After two days of training in Wancheng, the three thousand Wancheng soldiers and horses have been completely controlled by Wei Yan. These three thousand soldiers and horses have completely become Jingzhou soldiers, or Liu Qi's soldiers and horses.
At this time, the three thousand soldiers on the school grounds looked at Wei Yan with admiration. In the past two days, Wei Yan had used endless tricks. Nearly half of the thirty people he had originally appointed as captains had been replaced by now, and
Those promoted are all soldiers with high prestige in the army or who are brave and diligent.
In two days, Wei Yan's methods really made these three thousand soldiers unable to resist, and they were in awe of Wei Yan.
At this time, Wei Yan also looked at the three thousand soldiers and horses in front of him with excitement. Since that day, Pang Tong directly transferred these three thousand soldiers and horses to Wei Yan's command, and reassigned the former Flying Tiger Guards under Wei Yan's command to Gan Ning.
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It can be said that the general after these three thousand soldiers and horses will basically always be Wei Yan. Unless Wei Yan makes any serious mistakes, no one can take it away from Liu Qi. And because Wei Yan has become the most powerful among the many generals under Liu Qi's command, Wei Yan
Although three thousand generals are not many, they are enough for Wei Yan.
He was confident that with three thousand troops and horses, he could conquer the world for Liu Qi and attack the city.
In two days, Pang Tong not only completely controlled Wancheng, but even the aristocratic families in Wancheng were intimidated by him and did not dare to have any objections. Three thousand flying tiger troops from Xiangyang late last night, Dao'er Wancheng, plus
From the original three thousand flying tiger troops in Xiangyang City and the three thousand soldiers and horses under Wei Yan, the number of soldiers and horses in Wancheng increased to nearly ten thousand.
However, the general of the Flying Tiger Army who came to Wancheng to reinforce this time was not Wang Yi. Originally, Liu Qi planned to let Wang Yi serve as the commander of the Flying Tiger Army to reinforce Wancheng, but he thought that Wancheng already had two generals, Gan Ning and Wei Yan.
, it is indeed a waste to send Wang Yi to Wancheng again, so the three thousand Flying Tiger Army who came to Wancheng this time were served by a young general of the Flying Tiger Army. After arriving in Wancheng, they were directly under Gan Ning's command.
As for the two counties of Jiyang and Nieyang, the magistrates of the two counties immediately left the city and surrendered after seeing Wei Yan's troops. At this time, the two counties had been handed over to Wu Xiong by Pang Tong. Wu Xiong did not disappoint Pang Tong in his respect for Pang Tong.
In just two days, Wu Xiong had all the military power in the two counties in his hands, with nearly a thousand people in total.
However, because Xun Wenruo arrived in Fancheng, troops and horses were mobilized frequently in Fancheng, which made Wancheng, which had just been calm for two days, increase its vigilance. Everyone could feel the solemn atmosphere in the air.
The original Xuanwei Marquis Mansion had been occupied by Pang Tong and others. At this time, Pang Tong, Gan Ning and Wei Yan, who had just arrived, gathered here in the main hall of the mansion.
"Military advisor, if Xun Wenruo has already mobilized troops, he obviously wants to fight without declaring it. It's better to give him head-on blows one by one so that he can remember it for a long time." Wei Yan attacked Pang Tong because Pang Tong transferred three thousand soldiers and horses from Wancheng to his command.
Very respectful.
Just now, there was news that Xun Wenruo had gathered troops in Fancheng, and Shangyong's guard Zang Ba also sent all Shangyong's troops to help under Xun Wenruo's order. Apparently, he wanted to take advantage of Pang Tong and others' presence.
Wancheng's foothold is not yet stable and Wancheng is conquered.
"General Wei, be patient and don't be impatient. The situation is not clear yet and it is not easy to act too hastily." Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Although Wancheng has been controlled by us, there are still some aristocratic families in the city who have openly surrendered, but once Cao Bing comes, they will definitely
They will take refuge secretly and have to be on guard, and there can't be too much conflict between Jingzhou and Cao Cao now, otherwise the eldest son's plan may be affected."
"Although my lord has formed an alliance with Yuan Benchu of Jizhou now, Yuan Benchu is the main force attacking Cao Cao after all. If Jingzhou and Cao Cao go to war on a large scale at this time, wouldn't the people of the world laugh at Jingzhou for consuming Cao Cao's troops just for a piece of alliance, and coming here this time?
Wancheng, my lord has already given orders. All we need to do is to give Cao Jun a small lesson and let them retreat when they encounter difficulties. When Cao Cao and Yuan Benchu fight, it will not be too late to send troops again," Pang Tong said.
It is better to capture Hanzhong and Yizhou sooner rather than later. Historically, Liu Bei captured Yizhou and conquered Hanzhong, but it was more than ten years later than when Cao Cao separatized one side. In these more than ten years, Cao Cao's strength continued to expand, and several people behind Cao Cao
The land of Zhou has been relatively stable in recent years, and the power it has accumulated is far beyond what Liu Bei could compare to when he conquered Yizhou and Hanzhong in a hurry.
The Sun family in Jiangdong also developed for more than ten years before Liu Bei captured Yizhou. It can be said that the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period was the weakest and least powerful party. This can be regarded as one of the earliest reasons for the demise of the Shu Han Dynasty.
And Liu Qi wants to capture Yizhou and Hanzhong as soon as possible so that he can compete with Cao Cao. Otherwise, it will be too late when Jingzhou starts to fight everywhere after the north is unified. And now the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is about to break out.
It was a good time. Only a few people except Zhuge Liang could see Liu Qi's intention to capture Yizhou and Hanzhong.
The reason why Liu Qi formed an alliance with Yuan Shao was to paralyze all the princes in the world, and the most important thing was to paralyze Cao Cao. Cao Cao was already weak in the battle with Yuan Shao, and he might have mobilized troops from all over the country.
The maiming of horses would only make Cao Cao wary and send more soldiers and horses, and Liu Qi's plan might be affected by this.
"Please also ask the military advisor for instructions." Although Gan Ning and Wei Yan did not know Liu Qi's plan, they also knew what Liu Qi was secretly planning. When they heard Pang Tong talk about it, they knew the importance of the matter even though the words were unclear, so naturally they would not advocate for it again.
send troops.
"Haha, the two generals don't have to tie their hands because of this. I have already planned this matter. Wancheng now has nine thousand soldiers and horses. Xun Wenruo will naturally not come to fight head-on. If I am right, he will definitely win the thorn first.
The two counties of Jiyang and Nieyang cut off Wancheng's food and grass, forcing us to fight with them. Therefore, General Wei Yan still needs to lead his 3,000 troops to Jiyang and Niyang counties to garrison, while General Gan only needs to lead the Feihu Army in Wancheng.
Just to garrison the city, as long as Xun Wenruo knows that he can't take Wancheng in a short time, he will naturally withdraw his troops." Pang Tong waved his hands and said nonchalantly.
"By the way, when General Wei Yan arrives in Jiyang, don't forget to ask General Wu Xiong to come to Wancheng quickly. I have important things to tell him." Pang Tong looked at Wei Yan and said, "As for how to defend the two counties, General Wei can make his own decision.
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"No." Wei Yan bowed and said. He rushed to Jiyang two days ago to lead the Flying Tiger Army, but this time he led the soldiers and horses he trained. Although the results were not obvious in two days, these three thousand soldiers
Ma Yuan was the elite left behind by Zhang Xiu after years of fighting.
While Pang Tong was setting up defenses, Xun Wenruo of Fancheng was also deploying his troops and generals.
In the general's mansion in Fancheng, Xun Wenruo sat on the throne and looked at the deputy general below, his face a little gloomy. Only after he arrived in Fancheng did he find out that Fancheng guard Man Chong had been arrested by Gan Ning in Wancheng. Pang Tong did not
He understood, but he didn't know how much talent Pang Tong had, but he had heard of Gan Ning's name.
Man Chong has extraordinary talents and can be regarded as one of the few talents under Cao Cao's command. More importantly, Man Chong is both civil and military. Not only is he resourceful but also has martial arts skills that are very popular with Cao Cao. He can be regarded as one of the few generals under Cao Cao who can stand alone, but this person actually
He was caught by Gan Ning.
Man Chong's trip to Wancheng this time can be regarded as Cao Cao's envoy. Although there is no official seal, how could Gan Ning and others not know about it? Moreover, he did not listen to Liu Qi asking him when he was in Xiangyang. The two armies were fighting without killing the envoy.
Gan Ning clearly wanted to eliminate Cao Cao's influence by doing this.
"How many troops and horses are there in Fancheng now?" Xun Wenruo asked, looking at the deputy general in front of him.
"For the information of the military advisor, there are only three thousand soldiers and horses in Fancheng at this time." This deputy general was promoted by Man Chong and was relatively calm. When Xun Wenruo asked, he hurriedly replied.
"Huh? Doesn't Fancheng have five thousand soldiers and horses? When did it become three thousand?" Xun Wenruo frowned. He knew the soldiers and horses under Cao Cao's command very well. This Fancheng can also be regarded as an important barrier against Liu Biao's harassment. How?
There will only be three thousand soldiers and horses.
"A few days ago, when Sikong sent someone to ask General Manchong to persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender, he also removed two thousand soldiers and horses from Fancheng. Now there are only three thousand soldiers and horses left in Fancheng." The deputy general explained.
"Oh, how many troops and horses does Shangyong have at this time?" Xun Wenruo suddenly realized that Cao Cao's move clearly showed that the war was not far away. He remembered that Shangyong had deployed a total of 10,000 troops to defend against Liu Biao and Zhang Lu. He
When sending people to Shangyong, Zang Ba was asked to mobilize 5,000 soldiers and horses, but he didn't know if Shangyong still had any left.
"This junior general doesn't know that General Zang Ba is already less than twenty miles away from Fancheng and will definitely arrive within two hours." The deputy general bowed.
"Well, you go down. When General Zang Ba arrives, ask him to come see me immediately." Xun Wenruo waved his hand and asked the deputy general to leave.
"No." The deputy general bowed and left.
After the deputy general left, Xun Wenruo stood up and looked at the map hanging on the wall, lost in thought. According to calculations, there were at least 8,000 soldiers and horses in Wancheng at this time. In terms of number, it could be said that they were on par with the soldiers and horses in his own hands, but Wancheng
There are six thousand flying tiger troops in the city, and the flying tiger troops are the best among the best, far beyond what ordinary soldiers like Fan Cheng can withstand.
This made Xun Wenruo quite helpless. In a head-on confrontation, the Feihu Army was definitely no match. Moreover, if the Feihu Army occupied the city and defended it, it would be even more impossible to capture Wancheng.
"Information to the military advisor, General Zang Ba is outside asking for an audience." A soldier stood at the door and bowed.
"So fast." Xun Wenruo was slightly surprised, turned around and faced the door and said: "Let him come in."
Not long after, a burly man walked in quickly, the armor on his body rumbled, and even Xu Chu on the side was alerted by him.
"The last general will see the military advisor." Zang Ba bowed and saluted when he saw Xun Wenruo.