After Master Shang defeated Cao Hong, he immediately moved from Duyang to Bowang, and then went south to Wancheng.

After Master Shang and Li Jing got in touch, Li Jing asked Master Shang and Apprentice to be stationed outside Wancheng. Master Shang and apprentices set up a camp in Wancheng to contain the ban. Yu Ban saw Master Shang's apprentice coming from the north, and knew that Cao Hong was more than lucky. He hurriedly ordered Li Dian and Li Tong of Jianyang to return to Wancheng when they couldn't hold it.

Sure enough, with the restraint of Master Shang and his apprentice, Yu Ban would be much more cautious when he went out of the city again. After all, there is a fierce general on the side, and Yu Ban does not dare to be careless.

Only then could Li Jing put all his mind on Thorn Yang, and he began to organize the siege of the city. This kind of thing about attacking the city basically doesn't need Li Jing to worry about, and it can be handed over to the following. Because of the trebuchet, Thorn Yang can be said to be easy to break.

Qin Qiong and Wang Yanzhang personally led the team to attack the city, and under the cover of arrows, they easily attacked the city. Although Wang Yanzhang was burned by the boiling water on his left arm, he still fought bravely and successfully occupied a section of the city. The next thing was much simpler, the city wall fell, and Li Dian and Li Tong could only engage in street fighting.

However, the two did not want to defend to the death, because most of the enemy entered the city, and there were many fewer enemy troops outside the city, so Li Dian and Li Tong took the opportunity to break through and then retreat to Wancheng.

Li Jing asked Gao Changgong to chase and kill, and he entered the thorny sun to appease the people in the city.

Gao Changgong followed Li Dian and Li Tong, and while sending fast horses to inform Shang Shifu to block them, he used cavalry to drive away Cao's army.

Just when Li Dian and Li Tong were about to arrive in Wancheng, Master Shang suddenly came out and attacked together with Gao Changgong. After running for nearly a day and being intercepted by the enemy, Li Dian and Li Tong were a little desperate, and they had almost no ability to fight again.

Fortunately, the ban found out about the battle outside the city in the city, and immediately led his troops out to respond, otherwise Li Dian and Li Tong might have died here.

After returning to Wancheng, Yu Ban counted the troops and found that there were only more than 5,000 soldiers and horses left in Er Li's army, and most of them were injured. Previously, Yu Ban also lost three or four thousand people in a series of battles. Now there are a little more than 20,000 in Wancheng, and the rest of the people have either been killed and captured or run away.

Few of Zhang Yi's soldiers escaped, mainly because the treatment given by Zhang Yi was too good. And Cao Cao is still recruiting with old ideas, and it is easy to escape.

Li Jing also came to Wancheng three days later, and an army of 80,000 surrounded Wancheng and began to attack in all directions.

Yu Ban held out for a month, but the food in the city was insufficient, and the city walls were destroyed due to trebuchets, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, the people in the city are also fluctuating, Li Jing blocked the road, and they need to demolish their houses to make a fire if they want to live and cook.

Li Dian walked up to Yu Ban and said in a low voice: "General, there are only less than 6,000 soldiers in the city who can still fight now. ”

Yu Ban was also worried, "Yes! The casualties are too great! If this continues, in another half a month, we will have no soldiers to fight. ”

Li Dian said: "Yes! How about changing it now? ”

Yu Ban said: "If we withdraw from Wancheng now, we will also withdraw to Ye County and use Woniu Mountain to threaten to block the sun, so that we can recuperate." ”

Li Dian asked with some concerns: "If we lose Wancheng, we will be blamed for filming, and the general will probably be attacked." ”

Yu Ban said: "At this time, how can you only care about your body, and you should put the great cause of the lord first." ”

Li Dian hurriedly said: "If the lord blames, Dian will advance and retreat together with the general." ”

The two of them have decided on a plan and immediately make preparations. After preparing for a day, Yu Ban immediately opened the city gate and broke through.

When Li Jing saw Yu Ban breaking through, he immediately asked Master Shang to lead his troops to chase after him, but he still told him not to chase too far, as long as he chased him out of the boundary of Nanyang County. Li Jing entered the already dilapidated Wancheng and immediately asked the soldiers to clean it up. As the largest county in Nanyang, Wancheng can be said to be the foundation of Nanyang, and it will need to be used to hell Cao Cao's invasion in the future.

Because Di Qing was not in Nanyang, Li Jing temporarily replaced Nanyang Taishou himself. He left Wang Yanzhang to garrison Wancheng, and then sent Gao Changgong and Gao Xiang to the northwest through Juanguo and Xixian, and then went south to Danshui County, along Danshui to the northwest to attack Wuguan. Wuguan is the most important checkpoint in Nanyang to enter the pass, and it belongs to the Xiongguan that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At this time, the garrison of Wuguan is not very strict, and it is very likely to take it down if it is attacked by sneak. Because there are not many soldiers in Guanzhong now, outside of garrisoning Chang'an, Cao Cao's core army basically can't leave Chang'an.

Qin Qiong went south to attack Nieyang, Anzhong, Suixian, and Champion, and then went north to Xi'e, Bowang, and Pheasant to recover those counties occupied by Cao's army.

Yu Ban retreated from Wancheng, and under the pursuit of Shang Shi's apprentices, he retreated while fighting and retreated to Bowang. After leaving the battleable soldiers to break behind, he ordered Li Dian to return to Ye County, and ordered Li Tong to go to Woniu Mountain from Duyang. There is the Great Wall of Chu on the Woniu Mountain near Duyang, and these Great Walls of Chu can still be used when the phenomenon arrives. Although the Great Wall of Chu was built to defend against the invasion of Qin, it still had a strong defensive capability in the southeast.

Li Tong went up to Woniu Mountain and laid an ambush on the Great Wall of Chu. Yu Ban withdrew to Plug Yang, and Shang Master and apprentice pursued closely. Master Shang has always wanted to kill a few Cao generals to avenge his Jiaozan brothers. But over the years, I haven't been able to fulfill my wish.

Yu Ban withdrew from Duyang and retreated to Ye County. Shang Shi was pressing on foot, and he looked like he would not give up if he didn't eat Yu Ban's soldiers.

At this time, Li Tong came down from Woniu Mountain and raided Duyang, cutting off the back road of Master Shang's apprentice. and burned the grain and grass of the master and apprentice, so that the master and apprentice only had five days of food left.

Master Shang learned that Duyang was occupied by Cao's army, and immediately led troops to counterattack. Li Tong had few people, and he didn't dare to resist Yu Shang's master and apprentice, so he turned around and went up to Woniu Mountain again. Master Shang and his apprentices once again took the plug, and then sent people back to escort the grain and grass. He felt like he was being teased, and after getting the grain and grass, he immediately led his troops to attack Woniu Mountain.

But the mountain is very dangerous, and it is impossible to take it in a short time. He was stationed in Duyang, and told Li Jing that he had been stationed here for a long time and would expel Cao's army from Nanyang.

Li Jing also knew about the grievances between Master Shang and Cao Jun, and he did not object, but just told him to be careful and not to capsize in the gutter. And let Qin Qiong be stationed in Bowang and keep an eye on Duyang at any time, so as to support Master Shang and his apprentices.

Zhang Yi has not had many cavalry in recent years, because there are too few war horses, and he only saved 20,000 cavalry a few years ago. But not much was given to Jingzhou, only 3,000 cavalry led by Gao Changgong, the remaining 17,000 were given to Xue Rengui 7,000, Zhang Yi left 5,000 in Shouchun, and 5,000 cavalry was also released in Xia Cai and Shen County to guard the Huaishui line.