Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, "Zihuan, my son, the battle to break the city is about to begin, what else is there to doubt?"
Cao Pi said in surprise: "Are you going to fight a decisive battle?"
"Within ten days, I will break through Yecheng." Cao Cao nodded and looked at Yecheng in the rain in the distance.
Cao Pi said excitedly: "Father, Haier is willing to be a pioneer, ascend to the city of Yecheng to kill Yuan Shang for his father!"
Cao Cao shook his head and sighed, "Zihuan, you are not a combative and murderous person in my memory. How come your temperament has changed so much after Jinyang and his party?"
"Father, I am no longer a child. I thought about it for a long time on the way to Bingzhou, and finally realized that love and humility can't quell the disputes in the troubled world. Only power and iron fist can stabilize the world!" Cao Pi said calmly, his face There is no expression.
Cao Cao stared at Cao Pi for a long time, bowed his head and sighed, "Zihuan, if you fall, you will be God's punishment for me."
The father and son remained silent. For a long time, Cao Cao raised his head and said, "Zihuan, since you have grown up, father has something to ask you."
Cao Pi fell to his knees and said, "The son is terrified! But according to his father's orders, the son will do everything he can to complete it."
Cao Cao gently dragged Cao Pi's arm to make him stand up, and said in a deep voice, "The outcome of this battle is still unknown. Although I have the confidence to push Yuan Shang out, the trapped beasts are still fighting. The final outcome may be both sides. Unfortunately, the situation in the DPRK is bound to be turned upside down. The current emperor seems weak and incompetent, but in fact he is extremely forbearing. If he leads his officials and asks you for sins, my Cao family will die without a burial place."
Cao Pi said loudly: "If the father dies, and the son fights for his life, we must preserve the dignity of the Cao family!"
"Bastard stuff!" Cao Cao shouted in a low voice, "The courage of a man, what great things can be done! If I die, you must follow the arrangements of Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others. They are loyal to me and will surely help you stabilize the situation. Inherit my power."
Cao Cao stared at Cao Pi's eyes, and emphasized his tone of voice: "Remember! Don't be brave for a while. I can stand where I am today. I use my mind only, don't forget."
Cao Pi calmed down and bowed down again and saluted: "My son understands, my son remembers."
"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, and smiled: "The decisive battle is about to begin. Yuan Shang, is he so airy? Then let me help him calm down!"
Cao Cao stood up, put on the red cloak that had followed him for a long time, raised the curtain of the tent and walked out.
The rain has stopped, and the advisers and generals are standing on the ground full of water. Jia Xu looked at Cao Cao with a smile and said, "Lord, the sky really did not disappoint you!"
Three days later, after making all the preparations, Cao Cao made an all-out force of 200,000 to attack the city. The sturdy walls of Yecheng were devastated by boulders. Yuan Shang only managed to hold the gates with a strong bow and crossbow. However, once the water completely receded, Cao Cao commanded the infantry to attack the city. The loss of Yecheng would only be a matter of time. So tonight is Yuan Shang's last chance.
Although the water in the city is still several feet deep, it can no longer hinder the advance of the cavalry. Yuan Shang rode on his mount and drew a double-stranded sword from his waist. He swung the sword out of thin air, and the sharp blade screamed in the wind. Ma Yan carried a spear, led the most elite Jizhou cavalry, and guarded Yuan Shang.
"Cao Cao, really my enemy." Yuan Shang shook his head and smiled bitterly, then slowly raised the long sword in his hand and swung it forward.
The soldiers holding the flag lifted the flag high, the golden "Yuan" flag volleyed, and the four city gates opened at the same time in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Yecheng. Countless sergeants rushed out of the city on their horses and rushed to the front of the Cao Jun's defense. Cao Jun's archer standing in the front row shot the first arrow at the same time. In an instant, hundreds of people were planted from the horse. However, the cavalrymen who followed did not move at all. With the intensive rain of arrows advancing, he rushed into Cao Jun’s army at the cost of thousands of lives, and fought hand-to-hand with Cao Jun’s infantry. The skyrocketing screams obliterated everything, and the city outside Yecheng suddenly changed.
Become a roaring hell.
Cao Cao immediately looked at the battlefield from a high ground a few miles north of Yecheng City. His face was indifferent, and the whip in his hand was tapping on the saddle.
"Yuan Shang has begun to break through the siege by force." Cao Pi admired, "Father's plan was overwhelming. He was flooded and hit by a rock. As expected, he was forced out of Yecheng within ten days."
"Between battles, water and fire are the most difficult to defend. If Yuan Shang and I are in a different place at this time, I am afraid I can only lead troops out of the city for a decisive battle." Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked over, seeing Yuan Shang's vanguard fearless to death. , The face can't help but change color.
"Yuan Shang really has some means." Cao Pi sighed, "I really didn't expect so many people to die for him."
"Father, in your opinion, can we seal Yuan Shang in this battle?"
"Late-night hunting is bound to be limited. Tonight may be a waste of work." Cao Cao folded the riding whip in his hand a little helplessly, sighed a long sigh, turned his horse's head and left.
"Father, don't you watch it anymore?" Cao Pi asked, looking at Cao Cao's leaving back.
"Don't look at it, people are getting old, and they get very sleepy at night!" Cao Cao raised his whip without looking back at him, "Zihuan, the rest is up to you!"
"Yes!" Cao Pi tried to hold back the excitement in his heart, but his face couldn't hide the eager expression on his face.
"Pay attention to the squad that the enemy has broken through. If you find Yuan Shang's trail in it, you must stop that team desperately!" Cao Cao smiled leisurely, "Zihuan, this is the first time you command an army to fight. Be pretty, don't let me down."
"Yes!"
Cao Cao rode a horse down the hillside, Jia Xu greeted him: "Master, do you really want the master to hold the sword in this battle?"
"Since ancient times, the leading generals have always been famous for their bloody battles. If you want to convince the masses, you must lead your troops in front and charge into the battle." Cao Cao's voice is low, "Zihuan will take my place one day, and it's time for him to be sharpened. ."
"Lord, if the son can't surround Yuan Shang and let the tiger go back to the mountain, there are endless hidden dangers." Jia Xu said with some worry, "and if it is the first battle, it would not be a complete victory, I am afraid it will be no small for the son. Blow."
Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu and asked seriously: "Wen He, if you are in charge of the sword in this battle, how sure are you that you can trap Yuan Shang?"
Jia Xu shook his head: "To be honest, I only have a 30% certainty."
"Then how much can you expect my son to do?" Cao Cao twitched his lips and laughed. "As for the victory or defeat in the war, if there are no lessons for defeat, how can you find victory?"
On the hillside, the spy rolled down from the galloping horse, kneeling down and kneeling: "Eldest son, the enemy has broken through the front line of our army. At this time, the soldiers are converging in the center line to gather sergeants!"
"What? I have broken through the front line so quickly!?" Cao Pi stepped on the stirrups and looked down on the battlefield. The vanguard and support of the army!"
At this time, on the battlefield north of Yecheng.
"Lord, let the Jizhou iron cavalry protect you and withdraw first." Ma Yan took the horse back to the formation, covered in blood, with an arrow wound on his body, "Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry has been activated, and it looks like he wants to Our army was cut in half and defeated one by one!"
"Really?" Yuan Shang was holding a long sword in his hand, "this time I finally got him caught in my evil!"
"The left and right wings spread and dragged the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The Yanyun Cavalry in the center charged with my full force and broke out of the encirclement!" Yuan Shang shouted loudly.
"Yes!" Ma Yan turned his horse's head and slammed into the enemy line with his spear.
The Yuan Shang Qianfeng Battalion, which was charging with all its strength, suddenly dispersed from side to side, struggling to squeeze the surrounding Cao Jun to both sides, sweeping open a road about several meters wide, and the Jizhou cavalry that had been accumulated for a long time in the center fell like a sharp arrow , Followed the road opened up with human life and went straight to Cao Jun's back formation.
"Report~ Yuan Shangjun's left wing has been cut off, and General Cao Ren is leading his army to kill!"
"Report~ Yuan Shangjun's right wing has been cut off, and General Xiahou Dun is leading his army to kill!"
"Report ~ General Xiahoudun and General Xiahouyuan have joined forces and are blocking Yuan Shangjun's backup!"
"Report~ Our army's rear formation is being impacted, and the Tiger Leopard Cavalry is entangled with Yuan Shang's rear army, and cannot withdraw from the battlefield for a while!"
The military newspapers kept coming, and Cao Pi's expression became increasingly gloomy. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, all the fronts under his command had basically collapsed. The entire battlefield was already in a melee situation at this time. Although his strength was superior, most of them were used to kill the enemy’s rear army. The enemy’s army is very tenacious and bloody, and it is difficult to wipe out all of them at once. Even the tigers and leopard riders who cross the world have been dragged into the quagmire of war and cannot be mobilized back in time. This directly leads to the besie Encountered with great pressure, he had to face the impact of the enemy's elite.
"Are there any soldiers who can be mobilized?" Cao Pi asked anxiously. If the back formation is broken again, Yuan Shang will completely tear the encircled formation.
"My son, the enemy cavalry has broken through the back formation, and our army can't resist it!"
Cao Pi looked down on the battlefield, and indeed there was a cavalry team that ripped apart the already weak line of defense at a high speed. Although the soldiers tried their best to plug the gap, they still couldn't stop the hundreds of people from leaving. cavalry. Yuan Shang paved his way forward with tens of thousands of corpses. Only less than 10% of the soldiers were able to break through the encirclement smoothly, and the remaining ninety percent was silently lying in the huge shadow of the city wall of Yecheng.
"Master, the rear army has not withdrawn yet!" Ma Yan said to Yuan Shang anxiously with his horse riding around.
Yuan Shang's breakthrough, with the elite Jizhou cavalry wrapped in miscellaneous cavalry, led the charge, and a large number of infantry lined up behind, guarding the weakest back of the cavalry. When Cao Jun’s Tiger and Leopard Cavalry started, they cut off the vanguard and the rear. The infantry did not have the speed of cavalry, and was trapped by the encircling Cao army. They could not stand out from the encirclement and join the forward. They could only be dragged by heavy casualties. Cao Jun, who tried to pursue Yuan Shang, bought time for the striker to successfully break through.
"Lord, I will bring the cavalry back and save them!" Ma Yan threw the blood off the snake spear and shouted hoarsely.
"Asshole!" Yuan Shang roared in a low voice, "Do you want to go back and bury them?"
"Master!" Ma Yan said angrily, "Are you going to watch your brothers die?"
Yuan Shang silently shook his head and grabbed Ma Yan's bridle: "Only if we live, can we avenge the dead."
Yuan Shang led thousands of remnants to Youzhou to seek refuge with his second brother Yuan Xi. Cao Cao also took advantage of the situation to occupy the entire territory of Jizhou and Bingzhou. So far, Cao Cao has occupied the land of seven counties, and his power is overwhelming. At this time, Liu Xun was also stepping up the rectification of Yizhou’s government affairs, accumulating food and grass, training soldiers, and striving for an early army to capture Hanzhong...