Guan Xing had just captured Fangling, and the soldiers who reported the news had not returned yet, and Deng Fu, the dead ghost governor, was even less able to send someone to inform Cao's army of the capture of the rear.
Maybe you can try dreaming, but I don’t know if this method of communication is reliable.
Meng Da has made no progress yet, but he keeps a close eye on Xicheng, making Shen Zhong unable to send anyone out.
Neither side of the confrontation in Shangyong knew what was happening at the rear.
Naturally, Cao Jun had no intention of taking the initiative to attack and provide cover for Meng Da. This was not because they wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
It would be great if Mengda could capture Xicheng, but if he could not, if Xicheng could send the news back to Shangyong, the Shu army on the front line might divide their forces and retreat for rescue.
If the Shu army, which is already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, is further divided, it will not be able to achieve rescue effect if it is too small, and it will inevitably weaken Shangyong's defense if it is too large.
If this happens, it will be the best time for Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang to take the initiative to attack, and then the Shu army will be unable to care about each other.
Whether it is to take Shangyong by force, or to attack and rescue the Shu army, they are all good options.
But today, it seems that there is no need to wait for the news from Xicheng to come back, before the Shu army takes action.
On the west bank of the Shuishui River, Liu Chan, a man in silver helmet and silver armor, holds a spear and rides Wu Zui, who is six years old and has finally reached his peak, slowly moving forward.
Behind them are five hundred heavily armed Red Star troops, who will follow Liu Chan to launch an active attack on Cao's army on the east bank.
They didn't know yet that Mengda's 4,000 men had quietly withdrawn. Even if they knew, it was only a gap of 500 men attacking 10,000 men.
And this time the opponent is Cao Jun, not bandits, not private soldiers, not Soochow Army.
At Liu Chan's insistence, every Red Star regular army soldier was not illiterate, and they were thoughtful people who knew exactly what this meant.
But no one flinched because when they had ideas, they also had faith.
The water-blocked river in front of us has become very shallow. Although it is not dry, the deepest part is only lower than the calf.
This kind of depth is no longer called crossing the river, and the so-called half-crossing has become a joke.
Although the muddy riverbed will cause some minor troubles to the march, Cao Jun, who has lost his cavalry, cannot take full advantage of this.
"March!"
Liu Chan pointed his spear forward, lightly clamped the horse's belly, and began to take the lead towards the east bank.
For the first time, he held a patent leather wooden shield in his left hand.
[Iron Wall Guard] and [Single-handed] cannot be triggered. After the Shen family was eradicated and other forces surrendered, even [Death to Survive] cannot be triggered.
Today's physique is only at the level of "Extraordinary Physique". I have tried to shoot arrows with this physique in Shangyong City... I can only say that the success rate is very impressive.
There must be an ambush on the other side of Cao's army, and with his plan for today... it's better to be safe.
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"Report——! General, the Shu army on the other side has begun to cross the river!"
"Oh?" Xiahou Shang, who was talking to Xu Huang in the camp, immediately stood up overjoyed, "How many troops did the Shu army send here?"
"Think there are less than a thousand people."
Xia Houshang frowned and asked again: "Do you know who is leading the army?"
"The enemy is flying a banner with Liu characters, and its leader is wearing a black horse and silver armor."
Liu Ziqi...Liu Feng will definitely not be able to recover from his injuries, plus the dark horse silver armor.
Xia Houshang was almost certain immediately that the person coming must be Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong!
"Hahaha, you're good to go! General Gongming, let's go, let's act according to the plan quickly."
Xu Huang frowned slightly, feeling that things might not be that simple.
Even though Liu Chan relied on his bravery and liked to ride alone into battle, judging from his performance in the Battle of Jingzhou, he was by no means a reckless man.
Even though the Shu army had limited troops, they did not dare to use surrendered soldiers. I think they could still gather three to five thousand men and horses.
Now he only led 500 men across the river to attack, so there must be some fraud involved.
It's just... where is the fraud?
"General Boren, if Liu Chan comes with only a few people, there must be a scam, so we must be on guard against it."
Xia Houshang nodded and said with a smile: "I also know that he is not a fool, but he should not lead the army on his own. As the son of Liu Bei, he is the heart of the army. The reason why the Shu army has resisted so far and has never surrendered is because of the Lai Qi led his troops to help.
"Now he has personally led a small number of soldiers and horses to cross the river, putting himself in danger. No matter what other tricks he has, as long as we act according to the plan, as long as Liu Chan is captured or killed, the Shu army will collapse! It's all too much Gao's strategy is useless, hahaha..."
Xu Huang nodded, what Xia Houshang said made sense.
No matter how high his plans are, he will never be able to make an army by spreading beans; no matter how powerful his weapons are, he will never be invulnerable.
As long as Liu Chan can be captured and killed in this battle, everything will be over for the Shu army.
More than three counties will be returned to the King of Wei. Liu Bei's old age and the loss of the crown prince will inevitably make his subordinates uneasy. When the time comes, he will send his army south and Jing Yi will be determined!
If Liu Bei dies, the imperial court will then be able to occupy the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Sun Quan's son will be unable to sing alone. He will perish over time and the world will be settled!
Even Xu Huang couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that this battle might lay the foundation for the imperial court to regain lost territory and achieve unification again.
The two men quickly mobilized their troops and generals and acted according to their previous plan.
…
After Liu Chan led his troops to land, he immediately observed the nearby terrain.
Although it is quite open after landing here, there are high mountains on both sides in the distance, and it becomes narrower as you go east.
The smooth roads become lowlands, and the lowlands become valleys.
According to the news from the scouts, the hilltop camp chosen by Cao Jun has steep and steep mountains on the west side and gentler mountains on the east side, which can effectively defend against attacks from the west.
If they take the risk of climbing the mountain from the west, Cao Jun can take advantage of the dangerous points, creating the effect that one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't open it.
If you want to go to the east side to climb the mountain first, you must pass through the valley. At that time, Cao Jun only needs to ambush a group of men and horses on both sides of the valley...
After Liu Chan checked it for a moment, he sighed that his opponent was indeed not an easy person.
He was still inspecting the terrain, and only half of the Red Star Army soldiers had landed...
Boom boom boom...!
A war drum sounded, and flags were suddenly raised from the woods on both sides.
"kill--!"
Cao Jun's ambush on the river bank suddenly came out!
"Little Liu Chan! We have been waiting here for a long time!" A young general led his troops to rush towards him.
"Ha." A sneer appeared at the corner of Liu Chan's mouth, and his legs suddenly clamped on the horse's belly. "Cover the rear troops to land, and go meet him alone! Drive!"
The Wuzui horse suddenly jumped out, accelerated in less than twenty steps, and rushed towards Cao Jun like a black lightning.
[Unyielding], [Gentian], and [Single-handed] are triggered one after another.
General Cao didn't seem to expect that Liu Chan would rush over without waiting for the rear troops to land, and he rushed so fast that he obviously hesitated.
Wu Zhui's horse was fast, and General Cao rushed towards him. Not long after, Liu Chan rushed to the front of him.
Although he had seen Liu Chan's bravery, General Cao did not back down.
It only takes one battle, and when the two horses pass each other, Liu Chan will be trapped.
Even if he is extraordinarily brave, people like him can always hold him back. Once the army from behind arrives, the Shu army will be defeated!
The time has come to make great achievements!
"Liu Chan, kid, listen up, I am White Horse..."
puff!
Before General Cao could announce his name, Liu Chan thrust out a spear in his hand. General Cao raised his spear to block it, but found that if there was a huge force on it, he would not be able to deflect the spear's path. The spear pierced his throat with precision.
With the momentum, half of the neck was torn open, and blood spurted out...
"I don't remember the name of a mediocre person."
Liu Chan swung his spear and rushed towards Cao Jun's battle formation without slowing down.
Seeing that his general was stabbed under his horse as soon as he got together, Cao's army was shocked. However, fortunately, the training was quite strict on weekdays, so they did not collapse due to this.
The spear array was set up, with sword and shield hands on top. It was obvious that Cao Bing was no stranger to cavalry charges.
It's a pity that those who rushed over were not ordinary cavalry.
"Hey!" Liu Chan swung the spear in his hand with all his strength, struck left and right, and missed all the spear shafts in front of him.
"咴咴儿——!" The Wuzui horse, which was cooperating tacitly, then slowed down and stopped suddenly, stood up, and kicked forward with its strong muscular front hooves one after another!
Boom, boom, boom!
The poor Cao Bing held the shield in his hand and received four heavy hooves from Wu Zui's horse. The shield was kicked to his chest.
After four hooves, he fell on his back and his left arm had no feeling.
"Drive!" He took the opportunity to swing his spear and beat the Cao troops on both sides to stagger back. Liu Chan rode his horse and charged forward again!
The unlucky sword and shield player was stepped on directly.
The weight of an adult horse plus Liu Chan and a full set of mysterious armor, harness and vest, weighs close to one ton...
Cao Jun, who lost the command of his general, did not know the changes in the battle formation and allowed Liu Chan to kill all parties in it.
After all the soldiers of the Red Star Army who also lost their command landed ashore, they formed a killing formation on their own and came to support Liu Chan!
Not long after, the casualties of Cao's army ambushed on the shore were nearly 30%, and Cao's army, which had lost its leader, finally began to collapse.
They abandoned their helmets and banners one after another and fled to the east valley.
"Chase!" Liu Chan led five hundred Red Star troops, chasing nearly a thousand Cao troops all the way, and headed straight to the east valley...
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(End of chapter)
