Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 255

Cao Cao decided to retreat, but it was not so easy to retreat.As soon as Cao Cao moved, Li Jing noticed it.

Li Jing had just received reinforcements from Gao Changgong and Wang Yanzhang, and was talking to them.The bravery of the two was also circulated among the soldiers. Li Jing was rejoicing that with two fierce generals in his hands, he could use even more.

Li Jing just wanted to see how to use these two fierce generals, when he heard the soldiers report that there was a building in Cao Cao's camp.

"Let's go to the top of the city to have a look!" Li Jing invited.

Of course, Qin Qiong, Gao Changgong, and Wang Yanzhang agreed. Among Zhang Yi's troops, Li Jing was the one most valued by Zhang Yi, even more important than the veteran Di Qing.If he received Li Jing's attention, it might be much easier to get promoted in the future.Serving as a soldier and fighting is more about getting promoted and making a fortune, and leaving a name in history!

On the top of the city, the four of them looked at the camp outside the city, and saw that Cao Cao's army was constantly retreating outward.

Li Jing pointed to Cao Ying and said: "It seems that Cao Cao knows that he can't attack Cai Yang, so he plans to retreat."

Qin Qiong and Li Jing got acquainted, "Emissary? Aren't we going to pursue him?"

Li Jing said with a smile: "Don't worry, you go to the army first and wait for my order!"

"Okay!" Qin Qiong immediately took Gao Changgong and Wang Yanzhang down to the city to prepare the army.

"You guys just arrived in Caiyang, do you need to rest first?" Qin Qiong asked.

"No need, I just had a fight with Cao Jun along the way, and I'm not tired at all!" Wang Yanzhang said calmly.

From this sentence, it can be seen that there is indeed a general arrogance on Zhang Yi's side. The battle that lasted for more than half an hour was nothing more than a fight in Wang Yanzhang's eyes, and his tone was too relaxed.

Li Jing waited for Cao Cao to retreat, and then issued an order: "Ask Qin Qiong to lead 3000 people to follow Cao Cao. If Cao Cao enters the new country, they will patrol nearby. If Cao Cao continues to go north, he will harass him. Order Gao Changgong to lead 3000 people as Qin Qiong's queen." Department, ready to assist Qin Qiong to prevent Cao Cao from plotting against Qin Qiong. Wang Yanzhang was ordered to take [-] soldiers and horses outside Liu Yuanjing's camp. If Cao's troops there withdrew, Wang Yanzhang would go north to support Qin Qiong and Gao Changgong. If Cao's troops there did not withdraw, he would hold them back. They, together with Liu Yuan Jingli and outside, defeated the enemy."

After receiving the order, the three left the city quickly, but when they reached the outside of the city, Cao Cao and Yu Jin's two armies all retreated to Xinye and stayed there.Qin Qiong, Gao Changgong, and Wang Yanzhang also camped outside Xinye City, keeping an eye on Cao Jun's movements.

After Li Jing confirmed that Cao Jun had retreated, he immediately met Liu Yuanjing, went north to Xinye, and continued to confront Cao Jun.

The two sides switched offense and defense, Cao Cao who attacked the city became the defender, and Li Jing who defended became the attacker.But Li Jing didn't intend to attack the city, even if it was delayed like this, he still took advantage.why?It's because of the supply line problem!

Although Cao Cao has been in Nanyang for several years, Nanyang uses a lot of grain and grass, and there is not much leftover. Therefore, Cao Cao's grain supply comes more from Yingchuan County, that is, from Xuchang.Although Zhang Yi's grain and grass came from Chaisang, which was a long way away, water transportation was very efficient!As long as the ship does not sink, a grain ship about the size of a stern can transport ten days of grain for a thousand soldiers, while consuming only ten days of grain for 50 people. The road consumption is one-twentieth less than Cao Cao's road consumption was twice or even twice as strong as it was many times. Li Jing could have killed Cao Cao just by consuming food and grass!

And Li Jing has another backer, that is Master Shang and his apprentice.

Fuyang, where Master and Apprentice Shang lived, was not very far from Cai Yang, so he had already sent someone over to contact Li Jing.When Li Jing was besieged by Cao Cao, he gave orders to Master Shang and his disciples.

It's just that the speed of news dissemination is a bit slow. There are two ways for the envoy to go from Caiyang to Fuyang.If you go to Huyang and Ping, you can easily be caught by Cao Jun, so you go to Xiangxiang, enter Tongbai Mountain, and go to Fuyang on the road.After the envoy arrived in Fuyang, Master Shang and his disciples had gone to ambush in the ravine, and the envoy went to the ravine again.

When Master Shang and his disciples received Li Jing's order, Zhang Yi was already conquering Xiangyang.After receiving the order, Master Shang and his disciples immediately marched westward to attack the Ping clan.

Ping's city is small, and Master Shang and his disciples took it down in less than a day.Then 500 people were left to guard the city, and they continued westward without stopping, heading straight for Yuyang.

Cao Cao only left less than a thousand people in Yuyang, but there were as many as 6000 to [-] masters and apprentices.Master Shang did not bring siege equipment because he came from a long distance, but he was not helpless.Zhang Yi is an expert in conducting raids, and Master Shang and his disciples were taken care of by others. He took them to rest first, and after nightfall, he selected two hundred able-bodied men to steal the city.

The 200 people arrived at the bottom of the city and climbed to the top of the city by scratching.The top of the city is only three or four feet high, and it can be thrown up with hands, not to mention that Zhang Yi's army is equipped with strong crossbows.The strong crossbow fired and scratched, fixed the rope, and after climbing up to the top of the city, he followed the top of the city and killed the city gate.

At night, Cao Jun's defenses were lax, and the gates of the city were easily opened, and the master and apprentice were let into the city.

After Master Shang and his disciples entered the city, they rewarded the whole city immediately to prevent any news from being leaked.

It was the day before Cao Cao entered Xinye that Master Shang and his disciples captured Yuyang.It is said that no coincidence makes a book, and there are many coincidences in reality. These coincidences often determine many important things, such as the story of a nail that destroyed a country.

Cao Cao retreated to Xinye, but he didn't intend to stay in Xinye for a long time.Xinye is too far away from Xuchang, and the supply line is too long, so the gains outweigh the losses.During the Battle of Guandu, he knew the importance of short supply lines, otherwise he would not have retreated to the Guandu area by himself.He occupied Wancheng before and didn't continue to attack Nanyang because of this road. The supply line can only give him a strategic space to reach Wancheng, and he can't bear it any longer.

So Cao Cao took Cheng Yu and Zhang Xiu with him and continued to retreat. After retreating to Yuyang, he planned to enter the city to rest.

As a result, at this time, Master Shang and his disciples came out of Yuyang City, and Li Jing led his troops to flank him.

Under the attack of the hatchback, Cao Jun suddenly became chaotic.The four fierce generals attacked back and forth. In the case of a surprise attack, no matter how elite troops could stand it, Cao Jun collapsed all of a sudden.Zhang Xiu and Li Tong protected Cao Cao and Guo Jia to retreat safely, and Cheng Yu and Li Dian also organized some soldiers behind them, don't retreat while fighting.

Only at the end, Yu Jin once again showed his ability, quickly organized 1000 people, and then continuously gathered soldiers to stop the four of them, so that Cao's army was not wiped out.

After chasing outside the city of Jiyang, seeing Cao Cao enter the city, Li Jing ordered the army to stop and returned to Yuyang.

(End of this chapter)