After Ding Wei, the magistrate of Guqiu County, surrendered and Lu Weihuang's reinforcements were defeated, Yuan Xi no longer had many decent troops in his hands.
Relying on the command of Yu Jin and Zhang Liao, Cao Jun easily scaled the city wall without any effort.
However, the battle that followed was extremely difficult.
Although there were not many defenders in the city, when they fought with Cao Jun, they all seemed determined to die!
None of them were afraid of death. Even if they were hit by several knives, they would continue to fight like crazy!
Although Cao's army was extremely elite, he was still stunned by the tragic scene!
By the time Beixin City was completely captured, it was already two hours later.
After the battle, after some counting, Cao Jun had more than a thousand casualties!
You know, Beixin City is just a small city. Adding up the government servants and sword archers responsible for catching bandits, there are only two thousand people in total!
Such a battle loss ratio can be considered a tragic victory!
In the lobby.
After hearing the battle damage situation, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others looked a little ugly.
Cowardly.
Shameful.
This is their common feeling.
When he fought with Yang Ling before, he could easily defeat the enemy at a very small cost almost every time.
It's better this time, facing a weak enemy, but paying such a heavy price!
In fact, in the final analysis, Cao Pi is still to blame.
If he hadn't insisted on killing Lu Weihuang and Han Juzi, how could the defenders in the city refuse to surrender?
Although no one said anything, Cao Pi still vaguely felt that they were somewhat dissatisfied with him.
He hurriedly smiled and said,
"Being able to successfully capture Beixin City today is a great achievement. I will ask for credit from His Majesty and Duke Wei later on for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone responded sparsely.
After they all left, Cao Pi sighed helplessly.
Sima Yi on the side certainly knew why he was worried, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, he had tried to persuade Cao Pi, but he insisted on seeking death!
"Your Majesty, don't worry, maybe the next war will be much smoother."
Even he himself didn't believe what Sima Yi said.
Even a mere Beixin City is so difficult to fight. How can we win the next war?
"I hope so!"
Cao Pi couldn't help but smile bitterly.
However, Sima Yi's worries came true.
After capturing Beixin City and resting for a day, Cao Pi immediately continued to march north to attack Fanyang City.
Once Fanyang City is captured, Zhuoxian County will face the pressure of the imperial army.
In order to defend Fanyang City, Yuan Xi specially ordered Han Heng, the governor of Youzhou, to serve as the prefect of Zhuojun and go to resist Cao's army.
Han Heng's ability to achieve a unique position under Yuan Xi is considered to be extremely capable!
While he was reinforcing the city, he recruited refugees and local warriors from all over the place, and provided them with simple training.
When Cao Pi led his army to Fan Yang City, they were greeted by a fortified city and ten thousand defenders who shared the same enemy!
Without hesitation, Cao Pi immediately gave the order and began to attack the city!
Eighty thousand Cao troops were mobilized and took turns attacking day and night!
However, Han Heng relied on the unity of everyone in the city and the ability to defend the city, and he managed to survive for three days and three nights!
After suffering heavy casualties, Cao Jun successfully invaded Fanyang City and brought Han Heng and other Youzhou officials to Cao Pi.
"Han Zipei (Han Heng brand name), right? Are you willing to surrender?"
Cao Pi asked coldly.
Hearing this, Han Heng smiled faintly.
"How can I surrender if I receive such kindness from Mr. Yuan and his son?"
"Besides, even if I surrender to a villain like you, I'm afraid I will end up like Lu Weihuang and Han Juzi."
"It's useless to talk more, just do it!"
Yang Ling took Guqiu City without any effort and even ambushed Yuan's army who came for support.
Regardless of whether it was Beixin City or Fanyang City, they all paid a heavy price.
Cao Pi was already angry, but when he heard Han Heng insulting him and mentioning the names of Lu Weihuang and Han Juzi, he became even more furious!
"Come here, drag him down and behead him!"
"Your Majesty, this person cannot be killed!"
Sima Yi stood up quickly and offered some kind words.
Han Heng's parents died when he was young, and he took care of his brothers and sisters. He was known for his filial piety and loyalty to the Yuan family and his son.
If such a loyal and filial person is killed, it will have a great impact on Cao Pi's reputation, and it will be detrimental to the following soldiers!
However, Cao Pi was so angry at the moment that he could not listen to Sima Yi's words.
"I am the crown prince! Drag him down and chop him down. Otherwise, there will be no chickens or dogs left in the city!"
"Here!"
Seeing the soldiers taking the order and leaving, Sima Yi not only smiled bitterly, but also smiled bitterly!
Over there, Cao Cao's soldiers were plundering the city and massacring it. Over here, Sima Yi led his men to make statistics on the war.
After some counting, Cao Jun's casualties were 16,000!
Taking into account the casualties from the previous attack on Beixin City, after two battles, Cao's army's damage had reached one-fifth.
Looking at the slightly terrifying figures, Sima Yi felt extremely complicated.
You must know that when Yang Ling captured Guqiu City and captured Lu Weihuang, the number of soldiers he lost was not even a fraction of this!
In the final analysis, Cao Pi is still to blame and must be killed!
While Sima Yi was complaining about Cao Pi in his heart, a soldier hurried over.
"Military Sima, Your Majesty, please come over!"
What kind of trouble is Cao Pi going to make again?
Sima Yi was stunned and hurriedly walked towards the county government office in the city.
Before he entered the lobby, he heard Zhang Liao's voice coming from inside.
"Your Majesty, after days of fighting, the army is exhausted, and I'm afraid it won't be able to continue fighting."
"Our army is the elite of hundreds of battles. What does this little battle mean?"
Cao Pi's voice also came out.
"It's risky to go into battle with a tired army. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Zhang Liao urged hard.
"If there is any risk, I will bear it!"
Cao Pi's tone was extremely firm.
Just at this moment, Sima Yi came in and planned their quarrel.
"I've met the crown prince!"
"Zhongda, you came just in time."
Cao Pi greeted him affectionately and said,
"I just received news that Yuan Xi is mobilizing troops and seems to be preparing to personally support Zhuoxian County."
"We can spare Zhuoxian and ambush Yuan Xi halfway!"
"As long as Yuan Xi can be defeated, the war in Youzhou will be over!"
As soon as these words came out, Sima Yi suddenly had a headache.
As the saying goes, don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs.
Right now, Cao Pi is undoubtedly a teammate like a pig!
Zhang Liao just made it very clear that after two fierce battles in the continuous attacks on Beixin City and Fan Yang, Cao's army suffered heavy losses and was in urgent need of rest and recuperation.
At this juncture, Cao Pi still insisted on attacking Yuan Xi.
Only a mentally ill person could do such a stupid thing!
