Chapter 659: The siege begins
"Yuan Xi deceived people too much, and he wanted us to fight for him for a long time, and there was no merit and hard work. But he actually doesn't trust us so much, does he have to force us to learn from Zhang Nan! A military general of the Yuan army said angrily.
Everyone nodded one after another, and then Zhao Xuan said, "Since this is the case, then you must be mentally prepared." Yuan Xi's subordinates are all elites, and you and others are all cannon fodder, so remember not to act rashly unless necessary! ”
Everyone knows this, and this is also the one thing that everyone is most worried about. Yuan Xi was very suspicious, and he naturally would not hand over his elite to the command of the generals under his command. The entire elite of the Yuan army in Jixian County is under Yuan Xi's will, and others obviously can't touch these elites.
Although the generals present all had soldiers, the soldiers under their command were naturally no match for the elite under Yuan Xi's command. So if you want to compete with Yuan Xi, you still need Cao Jun. With the combined strength of several of them, it was obviously not enough to defeat Yuan Xi.
After a few days of hurrying and hurrying, Cao's army finally came to the city. The Cao army was strong, and when the Yuan army on the city wall saw the Cao army, a kind of overwhelming momentum rushed towards them. Before the battle, the soldiers of the Yuan army were already timid.
There is no way, the soldiers of the Yuan army stationed on the city wall of Jixian County are new recruits after all, how can they not be afraid if they have never been on the battlefield. Moreover, everyone knows how effective Cao Jun is, and these recruits consider themselves not to be Cao Jun's opponents.
Before the battle, the heart was timid first, and in such a state, it was strange that the Yuan army was able to hold the city. Of course, Yuan Xi obviously didn't expect to defend the city with these rabble, this was just cannon fodder, replacing the cannon fodder sacrificed by the elite under his command.
When Yuan Xi knew that Cao Junbing was coming to the city, he rushed to the city wall of Jixian County as soon as possible. Looking at the soldiers of the Cao army, which stretched for several kilometers, Yuan Xi's mood was somewhat gloomy. Not to mention anything else, Cao Jun's strength alone made Yuan Xi feel helpless.
Cao's army is not only full of troops, but also its combat effectiveness is obviously much stronger than that of its own army. With such a huge gap, Yuan Xi obviously couldn't be happy even if he wanted to.
The Cao army did not directly launch an offensive, and after ordering the soldiers of the Cao army to surround Jixian County, the Cao army began to reorganize and recuperate. Regarding the capture of Jixian County, Cao Jun was obviously not in any hurry. No matter how you look at them, they are all leisurely and leisurely, so that Yuan Xi doesn't know what to do.
Now Jixian County has been surrounded by the Cao army, but the Cao army does not have any idea of attacking the city. This made Yuan Xi and the generals in Jixian County panic, Cao's army had arrived, but they only surrounded Jixian County and did not launch any offensive.
What is the purpose of Cao Jun's move, you must know that Cao Jun has a lot of troops, and the consumption of every day is not a few. War is also a struggle for grain and grass and financial resources, Cao Jun consumes so much grain and grass every day but does these useless work, Yuan Xi obviously doesn't know what Cao Jun is doing.
Yuan Xi didn't know what Yuan Jun was doing, but that didn't mean that others didn't know. At least, Zhao Xuan knew what the hell Cao Jun was doing. And Cao Jun's actions also prove that his henchmen have been in contact with Cao Jun.
Cao Jun knew that Jixian County was in crisis, how could Cao Jun not take advantage of such a good opportunity. When Cao Jun did not arrive, the generals of Yuan Jun never felt the pressure brought by Cao Jun. And when Cao's army was approaching the city, the generals of Yuan's army were obviously able to feel the pressure brought by Cao's army.
Jixian County already had irreconcilable problems internally, and after the generals of Yuan Jun felt the pressure brought by Cao Jun, such problems definitely broke out. After all, there is a limit to the pressure that everyone can bear, and Yuan Xi has always controlled the general's family, and such a double pressure will make them unable to hold on.
"Zhao Xuan, what do you say Cao Jun has in mind?" In the conference hall, Yuan Xi asked with a calm face. He has been worried for the past few days, if Cao Jun directly attacked the city, he might not be like this, and Cao Jun did not move, it proved that Cao Jun might be playing some conspiracy.
When Zhao Xuan heard Yuan Xi's inquiry, he smiled secretly, then shook his head and said, "I am also very confused about Cao Jun's actions. Cao Jun did not move, as if he was calculating something, but as long as our army stuck to the city and did not come out, Cao Jun could still do anything! ”
Zhao Xuan's words Yuan Xi agreed very much, even if Cao Jun wanted to play any conspiracy, as long as he couldn't hold on, then there was nothing to be afraid of. After all, if Cao's army wanted to capture Jixian, first of all, he had to break through the towering walls of Jixian, and secondly, he had to crush the soldiers stationed in Jixian.
Jixian County is the last guarantee for Yuan Xi's survival, so the soldiers stationed in the entire Jixian County are obviously the most. Coupled with the strong city defense, it would take a lot of time for Cao's army to conquer Jixian County.
There is time for the Cao army, but the grain and grass may not be able to support the Cao army to besiege Jixian all the time. Now that Cao Jun's family has a big business, for a small Jixian idiom, Cao Jun will definitely not spend too much time on this. As long as Cao's army retreats, then Youzhou will be defended, and he can obviously breathe a sigh of relief.
Cao Jun's camp, inside Cao Cao's camp. At this moment, the generals of the Cao army have already made a lot of noise, and Zhuo County did not move the troops at the beginning, but now the troops have come to the city, and they still do not move. Don't move, don't move, how long will you stay!
This is the biggest complaint of the generals of the Cao army, they are all generals, so they naturally want to lead the troops to fight. But Lord Taiwei obviously doesn't think so, from Jixian County to the present, Cao Jun has been carrying out the stay of the army.
For Zhao Fei's order, the generals obviously did not dare to disobey. So they can only keep complaining, after all, there is nothing they can do but complain.
Zhao Fei looked at everyone with a smile, and then said: "What's the matter if you don't move, a strong attack on Jixian will inevitably cause heavy losses, and if you don't move, Yuan Jun will have internal disintegration, you wait, what are you doing so impatiently!" ”
Zhao Fei's words made all the generals ashamed, they obviously didn't have as many as Zhao Fei thought, so naturally they didn't know why they waited a few days to make Yuan's army collapse from the inside. After all, there are some things they don't know.
Seeing that the soldiers were all looking like they were not fighting, Zhao Fei thought about it and finally decided to attack the city. After all, it's not good to drag it all the time, and now that Cao Jun's morale is in full swing, if he drags this morale off for a while, it will really outweigh the losses.
Hearing Zhao Fei's words, all the generals of the Cao Army suddenly radiated. Whether it is a soldier or a general, they have been holding back for a long time. Since Yecheng was conquered by Cao's army, Cao's offensive has been smooth sailing, and most of the enemy troops have abandoned their weapons and surrendered in front of Cao's troops.
originally thought that it would be much better to enter Youzhou, but after Zhuoxian County was taken by Cao Junbing bloodlessly, the soldiers found that their ideas were wrong. An important county town was taken by the Cao army so easily, and the soldiers of the Cao army still underestimated the power of the strategists.
Hearing that the prime minister was ready to give the order to attack the city, the soldiers of the Cao army all raised their spirits, and they wanted to let the Yuan army on the city wall of Jixian County take a look, and there were not only strategists who could take the city without blood, but also well-equipped troops with extraordinary combat effectiveness. Without a strategist, they could still conquer the city.
The sound of drums pierced the sky, and when the drums of the Cao army outside the city were heard, the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall became worried.
The Cao army began to launch an offensive against Jixian County with firm steps, looking at the menacing Cao army soldiers, the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall of Jixian County were obviously terrified to the extreme. These peasants, who had never been on the battlefield at all, did not know how to attack at all, until the soldiers of the Cao army had already entered the firing range, and the Yuan army on the city wall of Jixian County was still stunned, without any intention of attacking.
Cao Jun's camp, looking at this situation, Zhao Fei showed an imperceptible smile. Yuan Xi's use of these cannon fodder to defend the city was really not a knowing choice, and he was so easily broken through the defense line by the Cao army, which instantly reduced the losses of the Cao army a lot.
On the city wall, looking at the soldiers of the Yuan army who were stunned and didn't know what to do, the generals defending the city were obviously very angry. These people were soldiers, and they were not even as good as the peasants who helped defend the city. Using these soldiers to defend the city has no effect at all!
"What are you waiting for, don't attack me yet!" A general of the Yuan army roared. Looking at the soldiers of the Cao army who were getting closer and closer, he was obviously a little angry. It was hard for him to believe that with these soldiers, he could really hold Jixian.
It's not that there are no elite soldiers in Jixian County, but those soldiers are all ordered to Yuan Xi. And Yuan Xi said that until the critical moment, he would not easily use these elites.
Regarding Yuan Xi's approach, the generals did not agree with it. At this moment of crisis, how can Yuan Xi hide his secrets. The city wall of Jixian County is the survival guarantee of the defenders, if the city wall is captured by the Cao army in the first battle, then there is no need to continue to fight the next battle.
Yuan Xi's command is indeed the elite of the Yuan army, but these elites are a joke compared to Cao Jun. Cao Jun's combat effectiveness has been seen by himself. With Cao Jun's strong combat effectiveness, Yuan Xi's elite is obviously vulnerable.
Since the Cao army could not be defeated on the frontal battlefield, it would obviously be more effective to arrange them on the city wall. It is mainly based on the elite of the Yuan army, supplemented by those cannon fodder. When fighting a war of attrition, sending those cannon fodder is obviously much more effective than it is now.
But Yuan Xi didn't pay attention to his own opinions at all, he insisted on arranging the elite by his side to ensure the safety of his life. This made the generals defending the city very helpless, and at the same time they could only sigh secretly.
Looking at the performance of these cannon fodder today, it is obviously impossible to expect them to hold the city. Even though they have a large number of troops, they are so vulnerable, what is the use of people talking too much.
A siege battle was fought smoothly by the Cao army, and the soldiers that Yuan Xi forcibly recruited were not soldiers at all. Cao Jun began to erect the ladder, but they were clearly still in fear.
It's okay to be stunned, but what is even more unbearable is that many soldiers threw away the weapons in their hands and cried with their heads in their arms. Now that the Cao army has not yet attacked, God knows what will happen to them after the Cao army attacked.