Jingxingkou was lost and Cao Zhang was captured alive. The news that Xia Houyuan died in battle, the news that the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded thousands of miles, and the news that Zhang Xian led an army of 50,000 to blockade the north bank of the Yellow River were sent to Cao Cao at the same time.
When Cao Cao saw three urgent secret messages of eight hundred miles, he was stunned.
He couldn't figure out how it was possible that Jingxingkou, which was defended by 20,000 people, could be breached by the Jing army in just one hour. The river officials who checked the water level reported that the water level was not high during this autumn flood and there was little rain upstream. Where did the flood come from that broke the Yellow River embankment? Zhang Xiu's army went south. Where did Luoyang's 50,000 troops come out to block the Yellow River?
Jingxingkou!
That is the pass closest to Ye Jing, a reinforced pass.
Cao Cao felt a spin and almost fainted. Fortunately, he was sitting, holding his forehead and slowly leaning on the table next to him. The hand holding the secret letter could not stop shaking.
Guo Jia below saw Cao Cao's face turning pale with anger, and hurriedly went over to hold his back.
Cao Cao waved his hand, smashed the letter in his hand on the desk, and gritted his teeth: "Look! Look! How long have I left Kyoto? The north bank of the Yellow River is already in chaos! Zhang Xiu and the others are so scheming and vicious. So heartless that he blocked the Yellow River regardless of the lives of thousands of people!"
When Guo Jia heard this, his heart trembled suddenly.
He hurriedly picked up the letter and read every line at a glance, his face turned pale.
The Yellow River burst its banks, and the hundreds of thousands of troops from the south could not even think of returning to rescue Ye Jing. However, the Jing army captured Jingxingkou within an hour, opening the door to Ye Jing. If Ye Jing was broken, all territory north of the Yellow River would belong to Jing. .
It’s really a series of interlocking schemes.
Apart from Jia Xu and Li Ru, there is probably no other person in Jingguo who can control such a far-reaching, vicious and rigorous strategy.
What happened in the north has become a fact. Even if you want to send troops north to help, I'm afraid it's too late.
The water of the Yellow River spread thousands of miles, and it was impossible for the cavalry to cross.
The current plan is to follow Xi Zhicai's idea and join forces with Liu Bei to attack Zhang Xiu from three sides. It is best to kill Zhang Xiu in Nanyang. Only in this way can the current situation be restored.
Guo Jia suppressed his voice and said in a calm and gentle tone: "Your Majesty, the world's affairs are not won overnight. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest. The Jing army attacked Jizhou with great firepower, but it was difficult to digest and had to send heavy troops. Pressure, in this way, the Jing army in the north is unable to go south, and the 120,000 troops in Yizhou are blocked by mountains and rivers. The code can be used, but it is difficult to go out! Now, Zhang Xiu is in Nanyang, Xi Zhi has only 40,000 troops in the north, and the Chu army is waiting for an opportunity in the south If we move, our army of 180,000 people in the east will be able to kill them. By then, all the efforts made by the Jing army will be in vain."
Guo Jia's words were mostly meant to comfort him.
Let's not talk about whether Xi Zhicai's 40,000 troops can pass through Wuguan Road without anyone noticing. Let's talk about Liu Bei of Jingchu. Liu Bei is a hero, how can he obediently send troops?
Cao Cao knew that this was a critical moment for the Wei Dynasty. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a smile: "Hearing Feng Feng's words of filial piety makes me feel a lot relieved. However, Zhang Jing should not be underestimated. Ye Jing is in danger, and our army is in danger. There is no way to save the situation by sending troops outside. At present, only by defeating Zhang Xiu can we have room for maneuver. This battle is really the battle for the survival of our great Wei Dynasty."
Guo Jia: "Jing's army probably mobilized all its sharp weapons in order to quickly breach Jingxingkou. I predict that Zhang Xiu will not have many sharp weapons around him, so we can use the superiority of our army's sharp weapons to attack him!"
After thinking for a short time, Cao Cao nodded: "According to my decree, troops will be sent to block Yangcheng tomorrow!"
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Block Yangcheng.
The battle in the north was in full swing. Zhang Xiu led the army to Duyang City but took some time off. He neither went south to attack Liu Chu nor fought with the Wei army. Instead, he ordered the entire army to stop training and recuperate.
Countless battle reports came from all over the country and were neatly placed on the desk. They were all urgent confidential documents from 800 miles away. The first one was that the Wei army left the Taihang Mountains and attacked Lingshikou in order to capture Chang'an. However, the attack plan failed and the Wei army failed. They went south without a trace, and no trace of the Wei army was found all the way to Wuguan; Zhang Liao used the sky-blasting artillery car to quickly attack Jingxingkou. The army has already moved eastward and is expected to reach Yejing within ten days and conquer Yejing within five days; the Yellow River dam opened and floods When the embankment burst in Puyang and flooded thousands of miles, Zhang Xian led his army to occupy the Yellow River ferry and blockaded the north bank to counter Zhang Liao.
After reading the battle report, Zhang Xiu stood up slowly and walked barefoot on the floor.
With the help of the Hongtian Cannon, it was expected that Zhang Liao could quickly capture Jingxingkou. After all, this thing appeared like a cheat in the late Han Dynasty. With the current industrial level, it was impossible to resist. However, the sudden appearance of 50,000 troops from Taihang Mountain surprised him. If Fenyang guard Mu Gong hadn't discovered it early, Chang'an would have been in danger.
Zhang Xian's secret letter made his heart sink.
The water covered thousands of miles.
Just four words included the lives of all the people. Without thinking, Zhang Xiu knew the tragic situation after the Yellow River burst its banks and the floods spread to the Central Plains. At least one million people must have died because of this battle. Jia Xu is indeed poisonous. With the reputation of a scholar, millions of lives were ruined in his mouth.
It has to be said that this plan directly ended Cao Wei's fate.
Separated between the north and the south, even if Cao Cao has tens of millions of troops, he can't even think of joining forces to rescue him. The best way is to come to Duyang City to find him and fight to the death with Dajing and Zhang Xiu. This is why Zhang Xiu set up the Chinese army's tent in Duyang City. The reason for Yangcheng.
Duyang City was the barrier between Dajing and Cao Wei.
The first battle between Cao Wei and Cao Wei was in Duyang City, and the battle that decided the fate of Jingwei was also in Duyang City.
Liu Ye is indeed a famous strategist.
When they went south to kill Cao Ang, they expected that the key to the battle of Jingwei would be Duyang City. At that time, Duyang City guard Ma Ming was asked to repair the city and train troops diligently. Ma Ming did as he was told. When Zhang Xiu arrived at Duyang City, Ma Ming had taken care of the city and made it look brand new. The city had been reinforced and raised throughout the week, and everything needed to defend the city was in place.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu was overjoyed and immediately praised Ma Ming's achievements and appointed him as the general of Wei Yan's Suzaku Cavalry Camp to fight with the army.
Ma Ming finally got his wish and gained military power. He was no longer a general guarding a city, but a general who could fight on the battlefield and make outstanding achievements in battle. After being promoted, Ma Ming was very motivated and sent out troops to explore and patrol.
The Wei army had already set out from Runan. Ma Ming came to see the emperor immediately after receiving the news. Zhang Xiu was still pacing barefoot and thinking. From the corner of his eye, he saw Ma Ming come in, raised his buttocks high and knelt down to the ground: "I, General Qinglong Cavalry Camp, Ma Ming, kowtow to the emperor!" "
"Get up!" Zhang Xiu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ma Ming stood up, "Your Majesty, I'm here to report that Cao Wei's army has already marched this way, and it's coming fiercely."
Zhang Xiu sneered: "Ye Jing is in danger, the Yellow River bursts its banks, and Cao Cao is helpless. Besides forcing me to fight him, does he have any choice?"
Then he gave the order: "Order the army to prepare and defend Duyang City!"
"Here!"
Ma Ming took the order and retreated.
