Cao Cao stood on the top of the city with difficulty. Through the parapet wall, what he saw was the enemy camp that could not be seen to the edge.
More than 200,000 enemy troops surrounded the capital of the Han Empire.
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That flag was like a sharp blade, piercing Cao Cao's heart.
There are still more than 60,000 soldiers available in the city, and the food garrisoned can last for a year. From a purely tactical perspective, it is not a problem to defend such a strong city.
But the tragedy is that the entire ruling core of the Cao Group is trapped in this isolated city south of the river.
Nearly all the regular troops of the Cao family and the remaining good generals and advisers are all here.
Outside Luoyang, no one could help Cao Cao.
Five days after the siege of the city, soldiers and civilians began to defect across the city.
First, individual soldiers used ropes to climb down the city wall at night. In the following days, the defections became more and more intense, and even began to threaten the establishment. Hundreds of soldiers, led by officers, collectively defected out of the city.
The army is on the verge of collapse, and the civilians in the city are even more panic-stricken.
Many officials who were anti-Cao took this opportunity to incite rebellion.
Others were high-ranking officials who supported Cao Cao. They did not want to be buried with Cao Cao guarding the sinking ship, so they also joined the ranks of the rebellion.
At the beginning, Cao Cao was still able to use his authority to brutally crack down on the riots in the city, stabilizing the situation to a certain extent.
But then, Liu Feng outside the city quickly launched a powerful psychological warfare.
Within a few days, the Southern Army fired tens of thousands of notices into Luoyang City, claiming that the purpose of raising troops was to kill the Ge thieves and revive the Han Dynasty. Anyone in Luoyang City who could kill Cao Cao would be rewarded with ten thousand yuan. Jin, granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.
In addition to the reward, Liu Feng also issued a stern warning in the announcement. Anyone who is stubborn and wholeheartedly helps the thieves will have three tribes destroyed after the city is broken.
These tens of thousands of announcements pointed the finger directly at Cao Cao. Liu Feng didn't think it was enough. After treating those who defected, he sent these people back to the outside of Luoyang City and ordered them to organize a group to call for surrender.
While the psychological warfare was unfolding, Liu Feng did not forget to show off his military force. He used trebuchets, strong bows and crossbows to bombard Luoyang City day and night.
Cao Cao, who was beleaguered internally and externally, had no choice but to face Liu Feng's powerful offensive. Although there are still many wise and resourceful people around him, it has reached such a desperate situation that it is obviously beyond the power of human intelligence to change.
On the fifteenth day of the siege, Liu Feng's double offensive finally took effect.
The anti-Cao dignitaries in the city successfully instigated a rebellion against part of the city's defenders. A rebel force composed of soldiers and wealthy family members raided the east gate and succeeded. They quickly contacted Liu Feng and asked him to send troops to help.
After hearing the news, Liu Feng immediately ordered veteran general Zhang Ren to lead an army of 10,000 to conduct a tentative attack.
Zhang Ren led his army to rush up to the east gate at night. They encountered a fierce battle between the rebels and the government troops who came to seize the gate. Zhang Ren's 10,000 infantry cavalry killed them and completely captured the upper east gate.
After confirming that this was not Cao Cao's trick to lure the enemy, Liu Feng was naturally overjoyed and immediately mobilized all his troops to launch a general attack on Luoyang.
Thousands of Confederate troops, as dense as a swarm of ants, poured into the city from the upper east gate in the east of Luoyang City. Buguangli and Buheli near this gate were home to a large number of dignitaries. After learning that the Southern Army had successfully entered the city, anti-Cao forces, large and small, quickly turned from covert to covert, and assisted Liu Feng's army in launching an attack. Cao Jun's encirclement and suppression.
At this time, Cao Cao was surprised when he heard that Shangdongmen had been captured. He quickly dispatched Xu Huang from Nancheng and led an army of 10,000 to recapture it.
They stationed troops in Wei Yan south of Luoyang. After receiving Liu Feng's urgent order, they immediately mobilized 30,000 troops and horses under their command to launch a fierce attack on Jinmen, Xiaoyuanmen, Kaiyangmen, etc. south of Luoyang.
Gan Ning, who received the urgent order a little later, also led his 20,000 troops to attack the Shangxi Gate and Guangyang Gate in the west of the city.
In addition to the north, the southern army, with hundreds of thousands of troops, launched a general attack on Luoyang.
The war raged from night to dawn. Although the number of Confederate troops pouring into the city continued to increase, Xu Huang took advantage of the narrow streets and the weakness of the army's unfavorable expansion. He led 10,000 troops and struggled to support them, and fought several times The Confederate army was engaged in bloody street fighting.
£® £® £® £® £® "£®"Beifu, Longyunmen.
The old man stood on the parapet, silently watching the fierce street fighting a few streets away.
The raging fireHis pale face turned red, and the thunderous shouts of death made his eardrums tremble.
At this time, Cao Cao's face was ashen and he looked indescribably desolate.
This place is located in the North Palace of the Imperial City.
The city of Luoyang in the Han Dynasty had an inner city and an outer city. The inner city was the palace city, and was divided into the south palace and the north palace.
Since Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian and established his capital in Xuchang, Luoyang City had lost its significance as the center of imperial rule.
However, after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao began to consciously order people to rebuild the Luoyang Palace. In the years after he captured Jizhou, he mobilized people on a large scale several times to rebuild the northern and southern palaces.
A few years ago, according to the old style of the Han Dynasty, the magnificent Beifu Luowei was in full bloom.
Theoretically, Beigong was so powerful that the Han Emperor should return the capital and Luoyang from Xuchang, but Cao Cao never hinted that he had any intention of moving the capital.
Smart people quickly guessed that Cao Cao probably built this gorgeous palace city for himself, and he would rather be the first owner of this newly wealthy city.
Now, Cao Cao stood in this palace city that belonged to him, silently watching the fierce battle outside the city. He knew in his heart that all the hard work he had done over the years turned out to be a dowry for others.
What a huge irony.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Just as Cao Cao was thinking, the battle on the street had changed in his field of vision.
With the advantage of numbers, the Southern Army finally broke through the army's defense line, and a large number of enemies were rushing towards Beifu.
Cao Cao understood that the final resistance failed.
At this moment, his mood was not despairing and troubled by the defeat in the outer city. On the contrary, his expression was even a little relaxed.
The anxious pro-army followers on the left and right were all surprised by Cao Cao's "abnormal" behavior.
Cao Cao walked down from Longyun Gate, rode his beloved war horse, and slowly headed south towards the court.
The panting and bloody general galloped up to Cao Cao and said with a heavy expression on his face:. £® Cheng Xiang, the last general is incompetent and failed to stop the rebels' offensive. Buheli's defense line has collapsed, and a large number of rebels are heading towards Beigong.
Cao Cao's face showed no joy or sorrow, he just nodded slightly: "I understand, I appreciate your hard work."
Xu Huang was startled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister Cheng, the bandit army will be here soon, why not protect Prime Minister Cheng and break out."
£® £® Breakout? "Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, sighing: Now that things have happened, how far can we go?"
Xu Huang has followed Cao Cao for many years. No matter how adversity he faced, he has never seen Cao Cao get discouraged. But now, he not only sees Cao Cao who is discouraged, but also hears that he wants to give up.
Xu Huang was startled and said anxiously: "I think there are few enemies in Beicheng. If we can concentrate our troops and fight to the death, we may not be able to fight our way out. At that time, we will find ways to cross the Yellow River north. As long as we can return to In Jizhou, there will definitely be a chance for a comeback."
Although Xu Huang is passionate, he actually knows that what he just said is almost an impossible plan.
Let¡¯s not talk about breaking through the siege of Beicheng. Let¡¯s talk about the rolling Yellow River. At this time, Liu Feng¡¯s powerful navy has intercepted it. Even if they can break through to the river, how can they overcome this natural danger. What's more, the Hanoi County on the other side of the river was now under the control of the traitor Sima Yi.
"Gongming, you are familiar with the art of war. Can't you see that Liu Feng deliberately showed weakness to me over there in Beicheng?"
Cao Cao asked back, leaving Xu Huang speechless.
£® £® However, Mr. Cheng, how can we sit back and wait for death? No matter what, we have to give it a try. "Xu Huang shouted excitedly.
Cao Cao let out a long sigh and said silently: "Gongming, the situation is over, you and I know it well. You have tolerated me for so many years, and you have worked hard and made great achievements, but I can't give you wealth. You go ahead and decide for yourself where to go."
Cao Cao was unwilling to let Xu Huang surrender to the enemy, but he was even more unwilling to let Xu Huang die in vain. He could only say: Where to go, make your own decision. "Inherit the prime minister, inherit the prime minister one by one"
Xu Huang understood what Cao Cao meant, and felt extremely sad and angry, but he didn't know what to say. Tears filled his eyes for a moment.
Cao Cao no longer paid attention to him, turned around and reined in his horse.
Xu Huang stood there in a daze, watching Cao Cao go away.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Afterwards, Cao Cao came to the Chaotang Hall, which was the place where the emperor went to court early and was also the most solemn and glorious place in the entire Beifu.
In my ears, the cry of killing rumbled, thinking that the enemy soldiers had already attacked the inner city.
"You all run away for your lives." Cao Cao waved and shouted.
The followers on the left and right hesitated for a long time. Although they couldn't bear it, the birds and beasts finally dispersed.
Cao Cao walked into the empty hall alone, looking around at the carved railings and jade masonry, resplendent in gold and green, with endless regret flashing in his brows.
Walking around the temple, it seems that every detail of this great palace must be firmly memorized.
After a long time, he raised the candle high and without a trace of reluctance, lit all the gauze curtains in the hall.
The fire spread rapidly in the hall, and soon, the windows, doors and beams of the hall were all set on fire.
Amid the smoke and fire, Cao Cao walked up the imperial steps with difficulty, taking a breath every step of the way, and sat upright on the throne.
He raised his head and stared at the glory in front of him being reduced to ashes in the fire. Suddenly, he looked up to the sky and laughed.
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