Although Cao Cao is old, he is not dim, so he can naturally weigh the pros and cons, and quickly approved Dong Zhao's "two tigers competing for food" strategy.

Subsequently, Cao Cao immediately ordered his troops to dispatch the most elite 12 battalions of soldiers and horses under the command of Yin and Zhu Gai to the south to return to Xu Huang on the slope of Yanglingpo and attack Fancheng in a big way.

As the Cao clan launched a counterattack against Xiangfan, rumors also spread in the northern land that the family members of the Seventh Army under the forbidden command were now safe and sound and had not been punished.

The news was also as swift as a plague, and soon spread throughout Jiangnan County.

Under Jiangling City, when Huo Yi and Lu Meng, the commander of the Wu army, got this information, the expressions on their faces were quite wonderful for a while.

It's just that Lu Meng's face was solemn and slightly pessimistic.

On the contrary, Huo Yi was standing on the head of the city at this time, hearing the scout's report, and the corners of his mouth curled and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

At the same time, there was also the Xiangfan military situation.

"General Qiqi Huo, according to the news from the front, at present, Xu Huang has gathered nearly 40,000 troops from all walks of life sent by Cao Cao to go south."

"General Guan ordered the evacuation of the main force on the north bank of the Han River to the south bank, and led 5,000 cavalry north to Yancheng to meet the major general's headquarters, but unexpectedly met the main force of Cao's army in the wilderness."

"Due to being outnumbered, General Guan was wounded and the army was defeated and killed, and Cao Ren in Fancheng led his troops to fight internal and external attacks, and chased all the way to the shore of the Han River and lost many troops."

"What's going on now? Have you ever retreated to the South Shore safely? Xu Huang can raise troops to cross the river to attack? ”

Hearing this, Huo Yi's face was not surprised, but on the contrary, he responded calmly.

In his opinion, in fact, after the Battle of Xiangfan flooded the Seventh Army, and when Fancheng was flooded, it was not captured, so he should consider withdrawing the army instead of stumbling.

Because the Cao clan is too strong, even if it loses the forbidden Seventh Army, it can still organize elite soldiers and horses with a number of no less than the main force of the Jingzhou Army in the future.

Xu Huangtun was stationed at Yanglingpo to wait for work, and it was not difficult to defeat the tired division that had been fighting fiercely for several months with the superior forces of the defenders of Fancheng.

"General Qiqi Huo, Xu Huang and Cao Ren seem to have repelled our army and then stationed on the north bank and did not cross the river by boat to continue the attack."

"Hmm~ Ben will know."

Zheng nodded emphatically, Huo Yi was relieved, and now the direction of the Cao family is the same as in the original history, and there is no intention of attacking himself with Jiangdong.

That shows that Cao Cao's wishful thinking is to let Guan Yu return to the division to fight with the Wu army, and each other will lose their military strength.

"You quickly go and gather all the troops under your command to assemble in the military academy field, there will be important matters to discuss."

Immediately, Huo Yi looked sideways at the guards from the side and ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes,"

Soon, Huo's troops, the original Jiangling defenders and Cao Bing's prisoners of war stood upright on the school field in a military formation, each looking at the figure of Huo Yi who was sitting in the first place with suspicious eyes.

The Wu soldiers outside the city did not attack again, and everyone wondered why they were summoned to assemble again.

It was probably that all the departments of the army had been waiting for a long time, and Huo Yi, who had a sword hanging from his waist, suddenly stood on the platform and stood quite straight, showing his might.

He then tilted his head to the scribe to the side and nodded slightly.

I saw this literati in Confucian robes holding the roster and reading, "Yang Wu, Li Chun, Zhao Xun......"

A large list of names on the roster, every time the scribe read a person, they ordered everyone to come out of the line, standing on the side of the open space with their heads held high, and after a while, there were about hundreds of people, including both Jingzhou soldiers and Cao soldiers prisoners of war.

"All the people on the roster are those who fought bravely in the defense of the city and made outstanding achievements."

"General Huo promised before the war that those who participated in the defense of the city this time would be rewarded equally as long as they made meritorious contributions."

"Your merits will be recorded truthfully by a special person, and this is the time when the first batch of soldiers will be rewarded."

A loud spit.

Then he saw that the people who had just been read had been rewarded with silver and gold or silk and silk.

Most of the work has passed, and the work is over!

At this time, the soldier who received the reward had a happy face and smiled from ear to ear.

The subordinates in the brigade were full of envy and drooling.

This made the Cao soldiers, who were originally a little forced to be helpless and only willing to assist in defending the city to eat, also changed their mentality slightly at this time.

It turned out that the young man in front of him, the "General Huo" in people's mouths, was really a man of his word, and he would treat everyone equally and do what he said, and even as prisoners of war, they would be rewarded for their meritorious service.

Huo Yi was standing on the platform at this time, and he was also condescendingly looking down at the school field, his eyes scanned the situation in the military formation, and when he saw the unrewarded Cao soldiers, he was faintly envious in his heart, and he knew that it was time for him to perform.

"Ahem~" He coughed lightly, and then shouted to the bottom with a smile: "Soldiers, have you ever broken your promise?" ”

"At that time, I said that as long as I can defend the city and make meritorious contributions, even if the prisoners of Cao Ying can still be rewarded, did I honor it this time?"

"Never~ General Huo is a man of his word and faith."

In an instant, the cries of all the soldiers erupted in unison in the battle on the military academy field, like thunder.

Listening to such a loud sound, Huo Yi continued with a smile on his face:

"As long as you can work together to fight against the Wu people in the future, you can still be rewarded according to your merits."

After that, Huo Yi immediately said, "Before you and others helped defend the city, I said that if the family members who were controlled in Cao Ying were disposed of because of defending the city, it would not be difficult for you to insist on assisting in the defense. ”

"I don't know what is circulating now, have you heard of it?"

As soon as these words came out, the Cao soldiers who had just been rewarded were suddenly emotional, and they said with a word:

"General Huo, we have heard the news, Prime Minister Cao... No, then Cao Cao didn't embarrass our family. ”

"They still live in the rear, and they have not been destroyed by our help in defending the city."

"General Huo's divine calculation, don't deceive me!"

"In the future, as long as we help each other to resist Wu, it is incumbent on the next general!"

With the rewarded Cao Bing being emotional at this time, he took the lead in standing up and making a loud statement.

Suddenly, more and more Cao soldiers were driven.

"Willing to fight Wu for General Huo~"

Huo Yi listened to this shout, and his heart was also quite happy.

The plan is done!

Seeing that most of Cao Bing's hearts were available, Huo Yi's expression became more and more confident, and he drew his sword and shouted:

"This time Wu Dog is extremely rampant outside my city, do you soldiers dare to fight with this general out of the city?"

"Battle~"

The call was heard, and all the soldiers on the school field would each hold a sharp blade in their hands and shout in unison.

The morale is high, the fighting spirit is full, and the momentum is pressing.

"Good~"

"The general will give orders next, ordering all departments to assemble at the east, north, and west gates, and when the order sounds, the whole army will attack the Wu camp and break the Wu dog~"

Huo Yi raised his long sword, his tone was thick, and he roared angrily.