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

Chapter 136 Why don't you dare to fight the lord?

"In this battle, it's not about how much you lose, but about people's hearts, and this people's hearts are not what people want when they stand in front of the military strategy."

Xu Zhen looked at Guo Jia with a serious expression, "It will really affect the hearts of the turbulent people in the city."

"Brother Feng Xiao should remember why the Yellow Turbans in Rencheng of Yanzhou, Zhang Chun of Zhongshan, and Zhang Jiao of Julu rebelled and beheaded the officials of the Han Dynasty."

"Hungry, desperate, channeling."

Guo Jia spoke succinctly and pointed out three very important factors, and of course it was because of these three factors.

After the local people despaired of the big man, of course they gathered to respond.

At this time, Shouchun was in the same situation. The so-called Zhongshi emperor was inside, but the people did not admit it.

It is estimated that these common people were coerced to stay in Shouchun, to cultivate food for Yuan Shu in the future, which is equivalent to being cattle and horses, threatening to control them with soldiers, without considering the life or death of others at all.

These people must have resentment in their hearts.

"Then, how can Bowen let these people in the city know that they should resist and attack, and cooperate with us to attack outside the city and open the gap in Shouchun?"

Guo Jia couldn't think of any other way except to attack one after another. He could only attack violently and use his life to pile up. One day someone will be able to climb first and break through the door.

Only when you enter the city can you get a response, because the defense near the gate of the city will also be strict and grand, not only against the outside but also against the inside.

"Liang, how ingenious Zeng thought."

At this time, the young man standing beside Xu Zhen clasped his hands and said, "We can set up something to make internal commandments, self-discipline orders, and people-benefit orders written into laws, and float into Shouchun City to persuade the army to surrender."

"Floating into Shouchun City?" Guo Jia looked back suspiciously, his eyes fixed on Zhuge Liang, he still remembered the bold words this kid had in Sikong's house back then.

Whip penetrating into the interior, majestic, the strategy of saying that the army will win and Yuan Shu will lose is quite admirable, I didn't expect to have a strategy now.

And he can even threaten to make these become laws and fly into Shouchun City.

What did Xu Bowen teach this kid on weekdays?Theology, right?

"These days are southeast winds, just wait for a day of southwest wind, and then the papers filled with internal commandments, self-discipline, and benefits to the people can float into Shouchun City."

"really?!"

Cao Cao's heart tightened at this moment, and he was quite suspicious, while Xu Zhen remained calm and his expression didn't change much. Seeing that he was so confident, Cao Cao's heart had gradually settled down.

Zhuge Liang was his only disciple, and Xu Zhen was naturally the clearest about how many abilities he had on weekdays, so if he dared to stand up and speak like this at this time, it meant that he must have confidence.

"Kong Ming, are you sure that there is a way to make these books and cloths fly to Shouchun City?"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang said with a confident smile, "Kong Ming has such confidence that if he fails, he is willing to be punished."

"It's serious, how can you be punished for failing to succeed in a plan? Since Kong Ming has a solution, can you tell me now?"

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, turned his head and looked at Xu Zhen, then cupped his hands and said: "Please forgive me, my lord. Come and have a look."

"Hehehe...hahaha!!" Cao Cao gradually laughed cheerfully. Zhuge Liang's words made him quite appreciate that the strategy was not a common sense one.

In other words, other people can't think of it at all, and only Zhuge Liang can come up with such a strategy.

Really confident, after being with Xu Zhen for a long time, it seems that his personality has become a little calmer, and if he has confidence in the strategy in his heart, he will speak calmly.

If you don't have self-confidence, you will listen carefully and listen carefully, so you can get something.

And if you have no important responsibilities, you will study hard at home to improve yourself.

This person may also be a talent in the future.

At this time, Guo Jia was neither angry nor happy, and his expression never changed. He stood up and faced Xiang Xu and Zhuge as usual.

He cupped his hands and said, "If Bo Wen and Kong Ming are both very confident, then this plan can be done. However, although I don't know how Kong Ming will implement the strategy, I can guess that it will be effective only with external force, and we still need to use the strength of the whole army. , to attack Shouchun."

"If there is no power of soldiers and horses, how can the soldiers of Shouchun be afraid?"

Guo Jia's words made Xu Zhen and Zhuge Liang nod their heads too.

This is reasonable, even if it is to break through from the inside, it needs an irresistible pressure from the outside to be effective.

At this time, all the generals present were enthusiastic and wanted this achievement.

"My lord! I will definitely win this battle. There is no need for this strategy. Just let me attack the city with [-] soldiers and horses, and it will be broken within a few days!"

Cao Hong was the first to stand up, and immediately looked at the many counselors with a bit of arrogance. His generous face was full of beards, his expression was angry, and he was not afraid of the casualties of the siege.

Not only that, he and Xu Zhen have always been in a hostile state, and they haven't had much communication so far. It's just that since the last time he was led by Tiger Leopard Rider and Cao Chun, and he was severely punished, he never It is better to express your anger in front of others.

What's more, Xu Zhen later saved the life of Mrs. Cao.

And now the opportunity is in front of him, if he can seize the meritorious service, he will feel a little proud in front of many civil and military forces in the future.

Once you have made meritorious deeds and captured Shouchun's door, you can refute it in front of Xu Zhen in the future.

Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Miaocai and others have always had a close relationship in secret, and they are more afraid of Xu Zhen. It's just that his achievements and reputation are too high these years, so they used to avoid him.

Cao Cao knew what they were thinking as soon as he heard it, so he was immediately displeased, but he didn't have any thoughts on his face. When he was discussing with his father, why did he have to make Cao Jie his wife.

And when Xu Zhen clearly stated that he wanted the other two sisters to marry together, Cao Cao said for the first time that he could consider it.

It is because of the pressure of Cao's many clan relatives.

These people did not dare to fight Xu Zhen when they were alive, but if one day they died first, Xu Zhen's achievements were too high to shock everyone.

If there is not enough Cao family background behind, wouldn't there be civil strife, so Cao Cao has been thinking about making Xu Zhen his own family all these years.

Let Cao's generals all be obedient.

But now it seems that the effect is not very big.

Of course, the current stage is not the time to consider these things, the immediate task is to win Yuan Shufang.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and walked down from the main seat with a slightly dull expression. The main reason was that he recently received a letter from his eldest son Cao Ang, which said that Xu Zhen was too confident recently. Don't give him this chance.

If you are not careful and something happens during the siege, you will regret it!
So after thinking about it for a long time, he looked at Cao Hong and said in a deep voice, "Zi Lian, this battle is not about emotion."

"If you want to send troops on a large scale, if you are not careful, you must retreat to preserve your troops. Don't be arrogant. The city wall of Shouchun has been built extremely high and thick. In the battle of attacking fortifications, it is definitely not a coincidence of marching strategy."

"As a general, you should know how difficult it is to attack a fortification. Since ancient times, the best strategy is to attack the city, and the worst strategy is to attack the city. Because the wall is so thick, the strategy is useless, relying on the drill quality of soldiers and horses. And its tenacity."

Cao Hongzheng nodded his head, his bushy mustache was blown by the rough air, his eyes were shining brightly, and he clasped his fists immediately and said, "Don't worry, my lord! My soldiers and horses will eat down the east wall even if they fight to the death!"

"Okay!" Cao Cao looked majestic, and after scanning the crowd, a slightly hoarse loud voice resounded through the big tent, "For three days, the generals will need to attack the city day and night. The head of a thief, in order to repay the emperor, will surely be named a marquis and a general."

"If after three days, no achievements have been made, then you should retreat to the camp, surround and not attack, and wait for the soldiers and horses to be exhausted."

"The merit of eliminating thieves is in this battle. I hope that you will fight the enemy bravely and complete the battle!"

"Here!"

Inside the military tent, there was a uniform roar, like Hong Zhong Dalu, spreading outside the entire main tent, and the spirit of the guards outside could not help but be lifted.

Everyone knows something big is going to happen.

Therefore, it is today to take credit.

……

that night.

Cao Jun began to attack the city on a large scale, mainly in the east of Shouchun.

All the war equipment and siege armaments were pulled up, and Cao Hong gave almost all of his own to command in person on the front line of the battlefield.

Let the soldiers and horses attack the city enthusiastically without the slightest retreat.

In this way, Xu Zhen and others also returned to their southern camp.

For three months, Xu Zhen stationed troops in Hefei, and transported the autumn harvest grain from Wancheng and Shucheng successively.

At the same time, they trained soldiers and horses day and night, recruited recruits, and asked the three generals to lead the recruits to train separately.

When he just came back, Dian Wei rushed over from his sub-camp on horseback. When he saw Xu Zhen, he greeted him excitedly, his face was full of excitement, "Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, is it time for the command to attack the fortifications? I'm ready, and I will be on the city first within three days!"

"I've seen this city wall. If the ladder is ten feet longer, it can be climbed. If the cart weighs a hundred stones, it will definitely be smashed!"

Xu Zhen and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and smiled wryly at Dian Wei: "There is no attack, General Cao Hong is attacking the east gate, so that the defenders in the south can be mobilized."

"what?!"

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, "Tsk, why? Didn't you promise to make meritorious service?!"

"Why don't you dare to quarrel with the lord!? He will definitely protect you. You must not let others take this achievement!"

"As long as we win Shouchun and take the lead in entering the city, we will have made a great contribution! After that, what do you want, don't you just ask?!"

Dian Wei's face suddenly turned ugly. He trained the recruits day and night, and acted together with his confidantes, almost without sleep for a month.

Now everyone is not afraid of death, and is ready to follow Dian Wei to attack the city first, and get into Shouchun to get merit.

Within the Xu camp, rewards are distributed according to merit, and the rewards given by Xu Zhen can be described as very generous, and he never keeps them private.

Because of this, a wave of rewards had been distributed in advance before the war, and these were all treasures that cheered up the entire army.

Now you tell me that you didn't get the military order to attack the fortifications? !
"Then why don't we just send troops to attack the south?" Dian Wei blinked, seeking Xu Zhen's opinion.

"No!" Xu Zhen rejected him with a serious face, "Shouchun is still united and ready to carry it until the cold winter."

"The morale of these Shouchun soldiers is still there, so they can't be so reckless. Generals who want to make meritorious service should let them attack first."

"If the east gate really can't be defended, there will be less defense in the south."

The two gates in the southeast are wide open, while in the north there are several strongholds and camps close to where Lu Bu is, and the outflanking there is not under the city.

Therefore, the current situation seems to be a siege, but in fact the north is only blocking the siege on the main road. If Yuan Shu wants to leave the city, he can still escape from the north and hide in the small road.

Or flee west to the mountains.

Of course, there are also ambushes in the mountains, but there is still a chance to chase him because it is close to rivers and lakes, but if Yuan Shu flees to the mountains, the chasing cavalry can catch up to him faster.

In the tens of miles around Shouchun, there are already detection maps, and there are ambushes stationed on the main roads, so it is very difficult for him to escape.

But it is possible to get out of town.

Therefore, capturing Shouchun may not necessarily kill Yuan Shu.

"There are fewer defenses in the south, so I will lead people to rush up."

"You rush every day! Do you need glue? Go, go!" Xu Zhen immediately glanced at him impatiently, and Dian Wei shivered, subconsciously protecting his buttocks.

But Xu Zhen didn't move.

Then he scratched his head and followed Xu Zhen into the main tent.

"Continuing to investigate day and night, we must find out the situation of soldiers and horses around Shouchun, as well as the terrain of various places."

"Soldiers and horses practice riding and archery, and then rehearse the battle formation. Kong Ming arrives at the supply camp, prepares everything, and waits for the important southwest wind."

"it is good!"

……

In Shouchun City.

In the palace of Emperor Zhong's.

Yuan Shu is in the harem at the moment, the main hall is no longer guarded, and almost all the personal guards have gone outside the school grounds of the palace, guarding the outside of the imperial city with blades.

What's ridiculous is that these guards didn't seem to be guarding against foreign enemies, but rather worried about someone rushing into the imperial city and causing trouble.

In the harem, the voices of Yingying and Yanyan continued to resound, and many women were playing with Yuan Shu in the deep palace.

The water in the pool outside the palace is still cool at this moment, and the fruit plates and food plates placed on both sides are still very rich. Yuan Shu is wearing a loose robe at this moment, lying casually on a step.

Taking advantage of the rising sun to look at the faintly visible outline of the mountain peaks, the eyes seem to be a little fascinated.

In his arms lay the harem concubines, all of whom were of the best beauty.

Yuan Shu held the honey water in one hand, and opened his slightly narrowed eyes.

At this moment, my mind has wandered to nowhere.

So much so that Yan Xiang didn't notice much when he came in.

"My lord, the general situation is not over, why are you enjoying yourself in the deep palace, but refuse to sit down to meet the enemy!?"

"Huh?! Who is making noise in my harem?"

Yuan Shu woke up suddenly, opened his eyes from the steps, and saw the person coming.

His long hair hangs down on his chest, he is almost completely pale, his face is full of anger, his slightly obese body stands upright, and the deep wrinkles make him look old.

Yan Xiang was the most loyal old courtier who followed Yuan Shu, and his anger at this time was no longer the stupidity of Yuan Shu's insistence on self-reliance.

Rather, he was angry at why he gave up first, hid in the deep palace and had fun all day long, and put three thousand elite guards outside the school grounds, to stop these loyal ministers who wanted to have an audience.

At this time, none of the soldiers guarding Shouchun had given up.

Why do you have to give up on yourself first!

Even if he was defeated and died on the way to defend the city, it would not be regarded as a loss of the Yuan family's prestige of four generations and three princes in the future.

"My lord, how can you be so ridiculous!"

"Yan Xiang! You have humiliated me many times, and my great career was harmed by you rebellious officials and thieves!"

"How many people I took in at the beginning, all of them had no second thoughts, and came here to beg for a bite, but now, how many people have turned their backs and left, and all of them have come under Cao Cao's command."

"It's all under the Son of Heaven's flag that has long since disappeared! What's the difference between that flag and my flag!?"

Yuan Shu pushed away the woman beside him, staggered forward a few steps, almost fell to the ground.

At this time, holding a sword in his hand, he was approaching Yan Xiang step by step.

(End of this chapter)