"Tens of thousands of men and women were killed in the Sishui River…He led his army to attack the counties of Lu, Suiling, and Xiaqiu from the south of the Sishui River and slaughtered them all.”
Just as Liu Bei and the others were cleaning up the corpses along the way, a report on the situation at the front line in Xu Prefecture was submitted.
There were only a few lines of words on it, but it was so shocking and hair-raising.
One had to know that Cao Cao himself wrote the famous Haoli Xing: "Lice begets armor, and ten thousand families die. The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no cock crowing for thousands of miles. One out of a hundred people is missing, and it is heartbreaking to think of it.”
But what was ironic was that the one who had caused the massacre was the owner of this poem.
There were no pedestrians in the fields, and no cocks crowing in the villages and fields.
Xu Prefecture, which could be considered rich, would probably drop a level in terms of strategic depth after this battle.
It could only be said that as the leader of all spirits, humans with the ability to think were indeed a very complicated creature.
In Xia Cheng's mind, a familiar phrase suddenly appeared: I flipped open the history book and checked it, but there was no time…The entire book had the word "cannibalism" written on it!
"Clang!"
Liu Bei resolutely pulled out his double-edged sword and said hatefully,"" Cao Cao's brutality is even greater than Dong Zhuo's. Tens of thousands of innocent people in Xu Prefecture were slaughtered. Corpses were all over the river, and the Si River did not flow…"
"Zimou, we have to speed up. We can't sit idly by!”
"Alright, my lord, don't worry. We will definitely stop Cao Cao.”Xia Cheng nodded with a solemn expression.
If the radius is not enough, it will be difficult to settle down on different roads.
Its origin is Qu Yuan's Li Sao.
How can a square and round circle be perfect? Who can live in harmony with each other in different ways?
The general meaning was that it was difficult for a square and a circle to accommodate each other, and it was difficult for people with different paths to coexist.?
At this moment, it perfectly displayed the difference and opposition between Liu Bei and Cao Cao.
However, after seeing the tragic scene and the shocking report, Xia Cheng's heart was burning with anger.
If he had come to Xu Prefecture with the intention of taking advantage of Cao Cao, Xia Cheng was more concerned about causing trouble for Cao Cao!
"However, we definitely can't compare to Cao Cao in terms of military strength. We should first meet up with Lord Kong and Tian Qingzhou, then plan to enter the city to meet Tao Xuzhou.”Xia Cheng suggested.
"Alright, Wenju and the others have already set up their camp. We can just go and meet them.”
Although Kong Rong and Tian Kai had arrived in Xuzhou before Liu Bei, they were afraid of Cao Cao's army, so they could only stabilize their forces and set up camp.
On the other side, after Cao Cao discovered Kong Rong and Tian Kai, he sent his general Yu Jin to lead a side army to keep an eye on them. The main force continued to attack Peng City.
Fortunately, Peng City's city walls were tall and the Danyang soldiers under Tao Qian were also very brave. For a moment, they managed to protect the city.
As for Kong Rong and Tian Kai, who were being targeted by Cao Cao's General Yu Jin, they couldn't move.
Every time he wanted to mobilize his troops to rescue Pengcheng, Yu Jin would make a move in advance, looking like he wanted to take down Kong Rong and Tian Kai's headquarters, forcing them to gather their troops again.
This was the only way.
After all, compared to the Western Han, the local armies of the Eastern Han lacked regular training and assessment systems. They were often defeated in every battle, and the royal army was weak. Their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
After a large-scale reduction, the Eastern Han had begun to recruit soldiers.
When faced with the need of war, they would temporarily recruit warriors from the state and county soldiers or other people.
Therefore, these temporarily recruited soldiers were often not trained enough.
This led to the Eastern Han army's combat strength beginning to be divided into two.
The Xiliang Army and Youzhou Army that were guarding the border had been fighting for a long time, so their combat strength was still at the level of the elite army of the Western Han Dynasty.
As for the soldiers in other regions, they were either abolished or a group of peasants who lacked training and had no combat strength.
The soldiers that Kong Rong and Tian Kai brought were far inferior to the elites under Cao Cao.
Moreover, the two of them did not have any generals under them.
Fortunately, Xia Cheng was already prepared. He had originally planned to use Kong Rong and Tian Kai's army to create a fog.
Sometimes, knowing more would allow him to make better decisions at critical moments.
It could also give people a feeling of calmness and strategizing, which was very easy to win the hearts of others.
Liu Bei could be considered a person who knew the military. Under Xia Cheng's suggestion, he adopted a different approach from Kong Rong and Tian Kai, who had arrived first.
He split the army into two groups, with one remaining outside the city to assist Kong Rong and Tian Kai in confronting Cao Cao.
At that time, Liu Bei would lead a small portion of his troops into the city to join Tao Qian and assist him in protecting the city.
This time, whether or not they could truly rescue Xu Prefecture depended not only on external forces such as reinforcements, but also on the internal forces of Xu Prefecture. They had to be able to exert their strength to achieve the effect of repelling the enemy outside the city.
This way, they could unite internally and externally to force or defeat Cao Cao, thus achieving the goal of resolving the crisis in Xu Prefecture.
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