Although Xi Zhicai said this, Cao Cao had a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.
"My lord, why are you worried? Yuan Shao has many soldiers and horses, but he lacks generals. Even if he doesn't return by then, we can send troops to capture it at any time."
Seeing Cao Cao's sad face, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but frown.
"My concern is not about Yuan Benchu, but about Yuan Shu in the north. Yuan Shao's move to send troops is not only to take advantage of the situation, but also to contain us. If Yuan Shu thinks so, we will be in danger."
After hearing Xi Zhicai's question, Cao Cao expressed his worries. He had never felt that the silent Yuan Shu was his biggest enemy.
"My lord, the war has just started and everything is still unclear. It is useless to think too much now. Instead of being afraid of Yuan Shu sending troops, it is better to focus all your thoughts on the current war. The sooner we capture Xuzhou, the sooner we can do it.
Only by deploying and facing possible enemies can you have a better chance of winning."
Cao Cao's words made Xi Zhicai hesitate. Although he concluded that Yuan Shu would attack Yanzhou first, as long as Yuan Shu did not send troops for a day, there would always be a sharp sword hanging above his head. If it fell at any time, it might kill him.
"Well, Zhicai is right. Now we only have to seize the time. If we win Xuzhou one point earlier, we will have one more chance of winning, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan."
Xi Zhicai said this, and Cao Cao was relieved. Instead of worrying unreasonably, it is better to live in the present and do his own thing well. As for whether Yuan Shu sends troops or not, it is no longer his own control.
"exist."
"exist."
Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan came out together and clasped their fists towards Cao Cao.
"Five days, I want to capture Kaiyang within five days, can I do it?"
Now that he decided to speed up, Cao Cao had to give his generals eye drops.
"Five days?"
Xiahou Dun was stunned when he heard Cao Cao's words. He captured Kaiyang in five days. Isn't this embarrassing for himself?
"What? If you have any questions, let Zi Lian come in."
Upon hearing Xiahou Dun's question, Cao Cao frowned.
"No, isn't it just five days? That's why we took it."
Before Xiahou Dun could recover, Xiahou Yuan directly took Cao Cao to the military order.
"Okay, if we can't capture Kaiyang in five days, we will engage in military law."
Now that you have received the order, you must do your job well, otherwise my old Cao's military law will not be merciful.
"If we can't take down Kaiyang, we'll come to see you first."
Having said this, Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan were also holding back their necks, determined to take Kaiyang and offer it to Cao Cao.
With Cao Cao's military order, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun fought hard. Twenty thousand elite troops marched for two days and nights. When they arrived outside Kaiyang, they rested briefly for two hours. They immediately began to build engineering equipment, and then launched an siege overnight.
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"Brothers, we asked for the military order from the lord, and we have five days to capture Kaiyang. It is already the third day, so the time is only two days. Tell me if I can live up to my lord's high expectations and capture Kaiyang.
City?"
Xiahou Dun stood in front of the army and directly stated the military order.
"Dry."
"I will not let down my lord."
"Take Kaiyang City."
The 20,000 troops roared together, and the surging fighting spirit broke through the sky.
"Okay, take Kaiyang City, I'll treat everyone to a drink and attack the city."
Without saying a word, Xiahou Dun drew his long sword and pointed it at Kaiyang City in front of him.
"kill."
Accompanied by dragon-like shouts of killing, countless elite Cao soldiers carried sandbags and ladders and began to attack Kaiyang City.
"Fire the arrow."
"Fire the arrow."
"Fire the arrow."
Kaiyang City is not built. As the seat of Langya Kingdom, it can be said that the city is strong and the river is deep. Coupled with more than 10,000 defenders and countless strong men, it can be sustained for a while.
In this way, as time went by, the two Xiahou's soldiers and horses suffered a lot of losses, but they still failed to attack the city wall.
Seeing that the sky is getting darker and darker, it is becoming more and more difficult to attack the city. Today may be in vain.
"Yuan Rang, withdraw the army and rest."
Xia Houyuan glanced at Kaiyang City and couldn't help but have a plan in mind.
"What do you want?"
Xiahou Dun glanced at Xiahou Yuan, wondering what trick he was trying to play.
"I'm preparing for a night attack."
Xia Houyuan's words were filled with determination.
"Night attack? Do you know that attacking the city at night is not good for us."
Looking at Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but frown.
"But Kaiyang City is strong and it will not be easy to capture it in a short time. Even if we fight hard, our losses will not be small. After all, we only have so many troops and we cannot afford to lose them."
However, Xiahou Yuan said a question that made Xiahou Dun extremely heavy. Yes, he only has 20,000 troops. Even if Cao Cao is included in the main force, it is only worth 70,000 troops. These 70,000 troops are all his family assets. One of them will die.
Just one less.
"Let's try it. If you want to attack at night, you can't get all the troops to pull back. So you can select five thousand elites to rest and wait until the third watch to attack the city. I will lead the remaining troops to continue the feint attack."
Although Xiahou Dun was a fierce general, he was still quick-witted. Pulling back all his troops and horses now would only give the enemy a chance to breathe. Instead, it would be better to have a thunderous and heavy rain, only to attack but not to fight, and waste Kaiyang's troops and horses.
Can't rest.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
The two hit it off and decided on a battle plan. Five thousand of the most elite soldiers and horses withdrew from the battlefield, while the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers and horses continued to attack the city with great momentum.
When the sky got dark, Xiahou Dun ordered his soldiers to light up torches and continue to fight at night. Anyway, he just adhered to the idea that if I don't sleep, you won't be able to rest either.
Time passed by, and it was not until midnight that Xiahou Dun gave the order to withdraw his troops and return to the city. After a day of fighting, everyone from Kaiyang City to the Prime Minister, including the Prime Minister, the captain, and the generals, without exception, all collapsed at the top of the city.
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"Prime Minister, you go down and have a rest. Leave it to me to handle this."
The captain who defended the city forced himself to stand up and bowed to the Prime Minister.
"Well, Du Cheng will leave this place to you, so be on guard and don't slack off."
"promise."
The Prime Minister looked at the captain, nodded to him, and then went down the city wall to rest.
"You have to be on tight guard later and don't slack off, do you hear me?"
After the Prime Minister left, the captain immediately went to rest in the tower at the top of the city. He handed over the defense task to his subordinates, and passed it down again and again. After the instructions were implemented, Kaiyang City's defenses were completely relaxed.
As soon as the third watch came, Xia Houyuan and his five thousand recharged elites tiptoed outside the moat without lighting torches.
"General, why is there no one on the wall?"
A team leader frowned as he looked at the burning torches on top of the city but the soldiers who were not walking on alert.
