Wu Yi looked at Zhao Yun with his eyes wide open. He never thought that Jingzhou would attack Yizhou at this time. You must know that Jingzhou was at war with Hanzhong at this time. In addition, with such a giant as Yizhou, where could Jingzhou come from?
Such great confidence.
"It's not that I, Jingzhou, want to be an enemy of Yizhou, but that Liu Zhang has decided to be an enemy of Jingzhou. You probably don't know that just a few days ago, Liu Zhang had reached an agreement with Chen Qun, Cao Cao's counselor, and ordered
Drive our Jingzhou soldiers and horses out of Yizhou."
Zhao Yun chuckled. He had already guessed that Liu Qi's target was not just Hanzhong. Although Liu Zhang caused some trouble for them, it also gave Jingzhou an excuse.
"I see."
Wu Yi was puzzled just now, but after hearing Zhao Yun's words, he understood the cause and effect. It turned out that the root of everything was Liu Zhang. Even if he was not in Chengdu, he could guess that it must be Cao Cao's counselor camp.
Liu Zhang's certain interests made Liu Zhang give up cooperation with Jingzhou. Thinking of this, Wu Yi couldn't help shaking his head secretly. If Liu Zhang could break his promise and suddenly attack Jingzhou, couldn't Cao Cao break his promise and tear up the agreement?
"General Wu needs to stay here for a few days. Of course, if General Wu thinks he can escape from me, he can give it a try." Zhao Yun came to Wu Yi and stared at Wu Yi closely: "But this
It will take a few days for General Wu to cooperate. Just like now my soldiers need to go to Hanzhong to find out about our lord, and General Wu needs to give them an order to give them some horses and let them go."
Facing Zhao Yun's burning eyes, Wu Yi had no choice but to take out the seal from his arms. Instead of waiting for Zhao Yun to take it from him, he might as well take it out himself.
Half an hour later, the door was opened wide and more than a dozen soldiers rode away quickly on their horses.
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The night was like water, and Nanxiang City was quietly hidden in the darkness. Under the four city gates, groups of Han soldiers were standing ready, ready to evacuate from the city at any time. It was late at night before Yan Pu ordered the city gates to be opened wide and everyone to evacuate.
Out of Nanxiang County.
"What's going on with Jingzhou's soldiers and horses?" Not far from the city gate, Yan Pu was riding a horse, with Zhang Ying and several other young generals guarding him.
"Sir, Jingzhou soldiers and horses have been in the military camp without any movement. Even the scouts are fewer than usual." Zhang Ying said with a cupped hand.
"Oh? A little less than usual?" Yan Pu asked doubtfully.
"The weather is getting colder, and it is almost the beginning of winter. The Jingzhou army has not prepared any winter clothing at this point in the expedition. It is much colder than usual tonight. It is normal for the Jingzhou scouts to be lazy and not come to investigate." Zhang Yingdao
.
Yan Pu nodded and said nothing. Although what Zhang Ying said made sense, he felt a little strange. Why did the Jingzhou soldiers and horses turn a blind eye to such a big movement in Nanxiang City? Even if the Jingzhou expedition was not well-informed at this point, there should be something.
Awareness is the key, why is it so quiet?
"Send another team of scouts, and we must not let go of any place within ten miles around Nanxiang City. We must not make any mistakes." Yan Pu thought for a while and said.
"No." A young general behind him immediately bowed and accepted the order.
Groups of soldiers and horses left Nanxiang City and marched along the original route. In a dense forest not far from Nanxiang City, Wei Yanzheng and more than ten soldiers were looking forward to the direction they were looking at.
Nanxiang City, and there were three thousand soldiers and horses hidden deep in the dense forest behind Wei Yan. In just an hour, two teams of scouts passed by. Fortunately, they were not discovered, otherwise they would not have been able to hide it from Yan Pu.
The sound of rustling footsteps sounded, and a soldier in black quietly came to Wei Yan's side and said in a low voice: "General Qi, the Yanpu army has left the city."
"Follow me." Wei Yan waved his hand, stretched out his hand, and the dozen or so soldiers immediately dispersed. Soon, rustling footsteps were heard, and three thousand soldiers walked out of the dense forest and followed Wei Yan in the direction where Yan Pu's army left.
In the Jingzhou camp, 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers and horses were ready to go. Under Zhang Xiu's secret order, the entire camp was operating closely outside and inside. At this time, on the school field of the army barracks, Jingzhou soldiers and horses quietly completed the assembly, and the Taiwanese soldiers and horses were assembled.
Above, Zhang Xiu was wearing armor and remained silent, while the army below the stage stood as silent as a pine tree without making any sound.
"Da da da..."
The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and a scout rode up to the school ground. Before he could get off his horse, he shouted loudly: "The army in Nanxiang City has left Nanxiang City."
"The army is marching." Zhang Xiu shouted loudly on the general platform, followed closely by the 10,000 troops below the stage who responded loudly and headed out of the camp.
The 10,000-strong army marched towards Nanxiang City in a mighty manner. All the Hanzhong scouts along the way were killed. Not long after, the army appeared outside Nanxiang City.
After the 10,000 Yanpu army withdrew, Nanxiang City suddenly became quite empty. There were only a few dozen soldiers sparsely left on the city tower. In the darkness, the 10,000-strong army came toward Nanxiang City in a dense mass.
, before they reached the bottom of the city, the soldiers on the city tower were already trembling from the dull footsteps. A famous soldier stared at the bottom of the city tower with wide eyes. When he saw the Jingzhou army clearly in the darkness, one by one
The soldiers ignored the scolding of the captain who was guarding the city, dropped their weapons and fled.
Yanpu's 10,000-strong army has already withdrawn. With their few hundred soldiers, they are no match for the Jingzhou army. Those who remain will only be killed by the Jingzhou army.
None of the dozens of soldiers on the city tower were left, and the captain who was guarding the city sighed helplessly and turned around to leave. The Jin Yiwei hidden in the city effortlessly opened the city gate, and Nanxiang City fell easily.
into the hands of Jingzhou.
Outside the city gate, Zhang Xiu arranged for three thousand soldiers and horses to stay in Nanxiang City, and he led the remaining soldiers and horses in the direction of the retreat of Yan Pu's army.
On an official road more than 20 miles west of Nanxiang City, Liu Qi was leading an army of 15,000 people standing on the road. A Jingzhou soldier held a bow and arrow and looked at the official road warily.
Although the land of Hanzhong has high mountains on three sides to hinder invasion, only the east side adjacent to Jingzhou is a plain, and this is also the only road from Nanxiang City to Nanzheng, and other roads to Yanpu can be detoured
, but there is only this section of the road that he cannot go around no matter what. If he wants to return to Hanzhong, he must pass through here.
"Lord, if everything is ready, Yan Pu will never be able to get through." Yang Ling walked over and said.
"Yeah." Liu Qi looked up and looked around. There were steep mountain walls on both sides. At this time, the mountain walls were all filled with archers arranged by Liu Qi, and some soldiers were holding sharp wood cut from tree trunks.
, ready to drop at any time.
"My lord, the Yanpu army is about to arrive." A young scout came over quickly and said, along the more than 20 miles from Nanxiang County to here, Jingzhou's scouts have been deployed, and there are many Jinyi guards ambushing them.
Secretly, as soon as the scouts of Yan Pu's army arrived, they would be killed immediately to prevent the news from spreading back.
"Well, the order was sent to withdraw all the scouts, leaving only the Jin Yiwei to pay close attention to the situation of Yan Pu's army." Liu Qi nodded and said, the closer the distance, the greater the possibility of Yan Pu discovering it, although Yan Pu is already a turtle in the urn.
, but this is Hanzhong after all. If Yan Pu really has any way to escape, I am afraid that his tens of thousands of troops will be busy.
"promise."
"The Yanpu army is still an hour away from here."
"The Yanpu army is still half an hour away from here."
"The Yanpu army is still a quarter of an hour away from here."
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As time went on, the situation of Yan Pu's army was conveyed faster and faster, and Liu Qi's army tensed up because of the news. Each one of them held a spear in hand and stared closely into the darkness ahead.
Finally, under the expectation of a famous soldier, a piece of fire appeared in front.
On the official road a few miles away from Liu Qi's army, Yan Pu and others were leading the army forward. Scouts holding torches came and went around the army, illuminating the pipeline very brightly. This place was already far away from Nanxiang.
It can be said that it is out of the monitoring range of Jingzhou soldiers and horses, so in order to rush on the road as quickly as possible, Yan Pu ordered the army to light the torches.
"No news has been sent back yet?" Yan Pu asked with a frown.
"No sir, no news has been sent back from either Nanxiang or Chenggu. It should be because the Jingzhou army didn't notice it." Zhang Ying said with a relaxed look.
"Impossible. The army has been away for such a long time. How can the Jingzhou soldiers and horses not notice it? Moreover, it was too weird along the way. I didn't encounter any Jingzhou soldiers, horses or scouts." Yan Pu frowned.
Mei said with a worried look.
"Nanxiang City has been closed tightly. It is impossible to spread the news. Jingzhou may not know that we have withdrawn from Nanxiang City at this time. Sir, don't worry." Zhang Ying said indifferently, although he also felt that this matter
It was a bit strange, but at this time he was also used to thinking on the bright side.
Although Zhang Ying said this, Yan Pu on the side was even more worried: "It has been three hours since the army left Nanxiang City, and no scouts have returned all the way. Don't you think it's weird? Except for the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, they haven't noticed me.
When we left Nanxiang City, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses not only discovered that we were leaving Nanxiang City, but also laid an ambush along the way, which is why none of our scouts returned."
"This...can't be true. How did Jingzhou soldiers and horses know the situation of our army?" Zhang Ying was secretly frightened. If what Yan Pu said was true, then there might be a large number of Jingzhou soldiers waiting for them ahead.
"Send out more scouts immediately and come back every quarter of an hour to count the number of people," Yan Pu said.
"A quarter of an hour? Sir, the scouts can't run very far in a quarter of an hour. Do you want to count the number of people every half an hour?" Zhang Ying hesitated and said. Although the scouts are riding horses, they can't run far in a quarter of an hour. Plus,
We still have to go back and figure out how to ensure the situation around the army.
"No, just a quarter of an hour, it can't be any shorter. We must confirm the movements of Jingzhou's troops this morning. Also, have the soldiers I asked you to send out to inquire about the movements of Jingzhou's army have returned now?" Yan Pu said suddenly.
"No." Zhang Ying said with a sinking heart. It had been three hours since they left Nanxiang City, and within these three hours not a single scout had returned. This is enough to explain the situation.
"I'll make arrangements right away." Zhang Ying said with a cup of his hands. He had already realized the seriousness of the matter. If the speculation was true, then they might have fallen into the trap set by Jingzhou at this time.
Just as Zhang Ying turned around to leave, the lights suddenly brightened in front of him, and there were loud shouts like a landslide, which made Zhang Ying's complexion change drastically.