Chapter 397 Plans for Water Attack
Zhao Fei's cautious result was that the soldiers under his command passed through the trap area set by Chen Gong safely. Although there are also unlucky soldiers who have touched traps that have not been discovered, this is basically negligible. After all, Cao Jun has tens of thousands of troops, and the loss of dozens of people can still be bearable.
After choosing a location, Zhao Fei began to order people to set up camp. At the same time, he began to take a closer look at Xuzhou City. But the more detailed Zhao Fei looked, the more he sighed in his heart. Because Xuzhou City is too Xiong Wei, taking Xuzhou City will definitely cost a large number of soldiers.
It can be said that if you want to break through Xuzhou City, you have to use corpses to pile up. And Lu Bu in the city categorically would not let himself take Xuzhou City easily, and the next battle was definitely extremely cruel and fierce. Xuzhou City is so important, Chen Gong will definitely fight to the death.
After setting up camp, Zhao Fei did not rashly launch an offensive. Although his morale is high, he is suitable for siege. But after all, Xuzhou City's city defense is strong, especially when Chen Gong has been prepared. Therefore, a rash attack can only bring senseless sacrifices.
Of course, there is another point, Cao Cao's army is not far from him. When the two armies are combined, it is much stronger to attack Xuzhou City than to act alone. After all, there is still a certain advantage in having a large number of soldiers.
Cao Cao's army finally arrived as promised, and after the two armies merged together, Cao Cao prepared to start an offensive against the city of Xuzhou. Although for Xuzhou City, which is so firmly defended, Cao Cao also has a headache. But for Xuzhou City, he is definitely imperative.
After the army had rested for a few days, Cao Cao ordered a tentative attack. Although it was a tentative attack, Cao Cao still made all the soldiers involved in the siege fully prepared. But in the midst of this tentative attack, the mighty Cao army suffered some setbacks.
The defenders of Xuzhou City were unusually tenacious, and although Cao's army was only a tentative attack, the defenders in the city were fully prepared. Cao Jun's tentative attacks failed to successfully climb the walls of Xuzhou City, and were repelled by the continuous attacks of the growing defenders.
Seeing this scene, Cao Jun and everyone frowned. Although he is a tentative attack, each soldier is also a carefully selected elite. But being defeated by Lu Bu's defenders so easily made it a little difficult for everyone to accept.
It is true that defending the city is to take advantage of the territory. But he still has more or less control over people, relatively speaking, it is definitely half a catty. Even if it is defeated, it should not be defeated so quickly, at least it can attack the wall of Xuzhou City.
Although Cao Jun was unwilling, the battle record was already there, and any quibbling words made people pale and weak. Of course, this defeat, and it was defeated so quickly, let Cao Jun see how much preparation Chen Gong had made for this war.
Whether it is the soldiers defending the city, or the equipment defending the city. Xuzhou City can be said to be well prepared, judging from the various equipment to defend the city, you can know what Chen Gong has done these days. Until this moment, Zhao Fei definitely regretted it somewhat, if it wasn't for the time he had delayed in Pengcheng for so long, the result might have been different. It was precisely because of his own procrastination that Chen Gong had plenty of time to prepare for these.
Seeing Zhao Fei calm on the side, Xun Yu came to Zhao Fei's side and said, "Pengju, don't blame yourself. Chen Gong wants to stop you, and he will definitely try his best. Even if you take Pengcheng quickly, on the next road, Chen Gong will naturally arrange layers of difficulties for you. β
After listening to Xun Yu's words, Zhao Fei nodded and said, "Don't worry, Wen Ruo, I'm fine." I'm just thinking about how to break through this Xuzhou city. β
Xun Yu followed Zhao Fei's gaze and looked at Xuzhou City in the distance, and then he sighed slightly. In the past few days, he has also been thinking about how to break through Xuzhou City, but after thinking about it, there is really no way to do it except for a strong attack.
Chen Gong in the city was ready to hold on, and his attitude was so resolute that no matter what he did, it was impossible to lure him out of the city.
But if you attack it, the price is too big. If you lose your troops in order to take a Xuzhou city, it is definitely not worth it. You must know that Yanzhou is in a state of siege, and if you lose too much here, the other princes will definitely wait for the opportunity to invade Yanzhou, and then it will really outweigh the losses.
Taking Xuzhou is the first priority, but controlling casualties is also a top priority. The casualties must be controlled within an acceptable range, then the battle of Xuzhou is an absolute victory. Otherwise, the battle of Xuzhou would be tantamount to failure.
The next day, Cao's army continued to attack the city. However, this siege is not much different from yesterday, the only thing that is stronger than doing it is that today's siege, the soldiers of Cao Jun finally climbed the city wall rope of Xuzhou City, although they quickly defended the city and fought, but this is also a kind of progress.
After this day, Cao's offensive became more and more fierce. This made the LΓΌ Bujun defending the city feel tremendous pressure, after all, the Cao army was strong, and in the face of their continuous offensive, LΓΌ Bujun felt a little struggling.
The high-intensity war for several days made both Cao Jun and Lu Bujun feel a little tired. Especially the Cao army, the siege of the city in the past few days has not had any effect, which makes the momentum of the Cao army a little low.
And just when the two armies were in the heat, the weather changed imperceptibly. After a few days of gloomy, the rain began to trickle. Although the rain was not very heavy, it also extinguished the fire of war that the two armies had only seen.
Seeing that his soldiers had no effective results in attacking for a long time, Cao Cao ordered someone to blow the horn of the withdrawal of the army. And this time, Cao Cao's expression was a little gloomy, and his repeated attacks did not go well, which made Cao Cao's mood a little not very good. Especially in this depressing weather, Cao Cao couldn't be even happier.
The rain was unstoppable, for a day or two, and although the rain was not very heavy, there was no sign of stopping. In the face of such weather, Zhao Fei's mood couldn't help but be a little low. If the rain continues like this, this war will have to be over.
After all, rainy days will affect the mood of the soldiers, and rainy days will affect the transportation of grain and grass, so the impact of rainy days on Cao Jun is definitely greater than that of Lu Bujun.
In Xuzhou City, looking at the dripping rain, Chen Gong showed a confident smile. Rainy days are very good for you. After all, he can afford to spend time, but Cao Jun can't afford it anyway. Therefore, Chen Gong naturally hoped that the rain would not stop, so that he could be defeated without a fight.
God seemed to take better care of Lu Bujun, and for a few days, the rain did not stop at all, but became heavier and heavier. In the face of such a situation, Zhao Fei showed more and more headaches, and at the same time, he hated the rain to the extreme.
The last time I attacked Wancheng, it was because this rain consumed my own time. Although he broke through Wancheng, he spent a huge amount of grain and grass. And this time, the situation is the same as last time. If the rain continues, there is really no possibility of it going on.
But at this time, Jia Xu appeared in front of him, and he also said that he had a good plan to break the enemy.
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhao Fei's eyes suddenly lit up. But in an instant, I knew what Jia Xu's good strategy for breaking the enemy was. Needless to say, Jia Xu must have wanted to use the method he used to deal with himself when he was in Wancheng to deal with Xuzhou City.
This method is definitely the most feasible method at this time, but Zhao Fei feels that doing so will be punished by God. After all, when they were in Wancheng, Zhao Fei's family saw the fear of Zeguo. And this fear still lingers in Zhao Fei's heart.
And there are many people in Xuzhou City, in case this flood rushes over. I am afraid that many people will be displaced, and many people will die because of this. But now, with Zhao Fei's smart head, it is difficult for Rao to think of a better way than to withdraw the army.
And just when Zhao Fei hesitated, Guo Jia also appeared in front of him. After he glanced at Jia Xu and Zhao Fei, he said: "Brother, what else are you worried about, the plan to break the enemy is right in front of you, you can't be a woman's kindness." β
Hearing Guo Jiadu say this, Zhao Fei's expression suddenly froze. It is undeniable that war is cruel, and as long as there is war, there will be sacrifices. But letting innocent people be the victims of war made Zhao Fei feel that it was too cruel.
Seeing that Zhao Fei didn't say anything, Jia Xu suddenly said: "Jia Xu is taken care of by the adult, since the adult is unwilling to be this wicked person, then I will give this plan to the lord first, and you can pretend not to know, my lord." After speaking, Jia Xu turned his head and walked out of Zhao Fei's tent.
Zhao Fei was about to scream, but the words stopped when he reached his lips. Then, Zhao Fei sighed softly, and then turned his head over. At this point, it is impossible to oppose it even yourself. After all, Jia Xu Guo Jia can think of this plan, and Xun Yu Xun is afraid that he can also think of it.
Sure enough, when Jia Xu came to Cao Cao's camp, he happened to hear Xun Yu thinking about Cao Cao's plan to attack the water.
Coming to the front of the two, Jia Xu straightforwardly explained his intentions. And after Cao Cao took a lot of Jia Xu, he then spoke: "What does Pengju think? β
"This plan is out of my mouth, and it has nothing to do with adults." Jia Xu replied very respectfully.
And Cao Cao smiled slightly, and then said: "It's really difficult to move, since you came up with this plan, then you can do it." I don't need to know how this happened, I just want to see the results. β
"No!" Jia Xu bowed deeply to Cao Cao, and then turned his head and walked down.
After Jia Xu left, Xun Yu said: "Pengju's vision is really not bad, this Jia Xu is really a talented person." And this person is so vicious, he will definitely be able to become a big weapon one day. β
Cao Cao nodded, and then said, "What you said is good, but this person is willing to surrender to Pengju, which is really rare." β