"The enemy army is attacking Tancheng !!"

The horse, apparently very badly wounded, could no longer support it when he galloped to the city wall, and fell directly from his horse, just in the middle of the moat.

But the news he delivered smoothly reached Zhang Fei's ears on the city wall.

Zhang Fei was shocked, he knew very well that Tancheng was extremely empty now, and he couldn't stop the onslaught of that group of enemy troops at all.

So, he didn't care about the life or death of the Tanma at all, and immediately ordered the whole army to go out of the city and return to Tancheng.

"Third general, I didn't receive a letter from the lord three days ago, it seems that the enemy army intended to intercept it, so that I would think that something was wrong in Tancheng at this time, and lead me out of the city to rescue."

Zhang Fei stood still and looked at Sun Qian with an angry face: "What do you mean by the military advisor, do you want me to ignore the danger of my eldest brother." ”

"That's not what I meant." Sun Qian hurriedly said: "The three generals think about it, if the enemy army bypasses Xiangben, it will cut off the logistics, which is tantamount to asking for his own death, and that commander is not like such an incompetent person." ”

Zhang Fei paused for a moment, and then said: "In the past few days, a lot of grain has been transported, and I see that he just wants to take advantage of this time to take Tancheng." ”

"This ......" Sun Qian also thought of a key problem, that is, the food and weapon reserves in Tancheng were quite sufficient, but there were not too many soldiers to defend them.

He knew very well that this was a conspiracy, no matter whether there was an ambush or not, they couldn't sit idly by, the enemy army was powerful!

Thinking of this, Sun Qian didn't speak anymore, and followed Zhang Fei to organize the army out of Xiangben.

Xiangben is not far from Tancheng, if the horse gallops, I believe that it will be able to arrive in more than half a day, but the march of the army is not fast, not to mention that it is night now.

Even if Zhang Fei ordered the whole army to march as fast as possible, if he wanted to reach Tancheng, it would take the morning of the next day.

Zhang Fei was worried about Liu Bei's safety, so he led the soldiers of Xuzhou to rush from the evening overnight, Sun Qian had repeatedly dissuaded and let the soldiers rest, but they were all scolded by Zhang Fei.

Even so, Zhang Fei still felt that his speed was too slow.

In the end, he decided to lead more than 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 light infantry first, and the remaining 150,000 or so Xuzhou soldiers were led by Sun Gan to help.

………………

On the way to Tancheng, in a hidden grove, a pawn was trotting towards the center.

"Report to the general, there are about 30,000 people rushing here, and the person at the head seems to be Zhang Fei."

Xu Chu looked at Bai Qi expectantly, "General, do you want to fight?" ”

"Zhang Fei must have broken away from the army, don't worry about him." Bai Qi shook his head, "Let the soldiers on the side of the road withdraw so that they don't be discovered." ”

Bai Qi did not lead the army to attack Tancheng, but waited for Zhang Fei and them to leave the city and ambushed them halfway.

On the way from Xiangben to Tancheng, there was no dangerous place suitable for ambush, so Bai Qi estimated the location in advance and waited until the Xuzhou army arrived in the early morning to ambush them.

At the same time, Bai Qi also made a multi-step plan, he arranged the outpost in advance, and always paid attention to Zhang Fei's movements.

If Zhang Fei didn't go out of the city overnight, then they would wait until dawn, and when he left, they would take Xiangben; If Zhang Feijun rested halfway, then he would lead the army to attack in the early morning.

As for whether Zhang Fei will go out of the city to help, this does not need to be considered at all, because Zhang Fei will not take this risk.

"Send more outposts, always pay attention to the situation of the rear army in Xuzhou, and report it immediately if there is any change." Bai Qi commanded again at the herald.

The herald received the order, and Xu Chu asked suspiciously: "General, why don't we attack Tancheng directly." ”

"This is the Lord's order!" Bai Qi said indifferently: "The lord must have already made arrangements, and I will wait for the execution of the order." ”

According to Bai Qi's own ideas, directly attacking Tancheng is the easiest and most labor-saving method.

Due to the darkness of the night and the rapid march of Zhang Fei and them, they did not find the soldiers of the Pluto Army who had been hidden in the distance.

After Zhang Fei left with his troops, it didn't take long for a sentinel to report that the Xuzhou rear army was continuing to advance and would soon be able to arrive here.

In fact, Sun Qian was also very helpless, he didn't want to rush overnight, but Zhang Fei gave a military order, and he couldn't help but obey.

He is also afraid that Tancheng will really be breached, and he will definitely hold himself accountable when he falls.

In the early hours of the morning, dark clouds obscured the moon, and the whole area was pitch black, and even if there were torches illuminating it, the visibility was still less than 20 meters

Looking at the dark night sky, Sun Gan's heart kept kicking and restless, and his intuition told him that something bad would happen next.

It was because of this instinct that he did not let the soldiers continue to hurry, and sent some outposts to investigate.

The army continued to hurry, until the early morning of the fifth watch, and there were no accidents, looking at the already bright sky, which made Sun Gan's heart settle down a little.

It seems that I am too worried!

Suddenly, Sun Qian was stunned, and he found a key question, "Has the Tanma sent before come back?" ”

The herald, who was already exhausted, heard Sun Qian's inquiry, and hurriedly corrected himself and replied: "The military division, the horse has not been returned. ”

"Not good!" Sun Gan was shocked, he had warned before, no matter whether there was a result or not, he would need to come back in half an hour, and now he has not returned, what does this mean, Sun Qian naturally will not understand.

"Command the whole army, all on alert."

But it was too late, and just when the herald was stunned, a large number of torches gradually appeared around the Xuzhou army, frantically rushing towards them.

It is now early in the morning, and the Xuzhou army, which has not slept all night, has long been sleepy, and in addition, it is already out of energy to rush all night, so it is naturally impossible to be the opponent of the Qingzhou soldiers who have been prepared for a long time.

Even if Sun Qian's voice broke through his throat, he still couldn't change the outcome of the defeat of the Xuzhou army.

Bai Qi waited until most of the Xuzhou army came to the encirclement before launching an attack.

Xu Chu took the lead and rushed directly towards Sun Gan.

How could the Xuzhou army, which was already powerless to resist, block Xu Chu's road, and Sun Gan was captured alive without even having time to escape.

Xu Chu cut down the enemy's handsome flag, and killed several Xuzhou soldiers who wanted to rescue, and shouted: "You and the other generals have been captured alive, quickly kneel on the ground and throw the statue, but spare your life." ”

"Surrender on your knees, don't kill!"

"Surrender on your knees, don't kill!"

The Immortal Army shouted along with them.

The Shuai Qi was cut down, which became the last straw that crushed the camel, and the morale of the Xuzhou soldiers suddenly dropped to zero.

In the end, except for a few thousand soldiers at the head and tail who fled, the rest of the Xuzhou soldiers were either killed or taken prisoner.

After the battle, more than 20,000 enemies were annihilated and nearly 120,000 were captured, which can be described as a complete victory.

Because there were so many more prisoners, Bai Qi decided to return to the army to attack Xiangben.

Zhang Fei led the army to withdraw, leaving only a few thousand soldiers and horses in Xiangben, how was it the opponent of the Pluto Army, and it was captured before it could support an hour.

After taking Xiangben, Bai Qi immediately sent a message to Zang Ba and asked him to take over the captivity.

Zang Ba, who was leading the troops to destroy the territory of the Xuzhou player and plunder the resources and people, heard that Bai Qi had captured 120,000 soldiers, so he personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to Xiangben.

During this period, Zhang Fei already knew that he had been deceived, and before he could turn around, he received the news that the 150,000-strong army had been wiped out.

This made him extremely angry, and he threatened to lead the army to attack Xiangben again, but was finally stopped by Liu Bei.

Liu Bei knew that his prestige was too low, and this time he transferred troops, Pengcheng, Guangling, and even Xiapi did not do their best, so there were very few troops available for him to mobilize.

Now defending Tancheng is the key, if Tancheng is lost, he will lose his prestige in Xuzhou, and if he wants to recover Xuzhou, it will no longer be possible, he will naturally not let Zhang Fei consume again.

At the same time, an urgent message departed from Tancheng and headed for Langya County.