Li Dian received an order from Guanzhong, asking him to find an opportunity to march into Jingzhou.

This order is almost the same as the orders Guan Yu received in history. They are all "seeking opportunities" and there is no forced time. However, Li Dian thinks that attacking Shangyong at this time is the best, and it is beyond the expectations of Shen and others. If you wait for the spring of the next year or in the summer, it will not only cause heavy miasma on the mountain road, but also may also give Shen time to recover.

Facts have proved that Li Dian's decision was correct.

But he defeated Shangyong and only succeeded halfway.

This is true whether it is from the perspective of the battle or from the distance.

From Nanzheng to Xicheng, and then to Shangyong, it is a thousand miles away.

From Shangyong to Wancheng, it was almost a thousand miles away.

It is not difficult to go downstream to Xicheng, but if you want to go through Xicheng to Shangyong, it will be difficult to leave.

The Shangyong area is a typical area that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, surrounded by mountains and rivers in the middle.

If you don’t take the waterway and have to walk the mountain road, it will be difficult and time-consuming to surround the mountain.

Even Li Dian himself felt tired after defeating Shangyong and needed to adjust and rest. So Li Dian sent a large number of scouts, scattered around Shangyong, extending to Fangling area as tentacles, collecting information and warning in advance.

He is also a suspicious soldier.

After all, Li Dian was only stationed in Hanzhong, and the number of soldiers under his command was not as large as those who were defeated. In addition, there were still some attention nodes left to preserve the food road, so Li Dian can now be used as the main force to attack Fangling, which is only two or three thousand.

Large-scale military operations are thousands of miles apart. If you want to coordinate with each other, it is a difficult problem no matter when.

Now Li Dian is also facing a difficult choice. Should he continue to go to Fangling, attack the flanks of Jingxiang, or go around the northward line to the Han River, open up Yunguan, and meet with Pang Shanmin, Liao Hua and others?

Both routes are obviously good or bad.

Li Dian thought for a long time and decided to wait for the latest information to grasp the detailed situation before making a decision...

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In Fangling City, there was joy.

When the Di generals guarding the city saw Cao Zhen's flag and received the message that Cao Zhen arrived with his soldiers, he felt a little confident. He ordered the whole city to inform the reinforcements. Moreover, in order to enhance persuasion and gather morale, he even boasted that he had made an agreement with Cao Zhen long ago that the elite Cao army came!

When the Fangling defenders saw more and more flags appearing on the mountain, although they could not see how many soldiers were in the mountain, according to a flag of fifty people, they could still have a size of two or three thousand people, and they immediately felt relieved.

Especially when the Di general saw that when the flags of Cao's army appeared, the cavalry teams gradually disappeared in the mountains and forests and no longer approached Fangling, he believed that he had waited and had no choice to surrender immediately, which was correct.

Cao Zhen is somewhat a general in Jingxiang. If Cao Zhen came to rescue himself, he would definitely lead the elite main force of Cao's army.

At the same time, if Cao's army really comes, it also shows the importance of his place. No matter which party he is talking to in the future, he can negotiate a higher price than before.

This is more important to him.

Therefore, the Di people emphasized seriously and asked their subordinates to step up the reorganization of the defense line.

However, some people also suggested that Cao's army only set up flags on the top of the mountain and did not see soldiers appear. The Di general scolded the little leader and talked nonsense on the surface, but he couldn't help but mutter a little in his heart.

But soon, the food and equipment sent by Cao Zhen made the Di generals relieve their doubts.

The Di people who got the things were obviously very excited.

He picked the best armor and put it on his body, and then showed it to his subordinates, "Look at it! These are all good things! If we weren't here to guard it, how could those guys be willing to give us these good things?!"

He strided with his head high and his enthusiasm was swept away.

In the limited brain capacity of the Di people, what they got was naturally his.

It doesn’t matter whether the Cao army soldiers come or not. It’s good if these valuable things are delivered!

What's more, if Cao Zhen really arrived at Fangling, wouldn't he have to hand over Fangling's authority?

It's better to be like this now, he has the final say in Fang Ling.

The Di general did not think about fighting the cavalry army to the death, but he hoped that the more things he had in his hands, the better.

So how can we get these good things?

Of course, it made Cao Jun feel that they could resist the cavalry here, and they would send things continuously.
Chapter completed!