"Grain and grass are poisonous?" Wen Ping muttered to himself, such a vicious method, a dinner made Xinye's 20,000 defenders almost lose all their combat effectiveness, so who was poisoned?

The grain and grass were allocated by Cai Mao, who was in charge of Jingzhou's military affairs, and it was Cai Mao's brother Cai He, the commander of the Su Dynasty, who escorted the grain and grass, so if you want to poison it, I'm afraid only the Cai family has a chance, but what makes Wen Ping puzzled is why Cai Mao poisoned the grain and grass, and what is his plan to do so? Wen Ping knows that there is some dislike between him and Cai Mao, but it can only be attributed to small grievances such as Jair's resentment, could it be that Cai Mao really wants to put Xinye's 30,000 defenders to death just for such a small grudge? Even if Xinye is lost, is it good for Cai Mao?

Could it be that Liu Ze has already bought Cai Mao? Wen Ping burst out of such an idea in his mind, but he denied himself in an instant, Cai Mao is a wealthy family in Jingzhou, and Liu Ze has always been known for suppressing the wealthy family of the Shi family, once Jingzhou is lost, the first to suffer are these wealthy nobles headed by the Cai family, Cai Mao has no possibility of taking the initiative to take refuge in Liu Ze, Cai Mao did this, is it just to repay the resentment with Wen Ping, it is really unbelievable.

But in any case, Xinye has been lost, and the 20,000 defenders have been wiped out, for Wen Ping, this is almost a catastrophe, such a wretched battle, he has never fought.

"I didn't expect Cai Mao to be so despicable, because of his private abolition, poisoning my Xinye defenders, it's too vicious!" Huo Jun also hated when he heard the news.

Xiang Lang said: "General Wen, Xinye has been lost, where should our army go?" ”

Wen Ping's brows furrowed. How to deal with the current crisis is a difficult problem in front of Wen Ping, the division of troops stationed in Bowangpo is intended to rely on each other with Xinye, support each other, I did not expect that Xinye was lost overnight, the momentum of leaning on the angle is gone, the defenders of Bowangpo have no food and grass and no reinforcements outside, even if they rely on the dangerous terrain, barely hold for a few more days, but they fight alone, they can only be the end of the strong crossbow. Now the Xuzhou army has won Xinye. The encirclement of Bowangpo has been formed, and Wen Ping has no skills to return to the sky, and the situation of defeat is irretrievable.

"Command the battalions, prepare to break through!" Wen Ping calmly gave the order. Critical moments. There is no hesitation and hesitation. As a general, you must have the determination to make a decision on the spot, and the matter has come to this point. Bowangpo must not be able to hold it, one more day of guarding Bowangpo, there will be more danger of the destruction of the whole army, rather than sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to break through, Wenpin can no longer bury more than 10,000 people here.

As soon as the order was issued, the battalions sprang into action, and by the time it was dark, they had all assembled. With an order, the army threw away its baggage and materials, went into battle lightly, and advanced to the southwest.

Guan Yu's army was stationed in Luokouchuan, southeast of Bowangpo, Wen Ping naturally wanted to avoid its edge and chose to break through from the southwest, the soldiers were very fast, Wen Ping did not wait for the detailed information of the scouts to come back and then formulate a breakthrough route, because he knew that the Xuzhou army's mobility ability was first-class, and if he hesitated, Liu Ze's army that captured Xinye would follow, and when the time came, his 10,000 troops would be difficult to leave.

The night is blue, the rice flowers are fragrant, and the sound of frogs is heard.

As soon as Wen Ping led the army to Lotus Town, he saw that the torches in front of him were shining like daylight, and a group of men and horses blocked the way. The commander of the troops was Zhao Yun, the deputy governor of the First Army of the Xuzhou Army, Zhao Yunyao looked at Wen Ping, and said with a cold smile: "Wen Ping is leaving, Zhao has been waiting here for a long time." ”

After Zhao Yun led the First Army to take Xinye, he rushed to Bowangpo without stopping at Liu Ze's order. Liu Ze expected that after Wen Ping learned the news of the loss of Xinye, he would definitely abandon Bowangpo and leave, so he immediately ordered the First Army to rush in the direction of Bowangpo at full speed, so as not to let Wen Ping escape. And the fact is not what Liu Ze expected, Zhao Yun just arrived at Lianhua Town in the southwest of Bowangpo, and bumped into Wen Ping who was trying to break through from this direction, Zhao Yun led the vanguard only one brigade, and he didn't care about waiting for the follow-up troops to come over, Zhao Yun immediately put on an attack formation and launched an attack on Wen Ping's army.

Wen Ping sighed secretly, knowing that today's encounter was inevitable, and he also ordered the army to change the marching formation to a battle formation, and fought with the Xuzhou army in one place.

Zhao Yun took Wen Ping straight with a gun, and Wen Ping was forced to take over and return the fight, and the two of them fought in one place. Wen Ping was obviously not in a state, and he fought with Zhao Yun for more than ten rounds, and he couldn't support it. Huo Jun and Xiang Lang saw that Wen Ping was difficult to defeat Zhao Yun, so they urged the horse forward, wanting to help the war, Guan Hai and Yu She, the troops of the Xuzhou army came to reinforce them, and the two generals stopped Huo Jun Xiang Lang and fought with him in one place.

At this time, Zang Ba, the deputy governor of the Second Legion, also led a group of men and horses from the east to rush over, Wen Ping suddenly felt a great increase in pressure, and had no intention of fighting, leading the army to the south to forcibly break through, Huo Jun Xiang Lang could not resist the enemy, and followed Wen Ping and withdrew. Zhao Yun Zangba led the army to cover up and kill in the back, and Wenpin was defeated and left.

Compared with the dawn of the day, Wen Ping led the remnants of the defeated generals to finally flee the battlefield, but Wen Ping looked back at the troops he followed, although he did not have kung fu points, but the number of visual measurements was less than 1,000, and more than ninety percent of the men and horses were lost. Xinye was lost, and the 30,000 horses were almost wiped out, and in this battle, Wenpin had already lost, and he lost quite badly.

"If it weren't for Cai Mao's secret poisoning, why would our army have been defeated so badly!" Huo Jun hated again and again, gritting his teeth.

Wen Ping looked up to the sky and sighed, his expression was gloomy, thinking that he had guarded Xinye for many years, Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao couldn't shake Xinye City, but it changed hands overnight, no matter what the reason, he lost this battle, he lost miserably, and he didn't even have the slightest chance to turn the tables.

Xiang Lang said worriedly: "Xinye has been lost, and our army has no place to stand in Jingbei, what does General Wen have to worry about?" ”

Wen Ping said: "The lord has promised to send troops north out of Deng County to respond, our army is lonely, so we can only go to Deng County to meet the reinforcements first, and then try a good strategy." ”

So Wen Ping led the army south to Deng County, compared to the north bank of the Han River, and did not see Liu Biao send a soldier or a pawn, and the sound of killing behind him was everywhere, obviously the pursuit of the Xuzhou army had arrived. Wen Ping looked at the empty river, and really had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears.

Huo Jun saw that there were still a few small boats by the river, looked at the dust and smoke billowing in the north, and said to Wen Ping urgently: "The chasing army has arrived, our army is invincible, the general might as well cross the Han River first, and then make a plan." ”

Wen Ping also saw those boats, but with these small boats, they can only cross dozens of people to death, and now there are still thousands of people in their remnants, if they are the first to escape, won't these thousands of people become lambs to be slaughtered by the Xuzhou army? Wen Ping couldn't help but sigh for a while, his face was unbearable, and he sighed: "The soldiers have followed me for many years, and when the catastrophe is coming, how can I abandon them?" ”

When the army heard this, Huo Jun persuaded: "The general is the pillar of the Jingzhou army, and there must be no mistakes, today is poor, the general can quickly retreat to the south bank of the Han River, and then think about revenge in the future. ”

Xiang Lang shook his head and said, "The general must not cross the river lightly, otherwise he will be killed." ”

Huo Junqi said: "Jingbei has been occupied by Liu Ze, only the south bank of the Han River is still under the control of my Jingzhou military, what does Juda mean by this?" ”

Xiang Lang said: "The general has forgotten that he has made a military order in Xiangyang, and now Xinye has been lost, if the general flees back to Xiangyang, it will be intolerable by military law. ”

As soon as Cai Mao was mentioned, the nameless fire in Wen Ping's heart was hooked, Wen Ping gritted his teeth with hatred, and said through gritted teeth: "Even if Wen Mou fights for this life, he will definitely discuss with Cai Mao in front of the lord, and poison and harm tens of thousands of my soldiers, this revenge will not be avenged, and I will not be a man!" ”

Xiang Lang shook his head and said: "Since Cai Mao dares to poison Xinye, he must have no fear, the general has no soldiers and no power, and the Xiangyang army is under Cai Mao's control, I am afraid that the general has been captured by Cai Mao before he arrives in Xiangyang." Cai Mao is a thief with a weak heart, and he will not dare to confront the general in front of Liu Yuanjun, there is a military order as a basis, once the general is captured by Cai Mao, I am afraid that the head has already landed, so I think that the general must not cross the river to find his own death. ”

Wen Ping looked at the wide Hanshui River, and suddenly felt a burst of pathos in his heart, he couldn't go back to his home, he couldn't vote for a country, he thought that he was all over the field, and finally ended up being framed by a traitor and villain, and he was speechless.

Just when Wen Ping hesitated, the Xuzhou army was already swarming and surrounded the more than 1,000 remnants of Wen Ping. Huo Jun held a gun in his hand and shouted sharply: "Zhongerlang, General Wen waits weekdays, today is the day to swear to repay the general, and he will fight to the death to fight for General Wen, and if you have the courage, come with me!" ”

These soldiers are Wenpin's most trusted subordinates, who have followed Wenpin's campaign for many years, and they have nothing to fear at the moment of life and death, so they have nothing to say, Huo Jun's words, their blood is boiling and impassioned, and they are about to rush up and fight with the Xuzhou army.

Wen Ping immediately stopped Huo Jun, pulled his sword in his hand, and said: "Zhong Miao, there is no need to let the soldiers make senseless sacrifices, take my head and surrender to the Xuzhou army." As he spoke, Hengjian wanted to kill himself.

Huo Jun took a step forward, grabbed Wen Ping's wrist tightly, and said hurriedly: "The general must not take his own life!" ”

Wen Ping smiled sadly and said: "It is worth exchanging the lives of more than a thousand soldiers for the head of a certain person." ”

At this time, a gap flashed in the sword and gun array of the Xuzhou army, and a divine horse came out proudly surrounded by all the sergeants, and the person on the horse was in golden armor and brocade, and his spirit was flying, looking at Wen Ping, he smiled, and said: "Wen Zhongye regards death as home, and sacrifices his life for righteousness, but it is not a downright man!" ”

Wen Ping was slightly stunned, looked up and down, and said, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

"A certain is Liu Ze is also." (To be continued......)