Jingzhou, in Xiangyang City, Cai Mao rushed in in a panic, and shouted loudly while running: "Lord, lord, the champion county of Hanzhong soldiers and horses has already won three county seats." Inside, Liu Biao and Kuai Liang were discussing things, and Cai Mao's shouting suddenly startled the two of them. Now half of Jingzhou's troops are in the hands of Cai Mao, so it is not surprising that Cai Mao's news is better than Liu Biao.

"Oh, Zhang Ziqiao estimated that he had only returned to Hanzhong, and the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong were dispatched, and he also captured the three counties in one fell swoop, so it seems that the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong have been prepared for a long time. Oops, Yuan Highway is going to attack Fancheng. Kuai Liang shouted in panic after hearing Cai Mao's news. Liu Biao and Cai Mao knew that Yuan Shu was going to attack Fancheng, but the time was not good, since receiving Zhang Song's reminder, Liu Biao had ordered Fancheng's 5,000 troops to seriously and rigorously guard against the attack in the direction of Nanyang Wancheng overnight, and ignore those mobs. Now when he heard Kuai Liang say this, he was so shocked that he hurriedly asked, "How can Zirou see it?" ”

"My lord, the speed at which Hanzhong dispatched troops shows that Hanzhong has been plotting against Nanyang for a long time. And if Liang Ruo is not bad, Hanzhong must want to take the four counties on the west bank of Danshui when the soldiers and horses of Nanyang and our army have no time to look west. At this time, even if Yuan Highway was angry, but because the main force of Nanyang was in Fancheng to confront our army, it was impossible to Hanzhong, as long as the Hanzhong army was strictly guarded at the ferry in the area of Danshui County, the Nanyang soldiers and horses could be blocked on the east bank, and Hanzhong could easily get the land of the four counties. The reason why Chen Bozhi in Hanzhong dares to send troops now means that the soldiers and horses of Nanyang must have come to Fancheng and began to attack the city. ”

Liu Biao was taken aback and asked Cai Mao: "Why can I know that Hanzhong sent troops, but I can't find out the news of Fancheng?" Cai Mao also had a hard time, and said: "Lord, now the north bank of the Xiangjiang River is full of mobs, ten scouts come out, and one can't come back, Fancheng has lost contact since last night." Kuai Liang said again: "My lord, General Cai is right in this matter, I'm afraid it's not just the mob's reason, Nanyang Yuan Highway is plotting against Jingzhou, and at this time he will launch a large army to attack Fancheng, and he will inevitably send cavalry to kill our army scouts to cut off contact." Lord, send troops to Fancheng for reinforcements as soon as possible, Fancheng is my northern barrier, once Fancheng is lost, the enemy army can go down the river and go straight to Xiangyang. Regarding the question of whether to increase the number of troops, Liu Biao hesitated for several days, and he didn't know what Liu Biao thought in his heart.

Liu Biao was finally moved by Kuai Liang's words, and raised his head and shouted: "Okay, send troops to Fancheng." ”

Lou Fa's move surprised Chen Lin, Jia Xu saw Lou Fa holding on to the same while dividing troops to attack the city, and he was also impressed by Lou Fa, the so-called deputy general of the county lieutenant. Seeing that the sound of fierce battle began to come from the head of Nanxiang City again, Chen Lin saw that there were not many defenders on the wall of Nanxiang, although now Lou Fa focused on attacking the South Gate, the other three gates were just for show, as soon as the 20,000 troops at the South Gate pressed up, Nanxiang City would not be able to bear it, who knew how much they lost yesterday and how long they could support it today. Chen Lin bowed his head and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, do you have a plan to break this situation?" ”

Jia Xu: "My lord, at present, our army is too small, Lou Fa insists on 30,000 people to prevent our army, and now I have to let the second general drive the wolf and ride slowly to press up, to see if Lou Fa's army will be chaotic, if Lou Fa's army is in chaos, it will be easy to do, if Lou Fa can maintain such a solid phalanx, then I have to think of another way." ”

"Zhong Zhi, lead the wolf to ride up slowly, with momentum * The enemy army is panicked, if the enemy army is chaotic, immediately wave the army to kill, if the enemy army remains unchanged, do not be reckless."

Chen Ze promised, with a sigh of huh, he ordered to blow the trumpet again, and the heavy sound of the bull's horn remembered again, and the atmosphere of the war began to condense again, and the three thousand wolves rode in a dense formation, slowly moving forward. Lou Fa's 30,000 foot soldiers were immediately panicked, they had seen the power of the wolf ride, it was the speed of death, especially the 8,000 people who fled back from the front army, and some of them had already begun to cry. The army began to stir, Lou Fa stood on the ladder, saw that the dense military formation was a little fluctuating, angrily pulled out his saber, and the great god ordered: "The guard regiment listens to the order, but if there is a disorder, behead." About a thousand guards quickly separated in the military formation, their hands raised and fell, and their heads rolled to the ground, shouting Lou Fa's words, whoever dared to move would die, and the colonels everywhere also tried their best to restrain their subordinates. A turmoil that was about to occur was suppressed by Lou Fa's thunderous means, and after cutting off nearly a thousand heads, the army calmed down.

Gradually accelerated, the wolf rider who was almost about to run wild still had a hundred steps in front of the military formation, at this time the Lou Fa army did not move, Chen Ze scolded secretly, the big gun in his hand was pushed to the left, and the wolf riders behind him collectively turned a big bend to the left, and the rear army ran through the Lou Fa army when it was only fifty steps away, but there was no contact. The wolf rode around a big bend, slowed down from behind, and came back to a stop in front of Chen Lin. Lou Fa watched the wolf rider turn rapidly, smiled, and looked back at the siege situation, which was quite intense.

Jia Xu: "This Lou Fa is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he has some skills. Lord, the wolf rider can't break through the enemy army, at this time our army doesn't dare to move, and the 30,000 troops that Lou Fa insists on don't dare to move, as long as its formation changes, the wolf rider can rush up and bite it fiercely. But Nanxiang City is only afraid that it is already in danger, my lord, if you put the wolf horse into the city to help the defenders defend the city, as long as the Nanxiang defenders get even a thousand reinforcements at this time, it can greatly boost morale and hit the morale of Lou Fa's siege soldiers. ”

Chen Lin was very interested and said, "Wenhe means to let the wolf ride into the city from the north gate?" Jia Xu nodded, now Lou Fa is only about twenty days of food at most, and Chen Lin's arrival has made Lou Fa's army demoralized, as long as he holds on to Nanxiang City for two or three days, he is afraid that Lou Fa will no longer be able to restrain these peasants, and then it will be an opportunity for Hanzhong soldiers and horses. The most important thing is not to let Lou Fa enter the city, if Lou Fa enters Nanxiang City, there will be enough grain and grass at that time, and these tens of thousands of people can spend at least two or three months with Chen Lin here, so that the Hanzhong army will lose more than it gains.

Chen Lin plotted with Jia Xu and Chen Ze again, and it could only be like this at present, and immediately said: "Zhongzhi, you left a thousand wolves to ride outside to fight guerrillas, and a certain led two thousand wolves to ride into the city. Chen Ze was shocked and shouted: "No, the eldest brother can't enter the city at this time, who knows if this small city can be defended, the eldest brother is still safe outside the city, and he can't go inside the city." Jia Xu and others also hurriedly persuaded, and finally Lin An knelt on the ground and shouted: "Bozhi, let someone enter the city, and you will ensure that Nanxiang is not lost." ”

At the south gate of Nanxiang City, the county order is neither a literati nor a martial artist, at this time he is holding a simple knife, standing in the city tower, and the wolf rider under the city can not break through the big array of Lou Fa, at that moment, the joy of the county order is gone. Later, it was even more clear on the high city tower, and two thousand of the three thousand cavalry had retreated, and it seemed that the reinforcements of Hanzhong County had abandoned Nanxiang. At this time, suddenly an officer and soldier rushed up from the city tower, who was from the county government, and shouted loudly to the county order: "My lord, my lord, the Hanzhong cavalry appeared at the north gate and asked to enter the city. ”

The county commander rose up, jumped up, and shouted: "What, the Hanzhong cavalry didn't leave, at the north gate, into the city?" Hahaha, the sky will not die, my Nanxiang also. The county order immediately ordered the north gate to move the obstacles, and a hundred defenders plus hundreds of people rushed over, and it took half an hour for the north gate to open. Two thousand cavalry rushed into the city and rushed to the south.

Lou Fa at the south gate had already received a report that the 500 people who had fled back from the north gate, and the 500 people at the north gate had only a few fast legs and feet. Lou Fa listened, North Gate? Looking at the motionless cavalry in front of him, Lou Fa bet that as long as he moved casually, he would definitely be pounced on and bitten by this vicious wolf. After only a while, Lou Fa heard a loud bang coming from the Nanxiang city wall, and they all cheered. Lou Fa hurriedly looked back, only to see a pair of warriors in iron armor and fresh clothes rushing out of the Nanxiang city wall at this time, which was not comparable to ordinary defenders, like a big iron fist sweeping down all the hundreds of people who climbed the city wall with a single stroke. These were clearly the cavalry of Hanzhong, and the soldiers besieging the city were panicking, and there were signs of retreat, and cheers broke out again on the city wall. Lou Fa was desperate, just now Lou Fa didn't understand what the cavalry in Hanzhong was doing at the north gate, but now he understands, it's too late.

Lin An caught the siege soldiers off guard, and hundreds of people were easily bombarded. The enemy was a little timid and slowly retreated, at least temporarily. Lin An only had the opportunity to meet the county order at this time, and Lin An had some admiration for this county order who did not run away and dared to go to the city with a sword. County order: "The lower official is the county order of Nanxiang, dare to ask what the general is called, the general is the benefactor of the 12,000 people in my Nanxiang city." ”

After some introduction, Lin An: "Lord County Commander, is there enough food in this city, how many arrows are there?" The county commander hurriedly replied: "General Yulin, the food in Nanxiang City is enough for the five thousand army for three months, but there is no worry, but this arrow was attacked by the mob and thieves for one day yesterday, and the consumption was very great, and now I am afraid that there is not much." ”

Lin An nodded and said: "The county commander lives and dies with the whole process, it is really a model for my generation, my lord has worked hard, and I will guard Nanxiang by my Hanzhong soldiers and horses, I don't know if the county commander is willing to hand over the hundreds of defenders in the city to the command of this general." "Lin An is not stupid, this place will be Hanzhong sooner or later, now take control of the military power first, and when the time comes, I am not afraid that the officials in your Nanxiang will not obey. The county magistrate is escaping death this time, where would he have thought of so much. The county order thought to himself, Hanzhong came to help, and he did not escape, but also took the initiative to defend the city, after repelling Lou Fa, he had to be promoted to make a fortune, thinking of this, the county order was extremely happy, and hurriedly handed over the power to Lin An. Where did the county order know that now Nanxiang is no longer Yuan Shu's final say, but Hanzhong Chen Lin.

Lou Fa was completely desperate, there was still a lot of vitality, that is, rushing into the city, and now Lin An has entered the city, and there are Chen Lin's 1,000 cavalry cruising outside the city. Although tens of thousands of horses seem to be a lot, these people are only full of despair and fear now, and Lou Fa can't see the madness before at all. Surrender, this is the only thought in Lou Fa's heart, surrender, this big battle, he has already lost. Lou Fa shouted in despair: "Surrender." But what Lou Fa heard was the cheers of the army, and smiled miserably, a county lieutenant and deputy general, became a thief, and Lou Fa didn't know what he was facing.