Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 406: Riverside Confusion
Guan Yu's rapid dispatch of troops and multiple advances made Cao Ren think that he was going to pursue a decisive battle in one go.

In addition, when Guan Yu attacked Xiangyang, he also saw the power of thunder cannons. Xiangyang could still hold on during the day and repair at night with its fortified city.

But if it were a city defense of the level of Yancheng and Fancheng, the speed of repair would not be able to keep up with the speed of destruction.

However, after many days of preparation with trepidation, and several urgent reports urging reinforcements were sent out, Guan Yu's arrival at Yancheng was slowed down again.

It was completely different from the previous rapid action of forcibly landing and surrounding Fancheng.

Cao Ren was already ready to stay in Yancheng and sent Chang Diao to garrison in the camp outside the city, forming a tense situation with Yancheng.

Just wait for Guan Yu to attack the city and respond from a distance, attacking and harassing each other alternately, and wait for reinforcements to arrive. This time, Guan Yu must be asked to take the lead.

The result has been pushed before his eyes, so Guan Yu suddenly isn't in a hurry anymore!

They built camps on the spot, built deep ditches and high fortresses, and built antlers. They planned to confront him for a long time... Cao Ren couldn't understand this.

I'm waiting for reinforcements, what are you waiting for?
Guan Yu only had one state, so he would not be so arrogant that he planned to use up all his supplies.

Guan Yu, Guan Ping and other generals paid almost no attention to the construction of the camp. On the contrary, they paid great attention to the movements of the enemy camp and the rotation of tracking.

"That's not right!!" Wang Shuang slapped the city wall and shouted loudly, frightening the defender who reported the news.

"Humph." Thinking of this, Cao Ren couldn't help but sneer.

It's a good idea, but there are no big rivers from the north of Fancheng to Yancheng for you to come and go freely!
There is no continuous heavy rain this time. Guan Yu can no longer use the strategy of flooding the seven armies. How can I be afraid of you in this rare flat and open area?

What's more, at this time, the forward thrust of the Jingzhou Army was not yet firmly established.

Wang Shuang: "No, no, no!"

"Yes!"

If Cao Jun had done this shrewdly and reported the situation of the Jingzhou Army truthfully, perhaps Jiang Ji, Cao Ren and others would be able to see some clues.

Are they thinking of using their new catapult to dismantle Fancheng's defenses day by day?

"..."

After receiving the order, Cao Jun's camp has been busy preparing, waiting for the battle tomorrow.

From the outside, it seems quite satisfactory, but the layout inside the camp seems a bit too hasty compared to the past.

"Here's the order. We'll rest early tonight. We'll make food at five o'clock tomorrow. The sergeants will be well fed and the horses will be fed chow. Order Chang Diao to lead the troops to attack and attack the enemy's partial divisions. The troops and horses in Yancheng will be ready for battle, waiting for my order."

"No...no..." Wang Shuang, who was walking back and forth at the top of the city, looked at the Jingzhou Army in the distance by the Mianshui River and kept mumbling.

The Jingzhou Army was still unhurried, and even the construction of the camp seemed leisurely and a bit... careless.

The soldier who came to report the news lowered his head and remained silent, not daring to speak anymore, but he still couldn't figure out what he said wrong.

"Report to the general, the enemy troops in the north of the city have set up stone carts and are shooting stone bombs towards the north wall!" A defender happened to come over at this time to report.

It's a pity that Qi Jian and other shadow guards in the Jingzhou Army started cleaning up and detailing the work before the war started, and now the limited one or two fish that have slipped through the net can't find a chance to escape and deliver the message...

Also in possession of important information but unable to send it out was Cao Jun general Wang Shuang, who led 3,000 men to stay in Fancheng.

Xiangyang has been lost, and he will never give up on Fancheng again. Does he want to force himself to attack and turn passivity into initiative?

"Huh? Uh... yes, the enemy has indeed set up a stone cart..."

"If the Jingzhou Army intends to attack Fancheng, the troops should come here. If they want to force the general to fight, these troops should go to the front line. If they want to maintain a water retreat, they should retreat to the warships..."

No matter what Wang Shuang thought, there was no reason for these people to wander around the riverside for several days and constantly move huge pieces of wood from the ship.

After they finished building it, they looked at it from a distance and saw that it seemed to be some strange wooden carts. This cart was taller than the two of them. It looked like a square wooden box from the outside, and people seemed to be able to get in and out of it. But if it was a cart, there were no horses used to pull it.

Only then did he finally see the clues.

The Jingzhou Army is setting up a formation!
With Wang Shuang's qualifications and knowledge, seeing this step is already the limit.

He couldn't figure out what formation the Jingzhou Army was setting up and what its purpose was, nor did he understand why the other party was setting up a formation near the Mianshui River.

If this formation is overwhelmed by the army and the soldiers fight with their backs against the water, won't they all die in Mianshui and feed the fish?
Could it be said that Guan Yu also wanted to imitate the story of Huaiyin Hou? Wang Shuang didn't think that that battle could be replicated so easily.

But he didn't think that Guan Yu, who flooded the Seventh Army and reversed the situation when Wu Jun betrayed him, would become old and confused so quickly.

There must be a deep meaning to this move, maybe it's a scam!
"This matter must be reported to the general as soon as possible!" Wang Shuang stamped his feet again, as anxious as an ant on a hot tripod.

"Huh?" He raised his eyes and saw the soldier who came to report the news from the north gate, "If you don't go to defend the city, why are you standing here?!"

The defending soldier was about to cry but had no tears: "General, the enemy has launched a stone chariot to attack the city at the north gate. It is very powerful. My subordinates don't know how to deal with it, so they came to report to the general."

"Oh? Why didn't you tell me earlier, let's go!" Wang Shuang shook his robe and strode towards the north gate.

"...I fucking told you so already!!"

When Wang Shuang arrived at the north gate and saw the enemy's so-called "offensive", he became more sure of his thoughts.

Guan Yu must be cheating!

How can one attack a city like this? Several huge stone-firing vehicles of the Jingzhou Army were indeed constantly projecting huge stone projectiles, and their power was indeed impressive.

However, the other soldiers had no intention of cooperating in the siege, and did not even symbolically rush into the city gate.

There was no siege of three towers, no burning of city walls, no building of ladders to fill rivers...

The Jingzhou Army simply occupied all the exits from Fancheng and formed a tight defense formation with the obvious intention of preventing the defenders in Fancheng from breaking through.

Even the guards around the stone-producing carts were not so tight.

This was not at all an attempt to capture Fan Cheng quickly, but more like preventing Fan Cheng from passing on the news.

what news?
Wang Shuang immediately thought of the large formation he had just seen set up by the Mianshui River...

He was determined to lead half of the army to risk his life to break out of the encirclement, but he knew very well that if he did this, no matter whether he succeeded or not, the remaining defenders would never be able to hold on to Fancheng again.

However, before the war, he had been given a fatal order by the general not to go out to fight, but to defend Fancheng and wait for reinforcements.

The only time he was allowed to go into battle was when reinforcements arrived and cooperated with the army to cut off Guan Yu's retreat...

After much thought, Wang Shuang finally did not dare to risk leaving the city to break out of the siege.

The responsibility of abandoning Xiangfan was too great. He could not abandon Fancheng just because of his own speculation.

Maybe the Jingzhou Army set up a maze formation to lure them out?

"...Don't pay attention to them. The enemy is as timid as a mouse and does not dare to attack by force. Just pay attention to avoid the stone bullets. Order the civilians in the city to prepare earthwork and mud, and repair the city wall immediately after the enemy retreats."

"As ordered."

After giving the order, Wang Shuang subconsciously glanced west again, as if he had passed through many obstacles and saw those strange wooden carts and the Jingzhou Army in formation.

"I hope nothing happens..."

(End of this chapter)