Three Kingdoms Eschatology

It's just that these flying stones and crossbow guns are far less dense than at the beginning.These crossbow guns have no accuracy at all, and they rely entirely on dense coverage to hit the target.So now, no matter how close they are to Xiangyang City, it is difficult to shoot the hot air balloons suspended in the air.The hot air balloon and the archers of Army Commander Liang in the tower behind the city continued to shoot at them methodically.

Suddenly, the Linjiang army shouted in unison like a mountain roar and a tsunami. The crossbowmen who were shooting towards the city dodged to the two sides. The soldiers rushed out from behind the army formation with ladders in their hands, rushing towards the city of Xiangyang.

In an instant, the city wall of Xiangyang was almost completely covered by densely packed ladders.The only place left "blank" is for the rear Linjiang military building vehicle.Linjiang soldiers climbed up like ants.

When the Linjiang soldiers rushing to the front were about to climb to the top of the city, in order to prevent accidental injury, the catapults, bed crossbows, and crossbowmen of the Linjiang Army stopped shooting.But apart from the heavy arrows flying from time to time, the south gate of Xiangyang City is still surprisingly quiet.

Two Linjiang soldiers had already climbed to the top of the wall, and when they were about to climb over the crenel, a spear blade suddenly appeared from behind the wall that was missing a corner by the catapult, and stabbed at one of them.

These two Linjiang Army soldiers are Liu Bei's most elite white-eared soldiers, and they have long been prepared for this.The person being Zhana hastily moved his body to one side, the tip of the gun brushed past his shoulder, and tore a big hole in his livery with a hissing sound.

The white-eared soldier hadn't straightened his body yet, another spear came from the adjacent crenel, and this time he couldn't dodge it no matter what.With a pop, the blade of the gun pierced directly into his hard Tianling Cap.He fell straight down like a stone.Another white-eared soldier had already stood on the crenel, but unexpectedly, a heavy arrow shot into his chest in an instant, and he fell to the outside of the city on his back.

Spears and spears stabbed continuously from the walls of the crenels, sometimes in unison, sometimes like a venomous snake's tongue, plus heavy arrows from the air.It was almost impossible for Linjiang soldiers to successfully climb the city wall in the first few quarters of an hour.

However, no matter stabbing a spear or shooting a bow, it requires physical strength.Although the soldiers of the Linjiang Army in Yifudengcheng had suffered continuous casualties, they continued to pour towards the city head in a steady stream.Whether it was the spear and shield soldiers at the head of the city or the longbowmen in the air, their speed gradually slowed down as their physical strength was lost.

The building cars of the Linjiang Army also approached the positions reserved for them by the former army one after another. Amidst the sound of thumping, the suspension bridge flying ladders fell from the building cars one after another and rested on the battlements at the head of Xiangyang City.The Linjiang soldiers in the building car shouted in unison and rushed out of the building car.They generally use the spears of two battles, and the dense spears rushed towards the defenders at the top of the city like a forest.This is Liu Bei's tactic specially designed for Liang Jun's spear and shield soldiers.The length of the spears of the two battles was greater than the length of the spears of Liang Jun's spear and shield soldiers, so such a dense spear array would definitely be unfavorable in such a narrow terrain.

But what Linjiang soldiers didn't expect was that they encountered a magical attack as soon as they rushed to the ladder of the building car suspension bridge, which once made them suspect that Liang Jun used sorcery.The few soldiers rushing to the front only heard a few crackling sounds, and then felt bursts of piercing pain in their bodies.

Some people fainted from the pain on the spot, some screamed and collapsed on the ground, and some had a blood hole in their throat and face, and died on the spot.It turned out that a large group of Liang Army gunmen and shield soldiers used the slingshots on their shields to shoot dense bullets at these Linjiang Army spearmen.

The cowhide band made of vulcanized rubber and braided into a twist knot with incomparable strength shoots out the small projectiles made of lead and iron at high speed.These small lead bullets moving at high speed are naturally invisible to the naked eye, so the Linjiang army mistakenly thought that the opponent had used black magic.

These Linjiang soldiers rushing out of the building car seemed to hit a transparent wall, and fell to the ground layer by layer.The body of the person who fell to the ground tripped the person running behind.These siege vehicles suddenly became chaotic on the suspension bridge and ladder.But just like those Linjiang soldiers who attacked the city from the ladder, a large number of soldiers continued to rush out of the building cars.

They stepped on the corpses in front of them and kept moving forward. Although Rulin's spears were not so dense due to the large number of casualties, the gleaming tip of the spears was getting closer and closer to the Liang soldiers who kept shooting slingshots.

Because the building carts were put into the battlefield, the pressure on the Linjiang soldiers who climbed the city from the ladders suddenly decreased. In addition, the defenders had already exhausted their physical strength, and some people were able to successfully climb the city from the ladders, and gradually increased.

It's just because the city head is blocked, resulting in a bottleneck effect.Under the city wall, the Linjiang soldiers who attacked the city gathered in a group, waiting in line to climb up from the ladder or the building car.The body of Pao Ze falling from the sky from time to time made them extremely nervous.For those who entered the battlefield for the first time, their faces were pale.

Standing in the basket of the hot air balloon, Dian Qing was not only sniping at the enemy, but also closely watching the battle situation all the time.He released another arrow, which hit a Linjiang army leader who had just climbed the city wall.Then, he told the commanding soldier beside him: "It's time, send the order! Ballista throwing! Fighting cattle across the mountain!" The commanding soldier immediately waved a blue flag.

After a while, on the side of the city wall, more than a hundred ballistas placed on the lifting platform began to projectile again.

Chapter 487

In the late autumn of the first year of Xiuwu, the south wall of Xiangyang City was filled with smog.The ignited explosive bombs were thrown into the air at a steep angle, and these fireballs crossed the city and fell at an almost vertical angle.

Boom, boom, two battles away from the city wall, bursts of flames rose up, forming a wall of fire.The soaring flames engulfed the soldiers gathered under the city wall in a sea of ​​flames in an instant.

There was a tragic cry from the crowd, and the soldiers who turned into Pyromen ran indiscriminately. Only a few experienced ones began to roll on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

The reason why these ballistas put the hot bombs so accurately in this position is because these ballistas have practiced many times before the war.As long as the wind is not strong, the error of the explosive bomb's landing point will not exceed five feet.

Fireballs continued to be thrown intermittently from the city.As the flames continued to rise into the sky, those Linjiang soldiers who were about to board the city were already in chaos.Even a climbing vehicle leaning against the city wall burned violently.

Only then did Liu Bei understand why the Liang army who built Xiangyang, a fortified city facing the water, did not dig a moat.

Because the Linjiang soldiers below the city were in a mess and scattered to avoid the fireballs falling from the sky, the Linjiang soldiers who continued to attack the city suddenly lost their momentum.But the fierce fighting at the top of the city continued.

The Linjiang soldiers who attacked from the ladder to the top of the city were at a disadvantage in part of their strength, and were knocked to the ground by the opponent's spears.Due to the lack of succession, their disadvantage became more and more obvious as the casualties continued, and soon these Linjiang soldiers were wiped out.

The Linjiang spearmen who climbed to the top of the city from the building car were disrupted by the opponent's slingshots. A large number of casualties caused many flaws in their dense spear formation.The soldiers of the Liang army who were facing them simply threw away their spears, pulled out their steel knives, sneaked into the enemy's formation through the gaps in the spear formation, and killed the generals.

When the soldiers of the Liang army charged into the crowd of the Linjiang army with a shield in one hand and a two-foot shovel in the other, they fought hand-to-hand with them.For the Linjiang soldiers holding two spears, it was undoubtedly a one-sided massacre.These soldiers of the Liang army swung their knives and slashed bravely, beheading Linjiang soldiers one after another to the ground.

The defenders at the top of the city also killed these Linjiang soldiers from the building cars at an extremely fast speed, and then manually threw explosive bombs at those columbine cars, and the building cars suddenly burst into flames...

After the Linjiang army lined up, the corners of Liu Bei's mouth twitched even though his emotions were not obvious.He jumped up against the case, stood on the chariot commanding the battle, pointed at Xiangyang City and shouted hysterically: "Catapults, heavy crossbows, don't stop with the crossbowmen, keep shooting at the city. In addition, the Linjiang infantry continue to shoot at the city." Offensive, don't stop! Don't stop. Stop and we're all done."

Under Wei Yan's supervision, the Linjiang soldiers gathered under the city wall ended the chaos and came to Xiangyang City again.At the same time, those ballistas and catapults started working again.Crossbow spears and stones flew towards the city head continuously.

This time, the Linjiang army didn't care about the life or death of the siege soldiers, and the rain of large stone crossbows, guns and arrows kept pouring down towards the top of the city.

Several Liang soldiers had just finished the battle at hand, and before they could figure out what was going on, the arrows that fell from the sky fell on them.Fortunately, they were wearing ring armor, and after the arrow pierced through the armor, they could not continue to penetrate.But it still made these Liang Jun soldiers groan in pain.

One of the soldiers screamed in pain, cutting off the arrow inserted into the shoulder socket with a knife.There was a muffled sound from the canopy, and the six-foot-long crossbow pierced his chest cavity, and he flew several feet away along the direction of the crossbow before falling to the ground.

Dian Qing in the basket of the hot air balloon shouted loudly: "Hidden! Everyone lies behind the pile of walls! Pay attention to concealment!" The soldiers of the Liang Army at the head of the city quickly lowered their bodies.

However, the Linjiang soldiers below the city were still climbing up the ladder against the constant falling explosive bombs.When a soldier was about to climb to the top of the city, his own catapult threw a big stone, which just hit the back of his head, and then fell from the top of the ladder like a free fall.

Even though there were accidental injuries, many soldiers of the Linjiang Army climbed to the top of the city one after another, and those Liang soldiers who were lying behind the walls were forced to stand up and fight them.

The soldiers on both sides fighting at the top of the city were wearing out at an extremely fast speed, not killing each other, but almost all casualties were caused by the flying stone arrows flying from below the city.

Before the war, Dianqing had only three to 4000 troops, while Liu Bei had more than [-] troops, so this kind of consumption of Dianqing was unaffordable.Dian Qing frowned and said, "Now we have to use the flying army."

The so-called Flying Army that Dian Qing talked about was actually the Qiang Eagle that could drop explosive bombs, and the Huster Eagle that could twist people's heads off with one claw.Although the number of these eagles and falcons is generally speaking, there are quite a few in the entire Liang country.But the amount distributed to each legion is not much, each legion is like a treasure.Under normal risky circumstances, the generals of the legion would not easily use these falcons.

But now the situation is extremely critical, even though the risk of these falcons being shot by many enemy crossbowmen is huge, Dian Qing still has to use them.

A moment later, the sound of eagles screaming in the sky came from Xiangyang City.Under the wisdom of the falconer, more than [-] falcons soared into the sky and flew out of the city.

Arrows with red cloth beacons shot out of the city, and the targets were almost all the catapults, bed crossbows, and crossbowmen gathered in the Linjiang army formation.Falcons swooped down with explosive bombs in their claws, dropping clay pots full of naphtha.

Liang Jun's falcon flying army, like the hot-air balloon airship, has long been heard by the outside world, so although it surprised the Linjiang soldiers, it did not make them feel at a loss.Veteran Huang Zhong shouted: "Attention, these are Liang Jun's falcons, everyone gather arrows and shoot them with random arrows!"

So every time the falcon swooped down, countless arrows on the ground shot into the air densely.Following a few whistles, four or five eagles had already been hit by arrows, flapping their wings and falling to the ground.This will make Dian Qing's heart ache to bleed.

Huang Zhong was bending his bow and nodding his arrows, raising his eyes to search for the target, but he heard a shout from behind: "General! Be careful!", the soldiers behind him had already pushed him forward a few steps, and then he felt a gust of wind blowing, and then Then a rain of blood fell in front of my eyes.

Huang Zhong looked up, and it turned out that a huge Haster eagle had wrenched the head of his bodyguard and dropped it from midair.

Huang Zhong yelled angrily: "Go to hell!" As he spoke, he rounded his iron bow and shot an arrow with all his strength.The Haast giant eagle has not yet flown high and far, and the arrow pierced through its chest cavity unbiasedly.With a mournful cry, the Haster Eagle fell straight down from the sky...

Chapter 488 The battle situation has been decided

Dian Qing saw it clearly, an old man with white beard and hair in the Linjiang army, bent his bow and set up an arrow, and wounded him one Huster eagle and two bomb-throwing Qiang eagles.This Dian Qing gritted his teeth in hatred, and cursed secretly in his heart: "Old man, you hurt my falcon, now I will take your life!"

He drew up the longbow again, pulled the bowstring to its fullest, and aimed at Huang Zhong with the cluster of heavy arrows.At this time, Huang Zhong also bent his bow and set an arrow in the air to find a new target. When his eyes swept over the gondola of the airship, he leisurely found that Dian Qing was aiming at him.Without the slightest hesitation, the two let go of the bowstring almost at the same time, and shot up and down.

But Dian Qing didn't care, he didn't even hide, because he knew that even if the opponent used a strong bow, the range would not be able to shoot the arrow at him.

Sure enough, Huang Zhong's arrow had lost its strength when it reached mid-air.But just as it was about to fall, there was only a crisp ding.The arrow actually blocked Dian Qing's heavy arrow, causing the latter to deviate from its original track and fall to the ground.

This surprised Dian Qing, the arrow shot by the other party was not strong, obviously it was not the one who wanted to shoot him.If it wasn't for the person who shot him, then the arrow should have been shot specifically to shoot down his own heavy arrow, rather than the opponent's blind cat hitting a dead mouse by luck.

Shooting down the opponent's arrow with an arrow from more than a hundred steps away, if Dian Qing were to do this, he might not be sure to do it.Dian Qing gasped, secretly thinking that there were people with such excellent archery skills in the enemy army.

At this time, the rest of Liang Jun's archers had already projected rockets one after another, and most of the siege equipment, bed crossbows, and catapults that were sprinkled with naphtha were all blazing within a short period of time.Afterwards, Dianqing ordered these falcons to be put away. Up to now, more than half of these precious falcons of the Dianqing Legion have been lost.

The soldiers of the Liang army who were fighting at the top of the city could finally no longer bear the casualties caused by the flying stone arrows.The ballista on the inside of the city wall continued to project explosive shells outward.However, the Linjiang soldiers had learned their lesson from last time, and now they stood as scattered as possible to minimize the casualties caused by the explosive bombs.This also caused the soldiers standing on the top of the city to no longer continue.

However, under the high pressure of the supervisory team, the soldiers of the Linjiang Army continued to beat the rolling wood and beat the stones, and the ants attached to them without a break.

The attacking side cannot advance the battle situation further, and cannot allow more soldiers of its own side to exist at the top of the city.Soldiers have been on the top of the city, but there are also soldiers who have been beheaded and fell to the city.

The defenders could not firmly suppress the attackers, nor could they clean up all the attacking soldiers at the top of the city at the same time.

This situation lasted for a few moments, and there was already a mountain of corpses at the foot of the city wall.

Liu Bei frowned, and was about to issue a new military order when he heard noises coming from behind the military formation. "What's going on!" Liu Bei asked.

A school lieutenant rode over and shouted loudly before he got close: "Your Majesty, it's not good. A group of cavalry came from behind us."

Liu Bei didn't speak, but Huang Zhong, who had returned to his side, said, "How is this possible! We have many secret sentry cards in the upper reaches of the Mian River. If Liang Jun's war cavalry came to rescue, we must not know! It is impossible for this Liang Jun to come from the hinterland of our Jingzhou!"

The school lieutenant who sent the news quickly explained: "No, no. These Liang army warriors ran out from the Wubao outside Xiangyang!" Liu Bei was shocked and said: "Wubao? There are cavalry!"

In fact, the Wubao outside Xiangyang City not only hides cavalry, but also hides the most elite two teams of heavy cavalry belonging to the Dianqing Corps.When Liu Bei's army marched towards Nanyang, Dian Qing quietly made this deployment.

Dian Qing's consideration was that if the Linjiang army attacked Wubao first, the two hundred heavy cavalry riders could also serve as infantry to help defend the city. If the Linjiang army bypassed Wubao and directly attacked Xiangyang, then the two teams of heavy cavalry would At critical moments, they will surprise and raid their backs.

When the two hundred heavy cavalry rushed out of the Wubao gate that suddenly opened wide, the Linjiang army rangers who were patrolling outside the Wubao were not opponents at all.Some people who are overconfident are ready to step forward to block them, but they are picked off by the opponent with a single shot, and then trampled into meat sauce.

Now this invincible iron cavalry team lined up and swept from behind the Linjiang army formation.

Liu Bei's cavalry were all scattered around the outskirts of Xiangyang City to besiege and monitor Xiangyang. Almost all the infantry on the battlefield in front of the south gate of Xiangyang were infantry, and these infantry were physically and mentally exhausted after protracted fighting.These armored heavy cavalry, which were as high as more than a battle, easily cut into the Linjiang army formation from behind in an instant.

The rear of the Linjiang army formation is basically full of crossbowmen, and they can't deal with cavalry in the first place.Now, because of Liang Jun's explosive bomb attack just now, it has become extremely loose.How can they resist such an iron cavalry impact.

Liang Jun's iron cavalry didn't need to be stabbed with spears or swung with maces. They only used the collision of horses to knock these crossbowmen back and forth.

Amidst the tragic howls, bodies soared into the air, and then fell heavily, and the galloping iron hooves ran over these bodies.After the crossbowmen were dispersed, the lances of Liang Jun's iron cavalry aimed at the infantry of Linjiang Army who were attacking the city.

When these Linjiang pawns found that the situation was wrong, they turned their heads and looked sideways to observe the situation behind their phalanx.Liang Jun's heavy cavalry team had already crushed them in front of them amidst the roar of rushing thunder.The faces of every Linjiang Army soldier turned pale.

A quick-reacting Linjiang soldier had just turned around and raised his shield to his chest when a sharp lance pierced his head, and then the lance and body fell to the ground.Immediately the knight took down the mace again...

Wherever the cavalry roared past, there were all the corpses of Liu Beijun's soldiers.Some people still had lances that were too late to be removed, and some people's skulls were crushed by maces.Most of them were trampled to death by horseshoes after falling to the ground.

At this moment, no matter how much Wei Yan hoarsely supervised the battle, no matter how many people's heads were cut off, it would have no effect.The Linjiang army began to flee layer by layer.Due to the suddenness of the incident, the spearmen of the Linjiang Army who gathered in front of the city gate to prevent the cavalry from rushing out of the city had no time to react and change direction, and were rushed away by Liang Jun's iron cavalry from the side.Once these spearmen are dispersed, they are not as good as infantry with short blades against cavalry.

Liu Bei's face was gloomy.After decades of fighting, he knows that the overall situation of this battle has been decided. His plan to capture Xiangyang in a short period of time has failed, and now he has to consider how to reduce losses.

"Pass down our military order, the whole army withdraws, retreats, and returns to Fancheng on the northeast bank of Mianshui by the same route!" As soon as he finished speaking, the cavalry around him rode out and sent orders to all ministries.

Chapter 489

Following the delivery of Liu Bei's military order to withdraw troops, the Linjiang army retreated to the shore of Mianshui in groups one after another, and finally gathered into a large dense sea of ​​people, rushing towards the three pontoon bridges like a tide.

Dian Qing had already disembarked from the hot air balloon airship. At this moment, he rode his horse and swung his whip, leading all the remaining cavalry in the city, and charged out from Xiangyang City.Together with the two hundred armored cavalry, they swept towards the Linjiang army again.

Liu Bei had already rode his horse across Mianshui, and a small half of the entire Linjiang army followed him back to the northeast bank of Mianshui.The remaining soldiers of the Linjiang Army were crowded into a mess at one end of the three pontoon bridges.Under such circumstances, when Liang Jun's iron cavalry attacked, the consequences can be imagined.

When the arrows of Qingqi Feiyu came, they began to compete for the way, and many people were squeezed into the river.Among the Qingqi Feiyu, some continued to circle the crowd repeatedly, shooting arrows without stopping for a moment, and the rest were divided into several groups and spread out to intercept the Linjiang army rangers in the rear.

Arrows continued to shoot down like raindrops, and the heavy cavalry came rushing from all directions, using the momentum of the horse to stab the cavalry into the enemy's body, then turned the horse back, and then rode the horse again, and the cycle repeated. , continuously stabbed and killed the soldiers near the river at the outermost edge, and drove them towards the pontoon bridge.

The crowd of Linjiang soldiers suddenly collapsed in pieces, and they began to trample on each other.People were so crowded that they couldn't move their feet or move.

Seeing that there was nowhere to escape, those who approached the river simply jumped into the icy water.Suddenly, dozens of fireballs flew across the sky and hit the crowds of Linjiang Army.The flames rose from the sky, and many people were not engulfed by the sea of ​​flames.It turned out that the crossbow guns carried by the Liang army had left the city gate and had been set up near the pontoon bridge to bombard the Linjiang army...

Seeing this scene, Liu Bei, who was standing by the river watching the battle situation, turned pale, and suddenly felt dizzy, and was about to faint, but the soldiers beside him noticed the abnormality and hurriedly supported him.

Moments later, all three pontoons were on fire, and the air was filled with the disgusting smell of black smoke and burnt flesh.

Suo Xin, Wei Yan and Huang Zhong retreated to the northeast bank of Mianshui in time, and they escorted Liu Bei back to Fancheng in a panic.Counting the number of people, there are only less than [-] left in the [-] army, which can be described as a disastrous defeat.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" Huang Zhonggang asked.So the soldiers came to report: "Report to the king, a large number of ships from the upper reaches of the Mian River are coming down the river, heading for Xiangyang and Fancheng."

Liu Bei responded immediately: "Quickly, quickly recall the two generals Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. At this point, we can only switch from offense to defense. We must defend Fancheng and Yicheng, otherwise our foundation will be ruined!"

In fact, the fleet that came was just a ship supporting Xiangyang's military supplies, so Liu Bei didn't have to be so nervous.It's just that after he was defeated, he was already a shadow of a snake, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.

Wei Yan cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, after General Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are transferred back, how will we deploy defenses in Wancheng and other cities in Nanyang?"

Liu Bei smiled wryly and said: "We have hurt some vitality in this battle, which also proves that the Liang army is far stronger than we imagined. The Nanyang Plain is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is the place of the Four Wars. If the Liang army really comes to attack, we will fight it. The shield of the country, standing in front of them. If Wei Guo can really be of one mind with us, it is a pity that it is not the case. Gu is not even sure that Cao Wei has fought Liang Jun in the Tongguan area as agreed. So if we are alone here and Liang Jun The army of tigers and wolves is hard-pressed, no matter whether we win or lose in the end, we may not be worth the loss, but may let others reap the benefits."

"Your Majesty means to give up Nanyang?"

Liu Bei nodded and said: "If we can capture Xiangyang this time, Gu will not give up Nanyang. But now it is impossible for us to capture Xiangyang in a short period of time. Therefore, we cannot focus on defense in Nanyang. Our troops must be deployed in Yiling , Yicheng, and Fancheng are the key points, defending our own hinterland, this is our foundation. Instead of serving as a shield for Wei, guarding Nanyang, protecting their west gate of the Central Plains."

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei showed a sneer and added: "Of course, Gu will not give Nanyang to Feng thief for nothing. Gu will write a letter to King Wei..."

At this time, another soldier came to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jian Yong from Yicheng has sent a letter, saying that our spies in Chang'an, Luoyang have brought back information."

Liu Bei took the letter paper presented by the soldiers, opened it, glanced at it, and said angrily: "As expected, the intelligence said that from the recent situation in Chang'an and Luoyang, Wuwei did not send Tongguan Signs of troop deployment. It’s just that Liang Guo strengthened the guards in Chang’an, Shangluo, and Tongguan. It seems that Cao Wei never sent troops to Tongguan. Cao Cao’s thief is really a man of no faith. Trust him!"

Wei Yan cautiously asked from the side: "Then, will the king still write books for Cao Cao?"

"Of course, he can use Gu, why can't Gu use him once." After Liu Bei said that, he immediately asked people to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study.

But this time it was indeed Liu Bei who wronged Cao Cao.Cao Cao did it out of his own interests this time, and sincerely invited Liu Bei and Sun Ce to attack Feng Yu together.It was only because Cao Ren accidentally died in the forest, sea and snowfields in the east, west and north of Liaodong, which broke all of Cao Cao's plans.

After the battle at Jinghai Beach, Cao Cao knew that the results reported by Xia Houyuan were watery, and it was hard to tell who would win and who would lose.But he was sure that even if Cao Jun was defeated, Liang Guo's Beifu Army would be severely injured.Moreover, the weather has entered autumn, and the ensuing winter will be a harsh season when troops cannot be mobilized in the Mobei area of ​​Liaodong.Therefore, the troubles in the north of Wei State will not exist in a short period of time.In this way, Cao Cao can concentrate his forces for the Battle of Tongguan.

But Cao Ren died in battle unexpectedly, and he died in the battle of attacking a small tribe that was subordinate to the Beifu Army.Five hundred tiger and leopard riders and two thousand Fuyu servants were almost wiped out.According to the report of the soldiers who escaped, the Beifu army and the tribal army attached to it fought on the snow with a sled pulled by a large elk, and easily wiped out most of the Wei army.

Cao Cao pondered, if what these survivors said was true.Well, this battle shows at least two things. One is that Liang Jun’s Beifu army is still alive, and there must be a large number of troops. Otherwise, it would be impossible to find and bite Cao Ren’s [-]-strong cavalry in the vast snowy pine forest. .The second is the Beifu Army of the Liang Army and the tribes attached to it, as well as the ability to transport and fight on the snowy field, which means that he can launch an attack in the severe winter.

Based on this consideration, Cao Cao could only temporarily put aside his plan to send troops to Tongguan and advance westward to Chang'an, and re-deployed.

Chapter 490

Yecheng, in the palace of Wei Wang.

Cao Cao's headache broke out again, he tossed and groaned on the couch in the palace, and the doctors in the palace gave him needles and applied medicine, which relieved his pain a little.An internal attendant in charge of the communication came out in small steps, and when he saw this scene, he seemed hesitant to speak.

Cao Cao raised his hand weakly and said, "Is there something important to report? Come quickly, don't procrastinate."

The servant in the palace hurriedly saluted and said, "Exactly, there is news of the battle in Nanyang ahead. Liu Bei's army attacked Xiangyang and Zhuyang, and Danjiangkou was defeated in all three places, and suffered heavy losses in Xiangyang. Now the Linjiang army is in Nanyang. The main force of the army has already retreated to Fancheng and Yicheng. Moreover, Liu Bei, the king of Linjiang, personally edited a book and sent it to the king."

When Cao Cao heard the news, his excited headache seemed to disappear at once. He sat up from the bed and said in an unbelievable tone: "What? Liu Beijun was defeated by Feng Yu in Nanyang so quickly. ? Did Liu Bei just put on a show for the world to see? Or did Feng Yu transfer the main force of the Liang army to Nanyang County?"

He didn't have time to think about these two questions of his own.Because he immediately realized a more serious problem, Liu Bei withdrew all the main force of Linjiang Army to Fancheng and Yicheng.This means that the cities of Nanyang, including Wandu, are not garrisoned.If Liang Jun took advantage of the situation and entered Nanyang, and then crossed Funiu Mountain from Nanyang to attack Luoyang to the north, or directly took Xuchang through Fangcheng and entered the heart of Wei State, the consequences would be disastrous.