Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 279: A hair's breadth away
Fancheng.

Cao Ren had only one mission here, which was to resist Guan Yu in Xiangyang.

This task sounds quite simple.

As long as we can hold off Guan Yu, won’t it be easy to defend the city?

But the truth is it’s not that simple!
Xiangyang and Fancheng are too close to each other.

At such a close distance, attacking is actually easier than defending.

After all, there is always a loophole.

If you passively take a beating, something bad is bound to happen.

As for Cao Ren, although he was indeed famous for defending the city, this guy had followed Cao Cao in his campaigns in the south and the north, and he was actually also very strong in attack.

It's a bit depressing to guard Fancheng right now.

Cao Ren received a piece of news these days.
Xing Daorong!
That general of Liu Bei, the greatest threat to the King of Wei, was said to have been seen by someone on the riverside.

Since Xing Daorong appeared on the bank of Han River, Cao Ren knew that he would definitely attack Fancheng. He had been patrolling the river urgently in the past few days, fearing that there would be omissions and Xing Daorong would take advantage of the opportunity.

Although Xing Daorong had not taken any action yet, the situation in Fancheng suddenly became tense because of Xing Daorong's arrival.

On that day in Fancheng, Cao Ren called the generals around him to come forward to discuss military affairs.

A man with a square face stepped forward and said, "Although Xing Daorong appeared by the river, there were not many changes in his troops, which shows that he did not bring many troops with him."

"I don't think one person can change the situation!"

"Stay on track and don't panic."

This person's words can often calm people's hearts.

Cao Ren nodded and said, "Zhongye is right, but it is still unknown whether Xing Daorong brought his troops or not."

It turned out that this person was Wen Pin, Wen Zhongye.

Cao Ren continued, "I've always known that Xing Daorong is full of tricks. You must not be careless."

Xing Daorong's reputation as the God of Death and the God of Fire was indeed impressive, and his arrival made Cao Ren nervous.

This is all because of the losses we have suffered!

Back then, Sima Yi and Yu Jin were both in Xiangfan but failed to control Xing Daorong.

Now he has to rely on himself... Cao Ren feels a little nervous.

So his brows were furrowed and his face looked heavy.

Seeing this, Wen Pin suggested, "General... according to the scouts, Xing Daorong has been patrolling the other side of the river these past few days, appearing on time every day at 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.!"

"Such a regular pattern makes it easier for us to take action!"

While they were talking, Niu Jin came up and said, "General Wen is right. Xing Daorong patrols the river every day, very regularly!"

"Besides, this guy doesn't even have any troops with him. He only has a personal general and a woman following him!"

"I only need two or three hundred elite soldiers, and I will definitely be able to capture him!"

Two or three hundred elite soldiers...

Even if you fail, the loss won't be big...

Cao Ren felt that this matter could be handled.

Small investment, low risk.

Besides, it's really depressing that Xing Daorong is always hanging around, and it's not a big deal in the end.

He nodded and agreed, "Alright...but we should mobilize the troops at noon so that we can see clearly."

"If you see an ambush at Xing Daorong's place, retreat immediately without any hesitation."

Niu Jin could hear that his general was extremely wary of Xing Daorong.

Even though he nodded superficially, he thought in his heart that even if Xing Daorong brought some men with him, he would still try his best to kill him!
In order to help Cao Ren solve his problems, Niu Jin was already thinking of making a desperate attempt and fighting for his life.

Of course…

Fighting your life doesn't mean you're committing suicide.

If Xing Daorong had a large number of troops, he would have to run away.

...

Xing Daorong patrolled the river so punctually, of course, in order to make Cao Ren "invest his capital" as soon as possible.

However, Guan Yu was against using himself as bait.

Or Xing Daorong said: "When marching and fighting, is there anything without danger?"

"In the past, when Xing was the first to climb the city wall and thousands of soldiers rushed in, he was not afraid at all when he took the enemy's head!" "What's more, today I am just acting as bait to lure the enemy!"

These words convinced Guan Yu immediately.

How did you come to recognize Xing Daorong as your brother back then?
Isn't it Xing Daorong's aura of not fearing life or death!

Guan Yu was deeply impressed by his willingness to sacrifice his life for justice.

Although he is successful now, he still has a sincere heart.

Guan Yu naturally agreed.

...

"General...how many people do you think Cao Ren will bring?"

"If a thousand-man army really comes, we have to run away!"

On a small boat on the river, Bao Long felt a little uneasy.

When he was around Xing Daorong, his words were full of worry.

His concerns are not without reason.

Right now, there were only him, Xing Daorong, Xiao Qiao and a few boatmen on the boat.

Although we were very close to the shore and running was not a problem, it would be troublesome if we were surrounded by a thousand people.

However, Xing Daorong was not worried at all. Instead, he comforted Bao Long.

"Cao Ren doesn't dare to use too many troops right now. He is focused on defending Fancheng, fearing that he will be ambushed by me. He certainly can't send out too many troops."

"I estimate that they will send out at most one or two hundred elite soldiers, so we only need fifty strong archers to ambush them."

"We just don't know when they will attack, so it's hard to set up an ambush."

"But no one among my ten thousand soldiers can kill me, let alone these one or two hundred people?"

Bao Long finally felt relieved after hearing this.

But in his heart he felt that it was not worth it to kill so many people, use the general himself as bait, and go through all this trouble.

Just as I was about to ask again, I suddenly saw several speed boats speeding towards me from the opposite side of the river.

Seeing this, Bao Long quickly put away the question and shouted, "General, Cao's army is attacking!"

Xing Daorong also discovered that the enemy ships were approaching. At a glance, he saw that it was just as he had imagined. There were four or five fast ships that could only carry one or two hundred people.

Seeing that it was just as he expected, Xing Daorong said calmly: "Let's go! It's time to make Cao's army suffer!"

As he said this, he ordered the speedboat to dock.

He took Bao Long and Xiao Qiao and hurried ashore to escape.

...

I saw it clearly when Niu Jin came to kill me.

On Xing Daorong's ship, there were only him, a direct lieutenant, and a woman.

At this moment, the three of them hurriedly came ashore, and it was clear that there was no one there.

I was overjoyed!

As long as they can surround them, even if Xing Daorong can fight ten people at once, he won't be able to escape!
Immediately call for people to chase after him!

Niu Jin saw it clearly.

There was no one on the river bank, only a sentry post.

There is nowhere to hide under the scorching sun!
"quick!"

"Come on!"

After a few urgings, Niu Jin also hurried to the shore. Seeing Xing Daorong and the other two running in front, he immediately started to chase them.

None of them had horses, so they had to rely on their own two legs.

Just running like this, relying purely on endurance, it would not be easy to catch up even if Xing Daorong was right in front of him.

After finally getting several dozen meters closer, Niu Jin was about to make another effort when he suddenly heard a sound of breaking through the air!

"boom!"

A sharp arrow flew past his face!

Strong Archer!
Ambush!

Niu Jin thought something was wrong and quickly shouted to retreat!
Just the arrival of this one arrow means that the arrows behind will follow.

Cao's soldiers were not well prepared and more than ten of them were shot and injured!
(End of this chapter)