In the Xiahou camp, Cao Chun looked at Liu Bei's military camp not far away, touched the sword on his waist and said, "Yuan Rang, are we doing this a little too much?" ”

"It doesn't matter, this time our army came all the way here for Liu Bei, if the other party doesn't even have this amount of tolerance, then we don't need to help him." Xiahou said indifferently.

He didn't care what kind of temper Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had, this time he was here to beat Yuan Shu, not to be a nanny. If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't wait to see him, he would directly bypass Nanyang and continue to go south to make peace with Xiahou Yuan, so he didn't want to suffer such a bird's anger!

When Cao Chun saw Xiahou's attitude, he sighed lightly in his heart and stopped dissuading. It is useless for him to dissuade him, no one can cure Xiahou's temper, and no one can cure him unless Cao Cao speaks in person.

Don't look at Xiahou's record in the Three Kingdoms, he has no good records, and he is ignored because of his repeated defeats. What was the defeat of the army and the burning of the battle of Bowangpo, it was the side that was beaten.

I have the impression that the conversation between him and Cao Cao is like what is said in the Three Kingdoms.

Xiahou: Mengde, I fought and lost again.

Cao Cao: It's okay, I'll give you a promotion. Because we're brothers.

It seems that this general who always loses the battle has no ability, but he is very reused by Cao Cao, and he has risen all the way, and has been defeated and promoted repeatedly. But is that really the case?

It is true that Xiahou has fought a lot of defeats, but he also has real skills, and there is a reason why he can get Cao Cao's weight.

How much was Xiahou valued by Cao Cao?

It can be said that among the generals of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan under Cao Cao, Cao Ren is the most capable, but the most trusted is indeed Xiahou. These two people can be called Cao Cao's right-hand men, the most trusted generals, and they can be independent. Basically, Cao Cao divided his troops, and he or Cao Ren led the army alone.

When Cao Cao boasted of the generals under his command, Xiahou and Cao Ren appeared as the bottom of the box: Xiahou was the genius of the world and the blessed general of Cao Zixiao.

It can be seen from this that Cao Cao's evaluation of Xiahou is even higher than Cao Ren.

When Cao Cao made his fortune, he was just a Fenwei general, and Xiahou was his Sima, higher than Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's other Simas. Then Xun came, replacing Xiahou as Sima, and Xiahou became the captain of Zhichong, ranking above the generals. Xiahou's status among the generals under Cao Cao is similar to Xun's status among the strategists, and they are second to none.

Cao Cao can be said to be extremely courteous to this cousin, summoning Xiahou to the same car, and freely entering Cao Cao's bedroom without passing on the rumor. Is there anything more trusting for a courtier? Then Cao Pi was called the emperor, and this product was directly named a general, the first absolute general, and was named a loyal marquis after his death. And Cao Ren was promoted from a chariot general to a general after Xiahou's death, and his nickname was the same as Xiahou's loyalty marquis.

Why is Xiahou so trusted and reused by Cao Cao? Because he was the first to follow Cao Cao, he was the oldest and most loyal. When Cao Cao first made his fortune, many of the thousands of soldiers and horses were pulled up by Xiahou. It can be said that this product is the founder of Cao Wei, and Cao Cao's first pot of gold was earned by him with his life.

For such a cousin who has shared weal and woe with him, advanced and retreated together, and never abandoned all the way, Cao Cao is naturally a trusting weapon, not to mention that Xiahou's ability is not weak at all.

Don't look at Xiahou has fought so many defeats, but his record is not bad at all. Fighting Dong Zhan Wenhou, fighting Guan Yu at a glance, stabbing Xu Rong with the Savior, and killing Qiao Rui in Sanhe, he is not false in his ability to go heads-up in the romance.

And in the history books, he is an almost perfect person. He guarded the rear for Cao Cao many times, and led the army and people to block the water of the Taishou River and build a pond to irrigate farmland, benefiting the people and making outstanding contributions. Although he has been in the military all his life, he still does not forget to study. He often greeted his teachers in person and humbly sought advice. He was a frugal man, and all his rewards were given to the soldiers. He did not buy property in his life, and he had no money left over until he died.

does not value money and fame, is loyal, broad-minded, treats subordinates kindly, treats the people kindly, and never arrogant and greedy, this is basically a Cao Wei version of Guan Erye, and even in some ways, this product is even stronger than Guan Yu. can make Cao Cao take the initiative to send his wife and concubine, and can enter and exit Cao Cao's room where he kills people in a good dream at will without notification, and this is estimated to be the only one in the world.

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Soon, the envoy sent by Liu Ye came to Xiahou's army. This is a person specially selected by Liu Ye, and Liu Ye also specially advised, with a very modest attitude. No matter how Xiahou is, the Ming Dynasty will not talk back.

Although Liu Ye didn't know what kind of character Xiahou was, he found that the other party was so close to set up camp without saying hello, and he could guess it.

The fact that the other party can come shows that Cao Cao is still very sincere about the alliance between the two, and he naturally let the friendly army ridicule him, so he just didn't hear it. The other party ignores any conditions he proposes, and he just doesn't agree. Anyway, as long as you don't get angry with the other party, the other party has to help you attack the city, or why don't you come here for nothing? If you really want to put forward the conditions, you should have done so long before the troops were dispatched.

Xia Hou found that the other party was an understanding person, no matter how he messed up and pestered the other party, the other party just kept prevaricating and playing Tai Chi, and suddenly lost interest in continuing to consume: "Next, although you and we will attack the city together, we will attack from both sides." You attack the wall on the north, and we attack the wall on the east. ”

When the envoy saw that Xiahou finally relented, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said directly: "Thank you, general, then I will retire first." ”

Looking at the figure of the envoy leaving, Xiahou's eyes lit up: "There are masters in Liu Bei's army!" It seems that the other party has seen through my thoughts. ”

"General, Yuan Shu is our great enemy. If it's too late, things will change, so let's prepare for the siege soon! According to the information investigated, Zhang Fei stormed Wancheng for several days without gain, and the opponent's guards were really extraordinary. Cao Chun reminded.

"I understand. Today, we will rest first, and you will send some soldiers to cut down more trees in the surrounding woodlands to make siege equipment for our army. ”

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On the second day, Xiahou and Zhang Fei's army attacked Wancheng from both sides, relying on the overwhelming superiority in troops, and steadily suppressed the defenders led by Wen Ping, and Zhang Fei also took advantage of this to breathe a fierce sigh. When the battle was rising, Zhang Fei carried the Zhangba snake spear and followed the soldiers to the city wall and slaughtered wantonly.

But Wen Ping soon discovered this black charcoal head, and with the help of the legion's cloud qi, he taught Zhang Fei a hard lesson, and knocked Zhang Fei off the city wall. In this kind of siege battle, the defenders raised the power of the legion's cloud qi to a higher level with the help of the city wall, and the personal bravery was weakened to the extreme, and fierce generals like Zhang Fei did not dare to rush forward easily.

However, there are too many soldiers on the enemy side, although Wen Ping has been guarding for a day, although there is no danger, but the soldiers under his command have suffered nearly a thousand injuries, and I am afraid that this Wancheng will not be able to hold it for long.