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"What?" Man Chong immediately changed his expression and asked anxiously in surprise, "Have Zhang Fei really returned to his post?"

"If... if they did shout this sentence..." Shen Yi pointed at Shangyongcheng and tried to suppress the strong chill in his heart, but the cold sweat irresistiblely filled his forehead in a short period of time, "then it must be Zhang Fei coming back.

In Liu Bei's army, only Zhang... Zhang Fei!"

"Impossible!" Man Chong changed his usual calm expression and shook his head, saying in disbelief, "How could Zhang Fei return to the army at this time? Our army has only been less than five days since the attack on Shangyong. Even if Wen Pin immediately sends a message to Zhang Fei as soon as he gets the news, it will take at least three days.

Even if his troops are back, they will have to go for at least 6 or 7 days, and there will be General Xiahou intercepting them. How could he be able to return to Shangyong?"

"But..." Shen Yi looked at the direction of the city and stopped talking. If there were only Shen Yi here, he would have been as far away as he could have been.

The person next to him dared not say that Shen Yi was sure that once Zhang Fei came back seriously, if he could not hide far away and wait for his destiny, it would be better to die.

In fact, the reason why Shen Yi and his brother were attracted by Cao Fangxi's lobbying was because the other party promised great benefits - General Shen Dan was promoted to the prefect, while Shen Yi would be directly promoted from the commander to the general, and both brothers could be awarded the title of Guannei Marquis.

Another important reason is that you know that Zhang Fei is not in Jingzhou.

Man Chong let out a long sigh. Forced himself to calm down, and then said to a captain beside him: "Send the scout to find out the situation clearly for me. Once you find an abnormality, report it immediately!"

"yes!"

After walking back and forth for a few paces, Man Chong finally made up his mind: "Send the whole army to prepare for the battle!"

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"General, I finally hope you're back!" Wen Pin, under Shangyongxi City, brought Xiang Chong, Dong He and more than a dozen others hurriedly came up. After bowing and bowing, he said to me with an extremely excited expression.

"Zhongye, thank you for your hard work!" After helping Wenpin up, I nodded, and then raised my hand to Dong He, Xiang Chong and others. "Young Zai, Uncle Huai... get up!"

"General Thank you!"

Looking up, I quickly looked at the West City Tower. There was no new damage on the city gate and the city wall, and there was no blood at the foot of the city wall.

Shangyong City was indeed not attacked. However, Wen Pin and others were filled with anxiety in their joyful expressions. In this way, the battle situation in Xiangyang might have reached an extremely difficult situation.

These days, I have been busy rushing to travel, and I often walk from there any shortcuts, crossing mountains and ridges, and wading across rivers. Except for necessary rest, I have hardly stopped.

The contact with Jingzhou has also been affected. The recent letter I received was two and a half days ago. Therefore, I don’t know the latest battle situation in Shangyong and Xiangyang.

"Go to the city first..." I patted Wen Pin's shoulder. I didn't look at all panic and said to Wen Pin and others in a confident tone.

"Yes!" Wen Pin, Xiang Chong and others looked at each other, and all showed a relief expression. Then they followed me and walked into the city.

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Shangyong County Governor's Office, in the meeting hall

Wen Pin briefly and clearly explained the situation in Xiangyang and the embarrassing situation of Shangyong's offensive and defensive dilemma.

It should be said that the real situation is even more serious than I expected. Zhang He's ability to command the army is absolutely the most important among Cao's army. Even Wen Pin guards Xiangyang, he may be unable to stop him when he has to fight but cannot stand.

What's more, there is not even a single literary talent in Xiangyang City today. Chen Ying, Bao Long and others are not inferior to Zhang He.

In just three days, the defenders in Xiangyang have dropped sharply by 6,000. Within one or two days, Xu Shu may not be able to hold back Zhang He.

In terms of planning, Zhang He could not catch up with Xu Shu and Kuai Yue. But in terms of commanding the battle in front of the battle, the situation was that Xu Shu had never been to fight in person, although Kuai Yue had commanded the army several times.

But as his identity, he must have never been to the front line.

Zhang He (rather more precisely, Cao Cao)'s attack happened to find Xu Shu and Kuai Yue's weakness.

If you cannot arrive in Xiangyang as soon as possible, the battle situation in Jingzhou may deteriorate to an uncontrollable level.

"The general is preparing to lead the Shangyong soldiers to break through the man Chong's block and go to Xiangyang to intercept Zhang He, but he didn't expect the general to come back!" Wen Pin said in surprise, "General, the general is ordered by the military commander Xu to send you a letter to you in less than 4 days.

Apart from the time when the pigeon flew, you actually took only 3 days to return to Shangyong. Don’t say that Cao’s army didn’t believe it, even Mo Jiang and Wendu couldn’t believe it.”

"I knew that the situation in Jingzhou was urgent, so I brought the Iron Cavalry and the Wuqian Feijun to the road first. Han Sheng led a large group of troops behind, and it would probably take a day to arrive." I nodded slightly while thinking.

"Not mentioning the iron cavalry and the flying army, even if the general is just rushing back alone, Cao's army must consider it carefully!" Wen Pin said with a chuckle, "Has Military Advisor Pang come back with you?"

"Shi Yuan with Yang Ren retreated to Bazhong, and it will take some days to come back!" This time, I did not let Pang Tong follow me, nor even let him follow Huang Zhong's army.

Pang Tong's body is not as good as the soldiers in the army, and cannot withstand such high-intensity long-distance marches, not to mention the bumpy and ups and downs of the way. The last time in Xuzhou, Pang Tong had had a similar experience. Although he was fine in the end, I really didn't want to take any more risks.

For this reason, I arranged for Pang Tong to retreat to Bazhong with Yang Ren first.

Of course, there are other benefits to doing this. It seems more sincere to ask Pang Tong to explain the withdrawal of the troops to Zhang Lu personally. Moreover, Zhu Huan's Langya Camp and Fu Tong's troops of Wuqian Feijun also need someone to be responsible for the dispatch.

"Young Slaughter. You will arrange meals for the Iron Cavalry and the Flying Army immediately. Two hours later, I will lead the troops to rescue Xiangyang myself." I turned around and ordered Dong He.

"Receive the order!" Dong He left immediately after saluting.

"Zhongye, you have selected 5,000 elite soldiers from Shangyong and are ready to follow me back to Xiangyang!"

"No!" Wen Pin stood up with excitement, clasped his fists with his hands, and took the order and left with a sigh.

"Shuhuai, you immediately transfer your servants to the city officials and clan wealthy families. Assist Shangyong's defense."

"promise!"

"Public Certificate, go to the top of the city and put in my battle flag." A sharp light flashed in my eyes, and I said to Ling Tong, "Tell Man Chong, tell Zhang He, tell Cao Ren———I'm back!"

"No!" Ling Tongyi, who followed me back first, jumped up and ran out in a hurry.

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Man Chong was waiting in the tent for the scout to report the news, but suddenly he heard the soldiers report that something was happening at the Shangyong City. He hurriedly led Shen Yi and others to outside the camp to inspect.

"Sir, look!" a captain pointed at the top of the city and said anxiously.

Man Chong looked in the direction he pointed, and a huge flag that had not yet appeared fluttering in the wind on the top of Shangyongdong City. There were a few smaller characters on the flag, although it was hard to see clearly.

But the big and ostentatious word in the middle is clearly seen

"open"!

Next to the huge flag, a young general stood proudly, bent his bow and arrow to aim at Man Chong.

From Shangyong City Tower to where Manchong is located, the slope of the mountain is removed. Even if it is parallel, it is more than 800 steps. It is said that it is a bow, but even if you step on a strong crossbow, you can't fly so far.

Before the Cao army general laughed at the young enemy general, a feather arrow had broken through the air and was getting closer and closer in sight.

"Clang~!" Finally, about a hundred steps in front of Man Chong, the wolf-toothed arrow lost its strength and fell down. The sharp sound of the arrow hitting the hard rocks. It echoed melodiously between the sky.

Seeing this scene, almost all the Cao army soldiers could not speak. Although they were condescending and were at the same time, with only the bow of their arms, the young general could shoot 700 steps away. This strength was enough to make people jaw-drop.

"It's Ling Tong!" Shen Yi looked at the man for a long time, and suddenly shouted like a ghost, "It's Ling Tong, the deputy commander of the Wuqian Fei Army. Zhang... Zhang Fei is indeed back!"

He was less than 20 years old and was already in the position of a lieutenant. Ling Tong was also a famous young talent in Liu Bei's army, and he is currently in the Jingzhou Legion. Shen Yi naturally knew him.

But what really scared Shen Yi was not Ling Tong himself, but the person "behind him". Ling Tong and Wuqian Feijun had already entered Hanzhong with Zhang Fei, but Ling Tong actually appeared in Shangyong at this moment, which means that Zhang Fei has also returned.

If he had only doubted before, Shen Yi was now convinced. A strong fear surged into his heart, making Shen Yi stand as a puppet.

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Ling Tong put away his strong bow, glanced at the location where Man Chong was, spat heavily on the ground, and then walked down the city tower regardless of the awesome gaze of the soldiers beside him.

Ling Tongdi archery mastered by Gan Ning, the archer, and then received careful guidance from Huang Zhong, who was more magical in archery. Although he could not compare with this person, he could definitely be said to be outstanding.

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After barely asking Shen Yi about the situation, Man Chong also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Back in the tent, Man Chong paced back and forth, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. What puzzled him was why Zhang Fei rushed back to Jingzhou so quickly. Although he was reluctant to believe it, the facts were already in front of him.

But what worried Man Chong the most was the situation of his army. When Zhang Fei returned, Cao's plan to seize Jingbei was equivalent to half of the failure. Man Chong did not think that the more than 10,000 people in his hands could stop Zhang Fei.

Once Zhang Fei returns to Xiangyang, if Zhang He has not cooperated with Cao Ren to defeat Zhao Yun or seize Xiangyang City, his situation will become extremely dangerous.

"Sir, what should I do?" a captain asked cautiously.

Man Chong still came and walked around without answering. After a long time, he suddenly stopped, with a determined look on his face and said in a deep voice: "Fight to the death and stop Zhang Fei from going south to Xiangyang.

As long as you can win time for General Cao Ren to seize Jingbei, it is worth fighting for more than 10,000 people."
Chapter completed!