Early morning on the 27th.

Fan Cheng, Cao Ren described it as thin, and his eyes were even brighter.

He stood in the south city and looked at the smoke rising above the Jingzhou military barracks, which was mixed with the morning mist of the Han River, and it was a little difficult to see the outline of the barracks.

Man Chong, Niu Jin, and Li Xu stood on both sides of Cao Ren, all with serious faces.

Behind them, the defenders of the city were lighting more than a dozen piles of smoke, and the choking smoke filled the city, only a few thick plumes of smoke slowly rose to their bodies, and the pillars of smoke were not dispersed by the morning breeze.

Man Zhong said slowly: "The thieves are about to attack with all their might, and now they will be the pawns of the feast." ”

"Yes."

Cao Ren spit out a word and instructed Li Xu to guard the southern city wall, so that Niu Jin would go to the east city, and he would go around the city to the west, encouraging the officials along the way.

Sure enough, seeing that there was also thick wolf smoke rising in the north, Cao Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Huang, who was stationed in Tunyang Lingpo to avoid the battle, got more than 6,000 people from Xu Shang and Lu Jian's second army before and after, and later was supplemented by the soldiers and horses of the Guanzhong Yin Department and Zhu Gai's 12th battalion.

This is the first general with a foreign surname to lead nearly 30,000 troops among the five Ziliang generals after Yu Ban.

Xu Huang divided more than 10,000 troops to line up under the city, and Lei Xu in the city only had 4,000 troops, defending the city without fighting.

Xu Huang and Zhao Yan each led 8,000 points to rescue Fancheng, Guan Yu left Zhao Lei and Xiahou Lan to attack Fancheng, and personally led 12,000 people to block Xu Huang.

By noon, the armies were lined up and a stone's throw away from each other.

Xu Huang and Guan Yu replied in front of the formation, only seven or eight steps apart, Xu Huang looked at Guan Yu deeply: "Don't come to the prince?" ”

"The eldest brother is still commensurate with Yunchang, the younger brother is still good."

Guan Yu also looked at Xu Huang carefully, and saw that Xu Huang's beard was not as thick as in his memory, so he smiled: "I don't want to meet my brother in the army, how is my eldest brother all these years?" ”

"The king of Wei is heavy, and there are few disputes. I heard that Yun Chang married a wife and had children in Jing, and the eldest son is brave enough to follow Yun Chang's ambition? ”

"Yes, the eldest child's name is flat, the word is the country, the child's name is prosperous, and the crown ceremony will take the word to rejuvenate the country. How is Agay good? ”

Xu Huang thought of his son and shook his head slightly: "The young are stubborn, and the older is a mediocre person." I don't know how to give birth to a delicate son, but the eldest grandson is twelve years old, hard-working and courageous, and he can bear the mantle in his year. ”

After a pause, Xu Huang asked, "How is Xiahouping now?" ”

"It's okay, now I am serving as a soldier under my brother, and the cursive word Yasukuni. Respecting his mother's last wishes, his younger brother did not want Yasukuni to be contaminated with soldiers, so he was with the case all day long. ”

Guan Yu looked remembrance: "When Cao Chunchi, the envoy of Cao, was in the sun, Yasukuni was left in the chaos of the army, and then he returned. ”

In the first battle of Dangyang, Liu Bei's two daughters were captured by Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry, and no clues have been found until now.

After a slight pause, Guan Yu asked, "How is Gong Cao lately?" ”

"King Wei Zheng has a letter to be forwarded to Yun Chang."

Xu Huang took out two volumes of silk books from under his armpits, kicked them forward, and stretched out his hand to hand them out.

Guan Yu also stretched out his hand to catch it, and said: "In the past ten years, Cao Gong has conquered the bitter cold land of Wuhuan in the north, the land of Jianghuai in the south, and the treacherous land of Hanzhong one after another, I am afraid it will not last." ”

Xu Huang was silent, which was the default.

Guan Yu spread out the silk book and saw that it was written: "...... Send troops to the west, wanting to cover the feathers. Jiangling and public security are tired, and Yu loses two cities, and he will run by himself, and the siege of Fan's army will not save himself. Beggars are not leaked, so Yu is prepared. ”

Looking at the seal again, it is Wuhou Sun Quan.

The smile on Guan Yu's face disappeared, and he rolled out another volume of silk books, which was written by Cao Cao himself, and the first generation of italic characters was very distinctive, and the content was arbitrary: "Sun Quan betrayed the alliance, Yunchang's backyard caught fire, it is better to retire from the army to teach Sun Wentai his son." In the autumn of next year, I will lead Gongming, General Wen Yuan, and Yun Chang to hunt Xiangfan. ”

Xu Huang gave up his hand at this time: "The King of Wei has an order not to allow me to pursue Yun Chang." Dang here, just to relieve the siege of Fancheng. ”

Will Cao Cao lie to himself?

Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Please also ask the eldest brother to tell Cao Gong to recuperate, and next autumn, I will hunt Xiangfan with Cao Gong to determine the world's obedience." ”

Xu Huang arched his hand and said in a low tone: "Yun Chang is ready?" ”

Guan Yu bowed his head lightly and raised his hand to salute: "I was almost deceived by the blue eyes, but I was suspicious." Cao Gong treats me sincerely, which is different from Blue-eyed. Big brother, this is precious. ”

"Yun Chang should also cherish his body."

Xu Huang returned the salute, and the two of them returned to their own formation, and Xu Huang also let go of the passage, so that Lei Xuneng led the army to evacuate from Yuncheng.

At dusk, Xiahoulan, Lei Xu, and Guan Ping moved to the south bank of the Han River.

In the middle of Fancheng, smoke rose from the cooking, and the remaining 2,000 defenders could finally let go of their bellies to eat and burn wood for warmth.

On the river crossing warboat, Guan Yu let out a long sigh.

Sun Quan betrayed the alliance, the future situation is confusing, and I don't know how many years the war will last.

If it becomes the world of the pre-Qin and Warring States periods, it will be really miserable if it has been fighting for hundreds of years.

In the night, Sun Yi and Yu turned out to break away from the Shu fleet, and took a fast boat down the river to Lukou.

The two divisions of Lu Meng and Lu Xun have been assembled at Lukou and are on standby at any time.

Sun Yi was shocked, and Yu Fu said: "The Jingzhou army is already prepared, and Fan You, the guard of Yidu County, is obviously in Yiling City, but he presumes that he is not there. Outside Yiling City, Huya Mountain, Jingmen Erzhai and there are signs of increasing defense. ”

Huya Mountain is outside Yiling City and is the stronghold of river defense on the north bank; Jingmen Water Village echoes with Huya Mountain on the south bank, and Jingmen West is not far from the Yaoting.

This south and north correspond to each other, and this is the throat of the two states of Jingyi.

There are only three people in the barracks: Lu Meng, Lu Xun, and Zhu Ran, although Zhu Ran is a general, his status is a little sensitive, and he often follows Lu Meng and Lu Xun to keep the counselors secret.

Before Yu Ban led the Seventh Army to reinforce Cao Ren, Lü Meng and Sun Quan were secretly preparing to attack Jingzhou!

After flooding the Seventh Army, it reached the point where it was indispensable.

Otherwise, after a long time, no matter how secret the military movement is, it will show traces and become an excuse for Guan Yu to make trouble.

It is difficult to ride a tiger, either kill the tiger or be bitten to death.

The intelligence search of the Jingzhou Army was meticulous, and Lu Meng knew that Guan Yu's main force was still in Xiangfan without asking.

When he was groaning, Zhu Ran opened his mouth and raised his hand to tap Zigui: "According to the report from Yizhou, Ma Chao's department has arrived in Langzhong. After about 5 to 7 days, the boats can be fully equipped, and by the latest 10 days, the 3,000 horsemen of Ma Chao's department will arrive in Gangneung by boat. Ma Chao will go to Zigui in six days at the earliest, and Jiangling in seven days. ”

It is very important to seize Yiling, Huya Mountain, and Jingmen, but it is even more important to seize Zigui, as long as you pinch the right time, snatch Zigui when Ma Chao's department sets off by boat, and counterattack with a large ship of the sailor, which is enough to make Ma Chao and his three thousand horsemen become fish and turtles, and the Wu army will also get valuable war horses.

War horses are the most scarce material for the Wu army, and now in the period of mutual benefit and reciprocity with the Cao army, Sun Quan has sent people to the north to buy war horses.

Lu Meng bowed slightly to Lu Xun: "Bo Yan, I have to send an arrow on the string today, I hope to shoot the tiger and kill it with one blow." ”

Lu Xun clenched his fists: "The governor is at ease, the last general will take Yiling within ten days to block the aid of Yizhou." ”

If there is a chance, let Ma Chao 3,000 horses die in the belly of the fish.

Lu Meng took out the token and handed it to Zhu Ran: "Order the North Road, attack Hanjin to seize Jingcheng and Dangyang, and prevent Guan Yu from returning to help." ”