Chapter 340

In the evening, five miles outside Deng County. The Zhangjaw camp was busy, and the soldiers had just withdrawn from the siege of Deng County. The continuous siege had left them very tired. Therefore, most people just wait for dinner to get a good rest, so that they can have enough experience to prepare for the siege of the new day.

Zhang Jaw had already eaten dinner, and rested in the corner of the camp tent, when a herald hurriedly walked into the tent: "General, the scouts have come to report, the scouts sent by our army have lost contact with each other ten miles to the east and south!" ”

"Oh?" Zhang Jaw was originally pretending to sleep, but when he heard that the scout in the southeast had lost contact, he hurriedly did it. As the commander of the First Army, he had to be careful, and the scouts were very particular about the arrangement and delivery of news. Closer to the camp, a circle of scouts is usually set up one mile. Then five miles away, fifteen miles, thirty miles, fifty miles away, and a hundred miles. In order to understand the dynamics of the enemy in as much detail as possible.

Now that the scouts to the east and south have lost contact, there can only be two scenarios: the enemy has appeared thirty miles away, and the scouts have been killed before they have time to report the news. Either that or meet the other party's scouts...... In either case, if you ignore Zhang He, this scout is gone, and you are blind thirty miles away. Jaw was about to get up and prepare to send more scouts in these two directions.

To the northeast of Deng County is where Cao Cao's army is located, to the east is Xinye, and to the southeast is Xiangyang. Naturally, he didn't dare to be careless!

"Report ...... General, the defenders of Deng County have already left the city and are rushing towards our army's camp! ”

"Deng County defenders attacked?" Zhang Jaw was very surprised, he and Gan Ning had been in a stalemate for more than half a month, although he heard that Gan Ning was brave, but no matter how he tempted, Gan Ning couldn't hold on. As soon as Gan Ning leaves, will Jiang Qin prepare to attack? This is what Zhang Jaw has always dreamed of!

The defenders of Deng County were quite numerous, and with the city wall as a cover, Zhang Jaw also paid thousands of casualties, but Deng County was still unharmed. But if it was a field battle, Zhang Jaw was confident that the soldiers under his command would definitely be able to defeat the infantry commanded by Jiang Qin one-on-one. And the open jaw has a numerical advantage.

"This Jiang Qin, it's really stupid, he thinks he wants to attack after pulling out our scouts? What's wrong with this Liu Cong? That Gan Ning can still be on par with this general, but it's a pity...... The order went down, the whole army prepared quickly, and when Jiang Qin approached, he would be given a head-on blow, maybe we would be able to sleep in the county seat of Deng County tonight. ”

Although Zhang Jaw was ordered to contain Deng County, if he could defeat the defending troops in the field, it would be very easy to occupy Deng County. With an order from Zhang Jaw, the military camp, which was still chaotic just now, immediately became tense and rigorous.

After a stick of incense, a team of nearly 20,000 people assembled in front of the barracks. Zhang Jaw had already changed into armor and stood in front of the team on a war horse, waiting for Jiang Qin's men and horses to arrive.

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"General, it seems a little wrong, Jiang Qin is not right when he left the city very quickly, but after leaving the city, he marched slowly, it should have been here a long time ago?" Zhangjaw's lieutenant reminded that Zhangjaw's camp was only five miles away from the county seat of Deng County. Half an hour has passed since he received the news and ordered the troops to assemble. Could it be that Jiang Qin was waiting for night to fall for a night attack? Then he is too unprofessional. Don't you know that the wall has ears? As soon as his army was dispatched, he would know more than he would. Since Zhang Jaw is well prepared, he might as well take advantage of the attack now when he waits for the night attack.

Waiting left and right, he finally saw Jiang Qin appear in his sight, and from a distance, there were many military flags, and the scale was about the same as the number of defenders in Deng County as mentioned in the previous newspaper. I didn't expect this Jiang Qin to be really an adventurous master. The whole army attacked, and if one blow failed, then Deng County would definitely fall into the hands of the enemy. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. It is said that although Liu Cong is young, he is very cautious in the use of troops, and it is a very good choice to send Gan Ning to garrison Deng County before.

Gan Ning is brave and can go out of the city to carry out surprise attacks. Win more with less and disrupt the enemy's deployment. But Gan Ning still stuck to the city step by step! It is said that this is Liu Cong's thinking. This Jiang Qin has been following Liu Cong for a long time. Even if the skill is a little worse, but you will never attack so recklessly? But what's the problem, it's really the army defending the city. The military flag is also a huge "Jiang" character.

The enemy army is getting closer and closer, and there is no room for opening the jaw to think about it, so he ordered all his troops to meet the battle. Soon the two armies were engaged in a fierce battle in front of the open-jaw camp!

After a stick of incense, Zhang Jaw also joined the fight. He really underestimated Jiang Qin, and it was clear that this army was no worse than when they were stationed on the city walls. Although they were at a disadvantage in numbers, the formation was kept very well. With his jaw open, he forcibly dispersed the enemy army by his own force.

The jaw burst out, and someone behind him shouted: "General, general! ”

Zhang Jaw reined in the horse, only to find out that it was one of his own personal soldiers,

"What?"

"General, the scout has come to report that there are enemy soldiers in the north of our army's battalion?"

"North?" The north is the rear of the big camp, could it be that Jiang Qin sent his army to make a detour to his rear and wanted to burn down his big camp? Just a feint in front of you?

"How many are there?"

"The scouts didn't have time to count them, but it's said to be at least more than three thousand!"

"Three thousand?" When did Deng County have so many more people? Zhang Jaw took a breath of cool air: "Vice General Su Pan goes to the north of the camp, be sure to block the enemy outside the camp!" ”

The north side of the camp was mostly covered with grain and grass, and although the enemy had only 3,000 men, once he was allowed to break in and set fire to the camp, the losses would be great. Therefore, Zhang Jaw immediately asked the deputy general Pan Lu to lead the headquarters of 3,000 men and horses to resist.

"General, you better stay in the rear and command." The pro-soldier was out of breath and persuaded him.

"Now it seems that we underestimated Jiang Qin, maybe he did not act rashly but premeditated. Perhaps Liu Cong has quietly increased his troops in Deng County, but he has not been discovered by our army scouts. The order went down, and scouts were sent on all sides. See if there are still enemy forces on other fronts. ”

This instinctive reaction of the open jaw is undoubtedly correct. The previous intelligence was that the defenders of Deng County were only more than 10,000 people, and at this time, Jiang Qin's subordinates were close to 10,000. The enemy forces that appeared north of Daying could only have set out from the vicinity of Deng County, as Cao Cao, the lord of the east, was engaged in battle with Wei Yan. Further north is Wancheng. If Liu Cong increases his troops in Deng County, there must be a plan, and there may be more than 3,000 people.

The scouts were sent out, but the jaws were still very quick to kill the enemy. In his opinion, since the enemy army is premeditated, then keep an eye on the main general and kill Jiang Qin as soon as possible, then the enemy's plan will not have time to be implemented!

In the rain of guns and arrows, both sides were killed and wounded, and the sky finally gradually darkened, and both sides had to start lighting torches.

However, they soon discovered that their torches were redundant. Because the open-jaw camp has already been on fire. Looking at the raging fire burning behind him, he opened his jaw angrily: "This Pan Lu is very good." The other party is only 3,000 people, can't he resist even half an hour? ”

"Report ...... Report General, Guan ...... Guan Yu attacks the camp! ”

"What? Isn't Guan Yu in Huyang? "When I heard it, I knew that something was wrong. It turns out that this Jiang Qin is not stupid, but cooperating with Guan Yu's actions! 10,000 defenders play a supporting role, so how many people did Guan Yu bring?

Isn't the lord attacking Wei Yan? How did Guan Yu cross the battlefield to come to Deng County? Before Zhang Jaw could figure it out, Pan Lu was already covered in injuries and ran over: "General, something is wrong!" ”

"What the hell is going on? Do you have more than 3,000 men? "Zhang Jaw still knows something about his subordinates, and he is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. What's more, the barracks have a bearing on the safety of the officers and men of the whole army. That's why Zhang Jaw sent Pan Lu to rescue him as soon as possible.

"General, Guan Yu led about 10,000 infantry, they had a premeditated plan, and they did not fight with us but directly charged towards our military camp......"

"Then what are your people doing, so that they can't resist for half an hour?" Even if Guan Yu has 10,000 people, Pan Lu also has 3,000 people, even if he waits in line for Guan Yu to see, he may not be able to cut it in half an hour.

"And Zhao Yun...... Zhao Yun came out from the east, and I sent a thousand soldiers to resist, and I was killed in less than a stick of incense! ”

"Zhao Yun?"

"Yes, it is said that there are at least three thousand people, and their combat effectiveness is far stronger than Guan Yu's 10,000 infantry!"

"So that's ......" Attacking the barracks on both sides, 13,000 people, it is normal for Pan Lu to be unable to resist, Zhang Jaw pondered for a while and suddenly raised his head: "Why didn't you call for help early?" ”

"We were scattered, and as soon as Zhao Yun burst into the camp from the east, a cavalry unit appeared in front of us. Flank us with Guan Yu...... The last general desperately escaped from ......"

"Cavalry? How large? ”

"It's too dark to argue, but it looks like it's at least three thousand!"

Three thousand again? How many 3,000 are there on this battlefield tonight? Open jaw finally feels bad!

Jiang Qin had 10,000 infantry, Guan Yu 10,000, Zhao Yun 3,000, and now 3,000 cavalry. Zhang Jaw immediately understood that he had been surrounded, and the fire in the barracks could not be extinguished. Now that the army has begun to mix, it seems that we have to find a way to withdraw! Zhang Jaw, who had been marching and fighting for many years, naturally understood that the enemy's choice of night attack was obviously to bully his unfamiliar terrain, and once he was scattered, it would be difficult to gather soldiers in a short time.

"Withdraw! Ordered the whole army to retreat to the west, and once they escaped from the encirclement, they would go directly back to Wancheng! "It is almost impossible to organize resistance in a short period of time, because Zhang Jaw has already seen that many officers and soldiers in the army were stunned by the sudden fire in the barracks!

From their eyes, I saw that in addition to the Air Force, there was also despair. Now there are enemy troops on three sides, and the barracks are on fire, and if it is not long, then the grain and grass will be destroyed in one fell swoop! Marching and fighting, this grain and grass is the root of life, not to mention that it has just started spring, and the weather is cold! And Zhang Jaw also understands that the enemy army is now appearing enough to encircle him. According to Pan Lu, Zhao Yun's 3,000 men and horses alone were more terrifying than Guan Yu's 10,000 infantry, plus a considerable number of cavalry......