"Liu Jun is here! All of them cheered up and repelled Liu Jun! They must not be allowed to attack. The defenders on the walls let out a high-pitched shout.

A very tragic offensive and defensive battle began.

How could Cao Cao not add reinforcements to Hongxian, when he entered Xiangcheng, he asked Le Jin to send an additional 1,000 men and horses to Hongxian. Don't underestimate these 1,000 people, they can definitely play the best role in the key battle to defend the city.

Gao Ran continued to command the battle, and the soldiers of the Liu army launched an attack on the county seat of Hongxian without fear of death. The defenders poured rolling stones, fire oil, and sassagne wood on the attacking Liu army, and the Liu army suffered heavy casualties. This situation, Gao Ran is very distressed. No matter which soldier it is, it was brought out by Gao Ran, and it was really a bit of a waste to die in battle like this. Gao Ran is not the kind of person who loves soldiers like children, and pursues his own fame and fortune, but he feels that even if a soldier's life is not valuable, he can't waste it like this.

The soldiers of Liu's army continued to advance in the stubborn resistance of the defenders. At this time, it can be seen that Cao Cao's effectiveness in the transformation of the city defense was seen before. Although the number of attacking Liu troops was large, they could only climb one city wall, and the range of attack was very narrow, making the siege a tactic of adding fuel.

Liu Jun's attack did not have the desired effect, but the defending Hongxian defenders fought vigorously, often a rolling stone fell down, several Liu soldiers fell, a single piece of wood can harvest the lives of many Liu soldiers.

In short, Liu's soldiers were in a very disadvantageous position, and the casualties continued to increase.

"No, if it goes on like this, our army's losses will be too great. Stop attacking! Mingjin! Gao Ran immediately gave the order, and then turned around and walked towards Jia Xu.

The herald quickly went to deliver Gao Ran's order, and it didn't take long for the sharp metal crash to sound. All the besieging soldiers who had been ordered by Gao Ran retreated.

The defenders on the walls cheered, and they managed to repel the first wave of enemy attacks.

The Cao army defending the city did not dare to slack off, and immediately seized the time to arrange, they knew that Liu Jun would have a more ferocious attack later.

Jia Xu had been paying attention to the battle situation, and when he saw Gao Ran ordering the soldiers to stop attacking, his brows furrowed, it seemed that he was very unhappy with Gao Ran's move, but he had no intention of stopping it. Originally, according to Jia Xu's meaning, no matter how much it cost, he would capture Hongxian, which was part of his plan. Jia Xu never took the lives of soldiers very seriously, all he wanted was whether his plan could succeed. Now that there is such a difference, Jia Xu is very dissatisfied.

One of the reasons why Jia Xu did not stop Gao Lan's orders was that most of these soldiers and horses were brought by Gao Lan from Qingzhou, Jia Xu wanted to stop them, but it is estimated that not many people were willing to obey, and Jia Xu might as well not interfere.

"My lord, the last general thinks that it is really unwise to attack Hongxian like this, please think twice!" Gao Ran had already changed his words to call Jia Xu an adult, not as intimate as just now, which showed that he was very resistant to Jia Xu's order to attack, and regretted even more why he didn't oppose Jia Xu just now.

When Jia Xu heard this, he said indifferently: "You have all Mingjin withdrawn your troops." What else does the old man need to think about?! ”

Gao Ran felt dissatisfied from Jia Xu's words, and said very simply: "The last general's decision without authorization is really a violation of military orders, please deal with it by military law." However, the last general thought that our soldiers were tired, and the enemy army was waiting for work at leisure, and the city was fortified and could not be attacked, which only increased casualties. ”

Gao Ran directly wrapped the responsibility on himself, which made the soldiers around him very moved. They all know that if they attack now, the losses on their side will be a bit big, and General Gao will do this for them.

"Please forgive General Gao's sins." The soldiers around are not stupid, they know that Jia Xu is a little unhappy, and Jia Xu's identity and power are not much higher than Gao Ran, and if he is unhappy, he may take Gao Lan's life.

Jia Xu glanced at the kneeling soldiers around him, and was pleased that Gao Ran had won the hearts of the army, and then smiled slightly and said, "Since this is the case, let's withdraw the troops for the time being." Let's get a place to rest first, and then there is no chance to fight, so let's get a good rest. I'll do it tomorrow. ”

Jia Xu didn't continue to say anything, just got into the carriage and found a place to rest.

All the soldiers of Liu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Jia Xu punished Gao Ran at this opportunity, then he would not be able to find a chance after that.

But Gao Ran was heavy-faced, he knew Jia Xu's personality very well, so many people knelt down to him just now, and the good thing about it was that they were moved by their sincerity. It's not nice to say, isn't this just forcing the palace? Jia Xu is very low-key, but it doesn't mean that this person is very broad-minded.

Liu Jun retreated very quickly, and then quickly set up a resting camp under Gao Lan's arrangement. It was just a simple construction of some camp tents that could shelter from the wind and rain, and the time was too busy, and the soldiers did not have the extra time and materials to prepare. Jia Xu is very satisfied with this speed, and he will just use it.

After setting up the temporary camp tent, Jia Xu went directly to the Chinese army's tent to rest, regardless of Gao Guan. Gao Ran didn't have time to say anything else to Jia Xu, he still had a lot of things to do, such as arranging patrol troops and defending troops, closely monitoring the situation in Hongxian. If Cao Jun came out to harass Liu Jun's soldiers when they were resting, then Liu Jun's soldiers would be a little irritable if they wanted to rest.

Gao Ran really thought too much, Hongxian just ordered soldiers and horses, rashly came out to harass, and success was enough, if Liu Jun calculated it again, the consequences would be serious, and Hongxian County would instantly become a place for Liu Jun to rest. The chief general of the Cao army who was defending the city was still a little brainy, and he was not moved at all, but he kept an eye on Liu Jun at all times, and then sent someone to inform Cao Cao and the main general Le Jin of the situation on his side to seek their tactical guidance.

The soldiers of Liu Jun have been running around for a day, and they have just fought another battle, and they are tired and hungry at the moment, and after setting up the camp tent, they began to bury the pot and cook. You can continue to fight only when you have a full stomach, which is the way to go in any era.

Gao Ran was a well-known military general, and when the soldiers were resting, he was able to make all kinds of proper arrangements and did not let his soldiers suffer.

After all the arrangements were made, Gao Ran didn't care about eating, and immediately came to Jia Xu's Chinese army tent.

As soon as he entered the big tent, Gao Ran saw that Jia Xu was eating the meal prepared by the soldiers with taste, and there was another tableware in front of him, needless to say, this was prepared by Jia Xu for Gao Ran.

"The last will see sir. Just now, the last general was reckless, and I asked Mr. for forgiveness. The first thing Gao Ran said when he came in was to ask for sin.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "General Gao, don't be polite. Come on, this is the freshly prepared meal of the soldiers, and it's still hot. Hurry up and eat some. You've worked hard too. ”

Gao Ran silently came to sit opposite Jia Xu, he really didn't know what Jia Xu was thinking. But before the meal, Gao Ran was also a little hungry, so he began to eat unceremoniously.

People are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. Gao Ran quickly wiped out all the food in front of him.

After Jia Xu saw that Gao Ran had finished eating, he asked Gao Ran: "General Gao, are you dissatisfied with the old man's previous order to attack Hongxian?" ”

"The last general will not dare. It's just that just now the last general thought that if the soldiers could rest for a while, they would definitely be able to capture Hongxian. At this moment, the soldiers have already eaten and rested for a while. If Mr. orders now, the last general will personally lead his troops to attack Hongxian, and if Hongxian is not taken, the last general will come to see him. Gao Ran could see that Jia Xu was no longer angry, so he had the courage to say some nonsense.

Why is Gao Ran talking nonsense? Now that Liu Jun has begun to rest, what every soldier is thinking about now is to have a good night's rest, and now let them attack Hongxian, this morale is definitely not high, and it is very likely to have the opposite effect. Mutinies in the army have been a frequent occurrence throughout the ages. Jia Xu's brain is flexible, and he won't think of such a point.

"Forget it. At this moment, it is impossible to take Hongxian. Jia Xu touched his beard and said, "And the old man doesn't want to take Hongxian now." ”

Gao Ran's heart moved, could it be that this old fox had a plan, so Gao Ran personally poured a cup of tea for Jia Xu. You can't drink alcohol in the army, Jia Xu, as a literati, usually likes to drink some tea, so even if he marches and fights, he will prepare a little to take with him, and now he just gives Gao Ran a chance to perform.

"Sir, what are we going to do next? Until now, the last general has not known what is going on in his husband's heart, and he is very distressed. Gao Ran asked tentatively.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "It's not that the old man is not honest, it's really that the old man has a big plan, I'm afraid that General Gao won't be able to accept it for a while." ”

Can't accept it? Your mother, they all have one head and two arms, and Lao Tzu has killed more people than you, how can you not accept it. There are still many big things in this world that Lao Tzu can't accept. You say that you are afraid that things will leak out, and if you don't trust Lao Tzu, just say it, why do you say so many beautiful things.

Gao Ran's heart continued to despise Jia Xu, but there was a smile on his face, and he said: "Sir, although the last general is a rough man, he also knows that Taishan collapsed in front and is calm. Why don't you elaborate, sir. ”

"Okay." Jia Xu nodded to Gao Ran with an appreciative expression, as if he was pleased with Gao Ran's spirit.

"Your Majesty's order is for the old man to cause trouble for Cao Cao, to attract his attention, so that Cao Cao cannot help Sun Ce, and to relieve His Majesty's pressure in Jingzhou. This purpose is not very difficult, as long as the troops are dispatched, Cao Cao will have to obediently deploy troops and horses at the junction with my Xuzhou. However, Cao Cao's defense line has been in operation for many years and is very strong. Even the old man led 30,000 soldiers and horses, and notified Yanzhou Mu to launch it together to put pressure on Cao Cao. Cao Cao didn't come with thousands of soldiers and horses, and at the same time prepared to calculate the garrison of our army in Runan. In this way, the task given to the old man by His Majesty will not be able to be completed by the old man. So, the old man had a plan. This plan was originally intended to be implemented after the capture of Hongxian County, but now it is about to change. Jia Xu has slowly spoken out his plan.

Gao Ran listened very carefully, as if a student was listening to the teacher's teachings.

Jia Xu continued: "The old man has only one purpose this time, and that is Shouchun! ”

"Ahh Gao Ran stood up directly, and was immediately shocked.

Gao Ran had thought about Jia Xu's various purposes, but he didn't expect that Jia Xu's purpose was Cao Cao's base camp Shouchun, no wonder Jia Xu just said that his plan was quite big. It's not quite big, but it's too big to imagine.

"Sir, that's a bit unrealistic. How can our army win Shouchun? Shouchun was Cao Cao's base camp, and Liu Xie's palace was there. From the beginning of the rebel Yuan Shu, Shouchun has been constantly reinforced, and this defense is very strong. Shouchun is still a long way from us, how can we kill over there. Gao Ran said excitedly.

What Taishan collapsed in front and calmed down, it was complete nonsense, and now Gao Ran really couldn't keep his heart calm.

Jia Xu found a map, and then said carefully: "General Gao, please look, our army is far from Shouchun, and there are countless rivers and peaks in between, but General Gao found that no, as long as we cross Hongxian County and then step through these peaks, it will be a horse and a flat river when we reach Shouchun." This is also the reason why the old man wanted to capture Hongxian. It's a pity that it's impossible to take Hongxian now. ”

"Sir, over the mountains and mountains, or kill the soldiers and horses like this, this is not to make meritorious contributions to serve Your Majesty, but to send them to death. If Shouchun is not captured, everyone on our side will starve to death. Gao Ran still shook his head, this is impossible, it must be impossible.

"Who said that the old man was going to take Shouchun? The old man didn't plan to attack Shouchun at all, okay! Jia Xu corrected Gao Ran's words in time.

It's a mess when you look at it, where is this, if you don't take Shouchun, what are you going to do in Shouchun?

Looking at Gao Ran's puzzled look, Jia Xu still sighed, his IQ was not on the same line, and he felt a little difficult to speak.

"General Gao, look. Shouchun is low-lying, and there are rivers running through it, if there is a monstrous flood, how much do you say this Shouchun is complete. Jia Xu said it directly.

Gao Ran opened his mouth wide and attacked with water? Flooded Shouchun? If this is succeeded by Jia Xu, then at least eighty percent of Shouchun will be wasted. At the same time, a large number of soldiers and civilians were displaced, and Cao Cao would also be greatly injured, and whether he could recover in the future was another matter. In this way, Liu Yu gave Jia Xu the order, and Jia Xu successfully completed it, and may even take the opportunity to break Cao Cao's defense line, take the opportunity to enter Yuzhou, and solve Cao Cao, Liu Yu's henchman, in one fell swoop.

This fire and water are ruthless, and it hurts the heavens and the peace.

Let's not talk about whether this strategy can succeed or not, just Jia Xu's thoughts, Gao Ran knows that Jia Xu is really vicious enough, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.