Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 596

When Cao Ren saw the heads of the three, he was speechless for a long time. It is reasonable for Lu Chang to lose his life in Xiangyang, but Lu Meng and Xu Shang were far beyond everyone's expectations.

"General, shouldn't General Xu be in Deng County? How come?" Niu Jin hesitated to speak.

When Xu Huang saw it, he was also full of doubts: "Before, we used the strategy of the king to publicize that Sun Quan would attack Jingzhou, which greatly affected the morale of Jingzhou soldiers, so that the opponent weakened their offensive. But this is only two short months. General Guan not only captured Xiangyang, but also Lu Meng was captured and beheaded."

"During this period, Xiangyang practiced next to the Han River one after another. I thought it was Guan Yu's bluff. It turned out that he really solved his worries. Now there is no Jiangdong to hold him back. To defeat the enemy head-on, the king must come in person." Yi Lang Zhao Yan put forward his own point of view.

Guan Yu withdrew to the south bank of the Han River, the siege of Fancheng was temporarily lifted, and the officials left behind were mobilized. Among them, Man Chong, the prefect of Runan, also withdrew to Pingyu during this period, because too many bandits in the south of Xudu responded to Guan Yu, Cao Cao ordered him to go back to stabilize Live in the situation in Runan.

In Fancheng, apart from being full of love and resourcefulness, Zhao Yan, who is familiar with classics and history, is quite knowledgeable. His analysis made everyone nervous. Room.

"What Boran (Zhao Yan) said is true, we must send the battle situation to the king of Wei as soon as possible, but since Xu Shang has already given the leadership, Deng County may have fallen, and Gan Ning is suppressing by water, I don't know if the news will be released. Send it out." Cao Ren frowned.

Zhao Yanjin said: "The scouts did not find Jingzhou soldiers crossing the Han River, so Guan Yu must have taken a detour to attack Deng County. Maybe news has been sent to Wancheng, but it cannot be ruled out that Guan Yu's siege was so fast that the news of his request for help could not be sent. Let’s go out, so we must do our duty, if one scout can’t be sent out, we can send ten scouts, if ten can’t, we can send a hundred or a thousand scouts, even if Guan Yu wants to stop the vast land north of Fancheng, it’s not easy.”

Cao Ren stood up suddenly, and said to his confidant Niu Jin: "We can't just wait for death, we will do it according to Boran's wishes. You send more troops to the direction of Deng County to spy, and in addition, send [-] scouts to Wanwan. city ​​delivery."

"The last general takes orders."

Cao Ren then ordered to the generals: "Go and purge the troops immediately. As long as the main force of the king of Wei goes south, we will immediately send troops to attack Guan Yu."

"Wei." All the generals answered in unison.

In wartime, the whole city is on alert.

Cao Ren not only imposed a curfew in Fancheng, but also required the soldiers of each battalion to sleep with their clothes on, and went to each battalion to inspect the preparations for the battle. For some reason, he always felt too much pressure.

After the encouragement of the generals, the officers and soldiers of each battalion seemed to be fighting spirit high. After all, they were not fighting alone this time, and they would not be in a panic when Cao Cao's main force converged. Many of their battalions are facing a shortage of winter clothing.

In the evening of the next day, Cao Ren received the news from the scouts that all [-] sentries were intercepted and killed on the way. Due to the dense guard guards arranged by Guan Yu, the scouts who went to Deng County to inquire about the news returned without success.

"I'm still too conservative," Cao Ren murmured.

Niu Jin hastily added: "Half a month ago, the scouts discovered that there were many more horses on the other side. I guess Guan Yu should have added a certain number of cavalry, and the range of interception may have increased. Why don't we follow Zhao Yilang's suggestion before, and let's go again?" How about sending hundreds or thousands of people out of the city?"

"Since Guan Yu intends to stop him, it won't work just to send scouts to deliver the letter. We should use soldiers and horses to counteract the attack, so that nothing will go wrong." Zhao Yan continued to offer advice.

Cao Ren nodded, and then told Niu Jin: "Quickly select a smart scout, so that the messenger can go farther to the west. Even if Guan Yu is intercepted by cavalry, it is impossible to chase in the direction of Shandu?" (Shandu Both are located west of the Han River, northwest of Fancheng)

"The last general will do it." Niu Jin turned and walked out.

"General Yin and General Zhu, your trilogy is the latest to come, and the organizational system of each battalion is also the most complete in Fancheng. How about letting you take charge of this feint attack?" Cao Ren asked tentatively.

"Uh"

Yin Shu and Zhu Gai looked at each other in dismay, they refused to nod and did not dare to reject Cao Ren, they could only express their opinions in silence.

"Is there a problem?" Cao Ren emphasized his tone.

Yin Shu lowered his head and clasped his fists: "Reporting to General, although our department is fully staffed, all the soldiers are determined to kill the enemy. However, when we arrived, we were in a hurry and didn't have enough winter clothes. At this time, the weather is freezing after the heavy snowfall, and a hasty attack may be at the disadvantage of the army."

"What about you?" Cao Ren looked at Zhu Gai again.

"Me too." Zhu Gai responded with an innocent look on his face.

The two thought that it would be no problem to defend Fancheng, but they were so thinly dressed that they fought desperately with Guan Yu in the wild, and they didn't want to be the first bird at all.

Seeing that Cao Ren's face was gloomy, Zhao Yan was worried that he would make some impulsive decision, so he stood up and spoke for the two of them.

"In fact, a feint attack does not have to be fully organized. It is enough to send a few thousand soldiers and horses to be able to advance and retreat freely. Our purpose is to spread the news. Besides, Guan Yu is already well-known in China. It is difficult for ordinary generals to be his opponents. If there is damage, it is not beautiful. .”

Zhao Yan was originally the governor of the army, and Yin Shu and Zhu Gai had also restrained him. At this time, his words not only pointed out the facts, but also beat Yin and Zhu's response just now. The original intention was to maintain the harmony between the generals in Fancheng.

Cao Ren knew that Cao Cao valued Zhao Yan very much, so he paid more attention to his suggestion, but he still disdained that the two of them were timid to fight, so he sat down and snorted coldly: "Guan Yu has not recovered from the poisoned arrow, even if he has amazing martial arts, we don't have to be so nervous Bar?"

"General, the last general is willing to feign an attack." Xu Huang also stood up to make a rescue.

Cao Ren's face softened slightly, and then he waved his hand and said, "Gongming is still trustworthy, you all go get ready."

"only."

Yin Shu and Zhu Gai followed Xu Huang and retreated with fists in their hands. They were convinced of Xu Huang's righteousness, because the officers and soldiers in Xu Huang's battalion were not convinced enough.

Although the deployment was completed, Cao Ren's face was full of gloom. Ever since he faced Guan Yu head-on, the invisible pressure made him breathless. This was a very real feeling he had since he dispatched troops.

Cao Ren still remembers that he used to conquer Xuzhou with Cao Cao. At that time, Guan Yu was guarding the Pi for Liu Bei.

Have you become weaker in the past 20 years?Or is Guan Yu stronger?It is more intimidating than when he cut Yanliang.

Suddenly looking back, Cao Ren found that Yilang Zhao Yan hadn't left yet.

"Boran, do you have anything else to do?" Cao Ren asked suspiciously.

Zhao Yan nodded and replied, "Actually, both Yin and Zhu are telling the truth. Letting the officers and soldiers fight in single clothes will greatly limit their combat effectiveness."

Cao Ren spread his hands, "We have more than [-] soldiers in Nanyang. How can such a huge amount of supplies be prepared in a short period of time? There were only [-] winter clothes shipped from the rear, and the King of Wei allocated [-] pieces to Fancheng. I can only give them a part of it first.”

(End of this chapter)