Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 986

"The emperor was removed, right?"

"Qi Gong, don't worry, the emperor and Baiguan have been moved to Xiapi by car."

Cao Cao gave a hum and nodded.

Pengcheng is a famous historical city. It was the capital of Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu four hundred years ago. However, Pengcheng's geographical location was too close to Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Once Liu Ye launched an attack, Pengcheng would bear the brunt.

Today, Cao Cao is able to compete with Liu Ye because he is actually at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but politically, because he supports Liu Bian as the emperor, he is able to form a situation where the two emperors of the East and the West are standing side by side in the world. If Liu Bian was taken away by Liu Ye, then Cao Cao would be unfair.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Liu Bian to temporarily go to Xiapi Palace, which is located in the heart of Xuzhou, surrounded by Pengcheng, Huainan, and Qingzhou, which is relatively safe.

"Order the whole army to abandon Xiaopei and other cities, shrink the whole army to the vicinity of Xiaoxian County, and resist Liu Ye!"

At the order of Cao Cao, the Cao Jun near Xuzhou was immediately mobilized. He ordered two castles around Xiaoxian to be built, forming a corner of Xiaoxian, and the three fortified ones were fighting against Liu Ye. .

After Liu Ye's one-hundred thousand Xiliang infantry cavalry regained Xiaopei's and other cities without a **** blade, they arrived in Xiao County and their complexion became serious.

"It seems that Cao Mengde is planning to fight a protracted battle with our army this time."

I saw that in addition to the city of Xiaoxian County and the two city walls, several trenches were dug outside the city. Before the trenches, there were many antlers and carbines. If you want to break through such a heavily guarded city, you can only take human lives. fill.

"How many people are there in the Cao army stationed here?" Liu Ye turned his head and asked Guo Jia next to him.

"Gong Qin, the Cao army stationed in Xuzhou originally had about 50,000 horses, but I heard that the general personally led the army to the east, and Cao Cao urgently recruited 30,000 soldiers from the army, so Xuzhou had about 80,000 Cao army. Come, the enemy army is on par with our army in terms of military strength." Guo Jia replied.

Cao Cao implemented a large-scale military garrison because of insufficient food and grass. When necessary, military garrisons in various places can be transformed into troops at any time. Although the combat effectiveness is slightly insufficient, it is enough to defend the city.

"So, Qingzhou and Huainan should have also mobilized a part of the farm troops?"

"Yes, Qingzhou and Huainan should each have 10,000 to 20,000 army troops."

Jiangdong was captured by Cao Jun for more than a year. In order to gain the support of Jiangdong gentry, the military system was not implemented.

"In that sense, this is really a tough battle." Liu Ye sighed with emotion.

If today there are only two princes, Liu Ye and Cao Cao, as long as this battle can be won, then the Han Dynasty will be reunified. However, Cao Cao is very strong. Liu Ye wants to defeat Cao Jun in a short time. It's that simple.

"It's okay. Our army has collected a large amount of food and grass from the people, and it can fight a protracted war. Cao Cao's territory is not as large as our army, but it has mobilized an army of the same number as our army. The logistical pressure is not small. If there is a confrontation, then Keep going." Jia Xu smiled.

In fact, the battle between Liu Ye and Cao Cao is much like the battle of Guandu in history. Tian Feng once suggested that Yuan Shao send Qingqi to surprise Xuchang. Yuan Shao refused to take it because of the serious illness of the child. Later, he fought with Cao Cao in Guandu, but the suffering of Cao Cao who was still fighting was so miserable that he wrote to Xun Yu who was left behind in Xudu and planned to complain. Return to Xudu.

Cao Cao’s logistics is under great pressure, and although Yuan Shao has more troops, he has more food and grass. Whether it is a quick fight or a protracted battle, it is beneficial to Yuan Shao.

Similarly, whether it is a quick decision or a protracted battle, it is also beneficial to Liu Ye.

The only advantage to the Cao Jun is that the Cao Jun is fighting locally. The transportation distance of grain and grass is shorter and the logistical pressure is less. However, with Zhuge Liang's wooden cattle and horses, the logistical pressure of the Xiliang Army is also reduced. Liu Ye had long ordered Dangxian, Fengxian, Peixian (not Xiaopei, Gaozu's hometown) and other places to build large granaries. All the grain and grass were transferred to these places and then sent to the military camp.

"In this case, our army and Cao Jun are spending time here to see who can consume more energy." Liu Ye laughed.

"Gong Qin, there is a plan at the bottom, to determine Huainan first!" Guo Jia said with clear eyes.

"Say Fengxiao quickly."

"Huainan is the important place for the Cao army, because Huainan connects Xuzhou and Jiangdong from north to south. Once Huainan is taken, Cao Jun's connection between the north and the south will be cut off, which will surely cause a major blow to the morale of Cao Jun's army!"

This was the case in the battle of wild kings in history. During the Warring States Period, Qin sent troops to take down the wild kings of Korea and separated South Korea’s Shangdang County from the mainland in one fell swoop, intending to force Shangdang County to surrender and annex Shangdang County. Of seventeen cities. After Shangdang County was divided, the people were terrified, but the county guard Feng Ting was unwilling to surrender to the State of Qin, and simply surrendered to the State of Zhao, which caused disasters. This was also the cause of the outbreak of the Changping War.

"Huainan Xiahou Dun is newly defeated and the army is weak. However, after the army is assembled, the military strength should be around 40,000, while Liu Yuzhou’s military strength is only 30,000. The field battle may be able to win, but this time Xiahou Dun is only afraid to defend Shouchun and other strong cities. , Won't play easily." Ma Chao interrupted.

"Our army can divide the troops, don't send a cavalry to Huainan south to fight with Liu Yuzhou!"

Guo Jia said in a long voice: "Our army occupies Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, and the horse-producing areas are all in the hands of our army. However, Cao Jun's new acquisition in Liaodong has no time to train cavalry. Therefore, the army must have more infantry and less cavalry. There are tens of thousands of cavalry."

"Send a cavalry to the south, join forces with Liu Yuzhou, cut off Cao Jun’s food path, pursue enemy troops, and continue to eliminate Cao Jun’s viable forces in the Huainan area. In this way, our army has taken the initiative in strategy!"

As soon as Guo Jia said this, Ma Chao immediately stood up and made his debut: "Mr. Feng Xiao, who should I do for this division? General, please order Ma Chao to fight."

Ma Chao is the veteran of the Xiliang Army. He has great prestige. Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others are his younger brothers, so naturally they dare not compete with his elder brother. Therefore, apart from Ma Chao, no one came forward. Ma Chao was also proud of seeing this. Yang Yang thinks that this task belongs to me.

However, Liu Ye didn't order Ma Chao's generals. Instead, he said, "Zilong."

When Zhao Yun heard Liu Ye call his name, he immediately stood up: "Yun is here, I wonder what the general commanded?"

"Ru led five thousand cavalry to go south to cooperate with Liu Yuzhou in the battle in Huainan. Can you cut off Cao Jun's food and grass?" Liu Ye asked.

Zhao Yun did not expect that Liu Ye would entrust such a heavy task to himself, and he would inevitably become excited: "Yun takes his life, thank you for your trust, General!"