Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 658 Spreading Rumors
Maicheng is an important place where Cao Jun is stationed!With the support of Cao Cao's [-] troops, Cao Ren has the confidence to defend Maicheng!
However, he has done it so far.Dongfang Qiang's attack was repelled by him!The crazy Wuling army has been stopped by him!
Now, the Wuling army is still blocked at the position of the Hulu account and cannot advance an inch!

Dongfangqiang suffers from insufficient troops, with a total of only 4 troops. Now, with the efforts of Cao Cao and Liu Biao, Cao Ren also has a lot of troops.

Fighting together, the Wuling army has no advantage!

"General, my lord orders!" A messenger ran over.

Dongfang Qiang took a look, and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Wu Shun's order was very simple, he asked Dongfangqiang to defend Jiangling first, and occupy all the places that can be occupied as soon as possible.

Now Wei Yan is rushing back, after returning to Hanzhong, turn around and help him!

"There are [-] cavalry, how can Xiaomai City resist?" Dongfang Qiang smiled. Wu Shun's arrangement allowed him to see Cao Ren's retreat again.

Why didn't Wei Yan lead the cavalry all the way from Changshe?
Because after discussion between Wu Shun and Xu Shu, they felt that it was better for the cavalry to act secretly.

Wasn't Jiangling City taken by surprise?

The cavalry swaggered towards Maicheng, not to mention the distance, although the formation was good and the momentum was like a rainbow, but their tactical intentions were exposed.

This is the deadliest!
Therefore, at this moment, Wei Yan has led the needed cavalry and quietly headed for Hanzhong.After they arrive in Hanzhong for supplies, they will immediately head to a round with Dongfang Qiang.

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In July of the 12th year of Jian'an, the Wuling Army ended its confrontation with the Cao Army.

The central army led by Dongfang Qiang launched another attack on Cao Ren, the famous general of the Cao Army!Dongfangqiang had been preparing for this attack for a month.

After Wei Yan arrived, while Cao Jun was not paying attention, the mouth of the Calabash Valley was easily captured by the Qinglong Army!
A large number of cavalry from the Wuling Army appeared near Maicheng, causing panic throughout Jingzhou!Cao Ren has no way to restrict the cavalry of the Wuling Army who are elusive, he can only guard the city, fortify the walls and clear the fields!

In this way, Wei Yan simply cut off the food roads in Maicheng. In July, Maicheng will be short of supplies!
Maicheng!Cao Ren is in a hurry!
At that time, Cao Cao knew that Wu Shun had sent 5 people to support Dongfang Qiang, and led the troops to counterattack Changsha. Unfortunately, he was warmly received by Xiliang cavalry during the siege, and retreated in despair.

Although the offensive and defensive positions are switched, Cao Jun is still at a disadvantage!The cavalry of the Wuling Army stationed outside the city had the same effect as he had set up three camps.

As for Cao Ren's emergency, Cao Cao could only put pressure on Liu Biao and ask Jingzhou to do more.

Wu Shun made it clear that he wanted to push horizontally. If Jingzhou couldn't stand it, it would definitely be wiped out by the Wuling army first.

Cao Ren asked for help, but Liu Biao could not give any help!
Jiang Xia, Sun Ce is attacking!

Dongting - the Yangtze River, the Wuling Army's Jiaolong Fleet is cruising, and Cai Mao cannot leave.

It is true that Jingzhou is rich and prosperous, but over the years, it has fought against the Wuling army several times, and it is the place where the Fourth World War was fought, so it has almost been dragged down.

In Dongfang Qiang's account, Wei Yan is impressively listed.These two former partners now have the opportunity to fight side by side again.

"Wen Chang, what's the situation around Maicheng?" Dongfang Qiang asked.

"The Azure Dragon Cavalry has already scoured the surrounding area. Cao Ren's practice is to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and there is nothing nearby." Wei Yan said.

He was exposed because he captured the mouth of Calabash Valley, and under the arrangement of Dongfang Qiang, he had captured several small cities.

Now that Cao Jun has strengthened the walls and cleared the field, the Qinglong cavalry has no target to attack.

There are too many defenders in Maicheng, Wei Yan has no idea for the time being.

"The rear of Maicheng is Xiangyang. When you are free, you can lead the troops to visit Liu Biao!" Wei Yan said again.

"Xiangyang is the way to go, and it's good to scare Liu Biao, but we still have to find a way to capture Maicheng!" Dongfang Qiang said.

Maicheng has been fortified and cleared. There are many soldiers and civilians inside. Cao Ren can't hold on for long.

Once there is no food and grass, Maicheng will be chaotic from the inside!
"Get messy from inside!" Dongfang seemed to have grasped something important!

A strong city that cannot be broken from the outside, its inside is its weak point!No matter how strong the city is, it can't stop the internal rupture!
"I thought of a way to destroy the city, but I don't know if it's feasible." Dongfang Qiang said.

"The way to break the city? General please Daoming!" Wei Yan and Zhang Liao said hastily.

If the city of Mai is not broken, they will not be able to enter the army. Now that Dongfang Qiang has found a way, they naturally look forward to it.

Regardless of whether it works or not, there must be a way first!
"Cao Ren is good at using troops and is well versed in the art of war. Now Maicheng is built by him as a fortified city. Our army cannot attack it from the outside. Only by attacking from the inside can we break the city."

Dongfang Qiang said.

"General, start from the inside? How should we proceed?" Zhang Liao asked.

Dongfang Qiang gave a general idea, but there is no specific implementation method yet.

"Of course we sent people to sneak into the city and cause damage!" Dongfang Qiang said.

"Infiltrate into the city and divide Cao's army? I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Wei Yan said.

Wei Yan is not so optimistic about Dongfang Qiang's approach!Cao Ren was strict in governing the army, and it was not so easy to sow discord.

"It's not to divide Cao's army, but to spread rumors and make Cao's army lose their fighting spirit!" Dongfang said strongly.

On the northern battlefield, their lord Wu Shun had already disabled Liu Bei. In the whole situation, the Wuling army had already taken the lead, attacking if they wanted to attack, and defending if they wanted to defend.They can even send people to Hebei to do things.

"Spreading rumors, this black-clothed guard is good at it, do you want to ask the black-clothed guard to help?"

Zhang Liao said.

Now in the city, maybe there are many black-clothed guards.It's just that they didn't receive instructions and didn't expose them.

"You don't have to go to find the black guards, as long as our people can sneak in and spread the news of Cao Cao's defeat first, the black guards will naturally help when they know about it," Dongfang said strongly.

He believed that such things could be easily seen by the black-clothed guards of the Wuling Army.

"General, the last general asks for orders!"

Zhang Liao came out and said.

Since Dongfang Qiang came up with the solution, it would be very risky to infiltrate into Maicheng, so it was natural that someone from the Suzaku Legion should lead the team.

"Wen Yuan, be careful here!" Dongfang Qiang agreed to Zhang Liao's plea.

Ever since Zhang Liao joined the Wuling Army and became the deputy general of the Suzaku Army, he has always been very efficient and persuasive in the army.

It's not a big problem for him to go to Maicheng to spread rumors!
In July of the 12th year of Jian'an, several bad news appeared in Maicheng, which prevailed in the circle of guards and common people.

"Have you heard that we are running out of food in Maicheng, and General Cao Ren has already begun to arrange daily distribution of rations..."

"Cao Jun, who suffered thousands of knives, everyone has nothing to eat, and they still rob our people's rations..."

These are the two pieces of news that have been circulated the most among the people, making the people of Maicheng hostile to Cao Jun.

"The Wuling army annihilated Liu Bei's [-] troops near Changsha. Xudu is in danger. Now that Maicheng is besieged, what should we do..."

"My lord ordered General Cao Ren to support Xudu, Maicheng cannot be defended..."

These are two pieces of news that have been circulated among Cao Jun's soldiers. Unknowingly, Cao Jun's fighting spirit has dropped.

(End of this chapter)