The target that Fang Zhiwen and Guo Jia talked about was Xiaxiangcheng, which was more than 200 miles away from Xiapi, which was originally Xiahouyuan's station, but Xiahouyuan's entire army was destroyed, and he was also hanged, and he didn't want to return to the battlefield for ten days and half a month, and during this time, Xiaxiangcheng was undoubtedly a very weak empty shell.

Xi Zhicai burned Ling County, which undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble for Fang Zhiwen, and slowed down Fang Zhiwen's pace of attacking and taking down the next minister, but Xi Zhicai still greatly underestimated Fang Zhiwen's action efficiency.

Fang Zhiwen simply contracted the refugee camp in Ling County to several guilds, let them be responsible for protecting the refugees, and transport these refugees to Lianyun Island or Haixi to get on the boat, and the rest of the matter is how much food, grass and money Fang Zhiwen needs to mobilize, of course, this does not need Fang Zhiwen to worry about himself, he has his own virtuous help to help Fang Zhiwen settle all this.

So, on the second night of the Lingxian fire, Fang Zhiwen and Huang Zhong's troops attacked at night and disappeared in the eyes of the people.

It was already the second half of the night when Cao Cao received the information, but Xi Zhicai still woke up Cao Cao, Fang Zhiwen's whereabouts are very important, this will be related to the situation of the entire battlefield, and it must not be taken lightly.

"Zhicai, what do you think?" Holding the lamp in his hand, Cao Cao squinted at the somewhat messy map on the map shelf.

"Down, it's almost no choice. Ling County is about 200 miles to Xiaxiang, and it can be reached in one day and one night. In other words, tomorrow night, it is possible to launch an attack on the lower minister. ”

"Damn, if we start from Xiapi to support the prime minister now, the infantry will need to walk for two days and two nights, and the cavalry"

"It can be supported from Suiling, and it can be reached by infantry in a day and a night, the problem is. Will Fang Zhiwen ambush these supporting infantry first? ”

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Fighting with Fang Zhiwen, you can think of the situation as bad as possible1."

Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly and nodded, hoping that Fang Zhiwen would make a mistake, or maintain a similar fluke in his heart, this is an extremely dangerous mentality.

"Then, if the reinforcements from Suiling are intercepted and killed by Fang Zhiwen on the way, they can delay Fang Zhiwen for half a day at most. It was still not enough for us to get reinforcements from Xiapi. ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and was silent, the oil lamp in his hand burst into a light flower with a 'boom', the light on the map shook, and Xi Zhi felt a little faint in front of him.

"We still have to rescue, otherwise Fang Zhiwen will rely on the city around Pi to launch a series of raids, which will not only destroy our prestige. It will also delay the time for us to build an effective defensive zone, and if this defensive belt cannot be built for a day, Fang Zhiwen will not stop for a day, and our military strength will always be dragged in Xuzhou, and Qiaojun, Huainan and Runan may all change because of it. ”

"What the lord said was very true.1

"Then order the prime minister to guard against it. Delay Fang Zhiwen's time as much as possible, and our army immediately set off from Xiapi. Strive to get to the next phase 1 as soon as possible

"That's the only way, let everyone prepare, set off at dawn, Zhicai, you also hurry up and rest, if you work so hard, I'm afraid your body can't stand it1

Xi Zhicai's heart warmed, took out a small bottle from the package, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I have this." ”

"Huh? Ginseng dew from Miyun? ”

"Huh"

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai both underestimated Fang Zhiwen too much, Fang Zhiwen could arrive in one night for more than two hundred miles, although the result was that the war horses were unusable, but do you need war horses to attack the city?

What's more, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, and Fang Zhiwen have a large number of low-level generals in their personal guards, so there are also spare horses.

When the moon had sunk in the west, the sky fell into the darkest pre-dawn period.

Several figures emerged from behind the mound, and with a finger of the light crossbow in their hands, they accurately shot several wandering sentry sentry, and then quickly rushed up, pacified the horses, and then turned over on their horses, pretending to be the enemy's horse sentry, and continued to swim slowly outside the city.

Behind the passage they had opened, a large number of soldiers rushed silently and quickly towards the city gate. The lanterns on the city walls swayed in the night wind, and the defenders of the city did not light a fire under the city, so it was dark under the city.

Xiaxiang City has a moat, but it is the dry season, and these black shadows gently put the ladder they are carrying on the moat, and soon set up a temporary passage. Immediately, these figures rushed across the moat, and when they came to the bottom of the city wall, the black shadows were very careful, first a few people quickly found the trap under the city, and then marked the upper position, and then more black shadows came to the city wall.

These group photos moved quickly, some took out their grappling hooks, some held crossbows on guard, and with a soft sound, everyone threw out the grappling hooks in their hands almost at the same time, and then their figures flashed, and they climbed up the rope without hesitation.

A few defenders who did not doze off were alarmed by the sound, and curiously stretched out their heads to look out, several crossbow arrows shot him to death at once, when the corpse fell to the ground from the city wall, and there was a loud noise in the silent early morning, those confused defenders finally realized that something was wrong, but at this time some black figures had appeared around them, as well as Senhan's blade.

"Enemy attack! １

"Ziyi, you control the city walls and ramps, and I will go and capture the city gate tower 1

"Okay, Hansheng be careful1

"Hehe, you should be careful1

Huang Zhong rushed towards the city gate tower with his own guards, and the defenders in the city gate tower were very smart, they did not rush outward, but gathered inside and on the stairs, constantly firing arrows, and sounding the alarm bell!

"Dangdang"

The hurried sound of bells echoed in the city, and the awakened defenders were gathering in a panic, the soldiers guarding the city walls were throwing torches outside the city to illuminate the city, and the city gate that had been attacked by Huang Zhong had already lowered the broken dragon stone and cut the ropes.

As soon as Fang Zhiwen outside the city heard the sound of the city, he immediately ordered the cavalry to attack and block the infantry to attack both ends of the city wall, and the infantry had already set up countless ladders on the city wall at this moment, and more and more soldiers had already climbed the city wall.

Huang Zhong rushed forward with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, almost without stopping, and there was no one who could stop him from stabbing along the way, and soon Huang Zhong's troops cleared the city gate tower, and relied on the stairs on the other side to block the enemy's counterattack.

"Lower the drawbridge, go and connect the rope of the Broken Dragon Stone, the crossbowmen will come here, block the enemy troops coming to support along the main road, and protect General Tai Shici to open the city gates1

The fire and shouts on the city wall woke up the whole city, everyone panicked, and the defenders and militia in the streets were flocking to the city wall, but before they could reach it, along the avenue at the southern gate of the city, suddenly there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves!

"Enemy cavalry, run1

I don't know who shouted, and almost at the same time, all the militiamen threw down their weapons and turned to run.

"Don't run, line, line, can't outrun the cavalry's 1

"Go over the wall and into the yard1

"Queue, queue, spearmen come forward! Fast 1

Some are fleeing, some are shouting, some are following orders to step up to the front, some are quietly retreating, and in the dim light of the fire, the defenders are in a mess!

"Flowing Fire 1

"Bombardment 1

"Boom! Boom 1

Fang Zhiwen's cavalry cooperated very well, and the projectile of the skill covered a distance of about a hundred paces, in this range, due to the dense crowd, the killing effect was too amazing, and before the stunned defenders came to their senses, the cavalry had already rushed over with a bang, trampling the corpses and wounded all over the ground into pulp!

"Wow! Damn! Run1

"Don't kill me1

The defenders threw away the weapons in their hands and fled frantically, and some even rushed towards Fang Zhiwen's cavalry without distinguishing between things and things, and the result was naturally a tragedy.

"Youzhou cavalry siege the city, armed with weapons and dying! Death to the one who went out1

"Throw away your weapon and kneel by the wall1

The cavalry rushed forward and shouted loudly, and the six thousand cavalry divided into six teams and ran wildly through the streets of the city, aiming at the military camps and government offices in the city!

However, Fang Zhiwen's movements were still slow, there was no one in the palace except for the maids, Fang Zhiwen immediately ordered a pursuit, and chased it all the way to the north gate, and found that the north gate was not only wide open, but even the soldiers were gone!

"Long Yun, you take two thousand cavalry to the north and pursue fifty miles1

"No1

"Ordered Ma Xin and Liang Chao to pursue fifty miles in the east and west directions respectively1

"No1

"Close the city gates and impose martial law, suppress the prisoners, and kill those who go out without permission! Fan Guowei, you are in charge of patrolling the city1

"No1

In the early morning, a faint fog shrouded Xiaxiangcheng, Xiaxiangcheng did not start to be lively like the previous day, but was a little quiet, Fang Zhiwen stood in front of the gate of the main hall of the mansion, looked sideways at the rising sun, and stretched hard!

"My lord, the statistics are out, except for the three troops that have not returned from pursuit, our army has provided more than 11,000 enemies and more than 12,000 prisoners, and other materials are not counted. Our army suffered 321 casualties, of which 119 were killed, 2 were generals, and 144 were disabled, including 7 generals. ”

"Bury them alive! The relics were packed up and sent home with the bereavement pension1

"No1

"Screen the inhabitants as soon as possible, and then lift martial law. Later, they will accompany me to the wounded barracks, and we will give them a ride when they are gone. ”

Fang Zhiwen sighed softly, shook his head and turned around and walked towards the mansion, Guo Jia squinted his eyes and watched Fang Zhiwen's back disappear, and he also turned around and walked out. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation.