Chapter 986

"Has the son of heaven been removed?"

"The Duke of Qi can rest assured that the emperor and the officials have been moved down to Piyu by car."

Cao Cao said, and nodded.

Pengcheng is a famous historical city. It was the capital of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu 400 years ago. However, Pengcheng is too close to Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Once Liu Ye sets up an army, Pengcheng will bear the brunt.

Today, the reason why Cao Cao can compete with Liu Ye is actually at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but politically, because he supports Liu Bian as the son of heaven, he is able to form a situation in which the East and the West emperors stand together in the world. If Liu Bian is captured by Liu Ye, then Cao Cao will have a bad name.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Liu Bian to go to xiapi palace temporarily. Xiapi is located in the heart of Xuzhou, surrounded by Pengcheng, Huainan and Qingzhou, which is relatively safe.

"Order the whole army to abandon Xiaopei and other cities, and shrink to the vicinity of Xiaoxian county to resist Liu Ye!"

At Cao Cao's command, Cao's army near Xuzhou was immediately mobilized. He ordered people to build two fortresses around Xiaoxian County, which formed a corner with Xiaoxian county. The three villages were in a corner against Liu Ye.

After Liu Ye's 100000 Xiliang cavalry regained Xiaopei and other cities, he arrived in Xiaoxian County, where he could not help but look dignified.

"It seems that Cao mengde intends to fight a protracted war with our army this time."

In addition to the Xiaoxian city and the two fortresses, several trenches have been excavated outside the city. In front of the trench, there are many antlers and javelins. If you want to break through such a heavily fortified city, you can only take human life to fill it.

"How many Cao troops are stationed here?" Liu Ye turns his head and asks Guo Jia.

"Duke Qin, originally there were about 50000 Cao troops stationed in Xuzhou. However, it is said that the general personally led the troops to March eastward, and Cao Cao urgently recruited 30000 troops from the garrison. Therefore, there are about 80000 Cao troops in Xuzhou. In this way, the enemy's military strength is equivalent to that of our army." Guo Jia replied.

Because of the shortage of food and grass, Cao Cao carried out a large-scale military garrison. When it was necessary, the garrison troops could be transformed into the army at any time. Although the combat effectiveness was slightly insufficient, it was enough to defend the city.

"So, Qingzhou and Huainan should have mobilized some of the garrison troops?"

"Yes, Qingzhou and Huainan should have mobilized 10000 to 20000 troops in each area."

Jiangdong was captured by Cao's army for less than a year. In order to obtain the support of Jiangdong gentry, the garrison system was not implemented.

"So it's really a tough battle." Liu Ye sighed with emotion.

Today, only Liu Ye and Cao Cao are left in the world. As long as this war can be won, the Han Dynasty will be reunified. However, Cao Cao is very powerful. Liu Ye wants to defeat Cao's army in a short time, which is not so simple.

"No problem. Our army has collected a large amount of grain and grass from the people and can fight a protracted war. Cao Cao's territory is not as large as our army's, but it has mobilized a large number of troops with the same number as our army. The pressure on logistics is not small. If we want to confront each other, we must persist." Jia Xu said with a smile.

In fact, the battle between Liu Ye and Cao Cao is much like the battle of Guandu in history. Tian Feng once suggested that Yuan Shao send a light cavalry to attack Xuchang. Yuan Shao didn't accept it because of his child's serious illness. Later, he fell in love with Cao Cao in Guandu. However, he still beat Cao Cao so much that he wrote a letter to Xun Yu, who stayed in Xudu, and planned to return to Xudu.

Cao Cao's logistics pressure was great. Although Yuan Shao had many troops, he had more food and grass. Whether it was a quick battle or a protracted war, it was beneficial to Yuan Shao.

Similarly, whether it's a quick battle or a protracted war, it's also good for Liu Ye.

The only advantage for the Cao army was that the Cao army fought locally, and the transportation distance of grain and grass was relatively short, and the logistics pressure was less. However, with Zhuge Liang's proposal of wooden oxen and flowing horses, the logistics pressure of the Xiliang army was also reduced. Liu Ye had already ordered Dangxian, Fengxian, Peixian (not Xiaopei, the hometown of Gaozu) to build large granaries, and all the grain and grass were transported to these places and then sent to the military camp.

"In this case, our army and Cao army will spend energy here to see who can consume more energy." Liu Ye laughs.

"Lord Qin, I have a plan to decide Huainan first." Guo Jia's eyes were clear.

"Be filial."

"Huainan is an important place for Cao's army, because the north and south of Huainan connect Xuzhou and Jiangdong. Once Huainan is captured, the north and south of the Cao army will be cut off, which will certainly cause a great blow to the morale of the Cao army!"

This is the case in the battle of yewang in history. During the Warring States period, the state of Qin sent troops to capture the yewang of South Korea, separating the Shangdang county from the local area at one stroke, with the intention of forcing Shangdang county to surrender and annexing 17 cities of Shangdang county. After Shangdang county was divided, people were terrified. However, Fengting, the governor of Shangdang County, was unwilling to surrender to the state of Qin. He simply surrendered to the state of Zhao, which led to the outbreak of the war of Changping.

"XiahouDun in Huainan was defeated, and his military morale was not very strong. However, after the troops were stationed in the fields, the troops should be up to 40000, while that of Liuyu Prefecture was no more than 30000. Maybe he could win the field battle, but he was only afraid of guarding Shouchun and other strong cities and would not easily go out to battle." Ma Chao interrupted."Our army can divide its troops. Don't send a cavalry army to the south of Huainan to cooperate with Liu Yuzhou in fighting!"

Guo Jiachang said: "our army occupied Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, and the horse producing areas were all in our hands. Shortly after Cao's new acquisition of Liaodong, Cao's army had no time to train cavalry. Therefore, there must be more infantry and less cavalry in the army, while our army was tens of thousands of cavalry."

"Send a cavalry to the south to join forces with Liu Yuzhou to cut off the food supply channel of Cao army, pursue the enemy, and constantly eliminate the active strength of Cao army in Huainan area. In this way, our army has taken the initiative in strategy!"

As soon as Guo Jia said this, Ma Chao immediately stood up and said, "Mr. fengxiao, who will give up the task of dividing the troops? General, please ask Ma Chao to fight. "

Ma Chao is a senior general in the Xiliang army. He has great prestige. Ma Xiu and Ma tie are his younger brothers. Naturally, they dare not compete with his elder brother. Therefore, no one stands up except Ma Chao. Ma Chao is also elated and thinks that this task belongs to me.

However, Liu Ye did not point Ma Chao's general, but said, "Zilong."

Hearing Liu Ye call his name, Zhao Yun immediately stood up and said, "Yun is here. What can I do for the general?"

"If you lead your cavalry down to the South and cooperate with Liu Yuzhou in the battle of Huainan, can you cut off the Cao army's food and grass?" Liu Ye asked.

Zhao Yun didn't expect that Liu Ye would hand over such a heavy task to himself, and he was inevitably excited: "I'll take the order, thank you for your trust!"