Block Yangcheng.
After the first battle, both sides suffered heavy losses and did not quickly launch a second round of siege.
In order to prevent the corpses under the city from causing a plague, both sides actively disposed of the corpses in their respective camps. It took three days just to dispose of the corpses, which shows the extent of the damage in this battle.
On the Jingjun side of the battle, half were infantry from Yizhou, and the other half were Gaoshun's troops from the enemy camp and Xiliang soldiers. The number of direct casualties was nearly 10,000, and thousands more were seriously and lightly injured.
Hundreds of tents were set up on one side of the city, and the tents were all full of injured soldiers. Zhang Ji personally led hundreds of doctors who were very busy. Fortunately, the Medical Xian Building was built that year and many doctors were recruited, which made the army more prosperous. Jing's soldiers were able to receive adequate treatment.
After the Lingshi Port was opened, the situation on Zhang Liao's side was finally successfully sent to Zhang Xiu's desk. Previously, because the Lingshi Port was taken away, it was extremely difficult to transmit information. He could only bypass the Lingshi Port and go south from Luoyang. Such a far distance It's okay to take a detour to deliver information, but it's a little difficult to deliver supplies to the front line.
Fortunately, the Lingshi mouth was opened.
After giving Zhang Qian and Hu Jun a grand burial, Zhang Xiu felt heavy during this period. Although these two generals were not famous generals in later records, they were Zhang Xiu's confidants and were absolutely loyal to Zhang Xiu.
After the Lingshi Pass was opened, Zhang Xiu quickly ordered Cao Cao's second son, Cao Zhang, to be brought in. He wanted to kill Cao Cao's son in front of the two armies in the next battle, so that he could feel the pain of losing his son.
Of course, it also meant to anger Cao Cao.
Since the war between the two sides, the Chu army has not made any movement, even too calm. This is too abnormal. Logically speaking, if there is such a fierce battle in Nanyang, Liu Bei will definitely come out to get oil. The fact is completely opposite. Not only did Liu Bei not attack Nanyang and even Yizhou did not attack.
Lu Xun sent intelligence that after the Chu army arrived at the border of Jingchu, they did not launch an attack, but instead calmed down.
The silence of the Chu army made Zhang Xiu a little uneasy. As the saying goes: when something goes wrong, there must be a demon, but it is impossible to know where the demon of the Chu army is and where the secret power is hidden. The best way at the moment is to fight for a quick decisive battle and defeat Cao Cao. , allowing Liu Bei to accumulate strength but not dare to unleash. At the same time, he also sent a letter to Sun Ce, telling him to attack Cao Cao's back.
Since the end of the first battle, Sun Ce has not moved at all. His troops and horses have been sent out, but they have not taken any action.
Sun Ce is not a fool, and Xuzhou is undefeated. If Cao Cao defeats Zhang Xiu, he will be able to deal with him later, and the results of his military and food consumption will be in vain. After the first battle, Jing and Wei did not gain any advantage. The situation of the battle remains a mystery.
Sun Ce decided to watch the fire from the other side and wait patiently.
He didn't even read Zhang Xiu's letter urging troops to be dispatched.
Zhang Xiu naturally knew what Sun Ce was thinking, but the letter urging troops to be sent out still had to be sent. This was a conspiracy prepared for the future. There was no need to say anything more now. Whether to send out troops was Sun Ce's business, and whether to send the letter was up to Zhang Xiu. Embroidery thing.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others.
As long as Cao Cao's own son was killed in battle, he would not be impatient if he did not believe him, and he would not be angry if he did not believe him. As long as Cao Cao was so angry that he lost his mind, it would be a good time for Zhang Xiu to send troops for a decisive battle.
"Sure enough, there are Cao Wei's troops in Youzhou, but they were intercepted by Lebat!" Zhang Xiu sneered and handed the information in his hand to Fazheng and Pang Tong next to him, "But Lebat only had 30,000 troops. , Cao Wei’s 100,000-strong army probably won’t be able to hold them back for long.”
Fa Zheng: "Originally, the main battlefield we planned was in Jizhou instead of Nanyang. Now that the Yellow River has burst, Wei's plan cannot succeed, and Ye Jing is in danger. Cao Cao was forced to fight here with our army, but it's okay , we have attracted Cao Cao's main force, and it will be easier for Taiwei Zhang. Your Majesty, Lebat's troops and horses cannot stop it, so let Zhang Xian go north. Cao Cao's main force cannot go up."
Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "In my order, Zhang Xian was ordered to leave 20,000 troops to defend the Yellow River. He led 30,000 troops and rushed north to support Lebat. He must block the Wei army in Youzhou and buy Zhang Liao enough time to break through Ye Jing. "
Pang Tong pondered for a moment and said half-jokingly: "Your Majesty, the situation in Nanyang is somewhat similar to when your cavalry fought against Cao Cao. It's just that Liu Biao of Jingchu has become Liu Bei, and our army is already stronger than Cao Cao."
"It's true!" Zhang Xiu smiled, "This situation is similar to that of the past, but my conditions have changed. Shi Yuan! Now there is Liu Bei in the south, and we have to be on guard against Liu Bei when we start a war with Cao Cao, but since the war started, Liu Bei has There is no action, what do you think he is planning?"
Pang Tong spoke after thinking carefully.
After listening to Zhang Xiu's question, Pang Tong thought for a while and said: "Of course I have the same mentality as Sun Ce, but Liu Bei's city is deeper, his ambition is greater, and his appetite is greater. The Chu army lay dormant, like wild beasts hunting, waiting for the prey to appear. Give a fatal blow."
Zhang Xiu smiled coldly: "You mean, Liu Bei wants to swallow my Dajing?"
"Liu Bei has wild ambitions and hides them deeply. The attack on Yizhou is just a cover. I'm afraid his real purpose is...here." Pang Tong said.
"Shi Yuan thinks, when will Liu Chu send troops?"
"It must be when both our army and the Wei army are hurt. Of course, if Cao Cao is defeated and flees, and our army takes advantage of the victory to pursue us, Liu Bei will quickly reach out and bite us. As long as there is an opportunity, Liu Bei will definitely not miss it."
In view of the evaluation of Liu Bei in later records and his current understanding of Liu Bei, Zhang Xiu is convinced that Liu Bei is a master of finding opportunities and will never miss the opportunity.
Pang Tong's words are a very accurate evaluation of Liu Bei.
However, Zhang Xiu had 50,000 naval troops blocking the front line. Any trouble Liu Bei had could not be hidden from the eyes of Chen Wu and Ding Feng. If he wanted to attack Nanyang, he had to get through the naval army first.
Zhang Xiu thought for a while and said: "Then order Ding Feng and Chen Wu to monitor Liu Bei carefully. If there is any trouble, you must report it to me!"
"Here!"
Two people answered.
At this time, the guards came in and reported: Gan Ning is coming with his troops.
It was originally a five-day journey, but because Gan Ning was so impatient that he couldn't wait any longer, he drove day and night. It only took him two and a half days to arrive at Duyang City. When he dismounted, his legs were so weak that he couldn't stand.
Zhang Xiu said happily: "Please invite General Gan in quickly!"
Not long after, Gan Ning was helped in. When he saw Zhang Xiu, his anxious heart was finally relieved. He breathed comfortably and said, "The general will come to see the emperor!"
Seeing him like this, Zhang Xiu knew that he was here in a hurry. He felt warm in his heart and went over to help him stand up. He smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? There are many people who want to kill me, but those who can kill me Human beings haven’t been born yet.”
Gan Ning said excitedly: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, but the general is too impatient."
"It's better if you come quickly," Zhang Xiu ordered someone to serve tea to Gan Ning and let him catch his breath. "Tell me carefully about the situation at Lingshikou. Also, where are the tens of thousands of Wei troops who came out of Taihang Mountain?"
