This made Guo Jia faintly uneasy, and soon the scout came with the news, which verified his fears.

The traces of the Central Army were found in the direction of Wudang, and then the direction of Fangling, Nanxiang, and the champion all sent back the news of the scouts, and the figure of the Central Army was found.

Guo Jia looked at the map, he has only reached Shunyang now, and he is still half the way from Wuguan, at least more than 100 miles.

In other words, he has only penetrated more than 100 miles behind enemy lines, and the Central Army has appeared from all directions, it seems that Lu Bu has really set a trap for himself, waiting for him to drill!

Guo Jia ordered to immediately move to Xiangyang, and the plan to go deep behind enemy lines was canceled, so that Liu Bei could ask for more blessings!

Xiangyang has 30,000 infantry led by Cao Ren and 20,000 naval troops stationed, and it is very safe.

Not far back, the scout came to report again, and many of the numbers of the Central Army had been confirmed.

In the direction of Wudang is the 6th Division of the Central Army, in the direction of Fangling is the Special Operations Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division, in the direction of Nanxiang is the 9th Cavalry Division, and in the direction of the champion is the 1st Garrison Division.

Guo Jiaxiao said to the generals: "It seems that Lu Bu really attaches great importance to us, and he has mobilized so many main forces to encircle us." “

"I conclude that there must also be troops of the Central Army in the direction of Xiangyang, and it must be a main force."

"The Special Operations Division and the First Garrison Division are here, I'm afraid we will face a tough battle, but we just need to withdraw to Xiangyang, with the Dongwu Navy here, we can return to Xuzhou by water."

At this time, Guo Jia didn't know that the navy of the Central Army had eliminated the Jingzhou navy, and the Dongwu navy was no longer dominant on the Yangtze River waterway.

Guo Jia's judgment was very accurate, and when they ran south for more than ten miles, the scouts really found that there was a cavalry of the Central Army in the direction of Xiangyang that blocked the way, and the number was the First Cavalry Division.

Guo Jia nodded, sure enough, he just smiled and wanted to speak, but there was a violent cough, and the generals hurriedly surrounded him.

Guo Jia covered his mouth with a white silk and coughed for a while before stopping.

He glanced at the white silk in his hand, and there were blood stains on it.

After the generals saw it, they were all worried that Guo Jia's health was getting worse.

The cough has not been good in the past few years, but it has become more serious, because Guo Jia can't control his mouth and is still greedy for a cup.

He could no longer ride a horse when he traveled, and he marched in a specially made carriage.

Guo Jia slowed down for a while, and then said: "General Miaocai, I want to trouble you to lead the cavalry to open the way in front, and General Lejin and I will follow behind your army." ”

"When grenades are used, don't be stingy, use them openly, as long as we can rush them, we will be safe."

Xiahou Yuan received the order and led 30,000 cavalry to charge forward.

It was indeed the First Cavalry Division of the Central Army that blocked the advance of Guo Jia's army, and it was their teacher Zhang He who personally led the team.

Although Zhang Liao and Zhuge Liang had already approached Jiangling City, they were not in a hurry to attack the city, but were waiting for Lu Bu's military order.

The Special Operations Division, the First Cavalry Division, and the Third Cavalry Division have been on covert standby, and Lu Bu has pocketed Guo Jiabu and waited for him to drill.

Now that Guo Jia only drilled half of his pocket, he wanted to run back, but Zhuge Liang improvised and had to order the 1st Cavalry Division, which was closest to the direction of Xiangyang, to try his best to intercept it.

Then urge the troops in other directions to quickly follow up and form an encirclement.

The first cavalry division advanced to Yin County, and its own scouts encountered the enemy's scouts.

Zhang He heard that Guo Jia's army had arrived, and he didn't have time to arrange any defensive means, and he couldn't take a break.

He lined up three brigades to meet the enemy in the direction of the Wei advance, while mortars were placed on a nearby hill to attack the enemy from the flank.

From a distance, Xiahou Yuan saw the cavalry of the Central Army blocking the way, the number was only half of his own, and they discharged a long snake formation, blocking the direction of advance, and they were just sparsely lined up in four rows.

Although they are at a disadvantage in numbers, they all have resolute expressions and look ahead calmly and calmly.

Xiahou Yuan knew that the central army had been reloaded with flintlock muskets, and he ordered the forward 5,000 cavalry to launch the first attack.

The Wei cavalry were all dressed in light armor and held a small round shield, which was how Guo Jia came up with the method of dealing with musket fire.

The rider kept his body as low as possible, hiding behind the round shield, and spread his formation wide apart as he charged.

The methods that Guo Jia came up with were really effective against muskets and mortars, and the scattered formation made it impossible for a single mortar shell to hurt a few cavalrymen.

The small round shield can effectively block the bullets of the flintlock pistol at a distance of 100 feet, and even if the shield is pierced, the armor and helmet can resist it a little more.

Moreover, the cavalry horses were fast, and they had already rushed to the front with one or two guns.

The cavalry of the Wei army was also equipped with crossbows, and the distance of sixty or seventy zhang could counterattack.

When they were thirty or forty feet, the two sides were even more like a game, throwing grenades at each other, blowing each other upside down.

The formation of the cavalry of the Central Army was gradually retreating, and they used the same circular firing method as the infantry.

The salvo of thousands of muskets still cost the Wei cavalry a lot of money.

The second team of 5,000 cavalry sent by Xiahou Yuan successfully rushed in front of the central army and started hand-to-hand combat.

When the two armies were fighting, the Central Army suffered some losses, the Wei cavalry still retained their spears, but the Central Army had canceled the halberd, and only the horizontal knife was in hand.

The cavalry's flintlock pistols were also not equipped with bayonets, and the soldiers of the Central Army could only give full play to their fighting skills and deal with the Wei army.

Fortunately, Zhang He used a platoon of cavalry to resist the Wei army's charge, and the remaining cavalry continued to shoot after pulling a sufficient distance.

After all, the firearms are sharp, and the Central Army has the upper hand in one-on-one.

After receiving the report from the 1st Cavalry Division, the surrounding central armies also accelerated to arrive.

Guo Jia's flanks have begun to appear on the figure of the Central Army, although it is still only the vanguard.

Guo Jia urged Xiahou Yuan to intensify his offensive and not to worry about the number of casualties.

The Special Operations Division and the First Garrison Division all came on good horses, and they moved the fastest, and they had already bitten the rear guard and flank of the Wei army.

Guo Jia gave Lejin carte blanche to take the infantry to resist the pursuers, and he came to Xiahou Yuan's front army.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan had already sent a third wave, and a full 10,000 cavalry were put into the attack.

After all, the 1st Cavalry Division only had 16,000 cavalry, and it was really helpless to use cavalry to block the attack.

The third wave of cavalry of the Wei army finally broke through the defense line of the first cavalry division, how could the cavalry without a preset position defend it, regardless of sacrifice, and desperately charge the same kind?

When Guo Jia saw that the breakthrough was opened, he immediately asked the Wei cavalry, who had not appeared, to cover alternately in the rear, and to meet Lejin's infantry to break through.

The Special Operations Division and the First Garrison Division could only bite the rearguard of the Wei army.

(End of chapter)