Although Cai Mao screamed fiercely on her lips, she was so frightened in her heart that she didn't dare to stay for a moment, and fled all the way south.

Mink Xiong led an army of 8,000 cavalry, taking advantage of the victory to cross the water, and pursued all the way.

His goal was naturally to take the important town of Xinye in one fell swoop, so that he could build a barrier south of Wancheng and consolidate his rule in Nanyang.

Mink Xiong's infantry army, after following Cai Mao's army, was always only seven or eight miles away, oppressing Cai Mao breathless.

At dusk that day, Cai Mao and his defeated soldiers fled to the front line of Xinye.

At this time, Cai Mao's subordinates were less than 4,000 people, but Guo Xinye did not dare to enter, for fear of being besieged by Mink Xiong, he just wanted to continue to flee south to meet with the follow-up Huang Zhong's subordinates.

Seeing that he was going to abandon Xinye, Wen Ping couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly persuaded: "General Cai, Xinye is the Han water barrier, once it is abandoned, the mink male soldiers can drive south, directly to Fancheng, threatening Xiangyang, how can you say that you will give up." ”

Cai Mao's face sank, and he said unhappily: "Our army only has these defeated soldiers, and the army's heart is gone, how can we hold Xinye, if we are besieged by Diao Xiong, will we have to annihilate the whole army!" ”

"But, the general......"

Wen Ping still needs to be persuaded again, Cai Mao is impatient, waved his hand and shouted: "Since you insist on defending Xinye, Ben will order you to lead a thousand soldiers and horses, enter the city and hold on, and come back to rescue you when Ben General moves reinforcements." ”

"A thousand soldiers?" Wen Ping was taken aback, "There are only a thousand defeated soldiers, how can you hold Xinye, and ask the general to ...... again"

Wen Ping wanted to ask for more soldiers and horses, but Cai Mao glared at him and shouted: "This is the general's military order, Wen Zhongye, you have repeatedly questioned the general's military order, what do you want?" ”

Cai Mao moved out of the military order to press, and Wen Er had no choice but to lead a thousand defeated soldiers and transfer to Xinye City.

Cai Mao did not dare to stay, led his thousands of defeated soldiers, and continued to flee south, looking at Fancheng.

The army of the mink male followed and killed.

When Diao Xiong heard that Cai Mao had abandoned Xinye, he immediately ordered the pursuit to be stopped.

Further south from Xinye, it is Fancheng, where the soldiers are in the Hanshui and enter the heart of Liu Biao.

With Mink Xiong's existing strength, it is not conducive to stretching the line too long, and concentrating troops and taking Xinye City before Liu Biao reacts is the king.

Eight thousand mink soldiers were ordered to stop going south, and went down on all sides of Xinye City, and before dark, they had surrounded Xinye City into an iron bucket array, and even a fly could not fly out.

And Wen Ping, who retreated into the city, realized at this time that he seemed to have made a wrong decision and retreated into a dead city.

Xinye was originally an important town, but after repeated battles between Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, its city was dilapidated, and the people almost fled.

After Liu Biao recaptured Xinye the previous time, he had not had time to rebuild the city, so the four city walls were damaged everywhere, which was not conducive to defending the palace at all.

In addition, Cai Mao was anxious to make meritorious contributions, not only did he not wait for the rear army Huang Zhong's headquarters to come to rendezvous, but also sent troops north in advance before a large amount of grain and grass arrived in Xinye.

Now that it has suddenly failed, a large amount of grain and grass is still on the way from Fancheng to Xinye, so there is almost no grain and grass available in Xinye City.

Wen Ping's retreat into this city is equivalent to escaping into a fire pit with no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside.

He began to regret it a little.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Minkxiong's army of 8,000 wanted to break through the broken city of Xinye, but after the siege, he did not order an immediate siege.

Because the general who was besieged in the city was a general he admired.

Wen Ping is a general in Jingzhou, and like Li Yan, he was born in Jingxiang Haoqiang and is an influential general in the local area.

Moreover, what is even more rare is that in addition to being proficient in foot combat, Wen Ping is also good at water warfare, and he is really an all-rounder on land and water.

Since Diao Xiong's troops are approaching the Han River, they will have to fight water battles in the future, and in a place like Jingxiang, how can no naval army gain a foothold.

Xu Rong and other generals under his command are all landlubbers, and if they can hire this land and water general, it will naturally be extremely advantageous.

Mink Xiong ordered the siege of Xinye Castle without attacking, and sent a messenger into the city on the same day, bringing his own letter, wanting to recruit Wenhi.

……

The remnant sun is setting in the west, and Xinye Castle is in the west.

At the head of the city, Wen Ping held the letter of surrender written by Mink Xiong himself, his sword eyebrows were deep, and his eyes were quietly flashing with gloom.

"I'm a dignified seven-foot man, and I want me to surrender...... However, now that I am in a desperate situation, if I fight hard, will my useful body have to be buried in the lonely city of Xinye......"

Wen Ping's thoughts were flying, he secretly gritted his teeth, and pinched the silk book in his hand more and more, and the bone knots gurgled.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light flashed in Wen Ping's eyes.

……

Outside Xinye City, the mink army tent.

Mink Xiong, who sat at the top, soon got Wenpin's reply:

In the evening of tomorrow, the hired general personally led the remnants of the army out of the west gate and surrendered the city to the general.

"Wen Ping is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and he agreed to surrender so quickly." Mink Xiong smiled and showed Wen Ping's surrender handwriting to everyone.

Then he looked at the face that had always been paralyzed.

Under that ugly face, there is endless wisdom, and it is his strategy that makes him kill the Jingzhou army without much effort, and even surround the important town of Xinye.

"Strategist, what do you think of Wen Ping's surrender letter?"

After the First World War, Pang Tong used his wits to prove his strength, and Diao Xiong naturally appointed him as a military advisor.

Pang Tong's eyes were slightly closed, and he was silent for a while, obviously still thinking.

At this time, Li Yan said first: "Wenpin has only been besieged for a day, and he should have held on until there was no hope for reinforcements, and he was forced to surrender, but now he has fallen so happily, I think it is very suspicious." ”

Mink Xiong nodded slightly, but he didn't speak first, his eyes were always on Pang Tong.

After pondering for a long time, Pang Tong finally spoke: "Wen Ping is my Jingzhou people, although I have no friendship with him, but I have heard relatives and friends evaluate this Wen Ping, saying that this person is not only proficient in the art of war, but also quite a bit of strategy, and was born in Nanyang Haoqiang, but also a little arrogant. It's not impossible that he will surrender, but I don't believe that he will come down so quickly. ”

Pang Tong is extremely intelligent, and he is a native of Jingzhou, no one knows Wenpin better than him, even he is so suspicious, and Diao Xiong is even more suspicious.

Syllable!

As soon as the silk book was thrown away, Diao Xiong sneered: "Since this is the case, there is no need to say more about the fact that Wen Ping is a fraud, if he wants to play Yin with me, I will have a good time with him." ”

"Wen Ping's fraudulent surrender must be to let our army relax its vigilance so that we can take the opportunity to break through, then we will remain silent and give him a plan."

Pang Tong was always expressionless, but in his words, he was full of confidence in strategizing.

"What's the plan?" Mink Xiong knew he had a plan.

Pang Tong was unhurried and slowly came out of his strategy.

After listening to his strategy, Diao Xiong laughed and said happily: "According to the military division's clever plan, tomorrow evening, I will capture Wenpin and use it for me!" ”

(I was deducted from the recommendation ticket, depressed, the ticket was originally few, and I was deducted)