Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 772
Changbanpo, on the river.

"Do you have any reports from the scouts?" While the warship was docking, the rain outside was dripping, and a brazier was raised in the cabin. There was a man named Li Song, who was Cai Mao's general in charge of the first battalion.

Since the defeat of Xiangyang, Cai Mao sent a battalion of main forces to guard here to prevent the troops from the north from going south.

"no!"

The answer to Li Song was Lieutenant General Chen Hong, who was Cai Mao's nephew and also a relative of Cai's family. He was familiar with the art of war and practiced martial arts since he was a child. "

"The reason why the governor asked us to go north is to prevent the herding army from going south!"

Li Song was very cautious, and said to Chen Hong: "It is this kind of rainy weather, but it is more difficult to find the enemy, so we can't relax here. You continue to release the scouts, especially to the north. Anyone who approaches, immediately , boats, and boats must be strictly investigated, and the enemy will never be allowed to fish in troubled waters!"

The reason why they stationed the water village here was to prevent the herding army from the north from going south, so Li Song has always been extremely cautious about anyone or any team coming from the north.

"Report!"

At this time, a long howling suddenly sounded from outside the cabin.

"Come in!" Li Song shouted.

"Report to Captain Lieutenant, five miles to the southwest of Dangyang City, I suddenly found a trace of an enemy army marching towards Dangyang!"

"southwest?"

Li Song quickly looked at the map spread out on the table: "It's not the north, so it shouldn't be the troops going south, it must be the Yizhou army. The Yizhou army is going north at this time. What's the matter? Maybe they know we are stationed here. So send troops to test it out!"

He quickly asked: "How many troops are there?"

"It's raining too much, and the sons dare not go forward, so they can't see clearly!" The scout army replied, "But if we judge according to their flags, it should be between 1 and [-] people, and they are not ruled out." The possibility of using the flag to pretend to be an army!"

"Then go and find out!"

"promise!"

The scout army ordered to go.

"What should we do now?" Li Song looked at Chen Hong beside him and asked gloomily.

"Lord Colonel, I don't think we should do anything!"

Lieutenant General Chen Hong said: "Now we don't know where the Yizhou army suddenly went north, and we don't know how many troops they have, and even if they are a little less, they are stronger than us. If we take the initiative to attack, it may not be a good thing. We are still on the water, but once we go ashore to attack, our combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened. Even if we want to ambush, we must be on the shore, close to the Han River, so that we can better exert our force!"

"That's a great word!"

Li Song nodded.

"What a fart!" A cold voice suddenly sounded from outside the cabin.

The two looked up, only to see a tall and stalwart figure stepping over the door of the cabin and stepping in, his body was still dripping wet.

"Great Governor!"

The two trembled and saluted quickly.

It was Cai Mao who came.

"You two prepare quickly. This time we are going to attack. Since the Yizhou army dares to send troops north, we will ambush this army. This time, I will eat up this Yizhou army in one fell swoop!" Cai Mao said in a deep voice .

He took off the coir raincoat on his body, sat down, and put his hands on the brazier to warm up.

"Governor, at present we don't know the strength of the enemy army. We only know that the strength of the enemy army may be several times higher than ours, and my battalion has only a few thousand soldiers, so we can't fight!"

Li Song was a little embarrassed.

"I have brought the army!"

Cai Mao said in a cold voice: "No matter how strong they are, I will eat them in this battle. In addition, I will keep an eye on the north. I am here for the Mu army this time. Before Jingzhou City, I Only by defeating this army can the siege of Jingzhou be relieved!"

"The governor took our Jingzhou navy to the north!"

Li Song and the others suddenly felt that Cai Mao was about to fight.

"Report!"

Another scout rushed in from outside.

"Say!"

"Master Captain, the second song surrounded a group of cavalry on the north side of Changban Slope. This group of cavalry consisted of about a hundred people, and they were very fierce. They killed hundreds of soldiers, but in the end we forced them into the slope with bows and arrows. Go up, the Marquis is encircling and suppressing, requesting reinforcements!"

"North side?"

Li Song's pupils changed color slightly.

"It must be the Mujun!" Cai Mao said coldly, "I thought it would be at least two or three days before Mujing could lead his army here, but I didn't expect that I had just arrived, and he had already traveled south. Horror too!"

"Commander, what shall we do now?"

"Besiege this small group of troops first!"

Without further ado, Cai Mao changed his strategy: "Then please enter the urn and annihilate them all!"

"What about the Yizhou Army in the southwest?"

"Send scouts to stare at them, let's just ignore them!" Cai Mao was very clear about his purpose. He led a heavy army, under the cover of rain, secretly crossed the river from the river, and came north. He wanted to strike first and take down the Mu army reinforcements.

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Drizzle, drizzle.

Although the rain was not heavy, it kept falling, and the uneven road began to hide water. People's feet were wet, and the water overflowed from horses, turning the already muddy road into a swamp.

Under such circumstances, marching naturally became very difficult.

It seems that there is only less than ten miles to go. Usually, it only takes them an hour to get there, but now they have been walking for half a day and are still tossing on the road. Every step is muddy, and they are very tired.

"hurry up!"

"Didn't eat, speed up!"

"Follow up quickly!"

All the battalion captains were screaming hysterically.

"My lord, the supply battalion is behind!"

Huang Zhong looked at the back row of the team and said.

"Just in case, you go and supervise the luggage yourself!" Mu Jing was wearing a coir raincoat, looked at the back of the team, and said in a deep voice: "The luggage is our foundation, where are the food, grass and weapons? If you are not careful, I can rest assured that you go to sit in town yourself!"

"promise!"

Huang Zhong took the lead.

"Huoping!"

"exist!"

"Lead two hundred soldiers and follow General Huang Zhong to protect the luggage!"

"As ordered!"

Huo Ping led the way.

"My lord, there are deserters in the Xiangyang camp!" The general Du Feng rode over, cupped his hands to report, and said, "I killed a few of them, and they are still safe, but if this continues, there is no guarantee that there will be no problems in the Xiangyang camp. We must Stop and rest as soon as possible!"

"Tell them, go to Changbanpo and take a rest. Even if you are tired now, I will die of exhaustion on the road!"

Mu Jing said in a cold voice: "If the Xiangyang camp dares to show signs of mutiny, I will immediately dispatch the Shuofang camp to be on guard. I am not afraid of their rebellion. If they dare to rebel, I will dare to kill them!"

"promise!"

Du Feng took the order and left.

Mu Jing rubbed the bridge of his nose. When it rains, there will be a lot of farts, and the march is also much more difficult. The Xiangyang Battalion and the surrendered troops form a battalion. Currently, it is the battalion with the weakest control, not comparable to the elite fourth battalion of the Jingping First Army. , When encountering such a thing, few people stare at them, and it is normal for some people to become deserters.

"Chen Dao hasn't come back yet?" Mu Jing suddenly frowned.

"no!"

Chen Sheng replied.

"Zhang Ning!"

"exist!"

"Send some divine guards with good skills to take a look!" Mu Jing said in a deep voice, "I'm worried!"

"promise!"

Zhang Ning sent some of the best guards with the best lightness kung fu in the Divine Guard Battalion to inquire.

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At this time, Chen Dao was already in trouble.

He led hundreds of cavalry to personally investigate the situation in Changbanpo, but just after entering Changbanpo, in the rain, he encountered an ambush. He was first killed by bows and arrows from the left and right sides, and then he was besieged by hundreds of soldiers. , was finally forced to retreat into a small hill slope, with trees and boulders as obstacles, it was considered to ease the enemy's offensive.

But after one round, they also suffered casualties of twenty or thirty cavalry.

"How many of us are there?"

Chen Dao hid behind a big rock and asked.

"72 people!"

The Scout Marquis replied: "29 men were killed in battle, all of them were shot by random arrows!"

"Is there a way out nearby?"

"I've found it. This is a slope going up, and then there is a cliff with a river on one side. There is no way out around it. If you want to rush out ahead, you have to face at least four or five hundred enemy troops to stop you!"

"Then arrange it first!" Chen Dao said calmly: "If we can't rush out, we will stick to it!"

"But if my lord doesn't get any news from us, what should I do if I rashly come in?" asked the Scout Marquis.

"My lord is not stupid!"

Chen Dao knew Mu Jing very well: "We haven't sent anyone to report, it's already a signal!"

(End of this chapter)