Chapter 565 (2/2)

”What does the general mean?”

”From tomorrow, only surround, not attack!” Liu Ye said slowly.

”Only encircle but not attack?” Guo Jia and Jia Xu were thoughtful.

”Not bad.” Liu Ye explained: ”Yecheng is a strong city. A strong attack will only damage the lives of soldiers. It is not wise to attack the city with human lives. Anyway, Yecheng is surrounded by our army, so there is no need to worry about it for a while. What's more, when our army transports grain and grass by water, we don't have to worry about the shortage of grain and grass. We just need to wait patiently, and there will be opportunities. ”

Since ancient times, the battle of attacking the city has not been rare. In the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao, Lian Po led the Zhao army to confront the Qin army for three years. Wang Jian stationed at the border of Chu for one year, and Ye Cheng did not have to worry for several months.

In fact, it's nothing to be stationed. The key is the consumption of food and grass. As the so-called grain transportation for thousands of miles, people are hungry. If they transport grain by land, it will take a month to transport grain for a thousand miles. If a civilian carries a month's grain on his back, he just eats up.

However, the Liangzhou army did not have to worry about this problem, because Gao Chong had already led the navy to occupy the Yellow River and was able to transport military grain downstream from Luoyang to Hebei Province. On the one hand, water transportation was fast, and on the other hand, there was no need to recruit civilian men. It was very convenient. It is because of the water division to transport grain that Liu Ye has made up his mind to besiege Yecheng for a long time.

Guo Jia was worried: ”however, Cao Cao and Liu Biao were ordered by Yuan Shao to besiege Nanyang and Yanzhou. If the general stayed in Yecheng for a long time, what if there was a change in the rear?”

Liu Ye laughs and confidently says, ”don't worry, you Yi and Wen Ze are both generals. With them, Nanyang and Yanzhou are as stable as Mount Tai.”

”The Jingzhou army was indifferent to the battle line, while the Nanyang County under Jianyi was well-trained in the battle, with the assistance of FA Xiaozhi. Even if the Jingzhou army could not be defeated, it would be no problem to stabilize the situation.”

In the thirteen prefectures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, along with the Yellow turban rebellion and the discussion of Dong by all the heroes, Jingzhou and Yizhou seemed to stay out of the way. Liu Biao and Liu Yan, as frontier officials, did not participate in the crusade against Dong Zhuo. The natural combat effectiveness of the troops under his command was slightly weak, otherwise Liu Biao would not be beaten by Sun Jian.And Zhang jaw is a real general or even a handsome talent. No matter who the Jingzhou side uses as a general, he is not Zhang jaw's opponent. In the original historical track, FA Zheng was an opponent of Zhang jaw in the battle of Dingjunshan. FA Zheng made a conspiracy to assist old Huang Zhong to kill Xia Houyuan. The Wei army was in chaos. At the critical moment, Guo Huai recommended Zhang jaw as commander-in-chief and held on until Cao Cao led the army.

Now the two people, who were originally enemies of each other, believe that the ingenious change of jaw opening and the intrigue of Dharma Zheng will have a surprising effect.

Liu Ye's eyes are deep: ”as for Cao Cao, ha ha, Cao mengde is determined to be in the world. I'm afraid he won't send troops to provide food for Yuan Shao.”

Guo Jia nodded approvingly: ”yes, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao seem to be at odds with each other. They were playmates when they were young. However, Cao Cao was absolutely not willing to be under Yuan Shao's command. Even if he attacked Yanzhou, it was more than enough to defend Yanzhou with Wen Ze's ability.”

Now Liu Ye is in the rear area of Sanqin in Guanzhong. He has plenty of food and plenty of soldiers. He has opened up two and a half battlefields.

”In this case, starting from tomorrow, we will besiege the city. Remember - only encircle but not attack.”

In Yecheng, the same atmosphere, Yuan Shao with a heavy face.