Thanks to Lan Yu's framing of Fu Youde at the beginning, Chang Yuchun hyped it up in the Han army in order to boost morale, and Chang Yuchun often sighed that Fu Youde died a pity. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

If Liu Yu came alone, the school said that Liu Yu would not be imprisoned. But after Fu Youde's earnest request, the general finally agreed and agreed to the plan to go out of the city and set up an ambush.

The general was also cautious, first sent a few light horsemen into Wuguan to inform Liu Biao of the invasion of the Jingzhou army, and then began to deploy the signal.

After Liu Yu and Fu Youde's proposal, the general colonel first counted the 1,000 defenders out of the city, carrying a large number of bows and arrows. Then mobilize the people in the city, young and strong, the armor of the Han army on the boat, and hold the weapons of the Han army to defend the city, so the formation is suspicious.

A thousand soldiers and horses went out of Nanxiang, and it was already night at this time, but Fu Youde and Liu Yu were galloping wildly, while Wenpin soldiers and horses were infantry troops and had to cross the river, so they could not reach Nanxiang in a short time.

Under the guidance of Fu Youde and Liu Yu, 1,000 soldiers and horses set up an ambush in a valley twenty miles outside Nanxiang overnight, and the soldiers searched for stones in the mountains and forests, cut down trees to make rolling logs, and waited until the sky was getting bright.

In the dense forests on the slopes of the mountains and forests on both sides, there were 500 soldiers and horses crawling on each side, and the general who guarded the pass was a little impatient when he saw that the Jingzhou soldiers had not arrived for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Fu Yingying, why haven't the Jingzhou soldiers arrived yet?" Didn't you go directly to attack General Chang with Yuan Junying? ”

"We are cavalry, Jingzhou soldiers are only foot troops, I am afraid that we will not be able to reach this place until noon. Don't be anxious, General Chang is like a god with soldiers, if they attack General Chang directly, they don't have to worry! Fu Youde comforted in a low voice.

The general nodded, and continued to send scouts to investigate, and after two hours, when the Han army was already impatient waiting in the dense forest, at this time, the scout Pegasus entered the dense forest and reported: "Jingzhou soldiers and horses are crossing the river, under the banner of words!"

The general who defended the city was overjoyed: "It's finally here, you guys quickly hide your whereabouts and know the traces on the road!"

"Yes!" As the scout headed west, he made out the horses' hoof prints on the road.

The 1,000 Han army didn't wait long, and then they saw Wen Ping leading 3,000 troops from a distance to rush here.

It turned out that Wen Ping went all the way north, passing through Yin County, Juxian County and other places, and also knew that Chang Yuchun's army had marched east to fight with Yuan's army. Therefore, he let Huang Zu's main force attack those county towns in the future, and he himself led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Nanxiang in the starry night.

Although it is good to join forces with Yuan Shu to attack Chang Yuchun, if they fail to destroy them in a short period of time and let Chang'an send Yuan Jun, then the Jingzhou Army will be in the same stream with Yuan Shu, which will not only be unpopular with the people, but also evil Liu Wei. If the Yuan army sent by Liu Wei defeated them, it would be a numb egg, and directly took Nanxiang and curbed Chang Yuchun's grain route, but in a few days, Chang Yuchun's army was bound to be defeated, and they defended the city and had confidence in the face of Liu Wei.

Therefore, Wen Ping came to the starry night in order to take Nanxiang as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

Before Wen Ping led 3,000 soldiers and horses to the valley, he did not doubt him, and led the army directly into the valley. After all, knowing that Nanxiang's defense was empty, how could the Han army possibly set up an ambush here?

When the three thousand soldiers and horses entered the valley, Wen Ping realized that something was not quite right, and shouted: "It's not good, this place is too quiet, I'm afraid there will be an ambush, give me a retreat!"

However, it was already too late at this time, and the Han army in the valleys on both sides was in a big voice, rolling wood and stones immediately rolled down from the valleys on both sides, and at the same time, a dense rain of arrows shot towards the Jingzhou soldiers in the middle.

The Jingzhou soldiers were defenseless, but after a while, there were many casualties.

Although Wen Ping is strong in martial arts, the Han army's arrows focus on taking care of him, although he wields a long knife to block, but he is also caught by two arrows. Wen Ping broke out of the siege under the protection of the soldiers, and at this time, Fu Youde and Liu Yu let the guards take advantage of the situation to kill.

However, both of them wore the clothes of ordinary soldiers of the Han army, but it was to prevent them from being recognized by the Jingzhou soldiers. Otherwise, Wen Ping knew that Liu Yu had arrived in Nanxiang, and he would definitely know that it was the Nanxiang defenders that the two of them had informed, so they went out of the city to set up an ambush, and the two of them used the suspicious soldiers laid by the people in Nanxiang City to no avail.

Fu Youde and Liu Yu were brave and invincible, but after a while, they expelled the Jingzhou soldiers from the valley, and the Han army did not continue the pursuit, but led the soldiers and horses back to Nanxiang City.

Wen Ping led the remnants of the army out of the valley and returned to the ferry to prepare for the arrival of Huang Zu's army. Sent people to count the casualties, and only more than 800 of the 3,000 soldiers and horses remained, and most of the casualties were lost. Wen Ping said angrily: "Why did the Han army lay an ambush here, could it be that there are still heavy troops in Nanxiang?" You should go to Nanxiang City and investigate! ”

Wen Ping waved his hand and asked a team of scouts to send troops to Nanxiang City to investigate, and a team of cavalry had to go to Nanxiang with fear. Not long after the scouts arrived at Nanxiang City, they encountered the cavalry deliberately sent by Liu Yu, and most of the cavalry scouts were killed, leaving only a few people and horses to escape.

The scout fled back to where Wen Ping was stationed, and Wen Ping was shocked: "Why did you come back with such a few people?"

There were twenty scouts in a team, but now only two or three people have escaped, and the scouts gasped and reported to Wen Ping: "The Han army is cautious, and most of our scouts have been wiped out when they encounter the Han army scouts."

"What is Nanxiang's strength, can you see it clearly?" Wen Ping asked in a deep voice.

"The soldiers and horses in Nanxiang City are overwhelmed, and there are only thousands of people in the city!" The scout arched.

"How is that possible? Chang Yuchun has a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Nanxiang City has sent so many soldiers and horses, how can he fight with Hou Junji? ”

"I don't dare to lie, the Han army at the head of Nanxiang City is full of thousands of people, all of them are wearing armor, and their power is terrifying!" The scout argued.

"I can't wait for 20,000 soldiers and horses, there are thousands of defenders in Nanxiang, and it is the Han army hoarding grain and grass, where the baggage is heavy, how can I capture Nanxiang in a short time!" Wen Ping's face was pale.

At this time, Huang Zu also led the army to cross the river, and Wen Ping came to see Huang Zu, and told Huang Zu about the ambush and the strength of Nanxiang. Huang Zu frowned deeply after hearing this, Nanxiang's strength really surprised him. Immediately, Huang Zu sneered: "When I came the day before yesterday, the thieves in Fancheng had already fled, could it be that they came to report to the defenders of Nanxiang and set up an ambush in advance?"

"No matter what, we are already torn face with the Han army, and Nanxiang will take it no matter what. What's more, General Liu Pan will be able to lead the army to help in a few days, let's storm Nanxiang, Nanxiang Town, although there is a heavy burden, but if it is a strong attack, I am afraid it will not be difficult to capture! Wen Ping's face turned flat.

"Okay, if it's a suspicious tactic, let's find out if we try!" Huang Zu nodded, and quickly took the soldiers and horses across the river, and the soldiers and horses came to Nanxiang City.

20,000 soldiers and horses came to the city, but they saw that there were about 1,000 defenders on each side of the city, all dressed in Han army armor, rolling stones and rolling trees on the city, and the archers were waiting for the battle with bows and arrows. Seeing the Jingzhou soldiers and horses coming, the guard general nodded at Liu Yu and Fu Youde and stepped forward and shouted: "Who is coming, dare to offend my Han army Tianwei?"

Wen Ping stepped forward to talk and responded: "I am Wen Ping, the general of Jingzhou, this trip is to help the Han army repel the Yuan army, and I also ask the general to let me and other troops enter the city!"

"Hugh has to be coquettish, General Chang's soldiers and horses are far away in the champion area, but you are marching into Nanxiang, what is the intention, why do you need to say more! It's just that you didn't expect it, General Chang is like a god, and he has long expected that you will send troops to intercept the back road of Nanxiang, so he set up a heavy defense! The guard general sneered.

It's just that the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou are determined to defeat the Han army, that is, the main force of the Han army is here, and they all have to fight, not to mention a mere Nanxiang. Wen Ping shouted: "It is common to encounter spring soldiers and horses advancing eastward, where are the thousands of soldiers and horses coming from here, and they have to make a fool of themselves." Hurry up and surrender, otherwise our army will break through the city, and there will be no chickens and dogs left! ”

"Thieves are rampant, shoot me!" The guards didn't talk nonsense, and waved their hands to let the archers shoot Wenpin.

The random arrows attacked, Wen Ping hurriedly retreated, and the Jingzhou soldiers and horses were stationed under the city, building a ladder, and preparing to attack the city. Huang Zu came and brought a lot of baggage, and the clerk was not false.

Seeing that the soldiers and horses under the city were preparing to attack the city, the face of the general guarding the pass changed greatly: "Oops, the plan of the suspicious soldiers has no effect, they plan to attack the city."

"Don't worry, the more Jingzhou soldiers are like this, it shows Liu Biao's ambition even more, and they are more anxious than us. Although there are only 1,000 elites in the city, the baggage is enough, and it is enough to hold Nanxiang for a few days, haven't you already sent someone to inform Chang'an? It will take three days at most for reinforcements to arrive! Fu Youde comforted.

The general said with a bitter face: "Let's hold on for three days, but where is General Chang, how many days can he last?" How can you deal with Yuan Jun without food and grass? ”

"Don't worry, General Chang is not an ordinary person, not to mention that if Wuguan learns that the Jingzhou soldiers are attacking Nanxiang, they will also transport grain and grass from Zhejiang to General Chang!" Liu Yu said with a smile.

"I said at the beginning that from Wuguan out of Nanyang, you can cross Danshui, you can cross Zheshui, and Zheshui is closer to Wancheng. I'm afraid it's just to tempt Liu Biao to send troops! ”

After listening to Fu Youde and Liu Yu's comfort, the defenders finally made up their minds, and at this time, the Jingzhou soldiers under the city were also preparing to attack the city.

A few days ago, Liu Wei sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to Yang Yanhei and Wei Xiaokuan to support Nanxiang, and the Jingzhou soldiers sent troops almost on the same day. But the Jingzhou soldiers were a flat river, and the Han army had to pass through rugged mountain roads such as Wuguan. The Jingzhou army had arrived in Nanxiang, but Yang Yansi's soldiers and horses were still in Wuguan.

At this time, the Nanxiang guard reported to Wuguan urgently in the starry night, and he met Yang Yansi and led the army to Wuguan.

The scout Daxi reported to Yang Yansi: "General Yang, the Jingzhou army attacked Nanxiang, and now I am afraid that I will go to Nanxiang City, and I ask the general to send troops quickly!"

Yang Yansi said angrily: "Liu Biao really dares to send troops to attack? Fortunately, Your Majesty asked me to lead the army to come, otherwise Nanxiang would be lost, and the order went down, and the army would not rest today, and immediately rushed to Nanxiang. ”

"Little Seven and Slow!" Wei Xiaokuan hurriedly stopped Yang Yansi and said: "Jingzhou soldiers sent troops to Nanxiang, so General Chang's grain road will be cut off, General Chang can not afford to lose in the front line battle, so I will lead two thousand soldiers and horses out of Zhejiang to transport grain and grass to General Chang, and you will lead eight thousand men and horses to support Nanxiang!"

"It's still Lord Wei's wit, the Jingzhou soldiers wanted to cut off General Chang's grain route, but they didn't know that our army had two grain routes!" Yang Yansi laughed when he heard this.

"This matter has been discussed a long time ago, in order to prevent Jingzhou soldiers and horses from sending troops to cut off our army's back road! Without further ado, let's prepare as soon as possible! Wei Xiaokuan stroked his beard and smiled.