Chapter 745: Spreading Rumors
Maicheng is an important place for Cao's army to guard! With the support of Cao Cao's 10,000 troops, Cao Ren has the confidence to guard Maicheng!
However, he has done so far. Dongfang Qiang's attack was defeated by him! The crazy Wuling Army had been stopped by him!
Now, the Wuling Army has been intercepted and has no chance of making progress in the Hulu household registration!
Dongfang Qiang suffered from insufficient troops, with a total of only 40,000 troops. Now, with the efforts of Cao Cao and Liu Biao, Cao Ren also has a lot of troops.
When fighting, the Wuling Army has no advantage!
"General, lord's order!" A messenger ran over.
Dongfang Qiang took it and took a look, and gave a breath in his heart.
Wu Shun's order was very simple. He asked Dongfang Qiang to defend Jiangling first and occupy all the places he could occupy as soon as possible.
Wei Yan is now rushing back, and after returning to Hanzhong, he will come over to help him!
"There are 50,000 cavalry, how can Xiao Xiaomai City resist?" Dongfang Qiang smiled. Wu Shun's arrangement allowed him to see the scene of Cao Ren's retreat again.
Why didn't Wei Yan lead the cavalry all the way from Changshe?
Because after discussions between Wu Shun and Xu Shu, they thought it would be better for the cavalry to act in secret.
Didn’t Jiangling City be captured by surprise?
The cavalry swayed toward Maicheng, not only with a long distance, but although the arrangement was good and the momentum was like a rainbow, it exposed its tactical intentions.
This is the deadliest!
So, at this moment, Wei Yan had already led the needy cavalry and quietly headed to Hanzhong. After they arrived in Hanzhong to replenish supplies, they would immediately go to the round with Dongfang Qiang.
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In July of the 12th year of Jian'an, the Wuling Army ended its confrontation with the Cao army.
The middle army led by Dongfangqiang once again launched an attack on Cao Ren, a famous general of Cao army! Dongfangqiang prepared for this attack for a month.
After Wei Yan arrived, while Cao's army was not paying attention, the entrance of Hulu Valley was easily captured by the Qinglong Legion!
A large number of cavalrymen of Wuling Army appeared near Maicheng, which once caused panic in the entire Jingzhou! Cao Ren did not have any good restrictions on the elusive Wuling Army cavalry, so he could only guard the city and strengthen the walls and clear the fields!
In this way, Wei Yan simply cut off the grain channels in Maicheng. By July, Maicheng was short of supplies!
Maicheng! Cao Ren is in a hurry!
At that time, Cao Cao knew that Wu Shun had sent 50,000 people to support Dongfangqiang and led his troops to counterattack Changshe. Unfortunately, he was warmly received by the Western Liang Iron Cavalry while siegeing the city, and retreated in shame.
Although the offensive and defensive positions were changed, Cao's army was still weak! The Wuling Army's cavalry was stationed outside the city, and the effect was the same as the effect of establishing three large camps.
As for Cao Ren's emergency, Cao Cao could only put pressure on Liu Biao to give Jingzhou more effort.
Wu Shun clearly wanted to push forward. If Jingzhou could not stand, it would definitely be destroyed by the Wuling Army first.
Cao Ren asked for help, but Liu Biao could no longer provide any assistance!
Jiangxia and Sun Ce are attacking fiercely!
Dongting-Yangtze River, Wuling Army Dragon Fleet is cruising, and Cai Mao cannot leave.
Jingzhou is very prosperous, but over the years, it has fought against the Wuling Army several times, and it is a place of four battles, and has almost been dragged down.
Wei Yan is among the strong Dongfang coaches. These two former partners now have the opportunity to fight side by side.
"Wen Chang, what is the shape around Maicheng?" Dongfang Qiang asked.
"The Qinglong Cavalry has already walked around. Cao Ren's implementation of a strong wall and clearing the fields, and there is nothing nearby." Wei Yan said.
He was exposed because of his capture of the mouth of Hulu Valley. Under the arrangement of Dongfangqiang, he had captured several small cities.
Now that Cao's army is strong and clears the fields, the Qinglong Cavalry no longer has the target of attack.
There are too many defenders in Maicheng, and Wei Yan has no idea for the time being.
"Xiangyang is behind Maicheng. When you have nothing to do, you can lead troops to see Liu Biao!" Wei Yan said again.
"Xiangyang is gone, it's good to scare Liu Biao, but we still have to find a way to conquer Maicheng!" Dongfang Qiang said.
Maicheng has already been firm and cleared, with many soldiers and people inside, and Cao Ren can't hold on for long.
Once there is no food and grass, the Maicheng will become messy from it!
"Scramble from the inside!" Dongfang seemed to have grasped something important!
A strong city that cannot be broken from the outside is its weakness! No matter how strong a city is, it cannot stop the cracks inside!
"I thought of a way to break the city, but I don't know if it's feasible." Dongfang Qiang said.
"The method of breaking the city? General, please tell me!" Wei Yan and Zhang Liao said hurriedly.
If Maicheng is not broken, they will not be able to advance. Now Dongfang Qiang said that he would think of a solution, which naturally made them look forward to it.
Whether it works or not, the method must be first!
"Cao Ren is good at using troops and is well versed in military tactics. Now that Maicheng has been built by it, our army cannot break through from the outside, only by starting from the inside can it be possible to break the city."
Dongfang Qiang said.
"General, start from within him? How should we act?" Zhang Liao asked.
Dongfang Qiang said it roughly, but there is no specific implementation method yet.
"Of course, I'm sending people to the city to cause destruction!" Dongfang Qiang said.
"I'm afraid it's a little difficult to sneak into the city and divide the Cao army!" Wei Yan said.
Wei Yan is not so optimistic about Dongfang Qiang’s approach! Cao Ren is rigorous in governing the army and is not so easy to provoke and disagree.
"It's not to divide the Cao army, but to spread rumors and make the Cao army lose their fighting spirit!" Dongfang Qiang said.
In the northern battlefield, their lord Wu Shun had already crippled Liu Bei. In the whole situation, the Wuling Army had already dominated. If you want to attack, you should attack and if you want to defend, you should defend. You can even send people to Hebei to cause trouble.
"Distribute rumors, this Black Guard is good at helping you again?"
Zhang Liaodao.
Now in the city, there may be many black guards. But they did not receive instructions and were exposed.
"You can find the Black Guard without going. As long as our people can get in, we will spread the news of Cao Cao's defeat first. When the Black Guard knows, they will naturally help." Dongfang Qiang said.
He believed that the black-clothed guards of the Wuling Army could easily be seen.
"General, the last general asks for his order!"
Zhang Liao left the street.
Since Dongfang Qiang came up with a solution and intervened in Maicheng, there was a great risk, so naturally it was their Suzaku Legion who should lead the team.
"Wen Yuan, go here and be careful!" Dongfang Qiang agreed to Zhang Liao's request.
Since Zhang Liao joined the Wuling Army and became the deputy general of the Suzaku Legion, his work efficiency has always been very high and convincing in the army.
It’s not a big problem for him to go to Maicheng to spread rumors!
In July of the 12th year of Jian'an, several bad news appeared in Maicheng, which prevailed in the circles of soldiers guarding the city and the people.
"Have you heard that our Maicheng has no food. General Cao Ren has already started to arrange the distribution of food every day..."
"The Cao army, who was killed thousands of times, had no food to eat, and they even robbed our people's food..."
These are the two most circulated news among the people, making the people of Maicheng begin to be hostile to Cao's army.
"The Wuling Army annihilated 50,000 Liu Bei's army near Changshe, and Xu Duji is in danger. Now that Maicheng is surrounded, what should I do..."
"The lord asked General Cao Ren to support Xu Du, but Maicheng could not defend it..."
Chapter completed!