The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 229 The Battle of Fancheng ([-])

After the scouts sent by Liu Chan arrived at Guan Yu's main formation, they immediately reported to Guan Yu that Liu Chan had forced Cao Ren back with suspicious troops.

Guan Yu was startled at first, but when he heard the scout saying that Cao Ren only brought out more than 1000 people, his face immediately showed disdain, and said: "It's only 1000 people, why should I be afraid?!"

But since it was the son who made the contribution and indeed helped avoid the sneak attack, Guan Yu immediately sent two thousand infantry to the west of the city to accept the leadership of the son Liu Chan.

Then Guan Yu decided in his heart that since Cao Ren could only mobilize more than 1000 cavalry, then let's explain one thing: the current strength of the troops in Fancheng is startled.Therefore, Guan Yu immediately sent an order to step up the attack on Fancheng!

So, under Fancheng, Guan Yu's army rushed over like a tide again.

And just before the scouts reported the situation to Guan Yu, Cao Ren had already withdrawn into Fancheng with his army.Later, all the troops he used to cut off the rear returned safely without losing a single person. Cao Ren couldn't help but feel very strange. Could it be that Liu Chan is a fool, otherwise why didn't he send troops to chase him?
But Cao Ren didn't think too much about it. This time he was able to escape his life and save an elite soldier, which already made him thankful in his heart.He immediately sent more people to defend the city defense in the west of the city, and then immediately went to the east of the city to meet Man Chong.

Man Chong saw that Cao Ren had returned to the city so quickly, and had never launched an attack on Guan Yu's main formation at all.He stepped forward to welcome Cao Ren to the tower, and asked anxiously, "Captain, why did you come back so quickly? Did you turn back because of an accident on the way?"

Cao Ren blushed and said, "Guan Yu is indeed a heavenly man, and we are not as good as many!"

Man Chong wondered, "Why did the governor say that?"

So, Cao Ren forced himself to retreat by Liu Chan's "big army", escaped by chance, and the whole army retreated, and what Liu Chan said, Guan Yu's greetings to him and Man Chong, all told Man Chong one by one .

Man Chong couldn't help but groaned, and asked in doubt: "Could it be that the loose and undisciplined soldiers of Guan Yu's army are really trying to lure our army to attack?"

Cao Ren nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's true."

Then, Cao Ren and Man Chong fell into silence.

Not a moment later, Man Chong said again: "However, there are many suspicious points in the Dudu!"

Cao Ren was taken aback when he heard that, and asked, "What doubt?"

Man Chong touched the long black beard on his chin, and pondered: "If Guan Yu is already waiting for the governor in the west of the city, he must surround him with heavy troops. Then why don't they attack you? Secondly, Xu Huang The general's army has divided most of Guan Yu's Jingzhou army. Guan Yu is now deploying heavy troops in the east, south, and north to attack our Fancheng. Where can he find a heavy army to set up an ambush against you now?"

Cao Ren wondered, "Could it be that the Jingzhou side sent him another reinforcement? I saw flags flying everywhere on that mountain. I don't know how many troops there are!"

Man Chong still shook his head and said: "No, no... Guan Yu is called occupying Jingzhou, but in fact he only occupies Nanjun. How can so many soldiers be mobilized? There must be something wrong."

At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report to Cao Ren and Man Chong that Guan Yu's army had launched a powerful offensive again, and they needed to go over quickly to have a look.

Cao Ren and Man Chong looked out at the sky through the doors and windows of the city tower. At this time, the light of the sun had already weakened, and it would be late in the day before nightfall. But now, it seems that this should be what Guan Yu launched today. It's the last attack.

But at this time, Man Chong was originally following Cao Ren and was about to walk out of the tower, when he suddenly stopped Cao Ren with an exclamation, and said, "Captain, you have fallen for it!"

Cao Ren immediately turned around and asked, "Bo Ning, how did I fall into the trap?"

Man Chong immediately stepped forward and said: "I'm talking about the west of the city. I think there are actually not many Jingzhou troops there, and maybe they are not the opponents of the Governor's cavalry at all. That's why they lined up on the mountain and deployed suspicious soldiers. Force you to retreat without fighting. If they really had a large army, they would have already used ambushes to annihilate you in one fell swoop, wouldn't that be better?"

Cao Ren was still puzzled and said, "But why didn't Guan Yu send more troops out? Almost all of his troops are still resting in place right now?"

"You said that the leader of the army is Liu Chan, the heir of the Prince of Hanzhong?"

Cao Ren nodded.

Man Chong analyzed with some uncertainty: "You said, could it be that Liu Chan acted without authorization and used his own guards to set up suspicious positions?"

Man Chong's words immediately surprised Cao Ren, if he was defeated by Guan Yu, it would not be a shameful thing, but if he was tricked by a kid like Liu Chan, what face would he have to lead the army in battle in the future?

Therefore, Cao Ren said: "This should be impossible, right? The governor has often heard about Liu Chan hanging out with a bunch of rotten scholars in the National Medical Academy every day, but it is unheard of that he will lead troops to fight."

Man Chong originally wanted to say, if there are really capable people around Liu Chan to help him, are they advising him?But he still took Cao Ren's face into consideration, so he just nodded and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Cao Ren knew that Man Chong still had doubts.His face turned red, and he said: "If Bo Ning doesn't believe it, the governor will send troops to fight Liu Chan's son again now, and everyone will know the clue."

Man Chong didn't want Cao Ren to go out to take risks again, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "No, the governor, you must not send troops from the west of the city now!"

Cao Ren asked, "Why is that? As long as I march carefully, they can't do anything to me even if they set up an ambush."

Man Chong explained: "Think about it, Commander, if the previous strategy was laid out by Guan Yu, then his main formation must have already prepared a way to defeat you by now; if the army west of the city was not sent by Guan Yu, then They must have asked Guan Yu for reinforcements by now. If you go again, won't you be caught in the trap again?"

When Cao Ren heard this, he couldn't help but secretly sighed.He is not a person who does not listen to other people's opinions. He knows that Man Chong's current analysis is indeed well-founded.He couldn't help feeling more and more suspicious. Maybe Liu Chan's army in the west of the city was not sent by Guan Yu. It seemed that he was really likely to be tricked by Liu Chan's stick.

Thinking of this, Cao Ren felt a little furious, but in order to save his own face, he said: "Since this is the case, the governor has strengthened the defense in the west of the city, so Bo Ning should not worry too much."

Man Chong nodded.Then, Cao Ren hurried to the top of the city with Man Chong, and began to command the defense of the city, and the battle became more and more intense.

Time passed quickly, the sun gradually set in the west, and the sky turned into a pink color, but there is still a long time before it gets dark.

While commanding the battle, Cao Ren looked at Guan Yu's main formation, but found that the soldiers there were still slack in military discipline. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, did Guan Yu really feel so relaxed?

Man Chong is also paying attention to Guan Yu's main formation at this time, but he is a wise general, but his thoughts are different from Cao Ren's.He was thinking, why is Guan Yu's military discipline still so lax at this moment?
Then, a flash of inspiration flashed in Man Chong's mind, and he suddenly thought of something, and immediately went to Cao Ren and said, "Captain, the Liu Chan Army in the west of the city really has nothing to do with Guan Yu!"

Cao Ren was taken aback when he heard that, why does Man Chong still mention that at this critical moment?Don't you think I'm not ashamed enough?
But Man Chong continued: "Since that army was not sent by Guan Yu, it means that the slackness of the Jingzhou Army under the city is real!"

Cao Ren frowned immediately, and said, "Don't you want me to lead an army to attack Guan Yu's army again? But the west side of the city has already received reinforcements?"

Man Chong smiled mysteriously: "This time, of course, we can't send troops from the west of the city. This time, we can just rush out through the gate in the east of our city. Think about it, a group of slack soldiers were suddenly attacked by our cavalry , if Guan Yu's main formation is not in chaos, it will be strange! I will lead troops to meet you at that time, and Guan Yu will be defeated today."

Cao Ren was overjoyed, and he secretly praised Man Chong for his calmness before the battle, and his keen eyesight really deserved to be called a wise general!He immediately said: "Then I will teach Bo Ning the command on the wall, and I will immediately go down to the city to organize troops!"

Man Chong immediately agreed: "Okay, I wish the governor every success!"

Cao Ren smiled slightly, and immediately rushed down to the top of the city, and quickly reorganized the more than 1000 cavalry.

(End of this chapter)