Zhu Ran and others were experienced veterans and were very sensitive to every move on the battlefield. The Wei army withdrew two hundred steps from the shore and formed a formation. This unusual move immediately smelled dangerous to them.

The effective range of the crossbowmen is usually about a hundred steps, so the most appropriate distance for the Wei army to set up a formation is a hundred steps away from the shore. Of course, the Wei army will not retreat to two hundred steps away, leaving an extra hundred steps.

If they were to land in formation and then fight, that would only be a distance for the cavalry to charge.

The Wu army has always had an advantage in water battles, but they have not been able to penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains for many years because they did not have cavalry to support them. Without cavalry, land warfare was greatly affected. In order to change this situation, Sun Quan thought of many ways, and even

They sent people to Liaodong to buy horses. Unfortunately, Liaodong was too far away and the cost was too high. The few horses they bought were far from enough. The lack of organized cavalry in Jiangdong has always been a chronic problem that cannot be solved.

Because of this, Jiangdong generals were particularly sensitive to the dangers of cavalry.

Although they were not sure whether the Wei army had cavalry lurking somewhere, Zhu Ran and others would not take the risk of being attacked by cavalry in order to rescue the Shu army. They parked the boat on the shore, but refused to step ashore, ready at any time.

retreat.

Sima Yi only retreated a hundred steps to frighten the Wu people. He only mobilized 2,000 men to monitor the Wu army, and then devoted himself wholeheartedly to the battle with Wu Yi.

He noticed that the sound of war drums under Fan City had stopped, and the Shu army's siege battle had ended. However, the Shu army did not cheer or retreat toward Fan City. This was enough to show that Fan City had not been lost and his goal had been achieved.

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Xin Pi reminded him that in this situation, the Shu army might temporarily give up the attack on the city and concentrate their forces to deal with him. The city was dead, and with the remaining soldiers in the city, they did not dare to come out to attack. Wu Yi and Meng Da joined forces.

, there are nearly ten thousand people, enough to pose a threat to the main force led by Sima Yi. If Lu Xun sends people to attack the flank again, Sima Yi's situation will be worrying.

Sima Yi disagreed. He told Xin Pi that Lu Xun was famous for his caution and would not take risks. However, although Wu Yi and Meng Da had ten thousand people, after a long battle, even if the whole army came to attack, they would not have the upper hand.

Now that the battle has reached this point, the Shu army must have reached its most difficult time. If they fail to hit the enemy, they will have no choice but to retreat into the Han River and abandon Fancheng.

As long as we can repel the Shu army and save Fancheng, no matter how heavy the army's casualties are, it's still worth it.

Xin Pi felt that what Sima Yi said was reasonable, so he stopped trying to persuade him. The Shu army had besieged Fancheng for two days and had gone all out. As long as their final attack was blocked, victory would belong to the Wei Dynasty.

After a day of fierce fighting, both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding. They both knew that a fierce battle would soon occur that would determine the final outcome. Sima Yi took the initiative to withdraw from his position, rested on the spot, and prepared to fight again. Wu Yi did not send anyone to fight back, but seized the time.

Let the soldiers rest, eat, and regain their strength. The soldiers in the transport camp got busy. Some sent baskets of meals and soup to the front of the battle, and some sent carts of arrows and stone bullets to the front of the battle.

, the damaged company ballistas and baggage camps were sorted into categories. Those that were not seriously damaged and could still be repaired were dragged back to the main camp and repaired intensively. Those that were seriously damaged were chopped into pieces on the spot so that the soldiers could use them to make fires to keep warm.

Wei Ba was not idle either. He rushed to each battalion to check the casualties and regrouped those battalions that had been severely reduced in preparation for another battle. The next battle was crucial, and every soldier who could fight must

Go into battle.

Zhou Yu's men suffered the heaviest losses. There were more than 1,000 men and only 300 were left to fight. However, as soon as he heard that Wei Ba was going to fight in person, Zhou Yu stood behind Wei Ba without saying a word, holding his sword.

Zhang Wei, who suffered relatively minor losses, said nothing. He just patted the ring knife on his waist and said calmly: "Wherever I join the army, I will go."

The siege stopped, and the navy had no place for the time being. Guan Xing, Zhang Shao and others also asked for battle. After Wei Ba checked their situation, he called over Zhang Shao and Zhang Wei, who were only slightly injured, but were seriously injured.

Guan Xing and Fu Xing stayed on the ship.

Wei Ba walked around and gathered two thousand troops. When he returned to the camp, Wu Yi was also ready to counterattack.

"Ziyu, you have to be more careful."

Wei Ba smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, general. This is not my first time in battle. Last time in Fangling, I was able to beat Sima Yi and his son away. This time, I can do the same."

Wu Yi laughed, patted Wei Ba on the shoulder and said: "Young man, you are so heroic." He glanced at Zhang Shao, Zhang Wei and others who were standing behind Wei Ba, and nodded in greeting. Zhang Shao and others hurriedly

Returning the favor, Wu Yi had a distinguished status and they did not dare to be rude.

Everything was ready. Wei Ba put on his armor and walked forward with Dun Wu, Ding Feng and others. Ling Ding also wore his armor and shamelessly refused to leave. He followed Wei Ba closely, saying that he had promised

Xia Houhui wants to protect Wei Ba. In fact, the excited light in her eyes has exposed her inner impulse. This girl, like her father, is an aggressive person and has a tendency to go crazy when she smells blood.

Wei Ba walked to the front of the formation and stopped. While looking at the Wei army's position opposite, he ordered the battle flag to be raised. Wei Xing and two soldiers immediately got to work. Not only did they raise Wei Ba's battle flag

, and a large lantern was raised, similar to the one used in Fangling, only larger.

When the huge lantern slowly rose into the dark night sky, and suddenly a blood-red moon slowly rose, and was blown towards the Wei army's position by the night wind, the entire battlefield suddenly became silent.

Sima Yi stood up, walked quickly to the railing, held the railing with both hands, looked up at the blood-red lantern in the sky for a moment, and quickly looked towards the Shu army's position. He saw the Shu army waiting in full formation, and he saw the quilt pole

The night wind pulled the big flag wildly, and he saw the energetic warrior under the big flag, as well as the figure standing at the front.

Although this figure is blurry, it exudes a strong self-confidence, a self-confidence that is better than mine. It has crossed hundreds of steps and is right in front of you.

"It's him." Sima Yi murmured to himself and slapped the railing with his big hand: "It's Wei Ba."

Xin Pi also followed and looked at Sima Yi in surprise: "Zhongda, Wei Ba is going to fight?"

Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the lantern in the sky in the distance: "Last time in Fangling, he used this thing to send the news of the arrival of reinforcements to Mengda, so that I failed. This time, he did it again." Sima Yi smiled bitterly.

He said twice: "We are destined opponents."

Xin Pi was very surprised. He did not expect that Sima Yi's real opponent would be such a young man, not Wu Yi or Meng Da, who were both generals.

Sima Yi turned around and asked the soldier beside him: "Who is at the front?"

"Jin Dongliu."

Sima Yi frowned and pondered for a moment, "Let Wang Shuang prepare to meet Jin Dongliu."

"Here." Shenjun responded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Xin Pi was surprised. Jin Dongliu was an outstanding general under Sima Yi. He was cautious and well-organized. Sima Yi was not confident about him, so he sent Wang Shuang, a powerful general, to help. He was also cautious about Wei Ba.

Too much emphasis. Is it difficult for this Wei Ba to be equal to a hundred?

"Zhiji, don't be surprised. The last time Jin Dongliu was captured, he fell into the hands of Wei Ba. Wei Ba has soldiers trained by Wei Yan with extraordinary strength. He himself is a disciple of Zhao Yun, so he should not be underestimated."

Xin Pi smiled and said politely: "Zhongda did a good job."

Jin Dongliu stood in the formation, raised his head, looked at the red lantern above his head, and suddenly felt a little dazed. He had never seen this lantern in Fangling, but he had heard about it and knew that Wei Ba was in the formation opposite.

He was about to meet with swords and swords. After years of separation, Wei Ba's voice and smile were still so clear.

Jin Dongliu pulled out the sword and ran his fingers over the blade. Feeling the coolness of the blade, he felt a tremor all over.

Last time, I was defeated by Wei Ba and captured by him. This time, I want to capture him and repay his kindness.

Master Sima twisted his neck and looked at the lantern in the sky that was swaying in the night wind. He suddenly felt sullen and then relaxed. He was angry that he could not kill Wei Ba with his own hands and could only watch the battle. He

What's also relaxing is that he doesn't have to fight face to face with Wei Ba. He can easily watch the battle and wait until Wei Ba is exhausted before entering the battlefield, and he will definitely be able to make a full performance.

"Wei Ba, it turns out you are just a warrior after all." Master Sima smiled contemptuously.

The soldiers around Sima Division were all silent. Most of them followed Sima Yi and saw this lantern in Fangling. As soon as the young man named Wei Ba came, the shaky Fangling became indestructible. The 30,000-strong army was instantly destroyed.

The surprise attack of 1,200 miles finally turned into an embarrassing retreat, and the prestige that the Hussars General had just accumulated was wiped out.

Now, this lantern appears in the sky again. Will General Hussar turn defeat into victory, or will he lose more miserably than last time? Thinking about the previous record, General Hussar and his son have been frustrated by this Wei Ba many times.

There seems to be no chance of winning this time.

The depressing atmosphere was like the night wind, blowing through the hearts of every Wei army officer. The soldiers who had seen this lantern in Fangling felt heavy, but those who had not seen it were also very depressed. They didn't know how the enemy did it.

Is this a new weapon? I heard that Wei Ba is good at ordnance, and the weapons he forges are incredibly powerful. So is this amazingly large lantern also a weapon?

Amidst the suspicious speculations of Wei's soldiers, Wu Yi sounded the war drum and issued the order to counterattack.

Compared to the nervousness of the Wei army officers, the Shu army officers seemed very relaxed and even a little excited. If Wei Junjun goes out in person, he will definitely be able to defeat Sima Yi again and capture Fancheng just like he did in Fangling last time.

As soon as the war drums sounded, Wei Ba raised his sword and screamed: "Kill!"

The soldiers of the Wei family raised their swords and shouted: "Kill!"
Chapter completed!