Zhang Liao already has a plan in his heart, and the commander of the Seventh Cavalry Division is Guan Hai, he absolutely obeys Zhang Liao's command, and he also knows that he and Zhang Liao are more than how many streets apart in terms of strategy, and the gap between their forces is much bigger.

So along the way, Zhang Liao's army successively conquered Yuxian and Yin counties, and went straight to Xiangyang.

Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, was in Xiangyang, and he already knew Zhang Liao's marching route, and the spearhead was directed at his own Xiangyang City.

I heard that there were more than 30,000 people in the Central Army brought by Zhang Liao, and all of them were the elite of the Central Army. There are only more than 40,000 people defending his Xiangyang City, and half of them are recruits recruited after the Battle of Hanzhong, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

He can only transfer the troops of several big cities around him to Xiangyang, no matter how much the state seat can't be lost, right?

Guo Jia's little white face said that he had a way to eliminate Zhang Liao's army and transfer Wei Yan and Jingzhou's elites away.

Don't Zhang Liao hasn't been destroyed yet, he has finished playing first, he has already sent an order to the general Huang Zu, asking him to lead the army from Jiangxia along the waterway to help, hoping that it will be in time.

Jiangxia's army was originally used to guard against Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, who had risen rapidly in recent years.

I heard that they all went to the Tiger Prison, so it would not be much of a problem to mobilize Huang Zu.

He waited in Xiangyang for a few days, but the news that the scouts heard was that there was no trace of Zhang Liao within a hundred miles around.

After the Central Army passed Yin County, it disappeared.

When Liu Biao was still wondering, an urgent report of the military situation came from Qi County, saying that Zhang Liao's army had broken the champion county a few days ago, and left after looting, and his whereabouts were unknown. The county magistrate of Sui County also asked Liu Biao to send reinforcements to him!

Lu Bu has not received Zhang Liao's latest battle report, otherwise he will definitely be amazed, Zhang Liao has definitely learned the essence of sports warfare, and he has used it perfectly.

He pretended to attack Xiangyang, and after Liu Biao transferred the original champion's 1,000 defenders, he turned back and easily occupied the champion.

Zhang Liao believed that he was alone and went deep behind enemy lines, so he should naturally fight every battle with absolute superiority and minimize casualties.

So it's good to fight a thousand fewer defenders, it's nothing to walk more, and it's true to die less.

Another day later, Liu Biao received a new battle report, saying that Zhang Liao's army was approaching Xinye City, had besieged the city, and was building a ladder to attack the city.

Xinye is located in the key area, is one of the important towns in Jingbei, and is also the barrier of Xiangyang, which cannot be lost.

At the same time, the Xinye County Commander sent a messenger to Xiangyang and the county to govern Wancheng, and the result of Liu Biao's discussion with the ministers was that Xinye must be defended, so Liu Biao sent his nephew Liu Pan to lead 10,000 reinforcements to aid Xinye.

Wancheng's Taishou also sent 5,000 reinforcements to rescue Xinye, Wancheng's reinforcements led a captain, and most of the soldiers in the army were newly recruited county soldiers.

He also kept an eye on it, and walked along the river with water, he felt that the river was relatively empty, and it was not easy to be ambushed.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Yuyang County, the river beach in front of him was rocky, and the lieutenant ordered to slow down the march, preparing to send someone to take a closer look.

But all of a sudden, the horn sounded, and behind the stone pile, on the high ground of the river beach, countless people in the uniform of the Central Army appeared in the woods.

Many were on horseback, and almost all of them were armed with bows and crossbows, and they were murderous.

Seeing that there was an ambush, the lieutenant instinctively ordered, "Break through and return to the city!" ”

These Jingzhou troops turned around and rushed in the direction where they came, but a large number of infantry and cavalry also appeared in the direction of Wancheng, and they were greeted by a merciless rain of arrows.

These Jingzhou new troops are very poorly equipped, and there are very few wearing armor, let alone chain armor.

The Central Army fired a salvo of bows and crossbows at them from all sides, and the lieutenant watched his men fall in pieces, powerless.

finally woke up to the huge gap between the two sides, and hurriedly raised the white flag to surrender.

When Zhang Liao saw the other side surrendering, he was willing to accept it, and he captured and wiped out all 5,000 reinforcements without a single casualty.

After the surrender of the Jingzhou army, the first order given was to lay down the arms, and the second order was to undress.

Although the more than 4,000 Jingzhou troops were confused, they were pointed at by thousands of crossbows, and they didn't dare to have other ideas, so they obediently took off their armor and military uniforms, took off their helmets, and only left a set of underwear.

The Central Army stepped forward to take away their clothes, but fortunately, it was already April, the weather was getting warmer, and more than 4,000 Jingzhou Army prisoners, wearing underwear, lined up to the west.

Wancheng is still the seat of Nanyang County.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the city defenses, which had been destroyed in many wars, had been repaired, but unfortunately the lost population had not yet recovered.

Recently, because Zhang Liao invaded Jingzhou, his whereabouts in the northern area of Jingbei were erratic, so the Taishou of Nanyang County had already ordered to strengthen the city defense.

During the day, the city gate is only opened at a few fixed hours, and people are released in and out of Wancheng after strict inspection, and the four gates are usually closed, and the suspension bridge is suspended at night.

Just after the second watch, the sentry who was keeping vigil above the south gate of Wancheng saw a fire dragon winding in the distance.

Experienced veterans saw that it was an army marching with torches, at least three thousand men.

Immediately, the alarm bell rang at the head of Wancheng City, and the soldiers who were resting rushed to the head of the city one after another, taking their positions and preparing for battle.

Someone informed the Taishou of Nanyang County, this Taishou is not an ordinary person, his name is Kuai Yue, he is almost Liu Biao's military advisor, and he is deeply used.

This time, after the Kwantung Coalition Alliance, Jingzhou was empty and the troops were insufficient, so Liu Biao sent him to Wancheng to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding one side.

He was also surprised when he heard that an army was coming at this time, and immediately put on his clothes and ran to the city.

Soon the torches in the distance reached the city, and it was finally clear that it was the people of the brigade wearing Jingzhou military uniforms.

Under the light of the fire, Kuai Yue could see clearly that the leader was the captain he had sent out.

Kuai Yue felt strange, so he asked in a loud voice: "Wang Duwei, why did you go and return?" Can the siege of Shinno be solved? Is the new Mustang Prefectural Order okay? ”

He saw a Jingzhou army dressed as a small soldier, clinging closely behind Wang Duwei.

Wang Duwei hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Returning to Lord Taishou, I have arrived in Xinye, and the siege of Xinye has been lifted, and Lord Ma of the county order will let us come back." ”

"The brethren were in a hurry to go home, so they hurried all night, and asked the adults to open the city gate and let the brethren go into the city to rest.

Taishou pondered for a while before replying: "Okay, I'll order someone to open the city gate, you let your men line up, you are at the front, I still have something to ask you!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Duwei answered, turned around and began to direct his subordinates to line up, and Lord Taishou turned around, called his subordinates, and commanded something.

After a commotion, the torches outside the city became much more neat, and the captain Wang Du stood at the front of the queue with the small soldiers who followed him.

Kuaiyue, thank you for subscribing and voting, the end of the year is busy with work, I can only update it at night, please bear with me!!

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