"Woo woo woo woo!" Just as the sky began to brighten, the sound of war drums could be heard.
"What's going on?" Pang Shiyuan had just set up a chessboard in the army and was preparing to crack it today. However, he did not expect to hear the rumbling of war drums.
"Report, report, report!" A messenger rushed in. "Reporting to the Military Advisor. Cai Mao's camp, he … he …"
"What's wrong with him?" Pang Shiyuan asked curiously.
"He's actually attacking our army!" The scout finally managed to catch his breath as he spoke to Pang Shiyuan on the other side.
"Attacking our army?" Pang Shiyuan was getting more and more confused.
"Good timing!" A handsome man smiled. "My hands are itching for a fight. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue have been hiding in their camp for so long. Now that he's out, he can't blame us!"
"Third General, please calm down!" Pang Shiyuan felt that something was amiss because Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops were different. Pang Shiyuan had been blocking Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops for the past few days to prevent them from returning to Jingzhou District. He wanted to cut off their connection to Nanyang County and cause Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops to collapse.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's rations were running out and they would only be defeated if they held on for another month or two.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's strategy was to shorten their defensive line to protect themselves. However, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had turned the tables on them.
There was definitely something fishy going on.
"Military Advisor, there's no need to think too much. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue can't hold on any longer! That's why they're doing this. I'll capture them and ask Big Brother for a reward! "The handsome man said as he walked out.
Pang Shiyuan wanted to stop him but couldn't. He might as well let him go.
With Zhang Fei's ability, there was no one in the world who could stop him.
He might as well use Zhang Fei to test the waters.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The two armies immediately began to fight in front of each other.
Zhang Fei led his men on a rampage. It could be said that wherever Zhang Fei went, no one could stop him.
If it was any other time, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops would have been prepared to retreat after a few battles.
However, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops were acting strangely today.
Not only did they not beat the gong to retreat, but each and every one of them seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.
They actually pushed all the way to Pang Shiyuan's camp.
Zhang Fei was also surrounded by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops. If Pang Shiyuan didn't send any troops, Zhang Fei would be exhausted to death.
Pang Shiyuan waved his hand. Soon, the elites under him also entered the battlefield and clashed with Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops.
The entire battlefield was in an uproar.
If you send out 10,000 troops, I'll send out 15,000. If you send out 15,000, I'll send out 20,000. The scale of the war grew bigger and bigger. In the end, it was hard for both sides to control the situation.
Pang Shiyuan sent all of his 40,000 troops forward. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue also sent their troops forward.
On this day, it could be said that outside Yongan City, blood flowed everywhere.
The corpses were also hard to step on.
"Awesome, awesome!" At night, Zhang Fei also returned. He had a long-lost smile on his face. He had never felt so refreshed before. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were cowards before this.
Now, they were a man and had sent out their entire army.
Zhang Fei had to fight for a long time.
At night, Pang Shiyuan's subordinates brought over the casualties of the army. Pang Shiyuan frowned even more.
In just one day, his army had lost more than 6,000 men, 2,000 were seriously injured, and 2,000 were unable to fight. It could be said that he had lost 10,000 men.
Even Pang Shiyuan felt his heart ache.
He also knew that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's losses were not much less than his.
However, he didn't expect such a war to happen.
"What are Cai Mao and Kuai Yue trying to do?" Pang Shiyuan didn't understand and didn't sleep for the entire night. The next day, before the sun even rose, Pang Shiyuan received news that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had sent out their armies once again.
Pang Shiyuan had no choice but to stake his chips.
In a single day, although the number of casualties had decreased significantly compared to the previous days, the number of casualties had still reached over five thousand.
As a result, Pang Shiyuan was left with twenty thousand soldiers.
Were Cai Mao and Kuai Yue crazy? Pang Shiyuan estimated that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had lost at least half of their men.
If this continued, it wouldn't be good for either side.
Did Cai Mao and Kuai Yue not feel heartache?
Heartache! How could Cai Mao and Kuai Yue not feel heartache?
Cai Mao's heart was bleeding. His Cai Family Army had lost 25,000 men in just two days. If this continued, his army would be finished.
However, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue knew that if they didn't do this, they wouldn't be able to leave.
"Yidu, can we set off tomorrow?" Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue was now the brains of the army. Without Kuai Yue's intelligence, Cai Mao wouldn't act rashly.
"Hold on for one more day. We will set off the day after tomorrow!" Kuai Yue gritted his teeth. He and Cai Mao were tied together. If the Cai Family's troops were lost, the Kuai Family wouldn't have it easy either.
"Sigh!"
In just three days, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army had shrunk by half.
Even Pang Shiyuan was going crazy. What were Cai Mao and Kuai Yue doing? Were they trying to fight to the death?
Pang Shiyuan got someone to send another letter to Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. He told them that as long as they surrendered, the Left General wouldn't make things difficult for them. He told them not to do so.
However, the two of them still killed the messenger and scolded Pang Shiyuan.
Pang Shiyuan felt guilty. If this continued, he wasn't prepared to fight.
On the third day, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops came to challenge Pang Shiyuan again. However, this time, Pang Shiyuan didn't move. He stayed in his own Wu County and didn't care about Zhang Fei's desire to go down the city walls and fight to the death with Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops.
Pang Shiyuan didn't move at all. What could they do? If they had the ability, they could attack the city.
As long as this dragged on, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would definitely be defeated because they didn't have enough provisions. Why would Pang Shiyuan want to fight Cai Mao and Kuai Yue?
"It's time to leave!" Kuai Yue looked at Pang Shiyuan's army and said to Cai Mao.
"En!" Cai Mao nodded. He didn't want to continue like this. This was a suicidal battle. Even if Cai Mao's family was rich, he wouldn't be able to handle it.
Cai Mao wanted to let Desi's army leave, but Kuai Yue stopped him.
"Brother Desi, we can't leave out any tents or stoves in the camp! The army just has to leave light and bring provisions! "Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao.
"En?" Cai Mao didn't understand. If he didn't bring any stoves or tents, how was he going to march?
"Put on the banner of the Yunnan Army. There are plenty of tents and stoves in Jiangzhou!" Kuai Yue explained to Cai Mao.
If they didn't reduce the number of tents and stoves, they would be able to confuse Pang Shiyuan and give him enough time to leave.
If they removed all the tents and stoves in the camp, Pang Shiyuan would suspect Pang Shiyuan.
The last sentence would arouse Pang Shiyuan's suspicion, and it wouldn't be good if he chased after them.
"Yidu is thoughtful. I'll do it now!" Cai Mao nodded in agreement.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army began to move overnight. They took the majority of the army and left behind a few thousand soldiers to cover the rear. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue also left behind most of their warhorses for these soldiers to use.
One day, two days, three days passed. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army kept cursing.
Pang Shiyuan felt that something was amiss. Since Cai Mao and Kuai Yue wanted to fight to the death, why didn't they attack the city?
"Reporting, reporting, reporting!" Just as Pang Shiyuan was thinking, a messenger rushed in from the other side.
"Reporting to the Military Advisor, the Third General, the Third General has led five thousand men out!" Zhang Fei couldn't hold back and led his men out of the city. He charged towards Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army.
"Nonsense!" Pang Shiyuan suddenly stood up. He frowned. If Zhang Fei rushed out of the city, he would be able to win a small victory. However, it would also give Cai Mao and Kuai Yue a chance. If Cai Mao and Kuai Yue wanted to attack the city, they could do so.
Once they left the city, there would be many casualties.
Just as Pang Shiyuan was about to send the army out, another piece of news came.
"What? The Third General broke into the enemy's camp?! "Pang Shiyuan was also stunned by this news.
However, seeing that the scout in front of him wasn't joking, Pang Shiyuan had no choice but to believe it.
Zhang Fei led his 3,000 men out and defeated Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's remaining troops. He then headed straight for Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's camp. Zhang Fei's original intention was to scare the enemy, but he did not expect that he would charge right into their camp.
"Are you serious?!" Pang Shiyuan still couldn't believe it and asked again.
"Every word is true!" The scout replied.
"Men, carry the horses for me!" Pang Shiyuan couldn't hold it in anymore and led his personal guards to Kuai Yue and Cai Mao's camp.
In the camp where Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had been summoned, Pang Shiyuan only saw empty tents and cold stoves.
"Reduce the stoves and retreat! How could Pang Shiyuan not know what Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were up to when he saw the scene in front of him?
The tents and stoves were meant to confuse Pang Shiyuan. Even though Pang Shiyuan was knowledgeable, he still couldn't figure it out.
Pang Shiyuan couldn't be blamed for this. After all, soldiers and horses had always been real and fake, and fake and real. Pang Shiyuan couldn't enter Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's camp, so how could he know? Furthermore, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had left at night.
"Military Advisor, come with me. Let's chase after them!" A lieutenant suggested to Pang Shiyuan.
Looking at the layout of the camp, it meant that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army hadn't gone far. They might still be able to catch up.
"There's no need for that!" Pang Shiyuan shook his head. His gaze was fixed in the direction of Yi Province.
Even if Cai Mao and Kuai Yue left, where could he go? Enter Yi Province? Although Liu Zhang was a waste, he didn't like to let others enter his land.
When the time came, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would definitely clash with the Yi Province Army. Wasn't this what Pang Shiyuan wanted?
He was worried that Pang Shiyuan and Cai Mao would leave Yi Province and enter Jingzhou.
That would be a joke. The land route between Yi Province and Jingzhou was Yong 'an County. As long as Pang Shiyuan blocked Yong' an County, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army wouldn't be able to enter Jingzhou.
As for the water route, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue did not have any transport ships. Even if they did, they would not be able to reach Nanyang County without the protection of the navy.
"What are Cai Mao and Kuai Yue doing?" Pang Shiyuan would never have thought that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were heading towards Yunnan to meet up with Jia Xu's army.
To Yi Province, Pang Shiyuan was the same as Cai Pa and Ao Yue. They were both invaders.
There were a few reasons why Pang Shiyuan didn't give the order to chase after Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.
First, he was afraid that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would act out of desperation. A few days ago, Pang Shiyuan was already afraid of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's fighting style. He was afraid that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would still send out their troops if he chased after them.
Second, Pang Shiyuan was blocking the only way to Jingzhou. He wasn't afraid that Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would return to Jingzhou.
Another reason was that Pang Shiyuan wanted to annex Nanyang County.
"Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are going to Yi Province? Could it be that they want to join Liu Zhang? " If that was the case, Pang Shiyuan would have a headache. With Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops joining in, Liu Zhang's evaluation of Yi Province would be smooth.
When the time came, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue would offer Liu Zhang Nanyang County. This would make Liu Zhang even more powerful.
No matter how stupid Liu Zhang was, he would be able to sweep through Jingzhou.
"No!" Pang Shiyuan shook his head. He couldn't let Cai Mao and Kuai Yue join forces with Liu Zhang.
It was too late for him to stop Liu Zhang, so there was only one other way.
"Pass down my orders. Apart from General Zhang Fei's 10,000 troops stationed in Yong 'an County, the rest of the troops will follow me back to Jingzhou tomorrow morning!" Pang Shiyuan also had his own plans, which was to return to Jingzhou.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's biggest bargaining chip was Nanyang County, which was also Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's foundation.
They just had to get rid of him.
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