Chapter 1009: Countermeasures
News that the Langya Army betrayed the alliance and raided Qiangui also reached Juxian County at the same time. After receiving the news, Beihai Prime Minister Cheng Huan immediately ordered everyone in Juxian County to be summoned for discussion. Chief Shi Chenrong, Guowei Wu Anguo, Qianniu Army Chief Xu Rong, and Military Advisor After receiving the news, Lou Gui, Qianniu Camp Deputy General Mu Shun and others quickly rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After everyone arrived, Cheng Huan said: "Everyone, I just received the news that the Langya Army has betrayed us. In the early morning of this morning, Cao Cao's Taishan Army suddenly sent troops to attack Qianqu. General Meng Gang was seriously injured and the army suffered heavy losses. We have no choice but to retreat. Now that General Meng is unconscious, the army is temporarily taken over by Cavalry Colonel Meng Zhi."
After Cheng Huan finished speaking, he handed the pigeon message from Qingdao to everyone and asked everyone to circulate it.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it, and Wu Anguo even cursed. He knew Tuberose. When Huangfu Chaobo sent troops to rescue Beihai, he had cooperated with the Tuberose army. It can be said that he is the only one who is most familiar with it. Tuberose is coming. It can be said that the rapid rise of Tuberose is directly related to the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which resulted in a large number of Yellow Turbans.
Lou Gui stopped Wu Anguo from cursing and said: "The plan now is to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. Outside the city, Xia Houyuan's army has arrived, and they will start to attack the city tomorrow at the latest. If I hadn't If you guess wrong, Xia Houyuan will probably have reinforcements."
Chen Rong, the chief historian, said: "Are there any reinforcements? There are no less than 100,000 troops under the city now. If there are more reinforcements, Qi will not..."
"Why do you say that, sir?" Mushun asked;
"Cao Cao has always made plans before taking action. Now that he has joined forces with the Langya Army to attack Qingzhou, he must have decided to defend the Yanzhou front line and attack Qingzhou with all his strength. But once it is discovered that the Yuzhou Army has become our Eastern Army, we must It’s a gamble.”
"Then why didn't he mobilize the army from the beginning, but waited until this time to send reinforcements?" Mu Shun asked with a puzzled look;
"Because they didn't know at that time that the Yuzhou Army was the Eastern Expeditionary Army, so they thought these troops were enough. But now they find that they must end the war in Qingzhou as soon as possible and then return to support Yanzhou and Yuzhou."
Xu Rong said at the side: "So what you are saying is that we must prepare for the worst and drag Xiahou Yuan's army here in Qingzhou as much as possible to buy time for the war between Yuzhou and Yanzhou."
"Yes, we must be prepared for the worst!" Lou Gui nodded lightly and said: "Delaying time as much as possible is only one of them, and the other is that Shuangcheng and Qingdao must not lose anything."
Cheng Huan said: "Mr. Lou, will it really come to that point?"
“Be prepared and you’ll be safe!”
"Now both cities have a school of war soldiers and a school of garrison troops, each with 10,000 troops. In this case, more troops must be added." Wu Anguo said: "According to the general's opinion, another 1,000 garrison troops will be transferred from each county. The elite and veteran soldiers of the army have entered the two cities, so that both cities have 20,000 soldiers to defend them, and with sufficient supplies, I believe that even if they face an attack of 100,000 people, there will be no problem in defending them for a year and a half. "
"As a result, there are only two thousand garrison troops in each county, and after several deployments, new soldiers account for almost half. Facing the attack of Cao Cao's army, it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand even a day." Chen Rong exclaimed;
"If the county city is lost, under the attack of tens of thousands of Cao Cao's troops, there will be no difference between three thousand defenders and two thousand defenders." Xu Rong said;
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. Yes, if even Ju County cannot withstand Cao Cao's army's attack, then what will be the use of even three to five thousand garrison troops stationed in other counties. Instead of doing this, it is better to defend the two small cities heavily to protect the two most important cities. Because everyone knows that the river is currently in flood season, and reinforcements cannot be sent to Sizhou at all, so Qingzhou can only rely on its own strength to counter Cao Cao's army.
Of course, in addition to gathering troops, each city must also transport some money, food and materials to the two small cities. Once the Qingzhou cities are lost,
Then only these two cities are left alone. Although the fleet can still be used to transport materials, the quantity is still limited, and Sizhou's own food is not sufficient.
Half an hour later, dozens of war horses rushed out from the south gate of Jixian County and headed towards the cities in the south. Because there were no Shadow Guard strongholds in the counties in Qingzhou, orders from the counties and cities were still transmitted through messengers. At the same time, several homing pigeons also flew out of the city and flew towards the four cities of Chenliu, Huangxian, Shuangcheng and Qingdao.
Just that night, a thousand soldiers and horses each gathered in the county towns of Beihai and Donglai Zhucheng in Qingzhou, escorting various supplies towards Shuanghe and Qingdao. At the same time, Mengzhi, who had received orders from Juxian County, sent With three thousand cavalry, they rushed to Qianqiu overnight and closely monitored the movements of Langya Army and Taishan Army in the city.
Early the next morning after receiving the news of Langya Army's betrayal, Huangfu Chaobo received a pigeon letter from Lou Gui and others from Ju County, and also learned the final decision of Qingzhou people, about which Huangfu Chaobo had already In order to prepare, because of the current situation, even if soldiers and horses from the three counties of Hebei have been assembled, the river is in the flood season, and there is no way to go to Qingdao for support, and even crossing the river is impossible.
After pondering for a moment, Huangfu Chaobo ordered Shi A to send pigeons to the people of Qingzhou and agreed to their arrangement. However, Huangfu Chaobo repeatedly emphasized that they should ensure the safety of everyone. Even if the two counties of Qingzhou were lost, it would not be a problem. As long as the two cities and the dock were preserved, the best conditions for the subsequent counterattack would be provided.
After the pigeons were sent, Huangfu Chaobo and the others rushed to the city of Dingtao. Today was the fourth day of the attack. In the first three days, the Eastern Expedition Army spent a full day just to fill the siege passage of the moat. The next day, they began a tentative attack.
After two days of attack, everyone found that Ren Jun's defense was indeed extraordinary. It can be said that it was orderly and meticulous. Facing the attack from three directions of the Eastern Expedition Army, the defense on the city wall was very well done.
Standing under the city, Huangfu Chaobo's thoughts had already flown to the south. Liang State had been taken, and it seemed that Qiao County must be taken as soon as possible. Only by taking Qiao County could troops be transferred northward to attack Yanzhou. If the speed was fast enough, it might be possible to take Cao Cao's Yanzhou before Qingzhou and Qingzhou were taken. At that time, the situation would be much better. However, Qiao County was the place where Cao Cao started his career, and its defense was even better than Dingtao. It was not easy to take Youqi as soon as possible.