Pang De's cavalry charged into the formation with a force as powerful as a landslide destroying a city, and as powerful as the Yellow River bursting its banks.
Both the generals of Cao's army were defeated. It was at a time when their morale was declining. In addition, without heavy armor protection, the formation was dispersed in an instant. Xu Huang did not care about Niu Jin's life and death. He gathered his soldiers in a panic and wanted to retreat.
After all, the number of Pang De's cavalry was a little small. After the first charge, their power weakened, and they could only divide the weaker parts of Cao's army. It was difficult to annihilate all the 5,000 cavalry in front of them. In the end, they chased them for five or six miles. More than a thousand people were beheaded and returned to Deng County.
Former general Guan Yu led the main force to besiege the east gate of Dengzhou. General Zhang Fei on the right supervised Meng Da's Shangyong soldiers to attack the west gate. Later general Lantian supervised Hu Xiu and Fu Fang's surrender troops, and Gao Shun's trapped troops attacked the south gate. Pang De The cavalry patrolled north of Fancheng and cooperated with Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion to intercept and kill the Fancheng messenger.
Gan Ning was originally responsible for providing support on the warship, but he wanted to join the battle on land. Finally, under the coordination of Lan Tian, he temporarily joined Pound's cavalry unit and was responsible for intercepting the reinforcements sent by Fancheng.
At this time, Liu Bei's territory spanned the three prefectures of Jing, Yi, and Jiao. After acquiring Xiangyang, the Yangtze River and the Han River were connected, forming a relatively complete strategic layout for both Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
Because Liu Bei's heavy troops will inevitably be placed on the border, no matter whether there is a major war in Hanzhong, Xiangyang or Jiangxia in the future, they can quickly support it through the Han River and the Yangtze River. However, at this time, Cao Cao in the north still has a huge advantage, and Jingzhou's current military strength is simply incapable of doing so. Invading the Central Plains, and the instability of Sun Quan in Jiangdong has not been completely resolved, so the purpose of this operation is just to capture Fancheng.
Fancheng is equivalent to the outer city of Xiangyang, and the Han River is like the inner city wall of Xiangyang. The formation of a corner can effectively resist the enemies from the north. Moreover, it will be easier for Guan Yu to defend Xiangfan at the same time, because Cao Cao's Xuanwuchi navy cannot defeat the Jingzhou navy. .
Lantian deliberately created a tense situation in Deng County. First, he used the heads of Lu Meng, Lu Chang, and Xu Shang to let Cao Ren know Guan Yu's determination to go north. Second, he used scouts, cavalry, and naval forces to form a blockade network to isolate Fancheng in the south. In the end, with Deng County as a stronghold to block or repel Cao Cao's reinforcements, the psychological defenses of Fancheng's soldiers and civilians would inevitably collapse.
When Pang De and Gan Ning were victorious and returned north, Dengzhou defender Lu Jian had to abandon the city and escape after guarding for two days. He didn't know why he was so unlucky to be attacked by ten thousand enemies such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the same time.
Xu Huang packed up the remnants of his army and returned to Fancheng. Cao Ren and others were shocked when they heard this. They never expected that when Guan Yu attacked Deng County, he would still have enough power to stop Fancheng's reinforcements.
Cao Ren's men had already taken out the arrow from Niu Jin's armpit. Fortunately, Pang De's armor-piercing arrow was not poisonous, otherwise his life would have been in danger. Although Niu Jin was not worried about his life now, he fell headfirst to the ground and injured his brain. Half a day passed. Still lying on the couch and not waking up.
"Guan Yu, this old man, is really bullying people. Hurry up and mobilize your troops to save Deng County. I want to avenge General Niu." Cao Ren had a deep friendship with Niu Jin and was furious when he saw his old friend was seriously injured and unconscious.
"No, Guan Yu came prepared this time. He may have thought that Fancheng was difficult to fight, and deliberately attacked Deng County to divert our troops. General, please don't get angry and fall into the trap." Zhao Yan tried his best to dissuade him.
Xu Huang clasped his fists and admonished: "Zhao Yilang is right. Guan Yu sent Gan Ning and Pang De to intercept with cavalry, which shows that there are strong generals commanding the attack on Deng County. It is not known whether Deng County can be saved at this time. The main force stationed in Wancheng, Xinye and General Zhang Wenyuan's 20,000 troops, I believe they can rush to Deng County immediately, so it is better for General Zixiao to hold on and wait for reinforcements like before."
Cao Ren nodded, "I also know that the current situation may not be that bad. I just feel that Guan Yu is aggressive. I just said that I couldn't do anything because of my anger. I know that the battle is hard, so go back and rest first."
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Just as Xu Huang left, Cao Ren's face turned gloomy again. Seeing this, Zhao Yan comforted him with kind words: "Since the general knows what he is doing, why bother bothering himself? It is better to prepare for the battle and strengthen the city defense. The crisis will be solved when King Wei's reinforcements arrive."
Cao Ren leaned down and complained to Zhao Yan in a low voice: "Boran, please don't comfort me. How can the current situation be so simple? The news of Xu and Niu's defeat will soon spread to all the battalions. The soldiers in Fancheng were already We are short of food and clothing, and we are afraid that we will mutiny before Guan Yu comes to kill us."
"Aren't there a few messengers who have already gone around? I believe that the general's eagerness will be conveyed to King Wei. As long as the army goes south, Guan Yu will be repelled. Don't forget that Zhang Wenyuan repelled Jiangdong with 800 people. Sun Quan has an army of 100,000, and now his 20,000 should be able to perform extraordinary feats. The general only needs to restrain the soldiers. If it doesn't work, he can ask the common people to 'borrow' them." Zhao Yan replied.
A stern look flashed in Cao Ren's eyes, and he said that he would borrow it morning and night, but he didn't know how long he could hold on. As for Zhang Liao, the general who conquered the east in Zhao Yan's mouth, the soldiers who could defeat Jiangdong may not be Guan Yu's opponent.
Zhang Liao received Cao Cao's order to set out from Xinye. He crossed the river and marched quickly to Chaoyang to rest and recuperate. Then he sent scouts to Deng County in the south to inquire about the news. On the way, Zhang Liao happened to bump into Lu Jian who was fleeing for his life.
The scouts brought Lu Jian into Zhang Liao's camp. Lu Jian knelt on the ground and burst into tears, as if he had been greatly wronged.
"General Lu, please get up quickly. King Wei has sent troops from Wancheng. I believe they will arrive soon. Please tell me the military situation in Dengzhou. I will lead my troops to meet with you for a while." Zhang Liao helped Lu Jian with both hands. rise.
Lu Jian knew that Zhang Liao had brought 20,000 troops, so he quickly shook his head and advised: "General, don't be careless. Guan Yu's troops may be 40,000 to 50,000. Besides, his general is extremely ferocious. It's better to wait until King Wei arrives before going."
"Soldiers are not numerous but fine, generals are not brave but strategic. I once defeated Sun Quan with eight hundred and one hundred thousand. Besides, General Guan and I have not seen each other for many years. I just want to catch up with him this time. Please tell me what you know." Tell me, who are the people under General Guan?" Zhang Liao asked nonchalantly.
"There is Zhang Fei" Lu Jian blurted out.
"What? Zhang Fei is in Jingzhou?" Zhang Liao looked incredulous, wondering where he was Guan Yu's general? That's obviously another "minion" of Liu Bei, okay?
Lu Jian nodded, "The black guy is really here. Guan Yu commanded the main force to attack the east gate of Deng County, and Zhang Fei commanded Meng Da to attack the west gate of Deng County. Meng Da seems to have come from Shangyong."
"General Lu, not to mention Meng Da, who are the other generals of the north and south gates?" Zhang Liao frowned.
"They adopted an siege of three but one missing. Only Liao Hua's few soldiers and horses ambushed him outside the north gate. In addition to the fierce offensive at the east gate, the south gate was the most heavily attacked along the way. The name of the general seemed to be Lantian, but this time No one is taking command in front of the formation." Lu Jian explained.
"The name Lantian seems familiar," Zhang Liao said to himself first, and then continued to ask: "Lantian is not commanding in front of the formation, then who is commanding the siege?"
Lu Jian thought for a while and replied: "It's the rebel generals Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, and there is another person who seems to be named Gao."
Zhang Liao stroked his beard: "Why are you tall? You don't even have a name?"
Control the big one and control the owl. "I just saw the word "high" on the flag behind him, but he didn't announce his name like other generals, so the last general didn't find out his full name, but his soldiers were all wearing heavy armor at the front. I don’t know how many bows and arrows our defenders have wasted," Lu Jian replied helplessly.
The surname was Gao, and the soldier was heavily armored. The answer was ready to come out in Zhang Liao's mind, but he still couldn't believe it. How could he suddenly appear in Liu Bei's camp after so many years of silence? Besides, this person has a foolish and loyal character, so it is said that it is impossible for him to switch to Liu Bei.
Zhang Liao felt impetuous after hearing this. He called his bodyguard and said, "Quickly gather your troops and horses. I'm going to Deng County to meet General Gao."
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