Chapter 134: Flooding (6)
"Bursting the levee!" Guo Jia gave that order for Cao Cao, and this order was obviously given by him privately, deliberately avoiding Cao Cao, in order to bear the notoriety of this butcher for Cao Cao.
Cao Jun dug the embankments of Surabaya and Yishui, and Yishui and Surabaya were dug up, only to hear the sound of the sky falling and the earth cracking in the distance, rumbling like ten thousand horses galloping. The rolling torrent rushed to the lower Pi city, the lower pi city was low, and the river frantically hit the blocking things in front of it along the breach.
I saw that in the night, a bright silver line appeared, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a monstrous wave, roaring and rushing towards the direction of Xiapi. The terrain of Xiapi was relatively low, and the river rushed in and quickly submerged it. Four rivers, including Yishui, have been impounding for nearly a month, and their water has accumulated to an alarming level. The river rolled up the wooden stakes and boulders, roaring and rushing towards the lower Picheng.
Bang!
The floodwaters of Surabaya and Yishui converged and slapped on the city wall of Xiapi, making a roaring sound.
The water of Yi and Si was originally owned by the moat of Xiapi City, but if this water is broken, it will greatly increase the amount of water in the moat, and the river water will directly pour into Xiapi City. Sure enough, Yi and Si were all submerged in the water, and the three city gates in the southwest and north were all flooded by the river, only the east gate had not been flooded, and there were countless houses and buildings in the city that were flooded by the river, and tens of thousands of Xuzhou troops and the people of Xiapi City died in this sudden river.
Seeing this scene, even if Cao Jun, who had already prepared and knew the situation in advance, retreated to a high place, he couldn't help but change his face one by one when he looked at the moment when the monstrous flood hit.
And Guo Jia looked at the ocean under the mountain, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "Xia Picheng, it's over!" ”
With his sigh, he suddenly heard a roar from the direction of Picheng.
In the dark night, the city wall of the west gate of Xiapi City finally could not withstand the impact of the fierce flood and collapsed all at once. A gap that could accommodate three carriages suddenly appeared.
"Broken city, broken city!"
In Xiapi City, people ran and shouted, and the hissing continued.
Guo Jia's expression was miserable and silent.
"The city is mourning, and it is winter and February."
"Near the auxiliary Picheng, the flood occurs at night."
"It's raining all the time, and it's all over the place."
"The monstrous sky is raging, and the changes are changing."
"Hike to the county building, the vast and deep forest."
"The demonic atmosphere is mixed with energy, and the power is extremely flamed."
"Ge Yishan went to the countryside, and he wanted to flee and be upset."
"The rain is heavier in the morning, and the house is gone."
"High jump piercing the intestines, what a strange sight."
"Floating corpses are incalculable, but they can be made on bamboo rafts."
"If you are in danger or you can get your life, you will be able to eat it."
"If you don't hear it every day, if you don't do it, you will be destroyed."
"The waterfall faction cracks the green mountains, and the creek bank runs for the bones."
"The pestle buries the void sand, and the snake comes out of the deep hole."
"The side takes Kong Yin, and the erosion is conquered."
"The people's livelihood is not laid, and this cruel punishment will be repeated."
"Hidden worries are not one end, and the national vein exists."
"The flood control is also documented, and the people's strength has been exhausted."
"Do you know that if you sit in poverty and poverty, you will always be in poverty all year round."
"Pursue Yiman, hold the argument and dare to go over."
"Walk through potholes and trenches step by step, and work the road."
"Returning to sorrow is forced to go to bed, and soul dreams are in a trance."
Dian Wei heard it clearly, and couldn't help but feel excited, and shuddered, yes, it's really a big killing, but if there is really a heavenly punishment, so-and-so, he will share it with Mr.
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Xiapi, as the capital of the former Xiapi kings, the thick city wall finally could not stop the impact of the flood, and collapsed overnight. The flood swept into the city, destroying countless houses and leaving the people without their homes.
However, there are three small inner and outer city walls in Xiapi. After the urn city and the outer city were broken, Tao Qian gathered his troops and horses at the first time, led the army to retreat, and retreated into the inner city to hold on. Today's Xuzhou army has less than 10,000 people left, and most of them were either drowned in the flood or captured by the Cao army.
However, although Tao Qian's soldiers and horses are not more than 10,000, it is enough to defend the city. Although the inner city wall is not as high as the outer city wall, it is stronger than the wall. Even if Cao Jun wanted to storm the inner city, he would have to pay a huge price. But this is not the result that Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others expected. Killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 yourself, isn't that a defeat for both sides, and a cheap price for others? What's more, the five-year appointment between Guo Jia and Yuan Shao is close at hand!
Yes, the promise made in the spring of the third year of Chuping (192 AD) is now the second year of Jian'an (196 AD), and there is only one year left.
In the face of Yuan Shao, a terrifying opponent, the current Cao Cao and Guo Jia did not dare to say that they would definitely be able to defeat him. Now Yuan Shao heard that he had broken the Southern Xiongnu, and the Hebei spear god even went deep into the grassland alone to serve the Southern Xiongnu royal court, while the Northern Xiongnu did not have the energy to go south. Coupled with the fact that the spear god personally guarded the Yanmen Pass, then the northern border could be stable for at least ten years.
Yuan Shao, who had a stable northern border, and it was by no means a problem to take the remaining territory of Qingzhou, where only some small princes remained, and Bingzhou, which was garrisoned by Haoqiang. After the end of this battle, whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, both of them will only do one thing - recuperate.
Accumulate your own strength, concentrate your forces on both sides of the Yellow River, and fight it out!
But everyone couldn't think of any good way for a while, and when everyone hesitated, Xun You offered a plan.
"Why should you worry, Tao Qian has now become a turtle in an urn. The outer city of Xiapi City was broken, and he had no room to return. The art of war is cloudy: ten are to surround it, and five are to attack it. The strength of our army is ten times that of Lu Bu, and in recent years, countless grain stocks have been saved through Fengxiao's Tuntian policy, so that our army's grain supply is endless, and there is no need to worry about the future. How much grain can be stored in the inner city of Xiapi? As long as the city is besieged, within half a month, Xiapi will be broken. When the time comes, even if Tao Qian has great ability, he can only be caught with his hands tied, and you are really worried. ”
That's right, how much grain and grass can there be in the small inner city of Xiapi? Tao Qiankong had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses crowded in this small inner city, plus the household servants in the small city, as well as the officials and officials in the inner city, there were about 13,000 people.
The daily consumption of grain and grass by 13,000 people, even if everyone only eats half a bucket of rice a day, will consume nearly 10,000 stone of grain in half a month, and 10,000 stone of grain is not a small amount. Moreover, even if Xiapicheng really lasts for half a month, how much combat effectiveness can the Xuzhou army, which is hungry every day, have? In order to grab food, kill people, and even eat people, it will definitely happen, and civil strife alone is enough for Tao Qian to drink a pot. So as long as Xiapi is besieged to death, it won't be long before Xiapi City is self-defeating.
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