Jingzhou, Xinye City.

Knock knock knock!!

The Wei army besieged the city, the war drums sounded, the battle flags flew one after another, the horses' hooves were like thunder, constantly knocking on the earth, before the city gate, the two armies were holding each other, and the war was about to break out.

Tai Shici, the chief general of the Wu army, stood proudly at the head of the city, wearing battle armor, holding a war spear, staring at the Wei soldiers and horses under the city, and the corners of his mouth outlined a touch of war intent: "This general can't get the battle of the Western Expedition, and I thought that there was no battle to fight this time, but I didn't expect Zhang Xiu to personally send it to the door?" It came at the right time! ”

"General, they have always been very quiet, why are they suddenly attacking now, hitting us by surprise, and menacing, it doesn't look like a temporary intention, it may have been deliberate for a long time!"

A regimental-level general stood beside Tai Shici and said in a low voice: "Within three days, cross the thorny water, pull out all the defenses around Xinye City, and directly come to the city, the momentum is too strong, maybe it is not for Xinye, but for the entire Jingzhou!" ”

"I'm also strange, Zhang Xiu's performance has always been very calm, not quite like an impulsive person!"

Tai Shi Ci squinted slightly: "The relationship between Wu and Wei is already tense, if he doesn't have the ability to swallow us, he won't start the campaign easily, but it's not difficult to swallow one of our divisions, but with Nanyang's troops, it's not easy to talk about if you want to go south to Jingzhou!" ”

Jingzhou is no longer the Jingzhou of two years ago.

Two years is enough for Dawu to run Jingzhou, and the Flying Tiger Battalion still has a small number of troops in Xiangyang, even if the strength of the Flying Tiger Battalion is all in Xichuan, with the distance between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, or the distance between Pujiaguan and Jingzhou, it is not difficult at all to transfer troops back to defense.

"General Taishi, Jingzhou is indeed a little empty now, could it be that the Wei army has already dispatched the main army from Yuzhou to the south. Cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Nanyang, and want to take advantage of our Flying Tiger Army to conquer Shuchuan in the west and rob while the fire is on! ”

Fan Dao, the commander of the Eighth Division, said in a low voice.

"Or, they just want to attack the east and attack the west, and attack Jingzhou to coerce our soldiers and horses who are now marching west to aid Jingzhou, so as to slow down the speed of our Great Wu's westward expedition!" A regimental staff officer said.

"It's not impossible!"

Tai Shi Ci heard this. The tip of his tongue licked his lips, and his eyes became fierce: "But my Jingzhou is not so easy to fight, they will pull out my Xinye City in the first step and defend Xinye, they will not dare to go south, Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the north, can be regarded as a heavy minister by Emperor Cao Cao of Wei, I want to see his ability!" ”

He lost to Zhang Fei in the Battle of Peicheng, which led to being kicked out of the Western Expedition Campaign, and in the end he could only stabilize Zhang Xiu. I was already a little unhappy in my heart.

Zhang Xiu's troops, but he was a little surprised and excited, although the battle with Zhang Fei was dangerous and defeated, but it was also an improvement for his martial arts.

He couldn't wait to compete with Zhang Xiu, the gun king of the Northland.

"General, do we need more troops?"

"How can there be more soldiers and horses in Jingzhou now?"

Tai Shici shook his head and said firmly: "Xinye's battle can only rely on us, the first priority of the Western Expedition, although we do not participate in the Western Expedition." But at least we must ensure that we can die in battle in the rear of Jingzhou. But Shinno can't be lost! ”

"The last general is willing to follow the general and swear to defend Xinye to the death."

The generals nodded heavily.

"Pass on my military order, the four regiments of the Eighth Division will stick to Xinye City and not attack out of the city!"

Although Tai Shici is belligerent, he is not steady, and now the enemy is strong and I am weak. Defending the city is the number one priority.

Xinye City is the gateway to the north of Jingzhou, now Jingzhou is empty, there are not enough soldiers and horses, only by holding Xinye, can we hold Jingzhou. The Eighth Division is not weak, and with the addition of Xinye City, even if it can't hold it, it can carry it for a month.

"No!"

The generals gladly received the order.

"Zhang Xiu, I want to see, what are you planning?" Zhang Xiu attacked, although Tai Shici was a little excited, but he also felt that something was wrong, but now that he was short of troops, he could only brake quietly.

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It's night.

The starry sky is brilliant, and the stars and the moon are intertwined.

Jingzhou, Nanjun, on the border of Hanzhong County, there is a city for Linfu City, northeast of Linfu City, eighty miles of suburbs, a hidden and small mountain peak, called Tieji Mountain.

Tieji Mountain relied on an official road, but it was surrounded by mountains, and its geographical location was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was always a place for thieves to settle down during the chaotic years of Jingzhou.

However, in Jingzhou, which is now peaceful, the roadblock thieves were basically swept away, and when Lu Bu established the Jingzhou camp, in order to ensure the order of Jingzhou, the first task was to sweep away the thieves.

After the previous bandits on this hill were swept away by the Jingzhou army, this place has been abandoned for a long time.

However, at various times, from the direction of Hanzhong, a cavalry suddenly moved south and settled here without warning.

On the mountain, in a house that had been abandoned for a long time, under the faint light of the torches, Zhang He was puzzled, stood with his head bowed, and spread out a detailed marching map.

Standing beside him were all captains, 5,000 cavalry, 5,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, and four leading captains, all standing beside him, their expressions solemn, their eyes following his hands, staring at the marching map.

"Now that we have entered Jingzhou, the preliminary plan is that we will borrow Dangyang City from Linfu City, and then attack Jiangling City directly from the location of Dangyang City!"

Under the watchful eye of the captains, Zhang He quickly formulated a strategic policy: "We don't want to conquer the city, our purpose is the granary of Jiangling!" ”

"General, this is at least a few hundred miles away from Jiangling, once we gallop thousands of horses, it is easy to expose our whereabouts!" A heroic young man stood up and said with some concern.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we enter the Jingzhou region, exposure is inevitable, and tens of thousands of cavalry can't hide our whereabouts no matter what!"

Zhang He said confidently: "But with the speed of our cavalry, from here to Jiangling, it can be reached in one day, and in one day, they have no chance to react, as long as we are fast enough, it is okay to surprise Jiangling!" ”

The Jiangling granary was the grain and grass warehouse for the Wu army to support the Right Route Army, and once this granary was burned, the offensive of the entire Right Route Army of the Wu army would be put on hold.

"What if they were prepared?"

The heroic young man frowned slightly.

"That is, we are not lucky, there is only one way left, attack!"

Zhang He smiled, a bright smile. Without hesitation, he said: "The task is the task, if you can sneak attack, it is best to sneak attack, if you can't sneak attack, we will attack, even if we are all folded here, we must take the Jiangling Cang of the Wu army." There is no such thing as a bargain! ”

"No!"

When the generals heard this, their expressions were shocked, and their eyes were solemn.

"Rest for the night, recover the peak of physical strength and spirit, set camp at sunrise, once the assault is initiated, do not stay for half a moment, must be fast, the sooner we will succeed. A full-day march without any rest! Zhang He emphasized.

"Yes!"

All the lieutenants knew the importance of this battle, and nodded their heads one after another, indicating that they understood.

The night was dark, the mountains of Tieji Mountain were very quiet, and the cavalry officers and soldiers of the Wei army were now seizing this time to make the last physical replenishment and enter a safe sleep.

Zhang Hepan sat in front of an old porch, in the light of the moonlight in the sky. I'm wiping my weapons over and over again.

He didn't have much control over this battle. There is only a desperate fight.

"General!" At this moment, a heroic young man strode over and saluted.

"Captain Cao, the surrounding vigilance and defense have been arranged?" Zhang He raised his head, looked at a young man, and asked.

"Report to the General. It's all arranged, and I'll release the scouts out of a ten-mile range, which is enough to keep us safe! ”

The young man is not very old, his surname is Cao, and his name is true. Zidan, Cao Cao's adopted son, is now a more prominent general in the second generation of Cao, the captain of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

"Good!"

Zhang He nodded and said, "You go to rest, I'll be on duty all night, you take care of your energy, the next battle will be a bloody battle!" ”

"General, I'll be on duty at night, you are the head of an army, you should take care of your spirits!" Cao Zhen said with a smile.

He was good friends with Cao Xiu, and Cao Xiu admired Zhang He, so he also had a somewhat good impression of Zhang He, and he didn't have any prejudice against him because of Cao Ren's affairs.

"Hehe, since you are in good spirits, then sit down and watch the night with me!"

Zhang He looked at this somewhat handsome and young man, and smiled: "Captain Cao, I came to Jingzhou to take an adventure, but to atone for my sins, what I don't understand is why you invited the battle to come, you know, this battle is more auspicious, and you may not be able to go back!" ”

Cao Zhen sat next to Zhang He, heard this, and said in a deep voice: "General, I, Cao Zhen, am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and his fame should be taken immediately, so why be afraid of danger, although the battle of Jingzhou is dangerous, it is very important to my Great Wei, I can fight for Great Wei, what if I am shrouded in horse leather!" ”

The young man is hot-blooded and proud.

"The children of the royal Cao clan are all good!" When Zhang He heard this, he showed a comfortable smile: "First Cao Wenlie, then Cao Zidan, there are many talents!" ”

A Cao Xiu has already impressed him, and another Cao Zhen has made him somewhat identify with the children of the Cao family.

"The general has won the award, how can Zidan be compared with Brother Wenlie, among the children of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, I can only be regarded as good at best, not to mention His Royal Highness the Prince, even if Xiahou Ba I can't compare!"

Cao Zhen said modestly: "In our young generation of Dawei, I am far from enough!" ”

"You're a good horse!" Zhang He suddenly raised his head and looked at the horse in the distance.

"This horse was given by His Majesty, named Jingfan, which is somewhat deficient compared to Gua Huang Feidian, but the speed is unparalleled, and it is also one of the best BMWs in Dawei!" Cao Zhen said a little proudly when he talked about his BMW.

"I once heard that you Cao Zidan has superb equestrian skills, bow and horse, and your martial arts have broken the mirror at a young age, and you have succeeded in practicing qi, but in the children of the royal family, you can only live well?"

Zhang Helai became interested: "You tell me about the young generation of Dawei today, and those who are more outstanding!" ”

"Among the Cao family, the most outstanding is Brother Wenlie, Brother Wenlie is praised by His Majesty as the Cao family's Qianli Horse, both civil and military, he will inevitably be the pillar of the Great Wei Dynasty, as for the Xiahou family, what I admire the most is Xiahou Ling!" Cao Zhendao.

"Xiahou Mausoleum?" Zhang He was puzzled: "Isn't the best thing in the Xiahou clan Xiahou Ba?" ”

"Xiahou Ba Xiahou Shang Although they are very good, but they are not the eldest brother, the eldest brother has always been low-key, he was in the Tiger Benwei before, he was His Majesty's guard, and now in the Royal Forest Army, he is already a partial general, he treats people gently on weekdays, and has been following His Majesty, but among Xiahou's children, I admire him the most!"

Cao Zhen said admiringly: "Brother Wenlie also walked out from his command back then, and I was also taught by him in the palace, so I have today!" ”

"Wen Lie is from his command?"

When Zhang He heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, the Cao family and the Xiahou family broke the bones and connected the tendons, and there was such a dragon among the children of the Xiahou family. (To be continued.) )