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- Let¡¯s take a look at the fighting in Jingzhou. But he said that Cao Ren was defeated by the Shu army before, and the Wei army general Yue Jin was shot and wounded, and most of his baggage was lost. When Cao Cao heard the news, he was furious and urged his army to move forward. Two hundred thousand troops arrived outside Yancheng one after another. They joined Cao Ren's 70,000 soldiers and horses and set up camp outside Yancheng. Scouts from the Shu army came to investigate and saw Wei army camps spread all over the mountains and plains, stretching for more than ten miles, with banners like a forest and filled with murderous intent. The Wei army camp and Yancheng were separated only by a river bank. The scouts reported back, and the Shu army's civil and military officers all looked horrified when they heard it. Hua Xiong and Fa Zheng were ordered by Pan Feng to temporarily take charge of military affairs. When Hua Xiong saw it, he asked Fa Zheng.
"The Wei army is powerful, and it is led by the old thief himself. It is sharp and powerful. When the other army rests, they will attack in a big way. Does Xiaozhi have a plan?"
Hearing this, Fazheng¡¯s face darkened and he spoke to Hua Xiong.
"As the saying goes, there is no good way to proceed quickly. General, don't be impatient, and go with someone to explore it and then make a conclusion."
Hua Xiong heard what he said and felt that it made sense, so he went with Fa Zheng and hundreds of other riders to observe the situation. Fa Zheng looked carefully and saw a mountain of earth at the head of the river in front of him. It was very hidden and could hide more than a thousand people. Fazheng looked at it for a while and had a plan in mind. Afterwards, the group returned to Yancheng Yamen.
Fazheng then called Wu Ban to listen to the order.
"There is a mountain of earth on the upper reaches of the long river outside the city. You can lead five hundred people, all armed with drums and horns, to lie down under the mountain. In the middle of the night or at dusk, you can only listen to the sound of cannons in my city. One blast of cannons and one beat of drums. Just don¡¯t fight.¡±
Wu Ban obeyed the order and went away under the plan. Fa Zhengze and Hua Xiong secretly peeped on the city, waiting for the opportunity. The next day, Cao Cao personally led the army and came to challenge Yan City. No one came out of Yan City, and no bows or crossbows were fired. When Xiahou Dun saw this, his face turned cold and he hurriedly tried to persuade Cao Cao.
"That army must have been frightened by the majesty of our army. Why don't you attack them quickly, Your Majesty?"
Cao Cao was suspicious when he saw it. He had heard about the details before and reported that Zhuge Liang dispatched Hua Xiong, Fazheng and other civil and military personnel to come to Jingzhou to help in the battle. Among them, the person Cao Cao was particularly afraid of was Fazheng. Rumor has it that Fa Zheng is good at cunning plots, and every time he comes up with a plan, it will be difficult for people to guard against. The other army is so weird, or there is a trick.
Cao Cao watched for a while, and then asked Xiahou Dun to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to attack in detail. Unexpectedly, Xiahou Dun was about to attack the city, but there was still no movement in the city. Cao Cao was even more doubtful and asked the troops to return to the stronghold first. All the generals in the Wei army were suspicious and came to question Cao Cao one after another. Cao Cao said.
"You don't know the art of war. The other army is so weird and must be deceitful. Don't rush to attack now. Wait until Gu discovers his treacherous plan, then break it, and then conquer Yancheng with all his strength!!"
Hearing this, the generals looked at each other in shock. Seeing that Cao Cao was already thinking, they did not dare to say anything more. As the night progressed, Fazheng and the city leaders saw that the lights of the Wei army camp had just died down, and the sergeants took a rest, so they ordered the sergeants in the city to fire cannons. Wu Ban heard this and urgently ordered the soldiers who were ambushing at the foot of Tushan to sound the drums and horns. When the Wei soldiers heard this, they suddenly panicked and ran out of the tent in panic, only to suspect the robbery of the stronghold. Cao Cao hurriedly put on his armor and led the generals. When they came out of the camp, there was no army in sight.
Cao Cao looked at it, frowned, and his mind was racing, but he didn't know what treacherous plot the other army had made. Later, when the troops returned to camp and wanted to rest, the trumpets and cannons sounded again, the drums and horns sounded again, and the shouts shook the ground, and the valley responded, as if thousands of troops and horses were coming to kill. Wei Bing was restless all night and could not sleep. After that, they were so frightened and suspicious for three consecutive nights that the morale of the Wei soldiers was greatly reduced.
Cao Cao urgently discussed with Guo Jia, Jia Xu and other advisers. Jia Xu thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
"A few days ago, I observed a mountainous area on the upper reaches of the Chang River outside the stronghold. If Xu Cai's guess is correct, the enemy's army will have ambushed a group of troops there, and they have been bluffing there recently. The king can send a group of troops to annihilate the enemy's treacherous army. It can be broken.¡±
Hearing this, Cao Cao pondered for a while, then suddenly laughed and talked to Jia Xu.
"The behavior of that army must have frightened our army and forced us to withdraw from the stronghold. It is like this. Otherwise, we will take advantage of it."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he came up with a plan. After Jia Xu and Guo Jia heard this, they looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the plan was good. The next day, Cao Cao ordered the three armies to withdraw from the stronghold, more than ten miles away, and camped in an open place.
Fazheng watched the Wei army retreat from the city. He smiled calmly and talked to Hua Xiong.
"Although Cao Cao knows the art of war, he is suspicious and does not know the tricks of the art of war. Now that the morale of his army has been exhausted, the general can take advantage of the situation to pursue him and go to fight!!"
Hua Xiong was overjoyed when he heard this, so he recalled Wu Ban and ordered the troops to make food before dusk. At the first watch of the night, the scouts came to report that the Wei army was preparing food. Hua Xiong personally led 20,000 troops and horses, and together with Wu Ban, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi and other generals, they rushed out of the city and bypassed the Yangtze River, hoping that the Wei army would attack the stronghold.
Hua Xiong led his army just past a mountain pass when Fazheng suddenly saw the wind and dust rising in front, and bursts of noise came from the forest. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the sound of fighting from time to time. Fazheng was shocked and subconsciously shouted loudly.
"Withdraw troops!!"
Fa Zheng suddenly appeared??, the armies were in chaos, and the soldiers and horses in the front stood up and looked towards the back. The soldiers and horses behind were unexpectedly hit and were thrown into chaos. At this moment, two gunshots were fired from two places on the left and right of the mountain pass. Xiahou Dun led an army to attack from the left, and Xu Chu led an army to attack from the right. When Hua Xiong saw this, he realized that he had been tricked and quickly led his troops to retreat. Fazheng, on the other hand, stayed calm in the face of danger and asked Feng Xijin to lead the crossbowmen to help, and also ordered Wu Ban to lead a group of spearmen to wait. After a while, Xiahou Dun was the first to attack. Fa Zheng gave an order, and Feng Xi immediately taught the crossbowmen to fire arrows together. Arrows were flying, and Xiahou Dun rushed forward. He hurriedly drew his gun and fired randomly. The soldiers behind him also stopped and used their weapons to resist. At this moment, Wu Ban rose up in anger and led his troops to fight. Xiahou Dun's army became slightly chaotic. But Xu Chu soon arrived with his army. Wu Ban heard the trumpet sound and immediately withdrew. Feng Xi ordered the crossbowmen to retreat and shoot. Wu Ban protected Fazheng and left first. Xu Chu stared with strange eyes, braved the rain of arrows, and suddenly charged with his horse. Feng Xi felt his heart tightening when he saw Xu Chu's fierceness. He quickly picked up the bow and arrow, aimed at Xu Chu's head and shot an arrow. The tiger-headed sword in Xu Chu's hand was dancing like an airtight weapon. He pushed through the rain of arrows and rushed forward. Suddenly, a fast arrow shot out. Xu Chu dodged, sat down on his horse, and galloped forward, approaching Feng Xi. , and drank loudly.
"How can I, a little mouse, recognize a tiger lord!?"
As soon as Xu Chu finished speaking, he raised the sword and dropped it. Feng Xi stared with wide eyes, as if he saw a giant black and white tiger flying towards him, and hurriedly blocked the bow. There was a loud bang, and Xu Chu slashed with his sword, breaking the big bow, falling straight to the door in front of Feng Xi, and cutting his head in half. The blood rain flew violently and splashed on Xu Chu's body, making him look even more evil. Unfortunately, Feng Xi was very motivated and wanted to make a name for himself in the Jingzhou War, but he didn't expect that in his first battle for Shu, he would be killed by the notorious Tiger Marquis Xu Zhongkang. Xu Chu hacked Feng Xi to death, and the Shu soldiers were all horrified. At this time, Xiahou Dun also led his troops to kill Feng Xi, killing most of the thousands of Shu soldiers, and the rest surrendered. At this time, Cao Cao was watching the battle with Guo Jia and Jia Xu on a high mountain. Seeing that Hua Xiong had fled with most of his troops, he showed a look of regret on his face and praised Guo Jia and Jia Xu.
"It seems that Fa Xiaozhi really has some skills. He actually noticed the ambush in the forest."
Cao Cao smiled and ordered his soldiers to beat the drums and retreat. Xu Chu and Xia Houdun listened to the order and did not continue the pursuit. They gathered their troops and returned to the stronghold.
Hua Xiong and Fazheng were defeated for a while and returned to the city. Suddenly the sergeant came to report that Feng Xi was hacked to death by Wei Army General Xu Chu. When Hua Xiong heard that Feng Xi had been defeated, he became furious and wanted to fight to the death with the Wei army. Fa Zheng quickly dissuaded him and talked to Hua Xiong.
"Feng Xi's death was all because of someone who fell into the deception of the other army. This is someone's fault, and someone is willing to be punished. General, please calm down for the time being, otherwise he will play into the hands of the old thief. Let's think about it for a day, and there will be a plan tomorrow. Feng Xi takes revenge!¡±
Fazheng squinted his eyes, his bright eyes flickering, and shot out two shocking rays of light. That thin body actually gave off a horrified aura.
At three o'clock that night, Fa Zheng came to look for Hua Xiong urgently. He asked Hua Xiong to send all his troops to cross the long river outside the field and form a camp with their backs on the water. When Hua Xiong heard this, his expression changed drastically and he quickly asked for advice. Fazheng's eyes were cold and he whispered to Hua Xiong, "That's it." Hua Xiong listened to the plan, two rays of light shot out from his tiger eyes, and he kept saying wonderful things.
Early the next morning, Cao Cao was about to take advantage of the situation and launch a large-scale attack. Suddenly, a scout came to report that the Shu army was backing the stronghold in the water. When Cao Cao heard this, he was confused. When the generals in the tent heard this, they all secretly laughed at the Shu army for being ignorant of the art of war. Instead of guarding the city, they went to carry the stronghold under the water. Cao Cao frowned and asked Guo Jia.
"What does that army mean by this?"
Guo Jia pondered for a while, a little suspicious, and said in a deep voice.
"Their army is like this, perhaps trying to compete with the troops in the city. But their army is not as strong as our army, but if their reinforcements are intercepted by our army, their stronghold will be destroyed. At that time, the troops and horses will be in full strength. If we attack, the other soldiers will be forced into the river. This strategy is actually seeking destruction."
After hearing this, Cao Cao grinned and said in a condensed voice.
"In my opinion, Fa Xiaozhi is not such a fool. Let's test him first."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he sent someone to write a letter of war. Fa Zheng approved the decisive battle in the future. After hearing this, Cao Cao first distributed the troops according to Guo Jia's plan. The next day, the two armies met in front of Wukou Mountain on the middle road and formed a formation. Cao Cao rode out and stood under the gate, with dragon and phoenix flags arranged in two rows, and three drums beating, calling Hua Xiong to come and answer. Hua Xiong heard this and led Zhang Nan, Wu Ban and other generals into battle. Cao Cao rode a Jueying horse and rushed out of the formation. Two evil generals, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, accompanied him on the left and right. Cao Cao shouted at Hua Yan.
"Liu Xuande is ungrateful and ungrateful, and he is a traitor to the imperial court! Hua Ziwei, you are a loyal and righteous man, why do you support evil and treason!?"
After hearing this, Hua Xiong looked cold, pointed his knife at Cao Cao and cursed.
"My lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He was ordered to punish thieves. Benevolence and righteousness are everywhere. All the righteous people in the world go to surrender. On the contrary, you, Cao Mengde, are a HanMinister, he made himself the king and usurped the emperor Luanyu. What is wrong with it? "
When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious and ordered Dian Wei to ride out to fight. Hua Xiong gave a loud shout and rushed out to meet him. Dian Wei holds two halberds, his evil eyes shine brightly, and his horse suddenly flies. As the two horses crossed each other, Hua Xiong roared and chopped off Dian Wei's head with one knife. Dian Wei dodged and swung one halberd at Hua Xiong, while the other halberd stabbed Hua Xiong in the pit of his heart. Hua Xiong quickly dodged. Just as he was avoiding it, Dian Wei, holding a halberd in both hands, attacked again. Hua Xiong roared, his eyes widened, he held his knife against it, and sparks burst out with a 'bang' sound. Dian Wei used the power of dragon and elephant, and with one press of his two halberds, he knocked away Hua Xiong's sword. Hua Xiong quickly retracted his sword, but Dian Wei attacked fiercely, so Hua Xiong could only defend. After waiting for dozens of rounds, Hua Xiong was always at a disadvantage. On the contrary, Dian Wei doubled his evil spirits, and his two halberds set off gusts of wind. Hua Xiong couldn't withstand Dian Wei's attack, and suddenly he had a flaw. Dian Wei struck with his halberd, but Hua Xiong suddenly dodged away, and another halberd came suddenly. Hua Xiong tried his best to swing his sword away, then turned his horse and left.
When the Wei army saw this, they all shouted and cheered. Cao Cao looked overjoyed and gave an order.
"But whoever can capture Hua Xiong will be the lord of Xiangyang!!"
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