At noon, Jinyang City.

General's Mansion, in a room.

Cao Cao knelt in front of the table, eating rice and drinking broth. He didn't eat breakfast, and the place in Bingzhou was really icy and snowy.

He was not accustomed to the local conditions and his face looked a little ugly.

Food is indeed the driving force of human beings. After drinking the last sip of soup, Cao Cao's face became a little bloody.

Seeing Cao Cao put down the bowl, the personal soldiers serving next to him immediately bent down and removed the case.

Cao Cao raised his head and looked at Cheng Yu who was sitting aside, sighing: "Xu Chu, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, the tiger and leopard cavalry and ten thousand elite infantrymen were unable to defeat Pang De. How many generals of the Liang army were?"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao was full of indignation. How could he surrender to Zhang Xiu?

Zhang Xiu had Xi Zhicai, Chen Gong, and Jia Xu were in charge of the center and dealing with the government. Therefore, he was able to dominate the military and dominate the world. Because there were enough soldiers and food in the rear, there would be no problems.

Zhang Xiu had great strategists Ju Su, Xun You, Fa Zheng, Sima Yi and others. Not to mention the generals, Taishi Ci was invincible to Hebei.

Zhao Yun and Hu are walking in Liangzhou.

And the four generals Zhang Liao, Pang De, Xu Huang, and Huang Zhong, who are not wise and brave? Pang De looks inconspicuous, but he is also stable in leading the troops.

Cheng Yu did not respond. In fact, in this regard, he felt that Cao Cao was not bad at all. Cao Cao had Xiahou, the generals of the Cao family, as well as Le Jin, Li Dian, Zhu Ling, Xu Chu, Yu Jin and others, who were not elites?

There was also Xun Yu who was in charge of the rear, and Guo Jia and him were the counselors.

What is worse is not the allocation of civil and military affairs, but the national strength. Even Xun Yu's efforts to manage the land in the Central Plains are not as good as Zhang Xiu.

There is no danger to defend in the four battles of the Central Plains. Zhang Xiu's territory is related to the passes, the Yellow River, and the peaks. You can attack when advancing and retreating. This is the terrible thing.

Even if they conquer Luoyang, Zhang Xiu could retreat to Chang'an and defend Tongguan. Even if they conquer Chang'an, Zhang Xiu could retreat to Bashu and defend the Qinling Mountains.

The current situation is like this, and Cheng Yu can't help but become pessimistic. Zhang Xiu is powerful and cannot be eliminated.

"Lord. This battle was a loss-making loss. Pang De's own army did not dare to come from the north, so he could only set up camp. But if Zhang Xiu led his troops from south to north and attacked us with Pang De from north to south, Bingzhou would be in danger."

Cheng Yu sighed and bowed.

Cao Cao nodded, hitting the nail on the head.

Zhang Xiu and Pang De attacked Jinyang from north to south, not because Jinyang was in danger, but Bingzhou was in danger. Jinyang was a majestic city, and he had 40,000 or 50,000 troops and garrisoned grain and supplies, so it would be no problem to defend Jinyang for two years.

This is the advantage of the city. Just like Sun Jian repeatedly attacked Huang Zhong in Wancheng, Nanyang, he was defeated? Is Cao Cao not as good as Huang Zhong?

But Wen Chou, Guo Tu, Zang Hong and others were in danger. With the breaking of Yanmen Pass, these people must be impatient.

What if Wen Chou and Guo Tu are eager for quick success and instant benefits, and they will come to Shangdang to fight Zhang Xiu?

What if Zang Hong could not see hope and lead his troops to break through?

All the losses were lost.

Xianggao, Shangdang, and Jinyang intertwined their terrifying teeth, scattering the Liang army. If these points were broken, only Jinyang would be left.

That is the final outcome of Ma Teng and Han Sui. How can you have a chance of winning if you defend the city to the death?

"Look at the situation. If the situation is not right, let's go. I can't die in such a place." Cao Cao shook his head and sighed.

Cheng Yu also shook his head and exhaled.

"I ordered the Ministry of Justice (relevant officials) to prepare wine and meat to reward the tiger and leopard cavalry, Xiahou Yuan. I was tired and went to take a nap." Cao Cao stood up and ordered.

"No." Cheng Yu turned around and turned down.

After Cao Cao returned to his bedroom, a waiter immediately brought a brazier. Winter in Bingzhou is really a life-threatening person.

Cao Cao untied his sword and couldn't help it.

With a "click", the sword left his body. He held the hilt in both hands and chopped towards the screen with all his strength, and then the sword stuck in the screen and stopped moving.

He used too much force, his face turned red and he gasped. Then he untied his clothes and went to bed.

hateful.

.............

Outside Shangdang City, Liang army camp, and inside the tent.

Xu Huang, Zhuge Jin and Ju Su sat in a quartet, and the central brazier in the big tent was burning vigorously.

Despite this, Zhuge Jin was still so cold that he felt cold. The winter in Bingzhou is so cold. When Zhuge Jin thought of being the governor of Bingzhou, and staying for three or five years, he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

Xu Huang stood up, came to the edge of the brazier, and mobilized it with a wooden stick to make the fire burn more vigorously.

"When Yanmen Pass was broken by Pang De, the situation will soon reverse. However, Pang De met the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in the north of Jinyang and was almost broken. I have to guard against it. Ming Dian Wei led the three armies of Hu Ben, Yulin, and Qimen to bypass Jinyang and go to the north to meet Pang De, just in case. I ordered Hua Xiong to lead 10,000 heavily armored cavalry to go out of the city and curb the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in Jinyang."

Xu Huang put down the wooden stick in his hand and said to the two of them. According to the news, 20% or 30% of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were killed and injured in this battle. He had more confidence in Hua Xiong.

Zhuge Jin's eyes flashed and he bowed and asked, "General. Are you planning to lure Wen Chou, is Guo Tu sending troops?"

"Well. With the mobilization of troops, there are only 30,000 elite infantry and 20,000 Xiongnu light cavalry left in my camp. The strength is the weakest time. When Yanmen falls, Wen Chou and Guo Tu will inevitably be anxious. If they send troops to attack us, we can defeat them. In one battle, we can decide the outcome."

When Xu Huang said this, his fists clenched tightly. A look of excitement appeared on his face, which had always been calm and expressionless.

With Bingzhou in hand, is Jizhou still far away?

"With Guo Tu, I guess Wen Chou will not send troops. It is better to put his hope on Your Majesty. As long as Zang Hong can't help it, Your Majesty leads troops to defeat Zang Hong. Then Hu Zhen, Zhang Yan, Gao Shun, Fan Chou and other 40,000 elite soldiers can free up their hands to join the besiege of Shangdang and Jinyang. Zhang Yan can also lead troops into Taihang Mountain again and harass Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's grain route."

Ju Su gently pinched his beard and said.

"Yes." Xu Huang nodded and said uh. In short, they would not suffer any loss.

The Liang army camp was mobilized. Hua Xiong led his troops to fight, and the scale of the camp was reduced to a higher level. This situation could not be concealed from Shangdang's Wen Chou and Guo Tu.

Xu Huang was disappointed.

Wen Chou, Guo Tu remained silent.

............

Outside Xianggao City, Liang army camp, and central army tent.

Zhang Xiu sat in the main seat, full of energy. He looked up at Fa Zheng in front of him, Cai Mao and others and said, "Xu Huang came to report that Pang De had broken through Yanmen Pass and is now heading towards Jinyang. Can Zang Hong in the city hold back this time?"

"Even if I maintain the current situation, I can still be hungry to siege Zang Hong for two years. I will run out of food for two years. He can only wait to die."

"Your Majesty is saying." Cai Mao immediately bowed and said with a happy face.

"But Zang Hong ordered Zhang Yan and Hu Zhen to guard the camp with great success, and to act like he could not defend himself."

Zhang Xiu smiled and ordered.

This is a contrast for Zang Hong. Before, Zhang Yan went out to challenge him, Zang Hong refused to defend himself. Now that the situation has changed, Liang Jun refused to defend himself.

Zang Hong should be even more anxious.
Chapter completed!