Chapter 575: Empty City Cure

More than three thousand Nanyang soldiers took advantage of the dark clouds and quietly walked out of the city, but they did not enter the Han River immediately. After all, this place was not far from the Jingzhou Navy camp. If they took a boat inspection, the sound of turbulent water would be heard by the Jingzhou army. Hearing that, the Nanyang Army couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

The Nanyang soldiers walked forward for more than ten miles. The boats had been prepared for a long time. More than three thousand Nanyang soldiers boarded the boats one after another, waving their oars and rowing against the current, towards Wancheng.

One night without words, the next day.

As the sky gradually gets brighter, the moon's figure becomes lighter and lighter, while the red sun seems to be a majestic monarch, descending on the sky as a conqueror, shining out thousands of golden lights.

The originally silent Jingzhou Navy camp began to make noises, and tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops moved into action and rushed out of the camp.

"Listen up to me, general!" Wenpin carried a green dragon halberd and walked at the front of the army with dignity. He ordered to his subordinates behind him: "Yesterday, the Japanese general issued a military order. Today, Yuyang City must be conquered. Governor Cai will definitely give you a reward at that time, I won’t ask for a penny, I will give all the reward to you, you must use your life, you know?”

"Don't worry, General Wen, we will take care of ourselves!"

"That's right, General Wen treats us so kindly, how can we not do our best?"

"The head of Yuyang City must be destroyed!"

Wenpin announced that he would give away all the rewards he received to his subordinates. Thousands of Jingzhou soldiers who had arrived earlier cheered and their morale was greatly boosted.

"kill!"

Thousands of Jingzhou troops surrounded Wenpin and rushed forward, with great momentum to take the head of Yuyang City in one go.

However, when they rushed to the Yuyang City, thousands of Jingzhou soldiers who were still aggressive suddenly froze. They looked at the city, you looked at me, I looked at you, they were all stunned.

Even Wenpin was stunned and stared at the top of the city: he saw dozens of straw men on the wall wearing the armor of Nanyang soldiers, holding sharpened wooden guns in their hands, motionless in the wind.

Wenpin's complexion changed drastically, and his white face quickly turned red. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said: "I'm angry, I'm angry!"

"Li Yan, how dare you entertain me, I will kill you!"

Wenpin looked up to the sky and roared angrily, then pointed the green dragon halberd at the head of Yuyang City and shouted angrily: "Get Yuyang City for me!"

In the camp of Jingzhou Army Navy.

"Report!"

A scout rushed into the camp with fast steps, knelt on one knee and said: "Report to Governor Cai, General Wen has captured Yuyang City."

"What?" Cai Xun on the side said in disbelief: "It was only a quarter of an hour before Wenpin sent out troops. How could he capture Yuyang City? Is it possible that Li Yan is dead?"

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, who were surrounded by experienced warriors, could not help but frown and look at each other.

How did Wenpin capture Yuyang City so quickly?

"How Wenpin captured Yuyang, tell me quickly and truthfully!" Cai Mao said in a deep voice.

Tan Ma was startled for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "General Wen didn't attack the city at all. The enemy troops had already withdrawn overnight. They planted dozens of straw men on the top of the city to confuse our army. Therefore, General Wen used it in the first battle." Went down to Yuyang City."

Cai Mao frowned, but Cai Xun felt regretful: If he had known that Li Yan would lead the troops to retreat, today the Japanese general would personally lead the troops to attack the city, but let this boy Wenpin get the credit in vain, alas!

"Cai Xun!" Cai Mao suddenly said.

"Brother, what are your orders?" Cai Xun hurriedly lowered his head and agreed.

Cai Mao said slowly: "You will lead two thousand soldiers to garrison Yuyang City and wait for the governor's next order. Do you understand?"

Cai Xun was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed: "Thank you, brother, for your cultivation."

Fighting is a thankless effort, but garrisoning in Yuyang is different. Nanyang County is a large county with a population of hundreds of thousands. There are at least tens of thousands of people in Yuyang City, and there is a lot of wealth, silk, gold and silver among them. The eldest brother was not allowed to take concubines with him on the expedition, so he happened to be looking for some beauties in Yuyang City and had a good time at night.

After Cai Mao settled Cai Xun, he ordered: "Since Yuyang City has been defeated, Wancheng will no longer have difficulties and dangers. He ordered Wenpin to return to the army immediately. Our army will march up the Han River and must reach Wancheng tomorrow. Launch a fierce attack the next day!”

"Also, report victory to Xiangyang!"

Cai Mao ordered: "Send troops!"

Following the order of General Cai Mao, Cai Xun led two thousand Jingzhou soldiers to Yuyang City, while Wenpin withdrew back with three thousand soldiers. Cai Xun's troops were naturally very happy, while Wen Pin's soldiers were filled with resentment.

"We obviously won Yuyang City, why did we let Cai Xun settle in the city?"

"That's right. Governor Cai is too partial."

"General, my subordinates are sorry for you."

Wenpin saw a group of resentful subordinates and said seriously: "What are they shouting about? Are they going to rebel?"

Seeing Wenpin showing off his power, the three thousand soldiers immediately stopped murmuring, but their faces were still filled with resentment.

When Wenpin saw his soldiers closing their mouths, he calmly explained: "This Yuyang City is an empty city. Both the general and Cai Xun can capture it. How can there be no credit for it?"

"But! When General Wen personally risked his own arrows and fought bloody battles with Nanyang soldiers on the top of the city two days ago, where was Cai Xun?" Some soldiers asked dissatisfied.

"That's right! If General Wen hadn't fought bloody battles, how could Li Yan have escaped overnight?"

In fact, these soldiers were not just complaining about Wen Pin. The key point was that they could not be stationed in Yuyang City, which meant that they could not exploit the people and lost part of their income. It was related to their vital interests, so they naturally felt resentful.

Wenpin said calmly: "I will ask Governor Cai for credit for you. Even if I sell my property, I will share the reward with you. Do you understand?"

When many soldiers heard Wenpin's words, they reluctantly calmed down their grievances and followed Wenpin onto the boat.

The Jingzhou Navy fleet carried more than 35,000 Jingzhou soldiers, heading north along the Han River towards Wancheng. Among the counties in Nanyang County, Yuyang County is the gateway to the south of Wancheng. Once Yuyang City is defeated, the naval warships can go north along the Han River and direct their troops towards Wancheng.

At this time, Wancheng was in full swing.

"General Zhang! The last general has lived up to his great trust and guarded Yuyang City for three days. He came here to deliver the order."

"Hahaha, very good, the general did not misread Zhengfang." He opened his jaw and patted Li Yan on the shoulder: "Zhengfang has been fighting for days. He must be tired. Please take a seat and rest."

Li Yan agreed, sat down on the seat on the left, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaozhi, where did Lingming arrive?" Zhang Jia turned to Fazheng and asked.

"Report to the general." Fazheng said with a smile: "General Ming's five thousand cavalry have arrived thirty miles north of Wancheng."