Chapter 992: Intelligence From Dingtao

Seeing Hu Yandu take the order and leave, Huangfu Chaobo did not stop, but turned to look at the other generals and said: "Also, from now on, the camp will start to make all the siege equipment, and the soldiers will be ready to attack the city. This time, it will be a tough battle. Dugu Ba and Dugu Tian asked you to immediately check the situation around Dingtao and prepare for a tunnel attack. In my opinion, if this city does not find another way. If so, our army will suffer serious losses.”

Everyone clasped their fists and accepted the order, and the two Dugu brothers immediately left the tent, guarded by dozens of soldiers, and prepared to conduct a detailed inspection of the situation outside Dingtao City.

The other generals also resigned one after another, returned to their respective camps, and began to recruit their subordinate generals to prepare for the attack on Dingtao.

Jishui is one of the four ancient rivers. The flow direction of the ancient Ji water is recorded in "Yu Gong": "The water is directed eastward to Ji, enters the river, and overflows into Ying. It exits from the north of Taoqiu in the east, then east to Heze (Heze, the name of ancient Ze), and It meets Wen in the northeast and joins the sea in the northeast."

Jishui originates from Taiyi Pool on Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan City, Henan Province. The source water flows eastward through underground rivers for more than 70 miles, and gushes out at the surface of Jidu and Longtan, forming two rivers, Zhu (Jidu) and Long (Longtan), flowing eastward. They merge into one river without leaving Jiyuan City. It was called Jishui, and it was named Jishui when it reached the northwest of Wen County. Afterwards, it flows underground for the second time, crosses the Yellow River without being muddy, and miraculously emerges from the ground again in Xingyang. When the Jishui River flows through Yuanyang, the Nanji River flows three times to Dingtao, Shandong, and joins the Northern Ji River to form Juye Ze, and the three Jishui Rivers It appears three times, disappears into the sea, and is mysterious and unpredictable.

After everyone retreated, only three military advisors and Shi A were left in Huangfu Chaobo's tent. Huangfu Chaobo said: "Shi A, please tell me about the situation in Dingtao City when the shadows came back! Let’s discuss first how to attack this big city.”

Shi A agreed, and with Dian Wei's help, he opened the map first, and then began to explain to everyone the situation in Dingtao City where the shadow had returned.

According to the news from the shadows, there are currently at least 20,000 defenders in Dingtao City. In addition to the 10,000 county soldiers that Dingtao has as a county city, there are also 5,000 soldiers under the control of Ren Jun, the prefect of Jiyin. In addition to the elite soldiers, a month ago, Cao Cao transferred 5,000 Chinese troops under Chen Qun, the prefect of Shanyang, to Dingtao. As a result, Ren Jun only had 20,000 soldiers and horses at his disposal. Public.

What Shi A didn't know was that in addition to the 20,000 soldiers and horses, there was another 10,000 soldiers and horses in Dingtao City that were more elite than the Chinese army in Ren Jun's hands. That was the Zhongjian Battalion, one of the five battalions in Cao Cao's hands. . The reason why the Zhongjian Camp was not discovered by the shadow of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was mainly because Cao Cao used the night to mobilize his troops. In addition, the distance between Changyi and Dingtao was not far, only a hundred miles. If the army moved quickly overnight, It can be reached in one night.

"In addition to Cao Cao's army, there are 120,000 ordinary people in the city. According to the information obtained from the shadows, the food and grass stored in Dingtao City is about 500,000 dan, which is enough for the soldiers and people in the city for half a year."

Everyone was silent when they heard this. With half a year's worth of food and grass, a huge and solid city wall, and reinforcements that could arrive at any time a hundred miles away, this war was indeed difficult to fight. You know, currently in the game, no siege will last more than three months. Once this time is exceeded, it proves that the siege has basically failed.

Huangfu Chaobo waved his hand, broke everyone's silence, and said: "Continue!"

Shi A nodded and continued to introduce the situation in Dingtao City to everyone.

"There are four gates in the city wall of Dingtao City. Among them, the east, north, and west walls each have one city wall, and there are urns on these three gates. After our army attacks the city and enters the urn city, it needs to divert and then attack the city gates. . The south gate of Dingtao is located next to Jishui Pier, less than 200 steps away from Jishui, so the south side is not suitable for siege. If an attack is needed, only the other three sides can deploy troops. "

After spending nearly two quarters of an hour, Shi A clearly explained the situation in Dingtao City to everyone.

"Okay, everyone, let's talk about it.

If you have a general strategy, let me share it for everyone’s reference. "

After a long time, Lu Su, who had a steady personality, spoke first and said: "Judging from the situation in Dingtao, there are only three walls suitable for attacking the city, so we can only attack from the east, west and north. This is perfect." The art of war consists of three elements and one missing element."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Lu Su added: "At present, our army has more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, plus more than 2,000 prisoners of Cao Cao's army captured from Yuanju. General Zhang He's army also has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and it is said that there are also more than 1,000 prisoners. In this case, I suggest that your lord divide the army into three parts, and General Zhang He places a separate one in the east. On the one hand, its role is to attack the east gate, and on the other hand, it is to defend Cao Cao's army from the east from Changyi. Reinforcements.”

"And the main army is divided into two, the Lord's Guards is one, plus about 10,000 guards, thousands of civilian craftsmen, and 1,000 prisoners; while the Tiger Army is the other, plus The same number of guards, civilians and prisoners. As for where the two armies are stationed, I have not been able to determine yet. "

After listening to Lu Su's words, Guo Jiadao: "The Lord of Zijing is very much in line with my wishes. As for how to arrange the two armies, I think we can wait until General Dugu returns to make a decision. This city is the first city that the army encounters." Fortress city, if our army loses too much under the city, it will be very detrimental to the subsequent war situation. "

After a brief pause, Guo Jia added: "I know a little bit about Ren Jun. He is from Zhongmu County, Henan County. When Dong Zhuo started a rebellion, Ren Jun persuaded Zhongmou to order Yang Yuan to govern Henan and resist the rebellion. At the same time, Cao Cao raised his troops. Ren Jun recruited hundreds of family members to join Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very happy. He appointed Ren Jun as the cavalry captain and married his sister to Ren Jun. After that, Cao Cao trusted him very closely and always provided supplies in the rear. The army. Some people say that it is generous and reasonable."

"It can be seen that this person is Cao Cao's confidant. He is stable and generous. If he does not come up with a strange plan, it may be difficult to easily capture the city. The reason why Cao Cao placed him in Jiyin is because he values ​​his stability. Therefore, in this battle, digging must be used. If the Zijun can control the timing well, they can lure out Cao Cao's main force and inflict heavy damage or even annihilate them."

Guo Jia's words made everyone nod their heads, and Huangfu Chaobo then decided: "Okay, let's wait for the information from General Dugu and the two generals. If the digging army can use it, then we will discuss the strategy in detail. "