Chapter 428 Veteran

Wuling, Xiaoling.

Cai Mao came to the temporary handsome tent a little tired. Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Zhang Yun and others were already waiting for him. When they saw Cai Mao coming in, they quickly stood up to greet him.

"Now with the support from the clans in Jingnan counties, we can still gather 50,000 troops." Cai Hao waved his hands and sat down with a tired look. In the past few days after crossing the river, he had basically been preparing for the rearrangement. The defense rushes.

It seemed that although Zhang Liao had grabbed some boats, he was obviously not sure about crossing the river. This was good, as it gave them a chance to catch their breath.

Fifty thousand troops?

Kuai Yue and others couldn't help but smile bitterly when they heard this. In the past, an army of 50,000 was definitely enough, and could even fight a big battle with any force.

But now, fifty thousand soldiers and horses cannot bring them any sense of security.

Not to mention that most of these 50,000 troops are private soldiers of the clan. They have not been coordinated and trained. Put together, there is a high probability that they are a mob. Even if these 50,000 troops are elite, how can they fight against the Vulcan cannons of the Shu Army and the Nanyang Army?

There are also repeating crossbows. It is not that the Jingzhou Army does not have this. After the feudal princes conquered Lu, all the princes have used their strength in this area. The Jingzhou Army also has the repeating crossbow. However, just like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, although their repeating crossbows Yes, but not many crossbows.

If they were to use arrows like Wei Yan, they would probably be at a disadvantage after only three days. They would have run out of crossbow arrows.

"In addition, there are some soldiers who have fled from Jiangbei..."

"Slow down!" Kuai Yue's expression suddenly changed and he looked at Cai Mao.

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue in confusion, but saw Kuai Yue saying solemnly: "Quickly send an order to all the ministries not to accept the defeated army fleeing from Jiangbei!"

"Why is this different?" Cai Mao frowned and looked at Kuai Yue. He originally thought that the troops were not strong enough, but now he wants to reject the soldiers who fled back. Isn't this embarrassing himself?

"How does De Gui know whether the soldiers who have fled back now are disguised as Nanyang troops?" Kuai Yue asked.

If forced crossing fails, naturally we have to think of other ways. Pretending to be a defeated army and sneaking in is also a good strategy, and the opponent is likely to use it.

Nowadays, a lot of troops from Jingzhou have surrendered in the opponent's army. It is too easy to get any information, and it is even possible that surrendered generals will lead the way.

"If it hadn't been for the alienation, it would have almost caused a catastrophe!" Cai Hao said, slapping his forehead.

"I hope it's not too late!" Kuai Yue nodded, and just as he was about to say something, a general came in covered with dust.

"What's the matter?" Seeing this man's panicked expression, Kuai Yue suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Mr. Hui, Changsha has been breached!" the general said to the crowd.

"What!?" Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they heard this, and they suddenly stood up and said: "How was Changsha destroyed!?"

"The thieves came from Yunmengze disguised as our army's soldiers. Our army never raised any suspicion. Unexpectedly, the thieves suddenly launched an attack, seized our army's Dongting port, and robbed the ships to cross the river." The general swallowed his saliva and said: " Not long after, a group of people came in. These people were wearing strange armors and were invulnerable. Luoxian and Xiajun were defeated. "

Kuai Yue really got it right!

Cai Mao knocked his head with some annoyance. During this time, they had been focusing on keeping an eye on Jiangling. Unexpectedly, the other party went around to Yunmengze to cross the river, or pretended to be Jingzhou's defeated army and crossed the river. Who could have done it without taking precautions? Know.

Kuai Yue frowned and said, "Don't mess up your position!"

"Does Xiandu still have a clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue expectantly. Now that the gap in Jingnan has been opened, if the enemy is allowed to cross the river, with the power of the Vulcan cannon, they have no hope. He I really hope that Kuai Yue has another clever idea.

"The time is not too long. Order the navy to intercept along the river. As long as the enemy's baggage cannot reach the river, we will still have a chance!" Kuai Yue said solemnly.

In fact, Cai Mao is not to blame for this. During these days, Zhang Liao was building a water fort in Jiangling and training his navy. He looked like he was preparing to forcibly cross the general. Who knew that the other party had secretly crossed to Dongting, and at such a time, they still wanted to Coordinating with the clans in various places, even if there was an order not to collect the defeated army, there was no time to promote it to the armies.

You must know that the 50,000-strong army in Jingnan today is different from the previous ones. Many of them are private soldiers of the clan. Not to mention having no military discipline, but there is definitely a lack of cooperation.

Vulcan cannons are very heavy and heavy, and the other side has to transport them specially. As long as these things don't cross the river, they will have a chance to drive the enemy back.

"Okay!" Cai Mao heard this and immediately understood, and there was no nonsense. Now the only thing the Jingzhou Army could do was the navy. He immediately ordered Wenpin and Wang Wei to lead troops to patrol the river bank to prevent the enemy from sending supplies across Jingzhou. Come south.

Then, Cai Mao went to Lingling to ask Liu Du for 10,000 soldiers and horses. He also raised 10,000 soldiers and horses in Guiyang and combined them with 20,000 soldiers and went straight to Changsha.

On the Changsha side, Wei Yan and Xu Huang joined forces and quickly occupied the port. They sent people to notify Zhang Liao to deliver supplies. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao only sent one batch of supplies. Kuai Yue noticed the problem and immediately ordered people to block the river bank. All of a sudden, Wei Yan's men became a lone army.

"Two generals!" Changsha, Luoxian, Wei Yan and Xu Huang were discussing the current situation while drinking tea. The magistrate of Luoxian who had just surrendered looked at Xu Huang and Wei Yan drinking tea so relaxedly, with anxious expressions on their faces. He came over and said, "It's already this time, how come the two generals are still so leisurely?"

"When?" Wei Yan asked.

"The support has been cut off. Our army is now alone. Why are the two generals so free?" Magistrate Luo said speechlessly.

"Lonely?" Wei Yan and Xu Huang looked at each other and suddenly laughed.

"This..." Magistrate Luo looked at the two of them in astonishment. Was he scared?

"What misunderstanding do you have about a lone army! How dare you be so rampant with only 20,000 soldiers!" Wei Yan laughed and snorted: "Go down and see how I defeat him!"

Magistrate Luo obviously didn't believe it, but now that this was the case, he had no choice but to retreat, thinking about how he could find a reason to avoid responsibility if the two of them were defeated.

"Brother Gongming, we don't have many crossbows. We only have 20 Vulcan cannons and 2,000 stone bullets. We have to save some." Wei Yan looked at Xu Huang. He was really not afraid of the 20,000 troops, but the problem was The river was blocked and supplies were insufficient, so he hoped that Xu Huang's Tengjia Army could be dispatched to save some crossbows. As for the Vulcan Cannon, he did not want to use it. If the Tengjia Army could defeat the 20,000-strong army, then their 6,000 soldiers and horses Maybe they can sweep through Jingnan without Zhang Liao coming over.

This cannon is what he plans to use when he attacks Wuling!

Two thousand stone bullets may not be able to break through the city gate, but it will be enough to scare the enemy.

Xu Huang nodded when he heard this. The vine-armored soldiers were invulnerable. Although there were only three thousand, they were well-trained and well-armed. Even without repeating crossbows, it would not be difficult to defeat an army of twenty thousand.

"Yes." Xu Huang nodded. The two were considered equals and cooperated with each other, but there was no master-slave relationship. They could only discuss whatever happened, and no one had the final say.

Wei Yanzhi and Xu Huang also agreed. Now we don't know when the logistics supplies will be delivered, so until then, we can save whatever we can.

He stood up immediately, said goodbye to Wei Yan, and led three thousand vine armor soldiers to fight.

Although he was invulnerable, Xu Huang did not rush forward and fight directly with others. Instead, he led his vine armor soldiers to choose a place to ambush, and when Cai Mao led his troops across the border, he suddenly rushed out.

These improvised armies were indeed a ragtag group, and the camp was blown up by just a simple ambush. Cai Mao had to retreat in defeat to regroup. Especially when he learned that there were only 3,000 troops on the opposite side, he became more confident and wanted to fight again.

As a result, they were defeated by Xu Huang at the foot of Linxiang City. Linxiang was also attacked by Xu Huang. However, Cai Mao's 20,000-strong army was defeated and he almost missed the attack on Linxiang.

On the occasion of the battle, seeing that Linxiang City could not stop these vine-armored troops, the gates of Linxiang City suddenly opened. An old general, with his helmet pierced through the armor, galloped out on horseback. He ignored the vine-armored soldiers along the way and directly used his horse power to defeat them. Along the way, the vine-armored soldiers bumped away and headed straight for Xu Huang.

Seeing that at this time, the enemy actually sent a veteran to fight, Xu Huang sneered. The three thousand Tengjia army was weak in formation, and now they were spread out more widely, so that the veteran was able to knock people away and attack Xu Huang.

He is just a veteran general. Although he has bravery and strategy, he is nothing to be afraid of!

Xu Huang did not panic when the enemy was about to attack him. When he saw the enemy coming, he immediately raised his Xuanhua ax and struck at the enemy.

"Bang~"

With a muffled sound, Xu Huang felt his hands tremble, and he almost couldn't hold the big ax. He looked at the person with some horror, but saw the bright-headed old man's blade turning and slashing towards him along the ax shaft.

Xu Huang quickly pushed his arms to push the opponent's knife away, and then tried to knock the opponent's sword off.

"Good boy!" The veteran's eyes lit up, and he used his strength. Xu Huang failed to hand over the opponent's weapon. His hands were hot, but the opponent used a trick and used his strength to lift the ax away.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he wanted to catch Xu Huang. Xu Huang quickly slid to one side, rolled off the saddle and dismounted, pulled out the sword on the horse's back, and struck the veteran's horse's leg with a sword.

"唏伦~"

The war horse was in pain and stood up. The veteran quickly turned over and dismounted. His movements were so skillful that Xu Huang was stunned. This old guy is a bit strong!

Although he was a bit underestimating the enemy, Xu Huang asked himself that even if he fought with all his strength, he might not be this old opponent. The moment he saw the opponent fall from his horse, he slashed down with his sword again. Xu Huang quickly rolled on the spot to avoid the surrounding guards. Seeing that his master was suffering a loss, he quickly rushed to surround and kill the old man.

The veteran slashed his sword at the vine shield, but it only knocked the opponent back. The vine shield was not damaged at all. He was shocked, and he struck the other person with his backhand. The vine armor was also completely undamaged.

This thing is actually invulnerable! ?

The more the veteran fights, the more frightened he becomes. This old man is not strong in his muscles and bones. Although his explosive power is strong, it cannot last long. Now that he sees that these vine-armored soldiers cannot even split him, he naturally does not want to use brute force anymore.

In Xu Huang's shocked eyes, he saw the flash of a sword, and the head of a rattan armor soldier flew up, followed closely by the second, third, and fourth...

In a melee, it is very difficult to aim at someone's neck and chop him, but the accuracy of this old sword technique is somewhat terrifying.

After Xu Huang was slightly startled, he quickly asked the soldiers to protect their necks with rattan shields and surrounded the old man.

The old man struck several times with his sword, and was very powerful. He was able to knock back the Tengjia Army soldiers, but he quickly pushed back and was finally squeezed to the point where he could not move. Xu Huang took the opportunity to snatch off his sword, and then captured the old man alive...