Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 350 Eight Golden Locks
Xu Shu saw that Guan Yu was suspicious, so he explained with a smile: "Cao Ren is very good at defending the city. In the past, Zhou Yu was unable to win after besieging Xiangyang for a year. If he did not use tactics, he could not win. Move northward with great momentum, and threaten to take Xiangfan from Hanshui, and I will lead another army to help Zilong by land."

"The military adviser asked me to feint?" Guan Yu asked in bewilderment.

Xu Shu nodded, "The water army is very mobile. Even if the Cao army in Runan wants to rescue, it will be too late in terms of time. Moreover, the general is very experienced in Juebei Road before, and he will definitely deter the defenders of Xiangfan. Cao Ren is worried that the rear will be empty. Are you in the mood to guard Dangyang?"

"My troops must not be many, and it is almost impossible to attack Xiangfan by force. If the reinforcements from Runan really come to help, what should Guan do?" Guan Yu asked.

Xu Shu sneered and said: "Although the warships in Jingzhou are not as good as those in Jiangdong, the broken ships in Xiangfan can't stop them at all. As long as General Guan occupies the Hanshui and Danshui, it will be useless even if Cao's army has thousands of horses and horses. In the future, we will really attack Xiangfan also needs to cut off the reinforcements from the Central Plains with the navy, so Yun Chang should practice in advance."

Guan Yu nodded, "Very good, I'll set off immediately to buy time for Yuanzhi and Zilong, while Ping'er stays in Jiangling City."

"Wei." Guan Ping embraced the order.

Guan Yu and Zhou Cang hurried out of the city, while Xu Shu ordered people to prepare troops and horses, and at the same time handed over the city defense matters to Guan Ping. Although the threat from the Yangtze River had been lifted, there was no guarantee that Jiangling would not be involved in meticulous work. Xu Shu worked very hard on Jiangling city defense, Don't worry about other people's safety.

Because Xu Shu was not in a hurry, he waited until the next day to bring [-] soldiers to Dangyang. He walked slowly on the road for two days before arriving, and Guan Yu had already made a commotion in Hanshui.

In order to deal with the invading navy from Jiangdong, Guan Yu took away all the warships he could mobilize, including those patrolling the Hanshui River. After Cao Ren got the news, he sent dozens of patrol boats to send news from the south to Xiangfan every day. deliver.

Leaving the shock of the Jingzhou Navy, Xiangfan's patrol boats were no longer limited to the waters of Zhangshan, and had wandered southward to the vicinity of Xiakou. The Yangkou Canal and Xiashui, two tributaries connecting Jiangling, also had Cao Jun's patrol boats in them. After Lu Su took over Jiangxia's defense, he only cleared the eyeliner in Jiangxia's waters for the time being.

Jingzhou's naval forces reentered the Hanshui River. Guan Yu aggressively captured more than a dozen patrol boats along the way, but was "accidentally" escaped a few of them.

The news of Guan Yu's navy going north was quickly sent back to Xiangfan.

Lu Chang, the prefect who stayed in Xiangyang, sent someone to deliver a letter to Cao Ren, and at the same time sent someone to Runan to ask for help.

It was dusk when Xu Shu arrived in the south of Dangyang City, and Zhao Yun and Liao Hua had already withdrawn their troops and returned to the camp.

Zhao Yun was overjoyed to see Xu Shu. Cao Ren was not only good at defending the city, but also proficient in formations. Zhao Yun had endless power but couldn't use it. In addition, Cao Jun had more troops than his own, so Zhao Yun and Liao Hua dared not divide their troops to attack.

"It's good if you come, military commander, has the trouble in the Yangtze River been solved?" Zhao Yun asked.

Xu Shu replied: "Yunchang and Ziyu have been settled properly, and now Cao Ren's army has not retreated. We can't let Cao's army take root here, otherwise Jiangling will be threatened at any time."

"Cao Ren is really powerful. He only set up a thousand-man formation outside the south gate. General Zilong tried several times but failed. The other three generals went to fight, but the opponent couldn't hold out." Liao Hua shook his head straight. .

Xu Shu's face was serious: "Oh? This is interesting. As long as Cao Ren's formation is broken, he will definitely abandon Dangyang and go to Xiangyang. Yuan Jian (Liao Hua) can take advantage of me and Zilong to break the formation tomorrow morning and lead three thousand troops to rush Go to a secluded place in the north of Dangyang to lay an ambush, and after Cao Ren's main force has left, attack and kill the army behind him, leaving behind some food and supplies."

Zhao Yun asked with a smile: "Why is the military advisor, like Yide, always wanting to take advantage of Cao Jun? But why are you so sure that Cao Ren will leave? Could it be that someone will attack Xiangfan?"

Xu Shu affirmed: "I remember Ziyu's famous saying, 'If you can't take advantage, you will suffer a loss'. After thinking about it, it really makes sense. General Guan's main navy set out first, and now they should approach Xiangfan along the Han River. If Cao Ren If you are not afraid of being isolated, you will definitely lead your troops back."

"I knew the military division had back-hands." Zhao Yun nodded repeatedly.

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Shu and Zhao Yunming attacked Dangyang. Cao Ren still set up formations in the south of the city, waiting for Zhao Yun to break through the formation with great contempt.

Niu Jin knew Zhao Yun, who was on a white horse and silver armor, and when he saw the Jingzhou army coming to attack the city again, he stood at the top of the city and sneered coldly: "It is said that Zhao Zilong is the tiger general in the world, but it is a pity that he has defeated the general several times in a row, and he is shameful again today." Now?"

Zhao Yun ignored Niu Jin's sighs, and clasped his fists to ask Xu Shu, "Military Master, this formation is a bit mysterious, let me show you when I enter the formation first."

"Zilong be careful." Xu Shu reined in his horse and looked familiar.

Zhao Yun led a group of troops into the formation, only to see that the formation suddenly moved, with infantry shields covering the front of the formation, and pikemen piercing and attacking behind.

Zhao Yun relied on his personal bravery to charge left and right, but the opponents were like rivers and rivers going east and west, and the troops he led soon became tired of coping and fell into a dangerous situation.

Seeing this, Xu Shu immediately called for gold to withdraw his troops. Zhao Yun fled back covered in blood, and only a dozen or so cavalry escaped from the two hundred followers. Cao Jun laughed fiercely on the city wall.

"Military division, you saw it clearly just now, do you want me to explore the formation again?" Zhao Yun asked out of breath.

Xu Shu stretched out his hand to stop him, "This is the eight-door Golden Lock Formation. The eight doors are Xiu, Sheng, Injury, Du, Scenery, Death, Surprise, and Open. From the door of life, the door of scene, and the opening of the door, you enter auspiciousness, from the door of injury, and the door of shock." , Shut the gate and enter the injury, enter through the Du gate and the gate of death and die.

Cao Ren did have some skills, but it is not difficult to break through this formation. General Zilong can attack from the Shengmen Gate in the southeast corner, and if he goes out to the west Jingmen Gate, the formation will be chaotic. "

"I'm going to prepare now." Zhao Yun was overjoyed.

Xu Shu called Liao Hua again and told him: "Zilong will break through the eight-gate golden lock array. Yuan Jian can take advantage of Cao Jun's attention on the south gate and sneak around to the north of the city to ambush. Dangyang will break the city at this time."

"Wei." Liao Hua cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Niu Jin on the city wall saw that Zhao Yun was defeated and did not retreat, so he asked the general Cao Ren curiously: "General, Zhao Yun is very unusual today, it seems that he is mobilizing troops to break the formation again, is he crazy?"

Cao Renxu picked up his goatee, "Zhao Yun is not a man who has made a name for himself, maybe he lost his soldiers and horses several times in the past two days and found a way to break the formation?"

"Impossible, the general's eight-door golden lock formation is so mysterious, how can Zhao Yunpiff see through it?" Niu Jin didn't care.

At this time, Cao Ren had received Xiangyang's request for help, and was planning how to withdraw from Dangyang. Suddenly, his elite cavalry came to report that a small number of Jingzhou troops were secretly moving eastward.

Cao Ren was very keen and instinctively sensed the danger, "Immediately let Cai Ji replace Chen Zhao, who is in the front line, and we will immediately purge our troops and gather to the north of the city.

Zhao Yun should have an expert here, and he wants to cut off the way back to Xiangyang, but what can Xu Bingma do to me? "

"Then you, general." Niu Jin asked suspiciously.

Cao Ren frowned: "Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years."

Niu Jin nodded and followed Cao Ren down the city wall, lamenting that Cao Ren did not forget to replace Chen Zhao before he left. After all, his nephew was closer to Cai Mao's nephew.

(End of this chapter)