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After returning to the governor's mansion, I immediately summoned the ministers in Jingzhou for an emergency meeting. One was to make some arrangements for the war situation in Jingzhou, and another important reason was to calm people's hearts.

From Xu Shu, I had a rough understanding of the situation in Xiangyang. The first step to reverse the battle in Jingzhou is to start by stabilizing the people's and the army's morale. Only with a stable rear can I expel Cao Ren from Jingbei.

In addition, from Xu Shu, I also got an unexpected surprise——The plan to disturb Xu Chang arranged by Xu Shu has achieved great success.

According to the news that Fei Ge just passed back, although the rebellion against Cao, led by Fu Wan, failed to occupy Xuchang, he successfully escaped with the emperor.

However, in my opinion, such a result is better than occupying Xuchang. With Cao Cao's management in Xuchang, even if Fu Wan and others can seize the city for a while, they will definitely not be able to withstand the counterattack.

At that time, it is probably not necessary for Cao Cao to lead his army back, and the forces loyal to Cao Cao within Xuchang alone can reverse the situation.

But if Fu Wan and others escape with the emperor, the variables would be too great. In any case, Cao Cao would not pay attention to it. Instead, he would be able to restrain Cao Cao to the greatest extent.

When this situation arises, Cao Cao will definitely return to the stable situation in Xuchang.

There is no need to face Cao Cao, the opponent is only Cao Ren, and the chances of victory will naturally increase greatly.

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"When I was not in Jingzhou, I was thanks to the fact that the ministers worked together to defeat Cao Cao's conspiracy. I would like to ensure that Jingzhou is not in trouble.

Fei here serves as brothers and the people of the nine counties of Jingxiang. Thank you all for your thanks!” After saying that, I raised my head and bowed deeply to the ministers in the hall.

"I dare not be a general's gift for my duty!" Dozens of civil and military officials stepped out together and bowed back and said.

"All the Lords ask!" I raised my hand and said earnestly, "Cao Ren's troops are still invading Xinye and Fancheng. The thief Zhang He even stole into the hinterland of Xiangyang.

If they cannot be eradicated in one day, Jingzhou will not be peaceful for a day. I hope that the Lords can continue to help me defeat Cao's army."

"I wish to die!" responded neatly again.

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"Yuan Zhi sent a letter to Gong Quan (Liu Pan), and ordered him to draw 10,000 troops from Wuling and the border, and immediately take a boat to Xiangyang. He then transferred some civilians from the four counties in Jingnan to continue to shock Liu Zhang.

He sent a letter to Bo Yan, and asked him to call him to go north to Guilin. He was ready to support public power at any time."

The letter to Zifu (Ling Cao) was sent to him and the navy commander went south from Fancheng and sealed the Han River section from Xiangyang north to Dangyang south to me.

He sent a letter to Zilong again, and asked him to transfer one of the Feng Cavalry to support Fancheng's defense. Another one went south to Caiyang area to prepare to intercept Zhang He. In terms of Xinye, he mainly focused on defending."

After quickly issuing a series of orders to Xu Shu, even the civil servants who are not familiar with military affairs deeply felt my determination to counterattack. The military generals all looked excited, ready to try.

Among this series of orders, some of them were risky, such as drawing Ling Cao's naval army to go south. According to the terrain of Fancheng, the solidity of the city and the strength of the garrison, it was very difficult to resist the attack of the superior Cao army.

It was with the full support of Ling Cao's naval army that the defending general Lu Dai could ensure that the city was not lost.

But in order to annihilate Zhang He's troops, I had to take a chance.

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Just as I continued to explain some matters, Pang De suddenly walked into the hall, came to me, and whispered: "General, Zhang He is moving!"

A sharp look appeared in my eyes, and I nodded slightly: "Are Zhonghua and the others ready?"

"You can attack anytime!"

"Then let's play with Zhang He first..."

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The moon is dark and the wind is high, the remaining stars are lonely, and the fields are covered with paint as stained with ink.

Taking advantage of the night and the strong wind, Zhang He led the army to the bell with the horse. He did not light the torch. He quietly left the barracks and headed south. The barracks were still brightly lit and there was no abnormality.

Zhang Fei's sudden appearance, which was almost miraculous, made Zhang He even more determined to move south around Xiangyang.

He didn't want to wait until late at night, so Zhang He thought that he might be tired and needed a chance to rest as he took the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, and then went south to Yicheng as soon as possible, and then crossed the Han River to the north. Therefore, before the Xu hour arrived, the army quietly emerged.

After personally leading a group of people, Zhang He paid close attention to the movements around him. For some reason, after the army left the camp, Zhang He felt uneasy in his heart, as if something ominous would happen.

In connection with the current situation, the most likely thing is naturally to encounter an enemy raid during the march.

"Tell Jiao Chu, you must listen carefully in your ears, don't miss a trace of noise, beware of the enemy's cavalry's sneak attack!" The more you think about it, the more worried you feel. Zhang He called a personal soldier and asked him to send a message to Jiao Chu, who was commanding the front army.

So far, the scouts have not found any other enemy troops coming to support. As for the current enemy, Zhang He is the only one that Xiliang Iron Cavalry can make Zhang He worry about it.

Due to the restrictions of the terrain, the Cao army that led the army to attack Xiangyang with Zhang He was almost all infantry and dealt with the cavalry. If they were well prepared, they might not be afraid of positional warfare, but they were most afraid of encountering a surprise attack on such a march.

"General Zhang has already made a plan to doubt the army, and it is so dark that the enemy's cavalry will really be dispatched?" Zhang Nan said with a little confusion.

"Zhang Fei's use of troops is strange and bold, and he is not always dependent on the normal. Even the Prime Minister praised him as a military master in the world. The more impossible it is, the more careful you should be careful!" At this moment, Zhang He did not "slouch" his opponents like he did in the daytime, and his words showed great caution.

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After listening to Zhang He's reminder, Jiao Chu did not really be careful. Instead, he thought Zhang He was a little too cautious. The attack of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was terrifying, but it also had a fatal weakness - the sound of horse hooves that were thunderous.

The sound of horse hooves as more than 1,000 cavalry galloped, can be heard two or three miles away. With such time to warn, it is enough for the army to line up to meet the enemy.

He ordered the front army to speed up the march. Jiao Chu even covered his mouth and yawned.

After moving forward for five or six miles, it was 20 miles away from Xiangyang City. Everything was as usual and nothing happened. Even Zhang and He thought that it might be because he was too sensitive.

But at this moment, the front army encountered a raid...

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Enemy cavalry attack..." The scout who was responsible for exploring the way forward ran wildly. He couldn't help shouting, and the horror in his voice could not be concealed at all.

In the night, a huge shadow rolled in less than two hundred steps behind the scout. Accompanied by it was a dull and extremely oppressive sound.

"What? The enemy attack?" Jiao Chu could hardly believe his ears and asked in shock. He didn't hear the sound of horse hooves at all, but how did the enemy cavalry attack?

It was not until the torrent of cavalry that was swept by nearly a hundred steps that Jiao Teng, who was considered a veteran on the battlefield, had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

It will be a surprise———The enemy cavalry did not make no sounds of hoofs, but wrapped something under the horse's hoofs, covering up the sound to the greatest extent.

"Arrange, fight, fight!" Jiao Chu shouted in panic. "Tell the central army, the enemy cavalry is coming and ready to fight. Please come here, hurry..."

Just as Jiao Tu shouted in succession, Cao's soldiers hurriedly lined up to fight, a rushing cavalry frenzy had already swept.

The desolate and desolate sound of Qiang flute completely broke the tranquility of the night.

"Stop the enemy cavalry!" Jiao Tu roared wildly at the top of his lungs and led his men to meet him.

"Boom~!" It was divided into three places, and the front army of Zhanghedi was inserted from three directions, from the southeast, southwest and southwest respectively. At this moment, the huge impact covered all the sounds.

In just a moment, hot blood splattered and then fell into the cold soil.

The roaring continued to slam the ground, and the one who was the first among the enemy cavalry was facing the first. Unexpectedly, he was shocked to find that he had only bumped into the opponent's weapons and retreated involuntarily with his men and horses.

During the process of regression, he was even tripped by his own soldiers and turned over.

"Damn..." Jiao Tu endured the severe pain and got up in a mess. He was about to avoid the enemy's edge. But just raised his head. Jiao Tu was shocked to find that the enemy cavalry that had just fought had arrived.

The huge black war horse was like a nightmare coming from hell, ruthlessly knocking away the scoundrel that would not be able to react in the future.

Jiao Tun felt like his chest was struck by lightning. Venus was flying in front of him, his body was flying involuntarily in the air, and blood was spewing out of his mouth.

After flying for more than ten steps, he fell heavily like a rag, but the third strike from the same enemy has also arrived.

The black giant horse that broke through the wind and waves almost calculated the time. Just as Jiao Tun's body landed, it rushed over and the huge horse hooves like iron hammers stepped on Jiao Tun's face.

Like a fragile watermelon, Jiaotu's head could not bear the weight of the war horse and the horse knight. In just a moment, it was stomped to pieces and the brain ruptured. Before he could even make a cry, he had already returned to the west.

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I had no idea that Wu Zhi had killed a lieutenant-level figure in Cao Jun. I just felt that the war horse was a little delayed for a moment, and then rode my horse and continued to rush forward.

With Zhang He's experience in the war-torn Taoist experience, even if he is preparing to move in at night, he cannot be unprepared. Moreover, it is very likely that he will be the rear guard himself.

To bet on this possibility, I took the Iron Cavalry to the front of Zhang Hejun and launched an attack on his front army without hesitation.

Judging from the current situation, this gambling seems to have been successful. The response of Zhang He's former army is really not of level, and it is obvious that Zhang He himself is not in command. The only reasonable explanation is that Zhang He stays behind the rear hall.

How can you miss such a good opportunity?

More than 1,400 cavalry have been divided into three parts——I led one to break through the front, Ma Dai led one to break through the southwest, and Pang De led one to break through the southeast.
Chapter completed!