The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 336 We can only rely on ourselves

Liu Xiao didn't care about Xi Zhicai, Cao Hong, and Cao Zhang behind him at all, and led the army to continue to attack Dongjun and Chenliu, and the onslaught continued!

Today, Cheng Yu has already reached the front line, personally deploying defenses in the Chenliu area, and constantly dispatching small groups of troops to harass Liu Xiao's army. It's really pitiful. Liu Xiao's army is constantly advancing towards the southeast. In just today's time, the entire East County has fallen into Liu Xiao's hands. Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiao cast his eyes on the hinterland of Yanzhou Chen Liu, as long as he wins Dongjun and Chenliu, he will not be far from Xudu.

Cheng Yu is a little impatient now. Now that Cao Hong and Cao Zhang have led [-] elites out of Bingzhou and into Wei County, what is going on with this Liu Xiao? He doesn't even care about the safety of Yecheng, and he keeps heading south. Attack, does he still want to hit Xudu in one go, and even snatch the emperor away?
However, Xudu is a newly built city, which took a lot of effort from Cao Cao and many talents. The city wall is tall, with bluestone fortifications, and a wide moat around it. Xu couldn't take it down, but Yecheng was captured by Cao Zhang. At that time, Liu Xiao had no place to cry. Cheng Yu absolutely didn't believe it. With Liu Xiao's wisdom, he couldn't see the clue.

Now that Liu Xiao is so persistent in attacking, is there some support behind it?No, you must know that this time Liu Xiao mobilized [-] troops from Jizhou in one breath, which can be said to have brought out all the elite forces in Jizhou. The remaining troops, except those distributed in various counties, can now have a large army in Yecheng. Ten thousand troops is considered a good defense.

With only [-] troops, facing Cao Hong, Cao Zhang and Cao Xiu's [-] elite forces, it is not so easy to defend Yecheng. A big battle will definitely destroy everything!
Cheng Yu couldn't even figure out why he came here. Now he only has five or six thousand cavalry in his hand. There's no such thing as a plate of food in front of Xiao, I'm afraid it won't last for a few days at all...

The current Cheng Yu could only anxiously wait for Yu Chigong's reinforcements to arrive at Chen Liu to join him as soon as possible, if he came a step later, the day lily would be cold.

The second monk Cheng Yuzhang was puzzled, and now Xi Zhicai felt it was unbelievable. He and Cao Hong had already led the army to advance all the way. It was only a hundred miles away from Yecheng, and Liu Xiao in the distance did not move at all. The south is constantly advancing. Could it be that my judgment has gone wrong?impossible!

Xi Zhicai has been following Cao Cao for a long time. Over the years, he has fought with Liu Xiao countless times. He knows how powerful Liu Xiao is. This young man is young and his talents are definitely not inferior to his master. He can surround Wei and save Zhao. The plan could not be concealed from Liu Xiao at all. Now Liu Xiao had already got the news. This was an outright conspiracy. He knew clearly that it was to force Liu Xiao to withdraw from the army. Liu Xiao had to withdraw from the army. As Liu Xiao's political center As a commercial center, Yecheng was as important to Liu Xiao as Xu Du was in Cao Cao's trustworthy position. How could it be abandoned?

It's really weird!
"Mr. Zhicai, there is still no sign of Liu Xiao's army retreating. What should we do?"

Cao Hong was also very surprised, and asked Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "At this point, we have no choice but to besiege Yecheng and persecute Liu Xiao again. Hmph, we are only a hundred miles away from Yecheng, and our troops are full of Yecheng defenders. As long as Liu Xiao does not return to the army, it will be a matter of time before he captures Yecheng; but Liu Xiao is still far away from Xudu! At least Chenliu County is still in our hands. Chenliu and Yingchuan are separated, and it will take at least 20 days for Liu Xiao to attack Xudu, and I don't believe that Liu Xiao can resist returning to help when our army besieged the city and stormed Yecheng!"

Cao Hong is also a little speechless now, the idea came from Xizhi, and he also got the support of Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, the three masterminds all think this should be the case, so what else can he say?Up to now, there is only one way to besiege Yecheng. Yecheng is just a city. More than [-] troops are besieging Yecheng. This time, we want to see what kind of characters Liu Xiao left behind in Yecheng, which made Liu Xiao so confident and bold. Attack Yuzhou and Yanzhou!
attack!

Now, Cao Hong has no way out, and it is too late to go back to Xiangnan. After all, the distance from Yecheng to Dongjun to catch up with Liu Xiao's army is definitely not close. , There is a distance of more than three hundred miles, and it will take three or four days to march at full speed. This is still in the absence of any blocking. If Liu Xiao sends a partial division to block him, even if he attacks with all his strength , It is definitely not an easy task to defeat Liu Xiao's blocking force. It will never be possible to wait for more than ten days to catch up with Liu Xiao. Ten days, who knows ten days? , Where will Liu Xiao go all the way?
What's more, even if he goes back, he can defeat Liu Xiao. Now Liu Xiao's army has [-] troops, and he only has more than [-] troops. Even if Captain Chi Gong's troops are added, they are only [-], which is still not as many as Liu Xiao's. , not to mention that Liu Xiao also has Xu Huang, Zhang He, Gao Chong and other first-class generals in the world. He has no chance of winning. If he is not careful, he will be defeated and will die...

Siege of Yecheng was also the only option for him to force Liu Xiao back now!
With Cao Hong's order, the [-] troops sped up again and rushed towards Yecheng.

In Yecheng, Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Xiu have already jumped their feet in a hurry. This is the old lair of the lord. Almost all the family members of officials, money, food and seals are all in Yecheng. There is absolutely no room for any mistakes. Thirty thousand Cao Cao Elites are coming to attack, including Cao Cao's most ferocious tiger and leopard cavalry. How will this battle be fought?Just relying on the 8000 people in his hands, he is no match for Cao Jun at all. Even if he defends the city to the death, there is no certainty that he can defend Yecheng. After all, the difference in strength is too great.

"Military division, now Cao Hong's army is less than 150 miles away from us, especially the tiger and leopard cavalry. If they march in a hurry, they can reach the city in just one day and one night. What should we do? Send a letter to the lord and the nearby counties asking for help. Are you out?"

Cheng Yaojin shouted anxiously.

"Ask for help from the lord?"

Zhuge Liang said in amazement: "Are you kidding me? It has been six or seven days since Cao Hong entered from Shangjun to the east. The news has already reached the ears of the lord. You may have seen him send back a few words? Now he is attacking Cao Cao's army." How is it possible to withdraw from the hinterland? Zhijie, hold on, Yecheng, now we can only rely on our own strength!"

(End of this chapter)