Soldiers come to the world

At the same time that Liu Jing received the battle report from Gan Ning, Cao Pi also received an urgent report from the defenders of Linzi at [-] li. Thirty thousand Han troops suddenly appeared in Qingzhou. The soldiers came to the city of Linzi, and the situation in Linzi city was critical, so he begged Cao Pi to send troops to help him urgently.

When Cao Pi got the news, it was when he was having lunch. The situation in Qingzhou was so critical that Cao Pi was shocked. The wine bottle in his hand fell to the ground in fright.

Cao Pi also had no intention of eating, his heart was on fire, if Qingzhou was lost, it would threaten the safety of Hebei, what should he do?The biggest problem now is his lack of manpower.

Of the 15 troops that Cao Jun threw into the original battle, Cao Ren led the main force of 3 troops, Qiao County had [-] troops, and Yujin, which was wiped out by the Han army, had [-] troops, so there were only [-] defenders left in Pengcheng. In addition to the [-] tiger and cardinal cavalry brought by Cao Pi, there are only [-] defenders in Pengcheng. They must not only protect Cao Pi's safety, but also defend Pengcheng. How can there be troops to assist Qingzhou?

After much deliberation, only Zhang Liao's army can be used, but Cao Pi can't make up his mind for a while, he needs to listen to Cheng Yu's suggestion.

During this time, Cheng Yu was not in good health and felt a little ill. This was also due to his advanced age. He was nearly eighty years old. He followed Cao Pi on a long journey to Xuzhou. He fell ill because he couldn't adapt to Xuzhou. It wasn't until these two days that my reading improved slightly.

Cheng Yu came to the inner hall on crutches, Cao Pi quickly ordered the guards to help him sit down, and asked with concern: "Is the military commander in good health?"

"It's a good read, and I can get up and walk around in these two days."

Cao Pi sighed, "The military commander is nearly eighty years old, and he followed me south, Cao Pi is ashamed!"

"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. Since Duke Wei has entrusted His Highness to the old minister, the old minister should do his best to help. I wonder what's urgent for Your Highness?"

Cheng Yu knew Cao Pi very well. Cao Pi was self-willed and didn't like to listen to his subordinates' suggestions. After coming to Xuzhou, the deployment of troops was Cao Pi's decision. Something big happened.

Cao Pi is not in the mood to care about Cheng Yu's health now, he just asked casually, and he immediately said: "I just received an urgent report from Linzi that tens of thousands of Han troops suddenly appeared in Qingzhou and captured most of Qingzhou. We only have Linzi's troops. Five thousand garrisons, Qingzhou is at stake."

Cheng Yu was also secretly taken aback, why did the Han army suddenly attack Qingzhou?But as soon as he changed his mind, he realized that this must be the Han army warship going north by sea, and the Jiaozhou sneak attack happened again.

He sighed slightly: "This is also what the old minister was worried about. After the Han army captured Jiaozhou, Duke Wei and the old minister were very worried that the Han army would repeat the same plan and send water troops to attack Hebei or Qingzhou. In the war, the Han army mainly attacked Xuchang, which seemed to have nothing to do with the water army, so the old officials did not pay attention to the water army, but they did not expect the water army to be dispatched anyway, Liu Jing's careful layout, leak-proof, is really admirable."

Cao Pi's face became gloomy. It turned out that his father and Cheng Yu had noticed the movement of the Han army's navy for a long time, but they didn't tell himself. What's the use of regretting now?In particular, Cheng Yu's praise of Liu Jing's careful planning is undoubtedly a slap in the face, implying that he has not thought carefully, which makes Cao Pi feel very uncomfortable.

He held back the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said to Cheng Yu: "I want Zhang Liao's army to go north to rescue Qingzhou. I wonder if the military adviser thinks it is feasible?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Besides this, is there any other plan?"

Cao Pi shook his head, "Otherwise, we can only send Yedu's army, but Yedu's garrison is less than [-], sending too many troops will affect the safety of Yedu, so after much deliberation, I can only send Zhang Liao north, except Beyond that, there are no other armies to call upon."

Cheng Yu read the head, "Since the son has made a decision, and the old minister has no suggestion to say, let's send troops according to the son's decision!"

"But how to fight the original battle, didn't the military division have any suggestions?" Cao Pi couldn't help but asked again.

Cheng Yu sighed, "The old minister's only suggestion is that the son return to Yedu as soon as possible, and find a way to recruit troops. The lack of troops is our biggest weakness. I hope there is still time!"

Of course Cao Pi understood what Cheng Yu meant, which was to ask him not to interfere with Cao Ren's command. He could understand this, and he had let Cao Ren take full command of the battle. But Cheng Yu's words had another meaning, which was alluding to the passiveness of the original battle It was caused by him, Cao Pi, which made Cao Pi's hearing extremely harsh.

Cao Pi couldn't bear it anymore, got up and said to the guards: "The military commander is not in good health, it is not suitable to sit for a long time, help the military commander to go back to rest, and send the doctor to take good care of the military commander, don't neglect!"

Cheng Yu understood in his heart, smiled and said: "The old minister is really old and fatuous, he has to go back."

He stood up with difficulty, helped the guards to leave slowly, Cao Pi kept watching the news of Cheng Yu's back, and finally couldn't help but smashed an inkstone to the ground, and cursed: "What kind of military division is this? Don't say anything useful. In a word, there is a lot of nonsense, such an old and stupid person, don't use it!"

Cao Pi was distracted and walked a few steps, but the situation was critical and he was not allowed to think about it any longer. He immediately ordered: "Pass my order, order Zhang Liao to lead his troops to Qingzhou to rescue Linzi city!"

Cao Pi issued the order to send troops, and at this moment, a guard rushed to the front of the hall, bowed and said, "I report to my son, there is an urgent letter from Hua Shi."...

Cheng Yu came out of Cao Pi's temporary palace, and the eldest grandson Cheng Ke who was waiting outside the palace rushed up to meet him, supported his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, be careful of the steps!"

Cheng Yu read the head, "Let's go back first!"

Cheng Ke helped his grandfather into the carriage, and ordered the driver to start to return home. In the carriage, Cheng Yu kept silent. Cheng Ke turned his head to look at the guard cavalry, and seeing that they were not in front of the window, he whispered to his grandfather: "I just received Father's letter, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi came to visit father one after another."

Cheng Ke's father is Cheng Yu's eldest son, Cheng Wu. This news made Cheng Yu startled, and he asked, "Where is the letter?"

"The letter is in the house, but the grandson didn't bring it out."

After a moment of silence, Cheng Yu asked again: "What else did the letter say?"

"Also, Xiahou Dun left without saying goodbye. It is said that he went to Taiyuan."

Cheng Yu closed his eyes, and after a while, he sneered and said, "Go back and pack your luggage! Today or tomorrow, we will return to Yedu."...

The situation can be described as changing rapidly. Just when the [-] navy army attacked Qingzhou, the situation in Yedu also changed subtly. After the [-] Youzhou army was taken away by Zhang Liao and [-] were taken away, Cao Zhang took decisive measures and stayed overnight in the northern military camp of Yedu. , and firmly held the remaining [-] Youzhou Army in his own hands.

At the same time, Cao Zhi visited Xiahou Dun at night. Early the next morning, Xiahou Dun left Yedu and rushed to Taiyuan.

Although the situation in Yedu was still very calm and turbulent, Cao Pi saw the turbulent undercurrent in the calm situation. He was so anxious that he handed over the military power to guard Xuzhou to Cao Xiu on the night he received Hua Xin's urgent letter. He also ordered people to send the tiger amulet to Cao Ren, and ordered him to take full charge of the original campaign.

After hastily arranging the battle, Cao Pi set off overnight and rushed back to Yedu under the guard of [-] tiger guards. He knew very well in his heart that if he didn't return to Yedu to sit in the town, the sky would change in Yedu

In the first ten days of the month, Zhang Liao's 20 troops crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Qingzhou. Cao Pi's army also entered Dongjun and was about to cross the Hebei. At this moment, the Han army, which had been confronting Cao Jun for nearly [-] days, finally launched the attack on Qiao County. attack.

Since both the Yizhou army led by Zhang Ren and the Han army led by Meng Da had arrived in Qiao County, the total strength of the Han army camp reached 20 people, plus the [-] Han army who intercepted Cao Ren's retreat in Xiangxian County, The Han army has already occupied an absolute superiority in strength.

Liu Jing immediately led an army of 20 to surround Qiao County and attacked the city day and night. The situation in Qiao County was critical, and Niu Jin asked Cao Ren for help.

Although Cao Pi had already handed over the command to Cao Ren, Cao Ren's army missed the opportunity to return to Xuzhou. Thirty thousand Han troops in Xiangxian County intercepted it, and Pang De's cavalry was watching from one side.

The main force of the Cao army could no longer withdraw to Xuzhou. Cao Ren knew that the Han army was forcing him to rescue Qiao County, but he had no choice but to lead [-] Cao troops to Qiao County. Apart from a decisive battle with the Han army, Cao Ren had no other choice. .

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Outside the city of Qiaojun, [-] giant trebuchets transported from Xuchang stood upright, and the huge stones were thrown, making a piercing whistling sound, and smashed directly at the top of the city. The battlements of the city were suddenly splashed with gravel, together with the broken battlement bricks, the boulder continued to roll, and hit the last trebuchet on the top of the city. The wooden seat was broken, and the tall trebuchet shook a few times, creaking. Fall to the city.

This time the Han army did not use kerosene, nor did they use troops to attack the city. Instead, they used trebuchets to fight against Cao's army. It was more to put pressure on Qiao County and force the main force of Cao's army to come to aid.

In two consecutive days of catapult battles, the Han army's catapults defeated Cao Jun's catapults with a longer range, and almost destroyed all the catapults on the city. Cao Jun suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Han army also paid fifteen. At the cost of destroying a trebuchet, hundreds of Han soldiers were killed or injured.

The two days of non-stop attacks left the city wall of Qiao County scarred and scarred. Although no city wall collapsed, there were shocking cracks everywhere on the city wall, and most of the battlements were broken. Retreat to the city to hide.

At this time, a dangerous situation appeared in the west city. Finally, a section of the city wall could not withstand the continuous boulder attacks of the Han army, and collapsed suddenly.

"General!"

A soldier rushed to Niu Jin to report: "A section of the city wall in the west city has collapsed. The Han army's offensive is too intensive, and the brothers cannot repair it."

What Niu Jin was most worried about finally appeared. Once the gap in the city wall was opened, the Han army would attack the city. Qiao County could not hold it anymore. He stomped his feet anxiously, "Why isn't the governor here yet? I'm so anxious to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, horns sounded in the distance, one after another, the soldiers on the top of the city suddenly cheered, and some soldiers shouted: "Our reinforcements are here, reinforcements are here!"

Two days after the Han army besieged Qiao County, Cao Ren's main force finally arrived.

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