Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 295 Plan to Take Fancheng (3)

"Tonight, Yu Wencheng will sneak attack on our army, and the army will definitely be dispatched. Fancheng must be empty. Now is the best time to capture Fancheng." Zhuge Liang saw that everyone's appetite was almost lost. Under the gaze of the person, he smiled.

"The final general is willing to take down Fancheng for my lord, please give me your permission!" Xia Houshang said before Cao Ang could speak.

"Okay! Brother Laoxia Houshang made a hard trip and led five thousand troops to capture Fancheng." Cao Ang laughed.

Xia Houshang was overjoyed, clasped his fists in a salute, and said, "Obey!" Turning around and about to leave, Zhuge Liang shouted, "Wait a minute, General Xia Hou!"

Xia Houshang turned around, looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "What else can the military master tell you?"

"General Xiahou, please come here, I have something to say." Zhuge Liang smiled.

Xia Houshang looked at Cao Ang, and after getting Cao Ang's nod, Xia Houshang came to Zhuge Liang and listened to him, Zhuge Liang whispered in Xiahoushang's ear that it was so!

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Xia Houshang clasped his fists and saluted, "I understand! My lord, military advisor, farewell!" Xia Houshang turned and left.

In the second watch of the night, Yu Wencheng led the army to attack Xinye, came to Shekou, and entered through Shekou. Yu Wencheng walked halfway, looked at the terrain here, and said loudly: "Send the order! The whole army speeds up and walks quickly. This valley."

"Promise!" The messenger hurriedly rode his horse and ran through the army, shouting as he ran, "The general has an order! The whole army speeds up and walks quickly through this valley."

"Archery!" The army ran forward in a hurry, and soon passed most of the way. At this time, Cao Zhang and Cao Pi, who were ambushing at the front and rear ends of Shekou, immediately appeared and gave an order.

Numerous torches were erected at the front and rear ends of the valley, illuminating the dark night. After receiving the order, the archers drew their bows and arrows, and pulled their arms hard, instantly pulling the bows in their hands into a full moon.

"Collapse! Collapse!" Before the enemy could react, the bowstring exploded, and the sharp arrows on the string shot out, flying towards the enemy like locusts.

"Ah!" Immediately there were endless screams!Cao Zhang and Cao Pi led the soldiers and horses to fight out separately, and killed all the enemy troops who were ambushed. Most of the enemy troops were in chaos, trampled or accidentally injured by themselves.

"Withdraw! Quickly! Withdraw!" Yu Wencheng yelled, turned his horse's head and returned the same way, although Yu Wencheng is brave, if he fights alone, these may not be his opponents, it is a pity that this is a battle between the two armies , Personal bravery was useless, so I had to retreat in despair.

"Third Brother! Don't chase after poor bandits!" Seeing that Cao Zhang was about to lead his troops to chase down the scattered enemy army, Cao Pi flashed his figure and stopped Cao Zhang from going to the road.

"Second brother! Why did you stop me?" Cao Zhang was so angry that he was about to capture the enemy general Yu Wenchengdu alive, but his second brother jumped out to stop him, which made him very unhappy!
"Third brother, the military adviser said that Yu Wencheng is stronger than you and me! If the two armies are encircled, it is not difficult to capture him. You can only be beheaded alone." Cao Pi said.

Cao Zhang thought it was reasonable, so he said: "Everything is under the command of the second brother, what should we do now?"

"Your general has abandoned you and fled. Those who put down their weapons will not be killed! Those who resist in the corner, beheaded!" Cao Pi shouted towards the enemy and us who were fighting in the melee. After the enemy found out that Yu Wencheng had really escaped, Wan Nian They were all burned, and they put down their weapons and surrendered.

Under the city of Fancheng, Xia Houshang led five thousand soldiers and horses to appear in front of the defenders, and the defenders on the city shouted to the bottom of the city, "Who is it?"

"Brother, my own!" Xia Houshang rode on the horse and waved to the defenders on the city. The defenders relied on the faint firelight on the city to look down.

I can't see the other party's appearance clearly, but judging from their clothes and flags, they are undoubtedly our own, but didn't they follow the general to go to Xinye?How come here.

"Didn't you go to Xinye? Why are you back?" the defender shouted.

"To tell you the truth, we are a logistics force! The general who is in charge of transporting food and grass, led the army to break through Xinye and captured a lot of the enemy's luggage. He ordered us to transport it back to Fancheng overnight. If you don't believe me, you can take a look." Xia Houshang said Well, he waved his hand behind him, and immediately a soldier pushed a wheelbarrow with supplies forward.

The guards on the city hurriedly fetched torches and looked down the city, only to see a car full of bags of things, which should be grain and grass from its shape.

After confirming that it was correct, the city guard said: "Brother, you have worked hard! Please wait a moment, and then someone will open the city gate for you." Turning around, he said to the city gate guard, "Open the city gate!"

Pushed by more than a dozen people, the heavy city gate opened slowly. Xia Houshang was overjoyed, and waved his big hand and said, "Enter the city!" He rode his horse first, passed through the gate, and entered Fancheng.

Suddenly, Xia Houshang shot out, and stabbed the city gate officer who came up to him to death under his horse, and shouted, "Kill!"

Xia Houshang led [-] soldiers and horses in Fancheng, and started a fight with only [-] defenders. The cry of killing resounded through the night. The defenders were caught off guard and were defeated by Xia Houshang.

"What happened?" The sound of killing outside woke up the sleeping Wei Xu. Before he could put on his armor, he rushed out in a panic, grabbed a soldier and asked. He didn't know that the enemy had already entered the city.

"General Qi, the enemy army deceived the city gate and entered the city, and is now coming here!" The soldier hurriedly told Wei Xu what he knew.

"What?" Wei Xu had an unbelievable expression, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly asked: "How many troops are there in the enemy army?"

He hoped that the enemy army that invaded the city was just a small group of soldiers, maybe they could rely on the [-] soldiers in the city, and they might be able to get them back, otherwise, he couldn't afford to lose the crime of Fancheng.

Fantasies are beautiful, what a pity!The reality is so cruel.

"Return to the general! The enemy army has [-] soldiers and horses, and their numbers and strength are higher than our army." The soldier said.

Wei Xu knew that he had no hope of making a comeback, so he had no choice but to give up Fancheng. As for food and grass, he couldn't take care of it. Who would care about these things.

"Where is there no enemy army?" Wei Xu asked. The enemy army has [-] soldiers and horses, but it is impossible to occupy the entire city in a short time.

"General! There are no enemy troops at the south gate and west gate, and the enemy is mainly at the north gate." The soldier said.

"Okay, quickly follow me out from the south gate, pass the news back to Xuchang, and report to the prime minister." Seeing that there were no enemy troops at the south gate, Wei Xu was overjoyed, and headed towards the south gate with his lieutenant general and a dozen personal soldiers and go.

After some fighting, the resistance became smaller and smaller, and Fancheng soon fell into the hands of Xiahoushang. Xiahoushang immediately arranged for someone to check the granary, "Go to the granary to check how much grain and grass the enemy has in Fancheng, as well as various warehouses. Take a closer look."

"No!" Immediately someone took the order and went to check the various warehouses.

(End of this chapter)