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As the name suggests, with the lower ferry, there is naturally the upper ferry. Just walk on the ferry, the location leading to is in the territory of Sui County, only by walking down the ferry, you can go to Chaoyang County, and then go south to Shandu County into Xiangyang.

The position that Liu Xiu guarded was the lower ferry.

At the North Shore Ferry, all the boats have been dismissed, leaving only the South Shore boats.

"Whoa!"

In June, the water is swollen and the river is wide.

The wide river channel is nearly 15 zhang long.

Under the impact of the rushing river, the river is like a moat.

In fact, compared to other rivers, the flow of water at the lower ferry is relatively gentle at this time. Because of the twists and turns of the water, there are whirlpools in many places, and it is not easy to sail, and the position of the ferry port is quite good.

On the other side of the river, a man in black suddenly appeared.

The man in black held a crossbow in his hand, aimed it at the south bank, and after blowing his whistle, he pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The bolt 'fired' out, arcing through the air, easily skimming the riverbank before landing.

"Poof!"

The bow and arrow pierced into the ground, right inside the camp.

At this time, the brocade guards in the camp suddenly rushed out. After picking up the crossbow arrow, he quickly went to the big tent of the Chinese army. Entering the big tent, the brocade guard handed over the crossbow arrows.

On the crossbow arrow, a note was tied.

Liu Xiu took off the note, looked at the information recorded on the note, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

Cao Jun besieged Xinye, and Deng Xian surrendered!

The nine words on the note met Liu Xiu's eyes and set off a storm in Liu Xiu's heart.

"Someone!"

Liu Xiu put down the note and shouted.

A soldier walked in and saluted, "Your Excellency!"

Liu Xiu instructed: "Please Pang Tong, Wei Yan and Zhang Ren come to the big tent to discuss matters." ”

"No!"

The soldier clasped his fists and saluted, then turned and retreated.

Liu Xiu looked at the Jinyi guard standing in the camp tent, and said, "Continue to inquire about the news and pay close attention to Cao Jun's movements." ”

"No!"

The brocade guard bowed and bowed, and retreated respectfully.

Not long after, Pang Tong, Zhang Ren and Wei Yan came to the big tent.

After the three of them sat down, Pang Tong couldn't wait to ask, "Lord, is there any new news?"

Liu Xiu's face was solemn and replied: "I just received the news that the Cao army surrounded Xinye County, and then, Deng Xian surrendered directly. ”

"This 'bastard' thing!"

When Zhang Yiyi heard that Xinye had fallen, he gritted his teeth in anger.

Xinye County is where he is stationed, and in order to defend Xinye County, almost all of the more than 10,000 soldiers under his command died in Xinye. Now Deng Xian directly chose to surrender, which made it difficult for Zhang Ren to suppress his anger in his heart.

Pang Tong's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "The fall of Xinye means that Cao's army will soon move south, and in a day at most, it will arrive at the Shuishui Ferry. The war has spread to this, and the prelude to this war is finally about to begin. ”

Wei Yantian was not afraid, with a high fighting spirit in his eyes, and said: "This battle is destined to be a great defeat for the Cao army. ”

Liu Xiu looked at Wei Yan and asked, "Wen Chang, is everything ready?"

Wei Yan said: "Don't worry, the lord is ready." ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Cao Jun's southward movement is already an ironclad matter, let's just wait." ”

After speaking, Liu Xiu looked at Zhang Ren again and said, "General Zhang, Deng Xian's surrender and the fall of Xinye will definitely set off 'waves' in Nanyang County." Even, the troops in 'Yin' County, Yi County, Zhangling County and other places will fluctuate. Now, we must stabilize the morale of the troops in the counties, so that this part of the soldiers will not be swallowed up by Cao Cao. ”

Zhang Ren asked, "What is the lord going to do?"

Liu Xiu instructed: "In your name, reprimand Deng Xian for betraying the master for glory." Then, the banner of swearing to resist Cao Cao's 'Cao' was raised, and the troops of Yi County, 'Yin' County, Zhangling County and other places were called on to rush to Chaoyang County to converge. ”

"At this point, if you divide your troops to guard the counties, the final result will only be broken by Cao Cao'. ”

"Rather than that, it is better to concentrate all the forces. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Save people and lose land, save land and lose people." As long as we keep our troops, it is worth abandoning the counties for the time being. In these county seats, Cao 'Cao' was willing to divide his troops to guard them, so he let him go. ”

Zhang Ren's eyes lit up and said, "The lord's words are reasonable, so I will arrange for someone to gather the soldiers." ”

After speaking, Zhang Ren left.

......

Xinye County, in the city.

Cao 'Cao' lived in the government office and discussed in the hall.

At the beginning, Cao Cao's plan was to gather all the soldiers to go south within half a month. In fact, it took only twelve days to complete the assembly of 200,000 troops.

The 200,000 army is already the vast majority of the troops under Cao Cao's command.

This time, 200,000 troops were requisitioned from various states and counties, and Cao 'Cao' had great ambitions and great hopes, wanting to solve Jingzhou and Jiangdong in one fell swoop and completely pacify the world.

Cao 'Cao' looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Gongda, where is Liu Xiu?"

Xun You replied: "Back to the prime minister, Liu Xiu led the army to camp at the underwater ferry. Looking at Liu Xiu's appearance, he planned to use the natural danger of the underwater ferry to block the pace of the prime minister's southward movement. ”

"The grasshopper shakes the tree!"

Cao '' with a flick of his sleeves, and he was full of spirit.

Deng Xian of Xinye County took the initiative to surrender the city, which meant that Yizhou's situation in Nanyang County was broken. After the Yizhou defenders in the rest of the counties got the news, they would definitely be a plate of Sasha and completely lose their combat effectiveness.

Jia Xu said: "Prime Minister, there is another news. After Deng Xian surrendered to the prime minister, Zhang Ren said that Deng Xian betrayed the master to seek glory, and said that Deng Xian was a villain. In addition, Zhang Ren also sent letters to Yi County, 'Yin' County and other places, calling on the soldiers of each county to give up their hold and go to Chaoyang County to converge to resist the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao asked, "How many troops are there in each county?"

Jia Xu replied: "Before, Zhang Ren guarded Xinye and 'extracted' some soldiers from various counties. Previously, Deng Xian also 'pumped' out some soldiers. There should not be many troops left in the counties. ”

Cao '' and said, "I want data!"

Jia Xu was silent for a moment and said, "The total strength of each county is estimated to be around six thousand soldiers. ”

"Six thousand!"

Cao's '' eyes showed a 'fine' light.

At this time, Deng Xian stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Prime Minister, the last general thinks that the six thousand soldiers gathered by each county are not to worry. Today's plan is to exterminate the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command. As long as Liu Xiu is defeated and Liu Xiu withdraws from Nanyang County, the troops in each county will be leaderless, and they will be wiped out. ”

Cao 'Cao' bowed slightly: "General Deng's words are quite reasonable. ”

Suddenly, Cao '' and said, "Deng Xian listens to the order!"

"The last general!"

Deng Xian straightened his body and replied loudly.

When Cao's army was besieging the city, Cao 'Cao' sent troops to surrender, and Deng Xian surrendered without any hesitation. He surrendered without even resisting, so that many of the generals under Cao Cao's command looked at Deng Xian with a trace of contempt and contempt.

Zhang Ren held Xinye for seven days and never surrendered.

Everyone admires Zhang Ren's ability and admiration for Zhang Ren's personality.

Deng Xian is different, he is a soft bone in the eyes of everyone, and even Cao 'Cao' did not give Deng Xian any official position for the time being, but only received it in the army. Deng Xian was naturally aware of this situation.

Therefore, Deng Xian wanted to perform and reverse his impression of Cao 'Cao' and the generals under Cao 'Cao'.

Cao 'Cao' ordered: "General Deng, this attack on Liu Xiu, the prime minister will 'hand' over the position of vanguard to you." The original defenders of Xinye County had nearly 10,000 soldiers, and these soldiers have never been adapted, and they are still commanded by you. Now, you lead this army to attack Liu Xiu at the underwater ferry port and open the way for the prime minister. If Liu Xiu is defeated, there will be a lot of rewards for his appearance. ”

"No!"

Deng Xian clenched his fists, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Cao 'Cao' made him a pioneer, which meant to consume this force, but more tests. If Deng Xian really defeated Liu Xiu and successfully occupied the underwater ferry, under the command of Cao Cao, Deng Xian would be able to gain a smooth foothold, and people would no longer dare to despise him.

Cao '' his sleeves and ordered: "Go down, I'm waiting for your good news." ”

"The last will retire!"

Deng Xian nodded, turned around and left the mansion.

He rode his horse and hurried to the barracks to mobilize his soldiers for battle. 10,000 soldiers followed Deng Xian out of Xinye County, and then went all the way south to the Shuishui Ferry.