Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

After Jia Xu quietly left, Cao Cao and his elite troops had to huddle in Wuzhao City.

They were like trapped beasts, timid and afraid to reveal their tracks easily.

The fierce offensive of the Han army swept in immediately.

Liu Bei led a hundred thousand strong army to set up camps on both sides of Wuzhao City and built a solid barrier, forming a semi-encircled copper wall and iron wall for this isolated city.

Liu Bei was not eager to fight, but adopted two strategies:

First, he wrote a letter of surrender in his own handwriting with a gentle attitude, and shot it into the city with sharp arrows, hoping to win the enemy's army without fighting.

Second, he dispatched skilled craftsmen and led 300 skilled craftsmen to rush to make Xiangyang cannons day and night.

The purpose was to destroy the city defense of Wuzhao City with Xiangyang cannons.

Wuzhao City is a remote corner, and the materials needed to manufacture Xiangyang Cannon all need to be transported from the rear to the front line over a long distance. The difficulty and time-consuming can be imagined.

But Liu Bei was not in a hurry. He knew that Cao Cao was at the end of his rope, so he was not in a hurry to attack the city. He just drank wine and talked with Deng Mu, waiting for the Xiangyang Cannon to be built.

On the other hand, Cao Cao's situation was extremely difficult.

Among the counties in the northern border, only Weiyuan County was relatively rich and could barely support its military needs.

Once it fell, Cao Cao could only rely on the other three counties further north and more barren, and barely maintain more than 10,000 troops with more meager resources.

The pressure was huge, and it was conceivable.

In order to maintain the operation of more than 10,000 troops, Cao Cao had to practice strict economy and strictly control the distribution of military rations.

He could only hope that the reinforcements of Xianhu would arrive in time to lift the siege of Wuzhao.

However, everything was in vain.

His strict control of military rations only made the already low morale of the army more dispersed.

The soldiers of the Wei army were in panic and filled with fear.

Although there were continuous reports of victory outside the Yuguan Pass.

Young generals such as Xiahou Wei made great achievements in the battlefield of Xizhou and conquered many small countries in Xizhou, laying a foundation for Wei in Xizhou.

But Cao Cao had no intention of moving westward.

He knew that once he chose to flee to Xizhou, it would mean giving up the Central Plains of China and the orthodox position.

He and his ministers would become lonely ghosts in exile.

This was a shame that he could not accept anyway.

Therefore.

Cao Cao still held a glimmer of hope, hoping to hold on to Wuzhao City and wait for the arrival of Xianhu reinforcements.

As long as the Xian Hu army can arrive, they can defeat the siege of the Han army in one fell swoop, thus avoiding his fate of exile in Xizhou.

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Even if he can just control the northern border, it is enough for him.

However, when Cao Cao was in the city without summons, he suffered for nine days. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

An urgent report from the top of the city was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering Cao Cao's fantasy:

One hundred thousand Han troops have lined up in front of the city, and nearly two hundred Xiangyang cannons have been pushedTo the front of the battle formation, ready to launch a fatal attack on Wuzhao City.

Cao Cao's heart tightened, and he hurriedly put on his armor and rushed to the south gate of Wuzhao City.

Looking far away, he saw the war flags fluttering like surging waves.

The swords and spears flashed coldly in the sun, which was chilling.

In the south of the city, the Han army was like a torrent, overwhelming and endless.

Under the "Han" flag that symbolized the majesty of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei held his sword and rode his horse, his eyes like lightning, looking straight at the top of the city.

In front of the Han army, the Xiangyang cannons were ready, and the food and grass were stored like mountains.

At this time, Liu Bei had no reason to delay the attack.

His eyes swept across the front array, and he saw that the huge Xiangyang cannons had been pushed to the front of the battle formation and aimed at Wuzhao City. .