On the side of Xuzhou, 400,000 Yuan troops attacked Xuzhou. The battle was so dark that the sun and the moon were gone. Only blood and corpses were left in the entire city of Xuzhou. Even so, Yu Qian did not make Yan Liangwen ugly at all.

Xuzhou City is like an insurmountable natural barrier. It is always difficult for Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Gao Lan to attack.

The role of Yu Qian was revealed in this battle. At this time, he was a rare guard. After the city walls he had deployed, various defensive weapons were orderly. Under such strict defense as mechanized defense, Yan Liang and Wen Chou suffered great losses in Xuzhou City repeatedly.

The battle in Xuzhou was lively, but Xiao Pei seemed particularly calm. At this time, although Li Chen and Cao Cao were in a tense confrontation, neither side took the initiative to launch an attack.

Both sides are waiting for the best offensive opportunity.

Qiao County, Cao's army camp.

At this time, Boss Cao was a little anxious. He originally planned to wait for Yan Liang and Wen Chou in Xuzhou to nod and take advantage of the lack of morale among Li Chen to attack. But who could know that Yan Liang and Wen Chou fought for a few days and left countless corpses under Xuzhou city, but he didn't take any advantage.

Almost all soldiers under Li Chen were Xuzhou soldiers. Once Yan Liang and Wen Chou captured Xuzhou, or had a slight advantage, the wives and children of the soldiers under Li Chen were in Xuzhou, and the morale of the troops would naturally be disintegrated.

But now it seems that Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not useful in the two silver spears. The 400,000 army looks mighty, but even a city guarded by 60,000 or 70,000 people cannot conquer Xuzhou City. It is really a waste of the name of the Four Courtyards of Hebei.

The name of the Four Penthouses in Hebei is extremely large. What is the Four Penthouses? They are the four pillars supporting the house. Without these four pillars, the house would have to collapse.

The meaning of the Four Courtyards in Hebei is that Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Gao Lan and Zhang He are the pillars of Yuan Shao’s territory. This is the pillars of the beams and pillars, you are a thatched hut.

"Lord, don't wait. If you want to fight, just fight as soon as possible. If you don't fight, I'm afraid there will be no chance." Guo Jia looked at the military map with a serious expression. For some reason, he always felt a little premonition of unknown details.

In fact, Guo Jia wanted to persuade Cao Cao to send troops, but the matter had reached this point. The military rations had been transported, and all the troops in the rear had been transferred. If he retreated like this at this time, it would be a little unwilling to accept it.

Seeing Guo Jia's appearance, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a "splitting" in his heart.

Who is Guo Jia? Guo Jia, the first strategist in the early stage of the Three Kingdoms. In the past, every time the battle started, he always seemed to be sure to win and predict the enemy's initiative. But now Guo Jia doesn't look like he has a clear idea.

"Fengxiao, are you and I still nothing else to say? But what do you have in your heart? You can tell me." Cao Cao hurriedly asked Guo Jia.

Guo Jia nodded and said to Cao Cao with a serious expression: "Lord, Li Chen is still as peaceful as Mount Tai at this time. I always think he has a backup plan. Yan Liang and Wen Chou have attacked Xu for 400,000 troops, and Xuzhou has not moved at all after attacking for so many days."

"If you can't win, you will lose if you don't win. Not to mention the dispute between us and Li Chen, Yuan's army is already a sure defeat."

"If we want to fight, we must fight quickly. We can't drag it down. We must defeat Xiao Pei before the Yuan army is defeated. Otherwise, Li Chen will defeat Yuan army, and we will be the next one."

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao very puzzled. Guo Jia actually thought that Li Chen could defeat Yuan's army, which made Cao Cao never imagined. You should know that the troops on both sides were so disparate, and Li Chen's main force was restrained by them. How could Li Chen win under such a situation?

The situation in Xuzhou is not a secret to Cao's army. Yan Liang, Wen, Chou, Gao Lan and the other two have been attacking Xuzhou City for seven or eight days. Thirty or fifty thousand bodies have been left these days, but they have not even climbed up the top of Xuzhou City.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou held an army of 400,000 and could not capture Xuzhou, which was guarded by 60,000 or 70,000 people. This is indeed the meaning of people thinking that the four pillars of Hebei are a bit frivolous.

But how stable Xuzhou City is as good as Mount Tai, it is okay to defend the city, but it is inevitable that these 60,000 or 70,000 people will go out of the city to fight Yan Liang and Wen Chou in a field. Since the army in Xuzhou City cannot leave the city, where did the Yuan army lose the saying?

Cao Cao couldn't figure it out in his heart, and was about to ask, but Guo Jia said, "Lord, Li Chen must have a backup plan, but I can't guess what his backup plan is. If the lord believes me, you should attack Xiaopei as soon as possible."

It has to be said that Guo Jia is really sensitive to the battlefield than ordinary people. He can sense points that some people have not noticed from many unusual aspects on the battlefield. Although he can't figure out what kind of backhand is making Li Chen so anxious, he also knows that once the backhand is revealed, it will definitely be shocking.

Cao Cao naturally believed Guo Jia's words, and even had a superstition about Guo Jia's words. The other strategists and military generals may not be as useful as Guo Jia's words. Cao Cao was obedient to Guo Jia, so this time was naturally not surprising.

Boss Cao thought to himself, our planner is asking for a fight, so let’s fight quickly.

"Where is Cao Ren?" Cao Cao shouted.

"The last one is here." Cao Ren stood up and received the order.

"I ordered all troops to gather and send troops to Xiaopei tomorrow. We will only fight for seven days. We will go to Xiaopei within seven days. Capture Xiaopei and reward the entire army." Cao Cao's order was issued.

"No." Cao Ren bowed his hand to receive the order.

After Cao Cao's order was conveyed, the entire Qiao County was moved. A total of 200,000 troops were dispatched to advance towards Xiaopei.

This battle can be said to be a battle of Cao Cao's dedication. In order to gather 200,000 troops, Xun Yu even transferred 30% of the guards of Xu Du to the front line. If this battle is lost, Cao Cao will have to cultivate himself for at least three to five years.

Xiao Pei.

As soon as Cao's army moved, Li Chen received the news. He was not afraid of fighting Li Chen with Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao had assembled another 200,000 army, he was the one who defended the city. The 400,000 Yuan army could not capture Xuzhou, and the 200,000 army could not capture Xiaopei.

Li Chen was waiting. Chen Qingzhi had already set off for a few days. Whether it was Xiaopei or Xuzhou, it only needed to guard it. As long as Chen Qingzhi's dark stone was shocking, it was time for Li Chen to turn defense into attack.

After this battle, Li Chen's reputation will surely resound throughout the world. Li Chen was about to step on Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the two strongest and largest stepping stones in the world, step by step towards the top of the Han Dynasty's power.
Chapter completed!