Yecheng, inside the imperial palace.
Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Xun Yu and others standing below also had solemn expressions.
Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, the army led by Wang Can totals more than 100,000 people.
Among them, Huang Zhong leads 50,000 left army, and Zhao Yun leads 50,000 right army.
There are already 100,000 people.
In addition, Wang Can leads 50,000 people.
The central army and the vanguard army under Lu Meng's command are at least 60,000 to 70,000, totaling more than 160,000.
With so many people attacking Handan, it is inevitable that General Xu will not be able to defend it."
Chen Qun continued: "Handan was defeated.
I don't know what General Xu's situation is like."
"Pa" Cao Cao slapped his palm on the desk and said loudly: "I am angry because of the loss of Handan.
But more importantly, I am angry that Xu Huang is stubborn and does not know how to adapt.
Wang Can led an army of more than 100,000 to attack Handan.
Unable to resist, couldn't he retreat?
But Xu Huang stayed in Handan and defended, and was defeated in the end.
If he retreated, would I blame him?"
After a pause, Cao Cao continued: "The city of Handan was destroyed, and Xu Huang became a loyal minister, but it was of no use to the overall situation.
Especially when Wang Can sent his army straight down, the situation became even more difficult."
Liu Ye said: "Your Majesty, Wang Can is marching his army forward.
The two generals Cao Hong and Zhang Jia will not sit idly by and ignore it.
They will probably lead their troops to intercept Wang Can.
This is probably what Wang Can wants."
Cao Cao said: "What do you think?"
Xun Yu said: "Reporting to your majesty, the purpose of setting up a defense line in the north was to stop Wang Can.
However, Wang Can's soldiers and horses were stronger and his weapons were more powerful.
An ordinary city could not stop him.
Zhang Jia, Cao Hong and Xu Huang were all scattered and could not They were rescued in time, so Handan was captured.
I thought the two should be transferred back immediately."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Transferring the two of them back means that all the arrangements in the previous stage were in vain."
Xun Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is just a temporary retreat, not a retreat to Yecheng to defend it."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Wen Ruo, what do you have in mind?"
Xun Yu said loudly: "What we need to do now is to defend Ye City.
I think we should transfer Cao Hong back to the outside of Ye City and let Cao Hong find a place to station within 20 miles northwest of Ye City.
I also asked Zhang Jaw to lead his army back.
Set up camp within twenty miles northeast of Yecheng .
The two armies are distributed around Yecheng, looking for places that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If Wang Can attacks Yecheng, the two of them can lead their troops to rescue.
If Wang Can attacks one of them, your Majesty can send troops to support it.
As for being defeated by Wang Can."
Liu Ye frowned and said: "Although the method proposed by Wen Ruo is feasible, it is not without a way to break it.
If Wang Can wants to win, he can divide his troops to block the attack and defeat them one by one.
This can also be broken."
Cao Cao said with confidence: "Zi Yang, our soldiers are also elite.
If Wang Can wants to divide his troops to stop the attack, there will still be certain difficulties, so don't be afraid.
Wen Ruo's opinion is feasible, so let's do it."
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"tread" While Cao Cao was discussing with a few people, Man Chong hurried in.
Man Chong bowed to Cao Cao, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I just received news from Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan that the situation in the south is unfavorable."
Cao Cao asked: "What's the disadvantage?"
Man Chong said seriously: "Lu Xun of Yuzhou, with the help of Zhang Liao and Huang Xu, has defeated Cao Ren who entered Yuzhou, and sent his army into Yanzhou, and joined the Shu army from the east of Hulao Pass.
Currently Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Rong and other Shu army generals have entered Yanzhou with great momentum and are about to capture Chenliu."
"What about Xia Houyuan's situation?"
Cao Cao asked again.
Man Chong replied: "The war in Xuzhou is also unfavorable.
Governor Xiahou led Zang Ba to resist Xu Shu.
They lost consecutive battles and have withdrawn from Xuzhou and returned to Qingzhou.
Xu Shu sent his army to Qingzhou and had already joined forces with Gan Ning and Zhang Liao. trend.
Our army is currently in a tight situation across the board and the situation is very difficult.”
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, changed the topic, and said: "What do the ministers of the DPRK think?"
Man Chong sighed, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Your Majesty, some of the ministers in the court are just grassroots, wine bags and rice bags, so there is nothing to worry about.
As long as your Majesty can defend Yecheng and stabilize the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, it is okay. " Cao Cao waved his sleeves and said, "You don't need to comfort me, I know the situation."
Cao Cao was well aware of the thoughts of some ministers in the DPRK.
The Wei army was defeated, and some officials had already begun to plan a retreat, thinking of surrendering.
But it is impossible for Cao Cao to surrender, he will definitely choose to fight to the end.
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said: "As long as I am still here, the situation in the court will not be chaotic.
Now use all your strength to stop Wang Can.
Wen Ruo, please pass the news to Cao Hong and Zhang Jia, and ask them to return with their troops immediately."
"promise" Xun Yu bowed his hands in agreement and immediately turned around to carry out the order.
Feixiang County, the county seat.
After Zhang Jia received Cao Cao's order, he ordered the soldiers stationed in Feixiang County to pack their bags and prepare to leave Feixiang County and go south.
After receiving the news, the generals under his command came to the county government to pay homage to Zhang Liao.
These people all had the same plan.
They didn't want to withdraw to Yecheng and were preparing for a decisive battle with the Shu army.
After Zhang Liao heard the words of his general, he smiled bitterly.
He looked at the faces and said: "Everyone, Your Majesty asked us to withdraw.
It was not to withdraw to Yecheng and stay there, but to station outside Yecheng.
There would be plenty of opportunities to attack the Shu army.
At that time, we sent troops to attack the Shu army and also With the support of His Majesty's army, we will not be alone.
If we attack now, it will be like throwing an egg at a stone.
Let's all pack up and prepare to retreat."
After listening, the generals left silently.
Zhang Liao also quickly packed his bags and left the county government.
The army left Feixiang County, and Zhang Liao moved away all the equipment and food left in the county.
As for the people in the city, Zhang Liao believed that they would not be attacked by the Shu army.
The Zhang River flows through the border between Wei County and Guangping County.
There are a series of camps under the hillside near the river.
This camp is where Cao Hong lives.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Cao Hong looked livid and looked very unhappy.
He was not unhappy because of the news from Cao Cao, but because Sima Lang failed to persuade Sima Yi to deal with Wang Can, and was instead arrested by Wang Can.
This situation made Cao Hong feel extremely ashamed and angry.
Cao Hong pondered for a long time while holding Cao Cao's message, and finally ordered a retreat.
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Although Cao Hong wanted to send troops to kill Wang Can and take revenge, he did not have the urge in the end.
Guo Jia expected that the two armies of Cao Hong and Zhang Jia retreated.
The Shu army had a smooth journey and did not encounter any obstacles when heading south.
It took three days for the army to enter Wei County and approach Yecheng.
It took another three days to set up camp thirty miles north of Yecheng.
At this time, Zhang Jia and Cao Hong also returned to Yecheng.
Of the two armies, Cao Hong was stationed in the northwest and Zhang Jiao was stationed in the northeast.
The Shu army camp wanted to attack Yecheng, and the Wei army located in the northwest and northeast of Yecheng attacked.
Moreover, Yecheng is not a city like Handan.
It is the capital of Wei State.
After continuous reinforcement and construction, it is already a strong city.
Not only was a moat built outside Ye City, but a solid barbican city was also built, which was equivalent to having an outer city for defense and an inner city to resist the Shu army's attack.
Such fortifications cannot be captured easily.
In the main tent, Wang Can summoned civil officials such as Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Guo Jia, and Fazheng, as well as generals such as Zhao Yun, Dianman, Chen and Lu Meng to discuss the attack on Yecheng
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