Bai Xiaowen's army of 30,000 came to Anyang, and there was no attack by Xiahoudun.

Bai Xiaowen summoned the officers above the rank of captain in Anyang, looked over one by one, and checked that there were no awakened people in the Divine Court, so that he could be relieved.

The sentinel Malai reported that Xiahoudun's 7,000 soldiers were stationed in Liyang and were repairing the city.

Moreover, in Baimajin, south of the Yellow River, Cao's follow-up army continued to cross the river and entered Liyang, with 200,000 reported.

Tian Feng said: "Liyang is the southern gate of Jizhou. The Liyang camp has fallen, and the thief army has opened up the situation in Jizhou. Today, there are 200,000 thieves, and the momentum is huge. Does our army need to send all the troops and horses of Ye Capital over as soon as possible to resist Cao Cao?"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "It is impossible for Cao Cao to create grain and grass out of nothing. He lied that there were 200,000 troops, and it would be nice to have half of the true number. Our army is not in a hurry to transfer troops, and with these 30,000 troops, it is enough to hold Anyang; After Murong Ping finished reorganizing the army, he led the army to Wei County to defend. ”

If Cao Cao really brought an army of 200,000, the daily consumption of grain would be close to 10,000 hu (equivalent to 300,000 catties), which would definitely be a heavy burden on Cao's army.

More importantly, on the enemy's territory, grain and grass had to be transferred from their own homes.

The cost of eating horses on the road of the baggage team is also huge, and the longer the battle line, the higher the cost. That's why Sun Tzu's Art of War advocates "food for the enemy", that is, to rob military supplies from the enemy's territory.

This is also the reason why Bai Xiaowen appreciated and posthumously sealed Jiang Yiqu: in addition to setting an example for the generals, mainly because when he was defeated, he could burn the grain and grass stored in the Liyang camp to prevent the enemy from using it.

Yuan's grain and grass reserves, even after the incident of Guandu Wuchao being burned, are still better than Cao Jun's.

Bai Xiaowen only raised 30,000 troops, and the grain was transferred from Yedu, and the burden was light.

Bai Xiaowen himself felt that in the Three Kingdoms era, there were hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and although the momentum was huge, it was really unnecessary. 30,000 elite troops are enough to capture the enemy's city, and 100,000 troops are enough to destroy the enemy's country.

Unless it is a multi-front battle, an all-out war, more troops are needed.

Soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, which is really the reason of soldiers.

After Tian Yu and Murong Ping finished reorganizing the army, they would eliminate a large number of old and weak soldiers and hand them over to Ren Jun, the general of Diannong Zhonglang, to reclaim the wasteland.

That's right, Ren Jun, a special talent captured by Bai Xiaowen in Xudu Tuntianwei, also came in handy. From the time Xu Du left with the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, he did not forget Ren Jun and brought Ren Jun's family to Yedu.

Ren Jun had no way out, and at the same time had no worries, so he took refuge in Bai Xiaowen.

It should be noted that it was only in 199 A.D. (the fourth year of Jian'an), and Cao Cao took back the Son of Heaven in 196, moved to Xudu, and changed the Yuan to Jian'an.

The talents of the Cao Group, in terms of loyalty, are not as high as in the late Three Kingdoms.

In addition, Bai Xiaowen has the orthodoxy of the Son of Heaven, and his charm value as a monarch is also exaggerated, so it is logical for Ren Jun to take refuge.

Speaking of the era name, after the Son of Heaven moved to Yedu, Bai Xiaowen changed the era name to "Taishi". The year 199 is the first year of the beginning of Thailand.

This is the era name of the three families that later returned to the Jin Dynasty, and Bai Xiaowen used Taishi as the era name, which itself has a deep meaning.

Tian Feng thought for a while, and already understood Bai Xiaowen's intentions: "The lord should not be in a hurry to take back Liyang." ”

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Although Liyang City has an important strategic position, as long as our army holds the two major gates of Anyang and Wei County, Cao Cao will not be able to open the situation. Cao Cao gathered a lot of troops, and the consumption of grain and grass was bound to be large. When the opponent's spirit is lost and the food is exhausted, our army will look for an opportunity to attack again, and it will definitely win. ”

Tian Feng himself is a veteran and serious royal strategist, and when he heard this, he said happily: "The lord's words are extremely true. ”

Bai Xiaowen garrisoned Anyang, and relied on the city, dug a trench in the west of the city, built a new big village, and sent Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to station, and the city was a horn.

If the enemy army attacks the city, Zhang and Gao Er will attack the enemy's flank, and if the enemy army attacks the wall, the defenders in the city will attack its flank.

This was the strategy offered by Chen Gong to Lu Bu in the Battle of Xiapicheng at that time, but unfortunately Lu Bu was too lazy to listen to it.

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Two days later, Cao Cao personally led a large army to the city of Anyang.

Cao Cao raised his whip and pointed to the head of the city: "Yuan Xi's nephew, come out and answer!"

Bai Xiaowen stood at the head of the city, pointed at Cao Cao and shouted: "Cao thief! I have nothing to say to you, a deceitful and reckless. If you want to fight, you will fight, and you must not say more!"

The tone is very impassioned, similar to Ma Mengqi in the Battle of Weishui.

Cao Cao laughed: "Yuan Xixian's nephew, Ming people don't say dark words." You kidnapped the Son of Heaven to Yedu, aren't you doing the same thing as me? I have heard that you, as the Great Sima, opened the government and built teeth, and all major affairs of the imperial court were reported to you first, and then the Son of Heaven was played; you asked Xun Yu to make the Shangshu Order, and the imperial edicts were under your control, and the Son of Heaven was just a humanoid stamp. ”

Of course, Bai Xiaowen would not admit it, and said: "I have to be trusted by the Son of Heaven and given the right to arbitrarily, and there is an essential difference between you, a chaotic minister and thief, who monopolizes power! Cao thief, Xu Tian besieged and usurped the emperor, and killed the concubine in the forbidden palace, these evil things were all done by you. You're going to be on a par with me, and you're worthy of it!"

Cao Cao was extremely thick-skinned, and he was not angry, and said with a smile:

"Yuan Xixian's nephew, why haven't I heard any of these things you said? Don't talk nonsense. When your father was alive, he had a good relationship with me, but I also regret very much that he unfortunately died in a battle of battle! Now that my army is pressuring, should you consider whether you want to return the Son of Heaven and offer it to Jizhou? I, as an uncle, will not treat you badly!"

Bai Xiaowen sneered, made a big move, and memorized the "Edict of Asking Cao".

Cao Cao listened to two sentences, shook his head, and ordered the army to attack the city with a whip.

However, with Zhang He and Gao Ran leading the army stationed in the west of the city, Cao's army did not dare to attack the city with all its might. Bai Xiaowen is also a selected elite soldier to defend the city, relying on the base camp of Yedu, and the military equipment to defend the city is complete.

At that moment, the fire oil was poured down, the ladder was burned, the rolling wood and stones were smashed, and countless arrows were killed. The siege soldiers of the Cao army rushed up in waves, and fell down in waves, like cutting wheat.

Li Shuyi saw this scene in the city, and the corners of her eyes jumped. The tragedy of the siege of ancient China can be seen.

However, for the leaders of the Three Kingdoms plane, this is only a trivial matter.

On the first day of the siege, Cao's army lost more than 3,000 people, while Bai Xiaowen's side only lost a few hundred people. This battle loss ratio is also normal.