Chapter 941 Defense and Counterattack

"Mr. Derun, you are right."

A few days later, Shi Xie met Kan Ze and sighed.

"When a hero is born, the world will be united. A scholar is a famous scholar, so he should understand this truth." Kan Ze said slowly.

"Yes, sir, you are right. I will declare my vassalage to the Luoyang court today and surrender to the general." Shi Xie sighed.

In fact, when Cao Cao occupied the Central Plains, he sent people to recruit Shi Xie to surrender. However, because Jingzhou was in the middle and the sky was high and the emperor was far away, Shi Xie was naturally able to continue to separate his rule in Jiaozhou.

Later, when the Soochow regime under the leadership of Sun Quan became stronger and stronger, Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu, drove away Lai Gong, the Mu of Jiaozhou. Sun Quan used this as an excuse to send his subordinate Bu Zhi as the governor of Jiaozhou, preparing to annex Jiaozhou. Shi Xie was afraid of Soochow. Because of his strength, he surrendered to Soochow and induced Yong Kai, the prefect of Jianning, to betray him.

It can be seen from here that Shi Xie is actually a separatist prince who bullies the weak and fears the strong. Now that Liu Ye has unified the north, his power spreads all over Jingzhou, and his tentacles can reach Jiaozhou, he naturally does not dare to resist.

While Gao Chong was fighting in Jingnan, Zhang Jia was leading the main force of the Nanyang Army to confront Cao Ren's army.

"What a great Cao Ren. The camp is arranged like a piece of iron barrel. It's really like a tiger swallowing the sky and having no way to eat it."

Zhang Jiao was riding on a horse, and he, Fazheng, Li Yan and a group of cavalry were outside Cao Ren's camp. They watched Cao Ren's camp from a distance and couldn't help but sigh.

After the reinforcements led by Li Yan arrived, Cao Ren's offensive against Jiangling weakened. After the main force of the Nanyang Army led by Zhang Jia arrived, Cao Ren completely stopped the siege of Jiangling City, preparing to contain Zhang Jia and cut off the north and south of Jingzhou. connect.

Cao Ren's offensive game has never been very good, but his defensive game is top-notch. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's strength was greatly reduced, leaving Cao Ren to guard Nanjun. Cao Ren first fought with Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army, for several years, and later fought with Guan Yu, who guarded Jingzhou. Guan Yu's seven armies were flooded, and his troops crossed Fancheng and headed straight for the Central Plains. Cao Cao was even frightened and wanted to move his capital. However, Cao Ren stubbornly blocked Guan Yu's attack.

Now that Cao Ren is focused on defense, the hard drive is naturally impregnable, and it is really like an iron bucket.

"Cao Ren is indeed a famous general in Cao's army. He is indeed good at defensive operations." Fazheng, riding on horseback, also praised.

"Having said that, Cao Ren is fighting in a different place and is at a disadvantage. Our army may not be able to capture the enemy's camp." Li Yan is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

"Cao Ren is like a nail in Jiangling. I will pull out this nail no matter what!"

He opened his jaw and said in a deep voice: "Pass my general's order and order the entire army to surround the enemy's camp on all sides. The army formation will be divided into five layers and attack the enemy's camp continuously. I want to see how resilient this Cao Ren is!"

"promise!"

Li Yan became excited and immediately went down to make arrangements. Thirty thousand Xiliang troops were deployed on all sides of Cao Ren's camp, divided into five layers of battle formations. I saw that the Xiliang army in the five-layer battle formation had been ready for a long time. They were all fierce and fierce, wearing armor. They were as dark as a dark cloud, shrouding the entire Cao Jun camp.

"Father, open your jaw and prepare to attack." Cao Tai said with some trembling.

"What are you afraid of?"

Cao Ren sneered and said: "With my arrangement, even an army of 50,000 people will find it difficult to attack. They can only open their jaws to only 30,000 people. It is simply wishful thinking to break through my camp."

"Niu Jin! Your supervisor will guard the east gate; Cao Tai, your supervisor will guard the west gate; Zhao Chun, your supervisor will guard the north gate; I will personally guard the south gate!"

Cao Ren laid out all the orders in an orderly manner, and each general received his own order and went to the gate of Simian Village to supervise the guards.

"All troops attack!"

Woohoo!

Boom, boom, boom!

The thunderous sound of war drums and the whining of horns mixed together, sending the signal to charge. The 30,000 Xiliang troops surrounding them received the signal and immediately launched a fierce attack on Cao Ren's camp.

"Kill!"

The Xiliang army was like a dark cloud pressing over the city, and dense crowds of people came rushing in. Cao Tai at the west gate looked ugly for a while.

Cao Tai gritted his teeth and said: "Hold the first level of formation, prepare for the second level of formation!"

Only the first battle formation was made up of deer antlers and horse-rejecting spears. In addition to making the camp itself impregnable, Cao Ren also set up multiple battle formations outside the camp, consisting of horse-repelling spears and deer antlers. They surrounded the camp layer by layer. Together they form a three-dimensional defense system.

"kill!"

"Fire the arrow!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Seeing the boundless Xiliang army, they suddenly surged up. Cao Jun, who was squatting behind the first level of the battle formation, naturally raised his bow and arrows. The arrows rained down on Cao Jun on the opposite side. Naturally, the Xiliang army was not to be outdone. The charging Xiliang army was also covered by archers.

Whoosh whoosh!

The arrows from the two armies alternated back and forth in the air, but Cao's army suffered fewer casualties because it was covered by antlers and anti-horse guns. Moreover, Cao's army was smaller in number and sparsely distributed, while the Xiliang army's charge formation was relatively dense. As a result, the Xiliang army's casualties were naturally higher.

However, these Xiliang soldiers were veterans who had experienced many battles. They had experienced battles involving hundreds of thousands of people. The arrow rain in front of them could not scare them. The experienced Xiliang saber shield hand raised his shield to protect the vital points of his upper body and moved forward at a faster speed, getting closer and closer to the first formation composed of horse guns and antlers.

"The Xiliang army is approaching, spearmen prepare!"

Cao Junjun Sima shouted.

Cao Jun's spearmen, who were guarding behind the first row of formation, had already been prepared. They held their spears and their eyes were as bright as fire.

At this time, the Xiliang army finally rushed across a stone's throw and rushed towards the first line of Cao's army with great momentum.

"Kill! Destroy the enemy's battle formation!"

The Xiliang army, armed with spears and halberds, rushed towards the first battle formation of Cao's army like a torrent, trying to defeat it.

"Spearman, thrust!"

Although the Xiliang army rushed up, the horse spears and antlers were very sharp and could be plunged into them if not careful. Therefore, these Xiliang soldiers were naturally restrained, while the spearmen of Cao army stood calmly behind the antlers. Aiming at the Xiliang army in front of him, he stabbed out with a spear.

"Well!"

Poof!

A brave Xiliang soldier rushed forward, but was blocked by antlers. Just as he was about to take apart the antlers, a spearman from Cao's army who was waiting for him saw the right moment and thrust out with a spear!

The sharp three-sided spear awl penetrated the chest armor of the Xiliang soldier, and blood flowed out. But this Xiliang soldier was really a brave man, and the pain aroused his ferocity. Instead, he grabbed the spear and prevented Cao Jun's spearman from pulling it out.

"kill!"

At this time, another spearman from Cao's army rushed up from the side. "Puff", the spear was inserted into his lower abdomen again, and blood gurgled out.