Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1776

"Liu Xuande, what a pity!" After Cao Cao heard the news of the war in Shangdang's northern border, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He didn't have a good impression of Liu Bei, who came out of nowhere but managed to lure Liu Xie to call him the emperor's uncle, but he changed a little later.

Liu Bei's ability, as well as the city's government, made him have to admit that he has the talent of a hero in the world.

Under the influence of the situation, he had to join forces with Liu Bei and Sun Ce, but he didn't dare to trust Liu Bei absolutely, because they were both enemies and allies.

Therefore, on the one hand, he is a little wary of Liu Bei, and on the other hand, he has a little admiration, and a feeling of sympathy, because in his heart, they are the same kind of people.

The news of the Yan army's defeat made him a little bit worried, but also a little unclear about his emotions.

Perhaps the defeat of the Yan army is not a bad thing.

They had already used all their strength to consume the Ming army's foundation. In this way, he had missed it. He didn't believe that the Ming army had defeated the Yan army, and how much energy was left to face his full-scale attack.

"My lord, maybe we should speed up our march and extend the main force to the eldest son city as soon as possible!"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said heavily, "This may be our only chance!"

"The only chance?"

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, and said in a deep voice, "After all, we are inferior to others!"

In war, what is fought on the front line is the frontline of the soldiers, and what is fought behind is the national strength.

In terms of national strength, the Ming Dynasty was thriving, occupying the land of Tianfu in the southwest, as well as the land of Jingxiang, plus Guanzhong Liangzhou as an assistant, and with the support of the New Deal, the speed of centralization was very fast, whether it was productivity or taxation The payment is beyond the current situation of the Han court. Although the Han Dynasty is still standing, the emperor has just withdrawn from Xudu to Yecheng, but the emperor is still the emperor. The emperor is still there, and the foundation of the Han Dynasty is still there. The national power of the chamber is already very meager, and even lost a lot of local control, including the major princes, who have lost the ruling power in many places.

As for the front of the soldiers, if it is just the strength of the troops, maybe they still have a place to fight, but if the soldiers of the Ming army come forward, then they will have to retreat.

The fighting power of the Ming army is the best in the world. No one will deny this, including the arrogant Cao Cao. They all have to admit that in terms of fighting power, no one can compare with the soldiers of the Ming army. .

Therefore, Wei Jun does not have an advantage.

The only advantage is that the interception has been completed. Next, it depends on whether the Ming army can be blocked within the specified range.

They are in the dark, and the Ming army is in the light. This is the biggest advantage.

If they can take the lead in launching the attack, then there is still hope for this battle. If they really wait until the formation is formed, even if the Ming army is exhausted, there is no guarantee that they will not explode with extraordinary combat power.

So if they want to win, at least they must seize this unique opportunity. As long as they can break through the eldest son city in one fell swoop while the Ming army is still in the northern border of Shangdang, then they will win this battle.

"Since this is the only opportunity, don't miss it!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said calmly: "Order Yan Xing and Guan Hai to lead their respective troops to the eldest son city immediately, gather the pioneers, set up camp and secure the stronghold, and lead the main force in the city!"

"Yes!"

The orderly went down immediately.

"By the way, Feng Xiao, is there any news about Luo Yang's return? Xia Houyuan has returned the military report. After so long, it seems to be very quiet. There is no news from the south. Could it be that the battle has been defeated?" Cao Cao suddenly asked: "It shouldn't be. It's hard to believe that Xia Houyuan and Gongsun Du can't take down an empty Luoyang?"

He had his own strategic intentions in placing Xia Houyuan in Luoyang, and the appearance of Gongsun Du gave him a lot of ideas, but so far, he still has to win this battle first.

"It shouldn't be!"

Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "Luoyang will definitely be able to take it. With Xiahouyuan and Gongsundu's troops, the Ming army can't talk. It's just that Luoyang is a city with a high wall. I don't know how long they can hold on!"

"If Luo Yang is cut off, the Ming army's food supply will be cut off!"

Cao Cao said: "We need to fight quickly, but we also need to be prepared for a long battle. I believe that Mulongtu will not be unprepared. If we can't attack for a long time, maybe we will have to attack for a long time!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court will definitely not be able to delay the battle for a long time!"

Guo Jia shook his head: "We still need to make a quick decision!"

With the current conditions of the Han court, it is difficult to support Cao Cao in a protracted war, and it is a battle fought with tens of thousands of troops. Let alone the war, even logistics is a very terrible problem.

So a quick fight is the best.

"I'd like to, but what's the use of thinking!"

Cao Cao sneered: "A quick battle and a quick decision requires the cooperation of the Ming army. The Ming army has already shown their minds. If we want to fight the Soviet army quickly, it will be as difficult as heaven!"

Guo Jia smiled wryly, but stopped talking. He thought for a while before continuing: "It's not impossible, the main thing is to see how much we can pay!"

On the battlefield, there is a trick to lure a snake out of its hole.

Whether the snake will come out of the hole mainly depends on whether the bait is suitable.

"No!"

Cao Cao suddenly understood Guo Jia's thoughts, but he quickly waved his hands and said: "Although it is possible to defeat the Ming army, it is our responsibility, but the price to pay is too high, we must not do this! "

It's not that she is indecisive as a woman, but that he can't pass his own test for such an outrageous thing. Fighting on the battlefield is the fate of every general.

But being put on the table by one's own people as bait is stupid and stupid.

"Your Majesty, it's hard to say how powerful the Ming army will be!" Guo Jia said in a low voice, "It's our last hope!"

"You have to think about it!"

Cao Cao shook his head, unwilling to make a decision.

Guo Jia sighed, bowed his hands in salute, and then left helplessly.

Cao Cao looked at his back and said with a wry smile, "He can't think of such a cruel idea. This is Jia Wenhe's thoughts. A poisoner is a poisoner!"

His name was Jia Xu Poisoner, and he was right.

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As a vanguard army successfully crossed the Baili front and entered the city of the eldest son, the Ming and Wei battles had almost reached the point of warming up in advance.

Lu Bu was also a vanguard general of the Wei army.

He led tens of thousands of elites and penetrated all the way in. He didn't encounter any major incidents along the way. Instead, he felt that the Ming army seemed to let them in.

Along the way, there were many places suitable for ambushes, but they were not ambushed. There were only two possibilities, one was a coincidence, and the other was that the Ming army had no defenses at all.

This made Lu Bu a little confused.

"What does the Ming army mean, a decisive battle under the eldest son city?"

Lu Bu asked Jia Xu.

"I can't figure it out either!"

Jia Xu squinted her eyes, looking at the towering Changzi City shaking in her eyes.

"Camp first!"

Lu Bu pondered for a while, and said, "Come here, order Gao Shun to come see a certain family!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Gao Shun walked in, the battle armor on his body was banging, he first bowed his hands and saluted: "General, I don't know if there is any mission to order!"

"At night, go test the defense of the eldest son city!"

Lu Bu ordered: "Remember, the speed must be fast, not to leave too many traces, and not to disturb too many people!"

"Yes!"

Gao Shun took the lead.

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After Gao Shun left, a messenger came all the way from outside the camp: "Send the king's order!"

Lu Bu looked at the military order issued by Cao Cao.

His eyes were a bit dignified: "Wenhe, do our vanguards still have a chance to break through the city?"

"Disaster!"

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "The Ming army is no other soldier. Not to mention the strength and combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the resilience of the Ming army is also one of the best in the world!"

After pondering for a while, he couldn't help answering Jia Xu's question, saying: "If the vanguard army wants to break through the city, they must be quick. If they can't make it quickly, they may fall into their hands!"

"I believe I can do it!"

Lu Bu said calmly.

Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu's resolute expression, and didn't say much, the self-confidence of some generals was already deep in his bones.

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city ​​wall.

Mu Jing wore a long robe, and his gaze was lifelike. With the binoculars in his hand, he could carefully see the Chinese grass outside the city, and his every move seemed to be so clear.

"His Majesty!"

Li Yan came up and bowed his hands in salute.

"Say!"

Mu Jing drank in a low voice.

"Some scouts discovered that the Wei army not only has one vanguard, but also has two left and right, tens of thousands of generals, and now they have begun to approach the eldest son city. Although they are marching in a hurry, they are constantly eroding and sealing the eldest son city. The southeast exit of the city!"

Li Yan said in a low voice.

"Cao Mengde can't stand it anymore!"

Hearing this, Mu Jing sneered: "Just now we have just defeated Huguan, but it made him feel that our army can fight so easily, and we are really not afraid of death!"

In fact, Mu Jing can understand Cao Cao's mentality of wanting a quick battle, but understanding does not mean agreeing. They all have their own positions and tactical and strategic deployments.

What Mujing has to do now is drag.

Delaying the time is tantamount to fighting for life.

"Your Majesty, now that the Wei army is approaching the city, do we need to go out to fight and defeat their offensive!" Li Yan asked, clasping his hands.

"this?"

Mujing shook his head: "Not good!"

Li Yan was a little confused.

"At this time, attacking is not a bad thing for us. We can even suppress their menacing momentum as soon as possible, but it is not necessarily a good thing either!"

Mujing analyzed and said: "If our loss is too great, it may be difficult to get the rhythm of the initiative in the next war!"

Hearing this, Li Yan sighed a little. In the final analysis, there were still insufficient troops.

Now that Mujing is in the eldest son city, they still somewhat underestimated the suppression of the Wei army's military strength. According to the news they got, the Wei army's military strength may be even more terrifying than they imagined.

Now, there seems to be a feeling of black clouds pressing down outside the eldest son's city.

"But someone asked for a fight?"

Mu Jing suddenly asked.

He knew that Li Yan would not come up with such an abrupt idea if no one asked for a fight.

"no!"

Li Yan shook his head: "At this time, they are very clear that even if they want to make contributions, they still need to save their own lives. They dare not do things that are too risky!"

"That's good!"

Mu Jing said: "Steady the morale of the army and maintain the rhythm. At present, there is enough food and grass in the eldest son city to support us for a year and a half. What we have to do now is to suppress the rhythm of the Wei army and hold back their attack. Sex, not fighting back!"

He also wants to fight back, wants to survive happily, and even wants to be able to suppress all the main forces of the Ming army here in one day.

But under the circumstances, he couldn't do it.

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As Lu Bu's vanguard approached the city, soon the other two main vanguard forces of the Wei army also entered the Changzi City from one left and one right, one south and one north.

The three barracks, separated by thirty or forty miles, echoed each other and formed a horn with each other.

And their goals are the same.

It is the main force of the Ming army in the city.

But at this time, the Ming army's reaction was not slow. Under the Ming army's command, the Sun and Moon First Army had already entered the city from the north, and then the Zhaoming Second Army also entered the eldest son city smoothly.

With the main force of these two armies, Mu Jing was relieved.

Even at this time, when Wei Jun began to attack at any cost, he could hold on for a while, instead of waiting tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, the last will fight!"

Lei Hu was a man who couldn't bear it. Wei Jun's soldiers approached the city, with three camps, as if they wanted to crush the eldest son city in the middle, which made Lei Hu furious.

"Calm down!"

Mu Jing glanced at him.

Lei Hu, who is fearless and fearless, is the only one in this world who can be afraid, and only Mu Jing, so he can only return to the formation resentfully.

"Min Wu!"

Mu Jing looked at Min Wu, the Qiang king, he had always been very optimistic about it, his eyes flickered, and asked: "What do you think, how should we really fight now!"

"Your Majesty, I think it's best to continue this battle!"

Min Wu took a step forward, then clasped his hands and saluted, and then answered Mu Jing: "Although our army's strength has begun to move south continuously, in fact, our army's strength has not recovered. The recovery of combat strength is less than [-]%, and the loss is too much. Yes, and General Zhang Liao is still cleaning up the northern border, we are still a little short of time, and starting a war rashly now will cause a complete collapse!"

He was right.

Of course, he did this because he hadn't counted the Artillery Army. The Artillery Army was the only trump card of the Ming army, and it was also Mujing's greatest confidence to start a war.

If this battle can be won, it must be fought by the Artillery Army.

(End of this chapter)