Chapter 1007 (2/2)
”What? It's not that the cavalry of my marquis is is going to attack the city? ” Lu Bu frowned.
”Of course not.” ”Two hundred miles southwest of Xiangping City, there is a port named Anping port. Please lead the cavalry of marquis Wen to attack it quickly to prevent Cao's troops from strengthening from the south,” Xu Huang said
Anping port is the largest port and the only port in Liaodong area. Gongsundu sent troops from the sea and captured several counties in Qingzhou, that is, from Anping port.
Xu Huang was worried that Cao Cao might send some of his troops to land from Anping port to cooperate with Xia Hou Shangjun. Therefore, he asked Lv Bu to seize Anping port, cut off the sea route, cut off the communication between Qingzhou and Liaodong, and make Xiangping a lonely city!
”Well, that's good. Cavalry is not very useful in attacking cities.”
Lu Bu immediately yelled: ”go, take Anping port!”
Lu Bu led thousands of Bingzhou cavalry to Anping port, and the remaining thousands were to prevent the enemy troops from breaking through, so they were left to Xu Huang.
However, Xu Huang did not directly attack the city. He had already observed the surrounding areas of Xiangping city. This strong city has no flaws. Its walls are strong and its defense is strong. In addition, there are more than 10000 troops stationed in the city. It is very difficult to attack.
”Dig trenches on all sides, don't let the enemy out!”
Xu Huang ordered tens of thousands of Jizhou troops to dig trenches around Xiangping City, surrounded Xiangping City, and completely cut off the enemy's desire to break through.
”General, the weather in Liaodong is cold, and it's ok now. Once it's winter and the road goes south, we need to prepare a lot of food and grass, otherwise it's very likely that something will happen.”
After listening to the advice of his generals, Xu Huang nodded: ”it's reasonable. Send a letter to Ziyang to let him transport grain and grass from Youzhou and Jizhou, so that he can go by water.”
More than a hundred years later, Huanwen made several northern expeditions. During his third northern expedition to Qianyan, he ordered people to dig 300 Li waterway in Juye, so that ships could enter the Yellow River from clear water and transport grain and grass by waterway. Unfortunately, Huanwen fought steadily and did not have a quick decision. As a result, the water level dropped after winter, and it was difficult to sustain food and grass. The Northern Expedition failed in the end It's over.However, Xu Huang plans to transport grain directly by sea. No matter what the season is, the sea will never be exhausted.
Xu Huang made a plan for a long-term siege, but Cao's soldiers in the city did not fight and started chaos. If it was not for Xia Hou's coercion, Cao's army would mutiny.
”Bolen, what should our army do?”
Lu Qian's face was full of melancholy. At that time, his method of cleaning up the powerful and powerful people in the county could be described as vigorous and vigorous. Therefore, he was valued by Cao Cao and entrusted with an important task. But in the face of such a situation, even LV Qian didn't know what to do.
”Alas...”
the Marquis of Xia still sighed for a long time, and could not think of any good way. You should know that both land and sea routes are blocked by Xu Huang. Even if you want to send someone out for help, you can only wait.
”Zike, don't worry.” Xia Hou Shang said with relief: ”our army's strength is not too small, coupled with the Xiangping city which Gongsun Du has operated for many years as a support, the enemy dare not attack with all their strength, and the safety of Xiangping city will be no problem within a few months.”
”Is this how our army has been consumed?” Lu Qian could not help saying.
”What else? Let's go on like this first. Maybe it will turn around. ”
Even Xia Hou Shang himself didn't believe this sentence, but what could he do? At present, the morale of the army is slack. If we take the initiative to send troops to fight the enemy in the field, we are afraid that we will be timid before fighting. For today's plan, there is only a temporary stalemate, waiting for a turning point.