Han Xiang

Chapter 371

Han Hao's heart sank after hearing this, but he didn't want to believe Jiang Qin's words.

Because Cao Jun has superior intelligence in Lujiang, he knows that Zhou Yu's main force is being held back by Zhang Liao, and Chaohu has many eyeliners at the same time. It is impossible for Shu County not to warn of such a large-scale military mobilization.

Han Hao had such a misunderstanding because of poor information.

During the negotiations between Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu, the situation in Guangling changed significantly. For some unknown reason, Chen Deng withdrew his troops across the board, and Guangling's hands were instantly released.

Zhou Yu and Zhang Liao decided to exchange prisoners at that time, so he ordered Lu Fan to lead [-] troops from the Yangtze River to support.

Lu Fan hid in the mountains to the west of Xiang'an, planning to eat a group of Cao's troops in the wild first, and then take advantage of the victory to attack Shu County directly, or attack Zhang Liao and Cao Chun's elite troops back and forth.

In addition to the extra troops, Wu Lao Er was regarded as the real Wu Jing, and Zhou Yu had poor information.

Cao Cao took the initiative to sacrifice this clear card, and Zhou Yu had no choice but to take advantage of it.

He knew that with Jiangdong's military strength, it was impossible to completely wipe out Cao's army in Huainan, and it would be a success if he could kill tens of thousands.

Han Hao’s 2000 men faced Lu Fan’s [-] people, who were also the old troops of Sun Jian and Sun Ce’s era. He could not replicate the brilliant achievements of Zhang Liao and Cao Chun. After half a day of fierce fighting, he lost more than half of them, and finally fled back to Shu County with only [-] people .

The main reason for this is the horses. Han Hao's infantry cannot run away, but Lu Fan can't catch up with the cavalry immediately. This is also a big disadvantage of the entire Jiangdong Army's land battle.

After Lu Fan defeated Han Hao, he and Jiang Qin directly advanced to Shu County, and sent scouts to contact Zhou Yu for the next move.

Zhou Yu's and Lu Fan's two armies together only had more than [-] troops, and neither of them had corresponding siege equipment.

With the experience of storming Hefei, even if there were only two or three thousand defenders in Shu County, Zhou Yu didn't plan to attack the city and gnaw hard bones.

Han Hao fled back to Shu County in embarrassment to plead guilty. Cao Cao was shocked when he learned about the situation.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu, two smart people, also found it inconceivable that Zhou Yu's "big transformation into a living person" produced nearly ten thousand people, and the captured prisoner was a fake Wu Jing.

It was a matter of life and death, Jia Xu, who had always kept a low profile and loved dogs, suddenly became very active.

After Cao Cao finished appeasing Han Hao, Jia Xu hurriedly reminded: "Ming Gong, no matter whether Wan County is captured or not, you should send troops to the front line to help as soon as possible, otherwise Zhou Yu will make an inch of it, so beware of him encircling the area for reinforcements."

Cao Cao's expression was solemn: "Yuan Si's defeat in Xiang'an was mainly due to the disparity in strength of troops, and the fact that Wen Yuan and Zi He were the elite of our army. Counting Lu Fan's army, can Zhou Yu get together [-] troops? As long as the two generals want to return to the city, I don't think Zhou Yu's [-] yuan can stop them."

Jia Xu cupped his hands and added: "Don't forget that there is still a part of Chaohu Lake. If Zhou Yu dispatches all of them, it is estimated that the total force will be close to [-]. At that time, the comparison of force will be more than four times. Even if the two generals Zhang and Cao are brave, the soldiers under their command Fighting hard against the enemy, you will always get tired in the face of disparity in strength, and it is not easy to train an elite army, especially Zihe's tiger and leopard cavalry."

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Jia Xu immediately talked about Cao Cao's pain points. At this time, the tiger and leopard riders were strictly selected, so the total number was only a few thousand. Everyone's protective gear and weapons were very sophisticated.

If the tiger and leopard cavalry were seriously injured, Cao Cao would not only be heartbroken but also heartbroken. He then sent an order to the battlefield in Wan County, asking Xia Houyuan to withdraw all the siege troops and come north to support Shu County as soon as possible.

Cao Cao was really angry when he was "bullyed by more than less" by Sun Quan many times. He planned to use the same force to hedge, but also to make Sun Quan and Zhou Yu heartbroken.

Seeing that Cao Cao was so 'impulsive', Guo Jia hurriedly stopped Cao Xiu and advised Cao Cao: "Duke Ming, don't be impatient. With the current situation in Shu County, it is enough for General Xiahou to send tens of thousands of people to help. I guess Wan County is on the verge of collapse. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up at this moment when you want to break through?"

Cao Cao shook his head and explained, "So what if we take down Wan County? It's nothing more than a little food and a few people. Hefei is not in our hands now, and we still can't hold it in the future. Besides, our army's food and grass are starting to be tight. I just want to hurry up and fight with Zhou Yu." For the decisive battle, Yuan Shao may have received news from Huainan, and he is currently gathering in Liyang, so we don't have much time left."

"If it wasn't for the burning of the cargo ships and warships, we could save time going back by water. We really need to spend more time marching by land."

Guo Jia responded to Cao Cao with his point of view, and urged Cao Xiu: "General Wen Lie, hurry up and send an order. We will arrange the city defense later. Lu Fan's pursuers are expected to arrive soon."

"Oh."

Watching Cao Xiu walk out of the meeting room, Guo Jia turned around and reminded Cao Cao: "Minggong, it's hard to say whether Lu Fan will surround the point to fight for reinforcements, but there are only a thousand defenders in Shu County. You'd better dispatch and command in a unified manner, and beware of spying in the city." Inciting the common people, thereby affecting the morale of the soldiers."

"Ha ha, alright"

Cao Cao stood up and laughed: "Since I started fighting against rebellion, I have rarely encountered this kind of experience in defending the city, but managing the law and order of a small county, isn't that easy? Thinking back to the time when I was a captain in the north of Luoyang, so many years have passed in a flash. Alright, it’s just Lu Fan.”

Lu Fan is Sun Ce's confidant, and he gets along well with Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others, and he likes people who are like panacea.

Although Lu Fan fought many victories against Sun Ce, and even led his troops to defeat Chen Yu alone, Cao Cao only regarded Zhou Yu as his opponent at this time, and his reputation in the court was not even as good as Long Xiang and Lu Su.

In Xiang'an, Han Hao was defeated by more bullying and less, and he avenged Lu Mian and Buqu who died in the battle.

Lu Fan didn't want to go far away to fight Shu County, he passed by Shu County and deliberately stationed troops outside the north gate to rest, so as to test the movements of the defenders in the city.

Sending troops means that there are a lot of defenders, and you can continue to bully the few with more; if you don't send troops, it means that the number of defenders is limited. Even if you go north to pinch Zhang Liao according to the original plan, Cao Cao doesn't need to send troops to attack behind.

Lu Fan rested and provoked for half a day, seeing that the defenders on the city were just watching solemnly, he understood the details of the city, and decisively led his troops northward to attack Zhang Liao's rear.

At the same time Cao Xiu sent orders to Xia Houyuan, he also sent someone to warn Cao Chun in the north, so the second general on the front line was mentally prepared.

Together, Zhang Liao and Cao Chun planned to retreat to Shu County before Lu Fan, but Zhou Yu did not give them a chance to retreat easily, and began to attack at the same time as he pulled out his camp and set up his camp.

Cao Jun did not love to fight and fought and left, because at first it was only Zhou Yu who pursued unilaterally, so the pressure from Zhang Liao and Cao Chun was not great, and they kept their formation and retreated southward calmly until Lu Fanna joined the battlefield with 8000 men.

When Jiangdong's army strength exceeded [-], and it was still the elite soldiers left by Sun Ce, Zhang Liao and Cao Chun felt uncomfortable immediately, but under the premise of their inferior strength, the reduction in combat personnel was still equal to that of their opponents.

Even though it was only twenty miles away from Shu County, Cao Jun was bitten by Zhou Yu and Lu Fan and couldn't escape.

Zhang Liao knew that there were still enemy troops in Chaohu, and if the nearly ten thousand people also joined the battlefield, it was very likely that they would be wiped out.

Even if the same casualties were exchanged, the Jiangdong side would still make a lot of money, because half of Cao's army were tiger and leopard cavalry.

(End of this chapter)