Three days later.

Spring farming, this year still follows the law of the military tun, and at the same time, because of the Son of Heaven, there will be more than in previous years more than two percent of the tun people can get land allocation.

And the meritorious person has settled in Xudu, and can even help with the marriage matching, so that the people of Shan Ding can have heirs.

After the new order of Tuntian, except for some tax reductions and exemptions, the rest of the encouragement made the people cheer and praise the virtues of Cao Gong.

At the same time, I am also grateful for the mercy of the Son of Heaven, and there is a land in Yuzhou so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, so this year's Tuntian is more enthusiastic than in previous years, and in early spring, you can see ploughing cattle everywhere, and the people are accompanied by the fields.

There are also children grazing, and the grass is fragrant, which is a peaceful scene.

After the settlement, the imperial court ordered that at the end of last year, Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses had plundered Nanyang, intruded on the people's houses, and regarded them as thieves of trouble, so the imperial court had 80,000 soldiers and horses, with Sikong Cao Cao as the main commander, and led the troops to recruit Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji was dead, so he conscripted his nephew Zhang Xiu to conquer Wancheng, and at the same time issued an edict ordering Liu Biao in Jingzhou not to give grain and grass, and should cut off his back road of grain and grass, and withdraw his troops back to Xiangyang, otherwise he would be punished for the same crime of going against the party.

When Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were speaking, they both lingered in their minds about the grain road they were arguing about when they were "talking on paper" that day.

The southeast direction of the grain road is hidden, so it is not easy to cut off, the easiest way is to let Cao Cao meet the Son of Heaven and inform the military situation of the grain road, of course, this military information is not necessarily true, in short, it is sent in the form of a report.

It can be guessed that Liu Biao is secretly supporting Zhang Xiu, so it is equivalent to dragging Liu Biao into the water, he will either cut it quickly, or he will be completely branded as an anti-party.

In this way, Cao Cao can even capture Nanyang by the way, and garrison his troops here, taking advantage of Yuan Shao's determination to make every effort to end the battle in Youzhou this year and fight with Jingzhou.

Liu Xie readily agreed, and used this to test Liu Biao's sincerity.

So, Cao Cao, who held the edict of the Son of Heaven and issued a letter to ask for thieves, took a car and the three armies were levied to ask for Wancheng.

In February, when the spring rain continued, the march was slowed down at first, and when the day was a little more right, the march was accelerated.

This time, Zhang Han rode a Jueying.

Cao Cao sat on the couch in front of the carriage door, looked around, and finally listened to the silhouette that made a crisp and cheerful sound of "da-da-da".

The black and shiny BMW and black mane are flying, and Zhang Han sitting on it is even more handsome, with a dark red robe, slender limbs and a flying ponytail, a headband, red lips and white teeth, strong and powerful.

Cao Cao watched it for a long time, and he really felt that it was quite similar to when he was young, when he was also so chic and unrestrained, heroic.

The only drawback is that Zhang Bochang has something hanging around his waist.

An irregular thick iron rod?

How...... It is made like this, rugged and angular, but since then it is difficult to see the craftsmanship, but at first glance...... Just, forcing yourself to see vaguely, it is also a bit powerful.

"Bo Chang, what are you?"

"Pee."

Zhang Hanyan said succinctly, "I recently felt the blacksmith skills, and after the first understanding, I couldn't put it down, so I itched for a while, so I personally came to create this blade." ”

"This soldier, weighing eighty pounds and three feet long, is powerful and heavy, swinging like a mountain upside down, the enemy can't be a soldier, I can wave it with one hand!"

Zhang Han excitedly introduced, he felt that Guo, Xi, Cheng, Dian and others were actually too rigid and not flexible enough.

Unlike their ordinary people, the lord can always dare to open his eyes to the novelties of the world, and is willing to accept all kinds of improvements, he must be able to understand the subtleties of this divine soldier.

"Look at the military books more in the future, there are enough craftsmen in the army." Cao Cao didn't continue, he just glanced at him, forcing himself not to look at his weapon anymore.

Cao Cao could see at a glance that the forging of this hammer was all money and no technology, and he didn't know how many good iron and stone Zhang Han had wasted.

"Bo Chang," Cao Cao looked at him, "what is the news of the soldiers and horses sent to the outpost?" ”

"There is nothing unusual about the normal patrol," Zhang Han replied.

After a pause, he said: "Zhang Xiu wants to sell at a price and make a lot of money here in the lord's place, that must be to show his strength, otherwise our vanguard army will be able to take it, and it will lose the capital to recruit." ”

"So I expect that they will set up an ambush first, and if they can't, they will retreat to the city and hold on for a few days to wait for us to surrender."

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, this analysis was consistent with the opinions of the previous ministers, and even Xun Yu understood Zhang Xiu's thoughts.

"So what do you think is best done?"

Zhang Han thought for a while and arched his hand: "What the enemy wants, we don't give it, this is also the way to win." ”

"After Zhang Xiu wants to resist, he will wait for the Han court to surrender, so we should use Runan as a base to transport grain, and then attack the enemy army outside Wancheng first, and after sweeping to the city, we can besiege but not attack."

"Take the Runan Tun grain as a station, slowly transport it to various places, occupy the cities along the way to resettle, do not recruit and accept the enemy, and only wear and tear in a small battle at any time."

"Our rear is strong, Hanoi and Dong County are heavily guarded, there is no need to worry about the rear being raided by Yuan, and Yuan Shu has his own big things, so he can afford it."

After Cao Cao listened, he looked at Guo Jia who was riding a horse on the left, and saw that he nodded slightly, and knew that this was already their plan.

There are often banquets in Zhang Han's mansion, Cao Cao knows about it, and after Cao Ang goes home, he will also go to the backyard study to talk to Cao Cao about the characters and evaluate the character of each literary and martial artist.

Cao Cao has also heard of the matter of "talking on paper", but he has never been surprised, after all, it is still a debate, this trick is actually similar to the Confucian debate.

Moreover, the people in the entire Xu Du who know the art of war the most and are the best at marching the army are not there, they are fighting for a fart! Cao Cao often thinks like this, but he doesn't care.

"Go and give an order, divide the cavalry to attack the upper reaches of Weishui, and then order Zhang Liao to lead the headquarters to raise troops to cut off the grain road in the south."

"Yes."

Zhang Han was ordered to go, accelerated the march, and divided into two cavalry to attack the upper reaches and cut off the grain route.

The cavalry on this expedition is more than 6,000, accounting for eighty percent of the elite cavalry of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, more than 2,000 tiger cavalry, and 1,080 leopard cavalry.

In addition, Zhang Han's guard battalion was black-robed and armoured, and Zhang Liao's Bingzhou wolf rode eight hundred.

In Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses, not all of the 800 cavalry were actually his old department of Bingzhou, there were only about 300 people in the old department, and the rest were basically the elite selected from the Qingzhou soldiers.

After the cavalry was ordered to leave, the layout of the entire march was basically the same as previously discussed.

After three days of marching, Cao's army arrived at Weishui, the leopard cavalry was led by Cao Chun, and Li Dian was the deputy general.

Cao Chun followed Cheng Yu's plan, the cavalry passed quickly, and after the foot soldiers delayed, he followed him into the forest path, and just happened to bump into Zhang Xiu's soldiers and horses.

Under the front and back attacks, the ambush was cracked, and the foot soldiers held swords and shields, and touched the mountain from both sides, but Zhang Xiu was caught off guard.

After a day and night of fierce fighting, more than 2,000 enemies were killed, thousands of people were captured, and the upstream camp was occupied, preparing to use earthen bags and buildings to store water, stop the Weishui River, and facilitate the passage of the army, without having to detour too far.

Zhang Liao took a detour and ran down, going straight to the grain roads in Wancheng and Nanyang, strictly cutting off and supervising Liu Biao's movements, and secretly cutting off the Wancheng soldiers.

Therefore, when Cao Cao first arrived in Weishui, in fact, the soldiers and horses had already fought two or three times with Wancheng, almost all of which were fierce battles in the upper reaches of Weishui.

Coupled with the continuous interruption of the water in the upper reaches, the marching time of Cao Cao's army was shorter than they expected, and Zhang Xiu panicked suddenly.

……

Wancheng city gate upstairs.

Dressed in a black wide-sleeved Confucian robe, Jia Xu walked like the wind, his beard fluttered, and his thin face was extremely cold, and he eagerly walked into the gatehouse.

Zhang Xiu was on the main position, lying in front of the case to see the military information delivered, at this time there was no advantage, and he was defeated and retreated by the Cao army, and within three days, all the layouts outside Wancheng were shaken.

When he heard Jia Xu's footsteps, he immediately stood up, raised his sword eyebrows, stared at the person who came, and asked in a deep voice, "Sir, how is the situation?" ”

"It's not good," Jia Xu stood in front of him and arched his hand: "Cao Cao has taken control of the upper reaches of Weishui, although this river does not pass through the city, but if he digs the river channel and drains the city, the moat of Wancheng will collapse, and the entire city will be destroyed." ”

"We have lost control of the upstream, and Cao Cao, with Cao Chun and Li Dian as generals, set up camp in the upper reaches and hoarded water day and night."

"So what now?"

"Withdraw in the city, or run overnight to recapture the upstream camp," Jia Xu was also unable to continue, and spread his hands and said: "Only these two methods are also." ”

"If not, then surrender at once!"

Zhang Xiu's cheeks were slightly bulging, and his expression was angry, but he did not mean to be completely defeated.

Jia Xu opened his eyes, then arched his hand, and said: "Young General, the current situation is already very difficult, we have lost the elite one after another, if we lose again, maybe Cao Cao will not surrender again, and at that time, it will be really difficult." ”

After saying this, Jia Xu felt powerless, he only felt as if he had been manipulated.

Cao Cao must be well aware of their thoughts, so he tried his best to reduce the number of troops outside the country in order to reduce the strength of Wancheng, and when the time came, they naturally had no price to negotiate.

Right now, if you attack the camp again, there will definitely be an ambush.

At this moment, another sentry came in and informed that Cao Jun had appeared in the rear grain road, and he did not send troops to attack, and hid in the mountain and forest paths.

Jia Xu thought for a while, and immediately bowed down and said: "Major General, Cao Jun was discovered by us on purpose, and the one on the southeast side must be an elite cavalry." ”

"That's right," the detective glanced at Jia Xu in surprise, and hurriedly echoed: "Young general, all of them are all elite horsemen, and no trace of foot soldiers has been found!" ”

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu expectantly.

Such a situation is already obvious, this cavalry is by no means here to raid and invade, their purpose is to threaten the rear, but it can be hidden, so that Liu Biao does not dare to send food easily.

This is to swallow the soldiers and horses of Wancheng in a few months.

This is not a surrender, he really wants to defeat the soldiers and horses of Wancheng in one fell swoop!

Wait any longer, once Cao Cao loses patience and does not pay attention to benevolence and righteousness, he will definitely break the ditch and irrigate the city, but the city will not be destroyed, even if the river water is poured into the city, it will flow out to a lower place.

However, if the soldiers and horses outside are not withdrawn, they will really not be able to withdraw back.

Once these soldiers and horses are damaged, they may not even be able to hold out until the time of surrender, because if the morale of the Wancheng soldiers collapses, then it is really necessary to pray for surrender.

And, perhaps, you won't get anything.

"If I can recapture the upstream camp, will I be able to solve this situation?" Zhang Xiu asked seriously.

Jia Xu looked up to the sky slightly and sighed: "It's difficult, Cao Jun will definitely guard the upstream camp to the death, and he will never take chances." ”

"If the major general goes, it is very likely that he will be ambushed, so everyone will have losses."

Zhang Xiu was silent for a while, then raised her head unwillingly and said, "Then, what if you ask Liu Biao for help?" ”

"Liu Biao will not send troops, and will only support the major general with grain and grass, but ...... Those Cao Junjing rode behind, and gave him enough reasons to refuse. ”

Yes, Liu Biao didn't plan to wade into troubled waters, he might just wait to see the results.

If Cao Cao is defeated, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou may take advantage of the opportunity, although Zhang Xiu is young, he can see this situation clearly.

It is extremely difficult for Liu Biao to get this family business in Jingzhou, and he will not easily gamble on the family business or cause disorder in his own territory.

However, it was only after Jia Xu said this that he knew the intention of Cao Jun to appear in the depths of the southeast, in addition to threatening, it could also give Liu Biao a more perfect reason not to send troops.

These soldiers and horses cannot be pursued, and if they drive the troops forward, these cavalry will definitely withdraw as soon as possible, which is equivalent to futility.

So...... You can't go to the camp in the upper reaches of Weishui, and you can't go to the southeast, if you still want to fight, you have to directly send troops to fight Cao Cao in the field.

Genus...... The army counterattacks! Unwise...... Fighting like this is a bloody war, but there is no such grudge with Cao Gong.

Moreover, my uncle has also been rewarded and rewarded by His Majesty, no matter what, he is still a hero of the Han Dynasty, why bother.

In Wancheng, it's just for two meals a day, what's the life?

"What should I do, sir?"

"Cao Gong's move is nothing more than to force us to retreat to the city," Jia Xu thought about it and said with a wry smile: "If you stick to it, it will lead to the danger of the city, and the two sides will gradually resent." ”

"It's better to follow their wishes, retreat into the city first, wait for Cao's army to attack the city, and abandon the three camps outside the city."

Zhang Xiu's brows furrowed, and it was difficult to choose, but in the end, he still decided to believe Jia Xu, stretched out his hand and slammed the table, nodded and said, "That's it." ”

Jia Xu's face was relieved, and he bowed: "The young general is wise, so the Cao army will definitely attack the city and lead the battle within three days, so it can show its skills." ”

……

Three days later.

The Cao army besieged the city but did not attack, and did not even send a letter of surrender to recruit them, which made the generals and colonels in the city panic every day, as if the Cao army was about to attack the city at any time, and did not dare to relax and must always tense their nerves.

At the head of the city, the Weishui rose again, and Cao Jun had completely controlled the crossings of various rivers, and did not give Zhang Xiu any chance at all.

"How, like this!"

Jia Xu slammed the city wall, showing an unexpected look of decay for the first time.

It was completely calculated, this Cao Gong actually has such a mind?

Unexpectedly, he calculated all his thoughts, walked ahead of him every step, and set up hidden ambushes.

Moreover, in the general trend, he can be led by the nose, Wancheng's lack of soldiers and horses is indeed a hard injury, but it is also very strange strategically.

Jia Xu felt that he was facing a perfect person, he didn't seem to make mistakes, and he had a lot of layouts planned in his heart, like a hundred-layer net that was repeatedly intertwined, and it was not easy to break free.

In this world, there are people with such a mind!?

"Major General, it's better to ...... Go and beg for surrender, right? Jia Xu persuaded again.

Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth, extremely uncomfortable, and said in a deep voice: "I waited for three days, but he never attacked the city, so he waited for this??" ”

(End of chapter)