Chapter 524 : Chapter 251 Fancheng (2)
After boosting morale, Lu Su immediately ordered the generals to start patrolling the city to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
The city of Xinye will be run as Liu Feng's royal city and become the center of the entire force, so there is no room for failure.
Here, Lu Su successfully captured Xinye.
On the other side, Zhao Yun's attack on Fancheng did not seem so easy.[
Xiangfan, Xiangfan. When people talk about Xiangyang, they will definitely connect Fancheng together. Because Fancheng is only separated from Xiangyang by a river.
In this way, Fancheng became a barrier in front of Xiangyang.
Although Fancheng, Xiangyang and Xiangjiang have been lost as a natural moat, becoming the last line of defense. But after all, they are very passive. Therefore, if they want to take the initiative in defense, Xiangyang cannot lose Fancheng, the front city.
For such an important city, no matter how relaxed Liu Biao's armaments were, he would still defend it to a certain extent.
Fancheng's garrison numbered three thousand, with its own governor and even a general dedicated to defense.
This is completely different from the leaderless Xinye.
In addition, Fancheng and Xiangyang are only separated by a river, and Xiangyang City, as the seat of Jingchu, has no less than 70,000 defenders. If Fancheng cannot be captured quickly, the huge defenders outside Xiangyang City will come out to support them.
Fancheng.
At this moment, the four thousand elite soldiers led by Zhao Yun had already reached a place only twenty miles away from the city.
None of the four thousand elite soldiers were archers, but all were swordsmen, spearmen, etc. Some of them were advancing with ladders on their backs.
As an elite force that Zhao Yun had gathered from many thieves and bandits, the actions of this army were completely methodical and very reliable.
Zhao Yun wore silver and white armor, rode a lightning horse, held a spear, and rode at the forefront.
"Speed up, speed up."
Zhao Yun kept urging the soldiers to move forward. Liu Feng had long ago planned to defect to the new country and fight the war with Liu Biao's back. Zhao Yun was naturally very clear about the situation in Xiangyang and Fancheng.
If you want to break Fancheng, just one word.
"quick."
As fast as lightning, it broke through Fancheng before Xiangyang could react. This is the so-called victory with one strike, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
"kill."
Zhao Yun was good at leading troops, and he completely subdued this elite army. The soldiers were all convinced by Zhao Yun. Seeing Zhao Yun's eagerness, they also realized the necessity of conquering Fancheng.
They all gritted their teeth, shouted a killing cry from their throats, and used their remaining strength to increase their speed.[
Go straight to Fancheng.
Fancheng.
With 3,000 defenders and a dedicated general. In addition, Xiangyang in the rear has 70,000 defenders. It only takes a moment to rush to Fancheng for support.
This not only caused Fancheng's defense to be super strong, but also caused the negligence of all three thousand guards in Fancheng, including the generals.
Fancheng has such a good geographical location and such strong defense. In addition, there is a large city of Xinye in front, which can be used as a fulcrum.
To attack Fancheng, you must first pass through Xinye.
Xinye exists like this. Once there is an enemy attack, news will be sent from Xinye.
This was a point of neglect by the defenders of Fancheng. Another point was that Jingchu had been in peace for a long time and had not fought for nearly ten years. When Sun Jian attacked, Huang Zu only fought back.
No one expected that an army would attack.
Isn't the current situation like this? Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are fighting for hegemony in the north, and Cao Cao is unable to go south. Since Cao Cao doesn't go south, they have no threat.
This kind of negligence was the weakness of Xiangfan's defense, and it became Zhao Yun's winning point in defeating the city with one blow.
Chapter completed!