To the south, dozens of fireboats are rushing towards Fancheng along the flow of the flood.

Those were not ordinary fireships, but large fireships with ramming angles and as huge as fighting ships, which could be said to have been specially designed by the enemy for the high and thick walls of Fancheng.

With so many huge fireships lined up, almost covering the south gate of Fancheng, coming with such a momentum, regardless of the fire, just the huge hull crashed into it like this, whether the water-soaked city wall of Fancheng can withstand it is a great unknown.

At this time, Man Chong was really panicked, such an unbelievable but overwhelming attack method completely disrupted his position. looked at the speeding fireship in a daze, and the whole person froze there.

Rumble!

The first fireboat crashed into the wall three meters below the city, and the impact angle sank deep into the wall, forcing a crack more than three inches wide, and the flood water quickly poured into the wall along the gap. The sky-high flames that rose from the fireship rose seven or eight meters high, engulfing everything it covered.

Then, the second, third, and most of the fighting ships and fireships crashed into the city wall one by one with a huge momentum, and the southern city line cracked everywhere, and half of the area was engulfed in flames.

Just three feet away to the left of Manzhong, a fireboat rushed directly to the city by a surging wave, and the fire and dirt fell from the hull, and in his field of vision, groups of soldiers who were burned by the fire were thrown into the flood under the city like crazy.

"It's over, it's all over, the defeat is decided, and the non-human is so the ...... is saved"

Just as he was in despair, another fireship slammed into the wall directly below him. The entire wall was torn apart by the crash, and the flood water poured into the city through countless cracks, and it could not be blocked in any case. And this section of the wall where the full pet is located is the most vulnerable section, and now it is hit like this, and the entire section of the city wall shook a few times, and it collapsed inward.

Man Pet only felt that his feet were soft, and his whole body fell downward, his eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he instinctively grabbed up, grabbing the edge of collapse. When you look down, the flood water is pouring into the city with ruined stone chips and silt, and it is pouring into the city from two breaches that are two feet wide.

Looking back again, I saw that everywhere the torrent passed, all the houses in Fancheng were washed away, and those soldiers and civilians, like ants, were instantly swallowed by the flood.

Originally, Man Zhong was determined to die, but after experiencing this thrilling scene and witnessing the cruel scene, his determination to die was gone. So, with both hands, he climbed the half-destroyed city wall with all his might.

At this time, when I looked around again, I saw that several sections of the city wall had been washed away, and the water and some of the fireships rushed towards the city like wild beasts, and the inside and outside of the city became a country in the blink of an eye.

…… At this moment, when Fancheng was flooded, the main force of Guan Yu's navy was still berthed one mile outside the city, watching Fancheng be flooded into the ocean.

All the soldiers watched this 'spectacular' scene on the boat, and they couldn't help but marvel at it. And when they saw that the soldiers of Cao in the city were either drowned or burned alive by the fire, the soldiers were even more frightened, as if they felt the same way, and they couldn't help but shiver one by one.

"Zhongzheng, it seems that we don't need to attack, just wait for the water to recede, and easily enter the city to accept the surrender of the remaining Cao army."

Guan Yuxiong stood on the bow of the boat, looking at this scene, he couldn't help but sigh, and his face was proud.

Fang Shao smiled faintly and arched his hand: "Break Xiangyang, flood Fancheng, General Guan, after this battle, you will be a mighty Huaxia, Shao is here to congratulate you in advance." ”

Guan Yu laughed, his expression becoming more and more ambitious.

And Zhao Yun beside him couldn't help but sigh: "Although the flooding of Fancheng is out of helplessness, the people killed by mistake in this plan must be countless, pity those innocent people." ”

Zhao Yun's kindness made Fang Shao feel a little ashamed, but he also understood that if he wanted to achieve great things, he had to use extraordinary means, and some sacrifices were inevitable, otherwise, the war would be protracted, and more people would die in the war.

Fang Shao, who came up with the strategy, just smiled and said nothing, but Guan Yu said: "Zilong's words are wrong, in war, death and injury are inevitable. If we don't sacrifice the people of Fancheng, then our soldiers don't know how many people will die, and as generals, even their own subordinates are not sympathetic, so why bother to sympathize with those who don't matter. ”

Guan Yu's words were iron-blooded enough, and Zhao Yun felt a little uncomfortable listening to them, and he had to defend himself when he opened his mouth.

"Now that Fancheng has been down, it's time to discuss the next step." Fang Shaosheng was afraid that the two of them would quarrel, so he hurriedly diverted the topic.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said: "After taking Fancheng, you should take Xinye, all according to Jingzhou, and then take advantage of the situation to attack Wancheng in the north and take Xu Luo in one fell swoop." ”

Guan Yu seems to be a little carried away by the huge victory, Northern Jingzhou was won, but there is no one for a year and a half, I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm people's hearts, and in the case of unstable people's hearts, Cao Wei will attack Wanluo and other Cao Wei's henchmen in the north, and it is strange that Cao Ying does not play with him.

Moreover, going north to the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is no longer like the Battle of Xiangfan, with the advantage of the assistance of the naval army, and when the time comes, even Fang Shao is not completely sure of facing Cao Wei's elite infantry with the infantry army.

It's just that Guan Yuzhi is now complacent, and he is afraid that he can't be persuaded in a few words, and it is estimated that he has to ask Liu Bei to give an order in order to dispel his idea of rushing forward.

So, Fang Shao smiled, "The soldiers have been fighting hard for several months, so let's take a good rest before making plans, and this time Xiangfan's victory, General Guan's first thing to do is to ask for a reward for the soldiers to show their merits to the king, so as to comfort the hard work of the soldiers." ”

Guan Yu was right to think about it, so he said: "Zhongzheng is reasonable, and meritorious service is not rewarded, why should he drive the soldiers to make persistent efforts." In this way, after pacifying the entire territory of Beijingzhou, I will be a letter asking for merit, and you will be presented to the king by Zhongzheng you into Hanzhong, and by the way, I will tell the king about the battle of the Northern Expedition. ”

…… After a few heavy rains, the Han River gradually receded, and Fancheng gradually returned to flat land from a piece of Zeguo.

Guan Yu then ordered the army to calmly march into Fancheng, surrender the Cao army besieged by the stagnant water, rescue the civilians who were squatting on the roofs for refuge, and at the same time, ordered the soldiers to urgently repair the river embankment to prevent the Han River from surging again.

Three days later, the water in Fancheng receded, and Guan Yu's army completely occupied Fancheng, of course, this city has been destroyed inside and out, and it will take time to rebuild it.

After Guan Yu captured Fancheng, he ordered his son Guan Ping to guard Xiangyang, sat in Fancheng himself, and ordered Zhao Yun to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Xinye. Two days later, Xinye's 3,000 defenders surrendered without a fight, and the entire gate of Jingzhou to the north was closed.

After that, Guan Yu sent people south to spread the news of the fall of Xinye and Fancheng, Jiangxia and Nanyang and other counties that were preparing to organize the villagers to move north chose to surrender, and within ten months, the entire Jingzhou, except for a small piece of Jiangnan occupied by Eastern Wu, almost all of them were under the control of the king of Hanzhong.

Guan Yu counted the results of the battle of Fancheng, and was pleased to find that nearly 10,000 prisoners were captured by the Cao army in this battle. In the future, if these soldiers are comforted and incorporated into their own army, it will naturally be of great help to the fighting strength of the Jingzhou Legion.

And in the list of prisoners, Guan Yu also saw the name of Runan Taishou Manpet.

Because Runan and Jingzhou are close to each other, and the good political achievements of Manzhong when he governed Runan, Guan Yu also heard a little, so he had the intention to recruit this person, so at the suggestion of Fang Shao, he personally summoned this captive general.

However, this full favor is not as frightened as Guan Yu imagined, but strides forward calmly, as if he is the winner.

Guan Yu's surname has always been contemptuous of those officials, his surname is already arrogant, with Xiangfan's great victory, his arrogance is even stronger, such a person, naturally he can't tolerate anyone in front of him who is more proud than him.

Therefore, as soon as Man Pet entered the door, Guan Yu's face became gloomy, he glanced at Man Pet with slanted eyebrows, and said coldly: "The prisoner in front of the hall, seeing Ben Hou, why don't you kneel." ”

Full of favor said proudly: "I am an official of the imperial court, how can I worship the rebellion of the country." ”

Guan Yu was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "The traitor helps the thief to do evil, and he dares to insult Benhou, come on, push it out and behead it!" ”

When the armor enters, he will drag the full pet out. Man Zhong shook violently, broke free from the hands of the soldiers, and said proudly: "I have feet and legs, I can walk by myself, I don't need you to bother." ”

With that, Man Pet turned around and walked out with his head held high.

Guan Yu has always respected the iron-blooded man, the more weak and incompetent you are, the more he despises you, and you regard death as home, but he feels sorry for him.

Seeing that Man Zhong was not afraid of life and death, Guan Yu's anger disappeared mostly, and the killing intent was gone, but the order had been given, and if he took it back, it would be faceless.

Guan Yu's expression changed, Fang Shao saw it in his eyes, naturally he knew his intentions, not to mention that he knew that this full pet was talented, and he was not Cao Ying's dead party, if he killed him like this, it would indeed be a pity.

So, Fang Shao hurriedly persuaded: "General Guan, this Man Boning has some blood surnames, it's a pity to kill him." Besides, this person's official position is not small, if we dispose of it at will, I am afraid that it will be a little inappropriate, why don't I send him to Hanzhong by the way and hand it over to the king. ”

With Fang Shao to build a ladder, Guan Yu also had a table, so he waved his hand, "That's it, just follow Zhongzheng, come on, take the prisoner Man Zhong into custody for the time being." ”

This side has just dealt with the matter of full favor, and the spies outside suddenly reported to Guan Yu a piece of news that was both shocked and regretful: the Wu army on the eastern front planned to behead Zhang Liao, and Hefei City had been broken before.

"Wenyuan, go to ......"

Guan Yu's expression became a little lonely for a while, and his eyes were blurred, as if countless old things came to his heart.

(To be continued)