Only a hundred miles away from Liyang, Cao Cao led a large army and was advancing in the direction of Liyang.

Riding on horseback, Cao Cao said to Xun You beside him while moving forward: "Gongda has a clever plan, our army only fought a battle, and then broke Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's two lines of soldiers and horses, and now there are not many soldiers and horses in Liyang City!" ”

"Cao Gong broke through Liyang, and he must not be killed completely!" Riding a horse beside Cao Cao, Xun You said to him: "Give Yuan Tan a chance to breathe, Yuan Tan is dedicated to being the lord of Hebei, and he must do everything, and Cao Cheng can use it!" ”

Turning his head to look at Xun You, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth.

He didn't speak, Xun You had already told him earlier that it was not impossible to seize Hebei with the current strength of the Cao army, but once it was attacked, there would be no combat strength to compete with the Qin army in the future.

Taking advantage of the battle between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang is the best policy.

"Xiahoudun!" Riding his horse and walking forward for a while, Cao Cao shouted behind him.

Hearing his shout, Xiahou immediately stepped forward, clenched his fists and asked, "What does Gong Cao command?" ”

"Lead 10,000 troops and storm Liyang!" Raising his hand and pointing forward, Cao Cao said to Xiahoudun: "Let Yuan Tan know that our army will come this time, and if we do not break Liyang, we will not return to the division!" ”

"No!" Previously, Cao's army had only won for a while, and the morale of the soldiers was high, and even the generals couldn't wait to fight with Yuan's army again.

After a while, 10,000 soldiers and horses were separated from Cao's army.

These 10,000 people left Cao's ranks, sped up, and followed Xiahoudun towards Liyang.

While moving forward slowly, Cao Cao looked at the 10,000 soldiers and horses who had just left, and said to Xun You on the side: "Gongda has a clever plan, how to break through Liyang in a short time!" ”

"Break through Liyang, but Er'er!" Smiling slightly, Xun You said: "The Yuan army is newly defeated and demoralized, and the soldiers guarding the city must be absent-minded. General Xiahou went this time, although he only led 10,000 soldiers and horses, but he could also kill the soldiers and horses under Yuan Tan's command! ”

Xun You's meaning is very clear, in this siege battle, Cao Jun can completely adopt a hard-hitting method.

Cao Cao didn't say anything more, looking in the direction of Liyang, his face showing a touch of pride.

Xiahoudun, who led the army to leave, took 10,000 Cao troops to speed up the journey and went straight to Liyang.

The journey of more than 100 miles, under the footsteps of Cao Jun, is only a day or two.

By the evening of the third day, 10,000 soldiers and horses had arrived at the foot of Liyang City.

In Liyang City, the city gate was closed, and the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall were holding their blades one by one, looking at the Cao army who appeared outside the city, many people were so nervous that their palms were covered with beads of sweat.

After getting the news that Cao Junbing was approaching the city, Yuan Tan hurriedly ran up the city wall with Guo Tu and Xin Ping.

The sky was already very dark, and when I looked out from the top of the city, I couldn't see the Cao army array clearly, and I could only see pieces of torches lit outside the city.

Standing beside Yuan Tan, Xin Ping said to him: "There are not many fires outside the city, and there are only more than 10,000 Cao soldiers who came outside the city. ”

"More than 10,000 people!" Tightly frowning, Yuan Tan said to Xin Ping: "But there are less than 10,000 people in the city, and the Cao army brigade is obviously behind, if the Cao army launches an attack on the city, how can our army hold it?" ”

"The general should make a plan as soon as possible, withdraw from Liyang, and rush to Nanpi!" Cao's army was already under the city, and Guo Tu on the other side said to Yuan Tan: "It's better to leave early than to leave late, and the general must not defend Liyang!" ”

Looking at the torches connected outside the city, Yuan Tan frowned, and was silent for a moment before saying, "If a certain person withdraws, how can the soldiers be willing to defend the city?" That's it, and now I can't say anything else, since Cao Jun is here, I will fight with them to break the net! ”

Yuan Tan's tone was very resolute, Xin Ping and Guo Tu glanced at each other, and they both looked helpless.

Just as the two were pondering how to persuade Yuan Tan to leave Liyang and rush to Nanpi, Yuan Tan turned around and shouted to the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall: "Soldiers, the soldiers of Cao are coming to the city, are you afraid in your hearts?" ”

The soldiers of the Yuan army at the head of the city, seeing Cao Jun coming from a distance, were already panicked in their hearts, and when they heard Yuan Tan shouting like this, everyone was stunned, and their eyes looked at the place where Yuan Tan was standing.

Although the night is not very deep, it is not too far to see on the city wall of Liyang at night.

Yuan Tan could only see from the faces of the nearby soldiers that they were dazed and at a loss.

Although none of the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall responded to Yuan Tan, he could see their panic from the looks of the soldiers.

Looking at a group of Yuan soldiers nearby, Yuan Tan shouted loudly: "Cao thief is brutal, but if you capture our army, you will definitely be killed!" ”

This sentence is undoubtedly another stab in the heart of the soldiers of the Yuan Army, who were already afraid.

All the soldiers of the Yuan army looked at each other, and some of them were timid, and even thought of fleeing quickly while the Cao army had not yet broken through the city.

The panic on the faces of the soldiers was grasped by Yuan Tan, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then shouted: "I know that there are already people among you who want to escape, but look outside the city, even if you go out of the city, where are you going?" ”

As Yuan Tan shouted, all Yuan Jun who heard his shout turned their faces to the outside of the city.

As far as the eye can see, the torches outside the city can almost connect the heavens and the earth.

Xin Ping and others could see that there were only more than 10,000 Cao troops outside the city, but in the eyes of the soldiers of the Yuan army, the number of Cao troops outside the city was definitely more than that.

The courage has been cold, and the soldiers of the Yuan army have also expanded the strength of the Cao army infinitely in their hearts.

Many Yuan Jun licked their dry lips and looked out of the city, their eyes flowing with panic that could not be concealed.

A few words stirred up all the fears of the Yuan army's soldiers, Yuan Tan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the group of Yuan soldiers he could see clearly in the distance, and shouted loudly: "After leaving the city, you only have two ways to go." One is to send it to Cao Jun and let them be slaughtered like pigs and dogs, and the other is to flee in a hurry for Cao Jun's cavalry to slaughter behind for fun! ”

"Which one are you going to choose?" Having said this, Yuan Tan suddenly changed his tone and asked the soldiers of the Yuan army sharply.

All Yuan Jun shuddered at the excitement of his question.

From Yuan Tan's words, the soldiers of the Yuan army heard that no matter how they chose this battle, they would definitely face death.

No one answered Yuan Tan, and everyone was shrouded in a thick fear.

Many Yuan Jun looked at the torches held by Cao Jun outside the city, and the look of fear on their faces could not be concealed.

"There's still a way out!" Looking at the soldiers of the Yuan army who were full of fear, Yuan Tan then shouted: "We only need to defend the city to the death, the Cao army will not be able to meet the food, and it will not be long before the troops will be withdrawn!" ”

Hearing Yuan Tan's shout, the eyes of all the soldiers of the Yuan army suddenly lit up with the brilliance of survival.

A pair of eyes looked at Cao Jun outside the city, and the earlier fears of the soldiers of the Yuan army had receded a lot.

"Soldiers!" Drawing out the long sword, Yuan Tan raised the long sword high and shouted to the Yuan army at the head of the city: "Since Guandu, our army has been defeated repeatedly. Today, we will let Cao Jun streak corpses all over the field under this Liyang City, and let them know that Hebei is not just what they want to come! ”

"Roar!" Under the strong desire to survive, the soldiers of the Yuan army raised their blades one after another, and let out a shout in unison.

The morale of the Yuan army on the city wall was boosted by Yuan Tan, and the Cao army outside the city also began to slowly advance towards the city wall at this time.

Led 10,000 Cao troops to the city, Xiahoudun could wait until dawn to launch an attack.

But he has always been anxious, since he has already arrived at Liyang City, how can he wait any longer?

Standing in the middle army, Xiahoudun waved the halberd in his hand and shouted: "The army advances, attack the city immediately!" ”

As soon as he gave the order, bursts of war drums immediately sounded in the Cao army's array.

The war drums of "dong dong" beat in the night, and the quiet night trembled in the sound of war drums.

A group of Cao Jun with large shields in their hands strode out of the array, carrying a cloud ladder, and approached the Liyang City Wall.

In the array of heavy infantry with large shields, there were also archers with longbows in hand.

Straightening up, the archer drew an arrow from the quiver at his waist and placed it on the bowstring.

While the Cao army was advancing, the archers of the Yuan army on the city wall also put their encounters on the bowstring and aimed at the Cao army array that was advancing towards the city wall.

A group of soldiers of the Yuan army ran up the city wall with many cauldrons, put the cauldrons on the huge pots that had already been built, and after lighting the fire, poured buckets of clear oil into the cauldron with wooden barrels.

There were more soldiers of the Yuan army, who kept running up and down the city, carrying a piece of fast and heavy bluestone to the head of the city and placing it on the side of the battlements.

There are more and more bluestones on the city wall, and there are more and more pots and stoves that light the flames.

On the way of Cao Jun's advancement, puffs of green smoke gradually emerged from the clear oil in the pot stove, and the temperature of the oil juice also rose rapidly at the same time as the bottom of the fire.

Holding a long sword and staring at the Cao army array that was advancing towards the city wall, Yuan Tan said to Xin Ping and Guo Tu on the side: "You two are staff members, and it is useless to stay in the city, and enter the city for a while, and wait until the general repels the Cao thief, and then come to celebrate the success!" ”

"The general is the first, how can the two of us retreat?" Before Yuan Tan could speak, Xin Ping pulled out his scribe's sword, clenched his fists and said: "The subordinates are willing to follow the general to defend Liyang, if the general does not leave, the subordinates will definitely not take half a step back!" ”

Seeing that Xin Ping took out the long sword and expressed his refusal to go down to the city, Guo Tu also took out the long sword and said to Yuan Tan: "Although the two of us are staff, they also have a lot of blood, and today the subordinates are willing to sprinkle this blood on Liyang City to repay the kindness of Yuan Gong and the general!" ”

Staring at the two, Yuan Tan's brows frowned tightly, and after a moment of silence, he said to them: "Since the two of you have this heart, you will follow behind General Ben, and you must not be too far away from General Ben!" ”

"No!" Allowed to stay on the city wall, Xin Ping and Guo Tuqi responded with their fists clenched, and their faces showed a touch of determination!

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