Chen County was located in the middle of Yuzhou, only two hundred miles away from Yangxia. It had been the administrative and economic center of Chen Country for many years. In recent years, it had become a little deserted after Luo Jun moved the Prime Minister's Residence to Yangxia. However, after many years of accumulation, whether it was population or wealth, it far exceeded Yangxia. Even in the entire Yuzhou, it could be considered one of the best. After several generations of construction by the people of Chen County, they had even resisted the Yellow Turban Army a few years ago, so Chen County's military equipment was very complete. The city wall was tall, and there was a moat about thirty feet wide and ten feet deep around it. There were all kinds of city defense materials, such as rolling stones, wood, oil, and so on. There were also more than ten bed crossbows used to defend the city, which were extremely powerful. There were also 10,000 soldiers stationed in the city. In addition, although Luo Jun had transferred the Prime Minister's residence and most of the county soldiers to Yangxia, Yangxia did not prepare much grain. Usually, it was only enough for a month. Every month, they had to transport grain from Chen County's granary.
Just as Liu Chong and the others were nervously preparing, after a day and night of running, when the wide moat and towering city walls of Chen County appeared in front of Luo Jun, he finally let out a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived. After entering the city, they could at least be safe for the time being!
The guards on the city wall had already noticed the commotion outside the city. They could vaguely see the soldiers shouting and running on the city wall. The huge suspension bridge at the city gate had also begun to close up.
When Luo Jun came closer, he realized that the Minister had arrived. The soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly lowered the suspension bridge that had just been closed.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Luo Jun took the lead and rushed into the city. The soldiers behind him filed in. There were nearly 30,000 soldiers stationed in Yangxia, and about 20,000 people escaped with Luo Jun. They had lost more than 10,000 troops. County Officer Yu Ping was also killed by the Cao army when he was covering the rear. Because of the hasty battle, the casualties of the Cao army were limited. It was estimated that only 1,000 people were killed. However, when Luo Jun retreated, he set a fire in the treasury. It was estimated that the food and property were not seized by the Cao army.
However, Luo Jun found it strange. He had heard that Cao Cao had a troop of cavalry under his command, but he had not been pursued by the cavalry along the way. Otherwise, he would have lost his life long ago.
After Luo Jun led all the Chen soldiers into the city, the Cao army arrived late. Because it was already night, the Cao army was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, they set up camp five miles outside the city.
During this period of time, Luo Jun had sent messengers to his subordinate counties to ask for help. On the other hand, he had issued orders to mobilize able-bodied men in the city to prepare various materials for the defense of the city and arrange for soldiers to take turns to guard the city. The people in the city were very clear about the famous name of Cao Cao's Butcher. Under Luo Jun's deliberate spreading of the news, the people were even more terrified. In addition to Luo Jun's reputation that had been accumulated over the years, he was very cooperative with the government's recruitment. He worked hard, those with money paid, and those with food contributed.
"Milord, there is a messenger outside the city who claims to be from Xiang City!”The guard reported.
"Xiang City? Wang Fang came so quickly! Is he alone?" Luo Jun asked again. At this moment, they were fighting against the Cao army, so they couldn't afford to be careless. Otherwise, Chen County would immediately become the next Yangxia, and it would fall on its own.
"Yes, I am! This is Lord Wang's letter!" As he spoke, the guard handed over the letter that the messenger had brought.
Luo Jun took it and read it carefully. It was indeed Wang Fang's handwriting and seal. The two had worked together for many years, there was no doubt about this.
"Eight thousand reinforcements, good! However, wasn't Zhang Ping Chen Wang's head guard? How did he become the general of the reinforcements?”Luo Jun muttered. In the letter, Wang Fang only told him that he had already sent reinforcements and asked him to pay attention to receiving them. He also asked Luo Jun to hold on and take care of his health. He did not mention anything about Liu Chong's other plans.
Outside the city, Cao Cao's camp was brightly lit. This time, Cao Cao's army had only sent troops to the Chen Kingdom along the way. After sweeping Lu Bu out of Yanzhou a month ago, Cao Cao led his army to Chenliu and killed Zhang Miao in Yongxiang. In one fell swoop, he eliminated all the forces that resisted him in Yanzhou. His ambition was fulfilled, and he had long coveted the juicy piece of meat that was the Chen Kingdom. Although Luo Jun had ruled the State of Chen for a long time and had tens of thousands of soldiers under him, Cao Cao, who had experienced many battles and had countless advisors and fierce generals under him, did not take him seriously at all.
As expected, the Cao army had only used a small trick in the battle of Yangxia, and it had scared Luo Jun into fleeing in panic. However, the most hateful thing was that Luo Jun had set fire to the treasury before he left. Other than obtaining a city, the Cao army had obtained very little, especially the urgently needed rations. There was also Lieutenant Yu Ping, who had fought desperately to resist, which had slowed down the Cao army's advance. Moreover, Cao Cao did not bring his elite cavalry with him. The cavalry was led by Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun respectively to pursue Lu Bu. They might already be in Xuzhou, so they did not manage to defeat Luo Jun before he fled into Chen County.
However, with the 100,000 Qing Zhou soldiers under him, Cao Cao believed that they would be able to easily break through Chen County and capture Luo Jun alive.
There was no battle for the night. The Cao army did not attack the city at night, which eased the nervous nerves of the soldiers guarding the city wall a little. However, this also meant that the siege battle would be even more intense after dawn.
"Dong dong! Dong dong!" The drums of the General-Gathering Drum sounded in Cao Cao's camp. It was dignified and solemn. The sound of the drum was loud and clear, and even the soldiers guarding the city could hear it clearly. Perhaps the next time the drum sounded, it would be the time when the battle began.
As the drums rang out, Cao Cao's camp immediately woke up from its slumber. All sorts of orders with the accent of Qingzhou and Yanzhou rang out in the camp. Groups of soldiers walked out of their tents under the leadership of their officers and began their preparations for war. They buried their pots and cooked rice! Wiping weapons, all kinds of things.
The officers and strategists of Cao Cao's camp had already gathered in Cao Cao's tent, waiting for Cao Cao to give the order to attack the city.
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