From Xinye to Fancheng, the distance is actually not too far.

At this moment, Xu Huang led the army.

Taking Fancheng was not his ultimate goal.

Otherwise, Cao Cao's army went straight down, even if he crossed Xinye directly, he could easily take Fancheng, which was not heavily defended. The key is, how should the river be crossed to approach Xiangyang?

That's the difficulty of this mission.

Xu Huang has always been a bold person, and since he dares to take on this task, there will be no hesitation.

When Fancheng is captured, there will naturally be ferries to cross the river.

Location in Fancheng.

There are soldiers and horses who crossed the river, and there are not many of them, and the most people are up and down, it is Xue Li who leads the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.

On Liu Qi's orders, Xue Li also joined the battle.

But unlike others.

Liu Qi did not arrange a task for Xue Li, he could do whatever he wanted. This is naturally because Liu Qi believes in Xue Li's ability, this is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty!

Coupled with the powerful Xuanjia Iron Horse, it is needless to say.

If Xue Li is allowed to go to Xinye, there will also be elite cavalry in Cao's army, and it will be difficult to open up the situation at that time.

It's better to let Xue Li move according to the situation.

There will be more opportunities then.

Cross the river and come to the outside of Fancheng.

Xue Li sensed the abnormality.

There was a figure of Cao Jun here.

In just an instant, Xue Li had already guessed the purpose of Cao Jun, they must have wanted to capture Fancheng.

If it is often theorized, now Xinye and other cities are not broken.

Even if Cao's army occupies Fancheng, it may face the danger of cutting off the grain route, which is not a rational move.

Therefore, the capture of Fancheng may not be the ultimate goal of Cao's army.

Thinking that he had crossed the river, Xue Li was suddenly shocked, and realized the problem.

Could it be that Cao Jun wanted to send people to seize Fancheng and cross the river to Xiangyang?

When this thought came to mind, Xue Li already had the answer.

He led the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, which was not conspicuous in the night, and was quietly hidden around Fancheng.

With the continuous emergence of Cao Jun.

The number of people is at least 10,000 or more.

If it is a frontal charge, even if it is a Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, it may not be able to achieve all the success in one battle.

The best thing to do at the moment.

It was to take advantage of the Cao army's actions that they launched a surprise attack from behind.

Your greatest advantage.

It is the enemy army in the light, and they in the dark.

At the same time, today's Cao Jun probably can't imagine that there is such an elite cavalry in Jingzhou.

With the geographical location of the north and south, it is almost impossible for Jingzhou to have elite cavalry. But now under Liu Qi, the elite of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, I'm afraid even the tiger and leopard cavalry are inferior!

In Fancheng, the defenders were arranged by Liu Bei.

Liu Qi wanted Liu Bei to be stationed in Jingbei with peace of mind, of course, he wouldn't put his face down and grab a city.

Xu Huang didn't notice anything unusual.

His attention was on Fan Cheng.

Who would have thought that at this moment, Jingzhou soldiers and horses happened to cross the river, and it could be regarded as a coincidence.

Because Cao's army had already moved south, Fancheng was not completely unguarded.

The guard here is Liu Bei's brother-in-law Mi Fang.

There were about 2,000 men and horses.

The sky was dark, and Xu Huang led his troops to approach the north gate of Fancheng.

The time has come.

With 20,000 elite Cao troops under his command, and a surprise attack here, it is not a problem to capture Fancheng.

Xu Huang clenched his fists and shouted:

"Siege!"

The soldiers of the Cao army began to seize Fancheng according to their words.

The movement was heard.

The defenders on the city tower began to deal with it in a little panic, and at the same time sent someone to send a message to Mi Fang.

After a while, Mi Fang, who was in a hurry, came to the battlefield.

He looked at the enemy troops outside the city with a look of astonishment:

"How could so many Cao Jun suddenly appear?"

According to Mi Fang's knowledge, isn't the main force of the Cao army attacking Xinye City now, why did he come to Fancheng all of a sudden?

Isn't that unreasonable.

But the enemy is coming, and no amount of thought will be of any avail.

Mi Fang gritted her teeth and said:

"Everyone, hold the city, and there will be reinforcements when it is dawn."

That's where the planned adventure comes in.

If Xu Huang can't take Fancheng quickly, when Xiangyang discovers the change, he will definitely send reinforcements.

When the time comes, Xu Huang can only return in vain.

He had no choice but to complete his plan to seize the city and cross the river before dawn.

Although in the future, Mi Fang will choose to betray Guan Yu, he is still very loyal to Liu Bei now.

After all, his sister is Liu Bei's daughter-in-law.

How could Xu Huang not know what he was going to do?

He was extraordinarily calm, he couldn't be in a hurry at this time, his own advantage was great, and now that the defenders of Fancheng had shown their decline, it was impossible for them to hold on for too long.

The 20,000 elite Cao troops are all battle-hardened soldiers.

Approach the city and attack.

There is a rain of arrows covering the top and bottom, which is the mainstream remote output today.

Xue Li was not in a hurry.

He waited for Cao Jun to lose its vigilance in the rear.

When the time comes, it will be the best time for him to lead the army.

As for Fancheng, of course, it is impossible for something to happen, he has already arrived here, if he loses Fancheng again, wouldn't it be ridiculous?

The battle was fierce, and I watched the soldiers around me continue to fall.

Mi Fang's face was pale.

Although it is easy to say, just keep it until dawn.

But these Cao troops were like dying, such a fierce offensive could not last long.

He was already thinking about running away.

Although the distance between Xiangyang is very close, it will take a certain amount of time from the reaction to the mobilization of troops and horses.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

It was Xue Li who led the army to kill.

"Xuanjia Iron Rider, charge!"

Xue Li gave the order, and the elite did not hesitate to follow.

Although it was 108,000 miles away from 20,000, it did not affect their orders and prohibitions.

The formation of the cavalry charge was quite amazing.

Xu Huang's expression changed drastically and he turned around.

When did the soldiers and horses come from the rear?

Could it be that Xiangyang City had already prepared, so it sent people to ambush here?

This made Xu Huang a little flustered.

The battle ahead was urgent, and the soldiers of the Cao army tried their best to attack the city.

In the rear, however, a strange force appeared.

This made Xu Huang's expression froze, and he immediately ordered:

"The rear army turned around to defend against the enemy!"

At the same time, he also ignored the siege ahead, and rode directly to the rear, trying to stop the enemy reinforcements.

Xue Li had already led his troops out to kill.

Naturally, they are not unsure, they are all equipped with repeaters.

This is Jingzhou's latest weapon.

Ten arrows can be fired in a row without winding.

This is one of Xue Li's great reliance on charge.

When approaching Cao's army, Xue Li himself took out his Zhuge crossbow, aimed at the enemy, and at the same time ordered to shoot.

Sharp crossbow arrows shot straight out.

Compared with ordinary arrows, the cost of such a special crossbow arrow is undoubtedly much higher, but it is also worth the price.

At least the advantage of a repeater is not the same as that of a bow and arrow.

There is Cao Jun who wants to stop it.

But in the face of this rain of arrows, they were caught off guard, and this was only the beginning.

Ten arrows, you can do a lot.

Xue Li charged and shot at the same time.

The Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is not afraid, and it is common to charge ten thousand armies.

In the face of such an attack.

Even the elite Cao army is showing a trend of retreat.

Morale is weakening fast!