Chapter 333 Withdrawal from Nanxiang

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"What? Are you going to attack Yizhou?

Wu Yi stared at Zhao Yun. He never thought that Jingzhou would attack Yizhou at this time. You should know that at this time, Jingzhou was fighting with Hanzhong. In addition, such a huge thing as Yizhou, how could Jingzhou have such great confidence?

"It's not that I, Jingzhou, want to be your enemy of Yizhou, but that Liu Zhang has decided to be the enemy of my Jingzhou. You don't know yet. Just a few days ago, Liu Zhang has made an agreement with Chen Qun, Cao Cao's advisor, and ordered to expel my Jingzhou soldiers from Yizhou."

Zhao Yun smiled. He had long guessed that Liu Qi's goal was not only Hanzhong. Although Liu Zhang did this to cause them trouble, it also gave Jingzhou an excuse.

"So it is."

Just now, Wu Yi was puzzled, but when he heard Zhao Yun's words, he understood the cause and effect. It turned out that the root cause of everything was actually in Liu Zhang. Even if he was not in Chengdu, he could guess that it must be Cao Cao's counselor camp who gave Liu Zhang certain benefits, which made Liu Zhang give up cooperating with Jingzhou and thought of this Wu Yi couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Liu Zhang could be treacherous and suddenly take action against Jingzhou. Can't Cao Cao betray and tear up the agreement?

"I need General Wu to stay here for a few days these days. Of course, if General Wu believes that he can escape from my hands, he can have a try." Zhao Yun came to Wu Yi and stared at Wu Yi tightly: "But I still need General Wu's cooperation these days. Just like now my subordinates need to go to Hanzhong to inquire about the situation of the lord, I still need General Wu to order him to give him some horses and let them go."

Facing Zhao Yun's burning eyes, Wu Yi had no choice but to take out the seal from his arms. Instead of waiting for Zhao Yun to take it from him by himself, it was better to take it out by himself.

Half an hour later, the door closed and opened, and more than a dozen soldiers left quickly on a fast horse.

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The night was like water, and Nanxiang City was quietly hidden in the darkness. Under the four gates, a team of Hanzhong soldiers were ready to withdraw from the city at any time. It was not until late at night that Yanpu ordered the gate to open, and everyone withdrew from Nanxiang County.

"What's the movement of Jingzhou soldiers and horses?" Not far from the city gate, Yanpu rode a horse, and several young generals such as Zhang Ying beside him escorted him early.

"Sir, there has been no movement in the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou in the barracks, and even the scouts are less than usual." Zhang Ying arched his hand.

"Oh? A little less than usual?" Yanpu asked doubtfully.

"The weather is getting colder, and it is almost the beginning of winter. Since then, the Jingzhou army has not prepared any clothes for the winter. It is much colder than usual tonight. It is normal for Jingzhou's scouts to be lazy and not come to investigate." Zhang Yingdao.

Yanpu nodded and didn't say anything. Although what Zhang Ying said was reasonable, he felt a little strange. Why did Jingzhou soldiers and horses turn a blind eye to such a big movement in Nanxiang City? Even if the Jingzhou Expedition is not well informed, he should be aware of it. Why is it so quiet?

"Send another team of scouts, you can't let go anywhere within ten miles around Nanxiang City, and you can't make any mistakes." Yanpu thought for a moment.

"No." A young general behind him immediately bowed to take the order.

A team of soldiers and horses left Nanxiang City and marched along the original route. In a dense forest not far from Nanxiang City, Wei Yanzheng was looking forward to it with more than a dozen soldiers. The desired direction was Nanxiang City, and there were 3,000 soldiers and horses hidden in the depths of the dense forest behind Wei Yan. In just one hour, there were already two teams. The scouts passed by here, but fortunately they were not found, otherwise they really couldn't hide it from Yanpu.

The sound of rustling footsteps sounded, and a soldier in black quietly came to Wei Yan's side in a low voice: "General, Yan Hu's army has left the city."

"Keep up." Wei Yan waved his hand and stretched out more than a dozen soldiers and immediately dispersed. Before long, the footsteps sounded, and 3,000 soldiers walked out of the dense forest and followed Wei Yan in the direction of Yanpu's army.

In the Jingzhou battalion, ten thousand Jingzhou soldiers and horses were ready to go. The whole battalion was under the secret order of Zhang Xiu, and the outer pine was running tightly. At this time, on the school field of the large military camp, Jingzhou soldiers and horses quietly completed the assembly. Zhang Xiu was wearing armor on the stage and silent, and the army under the stage stood quietly like pine without any sound.

"Dad Da Da..."

The sound of the horse's hoof sounded, and a scout came to the school yard. Before he could get off the horse, he said loudly, "The army in Nanxiang City has left Nanxiang City."

"The army is out." Zhang Xiu shouted loudly on the stage, followed by the 10,000 troops under the backstage and went out of the camp.

Ten thousand troops went to Nanxiang City, and all the Hanzhong scouts on the way were killed, and soon the army appeared outside Nanxiang City.

After the withdrawal of the 10,000 Yanpu army, the Nanxiang City suddenly became much more empty. There were only a few dozen soldiers left on the tower. In the dark, the 10,000 army came to the Nanxiang City in the dark. Before they reached the city, the soldiers on the tower were really trembling by the dull footsteps. A famous soldier The pawn stared at the bottom of the tower. When he saw the Jingzhou army in the dark, the soldiers threw down their weapons and fled regardless of the scolding of the captain guarding the city.

Yanpu's 10,000 troops have been withdrawn. With their hundreds of soldiers, they are not the opponent of the Jingzhou army at all. They can only be killed by the Jingzhou army.

Dozens of soldiers on the tower ran away, and the captain guarding the city also sighed helplessly and turned away. The Jinyiwei hidden in the city opened the gate effortlessly, and Nanxiang City easily fell into the hands of Jingzhou.

Outside the city gate, Zhang Xiu arranged 3,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Nanxiang City, and led the remaining soldiers and horses in the direction of the retreat of Yanpu army.

On an official road more than 20 miles west of Nanxiang City, Liu Qi is leading a 15,000 army to stand in charge. A famous Jingzhou soldier holds a bow and arrow and watches the official road vigilantly.

Although there are mountains on three sides of the land in Hanzhong that hinder the invasion, only the east side next to Jingzhou is a plain, and this is also the only road that Nanxiang City is connected to Nanzheng. Other roads can be detoured, but only this section of road can't be bypassed in any case. If you want to go back to Hanzhong, you must pass here.

"Master, everything is ready. Yanpu will never break through." Yang Ling stepped over.

"Hmm." Liu Qi looked up at the situation around him. There were steep mountain walls on both sides. At this time, the mountain walls were full of archers arranged by Liu Qi, and some soldiers held sharp wood cut from tree trunks and were ready to throw them at any time.

"Lord, Yanpu's army is about to arrive." A scout rushed over. More than 20 miles from Nanxiang County to here, all of them were arranged with scouts in Jingzhou. Among them, many brocade guards were ambushed in the dark. As long as the scouts of Yanpu army arrived, they would be killed immediately to prevent the news from being transmitted back.

"Well, the order withdraws all the scouts, leaving only the Jinyiwei to pay close attention to the situation of Yanpu's army." Liu Qi nodded and said that the closer it is, the more likely it is to be found in Yanpu. Although this Yanpu is already a turtle in the urn, it is Hanzhong after all. If Yanhu really has any way to get out, I'm afraid that his tens of thousands of troops will be busy.

"No."

"Yanpu's army is still an hour away from here."

"Yanpu's army is still half an hour away from here."

"Yanpu's army is still a quarter of an hour away from here."

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With the increase of time, the situation of Yanpu's army was transmitted faster and faster. Liu Qi's army was also nervous because of this news, and they all held long guns and stared at the darkness in front of them.

Finally, under the expectation of a famous soldier, a firelight appeared in front of him.

A few miles away from Liu Qi's army, Yan Piao and others are leading the army forward. The army is holding up and down the scouts with torches back and forth. The pipe is very bright. It can be said that it is out of the monitoring scope of Jingzhou soldiers and horses. Therefore, in order to catch the way as soon as possible, Yanpu ordered Da The generals lit the torch.

"No message has been sent back yet?" Yanpu frowned and asked.

"Sir, I didn't. Whether it was Nanxiang or Cheng Gu, there was no news back. It should be that the Jingzhou army didn't notice it." Zhang Ying said with a relaxed face.

"It's impossible. The army has been away for so long. Can't Jingzhou soldiers and horses not notice it? And it's too strange on this road. I haven't met any Jingzhou soldiers and scouts. Yanpu frowned and said with a sad face.

"Nanxiang City has been closed, and the news cannot be transmitted. Jingzhou may not know that we have withdrawn from Nanxiang City at this time. Don't worry, sir." Zhang Ying didn't care. Although he also thought it was a little strange, he was also used to thinking in a good way at this time.

Although Zhang Ying said so, Yanpu beside him was even more worried: "It has been three hours since the army left Nanxiang City. Up to now, it has not been sent back all the way. Don't you think it's strange. Except for the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou who did not find us leaving Nanxiang City, that is, Jingzhou soldiers and horses not only found us leaving. Kainan Township, and there was an ambush on people along the way, so that none of our scouts returned.

"This... No way, how did Jingzhou soldiers and horses know the situation of our army?" Zhang Ying was secretly shocked. If what Yanpu said was true, there might be a large number of Jingzhou soldiers waiting for them in front of them.

"Send another scout immediately and come back every quarter of an hour to count the number of people." Yanpu Dao.

"A quarter of an hour? Sir, the scout can't run far in a quarter of an hour. Do you want to count the manpower every half an hour? Zhang Ying hesitated for a moment. Although the scout was riding a horse, he could not run far in a quarter of an hour. In addition, he had to return. How could he ensure the situation around the army?

"No, it's just a quarter of an hour. It can't be any shorter. You must confirm the movement of the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou this morning. In addition, I will send you out the soldiers to explore the movement of the Jingzhou army. Can you return now?" Yanpu suddenly said.

"No." Zhang Ying said in her heart. It has been three hours since they left Nanxiang City, and no scout returned within these three hours, which is enough to explain the situation.

"I'll arrange it." Zhang Yinggong said that he had realized the seriousness of the matter. If the guess was true, they might have fallen into the trap arranged by Jingzhou at this time.

Just as Zhang Ying turned around and left, the lights in front of him were suddenly bright, like a low voice like a landslide, which changed Zhang Ying's face greatly.