Liu Qi, the eldest son of the Three Kingdoms

() On that day, Kuai Yue with 1 horses withdrew to Xiangyang overnight.Lu Xun, Zhang Fei, Ding Feng and other 2 people also went north to Wancheng.Ma Teng and others got the news that when they investigated Kuai Yue's camp, the camp had already been empty.

In fact, Kuai Yue and others did not have a disadvantage against Ma Teng and Han Sui, on the contrary, to some extent, they still had an advantage. With 4 horses defending the city, they faced a mixed force of [-] enemy troops on horseback.If you lose [-] to yourself and [-] to the enemy, it's an advantage no matter how you look at it.But the price was to give up some cities and let Ma Teng and Han Sui's army enter the border of Jingzhou.

If it is pure defense, even Ma Teng and Han Sui's army will not be able to attack Xiangyang for a year.However, when Ma Teng and Han Sui's army arrived in Jingzhou, they could go straight to Wancheng without going around far, but Kuaiyue's army could not be mobilized at will.One is field battles. The Xiliang Army has [-] cavalry, and most of the casualties in the siege are infantry, and most of the [-] cavalry are there.Abandoning the city pass is undoubtedly courting death.The second is that the cavalry is fast, and Kuai Yue can't keep up with the support of Ma Teng and Han Sui's army.Therefore, it is also a helpless move to abandon all the cities before Xiangyang.

At the same time that Lu Xun and others marched overnight, Kuai Yue also arrived in Xiangyang and was closely deploying the defenders.Xiangyang City is located in the middle reaches of the Han River Basin, the remaining veins of the Daba Mountains in the Qinling Mountains; its geographical location runs through the north and south, and connects the east and west, and has been a traffic hub since ancient times.It is named because it is located in the Yang of Xiangshui. It has been an important economic and military location in the past dynasties.Xiangyang's upper-class gateway leads to Ruluo in the north, Qin and Shu in the west, Huguang in the south, and Wuyue in the east.The Han River passes through the city, separating Xiangyang and Fancheng on the north and south banks, facing each other across the Han River.

There is no naval army to attack Fancheng in Xiangyang. Liu Qi was sure of this point, so he was relieved to deploy troops.The Xiliang army had no soldiers for water warfare, and Ma Teng and Han Sui also had no generals for water warfare. When they arrived in Xiangyang, they could only look at the city and sigh. <Water, win ten miles of scenery, the beauty of mountains and rivers outside, the victory of humanities inside, it has been a place where scholars, clans and merchants gather since ancient times.It's just going to go through the flames of war. Although it is stable, it will inevitably suffer some damage.

I can't manage so much anymore. The soldiers and horses of Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Li Dian, Wenpin, Gan Ning, Zhu Huan and others in the south are still on the march. At this time, Lu Xun, Zhang Fei, and Ding Feng have already arrived in Wancheng. Dai and Pound are only half a day away.

Under the advice of the vanguard Pound, Ma Dai's army detoured and marched, and did not give Liu Qi a chance to ambush. The two groups of people found their respective troops in peace.

"Report, my lord, Ma Dai's army has arrived ten miles in front of our army's camp." The messenger gave a long report and rushed into Cao Cao's camp.

After receiving the news of the arrival of the reinforcements, Cao Cao didn't show the slightest joy, and said, "I didn't expect to let Liu Qi take the first step and let him get the reinforcements first. Now, our advantage is not great."

Guo Jia also looked surprised, opened his mouth wide and sighed: "Oh, I also thought that Liu Qi would have such courage to give up all the cities east of Xiangyang. In this way, all the south of Xiangyang will fall under the iron heels of Ma Teng and Han Sui .However, due to the blocking of the Xiangshui River, it is impossible to reach Wancheng in the north. This trick is really vicious."

Others also sighed and echoed.

Seeing that his counselors were all frowning, Cao Cao laughed out loud.Everyone was puzzled and asked why: "This plan has been cracked by Liu Qi, why is the prime minister laughing?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "I laugh at the death of Liu Qi's son. You see, Liu Qi's son only got [-] recruits, but I got [-] elite cavalry. When the decisive battle, Liu Qi's Jingzhou army will never come again. Without the advantage of cavalry, with the power of my Qingzhou infantry and [-] Xiliang iron cavalry, what can Liu Qi do to contend with me, and he will be undefeated!" After finishing speaking, he revealed his domineering arrogance.

Everyone thought about it, and they agreed with Cao Cao one after another, with smiles on their faces. Liu Qi gave them too much surprise during this period. In the war a few years ago, if there was not something in the rear, Liu Qi's army might have been wiped out long ago.Now he has grown into an existence that is no less elite than Cao Jun, which makes Cao Cao's counselors and generals a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Cao Cao laughed loudly, looked down on Liu Qi, and boosted morale.The [-] troops arrived at Cao Cao's camp as scheduled. Although Cao Cao did not go out to greet him in person, he also sent his cronies Cao Hong, Cao Chun and others to go.That night, a grand banquet was held in the camp to greet Ma Dai, Pang De and others, which made the Xiliang generals very excited. After all, this is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. The north defeated the biggest warlord Yuan Shao and became the biggest force now.

After the banquet, the host and guests enjoyed themselves.There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, the Xiliang Army took a short rest before being dragged into the army by Cao Cao, preparing for the big battle tomorrow.Ma Dai, Pang De, Liang Xing, Hou Xuan and others were invited by Cao Cao to drink again.

"Prime Minister Cao, our army has been marching for several days and is exhausted. I'm afraid we won't be able to serve as the main force." Ma Dai almost jumped up when he heard that Cao Cao asked them to serve as the main force to attack Liu Qi's middle army.Before coming, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others had repeatedly told them not to do tasks with heavy casualties, so as not to be used as a spear by Cao Cao.It can also save strength when necessary.

"That's right, the cavalry attack is where the enemy's army is equipped. It needs to attack the opponent's weakness. How can it take on such a difficult task for the Chinese army. Prime Minister Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are brave and brave. Everyone knows that they will be able to undertake this task." Heavy duty." Liang Xing, Hou Xuan and others also echoed, it seems that they got Han Sui's instructions.

With a sound of "clang", Cao Hong was furious when he saw that the Xiliang general did not take his lord seriously, and drew out his sword.Seeing General Cao draw his sword, Ma Dai Pound and others also drew their swords one after another, and Cao Ying's swords were on edge for a while.

Guo Jia, Zhang Jai and the others persuaded one after another, and they all retracted their swords.Seeing Ma Dai and others against him so openly, Cao Cao suffocated in his stomach. Fortunately, he knew that he could not reprimand them severely. If he really quit, Cao Cao would really want to cry up.

On the surface, Cao Cao said with a very pleasant face: "Otherwise, you will be divided into two groups to cover the left and right wings of our army. Once Liu Qi's cavalry comes to fight, I will send you to fight, okay?" Seems like a discussion Words, but an undeniable tone.

Liang Xing and Hou Xuan wanted to say something, but they swallowed after seeing Cao Cao's face getting darker. Pound hurriedly replied: "I would like to follow the prime minister's order."

A party broke up unhappily. It seemed that Ma Dai and other Xiliang generals agreed with Cao Cao's suggestion, but it was difficult to say how much execution power they had.Everyone went back to the camp, muttering something, and no one knew about it.

"Hmph, these Xiliang troops don't care about the Lord so much, sooner or later, they will attack and kill you all." Cao Hong was very angry when he thought of what happened just now.