Chapter 1017 (1/2)
Pengcheng, late at night.
At this time, most of the ordinary people have fallen asleep, but the prime minister's office is still full of lights. Cao Cao is dealing with the official documents. He is in the prime minister's prime minister's prime minister's office. He is in the prime minister's prime minister's prime minister's office. However, Cao Cao frowned deeply, because the deterioration of the situation in recent days was beyond his expectation.
Cao Cao felt a deep sense of fatigue. During the war of Guandu, he wanted to shrink back and write to Xun Yu to retreat to Xudu. Now, facing Liu Ye's attack, he was more difficult than facing Yuan Shao. Naturally, he couldn't support it.
”Prime minister, Prime Minister!”
At the sound of footsteps outside, Cao Cao raised his head and said, ”miaocai, what's the matter?”
”Prime minister, xiapi city is attacked by Xiliang army!” Xia Hou yuan was in a hurry.
”What, how could the Xiliang army appear in xiapi?” Cao Cao's brows wrinkled when he heard the speech.
”Tell the prime minister quickly.” Xia Houyuan cheered on the bloody Cao soldiers.
”Prime minister, the enemy general Zhang jaw and his army suddenly appeared under the city of xiapi, surrounded by water. The eldest son organized hundreds of people to break through the encirclement. We managed to kill them. Now Zhang jaw attacks xiapi city day and day, and xiapi is in danger. Please send troops to rescue quickly!” The dead man exclaimed.
”What?”
Cao Cao's face suddenly changed: ”the enemy troops appear under the city of xiapi?”
Cao Cao also some don't understand, Zhang jaw is how to appear under the city of xiapi? Can't Guangling and other counties in the East resist it?
”Prime minister! There is a letter from Chen Taishou of Guangling! ”
Cao Cao frowned and unfolded his letter, which made his face even darker.
”Prime minister, what did Chen Deng say in his letter?” Xia Hou yuan asked in a hurry.
”Chen Deng said that the Xiliang army landed in Dongling, and his Danyang soldiers were trapped by the Xiliang army in Dongling and could not rescue xiapi city.” Cao Cao said in a deep voice.
”Damn it! Chen Deng clearly doesn't want to contribute, hum! ” Xia Hou Yuan said angrily.
”I didn't expect the situation to be in such a crisis. I didn't expect that, alas...” Cao Cao sighed.
”Prime minister, what should our army do for the present?” Xia Hou yuan asked in a hurry.
”...”
after a long silence, Cao Cao made a decision: ”order Zi lian to lead the Qingzhou garrison to the south, miaocai Ru as the vanguard, led 20000 troops to rush to xiapi, alone led the army as the backup!”
Xia Houyuan heard the speech and was shocked: ”so, is our army going to give up Pengcheng?”
”Ten thousand people were left in Pengcheng to delay the attack of the Xiliang army, and all the others went to xiapi.” Cao Cao said in a deep voice: ”this time, at the expense of casualties, our army and Zilian's two armies have joined forces to besiege Zhang jaw. We will not hesitate to fight with the enemy in the field, but we must completely destroy Zhang jaw. We will first abandon the whole way of Zhang jaw!”
In fact, when Cao Cao faced Liu Ye's attack, he tried to avoid field combat as much as possible. Instead, he consumed Liu Ye's strength with defensive warfare and plotted a counter offensive. But this time, we have to do it. Once Zhang's army can't be eliminated, when Zhang jaw meets Liu Ye, the crisis will not be saved.
”Give me the order to start the operation immediately tonight, and the troops will be very fast.”
”Here it is
In the evening of that day, Xia Houyuan set out first and led 20000 Cao troops. Xia Houyuan's marching speed was the first among Cao's generals, and his best skill was rapid march. Therefore, Cao Cao sent him as a pioneer to rescue xiapi.