Zhu Ran and the others are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are very sensitive to every move on the battlefield. The Wei army withdrew from the shore in two hundred steps, and this unusual move was immediately smelled of danger by them.

The effective range of the crossbowmen was usually about 100 paces, so it was the most suitable distance for the Wei army to stand a hundred paces from the shore. The Wei army withdrew two hundred paces away, leaving an extra hundred paces of distance, of course, it would not be to let them go ashore and then fight in formation, it could only be the distance left for the cavalry to charge.

The Wu army has always had an advantage in water warfare, but they have not been able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains for many years because there is no iron cavalry to help. In order to change this situation, Sun Quan thought of a lot of ways, and even sent people to Liaodong to buy horses, but unfortunately Liaodong was too far, the cost was too high, and the horses bought were far from enough, and the cavalry in Jiangdong had not been formed into a chronic disease that could not be solved.

Because of this, the generals of Koto were particularly sensitive to the dangers of cavalry.

Although they were not sure whether the Wei army had cavalry lurking somewhere, Zhu Ran and the others would not risk being attacked by the iron cavalry in order to rescue the Shu army, they parked the boat on the shore, but refused to take a step ashore, ready to retreat at any time.

Sima Yi only retreated a hundred steps, and he frightened the Wu people, he only transferred 2,000 people to monitor the Wu army, and then devoted himself to the battle with Wu Yi.

He noticed that the sound of war drums under Fancheng had stopped, and the battle of the Shu army to attack the city had ended, but the Shu army did not let out cheers and did not retreat in the direction of Fancheng, which was enough to show that Fancheng had not yet been lost. His purpose has been achieved.

Xin Bi reminded him that in this situation, it was possible for the Shu army to temporarily abandon the siege and concentrate their forces against him. The city is dead, with those remnants of the soldiers in the city, they don't dare to come out to attack, Wu Yi and Meng Da have a combined army, and there are nearly 10,000 people, which is enough to threaten the main force led by Sima Yi. If Lu Xun sent people to attack the flanks again, Sima Yi's situation would be worrying.

Sima Yi disagreed. He said to Simbi. Lu Xun is known for his caution, he will not take risks, while Wu Yi and Meng Da, although there are 10,000 people, are after a long battle. Even if the whole army comes to attack. Nor dominant. The war has come to this point. The Shu army must have reached the most difficult time, and if they missed a blow, they could only retreat into the Han River. Give up Fancheng.

As long as the Shu army can be repelled and Fancheng can be kept, even if the casualties of the army are large, it is worth it.

Xin Bi felt that Sima Yi was reasonable, so he did not persuade again. The Shu army besieged Fancheng for two days, and it was already going all out, as long as they blocked their Zuihou blow, the victory would be Great Wei's.

After a day of fierce fighting, the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they both knew that there would soon be a fierce battle that would determine the final victory, so Sima Yi took the initiative to withdraw from his position, rested on the spot, and prepared to fight again. Wu Yi did not send people to fight back, but seized the time to let the soldiers rest, eat, and recover their strength. The officers and men of the baggage battalion were busy, some sent baskets of food and soup to the front of the battle, and some sent a cart of arrows and stone bullets to the front of the battle, and classified the damaged crossbow carts and baggage battalions, and if the damage was not serious and could be repaired, they were dragged back to the camp and repaired urgently, and if the damage was serious, they were split into pieces on the spot so that the soldiers could use it to make fires for warmth.

Wei Ba was not idle, he rushed to the battalions to check the casualties, and regrouped those battalions that had suffered serious attrition in preparation for another battle. The next battle is crucial, and every soldier who can fight must go into battle.

Zhou Yu's subordinates suffered the heaviest losses, and only more than 300 of the more than 1,000 people were left to fight, but as soon as he heard that Wei Ba was going to fight in person, Zhou Yu didn't say a word, and stood behind Wei Ba with a war knife. Zhang Ling, who suffered relatively light losses, didn't say anything, just patted the ring knife on his waist and said lightly: "Wherever I join the army, I will go." ”

The siege stopped, and the sailors were temporarily useless, and Guan Xing, Zhang Shao and others also asked for battle. After Wei Ba checked their situation, he called Zhang Shao and Zhang Wei, who were only slightly injured, over, while Guan Xing and Fu Xing, who were seriously injured, stayed on the boat.

Wei Ba walked around, gathered two thousand men, and when he returned to the camp, Wu Yi was also ready to counterattack.

"Ziyu, you have to be careful."

Wei Ba smiled: "Thank you for your concern, it's not the first time I've been in battle." Last time in Fangling, I was able to beat Sima Yi and his son away, and this time, I can do the same. ”

Wu Yi daxiao, patted Wei Ba's shoulder and said, "Young man, you are heroic. He glanced at Zhang Shao, Zhang Wei and the others who were standing behind Wei Ba, and nodded their heads in greeting. Zhang Shao and the others hurriedly returned the salute, Wu Yi's status was noble, and they didn't dare to be rude.

Everything is ready to stop. Wei Ba put on his armor and walked forward with Dunwu, Ding Feng and others. The bell also wore armor, refused to leave, and followed Wei Ba closely, saying that she had promised Xiahou Hui to protect Wei Ba, but in fact, the excited light in her eyes had exposed the impulse in her heart. This girl, like her father, is a militant and has a tendency to go berserk when she smells blood.

Wei Ba walked to the front of the formation, stopped, and ordered the battle flag to be raised while looking at the position of the Wei army opposite. Wei Xing and the two warriors immediately got busy, they not only raised Wei Ba's battle flag, but also raised a large lantern, which was similar to the one used in Fangling, only larger.

When the huge lantern slowly rose into the dark night sky, and suddenly a blood-red moon rose, blown by the night wind towards the Wei army's position, the entire battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Sima Yi stood up, walked quickly to the railing, held the railing with both hands, looked up at the blood-red lantern in the air for a moment, and quickly looked at the position of the Shu army. He saw the Shu army waiting for battle, he saw the banner that was pulled by the night wind and danced wildly, he saw the energetic soldiers under the banner, and the figure standing at the front.

Although this figure is vague, it exudes a strong self-confidence, a self-confidence that is no other, and it has crossed hundreds of steps and approached the front.

"It's him." Sima Yi muttered to himself, and slapped the railing with his big hand: "It's Wei Ba." ”

Xin Bi also followed, and looked at Sima Yi in surprise: "Zhongda, Wei Ba is going to fight?" ”

Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the lantern in the air in the distance: "Last time in Fangling, he used this thing to send the news of the arrival of reinforcements to Meng Da, so that I failed." This time, he's doing it again. Sima Yi smiled bitterly twice: "We are destined opponents." ”

Xin Bi was very surprised, he didn't expect that the real opponent in Sima Yi's mind would be such a young man, not Wu Yi or Meng Da, who were also the main generals.

Sima Yi turned his face and asked the army beside him: "Who is at the front?" ”

"Jin Dongliu."

Sima Yi frowned and pondered for a moment, "Let Wang Shuang prepare to answer Jin Dongliu." ”

"Whoa." Joining the army answered, and immediately went to arrange.

Simbi was surprised. Jin Dongliu was one of the more outstanding generals under Sima Yi's account, who was cautious and commanded the troops in a very disciplined manner. Sima Yi was still not at ease with him, and he had to send Wang Shuang, a fierce general, to help, and he attached too much importance to Wei Ba. Could it be that this Wei Ba is difficult to be a hundred?

"George, don't be surprised, the last time Jin Dongliu was captured, he fell into the hands of Wei Ba. Wei Ba has a martial artist trained by Wei Yan by his side, and he is a disciple of Zhao Yun, which should not be underestimated. ”

Xin Bi smiled and said politely: "Zhongda did a good job. ”

Jin Dongliu stood in the middle of the formation, tilted his head, looked at the red lantern above his head, and suddenly felt a little dazed. He hadn't seen this lantern in Fangling, but he had heard of it, and knew that Wei Ba was in the opposite formation, and he was about to ask him to meet with his sword. After many years, Wei Ba's voice and smile are still so clear.

Jin Dongliu pulled out the battle knife, his fingers stroked the blade, feeling the coolness of the blade, and he shuddered.

Last time, I was defeated at the hands of Wei Ba and was captured by him, this time, I want to capture him and repay his kindness.

Sima Shi twisted his neck, looking at the lantern in the sky that was swaying by the night wind, and suddenly felt a burst of anger, and then a little lighter. He was angry that he couldn't kill Wei Ba with his own hands, he could only watch the battle at the moment, he was also relaxed that he didn't have to fight face-to-face with Wei Ba, he could easily watch the battle from the sidelines, and when Wei Ba was exhausted, he would definitely be able to play a full role.

"Wei Ba, it turns out that you are just a martial artist after all." Sima Shi smiled contemptuously.

The soldiers around Sima Shi were silent one by one, most of them followed Sima Yi to see this lantern in Fangling, as soon as the young man named Wei Ba came, the originally crumbling Fangling became indestructible, 30,000 troops, 1,200 miles of surprise attack, Zuihou became an embarrassed retreat, and the prestige that the hussar general had just accumulated was also swept away.

Now that this lantern is once again in the sky, will the hussar general turn his defeat into victory, or will he lose worse than the last time? Thinking about the previous record, the hussar general's father and son have been frustrated by this Wei Ba many times, and this time it seems that there is no chance of winning.

The oppressive atmosphere was like a night wind, blowing through the hearts of every Wei soldier, and the soldiers who had seen this lantern in Fangling were certainly in a heavy mood, but those who had never seen it were also very depressed. They don't know how the enemy did it, whether this is a new weapon, I heard that Wei Ba is good at ordnance, and the weapon he created is extraordinary. Is this amazingly large lantern also a weapon?

Just as the Wei soldiers were suspicious and suspicious, Wu Yi beat the war drum and issued the order to counterattack.

Compared with the nervousness of the Wei soldiers, the Shu soldiers seemed very relaxed and even a little excited. Wei joined the army in person, and he would definitely be able to defeat Sima Yi again and capture Fancheng like he did last time in Fangling.

As soon as the war drums sounded, Wei Ba raised his knife and roared: "Kill!" ”

The soldiers of the Wei family raised their swords and shouted: "Kill!" ”

The excited soldiers of the Shu army let out an earth-shattering roar: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )