Chapter 1016: Divide the Forces and Attack

In fact, once the digging army knows about it, that's all. As long as you are prepared, it can be easily cracked - Di Ting. That is to say, send troops to dig several large pits behind the city wall, then place a few large vats in the pits, and send soldiers to listen carefully inside. But the problem is that Cao Cao's army didn't know which princes in the world (game) had used this method to attack the city before, so it was normal for Cao Cao's army to suffer losses.

As soon as Ren Jun finished speaking, Sima Yi immediately reacted and said: "My lord, we must find a way to inform General Cao Hong in Qiao County immediately. I suspect that Huang Zhongjun will also use this method in Qiao County."

Cao Cao suddenly woke up, and immediately turned to look at his son Cao Ang and said: "Quick, send people to Qiao County at high speed, let them find a way to sneak into the city, and be sure to inform Zi Lian. Also, send the order to Changyi Wen Ruo, ask him to write a letter to inform all the generals and officials in the city that they must beware of attacking the city with this method before defending the city. I always feel that among the princes in the world, it is not the only one who uses this method."

Cao Ang immediately sent someone to do this, and Cao Cao then ordered: "Order the army to turn around, return to Changyi, and prepare to defend against the Eastern Army. If we lose Shanyang again, we will no longer have a foothold in Yanzhou." land.”

The tens of thousands of troops moved from the front to the rear and turned around to return to Changyi. Although this was a big blow to the morale of the army, they could no longer care about that much at this time. There are not even 30,000 troops left in Dingtao City. These 50,000 troops are already the last elite army that Cao Cao can get. If the Eastern Expedition Army ignores it and catches up, the 50,000 troops will probably be in trouble. not enough.

In fact, Huangfu Chaobo also thought that after capturing Dingtao, he would raise his troops non-stop and go south. However, Cao Cao's army was still more than thirty miles away from Jiyin and only fifty or sixty miles away from Changyi. His army had passed by for nearly ten days. Although the battle was far from the level of fatigue of the division veterans, it still resulted in the loss of more than 20,000 troops, while Cao Cao's army only marched for one day. Comparing the two, although he had superior strength, he did not have much advantage. .

Therefore, instead of taking risks, it is better to proceed steadily and step by step. Anyway, Huangfu Chaobo no longer has the extravagant hope of solving Cao Cao within a year.

The news that Cao Cao's army had withdrawn to Changyi quickly spread back to Dingtao City. Huangfu Chaobo didn't care about it and just smiled faintly. He had already discussed the next step with Pang Tong and the others, which was to first attack Jiyin. The two counties of Jun and Liang will be under complete control first, and then wait for the war in Qiaojun to end, and then force troops to force the front lines of Peiguo, Shanyang and Dongjun. For now, it is to protect Cao Cao's army.

In fact, another reason why this is so is that if the army really advances all the way, the supply line of the army will be too long, and one mistake will cause the war to fail, and then the gains will outweigh the losses.

When he received the news that Cao Cao had withdrawn his troops, Huangfu Chaobo was gathering generals to discuss the next troop deployment.

"Everyone, after Suiyang of Liang State, the second county of Cao Cao's army is also under our control. What a joy to congratulate!" Huangfu Chaobo smiled and said to everyone in the hall;

"Congratulations, lord!" Everyone congratulated together;

"This is the result of the concerted efforts of all the soldiers. However, the war is far from over. There are still more battles waiting for the army. I hope the army will continue to work hard."

"We will live up to our lord's trust!"

"There is just one thing, that is, Dingtao City can be captured so easily, and the two captains Duguba and Dugutian are indispensable. However, the biggest siege weapon of my Eastern Army has been exposed to the world. In the future, War will never be so easy again, so you should be prepared for this. "

Zhang He said: "Don't worry, my lord, we are fighting on the battlefield. Our Eastern Army has never been afraid of anyone!"

"Okay, okay, what General Zhang said is magnificent!" Dian Wei on the side burst out laughing after hearing Zhang He's words.

The other generals also nodded in agreement. Huangfu Chaobo was also very happy to see that his generals were so confident.

However, he still wanted to remind: "When it comes to elite soldiers and strong generals, I am not afraid of the princes of the world, but we cannot underestimate the heroes of the world. This time Cao Cao gave us a reminder. Moreover, Jiyin Prefect Ren Jun's defense We have done a very good job. Without the help of the tunnel, it will be difficult for us to capture this city within a month or two. "

Everyone nodded thoughtfully. It was indeed true. Although Ren Jun failed in the end and lost the city and fled in embarrassment, he also did a very good job in defense. It can be said that if we talk about defensive warfare alone, He was also ranked among the top twenty in the Eastern Expedition Army.

Seeing that all the generals seemed to have realized something, Huangfu Chaobo said no more and turned to look at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong understood, stood up and said: "Everyone, after discussing with the Lord, we have decided to temporarily slow down the pace of the attack. In other words, we will ignore the main force of Cao Cao's army in Shanyang and move Jiyin and Liang Guo first. We have complete control over the land, and when the time is right, we will send troops to Shanyang.”

With that said, he walked quickly to the map, pointed at the map and explained in detail the arrangements for the next stage of the war.

The army rested in Dingtao for another day. Tomorrow, it will be divided into three. Zhang He will lead the army with 15,000 soldiers, 10,000 defenders and 5,000 civilians, plus 3,000 prisoners of Cao Cao's army. Attack from the north and capture the cities of Jiyin north of Dingtao.

Huang Wudie led his own army of 15,000 soldiers, and the same number of guards, civilians and captives to attack southward, captured Chengwu, Shanfu and other cities, and after capturing Jiyin cities, he continued to march southward and captured all the cities of Liang.

In this way, it would basically take more than a month. By then, Huang Zhong's two armies should have occupied the cities of Qiao County, and then they would send troops to Shanyang, Pei State. It would have been Huangfu Chaobo's expectation to suppress the power of Cao Cao's army in Xuzhou, Qingzhou and the eastern part of Yanzhou within this year.

The two armies led the troops to fight, and Huangfu Chaobo led the guards to defend Dingtao, keeping a close eye on the movements of Cao Cao's elite army in Changyi.

When Huangfu Chaobo began to arrange the army to attack from both sides, the war in Qingzhou became increasingly fierce. Cao Cao made a desperate move and almost exhausted the elite soldiers of the counties and states in the eastern counties of Yanzhou and Qingzhou. Now these counties are almost all filled with newly recruited soldiers. In a few days, reinforcements from Cao Cao's army arrived almost every day under the city of Ju County, which put more and more pressure on the defenders of Ju County, and the war between the two sides became increasingly fierce.