Chapter 835 : Chapter 414 Cao Ren is not calm anymore (1)
Chapter 414: Cao Ren is not calm anymore
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Among them, Lu Su's army was the first to move out, and Wancheng was also the closest to Xinye, and they quickly reached Wancheng.
And occupied Guang County and Ai County with great momentum.[
The news soon spread to Wancheng City.
Wancheng was originally a big city. It was first managed by Zhang Xiu who was entrenched in Wancheng, and then repaired many times by Cao Ren.
As a result, the city of Wancheng is very strong.
But even so, Wancheng did not appear to be impregnable. It is undeniable that the failure of Cao Ren's last southern expedition had a certain impact on the cohesion and confidence of the army.
In addition, the army dropped sharply from 20,000 elite soldiers to more than 10,000.
Therefore, there was a wavering feeling that Wancheng was not strong.
In the study room of the Prefect's Mansion, Cao Ren was handling military affairs. Feeling a wavering in Wancheng, Cao Ren was currently actively preparing to recruit new soldiers.
Currently, Cao Cao is fighting Yuan Shao in Guandu. It is obviously impossible for Cao Cao to replenish his lost troops. Cao Ren can only recruit new troops by himself.
Although the combat effectiveness of the newly recruited soldiers may be questionable, they are still better than nothing.
After many days of recruitment, Cao Ren was still able to recruit a group of new soldiers. However, this did not make Cao Ren happy. It was easy to recruit new soldiers, but it was difficult to find a general.
"Niu Jin, Niu Jin. You followed me to the north and south and were safe, but why did you lose your life in Xinye?" Cao Ren sighed secretly in his heart.
"General, Lu Su has sent troops. They have already marched into Guang County and Ai County, and are approaching Wancheng. They are coming with great force." A junior official hurried into the study and reported to Cao Ren.
"Huh?" Cao Ren raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Lu Su sent troops? This was expected, but also unexpected.
As the prefect of Wancheng, Cao Ren was very aware of Cao Cao's strategy and had completely blocked the salt roads entering Xinye from all directions.
During these days, the amount of salt seized by Wancheng alone amounted to countless stones, piled up like a mountain.
Cao Ren didn't know that Liu Feng was behind Lu Su. He had only fought with Lu Su and felt Lu Su's madness. He fought one against three and won.
This gave Lu Su the motivation to send troops.
Therefore, Cao Ren expected that Lu Su would send troops. He just didn't expect it to be so soon. Logically speaking, Lu Su should be able to sustain it for a while.
It can take as little as a few months or as long as a year.[
If Lu Su could stay calm, he should wait for half a year and try his best to accumulate strength during this period. When the strength is sufficient, the food will be almost exhausted.
Then we can use food as an excuse to encourage people to burn their boats and attack all directions.
Therefore, Lu Su's current attack was beyond Cao Ren's expectation.
That is both expected and unexpected.
However, Cao Ren was also experienced in the battlefield and immediately guessed Lu Su's intention.
It seemed that they were afraid that the longer they waited, the more their power would recover. Now, taking advantage of each of them having some minor problems, they launched a brazen attack to break the deadlock in one fell swoop.
The courage is commendable and the decisiveness is enough. But the result is regrettable.
People may not believe it when told, but at this moment Cao Ren understood Lu Su's determination to fight quickly. Because the three of them could not regain their power immediately due to the last failure, they chose the word speed.