Of course, Cao Xiaoda has to change this situation.

He is Wei Chi's general, of course, he can't give people the feeling of dominating the crowd, Cao Xiaoda still wants to leave his own positive evaluation in the history books, and from a realistic point of view, if there is any irreconcilable contradiction with the Wei Chi brothers, it will be harmful to the entire Xiangyang city defense.

Therefore, Cao Xiaoda needs a battle to prove himself, one is to prove that as the actual commander of Xiangyang, he is indeed capable of leading the victory of this big war, after all, for everyone, how to survive and how to resist the enemy is what they are most concerned about, and who will lead is secondary.

Second, Cao Xiaoda can't win this battle too easily, which will only show the incompetence of the Wei Chi brothers, which will obviously only make the contradictory momentum that has been presented more obvious, and in the end, it will be difficult to ensure that Wei Chi Kuan and Wei Chi Shun will do anything out of the ordinary at the instigation or hostage of their subordinates.

This may seem a bit contradictory, but as long as you grasp a degree, it can still be achieved, for example, Cao Xiaoda has done this now. The night attack and retreat Xiao Maha was enough to prove his ability, and the subsequent step by step retreat and the cooperation of Yu Chishun can also prove that Cao Xiaoda wants to gain a foothold in Xiangyang City, and it is impossible without Yu Chikuan and Wei Chishun brothers, which also makes the suspicions of some people before self-defeating.

Therefore, although Cao Xiaoda did not take much advantage, he was very relaxed, and Wei Chishun, who came over, was even more smiling. At least tonight's battle has unraveled the estrangement they had had before.

Xiangyang was originally a lonely city under siege, and naturally there could be no more contradictions at this time, otherwise it was possible for the defenders to fall into a situation from which they could never recover.

"Young General," Cao Xiaoda hurriedly surrendered his hand, "Thanks to the timely support of the Young General, otherwise these good sons and daughters will all be lost in the city." ”

The smile on Wei Chishun's face faded slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I just received the news that Li Xinchen's Dai Cai's subordinates have broken through the outer city gate of Fancheng, and the defenders have retreated into the inner city to hold on, but it means that Fancheng is about to be unable to support it. ”

"So fast?!" Cao Xiaoda's expression changed, no wonder Wei Chishun's face looked more and more heavy.

Although Fancheng is not as good as Xiangyang, but as another core of the entire Xiangfan defense system, it is also not just talking, the whole city is also divided into two lines of defense in the inner city and the outer city, although now Li Xinchen's department has only broken through the outer city, but it is already shocking enough, this is only the third or fourth day of Li Xinchen's attack on Fancheng, you must know that Yangping Pass, which is also known for being easy to defend and difficult to attack, has blocked Xiao Shilian for nearly a month.

Of course, when defending the city, it is not just the simple city height and Chi Shen that can decide everything, the quality of soldiers and horses, the command of the generals, etc. play a very important role, the commander of the defense of Yangping Pass is Han Baohu, although he is still only a little-known young general, in history he is a general who stands at the peak of this era, so his ability is naturally needless to say, plus Xiao Shilian, who attacked Yangping Pass, actually received the support of the thunderbolt car after launching the attack for more than ten days, etc., There is a big gap between the time that Yangpingguan and Fancheng hold on, and it is reasonable that there is a big gap.

However, this is a very clear thing in the eyes of onlookers, and Cao Xiaoda and Wei Chishun, who are the authorities, naturally do not see it so clearly, which means that Cao Xiaoda and they were only surprised and even helpless after learning that Fancheng was broken through the outer defense line so quickly.

Once Fancheng is lost, it means that the last passage of Xiangyang facing the north is blocked, and Xiangyang has completely become an isolated city.

There was a difference between Xiangyang without Fancheng before, but this difference is not for the defenders, but for the reinforcements, for the Northern Zhou Dynasty that is now divided, after all, for Cao Xiaoda and them, whether Fancheng can be defended or not, it has nothing to do with the defense of Xiangyang, and the last connection between the two sides - the trestle bridge has been cut off.

However, for the Northern Zhou court, rescuing the entire Xiangfan system and rescuing a lonely Xiangyang are not the same concept at all. Fancheng is still there, which means that even if the Northern Zhou army comes to help, it has a place to stay, and it can even cooperate with the defenders in the city, so that the attacking army outside the city has to retreat.

However, the loss of Fancheng means that the reinforcements still need to attack the city after they arrive in Fancheng, and even if Fancheng is recovered, there is still a water in front of it.

Such a difficult rescue process is a big challenge for many famous generals, and it requires a large number of soldiers and horses, grain and grass and equipment, which is also a lot of expenses for the now divided Northern Zhou court, so when rescuing Xiangyang, especially when there is only one Xiangyang City, anyone has to weigh it carefully.

Cao Xiaoda said in a deep voice: "Let's go, let's hurry back to the city, the outer city of Fancheng is lost, the defenders will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and the inner city is estimated to not be able to hold for too long, so our defense must be adjusted, and the enemy of Fancheng may arrive under the city at any time." ”

After a pause, Cao Xiaoda looked around: "At least today's initiative, we must be cautious in the future." ”

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"Li Xinchen went to see Chun Yuliang?" As soon as Xiao Maha entered the camp, he received the news. This was personally sent by Chen Yu, the commander of Xiao Maha's personal guards, and it was obvious that Chen Yu also realized that this matter was not trivial.

Li Xinchen went to see Chun Yuliang at this critical juncture, obviously he didn't plan to leave more time for Xiao Maha, when the tacit understanding between Li Xinchen and Chun Yuliang was implemented in practice, Xiao Maha had to face a harsher reality.

Especially tonight, Xiao Maha's department, especially Lu Guangda, who is most loyal to Xiao Maha, has suffered heavy losses, and Xiao Maha has no way to ensure Ren Zhong's attitude, after all, he is also a well-known old slippery man, and Xiao Maha is not sure that Ren Zhong will still be loyal to him.

"Is this a pinch of persimmons to find a soft pinch!" Xiao Maha smashed this piece of paper into a ball and threw it into the fire next to him, of course, this sentence was to scold Cao Xiaoda. Obviously, Cao Xiaoda did not provoke Li Xinchen, who had defeated him, but chose Xiao Maha as the main direction of attack, which made Xiao Maha somewhat angry, no matter how you look at it, Cao Xiaoda chose a place where it was easier to make a breakthrough.

Chen Yu didn't dare to answer for a while, and Lu Guangda was still injured, so he walked over quickly: "The last general is not properly commanded, it is insulting to the mission, and the general is also asked to punish him!" ”

Xiao Maha sighed softly, his face softened a lot, and he stretched out his hand to support Lu Guangda: "There is no need to do this, there is a battle tonight, and the arrangement is actually inappropriate." You take good care of your wounds first, and after the army is in order, retreat to the south of the city first, and a certain division will be dispatched to cover your flank. ”

Lu Guangda suddenly raised his head: "But? ”