However, he was too panicked at the time and did not know that in this battle, the enemy only sent out less than 5,000 troops...

"Hahaha, great, very satisfying!"

"This battle is fun!"

"That's right, after this battle, Xi Yu will definitely be depressed!"

"······"

The large tent in the middle camp was filled with laughter and laughter.

Cao Jie, Cao Xucang, Sima Wenlu...all laughed so happily.

It shows how happy this victory is.

In fact, the timing of Zang Ba's visit was quite clever. If he had entered the forest at a later time after receiving the ban, he would have been shot to death by Zang Ba's men, let alone an ambush.

Also, because the harvest has not yet begun, Xia Houchun only has time to have manpower to attack the enemy. Otherwise, it is still unclear whether Zang Ba can make a surprise attack and who will win on both sides!

The most important thing is that if Zang Ba really succeeds, this autumn harvest will become a joke!

A sudden victory greatly boosted the morale of the army. At the same time, it also made Xia Houchun forget some things on the way to happiness and being sought after...

He was so happy that he took it upon himself to solve the foreign trouble. He immediately ordered people to guard the intersections, and then ordered the army, together with the people, to prepare for the long-awaited harvest.

However, just as he was preparing to be busy with the autumn harvest, an unhappy voice suddenly came out.

"General, I think we should be more cautious now and send more soldiers to guard various key roads. Although we won a great victory in this battle, we ended up injuring thousands of soldiers."

"At the moment, although we will not take the initiative to attack the enemy, we must be prepared to some extent to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation. If there are not many people left in the army to guard, I am afraid that the risk will be quite high and something may go wrong."

"If this is really the case, let alone continuing to harvest grain and grass, the morale we have finally built up will dissipate in an instant, and even the morale of the army will be weakened."

Yu Jin, who came from the mountains and forests just to persuade Xia Houchun, spoke sincerely and with a deep heart.

But Xia Houchun didn't want to hear this.

He glanced at the other party with disdain, and then said calmly: "When it comes to using soldiers, am I not as good as you?"

"Wen Ze, general, I have my own way of doing things. It's not your turn to teach me a lesson. If nothing else, just for today's celebration banquet, do you really think I'm not prepared at all?"

"Didn't you see the numerous battle formations set up outside the camp, and even the hundreds of soldiers holding crossbows when they came in? I will hold this celebration banquet before the raid, just to wait for Xi Yu's army to come on its own initiative.

Then catch them all in one fell swoop!”

"Seeing that the capture is imminent, I don't have much spare time to search for enemies all over the mountains and plains!"

"As long as you annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop before they can be harvested, how can you worry about those mundane things? Don't bother yourself!"

Xia Houchun spoke with great assurance, and his words were full of disparagement towards Jin. Seeing this, Yu Jin lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying: "The general is right."

"The one who came to attack this time was Zang Ba. It must be that Xiyu was busy with the autumn harvest in Qingxu and Qingxu, so he couldn't find time to come to Puyang to cause trouble, so he sent Zang Ba here."

"In this case, I will take this opportunity to speed up the collection!"

"Hahaha, this is true!"

It was rare to hear something pleasant from the other party's mouth. Xia Houchun laughed with satisfaction: "Don't worry, if the enemy doesn't come after today's celebration banquet, then I have nothing to fear. I will definitely send people to seize the food as soon as possible."

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"The general has his own plan, and he will support it even though he is humble in his position. He will also bring his people when the food is harvested!"

Xia Houchun insisted on going his own way, and Yu Jin knew that he could not persuade others, so he did not want to offend others.

And now that a great victory is indeed imminent, the fact that he has come here to comfort him so recklessly is indeed a bit of a splash of cold water, so it is no wonder that he is not welcomed by others.

Furthermore, the other party has already planned everything, so there seems to be no need for me to say anything more.

In short, all the grain and grass in Dongjun will be collected in the end, and if we want to collect all the grain in Dongjun in the shortest time, it seems unrealistic without sending out the entire army.

Speaking of which, if all the grain in Dongjun was harvested, it would cost at least 40,000 to 50,000 dan, which would be able to solve the army's most urgent needs in the near future.

In the future, if we collect some food from other places that are not affected by any natural disasters or man-made disasters, our army will be able to obtain three to five million dan of food and grass.

In this way, it may be difficult to guard Dongjun for a year, but half a year is more than enough!

Sure enough, just as the military camp was filled with the joy of victory, Zang Ba once again led his army to attack at midnight.

Logically speaking, at this time, it should have been after three rounds of drinking, and all the soldiers of Cao Wei were exhausted, but Zang Ba guessed wrong again.

He had just led his men to attack Cao Wei's camp, and when he was still a hundred meters away from the main tent, Xia Houchun, who was sober-minded, put down his wine glass and led a group of generals out.

Then, Zang Ba and others were surrounded by dense soldiers from behind.

Under such heavy siege, Zang Ba was naturally defeated again.

Fortunately, the people under Zang Ba were loyal people. Even at this time, they were not afraid of danger and led Zang Ba out of the siege.

Even when they were preparing to take a short rest after escaping into the mountain col, they were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of Cao's army. The soldiers were not seen abandoning Zang Ba and fleeing in all directions.

It is precisely because of this that Zang Ba was able to survive repeated sieges.

But even if he escaped, he was still seriously injured.

The 10,000 soldiers originally brought with them when they set out, but now there are only a few thousand left.

Zang Ba never thought that his surprise attack on Cao Jun's camp would result in such a heavy price, let alone that this mission would be so difficult.

Not to mention the soldiers he brought, he almost lost his life in Cao's camp.

How can we fight this battle?

The lord said that he must persist for at least seven days, but now only three days have passed. Is it really necessary to continue the next battle?

Zang Ba felt that he might break his promise and get fat, and as for the title of prince and prime minister that was about to be easily obtained... he was afraid that he would also be far away from him.

"Master Fu, I would like to suggest that we go back to plead guilty, right? Just now, we fell into the enemy's trap twice. We suffered heavy losses. If we continue to fight hard, our entire army will be annihilated!"

"Yes, Mr. Fu, look at the soldiers behind us. They are all frightened by these two battles. If we face the enemy in fear and exhaustion, we may not be able to bear it!"

"Master Fu, why don't you go back and plead guilty? At least you can leave some hope for the army, and we won't lose our lives."

"······"

The lieutenants were exhausted physically and mentally, and they said words of persuasion to retreat with expressions on their faces, and their eyes were full of fear.

Looking at this look, one knew that they had no intention of continuing the fight.

But because of their persuasion, Zang Ba lost the fear in his heart and came up with the idea of ​​fighting again.

Anyway, there is not much difference between the current army and the total annihilation. In that case, why not take a gamble?

If you win the bet, everyone will be happy. Even if you become king and prime minister, everyone will live a better life.

If you lose the bet... no matter how bad it is, it won't be any better than it is now.

After all, even if he loses his life, Zang Ba must still be a prince and general!

"I know what you are thinking, but..."

After clarifying his thoughts, Zang Ba sighed deeply and hesitated for a long time before saying: "I have issued a military order to the lord. If you are defeated and come to see me, even if you go back, you will not escape death!"

"Furthermore, the current losses of the army are indeed heavy, but I have estimated that after two battles, we have lost about four to five thousand soldiers."

"In addition to the two or three thousand soldiers around us, there should be one or two thousand soldiers who got separated while escaping. If we can gather them together, at least half of us will still be able to fight."

"As long as we can survive this period of time, if some time passes, when Xia Houchun and others rush to harvest food, they will be unable to do anything. Then it will be time for us to take revenge!"

"If it were possible, we would have the chance to burn down the granary in Puyang City in one more night, and Xiahou Chun, who is busy with the autumn harvest, would not have thought that we would make another surprise attack just one night after the defeat!"

"this······"

What Zang Ba said sounded quite nice, but the soldiers around him were hesitant.

It's not that they are afraid of death, but they don't understand that Fu Jun knows that this plan is very likely to seek death, so why does he still go?

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but preferring to travel to the tiger mountains, this idea is really incomprehensible to the soldiers who have long been at ease.

Over the years, although they were a large army, they had never fought any wars. In addition, before coming here, they thought it was a simple delaying tactic, so they didn't take it seriously.

But who would have thought that the other party has already laid a dragnet, waiting for you to work, just waiting for you to get into it.

After two defeats, everyone felt that being able to escape alive was a blessing from God, but Fu Jun still wanted to fight back?

To put it bluntly, do you really think that your destiny is too great, and God won’t accept it?

I don’t know what Mr. Fu is thinking. When he was in Taishan County, he clearly cherished his life. Whenever there were bandits and thieves, or he passed through places with steep mountains, he was too afraid of death to show up in person or take a detour.

And go.

Why are you so persistent today... as if you don't even care about your life?

The doubtful looks from the surrounding soldiers made Zang Ba feel his face flushing, but he still persisted in his opinion and said loudly: "You gentlemen should know that my lord is very generous to others. I only agreed to this matter for the sake of my future glory and wealth.

A military order has been issued!"

"I know that if this happens, the lord will definitely reward us heavily. Isn't this a more comfortable and enjoyable thing than having people spurn us for our betrayal and being regarded as deserters?"

"I, Zang Ba, hereby promise you that as long as there is one more fight, if I win, I will be indispensable for you when I go back. If I lose, I, Zang Ba, will be buried together with you in the camp of Cao Jun in Dongjun.

No regrets!”

"Furthermore, you all should know that my lord appreciates talents and puts great emphasis on them. He thinks highly of me, Zang Ba, and entrusts us with such an important matter. We must do our best!"
To be continued...