Han Dao world

Chapter 616
Cao Cao accepted Guo Jia's suggestion, and immediately ordered Xiahouyuan, Xiahoudun and others to gather their troops and prepare for the battle with great fanfare, preparing to attack Suiyang.

Not only that, he also wrote Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, and asked Dong Zhao to send troops together.He attacked Henan, and Dong Zhao attacked Hebei, which made Yuan Shao feel uncomfortable.

Taking this opportunity, he sent an edict again, requesting the imperial court to allocate [-] horses to strengthen the cavalry to deal with Yuan Shao's Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalry.

Cao Cao's momentum became very strong, and the news had spread all over Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuan Shao's ears without moving his troops.

Yuan Shao was very nervous, and immediately summoned Tian Feng, didn't you say that the emperor would not send troops within three years?It hasn't been half a year yet, and the emperor is about to go east, how can we fight?
Tian Feng didn't take it seriously after reading the military newspaper he received.

The emperor is still in Liangzhou, who said he will go east?
Even Cao Cao was just bluffing, not taking it seriously.If he wants to come to Pengcheng, he must conquer Suiyang first.Suiyang City is fortified, and there are [-] people left behind by the judges, so it is not so easy to conquer.It will be at least half a year before he conquers Suiyang.

Tian Feng finally said, the lord, don't worry, the minister said that the emperor would not send troops for three years, it was based on the wise judgment of the emperor.In case the emperor is unwise and leads his troops out in less than three years, it is not a bad thing for the lord, on the contrary, it is more beneficial.

Yuan Shao was puzzled and asked Tian Feng why.

Tian Feng said, before the army moved, food and grass went first.The consumption of an army of [-] is astonishing, especially when there are a large number of cavalry.To ensure sufficient combat effectiveness, war horses need to be fed with food. One war horse is equivalent to five or six infantry, and [-] cavalry is equivalent to the consumption of [-] to [-] infantry. Affordable.

In order to support such a large army to fight, the imperial court must first win Jingzhou and Yizhou, and use the money and grain of Jingzhou and Yizhou as military resources.

Especially Jingzhou.

Therefore, instead of worrying about the emperor going east, you should find a way to stabilize Liu Biao so that he will not easily surrender to the court.

Secondly, the emperor's subordinates are mainly Bingliang people.During Dong Zhuo's turmoil, he merged with the Liang army and caused disasters in the Central Plains. The areas of Chenliu, Yingchuan and Runan suffered the most.Now that the emperor is coming again, he will definitely send people to the counties to collect money and food. Once the restraint is not effective, the chaos of the past is bound to reappear.

At that time, who would still believe that the Son of Heaven is the Emperor of Han?
He's just another Dong Zhuo.

Even if he is the emperor, he is also the emperor of Bingliang people, not the emperor of Shandong people.

But all people of insight will not support him, so they will gather under the banner of the lord.

Therefore, the emperor going east is not a threat to the lord, but a help. He will drive those hesitant people to the lord's side.

Yuan Shao was delighted when he heard this, praised Tian Feng a few words, and then asked how to attack the city.

Since the dispatch of troops, Tian Feng's plan has been perfect and exhaustive.

The only shortcoming is that after Pengcheng became an isolated city, it did not collapse as Tian Feng estimated, and Liu Bei did not surrender as Tian Feng estimated.On the contrary, Liu Bei's attitude is very firm, and he has the momentum to live and die with Pengcheng.

Not only that, Liu Bei also showed unprecedented combat effectiveness.

After completing the necessary preparations, Yuan Shao launched a tentative attack, hoping to force Liu Bei to surrender.Although it is tentative, there are a lot of troops, a total of [-] to [-] people, and almost all the main forces are in battle.Shenpei was in the west of the city, and Yuan Shao was in the south of the city. They attacked fiercely from both sides, and then launched a feint attack on the north and east of the city on Surabaya.

But the result disappointed Yuan Shao, and even caused dissatisfaction with the judge.

Liu Bei is very tenacious and outstanding.

The two sides fought fiercely for two days. Yuan Shao suffered nearly [-] casualties and nearly [-] arrows, but he failed to break through the city as he wished, and his morale was frustrated instead.

Therefore, the judge accused Tian Feng of not listening to his suggestion, which delayed the fighter plane and gave Liu Bei enough time to prepare.If he had listened to him and instead of besieging Tancheng, but directly surrounded Pengcheng, Liu Bei would have no time to prepare.

The conflict between the judge and Tian Feng was not made public, it was just a private quarrel, but Yuan Shao still received the news.

Facing Yuan Shao's inquiry, Tian Feng was calm and unhurried.

Why did Liu Bei not surrender?It is because the emperor gave him a promise that as long as Xuzhou can be kept, his clan will be restored.

Whether Liu Bei is the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, in fact, no one can say for sure, maybe even Liu Bei himself doesn't know.Prince Jing of Zhongshan has too many heirs, and Liu Sheng's Zhongshan Kingdom has been exterminated for two hundred years, so no one knows who his heirs are.

The emperor made such a promise because he wanted Liu Bei to stick to Pengcheng.

For this opportunity, Liu Bei will definitely not give up easily, but he is alone and has limited strength, so he cannot hold on for too long.This point must be very clear in his heart.The reason for not surrendering should be to expect to stick to it until a hundred days later.

According to the imperial court system, if the city is defended for a hundred days but no reinforcements arrive, the surrender may not be held accountable.

This is also the reason why Liu Bei sent someone to ask for help as soon as the trial was besieged.It's just that the interrogation was tight, and his news was not sent out, so he could only fight desperately, hoping to persist until the court received the news of Pengcheng's siege.

Therefore, the lord does not need to rush to attack the city, as long as he prevents reinforcements from approaching.

After a hundred days, at most half a year, Liu Bei will surrender.

Tian Feng then analyzed the situation for Yuan Shao.

He estimated that although the Son of Heaven may not go east, he will definitely create a situation, and there will be actions from south to north, from Jiangdong to Youzhou.But these actions are all thunderous, little rain, and the actual threat is limited.As long as Yuan Shao can stabilize his mentality and order all the ministries to stick to their jurisdiction, it won't take long for the situation to become clear.

If there is anything to worry about, it is not Suiyang, but Jibei.

Summer is coming to an end, and autumn is approaching. If Xun You led his troops into Youzhou, attacked Hejian from Zhuojun, or entered Zhongshan from Feihu Road, the situation in Jizhou might be shaken.Once Yuan Tan can't stop Xun You, the scene where Gongsun Zan drove straight in and the soldiers reached the boundary bridge will reappear.

As for Suiyang, Cao Cao was helpless with the [-] troops on trial.

He has so many troops, even if the whole army is mobilized, it will be difficult to take Suiyang in a short time.Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Suiyang is in danger of falling, it is only three or four hundred miles away, and the main force can return to help at any time, so there is nothing to worry about.

If Cao Cao doesn't come to attack Suiyang, he will let it go. If he dares to come, he will take this opportunity to wipe him out and take Ruying into his pocket.

After hearing Tian Feng's analysis, Yuan Shao was determined, and immediately sent people to Jingzhou to contact Liu Biao, and at the same time sent people back to North Hebei to remind Yuan Tan that he must guard North Hebei and not let Xun You take advantage of the loopholes.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao ordered people to build a siege outside Pengcheng, assuming that he would not give up until Pengcheng was broken.

At the same time, Yuan Shao ordered Chen Lin to go to the city again to persuade him to surrender.

The battle of Xiapi was an accident, it was the cavalry of Xianbei and Wuhuan who were red-eyed, and it was not intentional.However, if Pengcheng does not surrender, it is inevitable that innocent people will be killed or injured after the city is broken. I hope that Liu Bei will not resist stubbornly and implicate the people of Pengcheng.

(End of this chapter)