Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, thought for a long time, and looked hesitant.

Fire attack is indeed a good way. He had considered using fire attack before. But fire attack is conditional, and there must be flammable objects on the mountain. Now it is spring, and the trees are greener and the moisture is very large, so it is difficult to ignite unless a large amount of fire-induced objects are used.

That was the case with Huangfu Song defeating the Yellow Turban Thief in Changshe. In April and May, the plants and trees were wet and difficult to ignite. Huangfu Song ordered each of his soldiers to prepare a large bundle of hay to attract fire, which was the only way to burn the Yellow Turban Camp. The Yingchuan Yellow Turban led by Dabo Cai.

But Xu Huang is not Bo Cai. He is proficient in military tactics and cannot be unprepared. He may have asked for all flammable objects long ago. If he wants to attack with fire, he can only shoot up from the bottom of the mountain with a bow and crossbow.

When attacking below, it is difficult for the crossbowman to shoot the fire-induced object onto the hillside unless it approaches the hillside.

But when they were forced to the hillside, the crossbowmen entered Xu Huang's attack range, and they were likely to be killed by Xu Huang first. When they were close to each other, the crossbowmen's combat power was limited and the casualties would be large.

When Cao Cao said his worries, Feng Luan smiled.

"The king doesn't know that the Bameng Mountain area is not a settlement, and the top of the mountain is rarely visited. Over the years, many dead branches and leaves have accumulated. Even if Xu Huang can clean up some of it, it cannot be cleaned up. It has not rained these days, and if fire attacks, you will succeed. If the plants and trees are resurrected or rained in a few days, it will be a bit difficult."

Cao Cao was skeptical. However, he accepted Feng Luan's opinion. No matter what, he always had to give it a try. If it was useful, it would be a good opportunity. He immediately ordered and decided to launch an attack in the second half of the night to set fire to the mountain while the Wu army was resting. If the mountain was in chaos, take the opportunity to attack and take down Bameng Mountain, otherwise he would give up and don't think of his own way.

After receiving the order, the battalions prepared one after another.

In the second half of the night, after the ugly moment, Cao Cao got up and sent a few scouts to touch the mountain to peek at the Wu army on the mountain. After half an hour, the scouts successively rewarded him. The Wu army was very prepared and could not get too close. Two scouts were too close to each other and were discovered by the Wu army's secret whistle on the night and shot to death on the spot. However, judging from the sound, most of the soldiers of the Wu army were resting, and the mountain was very quiet.

Cao Cao was very satisfied and immediately ordered the camp to prepare for an attack.

In order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, all units of the Shu army could not raise fires to light them. Fortunately, it was half a month and the moonlight was good. The Shu army quietly passed the canal water through the moonlight and touched Bameng Mountain. The crossbowmen forced to the foot of the mountain, and the infantry who were preparing to attack also passed the canal water.

With a command, the crossbowman lit a torch, lit the fire-induced object on the arrow, and then shot out a rain of arrows, landing on the top of the mountain like sky fire.

At the same time, the Shu army lit a fire on the hillside, igniting the trees on the hillside.

Hearing the sound at the foot of the mountain, the Wu army on the mountain responded quickly. The gongs that called the police were quick and harsh. Many soldiers rushed to put out the fire, but it was too late. The fire spread rapidly, and the entire Bameng Mountain burned, like a huge fire.

Through the canal water, Cao Cao looked at the fire on Bameng Mountain from afar, the panicked figures of Wu army running to put out the fire on the mountain, and listened to the noisy shouts, and his heart, which was in his throat, finally fell back to its original place.

"Yuanfeng, you are the first to win this battle."

Feng Luan was very proud, stroked her beard and laughed loudly. "Sun Ce regarded himself as a phoenix and thought he could be reborn from the fire. Let's see if it is true or false today and see if Xu Huang can be reborn from the fire."

Everyone laughed. Although not everyone was satisfied with Feng Luan's first victory, when he saw that the Bameng Mountain was about to be conquered, Xu Huang was either dead or captured, and he was in a good mood. No one would have a quarrel with Feng Luan at this time.

If Sun Jian was not counted, the defeat of Sun Quan and his son in Jiaozhou was the greatest victory of the princes in history in battle against Wu, which was enough to inspire people and at least it could win peace for Shu Kingdom for a few years.

The fire became bigger and bigger, so big that Cao Cao couldn't believe it. He said to Feng Luan: "Yuanfeng, why is this?"

Feng Luan also felt that the fire was beyond imagination, but he didn't think much about it. "King, I have said before that the mountain is rarely visited, and many branches and leaves have accumulated over the years, and this time it has all started to burn."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, feeling that although this explanation was acceptable, he was still a little uneasy in his heart. However, since things had come to this point, he could not retreat, and immediately ordered the infantry to prepare to climb the mountain.

The hillside had just been burned by fire, and many fires on the branches had not yet been extinguished. If the Shu army wanted to climb a mountain, they had to choose a road without fire and put out the fire when necessary. These work progressed very quickly and took a lot of time. Until the dawn was about to dawn, some of the Shu army successfully reached the top.

Seeing the Shu army's battle flag fluttering in the smoke on the top of the mountain, the Shu army at the foot of the mountain blew in unison.

When they learned that their companions had successfully reached the top, the other Shu troops were not willing to be outdone and accelerated their speed and climbed to the top of the mountain as fast as possible.

At this moment, the first Shu army to the top was subjected to a fierce counterattack from the Wu army. Looking at the fully armed Wu army, covered with cloth scarves, rushing out from the hiding places with neat battle formations, especially a group of barbarians with black marks on their faces screaming strangely, jumping and rushing forward, and immersed in excitement, the Shu army was in chaos and had no time to line up and fight each other.

When the two sides contacted each other, Wang Ping carried a shield in one hand and waved his knife in the other, and took the lead in the battle.

Park In screamed in excitement, rushed past Wang Ping, jumped up, and rushed straight to the head of the Shu army's commander. The commander had just raised the horn of the horn, but before he could sound it, he saw a fierce barbarian coming towards him, and immediately took a breath and retreated, but he was still a step slower. Park Ink cut off his arm and the horn of the horn also landed on the ground.

The Shu army was so angry that many people turned around and fled. Some even didn't care about the hot rocks and slid down the rocks.

But most of the people didn't have time to escape, and they didn't have the courage to jump off the cliff twenty or thirty feet high, surrounded by Wang Ping and others, and fell to the ground one by one. By the time Xu Huang arrived with more than a dozen personal guards, the battle had come to an end. Most of the Shu army was killed, and the rest knelt on the ground and surrendered, so scared that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Xu Huang ordered people to tie up these Shu troops, but did not pull out the battle flag of the Shu army. While he ordered people to shake the battle flag of the Shu army and send a signal to the foot of the mountain to ask for reinforcements, he ordered the prisoners of Shu army to shout for killing, as if they were still fighting. Park Yin and others came to patrol with swords. If one of them was a little less, they would directly kill with one knife.

In order to survive, the prisoners of the Shu army could only shout desperately at the top of their throats, heart-wrenching.

Xu Huang and others were at the edge of the slope top. The Shu army at the foot of the mountain could only hear the sound and could not see the situation on the slope top. Cao Cao and others in the distance could see the situation on the top of the mountain, but could not see the details clearly. They only knew that the Shu army's battle flag was shaking and sent out a signal of seeking help. Once the two were combined, Cao Cao naturally concluded that the Wu army was tenacious, the Shu army's attack was blocked, and reinforcements were needed.

Although this is somewhat different from what is expected, it is not far from the same. Whether it is Cao Cao or Feng Luan, they do not think that the Wu army will surrender easily, and it is inevitable to encounter some resistance. However, at this point, no matter how tenacious the resistance is, it is only a temporary courage and cannot last for a while.

Cao Cao ordered reinforcements without any hesitation.

The sound of war drums rose, and more Shu troops launched an attack, rushing to climb to the top of the mountain like an ant colony.

From a distance, the battle situation on Bameng Mountain was unprecedentedly fierce, with shouts of killing and drums sounded. The battle flags of both sides continued to change positions. Sometimes the Shu army advanced dozens of steps forward, and sometimes the Wu army counterattacked with all its might and regained the position. Sometimes the Shu army attacked again, suppressing the Wu army to a corner, which seemed to be about to win the final victory, but it was always a short breath and failed to form a decisive kill.

Cao Cao and others watched from afar, and their moods were also rising and falling. Sometimes they were excited about the attack of the Shu army, and sometimes they were regretful about the failure of the Shu army.

But they didn't know that the battlefield on the top of Mount Bameng was not what they thought.

Xu Huang has never been idle. Yesterday, after listening to Park In's suggestion, he once again checked Bameng Mountain and found many dead corners. He ordered people to collect these dead branches and leaves, push them to the edge of the hillside, cut off the trees near the edge, and cleared out a fire barrier. Then he ordered most of the soldiers to have a good meal and rest early, leaving only the soldiers on duty to closely monitor the every move of the Shu army.

When Cao Cao sent a scout to the mountain to inquire about the news, Xu Huang knew that the battle was about to begin, so he ordered people to wake up all the soldiers and prepare for the battle. When rockets were shot at the foot of the mountain, Wang Ping and others took the lead in the field. They ran back and forth, shouting.

The people at the foot of the mountain thought that the fire was very prosperous on the mountain. In fact, only the dead branches and leaves on the edge of the slope were ignited by the rockets of the Shu army. There was no fire in most areas of the mountain. The Wu army had to be guarded against the suffocation caused by smoke and fire, so they all surrounded their faces with prepared scarves and sat quietly in the battle position, avoiding activities as much as possible, and waiting for the Shu army to take the bait.

When the fire became weaker and the Shu army attacked the top of the mountain, the Wu army soldiers were raising their energy and fighting spirit, and rushed out to attack head-on. The Shu army had worked hard for a long time and had just finished climbing the mountain. They were so tired that their waists and legs were weak and panting. They were not the opponents of these Wu army soldiers, and they were killed and defeated.

They wanted to escape, but they couldn't.

They want to ask for help and issue an alarm, but they cannot make a sound and convey effective information.

There was a clamor on the top of the mountain, and the Wu army entered the flock of sheep like tigers, slashing and killing, ruthlessly eroding the Shu army. They divided and surrounded them, lured the enemy, held the Shu army's battle flag and ran back and forth, sending out signals of seeking help, or pretending to be a defeated Shu army to perform a thriving victory, with unstoppable victory.

Due to the terrain, except for the Shu army on the top of the mountain, the other Shu army did not know the real situation on the mountain. They thought the battle was in a stalemate, and the Wu army was about to collapse and rushed upwards, until they were surrounded by the Wu army.

From the time of Yin to the dawn, and then to the time of Chen, the Shu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, but the battle still could not determine the outcome.
Chapter completed!