Fancheng was an important town for Cao Wei to defend Guan Yu in Jingzhou, so even after Zhang Liao gathered a large army to defeat Guan Yu, he still left about 3,000 Wei troops in Fancheng to defend it.

Three thousand Wei troops don't sound like much, but for a fortified city with high walls and thick walls, it is not difficult for three thousand soldiers to hold this city for a short time under the command of a general who knows the art of war.

And the one who was left by Zhang Liao to be responsible for guarding Fancheng was Zhao Yan, who was the general of Zhennan at the time.

Zhao Yan was born in a famous family and has been familiar with the history of the Bible since he was a child.

Because of his good family education, when he was weak, he was known as the four famous men of Yingchuan with Yang Zhai Xinbi, Xuchang Chen Qun, and Dingling Du Xi.

Zhao Yan is not a person who wastes his reputation.

He had been dormant in Jingzhou until he was thirty years old, looking for the Ming lord, and later after he chose to join Cao Cao, his official position was not high at first.

In the past few decades, Zhao Yan has been promoted from a county to the current Great Wei Servant, a horse captain, and Nanyang Taishou.

In the past, Zhao Yan did not make any military achievements, but he was able to climb to his current high position solely on the basis of his political achievements, which shows his good achievements in political achievements.

And Zhao Yan's most remarkable achievement in terms of political achievements is that he was the most powerful protector in the history of the Cao Cao era.

The position of protector was initiated by Cao Cao, but it was Zhao Yan who made the post of protector shine and established its important position in Cao Wei's military system.

The Battle of Chibi was the time when Zhao Yan served as a protector.

During that time, almost all of Cao Wei's generals with different surnames were under his supervision, including the five good generals who later became famous all over the world.

During that period, one-third of the military power of the entire Central Plains was in the hands of Zhao Yan.

After Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi that year, it was Zhao Yan who took care of Cao Cao's back road that prevented the situation in the Central Plains from being eroded.

It can be seen that Zhao Yan's personal martial arts strategy is not bad.

It is precisely because of Zhao Yan's resume that he is not low at all in terms of prestige in the Wei army.

When discussing the candidate to stay in Fancheng, Zhao Yan was not so much appointed by Zhang Liao, but rather that Zhao Yan was the candidate in the hearts of the generals.

Before the start of the war, Zhang Liao and other Wei generals had great confidence in this general.

It's just that if you don't think about winning, you should think about defeat first.

As a group of Wei generals with rich combat experience, they will definitely also consider the problem of the rear of their army in case of defeat.

And handing over Fancheng, the back road of the army, to Zhao Yan's hands, all the Wei generals were very relieved.

They believed that even if the Wei army was defeated, with Zhao Yan there, he would definitely find a good way out for Great Wei just like he did during the Battle of Chibi.

Zhao Yan did not disappoint the Wei generals.

Although Zhao Yan also had full confidence in Zhang Liao's expedition in his heart, he had always been shrewd and capable, and he did not take it lightly.

After Zhang Liao's army left Fancheng, Zhao Yan carefully arranged the defense of Fancheng.

After arranging the defense of Fancheng, Zhao Yan did not enter Fancheng.

He has been standing on the south wall of Fancheng and looking into the distance.

The distance of more than ten miles, coupled with the fact that there are many mountains and forests outside Fancheng, so even if Zhao Yan is condescending, he can't see anything from afar. ….

It's just that despite this, Zhao Yan's eyes are faintly full of some worries.

This is not the first time Zhao Yan has come to the border of Fancheng.

When Guan Yu besieged Fancheng for the first time, Cao Cao was worried that Xu Huang was not Guan Yu's opponent, so he asked Zhao Yan to serve as Xu Huang's protector and lead the army south with Xu Huang.

When Xu Huang led tens of thousands of Wei troops out of the camp to attack Guan Yu's camp under Guan Yu's strategy of luring the enemy, Xu Huang also asked Zhao Yan to be responsible for staying in the camp.

So today's scene is the same as back then, when Zhao Yan watched the high-spirited Xu Huang lead the army to attack at night, and today it is Zhao Yan who watched the ambitious Zhang Liao lead the army to the battle.

Well, the famous general of flowing water, Zhao Yan who fights with iron.

And the reason why Zhao Yan felt a little worried was not because of his concern for Wei Jun

There are doubts about combat effectiveness, and it's not that he doesn't believe in Zhang Liao's ability.

It's just because Xu Huang back then was quite similar to Zhang Liao today, and Xu Huang's fate back then was not good.

Therefore, in Zhao Yan's heart, he was always worried about the Wei army's expedition.

However, there is no basis for this concern, at least from the bright side, the probability of the Wei army winning this battle is quite large.

What's more, the holy decree of Emperor Cao Pi of Wei has been issued, and no one can disobey it.

So even if he was worried in his heart, Zhao Yan did not choose to dissuade Zhang Liao from going on the expedition.

He just stood on the southern city of Fancheng with a worried heart, thinking about getting the news from the front line as soon as possible.

And just three hours after the Wei army set out on the expedition, Zhao Yan got the news that he had been thinking about.

In Zhao Yan's sight, many Wei troops with irregular arrays were appearing one after another to the south of Fancheng.

This scene caused Zhao Yan's Tong Kong to change drastically.

And after those Wei troops ran closer to Fancheng, Zhao Yan saw the state of those Wei troops more and more clearly.

Covered in blood, the armor and stomach were incomplete, and they were defenseless, and even many Wei soldiers had frightened faces on their faces.

After seeing this scene, Zhao Yan is no longer Tong Kong.

His whole face had turned pale, and his body, which had been standing straight, was even more frightened by this scene, so much so that he took several steps back in a row, and then bent unconsciously.

Although Zhao Yan did not specifically command a campaign, his understanding of the army was no worse than that of ordinary generals.

After more and more Wei troops appeared outside Fan in this way, he knew very well what the outcome of the battle between the two armies in the front line city was.

Defeated!

Defeated!

After realizing this cruel truth, Zhao Yan couldn't help but cover his chest with his hands.

Although there were worries in advance, Zhao Yan only thought that the worry was his own crankiness.

So now, when the worry in Zhao Yan's heart came true, Zhao Yan's heart was not prepared as expected, but was even more full of unbelievable panic.

thought it was a nightmare, but now the nightmare has come true, how can Zhao Yan accept it.

Zhao Yan, who was already old, had a look of horror in his eyes, like those Wei troops under the city.

Although he doesn't know the specific battle situation on the front line now, it can be seen from the state of the Wei troops under the city that the Wei army on the front line must have been defeated miserably.

Otherwise, at least the Wei army would not have fled back to Fancheng as a completely rout.

But how is this possible? ….

That's the army of 70,000 Great Wei!

As the cruel facts continued to impact Zhao Yan's thoughts, Zhao Yan's breathing became more and more rapid.

Even tears were already in his eyes.

Although Boran has gone through the wind and rain, he is now silent.

He was grieving at the 70,000 Great Wei's tiger and wolf divisions, and he was also sad for the future of Great Wei.

It's just that Zhao Yan is not an ordinary person.

Even though his whole mind was fluctuating violently now, when his guards came to help him, Zhao Yan forced himself to calm down from his frightened and sad emotions.

He knew he couldn't mess around now.

Zhao Yan slowly raised his head, he looked at his guards with a pair of red eyes, and he gently shook off the hand that the guards wanted to support him.

Zhao Yan straightened himself up, and then he took heavy steps, step by step, and moved his body to the city wall again.

At this time, more and more Wei troops fled from the front line below Fancheng.

Look at the number of thousands.

Although most of the Wei troops died or surrendered in the main battlefield, after all, the battlefield was extended in all directions, and the collapse of tens of thousands of Wei troops was too fast, so many Wei troops still fled the battlefield.

As for the Wei army that fled from the battlefield, their first choice was definitely to flee back to Fancheng.

For the Wei army, who had experienced such a frightening scene, there was nothing more secure for them now than going to the city wall

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The moment thousands of Wei soldiers finally saw Fancheng after running desperately for a long time, tears appeared in their eyes.

It's a touch of escape.

It's not easy, I finally see home!

Thousands of Wei troops fled from the front line all the way back to Fancheng, and they had already consumed too much physical strength.

But the moment they saw Fan Cheng, a last force erupted inexplicably in their bodies.

The force made them speed up suddenly.

Escape, flee back to Fancheng and be safe!

This is the only thought in the minds of all Wei troops now, even those Wei generals who have escaped by chance.

But this scene made Zhao Yan's brows, who were standing by the city wall again, tightly locked.

According to common sense, if his army is defeated and returns to the city, then he will definitely open the city gates.

It's just that the battle situation ahead is not clear at present, and the Wei army outside the city is in a state of rout, and the formation is very scattered.

If when he opened the city gate, the Han army suddenly appeared outside the city gate and took the opportunity to attack the city, then Fancheng would probably be lost.

Just as Zhao Yan was standing on the city wall and thinking, the fastest Wei army running under the city wall had already reached the moat.

When the Wei army reached the moat, they saw that the drawbridge on the city wall had not yet been lowered.

Driven by the desire to survive, they couldn't help but curse their comrades on the city wall.

At this time, most of the Wei troops who were able to flee outside Fancheng were the strongest in survival.

For such a Wei army, Fancheng, who clearly sheltered themselves and could protect them, was right in front of them, but the friendly troops in the city walls did not open the city gate to let them in, how could they bear it.

There are still many in this part of the Wei army, and they have only just attacked the formation of their own army.

Since this kind of thing has been done, of course he has the courage to insult Zhao Yan on the city wall and the Wei army defending the city. ….

What's more, in this part of the Wei army, there are still many Wei generals who will not die.

For example, Zhu Shuo and others are among them.

In the chaotic army just now, even famous generals such as Zhang Liao and Cao Xiu couldn't stabilize the formation, let alone Zhu Shuo, who was good at playing with intrigues and tricks.

Almost the moment his own army's formation was disrupted, Zhu Shuo led a group of guards to flee the battlefield.

Zhu Shuo's personality is already irritable, and he has always regarded himself very highly, looking down on anyone except Cao Pi.

Zhu Shuo, who has such a character, doesn't care whether Zhao Yan, who guards the city, is a prestigious old minister, and now in his eyes, Zhao Yan is an enemy who wants to put him to death.

Compared with the scolding of the Wei army without specifying the target, Zhu Shuo pointed at Zhao Yan's nose directly under the city wall to insult.

Zhu Shuo knew why Zhao Yan hesitated to open the city gate, but it was precisely because he knew that he was even more afraid.

The longer the time drags on, he doesn't know if something will happen to Fancheng, but he will definitely be okay if he loses the protection of the city.

His future is still bright, and he must not die here.

It's just that no matter how the thousands of Wei troops below insulted him, Zhao Yan put on a deaf look.

Although he was now being pointed at and scolded, his heart was filled with shame and anger.

But out of his own sense of responsibility, Zhao Yan will not open this city gate easily.

He also saw Zhu Shuo under the city.

It's just that although Zhu Shuo is deeply loved by Cao Pi, he is just a fortunate minister.

For such a person, as long as he can defend Fancheng, then coupled with his prestige in the Great Wei, even if Zhu Shuo will join him in front of Cao Pi in the future, Zhao Yan will not be afraid.

And because of Zhao Yan's prestige in the army, even if he was insulted by his comrades under the city wall, the Wei army in Fancheng had a look of shame on his face, but he never disobeyed Zhao Yan's order to lower the drawbridge.

But as time went by, the Wei army below Fancheng gathered more and more, and there were more and more Wei generals.

Finally, when Cao Xiu appeared under the city wall, the thousands of Wei troops under the city wall were like looking for it

to the main backbone.

Thousands of Wei troops slowly gathered around Cao Xiu, and he ordered Zhao Yan on the city wall to lower the drawbridge and open the city gates.

Cao Xiu, as the deputy general of this war, is the current supreme commander of the Wei army inside and outside Fancheng when the main general Zhang Liao is missing.

Sure enough, when Cao Xiu began to give orders to Zhao Yan on the city wall, a hesitant look began to appear on Zhao Yan's face.

And because of Cao Xiu's appearance, the Wei army in Fancheng also had a look of hesitation on his face, and they all looked at Zhao Yan.

In terms of subordination, they should obey Cao Xiu's command.

And because of Cao Xiu's support, the insults of the thousands of Wei troops under the city wall became even higher.

In this situation of internal and external difficulties, Zhao Yan thought of Cao Xiu's identity again.

Zhu Shuo is not from a high-ranking family, but just a fortunate minister, but Cao Xiu is one of the representatives of the Cao clan at present.

Even because of Cao Cao's appreciation of Cao Xiu when he was alive, his prestige in the Wei State was very deep.

If such a person was killed by the Han army because he did not open the city gate and let him wander outside, Zhao Yan could not bear the consequences.

So even though he was worried in his heart, Zhao Yan finally gritted his teeth and gave the order to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate.

It's impossible for him to worry about anything, just come and come.

When the wide suspension bridge was lowered with a loud "quack", the faces of the thousands of Wei troops outside Fancheng were full of excitement.

It means they are saved!

But just when thousands of Wei troops were full of excitement and began to cross the suspension bridge.

In the rear of these thousands of Wei troops, there were about 3,000 elite soldiers wearing Wei army uniforms, and they began to slowly emerge from the mountains and forests outside Fancheng.

These 3,000 elite soldiers were the Han army led by Mi Yang himself.

Seeing that the suspension bridge in Fancheng in front of him had been completely lowered, and many Wei troops had broken and began to cross the bridge, Mi Yang raised his right hand.

On his right hand, a red cloth is being tied.

And the 3,000 Han troops behind him were all the same.

Seeing that some of the fastest Wei troops had begun to enter the city gate, a smile appeared on the corner of Mi Yang's mouth.

Old dog, that's it?

I thought you weren't going to open the door.

But since you have opened the door to welcome guests, then I will go to Fancheng to "greet the New Year" for you!.

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