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was beaten to the head of the city by Gan Ning, and the loss of Fancheng was already inevitable.

Especially after Gan Ning ignored many soldiers and opened the city gate, a thousand soldiers who kept a considerable distance from Gan Ning swarmed in, and in this case, Fancheng was basically lost.

Cai He began to flee to the West Gate under the protection of many guards, wanting to leave Fancheng from the West Gate and then flee back to Xiangyang, but unfortunately he was targeted by Gan Ning at the head of the city, and it was impossible for him to escape.

Although he hid among the many soldiers, before he could turn around and flee, he heard a series of screams behind him.

"Quick, stop him!"

Cai He, who didn't even dare to look back, leaned over and lay on the horse's back, thinking that this would not be noticed by Gan Ning, and at this time, a sound of breaking the air came from behind him, and Cai He could even feel a strong force pressing his back, and he didn't have time to look back, so he turned over and rolled off the horse directly.

At the same time, he saw an iron rope from top to bottom on the war horse he was still riding, and the strong strength directly drew the war horse into two pieces, if he was still on the horse, I am afraid that it will also end up the same as the war horse.

This kind of scene made Cai He's heart even more afraid, and at this time, he couldn't care about anything else, rolled on the ground and unloaded his strength, and then got into the crowd desperately trying to escape from here.

It's just that Gan Ning saw all these actions clearly, and the sword in his hand flickered, and he hacked several Jingzhou soldiers who rushed up to death again, and then picked up the iron rope in his left hand again, and the iron rope grew instantly, and even shuttled freely in the crowd to avoid the soldiers who blocked it, and finally wrapped it around Cai He's neck.

"Where are you going to run?"

Pulled violently, a puff of hot blood sprayed out directly, and even Cai He's head was dragged back, Gan Ning stepped forward a few steps, and cut down several Jingzhou soldiers again, and as the iron rope was withdrawn, Cai He's head happened to fall at his feet.

With a kick in the foot, the right hand pierced the lower end of the head with the tip of the knife and then raised it high, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "Cai He is dead, and those who descend will not be killed!"

The Jingzhou soldiers had long been frightened by Gan Ning's bursts of slashing and killing, and their morale had already fallen to the bottom, who still had the heart to fight with this kind of guy who was not at all human, everyone just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

Now, as soon as they heard that Cai He, the main general of the city, had been killed, the soldiers did not even have to think about it, and immediately threw down their weapons and expressed their willingness to surrender - if they slowed down for a moment, the group of soldiers who were like wolves and tigers and were not much more merciful than the general would pounce on them and cut them to pulp.

"Imperial court military horses, is it so strong?"

Every surviving Jingzhou soldier couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, but they already had an answer to this question.

Fancheng was completely occupied in half a day, and the news quickly spread to the two-faced people.

Liu Bei reported directly to the Son of Heaven through the magic weapon of communication, and of course he also told Lu Bu that he could lead the army directly to Fancheng to station, and they could enter Wancheng or not.

And Xiangyang Cai Mao was shocked by the news of his brother's death in battle.

"How is this possible?"

Cai Mao didn't believe it when he first heard the news, because Fancheng is the most important barrier in the northeast of Xiangyang, and it is an important hub connecting Jingzhou and the northern region of Jingzhou.

In Cai Mao's view, even if Fancheng is attacked, with Fancheng's troops, and relying on the advantages of the city, even if the enemy has an army of 100,000, it will be able to support it for a long time.

What's more, there are a large number of stocks of heavy oil, sasswood, boulders and arrows, and there is no need to worry about grain. ...,

In fact, if it weren't for the inexplicable annual harvest in the north, Jingzhou would be the richest place in the troubled times for more than ten years.

But such a city was captured in less than half a day, and even his younger brother died in the battle.

"Isn't there a traitor in the city?"

I can't help but think about things in this way, although Jingzhou and Sun Ce have fought a few times, he has never been to the front line once, and he has only heard of some new things, not to mention that he can't imagine that a person can be strong to that extent.

However, he was not so worried about whether the imperial army in Fancheng would directly attack Xiangyang, he had already received news that the imperial army had just set off from Luoyang and had not arrived in Jingzhou so quickly.

This attack on Fancheng should be the one that has been stationed in Nanyang, probably because he saw the importance of Fancheng or what task he received, and laid Fancheng in advance as a capital to confront him.

In other words, there will not be too many soldiers and horses in Fancheng, if he wants to take advantage of the situation to attack Xiangyang, then the soldiers and horses of the Sun family will give him a hard lesson.

Liu Bei's guess was right, the soldiers and horses led by Cheng Pu and Ling Cao did not enter Xiangyang, but stuck the key river, and if the imperial army wanted to take the opportunity to cross the river, then it would be attacked by the Sun family's water army.

At the same time, Liu Bei had already led the army into Fancheng, and after taking Fancheng, although he could not go further, he won this forward base for the army, and he did not live up to the trust of the Son of Heaven.

In fact, Liu Xuan was also very satisfied with Liu Bei's performance at this time.

Although the army is still far away from Nanyang, but with communication equipment, any news can reach him in an instant, so he knew about it when Liu Bei launched an attack on Fancheng, and as for Gan Ning's successful capture of Fancheng later, it did not exceed his expectations at all.

"Uncle Huang is still quite discerning in strategy!"

Liu Bei and Lu Zhi are not in vain, although Lu Zhi does not like Liu Bei's character, but there is no hiding and bias in teaching, plus Liu Bei has some talent in this area, so it is not unusual to be able to make such a judgment.

"Now that Fancheng has been laid, and Xiangyang is only separated by a water, it should be more convenient for Lu Bu to attack Xiangyang, right?"

It was not any of Liu Xuan's military generals who said these words, but Huang Yueying, whose concept of war was limited to some strategic games, and two cities separated by a river were equivalent to being next to each other in her performance. Although she grew up in Jingzhou, she had no idea what the distance between cities meant in war.

"It's not convenient at all, not only do you have to cross the water, but you also have to be careful of the attack in the direction of Xinye!"

Xinye's location was southeast of Fancheng, which blocked the road from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, and he was also eyeing the road between Fancheng and Nanyang on the flank.

In fact, Liu Bei didn't see Xinye's strategic position, but he sent troops suddenly, the so-called soldiers were fast, and when the other party received the news and was ready to respond, Fancheng had already been defeated by himself, so he didn't have to worry about it at all.

In addition, the road from Xinye to Fancheng is not so easy to walk, and there is a big river blocking the road in the middle.

After listening to Liu Xuan's introduction, Huang Yueying finally understood a little in her head.

"So, is it that Lu Bu has to knock Xinye down first when he arrives in Fancheng?"

"Yes!"

Huang Yueying nodded: "No wonder Cao Cao had to fight Liu Bei first when he fought Jingzhou!"

She didn't think anything when she watched the Three Kingdoms before, but after coming to this era and gradually understanding the true location of these cities, she began to wonder, Xinye was not stuck on the way to Xiangyang, why did she have to fight Xinye first?

Now I know that in the real war, not only must you lay down the city checkpoints that are blocked in front of you, but you also have to be careful of some strongholds that are relatively close. ...,

For example, if Xinye is stuck on the side, whether it is hitting Xiangyang or attacking Gangneung and other places in the south, it is stuck there like a thorn, so before attacking Xiangyang, this thorn must be pulled out first.

"So it's so troublesome to fight!"

Liu Xuan smiled: "If you want to occupy the entire Jingzhou, these places have to be fought, anyway, they are fought sooner or later, it makes no difference if you are early or late!"

When he felt that there was no difference here, Lu Bu had already begun to transfer troops and horses over there.

"Zong Zheng has already led the army to capture Fancheng, so you don't need to stay in Wancheng, just go straight to Fancheng!"

As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, Zhang Liao asked, "Where is Xinye?"

For Xinye, of course, Lu Bu will not ignore it: "I want to send a general to capture Xinye, who is willing to go?"

The generals who came with Lu Bu this time were naturally led by Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, but the two of them were going to lead the army to Fancheng, and it was unlikely that they would lead the army to attack Xinye alone.

As for whether the cavalry siege is too painful or something...... With the combat power of these two soldiers and horses, the city gate is basically a decoration.

The generals took a look, and it turned out to be Ma Chao who stood up.

"The last will go!"

Lu Bu took a look, this Ma Chao is a suitable candidate, but Ma Chao is the captain of Yulin Cavalry, it doesn't seem to be very suitable?

"The general allocated 3,000 forbidden troops to the last general, and he will definitely be able to take Xinye!"

Turning his head to look at Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao had no objection to this.

In fact, he had long understood that after this battle, Ma Chaotie would definitely be promoted, whether he was directly promoted to the general or directly became the chief general of the Yulin Cavalry, he would no longer continue to be Zhang Liao's subordinate.

Needless to say, if it is directly promoted, then Zhang Liao will be transferred, and the subordinate relationship between the two will only be maintained until the end of this war.

In this case, Ma Chao wanted to make meritorious contributions, and Zhang Liao naturally would not stop him, and he would not stop the relationship between the two, so not only did he not stop it, but also expressed his support.

"If Meng Qi goes, he can bring five hundred feathers to ride along!"

Three thousand forbidden troops, five hundred feather forest cavalry, it seems that there are not many soldiers and horses, but with the combat power of the imperial army, let alone a new field, even if it is a direct attack on Xiangyang, it is possible to directly attack it.

"That's the case, Xinye will be handed over to Meng Qi!"

Lu Bu's words fell, Ma Chao received the general's order and went out directly to arrange affairs, and took advantage of the fact that it was not yet night to lead the troops out of the brigade and go straight to Xinye.

And Lu Bu continued to gallop towards Fancheng with his soldiers and horses.

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