Jingzhou, Nanyang County.

Thorny water.

The battlefield between the two armies of Wu and Wei has now been stalemate on the first line of Thorn Water, Zhang Xiu took Wancheng as the core, pulled away the troops under his command, and relied on Thorn Water to connect the three county towns of Nieyang, Thorn Yang, and Wuyin into a line.

This kind of triangular defensive formation, one side is attacked, and under the control of the central government, it can be quickly reinforced, which is indeed very strong.

Lu Bu led more than 100,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Flying Tiger Legion, and went north with all his might, and attacked repeatedly, but in the end he was still blocked by the defense line formed by this tripod.

Yuyang City.

The front battalion of the Flying Tiger Legion.

In the main tent, Lu Bu's tall and burly body stood straight in front of the sand table, a pair of tiger eyes condensed with cold light, condensed in the terrain of the sand table.

"Zhang Xiu!!"

Under the repeated strong attacks, but he could only be pressed into the thorny water, and there was a trace of anxiety and anger in his heart.

"Commander, the news just came back that the Seventh Army's raid on Wuyin County failed, and it was intercepted in Zhongyang Mountain by the Wei general Hu Che'er!"

Chief of Staff Shi Tao reported: "Commander Dong Xian was personally injured by Hu Che'er, and the injury was not light! ”

"It seems that Zhang Xiu has been prepared!"

When Lu Bu heard this, he frowned: "It's useless to raid, now you can only attack!" ”

"Assault where?" Shi Tao asked.

"Guangyuan, what did we say to Zhang Xiu before, does it have any effect?" Lu Bu asked.

"Commander, this aspect is of little use!"

When Shi Tao heard this, he immediately smiled slightly bitterly: "It may be that we underestimated Zhang Xiu's loyalty to Cao Wei's court, he drove out all our envoys as soon as possible, and reported the situation to Luoyang as soon as possible, in order to show his loyalty!" ”

"Get out?"

Lu Bu squinted. The tiger's eyes crossed a glint: "Not a killing?" ”

"That's right, they drove our mission out, and they didn't have the intent to kill, maybe he was afraid that the two armies would fight, so he didn't kill the envoy!" Shi Tao was stunned for a moment before he said, "So he sent our mission out of the country!" ”

"The two armies are at war. Don't kill to make? Guangyuan, do you know where Zhang Xiu is from? ”

When Lu Bu heard this, a sneer inadvertently rose at the corner of his mouth and asked.

"Zhang Xiu is from Xiliang, what's the problem......

When Shi Tao heard this, there was a sudden throbbing in his heart, Xiliang, generally the Central Plains people call it the land of barbarians, also called the land of tigers and wolves. Many of the generals born here are fierce and lack the interests of the Central Plains.

He looked at Lu Bu and said tentatively: "What does the commander mean is that Zhang Xiu doesn't have this etiquette, and the reason why he sent our mission out of the country is because he has already moved his heart to our Dongwu?" ”

"If Zhang Xiu is really dead set on the Cao Wei court, he will surrender to us. He should kill all the messengers we have sent to make his mind clear!" ”

Lu Bu said coldly: "Judging from this move. Although it can't be said that he has tended to our Dongwu, it can be said that he can no longer fully trust Cao Wei, and his heart has swayed! ”

"I see, Commander, I'll step up the offensive in this area!" Shi Tao heard this. Thinking that it was reasonable, he was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said in a deep voice: "If I can, I will even risk my life to take him!" ”

If you can say that you can drop the embroidery. Then their chances of winning this battle are much greater.

"Don't be too optimistic!"

Lu Bu shook his head, his eyes staring at the terrain of the sand table: "At present, it is difficult for us to take him, unless we can take Yuzhou, defeat the general trend of Cao Wei, and lay the foundation for the victory of the Central Plains, he will have the possibility of surrendering to us, and a certain family is now more concerned about how to break through Nanyang County, our main force cannot be stalemate on the front line of thorny water all the time!" ”

"But Commander, we can't defeat Zhang Xiuzuo Yangwei, it's difficult for us to go north!"

When Shi Tao heard this, his eyes sank slightly, and he said.

"We don't necessarily need to completely defeat Zhang Xiu!"

Lu Bu's eyes flashed with a gleam: "We just need to break the dance yin, Zhang Xiu naturally has a swaying heart for Cao Wei, and he will not use the troops under his command to fight to the death, as long as we get through the dance yin, we can drive straight into Yuzhou, I imagine that as long as Zhang Xiu is given a reason, he will turn a blind eye!" ”

"It's Hu Che'er who guards Wuyin, and this is also a fierce general!" Shi Tao said: "Dong Xi's Seventh Army can't break through his defense, unless our main force presses up!" ”

"Guangyuan, are you willing to take a risk for the battle?" Lu Bu asked suddenly.

"Commander, please speak!"

When Shi Tao heard this, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "As long as the commander has a way to break through Nanyang and go north, the last general can spare his life and go to the soup and fire!" ”

"I want you and Chen Wu to lead the Eighth Army and raid Wancheng!" Lu Bu said word by word: "With the strength of the Eighth Army, pulling Zhang Xiu's main force, I will lead the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army to join the divisions, break through Wuyin, and go north in a straight line!" ”

There are three armies of the Flying Tiger Legion, the Sixth Army is the main force and the most powerful, and the Eighth Army is relatively weak, which is undoubtedly a very risky act.

"Commander, Zhang Xiu's Zuoyang Guard is not weak!"

Shi Tao gasped.

"That's right, you have taken on Zhang Xiu's main force head-on, it will be very dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be wiped out!"

Lu Budao: "But now there is no other way for a certain family, we must break through to the north, the main force led by Pan Feng and Zhao Yun has broken through Jiujiang, if we can't go north to coordinate, they will even face all the main forces of the Wei army, which will lead to the defeat of this Kanto campaign, so we can only take risks, but unfortunately Lu Meng is not here, otherwise he is the best at this kind of temptation war!" ”

Lu Meng, it is a pity to be placed in the Western Regions at this time.

If he was in the Flying Tiger Army, this battle would not have been so hard.

"Commander, the last general is guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Shi Tao thought for a while, leaned down, and said firmly to Lu Bu.

"Be careful!"

Lu Bu instructed: "Chen Wu is steady, you are resourceful, I believe that you can hold Zhang Xiu's main force half a point, but try not to fight them head-on, so you will face great casualties!" ”

"No!"

Shi Tao received the order and left the middle camp in a hurry. With a few guards, he turned on his horse and headed straight for the garrison of the Eighth Army of the Flying Tiger Legion in the west direction.

After Shi Tao left Yuyang County, Lu Bu summoned the generals of the Sixth Army that night, took advantage of the night to pull out the camp, and hurried towards the east side in a race against time.

The Eighth Army of the Flying Tiger Regiment was stationed in a valley on the east side of the county seat of Nieyang. It is separated from the Nieyang County on the opposite side by the Thorny River.

"Chief of Staff Shi, why are you here?"

Chen Wu, commander of the Eighth Army, and Fan Dao, chief of staff of the Eighth Army, faced the arrival of Shi Tao, chief of staff of the corps, and took several division commanders and division-level staff officers out of the camp to greet them.

"The commander has assigned the task, and I will carry it out in person!"

Shi Tao got straight to the point, after he walked into the camp tent, he quickly conveyed Lu Bu's task to the terrain sand table inside the camp: "The commander asked me to be the supervisor of the army, assist Er and other Eighth Army, and cross the river." Raid Nieyang, disguise yourself as the main force of the Flying Tiger, approach Wancheng, and contain Zhang Xiu's army! ”

"What, the commander actually let us have the strength of one army and hold Zhang Xiu's entire strength?" Chen Wu gasped: "The commander is really enough to look up to me Chen Zilie!" ”

Chen Wu, born in Jiangdong Jiangwu Hall, is a student and favorite general of Sun Ce. Later, he was appointed under Lu Bu, and he can be regarded as a strong general.

He is not afraid of bloody battles.

But I don't want to die in vain.

"The commander is now in a hurry to break through Nanyang. We have run out of options! Shi Tao said in a low voice: "The Eighth Army must act as the main force to attract the enemy head-on!" ”

"But with the strength of our Eighth Army, it may not be easy to pull Zhang Xiu's troops on the offensive with an offensive!"

Fan Dao, chief of staff of the Eighth Army, said.

If they defend the city, they have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but they can pull Zhang Xiu's troops, but with the momentum of attack. Pulling Zhang Xiu's troops, it will be much more difficult.

"I've already figured it out!" Shi Tao quickly unfolded the arrangement and said, "If you want to lead their main force, you must attack Wancheng, although we will pay a lot of casualties in this way." But for the sake of the main breakthrough, we can only bear this casualty now! ”

"Okay!"

Hearing this, Chen Wu looked at the sand table with his eyes, and after half a sound, he took a deep breath, nodded, and said: "Since the commander's military order has been issued, I, Chen Wuzun, Chief of Staff Fan, I asked you to prepare the boats and rafts that I asked you to prepare before to pull out immediately, and the twenty-fourth division is the vanguard army, so go and prepare immediately, cross the river tonight, and attack Niyang." ”

"No!"

Fan Dao nodded.

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Yuzhou, Xudu.

The temporary command battalion of the Wei army in the Kwantung Campaign.

The crown prince Cao Ang's tall body stood in front of the desk, his eyes swept over the generals of the Wei army under the hall, his expression was a little gloomy, and he said coldly: "Zhang He really disappointed the palace, let the Wu army break Shouchun overnight, and in less than five days, let the Wei army take Jiujiang, and this time the battlefield has to be pressed in Yuzhou!" ”

Compared with the battle of Xiliang, Cao Ang can be regarded as truly establishing the prestige of the prince of the East Palace in this battle, and between his words and deeds, he left a huge oppressive force in the hearts of the generals.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the battle of Shouchun, I have already watched the battle process sent by the ghost pawn, and this war crime is not in Zhang He!"

Military advisor Guo Jia stood up and said in a deep voice: "It's Wu Jun's methods that are too unbelievable!" ”

"Tianpeng Army!"

Cao Ang also knew that this battle was mainly because of the surprise attack of the Tianpeng army, but he could only sprinkle his anger on Zhang He.

"Dongwu Tianpeng Army?"

The generals also read the report on the battle process sent by the ghost pawn, and couldn't help but look at each other.

Heaven and earth means, how to defend this?

Just thinking about it, they can't help but feel a little chill in their hearts, which can be regarded as cowardice before fighting.

"Lord Taiwei, do you have a way to break their Tianpeng Army's exploits!" Cao Ang looked at Guo Jia expectantly and asked.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't have to be too afraid, the battle of Ruyin City is enough to show that the Tianpeng army of Eastern Wu is not omnipotent, as long as we have precautions in advance and strong crossbows with enough strength, we can knock them down from the sky!"

Guo Jia handed over a copy of the latest battle report and said: "The defeat of Shouchun City can only say that we don't know enough about their Tianpeng army, but the Tianpeng army is not defenseless, and this battle report is enough to show that their Tianpeng army is not enough!" ”

"Shoot down ten weapons that are in the air?"

"Kill more than five hundred Tianpeng troops?"

The generals looked at the battle report, and their frowning brows suddenly stretched a lot.

"Zhang Heke said, how long can Ruyin City stop the Wu army?" Cao Ang also breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the Wu army has lost the edge of the Tianpeng army, and can only storm Ruyin, with General Zhang He's experience, he should be able to hold on for some time, and General Xiahoudun's reinforcements have arrived in Shangcai, I believe that the offensive of the Wu army can be pressed in Runan!"

Guo Jia said.

"That's good!"

Cao Ang's eyes flashed with a gleam: "What about Nanyang?" ”

"Report to His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhang Xiu has now pressed all the Wu army on the front line of the thorny water, and Lu Bu's main force Wu army has failed to go north!" A general said.

"Lu Bu, this tiger is not easy to deal with, can Zhang Xiu suppress him?"

Cao Ang asked in a deep voice. (To be continued.) )