Pang De's cavalry platoon rushed forward, its power was like a mountain collapse and a city collapse, and its power was like a Yellow River breaking the dam.

Both the chief generals of the Cao army were defeated. It was the time when morale was declining. With the lack of heavy armor protection, the formation was dispersed in an instant. Xu Huang didn't care about Niu Jin's life or death. He gathered the soldiers in a panic and wanted to retreat.

The number of Pang De's cavalry was a little smaller. After the first rush, the power weakened and he could only divide the weaker part of Cao's army. It was difficult to wipe out the five thousand infantry and cavalry in front of him. Finally, he chased him out for five or six miles and beheaded more than a thousand levels and returned to Deng County.

The former general Guan Yu led the main force to besiege the east gate of Dengzhou, the right general Zhang Fei supervised Meng Da's Shangyong troops to attack the west gate, the later general Lantian governed Hu Xiu, Fu Fang's surrendered troops joined forces with Gao Shun's army to attack the south gate, and used Pang De's cavalry to patrol north of Fancheng, and cooperated with Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion to intercept the messenger of Fancheng.

Gan Ning was responsible for supporting the warship, but he wanted to go to land to participate in the war. Finally, under the coordination of Lantian, he temporarily joined Pang De's cavalry unit and was responsible for intercepting reinforcements sent by Fancheng.

At this time, Liu Bei's territory spanned the three states of Jing, Yi and Jiaotong. After obtaining Xiangyang, the Yangtze River and the Han River were connected together. Both Cao Cao and Sun Quan formed a relatively complete strategic pattern.

Because Liu Bei's heavy troops will inevitably be placed on the border, in the future, whether there are major wars in Hanzhong, Xiangyang or Jiangxia, they can provide rapid support through the Han River and the Yangtze River. However, Cao Cao in the north still has a huge advantage at this time, and with Jingzhou's current troops, he is simply unable to attack the Central Plains. In addition, the unstable factors of Sun Quan in Jiangdong have not been completely resolved, so the purpose of this battle is to capture Fancheng.

Fancheng is equivalent to the outer city of Xiangyang, and the Han River is like the inner city wall of Xiangyang. The formation of a horn can effectively resist the enemy in the north. Moreover, it would be easier for Guan Yu to take down Xiangfan defense at the same time, because Cao Cao's Xuanwuchi naval army could not defeat the Jingzhou naval army.

Lantian deliberately formed a tense situation in Deng County. First, he used the heads of Lu Meng, Lu Chang and Xu Shang to let Cao Ren know Guan Yu's determination to go north. Secondly, he used scouts, cavalry and navy to form a blockade network to isolate Fancheng in the south. Finally, he used Deng County as a stronghold to block it, or repel Cao Cao's reinforcements. The psychological defense line of the military and civilians in Fancheng would inevitably collapse.

When Pang De and Gan Ning were victorious and returned to the north, Dengzhou garrison Lu Jian had to abandon the city and escape for two days. He didn't know why he was so lucky that he could be hit by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the same time.

Xu Huang took away the remnants and returned to Fancheng. Cao Ren and others were shocked when they heard this. They never expected that when Guan Yu attacked Deng County, they still had the strength to block Fancheng's reinforcements.

Cao Ren's subordinates had already taken out the arrow from Niu Jin's armpit. Fortunately, Pang De's armor-threaded arrow was not poisonous, otherwise his life would be in danger. Although Niu Jin's life is safe now, his head fell to the ground and hurt his head. After a long time, he still lay on the couch and did not wake up.

"This old man Guan Yu is so bullying. He quickly ordered his troops to save Deng County. I want to avenge General Niu." Cao Ren and Niu Jin had a deep friendship, and were furious when he saw his old friend being seriously injured and fell into a coma.

"No, Guan Yu came here prepared this time. He may think that Fancheng is not easy to fight, so he deliberately attacked Deng County to lead us to divide the troops. The general should not be angry and be trapped." Zhao Yan tried his best to dissuade him.

Xu Huang clasped his fists and advised: "Zhao Yilang is right. Guan Yu sent Gan Ning and Pang De to intercept with cavalry, indicating that there are strong generals in command of attacking Deng County. It is still unknown whether Deng County can still be saved at this time. In addition to the main force stationed in Wancheng, Xinye also has 20,000 general Zhang Wenyuan. I believe that he can also rush to Deng County as soon as possible. General Zixiao is worse than waiting for assistance like before."

Cao Ren nodded, "I also know that the current situation may not be that bad. I just felt that Guan Yu was aggressive. He was so angry that he couldn't count it. Gongming was hard to fight. Let's go back and rest first..."

"Vei." Xu Huang clasped his fists and retreated.

As soon as Xu Huang left, Cao Ren's face turned dark again. Zhao Yan comforted him with kind words: "Since the general knows it, why bother with others? It is better to prepare for war and strengthen the city defense. The reinforcements of the King of Wei will resolve the crisis."

Cao Ren bent down and whispered to Zhao Yan: "Boran shouldn't comfort me, how can the situation be so simple at the moment? The news of Xu, Niu's defeat will soon reach various battalions. The soldiers of Fancheng were short of clothes and food, and were afraid that they would mutiny before Guan Yu came to kill him."

"Aren't there a few messengers who have gone around? I believe they will definitely bring the general's anxious mood to the King of Wei. Just wait for the army to go south and you will be able to repel Guan Yu. Don't forget that Zhang Wenyuan defeated the 100,000 troops of Sun Quan from Jiangdong with 800 people. Now his 20,000 people should be able to achieve great achievements. The general only needs to restrain the soldiers. If it really doesn't work, please ask the people to 'borrow' them." Zhao Yan replied.

A sharp look flashed in Cao Ren's eyes, thinking that he would have to borrow sooner or later, but he didn't know how long it would take. As for the general Zhang Liao, who was mentioned by Zhao Yan, who could defeat Jiangdong, it was not necessarily Guan Yu's opponent to be able to defeat Jiangdong.

Zhang Liao received the order from Cao Cao to set out from Xinye. He crossed the river and marched quickly to Chaoyang to rest first, and then sent a scout to Deng County to find out the news. On the way, he happened to run into Lu Jian who was running away.

The scout brought Lu Jian into Zhang Liao's camp. When Lu Jian met, he knelt on the ground and cried, as if he was suffering a great grievance.

"General Lu quickly invites you. The King of Wei has sent troops from Wancheng. I believe he will arrive soon. Tell me about the military situation in Dengzhou. I will lead my troops to meet for a while." Zhang Liao helped Lu Jian up with both hands.

Lu Jian knew that Zhang Liao had brought 20,000 soldiers, so he shook his head and advised him: "General, you must not be careless. Guan Yu's troops may be 40,000 to 50,000. Besides, the generals on his side are extremely fierce. It is better to wait until the King of Wei arrives before going..."

"The soldiers are not in many ways but in their spirit, and the generals are not in courage but in their plans. This general once defeated Sun Quan with 800 and 100,000. Besides, I have not seen General Guan for many years. This time I happened to talk to him about the past. Just tell me what you know about the information. Who are the men under General Guan?" Zhang Liao asked indifferently.

"There is Zhang Fei..." Lu Jian blurted out.

"What? Zhang Fei is in Jingzhou?" Zhang Liao looked incredible and thought to himself that he was not Guan Yu's general? He was clearly Liu Bei's other "mind"?

Lu Jian nodded, "That black guy is really there. Guan Yu directed the main force to attack the east gate of Deng County, and Zhang Fei directed Meng Da to attack the west gate of Deng County. Meng Da seemed to have come from Shangyong..."

"No need to mention Meng Da, General Lu, who are the main generals of the other two sects?" Zhang Liao frowned.

"They were using three sieges and one siege. There were only a few soldiers and horses outside the North Gate ambush. Except for the fierce attack at the East Gate, the rest was the South Gate's most powerful attack. The name of the main general seemed to be Lantian, but this person was not in front of the formation." Lu Jian explained.

"Lantian...This name is a bit familiar..." Zhang Liao first talked to himself, and then continued to ask: "Lantian is not in front of the formation, who is commanding the siege?"

Lu Jianliu thought about it and replied: "It was the rebel generals Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, and there was another person who seemed to be surnamed Gao."

Zhang Liao stroked his beard: "What's the tall one? Don't even have a name?"

"I just saw the flag behind him with the word "high", but he did not report his name like other generals, so the last general did not find out his full name. However, all his soldiers were wearing heavy armor and headed at the front. I wonder how many bows and arrows our defenders had wasted..." Lu Jian replied helplessly.

The soldier was surnamed Gao and his body was full of armor. The answer in Zhang Liao's heart was about to come out, but he still couldn't believe it. Because there was no news for so many years, how could he suddenly appear in Liu Bei's camp? Besides, this person's character is stupid and loyal, it is said that it is impossible to turn to Liu Bei.
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