The girl's voice came out in the dark night. The voice was like a solitary peak rising up into the sky, but it suddenly stopped at the highest point. The Xiliang dragon knights and other guards guarding the door seemed to have not heard it, and they still looked at each other.
Standing at the duty station expressionlessly. There have been more and more such sounds in the mansion recently, sometimes in the room, sometimes in the lobby, and sometimes even on the swing in the backyard.
In the room, Liu Qian lay on the bed panting and said to Chen Cheng: "Tao Qian is seriously ill and I'm afraid he won't survive this year. Now Cao Cao already has Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If he gets Xuzhou again, it will be a real coup."
And it’s out of control!”
Chen Cheng grabbed a ball of warm and smooth dough in his palm, kneaded it for a while, and said: "I was wrong. It might be better if Liu Bei is not transferred to the court. But even if Xuande replaces Tao Qian, it will be better."
Even if Xuzhou Mu is defeated, he may not be able to block Cao Cao's attack."
"How about we lead troops to attack Cao Cao?"
Liu Qian suddenly regained her energy. She turned over and sat on Chen Cheng's body, and said: "Only in war can you... um... um..."
As she talked, she couldn't talk any more. She put aside the war and concentrated on exercising. After a long time, another sound rang out in the dark night.
The next day, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, to withdraw his troops from Xuzhou. The edict said: "...If we don't rein in the situation, don't blame the imperial court for not predicting it!"
After receiving the edict, Cao Cao first laughed, and then said to his civil servants and generals: "The general is out, and the military order will be ignored!"
He continued to mobilize troops, horses, and food from Yanzhou, preparing to completely solve the problem in Xuzhou before the snow fell. However, just as Cao Jun continued to advance, Yuan Shao suddenly came forward and asked his eldest son Yuan Tan to serve as the shepherd of Yuzhou, and also asked him to
His nephew Gao Gan went to serve as the governor of Qingzhou.
This sap beat Cao Cao dizzy, making him a little angry and frustrated. In the past, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao used the Yellow River as the boundary and developed back to back to the north and south respectively. Now Cao Cao is developing rapidly, and Yuan Shao has fallen into a trap with Gongsun Zan.
In the long tug-of-war with others.
The situation where Yuan Shao was strong and Cao Cao was weak seemed to be turning around, but Yuan Benchu suddenly made such a move. Cao Cao was not a fool, so how could he not see that Yuan Shao wanted to limit his development? He stopped immediately
For military operations on the front line, we first want to find out what Yuan Shao wants to do.
It would be fine if we just restricted the development of Cao's army. I'm afraid that Yuan Shao wanted to launch a surprise attack while Yanzhou's army was trapped in Xuzhou. With Yuan Shao's reputation among the scholars and the reputation of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, I'm afraid that he could really do it.
Swallowing Cao Cao's territory in one gulp. Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel scared.
At the same time, Liu Bei, who was promoted to major general because of the recapture of Luoyang, was named the governor of Xuzhou. He led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gao Shun and other generals through Nanyang, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou, recruiting more than a thousand Danyang soldiers along the way, and then arrived at
Xuzhou on the East China Sea.
After Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, he quickly gained the support of Xuzhou powerful people led by Chen Deng and his son. These Xuzhou powerful people knew how harsh Cao Cao's rule was, so they were unwilling to join Cao Mengde's command. Now Liu Bei is the governor of Xuzhou.
When I took control of Xuzhou in 1999, I needed the cooperation of the local people. Instead of shrinking, the power of Chen Deng and others did not shrink, but took advantage of the opportunity to become even greater.
Tao Qian was seriously ill and died soon after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou. The imperial court immediately named Liu Bei the shepherd of Xuzhou, and the whole of Xuzhou fell into Liu Bei's hands. Mi Zhu, a local wealthy family, married his sister to Liu Bei and passed him on.
A large dowry. In addition to property, the servants alone were given to Liu Bei to more than a thousand people.
So much so that Liu Bei lamented: "Xuzhou is richer than Guanzhong!"
Isn't that right? In the past few years, Guanzhong first provided money and food to support the war between He Jin and the Guandong princes. Later, after the rebellion of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, plus two consecutive major earthquakes, how can it compare with Xuzhou, which has been stable for a long time?
Wealthy?
Tao Qian was an upright and upright man. After defeating the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou, he also won over Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others who were entrenched in Mount Tai. There had always been no war in the state and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In addition, after the war in the Central Plains, many people fled to Xuzhou.
This has led to further growth in Xuzhou’s household registration and economy.
But this is exactly why Cao Cao left others alone and came to attack Xuzhou. Although Tao Qian had thousands of elite Danyang soldiers under his command, there were so many powerful men in the state that the amount of soldiers, horses, and food and grass he could levy was incomparable.
Go up to Cao Cao's Yanzhou soldiers. Moreover, Tao Qian has no generals who are good at fighting. Although Cao Bao has little prestige in the state, he was defeated every time he faced Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and others.
At this time, Cao Cao was surrounded by princes such as Huangfu Song, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, and Zhang Yang. His only ally was Yuan Shao. As a result, Yuan Shao sent his son to serve as the shepherd of Yuzhou. This made Cao Cao very angry. He turned to Cheng Yu
, Xun Yu and others said: "Is this how narrow-minded Yuan Shao is?"
Although he was angry at leaving, Cao Cao was now in the place of the Fourth War and had to bite the bullet and endure it for the time being. He sent Chen Gong to Yecheng and expressed his respect to Yuan Shao, preparing to repair the relationship with Yuan Shao.
Continue to attack Xuzhou.
Cao Cao also knew about the news that Liu Bei was appointed as Xuzhou Mu, but he did not think that Liu Bei would be his opponent, even though Liu Xuande was a "hero of the world" praised by Chen Cheng. Fighting relies on strong military strength, strict military discipline and
There are enough grain and grass for these three things. Although Xuzhou is rich, most of its population and wealth are in the hands of powerful men. Even when Tao Qian was there, he could not expand more troops. What could Liu Bei do?
Let alone Liu Bei, even if Chen Cheng comes in person, he will still annex Xuzhou!
The war continued to break out in Xuzhou. Although Liu Bei had good generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Gao Shun, and were assisted by Chen Deng and Chen Gui's father and son, the Xuzhou soldiers were still defeated by Cao's army. If it weren't for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others wouldn't
They knew how to fight, and Cao's army was two or three times more numerous than them. They were still elites who had experienced battles for a long time. Their ability to be defeated without being defeated proved their ability.
In the past, Cao Cao's opponents were all wiped out like fallen leaves swept away by the autumn wind. The Yellow Turban Army, which once occupied the Yanzhou Plain, numbering tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, were all wiped out.
Pengcheng, Lanling and other places were lost one after another. Guan Yu and Gao Shun led the defeated troops to retreat all the way to Xiapi. Only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were left, and they were surrounded by Cao Cao with more than 40,000 people. In Xuzhou
On the plains, having more soldiers and generals can gain an absolute advantage. There are no dangerous passes here, and the terrain is flat and open with crisscrossing waterways, making it very suitable for large-scale battles.
Cao Cao repelled Guan Yu and Gao Shun, and took advantage of the situation to surround Xia Pi City. He took Xu Chu, Dian Wei and other personal generals and rode horses to the city to observe the situation. Seeing that the city was heavily fortified, he couldn't help but feel worried, but facing
However, his arrogance was not diminished. He picked up his riding whip, pointed at the top of the city, and said: "In the past, Chen Wenzheng said: Who is the rival of the heroes in the world, Cao Liu! Looking at it today, although Liu Bei is not bad, he is still not as good as me, Cao Mengde!"
"
Everyone on the left and right said: "My lord is so wise and powerful that even Chen Cheng can't compare to him, let alone Liu Bei?"
Cao Cao laughed, rode his horse around the city for a while, and then rode back to the military camp. When he returned to the Chinese army's tent, the smile on Cao Cao's face immediately disappeared. He said to Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others: "Weather weather
It has turned cold, and it will snow in a few days. Although Liu Bei is no match for me, he has refused to surrender. Now you have also seen that Xiapi City is heavily guarded and cannot be rushed. What should we do?
"
Xi Zhicai said: "I heard that Guan Yu, the general of Xiapi, and Liu Bei are brothers and sisters. It is better to besiege the city first and wait for Liu Bei to lead his army to rescue. If Liu Bei can be killed or captured, Xiapi will naturally surrender without a fight!"
Cao Cao smiled and said, "I have ordered Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun to lead the cavalry and station them sixty miles away. If Liu Bei dares to come, he will definitely not be able to get away."
Guo Jia suggested: "I heard that there has always been a rift between Cao Bao and Liu Bei's general Zhang Fei. How about asking someone to lobby Cao Bao. If he can surrender with Liu Bei's head, my lord will go to the court to ask for the Xuzhou shepherd for him. How about that?"
"Cao Bao? I'm afraid this person is no match for Liu Bei."
Guo Jia said with a smile: "Even if this plan fails, it will not harm our army. If Xuzhou is in chaos because of this, it will be better. In addition, Zuo Rong, who supervises the transportation of grain and grass in Xiapi and Guangling, believes in demons and Buddhas and is very greedy for money.
My lord, why don't you order someone to make a giant Buddha of gold and give it to him? Zuo Rong is greedy and cruel, and he also believes in Buddhism, so there will definitely be chaos. As long as foreign aid is cut off, how long can Xiapi City be defended?"
Xi Zhicai added: "Guangling Chen Gui and Chen Deng's father and son are quite famous among the scholars. It is better to send Wen Ruo to write letters to recruit them. Now Liu Bei relies on Guangling to continuously transport grain, grass, troops and horses. If Chen Gui
If the father and son can come over to join him, then Liu Bei will not be able to decide!"
Cao Cao knows that these strategies take a long time, are slow to produce results, and may not necessarily succeed. But there is no good way now. He can only wait and see for the time being. He can defeat all the surrounding princes by relying on
The soldiers and horses under his command are powerful and can defeat the enemy many times. The so-called strategy is just the icing on the cake.
Of course, governing the place still requires the help of scholars and powerful men such as Xun Yu. The reason why Cao Cao was able to win battles all the time was because he had more soldiers and more generals, and because he had enough food and grass. Many times, his soldiers and horses began to starve.
When the enemy is hungry, the enemy is already dizzy with hunger.
The amount of grain and grass is relative. Yanzhou's output is not as good as Xuzhou's, but Cao Cao always has more grain and grass than Liu Bei's army. The number of people in Yanzhou is not as good as that of Xuzhou, but the number of registered households and the number of soldiers and horses that can be recruited
, but far more than Xuzhou.
In this case, even if Liu Bei's fighting ability is the same as Cao Cao's, he will only be defeated.
At any time, organization and mobilization capabilities are a very important part in determining victory or defeat. Starting from the Warring States Period of hundreds of years until the later Liberation War, this is no exception.
