The quiet night passed quietly, and when the first rays of dawn rose from the end of the horizon, smoke rose from Cao's barracks.

The blue-blue smoke rose up, like a coiling dragon, curling up, forming a long cyan dragon above the barracks.

Cao Jun set fire to make rice, and it didn't take long for the smoke to curl in Liyang City, and Yuan Jun, who was guarding the city, also made a fire to make rice.

Under the morning light, there was a quiet outside Liyang City, and both the Cao army and the Yuan army were enjoying the peace before the war.

Since the Cao army did not collect the bodies of the dead soldiers after the failure of the first siege, there were patches of Cao army's corpses lying at the foot of the city wall.

Among the mountains of corpses, there were also several fallen ladders.

After the failure of Cao's army to attack the city, most of the ladders dropped were hooked by Yuan's army with iron hooks and hung on the city wall, and only a small number of those who did not hook fell at the foot of the city wall.

Xiahoudun, who was dressed in armor, pressed the hilt of his long sword, accompanied by several personal soldiers, walked back and forth in the barracks.

Cao Jun, who had withdrawn from the barracks the night before, had some seriously injured and died after ineffective treatment, and those who had not died were carried into the tents by the Cao soldiers.

The smoke was curling, and the food cooked by the soldiers was not yet cooked.

When Xiahoudun walked past them, the soldiers of the Cao army all raised their heads to look at him.

From the eyes of the soldiers of the Cao army, Xiahoudun could not see the strong fighting spirit, all he could see was the emotionless eyes of the soldiers.

After walking in the barracks for a while, Xiahoudun came to an iron pot with more than a dozen soldiers sitting around.

The makeshift pot stove **** the bottom of the iron pot, and waves of heat rushed towards Xiahoudun.

The lid of the pot made of straw was fastened on the iron pot, and the rice that had been cooked was hot, spraying snow-white steam, but Xiahoudun did not smell the aroma of rice.

The food in the iron pot has not been cooked properly, and it is still inedible at the moment.

If you open the lid at this time, it is easy to make the food being cooked inside.

Squatting in front of the iron pot, Xiahoudun stretched out his hand and pressed the lid of the pot made of straw, and asked the more than ten Cao soldiers: "Can you eat enough war rice?" ”

"Eat your fill!" More than a dozen soldiers of the Cao Army heard his question, and hurriedly stood up, clenched their fists and bowed in response.

Nodding to the more than ten Cao soldiers, Xiahoudun stood up and said to them: "Since our army entered Hebei, it has been playing all the way, and there is no shortage of military rations. Whenever you eat, you must have a full stomach, and you have the strength to kill the enemy on the battlefield! ”

"No!" An understatement, in the ears of the soldiers of the Cao army, the meaning is very different, and more than a dozen Cao soldiers all bowed down with their fists and responded in unison.

Patting one of the Cao soldiers on the shoulder, Xiahoudun walked over to the other soldiers with a few personal soldiers.

The battle was imminent, and the defense of the Yuan army on Liyang City was very tenacious, and after the battle the night before, Xiahoudun despised the Yuan army much less.

Walking in the barracks, looking at the soldiers of the Cao Army who were waiting for a meal, he stopped and shouted to the nearby soldiers of the Cao Army: "Soldiers, we are waiting to attack Liyang on the order of Cao Gong. In a battle at night, no one attacked the city, and we are ashamed of Cao Gong! ”

The soldiers of the Cao army, who were waiting for the meal, all raised their heads and looked at him when they heard Xiahoudun's shout.

Looking around at Cao Jun, Xiahoudun then shouted: "If Gong Cao wants us to attack first, he trusts us. If we can't capture Liyang and can't occupy Yecheng in the future, our army will have no place to stand, and sooner or later it will be broken by King Qin! ”

The words he said were all from Cao Cao's position, and when the soldiers listened, the ups and downs in their hearts were not very strong.

A pair of eyes looked at him, and the soldiers of the Cao army were waiting for him to continue.

Being a soldier in a war, for many Cao Jun officers and soldiers, is nothing more than having military rations in the army, which can be mixed to fill their stomachs.

Although their combat power is strong, their strong combat power is derived from the training they have received in the past, and they are not like the Qin army, which has to defend the interests they have obtained from the bottom of their bones.

Knowing that the determination of the soldiers of the Cao army had not been mobilized, Xiahoudun then shouted: "Our army has no place to stand, how can we fight with the Qin army in the future?" And how to recapture Xudu? ”

When it came to Xu Du, many Cao Jun's eyes radiated a strange brilliance.

Most of the families of the soldiers of the Cao army are in Xudu, and their relatives are still in Xudu City, if they do not take Xudu, they may not be able to see their families for the rest of their lives.

Many Cao soldiers thought of their families, lowered their heads, and their faces showed loneliness that could not be concealed.

"To capture Liyang is to capture Yecheng in the future, to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army in the future, to recapture Xudu, and to meet our families!" Pressing the hilt of the sword, Xiahoudun raised his voice a lot, and shouted to the soldiers of the Cao army: "Soldiers, are you willing to fall into the hands of the Qin army and protect the bullying of the Qin army all day long?" ”

This sentence undoubtedly touched all Cao Jun.

Almost all Cao Jun who heard his shout stood up at the moment when his words fell, and shouted to him in unison: "Unwilling! ”

The response of the soldiers made Xiahoudun feel very satisfied.

The battle of attacking the city the night before was a great blow to the morale of Cao's army, if the city was attacked in its current state, the Yuan army would be more and more comfortable, and the Cao army would be more and more passive, and even before Cao Cao led the army, it was completely defeated by the Yuan army.

"Brother Yuan, they are the culprits who prevent us from taking Hebei and preventing us from returning to Xudu in the future!" Raising his hand and pointing at the city wall of Liyang, Xiahoudun shouted loudly: "Break through Liyang, let the Yuan brothers know, but wherever our army goes, it is invincible!" ”

"Roar!" The soldiers of the Cao Army, who were waiting for the meal to be cooked, raised their arms one after another and shouted in unison when Xiahoudun shouted these words.

Yuan Tan on the city wall, holding the battlements with one hand, stared at Cao Jun outside the city, his face was solemn.

After a battle the night before, Cao's army lost hundreds.

In this battle, Yuan Jun won a small victory, but Yuan Tan did not feel complacent about this victory in his heart.

The number of Cao's troops outside the city is still large, and the main force of Cao's army may come to the city at any time.

With less than 10,000 Yuan troops in the city, the possibility of successfully holding the city is not very large.

Although he was clear in his heart, Yuan Tan also knew that at the moment, he had no capital to fail at all.

Once Liyang is lost, he has only two choices, one is to go to Yuan Shang, but if he defects to Yuan Shang, he will definitely be jealous, and may even die at any time because of Yuan Shang's suspicion and fear of him.

If he doesn't defect to Yuan Shang, his choice is only Nanpi.

Retreating to Nanpi will be Yuan Tan's last hope and his last way to live.

To abandon Liyang is to force himself into a desperate situation.

Looking at the Cao army camp rising outside the city, Yuan Tan said to Guo Tu beside him: "Cao Jun's soldiers arrived at the city, although the number is equal to our army, but the main force may appear at any time, this battle, I am afraid that it will be ......."

"General!" Without waiting for Yuan Tan to finish speaking, Guo Tu whispered to him: "The soldiers are all looking at the general, if the general has no confidence, there is no need to fight this battle!" ”

Turning his head to look at Guo Tu, Yuan Tan's brows were tightly locked, and after a while, he nodded.

Guo Tu is right, the soldiers of the Yuan army at the head of the city are all looking at him, if he has no confidence in victory, how can he boost the morale of the soldiers and fight to the death with the Cao army?

After a moment of silence, Yuan Tan pressed his long sword in his hand and strode towards the city on the left.

Guo Tu and Xin Ping, who were standing behind him, glanced at each other and hurriedly followed him.

After walking a few steps, Yuan Tan shouted to the soldiers of the Yuan army at the head of the city: "The Cao army is making rice, and after eating the war meal, they will definitely launch a new attack on our army." Are you ready to defend yourself against the enemy? ”

Yuan Tan's shouts floated on the city wall.

The soldiers of the Yuan army, whose morale had been boosted the night before, turned their heads to look at him with solemn faces.

The soldiers of the Yuan army at the head of the city were silent.

In fact, there is no need for Yuan Tan to shout, they also have the determination to die.

Cao's army has already approached the city, and in this case, whether it is surrender or escape, it is only a dead end.

Instead of letting people slash them like pigs, it is better to fight to the death with Cao Jun before the Cao army breaks through the city wall, even if it is dead, it is also a dignified death.

From the faces of the soldiers of the Yuan army, Yuan Tan saw the determination.

He also knew that what he said at this time did not have much to boost the morale of the Yuan army on the city wall, and the only effect was to promote the Yuan army soldiers to have the determination to die.

"Outside the city, the Cao army is about to attack our army!" Raising his hand to the outside of the city, Yuan Tan shouted to the soldiers of the Yuan army at the head of the city: "This general will not hide from you, in less than two days, the main force of the Cao army will definitely arrive, and tens of thousands of Cao troops will be gathered outside the city, and the possibility of our army holding the city will be even more slim!" ”

Listening to Yuan Tan's words, the soldiers of the Yuan army all turned their eyes to him one by one, quietly waiting for him to continue.

"Cao Jun intends to capture Liyang, we only have two ways to go!" Looking at the nearby Yuan army, Yuan Tan then shouted: "One, that's what General Ben said last night, flee or surrender, and be killed by Cao Jun like a pig!" The other is to defend Liyang and die like a man! Which one would you like to choose? ”

"Fight!" The soldiers of the Yuan army were still in a daze, and they didn't come back to their senses from Yuan Tan's words, and Xin Ping, who was standing behind him, had already raised his arms and shouted loudly.

Xin Ping's shout gave all the soldiers of the Yuan army a wake-up call.

Immediately, every Yuan soldier on the city wall raised his arms high and let out a neat shout: "Fight! ”

Just the word "war" pushed the morale of the Yuan army to a new peak.

Everyone is looking forward to it, hoping that Cao Jun will attack sooner so that he can fight to the death with Cao Jun!