That night, Wei Yan led two thousand elite soldiers, put on the captured Cao army armor, crossed the river and arrived outside Fancheng.
Waiting until the fifth watch, Cao Ren's defeated army was not seen escaping back, and he was filled with doubts.
After dawn, Fu Xu said: "We can't enter the city without seeing the defeated army. What should we do?"
Originally, according to Liu Qi's plan, when Cao's army was defeated, they followed the defeated army into the city, and then contacted Liu Qin to take the city. Now that they could not enter the city, they were in a dilemma.
Wei Yan frowned and said, "It must be that the two armies have not decided the winner yet. Outside the city during the day, it is easy to be discovered by sentries. In order to avoid leaking the traces, we have to act according to the opportunity."
Fu Wei asked: "What is the general's countermeasure?"
Wei Yanyan said: "Liu Qin is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He was promoted to Fancheng by his lord. After being occupied by Cao's army, he had no choice but to submit. His heart may not be toward Cao, so it is better to take the initiative to go to the city to contact him."
Fu Wei said: "If you don't know Liu Qin's intentions, if you meet him rashly, wouldn't it be a warning?"
Wei Yan said: "We need to find bold and careful people to sneak into the city and go to see him as the eldest son's confidant. If Liu Qin really wants to surrender, we can act according to the plan. If he has surrendered to Cao Cao, it will not be too late to capture the city overnight." "
Fu Wei nodded and said, "This is a very good plan. I'd like to give it a try!"
During this period of military training, Wei Yan also knew that Fu Shu was very powerful, so he gave him a letter and told him to be careful.
Fu Xu took off his armor and pretended to be a farmer, carrying a load of dry firewood. He was also a local, so he easily sneaked into the city and entered the back office under the pretext of delivering firewood to the government office.
After putting down the firewood, while the defenders were not paying attention, he quietly came to the courtyard from the kitchen and saw a young man practicing his sword. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a majestic weapon.
"Good swordsmanship!" Fu Wei looked at it for a moment, stroking his palms in praise.
The young man turned around and saw a strange farmer. He frowned and said, "Who are you? Dare to break into the government office privately?"
Fu Xu cupped his fists and said, "I am a distant relative of County Magistrate Liu, and I am here to get along with you. Could you please introduce me to me on my behalf?"
"How did you sneak into the house?" The man held his sword upside down, walked over vigilantly, and said in a deep voice: "I am the nephew of the county magistrate. I grew up in my uncle's house since I was a child. How come I have never seen you?"
It turned out that this young man was Liu Qin's nephew, his surname was Kou and his name was Feng. He was the son of the Kou family of Luohou. Because his parents died, he had been following Liu Qin.
"I have a letter to prove it!" Fu Wei took out the letter and said with a smile: "Just now I saw that your swordsmanship is exquisite and your martial arts are good. Why don't you follow Cao Ren to send troops and make achievements, but you hide in the back office and practice martial arts?"
Kou Feng suddenly showed an angry look on his face: "My uncle refused to let me join the army."
Fu Wei rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "After all, County Magistrate Liu is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Is he not willing to let you join the army with the Cao family?"
Kou Feng raised his eyebrows and raised his sword to point at him: "Who are you?"
Fu Wei was unmoved and handed over the letter: "County Magistrate Liu will know after reading the letter."
When Kou Feng saw that the letter was for Liu Qin without a signature, he was suspicious of the letter and took Fu Wei to the study.
Liu Qin was slightly surprised when he heard the report. When he opened the letter and read it, his expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed: "Bring the people in quickly."
Kou Feng took Fu Wei into the study, and Liu Qin ordered him to close the door, looking flustered and confused.
Fu Xu clasped his fists and said, "I am here under the order of the eldest son. The Ming Palace has known its intention. Cao Ren will be defeated in front of the battle. Please think twice."
Liu Qin looked at Fu Wei and sneered: "What are your intentions in pretending to be Liu Qi's subordinate?"
Fu Xu clasped his fists and said, "I came here under orders, and there is absolutely no deception. The eldest son was entrusted by the emperor's uncle to lead Jingzhou, revitalize the Han Dynasty, and eliminate the traitor Cao Cao. Since Duke Ming has no intention of serving the Cao family, he must put the Han Dynasty as his top priority. We should work together.”
"What? Are you Xiao Zuo?" Kou Feng was shocked and raised his sword and pressed it on Fu Xu's neck.
Fu Xu looked indifferent and said with a smile: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, and I was ordered to come to see my lord's clan. How can I say that it is a meticulous work? Could it be that you two are willing to serve Cao Cao?"
"Uncle?!" Kou Feng's face changed slightly and he looked out the window carefully.
Liu Qin asked: "How do you conclude that this county is not loyal to the Cao family?"
Fu Wei said with a smile: "I just passed by the backyard and saw that this young master is very skilled in martial arts, but he was not discovered by Cao Ren. The Ming government must have hidden it intentionally and did not want him to serve the Cao family."
Kou Feng's face changed slightly when he heard this: "Uncle, is this true?"
"Don't stop!" Liu Qin scolded in a low voice, and said with emotion: "As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and also receiving the favor of my brother to guard Fancheng, I didn't expect it to be occupied by the Cao family, so I couldn't help it. I have long hoped to envoy you. To recover the lost territory, I am just a county magistrate and have no military power, so what can I do?"
Fu Xu said: "Since the eldest son has the letter, he will naturally have countermeasures. Fancheng will be taken this time. The Ming Dynasty will no longer need to be oppressed by the Cao family in the future."
Liu Qin was overjoyed. He pulled Fu Xu to sit down and said, "I heard that the eldest son killed Cai Mao in Xiangyang to avenge uncle Liu Huang. He also led troops to fight against Cao Cao and wanted to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. It seems that the rumors are true."
Fu Wei nodded and said: "To tell you the truth, I have only been drafted into the army from Xinye for only half a month. The eldest son is not cowardly due to illness like the rumors. Not only is he capable and well-organized, but he also has great strategies. It must be Cai Mao who seizes power." , deliberately spreading rumors."
Liu Qin stroked his beard and said: "When we passed through Xiangyang earlier, the eldest son was indeed seriously ill. It was indeed the Cai family who planned his murder. Fortunately, the emperor paid off and worked hard to achieve great things!"
Kou Feng was impatient and said hurriedly: "Uncle, since the eldest son has a plan, why not act earlier?"
Liu Qin let out a long breath: "The two of us have been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally we waited until today."
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At this time, the drums outside Xinye City were loud and murderous. Cao Ren set up a battlefield in front of the two armies. Eight thousand people formed a huge formation.
Liu Qi sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to break into the formation, and almost captured them. Unfortunately, the soldiers guarding the formation were weaker, and the two men used brute force to force their way out, and their success fell short.
Cao Ren was like a fisherman watching helplessly as the big fish broke through the fishing net and fled, beating his chest in anxiety at the entrance of the formation.
Liu Qi called Cao Ren forward to answer and said: "This formation is nothing more than this. The general has been defeated. Should we fulfill our promise?"
Cao Ren's face turned red with anger and he roared angrily: "You just escaped and didn't break the formation. How dare you speak so brazenly here?"
Liu Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "How can we break the formation?"
Cao Ren said sternly: "How dare you come to the formation to capture me."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "I'm afraid that General Cao will ignore the formation later and run away with his head in his arms."
"Let's go... let's go!" Cao Ren said angrily: "Cao will live or die with this formation, just let your horse come over."
Liu Qi curled his lips and smiled, nodded and said: "Then it's a deal, I will break this formation in an hour, General Cao, don't run away!"
Cao Ren felt a little guilty because of this weird smile, so he bit the bullet and said loudly: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with."
It has been seen just now that Liu Qi did not understand the method of breaking the formation at all, and he just relied on Guan Zhang to bravely break out. Next time, as long as he coordinates properly, he can capture the two of them.
Cao Ren went back to reorganize his troops. Liu Qi also went to the stronghold and discussed with Xu Shu: "I have been playing with Cao Ren for a long time. I think Zilong and the others have already prepared an ambush. It's time to break the formation."
Xu Shu chuckled and said: "The 'Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation' can be broken easily as easily as a flip of a stick."
He immediately called Guan and Zhang to the front and taught him the method of breaking through the formation again.
