Immediately, two upright and mature men stepped out.

Lu Chang has a Chinese character face and a heroic appearance.

Zhao Yan is wearing an orange-red hat, his hair is spread out, and he has a full beard.

Speaking of which, these two were both famous generals of Cao Wei.

Lu Chang was originally the governor of Zhangling. When Liu Biao's son Liu Cong joined Cao Cao, Lu Chang also joined Cao Cao and was appointed "General Henghai" by Cao Cao.

It is recorded in the history books that if the army cannot defeat the enemy's country, it cannot invade its neighbors!

If we follow the original trajectory of history, his most glorious moment was when Guan Yu flooded seven armies, captured him, beheaded Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren in Fancheng. It was Lu Chang who was stationed in Xiangyang, but he was not captured by Guan Yu.

As the saying goes - "Guan Yu, the general of Huishu, is rampant and becomes a bandit. He often guards against him, but Yu cannot defeat him!"

Another person, Zhao Yan, was even more impressive. He took refuge with Cao Cao in the first year of Jian'an. He successively made meritorious service and served as the chief registrar of Sikong.

And his most glorious moment was the battle in Hefei, where Zhang Babai defeated Sun Shiwan.

During this period, there were many disagreements between Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin. It was Zhao Yan who used persuasion and guidance methods to eliminate and resolve the conflicts, and then he was promoted to the governor of the army and transferred to Jingxiang to resist Guan Yu.

Although Zhao Yan looks rough in appearance, he is actually a general with an extremely delicate mind.

It’s no exaggeration to say…

After Cao Ren fainted, Cao Chun died, and Wenpin and Niu Jin went off to battle, in Xiangyang City...the only ones Man Chong could use were these two.

Man Chong immediately ordered, "Everything is in General Wenpin's plan!"

"Now... the Fuhushan warship has been burned down, and the two Guan Army camps have abandoned their ambush and rushed to rescue them. They are bound to be empty. I ordered you two to lead 3,000 troops each to surprise the pontoon. The two Guan Army camps in Tanggu must be attacked.

Take the side carriages, the crossbows, the wooden oxen and the stray horses among them, and if possible, burn the enemy's food and grass!"

Following Man Chong's instructions.

Lu Chang immediately accepted the order...

Zhao Yan felt something was wrong, "Manfu Lord, wait a minute..."

Zhao Yan interrupted Man Chong's instructions and asked the spy, "Have you seen clearly, the two enemy camps at Fuqiao and Tanggu...how many soldiers and horses were dispatched to rescue Fuhu Mountain?"

this…

This sudden question made the spy a little confused. "It's too dark tonight to see clearly, but... from the sound of footsteps, I think there are more than 2,000 people."

"In other words, you didn't witness it with your own eyes." Zhao Yan continued.

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The spy didn't know how to answer, so he looked at Man Chong as if asking for help.

Man Chong said: "Boran came from Hefei and witnessed Zhang Wenyuan's feat of defeating a hundred thousand Jiangdong Army. Why are you so cautious here? General Wenpin suddenly attacked Fuhu Mountain and burned Guan Yu's warship.

In panic, the enemy troops will inevitably withdraw their ambush to rescue the warship! This is completely in line with common sense, how can it be false?"

Zhao Yan showed his delicate side, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, not to mention... One hundred thousand Jiangdong soldiers? Can it be compared with the 30,000 Guan family troops? They are not worthy of carrying shoes! Our opponent is Guan Yu... Any oversight

It is possible that Xiangfan will fall into complete passivity!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yan made a stern suggestion: "The top priority is that the Lord of Manfu should send scouts to investigate clearly and make sure that there are no ambush around the enemy stronghold. At that time, it will not be too late to attack and plunder ordnance!"

Man Chong was anxious, "When we find out more... General Wenpin's ship will be burned in vain!"

Immediately Man Chong ordered, "General Wenpin has repeatedly warned that this batch of ordnance is of great importance. Since General Zhao has objections, well, you will guard Xiangyang City, and General Lu Chang and I will each bring three thousand troops to rob the camp."

Yes, I am determined to get this batch of ordnance!"

After blurting out these words, Man Chong hurriedly walked out of the government office angrily.

Lu Chang glanced at Zhao Yan and quickly followed him out, and the other civil and military officials also filed out.

An official who was close to Zhao Yan couldn't help but ask Zhao Yan.

"General Wenpin laid this plan, and now everything is under control. Why do you have to say such discouraging words? Don't you know that Xiangfan needs a victory so much now?"

this…

Zhao Yan looked at Man Chong's leaving back with worry. He gritted his teeth and said solemnly, "It's because we need a victory so much, so... we can't afford to lose!"

"You just think too much."

"I do hope it's just that I'm overthinking it."

Over here, Zhao Yan is still feeling emotional.

Over there, the gate of Xiangfan is open again.

Man Chong and Lu Chang each led three thousand horses toward the pontoon bridge and galloped away from the two Guan army strongholds in Tang Valley.

——This game of chess has just entered the second half!

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Chapter completed!