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Volume 1 Chapter 197 Anmin City

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    At night, in Anmin City, Cao Ang was patrolling the city with his trusted guards.

    More than half a month has passed since the Battle of Shouzhang. Half a month ago, Cao Ang led 500 personal guards to Shouzhang to supervise the battle. Accompanied by the Shouzhang guard, he quietly went to the front line to inspect.  Unexpectedly, the news was leaked and was detected by the Yellow Turban Army. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban assembled three thousand of the most elite soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang's troops were caught off guard and outnumbered. In addition, some Yanzhou Army defenders led their guards to rebel, and were defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop.  If Bao Xin hadn't personally led people to cut off the queen, Cao Ang would have died.  However, Bao Xin died in the rebel army!

    After Cao Ang led his army to gain a foothold in Anmin City, he sent an envoy carrying a large sum of money to the Yellow Turban Army, hoping to redeem Bao Xin's body.  But that day, Bao Xin refused to retreat, and was cut into pieces by the Yellow Turban Army, leaving no trace of his body!  After hearing the news, Cao Ang vomited blood and cried loudly, so he had to have a wooden statue carved for Bao Xin to be buried.

    Since Cao Ang was reincarnated, he has experienced a lot of battles. However, his troops were beaten to pieces. He hid in the reeds and did not dare to make a sound. He repeatedly evaded the enemy's pursuit. A slight mistake would lead to his life.  worries.  This is the first time for Cao Ang.  If Cao Ang still had a mentality of playing with the world and striving for supremacy before, now he truly understands the ruthlessness and cruelty of war.

    Seeing Cao Ang's head lowered, Cao Ren, who followed him, persuaded in a low voice: "Master, there is no need to be like this. We are now retreating to Anmin City to collect the remaining soldiers. Morale is low, but with the reeds and swamps as cover, the Yellow Turban Army is unable to advance westward in a large scale.  , it¡¯s still a stalemate.¡±

    Cao Ang nodded lightly, smiled bitterly, and said to Cao Ren: "Zixiao, I'm not too worried about the current war.

    Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army fought bravely, they were already facing a series of serious difficulties.  After Gongsun Zan's continuous attacks, the Yellow Turban Army lost a lot of their belongings, which made them have difficulty in supplying supplies. The existing material reserves could not meet the needs of the army, and they had to leave Qingzhou and wander around.

    And their base camp, Qingzhou, is now occupied by Uncle Yuan's subordinate Zang Hong.  In order to have a stable rear and support Uncle Yuan's war against Gongsun Zan, Zang Hong tried his best to suppress the Yellow Turbans who stayed in Qingzhou. This forced the Yellow Turbans, old, young, women and children to leave their hometown and move with the army, making the Yellow Turbans even more lacking in supplies.

    Based on these two points, as long as we persist, as time goes by, the supply of the Yellow Turban Army will become more and more difficult, and they will undoubtedly lose.  "

    Cao Ren nodded repeatedly and asked in surprise: "Then what are you thinking about, my lord? Why do you look so bad?"

    Cao Ang sighed and said in a low voice: "This time we went to the front line to inspect, but we were betrayed by the guard. There must be a mole in Linqiu. I have entrusted Mr. Xi (Zhicai) to go and investigate, but he has been in poor health recently.  , overworking will aggravate his health problems. But now I don¡¯t have a competent person in this field, alas!¡±

    Cao Ren also sighed along with him. He was good at fighting, but he couldn't do this kind of secret inspection and searching for clues from clues.  The Yanzhou army suffered consecutive defeats, and the people in Linqiu were panicked. They needed to calm down the people most, and it was not appropriate to go to jail again.  Under this situation, Xi Zhicai could only patrol quietly and patiently. This workload was not ordinary.

    Cao Ang stretched out and said to Cao Ren: "Zixiao, you have been busy gathering the defeated troops during this period, and you are very tired. You go to rest first, and I will walk around the city."

    Cao Ren was already so tired that he yawned. When he heard the offer, he didn¡¯t refuse and went straight to the city.  In fact, the Yanzhou Army's defeat was a good thing for the Cao Family Army.  Taking advantage of this opportunity to reorganize, the original structure of the Yanzhou Army was completely disrupted. Almost all the grassroots generals were replaced by Cao Jiajun. The original generals were either purged because they were not loyal enough, or were transferred to the local garrison due to unfavorable operations.  , the current Yanzhou Army Field Corps has completely become Cao Ang's troops.

    Although after practicing Wu Qin Xi, the recovery of energy and spirit was relatively fast, Cao Ang had been busy during this period and was very tired.  But he couldn't rest yet, he still needed to think carefully about something in the dead of night.

    Today he received news from his father Cao Cao from Chang'an City: Liangzhou's troops and horses are already unstable, and people inside and outside Chang'an City are panicked.  However, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu did not seize this opportunity. Although he defeated the crusade sent by the imperial court, the troops suffered from night terrors after the victory. The entire army was defeated and the imperial court won without a fight.  Now that Wang Yun's position is more stable, the imperial court has become his voice, and Cao Cao, the general of Zhendong, is just a decoration.

    Cao Ang knew that if historical development was followed, Li Que and others would be left devastated by the death of Niu Fu, and sent people to Chang'an City to beg for surrender.  However, the headstrong Wang Yun felt that he had the upper hand and refused.

    Li Que and others were panicked and desperate, and even planned to abandon the army and flee.  However, the school captain Jia Xu advised them:?If you abandon the army and run away and sneak around alone, a low-ranking pavilion chief can capture you alive.  It would be better to mobilize a large army to attack Chang'an, rob the property, and avenge Dong Zhuo at the same time.  If things succeed, we can support the emperor and command the world; even if things fail, it's not too late for us to escape.  "So Li Que and others made an oath of alliance and captured Chang'an City. Lu Bu led his troops to flee in panic, and Wang Yun was also forced to kill by Li Que and others.

    Cao Ang knew all this clearly, because this is basically how the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms were written. If he sent someone to remind Wang Yun, it might change everything, but what good would this do to Cao Ang?  !

    Now that Wang Yun has just occupied Chang'an City, he has begun to dictate to various places. Even Tao Qian and Yuan Shao do not dare to openly disobey.  Wang Yun also forced Cao Ang to hand over a large amount of supplies from Zhi County, and killed Cai Yong out of respect for their father and son.  If Wang Yun is given the opportunity to make a forced landing of the Xiliang Army, then he will probably become the next Dong Zhuo!  A strong central court would not be of any benefit to Cao Ang.

    After much thought, Cao Ang decided not to remind Wang Yun, but quietly dispatched a hundred guards from Zhi County to Chang'an to protect his father.  I believe that as long as they retreat in time, there should be no serious problems. Lu Bu was still able to protect his family and escape after the city was broken. Cao Ang felt that his father, Cao Cao, should be able to do better.

    Thinking of this, Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly saw a ball of fire in the distance, as if a large army was coming towards Anmin City overnight.

    Cao Ang immediately shouted loudly: "Sound the alarm. Except for the reserve team, all soldiers go to the city to be on guard. Send out scouts to explore the enemy's situation!"

    After hearing his order, someone immediately used torches from the top of the city to instruct the "night guard" outside the city and rushed to explore the enemy's situation.  The hanging basket was lowered on the top of the city, and more than ten warriors quietly rolled into the night.

    At dawn, there was news that the Yellow Turban Army was invading!

    Cao Ang was not surprised but overjoyed. Although the Yellow Turban Army fought bravely, their tactical quality was low. If there hadn't been a problem with their food and grass and they couldn't sustain it, how could they have marched through the night?  This is a reed marsh and a large swamp, and in the future Dongping Lake, marching overnight will take a lot of risks!

    Cao Ang smiled and ordered: "Send the order, close the four gates, block three of them, and keep the west gate. Let's compete with the Yellow Turban Army for patience. Anyway, they can't take Anmin City, and they don't dare to risk being attacked by the west gate!  "

    In fact, when the troops retreated, the gates on all sides were spontaneously blocked by the soldiers. After this period of preparation and cleaning, two east and west gates were sorted out to collect the remaining soldiers and receive supplies.

    In the battle to defend the city, if you block the four gates and give up the opportunity to counterattack out of the city, then you are asking for death.  After receiving Cao Ang's order, the soldiers immediately blocked the east gate with masonry and wood, and set up a large number of antlers behind the west gate to prevent horses from breaking the city.

    By three o'clock in the morning, the Yellow Turban Army finally set up a camp in the east of the city and sent soldiers and horses to fight.  However, Cao Angcai was not interested in fighting.  Although the opponent seemed tired, the soldiers and horses calling for battle below the city were obviously the elite of the Yellow Turban Army. They were fully armored and full of energy, so Cao Ang had no idea of ??fighting them head-on.

    However, Cao Ang did not give up the idea of ????outside the city.  Just before the Yellow Turban Army arrived at the city, Cao Ren had quietly led a battalion out of the city and hid in the reeds.

    The Yellow Turban soldiers and horses below the city were shouting and cursing until their throats were hoarse and their legs were sore from standing, but the officers and soldiers on the city did not respond at all, which was very depressing.  Especially the Yellow Turbans who were quietly ambushing on both sides were so itchy from mosquito bites that they wished they could roll on the ground.

    Seeing that the garrison on the city still had no intention of fighting, the Yellow Turban Army who called for war could only withdraw in dejection.  Half an hour after they withdrew, the ambush soldiers on both sides couldn't hold back anymore and walked back cursing.

    At this time, several generals of the Yanzhou Army who were leading the battle suddenly realized and respected Cao Ang even more.

    Marching at night failed to lure the government soldiers and horses, and they gained nothing from fighting during the day. The Yellow Turban Army failed to lure the enemy twice in succession, so they could only choose the most costly attack.  So the afternoon was uneventful. Countless people wearing yellow scarves were transporting wood in small boats to build simple siege equipment.  If there are no accidents, they will launch a general attack on Anmin City in two or three days.  However, the Yellow Turban Army soon discovered that this was just an extravagant hope.

    From time to time, government soldiers would emerge from the reed swamps and shoot at the unsuspecting Yellow Turban soldiers. They did not clean up the battlefield, but fled immediately after shooting arrows, leaving the Yellow Turban soldiers who came to encircle and suppress them every time.  It came up empty!

    After seven or eight times, the Yellow Turban soldiers could only strengthen their vigilance and sail slowly.  However, this group of unscrupulous officers and soldiers again targeted the old and the weak who went out to collect firewood.?Killing these common people, but the number of wounded they cause every time will cause a headache for the Yellow Turban Army who lacks medical treatment!

    In just two days, all the energy of the Yellow Turban Army has been completely wiped out!
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