Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 318
On the banks of the Xiangjiang River, an extremely tragic fight is taking place.The screams, shouts, and shouts of killing filled almost all the space within a radius of tens of miles.With [-] infantry, Guan Yu cooperated with [-] Fengyun Cavalry to encircle and suppress Xu Huang's partial division of less than [-].

When Guan Yu marched the day before yesterday, he realized that Xu Huang's solitary army was a bit aggressive in attacking the new city. Now he led a group of troops, ready to swallow this solitary army first, but handed over the army to Zhang Liao and Li Yan's command.Now that they meet on a narrow road, Xu Huang is at a disadvantage both in terms of total strength and the number of cavalry.If there is a real fight, even if Xu Huang is determined to fight to the death, the ending will be more or less ominous.

"Kill me!" In the army formation, Xu Huang waved his big ax and took the lead. Wherever the ax went, many enemy soldiers were knocked off their horses by him.Encouraged by Xu Huang, Cao Jun, who was in a desperate situation, also fought desperately.The Jingzhou army that surrounded them was unable to strike for a while.

"Dang!" With a loud noise, Xu Huang felt that his ax was blocked by a person, but this time he failed to kill him.At this moment, there was a whistling wind behind him, and a long spear pierced his back.

"Hey!" Xu Huang crossed the ax, and with one sweep, he blocked all the weapons that came from the front and back. "It's so powerful!" When Chen Wu and Dong Xi clashed with him, their arms were numb for a while.Just now, Chen Wu blocked from the front, and Dong Ji attacked from behind, but Xu Huang easily deciphered it.

"Let's go together!" Both of them knew that fighting alone was far from Xu Huang's opponent, so they decided to go together.Not only them, Zhou Tai on the side also intervened, the three of them surrounded Xu Huang in the core, and the three weapons could not leave Xu Huang's vital points.Xu Huang accepted the move with concentration, and was ready to deal with any flaws among the three immediately with a single axe.

It's not that Xu Huang doesn't want to escape, but he knows in his heart that most of his subordinates are infantry, and it's unrealistic to run away if he wants to escape. Didn't you see the leisurely cavalry beside Guan Yu?Xu Huang was sure that if he withdrew rashly, it would be a dead end.You can only fight with the opponent first, and then see if there is a turning point.

"My lord, Xu Huang's army is really powerful. He has fallen into a desperate situation, and he can still resist!" Seeing that Xu Huang, who was surrounded by the core, was still brave, Cao Jun was also fighting bloody battles under his encouragement, and Zhuge Jin who came with the army also sighed. road.Although the number of Jingzhou troops in the field is more than doubled, it is difficult to overwhelm the opponent for a while, and the authentic victory cannot be won.

"However, it's almost over!" Guan Yu sighed softly, and then ordered the Fengyun Cavalry to join the battle group.With the help of the cavalry, Cao Jun, who was originally in danger, was soon completely crushed.Xu Huang fought furiously, but he himself was surrounded by Zhou Tai and the other three, and it was difficult for him to escape for a while, let alone command the army.

"Hey!" Desperately parrying the weapons of the three of them with an axe, when Xu Huang found that the enemy had all entered the battle, he quickly gritted his teeth and shouted: "Withdraw!" Then he rushed to the north to kill.He had been fighting to the death just now, because if he retreated rashly, he would be followed, surrounded and annihilated by Guan Yu's cavalry.Now that the opponent's cavalry has fallen into the quagmire of positional warfare, he can retreat calmly.Only a few tens of miles to the north is Jingshan Mountain. After retreating to the mountain, the opponent's cavalry army has no ability to pursue it like this. I can slowly follow the mountain road to Nanxiang to join Cao's army there.As for Fancheng, if he defends Fancheng with all his strength from the beginning and doesn't mobilize most of his troops to attack the new city, he may be safe.Now, I really can't keep it.

"It's a pity that Xu Huang ran away!" Zhuge Jin said regretfully.Under Xu Huang's desperate charge, thousands of remnants left the main battlefield with him and retreated all the way to Jingshan.The Fengyun cavalry were all trapped in positional warfare and were unable to pursue them for a while.

"He can't run away!" Guan Yu said confidently seeing that there were only a few thousand people around Xu Huang.Neither Zhuge Jin nor Xu Huang knew that above Jingshan Mountain, Samoke's [-] Wudang flying army was waiting for these thousands of people.With Wudang Flying Army's strength in mountain warfare, isn't it easy to deal with these thousands of remnants who are like frightened birds?
With Xu Huang's retreat, the enemy troops in the field immediately lost most of their fighting spirit.Except for some diehards, the rest surrendered.Nearly 4000 Cao troops were counted after the war. Except for more than 3 people who followed Xu Huang and escaped temporarily, the remaining 1000 people were wiped out. More than 5 people were annihilated, and the rest were either captured or surrendered.In addition, the [-] defenders in Fancheng have also been dealt with.In a word, Xu Huang's [-]-strong partial division has been completely eliminated.

The next day, news came from Shamoke that after Xu Huang's remnant soldiers escaped into Jingshan Mountain, they were ambushed by Wudang's flying army.Thousands of people were almost all wiped out, and more than 1000 people were captured and were being escorted to Xiangyang.Xu Huang himself was captured after falling into the trap, and he was brought here with the captives.Guan Yu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and ordered Xu Huang to be imprisoned in Xiangyang Prison first.After I have destroyed Cao Hong, I will come to persuade you to surrender.

At this time, Cao Hong, who was in Nanyang, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Xu Huang was wiped out, and Zhang Liao's troops entered Yanzhou. These two news were like two sap sticks, and Cao Hong was caught off guard.At the same time, the back road was cut off, and Liu Bei sent people to enter Bingzhou and Youzhou. These two news made Cao Hong feel as if he had been hit twice in a row, and he almost couldn't react.Now that Xu Huang was defeated, Cao Hong felt like he had nowhere to attack.By this time, he had fully understood that the reason why he was able to go to Nanyang and Yanzhou in succession for more than ten days was probably because Guan Yu deliberately let him go, in order to lure his main force to go south.Although the main force has not gone all the way south now, it is obvious that the defense of Hebei is empty. As a result, now Youzhou and Bingzhou have people taking the back road.

Barely compose himself, Cao Hong still said calmly: "Now that Hebei is being attacked, we will follow His Majesty's suggestion to break up the army into pieces, cross the Yellow River, and regroup in Hebei to regain Bingzhou." Let's go with Youzhou."

"It's a good plan, but what should we do in Yanzhou and Nanyang?" Cheng Yu asked with a frown.The situation in Hebei is now critical, but the hard-earned territory here in Henan cannot be said to be rejected.Cao Hong thought for a while, but finally set his sights on Zhang Jaw.

"Junyi, you will stay in Wancheng; there will be Boren stationed in Xuchang." Cao Hong arranged, and Zhang Jai's face darkened immediately when he heard the words: staying in Henan doesn't seem like a promising task at all.

"In the past, Zhang Xiu was able to separate one side in Wancheng. Now Junyi stays in Wancheng, cooperates with Hongnong and the garrison in Henan, and Boren in Xuchang, can keep this piece of foundation in Henan. When I return to the army, I will solve the war in Hebei. Siege, I will lead the army to the south!" Cao Hong tried his best to comfort him.Zhang Jai nodded silently when he heard the words, he couldn't help but refuse to agree at this time.At that moment, Cao Hong announced that Zhang Jai would lead an army of [-] to stay in Wancheng, and Xia Houshang would lead an army of [-] to stay in Xuchang. He and Cao Zhang dispersed all the remaining troops, and with a hundred people as a unit, they searched for boats and crossed the Yellow River. Build it up later.

"Your Majesty, the King of Xiangyang has come to report that Xu Huang's troops have been wiped out on the shore of sweat. Now Cao Hong's army stranded in Henan has retreated northward one after another, leaving only Zhang Jai, Xia Houshang and others, leading the army to stay in Wancheng and Xuchang." Above Tongguan, the guard Wang Ping reported to Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei who had just arrived here.

"Hehe, Xia Houshang and Zhang Jai also want to defend the land of Henan? Pass the order, and the army will immediately move eastward, cooperate with Yun Chang, and wipe out all Cao's troops in Henan. In addition, tell Xingba to try to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river." .Besides, inform the defenders in Yangzhou that they can take action!" Liu Bei finished all these arrangements in a good mood, and then stopped talking.

"Kong Ming, now Cao Hong has been turned around by your ingenious plan. It seems that before this year, Cao Wei's country will be taken by me. You have made great contributions to this battle!" After getting a little excited, Liu Bei said the same to Zhuge Liang. Not stingy with praise, the latter dare not even say it.Just as the monarch and his ministers were flattering each other, Chen Cang guard Hao Zhao sent someone to send an urgent military report.

"Oh? Sima Yi sent troops out of Chencang Road, ready to march into Guanzhong?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.With Sima Yi's current strength, it is indeed a bit surprising that he still dares to continue to be arrogant with himself.

"Sima Yi did this as a last resort. If he waited for me to defeat Cao Wei, he would be able to take care of him who was entrenched in Hanzhong. That's why he took the initiative to attack Cao Wei." Zhuge Liang said without any surprise.

"Sima Yi is a very vicious man. Since he is leading an army to attack, he needs to be careful!" Mi Zhu, the chief minister who accompanied the army, also said cautiously. To guard against Lu Boyan and Zhang Shusi, there will never be more than [-] left to mobilize. Chencang Haozhao has [-] defenders, and there are defenders from various places in Tianshui to support them. Sima Yi's attack this time will inevitably return in vain. If I hadn't been busy cleaning up Cao Pi, I would have wiped him out in one fell swoop."

"Exactly!" Zhuge Liang laughed.Seeing that the two of them were so confident, Mi Zhu felt relieved.Just as they expected, at the gate of Chencang, Sima Yi was blocked by Hao Zhao, unable to advance an inch.

"Hao Zhao, you are ruthless!" Looking at the corpses piled up under Chen Cang City, Sima Yi also cursed through gritted teeth.I thought this Hao Zhao was a soft persimmon, but I didn't expect that I would hit the iron plate again.

"My lord, why are we marching into Guanzhong at this time?" Wang Shuang waited for Sima Yi to lose his temper, and then asked cautiously.

"If you don't march into Guanzhong and only rely on the land of Hanzhong, how can you gain a foothold?" Sima Yi said helplessly.At this time, he had a vague premonition in his heart: his dream of fighting for world hegemony might be completely shattered.At this moment, an urgent military report was delivered to Sima Yi, who opened it and frowned even deeper.

(End of this chapter)