Chapter 48: Cao Bing Attacks
"The old country sees the autumn moon, the Yangtze River flows with a cold sound. The emperor's chariots turn around, and the rivers and rivers return to their heights."
Xia Houyuan grabbed the reins of his horse with both hands, followed by Zhang Liao and dozens of cavalry soldiers.
Xia Houyuan said to the captain behind him: "Go and tell the front and rear troops to hurry up and give me time to take action. I need five days to reach Wancheng."
"yes."
Zhang Liao asked in confusion: "Excuse me, general, how can we attack Wancheng if we don't go back to Xiangyang with the Jingzhou army?"
"If our army directly joins the Jingzhou Army in Xiangyang, there will be a long delay in the process, and our whereabouts may have been detected by the enemy. Therefore, we have to raid the enemy's rear. According to the scouting horse report, the garrison in Wancheng is only tens of thousands. We
To surround Wancheng, the Wancheng soldiers must worry about the inevitable withdrawal of troops from the rear. If they don't, we will take advantage of the situation to attack Wancheng and occupy it. In any case, it will be more beneficial to us."
"The general is still smart."
"Quick, quick, the whole army will give me the speed to move forward."
The troops that were moving slowly and in an orderly manner suddenly accelerated their pace and began to urge their horses to move forward. In an instant, dust was flying and flags were fluttering...
Also on the march, Nie Zefeng also received a secret letter.
Nie Zefeng opened it and said with a smile: "Cao Cao decided to be shady enough."
Jia Xu asked: "What's wrong, Marshal?"
"One day ago, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to reinforce Jingzhou and gave Xiahou Yuan the power to act expediently. Xiahou Yuan actually copied our retreat."
"What a great plan to surround Wei and rescue Zhao!"
"Send a message to my eldest brother, Lu Bu, saying that the villain who betrayed him has appeared. Ask him to lead three thousand Xiliang cavalry to quickly reinforce Wancheng. In addition, order Shan Fu, the counselor, to accompany him."
"yes."
"Wait a minute, do one more thing for me. Go to Xuchang and invite Xu Shu's mother to Jingzhou."
"yes."
Jia Xu asked: "Lord, don't we need to return to the army?"
"A few thieves are just useless for us to return to the army?"
Nie Zefeng also urged the entire army to command: "The entire army is moving forward, speed up, and you must rush to Xiangyang City for me today."
Chen Dao had been working diligently since he was stationed alone in Wancheng Mansion. He was afraid that something would go wrong. On this day, a soldier rushed in to report.
"General, this is a letter to you from a sergeant who calls himself Tabai Army."
Chen Dao took the letter and looked at the information on it carefully. His face suddenly became a little unnatural, but he quickly calmed down.
"Order the entire army to be on alert, reserve sufficient food and water, and put some important weapons on top of the city for me."
"yes."
"Where's the person coming?"
After the soldier got down, the soldier responded and said, "What are your orders, sir?"
"Bang the drum for me to gather the generals."
"yes."
After a while, the drum sound of "dong dong - dong dong" was loud, and after a while, several generals took their seats.
Chen Dao sat firmly on the commander's seat and said: "Everyone, I came to you today to tell you that Cao Cao has sent Xia Houyuan to lead an army of 50,000 to besiege Wancheng."
"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses!"
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The people in Xiaomian started to get a little scared, but there were also some fighting generals among them. At this time, Colonel Ma Dai stood up and said: "Everyone, Cao Jun attacked our city, Wancheng, and the most elite Huwei army was destroyed in the sand.
, our Wancheng soldiers, General Lu Bu, used thousands of cavalry to capture three thousand in a row and destroy tens of thousands of enemies in one day. Why can't we be like them? A general should be proud to die on the battlefield."
After Ma Dai's impassioned speech, the remaining generals began to echo: "Yes, kill those Cao soldiers who were raised like dogs, yes, kill them."
Chen Duoyi stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Thank you all, my lord has sent elite cavalry back to support, let us gather together to destroy these Cao soldiers. You all go and prepare, prepare for the big battle."
"yes."
Chapter completed!