Chapter 433 (1/2)
On the city head of Bohai City, Cao Ren licked his dry and cracked lips and showed a wry smile. Today is the 97th day of the siege of Bohai city. When Zhang Fei and his army arrived at Bohai City, Cao Ren was already in despair. If Zhang Fei didn't choose to meet Cao Ren, but occupied any city around Dezhou, Hejian or Bohai Sea, I'm afraid the situation in Jizhou would not be as passive as it is now. The two cities depend on each other and form an angle. Even if the other has a million strong teachers, they dare not siege the two cities at will.
But now it's too late. All the people in Jizhou are concentrated in Bohai City, which really increases the defense strength of Bohai City, but it allows the Soochow army to surround Bohai city without any fear. In these ninety-seven days, every day, Bohai city will be bombarded by various siege weapons of the other side. I don't know how many times the city wall has been repaired, but the cracks on the wall are more and more obvious. If we go on like this, I'm afraid that the wall of Bohai city will collapse first without waiting for the other party to send troops to attack.
However, Cao Ren could not think of any other way out of the city to meet the enemy? At present, there are less than 400000 defenders in Bohai City, but there are more than one million enemy troops outside the city. Although there are not only first-class generals such as Zhang Ying and Gao Lan, but also Dianwei and Zhang Fei. However, there are so many generals outside the city that many generals have gone out of the city to meet them. However, Dian Wei is entangled by Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun fight with each other. The remaining Zhang Ying and Gao Lan have to face a series of attacks from Sun Yi, Chen Yang, Wei Yan, Ding Feng, Ling Cao, Duan Yu and Ling Tongtong. Even if the other side doesn't have to fight by car, none of these generals will meet Inferior to Zhang Ying and Gao Lan.
Naturally, the result of that war is self-evident. Gao Lan was killed, Zhang Ying was injured, and Dianwei and Zhang Fei were all defeated. From that day on, Cao Ren did not dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy. He could only hide in the city and wait for the city to break down.
”Uncle!” A slightly hoarse voice sounded from behind Cao Ren. Cao Ren turned his head and saw Cao Zhen behind him. At this time, he was carrying a tray on his forehand with a bowl of clear soup and several steamed bread on it. Cao Zhen said, ”uncle! You haven't eaten anything for a day. You'd better eat something to cushion yourself first. ”
Cao Ren shook his head with a bitter smile and said, ”Zidan, how much grain is there in the city?” Cao Ren didn't dislike these steamed bread, but he really had no appetite. At present, Cao Ren's greatest worry is not the enemy outside the city, but the grain in the city. Although the Bohai Sea, as a big city of Jizhou, has been hoarding a lot of grain and grass all the year round, no matter how much grain and grass is consumed by more than 400000 people in the city! Now the food for the garrison soldiers in the city has been significantly reduced in order to make Bohai city more supportive for a long time.
Cao Zhen lowered his head and replied honestly: ”the grain and grass in the city can only support for three days! This is to make the garrison in the city eat only one meal a day to support this level. ” Cao Zhen's eyebrows are deeply gathered together, and a worried look appears on his face. At present, the morale of the garrison in the city is very unstable. The pressure brought by the powerful Dongwu army outside the city, as well as less and less food, have made many soldiers start to complain. Although in recent days, Cao Zhen has ordered the soldiers who complain to be dealt with according to military law, but this has only temporarily suppressed the feelings of the soldiers. After a while, the emotions of the soldiers will no longer be suppressed, and there may be a mutiny.
Although Cao Zhen did not express his worries, Cao Renna, who had been fighting in the battlefield for many years, could not see this joint. He nodded with a bitter smile and looked back to the outside of the city. After a whole day's shelling, the Dongwu army's siege equipment began to slowly move towards the camp, and finally survived another day. Is this the only way to stay in the city waiting for death? no no way! Cao Ren's eyes flashed again, and said to Cao Zhen, ”Zi Dan, give me the order that the whole city's garrison will return to the camp tonight! No need to defend the city
”What?” Cao Zhen looked at Cao Ren with wide eyes. He could not believe that Cao Ren would issue such an order. His voice could not help shaking, ”uncle, uncle! No, no city? Well, what shall we do if the Dongwu army and the Dongwu army fight? ”
Cao Ren looked out of the city and said, ”no! It is the most difficult to attack the city at night, and now the gap between our two armies is very obvious. If the other side attacked the city recklessly, Bohai city would have been broken. Now the other side is just trying to reduce the loss. So they will only guard against our night attack and will not attack the city! You go and give orders to the city's kitchen leaders to divide the food left over in these days into two meals, one for tonight and one for tomorrow morning. ”
Cao Zhen can be regarded as a general. After hearing Cao Ren's orders, Cao Zhen immediately guessed Cao Ren's plan. However, he did not believe that Cao Ren, who had always been cautious and prudent, would make such a crazy move. He looked at Cao Ren with wide eyes and asked, ”uncle? You mean... ”