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- The next day, 140,000 Chu troops came out from Lueyang and marched southward.
Yan Liang's troops were divided into three groups. Zhu Huan led 20,000 troops on the east side to attack the cities of Qingshui and Linwei. Then he crossed the Wei River from Linwei south, turned west to attack Shanggui, and attacked from the southeast side of Jicheng.
On the west route, Li Yan led 20,000 elite troops to attack the cities of Xingguo and Xianqin, and attacked Jicheng from the northwest.
Yan Liang himself commanded an army of 100,000 people, marched south from Lueyang and took Jicheng directly.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched southward, rushing to the heart of Qin.
Just as Cao Cao himself worried, what his Qin State lacks most right now is soldiers and horses. How can an army of only more than 40,000 people withstand the attack from three sides by the Chu army of 140,000 people.
Facing Yan Liang's three-pronged attack, Cao Cao could only abandon the entire defense, and concentrated his main force near Jicheng. He deployed heavy troops on the south bank of the Weishui River to block Yan Liang's main force. However, he set up forts in the east and west of Jicheng to defend the east and west. Two groups of Chu troops attacked from the flanks.
Yan Liang commanded the main force and marched straight in. Within a few days, he reached the north bank of the Wei River and formed a confrontation with Cao Cao's main force across the river.
The other two armies also advanced smoothly. After Li Yan's troops captured Xianqin City, they captured Luomen to the west, blocking the connection between Jicheng and Nan'an County to the west.
As for Zhu Huan, after crossing the Wei River, he captured Shanggui City almost without a single blow. Not only did it threaten the flanks of Jicheng, but it also threatened Xiahou Yuan's Qishan Army from behind.
Cao Cao attacked Xiahou Yuan and was attacked on both sides. In desperation, he had no choice but to order Xiahou Yuan to abandon Xicheng and other southern counties, lead his army to retreat to Jicheng, and defend the capital with all his strength.
Xia Houyuan retreated. Thirty thousand Sichuan troops led by Lu Xun crossed Qishan Mountain and wiped out Xixian and other counties south of Tianshui.
It¡¯s summer. Yan Liang's nearly 200,000 troops surrounded Cao Cao and his 40,000 Qin troops in a narrow area centered on Jicheng. The power of the Qin State was already shaky.
This time, Cao Cao did not choose to escape, but decided to stay in Jicheng. Defend the city to the death.
Cao Cao knew very well that at this time, he had no room to escape elsewhere.
Jicheng is the capital of Qin. It is also the strongest city in Longxi and a symbol of his imperial power. The consequences of him letting the city go can only cause the disintegration of the people of Qin. No more resistance.
That time. All Yan Liang had to do was to drive him away like a tiger and a wolf.
Even if Cao Cao fled to Liangzhou, Yan Liang would pursue him fiercely. With the defeated situation at that time, it was impossible to stop Yan Liang's troops.
If Liangzhou is lost again, where can Cao Cao escape?
"Could it be that we want him to flee to the Western Regions?" Or are the foreign territories of Xianbei and Qianghu just hanging on?
Of course Cao Cao is not willing. Therefore, he decided to stick to Jicheng and pinned the life and death of the Cao family and the Qin state on the hope of defeating the Chu army in this battle.
Of course, Cao Cao was not completely desperate. He also had high hopes for Cao Pi.
Cao Cao believed that Cao Pi would be able to persuade the people of Liangzhou to send troops to help. As long as Liangzhou's cavalry went south and attacked Yan Liang's flanks and rear, Yan Liang would have to withdraw from the siege of Jicheng.
Yan Liang knew Cao Cao¡¯s thoughts very well, and Yan Liang had already been prepared for this.
Under Yan Liang's instructions, Zhao Yun and Hu Che'er led nearly 15,000 Chu cavalry and patrolled in the northwest of Jicheng, always on guard against the Liangzhou cavalry heading south.
Yan Liang had estimated in advance that even if Cao Pi could mobilize Liangzhou cavalry, their number would not exceed 30,000 at most. Such a number of troops would not form an absolute advantage over the Chu army.
Yan Liang believed that with Zhao Yun's ability to command the cavalry, coupled with Hu Che'er, a Xiliang native, and his understanding of the Xiliang cavalry's tactics, his cavalry regiment would be enough to stop the Xiliang cavalry from going south.
After the arrangements were made, Yan Liang put all his energy into besieging Jicheng.
Because Cao Cao concentrated all his gravity on the south bank of the Wei River, it was difficult for Yan Liang to attack across the river from the front. At Fazheng's suggestion, Yan Liang changed the focus of his attack to the east flank.
Therefore, Yan Liang asked Xu Shu to use his banner to continue to confront Cao Cao's main force on the north bank. Yan Liang himself led the main force to cross the Wei River from Linweinan, and then went straight to Jicheng from the direction of Shanggui.
Cao Cao seemed to have guessed Yan Liang's plan, but with insufficient troops, he was unable to stop Yan Liang's main force from crossing the river.
Yan Liang's army crossed the river and met up with Lu Xun's troops. More than 100,000 troops marched along the south bank of the Wei River, approaching Jicheng step by step.
Yan Liang was not in a hurry for success, he just took steps step by step, advancing several miles to set up camp every day, gradually reducing Cao Cao's living space.
After more than ten days, Yan Liang's army forced Cao Cao to retreat within a radius of seven or eight miles of Jicheng.
Of course, although Yan Liang's soldiers and horses were numerous, they did not surround Jicheng into an iron barrel, and then left an opening in the west of the city.
Yan Liang hoped that through this test, he could dispel the Qin army's determination to defend the city and give them a glimmer of hope of abandoning the city and breaking out of the siege.
However, Yan Liang had secretly laid an ambush outside the gap he deliberately left. As long as Cao Cao dared to abandon the city and flee, he would inevitably fall into Yan Liang's trap.
Facing the approaching Chu army, Cao Cao in Jicheng became more and more anxious and less confident.
Seeing that there was no movement from Liangzhou for a long time, Cao Cao became increasingly unable to sit still, so he ordered Yang Fu to leave the city at night and go to Liangzhou to urge Cao Pi's troops.
Yang Fu escaped from the western siege of Jicheng, passed through Nan'an County to the north and entered Jincheng County, and rushed all the way to Guzang City, the seat of Wuwei County.
This Guzang City was also the location of the Liangzhou Governor¡¯s History Department at this time.
Long before the Chu army encircled Jicheng, Cao Pi had already arrived in Guzang. The local officials of Liangzhou, including Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou, warmly welcomed the arrival of the crown prince of Qin.
After Cao Pi entered Guzang City, he had a long talk with Wei Kang and others, explaining to them the dangers of Yan Liang's western invasion, and called on them to reunite around him to help the court resist the Chu army's invasion.
Out of the desire to protect their own interests and Cao Pi's personal charm, Wei Kang and others expressed their willingness to obey the prince's orders.
So, without much effort, Cao Pi got the support of Liangzhou's civil and military forces and obtained the right to mobilize Liangzhou's 30,000 cavalry.
However, not long after Cao Pi obtained the Liangzhou Corps, he learned that Jicheng had been surrounded by Yan Liang's army of more than 200,000 men, and that Yan Liang's Zhao Yun Cavalry Regiment was patrolling behind, obviously preparing to prevent his Liangzhou Cavalry from going south. Seeing this situation, Cao Pi, at Guo Huan's suggestion, temporarily refrained from sending troops southward, and only waited and watched with troops.
On that day, when Cao Pizheng, Zhu Shuo, Wei Kang and others were studying the war in Longxi, the guards came to report that it was Yang Fu who had escaped from Jicheng and was seeking to see him outside.
Cao Pi frowned slightly. He had already guessed that Yang Fu must have been ordered by Cao Cao to urge him to send troops south to aid Jicheng.
"Send him in." Cao Pi waved his hand.
Not long after, Yang Fubu, who was full of anxiety, walked into the hall and bowed his hands in greeting.
"Yang Shizhong, why are you here?" Cao Pi looked surprised.
Yang Fudao: "Prince, I have been ordered by the emperor to come to the prince for help. Please send the Liangzhou army south quickly to rescue Jicheng!"
"What happened to Jicheng?" Cao Pi was surprised, as if he didn't know the situation in Jicheng.
Yang Fuda grimaced and spat at Cao Pida when he saw that Jicheng was under siege and the situation was critical.
"Yan Thief's army of 200,000 is besieging the city. We have a small army and few generals. The soldiers and people in the city are panic-stricken. If the prince does not send troops to rescue him in time, I am afraid that the emperor and the soldiers and people of the city will be in danger of overthrowing." Yang Fu's voice was choked with sobs. shouted.
Hearing that Cao Cao was in danger, Cao Pi was shocked and wanted to agree to Yang Fu's request on the spot.
However, the next moment, Cao Pi caught a glimpse of Zhu Shuo, quietly shaking his head at himself and winking secretly.
Zhu Shuo's eyes were obviously hinting to Cao Pi not to go to the aid of the emperor.
Cao Pi rolled his eyes and hurriedly helped Yang Fu up, sighing: "My father is in danger. As a son, I naturally want to lead the army to rescue my father immediately. But now I have just arrived in Liangzhou, and I have not yet arrived." Convince enough Liangzhou soldiers to follow me to serve the king. If we don't have enough troops to rush south, not only will we not be able to save my father, but we will probably end up injuring the soldiers."
"Then what should we do?" Yang Fu and Jiao Chen asked.
Cao Pi thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. Yang Shizhong will rest in Guzang City for a few days. I will persuade the other Liangzhou soldiers as soon as possible and try to send troops to rescue my father."
Cao Pi was in trouble, and Yang Fu had no choice but to follow Cao Pi's arrangements.
After sending Fu away, Zhu Shuo immediately advised: "Your Highness, there are 200,000 Yan Liang's troops in Jicheng. If we return to the army and go forward, it will be our own destruction. We must not go."
"The Yan bandit army is huge, but my father is in danger, how can I just sit back and ignore it?" Cao Pi said with a bitter face.
Zhu Shuo sighed: "Your Majesty's filial piety is naturally known to me. However, the fall of Jicheng is a foregone conclusion. If His Majesty goes to rescue him, I'm afraid he will be like the emperor. With the fall of Jicheng, if His Majesty is in danger, the whole country will be in danger." The Qin Kingdom will be destroyed."
 After a pause, Zhu Shuo said again: "But if Your Highness does not go to rescue, even if the city of Ji is destroyed, the emperor well, your Highness, the prince, is still here, and he still calls on the people of Qin to take Liangzhou to resist the Yan thieves." If we invade, our Great Qin still has a chance to revive."
Zhu Shuo's words were generous, as if Cao Pi did not save his father, but did it for the good of Qin.
Cao Pi pondered for a long time and was undecided. Feeling depressed, he asked Zhu Shuo and others to retreat.
As soon as the courtiers retreated, in the back hall, Crown Princess Guo Huan came out and came forward to comfort Cao Pi.
Cao Pi held his wife's hand and sighed: "Huan'er, you must have heard what Yang Fu and Zhu Shuo said. In your opinion, should I save my father?"
Guo Huan just smiled faintly and said disapprovingly: "To save is to die, if not to save is to live, such a simple choice, doesn't Your Highness still know what to choose?"
Hearing Guo Huan's words, Cao Pi's figure suddenly shook.
After pondering for a long time, Cao Pi's face darkened, and a look of determination appeared in his eyes. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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