Chen Deng never expected that the potter's current thinking angle seemed to be above him.

Of course, he is a gentleman in the open, and he secretly cheats people, and Chen Deng thinks that he has always been incomparable.

At this point, the surname Tao is always the ancestor.

"Hmm......" Chen Deng hesitated for a moment and said, "But we have been attacking Puyang City for so long, it would be a pity if we just gave up like this." ”

The potter threw the information on the table, leaned back, and said, "There is no way to give up, after all, the situation is in front of me, for me, letting Xun Yu leave the Cao clan is far more important than taking Puyang City." ”

Speaking of this, the potter turned his head to look at Chen Deng and said, "You must know that having Xun Yu alone is equivalent to getting the support of the entire Yingchuan clan, which is a level that Cao Hong has not thought of for the time being, and I can't give up this opportunity." ”

Chen Deng walked back and forth in the tent, and said: "This is the case, but Xuchang City is unusually strong, and now Cao Hong has made every effort to strengthen Xuchang City after sending Xun Yu to prison...... If we can't beat Xuchang City, we can't save Xun Yu, and the city defense of Puyang City has been reinforced by Cao Ang and Hao Zhao again, and our offensive against Puyang City for a period of time will be in vain. ”

The potter smiled and said: "You can rest assured at this point, according to my guess, Xuchang City should be much easier to fight than Puyang City at the moment." ”

Chen Deng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, the current Xuchang seems to be fully reinforced by Cao Hong, but in fact, it is completely different from when Xun Yu presided over it, Xun Yu can defend the city, completely relying on his fame, attracting the scholars and people of Xuchang City to help with all their strength, and they can block the offensive of our army, but now Xun Yu is imprisoned......"

The potter said lightly: "I'm afraid that the people of Xuchang City will be unstable, not to mention that the top and bottom are working together to confront our army, and there are few people who admire Xun Yu or are unhappy with his situation, and come to contact us secretly." ”

Chen Deng admired the potter from the bottom of his heart this time.

He arched his hand and said, "What about Puyang?" ”

"I'll leave it to you and Lu Yi, Cao Ren's side, I will also divide Zhang Liao and Xu Huang and other soldiers and horses to besiege the city, you can bluff and cover for me, this time, I want to take Xuchang and Xun Yu! Thought to settle in the Central Plains. ”

……

Some of the pottery merchants' soldiers and horses began to move towards Xuchang, and before going to Xuchang, he also sent members of the school office to spread the news of Xun Yu's imprisonment around Xuchang City.

Pure and pure to watch the excitement is not afraid of big things.

He wants the broad masses of the people to know how aggrieved Xun Yu is.

The power of the masses is strong, and Cao Hong will taste the bitterness.

After Jinling's soldiers and horses arrived in Xuchang City, the pottery merchant personally carefully inspected Xuchang City.

He found that the city was indeed much stronger than when he first came, but it seemed that Cao Hong's ability to use troops was still above Xun Yu.

It's a pity that what Cao Hong doesn't understand is that in the face of the army of Jinling City, to protect Xuchang City, the use of troops can only be second, and at most 30%.

And the reason why Xun Yu was able to defend this city at the beginning was because of his popularity and popularity.

With him, the scholars and people in Xuchang City will unite as one, and the army and the people will be one.

And after he was imprisoned, there was no one who could promote the unity of the military and the people.

Even the people's hearts in Xuchang will change dramatically because of his imprisonment, which is a disadvantage that Cao Hong cannot erase with his army.

After the pottery merchant circled the city for a week, he probably had an understanding of Xuchang's city defense, and after returning to the Shuai tent, he immediately found Xu Rong, Huang Zhong, A Fei, Gao Shun and other generals, and asked them to divide their troops into four ways, each leading the army, and storming the city of Xuchang.

After Huang Zhong listened to the military order of the pottery merchant, he hesitated a little and said: "Prime Minister, you led the troops from Puyang to attack the city, the old man should not say much, but Xuchang City is much stronger than when we first came, the enemy is in full swing, we are attacking the city now, it must be impossible to attack, but it is easy to break the sharpness, it is better to delay for a few days, temporarily besiege the city, and wait for the enemy to consume a few points of sharpness, and then do the attack, it is the best policy." ”

Huang Zhong is old-fashioned, and his opinions have been affirmed by famous generals such as Xu Rong and Gao Shun.

The potter smiled and said: "According to the normal arrangement, the old general's words are really high-minded, but today's strong attack is not to take the city, but to show the world, and also to show Cao Jun." ”

Ah Fei's cheap mouth made another mistake: "What does the prime minister want to show Cao Jun again?" ”

The potter sighed: "You kid really doesn't like what he says...... What do you mean by showmanship? I mean show it to Cao Jun! ”

Ah Fei turned his head to look at Huang Zhong suspiciously: "Father-in-law, is there a difference between these two words?" ”

Huang Zhong rolled his eyes: "The difference is big...... Shut up. ”

Tao Shang continued: "What I want to show Cao Jun when I attack the city today is our eagerness and determination to attack the city to save Xun Yu, knowing that the city is stronger than at the beginning, and our army will attack at all costs and rescue Xun Yu's determination." ”

Huang Zhong now has some understanding.

The potter continued: "As the saying goes, the siege is the bottom, the heart is the top, the heart is the top, and the war is the bottom! ”

Listening to these sixteen-character mantras, several generals couldn't help but admire the potters in their hearts.

The prime minister's literacy and art of war are amazing, such a profound experience in using soldiers, he actually came casually!

The potter looked at them with a smile and said, "Of course, I also hope that you can help me carefully test the strength of Cao Jun in today's battle, so that I can have a ...... Not against their defense, but at their enduring combat capability, get it? ”

"No!"

……

So Huh, under the orders of the potters, the Jinling army was divided into four divisions and began to carry out a fierce attack on Xuchang City.

Speaking from his heart, Cao Hong didn't expect that the Jinling Army had just finished camping and launched an offensive against Xuchang.

It's completely unreasonable.

In Cao Hong's impression, the potter was a man who was proficient in the art of war, and he should not have done such an act.

But that's what he did.

Cao Hong personally went to the front line and presided over the soldiers and horses in the city and the people to resist the Jinling army.

After the battle lasted for two hours, the Jinling army finally retreated.

It can be said that this battle was a hard-fought battle, the losses of both sides were not small, Xuchang City was bombarded by the pottery merchant's stone thrower beyond recognition, countless soldiers were hung up, the battle can be described as extremely tragic.

But through this battle, the potters also tried out the current situation in Xuchang City.

According to Huang Zhong and Gao Shun's reports, although the defenders of Xuchang City were tenacious, as expected by the potters, their follow-up long-lasting combat ability was insufficient, and after an hour, both the fighting spirit and the subsequent supply of equipment to defend the city were relatively weak, not as strong as when the Jinling army first came to Xuchang.

Through Huang Zhong's account, the potter's idea was confirmed.

At present, in Xuchang City, the people are uneasy, and the ability of the scholars and the people to assist the city defense soldiers has been greatly reduced compared with the last time Xun Yu was in charge.

It seems that they have separated from Cao Jun.

This city can be beaten!