The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Cheng Yu never thought that this would be the result.

However, Pang Tong, who was at the side, suddenly realized the profound meaning.

"No wonder, that's no wonder!"

Pang Tong showed surprise, and suddenly said such a sentence, but it immediately attracted the attention of Liu Bei, Cheng Yu and others.

Liu Bei was the first to ask Pang Tong.

"Little friend Pang Tong, what's the reason?"

"Before, I was always wondering why Liu Zheng's men had to give up Wancheng and Xinye directly. They didn't even send troops to garrison Fancheng. They just gave up, leaving only an empty city."

"At that time, I thought that Liu Zheng wanted to lure our army to attack Xiangyang, thereby cutting off our retreat and defeating us in one fell swoop. It turned out that this was our own idea first."

"It turns out that Liu Zheng's men are not trying to set our minds on us, but are deliberately setting a trap, waiting for us to jump in."

"Starting from Wancheng, he has been step by step and has been luring our army to attack forward. Until now, he has dug the dam of the Han River and flooded Fancheng!"

Pang took a single breath and expressed his guess.

Liu Bei, Cheng Yu and the others were all startled, and only then did they remember.

It was all their speculation before. Although they guessed something, they never expected that Liu Zheng's purpose was not to lure them to attack Xiangyang, but to leave this piece of land on purpose.

Waiting for them to enter Fancheng and flood the Seventh Army.

"puff!"

Cheng Yu spat out a mouthful of blood angrily, it was his dereliction of duty, he didn't consider everything comprehensively, in order to save the loss for Liu Bei.

"Sir, sir!"

Seeing Cheng Yu vomiting blood angrily, Liu Bei was quite worried, and hurried forward to help Cheng Yu.

"My lord, I'm sorry for you!"

Cheng Yu was quite self-blaming at this time, feeling that his ability was not good enough, which caused Liu Bei to suffer such a big defeat.

However, Liu Bei thought about it.

"Sir, there is no need to blame yourself. Fortunately, a few days ago, you asked me to raise troops to attack Runan. Our current army is not completely defeated. There are still half of the soldiers and horses in Runan at this moment!"

"Besides, the people in Fancheng haven't been completely defeated yet, so we still have a chance."

"Now call Guan Yu and the others to come back and go to Fancheng for support. We still have a chance."

Liu Bei didn't intend to give up Fancheng, he thought he could send troops to support him.

But at this time, Pang Tong spoke immediately and stopped Liu Bei's thoughts.

"Mr. Xuande, absolutely not!"

Pang Tong's words made Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others cast strange glances.

"Why?"

Pang Tong immediately opened his mouth to explain.

"Mr. Xuande, Fancheng is currently surrounded by floods. We don't have a navy. Even if General Guan Yu returns, it won't help!"

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and ninety-eight Cheng Yu's decision

Although Guan Yu still has some soldiers and horses under his command, all of Guan Yu's men are cavalry seconded from the Guishuang Empire. Although the abilities of these cavalry are not weak.

But it is only limited to fighting on the plains.

If it really came to the battlefield in Fancheng at this moment, these cavalry would not be able to play any role.

As soon as Pang De said, Cheng Yu immediately nodded.

"Yes, even if General Guan Yu returns at this moment, it will be too late."

Cheng Yu also said something to Liu Bei.

At this time Liu Bei heard both Pang Tong and Cheng Yu say this.

For a while, no one thought about sending troops to support Fancheng as soon as possible.

After all, he doesn't have that many troops at the moment, so he can be dispatched to Fancheng.

"Military division, if we don't go to support Fancheng, what are we going to do next?"

Now Liu Bei has lost his mind.

Attempt to give him some advice through his military division.

This time Pang Tong did not speak.

Instead, he took a step back, revealing more positions to Cheng Yu who was on the side.

So that Cheng Yu could discuss the next plan with Liu Bei.

Cheng Yu tidied up his emotions and regained some energy from the loss.

Then he frowned and thought for a moment.

Then he opened his mouth and slowly continued to communicate with Liu Bei.

"My lord, we have two things to do right now!"

"what's up?"

Liu Bei asked immediately.

"The first thing to do is to immediately collect nearby ships. Since we can't expect General Guan Yu to come back to rescue us, we can only collect local ships, and send as many ships as possible to Fancheng to inquire about news. If we can save some people, we will save some. Centaur!"

Cheng Yu spoke first, and Liu Bei immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Jian Yong immediately sent people down to collect local ships, collect as many as there are, and build a fleet as quickly as possible. By the way, we need to worry about some water-savvy people. Temporarily set up and set up a fleet. A wave of sailors!"

Liu Bei at this moment has understood the importance of the navy.

I can only sharpen my guns in front of the battle, and hold my feet temporarily to see if I can get a navy out.

Even if this navy can't fight, at least they need to be able to support them, the current Fancheng.

But just after Liu Bei finished speaking, Jian Yong on the side never had a bitter face.

Frustrated to answer Liu Bei.

"My lord, a few days ago, I searched for a batch of ships near Xinye City. Unfortunately, I didn't find even a decent ship in Xinye City. Then Liu Zheng had already prepared for it when he evacuated. All nearby ships were taken away."

Jian Yong's answer immediately made Liu Bei confused.

But if you think about it carefully, you are right.

Since Liu Zheng has been conspiring to flood Fancheng since Wancheng, it is naturally impossible to leave ships in various places in Xinye.

Leaving the ship for Liu Bei, wouldn't it be causing trouble for himself?

So it's normal that Jian Yong can't collect ships around here.

Liu Bei's face became even uglier.

There is no way.

"If you can't collect it, build a ship on the spot!"

"We don't need to build large warships, we just need to build some small boats first, and send people to Fancheng to inquire about the news!"

Liu Bei decided to settle for the next best thing, so he could only build his own ship for the time being.

Although he doesn't have any sailors in his hands, the shipbuilders can still be found for the time being.

It only takes a few days to build a few simple rafts.

It is no problem to use the raft to go to the vicinity of Fancheng to have a look.

With Liu Bei's order, Jian Yong could only follow the order.

"My lord, I will go down and give orders."

After finishing the order, Liu Bei looked at Cheng Yu again.

I want Cheng Yu to talk about another thing that needs to be done immediately.

Cheng Yu was also unambiguous, and immediately opened his mouth to continue.

"The second thing is to quickly send troops to inform Guan Yu that the general ordered Guan Yu to conquer Runan County in a short time!"

"Why is this?"

Liu Bei was puzzled, and then asked Cheng Yu back.

"At the moment in the Fancheng battlefield, we have lost the opportunity. Not to mention the trapped soldiers and horses, there is no chance of winning the next battle."

"If we bring back General Guan Yu's troops, it will not only delay the battle on the Runan battlefield, but it will also be of no benefit to Nanyang."

"Since this is the case, we might as well abandon one of them and attack the other side with all our strength."

"Fancheng should just give up, and even Xinye must not. There may be a chance of winning if we attack Runan with all our strength."

Cheng Yu is a very decisive person. Since there is no chance of winning the battlefield in Fancheng, Cheng Yu doesn't want to waste troops here.

Simply send all the soldiers and horses to attack Runan with all their strength. Judging from Liu Zheng's troops stationed in Yuzhou, they can't stop the attack of [-] cavalry at all. Maybe Guan Yu has already captured Runan County by now.

Therefore, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses directly abandoned Jingzhou and attacked Yuzhou instead.

On the contrary, it is the best policy.

After hearing Cheng Yu's description, Liu Bei already had a decision in his heart.

Nod quickly.

"Mr. Cheng Yu's words are correct. Immediately send me an order to spread the news to my second brother Yun Chang, telling him to take down Runan as soon as possible!"

"As for our people, no matter how many people can withdraw from the front, once they withdraw, they will quickly retreat to Wancheng, and gather the remaining troops to defend Wancheng."

Liu Bei quickly issued an order.

Pang Tong on the side also had no objection.

Pang Tong could tell that Cheng Yu's opinion was really for Liu Bei's sake.

According to Cheng Yu's actions, at least Liu Bei will not lose too badly.

Besides, Liu Bei may not be defeated now.

After all, although the Jingzhou battlefield was defeated, there was still a chance in the Yuzhou battlefield.

And the delay is getting longer and longer now, and the Xianbei people in the north should have almost attacked.

The pressure on Liu Zheng will increase.

This is very good news for Liu Bei.

He just needs to keep on guarding to buy time.It will be Liu Zheng who is sad.

a day later.

Liu Bei dispatched dozens of small boats that he managed to find before, and began to rush to Fancheng to inquire about the situation.

These ships are not big ships, some were drawn by Liu Bei from the Yingchuan area before, and some were built by Jian Yong recently.

Neither can be called a warship, but a small boat that can carry people.

Using these ships, they were able to approach Fancheng and bring people out of Fancheng. How many people they could save depended on their luck.

It's just that the luck of these ships was not good. They had just appeared in the boundary of Fancheng together when they encountered the patrolling water army led by Zu Lang.

At this moment, Fancheng has already been surrounded by Zu Lang's navy, and if there is any movement, it will be detected by the patrolling navy warships.

These boats were not running fast, and they were quickly spotted by Zu Lang's red horse boat.

Chapter 1000 two hundred and ninety-nine

"General, we found some ships on the north side of Fancheng!"

The spies under Zu Lang quickly told Zu Lang about this matter.

When Zu Lang heard this, he immediately became interested.

He did not expect that Liu Bei's men would dare to send ships to Fancheng to inquire about news at this time.