Chapter 1279: Anyang! Soldiers Approaching the City

When Bai Xiaowen's 30,000 troops came to Anyang, Xiahou Dun did not invade.

Bai Xiaowen summoned the officers above the level of Anyang Colonel Lieutenant and looked over one by one to check that no one who had awakened the gods was among them, so he was relieved.

The sentinel came to report that Xiahou Dun's 7,000 soldiers were stationed in Liyang and were repairing the city.

Moreover, at Baimajin in the south of the Yellow River, Cao's follow-up army crossed the river continuously and stationed in Liyang. It is said that there are 200,000 troops.

Tian Feng said: "Liyang is the southern gate of Jizhou. The Liyang camp has fallen, and the bandit army has opened up the situation in Jizhou. The bandit army is now 200,000, and the momentum is huge. Does our army need to dispatch troops from Yedu as soon as possible? To counter Cao Cao?"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "Cao Cao can't create food out of nothing. He lied about having an army of 200,000, half of the real number would be good. Our army is not in a hurry to deploy troops. With 30,000 troops, it is enough to guard Anyang; When Tian Yu and Murong Ping finish reorganizing the army, lead the army to Wei County to defend."

If Cao Cao had brought an army of 200,000, the daily food consumption would be close to 10,000 hu (equivalent to 300,000 catties), which would definitely be a heavy burden on Cao's army.

What's more important is the expedition of labor teachers. On the enemy's territory, the food and grass have to be transported from their own homes.

People on the road of the baggage team eat horse chews, and the consumption on the food road is also huge, and the longer the battle line is stretched, the higher the consumption. That's why "Sun Tzu's Art of War" advocates "giving food to the enemy", that is, robbing military supplies from the enemy's territory.

This is also the reason why Bai Xiaowen admired and pursued Jiang Yiqu: in addition to setting an example for the generals, the main reason was that when he was defeated, he was able to burn the grain and grass stored in the Liyang camp to prevent the enemy from using it.

Yuan's grain and grass reserves, even after the incident of Guandu Wuchao being burned, are still better than Cao Jun's.

Bai Xiaowen only raised 30,000 troops, and the food was transferred from Yedu, so the burden was light.

Bai Xiaowen himself felt that in the Three Kingdoms era, there were hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, and the momentum was huge, but it was really unnecessary. To capture an enemy city, 30,000 elite soldiers are enough; to destroy an enemy country, a hundred thousand troops are enough.

Unless it is a multi-line battle and a full-scale war, more troops are needed.

Soldiers are more expensive than more expensive, it is really the best strategy of military strategists.

After Tian Yu and Murong Ping finish reorganizing the army, a large number of old and weak soldiers will be eliminated and handed over to Ren Jun, the general of Diannong, to reclaim wasteland.

That's right, the special talent Ren Jun captured by Bai Xiaowen at the Tuntian Guard Station in Xudu also came in handy. From the time when Xu Du left with the emperor's officials, he did not forget Ren Jun, and brought Ren Jun's small capital to Yedu.

With no way out and no worries, Ren Jun took refuge in Bai Xiaowen.

What needs to be explained is that it is only 199 AD (the fourth year of Jian'an), and Cao Cao took back the emperor, moved to Xudu, and changed Yuan Jian'an in 196 AD; many talents under his command served Cao Cao for a short time.

In terms of loyalty, the talents of the Cao Group are not as high as those in the late Three Kingdoms period.

Coupled with the fact that Bai Xiaowen has the orthodoxy of the emperor, and his charm as a monarch is also exaggerated, Ren Jun's refuge is also logical.

Speaking of the year name, after the emperor moved to Yedu, Bai Xiaowen changed the year name to "Tai Shi". 199 AD was the first year of Taishi.

This is the year name that the three families later returned to Jin to unify. Bai Xiaowen used Taishi as the year name, which has a deep meaning in itself.

After thinking for a while, Tian Feng understood Bai Xiaowen's intention: "My lord should not be in a hurry to take back Li Yang."

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Although Liyang City has an important strategic position, as long as our army guards the two major gates of Anyang and Wei County, Cao Cao will be unable to open the situation. Since Cao Cao gathers a large number of troops, he will consume a lot of food and grass. When the opponent's spirit loses, When the food is exhausted, our army will look for an opportunity to attack again, and we will surely win."

Tian Feng himself is a seasoned and prudent kingly counselor, upon hearing this, he said happily: "My lord's words are very true."

Bai Xiaowen garrisoned Anyang, and relying on the city, he dug ditches in the west of the city and built a new Dazhai. He sent two generals Zhang Yun and Gao Lan to lead 10,000 elite troops to station, and they were horns with the city.

If the enemy attacked the city, Zhang and Gao Er would attack the enemy's flank; if the enemy attacked the village, the defenders in the city would attack the flank.

This was a strategy proposed by Chen Gong to Lv Bu in the battle of Xiapi City at that time, but unfortunately Lv Bu was indulging in beauty and did not listen.

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Two days later, Cao Cao personally led the army to the city of Anyang.

Cao Cao raised his whip and pointed at the top of the wall: "My nephew Yuan Xi, come out and answer!"

Bai Xiaowen stood at the top of the city, pointed at Cao Cao and shouted sharply: "Cao thief! The revenge of killing your father is irreconcilable. I have nothing to say to you, a bully. If you want to fight, fight, don't fight too much." Word!"

The tone of voice is very impassioned, similar to that of Ma Mengqi in the Battle of Weishui.

Cao Cao laughed: "Nephew Yuan Xixian, Ming people don't speak dark words. You took the emperor hostage to Yedu, isn't it just like me? I've heard that you, as the great Sima, established a mansion and established a tooth. All important affairs of the court are reported to you first, and then to the emperor; and you let Xun Yu be the minister, all imperial edicts are under your control, and the emperor is nothing more than a human-shaped stamp."

Of course Bai Xiaowen would not admit it, and said: "I have been trusted by the emperor, and I have been given arbitrary power. There is an essential difference from you, a rebellious minister and thief who monopolizes the power! Thief Cao, Xu Tian besieged and overran the emperor, and the forbidden palace killed the noble concubine , These evil things are all done by you. You want to be side by side with me? You deserve it too!"

Cao Cao was very thick-skinned, and he didn't get angry, he laughed and said:

"Nephew Yuan Xixian, why haven't I heard any of the things you said? Don't talk nonsense. When your father was alive, he and I were inseparable. Later, when he was fighting for supremacy in the battlefield, he died unfortunately. I am also very sorry! Now that my army is overwhelming, think about it, do you want to return the emperor and send it to Jizhou? As an uncle, I will not treat you badly!"

Bai Xiaowen sneered, made a big move, and memorized the "Letter to Cao Cao".

After listening to a few words, Cao Cao shook his head, waved his whip and ordered the army to attack the city.

However, with the troops led by Zhang He and Gao Lan stationed in the west of the city, Cao Jun did not dare to attack the city with all his strength. Bai Xiaowen also selected elite soldiers to defend the city, relying on the base camp of Yedu, the military resources and equipment to defend the city are complete.

At that moment, the fire oil poured down, and the ladder was burned; rolling wood and beating stones, killed countless people; and arrows rained like rain. Cao Jun's siege soldiers rushed up wave after wave, and fell down wave after wave, like cutting wheat.

When Li Shuyi saw this scene at the top of the city, the corners of her eyes twitched. The brutality of the siege battle in ancient China can be seen.

But for the leaders of the Three Kingdoms plane, this is just a trivial matter.

On the first day of attacking the city, Cao Jun lost more than 3,000 people, while Bai Xiaowen only lost a few hundred people. This battle loss ratio is also normal.