Since Cao Mengde is so courageless, then there is no need to talk nonsense and attack the city directly. ”

When Gongsun Du spoke, his face was a little dark.

Guo Jia and the others held back a smile and responded: "Yes, Ming Gong!" ”

Cao Cao's words were naturally not unheard, but they were just like that...... It can only be regarded as not heard. (Lao Tie: Can you hear it when you talk so far?) Me: In ancient times, there was no phone or anything, and I relied on yelling to speak, so maybe my voice was louder for a long time! ）

"Siege~"

The drums of "dong dong" sounded. (The order to march and withdraw troops in ancient times should have been agreed before the war, and it was not set in stone, otherwise what if the enemy knew about it and helped you withdraw?) ）

"Kill~"

Siege equipment such as ladders, rushing cars, and crashing cars have appeared one after another, and they have been killing the north gate of Pengcheng with an indomitable momentum.

Cao Cao was not surprised when he saw this, and said, "Retreat quickly!" ”

Cao Cao took the lead, and went down the city wall first, and then went up to another city wall that was much shorter, only about half of the previous one, but only three zhang high.

The Youzhou army rushed to the moat and quickly filled it up. Then he attacked the city gates, and there was no hindrance.

"What's going on?"

This battle determines the ownership of Xuzhou, and Gongsun Du has been paying close attention to it, and this scene is very confusing.

Guo Jia was on the side, thought about it, and then his face changed, and said: "It's not good, Cao Jun may abandon the city!" ”

"Abandon the city?"

Gongsun Du shook his head and said, "Cao Cao has been preparing for a long time, it is absolutely impossible to bluff and retreat like this!" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly said: "It's not like this, but Cao Cao used the entire city as bait, even if he ruined him, he would bite off a few pieces of meat from us." ”

Gongsun Du immediately changed color, but it was impossible to withdraw at this time, so he could only look at the city for a moment, and once something happened, he could deal with it in time.

Thundered~

When the ladder reached the head of the city, and the rushing cars and crashes also arrived at the city one after another, and were about to threaten, under the eyes of Gongsun Du and others, the city wall in the north of Pengcheng collapsed directly.

"Damn it!"

Gongsun Du roared angrily: "I knew it wasn't so simple, but I didn't expect it to be repeated, it was really careless, careless!" ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Du's eyes did not leave the billowing smoke and dust brought by the collapse of the city wall.

Guo Jiadao: "Duke Ming, the city wall is destroyed, Pengcheng must not be able to defend it, Cao Cao is about to withdraw, it is better to make plans as soon as possible." ”

Gongsun Du nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Where are Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He?" ”

"The subordinates are here!" The three of them responded together.

"Cao Cao wants to go, but Xiao County in Yanzhou, Lu County in the lower reaches of Surabaya, and Wu County in the south, the three of you, each with three thousand fine horsemen, are divided into three directions, if you meet Cao Cao's army, whether you see Cao Cao or not, you will kill him!"

"Yes, Ming Gong!"

The three of them responded in unison.

Then Zhao Yun said: "Cao Cao has other preparations in Xiapi, and it is likely that he will go to Lu County, so the cloud will go to Xiao County!" ”

Zhang Liao and Zhang He glanced at each other and understood that this was giving them the credit.

"Liao to Wu County."

Seeing this, Zhang He could only say: "Then he will go to Lu County!" ”

Gongsun Du gave the order and ignored the three of them, staring at the smoke and dust that gradually dispersed. The vague outline didn't look very good, and Gongsun Du's heart slowly sank.

"Damn it!"

The smoke and dust cleared, and the target was the damaged siege equipment.

The siege equipment was damaged, Gongsun Du was not distressed, he was distressed by the soldiers on the rushing car, so high and falling, if he did not die, he would be seriously injured.

"Where is Tai Shi Ci?"

Gongsun Du shouted, and Tai Shi Ci hurriedly responded: "The subordinates are here!" ”

"You lead someone to rescue the wounded soldiers, and then go into the city to explore."

The low, new city wall, Gongsun Du didn't really see it, but he was also a little vigilant in his heart.

"Yes, Ming Gong!"

Tai Shi Ci led 10,000 sword and shield soldiers to roar up, crossing the moat, ready to save people.

At this moment, a black rain flew out of the city and rushed straight to the army led by Tai Shici.

"What is this?"

Gongsun Du's eyes were about to bulge: "Bed crossbow? No, the bed crossbow bolt is not so short! Archery? The bow and crossbow bolt are not so long! ”

"Could it be a ballista?" Guo Jiadao.

Gongsun Du's eyes froze, then he shook his head and said, "Impossible, the ballista is unique to us. After thinking about it, he said, "Maybe it's the strong bow and crossbow in the palace!" ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then nodded approvingly: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the original master of the Liu family must have fallen into his hands, so it is possible." It's just that Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou, even when the plan failed, he didn't use it, it seems that it was specially prepared for us! ”

Gongsun Du's heart was shocked, and he affirmed: "Cao Cao has always been cunning, and it is really possible that he was specially prepared for us!" ”

"Shield Array~"

Tai Shi Ci reacted quickly, shouted, and then retreated into the formation.

The soldiers reacted quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a shield to form a piece of King Kong.

The rain of arrows fell on the shield like a raging storm, swift and tactful.

"I heard that the armament of the Youzhou Army far exceeds that of other princes, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful." Cao Cao looked at Tai Shici and the others, who were moving again, and seemed to have not been injured, with a bitter look on their faces.

"That's right, Prime Minister, if you want to defeat the Youzhou Army, you must not only make reasonable use of the right time and place, but also obtain the secret, otherwise it will be difficult to win!"

Xun Yu's words can be said to be telling Cao Cao at this time that although he has made a lot of preparations this time, there is little hope of winning in the end.

If it was in the past, Cao Cao would definitely behead such people who disturbed the morale of the army, but at this time, even he thought so, and just scolded: "Hugh is talking nonsense!" ”

Then, his tone eased, and he said: "After this battle, Wen Ruo is concerned about this matter, and he must get the secret recipe for the Youzhou Army to smelt iron." ”

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment, but still responded: "Yes, Prime Minister, Yu will definitely try his best to get the secret recipe." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said to everyone: "Suspend the release of the arrow, and watch the other party's actions before disposing of it." ”

The order was handed down, and Tai Shi Ci was able to reach the collapsed city wall without any problems. The purpose was all the siege equipment that had been smashed or buried, the corpses of the soldiers, and the cries of the wounded soldiers.

"Disperse to save people! But be careful not to be taken advantage of by Cao's army. ”

Tai Shici was very sober-minded, he didn't believe that Cao Jun had no arrows.

Cao Cao watched Tai Shici and the others scatter to save people, but he still didn't put down his shield, and suddenly understood that there was no chance to release the arrows again, and even if they did, it wouldn't be of much use, at most it would be a waste of materials.

Cao Cao sighed lightly and gave an order: "Withdraw as planned!" ”

Cao Cao and the others immediately descended the low wall and disappeared into the city.

Half an hour later, Gongsun Du stood on the low wall where Cao Cao was before, looking at the streets of the city in a daze.

"Ming Gong, what now?" Guo Jia's face was full of melancholy. Cao Cao retreated from the first battle, if you want to say that there is no cha, who the believes it!

Enter, there may be a conspiracy that you don't know, and the casualties will be unpredictable!

If you don't enter, it will be rumored that Gongsun Du is afraid of Cao Cao's words, but the dead and injured sergeants are a big matter!

"Feng Xiao can have a good plan to teach so-and-so?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "This is a conspiracy, and there is no way to break it." For now, the only way to do this is to strictly investigate the city, so that most of the people and horses can be stationed outside the city, and once there is a change, it can not only protect the majority, but also provide timely support. ”

Gongsun Du sighed in his heart and said, "That's the only way!" ”

Then, Gongsun Du's heart moved, and said: "Yuanlong is from the Xuzhou clan, if he comes forward to inquire, these families in the city will not know a thing or two." ”

Guo Jia was overjoyed and said, "What Ming Gong said is very true, and his subordinates will go to Chen Cangcao for help." ”

Soon, Guo Jia found Chen Deng and said that this matter was very important. Chen Deng agreed, and then visited the Xu, Cao, Zhang and other families in the city. It's just that in the end, Chen Deng failed to bring back good news, but it also let Gongsun Du know why there has been no news.

From the mouth of this family, Gongsun Du learned that since Cao Cao arrived in Pengcheng, he imposed martial law and curfew in the whole city, and later simply guarded everyone in the house, not allowed to walk around the street at will, and every family every three days, one person could be sent out of the house to buy daily necessities. At that time, the streets were full of Cao Jun, and anyone who did anything wrong would be taken down for interrogation.

Gongsun Du, Guo Jia and others said: "Cao Cao made such a move, it must be a big plan, let the city go, there must be another trick, you must be cautious." ”

Guo Jia and others dug three feet into the city to search for suspicious places.

And when it was dark, there was no harvest.