Soldiers come to the world

At two o'clock, Wenpin hadn't rested yet. Years of military experience had given him an unusual sensitivity. He felt that there would be military incidents happening tonight, but he didn't know where the military incidents would happen. Was it Xinye or Fancheng?

But this is just his military sensitivity, not the exact information. He can't act rashly, the soldiers are already asleep, all he can do is to maintain the highest alert.

Wenpin ordered the soldiers and Jia to sleep with their swords in their arms, and sent [-] teams of patrols to strengthen the northern patrols. He also ordered [-] crossbowmen to guard the camp at night. Even so, he still felt restless and restless.

Suddenly there was a rush of running in the distance, and a soldier was faintly heard shouting: "Quickly report to the commander, you have found the enemy!"

Wen Pin's heart sank, and he really came!He walked out of the big tent quickly, only to see a soldier rushing towards the camp, shouting: "Commander, cavalrymen from Cao Jun were found three miles away, and they are attacking the camp!"

Wenpin was shocked, and immediately shouted: "Beat the drums and gather the troops!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of the huge battle drum sounded, and the soldiers woke up from their dreams. They all jumped up, ran out of the tent, and quickly gathered outside the tent. In less than half a stick of incense, the [-] Jingzhou troops were ready.

At this time, they had faintly heard the thunderous sound of horseshoes, getting closer and closer, only one mile away from the camp.

Wenpin shouted anxiously again: "Light the beacon fire!"

The beacon tower to the south of Daying lit the beacon, and the flames soared into the sky, sending an alarm to Fancheng and Xiangyang in the south.

Wenpin had already rushed to the wall of the camp. The walls around the camp were made of wood and mud, about two feet high, and a wooden frame was built. The soldiers stood on the wooden frame and shot arrows outward. The crossbow arrows shoot, the upper bow and the lower crossbow, with distinct layers.

Wenpin stood on the wooden frame and stared at the north. Under the twilight of the moonlight, he faintly saw a large group of black shadows appearing in the distance, about [-] steps away, the horseshoes were thundering, the dust was flying, and the cavalry was speeding. Running towards the camp.

"Bow and crossbow ready!" Wenpin shouted sharply.

The [-] archers standing on the wooden board set up their arrows, with the arrows angled upwards, ready to shoot in a parabola, while the crossbowmen below used their crossbows with flat ends to send the arrows out of the shooting holes. Arrows are fired in disorder.

At this time, the deputy general Yang Xing rushed over and reported to Wen Pin: "Marshal, the soldiers have assembled!"

Wenpin put his heart down a little bit. He has rich experience and knows that before the enemy's first wave of attack is assembled, they have a [-]% chance of winning. One thousand sword shield troops come to defend, and the rest of the soldiers are ready to fight!"

In the dark night, the murderous spirit came, Cao Jun cavalry had rushed a hundred paces away, Wenpin shouted, "Shoot!"

The sound of clappers sounded densely, a thousand crossbowmen fired arrows at the same time, and five hundred soldier arrows soared into the sky, like a thin black cloud, quickly drifting towards the cavalry.

The crossbow arrows were faster and more powerful, like a group of locusts roaring towards them, they rushed into the cavalry group of Cao Jun in an instant, and over a hundred cavalrymen were shot and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, black arrow clouds fell from the sky, and the shooting distance was slightly shorter, only seventy steps, but dozens of cavalrymen who were galloping to the front were shot and fell to the ground.

At this time, deputy general Yang Xing led three thousand crossbowmen and one thousand knife shield soldiers to support them. The soldiers rushed to the shelves one after another. The sword and shield soldiers raised their shields against the wall, forming another shield wall to protect the archers behind them. .

The archers are just behind the shield wall, with their bows and arrows, and shoot in the air at an oblique angle, while the crossbowmen hide under the wall and shoot.

Cao's army did not have the slightest advantage. They still couldn't attack within 500 steps of the camp. Nearly five rounds of arrows were shot, and nearly [-] cavalrymen were killed or injured. This was a very heavy loss for the expensively trained cavalry.

In the rear, General Le Jin frowned. When he accepted the military order, he used a sneak attack to break through the Jingzhou army camp, defeated the [-] defenders defending in the north of Fancheng, and then occupied Fancheng.

This is the military order given to him by the general Cao Ren. The order is very clear, the main task is to conquer the Jingzhou army camp, and the second is to occupy Fancheng.

Le Jin also has rich experience. He knows that cavalry raids at night, as long as the opponent is not prepared in advance, they will definitely rush to break through the camp before the opponent's soldiers gather. As long as the cavalry rushes into the camp, the enemy army will be defeated.

But he didn't expect Wenpin to be experienced and prepared in advance, which made him lose the opportunity.

The purpose of the cavalry attacking the battalion is to seize the opportunity and catch them by surprise, but once the opportunity is lost, the cavalry will be exposed to the opponent's dense arrow array. Obviously, he has already lost.

Seeing that the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, Le Jin secretly regretted it. He knew earlier that if he had captured all the people from Hekou Town and let them attack in front, there would not be such heavy casualties. Said: "Mingjin withdraws troops!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The bell for retreat sounded, and more than [-] cavalry retreated like a tide. Le Jin immediately ordered, "Change the course and attack Fancheng!"

More than [-] cavalrymen ignored the injured cavalrymen and horses on the ground, turned their horses around, and ran southward like the wind, and disappeared in a moment.

The Jingzhou army immediately cheered, but Wenpin was extremely worried. He knew that the Cao army must have gone to Fancheng. Although he also had deployments, he didn't know whether the defenders could hold it.

He climbed up to the sentry tower and looked south, only to see that Fancheng, ten miles away, had also lit a beacon fire, and the fire was extraordinarily bright in the night sky. He was slightly relieved, which meant that Fancheng was ready.

At this moment, deputy general Yang Xing walked up to Wenpin and said worriedly: "Cao's army is only a vanguard cavalry now, but the main force will surely come soon. Once Cao Ren leads tens of thousands of troops to kill, our camp will definitely be in danger. The fall of Fancheng is inevitable, why not find a way to withdraw to the south bank first!"

Wenpin pondered for a moment, then sighed: "You are right, we must evacuate immediately, let's go now."

Yang Xing was startled, but the risk of withdrawing troops at night is too great, once the enemy cavalry finds out, they will definitely chase us down, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy casualties.

Wenpin looked at the night, it was almost three o'clock, he shook his head, "The enemy must not have thought that we would withdraw overnight, and now their attention is on Fancheng, we must do the opposite, withdraw to the east, to Anlu County, then go south to Jiangxia and join Jiangxia's army."

"But what if Cao Jun crosses the river?"

Wen Pin laughed, "It's okay, I have ordered Cai Jin to collect a ferry, and if the beacon fire starts, he will cross south immediately. If Cao's army can't get a ferry, they can only look at the river and sigh."

"Great handsome!"

Wenpin shook his head and said, "Stop flattering me, order the soldiers to bring a bucket of rice each, throw away all the tents and luggage, and set off for Anlu County immediately!"

A quarter of an hour later, under the leadership of Wenpin, nearly [-] Jingzhou troops quickly withdrew from the Beidaying camp and marched quickly to the northeast. They could enter the boundary of Sui County dozens of miles away, and there were many mountains there, and Cao cavalry could not Fight in the mountains.

They didn't have much time, and they had to enter Sui County before dawn. The soldiers almost trotted back towards Sui County.

In the dark night, a shining beacon came from the north, and the beacon was also lit in Xiangyang City. At this time, Cao Jun made a large-scale attack signal.

In a house outside Dongcheng, a man released three pigeons into the air. The pigeons spread their wings and flew towards Jiangxia.

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At noon the next day, General Cao Ren led an army of [-] to Fancheng. However, Fancheng was not taken by Cao Jun at this time.

Cao Jun quickly set up a big camp west of Fancheng, and large white tents appeared neatly like mushrooms after rain in the wilderness west of Fancheng, stretching for more than ten miles, with a magnificent momentum.

On a high ground outside the camp, the chief general Cao Ren, the deputy generals Cao Hong, Yu Jin, the vanguard Li Dian and more than a dozen main generals of the Cao army were looking at Fancheng one mile away, the Han River in the south, and Xiangyang on the other side of the Han River.

This is the first time Cao Jun has entered the hinterland of Xiangyang, so close to Xiangyang, it is a pity that a Han River blocked Cao Jun from continuing to go south.

Cao Ren's face was gloomy. None of his battle plans had been realized so far, which made him extremely annoyed. More importantly, Le Jin did not capture a ferry, which made Cao Ren most angry.

At this time, Le Jin led five generals to step forward quickly. He felt uneasy, and he knelt down to report, "The last general, Le Jin, will see the general!"

Cao Ren asked coldly, "Has the Jingzhou army camp been conquered yet?"

"Wenpin has been prepared, and the soldiers will not stop at night. They quickly mobilized thousands of strong bows and crossbows to block the attack. The cavalry suffered heavy casualties and were unable to conquer the enemy's main camp."

"Has Fancheng been captured?" Cao Ren asked coldly again.

"No, cavalry don't have the ability to attack cities."

Sweat was dripping from Le Jin's forehead. Although the cavalry he led were sharp on horseback, their combat effectiveness when dismounted was inferior to that of the infantry.

Moreover, there are too few troops, and without siege weapons, it is impossible to attack the tall and strong Fancheng. If they attack by force, the cavalry will suffer even more losses. Once the cavalry loses thousands, even the prime minister will be furious.

In fact, Le Jin believes that the defeat last night is not entirely his own responsibility. Cao Ren is also responsible for mobilizing troops to fight. The attack on the enemy camp and the capture of Fancheng should not be done by the same army. It should be two armies at the same time. Carry on, even though he thought so, he didn't dare to say it clearly.

"The last general has tried his best. He is really experienced in civil employment, and he didn't give us the slightest chance."

"Have you tried your best?"

Cao Ren snorted again, "Let me ask you again, how many ferry boats have you recruited?"

Le Jin lowered his head, and said for a while: "The ferry boats have been collected by the enemy in advance. The camp fought together, and all the ferry boats crossed the south of the Yangtze River. We only found a few small boats."

"enough!"

Cao Ren yelled sharply, his face was livid with anger, and he pointed at Le Jin and cursed: "Three thousand cavalry have found nothing, what face do you have to come to see me?"

"The main reason is that the enemy generals have already made preparations. If one link fails, Fancheng and the ferry will be unable to fight for it. If two armies are sent at the same time..."

Cao Ren was trembling with anger. Le Jin clearly meant that he had made a mistake in dispatching troops. He was about to give orders to push down and behead him, but Cao Hong reminded him, "General, you must report this matter to the Prime Minister and punish Le Jin severely!"

One sentence reminded Cao Ren that Le Jin was the prime minister's confidant and beloved general. Although this raid was unsuccessful, it also forced away the main force of the Jingzhou army, allowing his own army to go south smoothly.

If he killed him hastily, the prime minister would not be able to explain it, but if he did not punish Le Jin, it would definitely affect his prestige.

Thinking of this, Cao Ren said coldly: "It is clear that you sent troops to loot Hekou Town and delayed the military plane. You still dare to quibble, come here!"

Cao Ren sternly shouted, "Drag on, hit with a hundred army sticks!"

He pointed at the five generals again, "Soldiers will plunder, and you will also have a share, drag them down together, and hit a hundred army sticks each!"