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"As soon as possible, but you have to remember that this battle is mainly about disrupting the enemy's rear. If you encounter a fortified city, avoid it if you can."

"I understand, if this is the case, then I will prepare."

Seeing Gongsun Xu leave, Jia Xu nodded. The main force of the Cao army and the allied forces were about to fight. He had already guessed the result, so he had to find a way to make arrangements.

If the Allied forces retreat too quickly, then Youzhou will definitely be affected as well.The most important thing is that Cao Cao cannot be allowed to dominate Hebei, otherwise, the four states of Hebei will all be captured by him.

Disturbing the enemy's rear and attacking the enemy's grain roads are just one part of it. The key is to see whether the main force of the allied army can resist the attack of Cao Jun's tigers and wolves.

"Come on, send this letter to General Zhang Xiu quickly. I hope Yuan Tan can support me more."

After dealing with the matter at hand, Jia Xu sighed. In the Northern Expedition last year, Chen Feng took away most of the generals and troops in the Youbin Land, leaving him to garrison the rear.

At this juncture, he didn't have many generals at hand. Generals such as Gongsun Xu, Gao Lan, and Huang Zhong all had important responsibilities. At this time, Jia Xu felt a little headache.

"Military Master, are you looking for me?"

"It's Cheng'er, hehe, come here, are the soldiers and horses ready?"

"It has been counted."

"Okay, don't mention your mission to anyone. This is your first time going south to fight. Be careful, remember, and keep yourself safe."

"No, I will understand in the end."

Another general was sent away, and Jia Xu's arrangement was also well established. Guo Jia has the talents of all over the world, and he, Jia Xu, is not bad.

"Report, please report to the military division, General Gao Lan led the army to arrive."

"Very good, hehe, it's not too late, Cao Cao, I hope you can make more noise over there."

In Langya territory, the former high-spirited high-ranking officer now has a bitter expression on his face. In a pursuit battle, he who originally had an absolute advantage was ambushed by Cao Jun.

More than 1 soldiers and horses were rushed and killed by Cao Jun's [-] Cao Jun cavalry one after another, and now there are only [-] people left. This is also the result of his strong restraint.

"Have the people asking for help been sent out? When will the lord arrive?"

"Returning to the general, five batches of messengers have been sent out. Presumably, we have already killed them out of the chaos. However, our army is short of food and grass, and is trapped on the mountain, lacking water sources, so it is difficult to last."

Gao Gan's lieutenant general looked even worse. A few days ago, when Zhang Xiu objected to continuing the pursuit, he humiliated Zhang Xiu face to face. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiu really hit the mark.

"If you can't persist, you have to persist. If you drink a few sips of water, you can't die. Damn, don't you see that there are 7000 Cao troops at the bottom of the mountain, and there are more than [-] cavalrymen alone. If we go down, we will all die."

After seeing Cao Jun's true combat effectiveness, Gao Gan wanted to slap himself in the face. With the same strength, Cao Jun had completely abused Hebei's elite, not to mention that Cao Jun now has 2 people and there are many cavalry.

After being caught in an ambush, all he could do was to wait here, waiting for Yuan Tan to lead the main force to rescue him, other than that, he didn't want to do anything.

More than 100 miles away, Yuan Tan, who received the news, is rushing forward. The senior cadre is his trusted general, and the forward soldiers are all his subordinates. If this team is damaged, his right to speak will be reduced. Not a lot.

Moreover, so far, he has not encountered Cao Jun. If he loses 2 horses in this way, the next battle will not be so easy.

Chapter 457 The Siege Plan 1

In Jingzhou and Xinye area, tens of thousands of troops are marching in formation, with flags unfurled, and men and horses neighing. Such a lineup should not be underestimated.

In the middle of the procession, Liu Biao, the lord of Jingzhou, rode forward on a white horse, and beside him were Jingzhou generals Zhang Yun, Wenpin and others.

In addition, there is also the accompanying military commander, Ji Yue, a well-known wise man in Jingzhou. He was famous in the village for his intellect when he was a teenager.

"Leading an army of [-] to the north this time is to take advantage of the main force of Cao's army to go north, to go south to Wancheng in one fell swoop, and take back the northern gate of Jingzhou.

I just don’t know what Cao Cao left for us in Wancheng, hehe, I hope the war in the north can drag on for a little longer. "

Looking at the soldiers under his command, Liu Biao's confidence is full.The main force of Cao's army went northward, and so many soldiers and horses were drawn from Wancheng. Now, Wancheng has no more than [-] defenders at most.

Naturally, Liu Biao was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity.Of course, among the current princes, Liu Biao is the least aggressive one.

However, the geographical location of Wancheng is too important. Zhang Xiu was there back then, and he could use Zhang Xiu to resist Cao Cao. Later, after Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, he directly opened the door to the north of Jingzhou.

These years, as the lord of Jingzhou, he felt the threat from the north all the time.If you want to stay safe in Jingzhou, Wancheng must be taken back.

"Please rest assured, my lord. Our army is strong and strong, and our morale is like a rainbow. Most of the main force of Cao's army has been transferred away. There is nothing to worry about in a mere city."

Zhang Yun is a general of Jingzhou, and at the same time a member of the Zhang family of Jingzhou, he can be said to be the real power faction under Liu Biao. This time, he is a general that Liu Biao relies heavily on.

"My lord, the last general thinks that Cao Cao is a hero in troubled times, and most of his advisers are extremely intelligent. Our army going north is probably within his expectation.

Wancheng seems to be defenseless, but we must be careful.At least before taking Wancheng, our army must not be careless.

Most importantly, it is rumored that after Cao Cao took Xiliang, he formed a large number of cavalry. Our Jingzhou army is good at mountain warfare, but short of cavalry warfare. It's not a small threat. "

Among the young generals, Wenpin was deeply admired by Liu Biao, not only because of his ability, but most importantly, Wenpin's background was clean enough to contain the older generation of real power faction.

"What Zhongye said is true, most of Cao's army has cavalry, and our army of [-] has only [-] iron cavalry.

Zhongye, haven't you been studying cavalry tactics? I will hand over the three thousand cavalry to your commander. You must ensure the safety of our flanks. "

This time going north, Liu Biao not only wants to win Wancheng, but most importantly, he wants to use this battle to complete a reshuffle so that he can regain control of Jingzhou soldiers.

Back then, he had indeed entered Jingzhou alone, and he had indeed secured his position as the Lord of Jingzhou.But in fact, he knew in his heart how aggrieved he was in this position.

Huang Zu in Jiangxia listened to the instructions and did not listen to the announcement. The various families in Jingzhou controlled many soldiers and horses. Over the years, after Liu Biao's hard work, there were not many soldiers and horses that were really controlled by him.

The most important thing is that there are too few generals who can really reassure him, nephew Liu Pan counts as one, and general Wang Wei counts as one, and the others are not important enough.

That's why Liu Biao trusted Wenpin so much, not because he wanted to use Wenpin to divide the military power of other generals.

Not to mention the situation in the south, the main battlefield of this war is still in Hebei, especially the battle between the main force of the Hebei Allied Army and the main force of the Cao Army, which is related to the direction of the general trend of the world.

Gao Gan's light soldiers rushed in, and after being ambushed by Cao Jun, Yuan Tan led an army to rescue them. As a result, the two masters and servants received the same treatment.

"Steady, must be steady, Zang Ba, you must press the formation yourself, and you must withstand Cao Jun's attack, and you must not let the enemy break through the line of defense."

In the commander's tent, Yuan Tan looked anxious. Gao Gan's forward soldiers had not been rescued, but he himself was attacked by Cao Jun's cavalry first.

At first, Yuan Tan thought it was just a small group of cavalry harassing him, trying to delay his speed, so he rushed forward even more anxiously to rescue the senior officials.

But he didn't want to, marching too fast made him forget to check the terrain. In fact, he didn't have time to take care of these. He didn't realize that there was a problem until Cao Jun's [-] cavalry appeared behind his troops.

"Report, my lord, there is a soldier and horse in front of us, and they are rushing towards our army's position."

"Report, my lord, there are many cavalry on the left wing of our army."

"Report, enemy cavalry appeared on the right wing of our position."

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The enemy army in the rear attacked fiercely. At this moment, enemy cavalry appeared on the two wings. It seemed that Cao Cao had transferred most of the cavalry under his command.