Wuchao has fought until now, and the Cao army has also lost 4,000 men and horses, and the three of them studied it and decided to divide the troops into two routes, all the way to defend the city and all the way to attack Gaolan."
Give you 5,000 men and horses, how long can you hold the city," Zheng Feng asked Cao Cao."
Five thousand men won't be able to hold out for long."
Cao Cao was shocked."
Guo Jia is a top military advisor, and he can also use some strategies to defend it."
Zheng Feng said."
No, there are too few people, and even if there is a strategy, there are not enough troops."
Guo Jia shook his head."
Yan Liang ran all night, the soldiers and horses will be very tired, and the battle will be greatly reduced, 5,000 people can't defend 30,000 tired soldiers, besides, Yan Liang may not fight immediately, maybe let the soldiers rest for a few hours before attacking the city."
Zheng Feng said."
Yan Liang has rich combat experience, he should understand the consequences of losing the Black Nest, he will let the troops attack in turn, and the whole army will definitely not rest."
Guo Jia paused, and said, "There are also Wen Chou's 30,000 infantry who also come day and night, if Wen Chou arrives at Wuchao and joins Yan Liang to attack the city together, we can't resist no matter what." ”"The key depends on how long Gongzi will capture the earthen wall formation, if it drags on for too long, the more unfavorable it will be for us."
Cao Cao said."
It's a physical job, and the tiger generals and I need to rest, otherwise we won't be able to fight."
Zheng Feng scratched his head, feeling that the pressure was too great and the time was too short, so he asked again, "If I give you 10,000 people, how long can the city be guarded?"
”Cao Cao patted his chest and promised."
No, at least two days."
Zheng Feng said."
If I think of a few more strategies, it should be fine in two days."
Guo Jia said."
However, you only have 6,000 men and horses, can you break through the earth wall formation, and after breaking through the earth wall, you will directly face Yuan Shao's baggage materials, Gao Ran will still be there to fight to the death, Gao Lan's troops in Fengqiu may also rush back, how many soldiers and horses do you have to burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass" Cao Cao doubted."
At that time, it will depend on the ability of Zhao Yun and the others to cross the seas, otherwise you will do everything possible to invite them to do something," Zheng Feng said.After the plan was ready, Cao Cao led 10,000 horses back to defend the city, and the military advisor Guo Jia and the five fierce generals went with him.Zheng Feng, on the other hand, set up the camp in front of the earthen wall array, and ordered the twelve tiger generals, the Bai Yu army, and the six thousand Cao army to hurry up and rest, and he also hid in the carriage and went to sleep.There was still an hour before dawn, and Cao Cao arranged the garrison posts of the troops, and prepared to let the soldiers rest.Guo Jia said: "Lord, I have a plan that needs 4,000 people. ”Cao Cao asked: "What is the best strategy" Guo Jia attached to Cao Cao's ear and said: "Yan Liang came from afar, the soldiers must be exhausted, let's let Cao Zhang and Xu Chu lead two thousand men and horses out of the city to ambush" Cao Cao heard and praised again and again: "This plan is very good" When Cao Zhang and Xu Chu were mobilized, these two protested on the spot, and they fought fiercely all night, they were already physically exhausted, and if they didn't rest quickly, they would not be able to participate in the next battle.Guo Jia said: "Letting you go out to ambush is actually letting you go out to rest, and you don't have to go into battle immediately."
Because as soon as Yan Liang led the army arrived, they would immediately attack the black nest, and when they were tired and cooked and rested, you would have almost rested. ”Cao Zhang was stunned: "What Guo Junshi means is that we only raid when the Yuan army is cooking and resting" Guo Jia smiled: "That's right, the Yuan army will be tired to death after running all night and then attacking the city."
When you attacked at that time, you would not only defeat Yan Liang, but also take the opportunity to weaken Yan Liang's strength. ”Cao Zhang patted his head, suddenly realized, and immediately acted with Xu Chu according to the plan, each leading two thousand men and horses out of the city, and ambushed on both sides of the city.After Cao Zhang and Xu Chu left, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia worriedly: "Yan Liang brought an army of 30,000, we only have 6,000 people now, can we hold the city?"
Guo Jia said: "Yan Liang brought 30,000 light cavalry, there must be no heavy siege weapons, and it is a tired army, it is not a problem for our army to hold for two hours."
I guess Yan Liang will attack for two hours at most, and his subordinates will definitely not be able to stand it and have to rest, and they should be able to delay Cao Zhang and Xu Chu's attack. ”Cao Cao was convinced of Guo Jia's words, and immediately ordered his subordinates to seize the time to rest and prepare to meet Yan Liang's army.After dawn, Yan Liang really came, but it was an hour later than expected, and Cao Jun had more rest for this hour, and his combat effectiveness increased a lot, laying a certain foundation for the defense of the city.Guo Jia's prediction was very accurate, Yan Liang immediately ordered an attack, and the 30,000 cavalry reluctantly dismounted, yawning, and drowsiness, carrying the ladder to barely attack the city.Although Yan Liang's troops were numerous, they were always fatigued troops, all of them were tired and full of faces, and many soldiers were pretending to be under the city walls, pretending to attack the city, and they were not active at all.And Cao Jun slept for two hours, still in good spirits, and fought bravely to defend the city, repelling Yuan's many attacks.After fighting for an hour, the Yuan army became more and more depressed, and almost no one in the Yuan soldiers was willing to climb the ladder, and some even leaned on the edge of the city wall and pretended to be dead to sleep.Yan Liang, who was supervising the battle in the back, was so angry that he couldn't bear it anymore when he was upset.Yan Liang had no choice but to order the siege to be suspended, the whole army set up a camp, and attacked again after resting.Yuan Jun set up the camp and fell asleep, only the cooking soldiers were busy with sleep, cooking in a pot, and countless cooking smoke rose from Yuan Village.Cao Zhang slept for a few hours, and his energy was almost recovered, and when he saw the smoke rising from the cooking in Yuan Zhai, he immediately led two thousand men and horses out of the woods and quietly touched the side of Yuan Zhai.Although there were a few sentinels on the side of Yuan Zhai, the sentries were also tired, and they all hid and dozed off, giving Cao Zhang a good opportunity to take the opportunity to enter the camp.Cao Zhang was in a no-man's land in Yuan Village, running to kill and setting fire to the camp at the same time.On the other side of Yuan Zhai, it was also a fire, and Xu Chu also came in.Many Yuan soldiers were killed in their sleep, and many more Yuan soldiers woke up and jumped around, without fighting spirit at all.Yan Liang was woken up by his subordinates, hurriedly put on his armor and carried a knife, and ran out on his war horse.I saw that the whole camp was full of fire, Cao Jun was on a rampage, many of Yan Liang's subordinates were fleeing for their lives, and many soldiers didn't even wear shoes, and some didn't even take weapons.Yan Liang was surprised, he brought 30,000 troops to come, and it stands to reason that Cao Cao was overwhelmed, how could he have thought that Cao Cao would dare to send troops out to ambush Yan Liang After observing it, he was ready to organize a counterattack, because the Cao army that came to attack was not many.However, the Yuan army was sleepy and chaotic, and it was quite difficult to organize, and as soon as Yan Liang gathered more than 10,000 people, he was revealed by Cao Zhang.Cao Zhang hurriedly led the troops to kill, and did not give Yan Liang a chance to return the phone, although Yan Liang's subordinates were scattered all at once, but Yuan Jun was always outnumbered, and finally withstood Cao Zhang's impact.At this time, Cao Cao led 5,000 men and horses to kill, and he saw Cao Zhang and Xu Chu succeeding in the city, and immediately raised troops to respond
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