Fancheng and Xiangyang are across the river, and the city itself is also tall and strong.

However, compared with Xiangyang City, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has an excellent location, Fancheng itself does not have much geographical advantage, and since then it has been a flat river to the north, and if there is an enemy in the north, it is easy to reach the outside of the city, and the protection provided by the Han River on its back is also very limited, and occasionally the city will be flooded because of the river surge.

The loss of the five counties in the north of Xiangyang left the north of Xiangyang completely unobstructed, and Fancheng, located on the north bank of the Han River, bore the brunt. In order to compensate for this, a series of dock fortifications were set up on the periphery of Fancheng, and the Xiazhen garrison set up by the water was the largest and most important garrison stronghold among them.

The name of Du You'an, born in Jingzhao Du, his ancestors moved south during the turbulent years of Hu Dynasty, and settled in Xiangyang, and now he is also one of the powerful local clans in Xiangyang.

Many of the Du You'an brothers were made of bravery, and they were ordered to guard the lower guards, and they did not panic in the face of the enemy's attacks, and they commanded several times to repel the enemy's attacks, and when they saw that the enemy's attacks were fruitless and they were forced to retreat, they couldn't help but sneer: "The thieves look like fierce men, but they are just birds and beasts rushing in the mountains and wilderness, and once they encounter the hunter's net, they don't know how to fight and break through."

He also ordered the lieutenant soldiers of the fort to hurry up to eat and rest, so as to launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp at night. When it comes to fighting in the plains, the southerners are no better than the northerners, after all, there are not too many cavalry to use in battle.

However, the reason why the territorial boundary between the north and the south is basically stable on the Huai-Han line is also because the northerners are not adapted to the southerners' combat environment and combat methods.

Taking advantage of the night to cut the camp is one of the important tactics of the southerners against the northerners, because the camp usually needs to be set up near the water, the southerners will use the river network boat and swimming to launch a night attack on the enemy camp, which can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Hearing Du You'an's order, one of the generals still kept saying, "Liu Sima ordered to defend the defense, but he did not give the order to attack at the right time. If you act rashly, I'm afraid it will ......."

Before the general finished speaking, Du Youan waved his hand impatiently to interrupt, and at the same time snorted coldly: "Liu Fanggui is also a mediocre person, how deep can he know the soldiers? The thieves who came to commit the crime looked like a fierce man, but in fact, the troops were scattered, the number of elite soldiers was small, and the rest were bluffers, with a loose will, and they would be frightened, and they all wanted to be pawned by the natives of the north.

I am now trapped in the city, and I dare not go out to fight, but I am in the arms of the enemy. If the army behind them comes one after another, I will no longer be able to push the tide of thieves and regret for the sake of attack! Now take advantage of his outnumbered newcomers, and attack and break them is the real best strategy for the enemy."

Seeing that Du You'an was full of words and a firm tone, it was obvious that he had made up his mind, so he didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only retreat and prepare for the night camp.

As night fell, the minutes ticked by. Probably affected by the fierce battle during the day, Zhu Meng didn't feel sleepy after nightfall, and there was always an inexplicable panic lingering in his arms, so he simply went around the camp after dinner.

Due to the consumption of a lot of physical strength during the day, all the matters of camping and setting up fences were handed over to the accompanying Jingzhou tribesmen. At present, they are at the forefront of the enemy's territory, and these camps are also protecting their own safety, so those Jingzhou tribes are also very careful to build, and the camp tents, fences, ravines, etc. are in order.

But when Zhu Meng walked to the east side of the camp, he looked at the tidal flat outside the simple fence and frowned, "Why don't you use a ravine to intercept this place? If an enemy is approaching in the river, how can you stop it?"

"After a day of running and fighting, the sons and daughters are really tired, and they have to retreat and camp after the battle, and the time is a little late......

A Jingzhou governor who was in charge of the camp here explained with a smile, and seeing that Zhu Meng still looked serious, he patted his ass again: "The general fought bravely today, and even broke several thief camps, and the enemy soldiers were frightened when they thought about it, and they didn't dare to go out of the city to offend."

"I'm afraid the enemy's plan will not follow your and my expectations!"

After Zhu Meng heard this, he said in a deep voice, but it was already late at night, and it was not suitable to do civil fortifications, so as not to affect the rest of the soldiers in the battalion, so he ordered again: "Arrange for the camp guards to watch here, and when they notice anything unusual, they will immediately report and warn!"

When the governor heard this, he nodded his head again and again, and only after respectfully sending Zhu Meng away, did he casually order his subordinates, and he returned to the tent to rest.

When the sleeping Zhu Meng was awakened again, there was already a fire outside the tent, and there were countless figures running for their lives in the camp in panic, and at the same time, I don't know how many enemy soldiers with short blades were wandering around the camp and killing these panicked people.

"Withdraw, get out of camp quickly, don't fight!"

Seeing that the situation in the camp was already chaotic, Zhu Meng knew that the situation was irreparable, and even if he gathered a group of soldiers who had also heard the noise and were waiting to organize a counterattack, he would leave this chaotic camp first.

Fortunately, the southerners in these camps were not very powerful, and Zhu Meng also placed the war horses behind the camp away from the riverbank, when he led his troops to leave the chaotic camp with great effort, there were not too many enemies to catch up, but many routs also rushed out of the camp along their retreat.

Zhu Meng led his troops to line up outside the camp to prepare to collect the rout, and the soldiers brought from Guanxi naturally obeyed the order and hurriedly returned to the organization. But the other Jingzhou tribes were not so obedient, and after they rushed out of the camp fence, they scattered and fled, completely ignoring the shouts of Zhu Meng and others.

After staying outside the camp for another quarter of an hour, Zhu Meng realized that he had gathered five or six hundred soldiers, and seeing that the enemy soldiers had begun to rush to this place in an organized manner, it was obviously difficult for them to stay in this battle with a large number of horses and horses losing their armor, so they could only lead their troops to retreat north.

Along the way, Zhu Meng gathered some defeated soldiers, and in the early morning he met with the middle army that was about to set off from the camp. Seeing the embarrassed appearance of these seven or eight hundred defeated soldiers, the soldiers of all battalions could not help but change their colors in an uproar.

In the big tent, before Li Tai had time to listen to Zhu Meng's account of the defeat and retreat process, several Jingzhou subordinate officials who came with the army asked to see outside the tent, and after being blocked, some people shouted loudly to persuade the army to withdraw, saying that the front army had lost and returned defeated, which showed that the enemy had already prepared to resist the enemy, and the army would not have any good results if it moved forward, and would only pay a greater price.

Li Tai heard the frustration of these guys' fighting spirit, and he was a little speechless for a while.

Although he also understood that the defeat in the first battle would inevitably have a negative impact on the morale of the army, it was not a catastrophe for those who had experienced the turn-based fighting style between the two Weis. How did it get to the mouths of these people, as if they had to lose their lives if they withdrew a little late?

In order to prevent these people from shouting and shaking the morale of the army, Li Tai put a few people in, and before these people could speak, he directly drew his saber and said in a deep voice: "The defeat of the striker is indeed an obstacle to the morale of the army, but the victory or defeat is not scored, and it is too early to say defeat!"

The thief is fierce and stubborn, and I am now trying out how to control this stubborn thief for your generation. You and other departments are stationed here, limited to one day, and tomorrow at this time, if the front line does not spread the news of breaking the enemy, you will go by yourself. If you dare to leave early, military law will not tolerate it!"

He also knew very well that his pig teammates were very harmful on the battlefield, and if he really forced these people to continue to go with them, he was afraid that they would dare to disperse before the war began.

It's not because the people of Jingzhou are really so unbearable, it's just that he doesn't have a stable integration of interests with these people first, and second, he doesn't have enough grace to control them, and Jingzhou has been a border town for a long time, so that these people have developed the survival instinct to preserve their strength in the face of danger, and in the face of this headwind, of course they are unwilling to follow Li Tai to move forward.

When these people heard that they didn't need to continue to advance, they were happy in their hearts at first, but when they heard that Li Tai still didn't plan to withdraw the army, and still wanted to march on his own way, they couldn't help but open their mouths to advise, and they all looked bitter.

They did not believe that Li Tai would be able to make a substantial breakthrough on the front line within a day, and if something happened to the new envoy, they would inevitably be implicated in the local subordinates. Especially the commander who has such a generous shot is really rare in the world, and if you miss it, I am afraid that it will not be easy to meet again.

Li Tai ignored the persuasion of these people, but still let the horses continue to march out of the camp. The subordinate officers hesitated, and in the end most of them chose to stay, but two still chose to follow and continue the march.

chose to continue to follow the march The two people are not very old, they are in their thirties, one is called Du Zhaohui, the official position is Wanxian County Commander, and the other name is Chen Yuchen, and the official position is Chiyang Commander.

The military and political affairs in Jingzhou were chaotic, and all the local officials were basically used by the various commanders, so the administrative officials such as the county order also had to follow to the front line.

Looking at the appearance of these two people who were a little hesitant, they still resolutely drank the order to set off, it was obvious that there was an element of gambling, and they wanted to bet on Li Tai. Li Tai secretly sighed in his heart that the road of these two guys was wide, but on the way to the journey, he still ordered them to be sure to lead and restrain their respective troops, and they were not allowed to act without military orders.

Although this is also a normal request, these two people feel that the situation is a little strange after looking at each other, you must know that they also decided to send charcoal in the snow after thinking about it for a long time, why do they feel like they are disgusted?

[In view of the general environment,

Li Tai didn't bother to pay attention to how these two people felt, and his mind was full of thinking about how to get back to the field at the moment.

After leaving behind those powerful troops in Jingzhou who accompanied the army, the speed of his men and horses has been greatly improved, and when he encounters the routs who have gathered northward along the way, he did not waste time to appease them, and let them go north. As for the follow-up actions of the Southern Liang army, they did not appear.

It can be seen from this that this night attack on the battalion should have been only an action taken by the front-line generals themselves, and there was no effective communication with the rear Xiangyang base camp, so as to seize the fighter plane to expand the results of the battle. Xiangyang, as a large town in Hancha, will not even be able to take out a large-scale field force.

It is estimated that the situation of the commander of the Southern Liang sitting in Xiangyang may not be much better than that of his newly appointed Jingzhou assassin history, compared to the local forces in Jingzhou, there is no doubt that the local forces in Xiangyang are stronger, but they may not be completely used by this Xiao Laosan.

All the way forward, Fancheng was already vaguely in sight, and there were still some wandering defenders of Nanliang between the cities, and they withdrew to the city after seeing the enemy go and return.

Li Tai was even more sure of the way, and led his troops to cross the remnants of the camp that had been broken by the enemy, looked at the river embankment made of stones, and then pointed to the Xia Zheng garrison not far ahead, and shouted to the troops: "Set up the Heyang cannon, give me a bang!"