Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 602

There is no need to question Lan Tian's ability. Guan Yu put his heart in his stomach when he saw his words were convincing. The strong performance of the fallen army on the battlefield was also the source of his confidence.

After Guan Yu disbanded the account, Lan Tian called Pang De and Chu Qing to confess in a low voice. After hearing this, both of them opened their eyes wide, thinking that they could still fight like this?
Fancheng had lost contact with the outside world for nearly ten days. During this period, Cao Ren sent hundreds of scouts to the outside world. Most of them were intercepted and killed by the cavalry of Pang De and Chu Qing.

In addition to the bodies of scouts received in the city, there were also countless arrows, real and fake, shot from outside the city.

There is news that Deng County has been breached;
There is news that Zhang Liao was defeated;
There is news that Sun Quan attacked Hefei again, and Cao Cao dispatched troops to Huainan;

There is news that Cao Pi, who rebelled against Yecheng, was assassinated and died;
There was news that Cao Cao had a headache and died of illness;

Because most of the arrow books were seen by the city guards, Cao Ren was worried that morale would be damaged and ordered the officers and soldiers to peek at them. However, Niu Jin was in charge of the city defense of Fancheng for a long time. The curiosity of the soldiers.

The emotions accumulated these days can no longer be stopped. When I lose the news from the outside world, even if it is a rumor, I want to read it. Maybe a certain piece of news is closely related to me?
Suddenly one day, a large number of corpses were sent from outside Fancheng. At first, there were only dozens or hundreds of corpses, and later they became hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of corpses.

These corpses were obviously the remains of Cao Jun, and they would be easily eaten by wild animals if they were left in the wilderness. The city guards couldn't bear to be humiliated after the death of their comrades, so they secretly moved these corpses back to the city and burned them.

In Fancheng, in addition to Cao Ren's Xiangfan garrison, there were also Xu Huang, Yin Shu, Zhu Gai and other ministries who came to support them. There were fellow villagers who knew each other among the various troops, so when seeing off the comrades, it was found that the deceased was not only Xu Shang , Lu Jian's soldiers, and many of them are Zhang Liao's trilogy.

This unexpected discovery made the soldiers of each battalion uneasy, wondering if the arrow book before was true?
King Wei has passed away due to illness, and Prince Wei Cao Pi was assassinated. These two news are shocking enough. If this is the case, the Central Plains should be in chaos. Who would send troops to rescue Fancheng?In addition, Sun Quan is attacking Hefei, which is also an important fortress in Huainan, and Xiahou Dun may not be able to defend it.

Suspicion quickly spread, and Cao Ren strictly ordered the battalion leaders to restrain their subordinates, not to cause mutiny at this critical moment, but he was also beating drums in his heart, because the rumors were well-made.

Cao Cao has had a headache for a long time, and he may die at any time due to his advanced age. In addition, the "Wei Xi case" broke out in Yecheng in September this year. Cao Pi suppressed it with thunder and executed Zhang Quan and Liu Wei who rebelled with Wei Xi. , Wang Can, Song Zhong and others, the possibility of Cao Pi encountering vendetta is extremely high.

If the two things are true, then there is no need for Cao Ren to stay in Fancheng. There are no important officials in charge of military power in the rear, and the battle for succession will be bloody.

Cao Ren temporarily suppressed the soldiers in the battalion, and then he approached Zhao Yan with worries, "Boran, what do you think of those 'rumours'?"

Zhao Yan shook his head and replied: "It should be both real and fake, but those corpses really can't be fake."

"The morale of the army is now impetuous. If this continues, something big will happen. Is there any way to help me?" Cao Ren said anxiously.

Zhao Yan looked very embarrassed, he sighed and said: "Although Guan Yu didn't besiege the city, he blocked the main water and land routes. If he wants to break the situation, he can only wait for the king of Wei."

"I want to wait for the King of Wei too, but time doesn't wait for me." Before Cao Ren finished speaking, the guards outside the hall rushed in with a panicked expression.

The guard first clasped his fists in salute, then stood still and panted, "General, something is wrong"

Cao Ren sternly reprimanded: "I'm in such a panic, what's the proper way? What's wrong?"

The guard swallowed his saliva and replied: "I don't know what rumors the people have heard or believed, saying that we want to break into the houses and rob their property because of lack of winter clothes, and say..."

"say what?"

"It is said that this is what the general did in Wancheng, and even slaughtered the innocent people in the city."

"Bastard, this general, Tu Wancheng, rebelled because of Hou Yin. He wanted to warn those unprovoked people that if you become a thief, you will end up with a decapitated body. Which traitor is slandering me?" Yan, because he was the one who initiated the idea of ​​robbing the people, so far Cao Ren has not told anyone else.

Zhao Yan's scalp was numb from the sight, and he quickly waved his hands to explain: "This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me, maybe it is a rumor that the arrow book was picked up by the people."

Cao Ren saw that Zhao Yan's eyes were clear, he didn't look like he was lying, and it was no good to slander himself, his frown gradually relaxed, and he ordered the guards in a deep voice: "Zhao Yilang's guess is reasonable, quickly take someone to the city to investigate , Come back and report as soon as you have the result."

"Wei." The guard clasped his fists and left.

Seeing that Cao Ren called his official name by his official name, Zhao Yan knew that his doubts had not been resolved, so he cupped his hands and said, "At this time, the soldiers in the camp are impetuous, and the people in the city are panicking. Look at Fancheng. I can't stay any longer, the general might as well give up the city first, let's find a way to meet up with the king, and then take it back from Guan Yu's hands."

"Who doesn't know that Guan Yu is brave? We can stand firm with our backs to the city, and if we rush out of the city, we will be ambushed by the opponent. It will be difficult to come back at that time, and now most of the soldiers are single-clothed." Cao Ren thought of Niu on the sickbed. Jin is not confident enough to escape from Fancheng.

Zhao Yan quickly offered a plan: "Didn't the people say that we looted property? We don't want Fancheng anymore, so why care about the feelings of these Guizhou chiefs? If we snatch their winter clothes, we can just drive them to Deng County like cattle and sheep, and use the common people to trip them up." With the hands and feet of the Jingzhou soldiers, we can escape the encirclement smoothly."

Cao Ren's eyes lit up, and he boasted, "It's wonderful."

"If the king of Wei is still alive, we can say that we have received news that the king is critically ill and the crown prince is assassinated, so you have no choice but to abandon Fancheng." Zhao Yan added.

"Hiss, that's all I have to do." Cao Ren nodded.

After Cao Ren and Zhao Yan conspired together, they immediately summoned the battalion leaders to carry out the execution. The soldiers were enthusiastic when they heard the order. Whether it was looting property or fleeing for their lives, it was good news for the time being, and it was much better than huddling in Fancheng and waiting to die .

Cao Ren divided the soldiers and horses in Fancheng into two groups, one of which was led by Yin Shu and Zhu Gai to drive the people to Deng County, while the other went west and went north to join Cao Cao.

After a long period of chasing, Fancheng became an empty city without fireworks. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled who couldn't walk, [-]% of the soldiers and civilians left the city.

There were Chu Qing's scouts near Fancheng, and their every move was under the surveillance of Lantian. Cao Ren's main force had just left the city, and Gan Ning's navy went south to land.

(End of this chapter)