Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 948

Cao Ren stood on the high platform in the center, watching the situation from a distance. After a while, his opponent said, "Wait, go to the west, hurry!"

Immediately, a group of Cao soldiers led the way, rushed out of the Chinese army camp, replenished them towards the west front, and stabilized the situation.

Zhang Jai frowned. Although the Xiliang Army launched a fierce attack on Cao Junyingzhai, it was obvious that the stamina was insufficient after the first line was captured. Although the second line still maintained a fierce offensive, it was still unable to Break through Cao Jun's second line of defense.

In particular, Cao Ren personally supervised the army. He sat and watched the four directions. After seeing which side of the line was a little strenuous, he did not hesitate to allocate the Chinese army to replenish it. Therefore, Cao Jun's line was always solid.

Although Xiliang Army had more troops than Cao Jun, it did not occupy an overwhelming advantage, so it was unable to break through Cao Jun's second line for a while.

"General, I'm afraid it will not be able to break through Cao Jun's second line today, or else our army will return to camp for the time being?" Fa Zheng frowned.

Zhang Jaw slightly nodded, waved the flag in his hand, and ordered: "The whole army retreat!"

The sound of gold ringing in the Xiliang Army suddenly sounded, and the Xiliang Army who was on the attack was taken aback.

"The general has an order, order me to wait to retreat!"

"Mother, really bad luck, the whole army retreat, hurry!"

"Retired, don't fight anymore!"

Although the Xiliang army besieging Cao’s position on all sides are proud soldiers, the laws in the army are extremely strict. If they dare not obey the orders of the superior, they will definitely be punished. Naturally, these Xiliang soldiers dare not disobey the order. They retreated one after another. Tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers retreated like a tide.

"General, the Xiliang Army has retired!" The soldier beside Cao Ren said in surprise.

"Order the soldiers and horses on all sides to attack, build a line of defense again, and dig trenches by the way!" Cao Ren ordered.

The previous line of defense was breached by the Xiliang Army, and now it is natural to build another layer, and an additional layer of front will provide an additional layer of protection. Moreover, Cao Ren ordered a trench to be dug in front of the defense line in order to delay the Xiliang Army’s offensive pace. Think about it, before the Xiliang Army rushed to the battlefield, a trench suddenly appeared in front of it. How could it easily surpass the past? What?

Cao Jun quickly rushed out of the line of defense, then dragged out the carbine and antlers to construct the second line of defense, and began to dig trenches. Seeing this scene, his face was ugly and he said: "Filial and straightforward, I am afraid it will be more difficult to break the enemy. Military formation."

"General, didn't Cao Ren want to dig a trench? Our army helped him dig the trench deeper and wider." Fa Zheng suddenly smiled.

Zhang jaw raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you planning to besiege Cao Ren for a long time?"

"No." Fazheng said with a smile: "Our army is digging trenches and secretly digging the tunnel leading to Cao Ren's barracks. The enemy must think that our army will besiege them for a long time. In fact, our army suddenly came from the tunnel. If you come out, won't the enemy be captured with nothing?"

Zhang Jai sighed: "It can only do this right now. It is really difficult to take down the enemy's barracks by storm, and it can only be so." Although Zhang Jai is a well-tested general, he has to face the tortoise shell of Cao Ren. There is no good way, only that.

Since then, Cao Jun, who was digging the trenches, saw that the Xiliang Army also dug trenches outside the Cao Junyingzhai, and the momentum was huge, and nearly 10,000 horses were dispatched, and thousands of troops worked together, constantly outside the Cao Jun ditch. Digging hard, a deep trench appeared in its embryonic form, as if to enclose the entire Cao Jun camp.

"Father, it seems that Zhang Jai is planning to besiege instead of attacking, and besiege our army for a long time." Cao Tai said to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren nodded slightly: "Well, after all, the numbers of the two armies are equal, and the open jaw is on the offensive side, which is equivalent to equalizing his numerical advantage. This battle is not so easy to fight. Our army must also be prepared for a protracted battle. , We must stick to it!"

In fact, Cao Ren's goal was to make a surprise attack on Jiangling, but because he encountered Wei Yanyan's defense, he could not take it down. Wei Yan is also very good at defending. Back then, Liu Bei won Hanzhong. As the border between Cao and Liu’s armies, Hanzhong was naturally extremely critical. He must be guarded by his trusted generals. Liu Bei’s army thought that this important task would definitely fall on Zhang Fei. In the head, even Zhang Fei himself thought so.

As a result, Liu Bei’s final announcement surprised everyone. Wei Yan was the prefect of Hanzhong, and Wei Yan’s bold words were also extremely inspiring: If Cao Cao came from the world, he would be the king; if he would rate a hundred thousand, Please swallow it for the king!

Since he failed to win Jiangling, why didn't Cao Ren retreat? The purpose is naturally to contain the Xiliang army and cooperate with Cao Cao's offensive.

Therefore, both the Xiliang Army and the Cao Jun were digging trenches, but on this evening, an unexpected visitor was welcomed in the Cao Jun camp.

"Brother Zixiao, it's been a long time!"

A middle-aged general gave his hand to Cao Ren.

"Boning, why are you here?" Cao Ren couldn't help being surprised when he saw the person in front of him. It turned out that this person was Cao Jun's General Zhenwei Man Chong, who had always guarded Xuzhou. Why did he suddenly come to Jiangling?

"Liu Yuqing and Liu Xuande both came out. General Xiahou was defeated. The prime minister had already led his army back to Xuzhou. Therefore, the prime minister sent me to inform Brother Zixiao, and ask Brother Zixiao to retreat." Man Chong said calmly.

Cao Ren's military actions were to cooperate with Cao Cao. Now that Cao Cao has retired, his military actions are naturally meaningless.

"That's it, I ordered the retreat." Cao Ren then got up to make arrangements, but was stopped by Man Chong.

"If our army just flees like this, the Xiliang army will definitely obstruct it, so it's better to take the initiative!"

"Proactively attack?" Cao Ren looked hesitant.

...

That night, most of the Xiliang army was asleep.

"kill!"

咚咚咚!

The war drum suddenly sounded, and Cao Jun's scream of killing suddenly resounded throughout the camp.

"Enemy attack! Get up!"

"Cao Jun came to attack at night, don't sleep, get up quickly!"

The Xiliang army, who has experienced many battles, is naturally extremely sensitive. Hearing the sound of killing, he immediately woke up, subconsciously got out of bed, began to wear armor and took weapons.

But soon there was a whistle riding in the camp, shouting loudly.

"The general has orders, don't panic!"

"The whole army wears armor and swords, don't leave the camp casually, be sure to stick to it!"

After hearing Zhang Jai’s instructions, the Xiliang army got up and put on armor, took up the swords, and boarded the camp in groups, and did not attack. This was an order issued by Zhang Jai, only to stand firmly, not to attack without authorization. .