Chapter 190: A plan to boil the army
It may be that Du Xian is wise, or it can be said that he is extremely lucky, since the day after he and Xing Daorong took the two cities of Wufang and Canyang overnight, Li Tong and his generals Xu He and Xiahou led an army of 30,000 to Shangcai, which was only a hundred miles away from Canyang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info When Li Tong learned that Canyang had been breached, he also shouted a pity.
But the wood has already been completed, and it is naturally difficult for Li Tong to capture Canyang City with his tired army. Canyang City has not been warned, the city wall is intact, there is no chance at all, and Cao Bing, who fled from Canyang to Shangcai, learned the general situation of last night's battle, Li Tong has been sure that although Du Xian is unknown, he is definitely a general who is good at strategy, and it is not easy to counterattack Xiayang, so he can only rest and wait for the opportunity to garrison in Shangcai City first.
At the same time, the three generals Du Xian, Xing Daorong and Hou Cheng were also shocked into a cold sweat, if they hesitated for a moment last night, and waited for Li Tong to arrive, I am afraid that it will be difficult for even Canyang to succeed, not to mention that their own troops are still completely in a slight situation.
Fortunately, as long as he doesn't make a mistake now, Li Tong only relies on the 30,000 troops and 10,000 horses of Shangcai to capture Canyang, which is not easy. Originally, he had more than 10,000 men and horses, and Wu Fang captured 5,000 people, and under Hou Cheng's persuasion, he basically recognized the fact that he became the Jingzhou army.
At the same time, under the city of Runan, the defenders who had been besieged by Zhao Yun for several days were also exhausted, and Zhao Yun used harassment tactics to waste most of the wood and arrows for the battle.
Runan guarded the road and was patrolling the city with a frown. There was nothing he could do about the lack of arrows in the city, and he only hoped that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible.
"Report to the general! General Li Tong led an army of 30,000 to come to the aid and has reached Shangcai! ”
Lu Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, and grabbed the scout's collar and lifted it up: "What you said is true?" ”
"Thousand ...... Absolutely true! No matter how bold the little one is, he won't dare to lie about the military situation. The scout was strangled out of breath, a little aggrieved, he was reporting good news, how could he be sad.
Lu Zhao let go of the scout and said, "Okay! Reward you with ten gold, go to the mansion and receive the reward. Hahaha...... What a path to heaven! ”
"Someone, quickly send someone to break through to Shangcai to ask General Li Tong for help, and ask him to relieve the predicament of Runan!" Lu Zhao was overjoyed for a while, and then immediately commanded the herald.
In Xiangyang City, Liu Yong received the report urgently sent by Liao Hua.
"Li Tong actually led 30,000 horses to help, Du attacked and defended more than enough, and the attack was afraid that it would not be able to withstand Li Tong's courage head-on. Although Xing Daorong is extraordinary, this person has a lot of ideas in his head, and he is not very stable, and it seems that he still needs a general to help, otherwise Zilong is afraid that it will be difficult to take Runan. ”
Liu Yong said to himself for a long time, who to send, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while. He called someone to invite Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, and Lou Gui to come and discuss.
"Lord, since Mrs. Cai dedicated Fancheng, isn't Liu Pan still idle in Xiangyang, this person is strong in martial arts, and he can be used, why don't you send him to assist General Zilong?" Liu Gui thought about it for a while after hearing the matter, and suggested.
"In this battle, I want to take the opportunity to beat Cao Cao cleanly, Liu Pan can do it, but it is of the same grade as Li Tong, and it is difficult to make contributions in one fell swoop, I think it is better to send a fierce general forward." Liu Yong did not agree with Lou Gui's suggestion.
Zhuge Liang clenched his fists and said: "Lord, Liang thinks that General Wenchang can go on a trip, and with his bravery, he will definitely be able to repel Li Tong in one fell swoop and help Zilong with a hand!" ”
Liu Yong applauded when he heard this: "Wei Yan must have no worries when he goes, but who will take over the important land of Xiangyang?" ”
"Liao Yuanjian! With his talents, the tenant is competent! Zhuge Liang suggested.
Liu Yong paced and pondered for a moment before he said: "Okay, Liao Yuanjian has followed me since the beginning, I naturally know him, he has been familiar with various classics since he was a child, and his skills are not weak, but later the family fell into the middle of the road to occupy the mountain as the king, but he is the right person." Come! Ordered Liao Hua and Wei Yan to come and listen to the order! ”
Liao Hua and Wei Yan immediately came to see each other when they heard the order, and they all bowed to Liu Yong: "I don't know why the lord hurriedly summoned me and the two of us?" ”
Liu Yong has seen the two of them: "I received a battle report today, General Zilong has besieged Runan for many days and is about to capture the city, but Cao Cao sent the general Li Tongtong to lead 30,000 horses to help, I am worried that the Zilong army will return in vain, and I want to surrender and lead the army to help, I don't know which of you two wants to go?" ”
"My subordinates are willing to go!" When the two of them heard this, they all shouted for war, and the belligerent meaning was overflowing.
"Let Wen Chang lead the troops forward, you are not famous now, the battle of Xiangyang, although brave, but did not let the world know your real bravery, I want to build Wen Chang into another famous general in my Jingzhou!" Liu Yong praised Wei Yan and held him high, not losing the loss of Xiangyang's duty at all, but full of fighting spirit.
"Thank you for your love, Yan will definitely help General Zilong to take Runan, repel Li Tong, and raise the prestige of Jingzhou!" Wei Yan thanked him loudly, in Wei Yan's heart, what he wanted most was to be famous in the world, and this time it was an excellent stepping stone to meet Li Tong, who had already become famous, and after listening to Liu Yong's words, he was immediately eager to try.
"Okay, after you go, let Liao Yuanjian take over your position for the time being. Today's handover, tomorrow he will command 30,000 elite soldiers, and then order Kuai Yue to join the army and set out from Xiangyang! ”
Liu Yong also wanted to appease Liao Hua: "Yuan Jian, although you are brave, your strength is still slightly inferior to that of Wen Chang, and the stakes are very important this time, so you can only be left in Xiangyang for the time being." ”
Liao Hua immediately said: "The lord is only talented, and his subordinate martial arts are indeed inferior to General Wenchang, so it is appropriate for him to go to compare!" ”
Liu Yong sent someone to recruit Kuai Yue again, and encouraged him to be loyal to his duties, and to give advice to the two generals.
sent Kuai Yue away, and suddenly said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, I still need you to go to Xinye, although I am at ease with Yun Chang, but Cao Cao is not a simple character, I am worried that he will look for opportunities from Xinye, with you going, I can rest assured." ”
Xu Shu naturally had no choice but to take the order immediately.
Two days later, Zhao Yun received a quick horse report sent by Liao Hua to Jin Tianwei, and was immediately overjoyed when he learned that Wei Yan was coming to help. Although he understood Zhao Yun's harassment scheme, Zhao Yun used a yang scheme, but he had to be on guard from time to time and constantly deal with it, for fear that Zhao Yun would really attack the city that time.
"There is no solution to the plan, my plan to boil the army has been successful, and I will break Runan in three days!" Zhao Yun looked at the increasingly tired defenders of the city and smiled lightly.
The art of war: water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent. Zhao Yun's plan really made him extremely tormented.