"When will the next batch of food arrive?"
"I think he's already on his way!"
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and ordered,"Zihe, lead the cavalry to protect the provisions and transport them to the army as soon as possible."”
"Yes!"
"Pass down the order to rest for another day. Tell everyone to seize the time to rest. This time, we must be prepared. Tomorrow, the army will attack Peng City.”
"As ordered!"
When Wang Mou led his team back to Peng City, he was shocked by the scene he saw!
The entire city was filled with people. There were people everywhere. Most of them were people with tattered clothes and yellow faces. These people were obviously not local residents because they did not even have a house to live in. They could only squeeze on the streets.
With so many people, public security would naturally become chaotic. Many guards had to step forward to maintain public security.
"What's going on?" he asked Lu You. Where did so many commoners come from?"
Lu You smiled bitterly." There are many wars in the world. Xuzhou is relatively peaceful. In addition, the Lord's voice of benevolence and righteousness is outside, so refugees from all over the world gather here. That's why we're in this situation now!”
"How many people are there in the city now?”
"Three to four hundred thousand! I was afraid that they would be implicated if they stayed outside the city, so I couldn't bear to let them in…"
Wang Mou shook his head." It's not your fault. You did the right thing! However…Is there enough food?"
"The lord left in a hurry and did not take much food with him. There is still a lot left in the warehouse. Together with the people in the city, it is enough to last for one or two months.”
Wang Mou was slightly relieved." One or two months should be enough!”
"Young Master, the nearby counties have been notified, but there aren't many defenders, only five hundred.”
"Five hundred it is, it's better than nothing!”
"Then Cao Jun…"
"The Cao army will arrive at any time. Get the army ready. The war will begin at any time.”
"Yes!"
4,000 against 40,000, a difference of ten times, this would be a bitter battle!
"Young Master, not only did I ask the lord for help, I also asked Langya Kaiyang for help.”
"Zang Ba?"
"Yes, he also has thousands of troops in his hands, most of whom are good fighters. If he is willing to come to help, it will greatly reduce the pressure on Peng City.”
Wang Mou didn't comment and immediately wrote a letter to call the Li brothers over.
"Take this letter out of the city and find a place to hide it. If Peng City is still here in a month, send this letter to Zang Ba in Kaiyang and ask him to send troops!”
"What? Young Master, can you let someone else go? We want to stay and help you!"
"Idiot! This letter concerns the fate of Peng City, which means that my life and death are also in your hands. Do you understand the importance of this?”
The Li brothers 'expressions turned serious." Don't worry, Young Master. Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will deliver it to Zang Ba and ask him to send troops!”
"Alright, let's leave the city now!”
"Yes!"
After the two left, Lu You was confused." Young Master, what's the purpose of doing this? If he wanted to convince Zang Ba to come and help, wasn't it better as soon as possible? Why a month later?"
Wang Mou sighed." You don't understand!”
"Cao Cao defeated a million Yellow Turban soldiers and gathered a large number of them. His reputation reached its peak for a while. In another battle, he caused Tao Qian to flee. I bet that neither Tao Qian nor Zang Ba will care about your pleas for help because they are afraid of Cao Cao!”
Lu You had the same doubts as Xu Sheng. Wasn't he your uncle? Was it really okay to call him by his name?
"Then Zang Ba will come to help in a month?”
"If we can stop the Cao Cao army's attack, it won't take much. A month is enough to shatter Cao Cao's legend and eliminate the fear of the Xuzhou soldiers and civilians. We'll make them feel that if they can't even take down a mere few thousand people in Peng City, Cao Cao is not invincible. Seeing hope, for the sake of his ruling position, Tao Qian would come to his aid even without us begging him. As for Zang Ba…I only asked him to help me rob Cao Cao's grain route. I believe he will agree!”
Lu You sighed in admiration." Fortunately, Young Master is here. Only then will I have true confidence in this battle!”
Wang Mou chuckled." That is if we can hold on!”
"Under Young Master's leadership, we can do it, I believe!”
People were most afraid of not having hope. Only with hope would they have the fighting spirit to fight!
In the following period of time, Wang Mou personally patrolled the various areas, pointing out various shortcomings and doing all the defense work, waiting for the Cao army to arrive.
The next day, tens of thousands of Cao Cao's army arrived at Peng City in a mighty manner, putting a huge psychological pressure on the soldiers and civilians in the city. The news of the massacre in Guang Qi had already spread, so it would be strange if they were not afraid!
"My lord, the latest news is that Tao Qian has fled to Dong Hai County.”
"Damn old thief, your ability to escape is really fast! What is the current situation in Peng City?"
"There are only three to four thousand soldiers left, but there are unexpectedly many civilians. There are hundreds of thousands of them.”
Cao Cao laughed coldly," He has been against me all this time for the sake of those commoners. It would be strange if he would run away. If that happened, Cao Cao would look down on him!”
"Three to four thousand soldiers? Hmph, let him understand what it meant to be a mantis trying to stop a chariot!”
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