possibly obtain another promotion in a short time with the help of the Xun clan and Zhang Rang.

"Understood!"

Old Dian Wei immediately bowed and accepted the order excitedly.

"My lord!"

At this time, Xi Zhicai said with some worry: "Actually, 1,000 iron cavalry is enough to follow me. Why not let General Huang Zhong stay by your side to help you defeat the enemy?"

He was still worried about Su Xuan's safety.

If the conditions didn't currently forbid it, and given Su Xuan's high martial arts skills, he wouldn't even want Su Xuan to participate in charging and fighting personally.

This was simply too dangerous.

"That's right!"

Huang Zhong also quickly agreed.

"No need!"

Su Xuan waved his hand and said: "Your task on that side is very important. Zhicai, you haven't joined for long and haven't had much contact with the soldiers, so you aren't familiar enough with them and might not be able to command and mobilize them well;"

"Besides, without Huang Hansheng, those 1,000 iron cavalry won't be able to form a military formation;"

"Combat power will drop significantly, which is not conducive to the subsequent pursuit;"

"So, let's stick to my arrangement!"

"As for my safety, you don't need to worry at all;"

"Not to mention that my strength can rival a super-first-class warrior at the peak of Dan-Qi, and I can also form a military formation to fight the enemy and protect myself;"

"I still have Old Dian Wei by my side!"

"You can rest assured!"

In the early stages of starting a business, if you don't lead the troops to charge and fight personally, how can you convince the masses, and how can you obtain the merit for promotion?

"That's right!"

Old Dian Wei on the side patted his chest to guarantee to Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai: "You can rest assured! I will protect the lord's safety even if it costs me my life."

He, old Old Dian, is the strongest bodyguard in the Three Kingdoms, okay?

"Alright!"

Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai knew that Su Xuan was right, and they couldn't persuade him, so they had to give up.

The second watch of the next night,

Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai took a thousand iron cavalry, ate some dry rations, and then dispersed into dozens of groups, with the help and guidance of the secret guards.

They were distributed in three directions: southeast, south, and northeast of the Yellow Turban Army camp.

Waiting until the third watch.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Without a signal, the soldiers in each direction lit the fire simultaneously according to the time calibrated by the secret guards.

With the help of fire oil and dry grass, the grass immediately began to burn.

In an instant, it turned into a towering giant flame, which, under the blowing of the southeast wind, carried rolling heat waves and flew rapidly toward the Yellow Turban Army camp.

That fire, that speed, even if people tried their best, they might not be able to outrun it.

Huang Zhong and the others then successfully retreated, temporarily pulled back a hundred meters, and regrouped.

They waited quietly.

Now was not the time for pursuit; otherwise, they might rush into the sea of fire.

For a time, the entire half of the sky was dyed red by the flames.

"Look! What is that?"

The moment the fire started, it was too obvious and was immediately discovered by the sentries on the Yellow Turban Army side, causing exclamations.

Someone even notified Bo Cai immediately.

Bo Cai rushed out of the commander's tent to look, lowered his head to look at the grass under the camp, and his face changed drastically: "Not good! We've been tricked! It's the enemy's fire attack!"

"Quick! Zhang Bo! You immediately gather 10,000 soldiers to go outside the camp on the east and southeast sides to dig trenches as quickly as possible, clear the weeds on the ground, and cut off the fire."

"Understood!"

Zhang Bo immediately accepted the order and rushed out.

After he went far away, Bo Cai immediately turned to Bu Si and Liang Liang Zhongning, who had rushed over, and ordered anxiously: "Quickly gather all the Yellow Turban Warriors, ordinary troops, gather as many as you can;"

"Half a quarter of an hour later, we will retreat directly toward Changshe City in the northeast;"

"Remember to convey the emergency evacuation order to the entire army, quick!!!"

"This..."

Bu Si and Liang Liang Zhongning's faces changed, and they asked in confusion: "Commander, haven't you already sent Zhang Bo to cut off the fire? Why retreat? And so urgently?"

"How many soldiers can be gathered in half a quarter of an hour? Besides the Yellow Turban Warriors, I'm afraid there aren't even 30,000."

"Can you give us more time?"

— Author's Notes —

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