Within Fanyang, Youzhou The scorching sun hung high in the sky, emitting light.
In a valley, there are countless camps standing, with countless flags flying throughout the camps, and many soldiers wearing armors walking around in the camps.
Wisps of green smoke rise from the camp.
This is when the pots are buried and rice is cooked.
In the center of the main camp, there is a big red flag flying, with a black word Cao in the center of the red flag.
This camp is the camp of Cao Cao who personally led the army to attack Youzhou.
Originally, Cao Cao led the army to Fan Yang and was about to capture Fan Yang.
But Liu Bei's sudden rebellion, Yuan Shao's army appearing behind him, Gongsun Zan's troops, sudden changes, and a three-party attack.
Cao Cao also had to order a retreat.
More than 60,000 soldiers and horses were lost in the first battle.
Including the 300,000 troops lost in the attack on Youzhou, there were now only 210,000 soldiers and horses left.
General Cao Hong died in the battle.
Because he met Wen Chou and Zhang Fei, Cao Hong couldn't escape, so he had to fight hard.
Although they have retreated to this valley, they are still surrounded by the soldiers and horses of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan.
It is not easy to retreat to Bingzhou.
And Cao Cao never thought about retreating.
General Cao Hong's death in battle and Liu Bei's betrayal made him furious.
At this time, he also understood the plans of Liu Bei and others, and joined forces to get rid of him and Liu Qi first, and then Liu Qi.
And the best person to besiege is him who enters the land of Youzhou.
What's more, just one defeat does not mean that he has no strength to fight.
In addition, the alliance between Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei is not very strong, they just have a common goal.
There are still more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and they are not afraid of the 500,000 soldiers and horses combined by the three parties.
Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan would not use their own troops to fight with him.
They would only fight a war of attrition, which would give them a chance to turn defeat into victory.
"My lord, my lord, what a happy event."
A voice full of excitement came from outside the account into the account.
Cao Cao, who was worrying in the main tent, also raised his head and looked outside the tent.
I saw.
A counselor rushed in from outside the camp with a letter in hand, not even caring about his image.
And this counselor was none other than Xi Zhicai, the number one counselor under Cao Cao.
"What's the matter?"
Cao Cao frowned.
Ever since Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei joined forces and besieged him here, there has been no good news.
Not to mention the loss of troops and generals, the most important general who died in the battle was his brother, Cao Hong, who directly led his troops to support him when he was in trouble.
How good could his mood be?
He did not lose his mind and led the army to fight to the death with the coalition forces, which meant he endured it.
Hear the words.
The excited Xi Zhicai also calmed down, but the excitement on his face did not fade away, because this news is indeed a great news for them now.
They don't need to continue waiting for opportunities, they can just defend and counterattack.
"My Lord, the King of Han led his army into Jizhou and captured Yecheng and Chaoge," Xi Zhicai said with his hand.
Cao Cao couldn't react for a while and said: "With Liu Qi's military strength, it is not difficult to capture Yecheng and Chaoge, but don't forget that Yuan Shao took time out of Dongjun.
Now Liu Qi does not have enough food and grass to support his army to continue the attack."
Defeat Jizhou" Finished.
As if he thought of something, he suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes wide open and a surprised expression on his face.
See Cao Cao's reaction.
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Xi Zhicai also knew that Cao Cao had reacted, and he held his hands and said: "My lord, you are right.
Although Liu Qi has no food and grass, Yecheng has enough material support."
"Is this serious?"
Cao Cao asked excitedly.
He also thought of Yecheng, and at this time he understood why Xi Zhicai said it was a great event.
If this was true, it would indeed be a great event for their current situation.
"Really," Xi Zhicai said with great certainty, "The King of Han left the army in Puyang, and Huang Zhong and Huang Han were promoted to the commander-in-chief, confusing Yan Liang who was stationed in Puyang.
The King of Han personally led five thousand elite soldiers, plus three hundred bloody soldiers.
Wei, took a detour and went straight to Yecheng, accompanied by Ma Chao, Pang De, Dian Wei, Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others, and captured Yecheng by surprise."
"Chaoge guard Zhang He and Zhang Jun surrendered without a fight.
Huang Zhong, who is now in Puyang, also led an army to march to Yecheng."
"Although it does not have much impact whether Chaoge is captured or not, there is a Zhen family in Yecheng.
The financial resources of the Zhen family are enough to support Liu Qi's army for a year without worrying about food shortages.
This is probably the decision the King of Han made after he learned about the situation in Dongjun."
"If you want to know whether the secret plot to capture Ye City is the King of Han himself leading the army, if he is discovered and his whereabouts are exposed, the King of Han will most likely stay in Jizhou forever."
"But now that the King of Han has captured Ye City, and subdued the 10,000 garrison stationed in Chaoge, and are guarding Ye City, waiting for the arrival of the army, it will not be a problem, and he has persuaded the nobles in Ye City, There is also the Zhen family, so the difficulties caused by Dongjun are not acceptable."
"Moreover, Jizhou is Yuan Shao's base camp.
Although he is now united with Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan, the King of Han already has troops and food, and Jizhou is in danger."
Xi Zhicai analyzed the situation, and the excitement on his face was clearly visible.
Cao Cao's eyes also lit up.
According to Xi Zhicai's words, how could he not understand that now that Liu Qi has solved the problem of lack of food and grass, he will continue to attack Jizhou, and if Yuan Shao does not want Jizhou to lose, then he will definitely lead his troops to return reinforcements.
This way.
The three-party alliance of Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan will cause problems, but facing the alliance of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, he will have a chance to counterattack.
As for whether Liu Qi can conquer the nobles in Ye City, as well as the Zhen family.
But he was not worried at all.
In the current situation, if those nobles were willing to obediently support Liu Qi's food and grass, they could still survive.
Otherwise "It seems that I owe Liu Qi a favor," Cao Cao murmured. immediately.
His eyes flashed and he shouted: "Here comes someone" "exist" Xu Chu, who was guarding the camp door, walked in.
"Call the generals to come and discuss matters."
"promise" Xu Chu cupped his hands, turned around and retreated.
Wait for Xu Chu to leave.
Cao Cao had just returned to his seat.
He had not thought about calling in reinforcements from Chang'an, or Bingzhou, or Liangzhou, but most of the soldiers and horses in Bingzhou and Liangzhou were on guard against the Huns.
Once they were mobilized, there would be a void.
There is no guarantee that the Huns will not go south.
There were not many soldiers and horses left in Chang'an, so it was difficult to break through the encirclement.
Therefore, they were just waiting for the opportunity and did not mobilize troops.
Xi Zhicai also sat down and said nothing, waiting for the others to arrive.
What needed to be discussed now was how to fight back
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