Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1172 Battle
Seeing Pang Tong say this, Yuan Xi always felt strange. After all, in his previous life, Pang Tong led troops alone and died on the way to capture Xichuan.

Although they were now attacking Maicheng Yiling, Yuan Xi found that this was not a good omen, so he said, "The military advisor has extraordinary military skills. I have no objection to leading the army alone, but when attacking a city, we always need to bring a vanguard general. This..."

After hearing this, Liu Bei said, "I have been busy with military affairs and have suffered many defeats, but I am leading thousands of soldiers down the city, which is enough to overwhelm everyone. The military advisor and I are in the rear, so if we leave Jiangling, the enemy will not be alert."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi began to mutter to himself. He was not a superstitious person, and he had been a staunch materialist in his previous life. But to be honest, since he had traveled through time, he naturally had to seek truth from facts. He had to take some bad signs into consideration, just like Liu Bei taking the initiative to go to Yiling. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed a bit unlucky, didn't it?
At this time, Guan Yu said, "Brother, don't worry. As long as we cut off the retreat route of the Yiling defenders, even if we don't capture Yiling, I can take the opportunity to destroy the reinforcements and seize the generals. Then we can capture Maicheng and join forces with you to completely surround Yiling!"

Hearing this, Yuan Xi was even more speechless. Guan Yu attacked Maicheng, and all the flags were raised. Why did it seem more and more wrong the more he listened?
He said aloud: "I think that surrounding without attacking is not necessarily a good thing for the current blitzkrieg tactics."

"Otherwise, when the reinforcements from Yiling return, King Hannan will be caught in a dilemma."

"So my idea is to allocate 5,000 soldiers, led by Boyan, to help King Hannan quickly capture Yiling. This is the safest strategy."

Huang Zhong said, "Yiling may not be easy to fight."

"I heard that the defenders of Yiling, in addition to the city defender Wang Wei, also include the General of the Central Army Huo Jun, whose martial arts and tactics are no less than mine."

After hearing this, everyone looked solemn, because in the battle that day, everyone had witnessed Huang Zhong's ability. If Huo Jun was similar to Huang Zhong, then it would be troublesome to defeat Yiling.

Lu Xun said, "I was too simplistic before. It seems that this sneak attack strategy may not be able to deceive Yiling. We should consider defeat before victory. We need to consider the fastest possible situation."

"In that case, let's use a trick within a trick. I will lead the lord's navy to pretend to break through Jiangling's defense line and see how they respond. Then, we can use the strategy of advancing and retreating to see if we can create a gap in Wen Pin and Hao Zhao's forces."

"If the other side does not make any move, we can use a strategy of concealing the truth and crossing the Wenpin defense line."

Pang Tong was the fastest to react among all the people present. He said, "This is a good idea. I will set out a few days in advance and pretend to attack Maicheng. I will transfer part of the Yiling garrison first, and then tighten the offensive in Jiangling and let Yiling continue to increase its troops."

"This continuous movement requires the cooperation of several parties, and the information transmission must be covert and fast. This..."

Yuan Xi said decisively: "I'll do it."

"Besiege Jiangling, attack Wenpin, and feint to Maicheng. These must be completed in a short period of time in order to trick Yiling. After the siege, we should attack with all our might. By the way, Huo Jun may not necessarily be convinced by Liu Biao. Lord Xuande can then send someone to lure him into surrender. There may be an unexpected surprise."

Yuan Xi would not say such things easily, but now that he opened his mouth, Liu Bei and others seemed to have more confidence. After all, the other party's stargazing skills had been rumored to be more and more mysterious, and it was said that they had unpredictable powers. For the people of the Han Dynasty who all believed in prophecies, this was almost a prediction.

Guan Yu was quite conflicted. What he was thinking was that Yuan Xi was originally a competitor of Liu Bei, but he was able to help Liu Bei conquer territory without any scruples. Apart from the alliance relationship, did he think that Liu Bei could not pose a threat to him?
Does this self-confidence come from his skill of stargazing? Does this fierce tiger see his future self and believe that he will definitely conquer the world?

Guan Yu was horrified. If even he thought so, how many other people in the world had already determined that Yuan Xi was the one destined to succeed?
Does this mean that the trend has already been established?
Yuan Xi's words interrupted Guan Yu's thoughts. "I will allocate most of the siege equipment to Boyan. Although the Yiling Mountain Road is difficult to travel, there are self-propelled machines. These vehicles do not rely on manpower. Whether we can achieve success in one fell swoop depends on Boyan."

"I am coming here with great fanfare, so naturally I need to have a general in charge. At that time, I will ask General Huang to cooperate with General Guan to see if we can find the opponent's flaws during the confrontation. Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise."

After hearing this, Liu Bei stood up and thanked him, saying, "I will take Yiling as soon as possible. I will let my second brother obey the orders of the King of Jin. Jiangling will be handed over to the King of Jin!"

After everyone had made their plan, Liu Bei and Pang Tong organized their troops and quietly set out that night, rushing to Yiling overnight.

On the next morning, all the troops left behind in Gong'an cooperated with Lu Xun in launching a feint attack. The attack was so fierce that Wen Pin, who was stationed in the water fort west of Jiangling, hurried to support.

He led hundreds of ships and ran into the dark fleet of the Jin army head-on. Within just a quarter of an hour, he was almost destroyed by the Jin army's rockets and kerosene.

When Wen Pin saw that dozens of ships serving as the vanguard were engulfed in flames, he immediately ordered his soldiers to drop anchor and abandon their ships in an attempt to stop the Jin navy. However, one army still fiercely rammed the fire ships and maneuvered along the river bank in an attempt to outflank Wen Pin's rear.

Wen Pin was not surprised but happy. He immediately changed his formation and cut off the fleet, as if he was going to outflank it. However, the enemy reacted very quickly and when they saw that they were about to be surrounded, they not only did not turn around, but instead quickly headed west and broke out of Wen Pin's encirclement.

Wen Pin was not in a hurry. On the one hand, he blocked the follow-up Jin army's navy, and on the other hand, he sent people to chase the dozens of ships that rushed over, trying to destroy them completely.

The dozens of ships were also alert, and simply headed west and disappeared on the river. Wen Pin sneered in his heart and immediately sent a message to the Maicheng navy in the rear to block the Jin army ships, while he concentrated on dealing with the second wave of Jin army fleets. The one who came from behind was Huang Zhong. He stood on the bow and shouted, "Wen Pin, Huang Zhong is here!"

"Do you dare to compete with me in archery?"

Huang Zhong rushed forward, firing his longbow repeatedly, killing several of Wen Pin's naval officers. Seeing this, Wen Pin ordered his ship to move forward, shouting, "Huang Zhong, stop being so arrogant!"

He also took out a large ox horn bow and shot at Huang Zhong, "Huang Zhong, you are an old general of Lord Jingsheng, but you don't want to repay your service, but betray the second son who was appointed as the head of the family by Lord Jingsheng during his lifetime. Can you say you are loyal and filial?"

Huang Zhong fought back and shouted, "Bullshit!"

"Liu Cong disobeyed the will of Lord Sheng and gave Jingzhou to Cao Cao. He was not ashamed but proud of it!"

Wen Pin dodged an arrow and raised his hand to fight back, "The King of Wei respects the emperor and supports the Han Dynasty. Do you have any shame in betraying the Han Dynasty?"

Before Mr. Huang could reply, Guan Yu led the navy to rush over. He raised his hand and shot an arrow at Wen Pin's face. "Wen Pin, you are really confusing right and wrong. Everyone knows that Cao Cao dared to kill even the queen. He is a traitor to the Han Dynasty!"

"You have joined hands with the thieves. Do you really think that people in the world can't see it?"

Wen Pin hurriedly dodged the arrow and wondered how come Guan Yu's arm was healed?

impossible!
Thinking of this, he raised his sword and shouted, "Guan Yu, don't bother with your words. Do you dare to come aboard and fight me in single combat?"

Huang Zhong saw this and shouted, "General Guan, don't be fooled. He is just trying to provoke you!"

When Yuan Xi sent troops, he brought Hua Tuo from Changsha County and had him treat Guan Yu's injury. After that, Guan Yu's arm got much better and he could use some strength again. However, Hua Tuo warned him that it would be better for him to rest for ten days to half a month before he could move without any problems.

But the battle was imminent, and Guan Yu had no time to rest. He had shot a few arrows today, and his arm was already aching. However, he was quite proud, and naturally could not stand Wen Pin's provocation, so he immediately shouted, "Good!"

"Since you are seeking death, I will grant your wish!"

He immediately ordered his boat to move forward, and it crashed into the bow of Wen Pin's boat with a bang. The two boats shook suddenly, and the soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Guan Yu took advantage of the momentum of the collision and leaped high into the air. While still in the air, he had already chopped down on the head of Wen Pin, who was staggering under his feet!
Seeing that the blade was about to reach his head, Wen Pin, who originally looked quite embarrassed, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes. He stood in a horse stance with his legs one in front and one behind, and suddenly his feet stood firmly as if they had taken root. Then he twisted his hips, and an endless amount of power rose from the soles of his feet, passed from his legs to his waist, and then to his shoulders. The power penetrated his arms, and the big knife in his hand drew a perfect circle, slashing from bottom to top!

The next moment, his broadsword and Guan Yu's Qinglong sword clashed violently, causing large sparks to burst out and cover the two men's figures. Then, with a crack, several cracks appeared on the deck under Wen Pin's feet.

Guan Yu was also knocked back by the recoil force. He felt half of his body go numb and was surprised. Even if his arm was not injured, the power of the opponent's knife was not much less than his!

But Guan Yu was an experienced warrior, and seeing that Wen Pin was steady on his feet but did not immediately make a follow-up stance, he knew that the opponent had also suffered a loss, so he straightened his waist in the air, raised the Qinglong Sword again, and chopped it down like lightning!

When Wen Pin saw this, he secretly groaned in his heart. The opponent was indeed a rare and powerful warrior. Although he had barely blocked the blow just now, he had temporarily lost the feeling in his feet. Seeing that the opponent's Qinglong sword was about to chop out again, he had no choice but to exert all his strength and stab with all his strength.

When Guan Yu saw this, he tilted his blade slightly, but Wen Pin took advantage of the situation and the two weapons collided. Wen Pin used the force to roll to the side.

Guan Yu swung his sword, but Wen Pin had already dodged it. The Qinglong sword hit the deck, and Guan Yu took advantage of the situation to stand firmly on the deck.

Compared to Guan Yu, Wen Pin was in a much more miserable state. He rolled several times on the deck before he was out of Guan Yu's attack range. Although he immediately stood up using his knife to support his body, his trembling legs showed that it was not a wise move for him to take Guan Yu's knife head-on.

Wen Pin originally thought that he could hold Guan Yu back, but now he has lost confidence. At this moment, he heard a whoosh and Huang Zhong shot an arrow at him. Wen Pin dodged it by leaning sideways, but he found an excuse. He immediately ordered the soldiers to attack Guan Yu and shouted, "Guan Yu, we agreed to a duel, but you don't follow the moral code!"

Seeing that there were so many soldiers, Guan Yu had no choice but to jump back into the boat. When Wen Pin saw this, he quickly ordered his men to retreat by boat.

Guan Yu looked at Wen Pin running away and couldn't help shaking his numb arm. He thought to himself that Xiong Hu was right. Wen Pin was indeed a formidable opponent.

(End of this chapter)