Chapter 1031: A Thunderbolt from the Clear
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At the first moment when the battle situation was decided, Wei Yan immediately transmitted the news to Hanzhong, which was only three hundred miles away from the city, Zhang Hu in the command post of Hanzhong City and the second day at noon got the message of the victory of Rice Cang, which was rare for the guards around him to see the military division was so happy, even when the Cao army offensive was still not moving, Zhang Hu, who was still as immobile as a mountain, could not hide his excitement, the Meridian surprise attack was successful, and Cao Mengde's grain and grass were cut off, The reversal of the tide of the battle in Hanzhong was only in an instant.
At this time, the hand-to-hand combat at the head of the city was still in full swing, Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu and other main generals had already personally swayed into battle, and the majestic city walls in the past were mostly uneven, and the battlements were also damaged to varying degrees, but from Wen Yuan's bloodshot eyes and haggard face, we knew how much energy he had consumed in the face of Cao Jun's almost crazy attack in the past few days! The military division has already ordered Wei Yan's surprise attack to launch an offensive, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he will defend Hanzhong City like an iron bucket, and now he is trying his best to save it, but the equipment battalion is almost to the point of running out of ammunition and food, and the Yanyun army, as the main force defending the city, has suffered nearly half of the casualties, which is the most difficult battle for Zhang Liao.
The Cao army and the Yan army at the head of the city were mixed together to fight to the death, and the soldiers would constantly trip over the corpses of both sides, and they were still almost stepping on the corpses of their comrades or the enemy soldiers in the battle, and the uninterrupted attacks of the Cao army did not leave even time for the Yan army to clean up the battlefield! Under the strict orders of the lord, the Cao soldiers under the city spent their last energy and physical strength in the siege of the city in the past few days, and at this time, their momentum was still faintly about to overwhelm the Yan army!
"God bless King Yan, Micang victory, Cao army is ...... out of food" In this battle to defend the city, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu undoubtedly played the role of the sea god needle, as long as their figure is still above the city, the morale of the Yanyun army and the Chang'an battalion soldiers will not decline at all, and just when the Cao army ascended the city and gradually increased the stubborn resistance of the other party, a burst of more than 10,000 people shouted loudly but overwhelmed all the voices on the battlefield, and then more Yan troops joined the battle group, The comrades who had been exhausted from the battle in the city for a long time were also greatly boosted by this......
The all-out assault had reached its fifth day, and while the Cao army had suffered heavy casualties, it had become a common practice to ascend to the top of the city, but no matter how brave they were, they could not break through the strong line of flesh and blood formed by the defenders! In such a fierce battle situation, the mobilization of the Yan army in defense still appeared to be orderly, and there was no chaos, Zhang Liao showed a very high strategic literacy and deployment ability here, and gave full play to the characteristics of his good defense! Even with Cao Cao's conceit, he has to admit it, but in terms of defending the city, I am afraid that none of his generals can compare with Zhang Wenyuan on the other side, according to the current situation of development, he wants to take Hanzhong at least four or five days, after all, he has a huge advantage in terms of troops, but the question is that the Yan army can give it to him in these four or five days?
In Hanzhong, the Cao army is on the offensive, but on the west side of the two hundred miles away, Xiahoudun can only defend in the face of Zhang He's joint attack with Ma Chao, and the strength of the two sides is roughly the same, and the commanders of the generals are almost the same, but don't forget that the Yan army has the advantage of troops, and can block the opponent for five days, making it difficult to do an inch, and Xiahoudun is also exerting his command talent to the limit! It will not be worthy of its name! Cao Cao is extremely satisfied with the performance of his brother, but there is always a lingering worry, does Yan Jun still do his best? The Tiger Guard, known as the strongest army in Yandi, came thousands of miles away, and the Sizhou Iron Cavalry with Ma Chao was really so good to get along with? Could it be that Zhang Hu still has any hidden means at this time? The progress of the siege and the smooth resistance of Xiahoudun did not make Cao Cao take it lightly, but every time he examined it carefully, it was always difficult to know what Zhang Zicai's intentions were!
Since the answer is difficult to find and there is no flaw on his side, Cao Cao will also put this hidden worry aside, and do his best to attack the city, as long as he can take the Hanzhong City in front of him, let Zhang Zicai turn over the river and the sea, he has nothing to fear, if he can capture this person and the Yan army general Zhang Wenyuan alive, not to mention that these two can also exchange the two of them for the commander of Chen Liuying, who was captured by the other party, Lejin, and the victory of Hanzhong can also make up for the shortcomings of Yanzhou! In Cao Mengde's mind, there was such an optimistic consideration, but at present, the battle situation has not yet been decided, and the sound of Yan Jun's shouting for ten miles made his heart tremble!
"Lost in the rice warehouse? Military rations burned? Quickly send someone to investigate the news in the rear. When he shouted lowly, Cao Cao's eyes never left the place where the two armies were fighting fiercely at the head of the city, and there was no anxious look on his face, but in his heart there was an ominous premonition that the hidden worry had become a fact, because if he wanted to boost his morale, Zhang Hu had all kinds of methods, and there was no need to deceive himself for this, and in this way, it can also be explained that although Zhang He and Ma Chao were fiercely attacking, they were never able to break through the defense of Cao's army! They don't seem to care too much about the danger in Hanzhong, but blindly put pressure on Xiahoudun, and it seems that they have the intention of tightly entangling it, and there is no time for him to take care of it! Cao Cao didn't know what kind of method the Yan army could use to raid the granary of Micang Mountain, and under the strict reconnaissance, he did not find any Yan army reinforcements other than Zhang Hehu's guards, but Liu Yi had brought too many surprises to the late Han Dynasty since the start of the army, and it must not be taken lightly.
Hearing the excited shouts of the Yan army, Cao Ying's generals and a group of advisers also behaved differently, although the troops in the rear of Hanzhong were constantly requisitioned and joined in the siege and blocking battles, but with the previous arrangement, the Yan army had no chance to threaten the place where the rice cang mountain was tuned, don't forget that there are 10,000 elite garrisons in the army here, although Wang Zhi is not famous, but he is also a calm general, it is no problem to block the enemy army with him in the dangerous place, and how can the Yan army move tens of thousands of troops behind the Cao army unconsciously? I'm afraid this is most likely Zhang Zicai's method to boost the morale of the army!
Among the people, only Xun Yu and Cao Cao have the same concerns, although Fa Zheng's talent on the battlefield is not under Wen Ruo, it is much worse to talk about the understanding of Yan Jun, his eyes stayed on the main face for a while, and then he turned to the rear, where there was a rush of footsteps, and two messengers were rushing quickly, looking at the expressions on their faces and the posture of running, Wen Ruo's heart was a sigh, the person on the left was not a messenger soldier in the army at this time, Xun Yu never doubted his memory, I'm afraid there is only one reason why he is so eager to come here, Micang Mountain has been attacked by the enemy!
Without waiting for the messenger to rush to Cao Cao's horse, Xun Yu had already hurried up to meet him, if Yan Jun's shouting was true, he couldn't let this message spread quickly in the army, the military rations would definitely be the most huge blow to the morale of the army, and at this time, these were the key points that Cao Jun could not afford to lose! Although he already had a judgment in his heart, Xun Yu desperately hoped that he would make a mistake.
"Yu military division, at midnight last night, Micang Mountain suddenly encountered a surprise attack by the Yan army, the enemy was no less than 20,000, after two hours of fierce fighting, our army guarded the granary soldiers were all broken by it, General Wang Zhi was also killed in this battle, and then the place where the grain was stored was the fire and the smoke is still not dispersed to this day, presumably it must be the Yan army burning grain and grass for ......" Xun Yu's judgment was not wrong, even when he heard the burning of grain, even with his calmness, there was a feeling of darkness in front of him, Even if he had been mentally prepared before, it was still a completely different feeling to get the exact news and make a judgment in his heart, and even the words after the messenger became a buzz, but he didn't forget to wave his hand to retreat.
Try to control his pace as calmly as possible, Xun Yu slowly walked to Cao Cao's horse after waving off the messenger guard, and at this moment Meng De's eyes also happened to turn around, and the two eyes met in the air, Wen Ruo clearly felt a slight tremor in the lord's body! He has been with the two of them for a long time, and they are not under Liu Yi and Guo Jia, and at this time, from the solemnity on Xun Yu's face, Cao Cao can already see that the hidden worry he has been most worried about has finally become a fact! Liu Yi gave him a salary in Hanzhong, but he didn't know where this enemy army came from.
There were no words between the two, the generals were suspicious but not sure, and Cao Cao naturally knew that his whole body was trembling uncontrollably, was it anger or disappointment, or was it a deep powerlessness or a few entanglements? Anyone has their own limit of tolerance when there is a big change, what does it mean for the loss of military rations in Micang Mountain Cao Cao knows better than anyone else, only relying on the current stock of food in the army, he can't support the more than 100,000 troops under Hanzhong City for half a month, and it can be expected that Zhang Hema Chaoer will inevitably launch an offensive against Xiahoudun that is several times more fierce than a few days ago, and now they will definitely take care of their desperate attack on the city, and once Yuan Rang can't stop them, what will he do to break it again? The war situation in Hanzhong is difficult to gain, and Yanzhou is in such a situation, if the sky is going to die, Cao Cao can't do it?
There was a blank look in the eyes of the lord, this is something Xun Yu and Cao Cao have never seen in more than ten years, no matter how critical the situation is, the lord can face it calmly, and his confidence has never been reduced! But Wen Ruo understands Cao Cao's inner feelings better than everyone else, the loss of military food in the rice warehouse Cao Jun has completely lost the possibility of winning on the battlefield in Hanzhong, before they have given up a lot in Qingzhou and Yanzhou for the benefit of here, and now they are all bamboo baskets and empty water, who can handle this kind of blow calmly?
There was a brief confusion in Cao Cao's eyes, how could Xun Yu himself be as good? It is even more mixed with worries about the lord, just like Liu Yi's status in the Yan army, no matter what the situation, the lord cannot be messed up, and no one can share all this for him......