The three forces of soldiers and horses converged and continued southward, heading straight for the enemy's water camp not far from the city.

Huang Zu did not stop, fled to the water camp in one breath, did not dare to hold on at all, and immediately ordered the defeated army to board the ship and flee towards the south bank.

The Soviet soldiers fought bloodlessly into the water camp, and tens of thousands of Jingzhou defeated soldiers, most of whom fled to the warships, but thousands of people did not have time to go ashore and were blocked between the waterfronts.

After a frenzied killing, most of the thousands of Jingzhou soldiers were killed and wounded, and the souls of the killed were scattered, so they had to choose to surrender on the ground.

Before dark, the battle of Fancheng finally ended, and the sound of killing gradually fell silent, leaving only those seriously wounded soldiers, and the miserable sighs and howls came and went one after another in the night.

The victorious Soviet soldiers crowded on the shore, showing off their might to the enemy troops fleeing to the water, cheering wantonly and venting the joy of victory.

On the water, the surviving enemy soldiers stood on the boat with palpitations, looking gloomy, and could only silently watch the Soviet army show off their might to them.

"Su Zhe, Su Zhe, if I don't kill you, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart~~"

Huang Zu looked at the big banner with the word "Su" on the shore, gritted his teeth with hatred, and secretly swore in his heart.

But he was angry, and he could only hold back for the time being, and ordered the ships to sail to the south shore.

When the ship went ashore and counted the losses, Huang Zu couldn't help but gasp again, the 60,000 soldiers and horses had lost nearly 25,000, which was extremely heavy.

Suffering such a heavy loss, and morale fell to the bottom, Huang Zu did not dare to attack Fancheng again for a moment, so he could only order the soldiers and horses to be stationed in the water camp on the south bank to rest, and on the other hand, he had to send people to Xiangyang to report this defeat to Liu Biao.

……

Xiangyang City, the state capital.

When the lanterns were hung high, the lobby of the state capital was filled with the fragrance of wine, and Liu Biao was feasting the two brothers of the Kuai family.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Liu Biao took out Huang Zu's battle report and said: "Huang Chengzong has sent back the news, saying that the Su thief has gone south to Fancheng, and he has divided his troops into two ways, all the way to ask Wen Ping to break the Su thief, and the other way he will lead him to continue to attack Fancheng, what do you think?" ”

When the brothers of the Kuai family heard that Su Zhe was going south, the two brothers looked shocked and glanced at each other.

Kuai Yue took the battle report, and after looking at it a few times, he said strangely: "Then Cao Cao Xin subdued a million yellow turbans, and his spirit was in full swing, how could he be repelled by the Su thieves so quickly?" ”

"Speaking of which, the Su thief is also lucky, Cao Cao is just in time for Yuan Shu to invade Yanzhou, so he can only retreat without a fight, so that the Su thief can go south so quickly." Liu Biao sighed, with the word pity written on his face.

Kuai Yue came to his senses, and sighed in his mouth, "This Su thief, why is his luck always so good."

Kuai Liang looked worried, and said: "Lord, this Huang Chengzong is too conceited, the previous achievements of the Su thief have proved that his ability to use troops is not bad, in the face of such an enemy, Huang Chengzong even dared to divide the army, it is really a taboo for soldiers." ”

Liu Biao's expression was shocked, and he paused, but said: "Even if the Su thief is quite capable of using soldiers, how can he be as good as Huang Chengzong, he is the one who killed Sun Jian." ”

Sun Jian is recognized as a fierce general in the world, and whether he can defeat Sun Jian has become a benchmark for whether he is a good general.

"Ahem, with all due respect." Kuai Liang coughed dryly, "Huang Chengzong shot Sun Jian that day, it was just an accident, if you evaluate the real ability to use soldiers, the lord should really feel it, can Huang Zu be comparable to Sun Jian?" ”

Liu Biao's speech was sluggish.

Although he didn't say it clearly, he had to admit in his heart that Huang Zu was definitely not Sun Jian's opponent, and it was a fluke to shoot Sun Jian that day.

It was only in order to boost morale that he deliberately lifted Huang Zu to the sky and rendered him as a great general who defeated Sun Jian, the tiger of Jiangdong, in order to boost morale and deter enemies inside and outside Jingzhou, so that they thought that he Liu Biao had a fierce general like Huang Zu, and he did not dare to be hostile.

This kind of thing, it's okay to deceive outsiders, how can you deceive a resourceful person like Kuai Liang.

Seeing that Liu Biao was a little embarrassed, Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "I can't say that, even if Huang Chengzong is not as good as Sun Jian, he is also experienced in a hundred battles, how can he be compared to the fledgling kid of Su Thief, besides, he has 60,000 elite soldiers under his command, even if it is a division of troops, it also occupies an absolute advantage in strength, and the chance of winning is still very great." ”

As he spoke, Kuai Yue glanced at his brother again and again.

Kuailiang immediately understood.

Seeing that Cai Mao was demoted, the strength of the Cai family was hit, Huang Zu held heavy troops and was powerful, and even Liu Biao was afraid of three points.

In this case, it is obviously not wise to say "bad things" about Huang Zu, and it is in the interests of the Kuai family to praise Huang Zu more and show favor to him.

Kuai's conscience comprehended, so he could only shake his head secretly and sigh, and closed his mouth.

Liu Biao's face improved again, and he nodded and said: "The difference is reasonable, how can the Su thief be Huang Chengzong's opponent, then the mansion will sit back and wait for him to get the good news of destroying the Su thief." ”

Before the words fell, hurried footsteps sounded, and the soldiers hurriedly broke in.

"My lord, Jiangbei urgently reported that General Huang and General Wen had been defeated by the Su thieves more than an hour ago, and the loss of 20,000 soldiers had already returned to the south bank."

Click!

In an instant, a thunderbolt thunderclamed into the lobby.

Liu Biao was stunned and changed color.

The brothers of the Kuai family were also stunned, and they were instantly stunned.

The atmosphere of the entire lobby seemed to freeze, and fell into a deathly silence.

Teng Teng!

For the first time in his life, Liu Biao lost his sense of proportion, rushed down the high level in a few steps, snatched the silk book battle report from the hands of the soldiers, and unfolded it with trembling hands to take a closer look.

The cruel fact is written clearly, although Huang Zu has tried his best to beautify this defeat, but the defeat on the south bank, the number of soldiers and horses lost cannot be hidden.

"The 20,000 army was wiped out, and the first general in Jingzhou returned defeated, this, this, this ......"

Liu Biao's voice was hoarse, the green tendons on the old man's face were twitching, and the hands holding the battle report were trembling slightly.

He panicked.

The sense of fear that was once persecuted by Sun Jian and cornered in a few songs once again rose from the bottom of my heart.

"This ...... This is too unreasonable, then Su Thief defeated Cai Mao, how could it be possible to defeat even Huang Zu? ”

Kuai Yue also looked stunned, shocked to the point that he didn't know why, and his face was full of incredulous expressions.

The entire lobby was filled with amazement.

After a long time, Kuai Liang first woke up from the shock, and sighed helplessly: "This Su Zhe is really not a thing in the pool, we have always underestimated him too much, which will lead to today's fiasco." ”

Liu Biao shuddered, and suddenly had a kind of enlightenment.

In retrospect, since the beginning of the recruitment meeting, Su Zhe has shown extraordinary abilities, and he, like Cai Mao and others, has never faced Su Zhe from beginning to end.

His highest evaluation is nothing more than that this Su Zhe is a usable talent and has some value for him.

He never expected that this humble disciple he had always despised would not only hold the Son of Heaven hostage, but also break his army one after another, beating him to the point where he was injured and his vitality was greatly damaged.

"Could it be that this Su Zhe is really the dragon among people, I really underestimated him?" Liu Biao asked himself and finally began to reflect.

At this time, Kuai Liang said: "At present, our army has suffered two defeats in a row, losing nearly 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers, and countless losses of grain and grass. ”

Liu Biao frowned deeply, his expression was obviously a little unwilling, but he was a little helpless.

"Lord, the more this time, the more we must do our best to recapture Fancheng!" Kuai Yue once again sang a contradiction to his brother.

Liu Biao's body was shocked and looked at Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue said: "Fancheng is the gateway to Xiangyang, if it is not recaptured, then Xiangyang City will always be under the threat of Su thieves, and the people will be in fear all day long, but the hearts of the people in the state are not stable, let alone the hearts of the rest of the counties?" ”

"And the rebellion in the three counties of Jingnan must have been instigated by the Su thieves in the name of the Son of Heaven, and now the great victory of the Su thieves will definitely fuel their rebellion, making their rebellion more determined and difficult to quell."

"At that time, there was a sharp sword of the Su thief hanging in the north, the rebellion in the three counties in the south was difficult to quell, and the internal people's hearts were fluctuating, and my Jingzhou would be in chaos without a fight!"

"Therefore, the more times like this, the lord must strengthen his confidence, no matter how much he pays, he must recapture Fancheng, only in this way can he stabilize the hearts of the people in Jingzhou."

After saying this, Liu Biao shivered a few times before he realized the seriousness of the situation.

He paced for a long time, looked back suddenly, and shouted with his hands: "The strange is reasonable, even if you don't destroy the Su thief, this Fancheng Mansion must be recaptured, and the Su thief must not be allowed to show off his might under the nose of the Mansion!" ”

At that moment, Liu Biao sent back an order to Huang Zu, ordering him to clean up the defeated army, reorganize morale, and prepare to fight again.

At the same time, Liu Biao ordered to transfer troops and horses from Jiangling and other places, plus the garrison of Xiangyang, to continue to increase the troops of Huang Zu, and asked him to recapture Fancheng no matter what.

……

Fancheng.

Above the city, Su Zhe stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the direction of the south bank from afar.

I saw that in the enemy's water camp on the south bank, warships were assembling one after another, and there was a faint trend of the river overhead.

"Lord, according to the news we sent back in detail, Liu Biao did not plan to stop the army, but was transferring troops from all over the country, and he made it clear that he wanted to recapture Fancheng at all costs."

Li Yan, who was beside him, reported the latest information.

Huangfu Song, who was standing side by side, listened, and said: "Although we won this battle heartily, we have to say that our real strength is still a little behind Liu Biao. ”

"Liu Biao, I didn't expect you to be quite backbone, I admire you a little......" Su Zhe sneered, but there was a faint fear in his heart.

He knew very well that although the previous victories had elements of his strategy, the key point was that he used a meteorological weapon.

Now he has just used a meteorological attack, and he will not be able to use it for the second time until next month, during this period, if Liu Biao's army comes to attack, he can only fight Liu Biao hard.

Head-to-head, even if he holds Fancheng in the end, he must pay a heavy price.

And at that time, if Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, or Cao Cao who defeated Yuan, took advantage of his vitality to launch an attack, the situation would not be good.

"It would be nice if we could not only defend Fancheng, but also let Liu Biao retreat." Li Yan, who was on the side, sighed casually.

Su Zhe's eyes moved, and suddenly something sounded, and a sneer quietly swept up at the corner of his mouth.

"Come on, bring me the yellow shot!"