"Fengxiao, Zhang Xiu's recent news?"

"Back to the lord, according to the scout's report, Zhang Xiu has been in a hurry during this time, the Jingnan barbarians have not been decided for a long time, and Sun Ce of Eastern Wu has captured Danyang and Yuzhang two counties one after another."

"Zhang Xiu sent Gan Ning to lead the army to fight, but only occupied a few county towns north of Yuzhang, at this time Sun Ce has already stationed troops to confront Zhang Xiu, I am afraid that in the spring of the next year, the two will have a battle."

Guo Jiawen smiled and said heartily.

Cao Cao laughed heartily, with one foot on the chariot, lying on his side very indecently, quite proud.

At this time, he smiled and said: "Zhang Xiu'er is more difficult with me, I am really Cao Mengde is not his opponent, when I pacify Lu Bu, I will attack him Nanyang in the coming year." ”

"When the time comes, Sun Ce and I will attack Jingzhou on both sides, but it is just dry bones in the grave, how can it be rampant?"

Saying that, Cao Cao's eyes were slightly teased, his five fingers were slightly clenched, Nanyang, he has been salivating for a long time, if he can take Nanyang before the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, he will definitely be able to hit Zhang Xiu hard.

Then his odds of winning will be more than ten percent.

Guo Jia didn't answer, but he knew that if he took Lu Bu before the cold winter, Cao Cao would inevitably capture Nanyang in the coming year. After all, Cao Cao is determined to be in the world, how can he not know Zhang Xiu's abacus.

If Nanyang is not taken, and then Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will have a decisive battle, then Xuchang will inevitably be empty. According to Zhang Xiu's character, he will not let Cao Cao become bigger.

At that time, if Cao Cao wins, Zhang Xiuding will raise troops to attack Xuchang in Nanyang. If Cao Cao is difficult to support, Zhang Xiu will defend the river to resist Yuan Shao.

Therefore, this is also the most critical reason for Cao Cao to cultivate Sun Ce, because if Zhang Xiu wants to reject Yuan Shao, he must take the Yangtze River, so he will definitely capture Yangzhou.

At that time, Sun Ce can share Zhang Xiu's forces for him to prevent himself from being stabbed in the back by Zhang Xiu's sneak attack if he wins.

At the same time, the city.

Looking at Cao Jun who was retreating like a tide, Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, during this time he only felt physically and mentally exhausted, and he was so middle-aged that he no longer wanted to dominate the world.

As soon as Cao Jun withdrew not far away, Xu Huang stepped forward with a big axe, raised the big axe in his hand, and shouted from afar: "Lu Bu, listen, my lord ordered the embankment to break the embankment and irrigate the city." ”

"But my lord thinks of the common people, and can't bear to slaughter innocents, so he specially ordered me to come, if you still don't care about the life and death of the people in the city for your own selfish interests, don't blame my lord for breaking the embankment and covering the city."

"Flooding the city?"

After listening to Xu Huang's words, the soldiers at the head of the city were all stunned, and they all looked at each other, with a look of panic in their expressions. The breach of the levee affected their wives and children.

Once the embankment breaks, the people of the city will surely die.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Lu Bu.

The battle had reached this point, and they didn't want to continue for a long time, and it would be better if Lu Bu could surrender.

On one side, Wei Xu, Song Xian and the others also frowned and looked at Lu Bu, the most terrifying thing about Guancheng is soaking, not flooding. Once the Sihe River is poured back, the people of Xiapi have nowhere to drink.

"Hmph, if Cao Agui has the courage to lead an army to attack, what kind of ability is it to divert water to irrigate the city?" Lu Bu angrily hammered the wall battlements and said angrily.

"Lu Bu, do you really want to ignore the lives of the people in the city for your own selfish interests? As long as you surrender your city, my lord will grant you glory and wealth, or else you will ......"

Xu Huang looked at the slightly commotionous armor soldiers in the city, but he sneered in his heart, he had already thrown the problem to Lu Bu, I was afraid that once the city was flooded, his morale would inevitably collapse.

"Hmph," Lu Bu drank coldly, "Bow here!" ”

As he spoke, he took the treasure eagle bow handed over by the guard, bent the bow and set the arrow in one go, and then, only to hear a loud sound, only to see the arrow shoot out.

Looking at the speed that was difficult to reach with the naked eye, Xu Huang was frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly bowed his head to avoid it, only to feel that his head was light, and the arrow actually shot his helmet down.

"Lu Bu, you toast and don't eat and drink," Xu Huang drank, and then slapped his horse and left, he never expected that Lu Bu's archery skills would be so good.

You know, he is already standing an arrow away, and he can shoot it easily, which is really very human.

"General, the terrain of Xiapi City is low, if the enemy army really leads to irrigation, my Xiapi City will become an ocean! I also hope that the general will put the people first. ”

The first general said in a deep voice.

Lu Bu's sword eyebrows flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he glanced at the general who spoke, frightening the latter into panic.

Lu Bu looked around, and immediately shouted: "I am impregnable in Picheng, how can I worry about Cao Cao's little tricks?" Thou shalt lead the army and hold on, and there is no room for error. ”

"No!" Wen Wu nodded in response.

After explaining this, Lu Bu strode towards the mansion, and not long after he walked out, he bumped into Chen Gong head-on.

I saw that the latter's face was all anxious, his expression was burning, and he hurriedly greeted him and shouted: "Fengxian, I heard that Cao Cao is preparing to break the embankment and flood the city?" Is there such a thing? ”

"Hmph, Cao Cao is a rat, and if he can't break my Xuzhou head-on, he wants to use these methods of stealing chickens and touching dogs, which is really hateful, but rest assured, Mr., my Xuzhou City is indestructible, and Cao Cao is still difficult to break." Lu Bu replied.

"My good lord, once Xiapi is flooded, the people in the city will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit, and no matter how strong the city walls are, it will not help."

"Hey, Feng Xian didn't listen to me as soon as possible, if you set up a village outside the city that day, how could you have this passive situation today?" Chen Gong said with an expression of hatred that iron is not made of steel.

Lu Bu pursed his lips, a little difficult to refute, and then he became a little more anxious, and clenched his fists and said sincerely: "Does that gentleman have a good plan to help me retreat from the enemy?" ”

"The general doesn't believe in the palace, so why bother looking for a plan?" Chen Gong shook his head and snorted coldly: "But for the sake of today's plan, the only way is to hold on, as long as it can survive until winter, Cao's army will definitely retreat." ”

Thinking of this, Chen Gong said again: "It will take several hours to break the embankment and divert water, and the people can't take care of it. ”

"In addition, collect boats, collect well water, the more the better, and put it all in high places, and when the city is flooded, there will be no drinking water to eat."

Lu Bu nodded, "I'll arrange it." ”

Looking at Lu Bu's back, Chen Gong sighed and said, "Hope is still too late." ”

At night, on both sides of the riverbank.

At this time, countless piles of soil have been piled up on both sides of the riverbank, leading out a waterway, leading directly to Xiapi City not far away, on both sides of the waterway, torches are spreading, and from time to time there is a sound of low shouting and urging.

In the shadows, several scouts lay on the ground, observing the movement of the enemy not far away.

After a while, the scout team leader whispered: "Go, report to the lord, the enemy army at the river is about to be completed, and I am afraid that the embankment will burst and flood the city in half an hour." ”

As the words fell, the scout retreated in the night, without alarming anyone.

At the foot of Mount Kazusa in the north of the city,

Zhang Xiujun and at night, he took a detour to lurk in the mountains and forests, and along the way, Zhang Xiujun went out day and night, which can be regarded as avoiding a lot of ears and eyes.

And the mountains and forests here are not far from Xiapi, it is more than 30 miles, Cao Caotun and due east, the distance is only more than 40 miles, Zhang Xiu began to send people to constantly inquire about the situation of the enemy army after entering the forest.

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