This is the Huang Hansheng who will be known to future generations and will never accept old age!
Cao Peng had been worried that he had hit Huang Zhong too hard before, which made Huang Zhong discouraged. But now it seems that old Huang Zhong is still old Huang Zhong, and there is a fire in his heart that will never be extinguished. After hearing Huang Zhong's heroic words, Cao Peng
Peng smiled slightly, but did not agree immediately.
"General Han Sheng, let's go to Biyang first and then make any calculations."
Cao Peng also wanted to capture Xiangxiang, and even more hoped to capture Zhangling.
But he knew very well that once a war against Zhang Ling was launched, it would be equivalent to a full-scale war with Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao has sent civilians to support Liu Hu, he has not yet made up his mind. It can be said that Liu Biao was influenced by Liu Qi's various actions in Jingzhou.
Influenced by Liu Bei and others.
If you want to conquer Nanyang, you must first control Jiangxia.
If Liu Qi cannot be kept honest, it will be a problem after all.
However, if we can really capture Xiangxiang, it will be a big shock!
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In July of the 11th year of Jian'an, autumn began.
Li Tong, the governor of Runan, took the lead in attacking and stationed his troops in Xingju.
Nanyang and Jiangxia are bounded by Green Forest Mountain. Pingchun is the gateway to Jiangxia County. Li Tong's troops gathered in Xingxia, which put great pressure on Jiangxia. Liu Qi immediately mobilized troops and horses to assemble in Pingchun. But he didn't expect that just before he
When the troops were dispatched, Yu Jin, the governor of Yiyang County in Huainan, quietly sent out troops and captured Yan County without anyone noticing. Liu Qi hurriedly accepted the battle, but was defeated by Yu Jin and fled.
By the time Liu Qi returned to Pingchun, Li Tong had already led his troops across Green Forest Mountain and was approaching Pingchun.
Facing the powerful offensive of Cao Jun, Liu Qi had to retreat, abandoned Pingchun and retreated to Xiyang.
However, the door of Jiangxia County has been opened at this time...
Liu Qi quickly asked for help from Xiangyang, and at the same time sent people to Wancheng to borrow people from Liu Bei to resist Cao Jun's offensive.
Nanyang County, Wancheng.
After Liu Bei learned the news, he summoned the generals to discuss the matter. After explaining the battle situation in detail, Zhuge Liang, Ma Liang and others all showed solemn expressions.
"Lord, Jiang Xia must not make any mistakes."
Ma Liang said loudly: "Liang is willing to go to Jiangxia on my lord's behalf, but... I still need to borrow someone from my lord, who will surely enable Yu Jin and Li Tong to retreat."
"who?"
"Two generals and one person are enough to equal a thousand troops."
Let Guan Yu go to Jiangxia?
Liu Bei frowned and hesitated.
Zhuge Liang said: "My Lord, are you worried about the outcome of the Nirvana War?"
"Exactly."
"The second general is guarding Niyang to ensure that the food road is open. But the problem now is that if Jiangxia loses, the Kuai brothers, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others will definitely gain the upper hand again. At that time, once Liu Jingzhou
***Jingxiang, the Lord is alone outside...
In fact, by now, the war situation has become difficult to control.
Wancheng is not a place to stay for a long time. Once Cao Cao ends the war in Liaodong and returns to Xudu, it will not be easy for the lord to occupy Wancheng again."
"Then, what should we do?"
"Abandon Nanyang and return to Nanjun...
Previously, Liu Jingzhou had intended to take back Wancheng. Why didn't your lord take this opportunity to abandon Nanyang in exchange for a place for Jingzhou? I heard someone said that Liu Jingzhou has been feeling quite unwell recently and may not be able to sustain it for too long. As soon as Liu Jingzhou... Lord
Justice can take advantage of the opportunity to seize Jingxiang.
There is an eldest son in Jiangxia to help, and a servant from Yiji is helping.
As long as the lord can quickly occupy Xiangyang and seize Cai Mao's military power, Jingzhou will definitely be owned by the lord. At that time, the lord will use Jingzhou as the foundation, join forces with Sun Quan in the east, and capture Bashu in the west. Then great things can be expected... Nanyang is so intricate that it cannot be defended.
It would be better to leave it to Liu Biao, I think Liu Jingzhou will not refuse."
Abandon Nanyang and seek Jingxiang?
Liu Bei hesitated.
But judging from the current situation, it is definitely not a good idea to stick to Nanyang.
Nanyang, the water is too deep!
It was so severe that even Liu Bei had a headache.
Not to mention the tremendous pressure that Cao Peng put on him, but the intricate clan relations alone made Liu Bei feel extremely troubled.
If we can capture Jingzhou, it would not be a pity to abandon Nanyang.
However, just leaving like this? Liu Bei was a little reluctant.
After thinking for a long time, he said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming's plan also makes sense. However, if the army retreats, Wei Yan will definitely pursue it, and proper arrangements must be made. Ji Chang can take my command arrow and go to Niyang to prepare with Yun Chang
, rush to the aid of Jiangxia; I will order my uncle to accept Nirvana, and we must ensure that the retreat is smooth...Yide, Zilong, starting from tomorrow, follow me to fight and attack Cao Ying!"
You are about to leave, why attack Cao Jun?
Among them, Liu Bei’s own ideas were expressed.
He had to create an illusion to make Wei Yan and others think that he was going to fight back...
In this way, Wei Yan will be ready, and Liu Bei will take the opportunity to withdraw, so he will have no worries. At the same time, Liu Bei also wants to take this opportunity to teach Cao Jun some lessons. Otherwise, he is really unwilling to give up Wancheng for nothing.
.Let’s talk about causing some trouble for Cao Jun.
In this way, Liu Bei began to make arrangements in Wancheng.
And sent Zhuge Liang Mi Zhu to Xiangyang to contact Yi Ji and others...
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At the same time, the Battle of Xiangxiang also kicked off.
Cao Peng personally led the army and marched to the gates of Xiangxiang. After Liu Hu's defeat at Huyang, Cao's army arrived at Xiangxiang just after he took a breath... Different from Tangzixiang, Xiangxiang is also a large gathering, but it does not have the dangerous terrain of Tangzixiang. Xiangxiang
Located on the Nanyang Plain, there is no danger to defend!
The seventh day of July is yin!
The sky above Xiangxiang is covered with dark clouds, and a heavy rain is coming.
Under the city, Cao Jun was waiting in a tight formation. Thirty eight-oxen crossbows transferred from Wuyin were arrayed in front of the formation. Spears and spears as thick as arms were hung on the strings, aiming at the not-so-thick city wall of Xiangxiang from a distance.
, ready to go. Cao Peng sat astride his horse, put up an awning with his hands, and raised his eyes to look up. Seeing the crowds of heads on the top of Xiangxiang City, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he immediately raised his big halberd.
"Eight Bull Crossbow, get ready!"
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, echoing across the sky.
Liu Hu stood on the top of the city and looked at Cao Jun outside the city, showing confusion and confusion.
"Archer!"
He roared loudly, and the archers of the Jingzhou army immediately drew their bows and set arrows.
However, Liu Hu couldn't figure out why Cao Peng didn't attack for a long time since his army was approaching Xiangxiang City? Could it be that Cao Peng didn't understand what it means to have a quick army? The longer this delay lasts, Wenpin's reinforcements will arrive at any time.
There will definitely be a fierce battle by then.
Wait, Wenpin?
Liu Hu suddenly shuddered and seemed to understand Cao Peng's thoughts.
At this moment, the drumbeats in Cao's army suddenly changed and became extremely rapid. Cao Peng drew a halberd in his hand, suddenly chopped it down, and pointed at Xiangxiang in the distance.
"shoot!"
The crossbowman immediately struck the eight-niu crossbow mechanism, and thirty spears and spears, accompanied by a whistling sound, were fired from the string and flew towards the head of Xiangxiang City.
The crossbow array was about 500 steps away from the Xiangxiang city wall. The bows and arrows of the Jingzhou army could not hit Cao Jun at all. On the contrary, the eight oxen crossbows came with huge force, making a constant muffled sound, and their arms were thick
The spears and spears sank fiercely into the city wall made of rammed earth, which was so dense and jagged that it made people feel frightened. When a round of spears was fired, the crossbowman immediately stepped forward, turned the crossbow plate mechanism, and opened the bow string as thick as his thumb again.
The winch is huge and requires more than twenty people to use force at the same time to turn the winch...
Immediately afterwards, the second and third rounds of spears were fired.
After the rammed earth city wall withstood repeated attacks, spears and spears were stuck on the wall like hedgehogs.
Cao Peng did not intend to attack by force. After the ten rounds of continuous fire, he immediately moved the trebuchet to the front of the formation. At this time, the Jingzhou army in Xiangxiang City was frightened by the ten rounds of spear fire. Standing in the city
Above their heads, they could clearly feel the tremor produced by each spear as it sank into the city wall. Now, the trebuchet was about to launch again. Liu Hu was shocked and quickly ordered the archers to release arrows at the bottom of the city.
Densely packed arrows soared into the sky and fell towards the front of the formation.
However, the soldiers of Jingzhou were obviously in disarray, and the arrows they shot were powerless and could not pose any threat to Cao's army...
Dozens of kilograms of stone drew a strange arc in the air and hit the city head.
Cao Peng, on the other hand, reined in his horse and watched the battle, watching as the Jingzhou army became increasingly panicked under repeated attacks.
about there!
The reinforcements we want to hire should be on the way by now...
A strange smile flashed in Cao Peng's eyes, and he suddenly raised his hand and ordered to stop the attack.
He rode his horse forward and shouted loudly: "Listen, soldiers on the city, Cao came to Nanyang on orders from the imperial court with the intention of seeking peace for Nanyang. However, Liu Ni was rampant and started the war lightly.
Life was in ruins. Therefore, Cao asked Heaven to punish Liu Ni and vowed to take Liu Ni's head.
The attack just now was just a warning.
If you are smart, you should quickly abandon your weapons and surrender... Cao will only pursue the crime of treason, and his followers will not be held accountable.
Three days, I have three days with you. If you don’t open the city to surrender in three days, you will not be forgiven until the city of Xiangxiang is destroyed... Remember, there are only three days."
After Cao Peng said this, he ordered the troops to retreat.
In the camp of Cao Jun, Cao Zhen came forward with a strange smile on his face.
He was ordered by Jia Xu to come to help in the war. However, after arriving in Huyang, Cao Zhen did not directly participate in the war, but silently observed from the sidelines.
"Youxue, it's a good idea to encircle the point and bring reinforcements, stealing the beam and changing the pillar.
This attack of yours is probably enough to make Liu Hu frightened for the past three days. However, if you ask Huang Zhong to intercept Wenpin, would it be a bit rash... Don't glare at me, I know you value Huang Hansheng.
But after all, he is past the age of knowing his destiny, and Wenpin is known as the best warrior in Jingzhou. Huang Zhong... If you let Ling Ming attack, I will not interfere. But this Huang Zhong is really...
"
It turned out that when Cao Peng decided to capture Xiangxiang, he did not take Liu Hu seriously.
His real goal is still Wenpin.
Huang Zhong took the initiative to ask for military service and was willing to lead troops to ambush Wenpin's reinforcements. Cao Peng readily agreed and assigned troops to Huang Zhong's two schools, taking full responsibility.
Cao Zhen is somewhat nervous.
The garrison in Xiangxiang numbered nearly ten thousand people.
At this time, Cao's army besieging Xiangxiang falsely claimed that it was 20,000, but in fact it was only a few thousand. The reason why in Liu Hu's eyes, Cao's army was strong and powerful, and its momentum was terrifying, was more of an illusion. Cao's camp had 3,000 soldiers.
The remaining tents were just to confuse Liu Hu's sight.
However, what Cao Zhen was most worried about was Huang Zhong.
He couldn't help but ask, but Cao Peng looked up to the sky and laughed...
"Brother, just don't worry.
Although Han Sheng is older, he is by no means inferior to you and me. In ancient times, there were incorruptible men who could still fight for food in their seventies. Today, Han Sheng is by no means inferior to Incorruptible Po... Brother, don't you know that old men are always ambitious and have great ambitions. Everyone underestimates Huang Hansheng.
People who do this will definitely not end well in the end.
Although Wen Zhongye is brave, he is no match for General Han Sheng!"
