After Huo Du received the order of Wen Ping, he immediately led 5,000 soldiers and horses to leave from Caiyang County and went to Xiangxiang County, and beside Huo Du, there was a young man who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, who was Huo Du's enemy Huo Jun, although he was young now, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Iron Bone Realm, and he was only one step away from breaking through the Dao Yun Realm, which was also a rare genius in the world.

Huo Du had gathered hundreds of people in his hometown to fight against the thieves, and it was precisely because of this experience that Huo Du was favored by Liu Biao and arranged for Wen Ping to be under his command, and he was also valued by Wen Ping, and now he is also a little famous in the Jingzhou army. And Wenpin also intends to cultivate Huo Du. This time, Huo Du was ordered to lead troops to attack Xiangxiang County and Heping County, which can be regarded as a test for Huo Du by Wen Ping.

This time, the Wenpin soldiers are divided into two routes, Huo Du's 5,000 people on this road are considered partial divisions, in Wenpin's plan, it belongs to the existence of attracting the enemy's firepower, and it is best to be able to capture Xiangxiang County and Pingshi County, even if it can't be captured, the army of 5,000 people is enough to attract the attention of part of the Nanyang Yuan Shu side, and it can completely create a certain opportunity for the main force of Wenpin's main force to act.

Of course, Wen Ping also hoped that Huo Du would be able to capture Xiangxiang County and Pingshi County, and then the two armies would go straight to Wancheng and capture the entire Nanyang in the near future.

And Huo Du did not live up to Wen Ping's expectations, when Wen Ping had just led his troops to Xinye City, he received the news that Huo Du led the army to capture Xiangxiang County and march towards Pingshi County.

When he received the news, Wen Ping was overjoyed, and ordered his soldiers to speed up the march, and arrived at the foot of Xinye Castle on the second day. And the Xinye County Order was recommended by Yuan Yao to Yang Hong's Chen Chi.

Wen Ping had just led the army into the territory of Xinye County, Chen Chi received the news, after all, even if the remaining manpower and casualties were removed, the number of soldiers and horses led by Wen Ping was more than 20,000 people, such a large number of army actions, with Chen Chi's ability, how could he not be aware of it?

However, when Wen Ping led an army of more than 20,000 people to appear outside Xinye City, Chen Chi was still startled. More than 20,000 soldiers of the Jingzhou Army lined up outside Xinye City, tightly surrounding Xinye City, leaving no gaps. Seeing this scene, Chen Chi was secretly glad in his heart that he had already sent someone to Wancheng to ask Yang Hong for help when he noticed that there were traces of the Jingzhou army in Xinye County, otherwise if he waited until Wen Ping led his troops to kill under Xinye City, it would be impossible to send a messenger to ask for help under the siege of more than 20,000 Jingzhou army soldiers.

Xinye County is also a big county in Nanyang, and Chen Chi is a person recommended by Yuan Yao, so Yang Hong also has a relatively preferential treatment for Chen Chi, in Xinye County, Chen Chi can use the troops to defend the city There are 1,000 troops, and they are all elite in the army, which is not comparable to ordinary county soldiers.

But with 1,000 people against more than 20,000 people, even if it is based on Xinye's defense of the city and fights a defensive battle, Chen Chi has no confidence, under the offensive of 20,000 people, it is a matter of time before Xinye is broken, and all Chen Chi can do is to postpone the day of breaking the city.

When Wen Ping led his troops to appear outside Xinye City, Chen Chi urgently started to act. The distance between Xinye and Wancheng is about one hundred and fifty miles, and according to Chen Chi's estimate, the messenger he sent for help can reach Wancheng in one day regardless of the horsepower, and it will only take three days at most if Yang Hong dispatches troops and rushes to Xinye. This means that Chen Chi needs to rely on the 1,000 Yuan Shu army soldiers under his command to fight against the more than 20,000 Jingzhou troops led by Wen Ping for three days.

One thousand against twenty thousand, although it is to defend the city, and it only needs to last three days, but no matter how you think about it, you know that this is not a simple task. Moreover, this time Wen Ping came to attack Nanyang on Liu Biao's order, and naturally it was in their interests to take Xinye as quickly as possible, so Chen Chi had a hunch that he would encounter an extremely fierce battle next.

However, since I have sat in the position of the Xinye County Commander, I can't let people spread wild in Xinye, and insist on it for three days, I want to see how powerful this Wenpin is.

Although there are only 1,000 elite soldiers in Xinye County, counting the county soldiers who usually maintain law and order and Chen Chi who can recruit young and strong, Chen Chi feels that the number of people he can use in his hands should be more than 3,000.

When Wen Ping was gearing up to take Xinye as quickly as possible, and Chen Chi was urgently preparing to start defending, the messenger sent by Chen Chi also arrived in Wancheng and informed Yang Hong, the supreme leader of Nanyang, of Xinye's situation.

Yang Hong held the post of the chief historian of the general's mansion after Yuan Xuan, and the 20,000 Yuan Shu troops in Nanyang County, including Zhang Xun and Liu Xun, were all dispatched by him, and after the messenger sent by Chen Chi came to Wancheng, Yang Hong sensed that something was wrong.

If what the messenger said is true, then it is really a big deal, Liu Biao seems to have thought about Nanyang this time, but he doesn't know whether Liu Biao only sent soldiers and horses from Wenpin or another army.

But none of this matters now, the most important thing is to quickly send a large army to support Xinye, if Xinye is lost, the Jingzhou army can be directed at Wancheng, and at that time it will be a big deal.

After Zhang Xun and Liu Xun came, they learned about the situation in Xinye from Yang Hong's mouth, and they didn't dare to be careless, and after some discussion, they finally decided that Liu Xun would lead 10,000 troops south to Xinye, and at the same time Li Yan served as a military advisor to assist Liu Xun to go south, and rushed to Xinye in the fastest time.

However, Liu Xun and Li Yan marched all the way, and they arrived in Xinye County in two days, but they did not arrive at Xinye County, but they ran into Chen Chi and his party who broke through, and Chen Chi was scarred, obviously injured.

From Chen Chi's mouth, they learned that Wen Ping was attacking Xinye County at any cost, and he took Xinye County in two days, of course, there was also the reason that the number of troops in Chen Chi's hands was too small, if Chen Chi was given 5,000 soldiers and horses, Chen Chi was confident to hold Xinye, but Chen Chi only had 3,000 people in his hands, most of them were young and strong who were temporarily recruited, and the real soldiers were only 1,000 people, and in the face of the onslaught of the Jingzhou army, they couldn't hold it at all.

After receiving Chen Chi, Liu Xun and Li Yan discussed it, and decided to turn back and go to Yuyang County. Xinye has been lost, and there is no point in rushing to Xinye County now, and the Jingzhou army is mighty at the moment, and it is not a wise choice to fight head-on with it.