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As the frontline army reported back to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang, who stayed behind to dispatch resources and coordinate the overall situation, read the letter and learned that the main force of his own army wanted to take advantage of the situation to advance.

He already had a countermeasure in his mind quickly.

However, he was also very clear that since the pacification of Yizhou, most of the civil and military officials employed were mainly from the Yuancong faction, Jingzhou, and Dongzhou.

Only a few people were employed in Yizhou itself, including Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Huang Quan, Dong He and other capable officials.

Zhuge Liang was also worried that someone from the Yizhou faction would stand up and interfere with the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, he deliberately left this difficult problem to Yang Hong to make a choice.

Unexpectedly, this man actually showed a happy and passionate expression on his face, fully supported and supported the Northern Expedition, and shouted loudly, "In today's matter, men should fight, and women should be lucky."

Now it seems that the effect is still very good!

Simply promote Yang Hong, a native of Yizhou.

As Zhuge Liang decided on the strategy, raising food and recruiting soldiers was left to the newly promoted Yang Hong and Jiang Wan, who had been gradually trained in recent years.

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With the rear, general mobilization began in Chengdu.

The battle on the front line is still raging.

While the main force led by Liu Bei was still galloping along the Qishan Road toward Wudu and other places, the Jingxiang battlefield at this moment had already become a cruel purgatory.

Since the Han River overflowed, the Jingzhou Army flooded seven armies and captured Yan Xing. After Yan Xing was beheaded, Fancheng was flooded by a flood of several feet high. The entire city wall seemed to be corroded by the water and became extremely fragile.

Guan Yu also made an immediate decision and ordered most of his troops to come in big ships and take advantage of the water to launch a strong attack. However, with the encouragement of Runan Prefect Man Chong, the general Cao Ren killed his mount on a white horse and swore an oath of determination, which also stabilized the morale of his soldiers.

Even after successive defeats, the number of defenders in Fancheng gradually dropped to several thousand.

However, after many days of strong offensive, the Jingzhou army still failed to break through the defensive position and conquer Fancheng.

The battle situation can only be a stalemate for the time being!

In particular, Guan Yu also dispatched his troops to besiege Xiangyang in Hannan and dispersed his military strength.

It can be regarded as once again easing the pressure on Cao Ren's troops a little bit.

However, although Xiangfan has not been defeated, the current battle situation in Jingzhou is very favorable to the Jingzhou army.

A vanguard sent by Guan Yu has marched to the Jiaxian area south of Xudu, and the frontline is aimed directly at Handu.

The troops under his command were even more majestic and high-spirited to fight because the seven armies were flooded.

In addition, there were also the surrenders of Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, and others.

As a result, Lu Chang in Xiangyang and Cao Ren in Fancheng had formed an isolated army.

In places such as Wan, Luo and Xudu, mobs broke out all over the place, and more and more people revolted because they could not bear the heavy corvee work of the Cao family.

Lu Hun and other rebellious people also accepted Guan Yu's seal and ribbon and returned to their hometowns to recruit troops, hoping to create civil strife behind Cao's family and respond to the frontline Jingzhou Army's offensive.

The overall situation is still in favor of Guan Yu.

As Fancheng was unable to be captured for several days, the morale of the various units of the Jingzhou Army declined slightly.

The overall situation has also entered a stalemate stage.

Xu Huang, who was ordered to rescue the Jingzhou battle, also galloped out in the direction of Wuguan after receiving the order, heading towards Wancheng in Nanyang County.

Also because his headquarters suffered heavy losses in the previous Battle of Hanzhong, he could only temporarily gather Zhao Yan's troops who had been ordered to go south from Xudu to temporarily garrison and start recruiting new soldiers to join the army.

He also knew that the Jingzhou Army was in the midst of a great victory and was very powerful.

If he advances rashly, perhaps the enemy troops should surround him for reinforcements.

By then, how can a group of newly recruited soldiers compete with Guan Yu's elite legion?

Xu Huang and Zhao Yan could only station in Wancheng to recruit troops, and at the same time send several waves of scouts southward to report the good news to Cao Ren, so that he could make full preparations and boost the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

It was not until late August that the two men led the new army southward all the way to Yanglingpi in the north of Fancheng. Xu Huang quickly sent people to inquire about the military situation.

Later, according to the report from the scouts, "General Xu, according to the spying of the villains, the water around Fancheng is majestic, and the Jingzhou Army has used warships to surround the city!"

"Looking at this situation, I'm afraid General Cao is in a very unfavorable situation!"

After saying this, Xu Huang also heard a little bit of pessimism from the pessimistic tone in the spy's mouth!

His expression immediately became serious.

When he was ordered to rescue from Chang'an, he had already received the king's order.

According to Wei King Cao Cao's intention, Fancheng can be abandoned if the real thing is not caught, but Cao Ren's life must be preserved.

Xu Huang also knew why his king would give him such instructions in private!

Although Xiangfan is an important town, after its fall, Wan, Luo and even the Central Plains region headed by Xu Du will be completely exposed to the front of the Jingzhou army.

However, due to the death of the clan general Xia Houyuan in the battle of Micang Mountain a few years ago, Cao Cao, who was now over sixty years old, could no longer bear the loss of his clan.

However, at this moment, Wang Ming, who was sent from Chang'an, also arrived.

Xu Huang quickly opened the search and found that a strict order had been issued, ordering him not to advance rashly and to engage in a fierce battle with the Jingzhou army in advance.

He himself was a rigorous general in running the army, and he did not discount his orders at all, so he immediately ordered all his troops to camp at Yanglingpi to wait for the situation.

When the army was stationed at Yanglingpi, all the generals under his command also looked puzzled.

So they each stood up and held their hands, urging them to march south to aid Fancheng.

Facing the generals' invitation to fight, Xu Huang couldn't help but look thoughtful for a moment. After a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhao Yan to one side and asked:

"Boran, what do you think we should do for the present?"

"Do you want to take the initiative to march into the army?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yan, who was standing by, quickly responded, "Our army has insufficient strength, and it is also a new army. It lacks training, so it is difficult to compete with the elite Jingzhou army."

"And General Cao Zixiao was isolated in Fancheng and could not work together to defeat the enemy."

"It is difficult to win by hastily sending troops to rescue!"

"Rian thought that it would be better to order the front army to attack the encirclement, and secretly sent scouts to inform Cao Zixiao to let him know that reinforcements from outside the city had arrived, so as to encourage the soldiers defending the city."

"And the situation in Jingzhou is critical. Even if the war on the western front is tense now, I don't think your Majesty will ignore the situation here. Reinforcements from all parties will definitely be dispatched to help."

"Our army just needs to stay here and wait patiently!"

After the words fell, Zhao Yan seemed to be a little more confident, and said in an extremely high tone, uu read a book www. "What's more, the flood has not receded yet, and the Jingzhou Army has the convenience of a naval force."

"We lack warships and navy. Even if we approach Fan City, we will not be able to confront them!"

"It would be better to station troops here, take advantage of the situation to train our troops and wait for reinforcements from various ministries to arrive."

After a series of words, Zhao Yan's words undoubtedly touched Xu Huang's heart.

After hearing this, Xu Huang's face suddenly showed a serious look, and he also made an instant decision in his heart.

He then raised his head and scanned the generals, and said in a deep voice:

"What Yilang said is true, generals, there is no need to say more!"

When the order was passed, the generals saw that the matter had been finalized, and immediately stopped admonishing them and returned to their camps to train the sergeants.

When more and more military information about the situation in Jingzhou was transmitted back to Chang'an, King Cao Cao of Wei, who was still in charge of Guanzhong, seemed to be a little anxious.

It is necessary to guard against the situation in Longyou at all times, and also take into account the situation in Jingxiang.
Chapter completed!