Xiaoqi

After hearing the words, everyone in the hall gasped one after another, held their breath and remained silent, staring solemnly at Cao Cao on the steps.

"The Lu Bu traitor is finally here, I've been waiting for it for a long time!"

While everyone was staring at Cao Cao worriedly, seeing Cao Cao's expression was unusually calm, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, the previous gloomy expression disappeared instantly, replaced by a smiling expression.

Immediately, Cao Cao got up without haste, walked down the hall, stood among the civil and military personnel, and said with a smile: "Two months ago, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Xu Si, Wang Kai and others listened to Chen Gong's slander and greeted them. Lu Bu succeeded Yanzhou Mu and waited for an opportunity to attack our army's rear. In the past few days, the rebels have been victorious and invincible. Now they have captured most of our counties and forced us to the small town of Dong'a, almost in desperation.

The territory of Dong'e is small, and the city wall is less than two feet high and less than one foot thick. It is really a weak and weak city that cannot be attacked.According to the rapid offensive of Lu Bu's army, Dong'a City will be destroyed sooner or later, and we will be reduced to bereaved dogs exhausted, and will be slaughtered by Lu Bu's rebels sooner or later, without a place to die! "

At this point, Cao Cao's voice stopped suddenly, and a pair of extremely sharp eyes swept over the civil and military people around him, and then he raised his voice and said: "However, we have no way to retreat now, and we can only fight to the death, put it to death and survive." , there is a glimmer of life! Now our army is besieged to defend three small cities, and the food and grass can only be used for more than a month, but they can still hold the city to the death, and they are safe for the time being.

Lu Bu is famous for his bravery, and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry Army under his command is even more tenacious and unstoppable. We have fought against him three times before, but we were all defeated by the wolf cavalry army.However, Cao Cao's generals are like a cloud, with more than [-] soldiers, all of whom are elites of hundreds of battles. Why are you afraid of Lu Bu, why are you afraid of the wolf cavalry?The generals obey orders! "

"I will obey the Lord's order!" As soon as Cao Cao's order came out, dozens of generals headed by Cao Ren knelt on one knee and shouted in unison.

Cao Cao strode up to the front of the commander-in-chief case, and ordered sharply: "Order Cao Ren as the chief general, lead the army, garrison Dong'a City, and dispatch troops in the middle! Order Cao Chun to lead [-] soldiers and horses to garrison Dongcheng, and Cao Hong to lead [-] troops to garrison In the west city, Cheng Yu led [-] troops to guard the commander's mansion! The three cities are in a position of mutual support, and they can only defend the city to the death, and cannot go out of the city to meet the enemy!"

"No!" All the generals in the hall took orders in unison.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said loudly with a resolute expression: "Nowadays, our army of 10,000+ is stationed in three cities, even though the cities are small and vulnerable, but our army's more than [-] soldiers stationed in the cities are three impregnable copper walls and iron walls!

The wolf cavalry army is brave, and Lu Bu is brave enough to win the world. Could it be that they can fly to the top of the city on horseback?Therefore, Lu Bu's rebels are nothing to be afraid of. As long as we fight bloody battles and unite as one, we will be able to defeat the rebels.When the morale of Lu Bu's army is low in the future, it will be the time for us to fight back from the Jedi, and the recovery of Yanzhou is just around the corner! "

"Defeat the rebels and kill Lu Bu!" Cao Ren shouted loudly, followed by all the generals shouting loudly, followed by all the civil servants and the generals.

"Go, prepare for the battle and defend the city, there must be no mistakes!" Cao Cao waved his hand, and all the generals bowed and saluted, and immediately got up and took orders to leave.

When the generals left, many civil servants in the hall also left, and matters such as raising defense equipment, organizing strong transportation of stones and rolling logs, and taking care of wounded soldiers fell on their shoulders.As the battle was approaching, they naturally did not dare to slack off and made preparations early to avoid panic before the battle.

After a while, only Xun Yu and Cheng Yu were left in the hall, and Cao Cao, who was sitting in command, was the same as before, with a gloomy face, frowning brows, and worries.

"My lord, don't worry." Seeing that Cao Cao was at a loss, Xun Yu consoled after a little thought, "As my lord said, we are cornered now, and we have no choice but to fight to the death. However, although Lv Bu's rebels are coming fiercely, the cities along the way have occupied most of the rebels' strength, so that Lv Bu's troops are only [-], while our army's strength is several times that of the rebels. What's more, the wolf cavalry army Although he is brave and good at fighting, he is not good at attacking the city. So, as long as our army can't hold on, what will Lu Bu's army do to me? When the rebel army's front is frustrated, the lord can lead a large-scale counterattack and recapture Yanzhou in one go. Lv Bu's rebel army, kill Zhang Miao and other rebels. At that time, my lord can completely occupy Yanzhou, and there will be no more worries!"

As soon as Xun Yu's words fell, Cheng Yu followed suit and said, "Wen Ruo's words are very true. For the current plan, our army can only rely on the only three cities to resist tenaciously and take the opportunity to regroup the army. It won't take long. Can make a comeback.

Prior to this, Chenliu, Zhang Miao, Xu Si, Wang Kai and others had been vacillating, supporting troops to stand on their own but not showing off their feet, so that the lord could never occupy the entire territory of Yanzhou.With Lu Bu's traitor peeping in, this rebellion is inevitable.However, there are often great opportunities hidden in desperate situations, and this is exactly the case with the rebellion of Lu Bu's army.As long as the lord can survive the current predicament, then relying on the superior force, he can conquer Yanzhou in one fell swoop and completely take the whole territory of Yanzhou into his pocket. "

"Oh?" Cao Cao's expression was shocked, and the gloomy look on his face dissipated immediately, a ray of burning light flashed in his eyes, his brows relaxed, and he nodded thoughtfully.

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Chapter 567

As night fell, the battle ended, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

At noon, the city defense battle broke out.

Cao Jun and the siege rebels fought bloody battles, the shouts and screams were loud, and the screams were endless.

For a whole afternoon, Cao Cao sat in the main hall of the county yamen reviewing the bamboo slips, as stable as a rock, without any surprises.

The gate of the main hall was open, and pedestrians and soldiers passing by the gate of the county government only had to turn their heads to look around, and they could see Cao Cao's body concentrating on government affairs.Silently, many panicked soldiers and people in the city couldn't help but feel relieved after seeing this scene, so they helped the city guards carry the rocks and logs in an orderly manner, and sent the wounded soldiers to the city for medical treatment. Everything was urgent but not chaotic. in Apple pie order.

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Realizing that the light in the main hall was getting darker, Cao Cao, who was motionless, raised his eyes and looked at the night outside the door, heaved a long breath, and finally let go of the uneasy heart that had been raised in his voice, and his tense mind gradually relaxed.

"Finally defended the first attack of the Lu Bu rebels. This is the first time in the two months since our army fought with the rebels that we have firmly held the top of the city without letting a single rebel soldier climb up the top of the city and enter the city. This is a good sign to rejoice. It shows that the Lü Bu rebels have lost their strength and are not as fast and powerful as they were before. Under the circumstances, it is entirely possible for our army to repel the rebels and win Take a breather, and make a comeback!" Cao Cao thought to himself as he stared at the light of the torch in the darkness outside the door.

tom tom tom!

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps coming from far and near, Xun Yu's handsome figure came into Cao Cao's sight, and then the figure stepped over the threshold and strode into the main hall.

"My lord, this is the casualty report of our army for this afternoon, please read it, my lord." He walked quickly to the commander's case.Xun Yu handed over a roll of bamboo slips and said respectfully.

"Well, Wen Ruo has worked hard, sit down and talk." Cao Cao nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal Xun Yu to sit down.Afterwards, he put the bamboo slips on the table, got up, walked to sit down beside Xun Yu, and said in a harmonious voice, "Let's put down the battle report for now, and Wen Ruo will briefly talk about the casualties of the enemy and our armies."

"Promise, this subordinate will obey." Xun Yu happily responded.Then he said: "In the whole afternoon of the bloody battle, our army suffered 470 casualties, of which more than 6000 were killed and about [-] were injured. Among the killed soldiers, five were killed by the school lieutenant. Sima, More than [-] people were killed in the battle by the military marquis and the small school, and more than [-] low-level generals such as the remaining garrison commanders and team leaders were killed. The casualties were not small. However, not a single soldier retreated before the battle. All the casualties were wounded in the front, heroic Be tenacious. Now that the fighting has just stopped, the generals of the battalions are actively repairing the city walls, stockpiling defensive ordnance, and always guarding against the rebels' sneak attack at night."

After talking about his side's battle situation in one breath, Xun Yu paused for a moment.After taking a breath, he continued: "Our army suffered heavy casualties, and the Lu Bu rebels also suffered heavy casualties. Although the three cities of Dong'a are small and the walls are low, they are still condescending to resist the rebels. The rocks, logs, and fire oil are well prepared. Therefore, Lv Bu's rebel army attacked three cities at the same time. Although their morale was high and their soldiers were brave and fearless, they failed to attack the top of the city, nor did they break through the gate of the city. By the end of the siege battle, about [-] soldiers of Lu Bu's rebel army had been killed, and as many as [-] soldiers had been wounded. The overall casualty figure was [-]% higher than that of our army.

In addition, the total strength of the Lu Bu rebels who came in pursuit this time was only more than [-], less than [-].Therefore, nearly half of the losses were lost in today's battle. Presumably, the Lu Bu rebels will mobilize the defenders of other cities to support the attack tonight. Otherwise, the rebels will not be able to attack the city in a large scale in the next few days. noisy.

However, our army must not go out of the city to face it head-on, because the wolf cavalry army led by Lu Bu did not participate in the siege and was not injured.Once our army goes out of the city to fight, it will definitely fall into Lu Bu's arms and be defeated by his wolf cavalry army in one fell swoop.After all, the reason why we have been defeated again and again before is thanks to the wolf cavalry army. In a face-to-face battle, even if our army has tens of thousands of troops, it cannot stop the wolf cavalry army's iron cavalry charge.The bravery of the Bingzhou wolf cavalry army is indeed well-deserved. It is unparalleled and hard to resist! "

After he finished speaking, Xun Yu's face showed a look of exclamation and wonder, as if he had lingering fears and worries about the Wolf Cavalry Army under Lu Bu's command.

"En." Cao Cao nodded lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Wen Ruo's words are true. Lv Bu actually doesn't have much strategy in this battle. What he relies on is his own unparalleled martial arts and the lightning-fast red swordsmanship of his subordinates." Rabbit BMW. If Lu Bupifu's bravery alone is not enough to fear, the only thing that makes people feel uneasy is that he also has a wolf cavalry army of more than [-] people. This cavalry is too powerful, with superb riding skills and excellent equipment. They are proficient in bow and horse, and they cooperate with each other tacitly. It is enough for one to fight against ten, and it is unstoppable. Because of this, our army fought against it three times and lost all of them, losing to the wolf cavalry army."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed: "In detail, our army also has more than 3 war cavalry, and it is also not weak in battle with other princes, and it is invincible. However, the war cavalry of our army and the wolf cavalry under Lu Bu The army is facing each other head-on, but the gap is huge. It is judged by superiors and inferiors. They are not opponents of the wolf cavalry army at all. Unfavorable initial battles led to low morale, which led to a series of major defeats thereafter."

After Xun Yu heard the words, he nodded slightly but didn't answer, not because he didn't want to speak, but because he didn't know what to say.He is good at making plans or government affairs and military affairs, so he naturally does his part, but it is really not his specialty when encountering such real swords and guns on the battlefield.

It can be seen from this that it is not unreasonable for military generals to be more popular than scribes in troubled times.No matter how many good strategies and strategies the scribes have, they still have to rely on capable soldiers to carry them out. If the soldiers are not elite enough, good strategies will be in vain.Just like the battle of Yanzhou in front of us, Chen Gong's wisdom alone will definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and other resourceful men, not to mention Lu Bu, and three Lu Bu tied together will not be able to compare. Cao Cao is wise.However, a Chen Gong plus the brave and invincible Lu Bu, and the help of the wolf cavalry army who fought in a hundred battles, defeated Cao Cao again and again. Even his old nest was taken away by Lu Bu, and now he can only be trapped in three small counties. Among them, there is a constant panic.

In the battle between Chu and Han in the past, Liu Bang united hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Xiang Yu several times, but was defeated by Xiang Yu three times in a row.He ran for his life in a hurry and almost lost his life.After such a series of defeats, Liu Bang had to rely heavily on Han Xin, worship the general and become the king, and finally relied on Han Xin, who is both civil and military, to defeat Xiang Yu and create a great Han world.

Today, the world is in chaos, and there are not a few capable ministers and advisers. Every prince has several top wise men in the world to advise him.However, no matter how good the counselor is, he must have strong soldiers in order to succeed.Otherwise, even if there is a clever plan to calm the world, but there is no strong army that can calm the world, it is also useless to talk about armies on paper.

Now Xun Yu heard that Cao Cao was quite envious of Lu Bu's wolf cavalry army, but he didn't know how to answer.After all, a powerful war cavalry cannot be built overnight, and it needs all kinds of tempering to become an army.Just like the wolf cavalry army under Lu Bu.Long before Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, it had already taken shape.After countless battles, the current powerful wolf cavalry army was gradually formed.

In contrast, Cao Cao has been fighting for more than three years since Chen Liu started his army. Although he has more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command, he can be called an elite soldier with a hundred battles, but he is really compared with Lu Bu's wolf cavalry army.It is still too immature, and there is a big gap in combat effectiveness. It needs to continue to temper for a few years before it can compete with Lu Bujun.

After a moment of silence.Cao Cao took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xun Yu.When Xun Yu read the letter, Cao Cao said softly: "Yuan Shao wrote this letter to me two months ago. The plan in the letter is very big. It was originally very beneficial to our Yanzhou Army. Naturally, we can't give up. We should give our best help. However, now we can't protect ourselves, the situation is very difficult, all the foundations of Yanzhou have been lost, and we are still being pursued and besieged by Lv Bu's bandits. But the things mentioned in the letter will be carried out immediately, and perhaps Yuan Shao has already made preparations, just waiting for the time to come Immediately send troops to the west. What should I do?"

After calming down, Cao Cao continued: "This once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity cannot be found. If we miss this opportunity, even if we take the initiative to contact Yuan Shao, I am afraid he may not be willing to send troops to help. But this time is different. Yuan Shao took the initiative to cooperate with us to send troops. If he wants to occupy a dominant position at that time, he must send troops and food. Relatively speaking, we only need to send troops to help, and there is no need to use food and money.

After the war is over, regardless of the outcome of the war, it will be extremely beneficial to us.If the alliance wins, after we recover Yanzhou, we can march westward to capture Sili; if Yuan Shao is defeated, we can also wait for the opportunity to attack Jizhou and replace it.It's a pity that such a good opportunity is in front of us, but we are trapped by Lu Bu, and we have no time to get out in a short time.What can I do? "

"En." Xun Yu read the letter carefully, and then took advantage of Cao Cao's words to contemplate.When Cao Cao finished speaking, he nodded and said, "Your Majesty's words are very true. We are in a very difficult situation right now. If Lv Bu's thieves are chasing after us, even if we can defeat Lv Bu in the end, it will be a disastrous victory for both sides. The gains outweigh the losses. And Once the situation develops to this extent, it means that we have completely lost the opportunity to form an alliance, and it is very likely that the princes of the alliance will take advantage of the situation and wipe out, thus completely eliminating our power.

In other words, even if none of the princes deliberately targets us, after they form an alliance, no matter the success or failure, they will take the opportunity to get together to carve up the states in the Central Plains.And because the lord did not lead the army to form an alliance, he would naturally not get any benefits, and instead would become a target for them to carve up. "

Speaking of this, Xun Yu paused for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Weighing the pros and cons, I suggest that my lord should participate in this Central Plains League no matter what, even if I give up Yanzhou completely!"

"Abandon Yanzhou?" Cao Cao was stunned, his face changed greatly, and he asked in surprise: "Why did Wen Ruo say this? If we give up Yanzhou, wouldn't we completely lose our foothold? Without a foundation, sooner or later we will be killed by others." The feudal lords are destroyed and annexed, and there will be no place to die!"

"My lord, don't worry, just listen to my subordinates to explain in detail." Xun Yu seemed to have a plan in mind, and said calmly: "The reason why this subordinate said to give up Yanzhou is just the worst plan, just in case. If there is such a day, the lord need not worry, we can go south to take Yuzhou or Jingzhou, both of which can gain a foothold. Especially Jingzhou, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, has a vast territory, with nine counties, more than 100 This county has a large population and is very prosperous. In addition, Jingzhou is also connected with Hanzhong and Yizhou, so it is a rare place of foundation.

However, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not easy to deal with at the moment. He has more than [-] troops under his command, so powerful that he cannot be provoked easily.However, if we really lose our foothold, then there is no need to worry about it. It is still possible to attack Jingbei counties with our strength. "

After a pause in tone, Xun Yu changed the subject and said: "Looking at the current situation, although we are in a disadvantageous situation, our strength has not been damaged too much. We have lost all the cities, but the soldiers and horses in our hands have not lost much. Strength still exists.