A slightly deep voice sounded in the coldness, which lifted the spirits of the two thousand flying dragon guards who were already exhausted. They had been waiting for this moment for a long time.,,
A famous flying dragon guard stood solemnly, holding his spear tightly and fearlessly.
"Okay, who will go and report on my behalf?" Zhao Yun raised his spear and said loudly.
"I will go there eventually."
As soon as Zhao Yun's voice fell, a young general jumped forward and bowed in response. Seeing Zhao Yun nod, the young general walked forward quickly along the Golden Ox Road.
Not far behind him, Zhao Yun led two thousand Feilong Guards to walk slowly and steadily. The fighting spirit that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out again.
Following the Jinniu Road straight up, the sword pavilion cuts off the Jinniu Road from a high position, cutting off the road to and from. The top of the sword pavilion is heavily guarded, and a Yizhou soldier is guarding all directions.
At this moment, a figure appeared in front of the sword pavilion. His clothes were ragged and exposed. However, he could vaguely tell from the weapon he held that he was a soldier.
"The people below the city stop quickly."
A junior colonel on the city tower suddenly shouted loudly. Following the young general's shout, the soldiers on the sword pavilion also raised their crossbows and looked at the Jingzhou young general below the city with caution. Although the guards here were not as good as those in front of the sword pavilion, they were not.
It is easily accessible to ordinary people.
"I am the subordinate of Zhao Yun, the commander of the Feilong Army under Liu Qi, the shepherd of Jingzhou. Please inform the general of Jiange immediately and ask him to come and pick up my troops in Jingzhou." The young general stepped forward a few steps, stood proudly, and shouted loudly, his voice low in the narrow Taurus.
It echoed for a long time on the road.
"What? Jingzhou soldiers and horses?" The junior high school commander on top of the city tower was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at the young generals below the city in astonishment. They all said that Jingzhou was rich in the world, so why were Jingzhou's soldiers so miserable? But then the young general realized something.
Jingzhou is not far from here, and news came not long ago that Jingzhou was passing through Yizhou. It is understandable that he was able to reach Jiange in such a short time.
"Wait at the foot of the city." The principal shouted in a low voice, gave a few instructions to the people around him, and then turned around to report.
The sword pavilion was built against the mountain, cutting off the Golden Bull Road in the middle, but it was not easy to see. Therefore, a quarter of an hour later, a general in his twenties was seen walking out, surrounded by more than a dozen young generals.
This person is Wu Yi, the general of Yizhou. The Wu family is a famous family in Yizhou. It is also the top among all the families in Yizhou. It has great influence in Yizhou, and this Wu Yi's sister not long ago
She just married Liu Zhang's son, and the Wu family was even more powerful. Wu Yi was temporarily guarding Jiange on Liu Zhang's orders.
Taking a look at the young general under the city who was wearing ragged clothes but standing proudly, Wu Yi was surprised. He could tell at a glance that the young general under the city tower was not someone pretending to be someone else, but a real soldier who had undergone rigorous training.
"You said you are a soldier from Jingzhou, do you have proof?" Wu Yi asked.
"My general will be here soon, please wait a moment, general." The young general raised his head and looked at Wu Yi, and gestured with his hands.
"How presumptuous. Who are you? You actually asked my general to wait here. It's simply unreasonable."
Before Wu Yi could speak, a young general on the side stood up and yelled. Not only did this man have an angry face, but even several young generals around him had angry faces. Although Jingzhou soldiers and horses came all the way,
Guests, but there is no reason to directly ask the host to come out and wait. Even Wu Yi's face was a little gloomy.
"Huh?" Suddenly Wu Yi suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance. He could hear low footsteps along the Golden Bull Road. Sure enough, not long after, he saw a general holding a silver-white spear appear in his sight.
Then a soldier holding a spear slowly walked up. Although they were all in the same ragged clothes as the previous young generals, they were all full of high fighting spirit and hidden murderous intent.
Especially the general at the front made Wu Yi secretly surprised. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could tell that he was not very old. He could command such elite troops at such a young age.
Either the family's power is extremely large, or their martial arts and intelligence are among the best in Jingzhou.
As soon as Wu Yi's mind moved, he thought of the two young generals who have been in the limelight in Jingzhou recently. It is said that they both commanded the army alone in their twenties, and they are the most elite soldiers in Jingzhou, Wei Yan and Zhao Yun.
The fact that Wei Yan killed Xu Chu and captured Wancheng had already spread throughout the world, and the fact that Zhao Yun suddenly became the commander of the Feilong Guard with a commoner was also eye-catching. Wei Yan was in Hanzhong at this time, so the person in front of him should be Zhao Yun.
"May I ask if you are General Zhao?" Wu Yi said loudly.
Hearing Wu Yi's inquiry, Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes, and after confirming that Wu Yi was not hostile, he raised his hands and said, "I am Zhao Yun. I wonder who you are?"
"Open the door." Wu Yi immediately turned his head and shouted to the young general behind him.
"General, I haven't made my identity clear yet, what if..." He was stopped by Wu Yi in the middle of his words.
"Don't worry, there is no doubt that these are Jingzhou troops." Wu Yi shook his head and said.
Not long after, the city gate opened, and Wu Yi came out with more than a dozen young generals: "I am Wu Yi, who is temporarily acting as the guard of the sword pavilion. I have long heard that General Zhao is very brave, and when I see him today, his reputation is well-deserved."
Wu Yi knew the situation in Yizhou best. The two thousand people must have spent a lot of energy to get here in such a short time.
"Haha, I made General Wu laugh." Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If Jiange received Liu Zhang's order, then it would be a bit of a dream for him to capture Jiange with these two thousand people.
"General Zhao rushed here in such a hurry, is there something going on?" Wu Yi glanced at the soldiers and horses behind Zhao Yun and was surprised. Even if he was to attack Hanzhong, there was no need to work so hard.
"To be fair to General Wu, my lord has been in Hanzhong for four or five days at this time. The last general was also ordered by the military advisor to prepare to cooperate with my lord to raid Hanzhong. He unexpectedly captured Bailao Pass and then killed Zhang Lu." Zhao Yun said with a cupped hand.
"That's it." Wu Yi suddenly realized, but he didn't care in his heart. Bailao Pass and Jiange stood opposite each other, and they were always in a state of war preparedness. It was really ridiculous to want to sneak attack Bailao Pass with two thousand people.
"I have been traveling all the way and have no time to rest, so I asked General Wu to prepare some food for the lower class." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said.
"Don't worry, General Zhao. Please come in and rest." Wu Yi invited Zhao Yun and others into the sword pavilion and ordered people to prepare clothes and food.
"Thank you so much, General Wu." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said.
The army followed Wu Yi and others into the Jiange, but the two thousand people never relaxed their vigilance from the beginning to the end. Although Wu Yi was not hostile, Zhao Yun still put everyone on guard just in case.
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Hanzhong, just as Yan Pu expected, two days after Liu Qi's army left, the scouts in the city discovered that Liu Qi's army was hiding dozens of miles away. If Zhang Xiu outside the city had not tightly blocked the news, they would have discovered Liu Qi's army long ago.
There is no trace.
Just yesterday, Wei Yan led 3,000 troops and captured Chenggu County by surprise, which gave the army a foothold in Hanzhong. Then Liu Qi's army divided into two groups and attacked Huanghuang County and Xicheng County at night.
The counties in Hanzhong no longer dared to leave the city to fight at will.
"General, Liu Qi's army has captured three counties one after another. Nanxiang is now isolated and helpless. Are we really going to die trapped in this city?" In Nanxiang City, Zhang Ying looked at Yan Pu with an anxious expression.
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At this time, the west of Hanzhong except Nanxiang County has basically fallen into the hands of Jingzhou. Nanxiang County is isolated and helpless. If you don't think of a way, you will have to die here.
Yan Pu was also frowning and silent at this time. The speed of Liu Qi's army really surprised him. He originally thought that sticking to Nanxiang could delay it for a while, but he didn't expect that Liu Qi hid his army before suddenly attacking the two counties.
The county captain was unprepared and could only hold on for less than half an hour before the city gate was captured.
Including Chenggu County that Wei Yan captured, Jingzhou soldiers and horses have already captured three counties. The land of the three counties is enough for Liu Qi's army to hold on for a long time.
At this time, there seemed to be no other solution except evacuating Nanxiang County.
"Clean up the troops and withdraw from Nanxiang County overnight." Yan Pu thought for a while and said. Liu Qi's army has become a strong force. The scattered and entrenched positions can only be broken by Liu Qi one by one. Only by concentrating soldiers and horses from all over Hanzhong to Nanzheng can they resist Liu Qi.
The army.
"No." Zhang Ying immediately turned around and left. He also saw that Nanxiang was already a place of trouble and trouble, and if he stayed for a quarter of an hour longer, it would be even more dangerous.
"I hope Liu Zhang from Yizhou can stop another army from Jingzhou." Seeing Zhang Ying leave, Yan Pu shook his head and sighed. He already knew that Jingzhou's navy had already rushed to Nanzheng, including the road to Yizhou.
There are already three groups of soldiers and horses, and 80,000 people are attacking Hanzhong. Even if Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is in danger.
The mediocre Cao Ren can't count on him in the short term. At this time, he can only hope that Liu Zhang of Yizhou can stop another group of troops from Jingzhou.
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"Lord, there is news from Nanxiang." Yang Ling hurriedly walked into the mansion holding a piece of brocade cloth.
"Huh? Yan Pu finally took action?" Liu Qi immediately stood up and took the brocade cloth. After opening the brocade cloth and scanning it for a few times, he laughed out loud.
Yan Pu was holding on to Nanxiang City, and there was nothing he could do. But as long as Yan Pu was in Nanxiang City, he had lost his support. Whether it was a frontal attack or an ambush along the way, Yan Pu's 10,000 soldiers and horses could be severely damaged.
In Hanzhong, there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses, including some old, weak, sick and disabled. The three cities including Chenggu have been defeated and the 5,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong have been crippled. If the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yanpu are crippled, the future attack will be
In Nanzheng, the resistance is much smaller.
After walking around the room twice, Liu Qi immediately issued an order: "Order Zhang Xiu, who is stationed outside Nanxiang City, to attack Nanxiang City after Yan Pu leaves Nanxiang, and then pursue them in tandem so that Yan Pu cannot breathe at all.
time."
"Order Wei Yan to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to ambush in the west of Nanxiang and closely monitor the situation of Yanpu's army."
"promise."
After giving the instructions, Liu Qi looked at Yang Ling and said, "Assemble the army and be ready at any time."