New Field

After Gan Ning attacked the city, Fancheng's fall was inevitable.

Especially after Gan Ning ignored many soldiers and opened the city gate, a thousand soldiers who had kept a considerable distance from Gan Ning swarmed in. In this case, Fancheng was basically lost.

Under the protection of many guards, Cai He began to flee towards the west gate. He wanted to leave Fancheng through the west gate and escape back to Xiangyang. Unfortunately, he was targeted by Gan Ning early on the city wall and it was impossible for him to escape.

Although he was hiding among many soldiers, before he could turn around and run away, he heard bursts of screams coming from behind him.

"Quick, stop him!"

Cai He, who didn't even dare to look back, leaned down on the horse, thinking that this way he could not be noticed by Gan Ning. But at this moment, a sound of breaking through the air came from behind, and Cai He could even feel it.

A strong force pressed on his back. He didn't even have time to look back, so he turned over and rolled off the horse.

When he turned over and fell down, he also saw an iron rope being pulled from top to bottom on the war horse he was riding just now. The strong force directly cut the war horse into two pieces. If he was still on the horse, I was afraid that he would be killed.

He will also suffer the same fate as that war horse.

This scene made Cai He even more frightened. At this time, he couldn't care about anything else. He rolled on the ground to lose his strength and then stood up. Then he got into the crowd and desperately tried to escape from here.

But Gan Ning could see all these actions clearly. With the flash of the sword in his hand, he hacked several Jingzhou soldiers to death again. Then he picked up the iron rope in his left hand again. The iron rope suddenly grew in length and even moved freely among the crowd.

After avoiding the blocking soldiers, he finally wrapped himself around Cai He's neck.

"Where else are you going to escape?"

With a fierce tug, a cloud of hot blood spurted out, and Cai He's head was also pulled back. Gan Ning took a few steps forward and chopped down several Jingzhou soldiers again. As the iron rope was retracted, Cai He

His head just fell to his feet.

With a kick on the foot, he used his right hand to wrap his head around the knife and stab the lower end of his head with the tip, and then raised it high. At the same time, he shouted: "Cai He is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

The Jingzhou soldiers had long been frightened by Gan Ning's attacks, and their morale had already fallen to the bottom. Who would have the guts to fight with such an inhumane guy at this time? Everyone just wanted to

Escape from here as soon as possible.

Now when they heard that Cai He, the main general in the city, had been killed, all the soldiers immediately dropped their weapons and expressed their willingness to surrender without even thinking about it. As long as they slowed down for a moment, those wolves and tigers were no better than that general.

No matter how merciful the soldiers were, they would pounce on him and cut him into pieces.

"Are the imperial troops and horses so powerful?"

Every Jingzhou soldier who survived could not help but wonder in his heart, but they already had the answer to this question.

Fancheng was completely occupied in half a day, and the news quickly spread to the two-faced people.

Liu Bei reported directly to the emperor through the communication magic weapon. Of course, he also told Lu Bu that he could lead his army directly to Fancheng and stationed there. They could enter Wancheng or not.

However, Xiangyang Cai Mao was shocked by the news that his brother had died in battle.

"How can this be?"

Cai Mao didn't believe it when he first heard the news, because Fancheng was the most important barrier in the northeast of Xiangyang and an important hub connecting Jingzhou and the northern part of Jingzhou.

His younger brother personally took charge and arranged for 30,000 elite troops to be here.

In Cai Mao's view, even if Fancheng is attacked, with Fancheng's military strength and the advantage of the city, even if the enemy has an army of 100,000, he can still sustain it for a long time.

What's more, there are large stocks of heavy boiling oil, wood, boulders and arrows, and there is no need to worry about food. Jingzhou has had good weather and no major wars in recent years, and its food reserves have always been very good.

In fact, if it weren't for the inexplicable bumper harvests in the north every year, Jingzhou would be the most fertile place after these more than ten years of chaos.

However, such a city was captured in less than half a day, and even his own brother died in the battle.

"Is there a traitor in the city?"

He couldn't help but think about things in this direction. Although Jingzhou and Sun Ce had fought several times, he had never been to the front line once. He had only heard about some novel things, not to mention that he never imagined that a person could be that strong.

kind of degree.

However, he was not that worried about whether the imperial army in Fancheng would directly attack Xiangyang. He had already received news that the imperial army had just set off from Luoyang and did not arrive in Jingzhou so quickly.

The one who attacked Fancheng this time should be the one stationed in Nanyang. Maybe they saw the importance of Fancheng or what mission they received, and captured Fancheng in advance as a capital to confront themselves.

In other words, there will not be too many soldiers and horses in Fan City. If he wants to take advantage of the situation to attack Xiangyang, then the Sun family's soldiers and horses will give him a severe lesson.

Liu Bei's guess was correct. The soldiers and horses led by Cheng Pu and Ling Cao did not enter Xiangyang, but blocked the key river. If the imperial army wanted to take the opportunity to cross the river, they would be attacked by the Sun family's navy.

At the same time, Liu Bei had led his army into Fancheng. After taking Fancheng, although he could not go any further, he had won this forward base for the army, which could be regarded as living up to the emperor's trust.

In fact, Liu Xuan was also very satisfied with Liu Bei's performance at this time.

Although the army is still far away from Nanyang, with communication equipment, any news can be transmitted to him in an instant, so he knew about it when Liu Bei launched an attack on Fancheng. As for Gan Ning's success later

The capture of Fancheng did not exceed his expectations at all.

"Uncle Huang is quite visionary in strategy!"

Liu Bei and Lu Zhi were not in vain. Although Lu Zhi did not like Liu Bei's character, he did not have any selfishness or bias in teaching. In addition, Liu Bei had some talent in this area, so it was not difficult to make such a judgment.

Strange.

"Now that Fancheng has been captured and is only separated from Xiangyang by a river, it should be more convenient for Lu Bu to attack Xiangyang, right?"

The person who said these words was not any of Liu Xuan's civil servants and generals, but Huang Yueying - her concept of war was limited to some strategic games, and the two cities separated by a river were as if they were next to each other in her performance.

Although she grew up in Jingzhou, she had no idea what the distance between cities meant in terms of war.

"It's not convenient at all. Not only do you have to cross the water, but you also have to be careful about attacks from the new field direction!"

The location of Xinye is in the southeast of Fancheng. This location blocks the road from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, and at the same time, it is also watching the road between Fancheng and Nanyang.

In fact, it's not that Liu Bei couldn't see the strategic position of Xinye, it's just that he sent troops suddenly. The so-called troops are so fast. By the time the other party received the news and prepared to respond, Fancheng had already been captured by him, so he didn't have to worry at all.

In addition, the road from Xinye to Fancheng is not that easy to walk, and there is also a big river blocking the road in the middle.

After listening to Liu Xuan's introduction, Huang Yueying finally understood something in her head.

"So, when Lu Bu arrives in Fancheng, does he have to defeat Xinye first?"

"yes!"

Huang Yueying nodded: "No wonder Cao Cao had to fight Liu Bei first when he attacked Jingzhou!"

When she saw the Three Kingdoms before, she didn't think anything of it, but after coming to this era and gradually understanding the true locations of these cities, she began to wonder. Xinye was not stuck on the way to Xiangyang, so why did she have to attack Xinye first?

Only now do I know that in a real war, not only do we have to defeat the city gates blocking the front, we also have to be careful about some of the nearby strongholds.

For example, if Xinye is stuck on the side, whether it is attacking Xiangyang or going south to attack Jiangling and other places, it will be stuck there like a thorn. Therefore, before attacking Xiangyang, this thorn must be pulled out first.

"So fighting is so troublesome!"

Liu Xuan smiled: "If you want to occupy the entire Jingzhou, these places must be attacked. Anyway, we will fight sooner or later. It makes no difference whether it is earlier or later!"

When he felt there was no difference, Lu Bu over there had already begun to mobilize troops.

"Zongzheng has led his army to capture Fancheng. There is no need to stop in Wancheng, just go straight to Fancheng!"

As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, Zhang Liao asked: "Where is Xinye?"

Regarding Xinye, Lu Bu certainly would not ignore it: "I want to send a general to capture Xinye, who is willing to go?"

The generals who came with Lu Bu this time were naturally led by Zhang Liao and Cao Ren, who could take charge of their own affairs. However, the two of them had to lead the army to Fancheng, and it was unlikely that they would lead the army alone to attack Xinye.

As for whether it would be too painful for cavalry to attack the city... With the combat power of these two troops, the city gates are basically just decorations.

The generals took a look, and it turned out that the one who stood up was Ma Chao.

"I will go there eventually!"

Lu Bu took a look and found that Ma Chao was a suitable candidate. However, Ma Chao was the captain of the Yulin Cavalry, so it seemed inappropriate. Should Ma Chao be allowed to lead the Yulin Cavalry to attack Xinye?

"The general allocates three thousand forbidden troops to the last general, and we can surely capture Xinye!"

He turned around and looked at Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao had no objection to this.

In fact, he had long understood that after this battle, Ma Chao would definitely be promoted, whether he was directly promoted to the rank of general or directly became the commander of the Yulin Cavalry, he would no longer be Zhang Liao's subordinate.

Needless to say, it goes without saying that Yu Linqi was transferred and promoted. If he was directly promoted, then Zhang Liao would be transferred, and the subordinate relationship between the two would only last until the end of this war.

In this case, Zhang Liao would not stop Ma Chao if he wanted to make a meritorious deed. This would ruin the relationship between the two of them, so he not only did not stop him, but also expressed his support.

"If Meng Qi goes, he can bring five hundred Yulin riders with him!"

Three thousand forbidden troops and five hundred Yulin cavalry may seem like a small number of troops, but with the combat power of the imperial army, it is possible to capture Xiangyang directly, not to mention a new field.

"It turns out that Xinye will be handed over to Meng Qi!"

After Lu Bu finished speaking, Ma Chao received the general's order and went out to arrange some affairs. Before nightfall, he led his troops alone and left the main group to attack the new wilderness.

Lu Bu continued to lead his troops towards Fancheng.

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