The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"The camp and General Lu Bu stayed behind to assist General Gan Ning and defend Wancheng. Jin Yiwei followed me and withdrew to Fancheng first to join General Huang Zhong."

At this moment, Liu Zheng immediately issued an order to allocate part of his men and horses to stay in Wancheng.

Although Wancheng was besieged, Liu Zheng couldn't give up Wancheng directly. Firstly, Wancheng's geographical location is quite special.

If Wancheng is lost, it means that Nanyang County is lost.

If Nanyang is lost, then Liu Bei's troops can drive straight in and attack Xiangyang directly south.

Jingzhou was also on the other side's mouth, ready to take a bite at any time.

This is just like in history, after Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao advocated surrendering to Cao Cao, because Cao Cao at that time had already dominated the north and could go south to attack Jingzhou at any time.

Without the Nanyang front line as a line of defense, Cao Cao's troops can directly kill Xiangyang, and then seize the entire Jingxiang.

Liu Zheng is the same now, if Nanyang can't defend, he will retreat to Xinye at best.

If Xinye loses again, the pressure on Jingzhou will be even greater.

Even if it is difficult to defend Wancheng among Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops, he must try his best to defend it and not give up directly.

"General Fengxian, I will leave this matter to you."

Liu Zheng glanced at Lu Bu solemnly.

At this moment, Lu Bu was quite excited. He felt that he finally had a place to use in front of his son-in-law, and the feeling of being needed was very good.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the last general will definitely defend Wancheng, just Guan Yu, but you will be defeated by one hand."

Although Guan Yu was well-known, he couldn't feel complacent in front of Lu Bu, and Lu Bu looked down on him.

With Lu Bu's words, although Liu Zheng was worried, he didn't say much. If he continued to talk nonsense here, he might not be able to break out of the enemy's encirclement.

So at this moment, under the escort of Jin Yiwei, Liu Zheng quickly mounted his horse and headed straight for the southern city gate.

Although the enemy troops outside the city moved quickly, they had no cavalry after all. They surrounded them from the south, and they still had to circle the city wall.

The distance was a bit farther, and Liu Zheng's Jinyiwei directly crossed the north-south road in the city, and the speed was naturally faster, leaving the city easily.

Go straight to Fancheng.

Chapter 1000 Two hundred 48 War of Attrition

Under the cover of two thousand Jinyi guards, Liu Zheng hid among the crowd and quickly came out of the city.

Although there are not many people guarding the south gate, it is not completely deserted.

There was a small group of enemy troops stationed here before, not many people, just over [-] people.

When these people saw the south city gate open, they still quickly became nervous, thinking that they could stop these people leaving the city.

As a result, with the appearance of Jin Yiwei, Chen Dao and the others led the way and beheaded the enemy guarding the south gate in a single encounter.

Then quickly escape from here.

By the time the men and horses at the other city gates reacted and came here, Liu Zheng had already walked a few miles under the cover of Jin Yiwei.

Although Jinyiwei in this city ran out a lot.

But this didn't worry Guan Yu and those who surrounded Wancheng.

As long as the defenders in the city are still there.

Guan Yu felt that there was nothing wrong with this plan.

Even if there is no way to attract those enemies who can rescue Wancheng in the end.

Eliminating 2 horses in the city also achieved Guan Yu's goal.

Anyway, in a few days, the reinforcements they were expecting would arrive.

Wancheng was surrounded, but Guan Yu did not rush to attack.

This made Gan Ning, Lu Bu and others in the city a little nervous.

This is like a proverb.

Don't be afraid of thieves coming to steal, but be afraid of thieves thinking about it.

Guan Yu's men attacked well.

Gan Ning and Lu Bu only need to organize their troops to defend.

Whether it can be stopped is another matter.

But Guan Yu's men didn't come to attack, they just besieged the city.

That made both Gan Ning and Lu Bu a little nervous.

Because I don't know when Guan Yu will come to attack the city gate, since when?

This forced Gan Ning and Lu Bu to stand by 24 hours a day.

Never rest for a moment.

This kind of torment is the saddest.

After waiting for three days in a row, Guan Yu's soldiers did not attack the city again, but only surrounded several city gates.

Even the north city gate that was originally knocked down, the gate here was removed. Guan Yu's army didn't continue to attack, and didn't rush in from here.

Gan Ning was in charge of leading people to seal off the north gate again, and only then managed to hold the city.

In fact, there are not many people left in the entire Wancheng, because this place has always belonged to the front line. As early as a few years ago, this place was listed as an important military area, and most of the people in the county were relocated to the south.

Only an important town like Wancheng will leave some people who don't want to leave.

However, two months ago, after Liu Bei raised his troops, Gan Ning once again organized a southward migration of the population. Now there are only [-] troops in the city, and there are hardly any civilians.

That's why they can be so unscrupulous, as long as they keep Wancheng.

If he just besieged the city without fighting, Gan Ning didn't need to be afraid at all. During the completion of this, he had accumulated more than half a year's food and grass.

If the enemy wants to besiege the city, Gan Ning can spend half a year here with the opponent without any problem.

Outside the city, Liu Bei saw his second younger brother Guan Yu. After a few days passed, he became a little anxious about not taking down Wancheng.

So he rushed to the front line from Luyang County to inquire.

As soon as he arrived at the camp in Wancheng, he was received by Guan Yu.

"Yun Chang, it's been a few days, why hasn't Wancheng been captured yet?"

"I heard people say that you haven't sent troops out to attack the city these days, what's going on?"

Liu Bei asked Guan Yu, which made Guan Yu a little nervous, but facing his elder brother, he quickly explained.

"Brother, I should have sent someone to tell you, but now that you're here, it's the same. Let me tell you, I discovered a big secret."

"Big secret?"

"Yes."

At that moment, Guan Yu told Liu Bei what he had noticed when attacking Wancheng a few days ago.

Let Liu Bei also have some surprises immediately.

Then he asked Guan Yu again.

"Yun Chang, is what you said true?"

"Of course it is true. During the attack that day, my soldiers came to report that there were soldiers and horses trapped in the camp, and after several days of observation, those soldiers and horses trapped in the camp were still in the city."

"The trapped camp is Liu Zheng's elite troops, and they will not be dispatched easily. The strength of its commander, Lu Bu, is even stronger, and he is a famous general who is famous as a big man."

"Didn't you always send them to Jianye to protect the capital, why did you send them to Wancheng?"

At this moment, Liu Bei was as surprised as Guan Yu when he heard that Liu Zheng's subordinates were in Wancheng.

"In addition to being trapped in the camp, when we attacked Wancheng, there were many Jinyiwei on the tower, which intensified my judgment even more."

"Oh, by the way, some people said before that when we stopped fighting, many Jinyiwei in this city fled from the direction of the south gate."

"However, it is certain that there are still many soldiers and horses in this city. We just need to surround Wancheng, wait for Liu Zheng's reinforcements to come to support, and attack his reinforcements."

Guan Yu told Liu Bei about his plan.

Originally, Liu Bei was somewhat skeptical, but now that he said this, he immediately felt that Guan Yu's plan was very clever.

Anyway, in Liu Bei's view, their reinforcements, the cavalry of the Guishuang Empire, and the Xiliang iron cavalry under Ma Teng will come to Wancheng in the next few days.

At this point of time, they can afford to wait, and they don't worry about any changes in the battle situation here.

"Yun Chang, have you sent spies to pay attention to the movements of soldiers and horses around Wancheng?"

"Of course, I have already ordered the scouts under my command to spread out. As long as any soldiers and horses come in nearby, they will not be able to escape my eyes. At that time, we can let the army fight those enemy troops outside the city. Defeat Liu Zheng's main force."

Guan Yu thought very well, Liu Zheng's troops were limited, and they would suffer when they fought against Liu Zheng's troops during the siege battle.

No matter how many people there are, it cannot withstand the consumption.

But if they could have an encounter with Liu Zheng's troops in the wild, Guan Yu and the others would still have the advantage even if they lost about the same number of troops.

Therefore, this is Guan Yu's ultimate goal.

As long as Liu Zheng's main force is defeated, Liu Zheng's Jingzhou defense line will be defeated.

Because Liu Bei has united Liu Zhang and the Xianbei people in the east, they will attack Liu Zheng from the north and west at the same time in the next time.

At that time, Liu Zheng's troops will definitely not be enough.

Liu Zheng, who is fighting on three sides, will inevitably be dragged down.

"Okay, Liu Zheng must be defeated in this battle."

Liu Bei was still a little suspicious at first, but now that he heard Guan Yu's description, the gloom in his heart was cleared away, and he even had some expectations.

Chapter 1000 two hundred 49 reinforcements are coming

On Wancheng's side, Guan Yu and Liu Bei are still waiting for Liu Zheng's reinforcements.

On Liu Zheng's side, after escaping from Wancheng, he rushed back to Fancheng very quickly.

After returning to Fancheng and confirming that he was behind and not chasing soldiers, Liu Zheng felt relieved for the time being.

However, the battle in Wancheng made Liu Zheng feel uneasy. After he left Wancheng, he sent Jin Yiwei to send a message to Tai Shici and Sun Jian immediately, asking them to send some troops to support Wancheng.

Guan Yu's [-] army is not easy to deal with, and it is difficult to completely block it with Gan Ning's manpower alone.

Liu Zheng himself, after gathering Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses, began to rush to help Wancheng.

Of course, it was definitely not Liu Zheng who arrived at Wancheng first.

It was Sun Jian who was originally stationed in Anzhong County.

Anzhong County is very close to Wancheng, and it was Liu Zheng who left Wancheng and was halfway to Fancheng.

When Liu Zheng sent troops to deliver the news to Sun Jian, Sun Jian himself knew the news in advance.

Because the soldiers and horses who were confronting Sun Jian in Anzhong had begun to decrease, and Sun Jian had already noticed it.

It's just that he hasn't figured out where all these soldiers and horses have gone.

These days, Sun Jian was sending scouts to find out the news, but originally several of their generals were stationed in various places in Nanyang, and they were all in contact.

But after a few days, Wancheng did not send anyone to send a message to Sun Jian.

Sun Jian realized what was wrong, and began to let his men go to Wancheng to have a look.

As a result, it turned out that the people Sun Jian sent in the past were captured by the enemy troops stationed in Wancheng before they arrived in Wancheng.

Not even a message came back, which made Sun Jian even more annoyed after waiting for a few days and no news came back.

Immediately decided to lead half of his soldiers and horses to have a look.

Sun Jian was already brave, so he led his soldiers and horses, and went directly to Anle County by detour from Anzhong.

He didn't go to Wancheng recklessly, but planned to go to Anle first to join Tai Shici's men.

See what Tai Shici has to say here.

As a result, Sun Jian's troops had just arrived in Anle when they met Tai Shici's troops and planned to go to Wancheng.

Because Tai Shici has also noticed something is wrong these days, his Anle enemy army has also begun to decrease after a few days of starvation, and many people have been transferred away.