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120 fine steel short thorns, like black lightning bolts, shot quickly and powerfully into the dense array of Cao Jun's spears, and a shrill scream sounded immediately. The short thorns were extremely powerful and sharp, and shot through Cao Jun The shields and armor of the soldiers shot through the bodies of the soldiers, nailing countless soldiers to the ground.

Immediately after the second round and the third round, round after round of ruthless projections, the short thorns flew across the night sky, and a soldier would die tragically under each short thorn. After just five rounds, Cao Jun's casualties exceeded 500. people.

The powerful lethality of the Han army caused the soldiers of the Cao army to panic, and the spear formation began to shake from the inside. Pang De saw the signs that the enemy's army was in danger in the south, and shouted: "Beat the drums and attack!"

He picked up the drumstick himself and beat the drum with all his might, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! The sound of the drums was loud and exciting. Thousands of cavalrymen of the Han army launched a final onslaught against the Cao army's spear array like a storm.

Cao Jun finally couldn't resist, the southern spear formation collapsed first, and the will to resist disappeared in an instant. The soldiers trampled on each other, cried, and fled in all directions. way out.

The collapse of Cao's army in the south also led to the defeat of the army in the north. Li Dian was in the north at this time.

During the melee, Leng Bao led two cavalrymen of more than a thousand men straight to the sides of the valley, cutting off the way for Cao soldiers to escape up the mountain, leaving thousands of Cao soldiers with no way out, but Li Dian caught the Han cavalry and divided them to the two sides. By chance, he found a weak point of the Han army, forcibly killed a bloody road, and fled northward with more than a hundred soldiers.

Seeing that the general had fled, and the remaining thousands of Cao soldiers had no way out, they threw away their spears, took off their armor, and knelt on the ground begging for surrender. Seeing that the victory was decided, Pang De ordered: "Surrender accepted!"

Groups of Cao soldiers who surrendered were ordered by the cavalry to stand up, put their hands on their heads, and left the battlefield in line. The soldiers left. But his 3000 cavalry also suffered more than [-] casualties, he felt disappointed, and turned to Leng Bao and said: "I underestimated the enemy in this battle, and the losses were so heavy, I want Your Highness to apologize!"

Leng Bao comforted him and said: "There was a shortage of information at first, and we didn't know that Cao Jun would be so strong. I don't think there is any miscalculation. After all, no one is a god. He can cover everything. If he can fight to this point, he will finally defeat Cao Jun. Don't take our victory to heart, General."

Leng Bao's reassurance made Pang De feel a little better, but he still blamed himself very much and couldn't forgive himself. At this time, he asked again: "General Leng thinks that we took the opportunity to attack Ye County and gather in the direction of Wancheng?"

Leng Bao thought for a while: "According to the information before leaving, there are 5000 defenders in Ye County. We wiped out 5000 people here. There should be [-] people in the county. They are all elite troops. It is difficult for us to capture the city. More importantly, His Royal Highness did not ask us to attack Ye County, but asked us to participate in the siege of Wancheng. We should listen to the order of the King of Han and place more than a dozen scouts nearby to closely monitor Cao's army going south. (The update is the fastest and most stable)”

Pound nodded, "You're right, we should obey His Highness the King of Han's order and go south to Wancheng immediately."

He immediately found a scout Yajiang and ordered him: "You can lead five hundred cavalry to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time, guard along the way to the south. If Cao's army goes south in a large scale, you must notify us immediately."

"Follow the order!"

After finishing the arrangements, Pang De said to the generals: "Turn around and go south immediately to Wancheng!"

More than [-] cavalrymen turned their horses around one after another, escorted Cao Jun's prisoners of war, and marched in the direction of Wancheng.

.........

When Liu Jing led the main force to Nanxiang County, it was already four o'clock. Although he had not received Pang De's report at this time, the battle report from Yuyang County had already come out. Annihilated five thousand troops in Yuyang County.

At this time, the defenders in Nanxiang County also received Cao Hong's transfer order and were about to rush to Wancheng to assemble, but at this moment, Cao Jun's scouts discovered the main force of the Han army that had been killed ten miles away, and the defenders who were about to leave the city were captured. He was forced to give up going east and stick to the city instead.

Liu Jing immediately ordered the army to surround Nanxiang County, preparing to attack the city after dawn.

The guard of Nanxiang County is named Yu Ze, a younger brother of General Yu Jin, who has been following Yu Jin all the time. Because of Yu Jin's relatives, it is difficult to get promoted. Yu Jin and Cao Hong have a very good relationship, so Cao Hong gave Yu Jin a favor and accepted him as a The general, Yu Ze, was quite alert and clear-headed, and won the trust of Cao Hong. In just a few years, he was promoted from a general to a lieutenant.

At this time, Yu Ze was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth anxiously on the top of the city. The Han army had at least [-] to [-] troops, while he had only [-] defenders under his command. The county seat, but it is too far behind Wancheng. Once the Han army attacks the city aggressively, he will not be able to defend the city at all.

No matter what Yu Ze thinks, he has nowhere to go, let alone ask Cao Hong for help. Yu Ze sighed. He looked at the huge black shadows erected in the night, and felt trembling in his heart. The huge Han army Nanxiang County is not big, once the Han army launches a fire attack, the county will become a sea of ​​flames.

At this moment, several soldiers pointed to the city and shouted: "General, it seems that cavalry are coming."

Yu Ze leaned on the battlements and looked down, only to see a cavalryman running towards this side with a torch in his hand. He suddenly realized that this cavalryman was going to deliver the letter, and quickly shouted to the soldiers: "No shooting!"

The cavalry rushed to the bottom of the city and shouted: "A letter from His Highness the King of Han to General Yu!"

After shouting, he shot an arrow, and a letter was stuck on the arrow, which was picked up by a soldier long ago, and rushed to Yu Ze. Yu Ze watched the cavalry who sent the letter run away, so he read the letter carefully under the firelight. He was taken aback, only to see that the letter was written on the cover of "Han King Jing to Wei Guoxiao Lieutenant General Yu", which was actually a letter written by Liu Jing himself.

He couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and opened the letter with trembling hands, which was also written by Liu Jing himself. The Han army couldn't bear to slaughter the city, and urged him to surrender immediately, otherwise the Han army would have to burn the whole city and leave no one behind. , The Yu family will also become the sinners of Nanxiang County.

Yu Ze's heart moved, the Yu family mentioned by Liu Jing, could he be targeting his elder brother Yu Jin?Yu Ze also knew that the relationship between his elder brother Yu Jin and Liu Jing was a bit unusual. Although they had been feuding for a long time, they had a special fate.

Moreover, Yu Ze also knew that the Han army was gradually growing, while the Cao army was gradually declining. Regardless of the support of the people or the balance of military power, Liu Jing's unification of the world has become the general trend.

More importantly, he has no choice but to surrender. Either he will fight to the end, or the Han army may not give them this chance at all.

Yu Ze pondered for a long time, then simply wrote a reply letter, beckoned a soldier to come forward, handed the letter to him, and whispered: "You go to the Han army camp... "

The soldiers nodded, and went down to the city in a bamboo basket. Seeing the soldiers walking away, Yu Ze felt uneasy, wondering what answer Liu Jing would give him?

.........

The fifth watch had passed, the eastern sky was turning white, and it was almost dawn. Liu Jing was still pacing back and forth in the big tent. The Han army wiped out the reinforcements in Wuqianye County, but Pang De also confessed in his express letter that he caused the loss of thousands of cavalry of the Han army because he underestimated the enemy, and he was willing to accept punishment.

Now Liu Jing doesn't want to think about how to punish Pound for the time being. He doesn't have this thought. He still has bigger and more complicated problems to solve.

This time the Han army attacked Nanyang with an absolutely superior force, and victory is inevitable. The key is how to capture Nanyang with the least cost and how to consolidate its occupation of Nanyang. This is the severe challenge he needs to face.

Before that, he occupied Nanyang County several times, but was recaptured several times by Cao Jun. Some Cao Jun took the initiative to attack, and some he voluntarily withdrew.

In fact, Liu Jing was very aware of Nanyang's strategic position. When Liu Biao agreed with Zhang Xiu to occupy Wancheng, he hoped that Wancheng could become a barrier for Xiangfan. Today, capturing Nanyang County will not only push the front to the gate of Xuchang, but also make Jingzhou unstoppable. Then he was threatened by Cao Jun.

The Han army was still unable to occupy such an important strategic position. One very important reason was that the overall strength of the Han army was not as good as that of the Cao army. They had to adopt a strategic defensive position and were forced to abandon Nanyang and retreat to Hanshui.

However, after the Han army captured Guanlong, it had gradually shifted from strategic defense to strategic balance, and launching the Hefei campaign in this context was an inevitable choice to break the strategic balance.

Opening up the Nanxiang pass is also part of the Hefei campaign. Occupying Nanyang County and Hefei, a strategically important place, and winning the Hefei War, is a key step for the Han army to shift from strategic balance to strategic offensive, which is of extraordinary significance.

The strength of the Han army has been able to compete with the Cao army, so it is possible to consolidate the long-term occupation of Nanyang. As long as the Han army maintains a coercive posture in Tongguan, the Cao army will not dare to act rashly against Nanyang County.

Yes, the key to breaking the Hefei War in Nanyang County is to take Nanyang County. When he sends troops to Jiangdong in the future, it is impossible for Cao Jun to threaten Jingzhou in the west. Taking Nanyang County will also break the overall situation of Sun Cao's alliance. At the same time, Cao Jun was passive with one foot in the Hefei battle.

What makes Liu Jing feel most fortunate is that Cao Hong, the chief general guarding Nanyang, is not Zhang Liao. If Zhang Liao, he will definitely give up Wancheng and stick to Ye County when the situation is unfavorable. As long as Ye County is not lost, Xu Chang will not Threatened by the Han army.

However, Cao Hong did not have such a strategic vision. He not only defended Wancheng, but also ordered the defenders of Ye County to come to support Wancheng, which undoubtedly destroyed his family. This is also the main reason why Cao Hong is not as good as Cao Ren and Xiahou.

Of course, this is also one of Cao Cao's weaknesses. He was nepotism in military power, and he clearly entrusted Zhang Liao with an army of [-] in Hefei. In the end, he was not at ease, and went to Hefei to supervise the battle in person.

However, Cao Hong lost Nanyang twice, and Cao Cao appointed him as the main general. It can only be a matter of trust in Cao Cao's bones.

Liu Jing was thinking, at this moment, Fazheng walked into the big tent with a smile, "Has your Highness not rested yet?"

Seeing that he was neatly dressed, Liu Jing also smiled and said, "Didn't the military division take a rest?"

Fazheng nodded, "Wei Chen was walking around the barracks just now, and happened to meet a guard guarding the gate to report that Nanxiang county magistrate Yu Ze sent his confidants to see His Highness."

This was within Liu Jing's expectation. He gave Yu Ze enough face. He had no other choice but to surrender, so Liu Jing asked with a slight smile, "What is Yu Ze's request?"