The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 166

Chapter 167
Yuan Xu didn't continue to move, but Cao Cao was very proud.

Pointing to the raging fire burning ditch outside the city, he said to Xun You and the others: "With this ditch, I can see how Yuan Xianxin can drive the murderous corpses to attack the city."

Xun You, Jia Xu and others were not as interested as he was.

Yuan Xu stopped letting the murderous corpse move forward, and everyone looked solemn.

"What's going on?" Cao Cao asked when he realized something was wrong.

"Did my lord find that Yuan Xianxin didn't let the murderous corpse forward?" Xun You asked.

"Of course I found it." Cao Cao replied, "The raging fire in the ditch can burn as many ashes as there are corpses. He continued to drive forward. Could it be that he wants to deliver firewood to the ditch?"

Xun You had a serious face and said nothing.

Cao Cao suddenly understood something, his eyes widened: "Is he waiting for the fire to burn out?"

Xun You nodded: "My lord is right. As long as the fire burns out and there are enough ashes and remaining bones in the ditch, the murderous corpses behind can easily come to the city. At that time, the soldiers can only fight hard , it is possible to preserve Shouchun."

"What should we do?" Cao Cao asked: "Without trenches, we have no danger to rely on. We can only fight head-on. Our soldiers are all flesh and blood, but what he drives are all dead..."

Cao Cao's worries are also the common problems that Cao's army is facing after fighting Yuan Xu for so long.

Whenever there is a big battle, Yuan Xu will definitely not use living people.

He always drives the fierce corpses to fight.

The murderous corpses can still continue to fight even if their heads are chopped off. The only drawback is that they will become aimless, unable to see the opponent clearly, and sometimes even hurt other murderous corpses.

There are only two ways to completely exterminate them.

First, kill Yuan Xu.

The second is to burn them to ashes.

Not only Cao Cao tried the former method countless times, but other people who fought against Yuan Xu, including Zang Ba and Sun Guan, also tried it, but without exception, they all ended in failure.

The latter method is relatively feasible, but it has to face the situation that the number of murderous corpses is huge, and the raging flames cannot burn them all.

The flames in the ditch were still burning, and Cao Cao felt a little desperate.

He wished he could practice immortality like Nanhua.

Although facing Yuan Xu, he might still fail, but he wouldn't be helpless when the murderous corpses approached the city.

Countless murderous corpses stood behind the ditch, confronting Cao Cao from afar through the raging flames.

Yuan Tan et al. have seen the results.

"Xian Xin drove the murderous corpses to Huainan, Cao Cao should surrender the city immediately." Yuan Tan said, "If he did that, so many soldiers would not have died in battle."

"Cao Cao's ambition is not small." Yuan Xu said, "How easy is it to ask him to surrender?"

Yuan Tan nodded, and then asked Yuan Xu, "What is Xianxin's plan after this battle is over?"

"I plan to live in Huainan for a while." Yuan Xu replied.

"Why?" Yuan Tan looked at him in surprise: "Aren't you in a hurry to return to Yecheng?"

"The 24 solar terms originated here." Yuan Xu replied: "Huainan is located in the Jianghuai River, and the Huaihe River runs through it. land of abundance."

"Xianxin's roots are all in Yecheng." Yuan Tan was worried that Yuan Xu would transfer Wei Ke from Qingzhou. If so, the business in Qingzhou would be neglected.

"Brother is worried about Qingzhou?" Yuan Xu looked at him.

"Although I no longer have a job in Qingzhou, after all I have been the governor for many years." Yuan Tan replied: "In the past, every year the conscription was done in Qingzhou. Of course, I hope it will be better there."

"Don't worry, elder brother." Yuan Xu said, "I have no intention of transferring Wei Ji."

"As far as I know, Jucailing next to Xianxin was once the head of the Zhen family." Yuan Tan said, "He is now in Yecheng, if Wei Kai is not transferred, why should he be transferred?"

"Yecheng is the foundation of our Yuan family, how is it possible." Yuan Xu said: "The order to gather wealth cannot come, there will be others."

Yuan Tan looked confused, although there are many merchants in the world, many of them are big merchants.

However, without a sufficient understanding of people, how can it be possible to hand over the lifeline of the economy?
"Brother, don't worry about this, I have already made plans." Yuan Xu replied lightly.

Yuan Tan secretly took a deep breath.

From Yuan Xu's tone, he could tell that Huainan had been regarded as the territory of the Yuan family before the expedition.

If it were someone else, Yuan Tan would think it was too insolent.

It was Yuan Xu who made this move, so he couldn't help but not believe it!

Outside Shouchun City, fierce corpses besieged the city. Cheng Yu, who was ordered to go to Liaodong, finally arrived in Liaodong after many days.

As Cao Cao said, Gongsun Du in Liaodong is old and dying.

When Cheng Yu arrived, he was received by Gongsun Kang, the son of Gongsun Du.

Invite Cheng Yu to the front hall.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Gongsun Kang asked him: "Mr. Cheng is not with Cao Mengde. What are you doing in Liaodong?"

"For my lord, and for Liaodong." Cheng Yu replied.

"Cao Mengde fought with the Yuan family. He took the lead earlier, but now he is retreating steadily. We in Liaodong know it too." Gongsun Kang said that Cheng Gong came here for him. I definitely believe it. Convincing reasons. "

Cheng Yu replied: "It's not that there are no convincing reasons, it's just that the general is willing to believe it?"

"Chenggong said, so I know whether I should believe it or not." Gongsun Kang replied: "It's just that I believe it is useless. Now my father is seriously ill. If he doesn't make a decision, no one can make the decision."

"The old magistrate Gongsun is old, and the affairs must be handed over to the general." Cheng Yu replied, "He should not object to whatever the general does."

"It's not like that." Gongsun Kang shook his head and said to Cheng Yu: "Before my father fell asleep, he had explained that Liaodong was not allowed to send a single soldier outside for the past two years."

Gongsun Kang's meaning was very clear, that is, to tell Cheng Yu that his visit to Liaodong this time would be for nothing.

"The world is in chaos, so does Liaodong still want to take care of itself?" Cheng Yu asked, "When Yuan Xianxin won Huainan, does General Gongsun think that he won't pacify the north first, and then go south?"

"Squeeze the north?" Gongsun Kang replied with a smile: "The north is very stable, and no one plans to make an enemy of him. What is there to pacify?"

"No one is an enemy of him, because everyone in the north thinks that he is not his opponent." Cheng Yu said: "Once he is as strong as him, or surpasses Hebei, wouldn't General Gongsun have plans against the Yuan family?"

"Chenggong, you say that, but you want to bring disaster to our Liaodong?" Gongsun Kang asked with a frown.

"Since it's a disaster, the general should also know that hiding, you can't hide." Cheng Yu said bluntly.

(End of this chapter)