In Runan Pingyu City, above the school field, the sand and dust are flying, and the sound of killing is noisy.

Wei Yan was dressed in armor, standing on the stage with a whip in his hand, and shouted: "Raise the shield!" ”

Next to the three drums on the side of the stage, a wrestler in each hand is holding two four-foot-long drumsticks and strikingly on the drum surface when he hears the sound.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Three heavy drums rhythmically spread from the side of the stage to the school field.

In the school field, two thousand sword and shield hands heard the sound of drums and hurriedly raised their shields, and in an instant, two thousand black iron shields were all over the school field.

Wei Yan looked down at the stage with a cold expression, his eyes showed a hint of fullness, and he raised his whip and shouted: "Those who raise their shields behind the drums, come out of the ranks!" ”

In the ranks of sword and shield hands, dozens of teams led through the formation, pulling a sword and shield hand who was slow to raise his shield out of the ranks.

"Those who don't raise their shields neatly, get out of the ranks!" , Wei Yan shouted loudly again.

As before, dozens more people were pulled out.

The errant soldiers were pulled out and lined up in front of the formation, knowing that behind them were people from the same team, and their faces showed shame and fear.

"Each person has five military sticks, and each team will lead the execution," Wei Yan said coldly.

When the respective teams heard this, they each picked up the military stick from the stage, walked behind the errant soldiers in their respective teams, raised the military stick, and whipped it down fiercely.

There was silence in the entire school yard, only the sound of cold military sticks hitting the flesh.

"Sword and shield hands are back in line," Wei Yan shouted coldly.

The tortured sword and shield hand showed a painful look on his face, and when he heard Wei Yan's words, his heart relaxed slightly, and he returned to his respective team in an orderly manner.

"There are torturers in the team, each of whom has ten military sticks, and each military marquis will carry it out," Wei Yan said solemnly.

The teams led to the front of their respective military marquis, and the military marquis took the military sticks with expressionless faces, and after walking to their subordinates, they drew ten military sticks fiercely.

Wei Yan looked at the leaders of the army with stern eyes, raised his whip and said coldly: "Gongzi is benevolent, don't think that you were thieves in the past, money, food, clothing, and utensils, and the armies are not bad at all, and you don't remember the five hearts, practice hard!" ”

"The army has its own military regulations, and the courage of the stragglers such as Qier in the past, and the battle array is only harmful", Wei Yan said fiercely.

"Yes", the team led and the military marquis replied.

"In the return to the formation, each of them will practice their tactics and practice in teams," Wei Yan commanded.

The team led the way down.

When Wei Yan turned around and was about to discuss the inter-tribal drill with several military marquis, a flying horse galloped in from outside the school yard and shouted: "General Wei, the prince has an urgent matter and orders you to go to the Taishou Mansion immediately."

When Wei Yan heard the knight's shouting, his words were quite urgent, and he immediately galloped down from the stage, turned over and ran towards the Taishou Mansion.

Wei Yan galloped by horse, and in less than half a moment he had arrived in front of the Taishou Mansion, and the doorman saw Wei Yan coming and hurriedly led him away.

"Yan has seen Gongzi", Wei Yan strode in, saw Yuan Yao, bowed and saluted, and then took a light breath.

"Wen Chang, sit down and rest", Yuan Yao saw that he was sweating on his forehead, and gently helped Wei Yan to sit down when he heard the sound.

Li Feng on one side, Chang Nu sat on the other side, Li Feng saw that Wei Yan had come, and spoke: "Tan Ma Lai reported, Cao Jun has occupied the two cities of Guanyang and Wuyin, and the Xiliang cavalry in the city has withdrawn to Wancheng to defend it, Li Yan has a secret letter to report, Zhang Xiu is willing to send his sister-in-law Zhang Xiu as a hostage to Shouchun, and ask the prince to send assistance to help him defend Wan."

Li Feng paused, and when he saw Wei Yan open his mouth to speak, he interrupted: "Cao Cao has led the Chinese army from the city, and the vanguard of the Cao army has been stationed on the north bank of the river.

"Xiangyang has not sent troops to aid Zhang Xiu?" , Wei Yan asked with a staring gaze when he heard this.

"Xiangyang is indeed as expected by Gongzi before, and he has never sent troops to aid Zhang Xiu", Li Feng sighed.

Yuan Yao's eyes were gloomy, and when he saw that Li Feng had finished the news, he looked at Wei Yan and asked, "I want to rescue Wancheng, does the general think it's okay?" ”

Wei Yan was worried in his heart, and said bluntly: "With the combat strength of our army, if we defend Wancheng, it can be defended, but."

"Just how?" , Yuan Yao raised his hand and asked.

"Wuyin, although Yang is a small city, but hold the main road, if you want to rescue Wancheng, you must first take two cities, but now the Cao army has occupied, if you stick to it, even if you attack with several times the force, it is not a day or two, when the Cao army reinforcements will arrive, our army will not reach Wancheng. Besides, most of Zhang Xiu's subordinates in Wancheng are Xiliang cavalry, and they are not good at defending the city, if Cao Cao attacks, I really don't know how long Zhang Xiu can defend it."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he bowed down and said: "The last general thinks that Wuyin and Biyang are the gateways to Runan, and they must not be lost, and the last general is willing to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to capture the two cities and guard this choke point.

Wei Yan knew that Yuan Yao's rescue of Zhang Xiu was just for Wancheng's Xiliang Iron Horse, but Zhang Xiu was obsessed with Wancheng, and the dancing yin was lost than the yang, and it was difficult to reach it in a short time.

"In the meaning of Wen Chang, if you want to rescue Wancheng, you must be fast, and dancing yin, more than yang is not owned by me, and it is difficult to go down urgently", Yuan Yao showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, there is no ladder for the building, and it is difficult to build in a short time, and the road is rugged and difficult to transport," Wei Yan replied in a deep voice.

"If the rope above these two walls can be climbed, can the general go down with a drum?" , Yuan Yao helped Wei Yan up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"If you can't go down, Yan will come to see him", Wei Yan didn't know what Yuan Yao meant in his words, but if there was a way to go to the city, it would not be difficult to go down to these two cities in one go, so he responded confidently.

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In Wancheng, Zhang Xiu led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to retreat back, and hurriedly ordered people to gather the city physicians to treat the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and sent people to buy some wine and food to reward the soldiers.

After finishing all the work, it was getting late, Zhang Xiufang returned to the front of the house on horseback, and another soldier came forward to report, and Cao Jun sent someone to deliver a letter.

Zhang Xiu unfolded the bamboo slip and looked, only to see that it was written that the general of the Cao army, Xiahou Dan, was brave and good at fighting, and could not bear to see the corpse of the Xiliang soldier who died during the day.

Finally, it was mentioned that Cao Cao was benevolent and loving, and Zhang Xiuruo had to be reused, and he could save the lives of his soldiers.

Zhang Xiu put away the bamboo slips, his face showed a confused look, and he didn't know where to go. After a while, he relieved himself and led five hundred soldiers out of the city.

Outside Wancheng, there has been a team of Cao Jun, who is not wearing armor and has no blades in his hands, and he is only wearing a regular uniform, with a yellow face and detailed eyes, which is forbidden.

Zhang Xiu led his soldiers out, saw the hundreds of corpses of the Xiliang Army placed on the side of Cao Jun, and took a deep look at Yu Ban, turned over and dismounted and walked to Yu Ban, arched his hand and thanked: "Back to Xiahou Dun, embroider here to thank General Gao Yi."

"General Xiahou has a meeting with the general today, admires the general's courage in his heart, and specially orders me to tell the general, Cao Gong is righteous, loves the general and admires talent, and hopes that the general will return to obedience as soon as possible", Yu Ban bowed his hand to persuade him, and after finishing his words, he opened his mouth and said:

"If General Xiahou wants to attack the city, he can go down every day, but he can't bear to hurt the general's generals, and General Rong will think about it for a few days, and Cao Gong's army will arrive in Shuishui in five or six days, and I hope that the general will understand the truth of choosing a good general, don't be unwise."

There are soft and hard in the forbidden words, and there is a hint of threat in the last sentence, and after finishing speaking, he arched his hand and turned back and retreated, leaving only Zhang Xiu to stand in the cold wind for a long time.

In the next two or three days, Cao's army really did as Yu Ban said, only camped on the south bank of the water, and did not attack, as if waiting for Cao Cao's army to come. Zhang Xiu was panicked in her heart, and sent people to listen to the news of Runan every day.

"General, Cao Jun is proud of not attacking, this is a good opportunity, the son's soldiers and horses will arrive soon, and the general can be protected by then, and Wancheng can also be protected!" , Li Yan saw that Zhang Xiu was undecided, and he was afraid that he would surrender the city. I also know that Zhang Xiu's heart is about Wancheng, and he advises every day with the words of 'Wancheng can be guaranteed', intending to stabilize his mind.

Another day later, Xiahoudun sent a letter to persuade him to surrender, bluntly saying that Cao Cao would arrive two days later.

Zhang Xiu was uneasy after reading the letter, and hesitated for a while before going to find Jia Xu.

"Sir, can Wancheng be safe?" , Zhang Xiu had the last glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"How is the general compared to Lu Bu?" , Jia Xu asked slightly.

"Embroidery is not as good as Lu Fengxian", Zhang Xiu said in frustration.

"Wancheng is better than Yanzhou, which is bigger?" , Jia Xu continued to ask.

"The world is different", Zhang Xiu said distractedly.

"Xiliang Tieqi is not good at defending the city, and he lost a lot of soldiers and ...... in the previous defeat," Jia Xu whispered.

"When the Taishi was there, our Liangzhou Iron Cavalry was powerful in the world, even the princes of the Kanto region were like pigs and dogs", Zhang Xiu clenched his fists and said.

"Even if the Taishi is killed, if there is a good plan, we can also counterattack Chang'an and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes", Zhang Xiu's eyes flashed with memories, as if he remembered the glory of yesterday, and then leaned down and asked in pain,

"Why did the Taishi die?"

"Why did General Niu Fu die?"

"Why did Li Dao Guo Yan die?"

"Why did my uncle die too?"

"To the east of Liangzhou, only Wancheng and you and me remain, and these two thousand Xiliang soldiers"

"Why did my Xiliang Iron Rider end up in such a field?!"