As soon as the order was given, the news of sending scouts to inspect the rear quickly spread.

It's no wonder that Wen Ping is so cautious, knowing that he is not the core general of the Cao family, he is from Jingxiang for more than ten years, and his promotion can be said to be far away.

If there is a mistake again, the land on the north bank of Jiangxia will be lost.

Then his career path will be completely cut off.

But as the so-called fear comes, not long after he gave the order, he saw the attendant hurrying and said with a look of anxiety:

"Newspaper... Rear emergency! ”

As soon as these words fell, it undoubtedly made Wen Ping, who was at the top, tremble in his heart, forcibly suppressed his uneasy feelings, and said loudly: "What's going on in the rear?" ”

The words fell, and the attendant knelt on one knee, and hurriedly responded with a fist: "General Qiqiwen According to the military report in the rear, a Jingzhou army with more than thousands of well-armored troops suddenly appeared outside Anlu City the day before yesterday. ”

"Our garrison soldiers were unexpected, and the troops were insufficient, resulting in the fall of the city."

"What?"

As the attendant told the line report from the rear, all the generals in the hall suddenly gasped.

Anlu City was really raided?

"No, where did the Jingzhou army land from? We haven't gotten any news from the Han River? ”

"Could it be Xiling? What exactly is Wu Jun doing? ”

"Why don't you intercept it with the slightest warning?"

In the next second, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, and the generals were quite anxious.

All the generals know what it means to lose Anlu.

Only Wen Ping's expression was still quite calm, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Where did the Jingzhou army land from?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the attendant did not hesitate, and quickly handed over his hand and said: "According to the scout, it is the Jingzhou soldiers who are attacking Exian on the south bank along the river. ”

"After this enemy army attracted the eyes of the Wu army, it quickly crossed the river to the north bank at night, attacked Xiling, and marched westward non-stop, attacking our Anlu City."

This sudden news of defeat undoubtedly made Wen Ping's face change instantaneously, and a thick melancholy appeared in his heart, "It's over, it's over......"

He has been stationed in Jiangxia for more than ten years, and he knows far better than anyone the consequences of Anlu's loss.

Zhuanshui connects Zhangling County to the north, and Hanshui connects to Xiangyang.

These two systems are the only waterways that can be connected to the rear.

But now Hanshui has the initiative in the Guanyu army that blockaded Hannan with boats.

The seizure of Anlu also indicates that the water is cut off.

Then he would be alone......

"General Wen, please also allow the last general to lead an army to kill back and recapture Anlu City."

"That's right, although the enemy army occupies the city, General Zhang's reinforcements are on the way."

"Under the attack from both sides, we will be able to recapture the city pass."

"General Wen, don't hesitate, the soldiers are fast!"

All the generals surrendered to the battle, and their faces were quite optimistic.

Since they had received news of reinforcements, they were still quite confident.

But Wen Ping's eyes were full of solemnity at this time, and his expression was also full of worry.

He was not as confident as his generals, and felt that he could easily retake the city.

"Anlu City was repaired and strengthened by the general when he was ordered by the king to raise troops to garrison Jiangxia, and its city defense is quite strong, and it cannot be recaptured by a small number of troops."

"And there is still a city south of Anlu, which is the only place for us to return to defense, and there is a water danger in the north to block reinforcements."

"How difficult is it for our army to recapture Anlu City?"

As soon as the words fell, the generals and schools in the hall fell silent when they heard the news.

However, although Wen Ping knew that it would be difficult to recapture, he was full of fighting spirit again in a moment, and he encouraged people: "Of course, An Lu is the rear of our army and cannot afford to lose!" ”

"Otherwise, our food and grass supply will be completely cut off, and we will definitely lose at that time."

"Even if it is difficult to overcome, we must immediately raise troops to help."

"I am willing to follow the order of General Wen to recapture Anlu."

When the words fell, the generals and colonels were full of fighting spirit, clasping their fists and shouting.

This is also due to the fact that the civilian staff in the army has a great prestige in peacetime, so even if the rear is lost, the morale of the army has not collapsed instantly.

After saying that, Wen Ping quickly ordered the soldiers of all the departments under his command to assemble and return along the river by boat.

But he was also worried that if he left, Shiyang would be attacked by Xiakou's Jingzhou army.

He then left a thousand people to garrison to prevent An Lu from being unable to attack for a long time, and even the last piece of land was gone.

Later, he sent people south to contact the Wu army to attack Xiakou with the main force, so as to prevent Huo Yi from attacking Shiyang without pressure.

After the deployment was completed, Wen Ping personally brought the main force back to the rear.

The surprise attack was completed quite smoothly, and the cruise ships cruising on the Han River also quickly reported the return of most of the Cao soldiers in Shiyang.

"Wen Ping returned with his troops, it seems that the surprise attack of the major general went well."

In Xiakou Water Village, Huo Yi picked up the military newspaper in his hand and said slowly.

"What is Shiyang's current garrison strength?"

With a half-groan, he asked as he looked sideways at the scout.

"General Qiyu Huo, about a thousand people remained."

"A thousand? The general order is that all the units are assembled and ready to set off for the north to attack the ......"

"Report ...... There were Wu army warships in the upper reaches of the river, and there were about thousands of them. ”

Just as Huo Yi was about to give an order, another scout rushed into the village and shouted loudly.

"Oh? Wu Jun came so quickly? ”

When Huo Yi heard the news, he smiled slightly, and said slowly: "It seems that Lu Meng has already reacted?" ”

"That Shiyang put it down for the time being, and ordered the whole army camp to prepare for war and stick to the water village."

"Wow,"

As soon as the military order was issued, the various departments in Jingzhou quickly boarded the village and prepared enough arrows and other defensive materials.

A moment later, Huo Yi was also dressed in a battle robe, wearing treasure armor and a sword at his waist, rushing to the front line, accompanied by a cold wind blowing across his cheeks like a knife, freezing his face red, and blowing his hair messy.

On the contrary, he made his eyebrows clear and beautiful in the river breeze, and his face was like a star, and he became more and more heroic.

Huo Yi stood on the bank of the river, looking at the enemy ships slowly attacking on the river, his expression was quite serious, and he ordered in a loud voice: "Pass on the general order, all departments must guard the water camp and not attack without authorization, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

"Yes,"

As soon as the order was issued, it was quickly transmitted to all departments.

He knew very well in his heart that at present, the main force of the Wu army was attacking and occupying the upstream trend, and it was already the winter of nearly November, and the northwest wind direction was mainly on the river surface.

Going down the river and with the tailwind, the Wu army had too many advantages in colliding with the river.

And now that there are many fierce generals under Lu Meng's command, Huo Yi will naturally not take the initiative to attack and fight on the river, but avoid his edge and rely on the water village to defend it.

At a glance, layers of fortifications were arranged on the riverbank, and rows of crossbowmen hid among them, waiting for the enemy to approach, and then fired thousands of arrows to strike at a distance with arrows.

The sword and shield soldiers in the rear are also ready to attack, and when the Wu soldiers land on the shore, they will form a formation to kill the enemy attack.

It can be said that Huo Yi has already lined up the defensive position.

Even though Lu Meng came to his senses at this time and attacked with everyone, he looked at his defensive formation, his expression was still very calm and did not make the slightest wave.

The cold wind blew on the river, blowing the battle flag of the Wu army on the Mong fighting ship.

Wu Jiang Zhou Tai stretched out his hand to feel the cold river breeze, and said with a smile: "The northwest wind direction, the wind is downwind, God will help me!" ”

"Ling Gongyi sent a pleasure boat to explore the reality of Xiakou Water Village."

"Wow,"

After hearing the news, Jiang Qin quickly dispatched light boats to rush to the outside of the enemy's water village to inquire about the military situation.

Immediately, he ordered his ships to prepare for an attack.