Three quarters of an hour later, a neither too big nor too small wind suddenly blew. A large patch of dark clouds suddenly appeared in the night sky, and as the moon faintly appeared in the clouds, the already hazy moonlight seemed to become even darker. The sounds of fighting and the thick smell of blood in Henei County floated with the night wind very far away. The wild beasts in the dense forest outside the city were stimulated by the smell of blood and they all let out miserable cries.
Zhao Yun, who was galloping his horse, slightly slowed down. As he listened to the movements in the wind, his face immediately became serious. With a wave of his hand, he shouted, "Pass down the order, we will continue to speed up!"
Zhao Yun was shocked when he saw the city gate close, he anxiously raised his head and looked up, only to see that it was dark and quiet. Other than a row of lanterns releasing a dim light, the torches had already been extinguished in the night wind. There seemed to be no one at the top of the city gate, but the faint sound of voices could be heard. Zhao Yun rushed to the front of the city gate and listened carefully for a while, then turned pale with fright, quickly pulling one of his trusted aides over to inform Gongsun Xu of the urgent military news.
"Quickly go and see our lord. Say that there is a change in the city and the city gates are locked. General Zhang He and Academy Officer Shan Meng might have encountered an ambush!"
Zhao Yun raised his head and looked at the high city walls. For a moment, his heart felt like it was on fire, and he was extremely regretful that he did not bring along the cloud ladder and the other things. Hence, he got his men to quickly gather the ladders to climb up the city walls to rescue Zhang He and the rest.
Outside the city, Zhao Yun was extremely anxious, but inside the city, he did not know what was going on at the city gate behind him. He was staring at the narrow battlefield in front of him excitedly, and wanted to squeeze through the crowd of people to have a good fight. It was just that there were people everywhere on the streets, and Shan Meng still had a few thousand men in front of him. It was obviously impossible for him to rush over and fight with the Cao Army, but luckily Zhang He had the absolute advantage right now, so Shan Meng could casually watch from the back.
"Young General!" "Young General!" A house guard suddenly rushed over and shouted for Shan Meng.
"What is it?" Shan Meng turned his head and asked impatiently.
"That Sima Yi is coming over. He wants to meet the young general!"
Shan Meng casually waved his hand: "Let him come over!"
Not long later, Sima Yi arrived in front of Shan Meng and clasped his hands together, "Sima Yi greets Solitary General!"
Shan Meng asked curiously: "Sima Xiansheng is not at the city gate to control the situation, why did he suddenly come here?"
Sima Yi chuckled and said, "There is Academy Officer Gao Tie at the city gate that is in control of the situation. There shouldn't be any problems, so I came over to see if there is anything I can do for you."
Hearing that, Shan Meng's eyes turned, and he asked with a smile: The streets are very narrow, I only have the advantage in numbers, but I am unable to quickly defeat the enemy, does Sima Xiansheng have a good plan?
Sima Yi looked at the surrounding houses, then looked at the slaughter taking place on the street before him. He suddenly asked, "Do the soldiers of General Dan carry crossbows?"
"Of course!" Shan Meng patted the crossbow on his back, and laughed proudly: "Every elite cavalry of the White Horse Camp is carrying a crossbow, and at the same time, they are equipped with thirty crossbow arrows. If everyone attacks together, Sima Xiansheng will know what a real rain of arrows is! Could it be that Mister wants to use his crossbow to attack the enemy? This place is too narrow, and both sides are entangled. If the crossbow is shot from the back, it will definitely harm our own people! "
Sima Yi smiled, pointed at the surrounding rooftops, and said in a deep voice, "What if the general had someone climb up the rooftop and shoot down a crossbow?"
"Eh?" Shan Meng was suddenly enlightened, he clapped his hands and laughed: "Sima Xiansheng indeed has true ability, this method sounded simple, but I did not think of it, it is truly shameful! Someone come! "
"General, please give the order!"
"You, you, and you," Shan Meng pointed at the few soldiers around him, and said in a deep voice, "You guys take dozens of men with you, and climb up to the rooftop to attack the enemy with crossbow arrows!"
The few soldiers all agreed and went down to gather their men to prepare for the operation.
Shan Meng thought for a while, then ordered his men to report to Zhang He, in case he accidentally hurt his own people when the crossbow arrows attack.
Sima Yi wanted to build a good relationship with Shan Meng, so he said with a smile, "General Dan is indeed a scholar. He does things with extreme care and consideration, his achievements in the future are limitless! If I say something rude, the future achievements of the general is definitely not inferior to that of your esteemed self! "
One of the greatest hopes in his heart was to surpass his own father's Single Scripture. Thus, when he heard Sima Yi's words, he hurriedly and humbly rejected them, but in his heart, he felt extremely happy.
Sima Yi was an expert at observing words and expressions, and was keenly aware of what Shan Meng was thinking. Every word he spoke made Shan Meng praise him greatly, but after a short conversation, the two of them seemed to be extremely familiar with each other. By this time the officers had selected their men, and they were under the eaves, climbing the steps to the roof.
Suddenly, a room's door seven or eight steps away was opened. A spear thrust out like a viper, piercing a White Horse Camp soldier who was in the middle of climbing a ladder. The person who stepped on his shoulder staggered and almost fell to the ground. Just as that person cursed out loud, he discovered that there was a long spear suddenly flying towards him. He reacted very quickly and rolled away to dodge the attack, before shouting out loud.
"There's an enemy in the house!"
This shout seemed to be a signal, the surrounding houses were completely silent previously, as though there was no one around. At this time, the doors of every household suddenly opened, and squadrons of elite Cao Army s rushed out, launching fierce attacks on the crowded crowd of White Horse Camp soldiers.
Dian Wei, who had rushed out from a house in the middle of the street, held onto his two halberds and roared furiously. Every attack would take a person's life, the elite White Horse Camp soldiers in his hands were like infants that could not even withstand a single blow.
Xiahou Dun held onto a long and heavy ring head knife, and every slash of his blade would take away a life. Furthermore, the majority of the people who died under his blade were hacked into two, and the crazed fresh blood quickly dyed his entire body red.
Under the leadership of the two fierce generals, Dian Wei, the elite Cao Army who had rushed out of the house quickly gained the upper hand.
Seeing that, Zhang He was startled and angry, he jumped down from his horse and raised his blade, rushing towards Dian Wei. A few Cao Army s blocked his path, but they were all easily killed by him with a blade.
Dian Wei also noticed that Zhang He was his opponent's big shot, and immediately shouted to the Cao Army in front of him to dodge, holding onto his dual halberds as he rushed towards Zhang He.
The two of them were already three steps away from each other, when Zhang He roared, using the advantage of his long weapon, he slashed towards Dian Wei's head.
Dian Wei snorted angrily, he did not dodge nor evade as he raised his right hand to block with his short halberd!
Clang! A loud and clear sound of metal clashing rang out, like the ringing of a bronze bell. Those who were close to them could only feel their ears ringing, as they all retreated in shock, afraid that the confrontation between these two generals would affect them.
Zhang He took two steps back and shouted, "Good strength! I am Zhang He, who are you? "
Dian Wei took two and a half steps back. It looked like he was slightly inferior, but he actually held the upper hand — — The power of the weapon in one hand was actually not that far off from Zhang He's strength. From this, it could be seen that Zhang He's strength was much weaker than Dian Wei's.
"Dian Wei of some family! "Look at this!" After Dian Wei reported his name, he suddenly jumped towards Zhang He.
The two of them continued to engage in a fierce battle. The sounds of their battle were akin to the sounds of a blacksmith forging in a shop. Saber light and halberd shadows appeared one after another. The surrounding soldiers who were fighting on both sides all moved to the side. Not long after, there was not a single person within twenty meters around Dian Wei.
Zhang He had barely managed to block Dian Wei, but no one could rival him. He was swept through the crowd, and usually, the elite soldiers of four to five White Horse Camp s would be able to block his attacks. Very quickly, Xiahou Dun made his way through the crowd. He inadvertently raised his head and saw Sima Yi, as he immediately rushed towards him with an enraged roar.
His martial arts were ordinary, and he did not even bring his weapon, how could he be a match to this crazy Xiahou Dun? He didn't have the time to greet Shan Meng right now, he immediately turned his horse and left.
"Tai! Who are you? " Shan Meng was indeed a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers, hence he loudly shouted as he asked for Xiahou Dun's name.
Xiahou Dun laughed madly, "He's just a little baby, what qualifications does he have to know this general's big name? "Kid, quickly kneel down and surrender, I will spare your life!"
"You're courting death!" Shan Meng was enraged, he raised his spear and rushed towards Xiahou Dun.
Xiahou Dun laughed, completely unafraid of Shan Meng riding on his horse and using a long weapon, using his strength to stomp on the ground, he leaped up like a tiger and slashed towards Shan Meng!