Chapter 1033: The War Is About to Begin

Seeing Cao Cao's appearance, Xun Yu stood up and said seriously: "How can my lord be so decadent? When Emperor Gaozu fought with the overlord, Lou was defeated in the battle, but Lou was defeated in the war again. In the end, he achieved unparalleled achievements. My lord is now fighting with Huangfu Chao." There are only a few defeats in the battle, Qi Ke is like this.”

In fact, based on Cao Cao's character, it is impossible to say that he is decadent, otherwise it would not be said that he was a hero in troubled times. The reason why he said this, in today's words, is just to complain. So as soon as Xun Yu's words came out, Cao Cao laughed and took the topic elsewhere.

"Mr. Wen Ruo's words make sense, Cao has learned a lesson. I have called you all here to discuss the upcoming war. Judging from the current situation, Xiahou Yuan's department should be ready to send troops to the war in the near future. The two counties of Qingzhou have been calmed down, but the two port cities where the Eastern Army was conquering are not so easy to capture, so it is definitely not possible to mobilize the Qingzhou army to return reinforcements in a short time. You guys should think about it. How to overcome the current dilemma.”

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Sima Yi said thoughtfully: "I have seen a piece of news in the recent intelligence, and that is about the war in Hebei. It is said that Yuan Shao defeated Gongsunzan's 50,000 elite troops at Jieqiao. Gongsunzan's army only had a few When 20% of the troops fled back to Youzhou, I wonder if this is true? "

Cao Cao understood what Sima Yi meant and said, "Does Zhongda mean to mobilize Yuan Shao's army to send troops to Wei County to reduce the pressure on Yanzhou?"

Xun Yu nodded and said: "The mission to Hebei at this time can persuade Yuan Shao, but it is estimated that it will not be of much help to our Yanzhou war. According to the military report sent back by General Xia Houyuan, the Eastern Expedition Army All the soldiers in various cities in Qingzhou have retreated into the two cities of Shuanghe and Qingdao. Even if the soldiers and horses in Hebei cannot cross the river, Huangfu Chaobo can transport reinforcements from Qingzhou. "

"Sir, what you said is true, but if Yuan Shao's army does not send troops to contain the Eastern Army, then the troops from the three counties of Hebei will arrive soon. For our army, it will be even more dangerous! If Yuan Shao's army sends troops to Wei County, once Wei County If the military situation is urgent, sir, do you think Huangfu Chaobo will protect Wei County or the Henan and Yan counties?" Sima Yi retorted unceremoniously;

Sima Yi's words were agreed by Ren Jun and others. Even Cao Cao felt that this move was indeed feasible and imperative. Regardless of Yuan Shao's army's offensive against Wei County, even if he only made a posture of sending troops, it would be helpful to his own war.

However, Cao Ang said: "Father, no matter whether Yuan Shao sends troops or not, in my child's opinion, you still need to be strong yourself in order to forge iron. Instead of placing your hopes on others, it is better to spend more energy on training your own soldiers."

After hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and nodded in agreement with Cao Ang's statement. He turned to look at Xun Yu and said, "Half a month has passed. How is the recruitment and training of soldiers and horses in various places?"

Xun Yu bowed and replied: "Soldiers and horses from all over the country have been recruited as required. The number of county soldiers in each city has reached 4,000. However, the level of the soldiers is still too low. There is no problem if we defend the city, but I want to If you want to go out to fight against the Eastern Army."

Everyone present understood Xun Yu's words. No one had ever thought of using these soldiers to go out of the city to fight with the elite of the Eastern Conquest Army. Nowadays, except for Changyi and Dongjun, the elite of Cao Cao's army are basically all Concentrated in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, the cities in Yanzhou could only rely on these newly recruited soldiers for defense.

It would take some time for the soldiers in each city to be truly useful, so Cao Cao could only do this and turned the topic to today's war. After he went down to the city, he handed over the command of the war to Ren Jun. Because he had fought with the Eastern Expedition Army for several days, he still had some experience: "Sir Ren, how is the battle today?"

Seeing this, Ren Jun quickly stood up and bowed to Cao Cao and said, "I am preparing to report to my lord on today's war situation."

It can be said that today's battle was no different from usual. Although the Zhengdong Army made several attacks on the city wall, they were all repulsed by the soldiers commanded by Ren Jun. However, no abnormalities were found anywhere in the city.

Then Ren Jun explained the conditions of various city walls to Cao Cao one by one, and then retreated.

At this time, the generals realized that it was reasonable for their lord to value Ren Jun so much. Judging from his report just now, it can be said that all aspects of the defense of the city have been properly arranged.

Seeing that everything had been discussed, Cao Cao ended the discussion, and everyone left the meeting hall and went about their business.

This time, the envoy sent by Cao Cao to Yuan Shaojun was Yingchuan Zhongyao. After the discussion, he left the city overnight, crossed Jishui, and headed towards Dongjun.

Five days later, 20,000 Qingzhou Cavalry of the Eastern Expedition Army finally arrived at the camp of the Eastern Expedition Army under Changyi City. At this time, more than 30,000 Eastern Expedition Army cavalry had been assembled outside Changyi City. At this time, the 60,000 garrison troops transferred from Shuanghe City to Yanzhou had already arrived at the mouth of the river under the escort of the navy.

Almost at the same time, the first group of people who moved to Youzhou had also arrived in Leting. They would wait for the team from Longhua to arrive in Leting. They would leave the Great Wall from Lulong Fortress and arrive in the Longhua area for resettlement. The transport fleet barely stopped in Laoting. After replenishing fresh water and food, they immediately set off back to Qingzhou to prepare for the second round of transport.

Then on the third day after the cavalry arrived in Changyi, Shadow sent back news from Jizhou that Yuan Shao's army showed signs of gathering troops. After receiving this news, Huangfu Chaobo immediately ordered the cities of Weijun to enter a state of war readiness. The 50,000 previously assembled defenders were stationed in the cities of Weijun. Among them, Handan, Chiqiu and Weixian each added 10,000 defenders, and the remaining 20,000 defenders were stationed in Yexian, ready to replace Zhao Yun's Longxiang Army to defend Yexian, while Zhao Yun's troops would be ready to support the outer cities at any time.

Three days later, Guantao, Julu and Ganling each dispatched tens of thousands of troops and began to march westward. For a time, the land of Jizhou was once again covered with war clouds.

A few days later, on May 11, the 60,000 defenders from Qingzhou directly turned from the river to the Pu River, entered Daye Lake, disembarked on the south bank of Daye Lake, and then arrived at the Zhengdong Army camp under Changyi City after a day of marching. The arrival of the 60,000 garrison reinforcements means that the battle in Changyi is about to enter the final stage.

At this time, more than 30,000 cavalry and 120,000 infantry have gathered under the city of Changyi. The time Huangfu Chaobo hoped to attack Changyi has come. On the top of Changyi City, the arrival of tens of thousands of troops in the north also alarmed Cao Cao's army in the city. Watching tens of thousands of troops slowly enter the Zhengdong Army camp outside the city, everyone in Cao Cao's army knew that the most tragic time of the Changyi battle was about to come.