Chapter 1010: Massive Attack on the City
In the city of Changyi, Cao Cao had received the news of the fall of Suiyang. This news shocked everyone to death. Two days ago, he sent troops to report that the general personally led more than 20,000 troops south to support Qiao County. Before the time was up, not only was the entire 20,000-strong army destroyed, but Suiyang, the seat of Liang County, was also lost.
As soon as Suiyang was lost, the Liang Kingdom was basically gone. You know, before Jia Kui sent out troops, he had already mobilized another two thousand soldiers and horses from each city. Now there are only a thousand garrison troops in five counties. In front of Wan Zhengdong's army, it was as if there were no soldiers and horses.
Sitting on the main seat, Cao Cao looked at everyone in the hall and said in a low voice: "Everyone, let's talk about it. What should we do? Should we wait for a while or send troops to Dingtao and attack Huangfu Chaobo? The army?”
"Lord, we must not send troops to attack the Eastern Expeditionary Army at this time. The battle in Dingtao has only started for three days. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has not lost its vigor and it is not yet time for our army to send troops." Sima Yi immediately objected;
Xun Yu also nodded in agreement with his opinion. In fact, Cao Cao also knew that this was not the best time to send troops, but he felt a little urgent and wanted to seek medical treatment indiscriminately. The reason for Sima Yi's opposition was that in addition to the fact that the Dingtao War had just begun and the Eastern Expedition Army had not lost its vigor, another reason was that the soldiers and horses mobilized from other counties had not yet arrived at Changyi.
In Sima Yi's view, even if he sends troops to Dingtao, Changyi's defense must be arranged. If Cao Cao's tens of thousands of Chinese troops send troops to Dingtao, Changyi's defense will be empty. At least about 20,000 troops must be left in Changyi. Otherwise, Changyi will definitely be lost, which will be a huge blow to the morale of Cao Cao's army.
Seeing that no one supported sending troops now, Cao Cao changed the topic: "What's the current situation of the army supporting Qingzhou?"
"The army is still being assembled. It is estimated that it will take another three to five days to complete the assembly." A general next to him replied;
"Lord," Xun Yu said from the side: "In fact, there is no need to wait for the army to be assembled before setting off. You can have all the soldiers and horses rush directly to the Dongping Mausoleum of Jinan Kingdom. For every 10,000 people, they will set off directly to the Qingzhou battlefield. This way It just so happens that we can give the Eastern Expedition Army the feeling that our army’s reinforcements are coming in a steady stream.”
When Cao Cao heard this, he realized that this was indeed the case, so he immediately ordered it to be implemented accordingly.
The final result of the discussion was still to stand still, because the distance between Changyi and Dingtao was not far, and it was only two days' journey if the army moved quickly. Moreover, battle reports are coming from Dingtao every day. At present, the main battle has just begun, and it is far from the time when reinforcements are needed.
The war under Dingtao City was still going on. On the sixth day after the war started, the Dugu brothers finally appeared in Huangfu Chaobo's tent. They came to report on the progress of the tunnel.
"Lord, the tunnel has reached within a hundred steps of the city wall. Starting tomorrow, the army must strengthen the attack on the city to cover up the sound of underground excavation. Although it is not sure whether the city has noticed that we are digging a tunnel to attack. There are signs, but for safety reasons, it is best to use the siege to make a huge noise, so that the sound of the excavation can be covered up," Dugu Ba asked Huangfu Chaobo;
Huangfu Chaobo also understood what he meant. Thousands of people were moving underground. Although they had changed to lining up to pass the earth poles according to his method, it would inevitably make a bigger noise. If Ren Jun really arranged to listen to it, If there is something like this, then it can really only be a hard attack. Although there has been no precedent for tunnel attacks in the game so far, digging tunnels to attack cities has been around since ancient times. Huangfu Chaobo cannot guarantee that Cao Cao's army or Ren Jun knew about this and made preparations in advance. You know, it is not that difficult to install a few large urns next to the city wall.
However, before that, Huangfu Chaobo had to confirm how long it would take for the tunnel to be opened into the city wall.
"How long will it take to enter the city?"
Dugu Ba replied affirmatively: "Two days and one night are enough. If everything goes well, it may not take such a long time!"
"No, I'll give you two days and nights,
Two days later, in the early morning, the army launched a fierce attack on Dingtao and destroyed the city in one fell swoop! "Huangfu Chaobo shook his head and said;
After saying that, Huangfu Chaobo turned to look at Zhang He, Huang Wudie and other generals, and said: "Generals, starting tomorrow, the army will attack the city with all its strength. Of course, the most elite troops must be prepared for this general. , two days later, the city will be destroyed!”
"General, take your orders!" All the generals stood up together and responded;
Early the next morning, Ren Jun was awakened by the loud sound of trumpets outside the city. He rolled over and climbed out of bed. When he was about to ask, he heard his bodyguard hurriedly come to report: "Prefect, the Eastern Expeditionary Army outside the city has begun a large-scale attack. City!"
"A large-scale attack on the city? Are you sure you are not feinting like the previous few days?" Ren Jun frowned and asked;
"General Li from the east wall, General Wang from the west wall, and General Chen from the north wall have all sent people to report. They are sure it is not a feint attack."
"Come here, put on the armor for me and go to the city!" Ren Jun ordered loudly;
Several personal guards came in immediately and put on Ren Jun's armor. Soon the group appeared on the northern city wall.
As soon as he reached the top of the city, Ren Jun saw the Eastern Conquest Army from the north rushing towards the city wall like a tide. It seemed that they had indeed begun to attack the city in a large scale.
But why did the Eastern Expedition Army suddenly launch a massive attack on the city, contrary to the usual state of attacking slowly in the past few days? Suddenly, Ren Jun thought of a question. Could it be that the Eastern Expedition Army had already known the news that Xiahou Yuan's troops had launched a massive attack on Beihai, and because the river was not navigable, they were anxious to open up support for Beihai from land, or Huangfu Chaobo did not expect to be able to open up support for Beihai, but was holding the purpose of Wei Wei to save Zhao.
Thinking of this, Ren Jun's eyes lit up. So far, he still had 10,000 core battalions in his hands that had not been used. If the Eastern Expedition Army really couldn't wait to capture Dingtao, I believe there would be a great surprise for them at that time.
The current defense in Dingtao City is that 10,000 county soldiers, in addition to 1,000 soldiers deployed on the southern wall, 3,000 soldiers were deployed on each of the other three walls, plus the 5,000 central troops of the Shanyang Army, 2,000 soldiers were deployed in the north city, 1,500 soldiers were deployed on each of the east and west walls, and Ren Jun's 5,000 central troops were responsible for supporting the four walls. The core battalion of 10,000 people was hidden in the military camp inside the city.
The four walls of the city, the northern one was in charge of Chen Wu, the commander of the central army of the Shanyang Army, the eastern one was in charge of Li Zong, the commander of the county and state soldiers of Jiyin County, and the western one was in charge of Wang Shi, the deputy commander of the county and state soldiers. As for the south, because it was too close to the Jishui River, it was impossible to deploy troops, so there was no fear of the attack from the Zhengdong Army, and only 1,000 county and state soldiers were deployed, led by a lieutenant.