After resting for two days, the potter convened his subordinates to discuss the strategy of entering the capital south. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The significance of Xudu is not only because it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, surrounded by the rich land of Yingchuan, but also because it is where the Son of Heaven is, after Cao Cao's operation, it has become the heart of the Central Plains Potters as long as he puts his battle flag on the head of Xudu City, waiting for the sky to announce to the people of the world that he is no longer a prince of one side, but has become a hero competing for the world.

If he can take down the righteous banner of the Son of Heaven from Cao Cao's hands, he can replace Cao Cao and coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes overlord.

Glancing at the heroic wise man in front of the steps, the potter was full of spirit, without hesitation, immediately shot the case, waved his hand and shouted: "If you don't take the Central Plains, you can't fight for the world, you can't win the Central Plains, you can't get the Central Plains, pass the order, the whole army will go south immediately, no matter how much you pay, I vow to take Xu Du!" ”

"His wisdom is no less than Cao Cao, and he has the spirit of a king, maybe he is really the king in Jia Xu's mouth, who can pacify the troubled times, and I Zhang Xiu follows him, so that I can really achieve glory and wealth, and my name will be immortal......

Listening to the potter's heroic words, recalling how the potter was brave and strategic, defeated the powerful Cao Cao, and forced himself to surrender, the newly descended Zhang Xiu, his heart was full of emotion, and his eyes showed a stronger look of admiration.

On the same day, the potters raised an army of 30,000 and marched south to take Xudu.

At this moment, Cao Cao has shrunk all the troops in the Central Plains, sticking to Xudu, Tao Jun all the way south, the soldiers do not know the blade, even Keyan Ling and other cities, within three days, the soldiers will enter the front line of Xudu.

Within a few days, the potters ordered Huo Qubing and Zhang Xiu to lead the iron cavalry division to sweep away the outer counties and complete the siege of Xuducheng.

According to the detailed information in Xudu, Cao Cao's soldiers who stayed in Xudu still had 7,000 people.

With 30,000 troops, nearly five times the number of troops, the potters were enough to capture Xudu, and the only thing that made the potters jealous was that Cao Cao still had 6,000 troops left on the front line of Wancheng in Nanyang.

Cao Cao, originally to guard against Liu Biao, ordered Xiahou to lead 6,000 elite soldiers to defend Wancheng.

According to the detailed information, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Nanyang to summon Xiahoudun back to Xudu in order to defend Xudu with all his might.

Once Xiahoudun's new force arrived, he would be able to form a horn with Cao Cao's main force in Xudu, and at that time, if the potters wanted to concentrate their forces to attack Xudu, it would be difficult for Xudu.

Once Xu Du could not be attacked for a long time and dragged to Yuan Shao's unification of Hebei, the situation of the pottery merchants, which had been smooth all the way, was about to be reversed.

We must not let Xiahoudun's army leave Nanyang!

The pottery merchant consulted with the strategists, and then used Chen Ping's strategy to send Zhang Yi, a big fool, to Jingzhou again, to persuade Liu Biao to send troops north to attack Nanyang, and be sure to drag Xiahou Dan's troops so that they could not return to Xudu.

After the plan was agreed, Zhang Yi took a tongue and a huge amount of money and went straight to Jingzhou.

The potters did not move for the time being, besieging Xudu but not attacking, waiting for news from Nanyang.

Ten days later, the good news finally came back from the south.

Zhang Yi really lived up to his expectations, and with a three-inch tongue, he took advantage of Liu Biaoxiao, and persuaded Liu Biao to raise tens of thousands of troops to go north and go to fight for the land of Nanyang, which should have belonged to him.

As soon as Liu Biao sent troops, it meant that Nanyang's 6,000 soldiers and horses were dragged and could no longer rescue Xu Du.

At this time, the potters finally relaxed their hearts, and they could rest assured that they could be bold, concentrate all their forces, and launch a siege of Xudu.

Xu Ducheng is strong and has enough food, and Cao Cao is superior to others, even if he can rest assured that he can attack boldly, it will not be able to be captured in a short time.

The potter was ready for twelve points of patience.

He started the army, and in less than four days, he built two walls around Xudu, which was equivalent to building two new city walls outside Xudu to cut off the connection between Xudu and the periphery.

Yingchuan, where Xudu is located, is a rich land, and there are several tun fields, in addition to Xudu, the grain accumulated in the counties is also extremely rich.

The pottery merchants have a wide range of generals, strong morale, no worries, and a rich Yingchuan, which can fight and raise the war, and has no worries about the logistics of grain and grass.

When the army besieged the city, hundreds of "heavenly thunder artillery" were also continuously transported to the front line of Xudu.

This kind of heavenly thunder cannon is actually a trebuchet, and after being improved by Lu Ban, the range and power have been greatly increased, and the power of siege has been greatly improved.

This trebuchet fired a bullet, hesitated and thundered loudly, shaking the heavens and the earth, so it was named "Heavenly Thunder Cannon" by the potter.

As early as a month ago, the potter had ordered Lu Ban to supervise the production of this day's thunder cannon on a large scale in the rear, only for today's siege.

After the siege was completed, the potters built a high platform around the city, placed hundreds of heavenly thunder cannons on the earthen platform, and then began to bombard the city of Xudu.

With the advantage of a high platform, coupled with the range bonus of the Sky Thunder Cannon itself, its attack range is doubled, and the huge stone projectile can easily hit the city, and even can cross the city and shoot into the city thirty or forty steps away.

The bombardment began, day and night.

Under the incessant bombardment day and night, within a few days, the houses within 30 steps of the first line of the city wall were all destroyed into ruins, and the city wall that was several zhang thick was also bombarded with potholes and cracks, and most of the city towers were also blown down.

The soldiers and civilians of a city, under the bombardment of this stone bullet, did not dare to show their heads all day long, and could only huddle under the cover all day long.

After seven days of bombardment, the potter decided to give Xu Du's military and civilians another heavy blow to his spirit.

At dusk that day, more than 10,000 Tao soldiers rode on foot, approaching the north gate of Xudu.

The Tao army besieged but did not attack for a long time, and today finally put on a large-scale offensive attitude, which immediately made Cao Cao vigilant, and immediately led more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to the north gate, preparing to meet the attack of the Tao army.

The Tao army did not attack in a big way, and the 10,000-strong army lined up outside the range of the enemy's crossbows, waiting solemnly.

Under the uneasy gaze of thousands of enemy troops in the city, the pottery merchants, under the escort of Huo Quai, led more than 100 cavalry and reached the moat with their heads held high.

The potter did not intend to attack Xu Du, the reason why he came today was still to fight a psychological war.

Surrendering without a fight is the best policy.

The pottery merchant eagle shot at the enemy city from afar, facing the eyes of countless Cao troops at the head of the city, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Listen to the defenders in the city, Jingzhou Liu Biao has sent troops to Nanyang, and your General Xiahou's 6,000 reinforcements will not come, so you will die of this heart." ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Jun at the head of the city was suddenly in an uproar.

Cao Cao's face also sank, and deep disgust swept through his eyebrows.

In fact, he already knew the news of Liu Biao's troops, and he also knew that Nanyang's 6,000 soldiers and horses were dragged and could not come to the rescue.

However, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao concealed this unfavorable news in case the morale of the army was hit.

Externally, Cao Cao only kept declaring that his general Xiahou had led 6,000 elite soldiers on the way to come, so that the soldiers mustered up the courage to stand for help.

Thousands of defenders, most of whom believed Cao Cao's lies, although they were surrounded, but thinking that there was still a support army outside, their morale would not be so low.

Cao Cao never expected that the Tao Chamber of Commerce would appear directly in front of the city and expose his lies with such a hand.

The words of the pottery merchant shattered the illusions of Cao's soldiers, and they were shocked, and they looked at Cao Cao one after another with suspicious eyes.

The lie was exposed, and a trace of embarrassment instantly flashed across Cao Cao's face.

The embarrassment only disappeared in a flash, and Cao Cao immediately shouted: "You have to listen to his nonsense, he is deliberately disturbing our military morale, and I assure you that General Xiahou's reinforcements are on the way, and in a few days, they will be killed in Xudu City." ”

Cao Cao was still lying, trying to continue to be deceived, but his confidence was not very strong.

The crowd Cao Jun listened to his words, but they were no longer convinced, and the doubts and worries in their eyes lingered for a long time.

"The play is realistic, but unfortunately, your soldiers don't believe it......"

A sarcastic sneer rose at the corner of the potter's mouth, and his knife-like gaze shot at the city again, and said coldly: "Cao Mengde, I, the potter, respect you as a hero, give you one last chance, leave the Son of Heaven, lead the army to withdraw from Xudu within three days, and I will let you live, otherwise, after three days, I will break through the city and kill all the recalcitrant people, including you!" ”

When Cao Cao was still annoyed in his heart, the potter had already used that majestic voice to send a final message to him and to the defenders of a city.

The thunderous threatening words pierced Cao Cao's heart like a knife, causing him to shiver all over his body, and an unprecedented cold rose from the soles of his feet and instantly hit his whole body.

There was a chill in his back, and Cao Cao was shocked to find that it was the first time that he had a heartfelt fear of the kid in front of him.

Cao Cao was still like this, and those Cao soldiers and soldiers were even more shocked, and they fell into panic.

At this moment, Cao Cao and his soldiers felt in a trance that their necks seemed to be tightly wrapped around the hands of death.

And the owner of those hands is the potter.

After the potter had given the ultimatum, he had already turned around and walked away, and the army of tens of thousands slowly retreated.

The potter did not attack the city, and he did seem to intend to give Cao Cao three days to consider whether to give up the Son of Heaven and abandon the city.

After all, in the storming of Xudu, although the potters were sure of victory, they were worried that the soldiers would be killed and wounded.

He didn't want to pay too heavy a price, and wanted to preserve his strength as much as possible in order to prepare for the decisive battle with Yuan Shao in the future.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, dragged his tired body, and slowly walked down the city under the puzzled gaze of the soldiers.

"Sikong, the morale of the soldiers has been shaken, the news that Liu Biao sent troops to Nanyang, I'm afraid that the paper can't contain the fire and can't hide it, what should we do now?" Li Dian, who followed behind him, asked in a low voice.

There was a faint hint of panic in his tone, which obviously shook his heart to stick to Xu Du, hinting at whether Cao Cao should consider the potter's proposal, give up the Son of Heaven, and abandon the city.

Cao Cao's face sank, and he glared back at Li Dian.

Li Dian was shocked, and from that look, he could see Cao Cao's determination, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Xun Yu beside him, but he was as light as a floating cloud, and said: "Until the last resort, you must not give up Xu Du, besides, the Son of Heaven is the lord of the society, how can he easily give it to a traitor like a potter." ”

Xun Yu is the head of the ministers, and his prestige is extremely high, even he said so, who would dare to disagree.

Cao Cao also struck the city wall with his fist, and said hatefully: "Tao thief, do you think that you can scare Lone in a few words, Lone wants to defend Xu Du, you want to win the Son of Heaven, learn from Lone to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, you dream!" ”