Cao Hong was killed in battle, destroying Cao Jun's plans.

Cao Jun has a huge loophole.

Originally, they could have relied on Xiapi City in their hands, and as long as they held on, they would have been able to buy enough time.

However, there were 10,000 troops in the city, and the main general was killed in battle, and the city of Xiapi was about to be destroyed.

Zhang Ming finished the arrangement, but he didn't rush to attack.

"Tell the city, I am not Cao Cao, I will not kill, let them not move the city at all, the lords of both sides, everything is in accordance with the rules of the battlefield."

Zhang Ming told his subordinates to let them keep shouting at the four city gates, and they had to shout for a long time.

"My lord, now we are ready, if we don't count the casualties, we can take the city in seven days." Xu Rong said.

"The siege is easy, but if we take it too soon, the enemy's reinforcements won't come."

Xu Rong thought about it for a while and understood Zhang Ming's plan, he was going to surround the point and send reinforcements.

"Lord, if this is the case, it will drag on for several more days, as long as we take Xuzhou as soon as possible and threaten Cao Cao's rear, in Jizhou, Cao Cao will inevitably retreat."

Jizhou, the focus of the competition between the two sides, Jizhou is too important, and it is completely cost-effective to change to Xuzhou.

"I believe in Zhicai and my generals."

Both sides are scrambling for time, and Zhang Ming is wasting time this time.

"My lord, what about ambushing the enemy?"

"I have already arranged Gao Shun, and I still have 10,000 light cavalry on standby, so I can fight."

Xu Rong didn't say anything more, and went to arrange his affairs.

Guan Yu and Zhang He were also nervously arranging.

Once the war starts, they will storm Picheng.

Zhang Ming made people shout, and this is also a good time to collect a wave of people's hearts.

Zhang Ming wanted to make the will to resist in the city even weaker.

At the same time, Cao Cao did not have much popular support in Xuzhou, he could not get the support of the people, and there would not be too many people to assist him in defending the city.

Zhang Ming kept shouting.

On the other side, Cheng Yu has been rushing with the army.

At the same time, he had already sent fast horses to let Yanzhou and other places defend the city well, and Zhang Ming might take the opportunity to attack their rear.

Cheng Yu had been in a hurry, and when he approached Xiapicheng, he ordered him to rest.

"Military division, a few days have passed, the spies have come to report, Zhang Ming is ready to attack the city, we are still resting here, I am afraid that Picheng will not be safe."

Xiahoudun said anxiously.

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "It can't just pass, I conclude that Zhang Ming must be ready to ambush the soldiers, and wait for work, we ran over, the soldiers have no physical strength, and they can only lose very badly." ”

Cao Ren nodded to Xiahoudun, this would indeed be the case.

Cao Ren said: "As long as we are close to the battlefield, then Zhang Ming must send troops to defend us, and the troops to attack Picheng will be much less." ”

"Report."

While they were deliberating, a fast horse came, and it was their scout.

"Report, the spies found that seventy miles away, an enemy army set up on the main road, blocking our way."

The spies' report made Cheng Yu stunned for a moment, and then said, "Send more people to find out the details." ”

"Zhang Ming is trying to stop us and give priority to taking Xiapi City."

After the spies left, Cheng Yu walked back and forth a few steps, guessing Zhang Ming's thoughts.

Cao Ren said: "Military advisor, according to your estimate, how long can Picheng be blocked now." ”

Cheng Yu was very anxious, he said: "Zhang Ming has 80,000 elite soldiers in his hands, more than 50,000 miscellaneous soldiers, and there are only 10,000 people in the city, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out for ten days." ”

With Cao Hong and without Cao Hong, the gap is too big.

The morale of the entire Xiapi City plummeted.

If there is no morale, once the war does not go well, it will naturally collapse.

"Strategist, what should we do?"

Xiahoudun was quite anxious.

Cheng Yu pondered for a long time and did not speak for a long time.

"Let the soldiers rest first, and if Zhang Ming has no other ambushes, we will go to battle them."

On the main road, set up a formation, and the one waiting for the enemy is Gao Shun.

He took 30,000 men with him.

Of these, 20,000 were newly surrendered miscellaneous soldiers, and he only brought 10,000 elites.

Moreover, Gao Shun placed his army thirty miles away from Xiapi City.

At such a distance, it is not so easy to support, at least until the support arrives, the enemy still has a chance to withdraw from the battle.

Gao Shun was placed on the road, ready to cut off Cheng Yu.

After that, Cheng Yu received more detailed information.

"10,000 elites, 20,000 miscellaneous soldiers, what does Zhang Ming want to do?"

Cheng Yu has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands, and they are all elite.

It's all elite, can these armies stop themselves?

"Fifty miles forward tomorrow."

Cheng Yu still couldn't figure it out and decided to let the army get closer.

And over there, Zhang Ming has already begun to attack.

After shouting for a long time, Zhang Ming attacked together from all sides, leaving no hope for the enemy at all.

In fact, it also leaves them with hope, as long as they surrender, Zhang Ming will not embarrass them.

But to rush out, it is simply impossible.

On one side of the wall, they can only arrange more than 2,000 people, and they can't support each other.

After two days of fighting, their physical strength was almost exhausted.

Zhang Ming attacked from all sides.

The enemy began to bend their bows and shoot arrows.

In the beginning, the arrows were still very powerful.

But after two hours, their arrows were weakened.

It's no wonder that they didn't weaken, they didn't have enough soldiers to replace, and now many soldiers couldn't hold their bows and arrows.

Zhang Ming believes that many of them even injured their muscles, and it was difficult for them to recover after a short rest.

Many archers were out of strength.

Of course, it also takes physical strength to carry stones and wood.

Zhang Ming attacked from all sides, just not giving them time to rest.

On the first day, after half a day of onslaught, Zhang Ming stopped attacking.

He didn't choose to attack overnight, and of course, it would have been better if he had attacked overnight.

Attacking overnight, the enemy can't hold out much, can't rest well, where is the physical strength to fight.

But Zhang Ming wants to stay in Picheng and hang that Cheng Yu to see if Cheng Yu will fight with him.

There is no distinction between the schemes of the two sides, and almost all of them are on the surface.

There is only a difference in strategy, and the strategy chosen by Cao Cao is to take Xuzhou and take Jizhou.

And Zhang Ming is betting with them.

On the first day of the siege, the losses in the city were not small, and more importantly, the soldiers were tired.

At night, half of them also had to be on guard at the head of the city to prevent Zhang Ming's sudden attack.

The four gates are now defended by only 200 men each, to prevent anyone in the city from sneaking up.

This time Picheng is too big, and it is even more difficult to defend at this time.

The density of the army's defense is too small, which is very bad for them.

The next day, when it was dawn, Zhang Ming shouted again.

Words to shout, to beat their morale.

And Cheng Yu's side is close to Gao Shun.

He reconnoitred Gao Shun for dozens of miles.

It is true that no ambushes were found.

After a day's march, Cheng Yu advanced fifty miles, and was only twenty miles away from Gaoshun.

Twenty miles, it was already at the distance of the battle.

At least, it will definitely be possible to engage in combat in half a day.

"Have a good rest tonight, rest well tomorrow morning, and meet the enemy in the afternoon." Cheng Yu has already decided to fight.