Cao Cao personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack. Tian Yu was afraid that the 5,000 people in the city could not defend it, so he recruited 3,000 nearby people to jointly defend the city. He also called the people near Pengcheng into the city to take shelter, and implemented a strong wall to clear the country.
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This not only protects the people, but also allows the enemy to lose a lot of food and grass, and there is no shortage of defenders in the city.
Tian Yu is now the captain of the military governor, and all the troops and horses in Pengcheng are now under his supervision. The captain Liang Lu also has to obey his orders.
Xiao Jian, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, was responsible for commanding the 3,000 people recruited and appeasing the people in the city.
After Xiao Jian moved from Langya Prime Minister to Pengcheng Prime Minister, he rectified the official administration, encouraged farmers to cultivate mulberry trees, and vigorously cultivated fields. Now the people of Pengcheng can be said to be living and working in peace and contentment, and they are full of praise and respect for Xiao Jian.
It is precisely because of this that the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the country went smoothly. In addition, Cao Cao had massacred Xuzhou before, and the people were afraid that Cao Cao would massacre again.
Pengcheng's city defense has also been repaired several times, and now the city is very strong with high trenches and deep trenches.
Cao Cao led his troops to the foot of Pengcheng City. Looking at the densely packed defenders and civilians standing on the city, he couldn't help but sigh: "Liu Xuande is as good at using people as he is alone! Pengcheng's defense is so strong that it will be difficult to capture it."
"Why are you so discouraged? The guards in Pengcheng are strong, but they are not indestructible." Cao Ren stood beside Cao Cao on horseback and continued, "Now that Liu Bei has returned, we will immediately descend to Pengcheng and advance to Xiapi. If Xiapi is defeated, Xuzhou
You can get it."
"How do Zixiao think Pengcheng should be destroyed?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
Cao Ren replied: "I have heard that when Liu Bei defeated Shu City, he used the strategy of a sudden attack. Now that we are pressed for time, and there are only 5,000 soldiers stationed in Pengcheng, it is also advisable to use a strategy of a sudden attack. Under a sudden attack,
, the generals who guard the city must be like the generals who guard Shu City. They know that the city cannot be defended for a long time, so they abandon the city and retreat."
Cao Cao thought for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said, "That's not appropriate. The casualties in a sudden attack are too high. Fengxiao, do you have any good ideas?"
As he spoke, he turned to Guo Jia and asked.
Guo Jia looked at the city and said with a smile: "There are many guards in this city and there are people guarding it. If we want to attack urgently, even if it can be broken, the casualties may not be worth it. We sent troops this time to go to Pi. As long as we break it
Pi, Liu Bei and the family records of his lieutenants and generals are all owned by the public. With these people in hand, Liu Bei will no longer be able to fight. By then, not to mention Pengcheng, the entire Xuzhou will be destroyed."
"Hahaha... Fengxiao said it is exactly what I meant." Cao Cao laughed.
"You want to abandon Pengcheng and go straight to Xiapi?" Cao Ren asked.
"Yes, you lead 10,000 troops to guard Pengcheng and don't let him attack our army. After that, I personally led 40,000 troops to go straight to Xiapi to break through Xiapi before Liu Bei's reinforcements return."
Although Pengcheng is the gateway city of Xuzhou, there are only 5,000 soldiers garrisoned in the city. Cao Cao does not necessarily have to conquer Pengcheng first and then advance to Xiapi.
Now he is taking advantage of the opportunity to attack, and must attack Xiapi before Liu Bei returns for reinforcements. After taking Xiapi, it will be very easy to break through Pengcheng.
However, if there are 20,000 soldiers stationed in Pengcheng, then Cao Cao can no longer directly bypass it.
Because once Pengcheng's soldiers defeat the enemy defending the city, their retreat will be cut off, and they may be destroyed by then.
It's a pity that Liu Bei doesn't have many troops now, and he wants to attack Yangzhou, so he doesn't have that many troops to defend Pengcheng.
Cao Ren led 10,000 troops to camp directly to the east of Pengcheng. Cao Cao stayed for a day and then led his army to continue eastward along the Surabaya River.
This greatly surprised Tian Yu, Xiao Jian and others in the city.
They never expected that Cao Cao would abandon Pengcheng and go directly to capture Pi.
"What should we do?" Xiao Jian asked anxiously.
Tian Yu shook his head helplessly: "Cao Cao left 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard outside the city. Even if we want to rescue Xia Pi, there is nothing we can do. Now we can only send people to report to General Liu and ask him to return to the rescue as soon as possible."
"Why don't we go out of the city and fight the enemy. If we can win, we may be able to delay Cao Cao and give General Liu time to return his troops." Colonel Liang Lu suggested.
"Yes, if we can defeat the enemy soldiers outside the city,
Cao Cao will definitely return his troops, and after General Liu leads his troops back to Xiapi, Xuzhou will have no worries." Xiao Jian also agreed with Liang Lu's suggestion.
Tian Yu disagreed: "No, there are ten thousand enemy soldiers outside the city, and we only have five thousand. Moreover, I heard that the enemy general Cao Ren is very brave. If we go to war, we will lose more and win less. But once Pengcheng is lost, General Xiapi will
He will be even more afraid, giving Cao Cao an opportunity to take advantage of. If Pengcheng is there, Xiapi will be more confident in defending the city."
Xiao Jian nodded at this time and said: "What Colonel Tian said is reasonable. Pengcheng must not miss it at this time."
"Don't worry, I believe Mr. Wen'an must have countermeasures. When he asked Lieutenant Liang to guard Pengcheng, he had already expected that Cao Cao might attack Xuzhou. Now there are 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Xiapi. Even if Cao Cao arrives in Xiapi,
If we cannot break through immediately, General Liu will send reinforcements in time to rescue us."
Tian Yu comforted Xiao Jian and Liang Ludao.
When the two heard Zhou Wen'an's name, they remembered how they had forgotten him.
With Zhou Wen'an here, he can definitely guard against Cao Cao. Maybe he has set up an ambush waiting for Cao Cao!
Since there is no military order now, just guard Pengcheng honestly.
Although Tian Yu did not go into battle, uukanshu www.uukanshu.com sent scouts to explore Cao Cao's grain transportation channels, hoping to use Zhou Ping's Hushan ambush strategy to cut off Cao Cao's grain routes and make him make the same mistake as Yuan Shu.
It is said that Cao Cao led his troops eastward along the Surabaya River and soon arrived at Lucheng.
Lucheng is located between Pengcheng and Xiapi. It was the place where Lu Bu was destroyed.
Liu Bei did not station troops here. Only the county magistrate led the county officials, soldiers and people to defend the city.
If someone else comes to attack, they may leave the city and ask for surrender.
But now it was Cao Cao who led the troops to attack. This was a man who had attacked Xuzhou twice and massacred the people of several cities.
The magistrate of Lucheng did not dare to surrender, fearing that Cao Cao would massacre the people in the city, so he would rather defend than surrender.
The people in the city also defended with one heart, and the people from nearby areas outside the city also entered the city. All the men boarded the city, while the women carried stones and hammers to the city wall.
Cao Cao did not expect that such a small city would be so determined to defend it.
He came to the city, looked at the city, and sent someone to shout: "Listen to the people on the city, you can survive if you surrender at this time, but if you surrender again after the siege, you will be killed. Duke Cao personally led one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
The city is under siege. You have no soldiers in the city, so you cannot defend it. If you attack it, it will be broken. Come out and surrender as soon as possible!"
Lucheng County Magistrate Mo Qu stood on the city gate tower with a sword in his hand, fearless, and replied to the people below the city: "There are tens of thousands of people in Lucheng, all of whom can be soldiers. We would rather die in battle than never
If you know how to raise your head, kill them!"
"Are you really unwilling to surrender?"
"I won't surrender even if I die!"
After hearing the report, Cao Cao looked at the people defending the city with various weapons, and said calmly: "Surround on all sides and attack quickly. After the city is broken, kill all the men in the city. Let the people in Xiapi know
