Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 418 Ji Ling's Prestige 1
Just when the Jiangdong army was advancing to win Fancheng, the progress of the Huainan army was not as good as expected.

In the original plan, Ji Ling led an army of [-] cavalry in ambush on the road between Anfeng and Yiyang, ready to ambush the reinforcements from Yiyang at any time. However, after the main force of the Huainan army trapped Anfeng for several days, they finally failed Seeing that Yiyang showed signs of reinforcements leaving the city, Ji Ling's plan fell through this time. To be precise, Ji Ling's idea of ​​defeating the Jingzhou army with cavalry could not be realized.

Cai Mao is now drinking and having fun in Yiyang City. He is determined not to leave Yiyang City. It is not that Cai Mao has no courage to attack the Huainan Army. No matter how big a mess Feng made, he would just be captured. As long as the Huainan army was not allowed to continue to advance, Cai Mao felt that he had made meritorious service.

For Cai Mao's behavior, many generals in the army couldn't be more angry, but they couldn't object to the reasons Cai Mao gave.The enemy army besieged Anfeng for several days, so there was no reason why they couldn't attack. Anfeng made it clear that it was a pit, and Cai Hao would never let himself jump into this pit.

In fact, many generals also understand this truth, such as Wenpin, he also understands that this is a trap set by the Huainan army, but the key is Cai Mao's attitude, he has never thought about rescuing the friendly army in Anfeng City, On the contrary, he boasted about his cowardly behavior as that he had foresight. For such a thick-skinned commander, Wenpin and others had no choice but to complain behind his back.

Ji Ling has been guarding for many days, and he has planted a lot of dark lines near Yiyang and in Yiyang City. The news from all parties indicates that it is impossible for Cai Mao to rescue Anfeng. Faced with this result, Ji Ling also Only a few sneers.

"You are lucky, otherwise, I will let you know how powerful my cavalry is, hehe, but this is just the beginning." Ji Ling sneered: "I don't believe you will never leave Yiyang City."

After finishing speaking, Ji Ling ordered: "Come here, send an order to Anfeng, and order them to capture Anfeng City as soon as possible. After so many days of siege, the people in Anfeng City should also know that no one will come to rescue them. Now If you attack, the resistance should be much smaller."

When the messenger rushed to Anfeng with this order, Ji Ling looked in the direction of Yiyang, and said coldly: "My strategy is not very clever, but I have a backup."

The next day, Anfeng City was successfully captured by the Huainan Army. Compared with the beginning, the defenders in Anfeng City did not put up any decent resistance, and the officers did not encourage the defenders to fight desperately. He hoped that there would be reinforcements to rescue them, but Yiyang refused to send even a letter, which chilled the hearts of the soldiers in Anfeng City.

In the end, the Huainan army captured Anfeng City at once, and most of the defenders in the city were captured. Yan Xiang commanded the army to take over the important warehouse in Anfeng City.

Seeing the complete city gate, Yan Xiang couldn't help sighing: "Although I failed to lure out the defenders in Yiyang City, it saved our army a lot of trouble in taking Anfeng, and the blood of the soldiers can be reduced." Staying, this may not be a bad thing, General Ji Ling's strategy is not a failure, alas, it's just that, in the future, our army's target may no longer be Jingzhou."

After looting all the grain, grass and other materials in Anfeng City, Yan Xiang did not forget to blackmail the wealthy households in the city. In short, the Huainan Army did not lose money during this trip to Jingzhou.Next, divert to Yangzhou, maybe there will be even greater gains.

After Yan Xiang withdrew from the looted Anfeng, the news quickly reached Cai Mao, but Cai Mao still didn't have the guts to send troops out of the city until a scout sent back news that a large number of cavalry had been found in Yiyang. , Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief.

"The ambush of the Huainan army has finally retreated." Cai Mao touched his forehead and said, "Fortunately, I have the foresight. If I really send troops, I might have to fight hard. Hmph, marching and fighting is a joke, those generals in the army They all thought they were loyal to the lord, and they wanted to take back Anfeng for the lord, but everyone with a brain."

After receiving the news that a large number of cavalry in Yiyang had withdrawn from Yiyang, Cai Mao ordered the army to prepare to move out to recover Anfeng.

After receiving this order, Wenpin immediately suggested to send a troop to test the situation on Anfeng's side first, maybe the enemy army will kill the carbine again.

It's a pity that Cai Mao at this time can't listen to other people's opinions at all. Wenpin's suggestion can't be said to be bad, but it takes too much time. Cai Mao understands that the news that he didn't rescue Anfeng must have reached Liu Biao. If he can't show something, I'm afraid Liu Biao will get angry. After all, it's a mistake to sit back and watch Anfeng be attacked without taking any action.

After entering Anfeng territory, Ji Ling's 4000 people did not immediately go to join the main force, and after repeatedly confirming that the enemy's scouts had not followed, Ji Ling suddenly ordered: "Everyone turn around, let's go to Ruyin again. "

"General, our army is not far from the main force now, do we need to inform them?" a lieutenant asked.

"No, the main force must cover us. They can't stop. Let's go around in a circle. This time, I don't believe that Cai Mao is not fooled. Everyone speed up, fast."

After finishing speaking, Ji Ling led his army of [-] cavalry to turn around and run towards Ruyin. Tell Cai Mao that he really set up an ambush, and because Yiyang refused to send troops, there is no need for the ambush on his side to continue to ambush, so he is now retreating.

Ji Ling's doing this is naturally a gamble. He is betting that Yiyang should also be eager to send troops to take back Anfeng. Facing an opponent like Cai Mao who is determined to be a coward, Ji Ling can only bet this once.

One day later, Cai Mao finally got his troops in order. Although he said that he would rescue Anfeng as quickly as possible, he still waited until the news that the Huainan army had withdrawn from Anfeng before he would take action. Cai Mao felt that he was so It's not wrong to be careful, after all, the opponent is very strong, and you can't make mistakes.

The [-] troops in Yiyang City finally moved out, and their goal was Anfeng, which was taken by the Huainan Army and then abandoned. Many people in the army knew that the Huainan Army had already run away, and they did it just as a show , This time there is no battle to fight, following Cai Mao, basically no military exploits.

Not only the sergeants who left the city thought so, but also the soldiers who stayed behind in Yiyang. Maybe it was a good thing not to fight, at least there would be no bloodshed.

Cai Mao's [-] army marched relatively slowly. After all, there was still a lot of food and supplies in the army. Cai Hao also expected that there might be no grain at Anfeng. If he didn't bring enough food and grass, the [-] army might When I arrived in Anfeng, I didn't eat anything.

On the border between Yiyang and Anfeng, Ji Ling drove all night and finally arrived at another ambush location, which was also one of the ambush locations that Ji Ling had chosen before. In the woods, the cavalry officers and soldiers were taking the time to rest. Mercedes-Benz was exhausted. This was the first time they had experienced such a high-intensity march.

At this time, Ji Ling was listening to the report of the scouts. Cai Mao's army had been out of the city for a day, but they had only traveled fifty miles, and they were still more than 100 miles away from their side.

"Hmph, mediocrity, mediocrity." Ji Ling cursed in his heart, "It caused me to march all night, thinking that he would come to my door. Now it seems that I overestimated my opponent. Anyway, I have enough time to do it now." get ready."

However, when Ji Ling turned his head to look at the exhausted soldiers, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Oh, the distance from those elite cavalry in northern Xinjiang is a bit big. Back then, the general led the army to save them all day and night. How great is this level of intensity, but Cai Mao gave me enough time early, hey, Cai Mao, I will meet you tomorrow."

After a night's rest, Ji Ling didn't continue to send troops at dawn. He ordered the soldiers to continue hiding in place. Even though they had already rested all night, Ji Ling still ordered the soldiers to take a good rest. Most likely they would not be able to sleep tonight.

According to the speed of the opponent's march, Cai Mao's side can only travel fifty miles before dark, maybe even less.Therefore, Ji Ling planned to take the initiative to find Cai Mao tonight.

As for the terrain within a radius of [-] miles, Ji Ling had already sent people to investigate clearly. He had spent so much thought before trying to lure Cai Mao out. Now that he finally succeeded, Ji Ling naturally had to be careful.

In the territory of Lujiang, Yan Xiang was listening to several of Ji Ling's lieutenants discussing the military situation in the tent. They had received Ji Ling's urgent letter before, and they learned that Ji Ling went back to Yiyang after making a big detour.

Yan Xiang looked at the crowd and said: "Our army has already left Jingzhou, and the general is still leading the army in Yiyang. Do you think we should continue to march towards Lujiang, or return to the army to help the general?"

After discussing for a while, the three lieutenants all reached a consensus, and they all decided that they should return to the army quickly, but they are too far away from Yiyang now, and it may take three or four days to join Ji Ling even if they march quickly, but no matter what, they all agreed Ji Ling couldn't be left to fight alone.

In the afternoon, Ji Ling ordered the whole army to mount their horses. Everyone was only allowed to carry three days of dry food and weapons and armor. At the same time, each person prepared three torches. Other than that, all other luggage and captured goods were left in place until the victory was won. Pick.

In this battle, Ji Ling had great determination. If Cai Mao's army was not defeated, Ji Ling vowed not to give up.

After the whole army broke out, Ji Ling sent out [-] forwards to scout for news, and if they encountered enemy scouts along the way, they would kill them all, and never gave the enemy a chance to notice his side.In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the vanguard, Ji Ling even sent [-] cavalry who were good at riding and archery among the cavalry.

Looking in the direction of Yiyang, Ji Ling sneered and said, "If you defeat Cai Mao in the first battle, and then take Yiyang, I don't believe that Jingzhou will not be shaken. If you can't win this battle, I will immediately lead the army to leave Jingzhou."

At this time, Cai Hao was commanding an army of [-] to march towards Anfeng. He hadn't noticed the danger yet, and he didn't blame him. Ji Ling was still far away from him, but this distance was not enough for the cavalry. It's nothing.

(End of this chapter)