Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 135 Indestructible?not necessarily!I have a plan.

outside the city.

Liu Xun's army assembled within a day, but disagreements occurred. When the rear army arrived, they saw heavy casualties in the vanguard army.

Therefore, I feel that this city is difficult to capture. If there is no strong bow and crossbow and heavy siege weapons, it is estimated that it will be difficult to cause substantial damage to the city.

Moreover, the city wall is still being built higher and higher, and I am afraid that there will be more casualties in the future.

In addition, in the afternoon, some cavalry even arrived and threw the head of General Liu Xun on the ground.

It was a blow to the morale of these soldiers and horses, the main general was dead, and half of the food and grass had been looted.

How else can this battle be fought?
"Withdraw the army, now we can only withdraw the army and return to Shouchun. This matter can only be decided by the lord."

"At least another lord must come to sit in the town, and General Ji Ling must come."

"General Ji Ling is powerful and brave in battle. Only if he leads the army, can we break through this city!"

"If you withdraw your army now, you will be punished when you go back. How can you have the face to go back when you are beheaded and killed the general before you attack the city with all your might?"

"Don't say that! We must continue to march now! Our vanguard army is about to break through, how many brothers have died, and now we are only a little short of breaking through Shucheng!"

"If you want to die, just go, no one is stopping you, don't take us with you!"

"Open! What are you talking about!"

"Don't accept it?! If you can take it down, so many people won't die!"

"Hehe, didn't you wait for the guards to protect the general?"

"If you had seen that reckless man, you wouldn't have said such things. That reckless man is so brave and extremely treacherous, he can wear two sets of armor and lie in ambush by the side of the road to attack!"

"Above the city gate, there is also a strong general. If you can do it, try to attack! This person's location has an inspiring effect, and almost everyone will be more courageous and charge!"

"Go and attack the city if you don't accept it, and you can see how difficult it is for that fierce general to break through!"

"What are you guys! There is a bastard among the cavalry generals! They are more bandits than us! They rely on their horses to be fast, and shoot while fleeing! After we left, we caught up and rode and shot. We heard the movement of the horses as soon as we rested. I can only start and run again! I don’t know how many brothers died during this journey! I haven’t seen such a fight in so many years, it’s like hunting, the brothers have been tortured too hard.”

"Stop making noise! ​​Now the people who ambushed on the road have returned to the city?"

"So, those fierce men you mentioned are all in this city! How to fight?"

"Stop fighting! Withdraw the troops!"

"Withdraw, withdraw! Go back and report to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to send General Ji Ling to go out again!"

"This time, although we lost tens of thousands! The general died! But we got a lot of information about the enemy general! It's another kind of victory!"

"That's right! Shucheng seems to have made a lot of money, but in the long run, we're not losing money!!!"

……

After a night of fierce quarreling, these soldiers and horses abandoned the camp and evacuated directly from the battlefield.

The scouts sent by Xu Zhen found out about this early, so they directly sent troops to hunt down again, and caught up with Shouchun's soldiers overnight, and several generals made their own achievements.

Until the soldiers and horses fled to the city of Hefei, they could only hold out and dare not fight again.

At the same time, on the south side of Shouchun, they were also beaten and retreated. Sun Ce rushed to the ferry many times to land and fight. Take the risk of the mountain to guard the front line of soldiers and horses.

Hefei is now almost in a state of compression, the soldiers and horses are almost on the defensive, and the offensive and defensive momentum is different.

The news of Liu Xun's defeat reached Shouchun in less than three days, and Yuan Shu was furious.

Immediately send [-] troops to Hefei.

At this time, almost all of Cao Cao's troops stationed on the Xuzhou border moved south at the same time.

Entering the border of Jiujiang, there is a battle line nearly [-] miles wide in a day, and at the same time, there are many wars.

Lu Bu, on the other hand, could not hold out in Guangling, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, wanting to wait for the situation quietly.

After attacking like this for nearly a month, Yuan Shu lost the city again and again, and Jiujiang lost ten counties.

The soldiers and horses kept fleeing and abandoning, and the generals were beheaded one after another. Xu Zhen took advantage of the south of Hefei to defend Sun Ce. After the battle of Shucheng, he took a break and stormed the east of Hefei to occupy the land route.

Sun Ce occupied the waterway.

Hefei city was beaten to the point where only the guards dared not go out. After more than a month, they finally ran out of troops and the city gate was broken.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu broke through the city first, and bravely entered the city to drive out the enemy. At this time, only a few thousand soldiers and horses remained in the city of Hefei.

Cao Cao had more and more troops on the frontal battlefield, and his momentum became more and more prosperous. A total of 10,000+ people violated the border and pushed forward. The anxiety in Shouchun City was extremely high, but Dang couldn't stop his momentum.

So Yuan Shu, in desperation, asked for help everywhere, wrote to Yuan Shao for help, and asked for help from all the people who had promised and made friends with him back then.

None received a response.

Even after the summer of this year, when the autumn harvest was approaching, they were directly besieged under Shouchun.

The troops of Cao Cao and Xu Zhen arrived in Shouchun, and Liu Bei guarded Lv Bu on the north side of Jiujiang near Guangling.

But Sun Ce and Zhou Yu saw that the situation in Shouchun was so clear that they no longer wasted their troops in vain. They immediately went south and returned to Danyang to continue to stabilize their territory, recruit heroes from all over the country, and further expand the territory of Jiangdong.

……

In September, the autumn harvest begins.

Cao Cao and Xu Zhen finally met at Shouchun Wai Camp.

"Bowen!! Hahaha! Miss me to death."

After Xu Zhen took Dianwei and Xu Chu off their horses, Cao Cao greeted them with big strides, shouting loudly with open arms.

He quickly took Xu Zhen's hand, took a closer look, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and I have matured a lot."

"Bowen won the battle in Shucheng. It is said that a young general in white robes rushed to kill him! He killed Liu Xun with two moves. Is this general here today?"

Xu Zhen smiled modestly: "Zilong was training recruits in the camp, but he never came."

"Zixiu's food deposit will take a few more days to come."

"Okay, it's okay."

Cao Cao took Xu Zhen all the way to the tent of the Chinese army.

The large tent was purposely expanded several times, and blankets were spread at the entrance to the main seat. On both sides were the seats of civil and military officials.

Today's march is much more magnificent than before.

When civil and military were seated, Xu Zhen naturally sat on the position of civil servant on Cao Cao's left hand, and was in the second seat.

Second only to the chief Guo Jia.

As soon as he sat down, Guo Jia turned his head and stared at him, even tilted his head, rather puzzled.

But he has no expression, and his eyes are quite deep.

Xu Zhen didn't pay much attention at first, but after being watched for a long time, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Immediately leaned over and whispered: "Brother Feng Xiao, don't look at me like this, my face will turn into a red apple."

Guo Jia: "..."

He was silent for a moment, then smacked his lips, and said in a deep voice: "Bowen has already won several battles, and he has conquered the Lujiang River for thousands of miles, so why don't you come and sit here?"

You are a majestic prince, and you are brave in battle. It is said that you dared to lead a thousand troops to attack and behead Liu Xun.

Isn't it a bit unreasonable to come to the counselor here?

You go there! ! !
What are you doing here? !You are obviously a commander in chief! !

"Brother Fengxiao is also very powerful. With one plan, he almost made contributions with Lujiang. Now the situation of going south, without the advice of brother Fengxiao, I am afraid that the encirclement would not be formed so quickly."

"Bo Wen is ridiculous," Guo Jia shook his head bitterly, pretending to be stupid.

He just had to sit at the counselor's place, it seemed that Xu Bowen didn't plan to do it in person next time.

"Everyone," Cao Cao said in a loud voice, suppressing all the voices and making all the civil and military personnel next to him look at each other.

Cao Cao smiled softly, looked left and right a few times, and couldn't hide his joy from the corner of his mouth.

"The situation is gratifying," Cao Cao said with a smile on his face, stood up with his hands behind his back and paced slowly, "In the past, how could there be so many talented civil and military talents under my tent."

"At the beginning of the incident, I never thought that I would be as magnificent as I am today. Under the tent, there are Fengxiao, Bowen's wisdom, and Zhongde's strategy. In the land, Wu You Zi Xiao, Zi He, Wen Ze, and Dian Wei and Xu Chu, most of them are brave and good at using soldiers and horses."

"Fortunately, Yuan Rang and Miaocai guarded the old land of Puyang and prevented soldiers and bandits from coming, and Yu Fuluo was stationed in Jizhou to be my eyes and ears."

"There are Wen Ruo and Doctor Zhong in the court hall."

"Foreign affairs have aspirations."

Cao Cao said with emotion: "There are so many talents, just like a hundred birds contending, how can I not be delighted."

This remark made everyone present smile on their faces and rejoice in their hearts. Cao Cao's words before the discussion made many people feel that the hard work of the past six months was not in vain.

As a courtier, even if it is not for fame and fortune, he still appreciates this praise, for the sake of sincere relief.

If the heart is warmed up in this way, it will be more effective than rewarding a hundred gold. For example, Guo Jia and others have already sat up straight at this time, ready to listen carefully, and can offer advice to accomplish things at any time.

All the people in the hall are like this. For the prosperity of the Cao family, what they have realized is also the ambition in their hearts.

Cao Cao walked to the main seat, knelt down, put his hands on the case, and straightened his back, like a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate, with majestic eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Now, we are all gathered in Shouchun."

"Soldiers are strong, horses are strong, and food and grass are well prepared. Facing this solid Shouchun City, Yuan Shu cannot be delayed until winter."

"Once it's winter, under the ice and snow, it will be even more difficult to attack. At that time, the food and grass will be exhausted and we can't retreat. It will be a waste of money and food but no achievements. It will turn to decline when the next spring begins."

"Feng Xiao, please speak freely about what you think, Bowen is here today, so be sure to let me know."

"Okay," Guo Jiali stood up, bowed his hands to the people around him, and said loudly, "Yuan Shu knows the reason! Therefore, he stopped sending troops and built the city wall in Shouchun to make it a strong city!"

"I heard!" He suddenly sounded a little excited, "In Youzhou far away, it seems that a high-rise building in Yijing has also been built to defend against Yuan Shao's army!"

"On the south side, there is this Jiujiang Shouchun, which is also another Yijing!! It's just that Yuan Shao is in the north, and we are in trouble! We are all trying to overcome difficulties and fight against the city!"

"I dare to assert that none of the defenders can survive, and a high-rise building cannot last for a long time. It is nothing more than waiting to die!"

"Whether it's Yi Jing or Shouchun, they are determined not to be able to hold on, nor to grow stronger. In that case, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu are also waiting to die in despair!"

"And we must win Shouchun before Yuan Shao, otherwise there will be chaos in the rear, and the Yuan clan should not just sit idly by."

"Although Yuan Shao scolded Yuan Shu as a thief, he didn't want to see us sit on the throne. After all, if the emperor is in his hands, if Huainan is captured again, there will be a great threat in the future, everyone!"

When Guo Jia spoke at an extremely fast speed, he suddenly sonorously and forcefully paused in this sentence.

"I just want to fight fiercely for a month, so as to consume Shouchun's troops! Only then can we have the opportunity to go through the battle." Guo Jia looked very sincerely, "I have discussed with the lord for a long time. There is no other strategy for this battle, only a strong attack."

"It's scary! When Yuan Shu loses all confidence, the generals are scattered, and the morale of the army is weakened, then the Shouchun City Gate will be weak and can be breached."

"not necessarily."

At this time, Xu Zhen's words interrupted Guo Jia's passion, causing Cao Cao and many civil servants to look over in surprise.

Even Cheng Zhongde was about to say a second sentence, and was suddenly forced by Xu Zhenqian.

Is there really a way?
Impossible, we have indeed discussed for a long time, there is no way to lure Yuan Shu out of the city, and now he will never fight again.

Completely treat yourself like a turtle, let you besiege and attack me, I will never come out in the city.

The city wall was built high, and it was piled up with human lives, and all the people in the city were forbidden to go out, and they lived in the outer city, guarded by soldiers, and all the food was collected in the Shouchun Imperial City.

There are more than [-] soldiers and horses inside, plus a fortified city, in Yuan Shu's opinion, it will definitely not be difficult to survive until the beginning of next spring.

As long as there are still contenders in the world, the Jedi will not sit back and watch Cao Cao's bold attack.

When there is chaos in his rear, he will retreat.

Now that Yuan Shu has made up his mind, he will definitely not show his face.

At this moment, Xu Zhen was still staring at the copybook, looking as if he was still thinking hard about something.

"Fortified City is not terrible. If it can be broken from the inside, it will be so simple."

"It's simple!" Guo Jia immediately turned to look at Xu Zhen, "How can it be done?! You should know that I can't infiltrate Shouchun City by spying secretly, and it's impossible for those who infiltrated back then to do anything now , and may even have been silently beheaded!"

"People's hearts." Xu Zhen said lightly again, his eyes were still very serious, and his expression did not change or waver.

It seems to him that there must be a chance to try this plan.

"As early as a year ago, Zixiu had spread the internal commandments of the Cao family in Jiujiang through rumors. I, Cao Ying soldiers and horses, disciplined myself and worked hard, treated the people with kindness and virtue, and performed more favorable policies."

"But now Yuan Shu is becoming more and more extravagant and extravagant, extorting money and extorting money. He doesn't care about the life and death of the people, and only cares about his own ultimate enjoyment."

"To put it bluntly, this Shouchun City is like a huge tomb, and Yuan Shu is just a dead bone in the tomb, but he wants to drag hundreds of thousands of people in the city to die together."

"It's conceivable how miserable the people in Shouchun Outer City are now. I'm afraid they are about to be short of food due to food requisition. In a month or two, they may even live like cannibals."

"Isn't it purgatory on earth?"

"It's a good sentence."

At this moment, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was pointed out by this sentence.

Based on people's hearts, the people in Shouchun City and the soldiers and civilians who don't want to fight any more can be our people.

It's just, how can we make them take that step, and how can such turmoil break out, causing Shouchun to be broken from the inside.

This is the plan, the most important part.

"Bowen, keep talking!" Cao Cao sat up straight, his eyes were bright, and he stared at Xu Zhen with an expectant smile.

(End of this chapter)