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

Chapter 137 Let Xu Bowen Come!Ask him if the southwest wind has arrived! ?

"What?! My lord still wants to kill me?"

Seeing Yuan Shu's appearance at this moment, Yan Xiang immediately sneered, but he was not afraid in the face of danger and stood still. If he was beheaded, it would be a relief at the moment.

For him, since he chose to follow him at the beginning, he wanted to practice this loyalty for the rest of his life. If his master failed to persuade him to return to the right path, it would be the fault of their counselors.

Therefore, Yan Xiang also looked down on those courtiers who had persuaded him to come in.

All the people who persuaded him to come in were just for a nice official name.

Isn't this deceiving oneself and others? !

Deceive yourself into it, thinking that what a great cause you can achieve, isn't it all in vain in the end.

despair.

With a soft sound, Yan Xiang looked sideways at his shoulder, only to see that the long sword in Yuan Shu's hand had already hit his shoulder.

He was still full of drunkenness, not at all sober.

"Tell me, if Sun Ce doesn't betray me and Lu Bu really helps me, will I be the emperor?"

Yuan Shu asked in a deep voice.

The words were full of resentment.

"Before my lord became emperor, I should have thought that they would not help each other sincerely. The so-called civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty were all reckless and without foresight."

"In the old Zhou Dynasty, from Houji to King Wen, they accumulated virtues and made great achievements. Two-thirds of the world was divided into two, and they still served the Yin. Although the Duke of Ming was prosperous, he was not as prosperous as Zhou. Although the Han Dynasty was small, it was not as violent as Yin and Zhou. "

"How can it be done? Since it can't be done now, if the lord wants to protect himself, he should lead by example, stand above the city gate, and advance and retreat with the soldiers."

Yan Xiang's tone remained calm.

"I'm not going!"

Yuan Shu was furious immediately, and threw the long sword to the ground.

In a hurry, even "Zhen" has forgotten to change his words.

So Yan Xiang knew in his heart that in Yuan Shu's heart, he might not really adapt to the status of emperor.

"Zhen, I will never face the accountability of those troublesome people, and I will never let myself die in the mud. The Yuan family, full of gold and jade, will be accused by the untouchables?!"

After hearing this, Yan Xiang shook his head in despair, then sighed deeply, and said, "My lord—"

"Call my Majesty!! Call!!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were completely red. After drinking Yan Xiang's words, he bent down to pick up the long sword on the ground, and put it on his shoulder again.

This time it was not on the shoulders, but close to the neck, almost drawing a red line, which made Yan Xiang's heart tremble.

In the face of death, of course he still has some fear, but he is so chilled that he can gradually ignore this fear.

Yan Xiang took a deep look at the formerly glamorous lord, but still sneered and never shouted.

Yuan Shu's arm tightened, but at the critical moment, he still threw the long sword.

Then he walked to a stone bench dejectedly, raised the hem of the black python robe, and sat down as if trying his best, with his hands resting on his knees, staring at Yan Xiang with blurred eyes.

"This winter, if I can wait until then, I might still be able to survive."

"In this way, Cao Mengde wanted to defeat Shouchun, but it was not easy. All the soldiers and horses knew that he was holding the king's banner of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he would never let the soldiers and horses of the Zhong family survive!! Now he knows that he can't defeat Cao Cao , what can I do!?"

"Lord Yan, do you have a plan to defeat Cao?!"

Yuan Shu strenuously moved closer to Yan Xiang, the persecution and ridicule in his eyes was self-evident.

Yan Xiang shook his head seriously, "There is no way."

"That's it!"

Yuan Shu suddenly looked bitter, and immediately slapped his thigh, "You have nothing to do, why bother me so much?!"

"Zhen, take this opportunity to have fun at the end, isn't it right?!"

Although Yan Xiang had a plump complexion, his cheeks bulged a little at this moment, and he glared angrily, and quickly regained his composure, saying: "In the past, Emperor Ling lived in the West Garden, just like the Lord lives in the deep palace now."

"Isn't it all in the end, powerless and decadent?"

"If the lord doesn't personally lead the army, after ten days, how can the soldiers still have confidence, and how can the common people live in peace?"

"Then I don't care, what are these civil and military weapons used for? I sent troops to Lujiang and was defeated by Xu Zhen, and the resisting Cao army was defeated by Cao Cao. Even Lu Bu was trapped in Guangling. I also lost [-] stones of food and grass."

"Now Shouchun is my last reliance, absolutely nothing will be lost! I won't go!!"

Yuan Shu immediately leaned on the platform behind the stone bench, looked at Yan Xiang with a playful face, and said, "Get out, you are not a minister of my Zhong family, what are you doing here? coherent."

"Get out!"

Yan Xiang's mind was shocked immediately, and he actually understood Yuan Shu's meaning at this moment. This sentence has already ruined the reputation of the two masters.

This is Yuan Shu driving him away.

Let Yan Xiang become a commoner in Shouchun, and he can be safe among the common people, so that he can be saved from the disaster after breaking the city.

As a result, Yan Xiang looked up to the sky and sighed, and his depression deepened. After all these years of assistance, if Yuan Shu was willing to listen to his advice, he would not be where he is today.

However, Yan Xiang knew very well that the resentment in his heart was too deep.

For example, his elder brother Yuan Shao was originally a concubine, but he was supported by celebrities all over the world and won the hearts of party members. Almost all famous officials and scholars were willing to submit to Yuan Shao's command.

And after the alliance, Yuan Shao was very keen to analyze the general situation of the world, occupied the extremely important northern Jizhou, and won many talents from Qinghe and Weijun.

But if you want to talk about family background, Yuan Shucai is the legitimate son, and he is even more popular among the Yuan family. Those who originally stood by Yuan Shao's side should support Yuan Shucai even more.

But no one is willing to do this, so what?

This is a matter in Yuan Shu's heart, Yan Xiang has always understood it, but he can't persuade him to take it lightly.

Yan Xiangcai always thought it was his duty.

However, all of this has passed, and now being driven away by Yuan Shu, Yan Xiang already understands that Shouchun is definitely not a place to stay for a long time.

How can the city be defended when the hearts of the people are lost! ?
With a sigh, he turned and left lonely.

And Yuan Shu looked at his back, and didn't know if he was still slightly drunk, or he hadn't woken up from the dream, so he smiled hesitantly at Yan Xiang's back.

"When Cao Cao's army retreats next year, I will revive the 40 people in the south of the Yangtze River. Those who oppose me now will be punished one by one. If they come to beg for mercy at that time, I will not forgive any of them!"

Yuan Shu's mouth seemed to be turned up to the sky, and he muttered to himself, but no one else heard these words. The concubines in the distance hugged each other and hid in the distance. Seeing this scene, they could only see his lips squirming.

But I couldn't hear what was said, and I naturally felt worried and panic in my heart.

This majesty seems to have gone crazy, and he only hopes that if the court is stable in the future, these women will be saved from the disaster of war.

Now he has no choice but to pretend to accompany him and save his life first.

……

in the city.

For three days in a row, Cao's army stormed the east city one after another. There were more than [-] Cao troops outside the city, and at least [-] to [-] soldiers and horses were invested, constantly charging up the city gate, and even escorted by shield soldiers to the foot of the city gate, digging in.

After so many days, the east gate has been almost destroyed.

The defenders of the city can only pile their lives on the city wall, and then throw boulders and broken wood, and use machetes to cut and lengthen the grafted ladders.

Fight day and night for three days.

Cao Hong found that the obstacles he encountered were indeed tenacious and tenacious, and he still couldn't overcome them.

However, the city wall that was smashed by the catapult has been continuously crumbling, and the entire wall is extremely dilapidated. Although there are many people at the top of the city gate, it can definitely be captured.

"General! Withdraw our troops, we have lost another 5000 troops!"

"Can't withdraw! It's about to be captured!"

Cao Hong slapped his sword and called for soldiers and horses to attack again with ladders. At the same time, he ordered the catapult behind to be replaced with kerosene, ignited the flames and threw it at the city wall.

Under such a military order, all the soldiers attacked again, not daring to delay at all, so they attacked again for an hour.

The lieutenant couldn't take it anymore.

Their commander-in-chief has led his troops to charge three times, but they were all shot back by arrows, but the rain of arrows has become much smaller and scattered.

"Persevere, we will be able to break through the east gate soon!"

"No way! Zilian, the soldiers and horses are too worn out. If you continue to attack, most of your deployment will be killed or injured!"

"I'm afraid Yuan Huan has mobilized all his troops to defend the east gate. In such a big city, we climbed to the gate three times, and we were retreated three times!"

"The gates of the city have been broken twice, haven't they all been repaired? The enemy's ambitions have not yet been dissipated, how can it be done!"

Cao Hong's eyes are already red now, not because of the achievements he is about to achieve, but because he can really stand on his feet!
Cao Ren had the commander in chief of the army, and his achievements could be established at any time. Yuan Rang had been stationed in Puyang for many years without incident, and guarding against Yuan Shao's troops in the north was also a meritorious service.

Not to mention Cao Zihe, he has an army of tiger and leopard cavalry in his hand, and he has long been an invincible soldier!Of course, his achievements in the future will be higher than him, and he can even catch up with Zixiao and Yuan Rang.

If I don't stand up again, I will be ashamed as a clan general who is closer to Cao Cao's relatives.

For the sake of this face, he must not retreat, he must march again and take Shouchun down.

Therefore, in fact, many of the soldiers who attacked the city here were Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen.

In addition, Cao Renna also borrowed a lot of soldiers, just to be able to capture the East City within three days. In fact, Cao Cao was aware of the deployment of these soldiers and horses, but he acquiesced to them one by one.

It's just that it hasn't been captured yet.

The enemy army in Shouchun was indeed more tenacious than they imagined.

"That won't work!"

Cao Hong was trembling with anger, clenched his hands tightly, held the sword in his right hand and raised it above his head, shouting and continuing to attack.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who was on a tall building in the distance, saw everything in his eyes.

He and Guo Jia are looking at the battlefield with their hands behind their backs.

The high east gate seems to be an insurmountable moat, blocking Cao Jun's last step of meritorious service, which is really uncomfortable.

But exhaustion and fear were also visible to the naked eye spreading among the defenders.

At this time, Cao Cao suddenly stretched out his hands, supported the railing of the high platform, and sighed, "Fengxiao."

"The lord wants to order the withdrawal of troops?"

"Yes, let's withdraw the troops. Zilian has done enough. If he dies again, it will affect the morale of our army."

"The loss of more than [-] people will change Shouchun's army and civilians. After that, it will be handed over to Xu Bowen's plan. If it fails, the army will dig in and attack Shouchun."

Guo Jia bowed deeply, then suddenly raised his right hand, and immediately a warrior leaped to order the troops to retreat, while he looked towards the battlefield with a blank expression.

His eyes didn't blink, his beard fluttered, and he felt a little indifferent. He said in a deep voice, "Perhaps, Xu Bowen's method can really work."

"Bowen's strategy and Kong Ming's wisdom can be the key to capturing Shouchun."

"And you, Guo Fengxiao, are so ruthless!"

Cao Cao turned around and slapped Guo Jia on the shoulder suddenly.

The strength was very heavy, but Guo Jia did not waver at all. At this time, Cao Cao saw a large number of soldiers and horses under his command die and blood flowed like rivers, but he could still talk and laugh happily.

It just confirms that sentence, kindness does not control soldiers.

Although Cao Cao has been promoting benevolent government and advocating legal codes under the various advices of Xu Zhen and Xun Yu, he has never been a benevolent person in his heart.

But the real hero of the world, "Only you dare to say that sentence in the tent, you need to use external coercion to make Shouchun's defenders suffer."

"This is to use sacrifices in exchange for the effectiveness of this plan. Only those who dare to give up can get something. Feng Xiaozhen is also a schemer!"

"Lord!"

Guo Jia bowed his hands, his face was terrified and moved, but it was not that simple, in fact, he was secretly happy in his heart.

Can get a tacit understanding of the master, how can not make people happy.

The two people's minds are gradually connected, they share the same interests, and they are both of the same kind of people. They will never pretend to look forward and backward, so as to lead to a more bleak end.

"Go ahead and ask Kong Ming when will his southwest wind arrive."

Cao Cao smiled and said with his hands behind his back.

But when he looked at the situation of the battle at the East Gate in the distance, the hands behind his back were squeezed tightly again, and he sighed almost imperceptibly.

……

"Just tonight."

Guo Jia came in person and asked Zhuge Liang about Dongfeng.

The answer he got was very satisfying.

Just tonight.

Everything fits perfectly.

"Nowadays there are occasional southwest winds, and it can blow at night tonight."

Zhuge Liang glanced at the sky, that's it.

"You can make preparations for sacrificial wine. It is ordered to release this thing tonight. You only need to ignite the half-broken torch inside and let it swell up. Then you can fly to Shouchun, die on the city, and then fall into the city, so that the soldiers and civilians can pick it up." .”

"Just these paper lanterns??"

Guo Jia looked at the objects made of soft and rough paper that filled the tents, as if they were lanterns, which could be made to swell when set on fire?

Then fly out... will it really work?

Wouldn't it be wonderful to put wine on it and fly from outside the sky?
At this moment, Guo Jia's ingenuity suddenly became clear, but he immediately shook his head and waved it away, no longer thinking about it.

During the war, there was no need to drink alcohol.

"That's right, the wine sacrificial sent someone to take five thousand lamps. When the southwest wind blows tonight, let them be released from the mountain, and they will float into Shouchun City."

"Or, if the emperor of the Zhong family is admiring the moon, he may still be able to see this wonderful scene." Zhuge Liang held the white feather fan he didn't know where, and held it in his right hand, shaking it gently.

"Don't fan it, it's quite cold in late autumn."

Guo Jia was speechless.

Who did you learn from? Pretending to be mature.

(End of this chapter)