As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun reflects the entire west sky red, like fire and blood.

A gust of evening breeze blew, bringing up smoke and dust in the sky, blowing through the fields, through the woods, and through the messy battlefield.

Another day of hard battle is over!

The battle surrounding Puyang reached a more intense and crazy level on this day. The blood and bodies of the soldiers of the Cao and Liu armies filled the land hundreds of steps inside and outside the city wall.

The city walls, the earth... everything has been painted with color. Looking around, the eyes are filled with terrifying red, with dark red with black.

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Guan Yu leaned on the female wall with his hand, staring at Cao Jun who was retreating like a tide, with a solemn expression. The evening breeze blew his long beard on his belly, and his light green battle robe, as sharp as a god.

In the minds of Liu Jun soldiers, Guan Junhou was the incarnation of the gods. Today's offensive and defensive battle was in progress until afternoon, and the walls of the East City of Puyang could not withstand the targeted and crazy impact of the Cao army and collapsed on a large scale.

Along the collapsed city wall, thousands of Cao troops rushed into the city like a swarm, and once suppressed the defenders of the East City. Seeing that more and more Cao troops were pouring into the city and the situation was about to get out of control, Guan Yu personally led the fierce guards to launch a counterattack.

Within half an hour, Guan Yu killed 87 Cao's army alone, of which eleven officers and generals were above the army.

Guan Yu's invincible power completely inspired the blood and courage of the defenders. They fought hard and drove Cao's army out of the city in one fell swoop.

This bloody battle greatly increased the morale of the defending army, but caused a considerable blow to the Cao army. Seeing that the city was about to break down, it was difficult not to be discouraged at the critical moment.

Afterwards, although Cao's army continued to attack fiercely and once rushed into the city, they were quickly driven out.

It can be said that if it weren't for Guan Yu's bravery, the outcome of today's offensive and defensive battle would probably be unknown.

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Until the lights first came up, Guan Yu still stood on the city tower, quietly looking into the distance. It was like a statue of a god.

Cao's army's offensive today was very fierce, but for some reason, from this suffocating attack, Guan Yu felt a bleak beauty that was dull and dusk.

Cao Cao, this peerless hero of the world, is like a huge meteor passing through the night sky. Although the light is dazzling and dazzling, it seems that it may disappear without a trace in the next moment.

No one dared to disturb Guan Yu. Until Zhuge Liang arrived...

"June..." Zhuge Liang greeted him gently, followed Guan Yu's gaze and looked at the Cao Jun camp, which looked hazy in the twilight.

"How are the casualties today?" Guan Yu asked in a low voice without looking back.

"Our army is about 4,000 people, and Cao's army is about 6,000 people..."

"..." After a moment of silence, Guan Yu turned around. "The city wall is seriously damaged. Although it has been repaired, the effect is probably very limited. Be careful at night!"

"Yes..." Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

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The enemy's local attack was repelled again. However, Cao's army did not take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, but just continued to defend on the spot.

Starting from the 19th hour of the morning, Huang Zhong, who was obviously inferior in troops, launched two consecutive attacks. Although they ended in vain, they attracted enough attention from Xiahou Dun.

At Cheng Yu's suggestion, Xiahou Dun adopted a stable strategy, and at the same time, he sent a large number of scouts to pay close attention to any movement within a radius of dozens of miles.

The mysteriously disappeared wind cavalry did not get the exact movement until dusk. The scouts had even expanded the search range to 50 miles from east to west.

Although some clues were found, their chaotic distribution made people feel like they were falling into fog and they could not tell the truth at all.

Xiahou Dun and Zhao Yun are old rivals, and they know very well how powerful this person is.

If the 67,000 wind cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun is in conflict with him head-on, it will not be difficult to deal with, but it will not be impossible to deal with. But if he comes from the side or behind him, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In fact, the Wind Cavalry is indeed very good at surprise attacks and night attacks.

After giving up head-on confrontation and returning to the guerrilla raid that he was best at, the power of the Wind Cavalry almost doubled.

As the commander of the first army and shouldering the heavy responsibility of blocking the enemy, Xiahou Dun had to act cautiously and steadily. Moreover, judging from the tasks he undertakes, Xiahou Dun only needs to block the enemy, not defeat the enemy.

Instead of fighting with Huang Zhong to the death now, it is better to beat the dog in the water after destroying Guan Yu!

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"Didn't you get the movements of the Fengqi Army?" Seeing Qian Zhao walk into the commander's tent with a serious expression, Xiahou Dun frowned and asked.

Qian Zhao shook his head, and after a brief thought, he said, "General Xiahou, the last general suspects... The Wind Cavalry Army was probably not sneaking directly to the east or west last night.

Instead, first move to the south, then turn toward the east or west, forming a larger roundabout way.

The traces they left behind may have been deliberately used to confuse our scouts.

In this way, it would be normal that the scouts could not find their traces…”

"Great detour?" Xiahou Dun spread out the map on the case and said in a pondering manner, "According to your opinion, Zhao Yun's purpose is to sneak attack the Prime Minister?"

"The last one thinks this is more likely..." Qian Zhao nodded, "After all, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong both supported Guan Yu and lifted the siege of Puyang.

Although Lord Cheng's analysis is also very reasonable, it is impossible to defeat our army with just the strength of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong. By that time, the Prime Minister might have captured Puyang."

When Cheng Yu analyzed the enemy's attempts in the morning, he was more inclined to Zhao Yun to plot against Xiahou Dun's army rather than taking a detour to attack Cao Cao.

However, Cheng Yu was not in Xiahou Dun's army at this moment. He rushed to Puyang City in the afternoon to ask for food and grass support, and reminded Cao Cao to pay attention to the possibility of a surprise attack by the Fengqi Army.

"Do you have any idea about Zi Jing?" Zang Bachong asked.

"General Wen Lie (Cao Xiu)'s Jingqin and the Hu Qi camp of the last general. They were stationed in Sanwu Pavilion more than 30 miles northeast and Wen Han Pavilion more than 40 miles northwest respectively to guard the army of Prime Minister Zhao Yun was unable to attack.

Even if Zhao Yun’s target is at General Xiahou, at a distance of 3,40 miles and at the speed of the cavalry, he will definitely have time to rush to help."

"That's it!" After careful consideration, Xiahou Dun slapped the table and made up his mind. "Because the sky is not dark yet, you can hurry on the road immediately. Tonight the Prime Minister will make a big move, and you must not make any mistakes.

During the march, be careful!”

"No~!" Cao Xiu and Qian Zhao agreed to the promise at the same time.

"Send a letter to the Prime Minister immediately to inform you of this matter!"

"Strengthen patrol guards at night, and do not neglect at all!"

"No~!"

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Late at night, the moon looms among the dark clouds.

The evening breeze is even stronger than at dusk. The flags on the Puyang city tower are flying. The flags hit a rapid "pa" sound.

Teams of patrol soldiers walked back and forth on the city tower, and from time to time they turned their vigilant eyes to the land outside the city covered by night.

Other soldiers were working on the collapsed city walls overnight. It was impossible to completely restore the city walls. All they could do was to use some obstacles to block the gap.

At the same time, some simple defensive fortifications were built so that when the enemy attacked the city again, it could effectively launch a counterattack.

It was time to get to the turn of Hai and Zi, and it was the late night and the sleepiest time for people. Some soldiers who repaired the city walls could no longer help but yawn.

A sharp-eyed patrol soldier suddenly found abnormal signs outside the city. He hurriedly reported to the Sima, the local army leader.

After a while, several rockets broke out and broke through the night.

Under the faint firelight, countless Cao troops who slowly sneaked towards the city wall were exposed.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Blow the trumpet, enemy attack, emergency alert!"

The horns of excitement soared into the sky, breaking the tranquility of the night in an instant. A loud shout and roar sounded one after another.

Although the defenders on the city were a little panicked, they moved quickly, unsheathed their swords and bows and crossbows.

Seeing that the hope of the sneak attack failed, Cao's army immediately gave up and sneaked quietly, rushed towards the city wall like a tide, and Cao's army on standby behind also attacked one after another.

Although the defenders had already prepared mentally, this was the first night attack by Cao's army since the offensive and defensive war in Puyang. After the real battle, nervousness was inevitable.

The frequency and accuracy of archers' shooting have decreased to a considerable extent.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao's army, who had already sneaked to about two hundred steps away from the city wall, rushed to the city and set foot on the city.

The battle became extremely tragic from the beginning.

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Inside the county magistrate's office

As soon as he received the news of Cao's night attack, Guan Yu, who was reading at night, was immediately dressed in neat clothes and prepared to go to Dongcheng to command the battle in person.

But at this moment, several fires suddenly appeared in Puyang City. With the strong evening breeze, the flames of burning the sky and the earth swallowed the buildings one by one.

With a wailing cry and a mess, Puyang City was boiling in an instant.

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Xiahou Dun Army Camp

The crisp sound of horse hooves came from the night sky, which immediately aroused the alert of the soldiers in the camp.

A cavalry scout of Cao's army who was obviously injured flashed out of the night and shouted frantically to the patrol soldiers: "Enemy attack, enemy attack, it is the wind cavalry, it is the wind cavalry..."

A shocking bird passed by, ignoring the obstacles of the night, and accurately shot the Cao cavalry scout in the heart of the back.

At this time, the patrolman Cao Bing, who was approaching the camp gate, faintly felt the slight tremor on the ground. They instantly changed their colors and roared wildly in horror!
Chapter completed!