Chen Gong cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Eldest prince, please calm your anger!"

Cao Ang exhaled heavily when he heard this,

The tightly clenched fists also slowly loosened,

Raising his head and looking at Chen Gong, he said softly:

"Sir, I'm sorry, but I lost my temper."

Chen Gong bowed slightly and said:

"The eldest prince is affectionate and filial, this is the outstanding thing about the eldest prince."

After a pause, Chen Gong's voice suddenly changed and said:

"But now is not the time to mess up our position because of hatred, the other party just wants to achieve such a goal, which will use such despicable means, and please beware of the eldest prince."

Cao Ang took a deep breath,

After a long time, I exhaled this turbid breath,

The whole person immediately returned to his former calm appearance,

Then he spoke softly:

"Thank you, sir, for your teachings! Ziyu wrote it down. ”

Cao Ang always regarded himself as a disciple in front of Chen Gong,

And this respect comes from the bottom of my heart,

Although there is a considerable component in it that wants to keep Chen Gong by his side,

Chen Gong is also very clear about this,

But the sincerity in it was enough to impress Chen Gong.

Chen Gong nodded slightly,

Walk in front of the topographic map,

Looking intently at the terrain on that map,

Cao Ang didn't make a sound to interrupt Chen Gong's thoughts,

He got up lightly and came behind Chen Gong,

And his gaze was fixed on the topographic map,

Chen Gong felt that Cao Ang had come behind him,

He spoke softly:

"Eldest Prince, do you think it's strange?"

"Strange?"

Cao Ang obviously didn't react a little,

Looking at Chen Gong's back,

Sincerely asked:

"What do you mean, sir?"

Chen Gong turned around,

The gaze is as deep as the sea,

looked at Cao Ang and said softly:

"Why did Yuan Shao and Liu Bei send troops at the same time? Why did they attack Chenliujun at the same time? Why is it just a place in Chenliu County, but they have to dispatch nearly 100,000 heavy troops, Chenliu is just a county, they are so troubled, is it just to cut down the grass and eradicate you? ”

Chen Gong's series of questions overwhelmed Cao Ang,

He raised an eyebrow,

Then a pair of sword eyebrows wrinkled deeply,

He lowered his head and thought for a long time, then said softly:

"Chen Liujun's total strength is only more than 50,000 now, and the enemy army has sent 100,000 troops to attack, which can be said to be reasonable, if you want to annihilate us in one fell swoop!"

A faint smile appeared on Chen Gong's face,

looked at Cao Ang and asked:

"Is it really that simple? Is it really worth it for the other party to do this just to occupy the small land of Chenliu County? ”

Cao Ang wiped the two whiskers on his upper lip,

Turning his gaze to the topographic map hanging on the wall again,

Once again, he fell into deep contemplation.

It stands to reason that there is such an emergency military situation,

We should take immediate measures to deal with it.

But Chen Gong was uncharacteristically unimpatient,

On the contrary, I took the school examination with great interest.

This shows that the current situation is not as urgent as I thought before.

After pondering for a long time,

Cao Ang's eyes suddenly lit up and said:

"Sir, you mean that the purpose of the other party doing this is to attract Wen Hou's attention, and then they can wait for the opportunity to move?"

After Chen Gong heard Cao Ang's analysis,

Nodding with satisfaction,

He raised the glass of water in front of him and took a sip gently.

After Cao Ang's only thought,

Straightening his waist, he said loudly:

"That being the case, Zhong Kang!"

A burly figure squeezed in from outside the door,

It is said that it is squeezed in, without a little exaggeration,

The main entrance was originally more than two people wide,

But he alone occupies almost half of the space,

The side door can't hold him at all,

Walking into the house, he clenched his fists and saluted angrily:

"Eldest Prince, Zhongkang is here!"

This person is the tiger idiot Xu Chu,

When the previous expedition to Xuzhou,

Cao Cao specially ordered him to take charge of Cao Ang's safety,

Won the trust of Cao Ang,

Until now, Cao Ang has given him the opportunity to lead troops several times,

all let this Xu Chu refuse,

Conscientiously take care of Cao Ang's safety.

"Zhong Kang, you personally selected people to quickly pass on the news that the two armies of Yuan and Liu joined forces to attack Chenliu County. At the same time, he told Wen Hou that Chen Liujun's safety was not too worried for the time being, and he should be careful of the other party's secret Chen Cang! ”

After Cao Ang finished speaking,

Turning his head and glancing at Chen Gong,

Chen Gong smiled and nodded,

Obviously, he was very satisfied with Cao Ang's treatment.

Cao Ang then asked Xu Chu to go out to pass the order,

Turning his head to look at Xiahou who had never said a word, he said:

"Uncle Yuanrang, I want you to work hard and lead 10,000 troops to rescue Jiwu County."

Xiahoudun's eyes flashed,

Get up and promise:

"Order!"

Cao Ang then turned his head to look at Chen Gong and said:

"Sir, do you think we have any loopholes that we need to add?"

Chen Gong stood up and said softly:

"There are General Miaocai and 5,000 men and horses stationed in the south of Changyuan, and General Cao Hong also has 10,000 soldiers under his command, so that the two sides can stalemate for a while."

After a pause, Chen Gong continued:

"The eldest prince, let me ask first, does the eldest prince want to stay here for a long time here, or does he want to set up his own portal?"

Xiahoudun's heart tightened when he heard this,

looked out the door a little nervously,

Fortunately, they are absolutely trustworthy henchmen here,

Only then did I slowly relax my mind,

Looking back at Chen Gong, he was slightly dissatisfied.

Chen Gong said this but it was a little heart-wrenching,

Now they, both in name and in substance,

can be regarded as Lu Bu's subordinates,

Say such words to discuss,

It is tantamount to preparing for rebellion,

This is extremely taboo among any forces.

Fortunately, at this moment they are all their own people in the house,

It's not presumptuous to say such words,

Cao Ang raised his head and replied to Chen Gong without thinking:

"Sir, although the disciple is not a person of filial piety, he also hopes to make his father's last wish come true. It's just that wishes are wishes, but they still need to be realized in reality. Sir, do you think that in the current situation, with our people, we can really restore the glory of our father's former time? ”

After Cao Ang said this,

The expression is very complicated,

There is both loneliness and some pain,

There are other emotions mixed in the depths.

Chen Gong looked at Cao Ang with a serious expression,

Carefully watching the change in his expression,

Cao Ang smiled slightly bitterly and said:

"I'm sorry, sir, I'm afraid I disappointed you, but that's the student's heartfelt words."

Chen Ang still didn't speak,

Always staring at Cao Ang with burning eyes,

The atmosphere in the room became a little awkward for a while,

Xiahoudun sat aside,

He never spoke.

After half an hour's work,

Cao Ang still looked at Chen Gong frankly,

Chen Gong nodded at this time,

Said with a smile:

"Eldest Prince, you didn't disappoint Zaixia. Since the eldest prince has decided so, there is a plan to offer in the future!"

Cao Ang raised his eyebrows,

Chen Gong's words made his heart move slightly,

He could feel it,

If his answer is not this answer,

Or if there is the slightest hesitation after speaking,

Probably the relationship between Chen Gong and him,

There will be cracks that will be difficult to repair,

Fortunately, his answer was in line with Chen Gong's expectations.

What surprised Cao Ang even more,

It was Chen Gong's words,

He hurriedly asked:

"Sir, what kind of trick is it, hurry up and hear it!"

Chen Gong stretched out his hand and gently stroked his beard,

smiled and said something,

Cao Ang and Xiahoudun,

First, there was a look of shock on his face,

Then they all admired Chen Gong's strategy,

When Chen Gong sprinkled nearly half a cup of tea,

Finally stopped,

At this time, the house also fell into a brief silence,

Cao Ang lowered his head and pondered the pros and cons,

After a long time,

He finally raised his head slowly,

Nodding solemnly towards Chen Gong and Xiahoudun,

Agreed to Chen Gong's proposal.

Three days later, the entire Chenliu County became a pot of porridge.

Yuan Shao's army of 50,000 attacked Changyuan,

Although Yuan Shao's army was menacing,

made a gesture of strong pressure,

But the battle on Changyuan's side was not so fierce.

On the contrary, it is the side of the battlefield where both sides do not invest many troops,

The battle between the two armies was extremely fierce.

The Cao army stationed in Jiwu was a 5,000-strong soldier led by Li Dian.

The siege was Liu Bei's 10,000 army.

The general who commanded this army was named Lü Fan,

was originally a lieutenant under Tao Qian,

When Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou,

Promote this man,

Now loyal to Liu Bei,

Although this man is mediocre in force,

But the marching formation is quite orderly,

This time, he besieged the county seat of Jiwu with twice as many men.

The offensive was still fierce

Obviously, he didn't want to give Li Dian the slightest chance.

The tragic siege lasted three days,

The number of soldiers on both sides who died in the battle under the city of Jiwu was as high as three or four thousand.

Among them, Liu Beijun's number of deaths accounted for more than half.

Although the number of deaths of the Cao army in Jiwu City is not large,

There were only four or five hundred people,

But the cost of defending the city is terrible.

Rolling stone and sassal wood for defending the city,

It's basically exhausted,

Even the boiling oil is almost not available,

Some of the people in the city have begun to demolish some buildings that are not used.

The dismantled timber was used to defend the city,

The biggest disadvantage is that the bow and arrows are consumed too amazingly.

Liu Beijun was like crazy this time,

Siege day and night,

And among the troops besieging the city this time,

There is also a special type of troops,

They were wrapped in heavy armor,

There is hardly any defensive vacuum,

The arrows fired by Cao Jun from a distance had little effect on them.

Only when they reached the city,

They can be stoned to death with heavy rolling stones or sassal wood,

Every time Lü Fan arranged for his soldiers to attack the city,

will place them at the front of the line,

Attract Cao Jun's arrow firepower,

On the first day,

Lu Fan relied on this strange army,

Nearly a third of the bows and arrows in the city were consumed.

And the results achieved were few.

However, the shortcomings of this hoplite are also very obvious,

That is, this infantry is moving very slowly.

It's just a pity that there is no new bed crossbow in Jiwu City.

The old-fashioned bed crossbow was mainly used against those siege engines,

Therefore under the city of Jiwu,

This hoplite is almost invincible,

It is precisely because of their existence that

The defense of the city was very difficult.

Especially when they first appear on the battlefield,

That siege almost broke the city,

If it weren't for Li Dian's quick opportunity,

Smash a large number of rolling stones and sassholes,

Hold back their onslaught,

The city of Jiwu has long been lost.

After the first encounter,

Although Li Dian couldn't restrain this hoplite,

But I finally got a rough idea of their characteristics and flaws.

After a series of targeted responses,

Finally, this force can be dealt with.

It was just after noon,

Though the sun hangs high above the head,

But the temperature is not too hot,

The majestic drums of war once again resounded inside and outside the city,

Nearly a thousand infantry in heavy armor,

Walking slowly towards the city of Jiwu,

The neat steps are heavy and rhythmic,

It seems to be able to make people's hearts tremble.

Li Dian stood at the head of the wall,

Holding a pergola in his hand and looking at Liu Beijun who was coming not far from the city,

His brow furrowed,

The chapped lips slowly became bloodshot,

But he didn't realize it at the moment,

After slowly lowering his hand, he asked softly:

"How many rolling stone sassals are left in the city?"

As soon as his voice fell,

A deep voice came from behind him,

"It's not enough to sustain today's war......"

Although the voice was a little hesitant,

But the truth was told anyway.

"Bang!"

Li Dian's right fist slammed into the city wall,

kicked up a cloud of dust,

Li Dian's eyes were always firmly fixed on the outside,

Without looking back, he continued to speak:

"Didn't you continue to mobilize the people?"

"It's gone, General! The people who can mobilize have been mobilized, and now only those houses with only women, children and elderly people at home have not been demolished. ”

Li Dian closed his mouth tightly,

He didn't go any further.

He knew better than anyone else what was going on in the city.

In recent years, there have been wars in Chenliu County,

The loss of population is very serious.

There are indeed a lot of empty houses in the city.

However, after a few days of fighting,

I have already dismantled everything that can be dismantled,

Many people now have no place to live.

If you ask for it again,

Even if it doesn't spark a popular uprising,

Li Dian will also be unbearable,

But Liu Beijun outside the city was so aggressive,

If the other party really enters the city,

I fear that the people of the city,

Nothing good will come of it either,

Now Cao Jun and Liu Beijun are already on the same page,

There is simply no chance of reconciliation or calm treatment between the two sides.

Li Dian's kung fu when he speaks,

The nearly 1,000 hoplites had approached the distance of two hundred paces below the city.

After these three days of fighting,

The original hoplites of 3,000 men also lost most of them,

However, the remaining number of people at this time,

still brought great pressure to Li Dian.

He did not order the archers to prepare,

Using a bow and arrow against these steel monsters is a joke,

This has been proven the other day.