Xia Houlan knew that, except for Zhao Yun, the eldest lady wouldn’t buy it. This was the eldest lady in Liu Xin’s mansion. She couldn’t beat or scold her. If she didn’t want her to cause trouble, she had to try her best. To make her happy, Xia Houlan had to accompany her smiling face and said, "It's not useless, as long as you don't violate General Zhao's military order, you have the final say, Miss other things."
There was a smile on Liu Rui's face, and she said, "Oh, this is what you said, pass the order of this lady..."
Xia Houlan groaned secretly in her heart, and she had to prick her ears and listen carefully, not knowing what tricks she would play.
After listening for a long time, I didn’t hear the following. I was about to talk about it. I saw Liu Rui turned around and walked towards Zhaizhong, saying something while walking: "This command, this lady hasn’t thought about it. I’ll tell you when I think about it. ,"
Xia Houlan couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly. This errand is not easy to do. It is far less easy than going into battle to kill the enemy. When she looked up, she saw a few soldiers secretly laughing. Xia Houlan unconsciously sank her face and said, "You guys. A good lady in charge of taking care of me, if something happens, I will screw off your heads first."
Zhao Yun went all the way south to Wancheng. He didn't hear any news, but he couldn't let go of his heart. He drew 10,000 from the 20,000 infantry who stayed in Wancheng to accompany him, and waited until he was still twenty miles away from Xiangyang. , Suddenly there was a call to kill in front of him, and there was a report to the Malays earlier: "General Qi, there is a group of people attacking Xiangyang City, under the banner of Qingzhou Army, please decide the army,"
On the tower of the east gate of Xiangyang, Ma Yun looked nervously at the other side of the moat, where the recruits of the Han army were fighting with Cao Cao’s Qingzhou army. She tried several times to order the gate to close, but she finally resisted it, Liu Xin. It was once announced that as long as he served as a pastoralist in Jingzhou for one day, the gates of Xiangyang City would never be closed. It is this confidence that tells the world that the safety of Xiangyang City can be assured, and the three-year imperial examination will be formalized tomorrow. At the beginning, many candidates came for the sense of security in Xiangyang City. As long as they can get good results, they hope to settle down in Xiangyang City. If Xiangyang City is not moving now, close the city gate, then there will be other cities. What's the difference? Will the people be so assured about the safety of Xiangyang City
But Cao Cao’s team came too abruptly, and directly hit Xiangyang City by surprise. If it hadn’t been for this recruit who had just gone through a test of blood and fire, he had already completed a reborn sublimation from the inside out, otherwise it would be early. Was rushed into the city by this army,
Cao Cao's timing was very accurate. This ability was far from Lü Bu's. As soon as Cao Cao learned the news of Yuan Shu's dispatch of troops, he immediately ordered an action and dispatched Cao Ren's troops stationed in Luoyang to attack Yique Pass. Of course, Cao Cao did not expect Cao Ren to be able to attack. At Yiqueguan, he only did this to contain Liu Xin’s army as much as possible, while Cao Cao himself led Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Yu Jin, and Lejin, leading the main force of the 100,000 Qingzhou army day and night, and went straight to Xiangyang City.
Historically, until Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Cao sent few troops to mobilize each time. Even if he confronted Yuan Shao in Guandu and faced Yuan Shao’s 700,000 troops, Cao Cao only mobilized 70,000 soldiers. It was not because he did not have enough troops, but because he did not have enough food and grass. Before the occupation of Hebei, the problem of food and grass was always the top issue that bothered Cao Cao.
The predicament that Cao Cao is facing now is not much different from that in history. The total force in his hand is more than 200,000, and they are all very elite, but they suffer from insufficient food and grass. However, this time Cao Cao dispatched a large army of 100,000, almost the entire The Qingzhou army has been mobilized,
The reason why Cao Cao dared to do this was also after careful consideration. Jingzhou is rich and has enough money and food. As long as he can win Xiangyang, all his difficulties will be solved. This is also worth taking a risk, and it is not long after the summer harvest. There must be a lot of surplus grain in the homes of the people in Jingzhou. It is really not good. You can also requisition grain on the spot to meet military needs. Moreover, for people like Cao Cao, he has even done the tomb robbery. There is nothing else he can do. No, he didn't mind coming back to grab food, so Cao Cao ignored the advice of Xun Yu and others, insisted on going his own way, and led the army to kill Xiangyang.
With so many troops, it is almost impossible to conceal their tracks, so Cao Cao did not conceal anything. As soon as Cao Jun entered the boundary of Nanxiang, he chose the main road, and the counties and counties passing by along the way did not attack. Running towards Xiangyang, many county chiefs sent messengers to Xiangyang when they heard the news, but most of them were ambushed by Cao Jun’s leading cavalry on the road. Such a brazen march was actually much better than Lu Bu's secretive covert. Therefore, Ma Yun didn’t get the news until Cao Jun had arrived thirty miles east of Xiangyang City.
Nanxiang was originally the defense zone of Zhang Yun's 3rd Army, but now Yiqueguan is under the fierce attack of Cao Ren, Zhang Ren can't get out of his body at all, and Zhang Yun himself is entangled by Yuan Shu's general, Ji Ling, and Cao Cao uses it. This gap has escaped the sight of Zhang Yun and Zhang Ren. When they learned that Cao Cao's army had attacked Xiangyang, it was already too late to rescue them. If they returned to the division hastily, they would most likely fall into a situation of being attacked by the enemy.
Cao Cao sings and sprints all the way without being hindered. He can be sure that the troops in Xiangyang City must be very empty. When they came to Xiangyang City, they realized that things were not as simple as he thought.
The moat of Xiangyang City is very wide. Cao Cao had heard of it a long time ago, but did not expect it to be so wide. Without ships, it is impossible to pass this moat, although there are three long ones on the river. The temporary bridge, and the soldiers who defended the city did not remove the temporary bridge, but the dark crowds on both sides of the temporary bridge and above the temporary bridge clearly told Cao Cao that it is not easy to get close to Xiangyang City.
As the horn of the general offensive sounded, the Qingzhou Army rushed up in strides. The two sides fought desperately at the bridgehead. Some people continued to fall and others continued to rise. Many people fell directly into the moat, and the river surface appeared in circles. The new recruits of the Han army have just experienced the bloody battle with Dong Zhuo’s Fei Xiong Army and Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Facing the same elite Qingzhou Army, they have no fear at all. When a comrade falls, the soldiers behind don’t even think about it. Will take his place,
Cao Cao frowned. Although these defenders are far smaller than his army in number, their combat effectiveness is not inferior at all. I really want to rush to the city through these three temporary bridges. I am afraid that it will not be possible within a few days.
Xiahoudun couldn't hold back it, and said, "Master, let me go."
These defenders in Xiangyang did not follow their routines at all. They did not have generals to fight them heads-up, nor did they line up to fight, but relying on the bridgehead to hold on, which gave Xiahou Dun a feeling of powerlessness. It is strange if he is not in a hurry.
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "The bridge is full, and the horses can't gallop. It's useless for you to rush up. Wait and see if you can't, just go around and attack other city gates."
Yu Jin and Le Jin folded their hands together and said, "Lord, the future will go,"
Cao Cao glanced at the battle ahead again, and made no progress. He nodded and said, "Yu Jin, you lead your troops to attack the South Gate, Le Jin, you lead your troops to attack the North Gate,"
Seeing these two men leave with their troops, Xia Houyuan also came to his mind, and said, "Lord, let me take a man and a horse to fight Simon,"
Cao Cao glared at him and said, "Miaocai, you have been with me for so long, don't you understand the key to siege the city? Look at this Xiangyang city, with a deep pond and a high wall. How many days will it take if you stay behind closed doors? Only by besieging the three and missing one and letting the people in the city make a living, they will not be so desperate and can reduce our casualties."
Ma Yun saw the Qingzhou Army under the city splitting its troops to the two wings from the tower, knowing that he could no longer hold on. After all, the main force of the recruits was concentrated on the east gate, and the other three gates were only guarded by the Xiangyang local army, which was not strong in combat. Relying on them trying to block the elite Qingzhou army by holding the temporary bridge, it was really difficult for some strong people, and quickly ordered: "Quickly, pass the order, and close the south gate, north gate and west gate."
Dian Wei waved the big iron halberd in his hand and said frankly: "Sister-in-law, then we are not in vain to hold on for so long. I will take the Flying Tiger guards on top."
Ma Yun categorically said: "The city gate is used to protect the city from attack. How can we ignore the safety of the people in the city for the sake of a vague promise? Needless to say, send the order to go."
Following Ma Yun’s order, the three gates that had never been closed since the construction of this new Xiangyang city slowly closed. The officials and people in the city also breathed a sigh of relief, although there was no temporary bridge over the moat. Demolished, the enemy will soon be able to come to Xiangyang City, but the people are not worried that they can attack Xiangyang City. The city walls of Xiangyang City are not only tall, but also very strong. Unlike the rammed earth walls in other places, the city walls of Xiangyang are It is made of bluestone and city bricks, and glutinous rice juice is used as a binder. The four gates also have an urn city with iron gates.
However, no matter how strong the city wall is, people need to be defended. The Xiangyang local army under Cai Hao has only 5,000 people. The three gates are a little stretched in number. There are still many officers in Xiangyang city to catch fast, but the city is mixed with fish and dragons. If these people are transferred out of their posts, it will be difficult to guarantee that chaos will not occur in the city.
Ju Shou hurriedly walked up to the top of the city, and saw Ma Yun frowning, he hurriedly folded his hands and said, "Madam Qi, the subordinates in the Dongcheng area have been properly arranged, and the Feihu guards can be transferred out."
He said that the arrangement is proper, but to extract most of the Phantom Secret Spies in Xiangyang City, and concentrate them in Dongcheng District to be responsible for the guards of the streets and the official residences. The reason why these people are secret spies lies in the word "Secret", once exposed. Light has lost their value. Jushou has to do this. Even so, they can only be arranged in Dongcheng District to minimize their chances of showing their faces in front of the people.
Ma Yun nodded, and still solemnly said: "Flying Tiger Guards are the last mobile force and cannot be adjusted to the top of the city, but where do those who guard the walls come from?"
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