Since the attack on Dong, all the heroes in the world have emerged, and at the beginning, those who occupied prefectures and counties, such as the two Yuan, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan, were either leaders of the gentry or relatives of the royal family. They were important officials with a very high status in the Han court, with great influence and mobilization.
However, as the confrontation between the heroes became increasingly fierce, those with graceful style in peaceful times were completely useless. After all, those who could survive and grow stronger were Cao Cao, Liu Bei and even Sun Lang, who could win the battle on the battlefield.
Among them, Cao Cao was in the heart of the Central Plains, and attacked from all directions in the southeast, west and northwest to achieve hegemony, which was enough to make him recognized by the world as the best military master.
In this regard, even if Duke Xuande is known as a hero, it is difficult to compare with Cao Cao. However, Duke Xuande was defeated and fought repeatedly, and was able to cross Jingyi and occupy a vast territory south of the Yangtze River, thanks to famous generals such as Zhang, Zhao, and even Lei Yuan under his command.
Among the famous generals, Guan Yu is the most outstanding person.
Before the Battle of Chibi, Guan Yu was recognized as a rare enemy in the world. After Chibi, Guan Yu was in charge of Jiangling and defeated the famous generals of Cao's army in the north with the power of half of Jingzhou, forcing Cao Ren to commit suicide and suppress Cao's army in Xiangyang; in the east, he defeated the conspiracy of the Jiangdong surprise attack, destroyed 100,000 people in Jiangdong, forced Sun Quan to abandon his army and flee, and then seized five counties including Yuzhang, including half of the territory of Jiangdong. Such a record was really brilliant.
In his early years, Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao in Xuzhou. Therefore, except for Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others, the generals under the Cao army may not be convinced by Guan Yu. But now the solid record is in front of us, who dares not accept it? Who can not be afraid? Who is qualified to compare with it?
If anyone has any objection, Zhang He can ask him to stand at the top of Fancheng and see the opposite of the Han River. Tens of thousands of troops were guarded by Xiangyang City, which is known as the iron-killed city. The city faced Guan Yu and fell after only three days! He widened his eyes and looked clearly, thinking about how Guan Yu did it!
Can't imagine? It's right to imagine!
Zhang He couldn't imagine why Xiangyang changed hands so quickly. But Guan Yu did it lightly, what a terrible thing that was!
At this time, Guan Yu's reputation on the Jingxiang battlefield was truly at the level of shocking the sky and earth, and it can be said that he was already at the peak of a warrior.
Zhang He himself is also a famous general. In the thirty years of troubled times, those reckless men who do not care about fighting and fight have long died. Any famous general who can survive is not a naughty person.
In his opinion, Guan Yu had only a thousand people around him now. But how could such a general be estimated by the number of troops led by him? Not to mention that he came with a thousand people, even if he crossed the river alone, Zhang He had already made up his mind and would never make a move.
Zhang He can no longer deal with such a person. He must have led a large army to face it head-on. Others will go to war rashly and die in vain.
Why bother to give his head to Guan Yu to increase his reputation as a enemy of thousands of people?
So Zhang He immediately sent his personal soldiers to ask the soldiers and generals on all sides of the city to guard the city and strictly prohibit the invitation to fight. It is best not to even do anything such as scolding and provoking. He also heard about the Jingzhou Army's crossbows' benefits, and there is no need to show off for a moment, which will cause arrow rain in vain.
After the order was finished, Zhang He transferred a group of shield hands to the city. Under the cover of the shield, he took a few steps forward a few times, half-squatted, and continued to explore the situation.
The spearmen and crossbowmen of Guan Yu's troops lined up behind the shield formation. The last one landed were a group of heavy armored infantry holding large swords or long-handled hammers. Their armor and weapons still felt dazzling even under the dark sky.
At this time, except for the boats that were rushing to the beach, some navy soldiers guarding them, the other ships set off directly and turned back.
This situation made Zhang He breathe even more.
Did Guan Yu not leave a way out for himself?
He is so arrogant!
What’s scary is that even if Guan Yu is so arrogant, does Zhang He dare to attack?
Zhang He couldn't help but whisper a few words.
If the team he formed was still in hand, Zhang He would not dare to do so. After all, he was a general who had been on the battlefield for many years and had the reputation of being brave, so he would never be afraid before the battle.
Back then, he was in Guanzhong, he led only a small number of subordinates and walked through the crowd, heading straight to the front of the front line of Cao and Liu's army. Only then did he take a good opportunity and kill Liu Bei's military advisor General Pang Tong in one fell swoop.
However, most of Zhang He's team had already left with the water. The soldiers in Fancheng were both frightened and exhausted in the past few days, and their physical strength and energy were at the lowest point. Zhang He did not have the confidence to lead them to fight in the field to defeat the enemy.
Fortunately, the water around Fancheng has begun to recede in the past few days. Without mentioning the vast Han River in the south, the Jingzhou army could not move along the narrow area between the Han River and Fancheng city walls. The continuous waters formed by the surge in the north have gradually turned into swamps, which is enough to block the passage of the army.
Only the east side of the city leads to Dengsai, and there is a narrow east-west passage with the natural embankment beside the water bank. Since Guan Yu chose to land here, he is in the middle of the attack of the two military fortresses of Dengsai. Even if he does not fight in the field, he at least has the ability to defend himself.
Fancheng and Dengsai are more than ten miles apart, both fortresses built for military purposes. Fancheng relies on the natural embankment and is surrounded by four miles. The walls are two meters high, small and strong, like a stone fish floating on the water. Dengsai is a fortress built on a small hill where the intersection of the Qingshui and the Han River. When the King of Wei went to Jingzhou, he concentrated his fleet here.
At this time, Deng Sai's defenders were Cao Xiu's troops. After Cao Xiu entered Lumen Mountain east, he left two subordinates, with more than 3,000 people here. In terms of military strength, he was only slightly less than Zhang He in Fancheng. Two subordinates, one was Dong Chao and one was Dong Heng, and they were also veterans among the generals and generals of Yecheng.
In Zhang He's view, Guan Yu's troops crossed the river in the end, very few troops could be suppressed as long as the defenders of the two places did not make mistakes, remained unwavering, and insisted on defending, they could always curb Guan Yu's momentum.
A day or two later, the army under the King of Wei arrived along the Qingshui River. Not to mention what the King of Wei himself had planned, as long as Yu Jin arrived, Zhang He could almost take down his heavy responsibility.
Just as he was thinking about this, Guan Yu's troops headed to the east in Qichen.
"They are heading east! They are going to capture Dunsey!" The general who had just proposed to dispatch cavalry to attack.
Zhang He heard a little bit of gratitude in his tone and immediately snorted coldly.
"Dengsai and Fancheng form a horn, and at the same time it can echo Lumen Mountain in the east, Dengsai and Yancheng in the north. Only with Dengsai there can we ensure the normality of the clean waterway, so that Fancheng will not fall into the lonely city."
Zhang He stared at Deng Sai's direction and said in a deep voice: "Captain Fang, I will give you fifty cavalry. You are following behind Guan Yu's troops. Don't fight, but just make him have some concerns... In addition, if there is any change in military situation, I will respond at any time."
Na Fang said excitedly: "Abide by the order!"
A moment later, Captain Fang led fifty cavalry out of the city.
Zhang He mobilized more than a thousand elite soldiers to prepare under the Lujiao Gate in the east of the city and continued to explore it himself.
Fancheng and Dengsai are mutually supportive, and Dengsai itself is the collective name of two camps.
The reason why Cao Xiu left two generals to guard the camp was because of the fortress of Dengsai, which was built on the mountain. Unlike the city completed in Fancheng, it was actually divided into two places.
Shangzhai is located halfway up the hillside. It uses the undulating terrain to set up a semi-arc fortress with concave and concave and winding walls, which can accommodate about a thousand people. Xiazhai is a rectangular village built at the foot of the hill, beside the beach. The village is very large in scale and is just covered with an inner lake for ships to moor. The two camps cover each other and rely on each other. The guardian Dong Chao and Dong Heng are also of the same clan, and they have the meaning of watching and helping each other.
The camp itself is strong and the number of defenders is sufficient. Moreover, the terrain is clearly here. Apart from strong attacks and hard attacks, there is no room for excellence to use... Zhang He put himself in his shoes, and he could not seize Deng Sei by relying on more than a thousand soldiers.
Chapter completed!