Military advisor Xun You said: "The enemy army is large, and our garrison in Nanyang is afraid that it will be difficult to resist. I have warned the two generals Xiahou and the Yanzhou side, hoping that they can send reinforcements, but I don't know when the reinforcements will arrive. ”

"Mr. Xun don't worry, I have ordered General Li Dian to garrison Fancheng. Li Dian acted steadily and never took risks. He has 30,000 elites in his hands, and it will be no problem to hold on for half a month. After the reinforcements of the King of Wei arrived, we will go to war with the Jingzhou army. Until then, we just need to hold Nanyang. Cao Ren said.

"What General Cao Ren said is that Fancheng is not an impregnable wall, and it will not be able to stop the 250,000 troops in Jingzhou..." Xun Yu Dao.

Cao Ren chuckled and said, "I know what Mr. is worried about. Are you worried about enemy artillery? Let me tell you the truth, I have already checked out, there is no artillery in Jingzhou at all! ”

"Luo Cheng wants to rely on bows and crossbows and war knives to capture Fancheng, which is garrisoned by my 30,000 elites, but he can't do it in half a month. If it really doesn't work, I'll rush to Fancheng's aid. ”&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"The most important thing now is Yue Fei in Xicheng, he personally led an army of 100,000 troops to garrison, and he could directly threaten several counties south of Yuzhou. You can also attack my Nanyang. If we don't take this chess piece off first, it will be difficult for us to defend Nanyang. Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan's Yuzhou army could not come to help in the war. ”

Xun You didn't expect Cao Ren to think about it so thoroughly, and arched his hand: "What the general said is true. The enemy wants to occupy our Nanyang, and we can't just take it easy. Yue Fei wants to threaten Yuzhou, then we should do it first! ”

"First? What do you mean, sir? ”

Cao Ren didn't understand.

Le Jin, Zhu Ling, and Lu Zhao also glanced at each other.

Everyone's eyes turned to Xun Yu one after another.

Xun You said: "As General Cao Ren said just now, relying on Fancheng can block Luo Cheng for half a month. Then what should I do with the 120,000 heavy soldiers in Wancheng? Just sit still? I think it's better to unite with the Yuzhou Army and encircle and annihilate Yue Fei! He only has 100,000 troops in Xicheng, how can he be worth more than 200,000 of us? ”&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"If you can severely damage Yue Fei, you can even eliminate him. Then it's not impossible for us to recover Hanzhong... ”

Le Jin hugged his fists and said, "What Mr. said is true." Hanzhong was originally ours, and it can't be given to Lu Bu. Since he wants to start a war and take my Nanyang, then we will strike first and take his Hanzhong! ”

Zhu Ling got up and said, "The last general is willing to be the vanguard and take Xicheng directly." ”

"What does the Admiral think?" Xun Yu asked Cao Ren.

"Good!"

Cao Ren's interest was thoroughly aroused. If you can really eliminate Yue Fei and recover Hanzhong, it will be a great achievement. Both Nanyang and Hanzhong, and then fight with Lu Bu in the future, there will be a barrier.

What's more important is that now Luo Cheng's hundreds of thousands of troops are rushing to attack Fancheng, and he must eliminate Yue Fei before Luo Cheng hits Wancheng. Otherwise, Wancheng will be besieged by 350,000 enemy troops! &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Thinking about Lu Bujun's combat effectiveness, Cao Ren shuddered.

It is better to strike first, unite the Yuzhou army, and eliminate Yue Feifang is the best policy.

"This matter, I decide." Cao Ren said: "I will write a letter and send someone to Yuzhou, make an appointment with Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, and assemble in Xicheng." Lu recruited 20,000 troops and garrisoned Wancheng. The rest of the troops, follow me straight to the West City. ”

"No."

This decision seems to be very clever. In fact, it was Xun You's suggestion given in a hurry. As a strategist, you have to show your worth. Even Cao Ren has a strategy to defend against the enemy, how can he, as a military advisor, fall behind? So I came up with a way to strike first. But is this plan really feasible? Can the Yuzhou army and the 100,000 army of Wancheng eliminate Yue Fei and occupy Xicheng?

Two days later.

Lu Zhao led the army to garrison Wancheng. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Cao Ren personally led an army of 100,000, with Lejin as the vanguard and Xun You as the military advisor, and went to Xicheng.

Luo Cheng's hundreds of thousands of troops have arrived at Fancheng, the gateway to Nanyang.

Fancheng is a fortified city, and the defender Li Dian is cautious in his use of troops and never ventures out of the city to fight. No matter how Luo Cheng and Liu Bowen tempted, he couldn't stick to it.

Ultimately...

Luo Cheng decided to storm Fancheng!

The 2nd Army of Bai Qi served as the main attack.

Liu Bowen lined up outside the city and was responsible for besieging Li Dian. As long as Li Dian can't hold the city and dares to escape, he will be captured alive.

The two sides fought fiercely for several days...

Of Li Dian's 30,000 elites, more than half were killed or wounded.

The 2nd Army, which was responsible for attacking Fancheng, also paid a certain number of casualties because it did not have artillery to help. Fortunately, there were three strong crossbows to suppress the enemy's firepower, and the casualties were not too great. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

this day.

Luo Chengqin led 50,000 troops to Fancheng, found Bai Qi, and said: "Your 2nd Group Army has been attacking Fancheng for several days, the soldiers have been rubbed, and the morale has declined, so it is not suitable to fight again." Replace your 2nd Army with my Jingzhou Army to attack the city. How is it? ”

"You should have been here a long time ago..."

Bai Qi didn't have the idea of grabbing the merit, and said to the herald on the side: "Order all the troops attacking the city to withdraw." ”

"No."

The herald leaves.

Soon the order was given for the withdrawal of troops.

Subsequently.

Luo Cheng mobilized 10,000 Jingzhou troops and continued the attack on Fancheng.

As Luo Cheng said, the 2nd Group Army, which had been fighting for a long time, had its troops in a hurry, its morale had declined, and its combat effectiveness had been reduced, so it was difficult for it to attack Fancheng. And the newly arrived Jingzhou army is a well-rested new force. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

The battle began.

Like hungry wolves, they pounced on the city.

"General, the enemy is coming up." The captain who defended the city ran into the cave and reported to Li Dian.

"Got it..."

Li Dian seemed to have known it for a long time, without a trace of surprise.

"General, we can't hold Fancheng anymore. Why didn't General Cao Ren come to the rescue? Do you want to sit back and watch Fancheng lose? The captain guarding the city said urgently.

"yes..."

Li Dian was also thinking about this problem.

He stood up and said slowly: "Fancheng is the gateway to Nanyang, once lost. The enemy can drive straight into Wancheng, and Nanyang will be finished. Cao Ren should know the importance of Fancheng.... ”

"General, what do we do now?" &1t;i>&1t;/i>

"What else can I do? Only fight to the death! Li Dian roared.

He gritted his teeth and rushed out with a long knife.

"General...." The lieutenant followed.

Come to the castle tower.

Li Dian looked over and saw that tens of thousands of enemy troops outside the city had already pressed over. In the corridors of the castle tower, there were also many enemy soldiers. Fancheng is almost unable to hold on.

"General, let's withdraw quickly." A couple of lieutenants ran over.

"Where to retreat? There is no way back! Li Dian is very clear. Fancheng has long been surrounded by Liu Bowen, no matter where he goes out, as long as he goes out of the city, he will die.

It's better to stay and fight to the death, maybe you can hold out until reinforcements arrive.

Li Dian held the long knife and shouted: "Everyone listen, the enemy outside the city has already set up a formation, waiting for us to die, so don't think about breaking through again." We can only survive if we hold Fancheng. Whoever retreats again, I will not forgive. ”

"Listen to the general, fight with the enemy!" Several lieutenants also shouted.

"Kill...!"

Because of the forbidden, the morale of the soldiers defending the city doubled, and the battle was extremely brave.

But.

After only holding on to a stick of incense, Fancheng was still broken through by Luo Cheng's Jingzhou army. Most of the soldiers defending the city were killed. Li Dian was also seriously injured, unconscious, and captured by Luo Cheng.

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