At 11:00, the rear army led by Shao Fei finally arrived. The two hundred men rode their horses and ran unsteadily. People could march continuously, but war horses couldn't. The strength of horses was limited, and the impact at a certain time couldn't be compared to a person, but it was easy to get tired after a long march. Therefore, if a cavalry unit wanted to truly defeat the enemy by riding, they would often need to equip each person with several warhorses in order to maintain the ability to fight continuously.
The arrival of the rear troops completely freed the soldiers of Liu Chong's army who had been working hard all night. Other than the necessary vigilance, all other tasks were handed over to the rear troops. Treating the wounded, receiving supplies, and preparing food, the soldiers were so busy that they immediately got into the mood.
In the main tent of the central army, the main generals of Liu Chong's army were gathered together. Liu Chong would give them the next task, which was also the most critical part of the entire battle.
Liu Chong's gaze swept across his subordinates. Dian Wei, Zhen Da, Yu Jian, Zhao Tie, Shao Fei, and Sun Shou. Other than Shao Fei, who was in the rear, who knew that he wouldn't be able to fight, the others were all looking at Liu Chong with anticipation, especially Zhen Da and the others who didn't manage to obtain the main attacking position in the battle just now. Their gazes were even more passionate.
"My lord! Just tell me what to do next!”Yu Jian was eager to take revenge, so he was the first to jump out and ask for battle.
"Haste makes waste. This time, we don't need to rush to attack, we'll use a slow attack.”Liu Chong did not answer directly and told everyone his arrangements.
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In Yangxia City, the newly appointed Yangxia commander, Mao Jie, had woken up early. Last night, he had received an urgent official document from Xiahou Liang. Today, he was to transport thirty thousand dan of military rations from the granary to the camp. He needed it at noon, so he had come early in the morning to arrange the transportation of the rations.
Yangxia's granary stored more than 100,000 dans of grain. Most of it had been transported from Chenliu, and some had been collected from Yangxia and the nearby Changping Lands. However, it was still not enough to supply the army at the front. He had been worrying about the matter of grain all day these days, hoping that the battle at the front would end as soon as possible so that he could report to the Duke of Cao. This was the first important mission he had received from the Duke of Cao, so he could not fail it.
"Milord, are we still going to send people out to collect food today? These few days, because of the grain collection, the people of Yangxia have had many conflicts with our army. If this continues, I'm worried that there will be trouble.”The one who spoke was Guo Jun, the duty officer of Mao Jie's army.
Mao Jie also knew that continuing to collect grain like this was not a solution, but there were so many mouths at the front that had to eat, so the army did not have much grain in reserve. Chen Liu did not have much grain either, so if he did not collect some from the commoners, how could there be enough to eat?
"Sigh! I also know that this is not a long-term solution, but I don't know how expensive rice is. My lord has handed over the matter of grain to me, so I don't dare to relax for a moment. How about this! Today, as usual, he ordered the soldiers to be careful and leave some rations for the people.”Mao Jie sighed and instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Guo Jun accepted the order and left.
Mao Jie divided his five thousand soldiers into five teams. Every day, he would send out three teams in turn to collect food from Yangxia and the nearby Chen Nation. In fact, collecting food was just a lie. To put it bluntly, it was a robbery. If they didn't agree, they would use knives and guns. The aristocratic families of the Chen Kingdom had countless connections with the Cao army, so they were generally not recruited. At most, they were willing to donate a little, and most of the people who suffered losses were the common people. But what could he do? Soldiers had to eat food. Without food, the rebels could do anything.
In a short while, three groups of people were separated from Yangxia City. Each group had a thousand people and they headed in different directions. This was also beneficial to Liu Chong. After splitting the troops, Yangxia only had about 2,000 soldiers left. With Liu Chong's 1,000 soldiers, it was relatively easier to deal with these 2,000 soldiers.
Outside Yangxia City, a group of soldiers carrying the banner of Cao Cao's army had dozens of cavalrymen in front of them. They were escorting a general and leading hundreds of grain carts. The hundreds of carts formed a long snake formation, which looked like a long dragon from afar.
This group of Cao Cao soldiers was Liu Chong's army in disguise. After a short period of rest, Liu Chong ordered the entire army to change into the Cao Cao army's armor and weapons before driving the carriage towards Yangxia City.
The leader was Liu Chong. This time, Dian Wei did not take the lead because he was too tall and could be easily recognized. Therefore, Liu Chong let him stay behind in the carriage team. If things did not go well, he would suddenly attack and seize the city gate.
The battle to seize the city gate was so easy that even Liu Chong found it hard to believe. This was far from what he had imagined the Cao army to have. Even when compared to Xia Hou Liang's army, which he had fought before, it was still far inferior.
After handing over the seal, he simply urged the city gate officer to lower the suspension bridge and let them in. What he didn't know was that in order to save time for them to enter the city, Mao Jie had already instructed them to quickly pass through. It seemed that the Cao army really didn't put the Chen army in their eyes, which was why they were so careless.
The grain carts entered one after another.
"Brother, which general are you from? Why does he look so unfamiliar?" Only then did the city gate official realize that something was amiss. Why were the soldiers transporting the grain so strong this time? A heroic spirit burst out from their eyes. It was very different from the grain transport teams he had seen before. This was because the troops responsible for transporting the grain were generally weaker in combat and would not have such good morale, so he asked.
"General Xia Hou! You also know the relationship between our general and House Xiahou. In addition, the matter of the provisions is so important that we specially selected the elites of the army as guards.”Liu Chong smiled mysteriously and said in a low voice.
The city gate official had an expression of understanding. He had heard of the relationship between Xiahou Liang and the Xiahou clan. He nodded."Indeed…"
A pair of large hands suddenly grabbed his throat and squeezed it hard. His throat ruptured and his head went limp. At the same time, Liu Chong's army, who had already entered the city, took out their weapons and charged at the soldiers guarding the city. If they resisted, they would be killed.
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