Three Kingdoms Strong Army System

Ji Ling continued to stick to Pingyu, Cao Cao could only attack the line from Shangcai to Nandun, and it was difficult to continue advancing.

Pingyu is the county government of Runan, the city is high and the pool is deep, and the city was forcibly attacked, causing too much damage.

It is not an option to bypass Pingyu, because the county town to the east of Pingyu has been recaptured by Yuan Jun and heavily guarded.

If he forcibly goes around and fails to capture the county in a short period of time, then Cao Jun will be cut off by Yuan Jun of Pingyu, and his destruction may be possible at any time.

Pingyu has sufficient food and grass, but the two counties of Qiyang and Wufang are not.

The population of these two counties is only [-], and the population living in the city is only [-].

With the grain and grass stored in the county, it would not last long to supply [-] soldiers and horses.

After Yuan Jun guarded the counties of Xunyang and Wufang for one month, the food in the city was almost near, so Ji Ling could only order the two armies to evacuate south.

The soldiers and horses of the two counties withdrew to Yang'an, 45 miles to the south.

Cao Cao attacked Runan for almost two months, and could only capture 11 counties north of Pingyu, and could no longer advance.

Ji Ling firmly blocked Cao Cao's army on the line from Pingyu to Yang'an. Although Cao Cao felt that the reinforcement soldiers were not very good, it was really uncomfortable to fight like this.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cao Cao decided to leave 3 troops to guard the Xunyang-Wufang-Shangcai-Nandun line of defense, and returned to Xuchang with [-] troops.

It took two months to capture only 11 counties, which was far below Cao Cao's expectations.

However, his land is narrow and the people are few, and he is restricted by food and grass, so he cannot fight for a long time.

After returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao ordered [-] troops to return to the camp to rest. When he returned to the mansion, he immediately summoned his confidants who stayed in Xuchang.

After Xun Yu and others arrived, Cao Cao immediately inquired about what had happened in the court recently, and found that the court was relatively stable and the ministers in the court were relatively peaceful, so he was relieved.

When he returned to Xuchang, the battle between Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao in Taiyuan County had come to an end.

Xia Houyuan, who stayed in Chenliu, was always ready to cross the river, just waiting for Cao Cao's military order.

However, although Liu Zhang won the Taiyuan War, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. Instead, he led his army southward from Hedong County and returned to Guanzhong.

The spies found [-] soldiers and horses in Hanoi County, but Liu Zhang has not moved, and there are still [-] soldiers and horses in Hedong County, which can support Hanoi County at any time.

Cao Cao weighed it in his mind, and felt that it was not worthwhile to cross the river to attack Hanoi County. Even if he captured it, it would be difficult to defend it.

He gave up crossing the river and ordered Xia Houyuan to withdraw from Chenliu.

Now that Yuan Shu is powerful, he may be able to win a small battle, but the outcome of a big battle is unpredictable.

Cao Cao decided to recuperate and wait for the opportunity.

He is located in the Central Plains, where the Four Wars took place, and he can attack any place from east to west, north, south, and north, but he will also be besieged from all sides.

Therefore, he is always thinking about how to expand his territory and enhance his own strength.

Because, if he does not become stronger, he will be annexed by others.

In Guanzhong, since the battle with Yuan Shao in Taiyuan, Liu Zhang has not taken military action.

Although he achieved a great victory, his army also suffered a lot of casualties. The soldiers were exhausted and needed to recuperate.

One month later, it was the autumn harvest. He ordered the second-line troops to temporarily disband and go home to help the family harvest food.

This autumn harvest is busy for half a month. After the autumn harvest, it is the work of collecting grain taxes.

This year is also a bumper harvest year, and the people's harvest is not bad, and the people under Liu Zhang's rule pay less grain tax than those in other regions.

Even so, his territory also collected several million stones in grain taxes.

Liu Zhang was relieved when the grain taxes from all over the country were put into the warehouse.

The maintenance of an army of 30 people is also thanks to the granary in Yizhou, otherwise it would be difficult for him to maintain frequent expeditions in the Guanzhong Plain that has not yet fully recovered.

When Liu Zhang was busy with the autumn harvest, the princes from all over the country were also busy with the autumn harvest. Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not choose this time to go to war.

After finishing the autumn harvest, Cao Cao's subordinates came to report that Li Jue and Guo Si in Luoyang were fighting again.

The reason is food.

During the autumn harvest, the two each controlled the county town of Luoyang, but because of the collection of grain taxes, both parties were dissatisfied and wanted more grain taxes.

So, the two armies started working again.

The Xiliang army, which was originally few, broke out in a large-scale civil war.

Cao Cao absolutely believed that this was his chance, so he quietly increased his troops to Yangcheng, Yingchuan County, waiting for a chance.

Sure enough, the battle between Li Jue and Guo Si became more and more fierce. Cao Cao seized this opportunity and led an army of [-] to join the [-] troops in Yangcheng to attack Xuanyuan Pass with [-] troops.

Cao Cao came aggressively, and Li Jue and Guo Si put all their energy on each other, and Xuanyuan Pass was easily breached by Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao broke Xuanyuan Pass, he broke through Yique Pass, and then went straight to Luoyang City.

Li Jue and Guo Si each controlled the north and south gates of Luoyang and attacked each other, but Cao Cao came so fast and was soon defeated by Cao Cao.

After Liu Zhang learned of Cao Cao's attack on Luoyang in Chang'an, he immediately ordered his generals to send [-] troops out of Tongguan to Luoyang.

Within a month, they captured the entire Hongnong County and took control of Hangu Pass.

It took Cao Cao more than two months to control the entire Henan Yin.

Liu Zhang's general went east out of Hangu Pass, trying to see if he could defeat Cao Cao and capture Luoyang, but was defeated by Cao Cao and returned to Hangu Pass.

Since then, Liu Zhang and Cao Cao have been conveniently bounded by Hangu Pass.

Hangu Pass and its west side belonged to Liu Zhang, and the east side of Hangu Pass belonged to Cao Cao.

For the next period of time, the two lived in a relatively peaceful period and lived in peace.

Henan Yin was the capital of the Han Dynasty. It originally had a population of 100 million. After statistics, Cao Cao found that Henan Yin now only has a population of 50.

In just a few years, Li Jue and Guo Si attacked each other, and 50 people died.

Cao Cao captured one-third of the county seat of Runan County, and the population under his rule also increased a lot.

In less than half a year, the population under his rule increased by 100 million.

Cao Cao's strength has increased a lot, but the world has become a lot more peaceful.

After Cao Cao captured Luoyang, his generals found the Chuanguo Yuxi in the Luoyang Palace, but he was smart enough to bring the Chuanguo Yuxi back to Xuchang, and then asked his subordinates what to do with it.

Xun Yu suggested handing over the Chuanguo Yuxi to Emperor Ling, and Cao Cao accepted it.

As a result, Cao Cao's prestige in the court increased.