"good."
Cao Zhang nodded with regret on his face.
"Thirty thousand people besiege a camp of 3,000 people. Even if the defense is flawless, how long can it last?"
"In addition, the camp must have received a signal that there is support from the army. But after a few days, no reinforcements will be seen, only the Han army besieging them layer by layer. What should we do?"
"I'm afraid, it's unclear whether I can develop the will to resist!"
Cao Pi murmured with extremely complicated eyes.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be certain to fail..."
Cao Zhang noticed Cao Pi's worry and nodded lightly.
"Yes, the defenders of Yangle and Yingzhai will definitely be wiped out. As for the defenders of Changli, it depends on luck."
"If the Han army is stable, it may advance steadily, given time. If the Han army is eager to attack, then..."
Cao Zhang didn't say any more, but it was more serious than if he continued.
It was obvious that these more than 10,000 people could not escape a disastrous ending.
"Hahaha, okay!"
Cao Zhi clasped his hands and laughed, extremely excited.
"I want to see how Bei Yan reacts when the entire army is wiped out!"
Of the three people in the room, only Cao Zhi was smiling. Cao Zhang had an expressionless face, while Cao Pi frowned and looked a little downcast.
So the laughter didn't last long.
"Eldest brother, second brother, why are you unhappy?"
"Don't you want to see Beiyan in such a miserable state?"
"Third brother..."
Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhi with complicated eyes.
"Beiyan's tragic defeat is certainly worthy of celebration, but it is an indisputable fact that what was damaged by the defeat was Liaodong's strength."
"Liaodong is already weaker than Liu Zhang. He can't afford to lose even a single soldier! He lost more than 10,000 people all at once. How can I bear it if I am alone!"
Only then did Cao Zhi suddenly realize.
No wonder the two of them looked like this, they didn't expect to think so deeply.
Indeed, the cost of moving to Beiyan is too high, and the gains outweigh the losses.
How to confront Liu Zhang after seizing Liaodong in the future?
"Brother, having said that, the relationship between Beiyan and us is too bad right now."
"If we don't overthrow him, let alone fight against the Han army, even survival will be a problem!"
"As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss! After removing Bei Yan, it will also be a great help for us to replace him with Gongsun Kang!"
Cao Zhang quite agreed with Cao Zhi's words.
"What the third brother said is absolutely true."
"The biggest trouble right now is Bei Yan. If Bei Yan can be brought down, one of Gongsun Kang's arms can be removed!"
"After getting Wang Lie's help, we can replace Gongsun Kang in one fell swoop."
Both of them said so, and Cao Pi couldn't be too pretentious.
"Right now, that's really all we can do."
"First take down Bei Yan and replace Gongsun Kang, and then find a way to fight against Liu Zhang!"
"Don't worry, brother!"
Cao Zhang suddenly became confident and made a firm promise.
"The terrain of the vassal states in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning is difficult and dangerous, but compared to Liaodong, it is much worse."
"Even if the Han army wins consecutive battles, it will not be overwhelming. As long as we capture Liaodong and rely on the terrain to hold on, we will be in an invincible position!"
"At present, Gongsun Kang is too ambitious, so we should still target him!"
"good!"
Cao Pi nodded and agreed to this strategy.
"In the past few days, we will stay in seclusion for the time being, not paying attention to worldly affairs, and waiting for the situation in western Liaoning to change."
"If we go by what my second brother said, it won't be Gongsun Kang's turn to beg us in a few days!"
Although the loss of soldiers was not his intention, he still couldn't help but feel relieved when he thought of Beiyan's miserable state and Gongsun Kang's humiliation.
If you don't listen to good advice, you will suffer a disastrous defeat!
Cao Pi wants to use this battle that he doesn't need to participate in to establish his prestige!
"As you command!"
Five days later, the Han army launched an attack. 50,000 troops came out of Shangyin City and rushed towards Liaodong.
Lingzhi, Haiyang, Feiru and other important towns in the western part of Liaoxi County fell quickly.
Without even resisting, they surrendered directly to the city.
Liaoxi County began to fall on a large scale.
However, all this was within the expectations of the Liaodong Army led by Gongsun Kang.
Since learning that the Han army was massing in Shangyin City, the defenders of Liaoxi County began to withdraw on a large scale.
The entire Liaoxi County is almost composed of a small number of county soldiers from the county government, without any combat effectiveness.
Surrender is a perfectly normal thing.
Therefore, the Liaodong Army had little fear and carried out defenses in an orderly manner.
Liaoxi County spans a huge distance from east to west. Only the two wings have cities, and the central part is almost entirely covered by mountains.
Almost all mountainous areas are rugged and difficult to navigate.
Therefore, the Han army's advance was not very fast.
It took more than ten days before the attack reached the easternmost part of Liaoxi County.
The first to bear the brunt is Yangle City, a strong city.
During this period, Beiyan continued to mobilize troops and generals to reinforce the city, making Yangle City look indestructible.
Perhaps out of fear that the city would be strong, the Han army did not attack the city immediately.
The army set up camp twenty miles away from Yangle City, pretending to be fighting steadily.
For several days, the Han army made no move.
The angle-shaking formation designed by Bei Yan did not work for the time being.
If we don't even attack Yangle City, what's the use of turning around?
Not attacking is not a bad thing for the Liaodong Army.
When fighting on the mainland, the least concern is that the stalemate will continue.
The Liaodong Army could afford to delay it for a year and a half, and it would have no impact.
But the Han army was different.
No matter how much food and grass there is, they can't resist the transportation on such a rugged mountain road in Liaoxi County.
What's more, Youzhou does not produce grain, so grain needs to be transported from Jizhou.
It can be said that every grain of grain eaten by the Han army was at least several times lost.
This has gone through the entire journey of Hebei!
The confrontation started like this, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Cao Pi and the three people, who were living in seclusion in the hotel, finally couldn't sit still.
