In an instant, Cao Rui thought of a lot.

There were fifty or sixty thousand troops gathered around Fancheng, and both sides guarded against each other's sneak attacks, so they must have done a detailed reconnaissance of the nearby terrain, and it was impossible to leave a dead end. Even if you don't run, you will honestly hide in a secluded corner to survive, trying not to attract the attention of any party as much as possible.

Now that the war is over, the Shu army has run away, the main force of the Wei army has crossed the Han River to pursue the Wu army, the surroundings of Fancheng are a little quieter, and some rogues have come out to probe the wind, and it is not impossible to find some leftovers, but it is not impossible to have the courage to impact the camp of more than 10,000 people, which is inevitably too bold.

Cao Rui's estimation is only that, he is in a bad mood now, and he is looking for an opportunity to vent his anger, and someone himself comes to the door to let him fight, of course he is in the middle of it. But I never expected that the enemy was not some bandit who did not have long eyes, but a regular army with an astonishing number.

This made Cao Rui alert.

The regular army that can appear near Fancheng is nothing more than three possibilities. The Wu army, the Shu army, and the Wei army. The Wu army had just withdrawn, Sun Quan himself had been defeated, and the main force had withdrawn to the Jiangling area, and it was not impossible to leave a part of it, but it was not great. The Shu army withdrew earlier, the Wei army was less than 30,000 people in total, and after several battles, the losses were not small, and it seemed unlikely that so many people would be left to stand still, not to mention that they withdrew because the scouts saw it with their own eyes, and it was unlikely that so many people would quietly touch it back.

Then the rest is the Wei army.

can quietly touch the vicinity of the Son of Heaven's camp, but it won't alarm anyone. It is undoubtedly someone from within the Wei State itself.

Thinking of this, Cao Rui's heartbeat suddenly became anxious. He has been studying council in his grandfather's military tent since he was sensible, and he witnessed the civil strife in the last years of Jian'an. Although it has been nearly ten years since Dawei inherited Han Zuo, there are still many people with bad intentions behind the scenes, and he is clear about this. Everything he did after he ascended the throne can be summed up in four words: inside and outside. Taking back the power from the important ministers of the clan and the big families and suppressing the internal instability factors is sometimes more attentive than dealing with Wu Shu.

Of course, this also offended the interests of some people and caused a backlash from some. Will anyone take risks because of this? At this moment, Cao Rui is really not sure. Especially since he was still in Fancheng yesterday, and this kind of thing happened just after he went to camp outside the city today, which made him even more unable to believe that there was no conspiracy in it.

Cao Rui's breath became short. The more I thought about it, the more worried I became. He immediately ordered the Chinese Army's armed guard battalion to shrink its defense. No matter how tense the battle is. The Wuwei battalion is not allowed to fight without authorization. The Wuwei battalion was a guard unit established from the beginning of Cao Cao's army, and the first Wuwei general was Huhou Xu Yu. The officers of the Wuwei Battalion were basically the tiger soldiers brought out by Xu Yu back then, and most of them were from Qian Pei. Loyalty goes without saying, and the combat effectiveness is undoubtedly the strongest among Cao Wei's infantry soldiers, and together with the world-famous tiger and leopard cavalry, it is the most elite unit in Cao Wei's forbidden army.

At this dangerous moment, Cao Rui can fully believe that only people like Wuwei Camp and Tiger and Leopard Riding are naturally the only ones.

Let the Wuwei battalion protect himself, Cao Rui was a little relieved, and once again ordered the tiger and leopard to prepare to dispatch. It was dark, and the tiger and leopard riders could not charge, but they could protect the wings and, if necessary, cover the retreat. The battle situation in front of him was chaotic, there were fires everywhere, and Cao Rui didn't know how many enemies there were, but he believed that as long as the number of the other party did not exceed 20,000, it was a dream to break through his Chinese army. And in the entire Fancheng area, there may be people with different intentions and an army of 20,000 people who do not exist at all.

Even if the situation is unimaginably bad, with the combat effectiveness of the Wuwei Battalion and the Wubao Cavalry, it will be no problem for Cao Yu, who has supported him to Xiangyang, to come to their aid. As for Cao Yu himself, since Cao Rui can keep him by his side, he naturally has full confidence in his loyalty. Even if he has any different intentions, Qin Lang and Tian Yu will not listen to him.

In just a few breaths, Cao Rui made the most careful arrangements, and while guarding the camp and ensuring his own safety, he sent someone to inform Sima Yi in the Xiangyang camp and Cao Yu stationed in the south of Xiangyang City.

After arranging everything, Cao Rui sat down in front of his tent, his face was so calm that he couldn't see anything abnormal, only his tightly pursed lips and nails pinched into his palms could know his nervousness at the moment.

Yin Damu stood quietly in front of Cao Rui's side, with a horizontal knife in front of him, protecting Cao Rui like an iron tower.

The sound of war drums around was like thunder, but the Chinese army was silent, like a silent rock, exuding a terrifying majesty in silence. The silence of the Chinese army made the Wei army, who were a little flustered, gradually calm down, and each of them held the camp tightly, kicked down the tent, and blocked the attack on the spot. Outside the battle array, even if the burning tent made their faces hot, they would not move a single step.

"Shoot!"

The Wei army, who could not figure out the true situation of the enemy, chose the safest way and used a collection of strong bows and crossbows to block the enemy. With a series of roars, the bowstring sounded like a torrential rain, and arrows flew into the darkness.

"Kill!" Ma Tan waved his sword and shouted, leading two thousand Shu troops to rush forward, the soldiers in front brandished swords and spears, fighting hard, and the battle behind raised the bow and crossbow, pulled the crossbow machine, and kept shooting. They don't have much emotional catharsis, they just keep killing and killing.

Ma Jian rushed in the middle and front of the formation, and in front of him, Xie Guanglong waved his long sword, constantly hitting the stray arrows that shot at Ma Tan. The four-foot-long steel sword was as light as nothing in his hand, and with every light swing, he could split one or two long arrows in time. He held a shield in his left hand, but he did not block himself, but more protected Ma Tan's chest and abdomen.

Wei Feng was in the battle formation behind Ma Yan, and the more than 1,000 Wei family soldiers he led were also there, but they were not in the outermost area. Ma Tan arranged them in the formation and let the other soldiers surround them and prevent Wei Feng from making a move. Now it seems that the killing is fierce, and the only ones who are really fighting are those soldiers selected from the county soldiers, and the real elite have been waiting for Ma Yan's orders.

On the other side, the 3,000 Shu army slaughtered wantonly under the leadership of Wei Feng's general Wang Hui. The impact was also more violent. They have been recuperating for more than a month, and they have nowhere to vent their strength, and today they finally found an opportunity to go all out as soon as they made a move. Wang Hui did not have a shield, he was wearing heavy armor, and he held a war knife in each hand, and he rushed to the front, and there was no enemy in front of him. Under his leadership, the Shu army became more and more courageous, calling for a fight. The soldiers of the left battalion of the Wei army, who were unprepared, were killed by them and could not resist. Retreat again and again. It was just a meal, and they killed in the middle of the left camp of the Wei army, and they were about to break through the left camp of the Wei army and face the middle army of the Wei army.

The Wei army also discovered the ferocity of this part of the Shu army. Wen Qin, the governor of the fifth battalion, reported to Cao Rui, the son of heaven. On the one hand, he led people to kill the left battalion. Wen Qin carried a war knife. Rushing to the forefront of the battle between the two armies, he saw Wang Hui, who was tall and the most conspicuous in the crowd, and rushed over.

"Kill!" Wen Qin roared angrily. Flying and jumping, he slashed the king emblem with a volley in the air.

Although Wang Hui was constantly fighting, he knew the situation around him well, and as soon as Wen Qin rushed over from a distance, he saw it. As soon as he saw the armor on Wen Qin's body, he knew that this was an officer, and he immediately had a great fighting spirit. In the face of Wen Qin, who flew to kill, he did not retreat but advanced, and also roared angrily, cutting Wen Qin's war knife with one knife, and chopping Wen Qin's neck with the other knife.

"Kill!"

As soon as the war knife in Wen Qin's hand came into contact with Wang Wei, he felt that his wrist was numb, and he immediately became vigilant. Wang Hui is tall and has a lot of strength, which Wen Qin has been prepared for. As soon as he saw that the trick was old, Wang Hui's right-handed knife began to counterattack, and he immediately twisted his body and raised his shield, blocking Wang Hui's knife with his shield, and at the same time used Liliang, who turned around, to swing the knife back.

Wang Hui stood up, raised his knife and chopped again.

The two of them refused to give in to each other, and they killed in one place, and they were inseparable for a while. The war knife in Wang Hui's hand is a new product made by Wei Jia's iron, and the war knife in Wen Qin's hand is not ordinary, it is the treasure knife that Cao Cao rewarded his father with back then, and it is a rare hundred steel knives. Both of them relied on their own strength and sharp knives, and wanted to cut each other's knives, but they cut a few times in a row, and they slashed everywhere, and they didn't know whether they won or lost, so they realized that the war knives in the opponent's hands were not ordinary standard weapons, and they immediately increased their caution and tried their best to cut down the other party with their own knife skills.

Wen Qin blocked Wang Hui, that is, blocked the sharpest arrow of the Shu army, and the strength of the Wei army gained the upper hand again, and finally stabilized the situation. Seeing that the speed of the assault slowed down and the casualties began to increase, Wang Hui no longer loved to fight, let out a long roar, slashed three times in a row, forced Wen Qin to retreat, and then led the army to retreat.

When Wen Qin saw it, he shouted without thinking: "Chase!" So he led his men to chase after him.

The sound of the gong of the retreating Shu army and the war drums and cheers of the Wei army's pursuit were mixed together and transmitted to the Chinese army. Cao Rui, who had not spoken, breathed a sigh of relief, and a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Wei army, who was fighting in the right camp, heard the news of their victory, and cheered in unison, killing even more vigorously. The Shu soldiers fought with all their might, but it was difficult to go further, one after another the soldiers fell, and gradually, Ma Jian was exposed in front of the Wei army.

Seeing this enemy general commanding the battle, the Wei soldiers rushed up with a roar, and the situation was chaotic for a while.

"Be careful when you join the army!" Xie Guanglong swung his long sword to meet him, and the sword light was terrifying, stabbing the three of them in the blink of an eye. The Wei soldiers were shocked by his sharp swordsmanship, and their morale was stagnant. At this moment, Ma Tan ordered the heralds around him to ring the gong.

"Dangdang, dangdang!" The crisp sound of gongs penetrated the majestic sound of war drums and reached everyone's ears. The Shu soldiers who were fighting heard the sound of the gong and retreated, and the Wei army was overjoyed, cheered and chased after them.

The soldiers of the Wei army had just chased more than a dozen steps, and suddenly found that the Shu army array that receded like a tide revealed a strict military formation, a murderous military formation, just like the sea water retreated and exposed the underwater reef, nearly a thousand steel helmets, soldiers wearing black armor lined up in a neat assault formation, and pulled out their snow knives in unison, and suddenly appeared in front of the Wei army.

It's a silent reef, a murderous reef, a sharp reef.

The Wei army, who was at the forefront, was shocked by this murderous aura, and invariably stopped, and cold sweat came out of his body.

"Kill!" Wei Feng roared and stepped forward, and with a flash of his sword, he slashed a stunned Wei army marquis. (To be continued......)

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