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748. Continuous attacks on the city, resulting in heavy losses.

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    "impossible!"

    After hearing what Cao Hong said, Cao Cao blurted out that he did not believe Cao Hong's judgment.

    Cao Cao said angrily: "Zixiao is attacking on the other side, and I am attacking on this side. Attacking from both sides, how many people can Liu Zhe have? They have been exhausted until now."

    Cao Hong smiled bitterly and said: "However, Liu Zhe's army is still very powerful. No matter how I command the soldiers to attack, they can defeat them one by one. I can't see that they are weak at all."

    "This is only temporary." Cao Cao believed in his own judgment and also believed in Cao Ren. He said confidently: "Liu Zhe's army will definitely not be able to hold on for long. As long as we continue to attack like this, I don't believe that Liu Zhe's men will be able to hold on."

    "But, this loss" Even if it was Cao Hong, he also felt sorry for the loss of his soldiers. So far, his soldiers have suffered casualties of more than 7,000 people, and more than 3,000 people have died alone.

    "As long as Tongguan is captured, I will accept it no matter how heavy the casualties are." Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said.

    He was also distressed, but this was the opportunity and he couldn't miss it.  By capturing Tongguan and capturing Liu Zhe alive, the crisis in Yongzhou will be resolved, and even the four states in Hebei will be included in his hands by then.

    With such a bright future, Cao Cao drools just thinking about it, so no matter how heavy the casualties are, he must persevere, otherwise what he has done before will be meaningless.

    "Continue the attack!" Cao Cao sternly ordered Cao Hong.

    "Yes!" Cao Hong could only accept the order and continue the attack.

    It wasn¡¯t until the sun went down that Cao Cao ordered the troops to retreat and continue tomorrow.

    In the evening, Cao Hong reported today's losses to Cao Cao. After hearing this, Cao Cao felt distressed, and then said: "Liu Zhe must not be having a hard time. Attacked from both sides, his casualties will not be much better than ours."

    Although Liu Zhe's men were defending the city, the number of casualties was definitely less than that of the attacking Cao army. However, the total number of Liu Zhe's troops and horses was only a little over 20,000, and one less person died.

    Cao Cao believed he could afford today's loss, but Liu Zhe certainly couldn't.

    Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "If we continue tomorrow, I don't believe Liu Zhe can survive tomorrow. He is already at the end of his strength."

    Early the next morning, Cao Jun was full of food and drink and continued to attack.

    The horns of the bulls were blaring repeatedly, and Cao Jun continued to charge with the ladder.

    Liu Zhe appeared on the city wall. Looking at Cao's army, whose numbers were still the same as yesterday, he couldn't help but sneer and said to Zhao Yun: "If Cao Cao knows that Cao Ren has no way to attack, he will attack with all his strength here, which will only increase his own strength."  With the casualties among his men, do you think he will vomit blood?"

    "Definitely!" Zhao Yun said seriously.

    He admires Liu Zhe very much now. Liu Zhe's sneak attack prevented Cao Ren from attacking, avoiding the two-sided defensive operation of the Tongguan defenders, and reducing the great pressure.

    Zhao Yun felt the pressure from Cao Cao's all-out attack yesterday. The 20,000 defenders were only concentrating on the defense. If Cao Ren also joined in, he would inevitably split the 20,000 soldiers in his hands to defend on both sides.  By then, the number of defenders will be small, the pressure will be huge, and they will not be repaired in time, and casualties will naturally increase significantly.

    "alright."

    Liu Zhe patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said to him: "I'll leave this to you. Maybe today Cao Cao will know that Cao Ren can't attack with him. Before he knows, try to kill and injure his soldiers as much as possible."

    The messengers sent by Cao Ren brought the news to Cao Cao that he could not attack the city for the time being. When these messengers traveled over the mountains and ridges, they inevitably encountered Liu Zhe's scouts who were wandering outside, so Liu Zhe learned the news easily.  Cao Cao would have known earlier.

    "Yes!" Zhao Yun accepted the order.

    Liu Zhe has gone down. He is not needed to defend the city. Zhao Yun is enough. His purpose here is as a bait to attract Cao Cao and Cao Ren's attention here so that Guo Jia Jia Xu and others can plan.

    "It should be in progress now." After Liu Zhe got off the city wall, he looked at the sky in the distance and whispered to himself.

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    Linjin City, 150,000 troops arrived. Zhong Yao, Hua Xiong and other officials stationed in Linjin came out of the city to greet them.

    The arrival of the army made many officials or people in Linjin City breathe a sigh of relief.

    When Cao Ren¡¯s army besieged the city before, only 20,000 soldiers defended it, which really made many people nervous.  Now the arrival of 150,000 troops has dispelled the nervousness and worries of these people.

    "See Yangdi Hou and Wuwei Hou."

    Zhong Yao, Hua Xiong and others came forward to greet him.  Guo Jia and Jia Xu are Liu Zhe's absolute confidants and the closest friends around Liu Zhe.Although the two appointed people do not have high official positions, their status is very high.

    "You must be Yuan Chang."

    Guo Jia responded politely and said: "Yun Chang often mentions you in his letters. My lord has always wanted to see you. Now I finally meet you in person. Yun Chang did not lie."

    Zhong Yao smiled. Although Guo Jia's words were not a compliment, they made him feel very comfortable. He saluted again and said, "Yang Zhai is so polite. Yuan Chang is scared. May I ask where my lord is?"

    Not many people knew about the news that Liu Zhe sent troops to attack Tongguan, at least not the officials and generals in Linjin.

    So Zhong Yao didn¡¯t see Liu Zhe appear in the team, and he felt strange. He clearly received the message that Liu Zhe was leading the army, but he saw Liu Zhe here.

    Zhong Yao thought to himself: Where has Liu Zhe gone?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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