Chapter 114 Gifts
"Why are there so many soldiers in this Mo City?" After Cao's army withdrew its troops and returned to the camp, Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan met and said with confusion.
Both of them have had interactions with Mocheng. They are both experienced in battles. They are not only familiar with military books, but also have rich experience in leading troops. It is easy to estimate how many troops the other party has from the other party’s arrangement of troops.
Cao Ren had a head-on fight with the soldiers of Mocheng that day. Although he was defeated in the end, it was judged by Mocheng's later dispatch of troops to pursue his troops, the opponent's manpower was only between one or two thousand. If there were more, it would not be so easy for him to escape.
But today, judging from the other party's reaction, not only is the city solid, the range of bows and arrows long, but there are absolutely a large number of people. There is even the remaining strength to divide a group of troops and cruising outside, making it difficult for Cao's army to attack the city with all their strength. This requires at least 3,000 people to have this strength, right?
"I led my army here a few days ago, and the Mo City is only two schools at most." Xiahou Yuan frowned. When dealing with Xiahou Yuan, Liu Yi mobilized almost all the troops that Mo City could be mobilized. Therefore, although Xiahou Yuan worshipped miserably, he also had a more thorough understanding of the troops in Mo City.
"In this way, I'm afraid it's Jiangxia and Liu Qi and Liu Bei sent reinforcements." Le Jin heard the two of them and suddenly looked at him: "Zi Xiao has discovered that although there are many soldiers in the city today, many soldiers did not try their best to defend?"
"Wen Qian means..." Cao Ren narrowed his eyes and looked at Le Jin.
"I'm afraid the reinforcements were not in harmony with Liu Yi and were unwilling to help. In the eyes of the general, since the Mo City is strong and difficult to break, it is better to temporarily postpone the attack and attack the troops outside the city first, and then attack Mo City with all their strength. I wonder what the two generals think?" Le Jin said with a smile.
The two biggest problems in breaking Mo City are: one is that the sudden increase in the number of troops in Mo City, and the other is that Zhao Yun led a group of troops to prevent them from attacking Mo City with all their strength. If they send troops to attack Zhao Yun, they are worried that they will also send troops in Mo City.
But now, after discovering that the two sides may be disagreement, it will be different. If it is true, they can solve Zhao Yun first without provoking the relationship between the two parties. If the two families are not in harmony, Liu Yi would not dare to leave Mocheng to the other party and send troops to rescue Zhao Yun. Liu Qi's men may not be willing to take risks. At this time, they only need to leave a small number of troops to guard against him. They can do their best to clean up Zhao Yun and his men first, and then turn around to attack Mocheng.
A Mocheng, which is internally discord, cannot fight against the enemy's opponents, and it will only take a moment to lose.
Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan thought for a moment, clapping their hands and said, "Fortunately, Wen Qian helped, but Zhao Zilong is a powerful general under Liu Bei. Today, he also knows about military affairs and should not be taken lightly."
Whoever came up with the idea to work, the attack on Zhao Yun camp was naturally left to Youle.
"Don't worry, I see that Zhao Yun only has more than a thousand men. Tomorrow I will lead two thousand elite soldiers to defeat the enemy. When I capture Zhao Yun, I will encircle this Mocheng with the two generals!" Le Jin bowed with a smile.
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On the other side, the three generals of the Cao army discussed how to break through Mocheng, but the Mocheng was in chaos.
After Liu Yi returned to Cao's army, he brought Liu Sandao back to the yamen. He was worried that Cao's army would defeat each one, so he planned to send a group of people into the water camp to patrol the river. Once Zhao Yun could not resist the enemy, he could also pick up Zhao Yun in time and transport supplies.
However, before Liu Yi's order was issued, Wei Yue and Zhou Ben shouted and cursed each other and brought a group of people in.
"General Zhou, what is this?" Liu Yi looked up and looked at Zhou Ben and said.
"Liu Yi, I came here because I was invited by the emperor's uncle and I personally brought troops to help. How can you, the general of Mocheng, kill my generals without waiting for Liu Yi to finish his words? What is this?" Zhou Ben said to the face without waiting for Liu Yi to finish his words.
"Is there such a thing?" Liu Yi looked at Wei Yue in surprise and said, "General Wei, why is this?"
Wei Yue said loudly: "When Cao's army was attacking like a tide, they were about to climb up the city wall. However, the Jiangxia generals refused to order the enemy for some reason. The last general was so angry that they had just started a conflict with him."
Liu Yi looked at Zhou Ben and frowned and said, "General Zhou, I am very grateful to Mr. Qi for being able to help him at this time. But why are these generals not issuing orders to defend the enemy when they are in battle? All of them, is this what Mr. Qi wants?"
Zhou Ben said sternly: "Even if something is wrong, I should deal with it. When will it be your turn to kill my soldiers?"
"The military situation is urgent, and the last general is also thinking about defending the city. He has no time to ask the general for advice. I hope the general will forgive him." Wei Yue bowed to Zhou Ben insincerely.
"You..." Zhou Ben felt so angry that he didn't fight. He originally wanted to use Cao's army to weaken Liu Yi's troops and give him greater voice. He used this battle to control Mocheng in his hands and became the front line for Jiangxia to resist Cao's army. After Wei Yue's fuss, not only did he fail to lose too much of the soldiers in Mocheng, but his troops were damaged a lot. The generals were killed by three people. How could he not be angry and he wanted to take action immediately.
"Now the enemy is in front of you, Cao's army is powerful. Although General Wei is wrong, he is also thinking about our army. General Zhou should not be angry!" Liu Yi stood up and grabbed Zhou Ben who wanted to take action.
"In this way, there is a small object here. The general should know the name of my Tiangongfang. Yi was from the Mo family. This fox-shaped ornament was made by me personally. Today I will give it to the general, which can be regarded as apology to the general." Liu Yi said, opening the wooden box prepared in advance and sending it to Zhou Ben.
"Just..." Zhou Ben was here to provoke trouble, how could he buy it? He was about to speak, but his eyes fell into the box unconsciously with Liu Yi's movements. When he saw the carving of Zhu Yu, somehow, he felt a little dazed. Looking at the carving, he couldn't take his eyes away.
After a while, Zhou Ben took the box, looked at Zhu Yu, and sneered: "I heard that the Lord of Mo City is a skilled craftsman in the world, but this skill is not bad. Well, today I will look at your face. Forget this time, if this happens tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After saying that, he put the box in his arms, turned around and left.
"Boyuan, why do you give him a gift?" Wei Yue was a little angry. They were not wrong in this matter. Now they not only want to apologize, but also give gifts. Liu Yi's handicrafts are not cheap now. Although it may be insignificant to Liu Yi, Wei Yue felt very uncomfortable just by giving them to Zhou Ben, as if they were wrong.
"The situation is stronger than others, and there are more people. Even if you are not afraid, if there is a real conflict, the only one who benefits Cao Jun, let alone..." At the end of the day, Liu Yi glanced at the direction where Zhou Ben left and sneered: "My gift is not that easy to take."
Chapter completed!