For more than a month, Zhao Cao continued to transport the grain and grass in Shaoyang City to Zhongli, and the heavy rain stopped and fell, Zhao Cao has always been extremely concerned about the matter of escorting grain and grass, and the grain was transported alternately by water and land, and this period of time was also calm. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info thought that the Wei army, which raided Shaoyang that day, would not ease its breath for a while.

Cao Jingzong looked at the carrier pigeon that was gradually flying away in front of him, and he was very worried about Changyizhi in Zhongli City, and he didn't know how he arranged his troops during this time. The letter he sent to the capital, so far there is no reply, and his heart is even more uneasy, if the emperor has never issued a holy decree and sends a large army to Shaoyang City, then it is impossible for him to turn over and fight.

Suddenly, he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps and shouts outside, and at this time, he was most afraid that something would happen in Shaoyang City, so he hurriedly strode out of the camp.

"Lord Zhao, what's wrong?"

"General Cao, General Cao Fang, who is carrying grain, has just ordered someone to come to report quickly, and on the water and land routes, the Wei army that is blocking has been found. ”

"It's been a good time these days, why did you suddenly find these Wei troops?" Cao Jingzong asked in surprise.

"Alas...... Originally, this grain and grass had already been transported to Zhongli City, and those Wei troops came late, so they only needed the soldiers guarding Zhongli City to open the city gate and send the defenders to block it, so as to ensure that the grain and grass were delivered to Zhongli safely, but it was just ...... It's just ......" Zhao Cao was so angry that he couldn't go on.

"Just what?" Cao Jingzong asked anxiously.

"The six princes were worried that the Wei army would rush into Zhongli City, and they would not let General Chang open the door to meet the enemy...... Encounter with the Wei army. Zhao Cao was so angry that his mouth was full of teeth and could be crushed.

"Ordered someone to prepare a horse for me, and I went to pick up Cao Fang, who was carrying grain. "How can Cao Jingzong not be in a hurry, then Cao Fang is the nephew of his own family, and he is extremely brave in battle, just because escorting grain and grass is also an extremely important thing, he specially sent this nephew to Zhao Cao to ensure their safety. Now that this nephew has fallen into the encirclement of the enemy, how can he not be in a hurry?

"General Cao, at this time in Shaoyang City, you can only stay and sit in the town, Cao Fang is my subordinate, and I can only go to save people. Zhao Cao thought of Fan Jun who went with Cao Fang at this time, his anxious heart was about to jump out of his chest, if that kid was by his side at this time, he would definitely help him think of a perfect plan, and now even if he led the troops to rush out, he was blind, and he didn't know where to start fighting the enemy.

"Lord Zhao, you won a battle in Shaoyang a few days ago, and completely defeated the Wei army, can you repel the Wei army like last time?" Cao Jingzong still remembers Zhao Cao's victory last time, and he can't imagine that this big grinning Zhao Cao in front of him would have such a good plan.

"General Cao...... Last time was last time, I'm just afraid...... I'm afraid that the method last time won't be used this time. Zhao Cao stammered.

"Lord Zhao, the situation is critical now, let's talk while walking. Cao Jingzong put on his armor and listened to Zhao Cao's explanation of the situation last time while going to the city gate.

He boarded the city gate, looked around, and saw the north gate of Shaoyang City, all of which were cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, about 10,000 people.

"General Cao, now it seems that the method I used to defeat them is no longer necessary. Zhao Cao saw the weapons in the hands of those cavalrymen, a cold heart, the Wei army that came to attack Shaoyang City last time was all the scimitars used by the Wei army, but most of the Wei troops who came today were holding long axes in their hands, even if they still used the old method to pull up the iron chains, they couldn't trip them, these Wei troops, leaning over while running, could cut off the chains with the long axes in their hands. It seems that the Wei army, which was defeated from Shaoyang City that day, must have been instructed by a master after returning home, so they changed their weapons and attacked Shaoyang again.

"Now it seems that I can just fight with them!" Cao Jingzong sighed and clenched the halberd in his hand.

"What should Cao do if they let them go?" Zhao Cao looked at it from afar, the dozens of ships transporting grain that stayed on the surface of the water, at this time could not advance or retreat, both sides of the riverbank were already covered with cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they would die if they went ashore, if they fought with the Wei army in the river, it was impossible at all, as long as the Wei army fired thousands of arrows, none of the soldiers of their Daliang would be spared.

"Xiao Hong! If Cao Fang and these people die at the hands of the Wei army, I, Cao Jingzong, will definitely not let you go!" Cao Jingzong scolded in a low voice.

"General Cao, how are you going to fight now? Originally, General He still had fifty or sixty thousand horses under his command, but at this time, the emperor ordered him to return to Beijing quickly, I don't know why the emperor acted like this?" Zhao Cao thought of these things, and his head began to hurt.

"Is the meaning of the Holy One something that we can speculate on......? There is no other way but to fight to the death. It's just a matter of waiting, I have to think about it!" Cao Jingzong only hoped that he could descend from heaven and help him at this time, but he could only keep these thoughts in his heart, and he had the right to comfort himself.

When Cao Jingzong and Zhao Cao were at a loss, the grain transport ship moored on the creek river made Cao Fang, who was escorting grain and grass, also fall into an unprecedented predicament. He looked at the dense Northern Wei soldiers on both sides of the river, and knew that these soldiers he led had fallen into a desperate situation. He turned his head and looked inside the cabin again, his cabin was more spacious than that of other ships, and a prisoner of war from the Northern Wei Dynasty that Fan Jun had brought with him at any time was tied hand and foot at this time, temporarily placed in his cabin. Cao Fang was furious in his heart at this time, and he hated to hack this person to death and throw him into the river.

A grain ship far away from the main ship Wei suddenly deviated from the main channel and headed towards him, just when they were closer to the west bank, the Wei army suddenly shot arrows at the grain ship, and the soldiers on the ship used their shields to block the Wei army's arrow array, and quickly came to Cao Fang's ship, and there was a person on this boat who jumped onto Cao Fang's ship, this person was Fan Jun.

Cao Fang couldn't be happy to see him at this time, he was in such a situation, even if Fan Jun had a full stomach of strategy, how many could he use?

"General Cao!" Fan Jun stepped in front of him in a few steps, "Now that the situation is extremely critical, can the general think of a way?"

"Alas...... What can be done, we are not forced to die by the Northern Wei Dynasty at all, we are forced to death by the six princes Xiao Hong, if the prince let us enter Zhongli City yesterday, I am afraid that there will be no disaster today. Cao Fang sighed, what else could he do now.

Fan Jun looked at the gradually darkening sky, the rain stopped for more than an hour, the north wind began to blow gradually, the sails swayed gently in the north wind that had just risen, and the hull of the ship began to shake after it.

"General Cao, Fan Jun has a plan, I wonder if the general can listen to it?" Fan Jun saw the getting stronger and stronger north wind, and suddenly remembered something in his heart.

"What strategy?" Cao Fang perked up when he heard this, and regardless of whether this method was feasible or not, it was a good strategy to let them stick to it.

"General, now please give the order to lower the sails of all ships!" Fan Jun said in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Cao Fang was taken aback when he heard this, now if the wind is blowing, the sail can quickly raise its speed after eating the wind, and it can flee at any time when encountering the enemy, if the sail is lowered, the ship wants to move forward, it is difficult to move an inch.

"If the general believes it, please give the general the order and lower the sails!" Fan Jun said earnestly.

"What if I don't let it go?" Cao Fang asked anxiously.

"In this move, firstly, to save the lives of all of us, and secondly, to save this full ship of food. ”

"How can you save both, huh?" Cao Fang pointed to the river, "Look at it, look at it, there are enemies on both sides, we are trapped on the river now, we can't escape if we want to, and it is impossible for you to save everything." ”

"General Cao, the Wei army surrounded us and did not start a fire attack, because they took a fancy to the grain and grass we escorted, to put it bluntly, they wanted this food, and it was precisely because they were currently throwing rats and traps that they did not attack us, and this is the best time for us to avoid their main force. Fan Jun didn't know how to convince this General Cao, so he had to be patient and speak seriously little by little.

Cao Fang was stunned for a moment, what this kid said also made some sense, but how to escape, just rely on him Cao Fang's words, all the sails will be landed, and this disaster will be eliminated?

"Then can we go back to Shaoyang City?"

"I'm just saying that we will first ensure the safety of the people, horses, grain and grass, and whether we can return to Shaoyang City, I don't know. Fan Jun shook his head.

Cao Fang was silent, he didn't know whether to believe Fan Jun's words, this Fan Jun Zhao Cao was a compliment on his lips every day, saying how smart he was, but he still didn't believe in him too much.

At this time, the Northern Wei cavalry who was observing them from afar on the shore, the leader of the black cloth mask, was Yuan Xiang, who had suffered a defeat outside Shaoyang City more than a month ago, he squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Cao Fang's ship, and when he barely saw the people on the boat, his handsome eyes shot out of anger, and the person who got on the boat later was the young man who defeated him, so that he lost most of his men and horses, and the person who went back with a disgraced face, how could he forget? After seeing this person, he suddenly took down the bow on his back, reached into the quiver and took out a feather arrow, pulled the bow and set up an arrow, and shot an arrow at Fan Jun.

When Cao Fangzheng didn't know what to do, he suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring, and when he looked up, he saw an arrow shooting at Fan Jun, who was facing him and facing back to the feather arrow, he instinctively reached out and pushed Fan Jun aside: "Be careful!"

The arrow popped and shot into Cao Fang's right chest, and Cao Fang screamed in pain and fell to the ground.