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Chapter 595
The next day, on behalf of the envoys, Cao Jun went to Zhu'a City to hand in the letter of war.

Very formal and retro.

The Xu Ding Department of Zhu'acheng also went out of the city to receive the envoy, took over the opponent's letter of challenge, and returned an equally polite letter of challenge.

The two sides exchanged letters of war, and then both bowed and saluted.

Just when Cao Envoy was about to leave, Xu Ding's envoy stopped him and said, "Your envoy, wait a moment."

"I don't know what's the matter with your envoy? But there is a problem with the war letter?" Cao envoy asked.

Xu Shi said: "There is no problem with the letter of war. I just want to ask your army on my behalf. Since the letter of war has been exchanged, you and I are enemies. Now that we can start a war, do you want to fight for generals?"

Fighting generals is a very primitive and retro way of dating, which can not only reflect each other's strength, but also improve the morale of one's own side and suppress the spirit of the other side.

But Cao Shi shook his head and said: "Our army has no such intentions, please tell the Marquis, we can go to war directly."

Fighting generals, only fools fight.

Your Marquis of Weihai is number one in the world, and his military strength is unmatched. If he runs out and surrenders his identity to compete with the general, none of us can beat him.

Isn't that uncomfortable?

So Cao Shi refused without hesitation, because Liu Ye had already confessed this point.

After all, Xu Ding doesn't play cards according to common sense. When he was in war, he fought many generals. Let's see who can beat him.

Xu Envoy showed a hint of regret, and said immediately: "That's really a pity. My lord said that your army has the most generals among the princes. It's a pity that there were no such generals from the two armies before the battle."

It's a pity, my lord's fierce generals have all followed your Wei Haihou's men, and the four fiercest members of the Cao family can't even do it with you brothers Xu Ding.

It's your pity, we don't fall for this kind of trick.

The envoy Cao retreated to the camp of Cao Jun. Cao Cao's gongs and drums blared, and the army pressed up towards Zhu'a City.

The siege equipment was slowly pushed from the center of the army formation to the front, and fifty trebuchets moved side by side in double rows.

Sword and shield soldiers on both wings guarded the sides, roaring again and again, with momentum like a rainbow.

The [-] Cao army is like a black cloud.

Seeing that a huge siege is about to start, but Zhu ah the west gate of the city, no soldiers will appear at the top of the city.

Soon a scout ran into the position of the Chinese army.

"Report! My lord, Wei Haihou's subordinates all withdrew from Zhu'a City and headed towards Li City."

"Well! How could this be so? I can see clearly." Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. He hadn't fought yet, so Zhu Ahcheng would be abandoned, and Xu Ding would retreat.

The sergeant clasped his fists and said affirmatively: "It is true, my lord, the east gate is still open, and there are no guards in the city. Originally, the guards were all guarded by Wei Haihou's sixth lieutenant, Zhao Yunqi."

This time Cao Cao's generals talked a lot, and Cao Cao frowned slightly, not very happy.

Liu Ye said: "My lord, since Zhu'a City is empty, let's send troops there first."

Cao Cao ordered Han Hao to lead a team into the city first to check the specific situation in the city.

Then he asked Liu Ye: "Ziyang, what does Bokang mean by this? He accepted the letter of war and retreated without fighting. What does he want to do?"

Liu Ye said: "It is estimated that the Marquis of Weihai still doesn't want to fight with the lord, and at the same time wants to lead us to go deeper and put the final battle point in Licheng, which is taller and stronger."

Licheng is the Jinan City of later generations.

Backed by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side, it is extremely difficult to fight. Cao Cao's water army and warships are not so fixed. If they are pulled to Licheng to fight, Cao Cao's siege troops will inevitably be weakened.

So this is Liu Ye's guess.

Cao Cao agreed with his opinion very much, so he waved his hand and said: "Zixiao leads the army to pursue, march to Licheng, be careful of Bokang's sixth school lieutenant army."

Without the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Cao was all pawns. With Zhao Yun's bravery, Cao Cao dared not be careless.

Cao Ren took the order, but also did not dare to be careless, and led 3 horses to Licheng to clear the way for Cao Cao.

Soon Han Hao came to return, and all the Xu Ding troops in the city withdrew. There was no ambush in the city, and no soldier was left behind.

However, it is worth mentioning that none of the people in the city moved away, and the city was in order.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "When the army enters the city, at the same time, it is ordered not to disturb the people, not to loot, and those who violate it will be severely punished."

"Here!" All the generals replied one after another, and immediately issued an order to restrain the generals.

Soon Cao Cao rode into the city on a war horse, which surprised him, but what surprised all Cao generals and Liu Ye was that there were countless people standing on both sides of the streets in the city.

Under the leadership of local landlords, gentlemen and aristocratic families, Cao Cao was welcomed into the city.

"Welcome! Welcome! Warm welcome!"

"Welcome! Welcome! Warm welcome!"

What's happening here?
Cao Cao and the others were a little confused.

We came to attack the city and plunder the land, Zhu, how did the people of the city welcome me.

However, Cao Cao did not delve into it. Instead, he smiled proudly at the people on both sides.

I didn't expect Cao Cao to be so popular with the people. Cao Cao was secretly proud, but soon became suspicious. Bokang was well governed, so the people below would not be so ungrateful.

Or is it that I killed too hard in Xuzhou, and the people in Zhu'a City are afraid that I will slaughter the city.

Cao Cao couldn't figure it out, even Liu Ye, a first-rate counselor, was muttering in his heart, a little confused.

But soon they understood what was going on, because as they went deeper into the city, the slogans of the people on both sides changed.

"We want peace, not war!"

"We want food, not hunger!"

"Today you give me peace, tomorrow I will return you a prosperous world!"

"War is merciless and we are merciful, Han people will not fight Han people!"

"Who are you? You are sons, husbands, fathers, your swords and guns will destroy us. Who are we? We are children, wives, parents."

"It's fun to fight for a while, and it's fun to fight all the time, but when you die, your wife will remarry, your children will change their surnames, and your parents will feed wild dogs if they have no one to support them!"

These slogans were not only shouted, but also posted everywhere outside the eye-catching, and even the common people pulled up long banners.

Every sentence and every word hit Cao Jun's heart directly.

The joy and excitement of capturing the city of Zhu'ah all of a sudden disappeared.

Even Cao Cao's face darkened for a long time, Liu Ye frowned frequently, and Cao Jun's generals were all silent.

Some radical militants were displeased and suggested to Cao Cao: "My lord, we should disperse these people. This is the trick of Marquis Weihai."

I wish the city is so easy to get, this is obviously a pit.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Otherwise, the common people have no objection to our actions, on the contrary they warmly welcome us."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao showed a wry smile on his face.

As expected of Xu Bokang, the secret channel is unparalleled in strategy, and he lost in the first round.

It's great to win without victory.

"My lord, let's get out of the city! If you stay here, the soldiers might not have the will to fight." Liu Ye persuaded.

Maybe this is a trick to attack the heart.

I want to paralyze the ambition of Cao Jun's ordinary soldiers.

"Go through the central area and continue to the east city. No soldiers are allowed in the city." Cao Cao rode his horse out of the city quickly, followed by all the soldiers. The army left the city immediately, not daring to stay in the city.

The troops that hadn't entered the city were also diverted, and they were not allowed to enter the city after passing around the city.

The little Zhu Ahcheng seemed to be a devil, and Cao Jun couldn't avoid it.

(End of this chapter)