Zhao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How could I not know that the soldiers are nervous, but Gongming's troops are mostly new soldiers, and they have already suffered a lot in the defense battle of Fancheng. Letting him go on a feint attack alone this time will probably chill the hearts of the other soldiers.

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Cao Ren thought for a while, then frowned and said: "Xu Gongming is so sincere, how can he let him fight alone? I will ask Niu Jin to send troops to accompany him. It's just that Guan Yu chose this season to start the war. We can't wait until the winter clothes are ready, let alone wait.

When spring comes and the flowers bloom, if all-out war breaks out and my clothes are still thin, does Boran (Zhao Yan) have any clever ideas to help me?"

Zhao Yan twirled his beard and thought. His expression seemed to have gained something, but in the end he shook his head and refused to speak.

Cao Ren observed his words and asked: "It's a critical moment. Even if Bo Ran is in trouble, he should tell me."

Zhao Yan's expression was solemn: "It is not easy to make winter clothes for war in this season, and there are such a huge quantity. I estimate that it will have to wait until March or April next year, but it will basically not be used by then. There is only one way at the moment.

Desirable..."

"What can be done?" Cao Ren asked anxiously.

"There are still many households in Fancheng, but I don't recommend it as a last resort..." Zhao Yan hesitated.

Cao Ren instantly understood that there was really nothing he could do to rob the people, but the consequences would naturally be to lose the people's support. Unless Fancheng was abandoned, such a damaging move could not be used.

"Let's consider this as a last resort for the time being..." Cao Ren nodded lightly.

In fact, Cao Ren didn't feel any guilt, because ordinary people were like cattle and sheep in his eyes, and he would rob them as a last resort. Thinking that Cao Cao didn't have enough winter clothes, would he rob the people in Wancheng?

Absolutely not, Cao Ren rejected the idea.

Because after he suppressed the rebellion of Hou Yin at the beginning of the year, he had slaughtered all Wancheng. All the valuable objects in the city had been collected by his arrogant soldiers. Cao Cao had no sheep even if he wanted to gather them.

In order to prevent being defeated individually, Cao Ren asked Niu Jin and Xu Huang to send a total of 5,000 troops north to Deng County to attract the opponent's attention. The selected soldiers were all elite soldiers wearing winter clothes.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the grass and trees are withered, and the earth is desolate.

The wilderness after snow was muddy and difficult to navigate. Xu Huang and Niu Jin slowly marched northward, fifty miles north of Fancheng, when they suddenly heard a sound like thunder from the northeast, murderous intent rising into the sky, and thousands of cavalry rushing down the hillock in black pressure.

Xu Huang and Niu Jin immediately suppressed their positions. The cavalry on the opposite side had solemn banners and their troops were neatly organized, like tigers and black. They were secretly frightened.

More than a hundred personal guards in the Chinese army held out two generals in the formation. The general on the left has a square face, handsome appearance, red robe and golden helmet. He is the fierce general Gan Ning; the general on the right is burly, with a round face and a majestic horse.

Standing on a tall white horse, holding a cool broadsword, he is the commander of this cavalry, Pound.

Xu Huang and Gan Ning once fought at the foot of Fan City. At that time, they could not decide the winner because they had their own concerns. When they met again on the battlefield, they were enemies.

"Isn't Gan Ning a boatman? Why do he always come to land to fight? Lao Gongming will fight with him later. I will deal with the round-faced man on the right named Pang." Niu Jin lowered his voice and whispered.

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"Just General Yi Niu." Xu Huang was startled for a moment, then nodded in agreement, saying that it's up to you to choose, these two are both tough rivals.

Xu Huang followed Cao Cao in the battle with Ma Chao on the Weishui River. Although he did not fight directly, he knew that Pang De was brave and brave, and Niu Jin, as Cao Ren's deputy general, was mostly in Xiangyang and Huainan, so he had no idea what opponent he had chosen.

Xu Huang and Niu Jin's 5,000 soldiers were composed of more than 4,000 light infantry and hundreds of light cavalry. They had no advantage in front of the opponent's pure cavalry with bright armor and majestic horses.

"General Gan has not seen you for a long time, why don't you stay on the boat? It is a good idea to sneak attack Deng County before it reaches Deng County. Do you know that King Wei's army will arrive in an instant? When the army of Fancheng is attacked from behind, you will all die without a burial place. I advise you

You'd better rush back to the warship to respond." Xu Huang reined in his horse and moved forward, cupping his fists to challenge Gan Ning.

Gan Ning sneered and responded: "Aren't you colluding with Sun Quanhang? Didn't he tell you that my general hundreds of horses robbed the camp? Whether it was to attack from the front or the front or to kill people from both sides will only be known after the fight. As for the warships, there is no need to worry, Jingzhou has plenty of them.

You are a good boat operator. If Wenpin comes to die, I will accompany you at any time. Besides, the Deng County you care about may be ruined."

Wenpin was transferred to Wancheng by Cao Cao a month ago to supervise the construction of warships. Xu Huang didn't know whether he would go south with the army. At this time, faced with Gan Ning's teasing, he had to change the subject, "Last time in Fancheng, we didn't separate.

Win or lose, do you dare to try the ax in my hand again this time?"

"I just finished sharpening my big knife, so I'll try it with you to see if it's sharp."

Gan Ning said he wanted to fight with his horse, Xu Huang raised his big ax and went towards him. The sword and ax collided back and forth and the fight became fierce. The two fought in the cold wind and became more and more courageous. After more than ten rounds, they still couldn't decide the outcome.

Seeing that Gan Ning and Xu Huang were fighting fiercely, Pang De also lifted the reins and took two steps forward. He originally planned to invite Niu Jin to fight, but Niu Jin mistakenly thought that he wanted to make a sneak attack.

"Thieves, don't make a sneak attack. Let's see my Niu Jin's sword skills." After Niu Jin said that, he galloped on his horse.

Pang De was startled at first, and then urged his horse forward to attack with his sword. As soon as they fought, he could detect the opponent's depth. Niu Jin struggled to deal with it and secretly complained, thinking, why are there so many monsters in Guan Yu's formation?

Four generals and four horses were divided into two places. The soldiers on both sides cheered and cheered for their respective generals.

Xu Huang and Gan Ning fought for sixteen or seventeen rounds, and it was obvious that the opponent's sword skills were more superb. Our side had already been on the defensive in these two rounds, and it would be difficult to maintain it after more than ten rounds, so there was a plan to return to the formation and fight.

idea.

Niu Jin, who was next to him, had only been fighting for three or five rounds, but was already overwhelmed by Pang De's strength and momentum. He blocked the opponent's blade without caring about his face, and took advantage of the gap between the two sides to adjust their horses, and immediately clapped their horses and ran towards the main formation.

Pang De was shocked when he saw this, but Niu Jin had almost returned to the battle, and it was too late to chase him now, so he took out the bow and arrow from his waist and aimed at Niu Jin's back on his horse.

"Pang De, stop firing cold arrows." Xu Huang shouted as a reminder.

"Your opponent is me." Gan Ning shouted angrily and struck down with a heavy knife.

Xu Huang almost dropped his weapon because he was distracted just now. At this time, he was sweating profusely and his vest was cold. He was worried about Niu Jin's safety and had no intention of fighting anymore, so he blocked the horse and walked back quickly.

Xu Huang had just been defeated with his front legs, and there was a roar of mountains and tsunamis behind him, like a whip hitting his back hard. Pang De and Gan Ning commanded the cavalry with the power of fighting generals to launch an attack on Cao Jun.

Niu Jin had just been reminded by Xu Huang, and his body tilted to the side involuntarily. Pang De's armor-piercing arrow just missed his vital point, but was also shot in the armpit of his right hand.

Because of Pang De's great strength, the armor-piercing arrow penetrated the flesh and bone. Niu Jin lost consciousness in pain while running. His eyes went black and he fell off the horse. Several guards hurriedly stepped forward to snatch him back.
Chapter completed!